1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 1: Home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back. 3 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: I am Dale Lolly, he is Matt Williamson, and we 4 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: want to thank Bob Labriola again for us stopping by. 5 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: We don't do that. We didn't do that at all 6 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: during a regular season this year and I missed Wednesday 7 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: the week Yeah, keep us online, history, history lessons with Bob. 8 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: We need to bring him back like he's pretty busy 9 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: now over at the Steelers Museum. If you haven't checked 10 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: that out, you gotta get down there. You haven't, haven't, 11 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,639 Speaker 1: you haven't done it yet, you gotta get over there. Yeah. 12 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: I gotta take my son down to Absolutely it's something 13 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: that I think every Steeler fan, even if you're not 14 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: a Steeler fans, just said an NFL historian, get over 15 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: there and see that host a radio show for the Steelers. 16 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: Maybe that might be a good idea too. That might 17 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: be a good idea. There's a lot of history down there. 18 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: Super cool. Absolutely. Uh. Speaking of history, we're gonna make 19 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: a little bit of three this weekend, not us in particular, 20 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: but the NFL will make some history here. Um. I 21 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: think two excellent games are on tapp here. Really. Yeah. 22 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: I mean, if if you're picking the matchups, she might 23 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: have said Kansas City Buffalo or Cincinnati Buffalo. Any of 24 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: those matchups really with those top three teams were going 25 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: to be. Yeah, and I think we ever Super Bowl 26 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: matchup week, it's gonna be a good one too. Not 27 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,639 Speaker 1: like that. I don't want to see the Chief Spurs, 28 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,559 Speaker 1: Eagles or whatever. I mean, no matter what, it's gonna 29 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: be good football. I think it would be two close games. 30 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: Will you see that in the point spreads? It's it's 31 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: reflected in the point spreads for both games. They're both 32 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: under a field goal all week from what I've seen. So, 33 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: and I heard this earlier this week, Matt that the 34 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: NFL home field advantage it's no longer three points. It 35 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: has to be on the spreads, it's it's now figures 36 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: out about two. I didn't know that that's how they 37 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: figure it. He used to always automatically. If you're you're 38 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: at home, and the two teams were even, you're getting 39 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: you're giving three. Now it's now it's two. It's Steelers 40 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: minus three, while that have been equal on a neutral field. Yeah. 41 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: So in these these two games on Sunday, the first 42 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: one being the forty Niners at the Eagles, the two 43 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: seed versus the one seed, That is the three o'clock game, 44 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,399 Speaker 1: Philadelphia favored by two and a half. The over under 45 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 1: six in that game. Defense and yeah, two very good defenses. 46 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: I tend to think under in this one. Yeah, I mean, 47 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: I honestly think the A f C game is matching 48 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: up the two best quarterbacks on the planet, and I 49 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: think these this game is the two best rosters on 50 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: the planet right now. I would go under in this 51 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: game over in the a f C game. Yeah, the 52 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: Mahomes injury thing kind of looms with me a little 53 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: still score point, it's still going to score, and they're 54 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 1: gonna figure each other out, I think the fourth quarter. 55 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: But focusing on this game, both lines of scrimmage, I mean, 56 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: the past rush, the defensive talent, the overall speed, I 57 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a blast to watch. Yeah, these 58 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: are the two you know, if you look at the 59 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: forty Niners in particular, and even the Eagles for to 60 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: a certain extent, the Eagles were in the same spot 61 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: the Steelers were in last year. I did a podcast 62 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: yesterday about that saying, guys, this is exact same thing 63 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: as like a quarterback that there are a lot of 64 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: one year ago. Can Jalen Hurts win a playoff game 65 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: and he beat a good defense? We answered that three 66 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: n sixty five days later in resounding fashion, And the 67 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: Steelers and Eagles are in real similar spots one year apart, 68 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: and the Eagles the best team the league, right, I 69 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: mean you know you know and that you know they 70 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: weren't picked necessarily by everybody to win the division. They 71 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: certainly weren't picked to be the number one seed in 72 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: the a f C. A lot of NFC, a lot 73 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: of people were, well, Dallas, this is Dallas is year. Well, 74 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: I mean, all they did was roll to the number 75 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: one seed in the NFC. And people are talking about 76 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: green Bay and the Rams and Tampa still I mean 77 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: talking about before the year, how these teams are viewed 78 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: and they've been the most consistent best team over the 79 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: course of the season. Yeah. Um, this is not a 80 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: Steeler note or a slight on the Steelers, but I 81 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: am blown away with how well the Eagles roster build. 82 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: I mean, they find they find guys like Chauncey Gardner 83 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: Johnson on the cheep all the time, let alone trading 84 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: for the A. J. Browns and the usage of draft picks. 85 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I think their front office is top notch, 86 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: and um, I don't think the Niners are far behind 87 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: in terms of just behind the scenes situations there. You 88 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: know that these are aggressive guys that you know the 89 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: Trey lansing didn't work out, but they were aggressive to 90 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: make their moves that they don't sit on their hands. 91 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: No they don't, and so uh, we'll see. Uh. I 92 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: like the Eagles in this game. I think the brock 93 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: Purty stuff has all been fun and been great. But 94 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: in a in a game like this where every possession 95 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 1: is going to count against a very good defense, I 96 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: think he gets exposed a little bit. I've been saying 97 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: that every week, and I'm gonna I thought he did. 98 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 1: I thought he did get exposed to a certain degree 99 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: last week against Dallas. Dallas just Dallas's offense just couldn't 100 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: follow suit. This offense will follow suit, and I think 101 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: Dallas is d war down more than the Brands D 102 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 1: did in the fourth quarter. I don't know if that 103 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: will be the case with the waves that Philly brings 104 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: at you, the pass rush they present to two interesting 105 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: things to me is it's really hard to find weaknesses 106 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: on both teams purty a side, but just in terms 107 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: of where do you attack. But I really think that 108 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: if I look at the Niners defense, maybe the weakest 109 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: spot or those outside and Smith and Brown to me 110 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: are key in this And in the opposite way, the 111 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: Eagles front line is phenomenal. Their corners are great. In 112 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 1: the middle of the field is just good, not great. 113 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: But that's where the that's where the Niners live. You know, 114 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: Debot on crossing routes, Kiddle, you know McCaffrey. So if 115 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: there are weaknesses, these two offenses might be able to 116 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: exploit them more than you know. I think that matchup 117 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: is interesting. I think Philadelphia's pressure packages are going to 118 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: give the give pretty all kinds of issues. I hate 119 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: how he moves in the pocket. I think he's been 120 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: very lucky with that. Turns stupid like, turns us back 121 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: to the defense. Yeah stuff, Brookie stuff right and picketed 122 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 1: some of that. I mean, it's it's not that uncommon, 123 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: but boy, he has odd characteristics with his pocket movement 124 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: to say the least. Yeah, for sure. Um, when people 125 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: talk about this forty Niners defense is being a well there, 126 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: they're clearly the best defense in the NFL. You can't 127 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: be clearly the best defense in the NFL and against 128 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: the pass, which is what they are. Are they that 129 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: surprised of me? I mean, there's the top of the 130 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: league in sacks right behind Philly and these teams. You 131 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: can you can throw the ball in these guys. What's 132 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: also interesting I've mentioned before, but I hosted a podcast 133 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: with the Niners guy and he said, athletic running quarterbacks 134 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: give my team problems. And I'm like, why they get 135 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: Fred Warner and you know all this all the speed 136 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: He's like, because both on those guys can't attack a field. 137 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: Against these guys. It slows down the rush because they're 138 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: so afraid of the running. You gotta stay in your 139 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: in your lanes against the running. This front is designed. 140 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: They're designed to pair on fire, go go, go. Well. 141 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: I mean, if you think about the division that they planned, 142 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 1: that's why a team like Arizona would give them fits 143 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: as well, right right. He even brought that up, like 144 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: Kyler does well against us, right right, because whereas they're 145 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: you know, they're built to beat the Rams. Stafford is 146 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: not going to do that to you. Yeah, there is 147 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: an upfield, you know, attack your gap and play the 148 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,599 Speaker 1: run on the way. Yeah, So it should be an 149 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: interesting game. The forty Niners haven't allowed an opposing rusher 150 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: to go for more than seventy yards in twenty seven 151 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: consecutive games. Seventy yards. It's tough to run on him. 152 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: It's brutal, yeah, I will say. And you've brought this 153 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: up over the course of the year too. These guys 154 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: have not played a murderers row. They have not all year, 155 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: or or really for two or three months. Yes, they 156 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: just beat Dallas, but um, that's that's more of This 157 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: will be the hardest test by far that either one 158 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: of these teams have had in a Yeah. Yeah, for 159 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: both of them, for both of them. I mean the 160 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: Giants don't count. The Giants had coming off a by 161 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: and Dallas was a tough game. Yeah, Um, forty Niners 162 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: will throw a lot of pre snap motion at Philadelphia 163 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: to be interesting to see. You know how that affects 164 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: the Eagles, especially in the middle of the field area. 165 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: That's what they're trying to manipulate, trying to get those 166 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: linebackers moving the wrong direction and then you know, it's 167 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: all slight of hands, angles and just getting you to 168 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: lean one way or whatever. Um. One thing that's interesting 169 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: to me is this Eagle d And remember when we 170 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: preview Steelers Eagles, was like, well, their their yards per 171 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: carry against it's pretty high. You can kind of run 172 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: on these guys, but when you study them, that's by design. 173 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: They're a fangio. When you get seventy, well that's the thing. 174 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: And you might get five yards on first down, but 175 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: then you drop back to pass on second down and 176 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: the next thing you know, it's third and eleven. They 177 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: don't mind giving up five yards to carry, and they're 178 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: gonna have car Grave and Jordan Davis and they're gonna 179 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: get in. But they're not gonna put an extra guy 180 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: in the box. But will they in this one? Like 181 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: I would flood the middle of the field and not 182 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,319 Speaker 1: be as worried about getting beat over the top. Hey, Brock, 183 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: if you beat me down the sidelines, so would be it? 184 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I think I would come closer and put 185 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: a lot of green jerseys in between the numbers. Yeah, 186 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: pretty as six and one against the spread as a 187 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 1: starting quarterback, all as a favorite. Uh ties the fifth 188 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: longest streak to begin a career by any quarterback since 189 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: the nineteen seventy NFL merger. I guess that's a little 190 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: telling though. If you're the last pick in the draft 191 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: and your team is still favored, you were playing very 192 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: good teams, Yeah, especially before that's every one of his starts. Yeah, 193 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 1: they've been favored and everyone of it starts until this one. Yeah, 194 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: So he's not favorite here, so he's not going to 195 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: continue that streak one way or the other. Uh. Of course, 196 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: taking a look here at the ESPN's picks in this game. Uh, 197 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: Eric Moody picking the Eagles twenty four. I believe that's 198 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: exact score. No, I picked lower than that. I'm sorry. 199 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: I think I had one that was much closer to 200 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: Seth Walters pick. He has the Eagles winning sixteen. This 201 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: was in San France. I take the Niners. The FPI 202 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: prediction comes out with Philadelphia sixty five point three percent 203 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: at the time by an average of four point five points. Yeah, 204 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: that's more than I would expect. I think it's gonna 205 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: be a very equal game. But party could just derail 206 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: the whole thing. I mean, I think that's the if 207 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: something goes awry. That's the thing that if he just 208 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: starts throwing, you know, gets four or five sacks and 209 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: throws a couple of balls up for grabs, this is 210 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:14,719 Speaker 1: a team that will make him pay for that. And 211 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 1: I'm curious if he does get hit like the Eagles 212 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: usually hit quarterbacks, how does he handle that in such 213 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: a pressure environment and can they force him? That's gonna 214 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: be loud. Oh that's why I'm taking Philly because in Philly. Yeah, uh. 215 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: In the a f C game at six thirty, you've 216 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: got the third seeded Bengals at the number one seeded Chiefs, 217 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: Kansas City favored by a point and a half. Now, 218 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: that was a point and a half two days ago 219 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: in favor of Cincinnati. It's really trend to get opened. 220 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: It opened it a point and a half in favor 221 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: of Kansas City. It then moved by Wednesday to Bengals 222 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: favored by a point and a half. Then Wednesday we 223 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: saw the video of Patrick Mahomes out there warming up 224 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: and practicing. I would ask you about that, like nothing 225 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: was wrong? Right? Is is that to be believed? I mean, 226 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: you've been to so many practices and I don't know 227 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: what Kansas city's policy is with their press. I don't 228 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: know if you do. I don't know either. Yeah, right, 229 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: and I didn't want But here's the thing. When you 230 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: watched the video of him, he was doing the you know, 231 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: the high leg kicks while you while you're walking, you know, 232 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: the walking high leg kicks thing that he was doing 233 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: a pretty you know looking I mean, that's why the 234 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: lines changed. There was no there was no limping, there 235 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 1: was no you know, gingerly doing it or anything like that. 236 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: He was just moving along, kicking the leg in the air, 237 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: kicking the other leg in the air. If you watch that, 238 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: you like, it doesn't look like he has anything wrong 239 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: with him. I mean, everyone watched the game last week. 240 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: I can't believe he won't be compromised, but to certainly. 241 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,199 Speaker 1: But is he gets a whole week to prepare and 242 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: he's not like me and you of Patrick Mahomes good 243 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:50,719 Speaker 1: enough at home? Yeah, I guess anybody. And he's the 244 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: best player on the planet. Yeah, I don't know. I 245 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: just thought the whole videos things was fishy, Like the 246 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: chief one these videos getting out, I'm sure they did. Yeah, yeah, 247 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: I mean like that's the only reason in some in 248 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: some ways they might not have wanted it out. They 249 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: might they might have wont a video of hey, look 250 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: he's not practicing at all, but they never hid the 251 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: fact like he was a full participant every Wednesday and 252 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: every day this week. Um, you know they didn't. They 253 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: didn't try to play it. You know we're gonna we're 254 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: gonna keep this. I mean, it's not like since he's 255 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 1: gonna prepare for Henny, you're gonna prepare for Mahomes. I mean, 256 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: you know he's playing, but you know how what how 257 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 1: much of Mahomes are you preparing for? That's the big 258 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: key to me is the book them. There's no book 259 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: on my homes. He's almost a perfect player, but never 260 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: blitz my homes. No matter what. You want to keep 261 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: him in the pocket. Well, if he's not moving around, 262 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: well he can't get out of the right do I 263 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: scraped that idea and say I'm blitzing him because I 264 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 1: want helmets hitting into him and him falling. And I 265 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: don't care if he gets out of the pocket. Because 266 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: that's one thing that the Bengals have really they've ramped 267 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: up the Mike Hilton blitz is like crazy in the playoffs, 268 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: which is when when they when they signed him. I said, 269 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 1: if they're not going to use Mike Hilton in that way, 270 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 1: they're misusing him. That's what he does. No. Um, Kansas 271 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 1: City is favored by point in half the over runners 272 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: forty seven in this game, so a little bit higher, 273 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:12,559 Speaker 1: not remarkably higher than the NFC Championship game. I also 274 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 1: think the Chiefs have a real hard time with Jamaar, 275 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: Chase and Higgins. You know, their defense not named Chris Jones, 276 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: I think is overmatched. But Chris Jones could destroy the 277 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 1: interior run game too. I mean, I'm not exactly sold 278 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: that the Bengals A line is fixed after last week, right, well, 279 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: I mean the key is to get for the key 280 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: is always for the Chiefs to get a lead. Um, 281 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: the key for the Bengals is to get a lead. 282 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: That's what both of these teams are built to do. 283 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: They're kind of shock and awe are. I think that 284 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: Bengals D is extremely well coached. It's kind of a 285 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: no name D. People don't realize how good they are. 286 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: But there's not a lot of weaknesses at all. But 287 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 1: if it is, it's the outside corner. I think this 288 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: is already missed. Tyreek Yeah, like, is Juju and Valdez 289 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: Scantling and those guys going to rip these guys apart. 290 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure my Homes will make the rose 291 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: to him. But if this was if there was a 292 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: Tyreek in this game, I would lean towards the Chiefs 293 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: even if ma Homes was a d percent healthy though 294 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: for this sets up, I think I'm still taking the Bengals. 295 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: I'm going I'm going the other way. And here's why. 296 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,079 Speaker 1: The Bengals have beaten the Chiefs three three times in 297 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: the last year in the last year. Do you really 298 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: think they're gonna beat Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid four 299 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: times in one calendar year. Yeah, I just picked them. 300 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: I just to me, to me that the odds favor 301 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: that not happening. Yeah, I never look at things that 302 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: way though. I mean, I'm just isolating this game. I 303 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: don't like that theory that, oh it's hard to beat 304 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: a team three times in a row. Well, did that 305 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: matter with Eagles Giants? I mean, obviously there's a bigger 306 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: discrepancy there. I mean, don't get me wrong, but I'm 307 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: not insinuating since he has their number or has this 308 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: team figured out. I don't think they do. I just 309 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: think they're better. I don't know if they're markedly better. 310 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't know that, you know, watching these 311 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: two teams, I'm like, well, jeez, the Bengals juice is 312 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: so much better than that. No. No, I think the 313 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: best four teams and there are still a lot, right, 314 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: you know, and these are great teams. So again, I 315 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: think that the odds say that since since he has 316 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: won the previous three matchups and these teams are pretty 317 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: evenly matched. It comes back the other way now, particularly 318 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: if this game we're in Cincinnati, I would I would 319 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: say differently, But it's in Kansas City, and I've covered 320 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: playoff games in Kansas City and I can tell you 321 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: that place is as loud as any stadium in the country, 322 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: and those fans will be plenty looped up for a 323 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: night games. It's gonna be um. I just think the 324 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: Chiefs have the the greatest asset of any of the 325 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: four teams, and that's my homes and which is the 326 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: greatest asset and maybe all sports, but definitely in football. 327 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 1: But I think they also have the most exploitable things 328 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: as well. You know, their receivers aren't great, their defense 329 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: has holes. You know. Here's the other thing. I think 330 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: that Andy Reid is a schemer. We know that there's 331 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: gonna be a couple of plays in this game that 332 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: he's drawn up specifically to beat, knowing that these guys 333 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: beat us three times in her own Now, I'm gonna 334 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: come up with something that's going to just completely, no question, 335 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: blow the lid off of these guys. And I just 336 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: think he'll figure something out here. I'm not denying that 337 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: one bit. I think it's gonna be a really good game. 338 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: I got the Bengals, I have the Bengal. Are the 339 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: Chiefs winning on a field goal? Uh? Moody picking the Bengal? 340 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: Seth Water picking the Chiefs thirty one thirty And it 341 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: could end up like that too. If both these quarterbacks 342 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: get hot. I just think it's gonna be up and down. 343 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: And you know, I like, we figured out all your 344 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: checks were too smart, too good at quarterbacks, and we're 345 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: just gonna rip you up. Here's the other thing. Are 346 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: the Bengal is going to be able? They got out 347 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: to a big lead early last week. Are they gonna 348 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: be able to do that then cover up their offensive 349 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: line issues? I'm sure the answer is No. I also 350 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: think that offensive line benefited from the snow and Buffalo, 351 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: you know, And I also think Buffalo to the to 352 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: their own fault. They have a bunch of talented defensive linemen, 353 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: but they're all finesse. They don't rush the passer real well. No, 354 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: it kind of if we're all gonna just we're gonna 355 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: get out to a four team point lead and then 356 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: we know you're throwing a ball, We're just gonna rush 357 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,120 Speaker 1: the pass her all day and we're gonna get sacks. 358 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 1: I would say in the other day, like if I'm 359 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 1: Buffalo and I'm looking at what I need this offseason, 360 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: all this speed is wonderful, but I want Jerome Vettis 361 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,919 Speaker 1: and Casey Hampton. You know you're playing Buffalo. You have 362 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: no power up the middle on either side of the ball. 363 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: And I thought that really showed again Kansas City does 364 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: They absolutely do Chris Jones. If Chris Jones comes out 365 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: to play, which sometimes is an issue with Chris Jones, 366 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: I doubt it. That's what I was just gonna say, Like, 367 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: that's not him being motivated to go out there and 368 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 1: and get after the quarterbacks. He's not going to be 369 00:17:55,960 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: an issue he's going to be facing that entire right 370 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: side of the line is backups. We had the host 371 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: of Locked On Bengals on our podcast yesterday and I 372 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: asked him flat out, is Chris Jones what you fear 373 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: the most? Oh? My god, Yeah, it's audio my homes. 374 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: You know, we can keep up in the shootout, but 375 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: Jones could wreck the whole thing, absolutely could. And they've 376 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: got other pass rushers. I mean, that's what they're for. 377 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:25,199 Speaker 1: All their inadequacies on defense, they do have pass rushers 378 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: because they know they're gonna be interesting because that's what 379 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,120 Speaker 1: they're They know that they're gonna do that. So Frank 380 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: Clark could have you know, this is the worlder playing 381 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 1: better and done lap and those dudes right there, their 382 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: front's gonna cause problems. It's gonna it's gonna be an issue. 383 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: Sold that the Bengals O lines fixed. Um the FPI 384 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 1: prediction in this one Kansas City by at the time 385 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 1: by an average of four point six points. So interesting. Now, 386 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: we did get to see the Steelers this season matchup 387 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,439 Speaker 1: with two of these teams. Right, They went one and 388 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: two in those games, right, beating the Bengals in Week one, 389 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: uh then being blown out by the Eagles and then 390 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 1: a thirty seven thirty loss to the to the Banks 391 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: at home. Um, are they that far off from being 392 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: at this level? I think there are two tiers behind 393 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 1: these four. I mean these four to me stand alone. 394 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: Maybe we could sprinkle Buffalo in there. Dallas would probably 395 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: my six team, But I think Dallas is probably the 396 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: best team in Tier two. Maybe the Steelers are tier two. 397 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: I don't know who. Yeah, if the Jags are close, 398 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: the Steelers are close, right, the Giants aren't close. I 399 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: don't believe that. You know, that was there was a 400 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: lot of smoking mirrors. Yeah, and I just don't think 401 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: they're very talented football team yet. Um so I think 402 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: the Steelers are a Tier two team right now? Who 403 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:51,880 Speaker 1: else is in that tier? Miami? Yeah? Um, okay, that's 404 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: the thing, you know. I was I was reading a 405 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: thing today on on NFL dot com. They were talking 406 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,159 Speaker 1: about The story was about players who are going to 407 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: get paid this season. Of course, the first three guys 408 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: were Burrow, not free agents. Yeah, Burrow, Hurts, and Herbert. 409 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: That might be the most disappointing thing if you're a 410 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: Chargers fan is those guys are playing Herbert's Herbert's for 411 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: You've had Herbert on a rookie contract and you've got 412 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,159 Speaker 1: no playoff wins the show for it, and you're out 413 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: there buying Khalil Mack and Kacy Jackson. You didn't slow 414 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: play and you went all in. You went for it 415 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: and it didn't work out. And now you're going to 416 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: have to pay the quarterback. And I mean you push 417 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: your trips in the middle, you don't always win, and 418 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: that's brutal, and we often talk about it. I mean, 419 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 1: the Eagles and Bengals are about to experience life with 420 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: an experience, you know, a pricey quarterback. The days of 421 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: signing whoever you want are gone, but these are problems 422 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: you want to have. We all hope pick It turns 423 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: into that same guy and they pay him fifty million too, 424 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: because he's that good. That's kind of what Art Rooney 425 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 1: said yesterday when he was asked about that, because somebody mentioned, 426 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: you know that, well three of the four quarterbacks, starting 427 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,360 Speaker 1: quarterbacks are on the rookie deals. Now I don't look 428 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: at in that light because they were paying Jimmy Well, 429 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: they trade up for Lance, that's who they wanted, and 430 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: then they settled on Jimmy who They didn't even left 431 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: practice with the team for a while. I mean, the 432 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: plan wasn't to play party, but you don't. It's it's 433 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: you want to have the quarterback, no doubt, whether he 434 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: is on his room. His rookie deal makes it easier 435 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 1: to build around the quarterback, but you still have to 436 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: maintain that. Then after you start paying the quarterback, things 437 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: getn't you have to trade Tyreek Hill because you can't 438 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: pay him. Deep down, I don't think the Chiefs thought 439 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 1: they would be here, that this would be their version 440 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: of a rebuild year, cash in Tyreek for a bunch 441 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: of picks. They actually have a lot of cap space 442 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: for the first time and forever. But where Buffalo was 443 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 1: the opposite, We're gonna go all the way and we're 444 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: gonna get John Miller. This might be our last year. 445 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: Guys like Edmonds employer probably gonna leave. You know, you're 446 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: gonna start losing more than you gain. That's the Bengals, 447 00:21:55,760 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: you know future, that's Eagles future, that's a Chargers feutre 448 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 1: your But to your point, one of them goes to 449 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: dance and what doesn't I don't have anything to show 450 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:08,679 Speaker 1: for him. No, for maxing out those credit cards. You're 451 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: looking around to the garage going where's all the stuff? Yeah? Right, 452 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: and I think they're coaching a lot of empty bags, 453 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: right right. I think they're coaching staff deserve some heat 454 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 1: for that. But it also shows how hard it is 455 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: to win the playoffs and they got in. It absolutely 456 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: does so, you know, and that's kind of what Art said. 457 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: He said, hey, we you know, we want to compete 458 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: every year, because he was also asked, you know, does 459 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: it pay to to be one of these teams that 460 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,640 Speaker 1: maxes out and goes for it? And he's like, look, 461 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: our our ideas that we we go out, we compete 462 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: every year. Uh, if you get into the tournament, you've 463 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,679 Speaker 1: got a chance to win it. And I know some 464 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: people think, well that's kind of a the fetus attitude. 465 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: You're happy just being mediocre. That's not mediocre. Competing is 466 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: not mediocre. And we've see the playoffs every year. The 467 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: Rams were the Rams and Bengals were not the top teams. 468 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: Act they both were like three four seeds. They look 469 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: play quality teams or playing well, but you gotta get 470 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: a couple of bounces, get in dance dance, you know, absolutely, 471 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: he is Matt Williamson. I am Dale Lally. You're listening 472 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: to the Drive here on Steelers Nation Radio, and you 473 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: can now listen to Steelers Nation Radio anytime anywhere through 474 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 1: your smart speaker. Just say Alexa whatever you call your 475 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: smart I don't know other smart speakers out there called 476 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 1: something other than Alexa. I bet yes, but I'm too work, 477 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 1: too old to know that. Can you name it anything 478 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: you want? Oh, they're Sirie's true. I want to name one, like, 479 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: why are they all women's name? I want to have 480 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 1: a dude's name. Bob play Steelers Nation Radio from my heart, 481 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 1: and Bob would then take care of the rest. In 482 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: this case, Alexa does two. Yeah, but yeah, he is 483 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: Matt Williams and I am Dale Lally. You're listening to 484 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: the Drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. We're gonna take 485 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: a break. We come back. It's time for the Fantasy 486 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: Football Focus and we will do our Championship Weekends DFS lineups. Absolutely, 487 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: we will do that right after this