1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on Home of the Black and 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Goals Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back on Dale Ali. He 3 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: is Matt Williamson. This is the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio. 4 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: And Matt, we've done all kinds of mock drafts here 5 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: leading up to this one. The two spots we didn't 6 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: pick out of we're six and seven, and as it as, 7 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: it just happened. So it happens to occur this weekend 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: on what day was that Sunday? Sunday? Sunday? We have 9 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: a league that we're both in this year, and I 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: had the six pick and you had to seven. Yeah, 11 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: how about that? So let's go ahead and the list 12 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: go through here who we took by me? So in 13 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: this league is it's a twelve team PPR quarterbacks or 14 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: six points play a tight end, all that good stuff. 15 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: You recruited a few of us in the biz to 16 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: fill some poles. I did your long term huh, Jacob, Well, 17 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: we only had so many. Uh So the first player 18 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: take it was Jonason Taylor, then Christian McCaffrey, Austin Ekelark, 19 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,839 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup, Derrick Henry, and then I took Dalvin Cook six. 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: I think we were both happy see Henry fall. Absolutely 21 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: he would not have been I was hoping that Henry 22 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 1: went there. Had Cook gone, I probably would have taken 23 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: Nagy Harris. You took Alvin Kamara. Yeah, I was torn. 24 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: I was gonna take Cook. Yeah, I mean, I'm curious. 25 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: You and I kind of were texting during it and 26 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: all that. But things happen pretty fast and furious, especially 27 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: when you pick in the middle. You know, you don't 28 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: have that long gap send texts and you know, but 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: you know, tell each other what you would have done. 30 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: But I wonder how many times we ended up sniping 31 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: each other when it was all said and done. That 32 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: was time number one. That was time to think Cook 33 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: would get to me at seven, you know, when the 34 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: draft started. But I was torn between Kamara, Barkley, Jones, Nagy. 35 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: There's probably two or three other names there too that 36 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: I've been happy with, but I wasn't doing jumping jacks 37 00:01:57,960 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: for Kamara. Yeah. The rest of the first round went 38 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: from happy, yeah, yeah, that's probably a run to the 39 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: podium situation. Uh. Najie Harris did go eight. Uh, then 40 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: ninth was justin Jefferson. Uh, Jamaar Chase went ten. Joe 41 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: Mixing eleven, Travis Kelsey at twelve. No shocks, no shocks. Yeah. Uh. 42 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: Starting off the second round in reverse order, uh, DeAndre 43 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: Swift went, Deebo Samuel that one. That one. I kind 44 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: of see the logic, but that's a littoral. Yeah. Then 45 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: Davante Adams, Leonard four Nette went fourth in the second round, 46 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: Stefon digs fifth. Uh. Then you took sae Quon Barkley 47 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: with the six pick. Yeah, I was happy. Four Nett 48 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: and Samuel were gone. That gave me. I think, what 49 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: did you say, Aaron Jones was there or not? Aaron 50 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: Jones and Javonte Williams were both there. Yeah, and I've 51 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: been happy with all those guys. Um, so that worked 52 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: out fine. I like my second round pick better than 53 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: the first. That's what I was looking at is is 54 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: like he was getting closer to my pick, and I'm like, okay, 55 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get Barkley, Jones or Javante. And as which 56 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: one would I take? I bet Jones your favorite. Jones 57 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: was my favorite. Yeah, he was my favorite. But had 58 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: you taken Aaron Jones, I would have taken Javonte. Got you, okay, 59 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: which I perfectly understand. Yeah. Then Ceedee Lamb Tyreek Hill, 60 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews James Conner with the last pick of the 61 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: It's not insane though, Yeah, I mean it was probably 62 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: the back off the board or something like that. That 63 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: was my son who did that one. Uh, top of 64 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: round three, Keenan Allen Little early. Yeah, the draft I 65 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: did with my buddies over the weekend. He went about 66 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: that time too, and I was shocked. But I guess 67 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: a lot of lists have him. Yeah. Uh, I got 68 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: sniped by Chris Carter on Travis A t N. I 69 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: was hoping to get Travis at and then you're therefore 70 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: sniped me Kyle Pits, and I sat, there were three 71 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: picks go, and I'll get a ten Pits, And I 72 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: really wanted Pits more and more, and I was that 73 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: was the first angry email or messages I got from you. Yes, 74 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: and I'll be very honest. I didn't want to slight 75 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: our listeners, but when the conversation would come up leading 76 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: up to the draft, I was, it's hesitant to tell 77 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: all the people listening. Now, boy, I hope I can 78 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: get Pits in the middle of the round, because I 79 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: knew you're picking right in front of me. Yeah, you know, 80 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: but you would have taken a t I would have 81 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: taken a t N had he fallen. You ended up 82 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: then taking Tee Higgins right, which I've owned nowhere in 83 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: my life. But I thought he was the top receiver there. 84 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: So that was my consolation prize. Again, that one't hurt 85 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: the most because a t N or Pits would have 86 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: been just fine. I looked at the backs that were 87 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: still available there, and it was Cam Akers and David 88 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: Montgomery and Ezekiel Elliott, and I didn't like any of 89 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: those guys. I'm like, Okay, I gotta take Pitts. Yeah. 90 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: I love setting the tone in the league by taking 91 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: three studs running backs. I didn't think those guys were studs. Yeah, 92 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: I couldn't do that. I'm not trusting those guys over 93 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: the top receiver coming back in round four. Um, you 94 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: got in the middle of round four, and this is 95 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: no surprise you took Terry McLaurin. I have him, I've 96 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: seen Yeah, So if I get him in the third, 97 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 1: fourth round and the third anywhere in the fourth, I'm thrilled. 98 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: Let alone mid fourth and no one seems too broken 99 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: up when I take him. I just seem like I 100 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: like him more than everybody else. I was hoping that 101 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: maybe he would fall to me. I didn't necessarily love 102 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: some of the receivers that were still available. When they 103 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: didn't take Mike Williams was my number one. Would you 104 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: have taken McLaurin then probably like you want more volume? 105 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: And it came down to football player. Yeah, um, so 106 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: you know this is what it is. I couldn't take 107 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf there. I just you're taking a receiver there, 108 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: No matter what, I had to running back running back. 109 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: I had to round five where things kind of got interesting. 110 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: So round the top. Round five was George Kittle, Chris Godwin, 111 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: Courtland Sutton, Elijah Mitchell, Gabe Davis. I was in on 112 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: a couple of those guys at that point. I was 113 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: I was looking at Godwin, I was looking at Sutton, 114 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: I was looking at Gabe Davis and like, I can 115 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: handle having one of those guys. And then I started 116 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 1: looking at it. I knew you liked Allen Robinson, but 117 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the running backs that were still available, 118 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: and J. K. Dobbins was just sitting there. This is 119 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: the fifth round, yeah right right, We're like we're like 120 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 1: fifty plus picks into this thing. I loved him coming 121 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: out last year, and we love the player. I loved 122 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: the player Jonathan Taylor. Um so I'm just like, you 123 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: know what, if he misses the first couple of games, 124 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: I'm fine with it. I'm taking and so I took him. 125 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: You took Robinson. Yeah, I wouldn't have taken Dobbins. Um. 126 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: I liked your approach. It was another that was the 127 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: one time you didn't speak up much while we were 128 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: chatting to And I think the beauty of it is what, 129 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: like you said, is he's your third back. I could 130 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: have three studs at running back, like he may be 131 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: an RB one at the end of the year. No 132 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: one thinks about what this league would we look like 133 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: in November December. He might be just fine tearing up 134 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: the league. At that point, round six, I had three receivers. 135 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: I was happy with. Jerry Judy went at the top. 136 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: Then Lamar went. I thought about that. I was I 137 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: was hoping to get Lamar in that second round. I 138 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: would have doubled doubled up on the single position. Yeah. Uh. 139 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: Then Rashad Penny one, which is kind of um Kyler 140 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: Murray went in with that fourth pick. Then Chase Edmonds, 141 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: and you like Chase Edmonds, I knew, you know, and 142 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, Matt's taking Jalen Hurts here, And that's 143 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: exactly I knew as we get one of those two. 144 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: And whenever the round started, I thought it was did 145 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: you say, Lamar, I'm trying just Lamar, Kyler and Jalen 146 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: Hurt were all sitting there, um exactly. So when the 147 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: when the round start started, like I'll probably get one 148 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: of those dudes. But as we get closed, I was like, 149 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: I'll probably take Edmonds ahead of any of them. This 150 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: is a third back, and then you know, be be 151 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: three deep at the top two positions. And then he went, 152 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: so he took Hurts. I kind of went off the 153 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: board a little bit there because I didn't love any 154 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: of the wide receivers still available. And I looked at 155 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: him like, okay, thinking the receiver's were lean. It's pretty 156 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: it's pretty lean here. So I took Christian Kirk there 157 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: in in the sixth round. Solid. I mean, we've made 158 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: that pick several times. I just think he's got number 159 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: one potential in that offense. I don't think he'll hurt, 160 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: you know. I think it's happy starting him. You know 161 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: he won't be a top ten guy, but I mean, 162 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: the game a ton of money. They're gonna throw the football. Uh. 163 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: I've then hope because I came I came down. It 164 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: was either Christian Kirker and monros st Brown. I have 165 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: been a tough call for me. I probably would have 166 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: taked save Brown. I got lucky that same Brown was 167 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: available in the next round, so I took my third 168 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: receiver there, and I'm like, okay, I could I could 169 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: start either one of those guys based on matchups, and fine. 170 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: I remember when you picked him, he was like, clearly 171 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: my best receiver on my list. I had already had 172 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: three receivers. I wasn't gonna take him and thought, yeah, 173 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: that's an easy one, you know. Yeah. You then took 174 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: Hermonderie Stevenson in round seven. That was my chase Edmonds 175 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: makeup right, right, right. So those are two guys I've 176 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: been targeting in that neighborhood. They could I mean, he 177 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: may not work out, but you know I wanted a 178 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: third back early round eight. This one surprised me from 179 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: you because we never took him a single time. Trying 180 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: to think in any of our mock drafts core Darryl 181 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 1: Patterson you took in round eight. I hated what was 182 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: out there. I just really did. And I figured, if 183 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: if you've noticed in this league, this is when things 184 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: didn't go to plan for me. So you'll notice this 185 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: trend with what I did from this point on running 186 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: back running backs, running backs with Dallas Goddard went right 187 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: ahead of you, and I'm like, I was, I thought 188 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: you were gonna take Dallas Goddard. I thought it hurts 189 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,959 Speaker 1: the Goddard get away. That's that's what I wanted, is 190 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: exactly what I wanted, and that one broke my heart. 191 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: Um So I just took the best back on my list, figuring, Okay, 192 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: I don't have some guys I want. I'm gonna draft 193 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: eight running backs that play, and someone's gonna call me 194 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: a week three, you know, and survive until then. That's 195 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,319 Speaker 1: my plan, including Alexander Madison because you took Cook and 196 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: I just wanted to dangle him out there for Yeah, 197 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:24,719 Speaker 1: I took with that next pick. I probably should have 198 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: taken Madison at some point, but I took Tony Pollard. 199 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: He's better, he's a better player, and he has standalone value. 200 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: I thought, you know, what I could. I could play 201 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: him the first week or two if I want to 202 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: start him over Dobbins instead of one of the receivers 203 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: as my flex. Those guys are valuable, especially early in 204 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: the year when Dallas is still missing some of their 205 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: their targets like Paulard could end up catching seven or 206 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: eight passes in weeks. Oh yeah, he absolutely could. Around 207 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: nine came around and I've been looking at the all 208 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks. Uh So, I was hoping to squeeze Aaron 209 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 1: Rodgers in the in the round nine. I think Burrow 210 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 1: went early in this league, you know. So that's something 211 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: that the quarterbacks went pretty quick. They did, and so 212 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,319 Speaker 1: Rogers went in round eight. At the end of round eight, 213 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: I'm like a boy. Uh So I ended up taking 214 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: and I hate to pick Trey Lance in round nine. 215 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 1: Now it's round nine, so I'm okay with it. I 216 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 1: wouldn't I couldn't fathom taking him earlier than that. I 217 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: would have cried in my wheaties if I hadn't had 218 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: hurts and you took Lance to pick before me, because 219 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: that is exactly my strategy my Buddies league. I think 220 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 1: I took him in round nine was thrilled about it. 221 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: I was the last guy that took a quarterback, and 222 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,559 Speaker 1: you're gonna be happy about it. I'm telling him, we'll 223 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: see you. Then took zach Ertz as your is your 224 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: tight end one. Tight ends were gone. I saw something today. 225 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: He's not gonna play. But he's not gonna play. That's 226 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: why I think he fell because there were a couple 227 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 1: of dudes that I had ranked behind him that went 228 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: off the board before him. Because everyone's reading the same headline. 229 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: But it's a calf. He's questionable. And that's my biggest 230 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 1: thing is I want to turn a running back into 231 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: a tight end. I don't earn her own arts anywhere. 232 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: I'm not happy about earning him here as a starter. 233 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: I don't like that part of my roster. We got 234 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: to round ten and I was looking at I really 235 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: want to got it a round before. Still mad about that. Yeah, 236 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: I started looking at this. I'm like, okay, I just 237 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: took Lance. I almost got I almost have to take 238 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: another quarterback here because I have to have a high 239 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: end backup. Did you do car again? I took Car 240 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: was Stafford was still available, and I thought, okay, if 241 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: it's between Stafford and Car, I'll take stafford Um because 242 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: he'll at least run a little bit. Yeah, but then 243 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: he went yeah, And then you took Darrell Henderson. Had 244 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: you in mind with that, we do, and he may 245 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: be the starter we've taken. That's when I just started 246 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: stacking back to move them. So then I took Derek Carr. Interestingly, 247 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: sky More went right after that, as did Mike Davis. 248 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: So so like, if Acres isn't playing this week, I'm 249 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: definitely calling the acre zon Er. Yeah, that's my plan. 250 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: Round eleven, we got down to this and I'm like, Okay, 251 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: I'm a little I'm still a little thin and wide receiver, 252 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 1: so I'm gonna think long term here. I took Michael Gallop. 253 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: I like that, and then you took Alexander Madison, which 254 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: I didn't like. And I'm sure, I'm sure, And I'm 255 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: just hoping Cook gets hurt or I can turn them 256 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: into a tight end from you or something like that, 257 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: if you notice. I mean, we haven't gotten to the end. 258 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: I only have three receivers on my whole roster because 259 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 1: I just kept taking running back, ring back, running back, 260 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: and those three are my There really good players in 261 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: my opinion, and they're early picks. I didn't plan on 262 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: doing that when it comes up with a hamstring injury 263 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 1: right to get some issues. But there were several times 264 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: picking next to you wasn't fun, and so I just 265 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: my default was best running back on the board. We'd 266 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: have been better off on opposite ends of the draft, 267 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: probably both like our teams better. But round twelve you 268 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: came back and took another tight end, and I'm assuming 269 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to start for you this week. And 270 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: that's David and joking. He's one of my faves, though 271 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: I know you're not on board at all with them. 272 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: He's my sleeper tight end. Him and Friarmouth are my 273 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: favorites in that neighborhood who strangely went very early in 274 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: this draft. But um, yeah, he's my Week one starter. 275 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: Though okay, I took Samir White took a shot on 276 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: that one, again, playing for the long game with that 277 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: one that doing fantasy drafts real ones back to back 278 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: days like I did this weekend, Jacobs went way earlier 279 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: than I've been comfortable with both times, because that's where 280 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: people are. If they don't take him early like he's 281 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: a starter, I'll take him and you know round thirteen 282 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: I screwed up. Um, I've been looking. I'm looking at 283 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: our que and I saw that we had the only 284 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: things that I had left on like you were defense 285 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: and kicker. I'm thinking, okay, we must only be drafting, ah, 286 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 1: fourteen or fifteen rounds, so you have one more bench 287 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 1: spot you didn't know. I had two more bench spots 288 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: that I didn't know, and I took the Packers defense. However, 289 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:51,079 Speaker 1: I wanted the Packers. He did, and I was willing 290 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: to take him around earlier than I usually do. And 291 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: it did. I knew there's one guy in the league 292 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: that knows I love the Packers. D It didn't hurt me, no, 293 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:03,719 Speaker 1: dah right, because took Kenneth game all next right in 294 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: the next round. You then took Jamis Winston as your seconds, 295 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: my backup right, and I still got Nico Collins would 296 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: have taken I would have taken Ego Collins around thirteen. 297 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,719 Speaker 1: I thought about him. They picked before I actually thought 298 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,199 Speaker 1: about the game. Well picked, thinking I only have three receivers. 299 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: He could be my fourth and might need him at 300 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: some point. But I was like, I'm just gonna keep 301 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: taking back. The thing is the thing that made me 302 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: do that was somebody at the top of the second 303 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: or top of round thirteen took the Saints defense. Second, 304 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, it must be time to do that. 305 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: And then I took the Packers and then three other 306 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: defenses went like Eagles, Ravens went. Then I kind of 307 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: backed off on that thought. Yeah. Around fourteen in my 308 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: backup Winston, I mean, quarterbacks were going pretty quick. They were. 309 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: I was like, I'm gonna get stuck with, you know someone, 310 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: That's why that's why I jumped on one early around 311 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: the second. Yeah, right, they were going quick. Round fifteen, 312 00:14:56,640 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: you then took the Chargers defense. Seventh took k j Osborne, 313 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: another guy that I think I was targeting two spots 314 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: defensive kicker. Yeah, I mean my last roster spots. And 315 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: then we both took I took two Chargers. I took 316 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: Charger D, charger kicker whatever. The only problem with that 317 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: it's hard there and they're both off the same week. 318 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: That's a good point. Yeah, I'd worried about that later, 319 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: but yeah, and I do. I think the Chargers D 320 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: is really good. But we had talked about they're gonna 321 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: be a lot of high scoring games. You know, but 322 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: I think they'll get sacks and big place they should, yeah, 323 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: they should, or Packers. I think we'll play tight games 324 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: around sixteen years you said you took Dustin Hopkins. I 325 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: took Greg Joseph there with the thinking, I just looked 326 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: at everybody he had the latest bye week once again 327 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: with the guys that I was looking at, and he 328 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: and he kicks it indoors most of the time, and 329 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: I think the offense is gonna be pretty good. Ye 330 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: so you know, I'm like, oh, take him. Why not? 331 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: I mean, the late bye week things fine, But I 332 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: don't think I'm gonna be broken hearted when I have 333 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: to kick the cut the Chargers. Yeah, I mean, I'll 334 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: you know, when time, when the time comes, I'll just 335 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: cut the cut the kicker pick somebody else or if 336 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: he struggles, and yeah, but it will be tough to 337 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: get Waiver wire claims that week for my favorite defense 338 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: and my favorite kicker tofore. You know, yeah, that makes 339 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: it tough. Um. So it was fun. There was things 340 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 1: that I wasn't thrilled at the end. And my plan 341 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: was I'll just put a lot of cards in the bank, 342 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: you know, running backs in the bank. In two weeks 343 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: two of those running backs will be worth more than 344 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: they are now. Hopefully it's not my backs getting hurt, 345 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, dude, I think I'd end up 346 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: with Corddill Patterson. Of course not you know, yeah, I was. 347 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: That was shocked me. I'm like, there was not one 348 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: single time when we mocked draft and you took let's 349 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: take Cordill Patterson here. There were times when he actually 350 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: he was still available, Like, God, we can't take I 351 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: can't take him. Don't love him at all. I think 352 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: I think he's a one and man, that was the 353 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: one where I was like, one pick lefts Goddard. I 354 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: mean it hurts to Goddard. Yeah, and then and then 355 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: I end up with Earth's I'm like, my team would 356 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: be a much happier if you know, much better build. 357 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: Goddard would be in the Patterson spot and probably a 358 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: receiver would be in the spot, and I'd be happy. Yeah, 359 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: they didn't go that way. Panic a little bit, uh, 360 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: speaking of us, just go through some injury news here. 361 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: We're getting injury reports this week about that soon, right, yeah. 362 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: Sterling Shepard says that he plans to play against the 363 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: Titans in Week one he's coming back off an achilles, 364 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 1: and I think he's useful. I mean, every time he's 365 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: on the field, he's their number one, right right? Just 366 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: how long can you trust him not to leave the game? 367 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,920 Speaker 1: Not trust is long gone, but I mean he's gonna 368 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: catch balls if he's out there. Yeah. I think he 369 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 1: blocks Tony and Robinson at a little bit, like I'm 370 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: expecting Shepherd to get hurt the first play of the 371 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 1: game and then those two to be their leading receivers. 372 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: Is here, Holidays. I don't trust Tony it although either 373 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: all those guys, he seems like every time he somebody 374 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 1: breathes on him he gets in How much injury coaches 375 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: trust him either? Van Jefferson did not practice on Tuesday. 376 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: That's back to back denn pace for him. That doesn't 377 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: look good. But I've been more and more talk that 378 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: Odell and the Rams have a something in mind where 379 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: he's ready, which isn't could be several weeks. Yeah. Isaiah Mackenzie, 380 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: with a groin injury, is listed as a full participant 381 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: in Tuesday's practice for the Bills. He got drafted reasonably 382 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: high in both leagues. I think I was in you know, 383 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: and I wouldn't have any problemo in him. Yeah. Uh. 384 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: Damian Pierce is listed officially as the number one running 385 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:20,679 Speaker 1: back on Houston's depth chart. Way too high, way too 386 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: high for a guy who's probably not once. He catched 387 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: twenty passes this year on a bad team, early down 388 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: back on a on a bad teams. Maybe a really 389 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: good football player, but no, yeah, that's not a good 390 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: bad formula. Darius Slayton did not practice on Tuesday. He 391 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: was excused. He's still with the Giants. I thought they 392 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: caught him. They've got all I mean, they've got a 393 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 1: bunch of name wide receivers, none of whom have ever 394 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 1: ever played. Yeah, um, let's see here. Rashad White is 395 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: listed as the number two running back on the Buccaneers 396 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: unofficial depth chart. You have an interest in Rashad White 397 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: if he's really the two, if we see usage after 398 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 1: one and he's a free agent. There's the thing. Gavanni 399 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: Bernard's listed as a number four. Yeah. Do you really 400 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 1: think that Brady's gonna look at that and go ih, Yeah, 401 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: I don't want I want to rookie on the field, 402 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: not this guy who I understand that, but he likes 403 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 1: he wants. He wants the guys to be where they're 404 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: supposed to be. And then the other dude they drafted 405 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago that it's probably third. Yeah, 406 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: ke Vaughan. They all can catch passes, you know, So 407 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: if it becomes clear who the two is, which it 408 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: isn't to me now, and then I'm very interested in way. Uh. 409 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: Speaking on a podcast, Chris Goblin said, I don't think 410 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: any of us know that yet when asked if he'd 411 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: play in Week one. Wow, it's not that far away. 412 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: You think you thought about it by now. I'm sure 413 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: you might. Yeah, I've heard some different things about that one. Um, 414 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: it looks like David buck Tier he's going to be 415 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: back for the Packers. That's a bi It's not necessarily 416 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 1: fantasy relevant, but it kind of certainly. Yeah's one of 417 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: the best left hackles in the league. That's a big deal, right, 418 00:19:56,200 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: It's kind of a big deal. Um, I don't own 419 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: any Patriots Head coach Bill Belish October reporters at time 420 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: Montgomery is a shot to play in Week one against 421 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:10,360 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. They're counting on Time Montgomery to maybe be there. 422 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: Receiving bag that tells you where the that that Patriots offenses. 423 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: I know, and I took Stevenson in this league with 424 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: you and the other one with my buds, right in 425 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: the same neighborhood. I'm counting not on time. I'm sure 426 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: tis a swell guy, but if he uh felt on 427 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: the steps today, I wouldn't break my heart. Patriots signed 428 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: lak do not need another receiving back. The Patriots son 429 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:39,159 Speaker 1: Lakwan Treadwalter their practice. My god, he runs like me. 430 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: I can't believe he's still in the right But this 431 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,479 Speaker 1: is a bad one for the for the Lions. They 432 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:50,359 Speaker 1: placed Vitai starting guard for them. Yeah. Um, he's a 433 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 1: big Kentucky and played against the Steelers. That will fill in. 434 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 1: That's a good player. But no, I mean they're giving 435 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 1: him big money. Yeah uh, it looks like Trevor Penning 436 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: a lot offensive line news today. Trevor Penning out until 437 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: early November. I think they're happy about that. I thought 438 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 1: they thought it might be season ending. Maybe I'm wrong. 439 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 1: That that's all well and good, But by the time 440 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: a rookie comes back in November, what's gonna be rookie 441 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: season basically shot? Yeah, Joe trust the left tackle thrown 442 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 1: in the mix at the rookie hasn't played all year. 443 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: Who wants to fight everybody? Yeah? Um, Tee Higgins said 444 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: that Joe Burrow looks all the way back to full 445 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 1: strength on Monday, when when you would never say different, No, 446 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: he's not gonna Why he looks like crap? The real 447 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 1: question is is Tee Higgins practicing because he wasn't last week? Right? 448 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: I guess we'll get that. And it hasn't done anything 449 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: all all preseason. That's slightly concerning, you know, and I 450 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 1: did that. He was my number one receiver in this Yeah. 451 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: We just talked about Zach Ertz will be day to 452 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: day for Week one with that calf injury. I'm not 453 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: expecting him to play. I mean I drafted him thinking 454 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: he's going to be out at least a week. This 455 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: is interesting news. Doug Peterson told reporters that James Robinson 456 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,639 Speaker 1: will be active. I did Game one against Washington. I 457 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: think that's bad news for a that's really bad news 458 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: because he can catch the ball too. Yeah. I heard 459 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: that today. I'm like, oh, I'm glad I kind of 460 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: missed on it. T N Like, I mean, I was 461 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: thinking he's gonna be out until like at least late October. Yeah, 462 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 1: I thought he had no chance to be honest with you, 463 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: so I didn't love hearing that is, you know for 464 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 1: a t n. Yeah, Higgins did, wouldn't. No, I don't 465 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 1: trust him to stay on the field. Higgins did return 466 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: to practice on Monday, but he hasn't done anything all 467 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: off season. The whole offense hasn't right. It's amazing how 468 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: little they played those like I expect them to, like 469 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: in Borrow, missed a large chunk of the like. I 470 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: don't know what. I don't know how they practiced, I know, 471 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: I mean you look at their starting eleven. I think 472 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: hayden Hurst played some, but I'm not even positive at 473 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: that and the left guard situation they had a battle 474 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,360 Speaker 1: they Other than that, no one else on the whole 475 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: offense played at all. Crazy Yeah, crazy, that's insane, But again, 476 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: I think it's a good time to play him. Uh. 477 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: And then finally, Drake London finally returned to practice. That 478 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: was the first time since the first preseason game. You 479 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: in on Drake London sort of. It's funny brought him 480 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 1: up because I don't love the player, But we did 481 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: situations fantastic situations fantastic. We did a prediction show today 482 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: and I picked him for Offensive Rookie of the Year 483 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 1: and said most years I wouldn't because I don't think 484 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: any rookie quarterbacks are gonna play for quite a while. 485 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: I mean, does he get a hundred twenty targets? Issues say, 486 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: I think it gets a lot of targets and it's 487 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: all a sudden done. You're gonna look at the stat 488 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 1: line and be like, that's a pretty good year. That's 489 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: the best rookie year. So that's why I did. It 490 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: completely falls on his face, right, you know it could happen. 491 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: I bet he plays more snapped than Pickens. You know, 492 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: I'm not sure a lovey will catches many balls. You know, 493 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: Hall could be fighting with Carter in New York and 494 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 1: that's a bad offense. So I don't know who the 495 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: offensive rookie years should be. Yeah, it's it's a tough one. 496 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: Miss any of our show today. 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Yeah, 505 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: we'll be on the eve of the start of the season. 506 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: It's week one, man, it's week one. We're in full 507 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 1: full blast here. But for my partner Matt Williamson, for 508 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: Jacob Breck here on site keeping us on the air, 509 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: I'm dale Ally. We appreciate you listening to this edition 510 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: of The Drive on Steelers Nation Radio.