1 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 2 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: your home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Drive, I'm Dale Lott Williamson And to 4 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: say Tuesday, that means Mike Tomlins spoke to the media 5 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: today as the Steelers uh continue looking their wounds and 6 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: get ready to get go play the Green Bay Packers. 7 00:00:56,040 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: UM Mike Tomlin saying today that he expects t J Watt, 8 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: Alex Highsmith, the Aunte Johnson all back on the practice 9 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: field tomorrow, expects Juju Smith Schuster and Kendrick Green to 10 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: both be out there as well, maybe not with Smith 11 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: Schuster on Wednesday, but certainly later in the weeks. Yeah. Really, 12 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: the only guy who might be in any kind of 13 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 1: question this week is Chookes, a quarter for with the concussion, 14 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: and well we'll see how that goes. Yeah, it's just 15 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: always a hard thing, I'm sure for he has to 16 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: get through the concussion protocol. But all in all pretty healthy, 17 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: which is amazing, it really is. It's amazing consider this 18 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: will be the first week that the Steelers will have 19 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: the same lineup that they played with in Buffalo, other 20 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: than having not having Tyson and Lulu. Okay, so that's 21 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: the only guy you take out of the equation. The 22 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: rest of those guys are going to be available. And 23 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: was the less time they won a game, that's right. 24 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: It was in Buffalo. Um, that's great and hopefully there's 25 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: no setbacks. I mean, we thought they were going to 26 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: have a couple of these guys last week, you know, 27 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: as the week was concluding, and you don't think things 28 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: happening during practice. But they need it. I meant to 29 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: say the least. I mean, it's absolutely gonna be required. Um. 30 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: I think that Packers OH line is a little questionable, 31 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: to say the least. It's a little more than a 32 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: little question it's it makes adjustments against San France and 33 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: the Steelers. It's not in a good spot right now. 34 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: And I don't think bok Ther is back anytime soon. 35 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: He is not. And then Elderkin Jenkins, Yeah, he was 36 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,399 Speaker 1: starting right with with buck there out didn't play last 37 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: week either. No, I didn't recognize the left tackle, but 38 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: Boso was killing them and then they started, you know, 39 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: helping them quite a bit. But still that is not 40 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: the strength of the team by any stretch. They also 41 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: have a rookie center Myers High State kid um, and 42 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: you know where the Steelers are. They need their horses 43 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: up front on defense. I mean, there's just no way 44 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 1: around that, and that keeps games close. It's the way 45 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: they're built to play right now, That's what they got. 46 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: So we're gonna get a chance, you know. Can they 47 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: go to Green Bay win? I don't know. I probably 48 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: won't pick him to do so. Um. Is Green Bay's 49 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: offense all that much better than Buffaloes? No, I think 50 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: there's a lot of similarity. Similarities Actually, if you look 51 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: at it. You know, Stefon Diggs is the targets, he's 52 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: Adams clear alphae. Yeah, uh, I think, yeah, they run 53 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: the ball better, But I don't know that they don't 54 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 1: have this. At least the Bills had second options, like 55 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: with the receivers, the Sanders of the world and those hurt. 56 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: Maybe Malcolm Marquez Valdez Scantling catches something. Maybe you know, 57 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: he's kind of it mean, he's just such a boom 58 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: or bust if he gets behind you, he's threatening, obviously, 59 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: but you gotta block that up, right, You gotta block 60 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: that up and again have time. And it does look 61 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: like the suites are their pass rushers back, which is huge. Um. 62 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: A side notte on that group is it doesn't seem 63 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: like much. But Cole Beasley, renfro Tyler Boyd collectively did 64 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: some damage over the first three weeks, and the Packers 65 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: are kind of searching for that guy. I mean, they 66 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: traded for Randall Cobb to make Rogers happy. He's shot 67 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: he I mean, he's not playing well at all, and 68 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: so it might be a Mari Rodgers this week as 69 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: the new slot type of deal. But they're searching for that. Yeah, 70 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: you're talking about the guy who was a mid round 71 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: draft pick and he wasn't the one. Um, so you know, yeah, 72 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: you want I want to I'm I'm very interested interested 73 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: to see what it looks like here in week four. 74 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: If I see, even if they talk about the defense, 75 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: even if they don't win the game, if I see 76 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 1: the defense shut down or at least limit what Green 77 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: Bay is able to do and keep them in the game, 78 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: make some big play, give them a chance to win 79 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: the football right then Okay, and then you look at 80 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: and go, okay, even if you lose that game, you're 81 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: one in three. But there's this that you can you know, 82 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: our bread and butter is still here. It's there, but 83 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: they didn't have it the last two weeks. Now they 84 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: do exactly. I mean, it was really short against the Bengals, 85 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: for sure, you know what I mean, there's no way 86 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: around that. And then obviously they didn't have the same 87 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: potency on defense either against the Raiders. So if if 88 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: they can stay moderately healthy, you know, I think the 89 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: defense is going to be one of the best in 90 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: the league. I really do believe that. And that gives 91 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: you a chance, and mean, it gives you a punchers 92 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: chance against anyone, including Aaron Rodgers and playing in Green Bay, 93 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, um, you know you want to see 94 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: the the offense take some strides. Um. The one thing 95 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: about the other thing about this Packers team is that, 96 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: I mean, Darnell Savage is good. They have some good 97 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,799 Speaker 1: players on defense, but they've not been a good defense. 98 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: They have not been a good and they'll be missing 99 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: the Darius Smith, who might be their best defense. I 100 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: think he's the best defensive player, right. They use him 101 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: all over the line of scrimmage. Good pass rusher, really physical. 102 00:05:56,480 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: People might remember him in Baltimore. Um, Ken Clark's good player. Yeah, 103 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a today's nose tackle. I mean, he's 104 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: not Casey Hampton. He moves pretty well, but he's a 105 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: hard guy to move in the middle. Um. The other 106 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: Smith Preston's a good player, but frankly, I mean, and 107 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: this isn't a cut on him, he'd have a hard 108 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: time getting snaps here on the edge with the three 109 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,559 Speaker 1: guys the Steelers have. So yeah, he's a good player, 110 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 1: but he's not will be the fourth best edge guy 111 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: in this game? Yeah, yeah, right, right right. Um. I 112 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: love Jerry Alexander, but he's only cover one dude. Um, 113 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: he's moved the slot here and there this year. I 114 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 1: think their safeties are really good, Savage and Amos and 115 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, but they're They've been a very 116 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:41,799 Speaker 1: inconsistent defense the last couple of years. You know, big plays, 117 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: but not down in and down out all that stout. Yeah. 118 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: So I think the Steelers, you know, I think they 119 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: can find some traction this week offensively. Yeah, I'd be 120 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: kind of surprised if they don't, because this pass rush 121 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: is not what they've faced, No, the first three weeks. No, 122 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: it's not. I mean, I wonder if we give too 123 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: much credit to those first three teams pass rush. But 124 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: they're doing it against everybody. Buffalo Buffaloes, legit. I think Oakland. 125 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: I'm not sure about Sinc. But their fronts played well 126 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: and they paid them a lot of money. So there's 127 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: some guys there, and I think games this is the 128 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: worst front they've seen. Game Script also played into that 129 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: a little bit. So Yeah, I'm interested, you know, to 130 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: see what it looks like this week. Um, you know, 131 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: I think here's the thing. Yeah, I mentioned this to 132 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: you before the show, and I'm just gonna bring it 133 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: up now. The perception of the Steelers right now and 134 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: the perception of the Ravens right now couldn't be any different. 135 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: I'm set. And yet the Ravens are two plays away 136 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: from being oh in three right. They needed a sixty 137 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: six yard field goal and a fourth and nine team 138 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: play right before that to beat the Lions. Yeah, you 139 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: beat the Chiefs a week before, but you barely beat 140 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: the Lions. You beat the Chiefs because you know, you 141 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: forced Clyde Edwards Hilaire. He had his first career fumble 142 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: as the Chiefs are going in for the game winning score, 143 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: and and then that that one. It counts as a win. 144 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: That any more impressive than the Steelers beating the Bills. No, 145 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: I mean you beat the Chiefs at home, right, it's 146 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: the Steelers went into Buffalo and one and I'm up 147 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: blowing smoke up. The Steelers bought tire or anything. But 148 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: their win against the Bills is the best showing that 149 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens or Steelers has had this year. Yeah, you know, yes, 150 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: you beat the Chiefs. That's awesome. It might be the 151 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 1: best win in the n f C North this year probably, 152 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: come to think of it. Yeah, I mean I think 153 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: you're right. Um, any win against the Chiefs is it's 154 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: very very good, absolutely absolutely, And but the Bills are 155 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: on the same level. Um, And that was I woust 156 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: say flukey, but it came down to a play or two. 157 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: But they could have followed it up with a loss 158 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: of alliance, to your point, and that's worse than a 159 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: loss to the Bengals. And I know that I'm not 160 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: a big parcels you are what your record is? You know? 161 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: I mean I think you got to look at them 162 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: all and if you played a hundred games, and yeah, 163 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: your your record is if you played three, not so much, 164 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: you know, Like the Vikings are a great example, like 165 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,959 Speaker 1: the Vikes just beat the Seahawks pretty soundly, who are 166 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: also one and to them also wanted to as as 167 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: the chiefs um, but Minnesota was really two plays away 168 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: from being two and over there and there one and 169 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: two they were. They're very close to three, you know. 170 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: You know, so we're not just talking about you know, 171 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 1: just the Steelers here. I mean, it's just how the 172 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: league works. The CEO's playing well, No, they look like 173 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: a one and two team to me right now. They 174 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: burned that one and two records. But your Ravens points valid. 175 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: The Ravens have a lot of issues right now too, 176 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: and public perception could easily be Man, what the heck 177 00:09:57,800 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: is going on in the a f C North in general? 178 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: The sold divisions of wreck if if the Ravens were 179 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: owing three, which they're not far away from being, and 180 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: that's all we're saying. Yeah, I just think, you know, 181 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: I'm hearing this way too much. You know, people are well, 182 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: it's time to pack it in and let's move on 183 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: to next year. And who's the quarterback going to be? 184 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: They want to start talking next year. There's fourteen games 185 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: left in the seeing games left, you have two losses. 186 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,839 Speaker 1: I mean that's the facts. You have two losses. This 187 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: past one was not pretty at all. Um, but there's 188 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: no one's packing it in for next year. I mean, 189 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 1: do you know what I mean? Like started out poorly 190 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: over the course of the Commons teams have started out poorly. 191 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: They were owing four, finished eight and eight. There were 192 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: two and six at the midway point, finished eight and eight. Finish. 193 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: You know, this is not beyond the realm of possibilities 194 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: here that that you know. I know everybody looked at 195 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: that schedule when it came out, so well, your toughest 196 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: games are down the stretch? Are they pretty tough? I mean, 197 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: you're right, you know mentioned Kansas Cities one and two. 198 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: They've lost two in a row for the first time 199 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: in a long time. Their defense is as bad as 200 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: the Steelers offense, if not, they are more images of 201 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: each other. But now the offense is fantastic. Yeah, I 202 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: mean they're they're doing a lot of offense awful really 203 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: really to like the worst defense in the league basically 204 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: and even Baltimore. I mean, their defense has not been 205 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: to its usual level. I mean it's okay, Um, their 206 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: offensive line is problematic. I mean, the difference to me 207 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: between Baltimore and the Steelers, is I trust their quarterback 208 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: much much more. I mean, he's in his prime and 209 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: he's a lot harder to play against than Ben. But 210 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: you know, there's not they're They're not one of the 211 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: best teams in the league in my opinion, No, not 212 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: even clu like. They can't play defense the way that 213 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: they want to play defense and the completely because of 214 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: the way that they're built offensively, they have to be that. 215 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: They have to have a defensive forces you and turnovers 216 00:11:56,640 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: and mistakes. That is a similarity between these two is 217 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: because there's a game script that neither one of these 218 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: teams can handle very well. You know what I mean. 219 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: If they're downten at the half, it's a problem. You 220 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: gotta stay around, you gotta make big plays on defense. 221 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: You got to allow them to play the game that 222 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,319 Speaker 1: they're playing. And they did everything they possibly could to 223 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 1: try to change that, you know, approach in Baltimore and 224 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: I do think they have some receivers in the mark 225 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: and throw the football. It's not like he's just a runner. 226 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: But they've had a lot of setbacks, I feel like 227 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 1: to me though, it's it's to your point about being 228 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: down ten points at the half. That the Steelers right 229 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: now can handle that better than Baltimore, maybe because your 230 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: defense is gonna get stopped like in the it was 231 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: as bad as that game was, Sunday could still take 232 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: the ball away four consecutives, four consecutive, three and outside 233 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: of the banks in the second half like that. That's 234 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 1: why you dominated at the time of possession. That's why 235 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: you dominated the clock. You have to finish those drives 236 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: off the scores. But the defense can hold up. Yeah, 237 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: and the defense and create big plays, and the defense 238 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: can do a lot of good things and not the 239 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: Balti War's defense is trash. I mean it's but it's 240 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: it's more average than it used to be. I mean 241 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,199 Speaker 1: it's always it's always been a top ten unit. I'm 242 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 1: not sure that they will be this year. It's all 243 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: said and done. I mean, yeah, so no, I hear you. 244 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 1: And again, there's some pretty darn good football teams that 245 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: are one and two right now, and several of them 246 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 1: will be playoff teams. One of them might be the 247 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: Super Bowl Champoin. It's all said and done. I mean, 248 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: the sky was falling in Buffalo after the Steelers beat them, 249 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: and then they've been great, you know, so things change quick. 250 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: You know. Even the Saints are a great example. Blow 251 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: the doors off the Packers in week one, then get 252 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: destroyed in week two, and then they eke out a 253 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,559 Speaker 1: tough one against a similar type of team, and they 254 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: were the better team that they We didn't mention that 255 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: New England's one of those one and two teams. Miami 256 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: is one of those one in two teams. England they 257 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: had a much different offseason than the Steelers. They went 258 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: and got their young quarterback, spent so much money, they 259 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 1: had tons to spend, and they got problems too, And 260 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: they're gonna be one in three after this week. They have. 261 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: You don't know who they have. Have you heard Tommy's coming? 262 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: We're talking about when the schedule came out. Yeah, they're 263 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: gonna be one in three. I think they'll be running 264 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,959 Speaker 1: three getting getting TV after a loss in New England. 265 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: By the way, it might be like fifty to nothing. Yeah, 266 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: I do know who they have. And then, you know, 267 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: I mean, will people then be calling for Belichick's head. 268 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: I can't believe this. They spend all this money and 269 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: they fixed it. They said this was fixed. Oh, he's 270 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: already getting he was only a good coach because Brady 271 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: was there. You know, you get that after one year. 272 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: You know. It's just people overreact and that's part of 273 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: the reason the sports so popular, and that's wonderful, but 274 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: people do overreact for sure. I mean, I'm not projecting 275 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: the Steelers to be the superl Champs here or anything 276 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: like that. But let's just let's just open up the post, 277 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: tap the brakes on this being one of the worst 278 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: teams in the league and a top five pick and 279 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:59,119 Speaker 1: all that stuff. That's not gonna happen of a conversation 280 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: six weeks from the I bet our perception the team 281 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: is different. Maybe it's worse, but it's gonna change. It's 282 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: gonna be something different than what it is very fast, right, right, right. 283 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: A couple of young guys might step up, the line 284 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: might go from the best line to and then you go, okay, 285 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: you know they're running the ball a little bit. I mean, 286 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: like these things are possible. See that's the other That's 287 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: another one of the perceptions is that they get the 288 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: worst offensive line in the league. Go watch the Bears, Browns, 289 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: yeah right, or Miami. Miami's really rough. They yeah, I 290 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: don't know. The Alta's line is great. I don't know. 291 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: I mean, there's some bad ones. There's some bad the Giants, 292 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: and I do think the Steelers is bad as it is, 293 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: but there's a couple of I would not trade it 294 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: for that. I'll also say this rewatching the game on Sunday, 295 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: um nausea, Harris is missing some holes. Yeah, I think 296 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: that's safe to say. And it's it's a young running 297 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: back mistakes that that. You know, you would hope that 298 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: as just continues here, it smooths out a little bit more. 299 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: The fact that they were able to get some longer 300 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: runs in the game on Sunday, even though they were 301 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: called back by holding. Mike Tomlin talked about them today 302 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: like they were Yes, there were holds, and they were 303 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: legitimate holds. Yeah, but they were kind of away from 304 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: the play and they didn't necessarily affect the play. They 305 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: were still the whole larity headed and he created yards 306 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: after contact. All those things you're starting to see too 307 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: in the open field, right. I thought that was encouraging, 308 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: just the fact that he's not getting bottled up behind 309 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: the line of scrimade. You get to see him a 310 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: little bit. Even if there was a whole bursting through 311 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: the line with confidence and then dragging a linebacker or 312 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 1: you know, inflicting punishment on a defensive back or whatever. 313 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: So I mean, I have no worries about him, but 314 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: the thing that he's not making rookie mistakes as a 315 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: runner to his bonkers, you know. And there's a reason 316 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: Javante Williams hasn't beat out Gordon yet. You know, it 317 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: takes a little while and so it will get better. 318 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: It's a very very young offense, with the exception of 319 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: a guard in the quarterback, you know. I mean, it's 320 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: a very young offense. So that's the other part of that. 321 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: The loss to the Bengals that I think kind of 322 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: has kind of gone to overlook. You go into that 323 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 1: game without Deonte Johnson. Yeah, then you lose Juju Smith 324 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: Schuster early in the third quarter. Now you're playing like 325 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: Cody White in his first NFL snaps, played almost fifties 326 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 1: and that's almost that's pretty much a full game most time. 327 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:22,640 Speaker 1: Most of them should play five. The role for him 328 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 1: is five three, you know, and he played forty seven. 329 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: So you know in that regard him, you know, yes, 330 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 1: it took them some time to matriculate matriculate the ball 331 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: down the field. And yes, it was too much nausea 332 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: Harris in the passing game, especially in the second half 333 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 1: when you just constantly dumping it down to it's you know, 334 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: at some point the Bengals go, hey, they're gonna dump 335 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: the ball down the Nauja Harris here, let's we're gonna attack. 336 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: We're just gonna attack. Um. But there's there are extenuating 337 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: circumstances there of why that happened. Yeah, And the other 338 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: thing that not only has to get better but almost 339 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: almost has to get better, I mean the self inflicted wounds, 340 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: you know, like the number I've done a ton of 341 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: researches I usually do, and a lot of nerdy stats stuff. 342 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:14,160 Speaker 1: I mean, the three games this year plus the sixteen 343 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: last year. The Steelers are far and away have the 344 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 1: most drops in the league. You know, like, is that 345 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: really going to keep up? Or what was it six 346 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: penalties in their first eight plays of the game. You know, 347 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: like those type of unbelievable ratios outlier stuff aren't going 348 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 1: to keep up, you know, Like, so just fewer mistakes 349 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: makes this offense more competitive. At least you're not in 350 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: third and fifteen because you have a hold in a 351 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,919 Speaker 1: you know, and then when you should have got the 352 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 1: first to drop ball. I mean, we know the quarterback 353 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 1: and the offensive line are struggling. I mean I'm not 354 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,120 Speaker 1: candy coding that at all, but the other guys need 355 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: to help a little bit more to you know, and 356 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: not do negative. They can't be they can't have negative. 357 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: And yet they were still able to overcome a lot 358 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,880 Speaker 1: of those negative plays on Sunday, which again is to me, 359 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:10,719 Speaker 1: I look at that as a as a positive, Like 360 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: we talked about it yesterday, that you know, those those 361 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: scoring drives, that those long drives in the second half, 362 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: it was, you know, ninety six yards scoring a few 363 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: you know drive because of penalties, you had to go 364 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: ninety six yards and they did it overcame some third 365 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,959 Speaker 1: and long situations that quite frankly, did you I mean, 366 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: when they're the third and sixteen, do you have a 367 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: lot of confidence that they're gonna come? And yet they're 368 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: finding ways to do it, So you know, it's not 369 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 1: all bad in my eyes. I know I think that. 370 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: I mean, they're learning, they're searching. I mean, it's probably 371 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: going to get better. And again I'm not taking anyway 372 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,959 Speaker 1: from the Bengals. They were the better team. They played well, 373 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: but in many ways, the Bengals didn't lose that game, 374 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: which is half the battle in the NFL. Usually they do. 375 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: Usually they do that, usually that team in particular. But 376 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: the Steelers put it out on a silver platform way 377 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 1: too often, and the Bengals just said thanks, and you know, 378 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: didn't have to do a ton to walk out of 379 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: that that field with the w So if they can 380 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: just cut down on the drops and the penalties and 381 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: things like that, that's step one, at least on offense. 382 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: I'm looking here at your piece real quick of the 383 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: a f C North. Yeah, September. We've talked as digests 384 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: this week. Yeah, we talked a lot about the Ravens 385 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 1: here um thus far. And they've got warts. They do warts. 386 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: I mean they're rotating the right guard position. People, I 387 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: mean that's that's because sare rotating at right guard. Going 388 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 1: to play again this year, Peter is gonna play again 389 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: this year. Villaneuaveo was a disaster at right tackle. Second week. 390 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 1: He held up pretty well at left tackle. Third week, 391 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: he was a disaster left tackle. So yes, Stanley's gonna 392 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 1: come back, but Al's going to go back to the 393 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: right side, where he was a disaster. Um. So one 394 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: of a pleasant surprise for the Ravens is I think 395 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:05,199 Speaker 1: their receivers are better than I thought. You know, Sammy 396 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 1: Watkins is upright great, Andrews is good, Marky's Brown left 397 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: a lot of plays on the field against the Lions, 398 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: but he's been good. And Bateman comes back, so maybe 399 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:19,160 Speaker 1: they're gonna be better there than I thought. But Lamar 400 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 1: is getting beat up, beat up. I mean it's crazy. 401 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: I mean eight times in the first Like people are 402 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: talking about Roethlisberger being under pressure. He's been sacked eight 403 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:33,120 Speaker 1: times and he's the most elusive quarterback in the league. 404 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: And they don't drop back that off, right, you know 405 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: what I mean. I mean, he's getting could probably figure 406 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: out the ratio of sacks per drop back or whatever. 407 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: But I'm sure they're near the top of the league. 408 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: You know. It's just that's a problem. And they're an 409 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: interesting team because there's some notes in there, like they've 410 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: had so many draft picks that I'm sure some of 411 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: those guys will get better to these third and fourth 412 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: round picks they've made of the last couple of years. 413 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 1: But you know, they're counting on Calais Campbell would be 414 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: one of the best defensive players. He's playing great, but 415 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: Willie in November, you know what I mean. So they 416 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: have their issues too. I mean, there's no doubt about it. Yeah. 417 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: We just saw the Bengals obviously, and I just think 418 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 1: that there at some point their depth is going to 419 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 1: become an issue. I would imagine, you know, I would imagine. 420 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: I mean, they have not been hit very hard with injuries. 421 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: They didn't have Higgins in that game, which was a 422 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 1: big deal. Um, But the defense is healthy and playing 423 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: well and a lot of its kind of a no 424 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:29,959 Speaker 1: name defense. But some of those dudes are better than 425 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: people realize. Um. I think they're going the right direction. 426 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: But I mean coach Taylor's won two games on the 427 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: road is a whole. Like, you know, like, I'm not 428 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: sure I trust hardbody get it right. I trust Tom 429 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: want to get it right when hardships hit, since he 430 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 1: we've seen that play before, you know, I mean, maybe 431 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:53,959 Speaker 1: it's better, but I I have to see it. Uh. 432 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: The Browns are off to a two and one start. Yeah, 433 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: I look at that and say, Okay, who have they beaten? 434 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 1: Haven't they played the Chiefs? Pretty tough. Still lost found 435 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: there's that goes back to your finding a way to 436 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 1: win or finding a way to lose. They destroyed the Bears, 437 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: who are a disaster, right. You want to talk about 438 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: bad sack rates. Yeah, that's the one. The thing that 439 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: worries me with the Browns right now. Part of it's 440 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 1: just Baker. I mean, I think Baker doesn't handle pressure 441 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: particularly well and holds the ball and it's still is 442 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: who he is. But that line, I still believe he 443 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: is the best line in the league. And they're doing 444 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: a great job in the run game. But I think 445 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: he's been sacked a dozen't he's been sex a dozen times, 446 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 1: and they throw it five times a game. They don't 447 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 1: throw it very often, right, and they haven't haven't played 448 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: you know, Yeah, I'm not sure who I'm much sure 449 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: the Steelers can do that to him to force them 450 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:49,120 Speaker 1: to throw at times, but maybe. I mean, there's would 451 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: be teams that are going to shut down that they 452 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: don't play him until later in the year, And in 453 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: that respect, the schedule works out well for the Steelers, Like, yeah, 454 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 1: they had to play Cincinnati early in the season. They 455 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: don't play the rest of these the rest of the 456 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,400 Speaker 1: a f C North schedule until later in the year. 457 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: I hope you figure out. Maybe you figure out. Yeah, 458 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: now you're right. Um. You know Mayfield is completing his 459 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: passes and nine yards per tempt, which is great. Again, 460 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 1: if you're getting getting twelve negative plays, that's you know, 461 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,719 Speaker 1: for a game that you take you out of what 462 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 1: you want to do. Yeah. Um, I think the brown 463 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: is the best team of the division. I think they 464 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: have the fewest questions, but I might trust their quarterback 465 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: the least of the other three, to be for sure. 466 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 1: The protection thing is something that they don't they need 467 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: to fix because that's Baker's weak spot. To be honest 468 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: with you, I don't know what the Steelers will hit him. No, 469 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: he's gonnait a ton of that, all right. Um. I 470 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: don't know what to really make of that Bears fiasco. 471 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 1: I mean, because that's like the game they played last 472 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: year against the Jets. Side believe it wasn't the in 473 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: a rain storm. Yeah, toss that one out. Yeah, I 474 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: mean to me, it was just the Bears not adjusting 475 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: at all. I mean, fields those two things really really well, 476 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: and that to run and throw deep they did either, 477 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 1: you know, like what are you doing, you know, things 478 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 1: like that. But they destroyed the Bears. I mean they 479 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 1: absolutely did. Um defense has talent, you know, guys like 480 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: j ok or playing really well now and you know 481 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: they've had a lot of new things, but their first 482 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: two games are past. Defense was trash. It was bad 483 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: the defense in general. There. The numbers are gonna look 484 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,479 Speaker 1: great now after playing the Bears because the Bears had 485 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: fifty seven total yards. That's not who their defense was 486 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: the first two weeks of the season, and I realized 487 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: that one of those was against Kansas City. But right, 488 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:36,360 Speaker 1: I mean, the Bears numbers will definitely skew that. That's 489 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: one of the things about this the Steeler Packer game, 490 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: a little bit like you almost have to throw out 491 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:42,679 Speaker 1: Week one of Green Bay too, you know, and we 492 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 1: know they're better than getting their doors blown off in 493 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: Week one. So a lot of their numbers because it's 494 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:50,880 Speaker 1: only been three games, or the middle of the road 495 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: where we know that offense is pretty good in Green 496 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: Bay and things like that. So I don't know, in 497 00:25:56,760 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: a way back to the division, the division is a 498 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: little disappointing to me. I mean it's actually a lot disappointing. 499 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: The two Western divisions are definitely better. And I wouldn't 500 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,639 Speaker 1: have guessed that. I mean, but you thought the NFC 501 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: West was going to be good, but I thought this 502 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,400 Speaker 1: would be a high, high quality division. It probably will 503 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:18,160 Speaker 1: be when it's all said and done, But right now 504 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:20,640 Speaker 1: the division searching a little bit. I mean, it's it's 505 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,159 Speaker 1: not perfect by any mean. Yeah, there's the team, the 506 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: way the teams are kind of in the spot where 507 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 1: they're at right now. You know, again the expectation that 508 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: the Steelers and Ravens, and I know the Ravens are 509 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 1: two and one, yeah, but but there's no three and nose, 510 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: there's no and threes. You know, it's to the so 511 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: I think to your point of the main theme here 512 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: is the division isn't lost yet. They have one divisional loss. 513 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: You know, they didn't play well in that game. Other 514 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: the division, the other teams aren't just running away from 515 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: the Steelers. There's a lot of football left. They get 516 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: to play both those teams ahead of them twice again, 517 00:26:56,359 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: and the Bengals again. And it's mh. You hope this 518 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: is the low point in terms of Steelers stock because 519 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: it's pretty low, right, it's pretty Yeah, And we'll talk 520 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: more about that in the next segment. He is Matt 521 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 1: Williams and I'm Dale Lally. You're listening to the Drive 522 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 1: here on Steelers Nation Radio. We'll be back to talk 523 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: power rankings right after this