1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive one, home of the Black and Goals. 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back. I am he is Matt Willimson, 3 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: and this is the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio. And 4 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: uh Matt is when the Steelers come back from the 5 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: by in two weeks, they'll play the New Orleans Saints. 6 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: Just shut out the Raiders. Just stay surprising. I didn't 7 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 1: think that would be a Raiders disaster all of a sudden. 8 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: I didn't see that coming either. That. Yeah, I mean 9 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: the Steelers gone to New Orleans, or played New Orleans 10 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: and played and gotten blown out like that. I would 11 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: be really much more worried than than losing games like 12 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: that to the Bills and the Eagles. Those guys stand alone, right, Yeah, 13 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: I mean again, we're gonna do we'll do power rankings 14 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: tomorrow when they come out that they'll be one and 15 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: two and that's where they belong on a collision court 16 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs might get in a way or whatever, 17 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: but they're phenomenal. Um. But yeah, if you get blown 18 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: out in a game like that, and it's a little 19 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: bit differently, are you you look at a little bit differently, Um? 20 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: But with the Raiders are done and they're cooked too. Yeah, 21 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: they're they're more disappointed than the Steelers. But can t J. 22 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: Watt coming back does that all of a sudden change 23 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: everything for them? I think it will. I mean I 24 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: think it will have a massive ripple effect. I think 25 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: it gives a defense some of a swagger back and 26 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: a lot more splash and more big plays and the 27 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 1: way they scheme around, you know, like how Smith spend 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: a success story this year. I mean, he's been productive. 29 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: I'm not suggesting he's Derek Thomas for Lawrence Taylor, but 30 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: he's had a good year. But when he goes against 31 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: Lane Johnson or Mulatta or Armstead and he disappears, but 32 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: he's not quite up to the challenge. Yeah, I mean, 33 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:57,559 Speaker 1: you know, and he's gonna He's one of many examples 34 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: that are going to benefit greatly. I mean, like I thought, 35 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: ut Miami went out of their way to chip him 36 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,559 Speaker 1: and treat him like a one. He's not that guy, 37 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, and like along those lines, I know this 38 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: is what you asked. I thought yesterday was a great 39 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: learning experience for George Pickens. You know, like he went 40 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: up against number one NFL corners and hey, this isn't 41 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: as easy as I thought, you know, you know, like 42 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: the Pickets and Pickings and Highsmiths of the world that 43 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: are I did. I did think that Slay and Bradberry 44 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: got a lot of way got away with a lot 45 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: of clutching and grabs too, and there was some complaining 46 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: and they got Yeah, I can understand. Yeah, like I 47 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: saw a lot of especially Bradberry, I thought, really, and 48 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: this is a veteran cornerback kind of trip trick, is 49 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: just cutting the receiver off and not allowing him to 50 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: get down the field, Like that's that's supposed to be 51 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: a penalty. That's supposed at least the defensive hold. Yeah. Yeah, 52 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 1: you can't obstruct this path, right. But I do think 53 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: Pickens probably realized as Pickett is very quickly. Okay, the 54 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: game is a little different up year, and the games 55 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: a little different against the best of the best, not 56 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: just the NFL in general. I can acclimate to the NFL. 57 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: Can I acclimate against Slay? You know, That's that's the 58 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: level you need to get to. But I think Pickens 59 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: is going to have a a J. Brown Lake career. Yeah, 60 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: you know, I do. Here's what they will be adding 61 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 1: back to the defense. So these are his numbers from 62 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: last year. Yeah, fifteen games, seven past defenses. That's him 63 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: getting his hands up in either in coverage or mostly 64 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: at the honor scrimmage. Five forced fumbles. Ye, like, when's 65 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: the last time you saw a Steelers strip the ball 66 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: out of say that? As you're saying, I was like, 67 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: it's three fumble recoveries. Yeah, twenty two and a half sacks. 68 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: Don't forget about those, uh, twenty one tackles for losses 69 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: which led the league. It probably isn't there, but how 70 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: many holding calls against? And and then thirty nine quarterback 71 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: hits I mean and totally different game plans. Yeah, I 72 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: mean he led the league last year with twenty two 73 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: and a half sex. He also led the league with 74 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: tackles for a loss again putting the offense, and he 75 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: led the league the year before that, and those numbers 76 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: as wells game basis, he's the best in the league. 77 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: Basically his numbers in the in the week one game, 78 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: all right, this was kind of a quiet game for him. 79 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: Six tackles, three tackles for a loss of sack, and 80 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: a quarterback hit. Yeah, that's the and and he didn't 81 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: finish the game. That was in like three and a 82 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: half quarters. I mean, we're oh, and he had two 83 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: pass defenses in that game. I mean, that's what you're missing. 84 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: If the basketball team loses Lebron for six weeks, how 85 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: many games they win? I've been interested. I I don't 86 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,799 Speaker 1: know how many games Aaron Donald has missed in his career. 87 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: Very few. I'll bet the Rams have not been nearly 88 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: as good without him. No, that's why they gave him that, 89 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: not even the money. That's why you give those guys 90 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: that percentage of your cap, because they're more important than 91 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: ten guys put together. You know, there's a reason why 92 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: he was voted. Some guys you pay because you kind 93 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: of have to. Some you pay because they're worth every penny. 94 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: And there's not like Donald's missed two games in his career. 95 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 1: That was in two thousand seventeen. I'll be I'm not 96 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: to go back and look at those two games that 97 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: he didn't play. I'll put the Rams didn't win. So 98 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: I know you're not a huge hockey guy, and I'm 99 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: the biggest Marri Mu fan ever. And I can't confirm 100 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: that this is exactly true, but it's pretty darn close. 101 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: When the pens are in the first overall pick that year, 102 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 1: and you know, a two year old were to pick Mario. 103 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: I mean, like it's a super prospect the Islanders supposedly 104 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,239 Speaker 1: offered them. You can have any six guys off our roster. 105 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 1: Take the I forget they were the stats de brother. 106 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: I mean, and this is pre salary cap, pre salary cap. 107 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: I've never played a game before in his life. And 108 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: they had all stars on the team. You know they 109 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: what they You could take five really important, six really 110 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: important young guys and be a good team. Now, no 111 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: way I'm gonna doing that. I'm gonna tak the transcendent 112 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 1: guy that's you know, way better than everybody else, who, 113 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: by the way, is in the prime of his career. 114 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: What right, Yeah, Mary had even laced up a skate 115 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: in the NHL yet, you know, so, Yeah, I do 116 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: think he can make a huge difference. I mean just 117 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: just the way he affects games again, batting passes at 118 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage, tackles for losses. Uh, you know, 119 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: the attention that he gets, that's the thing, let alone 120 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 1: sacking the quarterback. I mean, it's just such a different 121 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: week for your upcoming opponent. Watching tape, going man you 122 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: know I wouldn't run this play, remember, but I can't 123 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,679 Speaker 1: do that. First game of the season, Highsmith had three sacks. 124 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: I wonder why he had three sacks, because they're they're 125 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: wats on the other side of him running a gauntlet 126 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: every exactly exactly. And let's say, I'm not suggesting they 127 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: would have beat the Eagles with Way playing every snap 128 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: at the bet they don't. I'm betting they don't give 129 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: up four you know bombs. That's what's gonna saying. I 130 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: mean the guys at Chart Football, I say, the note 131 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: really laid it out and we talked about all week. 132 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: You know, Hurts isn't dealing with pressure, he's not dealing 133 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 1: with blitz quite as well. They're not going his vertical. 134 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,679 Speaker 1: So he played a phenomenal game and he bucked the trends, 135 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: and the Steelers did their homework and did exactly what 136 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: we thought and said they attacked this way. Well, they 137 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: could have done it with one more guy in coverage 138 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: now though, you know what I mean, because you're gonna 139 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: get there with four, and you're gonna get there with 140 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:26,239 Speaker 1: four or you know you can your corners are playing 141 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: you're playing cover three as are closed up in the 142 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: and you're tackling the catch in front of you. You're 143 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: not giving up the deep ball you wanted to come 144 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: out quick, you know, Like it's just such a ripple 145 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: effect for both coaching staffs. Yeah, I think it's gonna 146 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: be a huge readdition. I mean again, there I think 147 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: one and ten now in his career in games that 148 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: he did. You know that he doesn't play the entire thing, 149 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: and I have a hard time with Well, then you've 150 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: got to prepare better for when he's not there. Well, 151 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: if you give me three Alabama can do that. Yeah, 152 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: I only have so many cards in my hand, and 153 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: we all have the same. But there's a salary cap 154 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: and have a guy waiting in the wings of The 155 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: Yankees can do that because they'll just go buy somebody else. 156 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: NFL teams can't. Yeah, sure, maybe they should add an 157 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: edge rusher at some point this offseason. It's not like 158 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: I didn't try and they did add read after a 159 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: disaster hit, you know, So I mean who actually finally 160 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: did some game. Yeah, I mean he affected things a 161 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: little bit, but yeah, I mean you can't replicate that, No, 162 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: you can't. You know you can Again, you have to 163 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: blitz more. You have to do those kind of things 164 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: that and again they they haven't wanted to do that 165 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: the last two years. They haven't wanted the blitz like that. 166 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: So let's say what comes back, which is going to happen. 167 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: They're gonna play easier defenses. And why is Pickett looking better? Well, 168 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: he's not starting drives onto ten. He's start him on 169 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: the opponent's thirty. And yeah, he's starting at his own 170 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,479 Speaker 1: thirty five instead of his own one. They started another 171 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: drive yesterday, which, by the way, I thought General Schefski 172 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: made a ridiculously smart play. Really yeah, they actually stressed. 173 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: I watched it live and like, what on earth are 174 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: you doing? Because I didn't know the rule? I did? 175 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: I did too. Yeah, I said something to him after 176 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: the game about him like that was really a heady play, 177 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: because yeah, a lot of people didn't know that rule, 178 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: he said, but I did. I said, well, I knew it. 179 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: I knew the rule too, but the announcers were on 180 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: top of it. And I'm like, Belichick thought him that one, 181 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: didn't they, you know, And it's just stressing the special 182 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: teams rules and stuff. But that was really smart. You're right, 183 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: I mean, just because you know, there's nothing to lose. 184 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:38,319 Speaker 1: Their the ball was going to be down to the one. 185 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: You know, if you get it out to the four, 186 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: that's a win in something because you have nothing on 187 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: the line. Right, Yeah, that was smart. But yeah, I 188 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: mean so again, you look at where their drives started at. 189 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: Yesterday seventeen twenty two, they did have a drive that 190 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: started at the thirty five, but then one one, I 191 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,839 Speaker 1: mean it's one five is a standard. I mean that's yeah, 192 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: that's where you have to start off, kickoff unless they 193 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: they pin you back. But it's just too hard. It's 194 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: too hard. And their long sustained drives and any little 195 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: thing goes wrong, it's a pont or. You settle for 196 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: three and then you're not good in the red zone, 197 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: you know. So, and the explosives aren't there, and I 198 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: don't know how to create the explosives, you know, but 199 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: I think they are capable of explosives. Well here, so 200 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: they have one play this season, Matt of over forty yards. 201 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: Do you know who has it? No, we'll trivia question 202 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: here for you. I should, but I don't. Connor Hayward 203 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: a catch and run those are allowed. You're allowed to 204 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: catch the ball and run after the catch, because I 205 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: think they are collectively including Hayward, a very good after 206 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,319 Speaker 1: the catch group of skill guys, including Nausea as a receiver, 207 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: not necessarily a big play back. Friar Muth, I don't 208 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: think Gentry is, but Claypool can. We've seen him there 209 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: two there too, twenty plus yard plays yesterday. We're both 210 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: about fifteen yard throws that friar Muth and Claypool turned 211 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: into twenty plus yard Yeah. Yeah, we've seen a way 212 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: decrease of slant and after the catch because Deante is 213 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 1: great after the catch, fantastic at that. That's how he 214 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: made his bread and butter, and we just haven't seen 215 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: it much. I mean, his numbers after the catch are horrendous. 216 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: He didn't get bad at it all of a sudden, right, 217 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 1: you know, he's still elusive in the open field, but 218 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: they're not getting him the ball in the open field. 219 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: M harping on this little topic because it's just yeah, 220 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,199 Speaker 1: get get things in my head, but that that ten 221 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 1: to twenty area is a lot of after the catch stuff, 222 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: you know, like hit a guy in stride ver zone. 223 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: Think Jerry Rice, Thank John, Jerry Rice and John Taylor, Like, 224 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: how many times did they do that? I think a J. 225 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: Brown play action to Henry, I mean as a Titan 226 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: cross her over the middle, Boom, he shrugs off a 227 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: d back and stride and he's off the race. You 228 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 1: know what I mean. They can do those things. They 229 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 1: need to take more shots in that area. The quarterback 230 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 1: needs to get more developed in that area, and those 231 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: things should be coming. Yeah, but that's just I was 232 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: thinking about that. I'm sitting here, I'm looking at their 233 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: stats and like their long play was by Connor Hayward. 234 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: That was that was a fifteen yard pass that he 235 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: rumbled yards on. Right. I wouldn't mind his role spiking 236 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: to live I mean another five five plays more per game. 237 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: And I think he's had his highest napcount yesterday if 238 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: I'm not mistaken. Yeah, um so it's you know, I 239 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: just look at this again. It's too hard. Deante Johnson 240 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: has forty three catches for three two yards. He has 241 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: no touchdowns because I mean with him, it seems like 242 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: everything's a bubble screen or go where's the in between? 243 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: Nothing in between? And on the goes. They haven't been 244 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: on the same page, not even like the goes make 245 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: me crazy. You're gonna hit a load percentage of those 246 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: begin with right because all their goes with this same 247 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: and they were with Ben too. I mean they're always 248 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:07,199 Speaker 1: straight down the sideline, and they're not off play action. 249 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:11,079 Speaker 1: They're predetermined. There kind of a hope in a prayer, 250 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: and you'll get some of them. But every defense knows 251 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 1: that's a staple of what you do. You know, as 252 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: soon as that guy, whether it's Claypool, Pickens or especially 253 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: Johnson and Pickens, the second they take off down field, 254 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: that corners go and here comes another go, Like how 255 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: often do they break it off and snap back and 256 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: you know you hit them for an easy, easy play. 257 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: I mean they'll run some outs off of that, but 258 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 1: that's but I mean, how about in breaking routes. I 259 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 1: mean I don't see enough in breaking routes from the 260 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:40,719 Speaker 1: outside receivers. Yeah, it's almost it's almost like they're too 261 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: concerned about throwing interceptions on somebody to throw the bottle 262 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: the middle of the field. But again they're too The 263 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: two big plays yesterday, two explosive plays that you've got 264 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 1: in a passing game, we're throws over the middle. Yeah, 265 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: the Claypool throw in the firm with throw. We're both 266 00:13:58,280 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: in the middle of the field, and I think those 267 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:04,559 Speaker 1: guys high quality and getting better over the middle of 268 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: the targets, and they're both huge firm with you. It 269 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: was absolutely like that was my I couldn't take that 270 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: as what my guarantee. I think I said this last 271 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: week on the show. I can't double up and follow up. 272 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 1: I looked at that number and the claypool with thirty 273 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: five and a half receiving as I'm like, I'll take 274 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: that all day. He hit that in two catches. He's 275 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: playing very well. Yeah. I mean if if I mean, 276 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: I know the trade talks looming, because it's in twenty 277 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: four hours away, you better give me a lot for 278 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: that guy because he can play. It would have to be. 279 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: It almost has to be two first. I mean, he's 280 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: very pick and friendly, he's cost effective. I want to 281 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: see more vertical stuff out of the slot. Hopefully that's coming. 282 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: But him and Friarmouth room in the middle of the field, 283 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: and you can't tell me Pickens and Johnson can't run deep, 284 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: eat and deep in cutting stuff too. I mean it's there. 285 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: They got the guys. They have the guys. It's just 286 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: a matter of doing it and trusting it, and play 287 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: action works well for the middle field. Um, Naji Harris, 288 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: we're eight games, eight games into this thing. Carries for 289 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: three yards UM, catches for a hundred and twelve yards UM. 290 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: He does have two touchdown catches, which is leads to 291 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: team surprising UM elsewhere, but catch the catcher, run the football, 292 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: get up field, get up field. What are you doing. 293 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: He's a two pound running back who wants to try 294 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: to play like he's a two hundred pound running back. 295 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 1: The two back to back plays, I think is what 296 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: you're referencing in particularly, and they may even been the 297 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: exact same play call. I'd have to go back and look. 298 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 1: But they both were short throws to him, short of 299 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: the sticks to the left, and it was either a 300 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: small linebacker or a safety between him, somebody who is 301 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: not as big as him. No, and it's you only 302 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: need a yard and a half after the catchpoint. Put 303 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: your helmet in his chest and drive him down and 304 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: step on his face and keep going. You know he holds. 305 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: There's even one where he tried to hurdle a defensive 306 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: I was done with that right. Put your shoulder on 307 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: and punish that guy. The first one he waits, he waits, 308 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: four tacklers come, including a defensive lineman who's bigger than him, 309 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: and smashes him like you easily could have got that. 310 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: And then the next one is like the identical play 311 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: call and he tries to leap a corner or something like, 312 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: this isn't the ballet. Those aren't running back to Somebody 313 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: must have said something to him on the sideline after that, 314 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 1: because he went out. Warren came in and had a 315 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: couple of he just boom up the field hill. And 316 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: then the next time Harris was out there, he's okay, 317 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna hit this and go and that He had 318 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: his most successful runs of the day, but not the receptions. 319 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: But not like it. It's jumping things great for Sports 320 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: Center twice a year or whatever. Even this isn't even 321 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: a He has a great stiff arm, he has great 322 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: upper body power, but so much of his tackle breaking 323 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: is like a boxing match. He's like fighting people and 324 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: watting at him. His lower body isn't doing the trick. 325 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: And I think you have to consider consider a change 326 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: at the bye in terms of their workload distribution, the 327 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: distribution because one guy like I was just on with 328 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 1: mart Madden, and I'm like, has Warren had any carries 329 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: this year? And I understand he touch the ball much 330 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: less for minus yardage or zero or one. I mean, 331 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: I'll say this second and eleven is doomed for this team. 332 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: He's often running and I don't I have to go 333 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,640 Speaker 1: back and look at every one of his carries. It's 334 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 1: it's almost a Richard Huntley. Jerome Bettis arguments he's he's 335 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: running against third down defenses a lot of times are 336 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: nickel defenses. So yes, it's going to look different. But 337 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 1: when he's in their style is different too. I think 338 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: that could be conducive. But even when he's in there, 339 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: in these situations where it's third and three and he 340 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: runs the football, he always falls forward and he never dances. 341 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 1: He never doesn't dance. He just gets the ball and 342 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: he goes and goes again. You know, he's averaging over 343 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: six yards of touch, yeah a touch, where Nazi is 344 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: a three or something. Probably nazis abound four a touch 345 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 1: touch including reception, Yeah yeah. I mean I thought Naji 346 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: was turning the corner in the last two games in 347 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: terms of how he was moving, you know, later on 348 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: his feet more explosive. But his decision making is the 349 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: decision making bad, right, And we we've talked about the 350 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: Mary Hodges obviously a former running back. He's like, you 351 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: can lose, you can get show shocked, you know. I'm like, 352 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 1: I think that's happening or already has hope. I mean, 353 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 1: he said after the game yesterday that he can't block 354 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: from so he can only do so much. He can't 355 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,439 Speaker 1: block the holes for himself. And I'll say this, like, 356 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: he got four rushing attempts in the first half for 357 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: zero d for zero yards. I'm sitting here in the 358 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 1: in the Eagles. We went into this game we talked 359 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: about last week. They allowed five yards of carrying and 360 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: the game and the game wasn't out of reach. I'm like, 361 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: why is he only getting four yard for four carries 362 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 1: in his first half? It's nuts? Why? Yeah, why are 363 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: you having Kenny Pickett dropped back? Where's in the first 364 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: That's why they call it pound the rock. I mean, 365 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: you still got to hit the rock with a sledgehammer 366 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: even though it doesn't break, because eventually it does pay off. 367 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: So they ended up with with twelve carries for fifty 368 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: one yards in the first half. Of this game. That's 369 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: with Harris getting four carries for zero yards. Pick it 370 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 1: had six for twenty nine. He was their leading rusher 371 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: at the half. Those were not designed runs. Those are 372 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: him scrambling. He threw the ball eight They threw the 373 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: ball twenty times. He dropped back to pass uh twenty 374 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: one times in the first half, and he ran the 375 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: ball six times. They traditionally ran the ball six times 376 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: in the first half of that game. Traditional run, traditional run. 377 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,719 Speaker 1: And that's including steven sims, you know, and which it worked. 378 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: You know, they're flukey, you know not, but that I 379 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: thought that would be how you want to attack this 380 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: team on the edges a little bit more. But again, 381 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 1: Warren had one carry for twelve yards. Harris had four 382 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 1: carries for no yards in the first half. Like, what 383 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: in the hell are you doing? Yeah, I I was. 384 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: I've been critical of way too many first down runs. 385 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: So I'm not talking about both sides, right, No, I 386 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 1: get it. But we also said, if you go back 387 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: and listen to drive Wedndesay, Thursday, whatever, last week, this 388 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 1: team doesn't have many weaknesses, but the run defense is 389 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: the is the closest thing to it, you know, it 390 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,679 Speaker 1: certainly isn't going after sleigh or dropping back against that 391 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: pass rush um And in the bottom line is whether 392 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: it's on first down, second down, fourth down. Asking your 393 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback in that environment or any environment unless he's 394 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: Dan Marino to throw twenty one times and a half 395 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,640 Speaker 1: just isn't smart. I mean he ended up throwing dropping 396 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 1: back to pass. Well, let's see, there are forty four 397 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: there with the sacks and then seven scrambles totals, so 398 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: fifty one times you dropped back to pass. That's in 399 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: that situation. You gotta help him. Since Sam help you 400 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: to mechanic, expect him that he can't to your to 401 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: use one of your analogies, he can't expect him to 402 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: be the engine on the train. Yet, No, not at all. 403 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: I mean he's not the caboose, but don't ask him 404 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: to be the engine, right he's not. And that's crazy talk. 405 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it's rare, rare for a guy in his 406 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: rookie deal to become the engine, you know, let alone 407 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: his his first month of the season. And to me, 408 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: without getting into all the xs and os and this 409 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: and this, it's the offense is asking him to bail 410 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: them out, as opposed to you bailing out the rookie. Now, 411 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: if we if we sat them, if we sat Matt 412 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: Canada down, and we sat Mike Tomlin down and gave 413 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: them true serum, and they came out and said, well, 414 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 1: we want him throwing the ball this much to expediate 415 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: the process here. If you're thinking big picture, it might 416 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: pay off because we think he's mentally tough enough to handle. 417 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 1: We get that, I get that, right. Peyton Manning was 418 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: that way. Yeah, okay, you know you're gonna take your lumps, Peyton, 419 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: but in the end we'll be happy about it. And 420 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: that might be true. I mean big picture thinking. Mr 421 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: Rooney might know that and be like this would be 422 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: hard to bear, But I think this I was capable 423 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: And next year we'll see the fruit, or in November 424 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: we'll see the fright, you know, yeah, okay, then then 425 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: I'm fine with it. Yeah, we all know that, right, right. 426 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: It's it's ugly now, I mean, laying the bricks to 427 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: the house is hard work. But you're happy you did, 428 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, I mean, so that's fine. Hurts 429 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: went through some of that. He's really interesting to me. 430 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: And even the bills, you know, like like last year 431 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: the Eagles got run out of the playoffs because their 432 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: offense was awful. Awful, I said eight hundred times leading 433 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: up to the season, with all the preseason stuff. I do. 434 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: I love this Eagles roster. I like their front office. 435 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: The Hurts can't outdoor Brady and Rogers and Stafford in 436 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: the NFC, which is a little laughable now considering what 437 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 1: those three have gone to. But now I absolutely think again, 438 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: he got so much better, and like he seems to 439 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: telling you things. The first six weeks of last year, 440 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 1: Eagles were throwing the ball a lot because they knew 441 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 1: they're gonna be at stack boxes and they were bad 442 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: at it. Then they became the heavy run team in 443 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: the league by a mile, and they one like every 444 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: one of the games, and they played to their strengths 445 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: and they pushed people around. And then they got in 446 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs and Todd Bowls laughed at them and said, 447 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: try to complete passes and they couldn't and they couldn't 448 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: run the ball. And then they go get J. J. 449 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: Brown and now they do all the above, and they 450 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: took their lumps and now they are phenomenal and he's 451 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: really really good. Yeah, So you know, again, if if 452 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 1: they came if I gave him true sierum and they said, 453 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: we went him throwing the ball forty plus times a 454 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: game because we think it's going to expediate his learning process. 455 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: All Right, I get it. We're running a marathon here, 456 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,199 Speaker 1: we're not on the sprint. Okay, that would make some 457 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 1: sense to me. But if if not running the ball 458 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 1: six times six times in the first half, yeah, and 459 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: the traditional fashion is not enough. The end of rounds 460 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: don't count, and all that stuff too. I'll count. I'll 461 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: count the end of rounds because that's part of this offense. 462 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 1: And I thought that was a way to attack this. 463 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 1: You've got the you've got these you know, corners on 464 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: the outside who are gonna press man and they're gonna, Okay, 465 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: you're gonna do that. We're gonna we're gonna run an 466 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:02,120 Speaker 1: end a round on you for ten yards. But I wouldn't. 467 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,199 Speaker 1: I think it's almost two. I agree with you. I mean, 468 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: it's part of the run game, as with the picket scrambles, 469 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 1: which didn't exist with Ben. But they don't have any 470 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 1: kind of traditional hand the ball or running back n run. 471 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: That's something that needs to change here. In the second half, 472 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 1: of this season and again you're not playing those those 473 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: top defenses anymore. Um, that should change so real quick. 474 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,119 Speaker 1: I know we're coming up against the break, but you 475 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: mentioned the pickets scramble. I went to the next next 476 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: generation stat sheet for the Steeler Eagle game. He was 477 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: the His mile per hour picket was the fastest of 478 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: any player in that whole game was over. I was like, seriously, well, 479 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 1: he was running for his life. He was over fear. 480 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: We'll do that to it. He was number one on 481 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: the Steelers and the Eagles had nobody that reached in 482 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 1: that game. I'm like, I didn't think he had it 483 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 1: in him. I know he's a good athlete, but he 484 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 1: was the He had the fastest miles per hour of 485 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: anyone that game. That's impressive. You can subscribe now to 486 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: The Drive. 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