1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: Your tunes about drive on Home of the Black and 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: Goals Steelers Nation Radio, Welcome back Um Dale ally here 3 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: with Matt Williamson. Were pleased to be joined now by 4 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 1: somebody's gonna be working with us a lot later this week. 5 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: That would be Adam Crowley, of course, uh, the former 6 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: host of ESPN nine seventies afternoon show. What'd you call 7 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: that show? Well? Show? That was the Crawley Show. I 8 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: couldn't you couldn't remember that one. But Adam, it's good 9 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: to have you on here. And as I mentioned, you're 10 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:47,959 Speaker 1: gonna be doing a lot of draft coverage with us 11 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: here later this week. In fact, you're on with us 12 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: from with Matt and I from nine to eleven on Thursday. 13 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: That should put us in prime area for the Steelers 14 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: draft pick. That's exactly right. I don't know why I 15 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: got the privilege of being with you two at that 16 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: precise moment, but I asked for you. You know, well, 17 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: that's I mean, you just want somebody you can push around, 18 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: Somebody can box around. You can when somebody overshadows, right, 19 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: I certainly can't do that. Now. It's gonna be fun, brother, 20 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: I can't wait. Bring a lot of energy to the group, 21 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 1: Adam U when you're looking at this draft, and I'm 22 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: sure you've studied it like everybody else. Um and I 23 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: mentioned you're gonna be there with us when the when 24 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: the Steelers make that pick at twenty four. What is 25 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: your expectation here? Where? Where are you leaning at in 26 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: terms of this? I think everybody knows where Matt and 27 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: I are leaning in terms of what we think is 28 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: going to happen here. What's what's your thought on it? Ideally, 29 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: I don't love running backs in the first round for 30 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: all of the reasons that everybody states, you know, the 31 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: fifth year option. I was looking at the top running 32 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: back last year, not in the draft, but just overall 33 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: in terms of rushing yards. And you know there are 34 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: other ways to measure it back obviously, but the top 35 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: six guys in terms of rushing yards that led the 36 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,119 Speaker 1: league last year, none of them were first round pick. 37 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: So I think you can typically find guys outside of 38 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: that first round. What I worry about this year is 39 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: that like the first four or five tackles or come 40 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: off the board, and then you're sitting there and and 41 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: maybe the best value pick is a running back. So 42 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say, I hate it if they wind 43 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: up with a running back. I definitely wouldn't, but I 44 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: would rather see them be able to get a tackle. 45 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: But the way I look at it is I think 46 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: that they're gonna be some better tackles a little bit 47 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: later on. And I do think that there is a 48 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: drop off that there definitely those three top running backs. 49 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: Do you agree though, that when you look at the 50 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: the Steeler position rooms position groups right this minute, running 51 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: backs the one that I think is the weakest. I do. 52 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: I do agree with that. That's why, you know, I 53 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: would love if if you knew what would happen, right, 54 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: but you can't, and you could get it Jenkins at 55 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: if he were there, or you know, a Dylan redund 56 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: falls to fifty five if he were there, And then 57 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: I feel comfortable, you know, if if there's a running 58 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: back there and you got Redunce at fifty five, Okay, 59 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: I'm cool with it, um. But they definitely enough upgrade 60 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: in that room. I know a lot of people are 61 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 1: are taking with Mike Tomlin said today. The Steelers said 62 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: today that they feel like they could be better with 63 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: the guys to have in the room. And I already 64 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: saw Madden he quote waits it and says, if they 65 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: really believe they're gonna upgrade there, it just depends on 66 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: on the way in which they upgrade there. They're definitely 67 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: gonna add to the room. I mean it might not 68 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: be first round both of them. I mean, honestly, the 69 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: offensive line room. He could even add tight end to 70 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: that group. All your all your guys that do your 71 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: that are the majority of your run game. They're gonna 72 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: add plays it all those positions, whether it be in 73 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: the draft or you know, if tight end maybe they 74 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: add you know, guy after the draft or something like that. 75 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: But they're not gonna stand pat with those positions and 76 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: the scheme is going to change. The mean if they 77 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: have a new offensive line coach on a new offensive coordinator. 78 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it's all the above was the problem. 79 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: Let me ask you guys this, Like naj Harris obviously 80 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: in a lot of people's minds is the guy for 81 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: the Steelers and is the number one running back, But 82 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: you know, do you worry much about not having the huge, 83 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: huge plays in college? Like does that matter to you? 84 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: Like that was always a talking point with Levy on 85 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: Bell where he doesn't have the breakaway speed. To me, 86 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: that kind of thing I don't so much care about. 87 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: I don't either, because you get your chunk plays in 88 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: the passing game in today's NFL. But when it's third 89 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: and one, third and two, you better be able to 90 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: pick that up. Or if it's first and ten and 91 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: you get five yards on first down by running the football, 92 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: that I don't need to get twenty five yards every 93 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: time he touches the ball. No, I'm in the same camp. 94 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: It's certainly nice. Like I think the two best ball 95 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: carriers in the NFL right now are Nick Chubb and 96 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. And those guys will run away from people 97 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: and break the eight yard or here and there and 98 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: and it's a wonderful thing to have, but I would 99 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: rather have the The left bell is a good comparison. 100 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: You know, when six is blocked, you get nine or ten, 101 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: you know, and create on your own. And you mentioned it, 102 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: I think, Adam, I don't know we brought this up enough. 103 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: But their short yardage offense has been so bad. And 104 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: it's not just the running back position, but this guy 105 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: scored a million touchdowns. I mean, he's great in short yardage. 106 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: Fourth and one, I mean that's and he catches the football, 107 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: and that to me is the whole difference. I mean, 108 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: he's not Derrick Henry where he can only throw him 109 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: the ball once a game and hope he catches it 110 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: and take you it does something with it. I think. 111 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: I think Naja Harris is a guy if you get 112 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: him out in space and he catches the football, you're 113 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: gonna see big plays come out of that. I honestly, 114 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: but leave he can become a level bell two pound 115 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: receiving matchup and he's gonna run guys over in the 116 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: secondary and then young then smaller guys are covering him 117 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: and right right, So yeah, I wish he was a 118 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: four or four flat guy and you could take it 119 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: to the house. But I don't really care. It's low 120 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: on my list. Well now I'm now I'm picking your 121 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: brains here because it's just the practicing for this. Yeah, exactly, 122 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: this is a warm up for Thursday Night. You know, 123 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 1: a lot has been made about the the age factor 124 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: for Naj Harris, and then also, I mean, really with 125 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: D T N two, I mean just the the amount 126 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: of burn that these guys have gone through throughout their 127 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: collegiate careers. That's scary. Off with either of those guys either. 128 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: Initially I looked at that and I had Javonte Williams 129 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,280 Speaker 1: a little bit higher because of that because he's only 130 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: twenty one. He just turned twenty one. Was like two 131 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: years difference, Yeah, I mean in two years is I mean, 132 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: it's two extra years that you potentially have the guy. 133 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: But you know, we were just talking about this in 134 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: the previous segment. Okay, so get five years of Naj 135 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: Harris on his on his rookie contract. That gets him. 136 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: You can enfranchise tag him for that sixth year and 137 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: then I don't wan him that and you don't want 138 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: him after that anyways. That's gonna be the same for 139 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: any running back. And if you get six years out 140 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: of a running back in today's NFL, you got the 141 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: You've got the max value out of them. I'm not 142 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: a big belover, and there's only X amount of carries 143 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: in that body, and he used them up already. Not 144 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: everybody's Adrian Peterson. I mean, I'm not sure that he's 145 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: makes I kind of don't agree with Dale's point that 146 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: it doesn't bother me big picture because it's a running back. 147 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: He's not gonna be here a big picture anyways. Would 148 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: be different if it's a receiver or a different position. 149 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: But I don't think it makes him more likely to 150 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: get injured either, just because he has more to wear. 151 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: And actually I think that goes the other way. The 152 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: fact that they have handled a heavy workload and not 153 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: gotten injured, I think is is a check mark in 154 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: their favor. You know these guys that I'm not gonna 155 00:07:56,040 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: bang Jim Skill. I'm not gonna bang Javante Williams four that, 156 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: but he's not. He's not done that. No, And it's 157 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: lovely when you look at and say, boy, his tires 158 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: have a lot of tread on him still. But boy, 159 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: Greg Cot he talks about That's my argument with Trey Sermon. 160 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: Like Trey Sermon, Okay, he had a couple of good games, 161 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: but when he was asked to be the man even 162 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: at Oklahoma and carry the football thirty times, he get hurt. Right, Yeah, 163 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: those top three, Like if if I've done a bunch 164 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: of these mocked drafts right as as everyone has, and 165 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:37,199 Speaker 1: you know, sometimes Javontay Williams is there in the second round, 166 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: but I don't I don't think in reality that that 167 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: those three are gonna be there past thirty six, Like, 168 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: I just don't see that happening. Like if I could, 169 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: if I could be told that there's a shot even 170 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: if Javontay Williams being there at five, I mean I would, 171 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: I would absolutely go crazy about that. And well, let 172 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: let me let me ask you this. So because I 173 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: love David Collins, I mean, who doesn't, right, And then 174 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: you know Caleb Farley as well. Man, if he's there, 175 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: we're talking about best pure guy on the board. Injury 176 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: concerns be damn. I mean that's another guy at twenty 177 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: four that I'm thinking, Boy, I would seriously consider that. Yeah, 178 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: he's one that that Matt and I've talked about. And 179 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: you kind of hope that somebody else makes that decision 180 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: for you and takes him before you, before you have 181 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: to make that decision, because you know, it almost becomes 182 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: a situation where you know, can you can you afford 183 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: to pass on a guy who when this whole process started, 184 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: I had him as my top ranked quarterback or cornerback. Um, 185 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: you know, can you pass on that guy at twenty four? 186 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:49,599 Speaker 1: I don't know, But I don't I don't see I 187 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: don't know what the medicals are. I also don't know, Adam, 188 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: if the Steelers look at corner as much of a 189 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: need as fixing the run game, you know, I think 190 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,839 Speaker 1: they really like Sutton, one of us know what they 191 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:04,079 Speaker 1: think of Lane Farley is hard to ignore and you 192 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: might regret it in a huge way. But I think 193 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: their first round pick needs to be a leadoff double 194 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: and not a swing for the fences. I understand and 195 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 1: I do agree with that. Um, you can't miss you 196 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: can't you can't miss it, And that's what like lann 197 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: at Dickerson was kind the same way. It's the same 198 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: exact thing. Like I would take him in a heartbeat 199 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: at twenty four if all else was being equal, if 200 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: you were sitting there, I think he's a slam dunk 201 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: prospect apart from the medicals. But the medicals they obviously 202 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: scare you. Trading back is obviously something that to me 203 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: makes an awful lot of stent depending on how the 204 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: board falls. So we'll see. But as far as the 205 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: tackles are concerned, like where has it become too rich 206 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: for you to where? You say, like, I don't know, 207 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: I don't want to take Samuel caused me at twenty four, 208 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: Like is that the line. I think it's a Tevin 209 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: j Ankins and then there's a little bit of a 210 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: gap between and maybe it's only I think there's four 211 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: I would take. I think it's tend to fifteen picks, 212 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: but it's but it's tend to fifteen picks, right. I 213 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 1: don't think Aikenberg I don't think caused me. I think 214 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: Jenkins would be too hard to pass up in such 215 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: a masher Derrissau. I don't think he'll be there, and 216 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: I know Slater and sul won't be right. It's so 217 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: those four at the top, and then there's a little 218 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: bit of a gap there between four and five, and 219 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: then between the gap between five and fifteen to seventeen 220 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: isn't very big, I mean, and that's why I think 221 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: this draft I think sets up to take an offensive 222 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: tackle on around two or three, because the value is 223 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 1: just as good as the one that you would take 224 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: it twenty four and Adam I kind of mentioned this 225 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 1: with Justin Lane too, And I do think this is 226 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: a Steeler's version of a rebuild. And they didn't have 227 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: a ton of resources, but my hunches and they'll bring 228 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: us a whole time too. Is they like some guys 229 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: on their roster better than maybe Steeler Nation does. And 230 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: Zach Banners like the poster boy for that too, like, yeah, 231 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: they could use the tackle, and you should never turn 232 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: her nose up at a legit first round tackle, no 233 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: matter what your team looks like. But I think they 234 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: can live with what they have and their best days 235 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: might be ahead of the three that they have. Yes, 236 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: I agree with that. Now I'm thinking through they're they're 237 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 1: almost different answers. But what what I think makes the 238 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: Steelers the best this year? You know, give them the 239 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: chance to compete for a championship or whatever this year 240 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 1: is if they get a tackle, and if they get 241 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: a running back. You know now that I'm saying out loud, 242 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: maybe even an interior alignment, like like a center and 243 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: then a running back. But I think there's I think 244 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: those first three picks have to be in the order. 245 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: I think has to be running back and then either 246 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: offensive tackle, center or center. Offensive tackle. I think the 247 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,719 Speaker 1: running back has to come first just because of the 248 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: scarcity of the of the guys in the draft, and 249 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: then you can get value at those other two positions 250 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: that your second round center or your third round center 251 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: may start from day one. Your your your offensive tackle 252 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: that you take could start from day one because of 253 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 1: the depth in the draft at the at those three positions. Adam, 254 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: how about this. Let's say Miami scoops up to Naja 255 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: Harris though, and it's a t N looking at in 256 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: the face or Williams. I guess a t N is 257 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: the question I have you. Are you comfortable with him 258 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: as your bell cow back? I mean he's a little 259 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: different stylistically. Yeah, I think that I am. To me, 260 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: Naja Harris would be the guy that I wanted twenties four. 261 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: And if he wasn't there, you know, does Daven Collins 262 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,599 Speaker 1: is staring me in the face and I'd want to 263 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: see that happen. I'm not sure that that happened either, 264 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: you know. Um, Again, the question for me is where 265 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: does Javonte Williams wind up going? Um? How big of 266 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: the drop block is there for for Kenneth game well? 267 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: Because I really like Kenneth Gaywell too, Game well too. Um. 268 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: Naja Harris is the guy that I would feel most 269 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: comfortable with picking though. I think he's the most well rounded. 270 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,439 Speaker 1: You know, in terms of a huge problem I think 271 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: the running back room has had and this would apply 272 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: to gain well is when he's on the field, the 273 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: defensive thinking pass, you know, like when snows on the field, 274 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: the defensive thinking run. You know, Harris gives you all 275 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: the above. Am I allowed to give it? Take apart 276 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: from the Steelers here? Sure, goright ahead. I just love 277 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: Justin Field. I just I really love Justin Field. I 278 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: think he's going to be a hell of a player 279 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: at the NF You're you're talking to the Justin Fields 280 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: fan club here with Matt and I. We think he's 281 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: the number two quarterback in this draft. And I can't 282 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: believe that makes no sense to other people that people 283 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: were talking about him falling out of the top ten. 284 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: I don't care if he's you know, you hear the stuff, Well, 285 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: he's got epilepsy. He's not a good leader. He's not 286 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: that's people trying to talk him down. To me. I 287 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: think that's that's you know, coming out of It's just 288 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: like Washington and Chicago or you know, hey, let's see 289 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: if we can get this guy down into the teens 290 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: where we can get him, because I he's a better 291 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: version of Lamar Jackson. Crowdman, here's my theory, not even 292 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 1: a theory. Here's my fear, in my worst nightmare, I 293 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: think Justin Fields is going to be a New England 294 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: Patriot somehow somewhere. I hope Mac Jones in New England 295 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: Patriots if they take a quarterback, that would be the 296 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: guy that I would want them to take. Justin Fields. 297 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: She's got all the trade, you know, not a leader. 298 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: That's to me, that's a joke. You know. All I 299 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: need to do is watched that game against Clemson and 300 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: it's just why why wouldn't you want to take that guy? 301 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: And I always make fun of this stuff like leading 302 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: up to the draft and not you guys, because you 303 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: guys actually pay attention. Mike pursue to actually pay attention. 304 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 1: But there's a whole bunch of radio folks who, you know, 305 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: pretend like they know, and they copy stuff other people do, 306 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: and they live for a couple of days leading after 307 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: the draft, right, and you see players rise and fall 308 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: on draft board dramatically, and you know, like Justin Fields 309 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: was the second quarterback on everybody's board while football was 310 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: being played, and in the second football stop being played. Now, 311 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, Justin Fields starts falling like I'm sorry, 312 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: I just I just think that's a little bit ridiculous. Um, 313 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: I get t Land, I get the Lord, but at 314 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: the same time, like I had time to evaluate everything 315 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: that he did. And I'm not one of you guys, 316 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: right who who's just like eating this stuff even while 317 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: you sleep, that you could watch all of his seventeen games. 318 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: You can watch is one game from last year. Um, 319 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of tape there, and there's no 320 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: tape against legitimate, quality competition, whereas I know what Justin 321 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: Fields has done against quality competition like Clemson in the 322 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: darn semifinal. I'll be honest with Adam. I was more impressed, 323 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: and he played grit against Clemson. But that game against 324 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: Northwestern where he's playing with a sprained wrist that it 325 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,199 Speaker 1: really limits his throwing and he was still able to 326 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: win that football game. Why Well, partly because of Trey Sermon, 327 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: but he was able to run the ball too in 328 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: that game. And and that's what he gives you. Okay, 329 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: we're not having a lot of success story, or it's 330 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: a sloppy day and he can't throw the football, Okay, 331 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 1: we'll just run the ball. And he's a big enough 332 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: guy to do it. Ohio States obviously immensely talented and 333 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: has better football players in Northwestern, but they were also 334 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: riddled with COVID late in the year too. I mean, 335 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: they were playing with a lot of guys that they 336 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 1: didn't plan on playing with. And then I heard an 337 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: interview with his coach too. You know, for the National 338 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 1: championship game, Justin Fields had like half a practice because 339 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 1: he was so injured, and even practice for the biggest 340 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: game of the year. And still I think he's easily 341 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: the number two guy. I don't get it. It's funny 342 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 1: like you remember darn Byron Leftwich, right whenever he's getting 343 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 1: carried down the field at Marshal and everyone's going, oh 344 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: my god, this guy is a great leader. You block 345 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: a shot in hockey, you shatter your femer and you 346 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: go out for the next shift. You're a great leader. Meanwhile, 347 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: Justin Fields is out there banged up against Northwestern, and 348 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 1: you know people are gonna question the performance. Um. I 349 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: just think sometimes that that things get overthought, and I 350 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: think that a situation that could be going on here, 351 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: or it could be you know, your typical smoke screen stuff. No, 352 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: I agree as well, And to your point about you know, 353 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: there's some of the other quarterbacks who did Zack Wilson 354 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 1: play against last year? There was any good That guy 355 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: was never under pressure. I didn't play anybody last year. Yeah, 356 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 1: he's gonna he's gonna get hit a lot more with 357 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: the Jets, I guarantee you that. But yeah, that's not 358 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 1: sorry to interrupting that. I that I don't like Jack 359 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: Wilson like I do think. You know, the word that 360 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: keeps coming up is spontaneous. Yeah, I do think that's 361 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: that's something that at this level, at any level, I 362 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 1: love it. Um. I do understand dan Um why Trey 363 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: Lance would have people all excited about him, and I 364 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: even get it to an extent obviously with Mac Jones. 365 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: But you know, I just I look at Justin Fields 366 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: and I just see I just see a dying in 367 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 1: my kind of playmaker who has everything you want at 368 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: this level. And I think sometimes we can just we 369 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: can we can overthink things. No, I think, well, this 370 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: is the you know, paralysis by over analysis time of year. 371 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: Just to give people a little bit of a preview 372 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: here of what's going to happen here the rest of 373 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: the week on on Steelers Nation Radio and of course 374 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 1: the I Heart shows here on d V, We're gonna 375 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: be simulcast on w B G g N SNR. As 376 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: I mentioned Friday or Wednesday night, Uh, Matt, Um, myself 377 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: and Mike Pursuit It will do a show from seven 378 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: to nine that will be also on dv E. Then 379 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: kicking off draft coverage on Thursday, you'll have myself, Jerry 380 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 1: Doolak and Matt Williamson from seven to nine. Adam will 381 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:57,439 Speaker 1: be joining us from nine to eleven. Uh to again 382 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:59,719 Speaker 1: be there for that Steeler's pick. We'll have a lot 383 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: of with that. The following night you're gonna see Um, 384 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: Mike Pursuit of joining Matt and Jerry Dulac from six 385 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: to nine, and then Arthur Moates and myself will be 386 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: joining Matt from nine to twelve. Kicking off Saturday at 387 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: noon will be Mike Pursuit of Matt Williamson and Adam Crowley. Uh, 388 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: then Lolly myself, Lolly Crowley and Williamson from two to four, 389 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: and then finishing off the draft will be me, Matt 390 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: and Wes Euler taken it home. And then of course 391 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: next Monday you can tune into another simulcash show on 392 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: w DV with Mike pursued on myself and Matt Williamson 393 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: really looking forward to all the coverage this weekend. And 394 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,880 Speaker 1: haven't seen I've I've seen you in passing a couple 395 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: of times to see peeking in the door. The other 396 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:44,479 Speaker 1: day you stuck your nose and I heard over our 397 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:48,199 Speaker 1: shoulder while we were talking. Yeah, I mean so transparency. 398 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: So like my dad, he had to get a heart transplant, 399 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: so he's been he's been sick like the entire entire 400 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: covid era right, and he was a couple of blocks away. 401 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: So I've been doing all kind of off over there 402 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: helping them, and so I didn't I wasn't trying to 403 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 1: see anybody and then, you know, kill my dad. So 404 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: I haven't done anything. I was talking to Pursuit of 405 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: the other day and I was like, you got vaccinated, 406 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: You're probably gonna be able to go belly up to 407 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: a bar, and he said, Crawley, other people have actually 408 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: been doing things pal So Matt and I have gone 409 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: out a couple of times here in the last last 410 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: couple of months. We've taken the rummy lately at at 411 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: the local establishments. See here's the thing. I just got 412 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 1: my mouth. Double backs, he's double back. See you're getting 413 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: your jab tomorrow. I mean we're all gonna be sitting 414 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 1: in the same room, breathing the same air for like 415 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: six hours. I'm excited about there you go. Well, plenty 416 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: of draft coverage. Can't wait for that. And of course, 417 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: uh hopefully, uh you know, well again, get that Steelers 418 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: draft pick Thursday sometime. I'm hoping closer to nine than eleven, 419 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: but I'm not real. I'm not real optimistic that's gonna happen. 420 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: Eleven after a trade down, Well, that could happen. Yeah, 421 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: that would be interesting, That would definitely be interesting. But 422 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: we'll let you go. Adam. We appreciate you stopping by, 423 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 1: and we will see you on Thursday night. Uh, you're 424 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,679 Speaker 1: bringing the beer, right, I will bring the beer. I 425 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: think it's only right. I would like to set foot 426 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: in one of those fear buying establishments. They'll be Jamison 427 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: there too. Don't worry. Well, you're gonna be there. So 428 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: he didn't tell you. It's already gonna be drank. It's 429 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 1: gonna be in his belly. But yeah, that was Adam Crowley. 430 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: We appreciate him dropping by, as we always do. Always 431 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: fun to talk with Adam And uh, this is you're 432 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,679 Speaker 1: listening to the drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. Um, 433 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: we got a couple more minutes here before we go 434 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,359 Speaker 1: to break. But interesting stuff there from Adam on a 435 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: lot of things that we've talked about here. Yeah, I 436 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: think he I think he's a regular listener to the show. Well, 437 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: I mean I said, the more you know, intelligent people 438 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: digging into this thing more and more, and you way 439 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: needs and understand the team. There's not a lot of 440 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,199 Speaker 1: choose your own adventure pass that gets you where you 441 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: want to be unless you go more or less, you know, 442 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: back center then to be determined and probably tackle. Yeah, 443 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: but boy, you get three picks at a back center 444 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: and tackle change your running You've just fixed your offensive 445 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: line presumably, if not this year, certainly next because a 446 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: lot of options. Some those tackles can go to guard 447 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: if there's injuries. You get really young on your offensive line. 448 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: Cheap and cheap cheap. I mean it's nice if you 449 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,640 Speaker 1: don't have a bazillion dollars invested and you pretty much 450 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: know who you're who, you're eight or nine lineman that 451 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,400 Speaker 1: you're taken to into the into the regular season, you're 452 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,199 Speaker 1: gonna be Yeah, the guys that will be active and 453 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: they can work themselves out of who's you know, the 454 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: Castro is the only one making a lot of money, 455 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: with all respect the Palsy and Villaneuava. I mean, those 456 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: guys were ate a lot of cap, you know. I 457 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 1: mean it's a it's a nice way to structure your team. 458 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: And I did a mock the other day and I 459 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,679 Speaker 1: didn't get the tackle in the top three rounds, but 460 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: I took one in like the fourth and fifth, and 461 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 1: one of them had guard versatility, and like, hey, I'll 462 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: throw another lineman in the mix because guys get hurt 463 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: and someone's on the workout and maybe Dicasko retires in 464 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: a year from now or has a bad year. I mean, 465 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 1: who's to say, you know, so when in doubts, throw 466 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: one in the mix, even like the fifth round. Yeah, 467 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: I agree, and I think, you know, it was interesting 468 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 1: when the linebacker position was mentioned today to Mike Tomlin 469 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: and and Kevin Colbert, their eyes kind of lit up 470 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: a little bit, like and and and Colbert's like this, 471 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: this this linebacker group is really deep, he said. You know, 472 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: back when he said it was interesting, he said when 473 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: we took uh Ryan Shays here in the first round, 474 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 1: I think it was yeah, yeah, he was the outlier, 475 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: like he was the okay he can he don't. You 476 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: never have to take him off the field. You don't 477 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 1: have to worry about him and coverages. Just now that's 478 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: the norm draft. I mean, it was those two and 479 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 1: then a drop off. Now that's the norm. He said, 480 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: you're seeing all these linebackers now because again teams have 481 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 1: to cover. They're seeing you know, you have to defend. 482 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 1: Well whatever, you better have linebackers that can run and 483 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: guys that can play in space. I mean, I think 484 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: that linebackers have gotten a lot more advice to like 485 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 1: work on your on your or if you're a bigger safety, Hey, 486 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 1: coach Upp, but I moved a linebacker. I can you know? Yeah, rights, 487 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: those used to stay at those guys used to stay 488 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 1: at safety and be a thumper. Well, now you don't 489 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:30,160 Speaker 1: need a thumper anymore. It's safety. And if you're two 490 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:33,640 Speaker 1: pound running back and you run four five ish, let's 491 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: move to linebacker, you know. I mean you're seeing receivers 492 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: your son your fourth on the depth chart, which we 493 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: can get you on the field right away. And you 494 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: can run and play and you understand what offense they're 495 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: trying to do and change direction. I do think there's 496 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: a lot of them. I wonder where that fits in 497 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: for the Steelers, Like I don't think David Collins in 498 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: the first rounds of the out of the question. I'm 499 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 1: not sure there's a second one that the second rounder 500 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: that jumps off the page for me. Yeah, but third 501 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 1: and fourth, Yeah, but that might mean don't get a 502 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: tackle till the fourth round or fifth round. Right, if 503 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 1: you take two of them, maybe you're okay. Yeah, I 504 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 1: mean there's there's always that potential for that, and it's 505 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: hard to fill them all. It is hard to fill 506 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:11,719 Speaker 1: them all, especially when you throw a cornerback in there 507 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: as well. You know, there's they're definitely and definitive needs 508 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: here that you need to fill. Uh. In seventh round 509 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 1: gonna be real fruitful for you. You You know, I think 510 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:24,440 Speaker 1: you have an easier time finding the edge in the 511 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: six or seventh because you're looking for an undersized defensive end. 512 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: You're not looking for a true you know are going 513 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: to be coming. Yeah, You're not looking for a six 514 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: five pound guy who can rush to pass for a 515 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:37,919 Speaker 1: little bit those guys are all gone. You're in the 516 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 1: sixth round. You're looking for that sixty pound guy who 517 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 1: you know the four three teams are looking at the same. Well, 518 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 1: he can't play for us. There's also some veterans out 519 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: there too that could build that need for you and 520 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: all these positions. To be honest, I looked at the 521 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 1: I guess it was NFL dot Com or now it 522 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: was Pro Football Focus put out their fifty best still 523 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 1: guys available, and I hadn't looked at that list for 524 00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: a while. But I'm like, series could use him, they 525 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: could use you know, yeah, lead minimum type deals, you know, 526 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:04,479 Speaker 1: which is what's gonna happen after the draft. Teams will 527 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: fill those spots questions. He is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lally. 528 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 1: We want to thank again Adam Crowley for joining us 529 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: here in the segment. We want to thank Jacob Brecht 530 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 1: as well for keeping us on the air throughout the 531 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: course of the segment and patching us through to Adam correctly. 532 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: And we want to thank you for listening to this 533 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 1: edition of The Drive on Steelers Nation Radio.