1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on Home of the Black and 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: Goal Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back to the Drive. I'm 3 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: Dale Ally here with Matt Williamson. Matt that we talked 4 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: earlier in the week about the Football Outsiders h Almanac 5 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: coming out and there's some interesting numbers in here, uh 6 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: from the Almanac on their assessment of the Steelers that 7 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: I wanted to talk about here in this segment. Um 8 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: first and foremost, Uh, we talked about Ben Roethlisberger. He 9 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: finish the last season seventeen in h D d y 10 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: R oh twenty d v o A. UM, but a 11 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: lot of that was because from week thirteen on he 12 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: was minus nine in d v o A. He was 13 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: much higher than that. Earlier in the season. People were 14 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: talking about him, including us, is is should he be 15 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: in consideration for the m v P Awards? Steelers were 16 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: eleven and oh times for good? Yeah, times for good? UM, 17 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: I don't with here's the thing with with with an 18 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: improved he did that with no running game last year. None. 19 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: I mean they Yeah, it was the worst running game 20 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: in the league. It was all on Roethlisberger. I think 21 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: to me, that's why the addition of Naj Harris came 22 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: from ownership. I mean, yeah, we see this from every 23 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: step of the organization. This has to change. And you know, 24 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: some of these analytics folks, I don't think football siders didn't. 25 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: They're right up. But this is too old school thinking. 26 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: This is an on analytical way of looking at the 27 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: off season. We gotta get back to run the ball. No, 28 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: you gotta get back to run the ball. I mean 29 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 1: you gotta. It doesn't have to be the found you 30 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: don't have to run it. It doesn't have to be 31 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: your foundation, but you do have to be able to 32 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: do it. It's not gonna be Rocky and Franco and 33 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 1: split backs with you know, Benny Cunningham and you know 34 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: running trap plays time and time again. But you have 35 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: to be able to do it. It's not gonna be 36 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: the fullback is not going to be on the field 37 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: of the time. They're gonna be formation here. But when 38 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: you have when you need to run the football, you've 39 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: got to be able to run the football. The Steelers 40 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: through the ball of the time last year. The only 41 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: team that threw up more was the Jaguars, who were 42 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: always losing. The Steelers were throwing the ball with the 43 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: lead not because they wanted to and that had to 44 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 1: you know, you don't wear teams out them And there's 45 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: a lot of ramifications there real quickly, it's your original 46 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: stat are the ranking they had on Roethlisberger. I understand 47 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: that this league and is very much of what have 48 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: you done for me lately? And you know what's fresh 49 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: on your mind. But he wasn't bad for the first 50 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,839 Speaker 1: three months of the season at all. It's actually very good. 51 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: He was very He was an above average quarterback without question, 52 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: and maybe in that like ten to twelve ish range 53 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: and even you know, things like other then they got 54 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: beat by the brown. Well, he didn't snap it over 55 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: his head to start game. It's just the nature the position. 56 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: To you. While it's always a quarterbacks fall, this is 57 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: an interesting note here. They threw the ball last year 58 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: in the second half of games while ahead, they still 59 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: threwent of the time which is really high, which is 60 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: really high. That was up that the second motion in 61 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: the league, and it was up from fort remember in 62 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: different quarterbacks. Yeah, yeah, right, right right, without question. Um, 63 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: so that's gonna change. They're gonna run the ball more. 64 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: They're gonna use the running backs. The other thing that 65 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: stood out there quick on that Stato would you say 66 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: it was fifty percent with the lead in the second half? 67 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: And again, times have changed. But could you imagine Cower 68 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: or Nol doing that? You know what I mean? I mean, 69 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: I'm just thinking Cower closing. To me, that was Kyward's 70 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: best thing was when they had the lead and the 71 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: half they closed it out. Jerome beat your face in 72 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: the ground and you'd still throws the bombs off that 73 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: and whatnot. But and again that's that strategy doesn't entirely 74 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: work the same way it did then. But man, you 75 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: gotta have if you're a good team, you gotta put 76 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: teams away. Here's the other thing that jumped out of 77 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: me about these Football o Cider stats. Last season Roethlisberger. 78 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: Of Roethlisberger's passes, only twelve went to the running backs. 79 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: It was the fewest in the NFL. That's unacceptable. Which 80 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: but who would you throw to? Right, I'm not dumping 81 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: at the Benny's now. Connor wasn't out there all the time. 82 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: If you pay the problem that they had and that 83 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: they could still have if calin Balage doesn't beat one 84 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: of these guys out, is that when Benny Snells on 85 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: the field. Nine times out of ten you're running the 86 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: ball when it's when it's Jaylen Samuel's nine times out 87 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: of ten you're you're throwing the football. That's the great 88 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: thing about Harris is that he gives you a guy. 89 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: Connor had that ability as well. He just couldn't stay healthy. 90 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: Right right, Lots on peel here, because there's some some 91 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: stats out there, most of them are Warren Sharp's book, 92 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: which is equally as good too, about some of the 93 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: down and distance situations or where Ben lined up. The 94 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: Steelers run past became very predictable. You know, if Ben 95 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: were behind was behind center, they're running if they were, 96 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: you know, at a higher percentage than most teams in 97 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: the league. And Fietner and the staff had something to 98 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: do with that, and that's probably a big reason he's 99 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: not here. But to your point, the style of running 100 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: backs they had had so much to do with it, 101 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 1: you know. And I don't love Calen Balage, you know. 102 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: I haven't said much good or bad about the guy, 103 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: but he kind of has what we called it the 104 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: Michaelo ultra version of Nagy hair. So he's tall with 105 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: long arms, he's fast, he's a good receiver, but he's 106 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: not little. You know, he's not James White, you know 107 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: what I mean. So I think they look at Blage 108 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: as if he could be similar to our starter, you know, 109 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: while he's McFarland might be a change of pace guy. 110 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: We may not have an issue a need for Snell 111 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: and Samuels as much anymore, and they could fight out 112 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: with the last spot and whoever is better on special 113 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 1: teams win type of deal. You know, that makes a 114 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: lot more sense. Yeah, I think that's absolutely the case. 115 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: And I expect Naja Harris to be a big factor 116 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: in the passing game. I meanf you're gonna be a 117 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 1: short passing game like the Steelers were and your running 118 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: backs aren't than everybody else. That's a bad formula, Yeah, 119 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: it really is. And again a part of a big 120 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,359 Speaker 1: part of that was just Connor's inability to be to 121 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: be countable, be countable consistently. Um, the Steelers, this from 122 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: football ciders led the league and we knew this already 123 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: and dropped passes with forty seven. I want to talk 124 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: about the even talk about that go I mean, interrupt 125 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 1: you go with Deonte Johnson leading away with fift A 126 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 1: lot of his fifteen came in a three game stretch. 127 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: That's one thing. I don't want to stress about it. 128 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: The other thing, and I'm not sure if this is 129 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: one of the analytics folks out there, they did a 130 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:19,679 Speaker 1: study recently where on the football field two drops happen 131 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: most well, it's when linebackers and defensive end are gonna 132 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: blast you in the teeth over It's not deep down field, 133 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: it's not in space. It's in that style of passing 134 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: game the Steelers had. So is Deonte Gonna what drops 135 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: the problem for him? Absolutely lead the league and drops 136 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: last year. But Marty Cooper had like ten more than 137 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: that in his rookie year and lead the league. And 138 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: he's not the surest sandy guy, but he's gone on 139 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: to have a great career. And I think getting Johnson 140 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: away from the line of scrimmage when he's catching the 141 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,119 Speaker 1: ball as opposed to peeking over your your shoulder when 142 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: Ray Lewis is gonna blast you, it's a little different. 143 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: And then the other thing is Ebron. The Steelers in 144 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: general were high and drops. I think Hebron's a drop guy. 145 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I've seen him in three different states. He's 146 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: gonna drop the ball fair amount the rest of the crew. 147 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: I don't think that's more of a tight end problem 148 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: in general. Yeah right, I mean tight ends drop more 149 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: passers than wide receivers. That's why they're tight ends. A 150 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: lot of them were wide receivers. They didn't catch the 151 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: ball real well. The coach said, you know what you got, 152 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: your good size guy, Let's make you a tight end. 153 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: Tight end I can literally drop here and there and 154 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna they're usually in traffic, usually in traffic, and 155 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: I think Ebron is never gonna be I think he's 156 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: gonna drop a few that are gonna make people crazy 157 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: throughout his career. He always has. But I think the 158 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: running backs will catch the ball better. I think that 159 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: the top receivers are all more than shorthanded enough, including 160 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: Johnson and Friar Muth. I think is a big catching 161 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: radius with soft hand. So the style of where you 162 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: throw these guys the ball has a lot to do 163 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: with it. And I often bring up like west Welker. 164 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: West Welker was always the top of league. It drops 165 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: too because they threw a ball million times and it 166 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: was always in tyke Whore. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, 167 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: he's gonna get and he's not that big. Drops aren't. 168 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: Coaches don't hate drops as much as fans do. Here's 169 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: something else that Steeler fans hate, but according to Football 170 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: Outside Ers, the Steelers do pretty well in it. The 171 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: Steelers used empty backfields twice as often as they did 172 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: in and these plays were successful at a twenty eight 173 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: point six per cent d v o A. Interesting, they 174 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: average six point three yards per play with an empty backfield. 175 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: There are Steeler fans out there who screen, oh my god, 176 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 1: he's empty, empty back but there's no threat of a run. Yeah, 177 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: well that doesn't mean you started that way. See. I 178 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: think Ben probably loves it. Well, it's spreading the field out. 179 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: I can point guard it up. I'm gonna pre snap boy. 180 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: I really like this look. I like that matchup, and 181 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 1: I'm probably going there if there's point six d v 182 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: o A. It's really good. It's really good, really good. 183 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: I wonder if we'll see less of it. Though, back 184 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: to the same question of I think because because Harris 185 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: is you're running back, you're not taking him off the field. 186 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: You're splitting them out wide, right, That doesn't mean there's 187 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: not a running You start with that we start with 188 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: him in the backfield, and then and then Roth's production. 189 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: Let's once you motion over there to the right, motion 190 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: over to the left, because I want that linebacker on 191 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: you because I just want to I want to get 192 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: their nickel package or their base to walk out on 193 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: the field. Now that I got him, I'm going empty. 194 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: It's the same thing that that the Browns did to 195 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 1: the Steelers last year in the playoffs. You know, they 196 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: come out in a big package, two tight ends, one 197 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: wide receiver, and I think it was one, might have 198 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: been two. It was three tight ends, three tight ends, 199 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: Jarvis Landry and Kareem Hunt in the backfield, and all 200 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 1: of a sudden, the okay, we're gonna motion Hunt all 201 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: the way to the outside. Who goes well? Who goes 202 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: with him? While the cornerback's going to stay out there 203 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: with him? And now all of a sudden, you got 204 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 1: splane matched up on Jarvis Landry in the slot. Who's 205 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: winning that? Who's that right? And we're gonna pick on 206 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: you that way? Now that makes sense or it's Blane, 207 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: ituld have went all the way outside the numbers with Hunt. 208 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: I might challenge that match. Take that matchup, because now 209 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:07,839 Speaker 1: you're putting a linebacker in the spot that he's not. 210 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 1: They're not just they're not handled. There's not a linebacker 211 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 1: in the league that likes that matchup, not at all. 212 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 1: I mean the Saints have done that with Kamara eight million, 213 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 1: bazillion times. Um. I do understand the complaint, though it 214 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: would be better if Ben could run at a Joe 215 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: Burrow like level or better, you know what I mean, 216 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: at least if it was if the sea's parted, he 217 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: gets eight and slides and you know, that would be 218 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,199 Speaker 1: at least you'd have that threat. But I think he's 219 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: still he's still capable of doing and he could do that. 220 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: I mean, he could do that without taking a hit 221 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: if everything's there, the first thread isn't there, slide head first, 222 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: because I did see him doing like he was still 223 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: capable of running even last year saw him a couple 224 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: of times. If it was there, you know, get your 225 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 1: six yards and get down, unless it's an end around 226 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: or a jet sweep, which we could still see from 227 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: empty and we will see more of. There isn't a 228 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: designed run though, you know, and but so what I 229 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,839 Speaker 1: mean doesn't mean it's a passing league snaps. You're doing 230 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: it a high percentage and it was highly successful. Why 231 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: scrap it? Yeah, Um, when the Steelers use six offensive 232 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: lineman last year, this one stood up. This one really 233 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: stands out to me. Six offensive lineman, they average three 234 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: point one yards per play and we're minus forty three 235 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: point six in their d v o A. That to 236 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: me was the Zack banner. Losing Zack banner in the 237 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: preseason or in the first game of these season. Now 238 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: they had to go out and get Gerald Hawkins, who 239 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: really isn't And Gerald Hawkins just wasn't capable of giving 240 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: you that that kind of high level play because it 241 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: was additionally initially supposed to be chocks core four as 242 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: your six offensive lineman. Now you're okay with it, and 243 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: now I guarantee you that numbers higher than a time 244 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: minus forty three point six is awful over the last 245 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: to three years. I bet the Steelers of rand six 246 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: offensive lineman at worst the third most in the league. 247 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: Hubbard played a ton We talked about. You know, you've 248 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: done it for quite a while and been successful and 249 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 1: been successful, and it's a nice way to kind of 250 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,439 Speaker 1: groom a tackle. You know, maybe it's the rookie this year, 251 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: they give him some snaps against live human beings when 252 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: it matters most. They've done it a lot and they've 253 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: been successful with it. And I think that it's down 254 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: the line of offensive problems last year, But if they 255 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: would have had a good third tackle, it makes the 256 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: Ebron being a bad blocking tight end much more palatable, 257 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: much more palatable. It makes short yardage much easier. It 258 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: gives you something some one kind of bread and butter 259 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: in the run game, another protector. Again, they've done it 260 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: for a reason and they've done it successfully, and I 261 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: think that's a reason to draft Fryarmo too. Is like, 262 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: we didn't like our tight ends last year. If we 263 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: go double tight and try to get heavy, we're putting 264 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: bad players on the field, you know. And frankly, uh 265 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: Hawkins was the perfect example of why are you putting 266 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: bad players on the field, you know? The six of 267 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: the old line stuff works in our playbook on on 268 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: the white board. They did it because he was a 269 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: better blocker than Hebron McDonald, But yeah, I don't think 270 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 1: it was still below They didn't want to play McDonald 271 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: lost snaps either. This is interesting that Pittsburgh also loses 272 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: tackle Alejandro Villa in a wava and his twenty one 273 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: blown blocks to the Ravens one blown blocks. It's a 274 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: big number for people don't know. I bet most of 275 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: them were in the run game. I bet they were two. 276 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: That's why that that moved by the Ravens is just 277 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: so curious. I don't get it at all, because you're 278 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: an awsome switch sides, which isn't easy old blog new tricks. 279 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 1: You're an asmal run block all day long. He's doing 280 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: a good run block. He's not a good run blocker. 281 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: He's not a great leverage guy. I mean, he's tall 282 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: and you can get under his paths. I don't quite 283 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: get that moved by them, but we'll see. I mean 284 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: maybe they just played against him so long and a 285 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: great respect for him, and I thought, I want that 286 00:14:56,280 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: guy on my team, which I totally understand. But I 287 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: bet they're better at left tackle this year the last year. 288 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: I bet they're no worse. Yeah, and I think you 289 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: say that for most of the line. Yeah, you know, 290 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: the last year version of the Castro wasn't real pretty. 291 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: The last year version of Pouncy wasn't usual pouncy. You 292 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: know that. To get better on the line, with the 293 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: potential to get much better in coming years. I don't 294 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: think that's asking much from what people think. It was 295 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: the thirty ranked line in the league or whatever, right now, Yeah, 296 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: I agree, but I like that six oh line stat um. 297 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: Joe Hayden, according to this had the fourth best success 298 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: rate of all cornerbacks in the NFL last year, which 299 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: is just crazy. I think how they define success rate 300 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: is on first down. It's a it's a successful play 301 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: for the offense on first down if you get four 302 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: or more yards. On second down, if you get half 303 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: the down and distance, if it's second and eight you 304 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: pick up four, that's a successful play on third down 305 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: if you convert the third down. So when people attacked Hayden, 306 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: he didn't allow offenses to be successful by those metrics 307 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: hardly at all, right, says a lot. Yeah, I think, 308 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: And again I think with him, he's never been a 309 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: fast guy. Third eight, he's tackling him seven yard. He knows, 310 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: he knows, you know, what the offense is trying to accomplish. 311 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: He's an above the neck player, which which to me, 312 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: I think is why I don't expect him to suddenly 313 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: fall off the face of like the the cornerbacks who 314 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: were built when their game is predicated. Oh, I'm just 315 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: faster than everybody else. That's that's where you can get 316 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: yourself into trouble if you're if you're a guy who 317 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: can play above the neck. That's why I asked him 318 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago. You know, if he would 319 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: ever be interested in going to safety because he's an 320 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: above the neck player. You could understand it and the 321 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: angles and and you know, with his ball skills at 322 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: deep safety would would make some sense. That makes some sense. 323 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: I wouldn't wan him near the line of scrimmage alt 324 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 1: right well off the ball, but I think he hit 325 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: handle it and his speed would be fine there. Yeah, 326 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: you know, No, you're right. I mean, corner is much 327 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: more of a cerebral position, a read and react position 328 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: than people realize. Sure it's nice, especially when you're on 329 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 1: the outside, if you know how to use the boundary, 330 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: know how to leverage guys to the outside, press coverage 331 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:24,959 Speaker 1: and things like that. I mean, sure, it's great. If 332 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: you're six one with super long arms and you run 333 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: a four two, that makes up for some problems. But 334 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: you know, um, Cam Hayward had only four He was 335 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: four and a half sacks last year. It was a 336 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: down year in the sack department for him, but he 337 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 1: actually had more hurries than t J. What. Yeah, he's 338 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:48,880 Speaker 1: still he's still a force on the inside even when 339 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: he's not. I think that one of the things on 340 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 1: this sacks can come and go a little bit, especially 341 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: when you play. You know, it's Aaron Donald is going 342 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:01,360 Speaker 1: to get his sacks because argually they don't have anybody 343 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: else who gets sat. You know, he gets a lot 344 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: of their sacks. He's some other guys will get some 345 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: clean up sacks because he forces it. Yeah. Yeah, on 346 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: this team, if you don't get there quickly, somebody else 347 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: is probably gonna get there. Have some of that for sure. 348 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 1: I my hunches. He got as many doubles as anyone 349 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 1: else on the team too. Um, there's so many of 350 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: them it's hard to double everybody. There is a misnomer 351 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: that he's Aaron Smith and just eats up blocks. That's 352 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: not how they play anymore. You know, He's not too 353 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: gaping and just you know, dragging people down and causing piles. 354 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 1: But he consistently gets pressure on the quarterback and that's 355 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:42,160 Speaker 1: what the immediate pressure media. If you leave him one 356 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: on one, and I don't care if it's Quintin Nelson 357 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 1: trying to block him, he can drive him back into 358 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: the quarterback without question. I don't know the staff, but 359 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: I did late last year because everyone talks about the 360 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 1: Steelers offense being time to throw. It was like the 361 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: quickest in the league. Well, playing the Steeler off of 362 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: the offense is playing against the Steelers, We're also the 363 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: quickest to throw because they're not doing seven step drops 364 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: against this pass rush. I mean that to your point, 365 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: it was a little harder to get sacks and pressures 366 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,400 Speaker 1: if the ball is coming out faster than against any 367 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: other defensive league. Yeah, you know, yeah, there's no doubt. Uh. 368 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: This is the last one I wanted to talk about here, Matt, 369 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 1: because this is always a big thing with Steeler fans. 370 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh allowed seven point three yards per pass in zone 371 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: compared to five point seven yards per pass in man coverage, 372 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 1: one of the largest gaps in the league, but the 373 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: corresponding d B o A gap wasn't very big, just 374 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: six point two percent. Now fans might look at them so, well, 375 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: why don't they just play man all the time? But right, right, um, 376 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: here's the thing. Well, they played a lot more than 377 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: they did they did the Ike Taylor or Lebau, the 378 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: shay Townsend times. You know a lot of times, if 379 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: it's third and fourteen, you might be in zone. That's 380 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 1: what I was gonna say. Yeah, so, yeah, you might 381 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: give up a ten yard pass, but wasn't for a 382 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: first down um because a lot of times when it's 383 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: when it's third, you know it's third and three and 384 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: you know the ball is coming out quickly, then you're 385 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 1: in man. Like everyone, I think if they're scouting corners, 386 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 1: they're gonna put a higher preference in man and way 387 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: more than they used to, and they're playing more man. 388 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: Over the last two years, they've played a lot of man. 389 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: I think that's a something they're looking to do. But 390 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: if you can get away with zone because the ball 391 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: is coming out super quick and our past rush is awesome, 392 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: so I can play a little off get I'm not 393 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 1: gonna get beat over the top. I can get beat 394 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 1: over the top. I'm gonna come down and tackle on 395 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 1: third and eight on the first six yard game to win. Yeah, 396 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: I mean I think that's a lot. I'm not sure 397 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: about this, but to me, I think you get more 398 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: takeaways when you're in zone and you do man. I 399 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: think so too, because the cornerbacks have their their their 400 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: on the quarterback. Yeah, and you get more people to 401 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: the ball. I think you'll get more tips. I think 402 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: will get more Yeah, I mean man coverage. It's hard 403 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: to find the ball, you know, to turn, flip, find 404 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 1: the ball and keep a you know, feel for your guy. Also, 405 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:12,919 Speaker 1: if you play in them r or twice a year, 406 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 1: you're not gonna play a lot of You're not You're 407 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: not play a man against the running quarterbacks. You're gonna 408 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: play much man against Kyler. How you give up eight 409 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 1: yard runs to the quarterback, the turner back to the 410 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,199 Speaker 1: labar and that's a problem. So there's gonna be a 411 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: couple of games a year that there will be zone heavy. 412 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: They also play a lot of matchup zone. I would 413 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: just say that too, Like I don't mean to dispute 414 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 1: football outside or anyone's numbers, But even if you asked 415 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: Tomlin to break down every play that was that was 416 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:44,479 Speaker 1: snapped in the entire NFL, and you said make this 417 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: man or zone, he wouldn't get everyone right, right, you 418 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: know what I mean? They've been this Belichick whoever, sometimes 419 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: you just don't know what was his assignment on this 420 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: What's what's their check? If they run this route combination, 421 00:21:56,760 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 1: it turns the man well football side or no that 422 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that right. Hey, we've seen in the 423 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:06,880 Speaker 1: past or some Steeler defensive backs didn't know already. Right, 424 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:10,199 Speaker 1: that's where you running the problems with blown coverages and 425 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: a big thing the Steelers do, like you said, with 426 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 1: the matchup zones are it starts his zone. But when 427 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: someone comes into your zone, you don't pass it off. 428 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: It turns to man, you know, So is it what 429 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,160 Speaker 1: it is? A man is a zone? Again, it goes 430 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: back to that whole thing with the developed Okay, there 431 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: they come out in a in a big set. I 432 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: got a base defense on the field. Here we're in 433 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: a matchup zone and so that you know the running 434 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: back splits out wide. Well, now the matchup zone has 435 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: the linebacker on a wide receiver. Potentially we're safety on 436 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,440 Speaker 1: the corner travel with him or does he stay as 437 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: the outside defender. Yeah, that's why people do it because 438 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: we've learn a lot. Typically the Steelers don't send their 439 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 1: inside linebackers to the boundary. They just don't do it 440 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:53,679 Speaker 1: and once the while, we've seen it. Gronk would go 441 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: out wide and some linebacker go with them and here 442 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: goes a fade to right right. I mean, there's no 443 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: way around it. It'd be great to have eleven great 444 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: coverage players out there, but you don't, or just seven 445 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: of them. Yeah, he's just not the real you know, 446 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: realistic and that's but that's why he drafted like Devon 447 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,880 Speaker 1: Bush because then, okay, yeah, we could send Devon out there. 448 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: He can run with whoever in that situation. He might 449 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: not be the better player then the guy covering him, 450 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: I mean, but he at least gives you a chance. Yeah, 451 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: you know the first who is the first fifteen yards 452 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: or the first three seconds, he's gonna run with that guy. 453 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,120 Speaker 1: You know, that's what you're hoping for. Yeah, I've seen 454 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 1: other you know others. Well, the Steelers got lucky on 455 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: that one. They had T J. Watt covering. I can't 456 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: remember who it was now, yeah, I remember there was. 457 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: It was a play where they had Watt covering somebody 458 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: and the guy was opening the quarterback over through him. 459 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: The quarterback over threw him because of the pressure. Because 460 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: eleven guys, there's also ten teammates from too. No, do 461 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 1: you want I'm watching any NBA game. I mean there's 462 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 1: a hundred times throughout the game that's some big, slow 463 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: guy like me gets stuck guarding a little too. I 464 00:23:54,119 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 1: had the state playoff game. I was. I was our center. Okay, class, 465 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 1: say school, We're just we're gonna stay playoff game. The 466 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: guy I'm guarding was a six three fifty pound power 467 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: forward type body lineman. He was an off He went 468 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,719 Speaker 1: and played football at like Lee higher somewhere. But he 469 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: was a big dude, big strong alignment type. But I 470 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: was our biggest you know, you're the best chance. It 471 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: was our bulkiest guy. I wasn't our tallest guy, but 472 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: I was our guy who physically matched up with that 473 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,719 Speaker 1: guy the best. Well, they run a high pick and 474 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 1: pick and roll on top. All of a sudden, now 475 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: I'm stuck on their point guard and he looks and 476 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: he looks at me. I look at him, and I'm 477 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: giving him enough space, and he just kind of smiled 478 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: and you know, put a move on me. And you know, 479 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: I stuck with him for a second, you know, but 480 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:44,680 Speaker 1: then he went around. He was much faster than I was. 481 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 1: That's why these offenses? Right, we didn't draw it up 482 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 1: that way, right, But what do you just bail out 483 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,719 Speaker 1: and let him dunking on you? Right? Yeah, I mean 484 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: the football is similar. It's like an individual matchup that 485 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: I like. Well, it's not that I'm asked while you 486 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: overload the zone. You know, you got to get okay 487 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: with they got three guys in they're playing zone defense. 488 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: They got three guys on that side of the floor. 489 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 1: We're gonna put four offensive players over there. They can't 490 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 1: cover everybody. I mean, what's what's different, And there's some 491 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: components to this is if I have Jordan's I take 492 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 1: my other four bulls and put them in the corner. 493 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: Well that's if you're a man. You know, Okay, we're 494 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: gonna clear it out. We know we got man, so 495 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 1: we're gonna do this. Offensive football is not much different. 496 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 1: It really isn't. And so you know, I get it. 497 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: I get the frustration when you see Roberts Spelain matched 498 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: up on Jarvis Landry, But that's not the way they 499 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 1: drew things up. No, the feelers know that that's not 500 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: an advantageous matchup. Or you know, Keenan Allen on Bostic 501 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: is the one who keeps being brought up all the time. 502 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a reason scoring is up in the league. 503 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 1: You know, it's not gonna be the seventies six defense. Nobody, 504 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: Nobody complained about that in the Eagles game when when 505 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger motion Chase Claypool to the third slot inside and 506 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: he got matched up on Philadelphia's inside linebacker and turned 507 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: it into a touchdown in the middle of field. How 508 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: many people complain when it's Nagy. That's component, you know, 509 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 1: that's the component that that guy gives you. If you 510 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: have five of those guys that can line up pretty 511 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,639 Speaker 1: much anywhere, Well, the defense doesn't have answers for that, 512 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 1: No they don't, and that makes it uh well, it's 513 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: a chess geme. It is some good stuff there, and 514 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,959 Speaker 1: Football Ousiders urge everyone to check that out. West coming up, 515 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: Aaron Chats will have on next Monday to talk about 516 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: this Football Outsiders Almanac. Lots of good stuff and they're 517 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: not only on the Steelers, but on the Browns, the Ravens, 518 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: the Bengals, all the teams. You know. It's it's it's 519 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: an interesting read. It's a lot to read. It's a 520 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: lot to read. I spent a lot of July and 521 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:38,399 Speaker 1: those two Almanacs, you know, nose nose to the grindstone, 522 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,439 Speaker 1: learning stuff. But we'll not nuggets and I love it, 523 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,400 Speaker 1: but it's hard to remember it all, to be honest. Yeah, yeah, 524 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,199 Speaker 1: I mean so you you kind of file away some 525 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: things that, uh, we definitely ring with the Brownies over there. 526 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: And because they don't seem to be quite as enamored 527 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 1: with Cleveland as the rest of the ones. Are going 528 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl. Everything that's done. They're gonna play 529 00:26:57,920 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 1: the Chiefs twice this year. We're gonna beat them the 530 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 1: second time works. That's that's what everybody in Cleveland. Same 531 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: time they put the car, they put the cart before 532 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: the horse there once. They're gonna make the playoffs first, right, 533 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: they were a wild card team last year. Yeah, that 534 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 1: was a home run for them to get in. We'll see, Yeah, 535 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 1: we'll see how that works out. I'm impressed with them, 536 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,679 Speaker 1: but it's not a slam dog. It is not. But 537 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: we're gonna take another break. Here he is Matt Williamson, 538 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lally. 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