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Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on your twenty four to seven

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

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Speaker 2: Good afternoon, Steelers Nation, and welcome to the Drive on

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Speaker 2: the Steelers Audio Network. West Shooler and Matt Williamson with

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Speaker 2: you here on a jam packed Tuesday where there is

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Speaker 2: plenty going on both around around the National Football League

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Speaker 2: and in Steelers Land. Matt, as, we're kind of right

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Speaker 2: on the precipice, the edge of the final seconds, final

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Speaker 2: minutes of the trade deadline. Could something happen last minute

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Speaker 2: across the timeline. If it does, obviously we will react.

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Speaker 2: We'll react to everything that has transpired across the end today.

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Speaker 2: But just as we kind of wait for the final

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Speaker 2: teas to be crossed, i's to be dotted, Matt, I

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Speaker 2: figure we start where we typically would, which is with

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Speaker 2: a little Tomlin Tuesday. You know, just a few hours ago,

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Speaker 2: the head coach giving his weekly press conference. With that, Matt,

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Speaker 2: I think always some pertinent injury updates that we're always

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Speaker 2: waiting to hear from. And then some of the things,

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Speaker 2: particularly from my standpoint, you knew he was going to

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Speaker 2: be asked and was going to talk about what they

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Speaker 2: did schematically against the Colts, particularly on defense, particularly at

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Speaker 2: the safety position, and he did that as well too.

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Speaker 2: The Steelers have also made some practice squad moves before

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Speaker 2: we even approach the trade deadline and everything here. So

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Speaker 2: I don't know many where do you want to start

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Speaker 2: you want to start with? I feel like we spent

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Speaker 2: a lot of time Monday highlighting the defense some of

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Speaker 2: those changes, what they were able to do there, So

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Speaker 2: should we kind of pick back up there with what

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Speaker 2: Mike Tomlin talked with me today. Mike Tomlin said that

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Speaker 2: Jalen Ramsey will continue to work exclusive at safety this week.

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Speaker 2: He said he was really impressed by Brandon Eckles, thought

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Speaker 2: he stepped up and has kind of handled everything that

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Speaker 2: they've asked him to do, and that they're obviously more

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Speaker 2: confident in their depth at corner than they are or

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Speaker 2: just that they have more depth at corner yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 2: than they do it safety. But that was one of

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Speaker 2: those kind of big I don't even want to say

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Speaker 2: headline grabbing because that makes it sound clickbaitish in a way,

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Speaker 2: but that's one of the things that stood out to

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Speaker 2: me about what Mike Tomlin said today. He didn't say

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Speaker 2: we'll approach the week, we'll see how it plays out. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: and wait for health status, he said. Jalen Ramsey will

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Speaker 2: continue to work exclusively at Safety this week.

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Speaker 3: So Tom Offerman and I do the pre pregame show

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Speaker 3: You do a good job, by the way, I thank you.

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Speaker 3: So that comes on four hours before kickoff and we

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Speaker 3: go for two hours, you know, So this week it'll

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Speaker 3: be late. You know, usually it's at nine And at

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Speaker 3: that point we were just starting the shows, like nine am.

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Speaker 3: When we're sitting in here and we were talking about

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Speaker 3: the whole safety situation. It's like, man, they got a

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Speaker 3: lot of balls in the air at that point. And

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Speaker 3: I guess Missy was listening, and she texted me and

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Speaker 3: she's like, go check out this blurb from coach Tomlin

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Speaker 3: and Labs that you know how they sit down.

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Speaker 2: Before sit down. That's the best stuff you get from

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Speaker 2: Mike Tomlin ever.

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Speaker 3: Good right, I mean they must have such a good.

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Speaker 2: I'm sure they do. And Labs just hey, to his credit,

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Speaker 2: he knows how to ask the right questions to get

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Speaker 2: the right answers. Yeah, that's he knows how to frame

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Speaker 2: it to get the good stuff from Tomlin as well.

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Speaker 3: So in that you know, uh, It was on Steelers

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Speaker 3: dot Com, but it said Tomlin had said, well, exclusive,

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Speaker 3: he used the same word then exclusively it's safety. And

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Speaker 3: I was like, yeah, because usually coaches aren't that definitive.

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Speaker 3: And then to say it again today he's a safety, folks.

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Speaker 3: I mean that doesn't mean forever and ever, but for

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Speaker 3: now he's a safety. And I had tweeted this stuff,

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Speaker 3: and I don't know exactly if it's one thousand percent accurate,

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Speaker 3: but over eighty percent of his snaps he aligned at safety.

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Speaker 2: Yes, he did a couple down in the slot and

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Speaker 2: things like that, right.

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Speaker 3: But safeties do that now too, And you know, so

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Speaker 3: that's what I mean, what exactly is a safety location

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Speaker 3: versus just an overall defensive back blah blah blah. But

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Speaker 3: the most he had ever done safety stuff in his

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Speaker 3: career at any any game in the NFL was like

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Speaker 3: thirty percent. So, but he came to Florida State as

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Speaker 3: a safety. Yes, you know, I don't know what their

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Speaker 3: plan was when they recruited him.

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Speaker 2: But he was you'll probably you'll probably remember this better

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Speaker 2: than I will, but I'm pretty sure when he came

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Speaker 2: out of high school, he was the number one rated

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Speaker 3: Not shocked by that. Yeah, it totally adds up. But

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Speaker 3: I thought, okay, you know when I read that, pregame

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Speaker 3: thinking that's smart. You know, he's the most free of

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Speaker 3: them of them all, he's definitely the most knowledgeable experienced,

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Speaker 3: even though that's not really his position or has it

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Speaker 3: ever been. But they so much up in the air

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Speaker 3: right now. Peppers is ill Clark and he isn't gonna

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Speaker 3: play and what's his face? The new guy Dougger.

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Speaker 2: Dogger just days ago.

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Speaker 3: So you need somebody to stabilize things in a Minca

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Speaker 3: like manner. And boy did he ever, you know? I

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Speaker 3: mean I think it was a huge success story. And frankly,

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Speaker 3: I don't know how much they trust Thornhill anymore. I mean,

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Speaker 3: he really seemed to have fallen out of favor, so

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Speaker 3: why not roll that back with Dougger and Ramsey. And

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Speaker 3: I'm not sure Pepper's story is totally written either, I

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Speaker 3: assume over his illness.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, now, of course that's the kind of real monkey wrenship.

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Speaker 2: What would his role have been if he was healthy

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Speaker 2: on Sunday? I think it would have been something.

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Speaker 3: Oh, I think of it.

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Speaker 2: So I'm not saying he would have played as many

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Speaker 2: snaps as Dougger and Ramsey, obviously, but he would have

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Speaker 2: He would have played, He would have contributed.

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Speaker 3: Somewhere in the mix, right. And I don't know clark

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Speaker 3: story is totally written either, But of the four, Ramsey, Dougger,

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Speaker 3: Pepper's Clark, Clark's my least favored, as he moves the

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Speaker 3: slowest of the group. So you maybe you found something there.

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Speaker 3: I mean, Dougger and Ramsey weren't your safeties up until

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Speaker 3: four days ago or whatever, right, and maybe they will

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Speaker 3: be the rest of the way. Now, Tom, and I

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Speaker 3: guess mentioned this, You know, you're just referring to what

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Speaker 3: you said there. Well, we like our corner depth, but

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Speaker 3: if Ramsey's not a corner, your corner depth, all of

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Speaker 3: a sudden is just slay porter ecles.

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Speaker 2: Especially with Corey Trice's dets. I'm excited we saw Pierre

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Speaker 3: I mean that's not so bad. Yeah, you know, I

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Speaker 3: mean I f Thatt your fourth guy, But all of

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Speaker 3: you know what I mean? Yes, So who knows?

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Speaker 2: And they did make some practice squad moves in that

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Speaker 2: regard since we've last spoken here yesterday, just there were

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Speaker 2: some more here, but specifically with the cornerbacks. They released

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Speaker 2: Beanie Bishop off the practice squad. They added to Kwan

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Speaker 2: kids who grew up here here locally.

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Speaker 3: So not earth shattering, but right, not earth shattering.

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Speaker 2: But maybe you and I we talked about this a

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Speaker 2: lot when the initial fifty three man roster came out.

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Speaker 2: Beanie Bishop is a nickel, He's a slot. He doesn't

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Speaker 2: have the versatility of these other guys. Maybe they just

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Speaker 2: value especially when you're when you're a little short in

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Speaker 2: wear multiple hats on game day. Maybe that's the reasoning

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Speaker 2: at somebody else who knows. The was some some tweaking

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Speaker 2: to the defensive backs on the practice squad as well.

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Speaker 3: Too, So along these lines just about game day now

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Speaker 3: you mentioned it. You know, Pierre is going to be

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Speaker 3: active because of special teams qualifications. But kind of an

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Speaker 3: underreported story. There's two things actually want to brew. It

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Speaker 3: was kind of an underreported story that they activated Lou

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Speaker 3: Nichols and Sermon.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, five active running backs.

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Speaker 3: On GAACK, So really for special teams reasons, you know.

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Speaker 2: But that's a lot for like back in the Wishbone days.

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Speaker 3: Right right, five And those guys didn't play on offense

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Speaker 3: and then they had no intentions I assume of playing them.

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Speaker 3: But they had five active game day running backs, which

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Speaker 3: is weird. But it also told me we're kind of

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Speaker 3: looking for our best core special teamers too, you know.

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Speaker 3: I mean, we know Killer Brew's out of the mix,

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Speaker 3: and when you lose, that's the biggest dog you got.

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Speaker 2: Totally.

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Speaker 3: But one thing I want to mention yesterday that we

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Speaker 3: didn't that I just want to people don't think about

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Speaker 3: these things. But probably outside the person that kicks the football,

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Speaker 3: the punter and pause, the most important guy in all

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Speaker 3: special teams is probably the personal the protector.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, bigger more so than the long snapper maybe.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, similar, I mean, just they're kind of the quarterback

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Speaker 3: and they're they got to the page.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 3: It's always like your best special team or your core guy,

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Speaker 3: you know, the dude that's on the team.

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Speaker 2: Just it's kind of like you do guy of your

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Speaker 3: Well said exactly. I mean, that's that's a really important

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Speaker 3: trust position. And I always tell people too, when you're

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Speaker 3: not sure who's going to make the team in the preseason,

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Speaker 3: watch who's on the first punt team. That says a lot,

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Speaker 3: you know, because it means that, like, I trust you.

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Speaker 2: It's football dork stuff. You're absolutely right.

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Speaker 3: But that's where I'm going with this is Killer Brew

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Speaker 3: has been the personal protector since he's been here, and

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Speaker 3: he's great at it and everyone's thrilled with it. Well

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Speaker 3: he's not in the mix. So what they did is

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Speaker 3: they took Skoronik, who's a really good gunner and move

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Speaker 3: them to personal protector. Good for you that he got promoted.

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Speaker 3: I mean he's next in line, sure, But then you

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Speaker 3: were short, right right, And I think it was I

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Speaker 3: think Eccles did it. He did because we saw him

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Speaker 3: on the muff. But some key components of special teams

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Speaker 3: right now are in flux. And I'm sure the same

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Speaker 3: is true on kickoff and kickoff return too and plan.

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Speaker 3: I'm talking about all that. But I wanted to throw

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Speaker 3: that's good for Scronic, you know. I wanted to mention

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Speaker 3: that yesterday.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely I am glad you mentioned that, and you like

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Speaker 2: that you're confident in Eckles to slide him into that role.

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Speaker 2: But then once again, you're asking him to play more

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Speaker 2: snap right when you're already a little thin at corner depth.

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Speaker 3: And it's I mean, peop, don't think about this either.

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Speaker 3: But like you run down as a gunner, you're against

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Speaker 3: double teams, getting beat up. Sometimes they drive you into

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Speaker 3: the into the seats almost and then you gotta cover

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Speaker 3: Randy mosson next player, you know, like the defensive.

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Speaker 2: Place, sixty yards fighting off two guys, right, and then

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Speaker 2: here comes a p.

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Speaker 3: It's a commercial break. It's like I gotta guard this dude, right,

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Speaker 3: you know, Maconkey this week or whatever. So that's not easy.

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Speaker 3: I mean, do one's starting corners necessarily doing that? And

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Speaker 3: I brought that up just because Beanie, maybe they're bringing

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Speaker 3: in the new guy, the Penhills dude or whatever, just

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Speaker 3: because he has more special teams acumen.

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Speaker 2: It's a great point.

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Speaker 3: He might be a bigger body or more experience on teams.

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Speaker 3: Like diseases, take time off, and don't you go around

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Speaker 3: No chance he practice Wednesday. He often doesn't when he's

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Speaker 3: And again, I hate talking injuries, but from what I

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Speaker 3: I think it happened to it as well, Yeah, Orda recently.

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Speaker 2: Or You're right. There are some things that are like

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Speaker 2: I would rather let you punch me in the face,

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Speaker 2: Let's take our first break here when we come back

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Speaker 2: we get out of here. Plenty going on. It is

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Speaker 2: the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio on the Steelers Audio Network,

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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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Speaker 2: Back on the Drive here on a busy Tuesday, as

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Speaker 2: it is the trade deadline across the NFL. We're still

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Speaker 2: Wide receiver Marquez Valdez Scantling has been added to the

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Speaker 3: It doesn't really move the needle for me. As you

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Speaker 3: He's big and fast. He's six' three. ISH i don't

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Speaker 2: Know anything to his prior relationship With Aaron, rodgers And.

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Speaker 3: I'm sure it breaks some.

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Speaker 3: Baby AND i don't know that that's like a massive

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Speaker 3: Sure aaron vouched for. HIM i don't know if he

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Speaker 2: I think that's been a little bit of a misnomer

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Speaker 3: Thing about him too, is as anyone that's paid attention

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Speaker 2: Together he wants people that speak his language.

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Speaker 3: Exactly But i'm gonna do things my. Way i'm an

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Speaker 2: Matt and you see this all the time now in

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Speaker 2: And that's how you set the. Culture and those guys

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Speaker 2: they help everybody else get on the same. Page.

434
00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:29,640
Speaker 3: Coach, Yeah winter workouts and all the kind of things

435
00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:31,520
Speaker 3: behind the, Scene and this is how we operate in

436
00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,520
Speaker 3: the weight room and blah blah blah, blah and you

437
00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,960
Speaker 3: know they're they're telling their buds that they're in their, Parties, like,

438
00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:40,800
Speaker 3: dude don't mess with this. COACH i, mean like He's Aaron.

439
00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,200
Speaker 2: Rodgers he tells he needs it seven and a half.

440
00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,560
Speaker 2: Yards he doesn't mean seven or, eight he means seven

441
00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:45,760
Speaker 2: and a.

442
00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,240
Speaker 3: Half, yeah, Exactly so it's. FINE i, mean it's a

443
00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:53,120
Speaker 3: practice squad. Move it's not a huge needle. Mover who

444
00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:55,040
Speaker 3: knows if when when in it will see?

445
00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:56,760
Speaker 2: Him you, know, correct we might not even if The

446
00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,720
Speaker 2: steelers stay healthy at wide receiver the rest of the,

447
00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,879
Speaker 2: way this might end up being water under the.

448
00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:02,400
Speaker 3: Bridge who.

449
00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,399
Speaker 2: Knows some of those other like we, mentioned they're more

450
00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,200
Speaker 2: more practice squad moves as well. Too so The steelers

451
00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,720
Speaker 2: basically added three to the practice squad and released. Three

452
00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,159
Speaker 2: so we mentioned To Kwan, hardy they also added. Mvs

453
00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:19,520
Speaker 2: they also added familiar, name familiar, Face Mark robinson back

454
00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:20,200
Speaker 2: to the Practice.

455
00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,600
Speaker 3: YEAH i was forgot that he was, gone but, Good.

456
00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:28,000
Speaker 2: Hey he's proven that he can he can fill in

457
00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:28,720
Speaker 2: when you need him in the.

458
00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,160
Speaker 3: Past, yeah right, RIGHT i, mean the seventh round pick

459
00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,919
Speaker 3: that hadn't played linebacker long when they drafted, him he

460
00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,199
Speaker 3: was a running back to, backgrounds, right because he's a,

461
00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:40,280
Speaker 3: big strong, athlete AND i didn't expect him to turn

462
00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,439
Speaker 3: Into Jack ham And Jack lambert, combined you know WHAT i.

463
00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,480
Speaker 3: Mean but he made a living here and you got

464
00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,000
Speaker 3: better and better on special, teams which was super. Important you,

465
00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:49,879
Speaker 3: Know danny trusted him more and more as he was,

466
00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,119
Speaker 3: here so you could to have him in the.

467
00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:56,159
Speaker 2: Mix, no it is certainly we'll see what's going on

468
00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,040
Speaker 2: with that linebacker, room because it does feel like they're

469
00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,040
Speaker 2: pretty set. There, yeah particularly what you've seen From queen And.

470
00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:04,359
Speaker 2: Wilson harrison had a big role this. Week harrison played

471
00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:07,399
Speaker 2: a handful of snaps. Obviously Cole. Hokum hopefully he can

472
00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,439
Speaker 2: get healthy and and and get back out. There but,

473
00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,800
Speaker 2: hey to bring a guy Like Mark robinson back in

474
00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,040
Speaker 2: that you're familiar, with that you trust and know his skill, set,

475
00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,280
Speaker 2: WELL i don't think there's anything wrong with that.

476
00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,200
Speaker 3: Familiar guys back to. Totally you know exactly where they're

477
00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:22,720
Speaker 3: at and right.

478
00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,560
Speaker 2: Totally so the three that they Released Beanie, bishop as we,

479
00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:26,400
Speaker 2: mentioned then.

480
00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,119
Speaker 3: Your Boy beanie could get, picked get brought back next, week.

481
00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:33,480
Speaker 2: Could get brought back next, week absolutely. Absolutely LINEBACKER kJ

482
00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:39,120
Speaker 2: henry also got, released And John Reese plumbley getting as.

483
00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,879
Speaker 2: Well so those are the three. Quarterback he's listed as

484
00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:45,240
Speaker 2: a wide receiver, now but he was a quarterback in training. Camp. Yeah,

485
00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,399
Speaker 2: yeah he's a crazy. Athlete, yeah, yeah did it all in.

486
00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,920
Speaker 2: College was a really good baseball HE'S i don't know

487
00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:52,720
Speaker 2: if you remember, this BUT i think it would have

488
00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,239
Speaker 2: been two years ago at training. Camp would have been

489
00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,240
Speaker 2: his first year with The. Steelers AND i remember telling

490
00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,760
Speaker 2: you And dale And motes and some people this. Story

491
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,359
Speaker 2: there was a really cool like. Feature so he was

492
00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:07,840
Speaker 2: AT ucf in. College there was a really cool feature

493
00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,480
Speaker 2: THAT ucf did where he played for the baseball team

494
00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:10,800
Speaker 2: as well.

495
00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,440
Speaker 3: Too, YEAH i DID i love this.

496
00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,919
Speaker 2: STORY i remember they did like this six or seven

497
00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,520
Speaker 2: minute like many documentary of. Him he played in the

498
00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,920
Speaker 2: spring game at noon one year FOR. Ucf he played

499
00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,240
Speaker 2: in the spring game at noon and then played in

500
00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:25,520
Speaker 2: a baseball game at like seven o'clock at. Night so

501
00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:27,480
Speaker 2: that like shows him in the spring game and practicing

502
00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,600
Speaker 2: and everything and then getting ready and he like takes

503
00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,520
Speaker 2: a golf card over to the baseball facility and, like

504
00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,119
Speaker 2: so he's an. Athlete you, know like mister do it.

505
00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,480
Speaker 2: All but he's listed as he's listed as a wide

506
00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,280
Speaker 2: receiver at the higher, level.

507
00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,960
Speaker 3: But he got playing you, know but, yeah.

508
00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,040
Speaker 2: But that that was PRETTY i remember seeing that and being,

509
00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,520
Speaker 2: like that's pretty. Cool he's pretty cool playing your playing

510
00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,639
Speaker 2: your spring game and then go over and play a you,

511
00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:51,800
Speaker 2: Know division one baseball game in the same.

512
00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:56,119
Speaker 3: Day, either you, know, like oh that's a that's a high.

513
00:24:56,280 --> 00:25:00,199
Speaker 2: LEVEL i, Mean big twelve baseball is good, baseball, right,

514
00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,879
Speaker 2: yeah absolutely, so, yeah he has he is one of

515
00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:07,040
Speaker 2: the three that was also. Released so those are kind

516
00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,919
Speaker 2: of the, uh the moves that we know as of

517
00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:10,800
Speaker 2: now for The Pittsburgh.

518
00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,639
Speaker 3: Steelers, okay, okay as.

519
00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,040
Speaker 2: We're kind, of you know again waiting for any potential

520
00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:18,800
Speaker 2: other moving and. Shaking it has been a busy day

521
00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:21,879
Speaker 2: across THE NFL o, time and that kind of started

522
00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,240
Speaker 2: a couple of days, ago but it's been rolling along.

523
00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:29,320
Speaker 2: Here Adam schefter tweeted out a few minutes, ago third

524
00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:33,040
Speaker 2: most trades of any trade deadline IN nfl history going

525
00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,720
Speaker 2: back to nineteen. Ninety no my theory on.

526
00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:37,879
Speaker 3: THAT i just think GM's are way more apt to

527
00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:39,080
Speaker 3: do it now than they did back in the.

528
00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:41,159
Speaker 2: Day The madden, generation.

529
00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:45,240
Speaker 3: Right, yeah fantasy and just having The internet and younger

530
00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,560
Speaker 3: and the world, smaller and, yeah and it used to

531
00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,639
Speaker 3: be LIKE i was tied to. Youngster like it's just

532
00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:55,280
Speaker 3: so hard to acclimate to a new. Team we're seeing.

533
00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,119
Speaker 3: THAT i, Mean flacco got picked. UP i, MEAN i

534
00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,719
Speaker 3: know he's been around legal long, time but he got

535
00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,200
Speaker 3: picked up like two days before. That and rip The steelers,

536
00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,200
Speaker 3: park you know WHAT i. Mean like you gotta simplify

537
00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:04,800
Speaker 3: things and figure it, out you, know.

538
00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:05,800
Speaker 2: You gotta do.

539
00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:07,800
Speaker 3: It dougger thrown in the.

540
00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,640
Speaker 2: Right it's a great, example great. Example and, hey good

541
00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:13,560
Speaker 2: thing The steelers got that one done a few days

542
00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:15,560
Speaker 2: early and Didn't, yeah didn't wait till the trades.

543
00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,240
Speaker 3: Later could have gone differently.

544
00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,680
Speaker 2: To get that one. Done, certainly let's take another break.

545
00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:24,080
Speaker 2: Here we'll continue to monitor any potential final moves and

546
00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,680
Speaker 2: discuss everything else that happened across THE. Nfl we got

547
00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,160
Speaker 2: a fantasy football, focus we got some power. Rankings we've

548
00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,800
Speaker 2: got plenty to get into on This. Tuesday we'll do

549
00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,840
Speaker 2: all that more as we roll Along West Yuler Matt,

550
00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,439
Speaker 2: Williamson it is The drive On Steelers Nation. Radio on

551
00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:39,080
Speaker 2: The Steelers Audio, Network.

552
00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,600
Speaker 1: Your Tunes About drive on your twenty four to seven

553
00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:49,920
Speaker 1: home of The black And Goal Steelers Nation.

554
00:26:50,160 --> 00:27:06,000
Speaker 2: RADIO a different kind Of tuesday here on The, Drive,

555
00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,000
Speaker 2: matt as it is trade deadline day and a lot

556
00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,200
Speaker 2: of moving and shaking to get. To but one thing

557
00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,160
Speaker 2: that we have to keep standard here on The drive

558
00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:18,040
Speaker 2: is Our tuesday power. Rankings All, RIGHT i, am.

559
00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,400
Speaker 3: It's a tough week to do. IT i always. ENVY

560
00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:23,320
Speaker 3: i always think about through the author's. Lens, yeah there

561
00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:24,920
Speaker 3: was some shake, up and where do you put The lions?

562
00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:26,840
Speaker 3: Now you? KNOW i, mean like there's there's some teams

563
00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:28,320
Speaker 3: at the, top the bottom ones are.

564
00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,680
Speaker 2: Bottom is always kind of. Whatever once you get to

565
00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,959
Speaker 2: like the top, twenty it starts to become pretty.

566
00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:36,800
Speaker 3: Interesting so in this conversation on another podcast, today it's

567
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:41,240
Speaker 3: like there's more buyers than, usual you, know like it's.

568
00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,840
Speaker 2: Absolutely it's probably more sellers, too but more. Buyers.

569
00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,239
Speaker 3: YEAH i, mean if Like dallas sees himself as a,

570
00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:49,600
Speaker 3: BUYER i, mean they're pretty far from being a good.

571
00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:53,640
Speaker 2: Team it's It's. Matt it's one thing that THE NFL

572
00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,800
Speaker 2: i think looked at leagues like THE nba and THE,

573
00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:00,600
Speaker 2: nhl and there's not much of THE nfl has to

574
00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:01,120
Speaker 2: learn from those.

575
00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,320
Speaker 3: Leagues, no, right they got it pretty well figured.

576
00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:05,400
Speaker 2: Out one thing that they figured out from those two

577
00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:10,240
Speaker 2: leagues is keeping more teams in the playoff hunt is

578
00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:10,560
Speaker 2: good for.

579
00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:12,639
Speaker 3: Business good for business and eyeballs on this.

580
00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,960
Speaker 2: Word as much as we sometimes rail like in THE

581
00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,920
Speaker 2: nba and THE, nhl half the teams make the, Playoffs

582
00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,760
Speaker 2: like is that really you, know do you need sixteen

583
00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,480
Speaker 2: of the thirty two teams in your league to make the.

584
00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,280
Speaker 2: Postseason it might be a little, much but what it

585
00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:30,840
Speaker 2: does is it keeps all those teams. Sevant it keeps everyone,

586
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,560
Speaker 2: Relevant it keeps almost it keeps eighty percent of the league,

587
00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,720
Speaker 2: relevant eighty five percent of the league relevant down the. Stretch,

588
00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:38,360
Speaker 2: yeah which sells more, tickets which gets more eyeballs on the,

589
00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,160
Speaker 2: games which makes more money for, everybody which raises the bottom,

590
00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,800
Speaker 2: line which increases the salary, cap which all those. Things

591
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:45,480
Speaker 2: the extra wild, cards.

592
00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:47,920
Speaker 3: Well there's also all that. TOO i mean playoff money

593
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,400
Speaker 3: is there's more playoff, games which they're always.

594
00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:53,120
Speaker 2: In you add an extra regular season, game you add

595
00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,840
Speaker 2: an extra wildcard. SPOT i think that's one of the

596
00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:59,400
Speaker 2: things that THE nfl was, Like, hey these these middle

597
00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,720
Speaker 2: of the road teams in THE nba and THE, nhl

598
00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:03,920
Speaker 2: they're still selling tickets at the end of the season

599
00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:05,680
Speaker 2: because they got a chance to go to the. Playoffs

600
00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,080
Speaker 2: people still. Care they're still putting butts in. Seats they're

601
00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,560
Speaker 2: still fifty dollars parking and twelve dollars. Beers, yeah and

602
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,800
Speaker 2: now that has really permegated THE nfl where you, know,

603
00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:18,560
Speaker 2: again of the thirty two, teams probably twenty of them

604
00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:19,800
Speaker 2: are in it Until.

605
00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:23,160
Speaker 3: Christmas, yeah. EXACTLY i Mean dallas to me's a perfect, example, Right.

606
00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:26,480
Speaker 3: Dallas it's so great last night and their defense is,

607
00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:28,800
Speaker 3: terrible but they're a. Buyer you, know they're in. It

608
00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:33,960
Speaker 3: i'm lasting along that point. Too it's, like say it's

609
00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,320
Speaker 3: your star point guard or goalie or. Whatever but you

610
00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:39,400
Speaker 3: lose a, star but they're only out a month or.

611
00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:41,080
Speaker 3: So you, know it's, like well we can see you.

612
00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:43,040
Speaker 3: KNOW i keep thinking about The ravens And. Bengals you,

613
00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:46,200
Speaker 3: know you Lose, borough you Lost lamar and. Others it's, like,

614
00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:49,080
Speaker 3: well if in that playoff, Format i'm much more of

615
00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:50,960
Speaker 3: a buyer than a. Seller IF i were The ravens Or,

616
00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,280
Speaker 3: bengals half the league, Goes it's.

617
00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,240
Speaker 2: A good business, model it really.

618
00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:55,960
Speaker 1: Is it.

619
00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:01,040
Speaker 2: Drives revenue for teams that would typically have fan bases

620
00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,120
Speaker 2: that are checked. Out you, know down the stretch of

621
00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:04,080
Speaker 2: the regular, season.

622
00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:05,560
Speaker 3: You always you have to die. Hards but the people

623
00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:07,400
Speaker 3: that could take it or leave, it take.

624
00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,440
Speaker 2: It, hey we're playing for a playoff. Spot i'll go

625
00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:09,840
Speaker 2: to the game on.

626
00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:13,320
Speaker 3: Something, yeah, right, Right i'll at least tune in exactly.

627
00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,720
Speaker 2: RIGHT i watch in THE tv ratings and all. That

628
00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:18,760
Speaker 2: Tennessee titans check in at number thirty, Two, MATT i

629
00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:19,840
Speaker 2: don't think there's a ton of surprise.

630
00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:20,920
Speaker 3: There, no they're really.

631
00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:25,280
Speaker 2: HORRIBLE i mean they had everything go right against The

632
00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:26,960
Speaker 2: chargers and still lost in some.

633
00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:31,400
Speaker 3: Ways, yes they had two, touchdowns not from the offense.

634
00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:34,840
Speaker 2: Offense right off the, BAT i mean so least, yep and.

635
00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,760
Speaker 3: Then the offense never produced anything else and they got

636
00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:38,920
Speaker 3: what two field goals the rest of the.

637
00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,480
Speaker 2: Game, so, yeah thirty one The New Orleans saints.

638
00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,440
Speaker 3: Fair, Enough but after, TODAY i think you'd have to

639
00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:46,280
Speaker 3: put The jets below.

640
00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:48,880
Speaker 2: THEM i do, Too and that's one of the editor's

641
00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,400
Speaker 2: notes on, this that like these power, rankings these are THE.

642
00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,560
Speaker 2: Nfl we always go TO nfl dot com for these power,

643
00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:56,080
Speaker 2: Rankings and that's one of the editor's notes on here

644
00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:58,800
Speaker 2: is like this was Released tuesday before the trade.

645
00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:00,400
Speaker 3: Deadlines he probably turned it In monday.

646
00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:04,040
Speaker 2: Night keep. That keep that in. Mind, yeah but The

647
00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,160
Speaker 2: jets are number, thirty so they can't be much. Higher

648
00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:11,560
Speaker 2: they stink To, okay are you ready for? This who

649
00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:13,680
Speaker 2: wins more games the rest of the season The New

650
00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:19,800
Speaker 2: Orleans saints or The jets And titans? Combined is that

651
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:20,080
Speaker 2: a good?

652
00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:20,360
Speaker 3: Question?

653
00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:24,080
Speaker 2: Saints is that a Good? Vegas is that a good good?

654
00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:26,760
Speaker 3: LINE i, mean how much of the three of? Them

655
00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:30,280
Speaker 3: so my way my brain works is like how many

656
00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:32,760
Speaker 3: wins did the three of them get? Combined five or?

657
00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:35,880
Speaker 2: Six three or? Four three or? Four, yeah and two

658
00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:37,160
Speaker 2: of those three of those are The.

659
00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:40,120
Speaker 3: Saints you're probably in good, shape, right you probably win the.

660
00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:41,640
Speaker 3: Bet THEN i would say. Five.

661
00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:44,240
Speaker 2: Max, OKAY i need IT tv help me with, this

662
00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,720
Speaker 2: because you're you're A tony reality. Statistician we need to

663
00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:49,680
Speaker 2: track the rest of the. Year who wins more games

664
00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,480
Speaker 2: The saints or The jets and The titans. Combined that's

665
00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:53,480
Speaker 2: something we got to keep an eye. On.

666
00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:55,400
Speaker 3: Man but even like the end of the rest of

667
00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,680
Speaker 3: THE Afc South they're a big dog inst you could

668
00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:00,200
Speaker 3: used to be, like, well at least Had.

669
00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:02,880
Speaker 2: Carolina at least they Had Carolina atlanta rush, them, Right,

670
00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:06,840
Speaker 2: YEAH i Think atlanta Still, yeah twenty. Nine The Miami. Dolphins,

671
00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:10,240
Speaker 2: hey they had a Nice week eight In, atlanta but

672
00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:11,320
Speaker 2: they've shipped Out Jalen.

673
00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:15,200
Speaker 3: Phillips, yeah you know there knows better than those other, ones.

674
00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:18,840
Speaker 2: THOUGH i agree they're a clear cut favorite against any

675
00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:19,240
Speaker 2: of those.

676
00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:21,800
Speaker 3: Teams, Right, LIKE i might Have miami over Like, cleveland

677
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,720
Speaker 3: and you know there's a couple other you, know low.

678
00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,080
Speaker 2: Teams, well it's funny you say that because The browns

679
00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:28,120
Speaker 2: check in at number twenty.

680
00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,360
Speaker 3: Eight, OKAY i would Have miami ahead of.

681
00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,560
Speaker 2: Them still off the bye, Week how long untill we

682
00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:33,120
Speaker 2: see shoot Or.

683
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,680
Speaker 3: Sanders, OH i wonder if that's gonna be a story like.

684
00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:38,080
Speaker 3: TOMORROW i think it should.

685
00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:38,720
Speaker 2: BE i think.

686
00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:40,720
Speaker 3: SO i, mean you've got to know what you. GOT

687
00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,640
Speaker 3: i never wanted To steelers a week After, sanders BUT

688
00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,640
Speaker 3: i recognize his. TALENT i could see him being a.

689
00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,560
Speaker 3: Starter i'm not projecting him as a, starter BUT i

690
00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:52,920
Speaker 3: could see him being one of the thirty two starters

691
00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:55,800
Speaker 3: in the. LEAGUE i know That gabriel isn't now AND

692
00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:57,760
Speaker 3: i knew and when he gat drafted, them but you, know.

693
00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:03,239
Speaker 2: Yes and even if shudor you evaluate him and you, think,

694
00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,320
Speaker 2: okay he's not our guy the, future maybe you think

695
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,240
Speaker 2: he can be our number two of the, future.

696
00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:11,160
Speaker 3: Right or maybe bring something back to The.

697
00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:15,480
Speaker 2: Jets well, too you, know he puts enough on tape

698
00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,440
Speaker 2: that there's some interest in him around the. League and

699
00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:20,800
Speaker 2: Then cleveland ends up having two high draft picks in

700
00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:23,520
Speaker 2: the first, round or their draft pick in the in

701
00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:25,920
Speaker 2: The jags draft, pick and they use one of those

702
00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:28,560
Speaker 2: to take a quarterback or. SOMETHING i certainly think there's

703
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:29,440
Speaker 2: there's possibility.

704
00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:30,800
Speaker 3: THERE i was just looking this up to make SURE

705
00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,240
Speaker 3: i didn't screw it. Up but this is noteworthy and

706
00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:36,640
Speaker 3: it's bad news whenever we do our around the. Campus you.

707
00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:40,960
Speaker 3: Know situation too is, now after this, deadline there's four

708
00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:45,400
Speaker 3: teams with multiple first round. Picks there's The jets who have.

709
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,400
Speaker 3: Quarterback jets quarterback and they have their pick which is

710
00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:52,440
Speaker 3: going to be, really really. High and The, Colts, okay The,

711
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,120
Speaker 3: browns we already, knew they have their pick which is

712
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:58,200
Speaker 3: going to be really, high not really really high, probably

713
00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:02,240
Speaker 3: and The, jags The, rams they Have theirs In atlanta

714
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:05,320
Speaker 3: also need a. Quarterback even if they pick thirty, two

715
00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:08,360
Speaker 3: they probably need a. Quarterback and Now, dallas WHICH i

716
00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:10,480
Speaker 3: don't think we'll need a, quarterback but they Have dallas

717
00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:11,200
Speaker 3: And Green bays.

718
00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:15,320
Speaker 2: Too, yeah that's something we're gonna spend a lot of

719
00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:18,480
Speaker 2: time on as soon as the season. Ends, yeah and

720
00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,080
Speaker 2: maybe we'll even get to a little bit on our

721
00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:25,160
Speaker 2: around campus conversation tomorrow to tease that a little bit with,

722
00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:25,560
Speaker 2: You matt.

723
00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,680
Speaker 3: Too Actually dallas doesn't now BECAUSE i tweeted that before

724
00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:32,520
Speaker 3: The Quinn williams trade they traded their, pick not The, packers,

725
00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:34,759
Speaker 3: which by the, way is nice work by The. Jets

726
00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:37,759
Speaker 3: nice work by The. Jets that's the WAY i understand it.

727
00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:40,759
Speaker 3: Happened but we'll get into trades, later but nice work

728
00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:42,360
Speaker 3: by The. Jets i'd much Rather cowboys.

729
00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:44,440
Speaker 2: Pick nice work by The. Jets we'll talk about this

730
00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:45,719
Speaker 2: a little bit, tomorrow you know, What, Matta it was.

731
00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:49,600
Speaker 2: FUNNY i. KNOW i check My twitter every day like

732
00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,359
Speaker 2: you as well. Too i'm not much of a other

733
00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,759
Speaker 2: social media apps. Guy LIKE i have A, FACEBOOK i

734
00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:57,359
Speaker 2: have An. Instagram, YEAH i check them once or twice

735
00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:59,080
Speaker 2: a week type. Thing nothing Crazy.

736
00:34:59,000 --> 00:34:59,560
Speaker 3: I'm not even On.

737
00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:02,520
Speaker 2: INSTAGRA i went on My instagram AND i looked at my, messages,

738
00:35:02,719 --> 00:35:05,360
Speaker 2: which LIKE i never, DO i, HAD i kid, you

739
00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:07,759
Speaker 2: not a dozen people on, there maybe more that had

740
00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:10,560
Speaker 2: messaged me about the around campus. Stuff can you talk

741
00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:12,520
Speaker 2: about this? Quarterback can you talk about how many teams

742
00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:15,120
Speaker 2: are going to draft? Quarterbacks that's, Cool thank you to

743
00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:22,240
Speaker 2: everybody out there for paying. Attention and yet, tomorrow tomorrow

744
00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:25,359
Speaker 2: will be a big around campus segment because we're starting

745
00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:27,200
Speaker 2: to get a lot of clarity on these quarterbacks And

746
00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:29,120
Speaker 2: i'm starting to think a few more of them than

747
00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,319
Speaker 2: we thought are going to be back on campus next.

748
00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:35,880
Speaker 2: Year and maybe it won't be six first round, quarterbacks

749
00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:37,160
Speaker 2: it'll be three or.

750
00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:40,239
Speaker 3: Four and we did this EXERCISE i think like two weeks.

751
00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:43,120
Speaker 3: Ago remember you spit out every team AND i, said

752
00:35:43,239 --> 00:35:45,719
Speaker 3: need a quarterback or? Not we might need to do

753
00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:48,760
Speaker 3: it in like two weeks, again totally post trade. Deadline

754
00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:50,960
Speaker 3: AND i think that number is only.

755
00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,120
Speaker 2: GROWING i think that number is. Growing and AGAIN i

756
00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:54,040
Speaker 2: think the nerds.

757
00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,239
Speaker 3: Zone might be a yes. NOW i think the NUMBER

758
00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:59,040
Speaker 3: ami might be a yes, now not. Maybe's you, KNOW i.

759
00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,600
Speaker 2: Think the number of first round quarterbacks. Too while the.

760
00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:05,120
Speaker 2: Number while the need is going, up the supply might

761
00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:05,840
Speaker 2: be going, down.

762
00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:07,600
Speaker 3: Not favoring The steelers to land their.

763
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:10,680
Speaker 2: Guy another team that can need a first round quarterback

764
00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:12,600
Speaker 2: is The Las Vegas. Raiders they check in at twenty.

765
00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,200
Speaker 3: Seven i'm not convinced they're good all of a, sudden

766
00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:15,799
Speaker 3: but at least this.

767
00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:20,640
Speaker 2: Was a second bye. Week, Yeah Gino smith played his

768
00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:22,680
Speaker 2: best game of the. Season they had a chance for

769
00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:24,560
Speaker 2: a two point conversion in overtime to win. IT i

770
00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:26,680
Speaker 2: like the aggressiveness to go for it brought the. Hours

771
00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:29,239
Speaker 2: looks as healthy as he's. Been it's amazing to me

772
00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:32,160
Speaker 2: how important he. Is, incredible, incredible and what a good

773
00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:34,279
Speaker 2: football player he might. Be if we were making a,

774
00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:36,560
Speaker 2: list you take the quarterbacks out of the. Equation obviously

775
00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:39,880
Speaker 2: most valuable players to their team in the he's going

776
00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:42,880
Speaker 2: to be in the top. Ten twenty six The New York. Giants,

777
00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:48,640
Speaker 2: okay if The raiders and The giants played this, weekend

778
00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:48,880
Speaker 2: who you?

779
00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:50,799
Speaker 3: Taking i'd probably take The. RAIDER i THINK i would.

780
00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:52,680
Speaker 3: TOO i THINK i take The dolphins over The giants.

781
00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:54,839
Speaker 2: Too twenty five The Cincinnati.

782
00:36:55,280 --> 00:37:00,200
Speaker 3: Bengals, yes it's the Watching dallas last. Night it's like

783
00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:02,279
Speaker 3: this is a really bad. Defense but The bengals is.

784
00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:07,480
Speaker 3: Worse they're the worst. Two and at Least, cowboys.

785
00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:09,480
Speaker 2: At least at Least cowboys are getting some reinforcement on some.

786
00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,880
Speaker 3: Reinforcements AND i found it funny The cowboys are, like

787
00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:14,680
Speaker 3: but the other, defense it's only the only, defense is

788
00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:16,760
Speaker 3: worse than. Us can we get your middle? Linebacker?

789
00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:21,400
Speaker 2: Please it's LIKE i need a new. Car let's go

790
00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:24,239
Speaker 2: to the dump to find. One let's Get let's gets

791
00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:25,760
Speaker 2: where they where do they have the worst cars?

792
00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:28,600
Speaker 3: Available that's and that's what you're, driving and you go

793
00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:30,400
Speaker 3: get the one that's on, fire you, know.

794
00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:35,080
Speaker 2: Twenty four speaking of on fire in a bad, way

795
00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:37,680
Speaker 2: not like he's on FIRE nba jam in a good,

796
00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:41,840
Speaker 2: way like dumpster. Fire The washington, commanders it's going. Downhill

797
00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:43,759
Speaker 2: it's going downhill real.

798
00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:48,920
Speaker 3: Quick So i'm proud of myself THAT i recognized you did.

799
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:52,080
Speaker 3: That they're not you. Can BUT i feel bad for them,

800
00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:55,480
Speaker 3: too because it's an avalanche of terrible things, lately and

801
00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:57,560
Speaker 3: it's just injury upon the THINGS i counted on to

802
00:37:57,640 --> 00:37:58,600
Speaker 3: be good are not now.

803
00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:01,680
Speaker 2: EITHER i do give them a little grain of salt in.

804
00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:04,640
Speaker 2: That Jaden daniels is dealt with a ton of injuries this. Year,

805
00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:07,400
Speaker 2: yeah they've Had they've had key injuries all over that.

806
00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:09,759
Speaker 3: Offense, YEAH i thought the offense would BE i thought

807
00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:12,200
Speaker 3: they'd be similar to Like dallas Or cincinnati with great.

808
00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:14,120
Speaker 3: Offense daniels taking a huge.

809
00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,560
Speaker 2: STEP i don't think you AND i thought we thought,

810
00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,680
Speaker 2: that like they would be the eighth or ninth seed

811
00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:21,200
Speaker 2: in THE, nfc one of their.

812
00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,319
Speaker 3: Nine now it's. OVERALL i didn't think it'd be over by.

813
00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:27,200
Speaker 2: IT i Didn't. NOVEMBER i didn't think that the first

814
00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:28,680
Speaker 2: week In november their season would be.

815
00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:29,200
Speaker 3: Done and it.

816
00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:33,960
Speaker 2: Is it absolutely is twenty three The Dallas. Cowboys they must.

817
00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:36,880
Speaker 3: Not think it, is AND i guess it's not one hundred.

818
00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:40,840
Speaker 3: Done Quentin williams Is, also they're not going to win that,

819
00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:43,560
Speaker 3: division and, no they're not going to playoffs. Either but

820
00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:47,759
Speaker 3: at Least Quentin williams is not A they're not, rentals you,

821
00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:50,000
Speaker 3: know no. Doubt, OKAY i mean you had a surplus of,

822
00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:53,319
Speaker 3: picks so they need A Deed. Lineman he's good. Player.

823
00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:54,320
Speaker 3: Boy we'll talk about.

824
00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:55,759
Speaker 2: Trace, later but still right in the problem of His.

825
00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:57,839
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, Yeah SO i mean that helps more than

826
00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:58,160
Speaker 3: just this.

827
00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:01,840
Speaker 2: Year two The Arizona.

828
00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:04,799
Speaker 3: Cardinals coincidentally they've played each.

829
00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:06,640
Speaker 2: Other but, YEAH i, MEAN i, guess so they have

830
00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,040
Speaker 2: to be ranked. Higher but they're better Than.

831
00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:09,560
Speaker 3: DALLAS i.

832
00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:12,520
Speaker 2: Guess they had lost five straight they finally get back

833
00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:13,000
Speaker 2: in the. Wind call.

834
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:16,400
Speaker 3: Them the coach Said kyler's taking over when he's, healthy

835
00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:21,000
Speaker 3: which to me is just ownership, saying, hey, Coach kyler

836
00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:22,799
Speaker 3: is taking over when he's, healthy BECAUSE i just wrote

837
00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,919
Speaker 3: him one hundred million dollar check or. Whatever but they're

838
00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:28,680
Speaker 3: way better with percent, clearly. CLEARLY i mean you Think

839
00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:31,680
Speaker 3: marvin and McBride Won kyler compared To Percilla simon, close

840
00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:32,120
Speaker 3: not even.

841
00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:36,919
Speaker 2: Close twenty one third straight loss after showing some. Life

842
00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:37,680
Speaker 2: it's The Atlanta.

843
00:39:37,719 --> 00:39:41,239
Speaker 3: Falcons, YEAH i don't think you can be happy with

844
00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:44,800
Speaker 3: where they're. At pennix to me is hard to, trust

845
00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:47,680
Speaker 3: but You're they're not like in the quarterback, market don't

846
00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:50,680
Speaker 3: get me. WRONG i, mean it's another year of, him but,

847
00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:54,080
Speaker 3: man the defense is starting to show some, things isn't Really.

848
00:39:54,520 --> 00:39:58,279
Speaker 2: Drake london And Bijon robinson are, outstanding, phenomenal but it

849
00:39:58,719 --> 00:39:59,480
Speaker 2: hasn't meant much to.

850
00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:01,760
Speaker 3: Him, yeah and this past week they actually Took beijon.

851
00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:05,959
Speaker 3: Away it wasn't. Enough you, know they're always kind.

852
00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:08,400
Speaker 2: Of this organization into the top Twenty matt WHERE i

853
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:10,880
Speaker 2: think it starts to get, interesting BECAUSE i think at

854
00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:14,439
Speaker 2: this point in you can legitimately say all these teams

855
00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:17,960
Speaker 2: are still in. It, yeah maybe The Houston, texans but

856
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:18,600
Speaker 2: we'll get to them in a.

857
00:40:18,640 --> 00:40:21,719
Speaker 3: Minute all the teams we mentioned are NOT i think.

858
00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:23,600
Speaker 2: SO i know The cowboys think they, are and they're

859
00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:25,560
Speaker 2: operating like they, are but at three five and one

860
00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:28,000
Speaker 2: and they're gonna need a wild Card berth, RIGHT i

861
00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:28,480
Speaker 2: don't see.

862
00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:30,560
Speaker 3: IT i, mean trust, Me i've done this long enough

863
00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:33,040
Speaker 3: that you'd never write and you don't chisel this stuff in.

864
00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:35,200
Speaker 3: Stone no doubt some of these teams could win six

865
00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:38,359
Speaker 3: games in the second half of the. Season, Atlanta, Dallas, Well.

866
00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:40,120
Speaker 2: Dallas wins six of their next. Seven all of a,

867
00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:41,080
Speaker 2: sudden they're, right they're in.

868
00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:44,239
Speaker 3: It but you, know the wise man's going to, SAY

869
00:40:44,239 --> 00:40:45,640
Speaker 3: i Think atlanta And dallas are out of.

870
00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:49,759
Speaker 2: It In, washington number twenty back to five hundred and

871
00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:52,359
Speaker 2: impressive win In detroit as nine and a half point.

872
00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:53,560
Speaker 2: Underdogs it's The Minnesota.

873
00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:56,239
Speaker 3: Vikings they dominated both lines of.

874
00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:59,120
Speaker 2: Scrimmage they really Did, yeah they looked more like The

875
00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:01,000
Speaker 2: vikings team than we've gotten a custom.

876
00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:03,600
Speaker 3: To it looked like the nest that we talked. About

877
00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:07,200
Speaker 3: and McCarthy wasn't, great but you did notice him being

878
00:41:07,239 --> 00:41:09,680
Speaker 3: an athlete out there and being able to play make

879
00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:12,239
Speaker 3: a little. Bit they're they're intriguing to, me and.

880
00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:15,840
Speaker 2: It's good timing For minnesota to be feeling a renewed

881
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:19,000
Speaker 2: lease on life here with, them with them welcoming The

882
00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:20,279
Speaker 2: Baltimore ravens to town this.

883
00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:23,600
Speaker 3: Weekend, Yeah ravens could lose that. Game it's a terrible

884
00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:23,880
Speaker 3: place to.

885
00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:27,600
Speaker 2: Play it's a tough place to, play And ravens could

886
00:41:27,640 --> 00:41:31,560
Speaker 2: certainly lose that. Game and if they do and The steelers,

887
00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:33,920
Speaker 2: win you get back to a three you, know you

888
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:36,480
Speaker 2: get back to a three game lead To. North that'd

889
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:37,360
Speaker 2: be a really, good.

890
00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:39,640
Speaker 3: Super Comfortable BUT i think we're getting ahead of.

891
00:41:39,640 --> 00:41:42,120
Speaker 2: Ourselves we, Are, yeah we are plenty to get two

892
00:41:42,160 --> 00:41:45,320
Speaker 2: on that later in the, week number nineteen five and.

893
00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:47,360
Speaker 2: Four who saw this? Coming The Carolina.

894
00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:50,560
Speaker 3: PANTHERS i give him, CREDIT i do, too, RIGHT i

895
00:41:50,680 --> 00:41:55,000
Speaker 3: mean he must be a good. COACH i mean they

896
00:41:55,080 --> 00:41:57,160
Speaker 3: don't have a lot of talent and their manufacturing wins

897
00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:59,520
Speaker 3: and they're tough and physical and they run the football.

898
00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:01,360
Speaker 3: Good you, know.

899
00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:04,719
Speaker 2: Still still a big toss up at quarterback for.

900
00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:06,840
Speaker 3: Them but they could be in the quarterback market now.

901
00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:08,759
Speaker 2: Absolutely what if.

902
00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:11,600
Speaker 3: They went and got Like Tyler kyler Or tour or

903
00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:13,480
Speaker 3: something like, that be better than what they.

904
00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:15,239
Speaker 2: Had, YEAH i see IF i were them And i'm

905
00:42:15,239 --> 00:42:16,879
Speaker 2: gonna do something like, THAT i would want like A Dak.

906
00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:18,120
Speaker 2: Prescott oh now you're.

907
00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:20,520
Speaker 3: Talking, yeah they'd be a good team with, him, right.

908
00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:22,360
Speaker 2: The playoff team they might win. That to, visit they

909
00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:26,120
Speaker 2: can't run for their. Money number eighteen three and five

910
00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:30,040
Speaker 2: really dug themselves a, hole but the talent is obviously still.

911
00:42:30,080 --> 00:42:35,360
Speaker 2: There The Houston, Texans, yeah that was a tough one losing.

912
00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,680
Speaker 2: There they got the, lead they lose C. J, stroud

913
00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:39,279
Speaker 2: The goos come back and win.

914
00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:41,720
Speaker 3: IT i just WHEN i thought their offense was getting

915
00:42:41,719 --> 00:42:43,920
Speaker 3: a little, better it. Didn't but it was against a

916
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:47,120
Speaker 3: really good. Defense their defense is top three though.

917
00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:50,759
Speaker 2: Their defense might be the best in The, yeah, YEAH

918
00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:53,040
Speaker 2: i think They, yeah they still lead the league in

919
00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:54,400
Speaker 2: points per. Game i'm pretty sure on.

920
00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:56,959
Speaker 3: DEFENSE i wouldn't be. Shocked, ye but at.

921
00:42:56,920 --> 00:42:59,200
Speaker 2: Three and, five with what we've, talked about what looks

922
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:02,120
Speaker 2: like you're gonna have multiple teams out of The. West,

923
00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:05,000
Speaker 2: YEAH i mean you're gonna have multiple teams out of

924
00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:06,120
Speaker 2: The north and The patriots And.

925
00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:08,960
Speaker 3: Bills so let me ask you a, question LIKE i

926
00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:10,480
Speaker 3: would have The jags ahead of a.

927
00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:12,400
Speaker 2: Party of The east in The patriots And, bills not The.

928
00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:16,160
Speaker 3: NORTH i would have The jags ahead Of, Houston, yes

929
00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:19,520
Speaker 3: but if they played In wichita right, now who's Flavored.

930
00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:20,600
Speaker 2: Houston by a point and a?

931
00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:21,239
Speaker 3: HALF i kind of.

932
00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:23,120
Speaker 2: Thin so as long AS. C. J stroud's back, right,

933
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:29,520
Speaker 2: right right right. Seventeen The Chicago, Bears, HEY i tell you,

934
00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:32,640
Speaker 2: what they certainly do five and. Three they've won five

935
00:43:32,680 --> 00:43:33,200
Speaker 2: of their last.

936
00:43:33,320 --> 00:43:35,279
Speaker 3: Six their defense pretty terrible.

937
00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:37,640
Speaker 2: Too their defense is not. Great but, MAN i tell you,

938
00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:40,520
Speaker 2: What like they've got the good running back. Tandem Caleb

939
00:43:40,600 --> 00:43:44,960
Speaker 2: williams is looking, Better Kristin loveland has been a big,

940
00:43:45,360 --> 00:43:49,000
Speaker 2: boot big boost for. Them and at five and, three

941
00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:50,320
Speaker 2: they are they're.

942
00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:52,759
Speaker 3: In, It they're highly. Relevant so this is already a

943
00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:55,840
Speaker 3: successful season for. Them they lose, out it's a successful

944
00:43:55,840 --> 00:43:56,200
Speaker 3: season for.

945
00:43:56,280 --> 00:44:00,080
Speaker 2: THEM i don't know IF i agree with, that to

946
00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:02,600
Speaker 2: like that would be pretty. Bad they go five and

947
00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:07,200
Speaker 2: twelve's been pretty. Bad, right so, far so good to

948
00:44:07,239 --> 00:44:09,640
Speaker 2: say the, least as long as they if they are

949
00:44:09,719 --> 00:44:13,480
Speaker 2: playing meaningful. GAMES A christmas successful season.

950
00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:14,600
Speaker 3: For, yeah And caleb is the.

951
00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:18,520
Speaker 2: Guy Sixteen Baltimore ravens and know.

952
00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:20,920
Speaker 3: By the way the head coach was like playing with his,

953
00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:22,560
Speaker 3: food by the, WAY i mean he was like a

954
00:44:22,640 --> 00:44:24,880
Speaker 3: cat playing with the miles three different people through a

955
00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:26,719
Speaker 3: pass of that. Game that's, why you, know like they're

956
00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:29,239
Speaker 3: just doing since he's a going to stop any let's

957
00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:30,360
Speaker 3: try this crazy, stuff you.

958
00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:32,840
Speaker 2: Know, Right, hey, coaches you've got a gadget play you

959
00:44:32,880 --> 00:44:33,319
Speaker 2: want to try?

960
00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:33,520
Speaker 1: Out?

961
00:44:33,640 --> 00:44:39,080
Speaker 2: Right does the team sixteen after two victories and five

962
00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:40,959
Speaker 2: days The Baltimore, RAVENS.

963
00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:48,879
Speaker 3: I haven't had everyone. Listed, yeah, Yeah i'm still not sold.

964
00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:51,480
Speaker 3: To defense is fixed and the old lines, fixed but

965
00:44:52,760 --> 00:44:53,160
Speaker 3: goes along.

966
00:44:53,239 --> 00:44:56,040
Speaker 2: WAY i might have more faith in The vikings at this.

967
00:44:56,120 --> 00:44:57,680
Speaker 2: Point it's.

968
00:44:57,719 --> 00:44:59,719
Speaker 3: Close bikes are a little low on this list for

969
00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:00,440
Speaker 3: MY i think so.

970
00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:01,440
Speaker 2: Too, YEAH i think so.

971
00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:04,320
Speaker 3: Too AND i don't think The vikes all of a,

972
00:45:04,320 --> 00:45:06,920
Speaker 3: SUDDEN i have a, quarterback but they're healthier and their

973
00:45:06,920 --> 00:45:08,040
Speaker 3: own lines not a, disaster.

974
00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:14,960
Speaker 2: Right fifteen The Jacksonville jaguars getting that overtime win In.

975
00:45:15,080 --> 00:45:18,200
Speaker 2: Vegas moving to five and, three they think they're in.

976
00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:20,640
Speaker 3: IT i mean they're you, know The myers trade and

977
00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:24,719
Speaker 3: that kind of. Stuff that's. FINE i mean, YEAH i

978
00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:29,520
Speaker 3: think they're like the most mediocre team. Going they're the most.

979
00:45:29,600 --> 00:45:31,040
Speaker 2: EIGHT i know it's impossible to go, eight.

980
00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:33,439
Speaker 3: Yeah but they feel like type.

981
00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:37,480
Speaker 2: Team number fourteen The steelers upcoming, opponent the L. A.

982
00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:40,480
Speaker 3: CHARGERS i think The steers are getting in a good

983
00:45:40,520 --> 00:45:44,000
Speaker 3: time with their tackle. SITUATION i think they might be

984
00:45:44,080 --> 00:45:46,440
Speaker 3: trending the wrong way all of a sudden after starting

985
00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:47,040
Speaker 3: to trend.

986
00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:49,600
Speaker 2: Back out and they're still banged up at running back

987
00:45:49,640 --> 00:45:50,920
Speaker 2: and they're banged up on that offensive.

988
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:51,280
Speaker 3: Line.

989
00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:53,840
Speaker 2: Yeah, YEAH i think there's a real opportunity there for The,

990
00:45:53,840 --> 00:45:57,239
Speaker 2: steelers who check in at number thirteen on this.

991
00:45:57,360 --> 00:45:59,160
Speaker 3: List if The steers have The, chargers And i'd have

992
00:45:59,440 --> 00:46:00,480
Speaker 3: have had for.

993
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:06,319
Speaker 2: Sure, YES i completely agree with you on. That let's see,

994
00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:11,480
Speaker 2: here number, twelve The San francisco forty Nine ers six

995
00:46:11,560 --> 00:46:13,719
Speaker 2: and three. Somehow, yeah it's a good.

996
00:46:13,800 --> 00:46:16,920
Speaker 3: RECORD i, Mean steelers are niners.

997
00:46:17,320 --> 00:46:20,560
Speaker 2: Somehow without Mikel, williams Without Fred, warner Without Nick.

998
00:46:20,640 --> 00:46:24,040
Speaker 3: BOSA i mean they just lost Mikel williams.

999
00:46:23,719 --> 00:46:27,160
Speaker 2: And continue to win. Games but how much. Longer we've

1000
00:46:27,160 --> 00:46:28,719
Speaker 2: been saying that for a couple of weeks, now but

1001
00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:29,160
Speaker 2: how much.

1002
00:46:29,239 --> 00:46:33,360
Speaker 3: LONGER i don't know they're gonna be in the playoff.

1003
00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:37,240
Speaker 3: HUNT i bet, Yes, YEAH i mean that's not asking

1004
00:46:37,360 --> 00:46:39,040
Speaker 3: much at this. Point with the winning record they have

1005
00:46:39,239 --> 00:46:42,920
Speaker 3: that division good. Though absolutely is Everyone division.

1006
00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:47,200
Speaker 2: One absolutely. Is that division is, loaded AND i think

1007
00:46:47,239 --> 00:46:48,840
Speaker 2: that makes it even more impressive that they're kind of

1008
00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:53,520
Speaker 2: hanging around there and continuing to play well above five

1009
00:46:53,600 --> 00:46:57,400
Speaker 2: Hundred Football number, eleven the seven and Two New England.

1010
00:46:57,440 --> 00:47:02,080
Speaker 2: PATRIOTS i think this is about right for. Them the record's,

1011
00:47:02,120 --> 00:47:05,480
Speaker 2: great but they're probably a little ahead.

1012
00:47:05,640 --> 00:47:10,560
Speaker 3: Schedule. Yeah the defense is, legit passing game. Legit they

1013
00:47:10,600 --> 00:47:11,400
Speaker 3: don't run the ball very.

1014
00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:16,479
Speaker 2: Well tell you, What drake May, man he uh didn't

1015
00:47:16,480 --> 00:47:19,120
Speaker 2: play his best to be fair Against, atlanta but he

1016
00:47:19,239 --> 00:47:21,560
Speaker 2: still finds a. Way he still finds a way to

1017
00:47:21,600 --> 00:47:21,800
Speaker 2: get it.

1018
00:47:21,840 --> 00:47:22,040
Speaker 3: Done.

1019
00:47:22,239 --> 00:47:26,200
Speaker 2: Yeah number, ten after another head scratching loss down six,

1020
00:47:26,320 --> 00:47:27,759
Speaker 2: spots it's The Green Bay.

1021
00:47:27,800 --> 00:47:30,360
Speaker 3: Packers you gotta be a little frustrated if you're The

1022
00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:32,960
Speaker 3: packers and you just lost one of your best. Players in,

1023
00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:37,200
Speaker 3: CRAFT i like love a, lot but there he made

1024
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:39,719
Speaker 3: a couple of decisions in that game that, were you,

1025
00:47:39,800 --> 00:47:41,560
Speaker 3: know just pushing the envelope a little.

1026
00:47:41,600 --> 00:47:45,440
Speaker 2: Bit, yeah they are so back and. Forth they are

1027
00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:47,399
Speaker 2: so hot and. Cold they either look too many bad.

1028
00:47:47,440 --> 00:47:48,440
Speaker 3: Games they either look like A.

1029
00:47:48,440 --> 00:47:52,480
Speaker 2: Super bowl contender or they look like a top ten

1030
00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:54,600
Speaker 2: draft pick. Contender there's not much middle.

1031
00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:56,279
Speaker 3: GROUND i, mean even Their steeler, game if you just

1032
00:47:56,320 --> 00:47:58,799
Speaker 3: look at through A packers, lens first half you weren't

1033
00:47:58,800 --> 00:48:00,760
Speaker 3: real happy with how you, played and half you're.

1034
00:48:00,560 --> 00:48:05,600
Speaker 2: Great exactly, right exactly. Right number, nine seven and, two

1035
00:48:07,000 --> 00:48:09,680
Speaker 2: rolling off a lot of wins here lately in, dramatic close.

1036
00:48:09,760 --> 00:48:10,600
Speaker 2: Fashion it's The Denver.

1037
00:48:10,719 --> 00:48:14,480
Speaker 3: Broncos i'm still on solo on the offense and passing

1038
00:48:14,520 --> 00:48:17,600
Speaker 3: attack and, knicks but that's where they. BELONG i, mean

1039
00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:18,879
Speaker 3: they're easily a top ten.

1040
00:48:18,960 --> 00:48:22,480
Speaker 2: TEAM i think so. Too, yeah down to number eight

1041
00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:24,920
Speaker 2: off the bye, week just staying where they were at

1042
00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:28,000
Speaker 2: six and. Two The Tampa Bay. Buccaneers, SURE i think

1043
00:48:28,040 --> 00:48:28,920
Speaker 2: that's about right for them as.

1044
00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:30,560
Speaker 3: Well, YEAH i think the bye comes a good time.

1045
00:48:30,640 --> 00:48:33,120
Speaker 3: Too they had a lot of nicks and bruises and

1046
00:48:33,200 --> 00:48:35,520
Speaker 3: stuff that could heal a little. Bit it's been a

1047
00:48:35,600 --> 00:48:39,360
Speaker 3: rough injury stuff for the first half of the.

1048
00:48:39,440 --> 00:48:44,680
Speaker 2: Year, yes, yes completely. Agree, uh and it's seven. DOWN

1049
00:48:44,760 --> 00:48:47,120
Speaker 2: i mean they were number one last week they dropped

1050
00:48:47,120 --> 00:48:49,600
Speaker 2: to number seven after losing it home to The. Vikings

1051
00:48:49,680 --> 00:48:50,360
Speaker 2: it's The Detroit.

1052
00:48:50,560 --> 00:48:53,920
Speaker 3: LIONS i wouldn't dig them too, bad but golf was under.

1053
00:48:53,960 --> 00:48:56,359
Speaker 3: Pressure didn't handle it. Great they didn't run the ball very.

1054
00:48:56,440 --> 00:48:59,919
Speaker 3: Well they lost at the line of. Scrimmage but really

1055
00:49:00,120 --> 00:49:03,000
Speaker 3: good teams have. Daysier just not your best. Too, yes,

1056
00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:05,960
Speaker 3: yes and it was not a garbage opponent.

1057
00:49:06,120 --> 00:49:09,000
Speaker 2: And kind of sticking with. That at number, six they

1058
00:49:09,080 --> 00:49:11,640
Speaker 2: fall a few, spots but nothing. Crazy it's The Kansas City.

1059
00:49:11,719 --> 00:49:14,800
Speaker 3: Chiefs, yeah The bills were better than The chiefs that,

1060
00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:16,960
Speaker 3: day AND i would have The bills ahead of them

1061
00:49:17,000 --> 00:49:20,440
Speaker 3: in the power ranks right, now but a week from,

1062
00:49:20,440 --> 00:49:21,080
Speaker 3: NOW i might change my.

1063
00:49:21,120 --> 00:49:24,160
Speaker 2: Mind you, know number five off their bye week as,

1064
00:49:24,200 --> 00:49:27,080
Speaker 2: well staying pat at six and, two and they added

1065
00:49:27,120 --> 00:49:29,200
Speaker 2: a lot here in the last forty eight hours or.

1066
00:49:29,239 --> 00:49:30,560
Speaker 2: So it's The Philadelphia.

1067
00:49:30,640 --> 00:49:34,320
Speaker 3: Eagles M, yeah they should be right near the.

1068
00:49:34,440 --> 00:49:34,920
Speaker 2: Top they.

1069
00:49:34,960 --> 00:49:38,040
Speaker 3: SHOULD i see how the defensive additions fit in and

1070
00:49:38,160 --> 00:49:40,080
Speaker 3: help and all, that BUT i bet they get something

1071
00:49:40,120 --> 00:49:40,320
Speaker 3: out of.

1072
00:49:40,320 --> 00:49:42,959
Speaker 2: Them back to life, here and looking like themselves. Again

1073
00:49:43,239 --> 00:49:46,320
Speaker 2: up five, spots it's the six and Two Buffalo bills

1074
00:49:46,400 --> 00:49:47,759
Speaker 2: with a win over The Kansas City.

1075
00:49:47,840 --> 00:49:49,880
Speaker 3: Chiefs, yeah they've come off the buy in and been on.

1076
00:49:50,040 --> 00:49:52,480
Speaker 2: Fire THEY'VE i tell you, what, though they've lost some

1077
00:49:52,600 --> 00:49:55,200
Speaker 2: key players as well. Too they, have, they've they've they've

1078
00:49:55,280 --> 00:49:59,640
Speaker 2: dealt with some significant injuries and not getting crazy at

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00:49:59,640 --> 00:50:01,719
Speaker 2: the trade headline or. Anything they're an interesting one to

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00:50:01,760 --> 00:50:05,120
Speaker 2: watch the rest of the. Way down one spot after

1081
00:50:05,239 --> 00:50:08,359
Speaker 2: falling to Your Pittsburgh, steelers The Indianapolis colts at number

1082
00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:11,440
Speaker 2: three with their seven and two, Record is.

1083
00:50:11,480 --> 00:50:14,640
Speaker 3: That right for? YOU i wouldn't crush them from that.

1084
00:50:14,800 --> 00:50:16,520
Speaker 2: LOSS i wouldn't crush him for that.

1085
00:50:16,680 --> 00:50:19,400
Speaker 3: Loss BUT i bet they're a dog against The bills right.

1086
00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:20,959
Speaker 2: NOW i bet you they're a dog against The, bills

1087
00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:23,279
Speaker 2: a dog against The. EAGLES i might have had him

1088
00:50:23,280 --> 00:50:26,280
Speaker 2: a couple spots, lower but, right not. Far nothing, crazy

1089
00:50:26,600 --> 00:50:31,239
Speaker 2: but just the LOWEST i. Think so number. TWO i like.

1090
00:50:31,360 --> 00:50:35,719
Speaker 2: This up five. Spots it's The La Rams. Matt they're

1091
00:50:36,080 --> 00:50:38,120
Speaker 2: checking a lot of boxes right. Now what's not the?

1092
00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:39,840
Speaker 2: LIKE i? Mean what's not the?

1093
00:50:40,040 --> 00:50:43,239
Speaker 3: LIKE i? MEAN i remember we're talking About stafford's back for,

1094
00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:45,600
Speaker 3: week weeks and weeks and weeks this, Summer no one's

1095
00:50:45,600 --> 00:50:49,279
Speaker 3: brought up at. All Now HE'S mvp situation defense is really. Good,

1096
00:50:49,920 --> 00:50:51,040
Speaker 3: no they should definitely be in.

1097
00:50:51,080 --> 00:50:55,120
Speaker 2: The top and number, one six and two up five

1098
00:50:55,239 --> 00:50:58,759
Speaker 2: spots after a beat down in The nation's capital of The.

1099
00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:00,800
Speaker 2: Commanders it's The Seattle.

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00:51:00,880 --> 00:51:04,520
Speaker 3: Seahawks, Wow i'm surprised we're, there BUT i don't have

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00:51:04,600 --> 00:51:05,040
Speaker 3: a problem with.

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00:51:05,120 --> 00:51:06,920
Speaker 2: IT i don't. Either, again DO i think they're the

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00:51:06,920 --> 00:51:09,520
Speaker 2: best team in THE. Nfl, No but are they playing

1104
00:51:09,840 --> 00:51:12,040
Speaker 2: like it as we sit here? Today? Maybe.

1105
00:51:12,400 --> 00:51:14,680
Speaker 3: Yeah you Throw shaheed in the mix now. TOO i,

1106
00:51:14,760 --> 00:51:17,240
Speaker 3: mean what a compliment he is To smith And. JIGBA

1107
00:51:18,840 --> 00:51:21,399
Speaker 3: i really Think darnold And, stafford the last two teams

1108
00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:24,719
Speaker 3: we talked, about are right. Today the first two picks FOR.

1109
00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:29,480
Speaker 3: Mvp mahome's case went a little, backwards losing The, yes you, know,

1110
00:51:29,760 --> 00:51:32,680
Speaker 3: YES i don't Think baker's quite there. Anymore, NO i

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00:51:32,760 --> 00:51:34,840
Speaker 3: mean you can't give it To dak with the, team.

1112
00:51:35,080 --> 00:51:36,400
Speaker 2: With the team being as bad as they.

1113
00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:39,239
Speaker 3: ARE i, Mean allen's, looming but, yeah they haven't asked

1114
00:51:39,239 --> 00:51:39,800
Speaker 3: as much out of.

1115
00:51:39,880 --> 00:51:41,600
Speaker 2: HIM i think you're spot.

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00:51:41,680 --> 00:51:43,560
Speaker 3: On, YEAH i mean those two are having great.

1117
00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:45,840
Speaker 2: YEARS i don't think a lot of us saw that. Coming, No,

1118
00:51:45,920 --> 00:51:50,239
Speaker 2: no they are a legit contender for. Sure oh, Yeah,

1119
00:51:51,040 --> 00:51:54,279
Speaker 2: matt there's our power. Rankings the pencils are down in

1120
00:51:54,440 --> 00:51:57,479
Speaker 2: terms of THE nfl trade, deadline so we will sink

1121
00:51:57,520 --> 00:51:59,960
Speaker 2: our teeth into that when we return on the other.

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00:52:00,120 --> 00:52:02,000
Speaker 2: Side West, Shuler Matt. Williamson it is The drive On

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