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

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Speaker 2: Good afternoon, Steelers Nation. It's the Drive on the Steelers

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Speaker 2: Audio Network. While Shouler Matt Williamson with you here for

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Speaker 2: the next two hours on this Wednesday. As we are

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Speaker 2: at the midpoint of this week, we still have some

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Speaker 2: movement and shaken around the National Football League map, but

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Speaker 2: things have pretty much slowed down here.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm wondering if we officially have hit the lull.

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Speaker 2: I think so.

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Speaker 3: But then like AJ Brown get traded or something, you know,

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Speaker 3: something crazy what happened, Like I didn't see the Wattle

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Speaker 3: trade coming, you know. But I do think this is

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Speaker 3: when front offices, coaches, people that make all the moves

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Speaker 3: start kind of crawling into their caves, into their holes,

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Speaker 3: start building draft boards. They're also a big thing that's

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Speaker 3: happening now that we're gonna have to start addressing here too,

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Speaker 3: is thirty visits and Pro Days.

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Speaker 2: They talked a little bit about that today.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Yeah, some of those things are starting to happen.

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Speaker 3: So there's scouts and gms on the road to Pro Days,

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Speaker 3: or they're hosting Carson Becker. You know, you know what

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Speaker 3: I mean. So that's eats up some of your time.

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Speaker 3: Some of these teams don't know much cap space, but

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Speaker 3: I said, there's a lot of caps they still floating

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Speaker 3: around out there, to be honest with you, you know, so

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Speaker 3: there could be moves, but nothing huge out there to do.

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Speaker 2: No, Yeah, we've certainly hit a little bit of the

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Speaker 2: lull in that reguard. There will still be trades. There

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Speaker 2: will be significant news that comes out of Pro days

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Speaker 2: and pre draft visits and all these things. We'll get

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Speaker 2: into that a little bit here in the first hour.

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Speaker 2: But Matt, with that, some bigger picture topics today, and

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Speaker 2: we'll start with one that I kind of teased yesterday

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Speaker 2: but I wanted to look at as of now. Power rankings,

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Speaker 2: I guess is probably the best kind of power rankings

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Speaker 2: at this moment. This week post not completely, but most

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Speaker 2: of free agent's most business. Yeah done. Yeah, and now

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Speaker 2: you know, still a little over a month until the draft. Yesterday,

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Speaker 2: actually NFL dot Com putting out you know, current power rankings.

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Speaker 2: I just figured this is sacond week during the regular season,

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Speaker 2: and I thought it would be a fun exercise to do.

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Speaker 3: Now, I'm sure some of these teams we haven't touched

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Speaker 3: on in quite a while either, or you know, made

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Speaker 3: small moves and things like that.

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Speaker 2: Number thirty two on this list down three spots from

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Speaker 2: where they ended the regular season is the Arizona Cardinals.

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Speaker 3: Oh, I think I have the Dolphins.

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Speaker 2: It's tough now. I do think I like the Dolphins

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Speaker 2: quarterback situation a little bit more.

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Speaker 3: I definitely do.

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Speaker 2: But you know, they they say I like the additions

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Speaker 2: of Isaac Samalo and Tyler Algier.

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Speaker 3: I think it was a pretty underwhelming offseason for Arizona.

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Speaker 2: But that but other than that money, they know, the

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Speaker 2: quarterback room is just preset and miss you at this point.

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Speaker 2: While Algier and Samlu were nice ads, they're not put

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Speaker 2: you over the top or change your win total type moves.

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Speaker 2: And they're in a very difficult division.

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Speaker 3: I think it's going to be a very long year.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you're right at the bottom here. We

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Speaker 2: can always kind of split hair.

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Speaker 3: I mean there's some teams that are in pretty bad

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Speaker 3: offseason for as much money as they have, Go sign

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Speaker 3: Devin Lloyd or make a splash. Yeah where you better,

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Speaker 3: you know, make yourself stronger in one spot. You know,

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Speaker 3: how about an offensive lineman of besides into your thirties guy, Yeah,

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Speaker 3: a little younger youth movement. Go get somebody. So I

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Speaker 3: don't have any problem with them being at the bottom.

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Speaker 3: I just think Miami's desolate right now, like receivers a

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Speaker 2: They do have Malik Willis, and they actually came out

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Speaker 3: He's which might be what the tel schefter when you're

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Speaker 3: not getting the offers.

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Speaker 2: It could be the I bet everybody's I don't even

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Speaker 2: And that's a that's a great point by you. Jets

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Speaker 3: In terms of if they had to play a game

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Speaker 3: they also added like three or four starters on defense.

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Speaker 3: I think a lot of this just comes down to

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Speaker 3: what do you think of Gino. If you think he's

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Speaker 3: gonna get any better, well it's gonna be brutal. If

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Speaker 3: he shows glimpses at least of what he was before

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Speaker 3: you know, throwing to Wilson and it's not so bad.

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Speaker 2: No it's not. And as you mentioned, they did add

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Speaker 2: some older but certainly capable veterans on the defense too. Again,

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Speaker 3: They're favored against the Dolphins today.

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Speaker 2: I certainly think so. Yeah, Dolphins checking at thirty. They

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Speaker 2: They did add Milik Willis, but other than that, Wattle's gone,

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Speaker 2: Tyreek's gone, Tua is gone, Menka's gone, a whole lot

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Speaker 2: of one hundred and seventy five million dollars of dead

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Speaker 2: cap money. They do have eight picks in the top

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Speaker 3: Of the draft, I'm gonna mention of with the Jets too.

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Speaker 3: At least you have right right right, at least there's

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Speaker 3: Wattle trade on many avenues, And if you look at

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Speaker 2: You know, so they have always kind of light in

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Speaker 3: In terms of and now that's changing obviously. And same

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Speaker 3: So at least there's something to get excited about with

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Speaker 3: Like Arizona doesn't have that wealth of picks at leastly.

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Speaker 2: You know, they're in a little bit of a decimate territory.

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Speaker 2: Twenty nine is the Raiders, and I definitely think the

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Speaker 2: Mendoza yet, so the quarterback quarterbacks as quarterback is still

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Speaker 2: kind of a gaping hole. But I do think the

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Speaker 3: This exercise keeping Crosby actually helps, you know, I mean,

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Speaker 3: if we're not going to give draft picks any credit

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Speaker 3: or you can't count Mendoza. Yeah, like they signed linebackers

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Speaker 3: and Linderbaum and yeah, I would have them here ahead

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Speaker 2: Yeah, twenty eight up three spots from the end of

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Speaker 3: Offense is still pretty bad, but at least they pieced

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Speaker 2: They certainly have upgraded the offensive line, and that goes

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Speaker 3: A guy like Judkins coming back healthy I think is

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Speaker 3: to them last year. I mean, they're one of the

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Speaker 3: quarterback situations forrads. But yeah, I mean I got no

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Speaker 2: Twenty seven. Up one spot from the end of the

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Speaker 3: I kind of feel like this area is noticeably better

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Speaker 2: bring them up. They've got some nice pieces on both

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Speaker 3: One thing I meant to mention about Arizona, not to

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Speaker 3: give them a pass, but Football Outsiders puts out their

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Speaker 3: adjusted games lost, and we'll dig into that at some

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Speaker 3: point too. They today they put out their average age too,

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Speaker 3: historically banged up last year. I mean they had they

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Speaker 2: So not only did they have and they were not

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Speaker 2: run back the quarterback hard. Yeah, number twenty six up

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Speaker 3: Titans and other trend in the right direction.

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Speaker 2: They splashed some cash, they asked nice pieces.

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Speaker 3: I think Ward is ready to take a step. And

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Speaker 3: I don't know how much the author put this in,

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Speaker 3: but I think adding Harbaugh to the Giants, the coaching

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Speaker 3: to me. I mean, if you're gonna try to win

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Speaker 3: a game today, completely agree. That's how I do Power

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Speaker 3: ranks is you know, if you're I'm sure we have

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Speaker 3: ranks during the regular season. I look at it at

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Speaker 3: how good are you this minute? You know, and I

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Speaker 3: think Tennessee's noticeably better and coaching has something to do

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Speaker 2: Yeah, they only they finished the regular season twenty seven

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Speaker 2: a little bit higher. But yeah, yeah, twenty five down

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Speaker 2: four spots from the end of the season. The Minnesota Vikings.

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Speaker 3: Oh, I'd have them way higher, you think so, yeah,

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Speaker 3: because I think they have a quarterback now. I mean

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Speaker 3: not that I love Kyler.

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Speaker 2: They lost some substantial pieces on it, did they.

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Speaker 3: That's that's an issue. I mean they definitely.

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Speaker 3: I don't know. I expect the offense to be good.

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Speaker 2: I think the offense has certainly gotten better. Defense has

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Speaker 2: probably gotten a little worse. Ryan Kelly retirement is something

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Speaker 3: Yeah, that's not great here too, you know, darrisaw and

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Speaker 2: Twenty four up two spots from the end of the

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Speaker 3: Putting some pieces together on defense in the East.

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Speaker 2: And I guess just healthy Jade Daniels certainly fast said

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Speaker 3: That's a pretty big investment.

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Speaker 2: Stantial one twenty two on this list. The Atlanta Falcons.

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Speaker 3: Returning nucleus y. Yeah, invested a lot in them. At

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Speaker 3: mean we just look at them all like everybody's you know,

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Speaker 2: Very strong. You could say that about the team that

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Speaker 3: Yes, very strong on offense, and I think the Dickens

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Speaker 2: Still, their defense should at least be improved.

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Speaker 3: I didn't like their offseason either. I was looking for

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Speaker 3: I mean they're not big needle movers.

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Speaker 2: Eighteen down one spot from the end of the regular season.

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Speaker 3: I wouldn't want to do a power ranks right now

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Speaker 2: So they're they're considering it with the quarterback's current health.

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Speaker 3: The jeans to play today, right, But he's.

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Speaker 2: Locked up and he's probably about the right range for

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Speaker 3: a lot cap. Pierce lost Pittman. I mean that's a

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Speaker 2: This is one of a little surprising too. Out of thought.

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Speaker 2: what they've done in the last few weeks. The Carolina Panthers,

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Speaker 2: I was wondering where they'd come. Yeah, Jalen Phillips, you

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Speaker 3: Night some injuries onto the O line, but they made it.

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Speaker 2: Like their quarterback ceiling would have. I mean, I certainly

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Speaker 3: They weren't a disaster, and.

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Speaker 3: I think they'd be number one in their division. Still,

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Speaker 3: Tampa didn't do enough to get back to one and

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Speaker 3: Atlanta did nothing.

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Speaker 3: Seem to be trend in the wrong direction.

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Speaker 2: Because you and I had this talk the week that

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Speaker 2: the Lions isn't as open as it was, but it

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Speaker 3: Yes, it might.

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Speaker 2: Leaning to words that that windows is getting is getting

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Speaker 3: Everyone's a year older. The line loses Decker and has

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Speaker 2: Yeah, hey they could have Max Crosby maybe, but yeah,

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Speaker 3: Yeah, they lost a lot more they gained.

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Speaker 2: But if Love is healthy and Parsons is healthy, that'll

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Speaker 3: Yeah, but they they lost more in the game.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, but they're not short on holes either. I Mean

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Speaker 2: I bet you one of those would be a corner.

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Speaker 3: I would assume I think they need another receiver. I'd

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Speaker 2: Yeah, which is it's a nice pick up.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah, but they lost like Chanelle, and they

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Speaker 2: Number thirteen your Pittsburgh Steelers, Okay, saying, you know, still

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Speaker 3: But I'm saying I didn't know, how do you rank

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Speaker 3: I don't think they're thirteen with Rudolph and if.

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Speaker 2: You're going to factor in for the Chiefs and the

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Speaker 3: But I think the roster is the best it's been

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Speaker 2: Take quarterback out of the equation. I think the roster

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Speaker 3: But you're about to really infuse it with a lot

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Speaker 2: It's a big part of the equation. I think this

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Speaker 3: I don't have a problem with it. I mean, I

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Speaker 2: To come back. So here's what I would say. If

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Speaker 3: I think there's some kind of hint, hint, wink wink.

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Speaker 3: We are going to assume that this is not what

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Speaker 2: Interesting though, I thought they would have the Steelers a

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Speaker 3: I would if in my right up, I'd have been like,

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Speaker 2: Or the Packers.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Speaker 2: So Steelers check in at thirteen. Let's do this, Let's

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Speaker 2: take a break here, we will come back. We'll finish

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Speaker 2: this out top twelve. Our thoughts on the rest of

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Speaker 2: and still with some time to go until the NFL

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Speaker 2: Just getting started today on the Drive, Yuler Williamson, Steelers

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Speaker 2: Nation Radio on the Steelers Audio Network. What's up, NFL fans.

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Speaker 4: The NFL Draft is finally here, and while you might

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Speaker 4: not know who your team is drafting this year, you

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Speaker 4: draft beer season after season. Be sure to order around

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Speaker 1: You are tuned about Drive on your twenty four to

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Speaker 1: seven home of the Black and Goal.

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Speaker 2: Steelers Nation Radio. Rolling along here on the drive on

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Speaker 2: this Wednesday. Coming over some current power ranking via NFL

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Speaker 2: dot Com. Where these teams sit now compared to the

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Speaker 2: end of the regular season. If you missed it in

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Speaker 2: the first segment, we kind of left it with the Steelers,

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Speaker 2: who checked in at number thirteen, so into the top

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Speaker 2: twelve here down from nine to twelve from the end

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Speaker 2: of the regular season. The Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Speaker 3: You lose Lloyd, you lose eight or eight Gen.

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Speaker 2: Just mister Gump, just we call mister jumbala Greg Newsom

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Speaker 2: as well.

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Speaker 3: You get Hunter back from injury, A bait that's massive,

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Speaker 3: even if he doesn't play much offense or whatever. I

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Speaker 3: thought they were awfully good going into the playoffs, and

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Speaker 3: I thought you could make a case when the AFC

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Speaker 3: playoffs opened that they might be the best team in

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Speaker 3: the AFC. They've lost a tight one and got eliminated,

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Speaker 3: but trying the right direction.

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Speaker 2: I think I think they've turned a corner. I do too,

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Speaker 2: I don't. I don't. I'm not gonna sit here and

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Speaker 2: say that they're an AFC favorite today, But I don't

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Speaker 2: think they're going into the team.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, no first round pick, but that doesn't matter for

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Speaker 3: this exercise.

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Speaker 2: Correct. They do have a trio of third round picks though,

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Speaker 2: just like the Steelers, I do. The Chargers checking in

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Speaker 2: at eleven interesting, I the if the if that offensive

482
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Speaker 2: line is fixed and healthy?

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Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, I mean, I guess that's a good start

484
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Speaker 3: with That's about as.

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Speaker 2: Good of a ads as you could have for any

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Speaker 2: team getting Alton Slater back.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, didn't do a ton of free agency though, they

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Speaker 3: even though they had money. I don't think they're big

489
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Speaker 3: on spending. I just think that's there. They're draft and

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Speaker 3: developed team at heart. They lose Oway, Okay, I don't

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Speaker 3: have a problem with that. I think Yeah, No, I

492
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Speaker 3: don't think that's agreedious. Maybe fair and Herbert Strong Arboro's good.

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Speaker 2: Into the top ten, number ten across the Commonwealth. The

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Speaker 2: Philadelphia iggles Man. They lost some pieces on that defense though,

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Speaker 2: although they did add Rek Wooling.

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Speaker 3: That's nice. That was one of their weakest spots.

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Speaker 2: They lost Phillips, they lost to Kobe Dean, They lost

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Speaker 2: Reid Blank and Ship.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, they at least drafted safety and linebacker knowing this

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Speaker 3: thing was coming. Yes, Phillips, there was a rental four

501
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Speaker 3: of them, but they have not replaced him.

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Speaker 2: Correct. The offensive line stayed mostly intact after some rumors

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Speaker 2: that some of those guys might retire. Yeah, Stoutland left.

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Speaker 3: I think the name of Goddard. Thought Goddard could leave,

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Speaker 3: and they re upped him. I do think A. J.

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Speaker 3: Brown's gonna move though at some point, but you can't

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Speaker 3: factor that in now.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so let's let's hypothetical here, and it's you know,

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Speaker 2: Halloween or early November, and we're halfway through the NFL season.

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Speaker 2: Eagles more likely to be pushing the top five or

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Speaker 2: to be back in the fifteenish range average. I think

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Speaker 2: I would say backwards.

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Speaker 3: I would say backwards. I don't have a lot of

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Speaker 3: coach quarterback confidence.

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Speaker 2: It's just in this league. And I know I'm not listening.

516
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Speaker 2: I know I'm not Neil Armstrong, right, I'm not discovering

517
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Speaker 2: any Lewis and Clark here, you know, charting new territory.

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Speaker 3: I'll tell you Clark's one of my relatives.

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Speaker 2: What why would we had that weird world of Matt Williams.

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Speaker 2: You need to dig in to this more in one

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Speaker 2: of these days.

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Speaker 3: One of the two. I think it's Clark, like.

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Speaker 2: This guy old Lewis or Clark, one of two. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: did I tell you that my relatives?

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Speaker 3: I think Clark is like a distant relative or something.

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Speaker 3: I'll run it by my ad, but.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, let's do it, and we'll do it. We'll do

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Speaker 2: an ancestry twenty three and me day here.

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Speaker 3: On this shows.

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Speaker 2: Did he like bourbon? I mean, your just kind of

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Speaker 2: like the Detroit Lions. Man, it happened so quickly where

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Speaker 2: I certainly think the Eagles are still a good team, but.

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Speaker 3: You lose Stoutland too, Like you know, those older linemen,

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Speaker 3: are they going to be as good?

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Speaker 2: And this is one of those you know, I'm not

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Speaker 2: directly tied with the organization, but I'm connected with a

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Speaker 2: lot of people who are connected with the organization. There's

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Speaker 2: part of me that wonders if Stouton was kind of

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Speaker 2: like Stoutland was kind of like the good cop to

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Speaker 2: Sirianni's bad cop. M You can say, like, you know

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Speaker 2: how that dynamic works a lot of times in the

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Speaker 2: locker room where maybe the head coach isn't the most

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Speaker 2: popular guy amongst the guy amongst the guys, but you've

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Speaker 2: got the assistant coach who's like the one who puts

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Speaker 2: his arm around you and and builds you up and

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Speaker 2: all these things, and don't worry about him. He's just

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Speaker 2: being a head coach and he carries.

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Speaker 3: A huge stick in the building. Yes, he can actually

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Speaker 3: get away with that type of thing.

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Speaker 2: Yes, the Eagles another one. They're That entire division is

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Speaker 2: very intriguing for twenty twenty six because there's just a

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Speaker 2: lot of those teams.

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Speaker 3: I don't know if I was picking Eagles or the field.

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Speaker 3: I think Alice could be pretty good this year.

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Speaker 2: I do too, But what if for some reason, the

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Speaker 2: defense isn't much improved, you know, if.

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Speaker 3: They don't get much out of their draft picks, these

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Speaker 3: two first round picks. Yeah, it could go. It could be.

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Speaker 2: But that's a that's a good question. That's maybe something

560
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Speaker 2: we should do at some point during the offseason too,

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Speaker 2: go through all the division winners and say you're picking

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Speaker 2: them to repeat or you're taking the field. Yeah, that

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Speaker 2: might be a fun That might be a fun exercise

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Speaker 2: to do at some point, Tyler, write that down for me.

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Speaker 2: Number nine checking in on this list the Chicago Bears.

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Speaker 2: Devin Bush replaces Tremaine Edmonds.

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Speaker 3: Actually that's an upgrade.

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Speaker 2: Kobe Bryant in for Kevin Byerd. They did lose DJ Moore,

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Speaker 2: they do they now second round pick, but yeah, obviously.

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Speaker 3: And their secondary got hit hard. In the Steelers adition.

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Speaker 2: They have those four picks in the top ninety the

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Speaker 2: Bears do of the draft, so they've got give him.

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Speaker 3: What they did for DJ Moore is nice. Yeah, center

574
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Speaker 3: retires on you.

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Speaker 2: Though offensive line. They need some reinforcements all of a sudden. Yeah,

576
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Speaker 2: when you thought you were.

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Speaker 3: Gonna they run in before they can walk. And I

578
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Speaker 3: always worry about that with these teams, like they're confident

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Speaker 3: that this group's better than like the Command Commanders a

580
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Speaker 3: year ago or Houston the year before that. You know,

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Speaker 3: I'm fine with it, but I think they lost more

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Speaker 3: than they gained. I meant to bring this up actually

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Speaker 3: with Brisker too, like and he obviously say had something

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Speaker 3: to do with it. I mean the Bears were elite

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Speaker 3: taking the ball away, Yes they were, and they lost

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Speaker 3: like three starters in their secondary as well as Edmunds,

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Speaker 3: you know, like it wouldn't keep up anyways, but maybe

588
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Speaker 3: really them. Yeah, yeah, the takeaways that Sean Wright, you.

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Speaker 2: Know, number eight on this list, the Houston Texans.

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Speaker 3: I think I'd be higher. But the taste in your

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Speaker 3: mouth of Stroud right now is sour because I think

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Speaker 3: the old line's getting closer better than it's been the

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Speaker 3: last couple of years.

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Speaker 2: David Montgomery's a nice piece.

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Speaker 3: Yeah right, I think they might run the ball. They

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Speaker 3: had Heller and Montgomery might. I might run the ball.

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Speaker 3: I know the the's gonna be awesome.

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Speaker 2: Know, defense is going to be one of the best

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Speaker 2: in the league. Yes, if Stroud returns to form and

600
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Speaker 2: they can just run the ball to the league average exactly.

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Speaker 3: It's all I'm looking for.

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Speaker 2: Down four spots from the end of the regular season,

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Speaker 2: but still checking in at number seven. The New England Patriots, you.

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Speaker 3: Gotta respect them. I mean, they were in the Super Bowl,

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Speaker 3: and I have no concerns about may don't get me wrong,

606
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Speaker 3: but I still think that team needs a lot. I

607
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Speaker 3: don't think there is a typical Super Bowl.

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Speaker 2: Roster, and I like the additions of Elijah Verata and

609
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Speaker 2: Romeo Dobbs, but both of those guys tend to be

610
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Speaker 2: a little banged up. Yeah, they don't have the cleanest

611
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Speaker 2: bill of health.

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Speaker 3: Is Dobbs better than Diggs who you lost? I mean,

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Speaker 3: Viera Tucker is better than what you had on the

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Speaker 3: old line. I think this is probably about the right

615
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Speaker 3: range of the problem with it. But I mean, just

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Speaker 3: as a Super Bowl can you know contestant, I don't

617
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Speaker 3: think they're a real strong case, like they shouldn't be

618
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Speaker 3: number one the AFC, which they're not.

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Speaker 2: No, they're not. Here's one that kind of shocks of

620
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Speaker 2: all the ones on this list, that surprised me the most,

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Speaker 2: checking in at number six. If you'll notice there's a

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Speaker 2: team in the division that we have not mentioned.

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Speaker 3: You said Baltimore's too high for me.

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Speaker 2: They were fifteen at the end of the at the

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Speaker 2: end of the season. Okay, fifteen, they are up to

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Speaker 2: number six. Now, I don't get that.

627
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Speaker 3: I at least before the Wattle trade, they were the

628
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Speaker 3: shortest odds to go to the Super Bowl in the AFC,

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Speaker 3: which I didn't understand then it doesn't. It makes really

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Speaker 3: just Hendrickson, but they lost a lot.

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Speaker 2: They don't really give any reasoning. And here here's what

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Speaker 2: they say and la. It's been nothing short of a

633
00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,840
Speaker 2: fascinating offseason for the Ravens, with the failed Max Crosby

634
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Speaker 2: trade subsequent signing of Trey Hendrickson dominating the early news

635
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Speaker 2: cycle and free agency. Prior to that, the Ravens lost

636
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Speaker 2: a slew of players, including Pro bowler Tyler Learnabaum, who

637
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Speaker 2: has clearly been their best offensive lineman, especially in the

638
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Speaker 2: run game. I'm still chewing on everything they've done and

639
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Speaker 2: had done to them so far. Right now, it's okay,

640
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Speaker 2: even if I think it's pretty clear that Baltimore's roster

641
00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:27,560
Speaker 2: isn't in as good as shape top to bottom as

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Speaker 2: it was a few years ago. That said, it's still

643
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Speaker 2: a roster that should produce a serious contender. And like

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Speaker 2: I said in this intro, this is a grand reshuffling

645
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Speaker 2: with an eye towards next fall, thus explaining the Ravens

646
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Speaker 2: rise in this rundown. That doesn't explain it to me.

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00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:47,280
Speaker 2: I mean, the offensive line is worse. Hendrickson is a

648
00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,080
Speaker 2: nice signing, but Max Crosby is a better player right

649
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Speaker 2: now than Hendrickson is.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, but either one would have made them better.

651
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Speaker 2: I unless you're telling me Lamar is healthier and that

652
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Speaker 2: makes all the difference for the offense, which I can buy.

653
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Speaker 2: But that wasn't all right the logic here. Derek Henry's

654
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Speaker 2: a year older, the offensive line's taking a step back.

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Speaker 3: I just I think the weapons are an underrated problem.

656
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Speaker 3: I don't think the Andrews Henry Flowers. They're okay, but

657
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Speaker 3: Andrews and Henry's age, Flowers needs somebody next to them.

658
00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:19,120
Speaker 3: I think the old lines flat out bad, especially up

659
00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:22,440
Speaker 3: the middle, and kind of meant to say it's like

660
00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,560
Speaker 3: with the Giants, And that's why I bring up the Giants,

661
00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,560
Speaker 3: because I'm pretty confident Horrorball going to the Giants is

662
00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,719
Speaker 3: a coaching upgrade. Yes, do we think the Bills or

663
00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:32,920
Speaker 3: the Ravens are definitely a coaching upgrade?

664
00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,280
Speaker 2: Not definitely, They certainly could be, and the Steelers are not.

665
00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:39,720
Speaker 3: Conversation too, but at least we know this coach has

666
00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:42,240
Speaker 3: coached before, you know what I mean, Like those guys

667
00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,640
Speaker 3: are new coaches. What do you think that's definitely an upgrade?

668
00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,520
Speaker 3: Over all the wins that McDermott and Harbaugh had.

669
00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,160
Speaker 2: And if we were to stack with the Steelers have

670
00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,440
Speaker 2: lost versus what the Steelers have added, I think the

671
00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:55,360
Speaker 2: Ads outweigh the losses, oh, without question. Not like a

672
00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,160
Speaker 2: massive tipping of the scales, but I think no question

673
00:30:58,240 --> 00:30:59,280
Speaker 2: that the Steelers.

674
00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:02,120
Speaker 3: Like Pittman is a and Dean, I mean Pittman for

675
00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,440
Speaker 3: Austin is come on right.

676
00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:08,920
Speaker 2: Dean for Pierre right. The balt of the Ravens haven't

677
00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:12,120
Speaker 2: done that, I mean no, So that one was surprising

678
00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:13,440
Speaker 2: to me. I don't think they should be in the

679
00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:15,720
Speaker 2: twenties or anything like that, but I thought they would

680
00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:17,520
Speaker 2: be about around the same range as the Steelers.

681
00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:23,000
Speaker 3: I think, and is better weighs more in their favor

682
00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:28,080
Speaker 3: than losing Linderbaum, but it's still close to a one

683
00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,440
Speaker 3: for one. I mean, they're they're two of the biggest

684
00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:31,120
Speaker 3: moves of the year.

685
00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:33,520
Speaker 2: I'm just surprised when you look at the team, like

686
00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:35,120
Speaker 2: they're ahead of the Bears, they're ahead of the Eagles,

687
00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,960
Speaker 2: they're ahead of the Texans, they're head of the Patriots.

688
00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:40,000
Speaker 2: I don't know about that right now. Into the top five.

689
00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,920
Speaker 2: Number five on the list is the San Francisco forty

690
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,480
Speaker 2: nine ers. They're toughs.

691
00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:49,360
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean nice, I mean, is something good there?

692
00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:50,000
Speaker 3: It is.

693
00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:51,920
Speaker 2: I really like the Idigi Zoo.

694
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,240
Speaker 3: Pickup for them, and I think they have to just

695
00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:58,320
Speaker 3: be assuming that botha and Warner are back. I mean

696
00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:01,280
Speaker 3: that's so, that's that's a lot of weight I mean

697
00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,120
Speaker 3: back from the Yeah. Yeah, so I'm okay with it.

698
00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:10,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, I am too. Number four the Buffalo Bills see that.

699
00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:13,800
Speaker 3: I'm not though. I think DJ Moore helps them and

700
00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:17,480
Speaker 3: Allen's unbelievable, but I think their defense is bad.

701
00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:20,840
Speaker 2: And Bradley Chubb doesn't move the need even a little bit.

702
00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:24,400
Speaker 3: I don't like their moves overall. I worry about their GM.

703
00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:27,920
Speaker 3: I'm not saying they should be twenty either. I mean

704
00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,800
Speaker 3: they're they have Allen and you know they're good, but

705
00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:32,920
Speaker 3: I don't know that they're this powerhouse where.

706
00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:34,160
Speaker 2: I think it is a little rich for my blood.

707
00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:34,720
Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah.

708
00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:38,680
Speaker 2: Number three, the highest ranked AFC team on this list

709
00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:42,400
Speaker 2: is the Denver Broncos. The trade for Jalen Waddle, they

710
00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:44,880
Speaker 2: did lose John Frankly Myers, which is a which is a.

711
00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:45,840
Speaker 3: That's not nothing.

712
00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:46,640
Speaker 2: That's not nothing.

713
00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,480
Speaker 3: But other than that, they basically just kept their own yes, yeah.

714
00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:52,640
Speaker 2: Which from a team that was a few few plays

715
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,360
Speaker 2: away or maybe just an injury away from being in

716
00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:56,120
Speaker 2: the Super Bowl, I think that makes a lot of sense.

717
00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,000
Speaker 3: I can't remember if I said it on the drive

718
00:32:58,120 --> 00:33:00,560
Speaker 3: or not, but when they traded for walk I said,

719
00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,960
Speaker 3: I think they're the best team they have seen that. Yeah,

720
00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:04,440
Speaker 3: I think, yeah, I think.

721
00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:06,600
Speaker 2: That's fair as well as we sit here today. And

722
00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:08,640
Speaker 2: then number two, not a lot of surprise with these

723
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:10,920
Speaker 2: top two teams, the Rams checking in at number two,

724
00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:12,840
Speaker 2: the Seahawks checking in at number one.

725
00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:15,560
Speaker 3: Ram I might put the Rams at one, though, I

726
00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:19,120
Speaker 3: might because their secondary awesome now and it was their

727
00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,640
Speaker 3: biggest weakness where Seattle lost more than they gained.

728
00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,280
Speaker 2: Yes, and I know that this isn't part of this specifically,

729
00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:26,960
Speaker 2: but the Rams still have the thirteenth overall pick, which

730
00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:31,760
Speaker 2: is very nice, Which is very nice. Yeah, they're they're.

731
00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,560
Speaker 3: Loaded quarterback advantage. I'd have the Rams at one.

732
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,000
Speaker 2: I know that that's really splitting hairs between you know,

733
00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:40,200
Speaker 2: one and two. But the Seahawks check in at one.

734
00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:43,239
Speaker 2: But man, Kenneth Walker gone boy and Moffing running back

735
00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:44,720
Speaker 2: at the moment Kobe Bryant gone.

736
00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:47,040
Speaker 3: They lost some dudes.

737
00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:49,520
Speaker 2: The bones of that roster is still very good, and

738
00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:51,280
Speaker 2: I wouldn't have them much lower than two.

739
00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:52,160
Speaker 3: Two or three.

740
00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:54,840
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, but but I I might flip flop

741
00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,720
Speaker 2: one and two there. But hey, Seattle Seahawks defending Super

742
00:33:57,720 --> 00:33:59,800
Speaker 2: Bowl champions, maybe they get a little respect of that.

743
00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:01,959
Speaker 3: I mean, last time they met, I thought they were

744
00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:05,480
Speaker 3: very equal teams. And since then, I understand Seattle won

745
00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:07,640
Speaker 3: the Super Bowl and the Rams didn't. But I think

746
00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:09,879
Speaker 3: Seattle got worse since then, and the Rams got better

747
00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:10,319
Speaker 3: since then.

748
00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:14,480
Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, I wouldn't say that the Seattle. The Seattle

749
00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:16,880
Speaker 2: got drastically.

750
00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:19,360
Speaker 3: No, no, but they lost agency.

751
00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:21,800
Speaker 2: They were better in February than they are now, and

752
00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:24,120
Speaker 2: they still have the draft and time to work on that.

753
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:27,719
Speaker 2: The ramso got noticeably better, noticeably better, and they still

754
00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:31,120
Speaker 2: have the thirteenth overall pick, right, good lord. So that

755
00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:33,440
Speaker 2: was fun. Actually, I enjoyed that we talked about some

756
00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:37,719
Speaker 2: teams there that we haven't mentioned for a while. Let's

757
00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:41,120
Speaker 2: take our final we'll get ready for our final segment

758
00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:43,560
Speaker 2: here the first hour. Matt, you mentioned earlier some pro

759
00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:45,920
Speaker 2: day stuff, some pre draft visit stuff.

760
00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:47,600
Speaker 3: That I think we should just I'm not on top

761
00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:48,319
Speaker 3: of that stuff yet.

762
00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:50,759
Speaker 2: I've started to be in the last forty eight hours

763
00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:52,479
Speaker 2: or so, and so we'll paint the picture a little

764
00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:55,160
Speaker 2: bit of what's going on. Georgia Pro Day today, Penn State,

765
00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:58,160
Speaker 2: Penn State Pro Day today. So we'll talk a little

766
00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:00,560
Speaker 2: bit about those things and some pre drafts. It's to

767
00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,200
Speaker 2: close down the first hour of the show. Wesh Youler,

768
00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:05,840
Speaker 2: Matt Williamson. It is the Drive Steelers Nation Radio on

769
00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:07,160
Speaker 2: the Steelers Audio Network.

770
00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:11,640
Speaker 4: What's up, NFL fans. The NFL Draft is finally here,

771
00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:13,960
Speaker 4: and while you might not know who your team is

772
00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:17,200
Speaker 4: drafting this year, you do know your watch party's number

773
00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:20,719
Speaker 4: one pick. Bud Light, the clean, crisp taste that has

774
00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:23,480
Speaker 4: all the scouts talking. Guess that's why it's been the

775
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:27,080
Speaker 4: group's go to draft beer season after season. Be sure

776
00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:29,680
Speaker 4: to order around for the table before your team's on

777
00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:33,720
Speaker 4: the clock. Bud Light easy to drink, easy to enjoy,

778
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779
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Speaker 1: Your tuned About Drive on your twenty four to seven

780
00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:44,400
Speaker 1: Home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio.

781
00:35:57,840 --> 00:35:59,960
Speaker 2: Final segment here of the first hour of the drive.

782
00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:04,040
Speaker 2: I have Pro Day's rolling along, got started last week,

783
00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:07,759
Speaker 2: really starting to pick up here today. Georgia Pro Day.

784
00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:11,760
Speaker 2: Saw some pictures of Omar Khan and Mike McCarthy there. Okay,

785
00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:13,920
Speaker 2: but you and I were laughing, like, oh, I do

786
00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:16,439
Speaker 2: this every year. People treat that like it's some major

787
00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,440
Speaker 2: news development. You better be at George's Pro Day. Have

788
00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:22,520
Speaker 2: you seen the dudes league? Right? They better be at

789
00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:24,880
Speaker 2: Ohio State's pro Day and Alabia.

790
00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:29,440
Speaker 3: Right. I mean, if you want to dig in and

791
00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:31,480
Speaker 3: be like they had the whole staff there, I'm like,

792
00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:35,640
Speaker 3: all right, fine, Or the quarterback coach is at this

793
00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,600
Speaker 3: pro day where there's a quarterback, Okay, I guess I'll

794
00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:41,960
Speaker 3: put a little stock into that. But when you're at Bama, Georgia,

795
00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:45,080
Speaker 3: Ohio State, Oregon whatever, like it better better, somebody better

796
00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:47,080
Speaker 3: be there. It doesn't have to be Omar and the

797
00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:50,080
Speaker 3: head coach, but they're gonna have someone there three years

798
00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:52,080
Speaker 3: from now, three years ago, you know. I mean, that's

799
00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:52,840
Speaker 3: just the way it goes.

800
00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:56,359
Speaker 2: That's part of doing business in the National Football Yeah,

801
00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:59,279
Speaker 2: what else are you doing? Yeah, that's exactly right. Penn

802
00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:03,360
Speaker 2: State Pro Day was today, Drew Aller throwing. You know

803
00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:05,399
Speaker 2: a lot of people were out there and talking about

804
00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,799
Speaker 2: back to health and and and all those things. That'll

805
00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:11,040
Speaker 2: that'll be something that will continue to keep an eye on.

806
00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:16,799
Speaker 2: But yeah, so Pro Day's getting really ramped up here.

807
00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:20,759
Speaker 2: And with that, Matt, the pre draft visit reports have

808
00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:23,880
Speaker 2: a start started a trickle in as well. And so

809
00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:29,000
Speaker 2: again these are all reported by credible people, Yes, whether

810
00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:31,239
Speaker 2: it's the Adam Schefters of the world, or whether it's

811
00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:34,000
Speaker 2: local people like the Jerry Dulax and the Mark Cabali's

812
00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,759
Speaker 2: and you know, Mike the Fabos and Brian Baccos and

813
00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:40,200
Speaker 2: Alan Saunders and all of our buddies on the on

814
00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:40,919
Speaker 2: the beat beat.

815
00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:44,719
Speaker 3: Like I don't think on Steelers dot Com though, right, Okay.

816
00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:48,640
Speaker 2: I wouldn't think so, because I don't think they have to.

817
00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,400
Speaker 3: But I do know things you have to right. It

818
00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,799
Speaker 3: won't be on NFL dot com right right, like.

819
00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:58,400
Speaker 2: When you interview Anthony Weaver or you interview you know

820
00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,920
Speaker 2: whoever for your head coaching job, like that's something you

821
00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,320
Speaker 2: have to announce. Yes, but this is different.

822
00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:06,520
Speaker 3: But I do know all thirty two teams will know

823
00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:11,160
Speaker 3: the requested visits of all thirty two teams.

824
00:38:11,239 --> 00:38:14,360
Speaker 2: Interesting, okay, And sometimes they don't come through, you know, like.

825
00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:18,920
Speaker 3: They're scheduling stuff like once in a while, like you'll

826
00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,640
Speaker 3: request one and it doesn't end up happening. And then

827
00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:24,080
Speaker 3: there's weird ones because there's a rule that if you're

828
00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,759
Speaker 3: within X amount of miles it's free. It doesn't count

829
00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:28,719
Speaker 3: it as one of the thirty Yep, all the pit

830
00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:31,120
Speaker 3: kids can just come next door, so they get those

831
00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:31,799
Speaker 3: ones for free.

832
00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:32,239
Speaker 2: You know.

833
00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:36,200
Speaker 3: So it's not an exact exact science, but for the

834
00:38:36,320 --> 00:38:38,759
Speaker 3: most part, this is not top secret stuff either.

835
00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:42,880
Speaker 2: That's a good way to put it. Yeah, what is

836
00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:45,640
Speaker 2: the let's see here I wanted to see. NFL teams

837
00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:49,560
Speaker 2: can host an unlimited number of local draft prospects. Local

838
00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:54,640
Speaker 2: prospects define as a player residing or attending college within

839
00:38:54,719 --> 00:39:00,719
Speaker 2: a fifty mile radius of teams headquarters, with some you know,

840
00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:06,680
Speaker 2: some opposite of some some leniency based on on that number.

841
00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:10,560
Speaker 3: Yeah, so with fifty miles of like.

842
00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:13,640
Speaker 2: I think it's technically seventy from Pittsburgh, but that counts

843
00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:15,920
Speaker 2: as a local visit. So that's one of those parameters

844
00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:18,719
Speaker 2: that like when Zach Fraser came to visit, that was

845
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:19,799
Speaker 2: considered a local visit.

846
00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:22,960
Speaker 3: I also didn't know where he grew up, if he

847
00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:23,520
Speaker 3: grew up.

848
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:26,600
Speaker 2: Within Fair mid Which is is it closer, It's it's no,

849
00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:28,839
Speaker 2: it's ten miles south of Moore, so it's a little

850
00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:30,360
Speaker 2: it's a little bit further away.

851
00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:33,400
Speaker 3: But yeah, the kids are free obviously.

852
00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:38,560
Speaker 2: Yes, and also if they are a whippyal kid they

853
00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:39,000
Speaker 2: grew up with.

854
00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:39,600
Speaker 3: Yes.

855
00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:43,960
Speaker 2: Either it's either you know where you resided, like where

856
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,200
Speaker 2: you were you were born and raised in at where

857
00:39:46,239 --> 00:39:48,680
Speaker 2: your family lives, or your college. So it can kind

858
00:39:48,719 --> 00:39:50,239
Speaker 2: of it can it can kind of be. It can

859
00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:52,040
Speaker 2: kind of be either. Like if you're a kid that

860
00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:56,560
Speaker 2: graduated from Libo but you play played college football Notre Dame,

861
00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:59,759
Speaker 2: it you could still be count classified as a local visit.

862
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:00,880
Speaker 2: If you a kid who played high this.

863
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:02,680
Speaker 3: Year that's played at Navy, well he would be a

864
00:40:02,719 --> 00:40:04,080
Speaker 3: local visiting, right, Yes.

865
00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,279
Speaker 2: And if you're Larry Fitzgerald from Minnesota but you play

866
00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:09,440
Speaker 2: at Pitt you can still be So it works one

867
00:40:09,560 --> 00:40:12,399
Speaker 2: or the other. Work works works both ways. So here's

868
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:15,120
Speaker 2: some of the names that we again all via reports,

869
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:19,160
Speaker 2: but very credible ones have have been done pre draft

870
00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:21,759
Speaker 2: visits with the Steelers so far. The most intriguing one

871
00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:25,719
Speaker 2: to me, Matt was yesterday reportedly Carson Beck met with

872
00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:27,279
Speaker 2: the Steelers down on the South Side.

873
00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:34,160
Speaker 3: Yeah. I have mixed feelings. If the Steelers should do

874
00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:37,120
Speaker 3: a mid round quarterback, you might be real happy about it.

875
00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:40,040
Speaker 3: If he hits you know, not Speck whoever is your

876
00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:43,280
Speaker 3: flavor of choice. People like all are okay, Arry Robinson,

877
00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:46,440
Speaker 3: Taylor Green. We went through this, I mean, Cade Club Nick.

878
00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:49,800
Speaker 3: Very few end up being the answer. And I wouldn't

879
00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,439
Speaker 3: say it would stand in Howard's development, but they would

880
00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:57,279
Speaker 3: definitely be double duty. For where do we divvy up

881
00:40:57,360 --> 00:41:00,600
Speaker 3: these raps? And there are some quarterbacks some kind of

882
00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:04,480
Speaker 3: warming up to that have some something about them. I

883
00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:09,080
Speaker 3: like Colt col Payton in particular. Yeah, but for the

884
00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:13,279
Speaker 3: most part, I'm leaning towards a no for me, So

885
00:41:13,360 --> 00:41:15,120
Speaker 3: I kind of hope they just don't bring in like

886
00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:17,399
Speaker 3: eight of them, which makes you think they're gonna draft

887
00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:20,800
Speaker 3: one of them. But quarterbacks are also different. Sometimes you

888
00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:24,120
Speaker 3: just want to know you have questions for them, and

889
00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:26,759
Speaker 3: fifteen minute interview the combine is not gonna get it done.

890
00:41:27,640 --> 00:41:30,919
Speaker 3: And it's always good to keep a notebook on every

891
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:34,200
Speaker 3: quarterback because you're going to play against them if he's

892
00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:36,480
Speaker 3: not on your team or what makes them tick, or

893
00:41:36,719 --> 00:41:39,239
Speaker 3: he's gonna be a free agent in four years. So

894
00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,640
Speaker 3: sometimes quarterbacks are a little different.

895
00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:44,759
Speaker 2: That Hey, I think you you want more of those

896
00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:47,800
Speaker 2: formal conversations with quarterbacks probably than any other position.

897
00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:49,880
Speaker 3: Spend the whole day with them, you know, yes, and

898
00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:55,440
Speaker 3: they're been some obvious I don't say character but personality

899
00:41:55,800 --> 00:42:00,000
Speaker 3: stuff with Beck. Maybe just want to spend many hours

900
00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:00,400
Speaker 3: with him.

901
00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,480
Speaker 2: And I like this person talk about that every week

902
00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:03,400
Speaker 2: when we would do a round.

903
00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:05,560
Speaker 3: Campus, right, I mean we got a Lamborghini and BMW

904
00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:08,920
Speaker 3: whatever stole on the same day or weird.

905
00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:10,720
Speaker 2: You know, loves to throw his coaches and his teammates

906
00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,040
Speaker 2: under the bus every time they lose a game. Maybe

907
00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:14,880
Speaker 2: that's something they wouldn't want to talk to. Himbout A, right,

908
00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:17,640
Speaker 2: I certainly spend some time with him, But that's the

909
00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:21,399
Speaker 2: only quarterback reported so far. I think it's probably safe

910
00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:23,359
Speaker 2: to assume he won't be the only one. I'm sure

911
00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:26,040
Speaker 2: that's the only one as of now, but if he is, it's.

912
00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:28,600
Speaker 3: Probably just because they had questions for him about something,

913
00:42:28,719 --> 00:42:28,880
Speaker 3: you know.

914
00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:32,880
Speaker 2: Three a trio of wide receivers so far reportedly have

915
00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:36,520
Speaker 2: visited the Steelers, Jeff Caldwell out of Cincinnati, Kendrick Law

916
00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:40,759
Speaker 2: out of Kentucky, and Denzel Boston out of Washington.

917
00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:44,920
Speaker 3: Okay, Well, Boston's obviously way different than the other two.

918
00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:47,399
Speaker 2: Boston's a first round pick candidate, where the other two

919
00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:51,040
Speaker 2: are more late second day early third day types.

920
00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:53,160
Speaker 3: I would think I know very little about the pro

921
00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:57,080
Speaker 3: day scene, but his was recently. Denzel Boston choose chose

922
00:42:57,200 --> 00:43:01,080
Speaker 3: not to run. But surprisingly he doesn't really play like this.

923
00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:03,920
Speaker 3: His agility stuff was quite good, his three cone and

924
00:43:04,080 --> 00:43:07,800
Speaker 3: his shuttle. He does like return punts, you know, for

925
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:10,880
Speaker 3: six three six four guy, he's a little more agility

926
00:43:10,920 --> 00:43:11,440
Speaker 3: than he might think.

927
00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:13,360
Speaker 2: Maybe he just was happy with that and wanted to

928
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:15,360
Speaker 2: let it lie He's.

929
00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:18,240
Speaker 3: Also a very good contested catch type. I think Rogers

930
00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:19,080
Speaker 3: would like him a lot.

931
00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:23,520
Speaker 2: He's an intriguing prospect. Yeah yeah, tight end one so

932
00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:28,080
Speaker 2: far local visit the penn Stater Khalil Dinkins. Don't know

933
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:29,719
Speaker 2: much about him, don't know much about him, but I

934
00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:32,720
Speaker 2: would expect that to you know, now, with Connor Hayward

935
00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:35,319
Speaker 2: being gone, John new Smith being gone, you do need

936
00:43:35,360 --> 00:43:37,359
Speaker 2: to add a body there, I would think.

937
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:38,279
Speaker 3: I think they draft one.

938
00:43:38,320 --> 00:43:41,440
Speaker 2: I think three day three, So that's another one, just

939
00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:43,399
Speaker 2: one as of now, but I would expect that list

940
00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:48,000
Speaker 2: to grow. Just one offensive lineman out as of now

941
00:43:48,239 --> 00:43:51,120
Speaker 2: as well, and it's the other offensive tackle from the

942
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:53,000
Speaker 2: U Mark hell Bell.

943
00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:56,319
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mentioned that there's a mock draft. I think

944
00:43:56,360 --> 00:44:00,640
Speaker 3: it'll come out today that Maxon pursued an idea. We

945
00:44:00,760 --> 00:44:01,839
Speaker 3: took him in the third round.

946
00:44:03,400 --> 00:44:05,880
Speaker 2: He's one of those guys you'd be interested in if

947
00:44:05,960 --> 00:44:08,600
Speaker 2: that's the range that the Steelers went for an offensive lineman.

948
00:44:08,719 --> 00:44:10,239
Speaker 3: I think Max may have seen a little bit of

949
00:44:10,320 --> 00:44:13,520
Speaker 3: himself and mister Bell okay, yeah, from a Florida school.

950
00:44:13,520 --> 00:44:14,040
Speaker 2: We can take that.

951
00:44:14,160 --> 00:44:15,960
Speaker 3: As big a guy as you'll ever see come in

952
00:44:16,040 --> 00:44:19,400
Speaker 3: the league, little heavy footed, I mean, but he's a tackle.

953
00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:22,919
Speaker 3: We took a guard and a tackle, and I could

954
00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:24,759
Speaker 3: see that, Yeah, you know, let him sit for a

955
00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:25,600
Speaker 3: year maybe, you know.

956
00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:30,160
Speaker 2: And then just two more to this point, both cornerbacks

957
00:44:30,520 --> 00:44:34,879
Speaker 2: Matt Ephesian's Prize Sock out of Washington, which is one

958
00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:37,160
Speaker 2: of the coolest names of anybody in the draft. He's

959
00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:40,319
Speaker 2: a late rounder, and Chris Johnson out of San Diego State.

960
00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:42,120
Speaker 2: He's rapidly moving up draft.

961
00:44:42,120 --> 00:44:43,680
Speaker 3: I know, and I didn't know what to make of that,

962
00:44:44,239 --> 00:44:49,320
Speaker 3: you know, because I'm pretty confident that Johnson will not

963
00:44:49,560 --> 00:44:51,319
Speaker 3: be there for the Steelers second round pick.

964
00:44:51,640 --> 00:44:54,120
Speaker 2: I would think he's a top fifty guy. Yes, might

965
00:44:54,200 --> 00:44:55,279
Speaker 2: make it out of the first round.

966
00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:57,400
Speaker 3: Possibly. I think he's like at the turn that.

967
00:44:58,040 --> 00:45:01,200
Speaker 2: You know, late twenties to fifty range.

968
00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:04,040
Speaker 3: Yeah, Like I would say he's in about forty percent

969
00:45:04,080 --> 00:45:06,920
Speaker 3: of the mock drafts I've seen, which aren't gospel, and

970
00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:09,719
Speaker 3: there's some group think there, but he was also tested well,

971
00:45:10,600 --> 00:45:12,440
Speaker 3: I just don't know that. Why I'm going with this

972
00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:17,160
Speaker 3: is because he's an outside prototypical tall corner. I kind

973
00:45:17,160 --> 00:45:19,239
Speaker 3: of feel like those boxes are checked, you know, like

974
00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:21,400
Speaker 3: when we did you know, remember we went through the

975
00:45:21,480 --> 00:45:24,800
Speaker 3: roster yesterday, and like there's not much room at corner,

976
00:45:25,360 --> 00:45:27,920
Speaker 3: especially for a high pick. I mean, if you took

977
00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:31,000
Speaker 3: a project in the sixth round, that's different then totally

978
00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:34,560
Speaker 3: then I'm trading I'm using the twenty first pick, or

979
00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:38,640
Speaker 3: I'm trading back or trading up from round two. I mean,

980
00:45:39,120 --> 00:45:43,600
Speaker 3: I think he got that between Dean Porter and Sante Samuel.

981
00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:47,800
Speaker 3: I think he got that pretty locked down. I would

982
00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:52,839
Speaker 3: concur Yeah, but again, maybe they their doctor saw something

983
00:45:52,840 --> 00:45:55,040
Speaker 3: about his ankle. They want to know, yeah, or whatever too.

984
00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:56,799
Speaker 3: I mean, if he's the only of.

985
00:45:56,920 --> 00:45:58,600
Speaker 2: Maybe maybe they're looking at it and saying, hey, if

986
00:45:58,600 --> 00:46:01,239
Speaker 2: he does fall to fifty three, be very interested.

987
00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:03,440
Speaker 3: Because we maybe just love the player no matter what

988
00:46:03,640 --> 00:46:06,279
Speaker 3: the need is or whatever. I don't know. I mean

989
00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:08,439
Speaker 3: I wouldn't imply like they're not going to re sign

990
00:46:08,520 --> 00:46:11,239
Speaker 3: Porter or anything like that. So who knows.

991
00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:13,880
Speaker 2: It's one to keep an eye on. Yeah, yeah, certainly, But.

992
00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:15,960
Speaker 3: If he's the only corner of his type, kind of

993
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:18,359
Speaker 3: like the back conversation, that might tell us some things.

994
00:46:18,560 --> 00:46:19,879
Speaker 3: But if they bring in four or five of them,

995
00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:23,759
Speaker 3: they're all outside corners are going to top fifty. Maybe

996
00:46:23,760 --> 00:46:25,480
Speaker 3: they're going to take one. You know maybe, but there's

997
00:46:25,480 --> 00:46:26,360
Speaker 3: also smoke screens.

998
00:46:26,560 --> 00:46:27,360
Speaker 2: Oh, there certainly is.

999
00:46:27,480 --> 00:46:29,760
Speaker 3: Yes, there's a game to using your thirty visits.

1000
00:46:31,480 --> 00:46:33,520
Speaker 2: Yes, and the extra ones that you get, you know,

1001
00:46:33,640 --> 00:46:36,560
Speaker 2: via your locals as well. That's an hour in the books.

1002
00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:38,839
Speaker 2: Another hour to go halfway home here on the drive

1003
00:46:38,960 --> 00:46:41,080
Speaker 2: on this Wednesday. Hey, that means we're halfway home for

1004
00:46:41,160 --> 00:46:43,800
Speaker 2: the week. Yes, is the exact midway point hour in

1005
00:46:43,800 --> 00:46:46,040
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1006
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