1 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: He is The Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson 2 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: on your home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Drive. I'm Dale Lolly here with Matt Williamson. 4 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,159 Speaker 1: If you're listening today, it's Saturday, Saturday. Absolutely, you're not 5 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: driving to work. You're not doing any of that kind 6 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: of could be. We're working, We're working. We're coming to 7 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 1: you all day. Right. Uh. Steelers held hold, they're held 8 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: there night practice last night quote unquote Friday night lights 9 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: but it was at the afternoon, not quite. They had 10 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: the lights on, but I don't know that it was 11 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: necessary early evening. Yeah, sort of lights, yeah, kind of, 12 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: but it changed things up a little bit. Yeah, you know, 13 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: and they were in pads. Mike Tomlin saying yesterday they'll 14 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: be in pads again today. No good. Uh, this will 15 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: probably be the last padded practice this week. I would 16 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: think it tould imagine if you travel Wednesday, play Thursday. Yeah, 17 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: you probably take it a little more easy on him. 18 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: They're not practice tomorrow. Yeah, they're not no practice tomorrow. 19 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: So Monday and Tuesday will be the last two practices 20 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: before they played the Hall of Fame game. We did 21 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: get the News yesterday Troy Paula Mall who tested positive 22 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: for COVID. It was on the air with a him 23 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: last night when it happened. I'm guessing that means he probably, 24 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: oh right, I mean that's what we're speculating as soon 25 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: as it hit, you know. But um, I guess it's 26 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: still an outside chance. But that's a real bumber. I 27 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: don't I don't see it happening, right, getting in a 28 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: playing across country and you know, right, yeah, I would 29 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: assume not. So I would imagine Paula Mall, who's a 30 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame speech will not be taped, um, and 31 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: he won't be there, which is a bummers waited two 32 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: years for this moment, right right. And with respect to 33 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: all the guys going in, there's lots of dealers going 34 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: in this year. Of course, I'm not taking a thing 35 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: away from them. Troy's the headliner. Yeah, and we can 36 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: sugar coat all you want. He's the headliner on on Saturday. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 37 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: you know Sunday. I think the headliners Peyton Manning the Steelers, 38 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,679 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, the Steelers going in. I think he's the headliner, 39 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: you know, I think Peyton man is Yeah, of the 40 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 1: whole weekend. So how do they do that? By the way, 41 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: there's so many guys going in because last year was 42 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: a massive class before we even knew with COD they 43 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: sent it into two days. Saturday's the is the day 44 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: for the for the centennial class, and they've already put 45 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: in They've already inducted like Bill Nunn has already technically 46 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: a Hall of Fame. And they had a little ceremony 47 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: a couple of months ago for the guys who were 48 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: no longer with us, um and put them in. So 49 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: they won't have any sort of speech or any no no, 50 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: I mean I can't have a speech like there sibiling. 51 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: I mean their daughter or son or something wouldn't say 52 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: anything on there. But I don't believe that's gonna happen, Um, 53 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, just to shorten the day. But I'm sure 54 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: they'll you know, replay some clips of what was said 55 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: about them and those kind of things and um. But yeah, 56 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: so you know, the we'll see how the Hall of 57 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: Fame handles that should be somewhat interesting to see what 58 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: that looks like. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I would imagine you're 59 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: gonna try to limit the speeches to a certain time. 60 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: Frame at least there's a lot of people need to talk. Yeah. Um, 61 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: but so practice last night they did backs on backers again. 62 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: Uh naj Harris moved up in weight class a little bit. 63 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 1: They instead of you know, going against Marcus Allent and 64 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: Robert Spillane as he did the first day on this, 65 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: it was Jamir Jones, who's a pound linebacker and Alex 66 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: Highsmith thumper of first year. Needless to say, he didn't 67 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: fare as well. Okay, but Mike Tomlin wasn't uh wasn't 68 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: all that displeased with it. He said, look, he you know, 69 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: we we bumped them up in weight class. You know, 70 00:03:55,560 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: he don't often see running back blocking defenders, ing edge defenders. 71 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,119 Speaker 1: And he said that, you know, he was willing and 72 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: and uh you know, stepped up in there and and 73 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: uh battled those guys. He didn't win, but he battled them. 74 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: I mean hearing that. Shouldn't we be saying Alex Highsmith 75 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: might be good? You know what I mean? I mean, well, 76 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: that's the other the other side of the coin here, 77 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: you know, Well, and that's the kind of practice it 78 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: was because, um, the Steelers had three interceptions yesterday. Um, 79 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: two of them coming against Mason Rudolph, but the guys 80 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: who picked him off, we're making Fitzpatrick who jumped in 81 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: an out route. I mean he came flying into the 82 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 1: middle of the field. And and the other one was, 83 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: you know, a fade pattern in seven shots that James 84 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: Pierre picked off. It was underthrown, but he still made 85 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: to pick, didn't go to the ground, and then returned 86 00:04:55,600 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 1: it for a touchdown. Yeah, so something you know, and 87 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 1: Tomlin talked about that after he said, you know, in 88 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: these kind of situations, if he was asked if if 89 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: three interceptions was enough, our our colleague might pursue us 90 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: his three interceptions in a practice enough for your defense, 91 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: because it's never enough. You know, I'm never gonna say enough, 92 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 1: you know enough when it comes to said by the 93 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: same token, when we're going Steelers on Steelers, you look 94 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: at that from both sides of the coin, right, and 95 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: you say, you know, when the defense is is forcing turnovers, 96 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: you start talking to the offense about, hey, we got 97 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 1: to do a better job protecting the football, you know, 98 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: being more cognizant of what we're doing there. And then 99 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: you know, if the offense isn't turning the football over 100 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: a lot, then you start writing the defense a little 101 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: by yeah, yeah. I mean, as you know, it gets 102 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: pretty competitive between the coaches and sometimes they fire back 103 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: at each other too. And you know when I really 104 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: knows that the college level two, because I mean there's 105 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: a lot of kids and a little more motion too. Um. 106 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: But I mean our head coach at college, Walt Harris, 107 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 1: pretended to be partial, but he was so offensive it 108 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: was insane. He was all the play caller on the 109 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: offense and all that. But I mean, that's what you 110 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: want to see. I mean, to me, the story of 111 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: everything you just reported. There was his Highsmith again, you know. 112 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know what else he did the 113 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: rest of practice. I was on the air with Adam, Um. 114 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: But I want him beating Nagy Harris. I want him 115 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: beating every rookie back that he lines up against one 116 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: on one this year. You know what I mean, Hig 117 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: Smith one on one against a rookie running back, he 118 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: better win consistently beating Dan Moore and doing those kind 119 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: of thing. You know, that's what you want to see 120 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: out of Alex Eismith would be a red to be 121 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: a red flag. If he wasn't, it's not a red flag. 122 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: For the Rooks. No. I I think you know when uh, 123 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: when the Steelers signed Melvin Ingram and we heard this 124 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: throughout the Officeason actually asked him about it right after 125 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: the draft when we talked to him on a zoom call. 126 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: I said, you, you know, there were a lot of 127 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: national reports saying predicting the Steelers are going to draft 128 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: and edge rush and you know, did you see those? 129 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 1: And what did you think of me? Because yeah, you 130 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: see them, because you know you're human. Yeah, he still 131 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: live under a rocky Steelers need to draft an edge rusher. 132 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: They lost Bud Dupree. Well, they drafted him last year 133 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: to replace bud Dupree. People forget this team has a plan. 134 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: I mean they have They have a very long term 135 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: view of the roster and how to build it. And 136 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: I've been doing it pretty well for a long time. 137 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: I think they know what they're doing. And they did 138 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,239 Speaker 1: take Crochet. I mean it's not like they didn't ignore 139 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: the position right right, but they they they view Alex 140 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: Heismith as their starter there and he showed I mean, 141 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: you got a chance to do it. Yeah, and it's 142 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: not like it Yeah that that's the thing that kind 143 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: of unknown it's not like he didn't play at all 144 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: last year. That was kind of like when I was like, 145 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: I kept reading all the the offseason stuff like, you know, 146 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: they need to draft an DG rush when we talked 147 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: about it on this show. They're not going to do that. 148 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: They had a lot of other needs. Yeah, they don't. 149 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: They had other needs that were more pressing than drafting 150 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: a guy who you know would come Pete for an 151 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: edge rushing job, which is what he would have done. Um, 152 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: draft one high on defense. There's gonna be a linebacker 153 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: next to Bush or a corner. Yeah yeah, yeah, um. 154 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: But yeah, So he's looked what he's looked good. And 155 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: the last couple of the last two days, we we've 156 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: seen Mason Rudolph. Um, let's get the Rudolph a second 157 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: because I want to stop you real quick. So I 158 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: mentioned Ingram. I haven't seen him in a stular uniform live. 159 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: What are your impressions of him on the hoof and 160 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: watch him in practice? And there's there. I mean, he 161 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: can still play. There's not a doubt in my mind. 162 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: I mean he's his spin move is is still legit, legit. 163 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: You know he's he's a legit NFL player. He stands 164 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: out in that regard like he's I mean, you can 165 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: tell right now he's a good player. Yeah, you can see. 166 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,559 Speaker 1: You can see that. So you know, I think they 167 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: have three solid edge rushers there. We still haven't see 168 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: t J what practice, but we know what he is. Um, 169 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: but yeah, I think you know, and and then you 170 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: see you know, Pierre getting Pierre has gotten a lot 171 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: of snaps. They've been very judicious with their use of 172 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: Hayden in this camp. It sounds like a lot of 173 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: the veterans they're being careful. Yeah, the stars, Yeah, they're 174 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: not gonna play in the in the Hall of Fame game, right, 175 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: You're getting these other guys as much playing time as possible. 176 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: Those guys will have. They'll still have a month after 177 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame game until Week one to get 178 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: until week one, you can there's a lot of preseason 179 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: I guess the rest of the league has even started yet, right, 180 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 1: so you know, they're kind of easing these guys into things, 181 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: and and you're also getting some of the younger guys 182 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: valuable snaps. I guess the rest of the league has 183 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: even had a padded practice yet. Other than the Cowboys, right. Yeah, 184 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: but yeah, I mean they're still tomorrow, maybe the next 185 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 1: couple of days, so you know, you're you're still ahead 186 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: of the curve here and um using these practices to 187 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: get these young guys a lot of stuff like Dan 188 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: Moore's lined up every snap with the first team offense 189 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: and it left tackle. I think that's a great side. 190 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: You know, we're excited about you. We want you to 191 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: you always tell kids again, it's sort of a college 192 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: thing too. If you're not getting it tension, you're in trouble. 193 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 1: You're getting yelled at all the time. People care about 194 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: you and have hopes for you. You You know what I mean. 195 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: I'm even saying more is getting yelled at. But they're 196 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: seeing what they got in this youngster. Maybe he's a 197 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: future starter, Maybe he's at six lineman right away. I 198 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,719 Speaker 1: mean I think there's a that's a nice path to 199 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: getting early playing time. I've warmed up to that pick 200 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: a lot, not that I disliked it ever, but I 201 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: think he's gonna help this team in his rookie contract. Yeah, 202 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any doubt about that. And the 203 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: thing about it this is you you throw them in there, 204 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: you know, Chukes the core four hasn't practiced yet, and people, well, 205 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: he's not an established guy. We started fifteen games last year. Yeah, 206 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: you know, it's not like he's he's switching sides though, 207 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: but that's his natural side. It is his natural side. 208 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: And I'm sure you heard this, but we and I, 209 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: You and I haven't talked about it, but we played 210 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: the clip from Kevin Colbert last night saying, hey, if 211 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: Banner and Chukes were fighting for the left tackle job 212 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: last year, we think Chukes would have wanted that's his 213 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 1: natural side. He's more comfortable there. But we had al so, 214 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm putting words into Kevin's mouth, but Chuck's 215 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: kind of played out of position for us, and we 216 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: under we recognized that. And now we've got two guys 217 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: in their most comfortable spots. And Banner won the right 218 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:12,719 Speaker 1: tackle job a year ago. I like the way that 219 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,200 Speaker 1: Kevin fras that's you know, and traditionally you're right and 220 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: left tackle, your left guys. The more athletic guy in 221 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: your right tackles more than Masher and that's time. I'm 222 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,199 Speaker 1: so true, and that would fit these two players without question. 223 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: But it's more comfort to me in this day and age, 224 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: you know, which which side do you think you're better at, 225 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: you know, or you're more comfortable at? And I bet 226 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,079 Speaker 1: you would say left, and Banner they right, Yeah, I 227 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: think I think that will be the case. And Banner 228 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: has said right. So, um, you know, so they're finding 229 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: out some things about some of these young guys. But 230 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: you know, Mason Rudolph, um, I noticed this, and people 231 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: are looking at the the interceptions of the failure. Like 232 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: Thursday's practice, they ran the the hurry up offense, a 233 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: two minute offense, and both Mason Rudolph and Dwayne Haskins 234 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: were given an opportunity to run that, and Rudolph got 235 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: the team down to the three. They ran out of time. 236 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: It was questionable like they threw him. He threw a 237 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: pass to Juju Smith Schuster at the three with they 238 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: they ran the play from the eight with fifteen seconds 239 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: left and making Fitzpatrick comes up and they're not they're 240 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: not live tackling in the drill and he kind of 241 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: does the you know, they the little thump up of 242 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: Wolf described it yesterday as he kind of rugby tackled 243 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: him a little bit, made sure he didn't get out 244 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,719 Speaker 1: of bounds or to the or the end zone. Yeah, 245 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: which was kind of breaking the rules of the drill. 246 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: And then he flicked the ball away or something too. 247 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: And it's not like refs are gonna, you know, smart 248 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: play by Minco. But you know, fifteen seconds left. Tomlin's point, 249 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:54,599 Speaker 1: once you gotta throw, you know, try to get the 250 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,079 Speaker 1: ball in the end zone. We'll get the ball to 251 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: We'll get the ball to the edges instead of throwing 252 00:12:58,320 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: to the middle of the field. Because I thought they 253 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: got back up to the line of scrimmage with one 254 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,199 Speaker 1: second left and spiked the ball. Tom Lane ended the 255 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: drill like so he's a learning moment for information routine, 256 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: he said after the practice. We gotta we gotta know 257 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: what you know, the the clock there, that he can't 258 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:14,079 Speaker 1: throw to the middle of the field, you gotta try, 259 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: you know, make a play for the end zone. It 260 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: also sounds likely there's an argument to be made, well, 261 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: maybe Juju should get in well, and that's that's the 262 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: thing that you'll never know, is does he fight through attack? 263 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 1: You know. Ben Roethlisberger made the same player a similar 264 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: play against the Ravens on Christmas Day a few years ago, 265 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,839 Speaker 1: and Antonio Brown gets into the end that that's not 266 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: the smart play to make in that situation. It's the 267 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: last play of the game, you know, or if if 268 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: Antonio Brown doesn't get in games over right right right right? 269 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, and I'm sure if you ask 270 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: Rudolph he would be like that was meeting screwed up. 271 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: But he might make the same play again if there's 272 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: trust your guy to try to get you know, make 273 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: a play and get into the endzone a big, strong receiver, right. Um. 274 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: And and you know by the same and then Haskins 275 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 1: is out there working against the twos and they're the 276 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: defense isn't cover two. Um, he throws a ball down 277 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: the side, like I mean, Rico Bussy could not have 278 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: been more wide open. They were, they were in a 279 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: cover two. He released out into the into the into 280 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: the hole in the cover too. Yeah, but the safety 281 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: never got what wasn't when the ball was thrown, was 282 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: still twenty yards away from didn't read it at all. Yeah, 283 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: I didn't understand this, you know, they overloaded the other side. 284 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: He just didn't. You know, he's a young It was 285 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: uh Trey Norwood who was the closest guy there, and 286 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: it was an easy touchdown. And then yesterday, Um, Haskins 287 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: didn't throw any interceptions and Rudolph throws you know, the 288 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: two interceptions again working against the first team defense a 289 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: little bit different, Um, you know, and now people are saying, well, good, 290 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: you know, Dwayne Haskins beat Mason Rudolph Rudolph out for 291 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: the number two job. It would take a lot more 292 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: than that. Yeah. I also noted yesterday as I'm watching 293 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: it sounds like Haskins looked good. He's been fine. Yeah, 294 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: He's made some throws and he looked good. But like 295 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: seven shots. His first rep is a you know, they 296 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: have Mason Rudolf through two fades, one the clay pol 297 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: which he completed for a touchdown, the other one on 298 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: the other side of Deante Johnson, which got intercepted. Haskins 299 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: His first snap is a an inside screen to the 300 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: tight end. It's an easy touchdown, not a different, not 301 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: a difficult throw. His second throw is a throw to 302 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: the flat to not to it to Benny Snow. I 303 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: don't know if that's the the initial read on that 304 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: or not, but he missed him, you know, so you 305 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: have to kind of it goes back to the Kent 306 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: Graham Cordell Stewart battle where Stewart was was throwing the 307 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: ball down the field a little bit and you guys 308 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: are all charting. Yeah he was. Graham was sixteen of eighteen. Yeah, 309 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: but they were all easy throws against against it. Yeah, 310 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: he was dumping the ball down all the time. You know, 311 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: Mason Rudolph is still the number two guy, and they 312 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: probably wan't Haskins a getting easy touchdown, get the confidence, 313 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: gets some things going there. Yeah right, yeah, um, but 314 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: you know it's it's something to keep an eye on. Yeah. Yeah, 315 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: and it sounds promising. At least Haskins is looking like 316 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: he belongs. Yeah. Good, that's all he wanted. And I'll 317 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 1: tell you what, Josh Jobs had a pretty nice practice 318 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: yesterday today. Although again he's running against the threes. He 319 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 1: also threw an interception, but he made a couple of 320 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: nice throws in the in the back of the end zone. 321 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: Season quarterbacks will be Yeah. I mean, they've got three 322 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: guys that are probably gonna be in the league. Yeah, 323 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: we're gonna take a break. We'll hear from Mason Rudolph 324 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: in the next segment. He is Matt Williams and I'm 325 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: Dale Lally. You're listening to the Drive here on Steelers 326 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: Nation Radio your tunes about Drive Home of the Black 327 00:16:50,960 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: and Goal Steelers Nation Radio, Welcome back. I'm Dale Ally 328 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: here with Matt Williamson and Matt um after practice when 329 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: when again the seven shots took place at the beginning 330 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: of practice, h Mason Rudolph grabs Deante Johnson and they 331 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: go down and they throw that fade pattern about ten 332 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: more times after practice when they got picked off. And 333 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:28,360 Speaker 1: so we then talked to Mason Rudolph after practice, um, 334 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: and he talked about you know, that play in particular, 335 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: and and and things that happened. You know why he 336 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: did that. Um. You know, Mike Tomlin was asked about 337 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: and he says, well, that's you know, that's what's necessary. 338 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 1: That's being a professional. Yeah, grabbing, you know, doing that, 339 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,160 Speaker 1: those kind of things, that's what makes you a professional. 340 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 1: Staton Manning was known for that, yeah, right. I mean 341 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: him and Marvin would run a million out routes and 342 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: then next day a million comebacks and you know that 343 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: kind of thing right, let alone if there was a 344 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: mistake in practice. That's the thing about Mason Rudolph that 345 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: has struck me in his his four years here. Um, 346 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: he takes is very very seriously. I've noticed that too. 347 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: He really stands out. I mean, the kid works. He's 348 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: constantly throwing the football. And noticed even his rookie year 349 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,880 Speaker 1: when he was the third guy. Um, anytime that he could, 350 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:17,880 Speaker 1: you know, they would be doing special teams, drills, are 351 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 1: you know, they whatever. If he wasn't involved at all 352 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 1: in the in the whatever practice part, you know, portion 353 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,439 Speaker 1: of practice, every doing, he had somebody throwing, working on 354 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: different routes. And no, and that's not always the case 355 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: with with young you know, I mean, or anybody really. Yeah, 356 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: I mean, and there's nothing wrong with not doing it either, 357 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: I mean, and a lot there's a lot of work 358 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: throughout the course of the day. It's not to the 359 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: end of the world to you know, shoot the breeze 360 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: with your buddies or talking about golfing after practice or whatever, 361 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: to you know, when there's a little time and standing 362 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: around the water cooler. Yeah, exactly. But I have noticed 363 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: that he's very serious. Um. I forget who you used 364 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: the word professional about last segment. Um, somebody we were 365 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 1: talking about. He's a professional and I think Rudolph is 366 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: with Vince Williams. Yeah, yeah, all these days were kind 367 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: of ran together. So we talked to Mason Rudolph after practice. Uh, 368 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 1: here's what Mason had to say, working with ye after 369 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: if you've been doing that every day, was there something 370 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: day that you just wanted to grap We were getting 371 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: that there's there's things every day, you know, not necessarily 372 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: saying every day, but there's things that you want to 373 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: work on through camping and grab guys, pull him aside 374 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: for those extra reps um. Right tonight, it was just 375 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: a fade working on the time and working on a 376 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: landmark and meeting him there with the ball. So just 377 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: little things that this time of year, it's a lot 378 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: of fun. That was the play was the play? Uh, 379 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 1: you know a little bit. You know, he made a 380 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: great playing the ball, but I gotta put it, you know, 381 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: wear belongs on a back pile on and let let 382 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: him make a play kind of off the field. You 383 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,679 Speaker 1: feel like you guys, got what you wanted to accomplish 384 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: right there at the end. You feel like you're in 385 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 1: a better place than you were an I think, uh, 386 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: every day you're trying to come out here and become 387 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: a better player than you were when you stepped on 388 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,199 Speaker 1: the field, And uh, I think we've had we've had 389 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: a good camp so far. Guys and making plays, Guys 390 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: are maturing. We've gotta you know, some It's a lot 391 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:11,639 Speaker 1: of veteran players and a lot of young players. And 392 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: I think the group's meshing well together. And uh, I think, 393 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 1: you know, eight nine practices in we're head in the 394 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: right direction. Is a quarterback? What do you like about 395 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: the package with with twenty SIPs on the field and 396 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: you can be made the slaughter? Yeah, yeah, Aunt Max 397 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,640 Speaker 1: Aunt Mac is a he's a versatile player. He's he's, 398 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 1: he's he's he's learning a lot of different spots. He 399 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: knows that he knows. Um, he's he's very versatile, very 400 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: versatile player. And and uh you know, credited coach Canada 401 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: for putting them in different spots, knowing his skill set 402 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 1: and letting him make plays in different areas and keeping 403 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 1: the defense you know, on their feet amazing. As for mccannder, 404 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: the edge of transitioning great. I think, um, you know, 405 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: I think having the you know, the familiarity with Matt, 406 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 1: his style of last year carry over. Um, you know, 407 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: they're like I said, there's some new things. Um, a 408 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 1: little little bit of a learning curve in the spring, 409 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: but I think, uh, most everyone feels pretty comfortable with 410 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: with you know, his his style, his offense, you know 411 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: what what we have in and now it's just about 412 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: kind of getting better. You know. He's he's very big 413 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:17,439 Speaker 1: on what you know, we're gonna run, what the players 414 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: are good at and so um, he's he's asked the 415 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: quarterbacks to, hey, give him a menu of you know, 416 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,199 Speaker 1: plays that you like, and he he really does a 417 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,159 Speaker 1: great job of you know, scripting things that we like 418 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 1: to run. So you know, we appreciate that as a quarterback. Yes, yeah, 419 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: every day, you know, we're just we give him feedback 420 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 1: and and he he likes that. And it's it's a 421 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: you know, been a good relationships entire entirely new offensive 422 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: wing and meat providing the insight can do this Greek. Yeah, 423 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: I mean, like like you said, young younger guys. But 424 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: they're hungry and and they you know, they they've they're 425 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: hard workers and they've they've done a great you know 426 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: that they've done a good job, uh, you know picking 427 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: up the offense in the spring. Um, you know, a 428 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: lot of lot of things that Matt does I think 429 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: are maybe gonna help us and some of the you know, 430 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: the inexperienced areas we have getting guys in the right spots, 431 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, I think you know, you look 432 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: at guys like we've got guys that have starts under 433 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: their belt, you know, Chuke Spanner, you know b J. Finney. 434 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: There are some veteran guys despite losing a lot last year, 435 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: but you feel good about the group. Know you've got 436 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: a lot of veteran churning depth the wide receiver, familiar 437 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: names back from last year, like some of the guys 438 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 1: off the radar on Sexten and bus. They've been making 439 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,479 Speaker 1: a lot of plays. You've been impressed, even though there 440 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: might not be a lot of depth chart wound, but 441 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,920 Speaker 1: these guys have been flashing the way they've been flushing. Yes, 442 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 1: they have that they making plays every single day. And um, 443 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: you know young the young receivers, especially guys that we 444 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: hadn't seen a whole lot of, you know, the Anthony Johnson's, 445 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: the Cody Whites, they've been doing a great job and 446 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: making plays for us. And he'ven make Tomlins and the 447 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: other day that every position is open to you still 448 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: meeting yourself as the number two days or is it 449 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: more of a competition between you and Dwayne? Um, listen 450 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: to you know every single day you know you come 451 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,479 Speaker 1: out here, your football is all about competition, and uh 452 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 1: that's the beauty of the sport. Um. I think when 453 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 1: everyone's playing great, it raises the level of competition. Coach 454 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: Toland talks about you know, iron Sharpen's iron all the time, 455 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: and uh, we view it the same way. Coach Sullivan's 456 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,679 Speaker 1: done a good job, you know, bring us along teaching us. 457 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,640 Speaker 1: It's great to have a quarterback coach. Um who's who's 458 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: you know, detail oriented and UM, we are just taking 459 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 1: it one day at a time and trying to improve. 460 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: What have you learned about Dwayne? How is weeking wishing 461 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: you back room? Uh? You know, Dwayne's done a good 462 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: job coming in you know, into it to a new 463 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 1: uh new environment, new new facility, new teammates and to 464 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: you know, you know, study hard and learn the offense 465 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: and and do a good job coming out here and 466 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:50,120 Speaker 1: competing with Josh and Ben Ben and Um. Like I said, 467 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: it's it's a it's a great great quarterback room having 468 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: all those different guys and that all have NFL experience. 469 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: You know, obviously Hall of Fame experience is one thing, 470 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: but the rest of us, UM really enjoy working together. Mason, 471 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: can you walk me through a little bit and make 472 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: them incapit It looked like you were trying to get 473 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: to play for one the real route Deontay was kind 474 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 1: of open on the over what we're kind of reading 475 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 1: on that coverage. That's progression to really look at. That 476 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: was not just a practicing where you were just trying 477 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 1: to fit into a type read. Deonte was actually in 478 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: the flat. He was a checkdown and so UM on 479 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 1: that particular play. Yeah, you want to have that one back. 480 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: That's always one that you probably got too greedy one 481 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: of the force the ball was too confident to go 482 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 1: on the field when really, you know, check the ball 483 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: to Deonte there in the in the flat and let 484 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: him let him get get what he can get, right, 485 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: Thanks Mason. That was Mason Rudolph after practice on Friday night. UM, 486 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: a lot to say, they're a lot to digest talking 487 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: about the you know, the play in particular where he 488 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: under threw Deonte Johnson, but you heard him talking about 489 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: Matt Canada and in the in the offense as well, 490 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: and how you know, yeah it was. It was different 491 00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: in the spring, but now they're kind of getting a 492 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: hand into one on everything. And first of all, he 493 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: always comes across really well, well spoken, you know, thinks 494 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 1: about what he's saying, understands the media responsibilities and sides 495 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 1: of it. Was probably coached up at Oklahoma State as 496 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: the big man on campus too, and it's dealt with 497 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: that for a long time. That always stands out to 498 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 1: me when I hear him, and uh, you know young players, 499 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 1: I always like to park it and just kind of 500 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: see how they handle those situations. Was different, you know, 501 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 1: like he bring it up, but like land I'll never 502 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 1: forget the first time Landry Jones held a press conference 503 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: and he was the starter. Roethlisberger was hurt and Landry 504 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: Jones is gonna make his first career start and we 505 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 1: were there are a bunch of us gathered around his locker. 506 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: They had to move out to get him away from 507 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: his locker, so we're kind of out in the middle 508 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: of the of the locker room and there's kind of 509 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: a circle. I always position myself off to the sider, 510 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: you know, even kind of behind because I don't I 511 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: don't have a camera. I don't need to. I don't 512 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 1: need to be right there the TV. The TV cameras 513 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: are in the front, makes sense. So every time somebody 514 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: asked Landry a question, God love him, he would turn 515 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: around the face that person. Okay, So he was basically 516 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: spinning in circles the entire and all the TV cameras 517 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,440 Speaker 1: are in the front and he's turning and he's I mean, 518 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: he did a complete circle like three times with the 519 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,680 Speaker 1: questions because somebody don't the right would ask something. Then 520 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 1: somebody on the left and turn around, somebody behind him 521 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:26,719 Speaker 1: and ask question. You turn around. If ten of us 522 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: are sitting around the keg, that's fine, but there's cameras 523 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: involved that, you know what I mean. I bet that 524 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,719 Speaker 1: was a little awkward, Like you know, it's never been 525 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: coached up. Yeah, the poise and the those type of things, 526 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 1: that's that's important. I mean, it's it's easy to dismiss. 527 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 1: And hey, if you can't throw a football and you 528 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 1: can't play a quarterback, nowe of that stuff matters, right, 529 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: But it does, you know, when you're an NFL player. Um, 530 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 1: you're talking about Canada's offense. Though, I bet he likes it. 531 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 1: You know, the ball fakes, and you know, I think 532 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,160 Speaker 1: he's a lot of the same stuff that he did 533 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,640 Speaker 1: in Oklahoma. Absolutely, the same thing for Haskins, same thing 534 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: for Dobbs. For these guys, this is like, this is 535 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,159 Speaker 1: what we did well, guys. Yeah, this is where we 536 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 1: did in college. This is why we were high picks. Yeah, 537 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: Haskins in particular. I han't thought about Haskins. I mean 538 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:15,199 Speaker 1: that Ohio State offense. You know, there's a lot of 539 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: motion and the Paris Campbell's of the world, they always 540 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: have that type of receiver that you can hand the 541 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,880 Speaker 1: ball too, and the jet motion guys, and that makes 542 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: a lot of sense. Um. I asked him about Anthony McFarland. 543 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: You heard, you heard their Anthony Farland broke off about 544 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: a fifty yard run yesterday, a love tackling drill and 545 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: a live tackling drolly. Um. Now it was working against 546 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: some of the twos and threes, and that's just what 547 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 1: you know. Cam Haywards didn't practice and some of those 548 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 1: guys still they hit it. And I'm sure you saw 549 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,119 Speaker 1: the jews. He saw the jews and I thought it 550 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: was I thought it opened up because of the pre 551 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: snap motion that they did um, they had he could 552 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: be a real benefactor and a real help with all that. Yeah, 553 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,439 Speaker 1: they had a tight end and a fullback on the 554 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: field and they both went in motion. They both went 555 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 1: to the wing. Okay, no, the tight end was on 556 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 1: on the left side. The fullback, Derek What was on 557 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 1: the right side of them, So they were the wings 558 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: on those two sides. Then they ran the play to 559 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: the left. It was like a little counter to the left. 560 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:18,879 Speaker 1: What came across the formation and and and and went 561 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:20,479 Speaker 1: through the hole and led and let him through. It's 562 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 1: almost like a pooling guard. And I thought that, I mean, 563 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 1: obviously it's a long way to go. The the inside 564 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: linebackers were Buddy Johnson and Marcus Allen, and I thought 565 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 1: the pre snap motion kind of got them out of position. 566 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 1: If it gets to us to take a false step, 567 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 1: I mean, like we say this stuff all the time, 568 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: and if you're a linebacker, even with preest snap motion 569 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: and the players reset, I still have to align properly. 570 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: You know, I take my two steps. I think that's right. 571 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: But even if you're half a step off, Like was 572 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: it two days ago we had Jarrett. You were interviewing 573 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: Jerry O and he was talking about Bush getting beat 574 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: by Harris and the end zone half like he's like 575 00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: one stereo is killing him. He's like he was half 576 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: a step too deep, you know, like that's the math 577 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: a step for half a step too deep and what 578 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: is that, you know, twelve inches or something, you know, 579 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: and the Jerry, Oh, that's a big deal because all 580 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: your angles and you know, Jerry O made a living 581 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: like that as a as a player. So if you 582 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: can get Buddy Johnson or whomever, I mean, Patrick Queen 583 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: to reset and they're a little off there there there, 584 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: if your coverage responsibility is the is the tight end 585 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:27,480 Speaker 1: in that fullback and they split out to the to 586 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: the wing on the formation, as the inside linebacker, you're 587 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: gonna take a step that way? Did I go to wide? 588 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: All of a sudden the guards got an angle on 589 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 1: me and smash and there goes And that's exactly what 590 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: happened because they kind of they left the middle of 591 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: the field a little more open than it probably should 592 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 1: have been for a running play. And you know, all 593 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: it took was what coming through there, getting the seal 594 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: block and Anthony McFarlane's down the side lock the race. 595 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: So my impression of it. You just talking through most 596 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: backs would have had a nice chunk gain there because 597 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 1: of the scheme, because of the talking right that being said, 598 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: this guy's got jews, yeah, and he can take it 599 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: fifty where he's gonna make one guy miss and it's 600 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: it's trouble. Yeah. I've been trigued with with Vic Farland. 601 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: I mean I like the way that they're using him 602 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: another play. Um, you know they had him. He's been 603 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: lining up on the he's been lining up in this 604 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 1: slot a lot and been that jets that jet sweep motion. 605 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: Guy handed it to him a couple of times. Yesterday 606 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: they he's booking behind the line of scrimmid Yeah, yesterday 607 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: Josh Dobbs flipped him a pass out of the backfield. 608 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: It was like one of those little flip passes out 609 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: to the edge. He made a guy miss in the 610 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: backfield and got in for it was a twenty or 611 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: touchdown that he just beat everybody else down the sideline. 612 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 1: The one thing I expect out of him just almost 613 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 1: as that stuff aside, which is really intriguing because you 614 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: also mentioned he's been on the field with Harris, which 615 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: you think they're doing a lot of two running back 616 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: things with with both of those guys. One thing I 617 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: didn't like when I saw him as a rookie that 618 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: I hope changes itself with experience and comfort. There was 619 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: a lot of dan and you know, there was to 620 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: go nowhere. You know, I look at this and he's 621 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: not going anywhere, he said. We talked to him earlier 622 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: in the week. He said, the one thing that he 623 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: you know, he's worked on is being more patient and 624 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:14,480 Speaker 1: like he was, he's I can't love his fants. I 625 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: can't look to you know, I'm looking for the home 626 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 1: run every time. When I got the ball last year, 627 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 1: just take what's there. Yeah, and you're not gonna fool 628 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 1: a lot of these tacklers to look at this over here. 629 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 1: I might over here, you know it's it's I think 630 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: he'll learn that. Yeah. So I think he can be 631 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: a weapon this year. Yeah, So we're gonna take another break. 632 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: He is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lally. You're listening to 633 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 1: the Drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. We'll be back 634 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: with more right after this. Your tunes about Drive on 635 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: Home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back. 636 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lally here with Matt Williamson Mett. Yesterday, the 637 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: news broke that Carson Wentz might need surgery on his 638 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:03,920 Speaker 1: foot in depth and definitely the culture saying that it 639 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 1: doesn't look like it's gonna be a long period, but 640 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: you never know. I mean, you know, they go in 641 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: and start operating on stuff you never know and foot injuries. 642 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: You know, is it? They just said foot? Is it? 643 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 1: That could be a lot of different things. You have 644 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: a fresh fru in there. Um. This is why you 645 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 1: know when you look at uh, the preseason, you know, 646 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,959 Speaker 1: previews and all that stuff, you don't know until you know. 647 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: All it takes is a team again losing a quarterback. 648 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: This is they put all their eggs in the Carson 649 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 1: Wentz basket, absolutely, which was a risky basket when he's 650 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 1: healthy and all right, let's talk about this for a while. 651 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: He has a pretty sensive injury history now, you know, 652 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:56,320 Speaker 1: and a lot of it I attributed to reckless play, 653 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 1: which also translates to the type of quarterback he is. 654 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: Where's Superman Cape? You know, no plays ever dead. He 655 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 1: doesn't doesn't live to play another day. Things were breaking 656 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 1: down around him, and boy, he's been in some tough 657 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: situations the last couple of years with just an unbelievable 658 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 1: amount of Eagles O line injuries and bad receivers. But 659 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: he doesn't understand that sometimes ponding is a lot so bad, 660 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 1: or throwing it away or sliding or I don't know 661 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 1: how he got hurt in practice. I assume he wasn't 662 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 1: breaking tent tackles and practice. But I mean, it's been 663 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: a recurring thing with him with injuries, and I had, 664 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 1: I guess I still do have hope that the Frank 665 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 1: Reich Wentz connection can be successful for the Colts. But man, 666 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: he's a tough guy to bet on. Here's the thing. Okay, 667 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: let's say he misses. I mean, luckily it's July, it's 668 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: not a month from now. But if he has surgery, 669 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: you know, and it's a foot, he certainly is not 670 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 1: gonna play down in the preseason cold. You know. Let's say, 671 00:33:56,720 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 1: mrs the first three weeks of the regular season. Okay, 672 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 1: here's the here's here's our schedule. Seattle at home. Wow, 673 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: they're definitely a dog in that game without wins the 674 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:13,320 Speaker 1: Rams at home at Tennessee, which is a crucial cruiser. 675 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:15,280 Speaker 1: I mean, that's a two horse race in that division, 676 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:20,359 Speaker 1: and you could be week four at Miami, right, that's 677 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 1: no gimme Week five at Baltimore. Maybe even stick with 678 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: the Eastern By then, yeah, by week they place Houston 679 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:31,880 Speaker 1: at home. In week six, they could be in five. 680 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: You start to seize it. Oh, in five, I don't 681 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: care if you know seventeen games or not. You're all 682 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 1: in five. I mean, if you're one in four coming 683 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 1: out of that stretch like you're in trouble, you're in trouble. Wow. 684 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:46,520 Speaker 1: I didn't look at the schedule, but you know two 685 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 1: of your home games you flushed down the toilet. Possibly, Yeah, 686 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:53,320 Speaker 1: then the biggest game in the there's two big, huge 687 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 1: division games and you don't have your guy. And then 688 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: you mentioned there's two pretty tough games after that, playoff 689 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: type teams. Yeah, it's rough. I mean, two small silver 690 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:06,480 Speaker 1: linings are well, you probably don't give up the first 691 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:09,160 Speaker 1: round pick because he probably doesn't get this. That's the 692 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:11,560 Speaker 1: other side of the side of with that that trade 693 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,440 Speaker 1: hanging out there, especially if you go and six and 694 00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden that the Eagles are you know, 695 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: everybody's talking about the Eagles. Well, the Eagles are gonna 696 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,520 Speaker 1: be a major player next year. For a quarterback. You know, 697 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:23,800 Speaker 1: if they don't have that first, so they get a second, 698 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 1: they still have two first no matter what. But the 699 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:27,400 Speaker 1: people said, well they got they got three, they're in 700 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 1: the best shape of anybody. Well they might not, they do. Yeah, 701 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: this is a bad news to the Eagles with that question. Um, 702 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:37,320 Speaker 1: I guess it's interesting to see what they have in Easton. 703 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 1: You know, at least that's the other silver lining as 704 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,359 Speaker 1: I come up with it. Probably they keep their first 705 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 1: round pick. I'm betting Frank right looking at that schedules 706 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,120 Speaker 1: not thinking that way, like, hey, we get to find 707 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 1: out what we got. Nick Eason didn't think that when 708 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:50,799 Speaker 1: Ben went down, like, oh great, we get to see 709 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: Mason and this doctor looks kind of fun. Not at all. Right, 710 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:59,800 Speaker 1: that's the same situation. You're counting on one guy and 711 00:35:59,840 --> 00:36:02,760 Speaker 1: a mid round pick. I mean, it's not much different 712 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:04,320 Speaker 1: than what the Steelers did, and they don't have the 713 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:07,720 Speaker 1: Steelers defense, and they have this awful schedule. Who knows. 714 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: I would also worry just with Wentz's personality. He comes 715 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:15,279 Speaker 1: back Week one and it's like half field and then 716 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:17,120 Speaker 1: someone steps on his foot and he's out there. You know, 717 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 1: it just seems like, that's the thing with with him. 718 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 1: And luckily for them, right does have a background with him, 719 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 1: they've worked together before. Because you see this a lot 720 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:29,799 Speaker 1: of times when players change teams, you don't have that 721 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:33,640 Speaker 1: cache build up of player. He knows the player. That's 722 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:37,960 Speaker 1: a that's a point. Um. At the same time, common 723 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 1: mentions that a lot, like during the season of I 724 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 1: just don't know if I can you can, what could 725 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:44,920 Speaker 1: he give me on game day without practice and all. 726 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:46,600 Speaker 1: That was the thing when they when they made the 727 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 1: trade with for Vince McDonald. Yeah, that was the example 728 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: of thing. You know, he would miss practices because he 729 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:54,960 Speaker 1: was nicked up, um, and they wouldn't play him because 730 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: they didn't they didn't have that cache a build up. 731 00:36:57,520 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 1: There were times he could have you know, he could 732 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:01,760 Speaker 1: have played on Sun Day, but because he hadn't practiced 733 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,920 Speaker 1: during the week, they're like, well, we're just gonna this 734 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: other guy practiced all week, we know him, We're gonna 735 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:11,160 Speaker 1: sit McDonald here. Wasn't that he was hurt. He was 736 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:14,640 Speaker 1: he was just Yeah, they didn't have that, they didn't 737 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:18,719 Speaker 1: have that tracker with him. We saw in future years 738 00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:22,040 Speaker 1: after that McDonald would miss practice on Wednesday and Thursday 739 00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 1: and then play Sunday. Yeah, that kind of stuff that 740 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,480 Speaker 1: makes sense after you know the player and trust him 741 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:28,800 Speaker 1: a little more, and it's kind of a two way street. 742 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:32,319 Speaker 1: But even if Whenz knows this system and it's very 743 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:34,919 Speaker 1: similar to what he had success with him Philly, here's 744 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:38,560 Speaker 1: another receivers. I mean, all this practice time he misses 745 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:41,719 Speaker 1: is crucial. It's a big deal. It's a it's a 746 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:45,320 Speaker 1: really big deal, especially looking at that schedule. The guys 747 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 1: are winning the Titans, the Titans are a winner, and 748 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 1: the teams that could be fighting for a playoff spot 749 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 1: in the a f C, you know, maybe included, Yeah, 750 00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: maybe included. But this certainly changes because you looked at 751 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:01,799 Speaker 1: that a FC South, Well, you're getting two gimme wins 752 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:04,359 Speaker 1: against the Houston. You're getting you know, maybe two gimme 753 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: wins against Jacksonville. I'm just looking at that schedule for them, 754 00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: you know that first five weeks is brutal, brutal. Uh. 755 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:14,000 Speaker 1: Then you get the Texans. Then you're at San Francisco. 756 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:16,399 Speaker 1: They're a dog in that game, even with Wentz. Then 757 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,839 Speaker 1: you get the Titans at home and we eate. Then 758 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:21,239 Speaker 1: you play the Jets. Okay, then you get the Jaguars 759 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 1: at home. That's a nice little stretch there from Houston 760 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 1: to the Jets. But then you're a Buffalo. Yeah, Tampa 761 00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:28,680 Speaker 1: and then Tampa Bay at home. Did they win they 762 00:38:28,680 --> 00:38:30,760 Speaker 1: they must have won a division? Yeah, no they didn't. 763 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 1: Did their twns he went division? I don't know, I 764 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:37,160 Speaker 1: don't remember. It doesn't matter. Tampa Bay at home at 765 00:38:37,239 --> 00:38:39,680 Speaker 1: Houston again, then they have their buy in week fourteen, 766 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:42,439 Speaker 1: they would like an early by New England at home 767 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:47,360 Speaker 1: at Arizona. Then they play the Raiders at home, then Jacksonville. 768 00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:51,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm seeing like seven or eight losses with 769 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:55,480 Speaker 1: Wentz played, right, they probably split with Tennessee no matter what. 770 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,000 Speaker 1: Without them, they're they're probably O and two. I mean, 771 00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,840 Speaker 1: look at this. Okay, let's go through this. If Wentz 772 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:05,200 Speaker 1: lace and he's competent, Okay, that's Seattle games a toss 773 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:08,480 Speaker 1: up at home, they got to pick him game, probably 774 00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:14,640 Speaker 1: inde mine is one. Yeah, the Rams at home, same thing. Yeah, 775 00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:18,359 Speaker 1: at Tennessee, they're a dog in that game. The healthy wins, right, 776 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:20,480 Speaker 1: assuming everybody's health on both sides, you know which, at 777 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:23,640 Speaker 1: Miami's probably at least a pick him game. Yeah, it 778 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,880 Speaker 1: could be hot to. I mean I would take Miami 779 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:28,560 Speaker 1: in that game right the second at Baltimore they're a dog. 780 00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:32,319 Speaker 1: Houston they're gonna be their favorite. At San Francisco their dog, 781 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:37,160 Speaker 1: they're dog. Tennessee at home, they're probably favored the first games, 782 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:40,920 Speaker 1: probably two or three points. Jets at home. There their 783 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:44,000 Speaker 1: Tennessee blew them out in the first one. Jaguars at 784 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:47,240 Speaker 1: home their favorite. Yeah, at Buffalo they're a dog there. Definitely, 785 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:50,879 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay at home, their dog. They're a dog. At 786 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:54,359 Speaker 1: Houston the their favorite NET game. New England at home. 787 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:57,440 Speaker 1: That's gonna depend on there will be under three points, 788 00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 1: see the way, you know, see how everyone looks at 789 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:02,879 Speaker 1: that point. But right and Arizona Jones first star, who knows, 790 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:06,759 Speaker 1: you know. Yeah, at Arizona their dogs. Probably very winnable game. 791 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 1: But yeah, Raiders at home their favorite NET game. They 792 00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:14,640 Speaker 1: are at Jacksonville favorite, although they lost in Jacksonville last year. 793 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:18,719 Speaker 1: That's the schedule. I mean, the second half of the 794 00:40:18,760 --> 00:40:21,239 Speaker 1: season seems a lot easier than the first. But not 795 00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:22,879 Speaker 1: if you dig yourself a big hole, as I say, 796 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:27,000 Speaker 1: you might be in such a hole that let's Easton looked. Okay, 797 00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:29,600 Speaker 1: let's keep him in you know, not, let's not give 798 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:31,279 Speaker 1: up the first round pick. But let's not go the 799 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:32,919 Speaker 1: first round pick, and you might to the point where 800 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:35,640 Speaker 1: he can't hit se anyway. If he's already out six 801 00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:38,880 Speaker 1: weeks or whatever. If it's six weeks, they're done. I 802 00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:43,000 Speaker 1: say they're done, right, I think. I think it's good 803 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:45,919 Speaker 1: news for Steelers. I think it's great news with Titans. Yeah. 804 00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:47,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I'd be shocked right now if the Titans 805 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:51,399 Speaker 1: don't win the division. It's good. It's good news for Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh. Yeah, 806 00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:53,759 Speaker 1: I mean even like the Charger, the Chargers, it's good 807 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:56,759 Speaker 1: news from Miami. Miami plays him, they could get the 808 00:40:56,760 --> 00:41:00,160 Speaker 1: tie break that stretch. That's the other that's the they're 809 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:03,360 Speaker 1: part of the equation there. As you're playing, uh you know, 810 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:05,880 Speaker 1: you're playing the Titans. You lose that game down there, 811 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:07,359 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden you have to beat him 812 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:09,960 Speaker 1: the second time. You don't have the tiebreaker. You're playing 813 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:13,279 Speaker 1: at Miami, that's another tiebreaker. You're you're playing at Baltimore, 814 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:17,600 Speaker 1: that's another tiebreaker. Yeah, that's not so great. Um. Actually, 815 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:20,400 Speaker 1: the NFL networks on right now without the volume and 816 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 1: there across the screen could the Colts be in the 817 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:27,560 Speaker 1: quarterback market. Well, I guess, uh what's his face? Reich 818 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:31,440 Speaker 1: also worked with Nick Foles. You gonna go back on that, 819 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:34,560 Speaker 1: get back on that bus, like, I mean, if that's 820 00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:36,120 Speaker 1: the case, you know who the winner is is the 821 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:41,200 Speaker 1: bear Boles for a bag of football is great? I mean, 822 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:43,560 Speaker 1: I don't think that makes Indie any better. The other 823 00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:48,520 Speaker 1: part of the equations. We just saw Indianapolis earlier this 824 00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:53,000 Speaker 1: week signed their right tackle, big money, big big money. 825 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:57,480 Speaker 1: They still have to pay Quinton Nelson and you gave 826 00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:02,440 Speaker 1: the right tackle twenty million or eight million dollars a year. Um, 827 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:04,760 Speaker 1: They've had tons of cap space the last couple of years. 828 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:06,480 Speaker 1: They were one of the teams that you looked at 829 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:09,360 Speaker 1: going into next year. Well, that it's Indianapolis and Pittsburgh 830 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:12,319 Speaker 1: had the most cap space. It's gonna drive really quick. 831 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:14,359 Speaker 1: You start having to trade for quarterbacks and do those 832 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:18,759 Speaker 1: kind of you Nick Foles, oh boy, or bring Matt 833 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:20,880 Speaker 1: shob out of retirement or something crazy like that. I 834 00:42:20,920 --> 00:42:25,040 Speaker 1: don't even know who's out there, but man, um tragic news. 835 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:28,359 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess best case scenario is maybe he's 836 00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:32,000 Speaker 1: ready for Week one, but I wouldn't trust him to 837 00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:36,240 Speaker 1: be a high performer in week one. I mean Nick Foles, 838 00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:38,560 Speaker 1: he's only getting four million dollars this year. I was 839 00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:40,440 Speaker 1: thinking there's a lot more than that. Um, well, they 840 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:42,560 Speaker 1: gave him a signing bonus everything. Yeah, they paid him 841 00:42:44,040 --> 00:42:47,919 Speaker 1: his cap hit. His six point six six million goes 842 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:50,040 Speaker 1: to ten point six million next year. But I guess 843 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:52,160 Speaker 1: they could swing it. You could, you could make that happen. 844 00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:55,799 Speaker 1: But you trained for Nick Foles. It's probably better than 845 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:58,880 Speaker 1: what they have. I guess it wouldn't be the worst 846 00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:02,280 Speaker 1: move I've ever heard. But man, that's a panic reaction 847 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:04,759 Speaker 1: that he didn't plan on doing. Didn't want to spend 848 00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:09,120 Speaker 1: that money. Oh, I don't know. I think this is bad, 849 00:43:09,160 --> 00:43:13,080 Speaker 1: bad news for the Coals. Yeah, I mean yeah, I 850 00:43:13,120 --> 00:43:14,800 Speaker 1: mean i'd be kind of like with Minnesota trade the 851 00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:17,759 Speaker 1: first round pick for Bradford when Bridgewater blew out his knees. 852 00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:19,480 Speaker 1: I mean, they're probably looking at this. We just have 853 00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:21,879 Speaker 1: to keep our head above water and at first see 854 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:23,520 Speaker 1: how long it takes. Yeah, I mean, if you go 855 00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:26,080 Speaker 1: two and three instead of one and four, it's a 856 00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:27,960 Speaker 1: big difference. I mean two weeks from now, we may 857 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:30,960 Speaker 1: have different news on this coming along. Well, we should 858 00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:34,239 Speaker 1: be ready for the regular season. Did happen early? The band? 859 00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:37,480 Speaker 1: All this practice time he misses is big new team, 860 00:43:37,600 --> 00:43:40,959 Speaker 1: you know, new team, new city, new teammates, the high league, 861 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,600 Speaker 1: all little player too. Yeah. They actually just mentioned Gardner 862 00:43:43,600 --> 00:43:45,480 Speaker 1: Minshew that I would go after him before I go 863 00:43:45,560 --> 00:43:51,040 Speaker 1: for foals. Well they can't, Jacksonville trade him into division'd 864 00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:53,359 Speaker 1: be silly. Now I didn't happen, right, So I mean 865 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:55,200 Speaker 1: you're you're kind of limited in that respect. You know 866 00:43:55,239 --> 00:43:57,960 Speaker 1: you're not gonna Yeah, the Dolphins aren't gonna strade you 867 00:43:58,040 --> 00:44:02,719 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater. Well, because don't. I'm not Teddy Bridgewater. They're not. 868 00:44:02,840 --> 00:44:05,440 Speaker 1: They're not. They're not gonna give you Prisette back. I'm 869 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:07,319 Speaker 1: sure we come with a couple of names. Mariota comes 870 00:44:07,320 --> 00:44:10,560 Speaker 1: to mind. But if you're the you know, if you're 871 00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:12,399 Speaker 1: the Raiders and you're thinking, well, we're gonna be fighting 872 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:14,040 Speaker 1: with those guys for a playoffs, but I want a 873 00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:15,799 Speaker 1: pretty good pick. We're not gonna do that. I'll give 874 00:44:15,800 --> 00:44:17,919 Speaker 1: you Folds for six or seven. Yeah, I'm not giving 875 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:20,319 Speaker 1: you Mariota. If you're the Bears, yeah take him, right, 876 00:44:21,600 --> 00:44:23,960 Speaker 1: he's our third quarterback and you're trading that's why you 877 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:26,760 Speaker 1: see a lot of times teams don't want to trade 878 00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:29,600 Speaker 1: a player within the conference. That's a team you're gonna 879 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,400 Speaker 1: be fighting with for a playoffs, right right, right, you 880 00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:33,319 Speaker 1: know you're not gonna make them better. Yeah, they're in 881 00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:36,320 Speaker 1: big trouble. And there's seven spots for sixteen teams and 882 00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:38,960 Speaker 1: four or five we know aren't in it anyway. You know, 883 00:44:39,239 --> 00:44:41,680 Speaker 1: that's why you know, Mike Tombla always says that you know, 884 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:46,440 Speaker 1: other teams don't feel bad about Nobody else is worried 885 00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:49,279 Speaker 1: about your problems, and most of them are happy you 886 00:44:49,320 --> 00:44:55,520 Speaker 1: have them. True and exactly true in this instance, especially 887 00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:57,680 Speaker 1: that division. I mean, I think it's the worst division 888 00:44:57,719 --> 00:45:00,439 Speaker 1: the league, and one of the better teams just took 889 00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:03,120 Speaker 1: a baseball bat to the head. Yeah, I mean that's 890 00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:06,360 Speaker 1: you know, when you looked at that roster, he's like, Okay, 891 00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:09,480 Speaker 1: they got a really good roster except that the quarterback 892 00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:13,600 Speaker 1: the quarterback position, right, And I think it's a good roster, 893 00:45:13,719 --> 00:45:16,480 Speaker 1: not a tremendous roster. To their weapons are okay, Yeah, 894 00:45:16,719 --> 00:45:18,480 Speaker 1: I think they're well coached team. I think it's a 895 00:45:18,520 --> 00:45:21,719 Speaker 1: solid defense, but not a top five. But again, playing 896 00:45:21,719 --> 00:45:26,160 Speaker 1: in that division, they got four gimmis. They missed on 897 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:29,360 Speaker 1: one last year, losing the Jacksonville in the in the opener. 898 00:45:29,920 --> 00:45:33,040 Speaker 1: But they could lose to Jacksonville without Wentz or with 899 00:45:33,040 --> 00:45:35,160 Speaker 1: what or with or with him? Yeah, they lost him 900 00:45:35,160 --> 00:45:37,440 Speaker 1: with him. They lost to him last year with with 901 00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:40,359 Speaker 1: Rivers and that was the Rivers first game. That was 902 00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:43,399 Speaker 1: that was Week one. That was lost every other game. Yeah, 903 00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:47,239 Speaker 1: they were not a good football team. No, not at all. Man, 904 00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:49,920 Speaker 1: This is big news though. Yeah, it kind of you know, 905 00:45:50,080 --> 00:45:52,520 Speaker 1: I hate this part of football. It changes the whole 906 00:45:52,600 --> 00:45:57,480 Speaker 1: dynamic in the a f C. We've talked to like 907 00:45:57,520 --> 00:46:00,160 Speaker 1: football outsiders, the culture one of those teams that they 908 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:03,200 Speaker 1: had with the higher wind projection than the Steelers. I 909 00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:05,719 Speaker 1: wonder how that changes now if if if Wentz is 910 00:46:05,719 --> 00:46:08,279 Speaker 1: out for you know, three or four games, question, it 911 00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:10,680 Speaker 1: changes everything. It's one thing that hate about football though, 912 00:46:10,680 --> 00:46:13,120 Speaker 1: because you know, we've talked about it all offseason and 913 00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:15,279 Speaker 1: it feels like we just wasted all that breath about 914 00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:18,160 Speaker 1: Wentz and the cold. It all changes in the heartbeat 915 00:46:18,239 --> 00:46:22,279 Speaker 1: and it's a practice injury, you know, man. But it's 916 00:46:22,280 --> 00:46:24,319 Speaker 1: a bummer. Every team has been there. There'll be other 917 00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:27,200 Speaker 1: players who go down, you know, once the once the 918 00:46:27,239 --> 00:46:30,000 Speaker 1: games start. You know again Dak Prescott with a strange 919 00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:32,640 Speaker 1: side and things of that nature. That's not a big deal, 920 00:46:33,440 --> 00:46:36,720 Speaker 1: but he's not practicing. Yeah, I mean, I'll still never forget, 921 00:46:36,840 --> 00:46:39,040 Speaker 1: you know, being a training camp. When when Kendall Simmons 922 00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:41,880 Speaker 1: towards a c L and uh, you know, he he 923 00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:45,080 Speaker 1: was having a great camp, looked like he okay, this 924 00:46:45,120 --> 00:46:47,719 Speaker 1: looks like a first round draft and then he tears 925 00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:49,759 Speaker 1: the A c L and you know, it goes down. 926 00:46:49,840 --> 00:46:53,240 Speaker 1: It's just like, well, there goes that. All the excitement, 927 00:46:53,280 --> 00:46:55,919 Speaker 1: all of the talk we've had about the subject, all 928 00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:58,839 Speaker 1: the words have been written, and it's gone. Yeah, just 929 00:46:58,920 --> 00:47:01,359 Speaker 1: like that. But the puff first hour of our show 930 00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:04,000 Speaker 1: is gone. He is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lolly. You're 931 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:07,000 Speaker 1: listening to the drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. We'll 932 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:59,600 Speaker 1: be back with our two right after this. M