1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: Your tunes about drive on home of the black and 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: goal steelers nation radio. Welcome to the drive Im Dale Lads, 3 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson and well, Matt, we are less than twenty 4 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: four hours out from the steelers dropping a seventeen decision 5 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: to the Cleveland Browns Uh Thursday night at the First 6 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: Energy Stadium. I know him. First Glance. The score of 7 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: that game looks worse than score doesn't. Well, I factored 8 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: in for a lot of people. Yeah, but uh, you know, 9 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: it really was a much closer game than that and 10 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: I thought the game largely turned. You know, the steelers 11 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: get the opening kick off of the second half and 12 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: they're up fourteen thirteen. At that point they're matriculating the 13 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: ball down the field. They get a nice it was 14 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: actually a nice play call at the perfect time. They 15 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: get a screen pass to Jalen Warren. Uh he takes 16 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: it thirty five yards to the fifteen. Looks, doesn't yeah, 17 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: quick and and UH decisive. And UH he takes it 18 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: to the fifteen and Um, after the play is basically over. 19 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: It was a very late flag that the flag came 20 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: out and I really think chucks a core four was 21 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: called for that penalty basically because he dove on Anthony 22 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,919 Speaker 1: Walker after Walker had gone down and nobody knew Walker 23 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: was injured at this right. But well, the people in 24 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: the in the in the Brown's press box who were 25 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: sitting about ten seats down. For me, that's a dirty play, 26 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: that's a didn't you don't know these hurt? Yeah, I 27 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: mean I watched on TV. They showed it three or 28 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: four times and it did not look malicious at all. 29 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: I mean, he could have hurt the guy sp eating him. 30 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: He just kind of he jumped on him to make 31 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: sure that he wasn't going to get back up because 32 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: the place still behind them. Yeah, you know, you know so, 33 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: but I don't blame chokes for that either. I don't 34 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: think he did anything wrong. To be very honest with you. 35 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: Walker looked like he just they said today as a 36 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: nice s brain or last Nay, is a nice sprain. Um, 37 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: he just went down and if he doesn't go down 38 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: in that situation, I think I think the place stands 39 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: as is. Yeah, I mean, I would have to give 40 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: that more thought to him, and it seems like you 41 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: put more thought into than I did a moment. Yeah, 42 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: what I asked James Daniels about. I asked chukes about it. 43 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 1: Two chooks didn't want to comment, but James Daniels said, 44 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: you know, I thought the rule was if you're engaged 45 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: with a guy Um you're you know, they give you 46 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: some leeway there, as opposed to if you're just running 47 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: downfield just just to get downfield. On a play like that, yeah, 48 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: you're gonna get called, but because the guy were emphasizing 49 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,679 Speaker 1: it more this year or two, but because the guy 50 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: went down. They were they were engaged for a second 51 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,239 Speaker 1: and he just went he just crumpled. Oh, I see, 52 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,399 Speaker 1: know what you're saying, because now the REF says you're 53 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: not engaged and you're too far down field. Right. So 54 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: sure on this he didn't get called for jumping on 55 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: his back. He got called for being a legal man 56 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: down field right, you know, which is the new point 57 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: of emphasis this year, which is a big deal in 58 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: all these rpo offenses. They don't want line and getting 59 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: too far down the field. I get it. But yeah, 60 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: I mean the timing was pretty bad for that and 61 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 1: it was a pivotal play um which led to more 62 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: bad things. Well, and the plays right after that there 63 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: was another kind of freakish mishap there. So they get 64 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: that makes it second and nineteen. They get fifteen yards 65 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: on second down. So now it's third and five or 66 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: third and four, third and five, and George pickens coming 67 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: off off the line of scrimmage. He's on the inside, 68 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: he's on the outside, and Chase Claypol's in the slot. 69 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: CLAYPOOL's running an out there. Pickens blocks his guys or 70 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: comes off the line of scrimmage so forcefully he essentially 71 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: knocked his guy into clay pall and clay pool gets 72 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: called for passing affairs and the guy got pushed into him. Yeah, 73 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: I mean I'm not sure that's even the wrong call. 74 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: I mean I mean there was contact there, but it 75 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: wasn't passing interfere like the intentions weren't exactly there either, 76 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: not that that matters at times. No, I hear you. Um, 77 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,119 Speaker 1: I hadn't thought of it from that angle of those 78 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: two plays being so close to one another at a 79 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: pivotal time, because I'm sure you felt the same way 80 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: going into halftime. I was like controlling the game. They're 81 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: playing pretty well. Chubb had a couple of runs in 82 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: the first half. That heard him. Yeah, Pritt was playing well, 83 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: but the steelers were winning. You know, they were winning 84 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: the game. I don't know what your processes when you're 85 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: watching a game and taking notes and whatnot, but one 86 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: thing I always do, and I'm not in the stadium 87 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: where they come around every quarter and give you the sheets. 88 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: You know I mean. So I always pull out my 89 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: favorite halftime stats. You know I mean, like where's this 90 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: game at the half, because I want to reference them again. 91 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: You know, Bri sets robisky's numbers, yards for play, things 92 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: like that. Stews were averaging six point eight yards per 93 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: play in the first half. I mean that's elite numbers. 94 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: That the offense was playing quite well and the defense 95 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: was good enough. You know I mean, and I'm sure 96 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: we'll get to this probably between now and jets kickoff, 97 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: but the number of snaps as defense is being asked 98 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: to play, which is partially their problem too. They gotta 99 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 1: get right the right and the offense Neves a convert 100 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: on third down and hold the ball a little bit 101 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: more too. But is it's unreasonable. I know everyone's would 102 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: say this is the same defense was getting Gash last year, 103 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: when you know they have two defensive line injuries. I 104 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: don't quite see it the same way. I mean, and 105 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: I'm not making excuses for him, they're tackling was really, 106 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: really bad. Their run defense for sixty minutes was very, 107 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: very poor. But the fact is they come into that 108 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: game having played the most defensive snaps in the League 109 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: through two games on a super short week against a 110 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: very good offensive line. Those guards, I thought, played great 111 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: and maybe the best pier runner in the League, and 112 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: I think that's the next thing is, I think, the 113 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: best ball carrier in the league who gets spelled by 114 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: one of the best ball carriers in the League and 115 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: the best running game. Like the results were inevitable and, frankly, 116 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: the box, the bills, whatever best defense were in the league. 117 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: If you asked them to do those things, I just 118 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: told you, they would have got gash do. This is 119 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 1: how the League is. and well, I mean they put 120 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 1: themselves in that position, they continue to put themselves in 121 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: that position and they're they're not playing, as I mentioned 122 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: in my my steelers dot com piece, not playing complimentary defense. 123 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: Real well, they're not playing complimentary defense and offense right now. 124 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: But one thing is good, the other one's bad. Yeah, yeah, 125 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 1: there's always an anchor right. So in like, for example, 126 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: in the first half, the offense is clicking, the defense 127 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 1: has given up some place. Yeah, yeah, the second half 128 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: the offense goes through and out three times in a 129 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: row at the wrong time. After that, after that opening 130 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: drive of the second half, and the defense can't get 131 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: off the field their gas. This could be and all 132 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: beat up and right again. You know, converting more than 133 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: one third down with sure help. You know, things like 134 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: that set the bottom. You know, they were over three 135 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: in the first half. The offense was playing fine in 136 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: the first half. They were over for three on third downs. YEA, 137 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: because they weren't getting the third we always say, don't 138 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: even get the third downs. I'm more worried about the 139 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: denominator than the numerator. But you know, they could have 140 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: been a little better situationally all in all. You know, 141 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: converting eleven percent isn't what you're at, not what you want, 142 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: for sure, but but you're right. The first half I 143 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: wasn't like like Oh man, they haven't converted the first down. 144 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: They're moving to the football, you're getting seven yards of clip. 145 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: You're fine. Right, right, they were attacking on first down, 146 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: they were getting you know, making plays on second down. 147 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: If they you know, first down didn't work. They were 148 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: running the ball effectively. Uh, far and away the best 149 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: line play of the year. Yeah, that to me. I'm 150 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: seeing stuff today like they really need to draft an 151 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: offensive lineman and I'm like to replace who? To replace who? 152 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: I've even I even wrote this as recently as this week, 153 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: saying I thought, I think chucks into two guards are keepers, 154 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: and Mason Cole is not bad either. And I said 155 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: on a podcast today Mason Cole might not just be 156 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: a replacement level center. And, by the way, Dan Moore 157 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: pitched a shutout yesterday against Miles Garrett. Yeah, yeah, and 158 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: I know Moore had some rough moments in the preseason 159 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: and has had some tough times. I get that, but 160 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: I only need tackles that are not problems. You know. 161 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: I mean if you added a first round left tackle 162 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: to that mix or a big time center, I understand it. 163 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: We'll see about the names and how that all folds up, 164 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: but I don't know that you have to. Yeah, it's 165 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: not like that. You know, I just saw just a 166 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: lot of other stuff that other steelers haven't drafted an 167 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: offensive lineman's you know, the first to you know, first 168 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: two rounds. The let the line's not been the problem. 169 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: The line. That's that's the big misconception, and we preached 170 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: that all last week too. Like guys, the line isn't 171 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: holding this team back. It keeps getting better, and I 172 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: used the reference up baby step, baby step. Last night 173 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,959 Speaker 1: was big step. Yeah, not only that, but you know 174 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: we're going. He went into that game talking about you know, 175 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,319 Speaker 1: it's Nag, not he's not hitting holes. He was fine, 176 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: like he he looks like he's up to speed now. Yeah, 177 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 1: he looks like he is now up to speed and 178 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: you should see better play moving forward. That being said, 179 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: we talked about it before the game that the browns 180 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: weren't exactly you know the UH. They should win that. Yeah, 181 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: that's one that they should win, and they did. And 182 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: they did, and again, that was something we said going 183 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:38,839 Speaker 1: into it. I want to see them win at the 184 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. I feel like they did. I want 185 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 1: to see them not let Garrett wreck the house and 186 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: help on him. Time and time again they did. I 187 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: thought Gentry was great in that regard. Um Nagy had 188 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: one bad pass pro rep but all on all those 189 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: two backs are killers and as blockers as well, and 190 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: I can't bring it up enough. Too I mean the 191 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: the clay pools, the friar moves, those pick those guys 192 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: blocked so much better than last year's crew. You know 193 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: what I mean? If IRYAR mouse a better blocker, pickens 194 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: is a much better blocker than the guys they had 195 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 1: out their last than a ray ray or somebody like that. 196 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 1: So it's getting better. I mean, were there players left 197 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: on the field? Yeah, it was. It sixty minutes of brilliance? No, 198 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:22,559 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, but it's again. It's just not complimentary 199 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: football there. You know, while the steelers were going three 200 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: and out on three consecutive possessions, the Brown scored ten points. Yeah, 201 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: I mean what the defense needed more than anything there 202 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 1: for that stretch was just eat up some clock force please, 203 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: you know, let me have some Gatorade, let me work 204 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: on my techniques and what they're doing to us, let 205 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: me get a breather here. And the offense left them 206 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: down at the wrong time then, you know. Yeah, so 207 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: I brown played well they did. I think that that 208 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,719 Speaker 1: was the browns a game, and you know that that 209 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: was the you know, when we were picking the game 210 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: last week, that was my fear, because that the team 211 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,679 Speaker 1: at home on those Thursday nights has set an advantage 212 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: because the fourth quarter usually goes their way. They get 213 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: they get a basically an extra day of practice. Yeah, 214 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: you know, that's a big deal. Yeah, I mean that 215 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: was a big concern. Um Brissette now has played two good, 216 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: really good games in a row, as has a Mari Cooper. 217 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: The browns are in a pretty decent spot all in all. 218 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,719 Speaker 1: You know, I mean considering where I expected them. I 219 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: mean their schedule gets more details on the road. Yeah, 220 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: I don't know. BRISSETTE's gonna play like that all the time. 221 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:27,599 Speaker 1: I thought that's the best game he's ever played. And 222 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: they got they took some losses in that game. Oh, 223 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: I you know walkers. I believe a couple of guys 224 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: the Game Walker got was carted off and bad obviously, 225 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: I think the other inside uh not the other inside Linebacker, 226 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: the Brian got hurt. Somebody's out for the year. I saw. 227 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: I think it's not. It's not Harrison anyways, but they 228 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: took some they took some losses in the game. Took 229 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,839 Speaker 1: some lumps Um. I gave him credit for that, though, 230 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,719 Speaker 1: and these other avenues. I've talked about it today, and 231 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 1: that they worked on a short week too. I know 232 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: they were home. Their defense didn't crumble in the fourth 233 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: quarter in the in the second half, it so often happens. 234 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: They hadn't played as many snaps, of course, but they 235 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: got hit harder by injuries on that side of the 236 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,719 Speaker 1: ball than the steelers did. They did and Um, you know. 237 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:19,959 Speaker 1: So they won the football game to the captain. We 238 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: move on. Um, I thought Mitch Robiski played well too. Uh. 239 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 1: You know, immediately after that game that again the calls 240 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:32,439 Speaker 1: for a Weell, you know, Kenny, you gotta go to 241 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: Kenny Pickett, gotta go to Kenny Pickett. I don't feel 242 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: that that's the case right now. If it was simply 243 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: the quarterback not playing, well, okay, I get it, but 244 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: I don't think that's the problem right now. Again, it's 245 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: just these these lowells and and you know, I don't 246 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: necessarily you know the ball that that that uh on 247 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: the one third down. I was thinking was third and three, 248 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: and he takes a shot against uh with deante Johnson 249 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: on Denzel Ward, and Deante Johnson was beating word like 250 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: a drum the entire game. Yeah, I mean word was 251 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 1: following him all over the field and Johnson was constantly open. 252 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,839 Speaker 1: He's been open all year, oh year, on that on 253 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: that particular play, it was actually a really good throw. 254 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: You know, Johnson had he had outside leverage on him. 255 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: Is that the one? That was definitely a drop down 256 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: the sideline. We're we're got a hand on it. He 257 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: got a hand on him. Beautiful Ball. Yeah, but you 258 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: know guess what? Words good too, just like Nick Chubb 259 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,839 Speaker 1: is good. You know, nobody ever wants to credit the 260 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: opponents forever making a play. I know that makes me crazy. 261 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,199 Speaker 1: It's a big time Pittsburgh thing. Sorry, folks, but you're 262 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: very guilty of that. In a way. I kind of 263 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 1: felt like Trabinsky played really well. Um, he was more 264 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: encouraging than any performance I've seen of him. But the 265 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: Brown's quarterback played a little better. Yeah, steelers running game 266 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: was better than it's Ben Brown's running games a little better. 267 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: You know. Um, steelers defense had to play a lot 268 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: more staps. You know, I mean the steelers o line. 269 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:03,719 Speaker 1: We just raved about it. But browns was a little better. 270 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,599 Speaker 1: You know, Cooper played a great game. The joker was 271 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: a problem. Um, you gotta tip your cats some hat 272 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 1: sometimes to the opponent. But there's no easy games in 273 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: this league. All the jets, I mean the jets could 274 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: be since you this week, you know. So everything needs 275 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: to be better in order to, you know, to start 276 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: winning football game. Yeah, especially, you know, when you're not. Again, 277 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: I go back to what I wrote last week. You know, 278 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: when you're playing to win the game in the margins, 279 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: you have to you don't have without your best player. 280 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: And Yeah, and without your best player who's one of 281 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: the top ten players in the league regardless of position, 282 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: and that includes all the quarterbacks. Um, you know, you, you, 283 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: you lose that, that margin for er a little bit. 284 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: And so right now they're you know, they're not. They 285 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: don't have that and they didn't force the big mistake yesterday, 286 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: where the browns didn't make the big mistake. I thought 287 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: another thing too, that was a little more disheartening than 288 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: the Patriot game. As I remember, sat or Monday after 289 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: the Patriot game, it was these two plays, these three plays, 290 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: really defined the game. steelers didn't get any of those bounces. 291 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: Agilor Sutton and gunner. You know I mean, those three 292 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: plays all went against them. To me, I think you 293 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: said the same thing. If one goes the opposite way, 294 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: I like their chances, if two or three, I think 295 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: they win without a problem. This game was more body blows, 296 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: you know. I mean it was more of a cumulative 297 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: effort of losing it, the line of scrimmage getting worn down, 298 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: dealing with Chubb, which is a difficult task. I mean 299 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: Schubb's Chubb is good, really. There's there's no fans or 300 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: butts about it. You know, if you look at the difference, 301 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: and I know you said, well, you know, hunts, hunts 302 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: is really good as well. Chubb average four point nine 303 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: yards per carry. Hunt average three point nine yards per carry. 304 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: That's working against the same defense in the same game. Uh, 305 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Chubb is Chubb is much better than Kareem 306 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: Hunt and to be very frank, I was texting buddies 307 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: and they're bugging me going a game and all that 308 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: good stuff. I saw four really good running backs in 309 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 1: that game, but one of them is an elite Guy. Yeah, 310 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: you know, he's just I mean compared to Nausey Hunt, 311 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: I think Warren's really impressive really against just about anybody 312 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: in the league right now. I look at Chubb and 313 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: go WHOA. I mean that guy is an all time great. 314 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: He's he's a much over five yards of carry every year. 315 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: He's been a league n stuff. You know, he's he's big, 316 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: he's strong, he's you know, he's fast, great vision and 317 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: he has a great slide step through the line. That 318 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: you know. You know, he just he just runs through 319 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: arm tackles Um. You know, this is yours. Tackling wasn't great. 320 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: I mean they could have brought their feet and you 321 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: know more. They look tired, you know, but he's going 322 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: to do that to you, and he does. Yeah, that's 323 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: what he does. The idea is to get a lead 324 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: on those guys and take him out of the game, 325 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: which again takes me back to that opening drive of 326 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: the second half. If they go up eight or nine 327 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: points there, browns aren't really equipped to play that right. 328 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: You know, now you're forcing Brissette to do. You know, 329 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: he's throwing when he wanted to throw. Last night you did. 330 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: They never really forced him to throw and when they did, 331 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: when they would get him in third and lungs, they didn't. 332 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 1: They didn't convert a lot of those like no, you know, 333 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: they did a good job getting off the field in 334 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: those situations. The problem was there was too many third 335 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: and shorts. A lot of third and shorts. And the 336 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,880 Speaker 1: one thing I didn't realize until well after the game, though, 337 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: was I don't have the ratio in front of me, 338 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: but in the first half the browns through almost double 339 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: compared to their runs. Everyone has as they were trying 340 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: to get the lead. Exactly exactly. I mean everyone has 341 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: a misnomer that they run to throw. Well, most teams 342 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: don't really do that anymore. You know, the quote establishing 343 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 1: the run is not it's sort of a misnomer. So 344 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,640 Speaker 1: they stayed ahead of the chains. You know, they moved 345 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: the ball well. Brissette played well early like that, like 346 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: we just said, and then he could handle the Chub and, 347 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:00,959 Speaker 1: you know, favorable situations too. Yeah, actually, I mean if 348 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: you if you look at it on a per play basis, uh, 349 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:06,880 Speaker 1: you know, Chubb at eight carries for fifty eight yards 350 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: in the first half. He had a thirty six yard 351 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: running there and hunt was four for eight teen. Overall 352 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: they were thirteen for seventy nine. They average six point 353 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: one yards carrying the first half. In the second half, 354 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 1: you know, for the for the entire game. Um, you know, 355 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: that number was four point five yards per car so 356 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,680 Speaker 1: they did a better job of stopping on, but the 357 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: browns were able to grind a little bit better things. 358 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 1: It was just body, blue body, blue body, and where 359 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: where's you down? And I'm sure if you ask Cam, 360 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: Hayward and others, I thought there were some some good 361 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: performances on defense, that they would say that wasn't my 362 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: best game. You know I mean I thought a Lulu 363 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 1: had a tough one and I thought cam had a 364 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: tough one. Really, don't blame Bush, don't blame highsmith and 365 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: don't blame MINCA, because they feared him to no end. 366 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 1: It looked like they avoided him like the plague. I 367 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: thought those three played very well. The rest of the 368 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: defense probably isn't thrilled with their performance. Yeah, you know, 369 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 1: so it happens. And they they need just Mani by, 370 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 1: they need just mini by and they need to beat 371 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: the jets in ten days. Um, is that going to 372 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 1: solve everything, though? But it certainly goes a long way, Um, 373 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: you know, towards righting the ship a little bit. And 374 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: then you gotta go to Buffalo, and that's but you 375 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:23,160 Speaker 1: can't go to buffalo one in three. No, I haven't 376 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 1: asked several times today. So so what's the next step, 377 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: you know, and I said, well, you arrested these players, 378 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: especially a defense. As much as you possibly can, you 379 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: go back and self scout and treat it like a 380 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 1: mini by see things that are working, see things that aren't. 381 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: Your your tendencies. Where are you becoming predictable and you 382 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 1: go beat the jets, right, and that's not you want. 383 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: There's a roll a ball out there and beat the 384 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: jets either. I mean, it doesn't work like that in 385 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: this league and you got to get that one and 386 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:51,920 Speaker 1: then you go from there and reassess everything after that. 387 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: But I'm already seeing, if there was, they're gonna go 388 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: one in sixteen. They're gonna be picking in the top five. Well, 389 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: this season is already shot. You better put pick it in. 390 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: I mean they have no chance. A terrible their bottom 391 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 1: five team. But I I hear that all over and over. 392 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: It's like, so they get the jets, then they get 393 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: then they get buffalo in Buffalo, then they get Tampa 394 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: at home. Tampa is kind of a mess. Tampa's kind 395 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,199 Speaker 1: of a mess right now. Then they great, but then 396 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: they go to Miami, they go to Philadelphia. Those are 397 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: two tough games on the road. Oh yeah, I mean 398 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: it's a tough strap, but you don't you know what 399 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: either one of those teams are gonna look like a 400 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: month from now. And what's a difference maker? Right, and 401 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 1: he's there, but what will be? That was one of 402 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: the best things that I saw last night was in 403 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: pregame warm ups, running around like he was getting ready 404 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: to play in that game. It's funny for my pre 405 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: game hit they call in and missy's on the sideline 406 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: does her so I hear the whole thing and she's 407 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 1: talking about she was in this great mood and she's 408 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: like you should see t j out here. He's out 409 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 1: there making one hand catches and throwing and playing with 410 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: everybody like he was running sprints, like he was running 411 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 1: in the Olympics. The arms were churning like watching. I'm 412 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,360 Speaker 1: watching him do this and I'm like, he doesn't look 413 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: like the chest is bothering him at all. It's like 414 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 1: he's ready to play tonight. Yeah, so there is help 415 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: on the horizon and there will be some injuries probably 416 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: between now and then, as there always are, but a 417 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,120 Speaker 1: good performance against the jets, you're sitting at two and two. 418 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: Your best players possibly coming back on the horizon it's 419 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: not that this guy hasn't fallen, folks. Yeah, I mean 420 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: these these two games are a little disheartening. There's no 421 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,440 Speaker 1: coming out of that bye week after playing the eagles, 422 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,399 Speaker 1: this stretch of games at the beginning before the season started, 423 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 1: like Oh, this is gonna be a really tough stretch 424 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: of games. New Orleans at home, yeah, in that game. 425 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: Cincinnati at home. I don't know if Winston will still 426 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 1: be hey, he's got four broken bones in his back. Uh. 427 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: Cincinnati at home. I don't know if they figured it 428 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: out by then. They haven't one yet at Indianapolis. Does 429 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 1: that look like a daunting game right now? And he's 430 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: really bad right now. At Atlanta, right UH. Then you 431 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: at Baltimore at home. Okay. Then you have then you 432 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: go to Carolina. More could be undefeated and the steelers 433 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: could be winless in that game. Then you go to Carolina. 434 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: They're a disaster. Then you get the raiders at home. 435 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: I Bet Carolina as you have their coach at that point, 436 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: he will not be there. Then you get the raiders 437 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: at home on Christmas Eve for the game of the 438 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: Immaculate Reception, the celebration. I like the steelers chances like 439 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: they could not win one between now and then, but 440 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: I bet they pull that one out. That's a stretch 441 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: of seven games, every one of which looks winnable. And 442 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: you know this, this team, Tomlin, etcetera, etcetera. They're not 443 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,679 Speaker 1: going to throw in the towel. If Kenny, if by 444 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 1: Chance Kenny is Oh my God, is this Guy Great? 445 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: I have to get him on the field, then they will. 446 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: But it's not. They're not going to take the approach 447 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: after two straight losses too, straight losses, not fifty seasons over, folks, 448 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: three games into the season, but we got fourteen left. 449 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: But we're playing for next year, playing for next here, right, 450 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: we lost two in a row. Just don't the way 451 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: that they do. Think it's not gonna happen that way. Right. 452 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: But that's seven games. Stretch of game is you know, Um, 453 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: you know, all seven of those games look win very winnable. Um, 454 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,360 Speaker 1: then you go to Baltimore, then you got Cleveland at home. Yeah, 455 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 1: and Cleveland's gonna look different no matter what. This next 456 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: stretch of games coming up here after you play the jets. 457 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: This is your toughest stretch of games in the season, 458 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 1: without question. I mean you can't what does that six games? 459 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: There be, what, eight games total after you're done with 460 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: the Eagles? Right, seven? Right, seven, because they got three 461 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: in the books. Jets. Two and five isn't gonna cut it, though. 462 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. Yeah, I mean three and five. I can 463 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: live with two and six. You can't, though, you know. 464 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:51,640 Speaker 1: So you better beat the jets and you better find 465 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: another one in there something. Yeah. Well, if you're two 466 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 1: and six at that points you have you have very 467 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: little margin for air. No, yeah, yeah, you gotta, you gotta. 468 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: You have to win this next this week, and then 469 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 1: you have to steal one of these. Yeah, you know, 470 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: you really would have liked them see and steal one 471 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 1: of these last two, because they were both they were 472 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: both there to win. The bills game might not be 473 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: winnable if they play, but well, you know, we say that. 474 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,399 Speaker 1: Then last year they went up there in one. I mean, 475 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: you know, all it takes in any week given week 476 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I don't care who you are, if 477 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: you don't go out and play your a game and 478 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: somebody else plays their a game, you're staying a good 479 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: chance to lose. I don't care how talented you are, 480 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 1: no question about it, but this mini by does come 481 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: at a good time. It's a couple of breaks and 482 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: and you know coming up Um wasn't a great game, 483 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 1: but there was progress. I mean it makes me crazy 484 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: that people will not look at the good just because 485 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: the final core didn't go your way. There was a 486 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: lot of guys that played better in this game and 487 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 1: they're getting better, namely the old line. And I look 488 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: at the steel of skill position players and go boy, 489 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:00,360 Speaker 1: everyone raved about those bengals ones in week one. These 490 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: aren't far off. I mean this is maybe a top five, 491 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,479 Speaker 1: top eight group of skill position players. Once you get 492 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: pickings and all these guys going, they'll be okay there, 493 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: but more than okay, they'll be just right. Yeah, it's 494 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 1: just just something missing right now. They're just not clicking 495 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 1: on all cylinders right now consistently. That's gonna Happen. I 496 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: think there are better days ahead. Um, you know, I 497 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: would I would like to see a little more, obviously, consistency, uh, 498 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, the whole way around, from on both sides 499 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: of the ball. But again, it's not just well, Mr 500 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: Droubinsky stinks. We gotta we gotta go to Kenny Pickett again. 501 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 1: If that was the fix, the steelers would do it. 502 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: I mean, that doesn't help you tackle Nick Chub No, no, 503 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Yeah, UM, so, if pick 504 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 1: it's better than Drabinsky, put him in. Right. If he's 505 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 1: not ready yet and Drabinsky is playing well, you don't. 506 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it's that simple. It's not. While 507 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: we'll put pick it in here, we can't do it 508 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: in this stretch of games or not gonna play him 509 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: at all. I mean, if he's the best guy, you 510 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:00,160 Speaker 1: put him in. That's what they're gonna do. They see 511 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: him every day. They're going to do what they need 512 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: to do to win the most games that they can 513 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: this year. Right, yeah, they're not worried about next year 514 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: or two years from now, you know, getting draft picks 515 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,360 Speaker 1: next year. That's not a concern for the Pittsburgh steelers. 516 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 1: Septem if you're eliminated in Christmas, maybe you put the 517 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: young guy in there and you reassess things, but until 518 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 1: you're eliminated, that's not going to be the way they 519 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: do and the way the a F C has going 520 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: this year in the division, in the division division, I 521 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:28,239 Speaker 1: mean as it is right now, you're a game at 522 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,679 Speaker 1: of first place. Yeah, right, right, right. I mean Cleveland 523 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: should be really happy with where they're sitting because they're 524 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: two and one and deshawn still out there and their 525 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: quarterbacks playing well. But we said that they're going to 526 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: be in this thing in the end. I don't think so. 527 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: You know, uh, and he was gonna take a break. 528 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 1: He is Matt Williamson, I am Dale lolly and, of course, uh, 529 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: you know, Matt. You can listen to UH. You can 530 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 1: subscribe to Snr's newest podcast of godfather of Pittsburgh sports 531 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: talking nothing but steelers as savereign on steelers. 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