1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Drive. I'm Dale Lolly here with Matt 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Williamson and uh apologize for not doing the show yesterday, 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: but Matt, I was getting a tour of the the 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: Hall of Honor Museum at the Stadium. Very nice, very 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: well done. Um. Something I think that if you're a 6 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: Steeler fan, even if you're not a Steeler fan, if 7 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: you're just a fan of football, or history, sports and 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: sports and generally even some of the history of Pittsburgh. 9 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: Like the first thing you see when you come in, um, well, 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: after you see the video of everything, they have a 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: wall with just the old black and white photos from 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: like you know, the twenties and stuff. Yeah. Yeah, a 13 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: lot of I mean it's a hundred years ago, right, 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: A lot of good stuff there. Um. I did a 15 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: show last night with Mike Pursuit and he raved about it. 16 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, he's roll into not member mobilia, 17 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: but you know, old cleats and you know, nostalgic stuff, 18 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: and he couldn't go. He raved and raved about it. 19 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: Really compared it to the Canton, you know, to the 20 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame and terms of how well what's done, 21 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: and you know it's obviously Steelers, but Steelers can hang 22 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: with any team in any sport in terms of history. Yeah, absolutely, 23 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: And you know, you go through the decades and you 24 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: know the some of the you know, the players obviously, 25 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: the historic players, the uniforms, the everything that you see there. Um, 26 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: I heard the video get you pretty wound up to Yeah, 27 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: the video is good. I mean a lot of you know, 28 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame speeches and things of that nature, 29 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: and just running you through the history of it all. 30 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: And it's video or something like that. Give us twelve minutes. Yeah, 31 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: so it's not not overly long, but very much like 32 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: I just went to Hawaii last summer and did Pearl Harbor. 33 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, you know, and so it was it 34 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: was comparable to that in terms of the you know, 35 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: the going through the different displays. You get down there 36 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: and get my son down there too. Yeah, So take 37 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: him out of school for a day more useful, life 38 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: less and then go to school. We're gonna go to 39 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: the museum history or art Steelers Steelers again, and then 40 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: we're going to Canton later. Yeah. Right, make a day 41 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: of it. That's not that far. Yeah. Absolutely. You do 42 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: need tickets to go to that. You can get those 43 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: on the Steelers dot Com um and again well worth it. 44 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: UM probably take you. You know, if you're if you're 45 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: taking your time and going through and looking at all 46 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: the displays, you could probably spend a couple of hours 47 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: in there looking around and watching the videos and doing 48 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: all those things. And again, if you're a Steeler fan, 49 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: I wouldn't. I don't know why you wouldn't. Yeah, the 50 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: proceeds from that do benefit the the Art Rouney Art 51 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: Rundey Scholarship Funds, so it goes to a good cause 52 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: as well. But very well done. It's at Acquasure Stadium 53 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 1: right above the right above the new pro shop there, 54 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: so very easy to get to in and out. Um. Yeah, 55 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: you go during the week. It's not like it's a 56 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: game day thing either, right, I mean you go, you 57 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: can go on game day? Yeah you do. Again, you can. 58 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: It's not just hoping just for game day. But you again, 59 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: you do need tickets to do all that, So plan ahead. 60 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: Uh don't you show up and hope to get in. 61 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: That might not happen, especially the first year. I would crowded. 62 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: But I've been in the Packers Museum at their stadium. Um, 63 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: you know it's right there with that it's funny the 64 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: same thing he said, I went to the Packers one, 65 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: I went to the Yankees one. I'll put this right 66 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: against all of them. You know, like that's pretty strong 67 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: company there. Absolutely. Um, but yeah, So turning the page, 68 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: the Steelers get back to business this week, play the 69 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: New Orleans Saints at Akershure Stadium one o'clock. Um, mattis, 70 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: we haven't talked a ton about this game. Obviously, we 71 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: didn't do a show yesterday. This Saints team is all 72 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: kinds of banged up. They've had a rough year in 73 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: terms of injuries, as much as any team in the league, 74 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: and it's getting worse and worse. You know, in a 75 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: short week. Anyone that watched you know, Saints Ravens, saw 76 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: a couple there, important guys leave the game. Doesn't sound 77 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: like there's much good news concerning that. And you know, 78 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: they they can't really even play the way they want 79 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: to play, especially on defense, because they're so banged up. Yeah, 80 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: this going off of yesterday's practice report, Marcus Davenport has 81 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: been limited in both days. He's got a calf. Whether 82 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: he plays or not, we'll see, we'll see what happens 83 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 1: with him today. But that did not practice guys. This 84 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: list is extensive and important to them. Yeah, Marshawn Lattimore. Uh, 85 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,799 Speaker 1: he's ideally. They want to play a lot of man coverage, 86 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: a lot of you know, two men, and without Lattimore, 87 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: their corners just can't do it. Yeah, he's their number 88 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: one guy. Uh. Eric McCoy their center, who's who's a 89 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: very good football player. Andre's Pete who's right next to 90 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: him at a guard on the first round pick. He's 91 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: been a quality guard with a great tackle, but the 92 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: quality So now you're missing preps two guys on the 93 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: interior of your line, which means ruise. The right guard 94 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: goes to center, which he's not quite as good as McCoy, 95 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: and Throckmorton came in at right guard last game. I 96 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 1: don't know who the third guard is going to be 97 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: in this equasion, you know, so they they don't know 98 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: if they know that. UM, I do expect Ryan Ramsack 99 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: to play the tackle. He didn't look like himself last 100 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: week though, No, he did not. Pete Werner one of 101 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: their inside linebackers who's an every down linebacker for them. 102 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: They love him and he's like Tamaro Davis's protege every down. 103 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 1: He said, every down linebacker already has come on the scene. 104 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: I think the second year quality every down player, and 105 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: I don't know who this is replace. Yeah, So he 106 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: hasn't practiced all because an ankle. He left that game 107 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: against the Ravens with that. And then this one Marcus May, Yeah, 108 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 1: I didn't know he got hurt, like right up the middle, 109 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, right up the middle exactly. He's a true 110 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: free you know, he allows the honey badger to kind 111 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: of pull them all over it up a little bit, 112 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: you know, because May's a stabilizing force, especially as a 113 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: single high guy. They like him, you know, but again 114 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: they mean they already have a handful injuries before that. Um, 115 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: it's been a rough year for them. I mean, injuries 116 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: and turnovers are really the story, huge, huge issue to me, 117 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: the most important thing that they're missing. There there's two 118 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: linemen off, Yeah, the two offensive line energy is huge 119 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: because it's again it's three new people and their line, 120 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 1: which two years ago their line was one of the 121 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: best in the league. They invest in it. Yeah, I 122 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: mean it was the top five line clearly in the league. 123 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: Armstead a left happ you know, right and they're trying 124 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: to replenish that because they traded up for Penning in 125 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: the first round. They value lineman more than any team 126 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: in the league. Especially during the Drew Brees era, they 127 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: would use early picks on guards and centers because he 128 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: can't see, they understand exactly who he is. If they 129 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: pushed the pocket, he can't see, and so they built 130 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: around him and they were really smart about it. Yeah, 131 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: but if you're missing McCoy and Pete, yikes. Yeah, um, 132 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: you know, especially the Steelers are getting Lario. Can Joe 133 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 1: be back? Uh back? Cam Heywards basically took to you know, 134 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: he didn't do anything last week, you know, and and 135 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: got some rest. He should be in great shape heading 136 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: into this, uh you know. And so um we know 137 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton doesn't handle pressure. Well, that's as I say, 138 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: in Dalton to whether it's up the middle or Watton 139 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: Hysman's coming off the edge or whatever, he is who 140 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,239 Speaker 1: he is at this point. I mean, the Steelers obviously 141 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: of an extensive book on the guy. He hasn't changed 142 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: since he's gone to New Orleans. He's having a decent year, 143 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: but he doesn't handle pressure well. He's always been the 144 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: later the down goes the worst it goes for him 145 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: is really the book on the guy. He's not supermobile. 146 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: I mean, he can move around a little, but it's 147 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: not like he's gonna beat you with his feet. He 148 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: could be in for a long day. Yeah, I think 149 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: you very well be. And really, if you look at 150 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: their offense, it's all Camara and it's all that's it. Yeah, 151 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: I mean I don't even know if you'll worry about 152 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: anybody else. They're non existent. I mean maybe they get 153 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: Landry Back, who's a move that change's professional slot, but 154 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: he's not dynamic. Um. Camara gets a ton of attention, 155 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: I'm assuming because they're in such rough shape. I mean 156 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: maybe Taysom Hill plays five more snaps and he would 157 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: have something along those lines. But they're tight ends aren't dynamic. Um. 158 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: Other receivers, they've gone through a bazillion of them. I mean, 159 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: corners and receivers have both been like nine deep of 160 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: guys getting quality snaps. I will say, though I've done 161 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: a lot more a love a homework this week, he's 162 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: better than I thought. He's a star. I mean I 163 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: didn't love him coming out of Ohio State. I was wrong. 164 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: They're without him. Yeah, I mean I liked them, I 165 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: mean his first round pick, but I liked five or 166 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: six receivers better. Um, he is a star. I mean 167 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: he kind of looks like a young stuff on Diggs. Yeah, 168 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: if you look at their offense. So he's got forty 169 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: three catches for six d eighteen yards. Kamara has thirty 170 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: six for three nineteen eight point nine yards. A catch 171 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,439 Speaker 1: for a running back is outstand phenomenal. Yeah, he's as good. 172 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: And those are mostly dump offs too, Like he doesn't 173 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: run necessarily routes and things that nature. He he's running 174 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: wheel routes and things of that nature. Yeah, it's not like, 175 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: oh just let's let's have him on a quick slant 176 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,719 Speaker 1: and things of that nature. Now, Uh, this is dump off. 177 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: He makes a guy missing, He's hard to get to 178 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: the ground, hard to get also good in protection. Then 179 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 1: you're looking at Juwan Johnson, their tight end and tight 180 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: end twenty three catches. I look at that like by default, 181 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: and he had the one big play last week that 182 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 1: he didn't deserve, you know, and they were high on troutman. 183 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: Um Johnson has gone past him. Taysom Hill will even 184 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: play a little tight end, but none of those guys 185 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: are difference makers. Here's how bad it is. Michael Thomas, 186 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: who hasn't played in a month and a half, played 187 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: three games. He's our fifth leading receiver. I mean, that's 188 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: where they're at. Like tray Kuan Smith hasn't really worked 189 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: out for them, and I'm not even sure who else 190 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: they've Yeah, there's a there's a name. I was thinking, 191 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: you know, But again there's ten deep of pass catchers, 192 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 1: five of whom should never really even see the field. Now, 193 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: one thing I do expect them to do a gainst 194 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: the Steelers. Rashid's Shahid, Yeah, is a speed guy. Wouldn't 195 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: surprise me if they try to sneak him, you know, 196 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: because the Steelers have had given up some big plays. 197 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: But the question is can you block it up? Can 198 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: you protect right? Right? Right? And again it's Dalton Gonna, 199 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: He's not to drive the ball down the field type 200 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: of guy either. I would think it's a lot of Kamara, 201 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: a lot of Hill, a lot of the larvae, and 202 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: then some shots. Like you said, is that enough could be? 203 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: I mean the way the Steeler's offensive played this year, 204 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: but I think that's a tough formula and I haven't 205 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: studied their schematics to no end. But I think the 206 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: lack of Sean Payton hasn't help matters either. Yeah, I 207 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: mean there's I don't think there's a lot of imagination 208 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: in that offense. They have the they have the they 209 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: have the book, they have the playbook, right, but if 210 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 1: you don't have the guy who designed the playbook is 211 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: quite as good. Exactly exactly. I mean, hey, we got 212 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: all these plays in here for Taysom Hill. Let's run 213 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: the east. Yeah, you know, and their head coach is 214 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: a defensive minded guy and he's well regarded on that 215 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: side of the ball too, But they haven't been as 216 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: creative either because they don't have the corners, you know, 217 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: so it's there. They've been hand handcuffed this year. Yeah. 218 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: If you look at that defensively, Um, you know, the 219 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: numbers aren't bad. They're giving up passing yards per game. 220 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: Their numbers across the board on offense and defense or 221 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: better than the eye test, you know, but the turnovers 222 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: turnover to brutal. Yeah. I mean even Dalton, Uh, he's 223 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: played in six games, he still has five interceptions. Um, 224 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: that may not sound like a lot, but then when 225 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: you start looking at well, if he played seventeen games 226 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: and fifteen interceptions, Yeah, you know, that's okay. He's not 227 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: a super conservative Alex Smith like people think. You know, 228 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: just because he's a quote game manager doesn't mean he 229 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: doesn't put the ball in harm's way. Um, they're lasting 230 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: league and turnover differential and some of that, some of 231 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: that was once again, Jami's who you know. Soon as 232 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: Sean Payton walked out the door, started throwing interceptions again. 233 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: But the defense isn't creating them either, right, I mean, 234 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: it's it's across the board in terms of problems in 235 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: the turn over department. Over and injuries have been the 236 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: big big things. They've also had some some fumble luck. 237 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: They fumbled twelve times, they've lost nine of them. Oh wait, 238 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, it's they've they've fumbled. Opponents have recovered eleven 239 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: fumbles against them. So they lucky fumble unluckiness, I got you, yeah, 240 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: at um, you know. So we'll see if the Steelers 241 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: can get the ball on the ground against his team work. 242 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: You know, get some interceptions. They gotta take care of 243 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: the football, catch the ones that they throw to you too. Defensively. 244 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: Tyranne Mathal has both of their interceptions, which should tell 245 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 1: you they only have two interceptions inceptions, right, and there's 246 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 1: not a lot of ball hawks. And you know he's 247 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: a good player. Lattimore is a good player, but they're 248 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: not getting their hands on the football for whatever reason. 249 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: Um Steels just played the opposite team. Philly was number one, 250 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 1: and you know in this one's Steelers aren't exactly great 251 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 1: in the turnover department either, but you gotta win the 252 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: turnover battle. I'm not sure you have to win it 253 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 1: to win this game, but it would be nice. I 254 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: mean it would go a long long way. Uh, in 255 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:09,199 Speaker 1: terms of Warner and what him being out might take 256 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: away from this team. He's a leading tackler by he 257 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: has seventy four tackles. Davis is next with Yeah, but 258 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: that's a big gap. That's a huge gay is the 259 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: other thing that they are really good at is they've 260 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 1: done a great job against opposing tight ends. But that's 261 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: Warner and May right. Yeah, the guys who are you know, 262 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: gonna be out? And I mean Davis and Mathow has 263 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: something to do with it, but two of the four 264 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: that really have the tight end responsibilities probably aren't playing 265 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: this game. Yeah, I'll take my chances with Friar Muth 266 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:46,599 Speaker 1: and math Ow. Yeah exactly. He's a dangerous player, but 267 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: he's tiny. Yeah exactly. He's a playmaker and he's a 268 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: leader and a L s U guy and all that, 269 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: and they love him, but he's not a oh and 270 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: don't throw at him at any cost type of situation. Um, 271 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: you know, he did one thing he does he will 272 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: catch the football, you do throw it to him as 273 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: dangerous but yeah, I mean I look at that, you know, 274 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: you look at their their pass rush. Davis leads him 275 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: with six sacks? Does he so you know George cam 276 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: Jordan's second with five? Um, Davis is a great pass rusher. 277 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: I say that, not Blitzer, because he will He has 278 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: a array of moves and he's not just a run 279 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: downhill guy, but he also will run over a lot 280 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: of running backs. They don't love blitzing in general. I mean, 281 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: they don't blitz a lot. They're like second lowest and yeah, 282 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: real low because they have big, physical defensive front and 283 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: they like to beat you up that way. But Davis 284 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: is just so good at it that when they do 285 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: it's usually him. Yeah, So identify him and you know, 286 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: go at it. He's a really good player, you know, 287 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: and people don't talk about him as one of the 288 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: best linebackers in the league, but I think he is. Yeah, 289 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: I think so as well. Um, you know he will 290 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: be in this game. Um, so you do have to. 291 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: You know, he has eight tackles for a loss, as 292 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: does as does Cam Jordan. Cam Jordan's a no, yeah, 293 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: standing football player as well. He's He's what I've been 294 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: saying this week is he's kind of like their version 295 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: of Cam Heyward. You know. I mean you'd have a 296 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: lot of Jordan jerseys if you were a Saints fan. 297 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: He's gonna be in their Ring of Honor or whatever someday. 298 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: I mean all time great Saint. Yeah. So you know, 299 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: pressure the quarterback for Sandy Dalton into some mistakes, stop 300 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: the run. I say, don't let Kamara and a Lava up. 301 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: I mean they're gonna get there's But if the other 302 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: three skill guys have decent days, but Kamara and a 303 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: Lava don't, I'll take it, you know. Yeah, I mean 304 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: if you if you look at it in terms of 305 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: the yards per gained per rushing for attempt, I mean, 306 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: I know the Steelers have worked on stopping Taysom Hill. 307 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: And I get it. Uh, but he's an interesting player though. 308 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: I respect for him now that I did two years ago. 309 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: He's ever eight point six yards of Cary, I know, 310 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: and he's a second leading rusher. He's got like what 311 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: forty carries or something. Yeah. Um, Latavious Murray average five 312 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: point too. Well, he's no longer on the team. Kamar 313 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: is only averaging four point three yards of carry this year. Yeah, 314 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: which is fine. You can live with that. You can 315 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: live with that, right, but you can't give up the 316 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 1: big place to Taysom Hill. Hill's faster than Kamar, I bet, 317 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: and he might be. He's bigger, Yeah, he's Yeah, he's 318 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: a handful to get on the ground and and they 319 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: he'll throw a pass and he has like four and 320 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: five games in a row something like that. He's not 321 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: a terrible passer. He's on every down quarterback back. No. 322 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: I remember when they when the Steelers played down there 323 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: a few years ago, and they come out their midfield 324 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: and they had they threw an interception and it was 325 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: Taysom Hills, like chuck him one deep. I'm like, wouldn't 326 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: you rather have Drew Brees do that? Why are we 327 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: doing that? Why are you doing that? You know, as 328 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: much respect as I have for Sean Payton, especially as 329 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: an offensive mind and head coach, he seemed to think 330 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: Hill was going to be his Steve Young. Yeah, and 331 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: I get it now, But when Breeze was in his 332 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: prime and you're snapping the ball to Hill, I think 333 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: the defense is just say that. You know, absolutely in 334 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: the day and it's worked and he's hard to play. Drew, 335 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: you go over there and stand, you stand in the 336 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: corner and don't do anything. I don't know that we're 337 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: gonna play ten on eleven and snap it to the 338 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: guy that can't throw. But I mean he'll complete passes 339 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: and they can do some trick stuff with them, and 340 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: they might direct snap it to him on the punt team, 341 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: and you know he'll run down and make tackles on 342 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: the kickoff coverage. I mean, he's an interesting guy, um, 343 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 1: and he's hard to get on the ground. He's fast, 344 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: so you got to prepare for him. And I'm sure 345 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:27,399 Speaker 1: it makes the week of preparation a little harder too. Yeah, um, 346 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: but yeah, I just it's a very you know we 347 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 1: talked about earlier in the week after the Claypool trade. 348 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 1: How the Steelers shrunk their pie down alone. Bit, Yeah, 349 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: this is a very small pie. It's two, it's two 350 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 1: guys and a half. And if Hills in the game, 351 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: alert alert, Yeah you know that. Snap. Oh he's a quarterback. 352 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 1: You think he's gonna do something here. Probably he's gonna 353 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 1: run right right. And especially the lines bag though, because 354 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 1: like as you mentioned, the line has traditionally been massive 355 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: strength for this team. You know, their first round pick, 356 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: second round picks, all across the board, and they haven't 357 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: missed on many of them. Yeah, I mean they've They've 358 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: done a good job with that. So we'll see here. Uh, offensively, 359 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: I don't. I mean, the Steers can't take anyone lightly. 360 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: I mean, but I'm not super impressed with the Saints. 361 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I picked them to win the division before 362 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: the season. I thought they went all in on the 363 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: lobby and these guys. I'm like, maybe Tampa's gonna fall off, 364 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: and Tampa did fall off a little, But the Saints, 365 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: I mean, some of it's out of their control. The 366 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: the injuries and you know, the turnovers aren't out of 367 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 1: their control. But they haven't been nearly as good as 368 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 1: I thought they could be even on their best day. No, 369 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 1: I mean, heck, they even lost of the Buccaneers this year. Yeah, 370 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: they usually and they usually beat them. And if you 371 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: start looking at their if their game by games. Uh, 372 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: they beat the Falcons by one in week one and 373 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: they lost it at the Bucks. Beat the lost to 374 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: the Panthers. I forgot about that. I mean that's the 375 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: Matt rule dysfunction. Panthers, right, that's yeah, that's Baker Mayfield. 376 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 1: You know nights was glorious, you know. Uh, Now they 377 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 1: did get the Vikings a good game, lost that five 378 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: that was at home though. Uh, they beat the Raiders 379 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: bad too. They bet they beat Seattle. That looks like 380 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: a better win now than Yeah, but guess lost to 381 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: the Bengals, lost to the Cardinals. Yeah, I mean that 382 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: Cardinals seems not good. Beat the Raiders and then lost 383 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: to the Ravens. Beat the Raiders bad, which doesn't look 384 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 1: as good as it does now when the Raiders are 385 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,679 Speaker 1: when they when we were doing power rankings after they 386 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: beat the Raiders shut them out, they jumped like eight spots. 387 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:31,159 Speaker 1: If the Saints have figured it out. And then they 388 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 1: played the Ravens last week, they just looked Yeah, that 389 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: might have been their worst game of the year, and 390 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: again the injuries are catching up to them. I think 391 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: the Seals are in a good spot. I mean, especially 392 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 1: from a rest and injury perspective. And I really think 393 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: having the book on Dalton is big in this game too. Yeah, 394 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:52,360 Speaker 1: at the Steeler three and thirteen, and you wonder how 395 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: he got the three. Sometimes Bengal teams weren't terrible. No, 396 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: he had good stuff around them, and it just didn't 397 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 1: you know it was him. I think they know exactly 398 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: who he is. He hasn't changed. They cover it up 399 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: quickly and then allow your pass for us to get home, 400 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,120 Speaker 1: and he will make a mistake, force him to make 401 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: card throws and he's not gonna you know, he's not 402 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,479 Speaker 1: that type of guy. No, no, he's not. But we'll 403 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: see how that kind of the other thing. I think 404 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 1: it's interesting about this game. Whether it's supposed to be 405 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: chilly on Sunday. I think this rain supposed to be be 406 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,399 Speaker 1: the past. The rain, the rain is scenaria. Now is 407 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: gonna get out of here, but it's still gonna be 408 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: in the thirties. A team, an indoor team from the 409 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: South coming north to play. I'm sure it's our first 410 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: cold weather game with doubt. Yeah. Yeah, I mean they 411 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: worked at home like recently, makes sense. Um, and the 412 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 1: Steelers are their injury news are pretty good. Huh Yeah. 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