1 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: Your tunes about drive on your twenty four to seven 2 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:09,319 Speaker 1: home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: All right, Stealer Nation, final bonus hour here for fitz 4 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: Simon's Temple Bar in downtown. Gotta love it. You people 5 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 2: are awesome. We're having fun. Hope you are as well too. 6 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 2: We're gonna be joined by a special Steelers alumni guest 7 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 2: here in the next fifteen to twenty minutes or so. 8 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: We have no idea who it is. That's the honest truth, 9 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 2: all right, little nerve racking as a host about to 10 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 2: interview somebody who you don't know who it is. But 11 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: that's all right, figure it out. We'll survive. We'll figure 12 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 2: it out. 13 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 3: Let you guys ask a question. 14 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 2: That's exactly right. But let's crank it up one more time. 15 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 4: Here we go, Stailers, Here we go, Hey we go, Stailers. 16 00:00:59,040 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 4: Here we go. 17 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: All right, just just to remind everybody, right, how do 18 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 2: we feel about teams who wear purple? How do we 19 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 2: feel about teams from Ohio? There's a Cowboys fan in here. 20 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 2: Let's boo him too. He's a good sport. He's a 21 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: good sport. This is this is awesome. Thank you all 22 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 2: so much for being here. This is Matt and I's 23 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 2: final hour and then the DVE Morning Show is coming 24 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 2: up after us, so plenty to get to here. Uh. 25 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 2: How many of you all are not from the don't 26 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 2: well not, that's the wrong way to put it. How 27 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 2: many of you live somewhere else other than Pittsburgh. But 28 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 2: listen to all of our Steelers stuff here on. iHeart 29 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 2: SNR DVE. 30 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 5: Love it, love it, love it, love it. 31 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 2: Thank you all so much, thank you for being here 32 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 2: and being a part of this. This is uh, Matt, 33 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 2: this is fantastic manage. I don't know if I'll ever 34 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 2: get over this, honestly, Like people, people say the whole 35 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 2: trip of a lifetime thing. You hear that sterary typically, 36 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 2: But all right, man, if this is a trip of 37 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 2: a lifetime for you as well, make some noise one 38 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 2: last time. Gotta gotta love it. And with all apologies 39 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 2: to our friends from Texas over there, there's someone here 40 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 2: from Australia right now, so I think I think they 41 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 2: might have you beat for this, right you, champion, all 42 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: the way from all the way from Australia here as 43 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 2: who goes here, we go any any any place in 44 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 2: the world. That you go to, you will find a 45 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: Steelers bar, you will find Steelers fans, and wherever we go, 46 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: we are not here to take part. We are here 47 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 2: to take over. And that's what you all have done. 48 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 2: Once again, it is absolutely fantastic, Matt, as we do 49 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: turn our attention to Steelers vikings here in the final 50 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 2: hour of. 51 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 3: The show, back down. 52 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: To business here as well too. Uh Man, I just 53 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 2: I keep coming back to for the Steelers, this game 54 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: is and I know I'm not breaking any news here. 55 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 2: I'm not landing on the moon. This is not in 56 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 2: the weeds analysis. And you can say this about a 57 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: lot of games across the NFL every single week, but 58 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: I think especially this week, it begins and it ends 59 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 2: in the trenches. Man, for both of these teams. 60 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, I really think the Steeler running game is so important. 61 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 6: I mean, they've seen a lot of too high shelves 62 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 6: teams daring them to run the ball, and they still 63 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 6: haven't been able to do it effectively. You got to 64 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 6: take that personally. You've got to get better in that regard. 65 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 6: You got to start controlling the clock. You've got to 66 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 6: make things easier on your defense. You know, that's the 67 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 6: foundation of the offense Steve down, Yes, and that's the 68 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 6: part I mean, there's there were problem areas in week one. 69 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 3: There's been problem. 70 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 6: Arias in all three weeks, but that's the one I 71 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 6: haven't seen get better. Yeah, I mean, I think Warren's 72 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 6: playing fine, but overall, the Steeler running game isn't where 73 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 6: it needs to be, and I just haven't seen enough 74 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 6: glimpses that it's knocking on the door to do it. 75 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 6: I think the pass rush is showing up, you know, 76 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 6: the thing. 77 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 2: Defense showing up. Absolutely, I think you and I talked 78 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: about that a little. But to start the show, even 79 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 2: some of the areas where the Steelers are still struggling, 80 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 2: there's at least encouraging signs. There's a light in the tunnels, 81 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: some positivity. Except for so far that steel the one 82 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 2: positivity was the opening Drove and Foxborough and then it 83 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: kind of reverted to what we have seen the first 84 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 2: two weeks of the season. The Steelers have a single 85 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 2: high safety in the middle of the field at the 86 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 2: league's highest rate all over sixty eight percent of the time. 87 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 2: The Vikings have the league's lowest rate at twenty five 88 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 2: and a half percent of the time. You just reference 89 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 2: that is, is that a pretty big challenge for the 90 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: Steelers as well? Too? Is this is gonna be a 91 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 2: like you you laid out in the first hour. It's 92 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: not like teams are stacking the box to shut down 93 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 2: the Steelers run, right, They're still playing two high looks 94 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 2: light boxes and they're still struggling. 95 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 7: Right. 96 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 2: What happens when Minnesota probably not if when tomorrow they 97 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 2: make that a heavier box and it becomes even greater challenge. 98 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 6: So to rewind a little bit, like last year, the 99 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 6: Seattle Seahawks really didn't run the ball well at all. 100 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 6: They were a really struggling offense. They moved on from Gino, 101 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 6: they drafted a first round offensive lineman, but they still 102 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 6: saw a super high percentage of two high safeties. Why 103 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 6: DK Metcalf correct because DK Metcalf. 104 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 3: Is scary down the field and everybody in. 105 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 6: The league knows it. He is big and he is fast. 106 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 6: And I know when Russ was here, they took a 107 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 6: ton of deep shots. They didn't take a lot of 108 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 6: deep shots. They're not taking deep shots right now. I 109 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 6: don't know if it's protection related. I don't think it's 110 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 6: Rogers related. I don't think it's Metcalf related, but I 111 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 6: do think you need to get people out of the 112 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 6: box with your speed. I mean, say what you want 113 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 6: about Austin and Metcalf, They're one of the fastest pairings 114 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 6: in the league. I mean, just running a race straight 115 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 6: down the field, those two aren't going to lose to 116 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 6: many people. Maybe Waddle and Tyreeve. I mean, there are many. 117 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 6: So you have to make that speed work to your advantage. 118 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 6: Now back to that stat again, I've said this two 119 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 6: hours ago. There's a lot of different people here now 120 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 6: when you sit there in the stands tomorrow, and if 121 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 6: you just focus on what these defenses are doing before 122 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 6: the snap and especially at the snap, they couldn't be 123 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 6: any more different. I mean, and I mean that in 124 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 6: somewhat of a negative way. From the Steelers is they're 125 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 6: very static with a single high safety, a Cover three 126 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 6: show or a Cover one. And again the Vikings are 127 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 6: the total opposite. They're all over the place with pre 128 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 6: stat motion and corners becoming safeties, et cetera. So these 129 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 6: teams play so differently, and I really like the Vikings defense, 130 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 6: obviously I've been praising them since we've been here, but 131 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 6: they don't have all eleven of their guys wouldn't start 132 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 6: for the Steelers. You know, like if you put all 133 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 6: these players together. 134 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 2: Like a combined starting eleven on both sides of the ball, I. 135 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 6: Think you'd have more Steelers starting than Vikings, you know. 136 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 6: So you can't just rely on our checkers are better 137 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 6: than yours, you know, and sometimes you can. I mean 138 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 6: it's great when you can, because then you have fewer 139 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 6: coverage busts and things of that nature. But I would 140 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 6: like to see more Steeler movement, more less static Steeler. 141 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 3: Defense, and you know you're gonna get craziness from the. 142 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 2: Bikes, absolutely right, Absolutely, We'll piggybacking off of that for you. 143 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 2: You know, we did a little little five Star Friday 144 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 2: our matchup segments in the first hour to show. But 145 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 2: as you mentioned, there's been a lot of turnover here 146 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 2: in the crowd and everything since then. From a just 147 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 2: a name a brand name perspective, I mean, Justin Jefferson 148 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 2: and Jalen Ramsey is the you know, those are the 149 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 2: guys you put up on the on the graphic card. 150 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, they both could have up in the Hall of 151 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 3: Fame one day. You know, they probably will. 152 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 2: The right chance. Yeah, how often do we see that 153 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 2: though one on one match up? And how often should 154 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 2: we see that? From the Steelers. 155 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 3: Perspective, I think a lot of it has to do 156 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 3: with Porter. 157 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 6: If Porter's not out there, I might just say, Jalen, 158 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 6: you got to follow this guy around. But then the 159 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 6: Addison factors here now too. If he wasn't in the mix, 160 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 6: that would be harder. I wish I knew the answer 161 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 6: that question, because I don't feel like I have a 162 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 6: great feel for it, because Addison is scary too. 163 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 3: I mean Addison. 164 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 6: I think Addison's frankly a little overrated because he really 165 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 6: benefits from Jefferson over the last couple of years. But 166 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 6: he's their big play guy. When when they see one 167 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 6: on one with him, which happens a lot, he scores 168 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 6: a lot of touchdowns. You wouldn't think he'd be a 169 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 6: big touchdown producer because he's a smaller guy. 170 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 3: He's not built like Metcalf. You know, he's not as 171 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 3: well rounded as. 172 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 2: He's not someone you're targeting in the red zone all 173 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 2: the time. 174 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 6: No, No, his touchdowns come from distance. So I'm sure 175 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 6: when they get one on one with him, they're going 176 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 6: to go his way, But maybe not as much if 177 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 6: it's Porter on him or Ramsey on him, as opposed 178 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 6: to I just don't think slays quite to that. 179 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 3: Level or Echols at this point, you know. 180 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 6: So I think Porter's availability helps a lot because maybe 181 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 6: you say, Joey, you got Addison, Ramsey, you got the 182 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 6: stud and will lean some help your way. Ramsey, not 183 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 6: that you're worse, just as you're covered. Your assignment's brutal. 184 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 2: And you know what, Matt, this is on me hand 185 00:08:58,600 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 2: up or vice versa. 186 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 6: You know, you do the Belichick where Ramsey takes away 187 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 6: Addison alone totally, Porter with his size will give you 188 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 6: help with Jefferson. 189 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 3: So I think Porter's availability is really important. 190 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 2: I we barely mentioned this, and this is on me 191 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 2: in these in these now into the third hour of 192 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 2: the show that we're doing, but the return of the 193 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 2: Shawn Elliott, I think we briefly mentioned it at the 194 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 2: beginning of the show. He will play. He no longer 195 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 2: has an injury designation. It's not even that he's listed 196 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 2: as probable or anything like that. Now he's in Yeah, 197 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 2: he has no injury designation. How key of that is? 198 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 2: How big of a key is that part of me? 199 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 2: This game with guys like Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, the 200 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 2: communication that it's going to take to get everybody on 201 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 2: the same page against those talented eligibles, and should probably 202 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 2: throw in TJ. Hawkinson as well too into that. 203 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 3: No question. So I think we all know Elliott's a 204 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 3: success story. He's good a football. We're really glad he's 205 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 3: a staring great signing. 206 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 6: Great signing extended. You know, he's he's a foundational player. 207 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 6: So you know that he's good. And frankly, he's noticeably 208 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:00,079 Speaker 6: better than Chuck Clark, that's his backup, you know, And 209 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 6: so of course you get a better football player on 210 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 6: the field. But we also know the middle of the 211 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 6: field has been attacked a lot against the Steelers, and 212 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 6: you always think the linebackers in that regard, but you 213 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 6: have to include the safeties, especially a strong safety who 214 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 6: might be playing man on a tight end. You know 215 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 6: he'll do plenty of but you touched on it. To me, 216 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 6: the biggest key is he's considered the quarterback of the secondary. 217 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 6: He's not the green doc guy that's almost always a linebacker, yeh. 218 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 6: But he's the communication guy. He's the best communicator. He's 219 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 6: going to make sure that everybody understands things, and we've 220 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 6: here heard it over and over on the south side. 221 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 6: We need better communication, we need better communication, and I've 222 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 6: been I gave him a pass because, frankly, that second 223 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 6: game against the Seahawks, five defensive backs played snaps that game. 224 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 3: All five of them were not Steelers the week before 225 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 3: or the. 226 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 2: Year before, which is a big deal. 227 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 3: Which is a big deal, you know. And people will 228 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 3: be like, well, they weren't together. 229 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 6: They're professionals, yes, but it's the second time that they've 230 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 6: faced live bullets and all of a sudden, Elliott was 231 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 6: gone and porteral gone, who at least have done this 232 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 6: in black and gold before. Now, I've said this all 233 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 6: week or for two weeks, that's not going to be 234 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 6: an excuse two three weeks from now or after the 235 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 6: bye I don't want to hear that stuff. 236 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 3: Anymore, you know. 237 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 6: But in game two it was a reasonable not excuse. 238 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 6: It was a reasonable reason why there were issues. But 239 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 6: Elliot would sure help that. I mean, I think keep 240 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 6: coming back is monstrous and he's very good against the run, 241 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,079 Speaker 6: no doubt. I mean this is a good running team too. 242 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 6: He is a good run field guy. He's a very 243 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 6: good tackler too. Their tackling has been bad. 244 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 2: It has been has been the second highest rate of 245 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 2: miss tackles in the NFL through three games. 246 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 3: Right, and him coming back will certainly help that. 247 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 2: I think so too. And I think there's a big 248 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 2: part of listen. Micka Fitzpatrick was a big part of 249 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,199 Speaker 2: this because he's such a good tackler, particularly for his position. 250 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 2: But the Steelers were the best in the league in 251 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,839 Speaker 2: terms of of not missing tackles last year. 252 00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 3: Phenomenal. 253 00:11:58,440 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 4: Right. 254 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 2: I know that they've had plenty of turnover on that defense, 255 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 2: but I don't think those guys suddenly forgot how to tackle. 256 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 3: What hey, I mean Green and the guys that were 257 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 3: there last year that made a lot of tack. 258 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 2: But the Shawn Elliott will definitely help. 259 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 6: In that res absolutely, But you can't go from worse 260 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 6: to first, you can't, or first to worst, you can't, Right, 261 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,559 Speaker 6: I mean, even again, even with the overhaul that they've 262 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 6: had on defense, I just don't think that that's reasonable. 263 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, plenty more to get to in our final two 264 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 2: segments of the show. Today, our buddy Brian Baco from 265 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 2: the Pittsburgh Post Gazette is going to join us We 266 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 2: are also anticipating a Steeler's alumni guest. We have no 267 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 2: idea who it is, but we've been told that they 268 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 2: will be on their way shortly. Well, Shuler Matt Williamson. 269 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 2: All right, one more time, let's make some nut. I lied, 270 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 2: I said one more time, but I'm going to continue 271 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 2: to do that every single segment. Obviously, as we roll 272 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 2: along here we are having some fun. We are live 273 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 2: at Fitzsimon's Temple Bar in downtown Dublin. Everyone is all 274 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 2: getting nice and hydrated and ready to go for tomorrow 275 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 2: kickoff just a little under twenty four hours away. All right, 276 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 2: this doesn't it old? Let's do it again for our 277 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 2: buddy Brian Baco from the Post Gazette. Here, by the way, 278 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 2: you should all be listening to his work. He just 279 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 2: got here, so we have to remind him. How do 280 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 2: we feel about teams who wear purple? How do we 281 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 2: feel about teams from Ohio? 282 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 4: Here we go, Stailers, Here we go, Here we go, Stailers, 283 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 4: here we go, Here we go, Stailers, here we go. 284 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 2: We'll continue the show on the other side West Yuler 285 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 2: Matt Williams and is the drive on Steelers Nation Radio. 286 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 2: On the Steelers Audio Network. 287 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 1: You were tunes about Drive on your twenty four to 288 00:13:42,960 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: seven home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio. 289 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 2: Down the home stretch here on the Drive, our bonus hour. 290 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 2: This is our pen Ull Commit segment here from Dublin 291 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,439 Speaker 2: for Matt and I. But of course we've got the 292 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 2: DV Morning Show coming up after us. Plenty of coverage 293 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 2: here today and tomorrow. High a top fitz Simon's roof 294 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 2: Top Bar in the Temple Bar district of Dublin, Ireland. 295 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 2: It's our buddy Brian Bacho. He covers the Steelers for 296 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 2: the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Joining us now back go. First 297 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 2: time in Ireland for you as well too, I believe. 298 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 7: Yeah, and first time here at Fitzsimon's Temple Bar. So 299 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 7: I was kind of waiting till the end of the 300 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 7: week to give it a shot. And yes, everything I 301 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 7: heard was very legit. People are ready. I kept hearing 302 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 7: about how they've taken over this bar and you know 303 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 7: this area of Dublin and it it makes a lot 304 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 7: of sense. Steelers fans travel well. 305 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 5: Of course. 306 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 7: The Rudey family is deeply embedded here, of course, and 307 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 7: growing up my grandma had a shirt that said Pittsburgh's 308 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 7: a drinking town with a football problem. Nice and she 309 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 7: had a plaque on the wall that said winner lose, 310 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 7: we still booze. 311 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: Yep, that's right. 312 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 7: Everybody here wants to see a win. But we're also 313 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 7: here to do some of that as well. 314 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 2: Oh we absolutely are. And yeah, just give me some 315 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 2: of your just initial impressions first time here for all 316 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 2: of us you mentioned it. I mean, there is black 317 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 2: and gold everywhere, the bars down here in the Temple 318 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 2: Bar district all with you know you are with Steelers country, 319 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 2: and you know you're in Steelers country again. You you know, 320 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 2: you've been traveling and covering the team for a long 321 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 2: time now, I believe seven years, correct, that's right, So 322 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 2: you and I see it on the road all the time. 323 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 2: Steelers fans make their presence known everywhere, but we are 324 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 2: you know, this is a little different, nearly four thousand 325 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 2: miles away from Pittsburgh in a different country. I think 326 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 2: we all knew that it was gonna be this way, 327 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 2: but it's still it's impressive every single time. 328 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 7: Yeah, yeah, absolutely, And this is such a much anticipated trip. 329 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 7: I mean, you guys know as well as me, I 330 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 7: feel like people have been hearing for a while. 331 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 5: There's gonna be a Dublin game. The Steelers are probably. 332 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 7: Gonna be in it. When's it gonna be? Could it 333 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 7: be next year, the year after? And then once this 334 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 7: all was released, Yeah, I feel like the anticipation was palpable. 335 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 7: And I mean I've been doing a you know, a 336 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 7: lot of work and a little bit of play this week, 337 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 7: much like you fellas and earlier. Today was actually over 338 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 7: at the US ambassador residence. 339 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 5: You know, Art Rooney this and Ronny. 340 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 7: Was there, Roger Goodell was there, and then a few 341 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 7: guys you may have heard of, Ben Roethlisberger, Marquise Palty 342 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 7: and Night Taylor. Also we're rubbing elbows with the dignitaries. 343 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 7: They are the dignitaries here. So it it's been a 344 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 7: really absolutely, it's been a it's been a great time here. 345 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 5: And you know, on one hand, it doesn't. 346 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 7: Feel so much like a foreign country because of all 347 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 7: of these injurs uh everywhere that you look. But on 348 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 7: the other hand, when you do creep out a little 349 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 7: bit into some of the other neighborhoods and see what 350 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 7: Dublin has to offer, very welcoming people and a lot 351 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 7: and a lot of Irish folks who are kind of 352 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 7: like amazed by the novelty of American football coming here. 353 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 7: It's all leading up to tomorrow, which is going to 354 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 7: be a real scene. 355 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 3: So let's get into the game a little bit. 356 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 6: Yeah that, I'm curious what you think will happen well, 357 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 6: whether play or not, and what kind of ripple effect 358 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 6: if Jalen Warren can't go and porter to me, those 359 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 6: are two guys that are critical with the. 360 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 3: I don't trust the other running backs yet. 361 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 6: Yeah, and they got some serious weapons in terms of 362 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,120 Speaker 6: wide receivers in different vikings. 363 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 7: Yeah, Matt, I mean I'll start with the running back situation. 364 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 7: I'm not too concerned about Jaylen availability. I mean saw 365 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 7: him moving around at practice yesterday out at the Steelers 366 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 7: good hotel for the. 367 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 3: Week, and like we haven't been to practice, that's right. 368 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 2: And we need to talk to you about that as 369 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 2: well too. 370 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 7: You guys know the physical brand of football he plays 371 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 7: at that position. 372 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 5: He might have been these with somebody. 373 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 7: He might just be feeling it a little bit from 374 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 7: all the running he's done the last couple of weeks. 375 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,199 Speaker 3: His biggest workload of his life, right in. 376 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 7: All the yards he's been gaining, you know, really kind 377 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 7: of being the only thing keeping the offensive float at 378 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 7: times the last couple of weeks. So I think he's 379 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 7: gonna be good to go. 380 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 5: If he's not, I'll be honest with you, I don't 381 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 5: really know what they would do. 382 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 3: I mean, I guess maybe they just turn it all 383 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 3: to Caleb Johnson. 384 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 7: Trey Sermon elevation, which it's it's weird being five hours 385 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,439 Speaker 7: ahead of Eastern time zone right now. I don't know 386 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 7: when the Steelers will announce those elevations like they typically do. 387 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 5: On a normal side of that. 388 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 7: So maybe we see him promoted to the active roster 389 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 7: again for this week. 390 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 5: If he's not, which you know, we'll keep checking our watches. 391 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 7: If it's if it's midnight here in Dublin, I think 392 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 7: we'll know je Trey Sermons on the practice. 393 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 5: Squad for this week and two. That's a good sign 394 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 5: for Jaylen Warren. 395 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 7: But to answer your other question, Matt, about the cornerbacks, 396 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 7: if Joey Porter Junior, if they continue to be cautious 397 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 7: with that hamstring injury, which I tend to think they will, Yes, absolutely, 398 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 7: I think they would turn back to a guy that 399 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 7: they've had a lot of confidence in really since the 400 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 7: early days of training camp out in Latrobe. And that's 401 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 7: Brandon Eccles. He went from heel to hero last week. 402 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 7: He had a couple of slip ups early in New 403 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,360 Speaker 7: England when he was dressed in there, but by the end, 404 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 7: obviously he may to play when it comes to him 405 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 7: picking off that pass and he makes that game clinching 406 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 7: tackle on fourth down. So I think I don't think 407 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 7: they are just selling you a bill of goods when 408 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 7: they talk about liking Brandon Eckles. I think they really 409 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 7: do feel like if they put him out there as 410 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 7: a starter, maybe even a full timer. 411 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:16,199 Speaker 5: They'll be okay. 412 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 7: Albeit, like you said, a very very dangerous vikings passing time. 413 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 3: No doubt real quick on Eckles. 414 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 6: I mean I said earlier it might be the seventies 415 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 6: that their fourth corner has been as good as Brandon Eckles. 416 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 7: Yeah, I have to go back and look at various rosters, 417 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 7: but you know clearly they have made an effort to 418 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 7: prioritize that position group, and not just at the top 419 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 7: with Jalen Ramsey, but all the way down through Darius 420 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 7: Slave as your other starter, and then we're seeing the 421 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,160 Speaker 7: depth payoff already in somebody like Eccles who I mean, 422 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 7: I don't know about you, guys. He wasn't real high 423 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 7: on my radar in free agency, and even when they 424 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 7: signed him, I thought it was kind of more of 425 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 7: a special team's role or maybe some nickel but hey, 426 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 7: things happen fast in the NFL, and he's already, you know, 427 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 7: playing a ton of snaps on the outside and doing 428 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 7: it against the team most likely. If Joey Fort Junior's out, 429 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 7: it's got Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison who's fresh and ready 430 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:14,479 Speaker 7: to roll. 431 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 5: All of course Adam Field as well. 432 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 2: So you mentioned all those let's call him talented eligibles 433 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 2: to use maybe a Mike Tomlin term for the Minnesota Vikings. 434 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 2: Matt and I were discussing in the first hour exactly 435 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 2: depending on how you'd rank them, but they have to 436 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 2: have a top three, top five skill position group in 437 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 2: the National Football League. I have to think everything you 438 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 2: just mentioned. Also added by the return of Sean Elliott, 439 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 2: no injury designation for him, good to go. 440 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, he looked to be moving around really well too. 441 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 7: Huge development for tomorro one thing to do that in practice, 442 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 7: but he's got to. 443 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 5: Get back up the game speed of course, so we'll see. 444 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 2: How big do you think that is? Again, he's there's 445 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 2: I think some expected time there for him to be 446 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 2: completely himself, but to have what he means from a 447 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 2: communications standpoint, to have you know how good he is 448 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 2: in the run game and against tight end well too, 449 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 2: feels like the ideal time for him to get back. 450 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:03,959 Speaker 5: Yeah, it is. 451 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 7: And you know, the knee injury is going to be 452 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 7: one to watch with him because even if it was 453 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 7: feeling good and they played it safe again, it's it's 454 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 7: one thing to be doing it in practice, half speed whatever, 455 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 7: but then when Jordan Addison and Justin Jefferson are stemming 456 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 7: at the top of their routes and getting in and 457 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,360 Speaker 7: out of their breaks, you better be ready to go. 458 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 7: And also less, I mean with or without the Shawn Elliott, 459 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 7: there's a lot of moving pieces right now. It's safety. 460 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 7: I mean, you've got Chuck Clark seems to have overtaken 461 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 7: one Thornhill to total extent. Jabrill Peppers was in the mix 462 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:33,439 Speaker 7: last week. It remains to be seen if that was 463 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 7: a sort of a one week stop gap solution against 464 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 7: his former team. And he could come in and play 465 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:40,680 Speaker 7: a physical brand of football and get the ball out, 466 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:41,880 Speaker 7: which he did, or. 467 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:44,360 Speaker 5: Is he actually going to be someone with a role 468 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 5: going forward? 469 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 7: So yeah, and thorn Hill, I think I'll need some 470 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 7: more time to do that. 471 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 3: Yeah. 472 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 7: And the other interesting thing about that is playing style wise, 473 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 7: I'd say Elliott and Peppers are probably the. 474 00:21:57,760 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 3: Two most similar, the more strong. 475 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 5: So if they want to. 476 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 7: Go that route, you're probably gonna ask Elliott to change 477 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 7: his game a little bit, or you're gonna change the 478 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 7: way you play on the back end there. So they're 479 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 7: obviously exhausting all off and they've been doing that since 480 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 7: they traded. And think I Fitzpatrick to get Jalen Ramsey. 481 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 7: I think we all thought immediately. Okay, so one thorn 482 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 7: Hills in every down guy, then Chuck Clark joins the fold. 483 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 7: Is he gonna be the every down guy? Then Jabrill 484 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 7: Peppers joins the fold. So they're trying to figure it out. 485 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 7: It's only week. 486 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 5: Four and this will be a major litmus test tomorrow, no. 487 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 6: Doubt, would you think of the first round pick, Harmon's 488 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 6: debut and the ripple effect it has on the whole 489 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 6: defensive front. 490 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 7: Played more than I thought, And we talked to him 491 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 7: after the game, right right in front of the showers 492 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 7: in the Gillette Stadium visitors locker room. 493 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 5: He was clothed, but other guys were coming in and out. 494 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 7: But Derek Harmon was talking about, you know, the snap 495 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 7: count that he was on, and I said, I think 496 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 7: that was more than we all excise. 497 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 5: I said, what was the snapcount? And he just kind 498 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,439 Speaker 5: of smiled and didn't want to get into it. So 499 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 5: that makes me think they way overshot it. 500 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 7: And obviously you weren't sure how many offensive plays the 501 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,440 Speaker 7: Patriots were gonna run when you sort of go through 502 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 7: the early planning stages of the week for how much 503 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 7: you're comfortable with him being out there. 504 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 5: But no, it looked like he came out of it fine. 505 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 7: And yeah, he gave some explosiveness that I think they've 506 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 7: been missing. You know, everybody was talking about how his 507 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 7: return would help against the run. 508 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 5: He's probably already their second best pass. 509 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 7: Rusher among interior alignment because we just haven't seen it, 510 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 7: unfortunately from Keanu Beton and you know, daniel Lequalley's got 511 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 7: a little bit of juice, but that's not. 512 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 5: Really what he's known for. So other than Cam Cam Hayward. 513 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 7: They need somebody else to get some pressure collapse the pocket, 514 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 7: and if it's not beton winning those one on ones, 515 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 7: maybe Harmon could be the guy. 516 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: To do it. 517 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 2: I want to stay there with you as well too. 518 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 2: You mentioned Cam Hayward. This is another thing that Matt 519 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 2: and I discussed in our Beefy three hour show today. 520 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,439 Speaker 2: I think one of the more encouraging things about the 521 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 2: defense is how it looks like Cam is getting back 522 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,719 Speaker 2: to being Cam. I think we saw glimpses of it 523 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 2: against Seattle and certainly to the full effect at Foxborough 524 00:23:58,080 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 2: last week. 525 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 5: It's the motor. I mean, the motor just never stops 526 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:01,400 Speaker 5: with him. 527 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 7: And while I almost feel like, you know, the fumble 528 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 7: at the goal line by Ramandre Stephenson, Cam barely got 529 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,640 Speaker 7: his hand in there, but to even keep poking at 530 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 7: it is impressive and it speaks to just the knack 531 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,199 Speaker 7: for takeaways that he's got, and you know, tipping the 532 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:23,199 Speaker 7: Sam Darnold pass, which was you know, almost completely the 533 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 7: sequel of that tipping the Drake May pass. 534 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 5: I mean, he's just all over it right now. 535 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 7: Getting his hands up and we see them do it 536 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 7: in training camp and sometimes people say, oh, well the 537 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 7: old lineman and they can't. 538 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 5: Really block them. 539 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 7: They're like, well, regardless, the Steelers defensive lineman are really 540 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 7: good at that, even when the O lineman can do 541 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 7: whatever they want. So and you talk about Cam, you know, 542 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,199 Speaker 7: going back to the Ireland perspective of this game and 543 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 7: this trip, if anybody understands what it means to the 544 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 7: organization to go out there and get a win tomorrow, 545 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 7: it's also Big Kim, who's been here as long as anybody. 546 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 7: So you know, if you're expecting someone on that defense 547 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 7: to have a monster game, Cam, with that background, going 548 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 7: against the backup left guard who hasn't played much so. 549 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 5: Far this season, he might be wreaking havoc early and off. 550 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 6: Of and I'm sure he's gonna let the teammates know 551 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 6: in the locker room. We know his power within the 552 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:10,160 Speaker 6: locker room too. 553 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 3: They're all feeling that effect that. 554 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,399 Speaker 7: You just wait now, you wonder if Cam's going to 555 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 7: be in there in the locker room, helmet waving. 556 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 5: We can't lose, this, can't lose. We can't lose. 557 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 7: Most important September game we played, bring it our most 558 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 7: important Week four game against an NFC opponent in a 559 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 7: Steelers this game last week. 560 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 6: I got for you is we touched on it earlier 561 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 6: that I just think that we both agree that the 562 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 6: tight ends collectively and dk Metcalf need to show up 563 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 6: on the statute a little bit more. 564 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 7: You know, as receivers, good things have happened when they've 565 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 7: gone to John new Smith. 566 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 5: It's has been small sample size. 567 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 7: But you know, I think that throw over the middle 568 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 7: last week was maybe the best dart of the day 569 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 7: from Rogers really, at least until the touchdown passed to 570 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 7: John and Austin Pat Fryarmuth. Yeah, he's still waiting on 571 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 7: his breakthrough game this season. And you know, I think 572 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 7: we knew when they made the John new Smith trade that, yeah, 573 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 7: there might be a little less targets to go around 574 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 7: for friar youth. But as long as though to those 575 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 7: two compliment each other, well you know, the soul will 576 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 7: be the sum will still be greater than one guy 577 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:19,199 Speaker 7: having a huge season. So I think they're working towards that. 578 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 7: I think there's a lot that goes into that. Because 579 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 7: you do have dukil Metcalf, you. 580 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:24,360 Speaker 5: Want to get him a lot of targets. 581 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,640 Speaker 7: Calvin Austin you've seen him pay dividends when the ball 582 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 7: goes his way and getting Jalen Lawren in space like 583 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 7: we talked about at the top. 584 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,360 Speaker 5: You know, it's been the only thing keeping this offensive 585 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 5: flow at times. 586 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 7: So Arthur Smith, if there's one thing I'm optimistic in 587 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 7: for him, it's finding a way to get his tight. 588 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 5: Ends more involved, more realized. 589 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 2: I guess we do that before we let our buddy 590 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 2: Brian Becko of the Post Cazette go here. Some awesome 591 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 2: coverage by you this entire week. 592 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 5: Thank you. 593 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 2: We got to pick your brain though about Carton House. Correct, 594 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 2: is that's where the Steelers have been saying. 595 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 7: I'm not sure if it's a way the fine folks 596 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 7: of Ireland pronounce it, but it's almost like Carton House, 597 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 7: say so, I'm not really sure. 598 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 2: Like mat Matt made a joke the press conferences they 599 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 2: had there, it looked like the Queen was about to 600 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 2: speek it. You went up there paint the picture for us. 601 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 5: Yeah. 602 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 7: Yeah, so you basically turn on too, you know, a 603 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 7: place like this guy's. It's it's not like a lawn 604 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 7: or or a yard. It's the grounds you turn onto, 605 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 7: the estate, the Carton House, palatial you drive past the 606 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 7: driving range and then you find out they've got two 607 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:30,880 Speaker 7: golf courses on the property. And basically this place just extends. 608 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 7: It's across two counties. There's obviously a few big football 609 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 7: fields there that the team is using to practice, so 610 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 7: it's almost. 611 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 5: I think Nick Faribah put it from Penn Live, it's like. 612 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 7: The latrobe of Dublin a little bit because they're secluded 613 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 7: out there. 614 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 2: Good golf course design. 615 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 5: Avoid the temptation of the big city, although I think. 616 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 7: Some guys have gone out and rubbed elbows a little bit, 617 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 7: maybe here, maybe elsewhere. But yeah, but if you don't 618 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 7: want to take that forty minute taxi ride into Dublin 619 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 7: with little time you have as a player or coach, 620 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 7: there's so much stuff to do at there. 621 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 5: Call it a hotel, really a resort. And then I 622 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 5: think they've got like an archery range you can go, 623 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,440 Speaker 5: you can hit the golf ball around. 624 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 7: I'm sure the rooms are amazing, and yeah, the press 625 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 7: conference room was like something you would normally have for 626 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 7: a wedding reception or something, and they had a little 627 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,880 Speaker 7: thing behind it called like the Whiskey Library where the 628 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 7: players are coming in and out. 629 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, very unique, and assuming they. 630 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 7: Make this trip again, I would assume they'll probably stay 631 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 7: up there again. 632 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I would certainly we all think that that 633 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 2: is a strong possibility that this is not just a 634 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 2: once in a lifetime game for the Steelers. This could 635 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 2: be something. 636 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 7: And you know what would really be ideal for them 637 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 7: come back here again as the road team. I don't 638 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 7: know if anybody would sign up for that, but then 639 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 7: you would still get every game. 640 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 5: You still get every game. 641 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,040 Speaker 7: At Actressure, and then you'd get a game in Dublin, 642 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 7: which would basically be like your night. 643 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 2: Their ten home games furthest home game that they could 644 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 2: possibly play that I do well too. That makes a 645 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 2: lot of sense, Always making a lot of sense. It's 646 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 2: our buddy, Brian Baco the Postcazette. Make sure you're checking 647 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 2: out all of his coverage from this week. Dude, great 648 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 2: stuff so far. Thanks for taking the time to join 649 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 2: us today. We appreciate It's our guy, Brian Baco. We've 650 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 2: got one more segment left to go here in our 651 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 2: special edition of the Drive. Before we think turn things 652 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 2: over to the DVE Morning Show, West s Uler, Matt 653 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 2: Williamson one more time, Mick Yuhler and O Williamson will 654 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 2: return on the other side. It's the Drive on Steelers 655 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 2: Nation Radio. I'm a Steelers Audio network. 656 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on your twenty four to seven 657 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: home of the black and goals. 658 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 3: Steelers Nation Radio. 659 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 2: Back for our final segment here at the Temple Bar 660 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 2: and Ben Simon's Temple Bar in downtown Dublin. And what 661 00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:54,719 Speaker 2: a better way to shut this thing down than Steeler's 662 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 2: legend Marquise Pouncy on location. 663 00:29:57,080 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 4: Whoo, everybody makes on, Let's go. 664 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:03,479 Speaker 8: That's awesome. 665 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 2: That's awesome, Marquise, thank you so much for doing this, 666 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 2: first time in Ireland for you And what's the experience 667 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 2: been like? 668 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 9: I will say, the first time in Ireland that people 669 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 9: here at the hospitality, I'm blown away, right, I could 670 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 9: tell you one thing. 671 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 8: Me and my. 672 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 9: Beautiful girlfriend over here will definitely be back a lot. Man, 673 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 9: the people over here, the food over here, of the environment, 674 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 9: this is special, right, shout out to mister Roon and 675 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 9: everything he's built over here being then ambassador coming back 676 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 9: and uh, I can tell you right now, everybody in 677 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:32,920 Speaker 9: the Pittsburgh organization they're doing it for him, right. 678 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 2: You obviously knew DMR. What would this mean to him? 679 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 2: I mean this whole setting Croke Park tomorrow, this whole week. 680 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 9: I can guarantee you DMR is looking down on us 681 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 9: right now. He's so proud of still the nation right now. 682 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 8: I guarantee you he'll be a happy man about this 683 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 8: for sure. 684 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 6: I'm sure you've put your shoe You're yourself in the 685 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:54,560 Speaker 6: shoes of the of the players, you know. I bet 686 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 6: you'd love to put the pads on one more time 687 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 6: to play in a game like this. So like, what 688 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 6: would this mean as a player with this this kind 689 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 6: of environment around you? 690 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 8: I wouldn't need a game plan, I wouldn't need nothing. 691 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 9: Yeah, you gotta be excited right for everything that Stellers 692 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 9: organization is built over here, everything they have done throughout 693 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 9: the you know, the whole entire organization with NFL. You 694 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 9: got to be thankful right to be a part of 695 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 9: these moments, to be a part of history. This is 696 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 9: just bigger than us at football. 697 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 8: Right. 698 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 3: We're over here in Ireland. 699 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 9: We're over here showing out for all the amazing people 700 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 9: over here in Ireland and all the great people over here. 701 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 5: Man. 702 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 8: We appreciate all you lads, that's for sure. 703 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, these people have been amazing, gracious host, It's 704 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 2: been incredible. Obviously, Marquise, you are a part of an 705 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 2: insane center lineage for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I don't think 706 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 2: a lot of fan bases appreciate offensive line playing like 707 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 2: the Seers, so so obviously I have to ask you. 708 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 2: We're all hopeful that the next one to that we'll 709 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 2: talk about like Webster and Dermani and. 710 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 6: Hartings, Webster Jersey right there. 711 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 8: I love Western, that's my guy. 712 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 2: Let's go. H is the current center, Zach Frazier your guy? 713 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 2: What are your thoughts on him? 714 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 8: I love him. I think he's a really good player. 715 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,040 Speaker 9: There's a lot of growth in uh throughout playing through 716 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 9: it in the NFL, but he's attacking the right way, right. 717 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 9: He's a young guy that goes out there and buses, 718 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 9: but he's out there playing for his teammates and I 719 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 9: think respect right, especially being a part of the still 720 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 9: a nation, you know what there is all about family 721 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 9: and winning football games, right, and I think they followed 722 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 9: them old of that. 723 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 8: So hopefully Zach, you know, keeps his establishing his. 724 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:24,479 Speaker 6: Career year at the year, and I'm proud of him 725 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 6: for sure, led by Zach. You know, they got a 726 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 6: lot of high picks on that offensive line, a lot 727 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 6: of youth. 728 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 3: Are you seeing steps in the right way? You excited 729 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 3: about it overall? 730 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 9: Yeah, I just know where they're at right now. Right 731 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 9: there's ups and downs where you play officeive line. Sure, 732 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 9: I think they're mending together very very well. But it 733 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 9: takes time, right and I think, you know, hopefully still 734 00:32:42,120 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 9: a nation gives them enough time to do that, because 735 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 9: I know how. 736 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 8: Tough we are, right, no doubt. 737 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:47,959 Speaker 9: You only get a year. Yeah, you get a year 738 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 9: or two, and if not, then you're out the door. 739 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 9: But I think I think we're heading the right direction 740 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 9: for sure. 741 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 2: Guy, obviously in your mind, you know, you played with 742 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 2: a future Hall of Fame quarterback and Ben Roethlisberger hall 743 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 2: of famer, and obviously the guy who's under center right now, 744 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 2: he's gonna go into the Hall of Fame pretty quickly 745 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 2: as well. How big of a benefit when you're a 746 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 2: young offensive line and young offensive line group is it 747 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 2: to have that signal caller behind you? 748 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 9: I used to argue with my brother, it's crazy. So 749 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:16,960 Speaker 9: we used to have this debate and he was like, man, 750 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 9: you don't know how good you have it right? And 751 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 9: I never could understand it until I didn't have it right. 752 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 9: And then when you don't have it, you understand, like 753 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 9: what significance that person had, not saying that the other 754 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 9: people I played with were bad at all? 755 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 8: Sure, amazing. 756 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 9: So it's a guy who has the it factor right 757 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 9: that that single throw that's falls right in the front 758 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 9: of his shirt and you're like, wow, how do you 759 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 9: do that? 760 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 8: You know what I mean? 761 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:37,240 Speaker 9: Like, that's the guy had you know what I mean? 762 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 9: So he took me uneath his wings. I got very, 763 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 9: very lucky and blessed. And I would say this, I 764 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 9: am riding his wave. But it's a nice wave, that's 765 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 9: for sure. 766 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 2: No doubt. 767 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 3: Did you always feel like you had a chance to 768 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 3: win no matter what with that guy? 769 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 8: But I never pulled up to a game thing was 770 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:50,240 Speaker 8: gonna lose. 771 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 7: Yeah, Now when he wasn't there a little different feeling 772 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 7: slide down, you know? 773 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 2: All right, Marquise, thank you for the time. What do 774 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 2: you say we get these people all fired up? 775 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 9: Whatever y'all want, Baby, I'm here for y'all. Thank y'all 776 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 9: so much. Shout out to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Irish people. 777 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:13,399 Speaker 9: Y'all are freaking amazing. Man, I will say when I'm 778 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:14,879 Speaker 9: not home, this feels like home. 779 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 5: Man. 780 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,359 Speaker 8: Thank y'all so much for everything y'all done. Appreciate it. 781 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:21,840 Speaker 2: Everybody all right, Marquis just got here right, so we 782 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 2: got to keep him up the speed on what we've 783 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 2: been doing. This is what we've been doing every hour. 784 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,840 Speaker 2: How do we feel about teams who wear purple. 785 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:31,799 Speaker 7: That? 786 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 2: How do we feel about teams from Ohio? Are the 787 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:38,719 Speaker 2: Steelers gonna win tomorrow? 788 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 5: There we go. 789 00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 3: I love that. 790 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:44,799 Speaker 2: I love that. Everybody, one last paint raised with us, 791 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:47,440 Speaker 2: one last slaunch of cheers. 792 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 5: You have made this an experience. 793 00:34:56,000 --> 00:35:02,319 Speaker 4: Here we go, Steelers, here we go, Here we go, Stealers, 794 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 4: Here we go. 795 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:05,239 Speaker 2: Thank you all so much. 796 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:07,960 Speaker 8: Appreciate you, Love y'all. Thank y'all amazing. 797 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,160 Speaker 2: From the bottom of our hearts. This has been amazing. 798 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:12,360 Speaker 5: Cheers everybody, bring the pictures and autographs. 799 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:13,799 Speaker 8: I'm gonna do it. Trust me, I ain't gonna run 800 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 8: out here on you guys. 801 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 2: I love it. Take care everybody. DV Morning Show coming 802 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 2: up next. We'll talk to you soon. Thank you so 803 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,759 Speaker 2: much for Matt Williams and I'm West Yeuler slantcha, it's 804 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:25,440 Speaker 2: the drive on Steelers station radio.