1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: You're listening to a r replay catch tunchon wolf Fly 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: dates from ten to do right here on Steelers Nation Radio, 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Drive. I'm Dale Lolly here with Matt Williamson. 4 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: Is a victory Monday as the Steelers College, so a 5 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: very light day over on the South side. Um, they 6 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: earned it with a victory on Sunday in Buffalo. Really 7 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: just beating the Bills up at the line of scrimmage defensively. Yeah, 8 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: I mean, there's so many layers this game done, Peel 9 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: and I'm excited to do it. But the short of 10 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: it was the defensive line just whip butt, you know, 11 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: from start to finish and influence the game dramatically, dramatically. 12 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: It started in the first quarter. They drew three holding 13 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: penalties on Buffalo's first extended drive. Three holding penalties and 14 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: one game. It was a lot last year was it 15 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: was ridiculous three and one drive. They had four holding 16 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: penalties they drew in the first in the first half 17 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: of that game. As you mentioned off, the year probably 18 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: could have been a lot more. Um. But the question, 19 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: but it definitely affected the game, yeah, right, definitely affected 20 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: the game. Affected the way I think the Bills wanted 21 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: to play football. Um, they couldn't take shots down the 22 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: field because he couldn't block it right. The biggest key 23 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: to me, just schematics of it all were a couple 24 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: of things we mentioned last week were Josh Allen's really 25 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: really good. He's super talented. He's gotten so much better. 26 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 1: But there's two things that I thought he needed work still. 27 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: Was he didn't handle pressure great and he fumbled a lot. Well, 28 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: that came true. And the other thing we didn't mention 29 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: last week that I should have was he was the 30 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: most blitzed quarterback in the league last year in terms 31 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: of just I'm not sure about the percentage, but they 32 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: throw a lot and people. The strategy all year long 33 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: was blitz him like crazy. He doesn't handle pressure great. 34 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: Steelers blitz him like crazy in the first match are 35 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: we a year ago and it worked quite well obviously, 36 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: but they didn't have to blitz in this one. You 37 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: know it with four and having another guy or Mike 38 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: up be a robber or you know, I mean Bush 39 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: and Showbert covering grounds. They really mixed things up on 40 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: the in the in the second level. UM, so they 41 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: used a lot of defensive players a lot, especially defensive backs. 42 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: They were rotating guys up front, and Mike Tomlins said 43 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: they were going to do that, but they were rotating 44 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: guys on the back end of it quite freely. That 45 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: if it's like who's the nickel corner, well, yeah, when 46 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: when the Steelers broke the huddle, I don't know that 47 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: the Bills always knew who the nickel was gonna be 48 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: or who was going to be in the slot, because 49 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: sometimes it was Tray Norwood, sometimes it was Arthur Milette, 50 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: sometimes it was Makeup Fitzpatrick. It seems like they used 51 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: seven or eight defensive backs regularly. Bush and Schobert were 52 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: really the only two linebackers I saw in the field 53 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 1: with high hybrid. Bush came off a little bit when 54 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: they went to a dime package. I think there was 55 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: a third guy right right, but they were playing a 56 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: lot of zone behind that, and they were tackling like 57 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: the Bills would get the short completion if they completed 58 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: the pass, and that's where it stopped. You know, he's 59 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: a six yard catch and tackle to tackle to catch. 60 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: So I think that was especially important with Stefon Diggs 61 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: because I think he had thirteen targets caught a lot 62 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: of passes. He had nine catches, but nine catches for 63 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: sixty nine yards, right, you'll take that all day. He 64 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: usually had eight catches for sixty yards. To your point, 65 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: I just come up tackle, you know, to get a 66 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: lot of people around the football, get the ball out 67 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: of Alan's hands fast, which was obviously the case, not 68 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: having the blitz um you know too, it wasn't in 69 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: this game. But Cam and Lulu were great to me. 70 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: The three guys behind them I all thought were serious contributors. 71 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: And then the three edge guys were spectacular. They were 72 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: they were wrecking the house. I actually thought Cam was 73 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: as spectacular as them, and doing a little bit of 74 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: the dirty work and just even taking the guard Felicia 75 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: on it a lot of the time and just bull 76 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: rushing right down the middle love him. So you know, 77 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: Alan didn't have a lot of room to manipulate. There 78 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: was there was nowhere to step up on the strip sack. 79 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: That what had Hayward four step by, driving Feliciano back 80 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: into Alan, flushing him to his left. Alan starts running 81 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: to his left, and here comes what from behind for 82 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 1: the strip sack. Like you just couldn't get away, You 83 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 1: couldn't get away and again only with four coming after 84 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: seven and coverage while they have you know, three or 85 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: four man route concepts against seven. It was really impressive. 86 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: And I think it's sustainable, you know. I mean, like, 87 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: I think that's what the Steeler defense is. It's not 88 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: a bad old line. No, it's not a bad old line, 89 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: you know. Um. Sean McDermott was asked after the game, Um, 90 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: you know their tackles in particular, a pretty on good. Yeah. 91 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: How did how did the Steelers get so much pressure? 92 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: Were you surprised the Steelers got so much pressure with 93 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: with just four guys? And he said sometimes it was 94 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: just three, like five or more. Yeah, they only blitzed 95 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: twice in the entire game according to the next Gen stats. 96 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: So it's very interesting. Uh, he is Matt Williamson. I'm 97 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: Dale Lally. You're listeners to the Drive here on Steelers 98 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: Nation Radio. But uh, I was in Orchard Park. Matt 99 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: was back here watching it, uh and breaking it down 100 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: at home. But man, I'll tell you what. It was 101 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: interesting with fans in the stadium again, it sure seemed 102 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: like it just in every game across the Yeah, across 103 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: the country. I mean, it seemed like such a good environment, 104 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: and I bet that was something to see. I mean, 105 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: it wasn't And because of that, it wasn't all that 106 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: crazy to see the Steelers offense struggle a little bit 107 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: in that kind of situation. If you think about they 108 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: had four rookies playing very big roles, calling starter or not, 109 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: but He's basically was out there. Um. And you also 110 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: had two other starters in Kevin Dotson and Chase Claypool, 111 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: who had never played in front of an NFL S 112 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: crowd before trade Turners with a new team. And so 113 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: I'm not surprised that they had some issues early in 114 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: that aime getting things blocked up and communicating and doing 115 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: those kind of things and staying on the football field. Yeah, 116 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: and that's gonna be an issue for any young o 117 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: line or rebuild offensive line no matter what. But then 118 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: you compound things by all the things you just said, 119 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: there's things to worry about on offense. And we'll talk 120 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: about it all throughout the week, of course, you know, 121 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: but I do think it's not worthy that, you know, 122 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: four of those guys, first half of football was pretty 123 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: pretty bad. It was pretty bad, and four of those guys, 124 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: so that was the first half of professional football, you know. 125 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's something to be something we said. 126 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: And overall, I didn't think the rookies faired poorly. I 127 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: mean the numbers might not be tremendous or whatever. Naugely 128 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: Harris played every stat every single do that. Yeah, yeah, um. 129 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: Obviously they made some adjustments at halftime. They had fifty 130 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: four total yards in the first half. They had a 131 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty six yards of offense and two possessions 132 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: in the second. In the third quarter, I should say, 133 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: then they had a twenty six yard touchdown drive ull 134 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: Actually it was longer than that. It was a fifty 135 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: two yard touchdown driving to start the fourth quarter, but 136 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: twenty six that was offensive. They get the twenty six 137 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: yard past interference penalty, and then they had a forty 138 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: nine yard drive with for a field goals. They scored 139 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: on four consecutive possessions in the second half. It didn't 140 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: give it back to Buffalo. It wasn't It still wasn't 141 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: a great offensive performance. You would have liked, you know, 142 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: they drove to the Buffalo six and the Buffalo two 143 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: in the third quarter. You'd like if they punch one 144 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: of those in or both of those in it's a 145 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: I mean that that game. I definitely would have went 146 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: for it on the second one, and the first one 147 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: I was con strongly considering it too. It all worked out, 148 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, they don't slam dunk decisions. The 149 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: offense got better. Um, I get going not going for 150 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: it the first time. You just try to put points 151 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: on the board. You're trusting trust in your defense a 152 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: little bit too like it. They had ten points. Three 153 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: of them were gimmes on the opening kickoff. Right. To 154 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: hold them to three was a huge win. The Bills 155 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: put together the one drive they get on it. So 156 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: you cut it to ten seven or ten three, All right, 157 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: now you got it down to one score, you make 158 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: it ten six. I get it. Okay. Now a touchdown 159 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: put you ahead at the very least. Maybe you think 160 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: you start thinking, okay, if we could just maybe it's 161 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: gonna be a twelve ten game something along. Those like 162 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: the Bills weren't moving the football field. Goals are gonna 163 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: be big and steer games. Yeah, you have a feeling, 164 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: and my logic was going for especially the second times. 165 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: It was a little easier. One was well. The first 166 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: one in particulars like this is the first time you've 167 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: even sniffed the end zone. It doesn't look like this 168 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: is gonna be an explosive offense with seventy r bombs 169 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: left and right, and this might be your only shot 170 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: at at a touchdown. When I watched it the first 171 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: time around, it definitely worked out and a defense carriage 172 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 1: carried the show. The offense got better. I'm a little 173 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: hesitant to say that the offense took a big step 174 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 1: forward in the second half. I mean, the results were better, 175 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: but um, we saw some more Matt Canada stuff, But 176 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: we also saw some disturbing trends from last year two. 177 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: And it's not gonna happen overnight though, folks. Um Again, 178 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: I still think the bit the best point is more 179 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: than a third of the offense we're playing the first 180 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: game ever. Yeah, I think that was a big part 181 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: of it. I think the win was a factor as well. 182 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: It was about a twenty mile wind over the course 183 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: of that game that never really stopped. I'm much sure 184 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: the announcers made that as clear as they should. You know, 185 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: like the kick at the end of the game was 186 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: heck of a kike and and the struggles of both 187 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: quarterbacks to complete, you know outside you know, arm strength 188 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: throws and things like that. Like, I don't know that 189 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: that didn't affect that the throw the Alan missed down 190 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: the middle of the field, Emmanuel Sanders. You know, I 191 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: don't know that one didn't sail on them a little 192 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: bit because of the wind. I have a feeling it did. 193 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: I think it was a factor. It was, it was, 194 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: and it wasn't Alan's best performance. I mean, we're not 195 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: here to talk Bills that much, but if this was 196 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: Bill's radio, I would have some concerns. You know, It's 197 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: not like, boy, they're not any good anymore. Boy, you 198 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: know the Steelers beat a cupcake. That's certainly not the case. 199 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: But that was a bad matchup for Buffalo. We said 200 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 1: we said that before, like, you know, when they had 201 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: the ESPN did the article last month about who's a 202 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: bad matchup for all these top teams, and the Steelers 203 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: were never mentioned, Like they're a bad matchup for just 204 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: about any offense. They are. One Buffalo note that I 205 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 1: thought became more and more apparent the more I studied 206 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: him throughout the week was this is a really good 207 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 1: football team. They have a great quarterback, They're really well coached, 208 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: but they only have like three stars. Steelers are more 209 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: stars than Buffalo, doubt. You know, it's a deep team. 210 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: It's a you know, a well coached team. But if 211 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: you're in a culture, Davis White a star, he's number three, 212 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,599 Speaker 1: you know. I mean that's all they got, you know. 213 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: I mean like they didn't have the difference makers like 214 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: Wotton Hayward and you know, so it's just just a 215 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: Buffalo note that, you know. I think it's obvious. Yeah, 216 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: I Uh. We did our our guarantees on the pregame show, 217 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 1: and one of my guarantees with it was that the 218 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: Bills would punt at least three times in that game. 219 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: We talked about that on Friday a little bit. They 220 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 1: took care of that in the first half. Uh, their 221 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: fourth punt was blocked in return for a touchdown. Big 222 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: played the game, of course. Yeah, without that one and 223 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: the fourth down stop, it's fourth and fourth and one 224 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: on the terrible play call your time. Yeah, that was 225 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: a gift. Yeah, I don't know what they're thinking about. 226 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: I didn't know either. I mean, as is the case 227 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: in any Big win, you can I'm sure the Bills 228 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 1: went back in second guess a few things they do, 229 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, like I don't think Allan misses that many 230 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: throws more often than not. And that play in particular 231 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: was just a gift to the Steelers. I mean, the 232 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: way that they're flowing to the football, on the speed 233 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: they have on defense, and you're gonna do a long, 234 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: developing play hoping to break something long I guess I 235 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: was I assumed was the logic with that throwback pass 236 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 1: and thinking everybody's gonna, I guess, attack the line of scrimmage. 237 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 1: And if you go back and watch that play, um, 238 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: if Cam Sutton doesn't stop that for a seven yard loss, 239 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: which is what happened, Melvin Ingram was right there and 240 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: would have at least strung it out. And and make 241 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: of Fitzpatrick was screaming up from the safety position. He 242 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: saw it too. Yeah, like they And I asked Mike 243 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: Tomlin about that. You that asked him heard of the 244 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: recap of the I said, you know, was that something 245 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: you guys had seen on film? And he said, well, 246 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 1: they had run that formation with the fullback and they 247 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: made you know, run a fullback dive off of it. 248 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: But they had obviously when they when they showed it before, 249 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: had the running back flaring out to the to the flat, 250 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: and so the Steelers looked at and said, hey, watch 251 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: this is the this is the next step on that play. 252 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: They're gonna show this, show this, show this, and then 253 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: do this. In the preseason they ran it like three 254 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: or four times, given it to the fullback, you know, 255 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: and and obviously would be key and a Josh Allen dive. Right, yeah, 256 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: you're gonna attack the middle. And they had converted the 257 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: fourth down uh in the first half at the end 258 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: of the first half on a on a sneak by 259 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: or maybe the third short it was a third and short, 260 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: h third and third and short with an Alan dive 261 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: and he got three yards on red stuff. Yeah. Um, 262 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: in this situation, they zigged when they should you know, 263 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: they zagged when they should have just stuck with what 264 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 1: they did up and in hindsight, of course, but even 265 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: if that play hits, Steelers track it down for a 266 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: ten yard game, It's not like the It wasn't enough 267 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: to gain in my opinion for Buffalo to try something 268 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: that long, developing that far behind the line of scrimmage 269 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 1: and a crucial situation. But again, I mean, that's not 270 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: the reason they lost from the reason they lost they 271 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: couldn't block the defensive front a huge momentum. I mean, 272 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:26,319 Speaker 1: you you gave the Steelers the football to you know, midfield, um, 273 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: you know, crucial situation at the time of the game. Yeah, 274 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: it was a heck of a football game. I mean, 275 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: we can unpack every bit of it. Every position, special 276 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: teams was huge in this one. Some coaching decisions I 277 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: thought were huge. Um, some of the coaching preparation I 278 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: thought was apparent in the Steelers favor. I loved how 279 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:49,559 Speaker 1: they rotated a lot of bodies, especially on defense, and 280 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: stayed fresh, but you know, didn't lose the impact or 281 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: star power. You know, that was that was the interesting 282 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: thing about it. You know, it shows I think that 283 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: you know, there was a lot of times where now 284 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: make of Fitzpatrick was on the field percent of the time, 285 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: Bush and Show but are out there percent, you know, 286 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: pretty much most of the time. But they're rotating the 287 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: three pass rushers, the three edge guys, they're rotating the 288 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: the five guys in the middle of the field. You know, Yeah, 289 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: they were out there a lot. But there were times 290 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: when Wanton Hayward weren't on the field and they were 291 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: still getting pressure right, you know, and making things happen 292 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: up front so it doesn't get out of get lost. 293 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: Ingram's a star, Yeah he can. He can still play. 294 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: Ingram's are really really is a pro Bowl type of player, 295 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: and to use them the way that the Steelers can 296 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: use them and not rely on them for every snap, 297 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: you know, for seventeen games maybe more. I think it's 298 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: going to go down as one of Kevin Colberg's best 299 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: signings ever. It was just saying a lot obviously Highsmiths 300 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: developing at a really high rate. Anyone that was worried 301 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: about what being rusty is kind of funny. There's one 302 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: thing I would throw out with what I mentioned his name. 303 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: Did you catch the quote off sides from him? Yeah? 304 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: It was just his his get office. He was so 305 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: fast that it wasn't the only time that he did that. 306 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: They were like three other times where he timed it 307 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: up perfectly and was screaming across the line of screaming 308 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: I should have left tackle complained like without a doubt 309 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: or the coaching staff saying hey watch this and and 310 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: so that he got called on it. I don't think 311 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: he was offside. I don't either. He was adamant that 312 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: he wasn't and I watched it a few times. I'm like, nope, 313 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: because just stuck with me because we had talked in 314 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: the off season. You break the stuff down the Hall 315 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: off season. One of the big next gen Cynthia Freeland 316 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: type stats was Watton and Highsmith have two of the 317 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: quickest getoffs in the whole league, which I bet is 318 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: and something that is lost on Kevin Colbert and the 319 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: coaching staff is probably something they're looking for at that position. 320 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: And I just thought it was a perfect example on 321 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: that play, Like, no, he was just better than the 322 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: ref thought he was. In reality, Yeah, um, he was 323 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: that fast and I'm not able to get there, you know, 324 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: just in time. Um. One of the other interesting things 325 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: you know about the game, uh, you know last year 326 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: in Buffalo, Deante Johnson got benched in the first half 327 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: of that game after two drops three drops, however you 328 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: want to count those? Uh? In this when he comes 329 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: back and the touchdown catch was if you put an 330 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: eighty four on his back, it was. It was Antonio 331 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: Brown esque at the point. And I want to say 332 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: he got outdone, but I thought Laypool was the best 333 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: offensive player they had. You know, I mean his stats 334 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: weren't didn't have a didn't have a catch in the 335 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: first half, comes about and makes a couple of game 336 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: changing and plays in the second half, and guys that 337 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: are becoming stars. I mean again, I'm not taking anything 338 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: away from Dante's he's very, very good. And then I 339 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: didn't realize this till today. Juju lead the wide receivers 340 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: and stabs. Yeah, and it was a valuable role player, 341 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: you know. I mean we always forget a block. He 342 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: had a couple of catches that he turned into pretty 343 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: good games, you know, running guys over. He's physical, physical guy, 344 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: he does block well. He's a team guy. I think 345 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: we've especially ye, I'm gonna give him enough credit because 346 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: he's just a slot. He's not a superstar. And he's 347 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: really helpful, that's for sure. And then James Washington comes 348 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,439 Speaker 1: off the bench, you know, and helps, right, So that's 349 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: a good room. Yeah, And they're two biggest pass plays 350 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: in the game were to the tight ends. They only 351 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 1: each Brown and Farmouth cut one ball each, but they 352 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 1: were two big twenty four yard catches in the second 353 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: half that those guys were back. If you leave them 354 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: a lot of one on ones, or if they're going 355 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: against the boss Decker Vince Williams of the world, look out. 356 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean it might not be a lot consistent, 357 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: a consistent barrage of target. There's just too many other people. 358 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: There's so many. But their piece of the pie is 359 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: a good is a is a tasty bite, Yeah, you know, 360 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:47,199 Speaker 1: without question. Um, let's talk about naj Harris's debut. I 361 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: thought he got better as the game went on in 362 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: terms of the runs. The blocking got a little bit 363 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: better as the game went on as well, so I 364 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: didn't blame him for lack of production in the first half. 365 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 1: And they're just when they were to go them at all. 366 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: One note I wanted to make and let's talk more 367 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: about Harris in particular, but we just mentioned friar Muth. 368 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: Those two blocked well. Nag and Protection passed every test 369 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: for me. Friar Muth looks like a quickly improving blocker, 370 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 1: you know so, and Harris never leaving the field is 371 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 1: a massive accomplishment for any running back, let alone a 372 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: rookie in his first game, you know, on on the road. 373 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 1: So those two are developing in phases you might not 374 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: notice as easily too, And which is key. Yeah, it 375 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: is um. You know, I made a note at one 376 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: point in the early in the second half and like, 377 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: you know, like maybe it's late in the first half. 378 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: I'd like to see Harris used if they're gonna have 379 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: if they're gonna stack the line of scrimmage like that 380 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: and make it so difficult to run using more as 381 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: a receiver. And we did see him split out, you know, 382 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,959 Speaker 1: in the slot, and we saw Friar Muth and Ebron 383 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:54,919 Speaker 1: split out a lot. There were certainly a lot of 384 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: snaps of empty But the problem, and again we'll get 385 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: into the negative, is in all games of both is 386 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,360 Speaker 1: there still is not a deep and intermediate passing game 387 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 1: that people fear yet. I mean the Bills, we talked 388 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: about their defense a lot last year or last week 389 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: and that they're the heaviest nickel team in the league. 390 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 1: I said that four hundred times last year, last week, 391 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: and the biggest thing that their structure to do is 392 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: be fast and don't allow deep balls. Yeah, well, they 393 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: didn't fear that. They didn't play it that way. You know, 394 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: the Bills came near the line of scurimmage and dared 395 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: you to throw over there. They played it like they 396 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: did last year, right right, And the Steelers don't need 397 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: to prove that, which there's a lot of levels of 398 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: that too. It's can you protect you know, can your 399 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: quarterback make the throws and hang in there? Can the 400 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: guys get open and separate? You know? Going empties? Great? 401 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: And I percent agree that splinning Harris out is gonna 402 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: be a great weapon, but not if it's just to 403 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,440 Speaker 1: get them the ball on a two yor flat route, 404 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 1: because as you get tackled to you know what I mean, 405 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: more has to happen. And so I don't know that yet. 406 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: Yesterday was necessarily what the Steelers can't do as much 407 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 1: as it was has Met Canada's first game out of 408 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: the shoot um And correct me if I'm wrong, but 409 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 1: I think you know, Coach said something to Coach T 410 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: said something along lines of and this one style importance 411 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: were real down to down the list. They didn't want 412 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: to make a big mistake in a game like that, 413 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 1: knowing that you know, that's what cost him last year 414 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: in the game against the Bills. It wasn't pretty. We 415 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: knew it wasn't gonna be pretty. A bunch of new 416 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: people here against the quality opponent on the road. That 417 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: made me feel a little better too. I think you 418 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: put some stuff on top. You're gonna be at home 419 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: this week against Oakland or last Las Vegas. Um, it's 420 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: not a great defense. No, I think this is the 421 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: kind of game you're at home, you try. Okay, we're 422 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: gonna put some stuff on tape here that that's gonna 423 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: maybe back some people off. We're gonna show some stuff 424 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 1: down the field that And I wonder if you start 425 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: to this upcoming week a little bit more as opposed 426 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: to let's do anything we can to create yardage because 427 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: we know it's gonna be a struggle and keeping up 428 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 1: with Alan's would be difficult. This upcoming week, maybe you're 429 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: to try to string plays together, you know, script things 430 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: out a little more, create your identity. You know, we 431 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: really need to create an intermediate passing games. So we're 432 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 1: gonna max protect a little more and try that. I 433 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:17,640 Speaker 1: think so much of this past game was while they 434 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: said they weren't concerned about having two rookie starters on 435 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,360 Speaker 1: the offensive line and they had to not sleep last 436 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,640 Speaker 1: night thinking about it. Yeah, Um side note, why did 437 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: Hoss come in for one play or two plays? Was 438 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: that like an equipment issue or something. I think that 439 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: Green was getting into it a little bit with somebody 440 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 1: and they want to calm them down. Never got that answer. 441 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,239 Speaker 1: I'm like, why did you leave for ay Um? But 442 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: I just think that because of that situation in that stadium, 443 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: with that crowd, you wanted to protect those guys. So 444 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: let's not do anything crazy in this game because there's 445 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: just too many unknowns. There's too many X factors here 446 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: that they could affect this game. We don't want to. 447 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: We don't want to turn this into a just a 448 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: complete disaster and give them all kinds of momentum with 449 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: that crowd. And it doesn't sound like much. But now 450 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: all those guys be like, Okay, I have an NFL 451 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: game under my belt and we wont and one of 452 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: the one of the most difficult. It's against a very 453 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 1: good team in their stadium is packed, jam packed full 454 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: of fans that they were all I mean, they were 455 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 1: fired up. I'm sure. So I looked at the Buffalo 456 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,360 Speaker 1: in Kansas City is the two worst places to walk 457 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: into this week. I mean, you know, you come home 458 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: this week against Oakland. It's not again Vegas again, It's 459 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: not nearly the Dauntington's now you can do some stuff. 460 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: Now you can be a little more relaxed and just play. 461 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: Not that you can just take a step back like, oh, 462 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: we got this, all the problems are fixed at all. 463 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: But you get those opening day jitters out of here, 464 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 1: you know those b Roethlisberger said it last week. He's like, 465 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: I'm talking to these guys, and you know, if I 466 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: asked them if they're nervous about this and they say no, 467 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 1: I call him a liar because I'm nervous about this. 468 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 1: I'm I'm in You're eighteen, you're full of it. You're 469 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: gonna tell me you're not nervous about this is your 470 00:22:56,560 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: first NFL game exactly. And and even the young guys 471 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: not seeing it at this capacity in their second season's 472 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: play pool and Dots and those guys, I have concerns 473 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: about the offense. There's there's no doubt about that. I mean, 474 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 1: and again, it will be a big topic throughout the week. 475 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a work in progress. Yeah, but you 476 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: got to take it in context too of what they 477 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: were dealing with as an organization, as a new group. 478 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: The other thing about it is, you know, I think 479 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: when you look at last year's team. Um, the offense 480 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: was the offense and it wasn't gonna change because nobody 481 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 1: was going to get better, right, Who's gonna get better 482 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 1: on that roster? It felt like you're more hanging on 483 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: for dear life, where in this case, you you know, 484 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: you would expect these games, these guys, every game that 485 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: they play, to get better and better and better. So 486 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 1: you know, week two should look better than week one, 487 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: you would think, you would think, I mean, certainly in 488 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: practice and assuming the injuries don't derail things dramatically because 489 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:54,239 Speaker 1: they're coming, you know, I mean, that's just the way 490 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,479 Speaker 1: the world works. But yeah, I mean again, this was 491 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: the first run. It's never gonna be ready. It wasn't great, 492 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: but man, the defense was unbelievable awesome. It really on 493 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: all levels, on all levels and started up front, but 494 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: at all levels. I thought it was good at a 495 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: game I've ever seen Bush play. You know, you mentioned 496 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: trade Norwood, I mean, comes from nowhere and it looks 497 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: like he belongs. All the corners I thought played pretty well. 498 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,439 Speaker 1: I mean, Shobert and Edmonds didn't stick out to be 499 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: but certainly not negatively, you know what I mean. In 500 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,919 Speaker 1: the past rush and the front was dominant. Yeah, they 501 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 1: really got it done yesterday against as good in the 502 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: offense as you're gonna see this side of Kansas City, 503 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,120 Speaker 1: you know, without question. So, uh, you know, if I'm 504 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 1: the I know they played the Chiefs later this year. 505 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,239 Speaker 1: If I'm the Chiefs, I'm looking at that one my 506 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: lines and right, yeah, get that thing fixed, because if 507 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: you could play like that against that Bill's team, you know, 508 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 1: you do a lot of damage with his legs. Yeah, 509 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: more so, I think than a passer, to be honest 510 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,719 Speaker 1: with you. And I still thought they contained him pretty well. 511 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: The only average like four point three yards of carry 512 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:00,119 Speaker 1: and he had he had seventeen on his first who 513 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 1: carries like it got worse as the game went on. 514 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: They've really started the keying on that he I was 515 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: not super impressed with how he played. But it's not 516 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: like I'm worried about Alan. It's more I'm excited about 517 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:13,880 Speaker 1: what the Steelers can do to great quarterbacks. Absolutely, we're 518 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: going to take a break. He is Matt Williamson. I'm 519 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: Dale Lala. You're listening to the drive here on Steelers 520 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: Nation Radio. Matt, you you mentioned injuries will go around 521 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: the league. With some of the things that happened to 522 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 1: look at some of the games, a lot of big 523 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 1: interesting games, things that happened around the a f C 524 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 1: yesterday and tonight to tonight's games. Pretty tonight's game as well. Yeah, 525 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: with the opponent coming down and it's a yeah, we'll 526 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: talk about all that when we come back right after 527 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: this on the Drive