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Speaker 2: Good evening, Steeler Nation, how we do it? That's good

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Speaker 2: us too. Our number two here of the Drive on

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Speaker 2: the Steelers Audio Network. One more hour to go as

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Speaker 2: we get ready for Steelers Texans Monday night at Akroshur Stadium,

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Speaker 2: and Matt, it's time to continue our little matchup segment,

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Speaker 2: our preview. We're gonna spend the block in talk Houston

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Speaker 2: offense against the Steelers defense as we complete five Star Friday.

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Speaker 3: We're humbled and excited to be in these five star matchups.

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Speaker 3: Five star matchup. Somebody leaving here with the loss not

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Speaker 3: gonna be as.

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Speaker 4: Matt.

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Speaker 2: Let's start with if the quarterback, as we often do

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Speaker 2: in these conversations.

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Speaker 3: Yeah as well, c J.

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Speaker 2: Stroud.

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Speaker 3: I think I'm a fan you.

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Speaker 2: You and I both are fans. I think there's so

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Speaker 2: it was last week or maybe early this week, whatever

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Speaker 2: the case may be. The all the days and all

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Speaker 2: the weeks and all the games and everything kind of

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Speaker 2: run together at this point of course. But we talked

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Speaker 2: about the misnomer with Joey Porter Junior, where a lot

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Speaker 2: of people anytime you tweet about how good of a season,

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Speaker 2: he's having a lot of people reply, yeah, but what

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Speaker 2: about the penalties? Talking about the penalties, all the palties, Yeah,

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Speaker 2: and that's not the case anymore.

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Speaker 3: Right.

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Speaker 2: He's the batter who struggled with the curve ball his

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Speaker 2: first couple of years in the league, but now he's

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Speaker 2: figured out how to hit it.

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Speaker 3: YEP.

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Speaker 2: I think there's a little bit of misnumber with CJ.

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Speaker 2: Stroud too, because he didn't start out this season great now,

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Speaker 2: but after he had that concussion and missed two weeks

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Speaker 2: he has been a complete He's been kind of night

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Speaker 2: and day difference in the back half of the season here.

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Speaker 3: So my take on that is, so go back to

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Speaker 3: we talked about when he was drafted. He was like

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Speaker 3: the first of these Jaden Daniels. You know, come and

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Speaker 3: blow your doors off on a bad team, take your

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Speaker 3: team to the playoffs when everyone thought they were the

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Speaker 3: worst team in the league. You know, run away with

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Speaker 3: Rookie of the Year honors, rare rookie seasons. So the

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Speaker 3: bar goes way up here, you know, like, man, oh,

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Speaker 3: he should be MVP. Then next year and then he

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Speaker 3: should win six six consecutive Super Bowls. You know, like

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Speaker 3: it's not really how the league works. Like Jane Daniels

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Speaker 3: came back to earth a little in year two, yes,

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Speaker 3: so did Stroud and Frankly Stroud in his second year,

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Speaker 3: and I would say even into the first half of

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Speaker 3: this season, I think was more let down by those

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Speaker 3: around him than him letting them down, including a coordinator change.

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Speaker 3: The coordinator last year was really problematic for that stretch,

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Speaker 3: and really for these last two years, they've been like

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Speaker 3: the worst first down rushing team in the league. Last

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Speaker 3: himall on first down. And you know Ryan's wants to

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Speaker 3: it's second and nine. You know it's second and eleven.

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Speaker 3: So Stroud probably prematurely had to overcome some things from

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Speaker 3: of a running game. And I think, what is it

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Speaker 3: we just talked about is the necessity of invention?

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Speaker 2: Mother?

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Speaker 3: They of sorry, something's the mother?

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Speaker 2: How many radio hosts does it take to figure that

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Speaker 3: I think the Texans when he got hurt with Davis

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Speaker 3: a guy, you know, he's fine. But they're having this

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Speaker 3: find some schemes. Some of their rookie receivers have gotten

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Speaker 3: And I think that it all worked out pretty well.

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Speaker 2: It certainly has. And they have obviously been a different

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Speaker 3: I know I mentioned it on some other shows. I

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Speaker 3: think I mentioned it here, but they have five losses,

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Speaker 3: four of them are against teams end up with twelve

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Speaker 2: Right and not bad, not not not too shabby. And

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Speaker 3: Yeah, certainly it's unbelievable. Yeah.

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Speaker 2: So everyone knows Nico Collins and I think he is

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Speaker 2: rightfully so the alpha. But he's not the only one

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Speaker 2: that the Steelers secondary has their hands full in terms

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Speaker 3: No, but boy, he's It's not to the Metcalf level

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Speaker 3: And the other guys around him are interesting, you know,

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Speaker 3: like Dalton Schultz doesn't really move the needle, but I

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Speaker 3: always sell him short, you know, like he's never on

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Speaker 3: He's reliable, you know what I mean, good player. The

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Speaker 3: Kirk is still pretty good player. Yeah, they have receivers.

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Speaker 2: How do you go about trying to attack, trying to

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Speaker 2: limit Nico Collins? Is it?

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Speaker 3: I think they, Yeah, I mean not like without any

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Speaker 3: I mean, especially because Nico is so big and physical.

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Speaker 3: I think you're playing strength against strength there in terms

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Speaker 2: Yes, I would. I would agree with.

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Speaker 3: You on that and he's up for the challenge and

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Speaker 2: Yes, all right, let's talk about the weakness of this

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Speaker 2: did they I mean do they do much well? Is

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Speaker 2: Is this a real stick with it?

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Speaker 3: And you know that's my criticism the Steelers. They don't

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Speaker 3: a reason called pound the rock. I mean, you smack

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Speaker 3: I Mean one issue. One guy I want to keep

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Speaker 3: Trent Brown, the right tackle. Yeah, he's been in out

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Speaker 3: humongous right tackle. That when he's healthy, he's a good player.

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Speaker 3: Not the he like he'll need help with watt. But anyway,

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Speaker 3: that's a really good player. Sure. The rookie left tackleseries. Interesting,

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Speaker 3: my pretuoter broughts up. Actually, they are playing a lot

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Speaker 3: of rookies, both those receivers, the left tacklesery, the top

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Speaker 3: running back marks. So these are all first time playoff

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Speaker 3: dudes on that side of the ball. They drafted offense heavy, Matt.

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Speaker 2: One of the things that we said we were going

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Speaker 2: to do yesterday was talk kind of specifically about offensive

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Speaker 3: Yeah, we've done it. We've run out of time here quick,

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Speaker 2: But we've got some time still here in this segment,

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Speaker 2: and I think it kind of piggybacks off of what

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Speaker 2: and things of that nature. We have our people, right.

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Speaker 2: We like Mike Sando when it comes to his quarterback tiers. Sure,

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Speaker 2: we like Dane Brugler when it comes to draft stuff.

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Speaker 2: We like Brandon Thorne when it comes to offensive line teams.

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Speaker 3: Matt Harmon with wide receivers. I mean, these are guys

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Speaker 2: Well for Brandon Thorn, he power ranked the fourteen offensive

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Speaker 3: So I wonder, folks, if you were to hit pause

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Speaker 3: right now, if it's a podcast you're not listening live,

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Speaker 3: where do you think the Steelers would be?

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Speaker 2: I'll tell you this. They're much much closer to the

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Speaker 2: top than the Texans are.

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Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 2: In fact, it's kind of polar opposite here.

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Speaker 3: You want to count them down from fourteen to one.

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Speaker 2: If I were real quick, if you put me on

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Speaker 3: Yeah, they're quite good up front.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, But after that, I think you could start to

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Speaker 2: argue the Steelers at this current moment in time with

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Speaker 3: It surprises me a little because when I scan the list,

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Speaker 3: I'm like, they're mostly below average lines. And I don't

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Speaker 3: think that's like the recipe to go of the postseasons.

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Speaker 3: Have a crappy O line. Sure, I mean it's not

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Speaker 3: as you also put Egles with their best in the Lions.

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Speaker 3: You know, yeah, in Kansas.

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Speaker 2: City, San Francisco, believable offensive line.

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Speaker 3: Perennial teams have had great O line.

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Speaker 2: But you've put it out to offensive line play is

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Speaker 2: a problem across the lead across the board. Number fourteen,

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Speaker 2: no surprise, is the Chargers, and they are listed in

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Speaker 3: They might be thirty seconds, I mean legitimately legitimately, which again,

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Speaker 3: as we've said many times, Herbert deserves a lot of

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Speaker 2: Been able to do behind that offensive line.

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Speaker 3: Real quick. The reason I said to hit Pausa for

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Speaker 3: So that's how you should analyze these things. You know.

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Speaker 2: Playoffs.

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Speaker 2: It's a wonderful time of the year, Matt. We are

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Speaker 3: And there's a handful of day. Two guys that I'm

440
00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,560
Speaker 3: intrigued with too.

441
00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,640
Speaker 2: Lawyer Robinson, Taylon Green, those.

442
00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:55,439
Speaker 3: Two in particular. Yeah, this is a conversation for another day.

443
00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,240
Speaker 3: I mean, we gotta pick wild card games. But I

444
00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,760
Speaker 3: don't know, I don't know what the thing of Simpson.

445
00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,440
Speaker 3: Can't say trade do the Steelers first round pick right now?

446
00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:05,800
Speaker 3: For Simpson, I'd probably like, ah, we'll see.

447
00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,199
Speaker 2: If you said that for Mendoza, yes, yeah, if you

448
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,000
Speaker 2: said that for Dante Moore, yes, sure right. Some of

449
00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:12,679
Speaker 2: these other guys, I might even think about it. I

450
00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,479
Speaker 2: don't know about I don't know about Samson.

451
00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:16,639
Speaker 3: I'm not sure I didn't to do a lot more work.

452
00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,200
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm with you on sa Chas, but I mean,

453
00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,159
Speaker 2: he's absolutely but you want.

454
00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:24,240
Speaker 3: He's got my I got an eye on him, for sure.

455
00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:24,920
Speaker 3: I'm intrigued.

456
00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,240
Speaker 2: You want more potential dance partners out on the dance floor.

457
00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:30,919
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, and I think again, it's kind of been

458
00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,280
Speaker 2: a back and forth this entire year, but it's swinging

459
00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:36,600
Speaker 2: back towards There's gonna be a few more partners than

460
00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,360
Speaker 2: than than we thought. But of course, the two biggest

461
00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:45,080
Speaker 2: names tonight, Matt Friday Night Number five Organ number one Indiana,

462
00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:47,959
Speaker 2: what could be the top two picks in the draft

463
00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:52,280
Speaker 2: at quarterback, respectively, and Mendoza for IU and Dante More

464
00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,200
Speaker 2: for Organ And you think there's.

465
00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,720
Speaker 3: A chance more still could be the first quarter. There

466
00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,760
Speaker 3: is a chance, there's a chance, there is absolutely, We're

467
00:21:58,840 --> 00:21:59,320
Speaker 3: still open.

468
00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:04,840
Speaker 2: Absolutely chance. Indiana a perfect fourteen and zero Big Ten champions.

469
00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:09,000
Speaker 2: They defeated Oregon in Otson out in Oregon earlier this season.

470
00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,679
Speaker 2: That was early in the year. I think that was

471
00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:12,639
Speaker 2: like the first weekend in October or something like that.

472
00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,240
Speaker 2: It was early in the season, but still Oregon.

473
00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:17,399
Speaker 3: Real statement game by Indiana, big time.

474
00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:21,240
Speaker 2: Big time Oregon thirteen and one. The only game that

475
00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,879
Speaker 2: they lost was a few months ago to the to

476
00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:28,399
Speaker 2: this Indiana team. I use a three point favorite tonight, Matt,

477
00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,040
Speaker 2: this is I think this is the national championship.

478
00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:33,840
Speaker 3: With all respect to Miami play last night.

479
00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:38,200
Speaker 2: Miami absolutely could could win it. They are a deserving

480
00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:39,919
Speaker 2: opponent for whoever wins.

481
00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:40,760
Speaker 3: This, that'll be a tough out.

482
00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,000
Speaker 2: And you and I in a weird way, all four

483
00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:46,480
Speaker 2: of now three because Old Miss has been eliminated, but

484
00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,040
Speaker 2: all four of these teams going into last night almost

485
00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,280
Speaker 2: had that team of destiny vibe about them like old

486
00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,800
Speaker 2: miss your head coach leaves and all this turboil, and

487
00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:56,800
Speaker 2: you're still finding a way to win playoff games. And

488
00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,119
Speaker 2: you take down Ohio State, the big bad bully on

489
00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,880
Speaker 2: the block, Miami, same thing. You were the last team

490
00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,320
Speaker 2: to get in, so many people were saying you shouldn't

491
00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:07,199
Speaker 2: be there. Now you're in the National Championship game. And

492
00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,040
Speaker 2: then these two programs, Oregon in Indiana, neither of which

493
00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,000
Speaker 2: have ever won a national title. Oregon, who's been banging

494
00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,120
Speaker 2: on the door since Chip Kelly. I mean, they've been

495
00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,919
Speaker 2: to two national championship games in the twenty first century

496
00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,800
Speaker 2: and lost them both. Indiana who has been.

497
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,800
Speaker 3: A night and day from where the program was.

498
00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:26,200
Speaker 2: This story of college football the last the last two years.

499
00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:30,200
Speaker 2: You know, this could be all time time capital stuff

500
00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:31,200
Speaker 2: tonight between these two.

501
00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:36,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I would assume that whoever wins this game

502
00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,760
Speaker 3: is a substantial favorite in the Natty.

503
00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,520
Speaker 2: I mean a touchdown, which at that stage is a

504
00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:43,159
Speaker 2: is a you know, I don't Yes, I get what

505
00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,120
Speaker 2: you're saying, though not a one and a half point face.

506
00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,240
Speaker 2: I've been feeling good about IU this whole time. But

507
00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:53,159
Speaker 2: something about Oregon, man they just they've been lying in

508
00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,480
Speaker 2: the weeds. Everyone's been talking about Indiana and Ohio State

509
00:23:56,600 --> 00:24:00,160
Speaker 2: and Notre Dame and Miami, and Oregon's just kind of

510
00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:01,840
Speaker 2: been lying in the weeds. Didn't have to play in

511
00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,640
Speaker 2: the Big Ten Championship game, quietly taking care of JMU

512
00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:09,080
Speaker 2: and Texas Tech like it ain't no thing they mean.

513
00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,480
Speaker 3: And you know, it's better than I do. I'm sure

514
00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,159
Speaker 3: Oregon has more four and five star recruits and the

515
00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:16,439
Speaker 3: team speed they do.

516
00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,760
Speaker 2: Now, granted, Ohio State had that over Indiana. You know

517
00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:20,920
Speaker 2: a lot of these schools, but.

518
00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,080
Speaker 3: In Indiana it's not just Mendoz and a bunch of slouches.

519
00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:24,440
Speaker 3: I mean, they have a good team.

520
00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:25,840
Speaker 2: They sure do.

521
00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,920
Speaker 3: Oregon's got better players.

522
00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,800
Speaker 2: I think. I think if you were just through the composite,

523
00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:33,600
Speaker 2: you know, talent scores of each roster. Yeah, but I

524
00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,800
Speaker 2: think whoever wins tonight has has a great chance to

525
00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,320
Speaker 2: win the whole darn thing about nine days from now, Matt,

526
00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:43,160
Speaker 2: It's gonna be more than nine days from now before

527
00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:46,359
Speaker 2: we crown a Super Bowl champion. But that journey gets

528
00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:52,320
Speaker 2: started this weekend Saturday, down about six hours south on

529
00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,480
Speaker 2: seventy nine from here. Well, I guess you take seventy

530
00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,600
Speaker 2: nine to what seventy or seven? I think it is,

531
00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,720
Speaker 2: whatever the case may be. In Charlotte, North Carolin, where

532
00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,560
Speaker 2: the Panthers host the Rams, biggest spread by far of

533
00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,080
Speaker 2: the weekend. I don't think that surprises anybody. Yeah, but

534
00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:10,360
Speaker 2: the Rams on the road ten and a half point favorites.

535
00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,480
Speaker 2: That is one of the biggest numbers you'll ever see

536
00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:17,160
Speaker 2: for a road playoff favorite in the NFL. Can Carolina

537
00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,560
Speaker 2: work some home underdog magic or is this one?

538
00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,800
Speaker 3: Yeah? I think this one get very warranted. Yeah, because

539
00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,679
Speaker 3: I know the Rams haven't blown people's doors off lately,

540
00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:29,040
Speaker 3: but they get Adams back. The defense hasn't been great

541
00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,240
Speaker 3: the last couple of games, but I'm not real worried

542
00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,240
Speaker 3: about it. I have extreme faith in Stafford McVeigh and

543
00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:38,119
Speaker 3: their whole operation. And we did this when we did

544
00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,520
Speaker 3: the power ranks on Tuesday. Not only would I say

545
00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:43,720
Speaker 3: Caroline is the worst team in the playoffs, which they

546
00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:48,480
Speaker 3: obviously are, I think they're a well below average NFL team. Yeah,

547
00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:50,440
Speaker 3: I mean, like I put the Bengals ahead of them,

548
00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,000
Speaker 3: and you know, teams like that.

549
00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,359
Speaker 2: That were Dallas soon like you'd much rather, you'd much

550
00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,679
Speaker 2: rather play Carolina than the Detroit Lions, the.

551
00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:02,199
Speaker 3: Rams, I mean a lot of teams, be honest, I

552
00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,720
Speaker 3: hate that half point. I mean they are home, They're

553
00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:07,760
Speaker 3: gonna try to shorten the game. They don't really do

554
00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:12,480
Speaker 3: anything particularly well. I hate the Rams, but I don't

555
00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:13,800
Speaker 3: feel good about the line at all.

556
00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,399
Speaker 2: I was going to ask you if if there's a

557
00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:19,280
Speaker 2: path to victory to Carolina, is there a clear one

558
00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:23,040
Speaker 2: other than the Rams just throw up all over themselves.

559
00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,800
Speaker 3: You win, you win the turnover battle by three, or

560
00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:29,080
Speaker 3: return a kick for a touchdown, I mean something, but

561
00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,040
Speaker 3: maybe run the ball. I mean when they've had success,

562
00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,280
Speaker 3: they run the ball well. My other podcast, we were

563
00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,280
Speaker 3: citing that they're really good at you know how, I

564
00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,960
Speaker 3: cite like three and out percentage. They rarely go three

565
00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,080
Speaker 3: and out, so they hold the ball pretty well and

566
00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:46,880
Speaker 3: they do it. Their O line was kind of high

567
00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:51,800
Speaker 3: on the list. I mean, I'm reaching. Yeah.

568
00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,199
Speaker 2: It feels like every year there's one of these big

569
00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,520
Speaker 2: lobsided matchups.

570
00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:57,960
Speaker 3: Just one yeah, yeah, yeah.

571
00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,760
Speaker 2: The postseason it's the Texan have been kind of the

572
00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:03,000
Speaker 2: lobsided team at times time.

573
00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,560
Speaker 3: But this is a really good five.

574
00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,760
Speaker 2: Seed same and I think they might lead you and

575
00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:12,159
Speaker 2: I have been saying that. I think some people have

576
00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,359
Speaker 2: soured on the Rams the last couple of weeks, but

577
00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,720
Speaker 2: I think once the division and the one seed were

578
00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:18,440
Speaker 2: out of reach, I.

579
00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:19,760
Speaker 3: Think they were laying the weeds a little bit.

580
00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:21,560
Speaker 2: They're one of the teams that I kind of trust

581
00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,200
Speaker 2: to be able to flip that switch on and off.

582
00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:27,360
Speaker 2: Not every team, not every team and coach can do that,

583
00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,480
Speaker 2: but but the Rams are one of the couple that

584
00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:33,200
Speaker 2: I give the benefit of the doubt too. Yes, yes,

585
00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:35,960
Speaker 2: it's like we said. We said that all year for

586
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,719
Speaker 2: the Chiefs until it was too late, Like if they

587
00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:40,320
Speaker 2: flip a switch at some point, we'll give them that

588
00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:41,920
Speaker 2: benefit of the doubt. They still know how to flip

589
00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:43,919
Speaker 2: a switch. I'll say that same thing about the Eagles

590
00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,440
Speaker 2: when we get to them here, And like the Eagles

591
00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:49,919
Speaker 2: could flip a switch, They're one of the team that

592
00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:51,679
Speaker 2: you get, you right, that you give benefit of the

593
00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,680
Speaker 2: doubt to. In that regard, I'm with you. I don't

594
00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:56,840
Speaker 2: like the half a point, but I'm going to air

595
00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:58,720
Speaker 2: on the side of the Rams. I'll lay that. I'll

596
00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,520
Speaker 2: lay the ten and a half and take LA to

597
00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:04,360
Speaker 2: win by eleven or more. The second game, Saturday Night

598
00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,800
Speaker 2: Matt could be if you take your Steelers black and

599
00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,479
Speaker 2: gold glasses off, just from a neutral perspective, could be

600
00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:14,880
Speaker 2: just the most intriguing matchup of this entire slate. Saturday

601
00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:19,000
Speaker 2: Night Chicago Green Bay. Oldest rivalry in the NFL. Third

602
00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:21,199
Speaker 2: time they played, third time they've played this year, the

603
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,680
Speaker 2: third time in their history, which is a three, which

604
00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:24,119
Speaker 2: is wild.

605
00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:24,640
Speaker 3: Is wild.

606
00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:27,440
Speaker 2: They've been forever, But so much of that is because

607
00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,520
Speaker 2: as great and historic as this rivalry is, for the

608
00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,600
Speaker 2: twenty first century, it's been hammer and nail. Oh yeah,

609
00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:35,520
Speaker 2: the Packers have been the hammer and the Bears have

610
00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:36,160
Speaker 2: been the nail.

611
00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,400
Speaker 3: And even in history, like the Bears were great in

612
00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,960
Speaker 3: the fifties and then the Packers are great in the sixties. Right,

613
00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:42,520
Speaker 3: they're a.

614
00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:44,400
Speaker 2: Little blimp in the eighties, but then the Packers are

615
00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:47,240
Speaker 2: really good with Farvan, the nine and Rogers. Yeah right,

616
00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:50,840
Speaker 2: the Bears have been the nail. But now the rabbit

617
00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:54,760
Speaker 2: has the gun. The Bears are well, actually.

618
00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:56,000
Speaker 3: Bears are getting point at him.

619
00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,200
Speaker 2: According to Vegas, they're getting a point and a half

620
00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,960
Speaker 2: at home. Crazy at Amosphere.

621
00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:03,120
Speaker 3: By that's gonna be a crazy app by far.

622
00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,760
Speaker 2: The most expensive get in price is it three hundred

623
00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:07,480
Speaker 2: and twenty bucks if you want to, you know, sit

624
00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,960
Speaker 2: up in high five Jesus up there in the nosebleeds.

625
00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,479
Speaker 2: Eight o'clock Saturday night in the Windy City, where the

626
00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:16,800
Speaker 2: Bears are home dogs, Green Bay favored by a point

627
00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,680
Speaker 2: and a half. I'm taking the points. I'm definitely I

628
00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:22,080
Speaker 2: think the Bears are gonna win, So I'm taking.

629
00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,000
Speaker 3: I think the Bears are gonna win in their building.

630
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,360
Speaker 3: I can't get the Derrick Henry running all over the

631
00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,600
Speaker 3: Packers taste out of my mouth. And I know that

632
00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:32,000
Speaker 3: they've rested some dudes the last couple, you know, weeks,

633
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:35,239
Speaker 3: but that was love and you know, the defense is

634
00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:38,600
Speaker 3: not getting Michael Parsons to come to that door. Chicago's

635
00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:42,520
Speaker 3: a great running team. Doesn't sound like much, but Kyler

636
00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:45,680
Speaker 3: Gordon is one of the most important Bear players. He's

637
00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:49,800
Speaker 3: kind of their Pea Tree slot do it all Blitzer everything,

638
00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:55,200
Speaker 3: He's back. I really trust Chicago's coaching staff. I think

639
00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,240
Speaker 3: it'll be a close game. I mean, oh yeah, yeah,

640
00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:59,760
Speaker 3: it's a third time matchup. They know each other super well.

641
00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:02,360
Speaker 3: But I said the Bears are better and there at home,

642
00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:03,000
Speaker 3: I think.

643
00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:04,960
Speaker 2: The Bears are better. I think the Bears are healthier

644
00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:06,520
Speaker 2: and they're at home.

645
00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:08,959
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, you give me some points.

646
00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:13,080
Speaker 2: Great, I'm going to advantage Chicago in every regard. Hey,

647
00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,200
Speaker 2: I guess you could argue, you know, the Bears have

648
00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,680
Speaker 2: been in these type of games more certainly than than

649
00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,120
Speaker 2: than the part of me have been in these type

650
00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,360
Speaker 2: of games more Bears. There's obviously something to be said

651
00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:23,560
Speaker 2: for that.

652
00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:27,080
Speaker 3: Yeah, there's definitely some teams like New England that haven't

653
00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,440
Speaker 3: been there in Chicago. And this totally.

654
00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,240
Speaker 2: You don't know what Drake May is going to look

655
00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,240
Speaker 2: like under the lights in a playoff game until you

656
00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,240
Speaker 2: see it, right. You don't know what Caleb Williams is

657
00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:37,800
Speaker 2: going to look like under the lights in a playoff

658
00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:38,720
Speaker 2: game until you see it.

659
00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,600
Speaker 3: And I really doubt on Tuesday when we get together,

660
00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,120
Speaker 3: we'll we talking we gap and the Steeler game, but

661
00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,400
Speaker 3: we bring up the others. I'm sure. Yeah, even if

662
00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,520
Speaker 3: May has a terrible game, I could be like, well,

663
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,040
Speaker 3: we just found out he can never win the big one. Yeah,

664
00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:52,120
Speaker 3: Like that made me crazy with Lamar and you know

665
00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:53,240
Speaker 3: that's so dumb.

666
00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:56,640
Speaker 2: Absolutely people did that for John Elway forever. Right then

667
00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:57,240
Speaker 2: he finished with.

668
00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,600
Speaker 3: Two super bows and then he won a bunch on

669
00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:00,640
Speaker 3: the a.

670
00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,880
Speaker 2: Trio of games. On Sunday, we begin in the AFC

671
00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:07,960
Speaker 2: down in sunny Jacksonville, where one of the stories of

672
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:13,240
Speaker 2: the year, the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Buffalo Bills. Matt,

673
00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,160
Speaker 2: I tell you what, whoever wins this one is going

674
00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:17,200
Speaker 2: to be dangerous. I think for the rest of the conference,

675
00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:20,960
Speaker 2: the rest of the way going forward. This is not

676
00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:25,040
Speaker 2: from a history and name brand is sexy of a

677
00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:28,040
Speaker 2: watch to Chicago and Green Bay, but this might be

678
00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:31,880
Speaker 2: if you were to do the power rank, the rosters

679
00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:35,040
Speaker 2: and everything, this might be the best matchup just based

680
00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:39,680
Speaker 2: off of the two teams this weekend, Buffalo. Once again,

681
00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:43,080
Speaker 2: we have another home dog situation, Buffalo a point and

682
00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:45,880
Speaker 2: a half favorite down in Jacksonville.

683
00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,640
Speaker 3: So I've kicked this around and I'm gonna finally say it.

684
00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,080
Speaker 3: I think the Jags in Houston are the best two

685
00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:52,960
Speaker 3: teams in the AFC.

686
00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:54,320
Speaker 2: Okay, I really do.

687
00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:59,240
Speaker 3: And but Josh Allen's the best player, and he's the

688
00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:02,800
Speaker 3: best weapon and the most important thing. I just think

689
00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:06,720
Speaker 3: Jacksonville so much more well rounded. And I'm not saying

690
00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,719
Speaker 3: Lawrence and Allen are won for one, but I do

691
00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:11,920
Speaker 3: think they have a quarterback the way he's playing that

692
00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,680
Speaker 3: can at least help detonate the bomb that is Josh

693
00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:19,240
Speaker 3: Allen a little bit. And Jacksonville stops run pretty well.

694
00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,520
Speaker 3: That's where it starts, with that good old line and

695
00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:25,080
Speaker 3: James Cook. I think they'll run all over the Bills.

696
00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:27,640
Speaker 3: I think they have a pretty substantial home field advantage.

697
00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:31,200
Speaker 3: Sounds like that plays do wall is all wild ball? Yeah?

698
00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,440
Speaker 3: I think they win the game and could go to

699
00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:35,000
Speaker 3: Super Bowl.

700
00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,040
Speaker 2: I think whoever wins this game has a great chance

701
00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:38,840
Speaker 2: to win the AFC.

702
00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:39,840
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I do too.

703
00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:44,400
Speaker 2: They've got quarterbacks that are playing really well. They've got

704
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:47,800
Speaker 2: pretty bad Jacksonville more so than Buffalo, but you know,

705
00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:51,040
Speaker 2: pretty good rosters and the type of you know, areas

706
00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,080
Speaker 2: of strength that you want to have this time of year.

707
00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:59,400
Speaker 2: I'm just that whole, you know, team of destiny. I

708
00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:00,840
Speaker 2: don't even know if that it's the right term, but

709
00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:04,720
Speaker 2: for whatever reason, it feels like this wide open landscape

710
00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:07,960
Speaker 2: favors Buffalo the most because of all these teams, they've

711
00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,960
Speaker 2: been there the most. They've got the best quarterback who's

712
00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:12,800
Speaker 2: been I know, he's never been to a Super Bowl

713
00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:14,960
Speaker 2: or won an AFC championship. Or a super Bowl anything

714
00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:16,680
Speaker 2: like that. But you look at the numbers and Josh

715
00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,760
Speaker 2: Allen is a historically great quarterback in the postseason.

716
00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:21,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think he's gonna have to be in this game.

717
00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:22,680
Speaker 3: I think was capable.

718
00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,280
Speaker 2: I think I'll lay a point and a half with Buffalo.

719
00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:26,640
Speaker 2: It might be like a bowl game atmosphere too, because

720
00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,640
Speaker 2: you know, Bill's mafia is gonna travel to sunny Florida

721
00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:30,360
Speaker 2: like they always do.

722
00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:32,680
Speaker 3: So I'm gonna jump ahead just for a second. But

723
00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:36,800
Speaker 3: I was hoping that the playoffs would come, would shape

724
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,440
Speaker 3: up that I could bet against the Patriots and against

725
00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:42,480
Speaker 3: the Chargers, Okay, and I wanted to bet both on

726
00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:48,000
Speaker 3: the Texans and the Jags and maybe the Bills too.

727
00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:51,920
Speaker 3: So I don't like the matchups, you know, like I'm

728
00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,800
Speaker 3: having a hard time saying betting against either one of

729
00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:58,080
Speaker 3: these teams. But I think Jackson's just better across.

730
00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:00,440
Speaker 2: The board, across the board other than you know, quarterback

731
00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:05,239
Speaker 2: of experience magic. I give jackson Ville nads certainly. I

732
00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,280
Speaker 2: just I can't imagine making it to Divisional round weekend

733
00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:11,880
Speaker 2: and there's no Allen, there's no Mahomes, there's no Lamar.

734
00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:15,600
Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, at least Cincinnati hasn't been there for

735
00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:19,400
Speaker 2: a few years. But man, that would be something that

736
00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,560
Speaker 2: would that would certainly be the turning of a page

737
00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,360
Speaker 2: in the in the AFC hierarchy.

738
00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:26,440
Speaker 3: Maybe no, Herbert, I mean like, maybe the best five

739
00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,320
Speaker 3: quarterbacks could be on the on the on the outside,

740
00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:29,719
Speaker 3: look at it.

741
00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:34,399
Speaker 2: Very good point. Mattinee game Ish on Sunday, the four

742
00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:36,840
Speaker 2: point thirty match up. I guess that's a little bit

743
00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:39,160
Speaker 2: late for Mattinee, but midday kind of you get what

744
00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:42,920
Speaker 2: I'm saying. There in Philadelphia across the Commonwealth here another

745
00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:46,520
Speaker 2: matchup that we've seen a handful of times on the

746
00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:50,120
Speaker 2: big stage recently. San Francisco travels across the country to

747
00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:54,240
Speaker 2: take on the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, second biggest

748
00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,319
Speaker 2: spread of the weekend. Philly a six point favorite over

749
00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:57,640
Speaker 2: the ninth.

750
00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:01,359
Speaker 3: I think it keeps going up year three yes, a half, yes,

751
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:04,239
Speaker 3: which implies to me, you're not going to get pearce all,

752
00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:05,920
Speaker 3: which doesn't sound like a big deal, but it is.

753
00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:11,720
Speaker 3: And I don't about Trent Williams. Their defense is totally shot.

754
00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:14,759
Speaker 3: My partner Brian Peacock was saying, I knew it was bad,

755
00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:17,239
Speaker 3: but I didn't realize this bad. He's like every linebacker

756
00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:19,960
Speaker 3: we're going to dress was not on the team last

757
00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:23,920
Speaker 3: when we broke camp. Wow, I'm like, oh no, And

758
00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:27,560
Speaker 3: it sounds like Lane Johnson's coming back. Brutal place to play.

759
00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:30,400
Speaker 3: And I was so high on the Niners offense just

760
00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:33,319
Speaker 3: a week ago. But I also think when you start

761
00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:36,240
Speaker 3: playing these elite defenses, which I think Philly's right there

762
00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:39,799
Speaker 3: with Seattle and Houston, that all of a sudden, it's like,

763
00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:43,040
Speaker 3: you can scheme only takes you so far. Yes, I

764
00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,720
Speaker 3: think they've kind of hit It's been a great story.

765
00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:48,400
Speaker 3: They've overcome a lot. But I think a well rested

766
00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:51,359
Speaker 3: Eagles team in their building might beat them bad.

767
00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:54,960
Speaker 2: That's where I'm at too. Yeah, and that's when these

768
00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,880
Speaker 2: teams have met. That's more so been the story is

769
00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:01,720
Speaker 2: the Eagles defense just beats craft out of that Niners offense.

770
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:04,719
Speaker 2: They're not able to out scheme them. They just kind

771
00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:06,919
Speaker 2: of line up and Philly punches them in the mouth.

772
00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,920
Speaker 3: Fangio can understand Shanahan and you know, yes.

773
00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:12,640
Speaker 2: Yes, Rocky Balboa style, Philly just lines up and punches

774
00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:13,239
Speaker 2: him in the mouth.

775
00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:17,359
Speaker 3: It's a lot of points I'm gonna lay them.

776
00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,680
Speaker 2: It's a lot of points just because the Eagles offense

777
00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:21,440
Speaker 2: hasn't lit in the world on fire. But I think

778
00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:23,400
Speaker 2: they'll win by a touchdown, so I will lay the

779
00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:24,240
Speaker 2: points with the Eagles.

780
00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:26,560
Speaker 3: The Eagles offense is concerning. It's just I think the

781
00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,840
Speaker 3: Niners d is very.

782
00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:32,520
Speaker 2: Vulnerable, very much so concerning and vulnerable would be a

783
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,279
Speaker 2: way to describe the LA Chargers offensive line. We talked

784
00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,640
Speaker 2: about that a little bit earlier in this hour. They

785
00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:41,840
Speaker 2: travel across the country much like San Francisco. One of

786
00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:45,239
Speaker 2: the furthest road trips you can make LA to Foxboro,

787
00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:50,279
Speaker 2: Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots with Vrabel with

788
00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:54,080
Speaker 2: May with the number two seed in the AFC, are

789
00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:55,520
Speaker 2: a three and a half point favorite.

790
00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:59,560
Speaker 3: I really love and I think it's so equal the

791
00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:04,200
Speaker 3: You know how I often talk about quarterback head coach combinations.

792
00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:09,560
Speaker 3: You know McVeigh and Stafford. These two are like carbon copies,

793
00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:12,799
Speaker 3: you know, May and Vrabel versus Harbaugh and Herbert. Like,

794
00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:16,759
Speaker 3: that's awesome to me. They're both old school, tough guy

795
00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,960
Speaker 3: coaches that have been around the block and winning this league.

796
00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:25,880
Speaker 3: Reasonably young, super talented, somewhat unproven quarterbacks. You know that

797
00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:28,719
Speaker 3: one might win the MVP. This year. One's been the

798
00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:32,040
Speaker 3: dance a little bit, so I think that's really intriguing,

799
00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:35,239
Speaker 3: and I don't again, I want to bet against both

800
00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:38,719
Speaker 3: these teams. I don't love where the Patriots are at,

801
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:41,840
Speaker 3: and I you go back and look at their schedule,

802
00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:45,600
Speaker 3: it was a lot easier than ever really thought. So

803
00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:48,000
Speaker 3: I'm taking the points here, but I do not want

804
00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,879
Speaker 3: to bet on the Chargers oz line either. I'm down

805
00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:53,080
Speaker 3: on both these teams as playoff teams go to be

806
00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:54,240
Speaker 3: honest the same.

807
00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:58,799
Speaker 2: But while I think this, I think this will be

808
00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:03,800
Speaker 2: New England will win here and then struggle the following

809
00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:09,480
Speaker 2: week against Jacksonville or Buffalo or whoever, Pittsburgh, Houston, somebody

810
00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:09,839
Speaker 2: like that.

811
00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:12,319
Speaker 3: I like their front, but I don't think they can

812
00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:14,479
Speaker 3: just destroy a bad O line either.

813
00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:16,440
Speaker 2: I agree with you on that, but I just I

814
00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:20,160
Speaker 2: think Herbert has done so much and eventually that's got

815
00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:20,720
Speaker 2: to catch.

816
00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:21,720
Speaker 3: Up to them.

817
00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:25,279
Speaker 2: If both of these teams were completely healthy, I would

818
00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:27,399
Speaker 2: give the Chargers, Like if all the sudden Joe Alton

819
00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:30,200
Speaker 2: Raschon Slater were running through that door, I would give

820
00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:33,440
Speaker 2: the Chargers. Uh. I think a real good chance to

821
00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:35,520
Speaker 2: win this but I'll lay the three and a half

822
00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:37,799
Speaker 2: with New England because I just I feel like for

823
00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,040
Speaker 2: Lax too much career, too much to overcome.

824
00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:42,799
Speaker 3: I hear you, Okay, you're taking the Pats, I'm taking

825
00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:44,920
Speaker 3: I'm taking the Chargers, but I would not touch it.

826
00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:48,840
Speaker 2: Well, it's about about time we disagreed on one. Yeah. Yeah,

827
00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:51,720
Speaker 2: and then finally Matt before we get to our buddy

828
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,720
Speaker 2: Joey Porter Junior on the other side of the show.

829
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,480
Speaker 2: Here Houston on the other side of the show, part

830
00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,359
Speaker 2: of me on the other side of the segment. Break

831
00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:01,439
Speaker 2: here to close down the show on the other side

832
00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:05,920
Speaker 2: with Joey Porter Junior Houston At Pittsburgh Monday Night, the

833
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:09,279
Speaker 2: Texans are three point favorites. We got a lot of

834
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:10,400
Speaker 2: home dogs this weekend.

835
00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:14,759
Speaker 3: Yeah, rare for the playoffs. I have the Texans win

836
00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:18,120
Speaker 3: in seventeen sixteen. I think they're really good.

837
00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:19,239
Speaker 2: I do too.

838
00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:22,960
Speaker 3: I think it's an extremely winnable coin flip type of game.

839
00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:29,600
Speaker 3: Pittsburgh could definitely win it. Cam Hayward Rogers Watt, you know,

840
00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:35,480
Speaker 3: veterans understanding the importance, realizing that they're well into the

841
00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:40,200
Speaker 3: back nine if not. On Holy eighteen Monday Night at home.

842
00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:43,120
Speaker 3: There are some advantages that we've broken down all week.

843
00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:47,800
Speaker 3: I have a hunch the Steelers win, but my brain

844
00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:51,560
Speaker 3: is telling me Houston's a little better. And it's one

845
00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:54,120
Speaker 3: of the few games that you don't say the Steelers

846
00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:59,799
Speaker 3: have a distinct turnover special teams advantage. Yes, and it's

847
00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:03,560
Speaker 3: a tight game and you don't have that going for you,

848
00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:05,360
Speaker 3: I'm sure, or go negative, but you don't have that

849
00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:08,840
Speaker 3: going for you, or sack differential or you know, like

850
00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:12,200
Speaker 3: things like that that they usually can count on. Houston's

851
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:12,840
Speaker 3: also good.

852
00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:16,239
Speaker 2: At, Yes, they are. Yeah, they're very good at. I'm

853
00:40:16,239 --> 00:40:18,680
Speaker 2: with you. This will make everybody happy. Listen for all

854
00:40:18,760 --> 00:40:20,200
Speaker 2: of you on Twitter, for all of you in the

855
00:40:20,239 --> 00:40:21,880
Speaker 2: YouTube comments. You know, Matt and I both had to

856
00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:22,880
Speaker 2: pick against the Steelers.

857
00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:25,359
Speaker 3: I'd say, I don't want to tell anybody, But there's

858
00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:26,319
Speaker 3: also some of that too.

859
00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:28,960
Speaker 2: Sometimes you just got to lean into it.

860
00:40:29,080 --> 00:40:29,920
Speaker 3: Yeah.

861
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,080
Speaker 2: I almost want to take Houston thirteen to nine, just

862
00:40:32,120 --> 00:40:33,879
Speaker 2: like I did last week, and just run it back

863
00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:40,600
Speaker 2: completely twenty to seventeen. Texans low scoring, tight and their

864
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:43,240
Speaker 2: defense being just a shade better than the Steelers defense

865
00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:46,040
Speaker 2: ends up being the difference. Yeah, and we'll be in

866
00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:50,640
Speaker 2: here talking about us reverse jinxing the Steelers opponent. Again.

867
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:51,359
Speaker 3: That's the plan.

868
00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:54,320
Speaker 2: That's the plan, baby. If you know, you know, it's

869
00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:56,160
Speaker 2: a type of if you know, you know predictions from

870
00:40:56,239 --> 00:40:58,280
Speaker 2: from Matt Williamson and I today here on the show.

871
00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:00,160
Speaker 2: We've got to get to a break because we we've

872
00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:02,560
Speaker 2: got Joey Porter Junior to wrap this thing up. On

873
00:41:02,719 --> 00:41:04,800
Speaker 2: the other side. We'll talk to him about these talented

874
00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:09,360
Speaker 2: Texans wide receivers. You know what it's like having guys

875
00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:11,839
Speaker 2: like Aaron and Jalen Ramsey and guys that have been there,

876
00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:14,000
Speaker 2: done that this time of year, and a whole lot

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Speaker 2: more with JPJ when we return on the other side,

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Speaker 2: Wells Shouler, Matt Williamson. It is the Drive on Steelers

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Speaker 2: Nation Radio on the Steelers Audio Network, your tunes.

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00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:31,239
Speaker 1: About Drive on your twenty four to seven home of

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Speaker 1: the Black and Goal. Steelers Nation Radio.

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00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:44,040
Speaker 2: Back on the Drive here and a very special guest

883
00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:47,040
Speaker 2: joining us as we continue to get ready for wild

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Speaker 2: Card weekend. Number twenty four on the field, but number

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Speaker 2: one in your heart. Steelers defensive back Joey Porter Junior

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Speaker 2: joining us now here on the drive. Joey, thank you

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00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,640
Speaker 2: for taking the time so much. And I got to

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Speaker 2: imagine you're excited for Monday Night. You've been part of

889
00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:04,520
Speaker 2: some playoff games with the Steelers already earlier in your

890
00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:06,520
Speaker 2: early in your career, but this will be the first

891
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:10,120
Speaker 2: one at home at Akroshuer Stadium. I'm sure you're excited

892
00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:12,799
Speaker 2: to get in front of Steelers fans in that atmosphere

893
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Speaker 2: on Monday night for a home playoff game.

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Speaker 4: Man, definitely, I can't wait for it, especially how the

895
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Speaker 4: Still's nation came last week worth the Ravens and showed

896
00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:25,120
Speaker 4: up and showed out. I know, I know how they're

897
00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:27,719
Speaker 4: feeling coming up for this Monday night game. Well, we're

898
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Speaker 4: all excited for it, oh.

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Speaker 3: Right, bet. And they have a heck of a wide receiver,

900
00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:37,839
Speaker 3: Nico Collins in big, strong, fast, he's their feature guy.

901
00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:40,560
Speaker 3: What can tell us about him? You know, his style

902
00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:44,719
Speaker 3: of game. A quick little thumbnail scouting report on him.

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Speaker 4: I mean there's really much you see you see his

904
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Speaker 4: game on tape, just everything you said, the biggest, wrong

905
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Speaker 4: physical wide receiver. Uh, he plays bully ball and he's

906
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Speaker 4: he's He's a guy that they use heavily and no offense,

907
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Speaker 4: So he will get a lot of targets. So the secondary,

908
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Speaker 4: we're ready for the matchup. We're always looking for a

909
00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:05,719
Speaker 4: good matchup and and NEI are one of This is

910
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Speaker 4: one of those ones where the game is going to

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Speaker 4: be on us and we get the show out.

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Speaker 2: Joey, I got to imagine a week like this getting

913
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Speaker 2: ready for, you know, a playoff game here and in

914
00:43:14,640 --> 00:43:17,040
Speaker 2: an offense like Houston's. It's it's got to be valuable

915
00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:20,239
Speaker 2: to have Jalen Ramsey on your guy's side and in

916
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Speaker 2: the room this time of year. A guy who's been there,

917
00:43:22,840 --> 00:43:25,920
Speaker 2: done that, super Bowl champion, accomplished just about everything you

918
00:43:25,960 --> 00:43:28,120
Speaker 2: can in this league. It's got to be nice having

919
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Speaker 2: an a vet like that to lean on and be

920
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Speaker 2: part of this process.

921
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Speaker 4: Definitely, just like you said, he's been through the playoffs,

922
00:43:34,920 --> 00:43:36,680
Speaker 4: He's been deep in the playoffs one a chip, So

923
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Speaker 4: just just getting nuggets from him and just staying staying

924
00:43:40,600 --> 00:43:43,040
Speaker 4: by his hip, just to soak the game and just

925
00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:45,719
Speaker 4: to hear hear his stories and tells about the playoffs.

926
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Speaker 4: It's always going to help and give confidence to our guys.

927
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Speaker 4: So definitely a great addition to the team and very

928
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Speaker 4: valuable at this moment.

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Speaker 3: So, Joey, I meant to look this up and I didn't.

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00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:59,320
Speaker 3: But my hunches you and Mark or you and CJ.

931
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Speaker 3: Stroud did battle in the Big Ten at some point

932
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Speaker 3: Penn State, Ohio State. Am I right on that? How

933
00:44:05,080 --> 00:44:07,080
Speaker 3: did that go? You know? What are your thoughts on

934
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Speaker 3: him as well? Yeah? We paced off a.

935
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Speaker 4: Couple of times in the Big Ten. I ain't I

936
00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:17,160
Speaker 4: ain't get it. I ain't get a dug and in

937
00:44:17,239 --> 00:44:19,480
Speaker 4: those matchups, but you know I pay I played batly

938
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Speaker 4: all right. We have a good history though we trained

939
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Speaker 4: together the combined and uh he he's a cool dude,

940
00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:28,319
Speaker 4: good guy, but we both know what it is when

941
00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:30,200
Speaker 4: it comes to Monday. We're trying to get the Dougie,

942
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Speaker 4: get the win. So I don't think there will be

943
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Speaker 4: much talking.

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Speaker 2: Well good and hopefully you know you you owe him

945
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Speaker 2: one now certainly, Uh, Joey, last last one I've got

946
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Speaker 2: for you. I got to imagine you know, last week,

947
00:44:42,040 --> 00:44:44,000
Speaker 2: you guys get t J. Watt back, and I'm sure

948
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Speaker 2: that was a big lift for the team heading into

949
00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:48,960
Speaker 2: a big game against Baltimore this week. Other side of

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Speaker 2: the ball, but getting DK Metcalf back, Having a guy

951
00:44:52,120 --> 00:44:54,279
Speaker 2: like that who has in his own right a lot

952
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Speaker 2: of playoff success and a lot of playoff experience. I'm

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Speaker 2: sure he's ready to go and gonna be shot out

954
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Speaker 2: of a cannon Monday Night.

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Speaker 4: Definitely. Man, we all missed DK being on the squad

956
00:45:04,440 --> 00:45:07,040
Speaker 4: for those two weeks. He missed it. He's he's happy

957
00:45:07,080 --> 00:45:09,600
Speaker 4: to be back. The offense is happy that he's back.

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Speaker 4: You know, he's just a great dish and a great teammate.

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00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:13,880
Speaker 4: So we're all happy to get to the back and

960
00:45:14,480 --> 00:45:16,440
Speaker 4: play with us this playoff game. So it's gonna be

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Speaker 4: exciting for all of us.

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Speaker 2: Well, Joey, we're looking forward to it. Man, enjoy the

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00:45:20,239 --> 00:45:22,719
Speaker 2: atmosphere in the moment on Monday Night. And I just

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Speaker 2: wanted to let you know the last the last, the

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00:45:25,320 --> 00:45:27,360
Speaker 2: last two Steelers that we've had on the show. Here

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00:45:27,880 --> 00:45:30,760
Speaker 2: was Kyle Duggar the weekend before he had his pick six,

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00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:34,960
Speaker 2: and Jayleen and Jalen Warren the friday before he had

968
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Speaker 2: his two forty five yard touchdown runs against the Lions.

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00:45:37,920 --> 00:45:40,600
Speaker 2: So you got some you got something big on deck

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Speaker 2: for for Monday night. If you're following in the footsteps

971
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Speaker 2: the last two Steelers, good good vibes, good juju heading

972
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Speaker 2: into this one. So thank you for taking the time

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Speaker 2: and have some fun on Monday night.

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Speaker 4: And appreciate you guys.

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Speaker 2: Thanks for golling anytime you are welcome anytime partner there,

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Speaker 2: he goes Joey Porter Junior. Great way to end the

977
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Speaker 2: week and and to get us ready for a big

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00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:05,600
Speaker 2: one on Monday night, Matt. Everyone can listen to you

979
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Speaker 2: and Tom on the pregame. Uh four hours before yeah,

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Speaker 2: two hours.

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Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 2: Reminder to everybody Saturday night, five o'clock Tequila Cowboys Steelers

983
00:46:15,320 --> 00:46:17,920
Speaker 2: PEP rally party. Myself and Tom will be doing a show.

984
00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:20,960
Speaker 2: Rob King and uh and and Charlie Batch will be

985
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:23,880
Speaker 2: there on site. They'll be giveaways all kinds of prizes

986
00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:27,920
Speaker 2: and merch and coozies and rally signs and all that

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00:46:27,960 --> 00:46:30,680
Speaker 2: good stuff, and of course appearances by Steelers alumni. So

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00:46:30,760 --> 00:46:33,760
Speaker 2: that is five o'clock at Tequila Cowboys Saturday.

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Speaker 4: Uh.

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00:46:34,440 --> 00:46:35,960
Speaker 2: And obviously if you're not in the area and you

991
00:46:36,040 --> 00:46:38,960
Speaker 2: just want to listen Steelers Nation Radio d v E

992
00:46:39,160 --> 00:46:41,840
Speaker 2: HD two iHeart app all that good stuff where you

993
00:46:41,880 --> 00:46:42,880
Speaker 2: can catch the broadcast.

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00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:44,799
Speaker 3: I think most people know this by now, but Game

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Speaker 3: Day we will not have our.

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Speaker 2: Show, yes, yeah, because by the time we would you

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00:46:48,239 --> 00:46:50,040
Speaker 2: and Tom will be on air at that time, so

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00:46:51,040 --> 00:46:53,600
Speaker 2: exactly right, So win, lose or draw. Well, I guess

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00:46:53,600 --> 00:46:56,359
Speaker 2: there can't be a draw this time, just win or lose.

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Speaker 2: We will be back today we go back to break

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00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:02,040
Speaker 2: down obviously Steers Texans and all the other NFL action

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Speaker 2: UH one or a couple quick thank yous before we

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Speaker 2: get out of here, to Missy Matthews for joining us today,

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00:47:08,080 --> 00:47:10,919
Speaker 2: to Joey Porter Junior, and to Macaiah from Steelers PR

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00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:12,839
Speaker 2: for setting that up for us. Big thanks to her

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Speaker 2: and UH and Joey promptly on time. We were joking

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00:47:16,640 --> 00:47:19,200
Speaker 2: around like, all right, on time, what time do you

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00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:21,920
Speaker 2: think he's actually gonna call? And then bang, I mean

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Speaker 2: he was. He was right there on tur So great stuff.

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Speaker 2: Big thanks to Tyler for for keeping us crisp and

1011
00:47:27,480 --> 00:47:30,719
Speaker 2: handsome on the video side of things on YouTube. UH

1012
00:47:30,760 --> 00:47:33,560
Speaker 2: and for Matt Williamson. I'm Wes Hueler. Take care everybody.

1013
00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:35,120
Speaker 2: We will talk to you Tuesday. As always. You know

1014
00:47:35,160 --> 00:47:36,560
Speaker 2: where to find us. It's on your twenty four to

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Speaker 2: seven Home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio

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Speaker 2: on the Steelers Audio Network.