1 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on your twenty four to seven 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: Good afternoon, Steelers Nation. It's the Drive on the Steelers 4 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 2: Audio Network. Weshooler and Matt Williamson with you here for 5 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 2: the next two hours on a Friday, as the weather 6 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,959 Speaker 2: is cold, all the tickets are sold. Yeah, you got 7 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 2: a big Monday night football game at home against the 8 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: Miami Dolphins, and Matt, obviously that's the forefront of our minds. 9 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 2: But just a huge slate, huge weekend across the NFL, 10 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 2: just four games left for all these teams in the league. 11 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: And I know we've been joking about it for about 12 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: a month now, but that road is quite literally asked 13 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: the boxer, I'm gonna say, asked Tama Bay. How quickly 14 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 2: that changed from last night? But it's a it's a 15 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: big weekend, a big couple of days across the NF. 16 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, and we'll get into all that nonsense. 17 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: But I was looking for a seany cap. 18 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 3: And I couldn't find one at home. 19 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 2: But real quick, for those that are watching or not 20 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: watching on YouTube, Matt just pulled out a box from 21 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: underneath the desk. 22 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 3: Right. Oh, Ben, I am got my seat TV, because 23 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 3: we've got to spread these around. 24 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: What's he gone over there? Oh? My goodness? 25 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 4: Oh? 26 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 3: Size? Give and send the other one back to man. 27 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 2: SNR Drive comes back. Here's a large for me for me? 28 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 2: Whoa hold on? 29 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 3: What have you got over there? 30 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 4: TV? 31 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 3: Okay? Flip me? 32 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 4: Is this? 33 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 2: Is this a coffee mug? 34 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: I haven't looked at him yet. 35 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: For those of you watching on YouTube, you will now 36 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 2: see we no longer have to use nondescript coffee cups. 37 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: We got an sn or Drive mug. Yes, did you 38 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 2: get these? Mate? 39 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 3: Not exactly? 40 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: Okay, story short of I could. 41 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 3: Take so much credit for this, but remember, like a 42 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 3: week or two ago you mentioned how we need gear 43 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 3: and all that good stuff. Yinergear dot Com is somebody 44 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 3: I've talked to on Twitter quite a bit. Seems like 45 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 3: an awesome dude. Listens every day and direct message me 46 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 3: on Twitter and is like, one, are your shirt sizes 47 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 3: and all that good stuff? And what's your dress? Matt? 48 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 3: And I will send you some goodies and love it. 49 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 3: That is so awesome, isn't it? 50 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: This is a high quality t sh is it? 51 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: I haven't even opened them. I didn't want I wanted 52 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 3: to be surprised too. 53 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: No, this is like like you feel it, like this 54 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 2: is like a good material. This is a high quality 55 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 2: T shirt. This is not just some you know T 56 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: shirt cannon five dollars right right, right, right, Like this 57 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 2: is a legit T shirt. This is an awesome coffee. 58 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 3: Mug with his credit. He's like, please, don't like pump 59 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 3: my website. I'm just doing it for you guys. I 60 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 3: listen every day. I want. This is my Christmas pres 61 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 3: to you guys. But it's yinrgear dot com. So they 62 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 3: make all kinds of like Pittsford stuff. Apparently it went 63 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 3: the website. It's awesome and uh. 64 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, yinsergear dot com. 65 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 3: Yesterday I've been jumping out of my skin to bring 66 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 3: him in. 67 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:17,679 Speaker 2: I love it. Full transparency. Matt walks in today, you know, 68 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 2: about twenty minutes or so ago, right with a bottle box, 69 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: right with a box under his arm, and TV's like, 70 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: oh what you got in the box, And Matt's like, 71 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: shut up, don't worry about it, all right, shut up, 72 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 2: don't shut up, don't worry about it. You'll find out soon. 73 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 2: And then like five minutes later, I'm like card merry 74 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: Christmas to the best Steelers radio team out there. Appreciate 75 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:37,119 Speaker 2: you guys very much. 76 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 3: That's so kind. 77 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:39,839 Speaker 2: We appreciate you very much. 78 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 3: Is that awesome? 79 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: And that is a great Friday little gift here to 80 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 2: kick off the show and kick off the day. 81 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 3: How about that? 82 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: And so Matt like puts this box, you know, TV's like, 83 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: what's in the box. He's like, don't worry about it. 84 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 2: Matt puts it under the desk. Like ten minutes later, 85 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 2: I'm like walking in out of the door and I 86 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: see it, and I'm like, is that something for us? 87 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 2: Like He's like, don't worry about it, all right, just 88 00:03:58,040 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 2: just wait. 89 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 3: And see what happens. Is looking for Christmas presents? Come on, man, 90 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 3: we have rules at home, like if anybody snoops or presents, 91 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 3: you got nothing. And my kids, to their credit, I 92 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 3: don't think I ever did in their kids. 93 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 2: I've been drinking coffee like way too late in the 94 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 2: in the day. 95 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 3: Yeah. 96 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, And so I told myself when I was driving 97 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 2: in today, I was like, don't make a coffee. Don't 98 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 2: make a coffee, because then it's just going to keep 99 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 2: you up tonight. I mean when we go to break here, 100 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 2: I'm gonna have to make a coffee. 101 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. I even did this is sell it. I put 102 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 3: it in my regular cup, you know, so so now 103 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 3: I got to think about it, like I want to 104 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 3: leave it here the mug, yes, but nobody better touch 105 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 3: put a sticker on this thing, I don't yeah, or 106 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 3: secret hiding place, that's what it needs to be. Weed 107 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 3: lock up somewhere, I don't know. 108 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: We need to we need a you. 109 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 3: Know, because I want to use it on the air. 110 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 2: A couple of weeks ago, we solicited coffee mugs and 111 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 2: T shirts and stuff that we got here. Now we 112 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 2: need to solicit like a little mini safe lock up 113 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 2: our coffee bugs right here. 114 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 3: But if anyone else wants to send us gear, feel free. 115 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 2: Or that's awesome, say that. Say the name one more 116 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 2: time of the website Injured Gear Gear. Yeah, okay, awesome, 117 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 2: love it huge. 118 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 3: Thanks to he was like a super nice guy. We've 119 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 3: just you know, like texted on Twitter, you know, direct 120 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 3: the d MS or whatever, and he's been super helpful. 121 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 3: He asked. He gave me some like YouTube advice and 122 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 3: all kinds of stuff too. So listen, I'm sure he's listening. 123 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 2: If anybody out there that owns a car dealership wants 124 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 2: to give us free cars. 125 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 3: Yeah that's fine too, right, Yeah we got plenty right, 126 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 3: we got a. 127 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,799 Speaker 2: Live of options available here. But no, that's awesome, huge, 128 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 2: thank you, very very pleasant, very nice early Christmas gift. 129 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 3: Do you guys remember I asked your T shirt size 130 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 3: is like a week ago? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, I thought 131 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 3: I thought I was thinking about this kind of guessing. 132 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 2: But you know, can I tell you what I thought 133 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 2: that was? 134 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 3: For sure? 135 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 2: I thought maybe you ordered to leave leave the gun, 136 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 2: take the Lombardi the Chief Godfather T shirts. 137 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 3: I have one. I bought one for myself to be fat. 138 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 2: You got to order it first to make sure it's 139 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: good quality, and. 140 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 3: Sitting on my bar, i'll folded up by so it's 141 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 3: pretty good stuff. Yeah. 142 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 2: I know we're supposed to wear our official brand and stuff. Here, 143 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 2: see if we can see if we. 144 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 3: Can definitely aware like around training camp though as the 145 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 3: same with this shirt. 146 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 2: That's awesome, huge thank you. Isn't that awesome and a 147 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 2: nice way to start off the Friday? 148 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 3: I thought I've been so psyched to give you know, like. 149 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 2: Are we still doing our TV? We're still doing our 150 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 2: our sn or Christmas gift exchange here in a couple 151 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: of weeks. 152 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 3: I didn't know if I'm off the hook. 153 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 2: Now you see what he's doing over here. 154 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 3: Did he cost me a cent? But I had something 155 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 3: to do with it? You know? 156 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 2: Does that count? He's a regifted, He's a regift, but 157 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 2: I will not regifted. 158 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 3: TV. You might remember this too. I mean this shows 159 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 3: what a heel I am compared to Dale. Dale used 160 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 3: to get me something every year, and I never got 161 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 3: about anything or like my birthday, He'd always bring me 162 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 3: like a bottle bourbon. I'd never remember his you know, like, sorry, well. 163 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 2: I'm not saying this to make you guys feel bad 164 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 2: and guilty into getting me something. But I did. I 165 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 2: did buy you both a Christmas gift. Okay, okay, it's 166 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 2: it's it's at home, I think off the it's I'll 167 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 2: bring it in. I'll bring it into the next week 168 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 2: or two. Hey, I'm the new blood here, all right, 169 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 2: so I gotta get It's like the rookie us the 170 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 2: doughnuts to carry the pad. It's like whatever rookie Aaron 171 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 2: Rodgers sent to pick up his big Nobu sushi order 172 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 2: when we were in New York. I've got to be 173 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 2: the I've got to be the rookie that that kind 174 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 2: of carries the load. 175 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 3: Here. 176 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 2: Wow, nice surprise to start and then let's let's jump 177 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 2: right into it here. Now is uh second straight day 178 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 2: in a row. There's no easy way to transition out 179 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 2: of the open, but let's just jump into it. Steelers Dolphins, Mattuh. 180 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 3: We are going to TJ Watt News all kinds of stuff. 181 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: So t J Watts some more clarity there. 182 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 3: I just want to finish up the first segment with that. 183 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 3: I guess it's probably the news today one. I mean 184 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 3: it hijacked the show, so we know. 185 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: I mean this is again like I don't really know, 186 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 2: and you didn't hijack the show. That's a that's a 187 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 2: great way to that's a great way to get us 188 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 2: started the season. This is another one of those like 189 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 2: I don't I'm not a medical expert. I don't know 190 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,239 Speaker 2: how these things were. I don't know how these things happen. 191 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 2: I don't know anything. I barely know my own address 192 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 2: and how to get home every evening and what I 193 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 2: had for breakfast yesterday. Sure, but it's being reported now 194 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 2: collapsed long for TJ and unlikely that he's going to 195 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 2: play on Monday night. 196 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 3: And that's from what I understand. That's all we know. 197 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 3: I think that's all. 198 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 2: That's all that I'm comfortable going with. 199 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, big brother JJ put it out correct, right, 200 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 3: So I mean this is a good source, you know. Yes, 201 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 3: I guess Schefter took it and I got a notice 202 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 3: from NFL dot Com on my phone, So I mean 203 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 3: it's it's out there. Unlikely to play, is all I saw. Yes, 204 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 3: I mean yes, the chance that they didn't say he's out, 205 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 3: which is great. 206 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 2: And so I wonder if the game was Sunday, if 207 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 2: they would have completely ruled him out already. Maybe the 208 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 2: extra day. But again, these are things I have no idea. 209 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 3: I hate talking about it. 210 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 2: Or I don't even want to speculate down that road. 211 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 3: Because I was going to say it sounds like it's 212 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 3: not life threatening or career threatening, or would be making 213 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 3: a bigger deal out of it, or others would be 214 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 3: making a bigger deal that you know, But I don't 215 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 3: want to even say that, you know, because I don't 216 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 3: know any clue. But that's what we know, folks, you know. 217 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 2: That is what we know. And again, just all the 218 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 2: best of TJ. Hopefully a full recovery for him. We'll 219 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,839 Speaker 2: see if we get any new news before we get 220 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 2: out of here or anything like that, but that's what 221 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 2: we know right now. Scary, but hopefully nothing that's going 222 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 2: to affect him long term. 223 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 3: And maybe it's a one week thing, maybe it's the 224 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 3: rest of the year. I don't I'm just thinking. 225 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 2: Football totally, and I'm like, he. 226 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 3: Would be misdefending the run against it. I mean, the 227 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 3: scariest thing in this game to me is their running game, 228 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 3: and he's a very, very good run. 229 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 2: He absolutely is. And we're going to talk plenty more 230 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 2: about that as we roll along and we get into 231 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 2: five Star Friday, all those things. I guess if we're 232 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 2: going news of the day to Matt, we should probably 233 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 2: touch on this before we take our first break as well. 234 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 2: This is news that we got back into July back 235 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 2: in July, but it's been a while since then. It's 236 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 2: going to become officially official this weekend. The Steelers new 237 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 2: Hall of Honor class, which was of course Ben Roethlisberger, 238 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 2: Joey Porter Senior, and Mark east Pouncy, will officially be 239 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: enshrined Monday night at halftime during the Steelers game against 240 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 2: the Miami Dolphins. So again, this news broke back in July. Yeah, 241 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 2: it's always one of the first couple of days of 242 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 2: training camp. It's usually that I think first Saturday, actually 243 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 2: when they do the whole Welcome back to Football Saturday 244 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 2: across the NFL. That's typically when the Steelers make this announcement. 245 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 2: And so we knew that it's going to be Joey Porter, 246 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 2: Senior Pease who ride, Marcus Pouncy and Ben Roethlisberger Matt 247 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 2: a star studded trio and those three going to officially 248 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 2: be immortalized Hall of Honor Hall of Honor Museum in 249 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 2: the Black and Gold for the Pittsburgh Steelers Monday night 250 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 2: as part of the ceremonies with the football game. 251 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 3: So I know, it's not like a competition between you. 252 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 3: This class is better than that class, and with all 253 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 3: respect to the other classes, that's about as good as against. 254 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 2: The first class was loaded because it was all the 255 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 2: Hall of Famers, right right, right, that's different. But then 256 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 2: you're right, that's an exception. That's different. Since then, I mean, yeah, 257 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 2: this is very difficult to beat. I mean, one of 258 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 2: the ten best quarterbacks to ever play the game, a 259 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 2: center who is you know, was able to continue that tradition, 260 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 2: that honor that mantle of Webby and you know, on 261 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 2: down the lid and then Joey Porter Senior, who was 262 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 2: an All Pro caliber player and one of the great 263 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 2: personalities and leaders in franchise. 264 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 3: History and the team. 265 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 2: It's it's a really cool class. I know that I 266 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 2: said this back in July, but this is like, this 267 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 2: is the first time it's really felt like my generation class, 268 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 2: Like these are the guys that I grew up rooting for. 269 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 2: You know, I, I know I've told you this story before, 270 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 2: but when I was like when I was growing up 271 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 2: playing sports and football and hockey, like in the locker room, 272 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 2: we would always do the who ride thing. It was football, 273 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 2: whether it was hockey, we would always break down at 274 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 2: the end with who ride if you if you went 275 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 2: the Mars at that time period and played football or hockey, 276 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 2: you know, and everybody wanted to wear number fifty five 277 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 2: to be just like easy and so yeah, this is 278 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 2: a pretty cool class, pretty special class. Joey Porter Senior 279 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 2: just for what he's meant in the history of the 280 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 2: organization and the personality and his son now Pouncy being 281 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 2: one of those elite. You know, you talk about the 282 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 2: elite lexicon of Steelers, centers, and then Ben Roethlisberger, who 283 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 2: I know that you know labs would strangle me if 284 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 2: he were sitting in here right now. But you could 285 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 2: make a legitimate good faith argument the greatest Steeler of 286 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 2: all time. You could do that for Ben. I know 287 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 2: it's it's probably mean Joe or some of those seventies guys. 288 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 3: And I'm sure people like Brad Jaws better. 289 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 2: Go ahead of them. I'd put me and Joe ahead 290 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 2: of him. I'd put all these things. Fine, that's not 291 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 2: what I'm saying, But I'm saying you could make a 292 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 2: legitimate good faith argument that it's Ben. 293 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 294 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a pretty pretty cool class, pretty special group. 295 00:12:57,800 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. Man, It's funny because you know you're younger than me. 296 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 3: This is one of the classes that to me, I 297 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,719 Speaker 3: basically been an analyst their whole career, you know, as 298 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 3: opposed to I remember him when I was a fan, 299 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 3: or you know, I was a kid, or my dad 300 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 3: told me about him, or you know those type of things. 301 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 3: Because my year with the Browns was Ben's rookie year. 302 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 3: So basically I got hired by ESPN as soon as 303 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 3: I got fired from them, and so friend, Frankly, I 304 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 3: think I've told a story too. In our downtime, i'd 305 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 3: watch Ben highlights, yes, you know, and then. 306 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 2: You'd get ice cream. I go to do go home 307 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 2: to my townhouse by myself. 308 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 3: My big buddy or my buddy James was an Atlanta 309 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 3: guy who'd watch would watch Victim, would watch Ben just 310 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 3: for like fun, like we're watching a movie. You know, 311 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 3: it's awesome. And then one of my first things with 312 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 3: the Steelers, doing the Steeler pregame postgame show, as I 313 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 3: still do, was with your buddy out Adam Crawley, and 314 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 3: I remember it was Pouncy's first game as a rookie 315 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 3: and he's like, what do you think of Pouncy. I'm like, oh, 316 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 3: he's the best lineman already. 317 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 2: I meant to tell you that that I totally forgot. 318 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 2: A couple of weeks ago, I was going through our 319 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 2: sound system here and I forget exactly what I was 320 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 2: looking for, but I found a clip of a radio 321 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 2: hit of you speaking of old names from the past, 322 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 2: and you know you mentioned our buddy Crowley and it 323 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 2: was from twenty and fourteen WOW with David Todd Okay, 324 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 2: on our nine seventy I'm like scrolling through old clips 325 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 2: looking for something. It might have been a Steeler's clip 326 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 2: or highlight or something. 327 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, we did a show from a bar down the 328 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 3: south Side too. 329 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 2: What it might have been now that again i'm remembering. 330 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 2: I think it might have been leading up to Bear's Week. 331 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 2: I think I was looking for the famous Jerome Bettis 332 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 2: over Erlacker clip and so going back through old stuff 333 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 2: and I saw that in there, and it was hilarious 334 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 2: because you sound and deliver exactly the same as you 335 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 2: do now eleven years later, but your voice sounded a 336 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 2: little higher pitch back then. I mean a little bit 337 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 2: a little bit younger, a little bit more youthful for 338 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 2: Matt back then. But I was laughing. I meant to 339 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 2: play that for you. But yeah, it was from you 340 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 2: and our system in twenty fourteen. That was probably like 341 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 2: right around the time that you were really getting ingrained here, 342 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 2: wasn't it. 343 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. I'm bad with years, Like everyone's like, what year 344 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 3: were you with the Brown like Ben Rookie heear, I 345 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 3: forget what you are? What you were you as the 346 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 3: Steelers or with with pitt Uh both the Larry's years, 347 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 3: you know. 348 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 2: Right off and running here when we get started, well, yeah, 349 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 2: we'll talk some more about different you know, Steelers and 350 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 2: and and Dolphins things here. We'll start to set the scene, 351 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 2: get into some matchups, all that good stuff. We are 352 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 2: going to talk to Missy Matthews in this hour as well, 353 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 2: so plenty to get to as we roll along. Just 354 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 2: getting started here on the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio 355 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 2: on the Steelers Audio Network. 356 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on your twenty four to seven 357 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: home of the Black and Goal, Steelers Nation Radio. 358 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 2: Having some fun here on a Friday on the Drive. 359 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 2: New coffee mug, rocking and rolling, feeling like a new man. 360 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 2: You know, everyone talks about how you know, like when 361 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 2: you're when you're a dad, right, Like you get the 362 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 2: socks and the ties and all the classic dad gifts. 363 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 2: Right the coffee mugs one I never get tired of though. 364 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 2: I'm always I'm I'm always I'm always good for another 365 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 2: coffee mug. I can always find you, so I can 366 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 2: always find space. 367 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 3: This is shocky. I don't drink a ton of coffee 368 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 3: at home. It's always like at the stage. It here 369 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 3: right as soon as I walk in, first thing I 370 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 3: do and then I get the second one. But I 371 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 3: always drink out of the same mug. It's my my father 372 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 3: in law's Iron City mug. And so he's passed and 373 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 3: you know, we cleaned out of his house. I'm like, 374 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 3: I'm keeping this. 375 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, yeah, but you'd like I have a that 376 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 2: is that's pretty cool. I have a plethora of different 377 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 2: coffee mugs, like a whole thing. Some of them are 378 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 2: like new ones that I bought at mc cool in 379 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 2: last year. Yeah, there's a couple of WV ones and there, 380 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 2: as you can imagine. But I've got some from from 381 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 2: my grandfather too, trips that I took with him when 382 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 2: I was a kid. Okay, So when I was like twelve, 383 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 2: we went to Sydney, Australia with my dad friends. Yeah, 384 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 2: my my mom and I, my grandma and grandpa and 385 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 2: my dad. He was playing shows at the Sydney Opera House. 386 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 2: We did the bridge climb in Sydney. You can like 387 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 2: climb the big bridge in Sydney and it like overlooks 388 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 2: the whole city. Okay, And my grandpa bought a mug 389 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 2: at the gift shop, so when he passed away, I 390 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 2: got that one and we used to take fishing trips 391 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 2: as a family, like every other year up to Canada. 392 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 2: My grandpa had an RV. We would use it on 393 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 2: football weekends in Morgantown. We would also load it up 394 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 2: once a year and go up to Canada and go fishing. 395 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:40,159 Speaker 2: Nice and so he had a like a Canada whatever 396 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 2: the lake was mug that we used to always go to. 397 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 2: So I got those two, so let's go from him. 398 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 2: So I use I use those a lot. 399 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, these are from my mine, from my wife's father 400 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 3: who passed away a couple of years ago, and he 401 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:54,479 Speaker 3: had a keg of iron in his fridge. Oh yeah, 402 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 3: always the iron mugs. Good stuff. 403 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 2: That's great. Might have got myself a Guinness mug in 404 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 2: the back when we were in Dublin. Well, I thought, 405 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,719 Speaker 2: so why I just said that in an English accent 406 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 2: when I was talking about Ireland. But don't ask questions. 407 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,360 Speaker 2: You don't want the answer to, Matt. Before we get 408 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 2: back into some Steelers specific stuff. I don't know when 409 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 2: we're going to do this the rest of the show, 410 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 2: so I did want to make sure to get to 411 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:17,199 Speaker 2: it just briefly here. But man, what a fumble by 412 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 2: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last night. 413 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 3: Oh they should be and kicking themselves book now. 414 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 2: But the Carolina Panthers would be in the playoffs if 415 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 2: they started today driver's seat. 416 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 3: I mean now, they still played twice, which is a 417 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 3: shoe in the air. But they basically, from what I understand, 418 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 3: more or less, if Carolina beats the Saints, it's in 419 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 3: New Orleans, they're not huge favorites. We'll get that game 420 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 3: at the other show. Tampa basically has to win both 421 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 3: those games against Carolina, so they really put themselves behind 422 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 3: the eight ball. And Atlanta took nineteen penalties in that game. 423 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 3: They had fifteen more penalties in Tampa. 424 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 2: Crazy. 425 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 3: I mean, I thought they were kind of the better 426 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 3: team down and down out, but they kept going backwards, 427 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 3: kept going backwards. I mean, Tampa's got to be kicking 428 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 3: themselves and well big time. I mean, how happy would 429 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 3: you be if you're like Seattle and you get to 430 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 3: go to Carolina for a huge week one like. 431 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 2: A bowl game. Yeah, fifty of your own fans would 432 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 2: probably take over that place, all the East coast Seattle fans. 433 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,440 Speaker 3: Yea was not playing very well. Mayfield's not playing very well. 434 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 3: An odd game, you know, Cousins played great. Yes, yeahs, 435 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 3: Cousins say. 436 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 2: Two guys on the Falcons that did themselves a lot 437 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 2: of favors for their upcoming off season, Kirk Cousins and 438 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 2: Kyle Pitts big time Cole. Pits had maybe his best 439 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 2: game in his NFL career. He's going to be a 440 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,719 Speaker 2: free agent this summer. He's been up and down throughout 441 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 2: his entire tenure there, but the talent's always been undeniable. Sure, 442 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 2: and then Kirk Cousins, Hey man, maybe one of these 443 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 2: I say it, but Steelers too. 444 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 3: I mean, I might have to consider it. 445 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 2: I don't want to go down that path, like I 446 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 2: just don't. I'm ready to step up to the plate 447 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 2: again and try and find my future franchise quarterback. And 448 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 2: if I strike out, I strike out. Oh well, But 449 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 2: I don't want to keep pulling the forty year old 450 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:05,199 Speaker 2: designated hitter the thirty seven year old designated hitter out 451 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 2: of the bullpen to see if he can still crush 452 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 2: a home run for me. 453 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 3: As it stands in middle of December, I'm not interested 454 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 3: for the Steelers, but I bet he's doing something next 455 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 3: year now. And I thought he was pretty shot before that. 456 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 3: But who knows something. It's one game. 457 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 2: It's it's one game, but those mean a lot in 458 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 2: the National Football League. And it was a good day 459 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 2: for him in a good day for the Atlanta Falcons. 460 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, they played hard. Yeah they were rore, they rushed, 461 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 3: rushed the passer. 462 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 2: You know, they're another one of those. Like we've talked 463 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 2: about this with the Titans a little bit. We've talked 464 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 2: about this with the Jets a little bit. One good 465 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 2: off season and you could be formidable. Yeah, I'm not 466 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 2: saying you're gonna win the division next. 467 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 3: Year, right, but they don't have the first round pick. 468 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 2: They don't have a first round pick. Is the is 469 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 2: the key part. 470 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 3: And I do wonder about quarterback. We'll be cousins, will 471 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 3: be Penix. I mean I assume it'll be Penis, But 472 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 3: I don't even know if they'll have their job next year. 473 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 3: That staff, but they're a lot that save it last night. 474 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 2: It's a it's a good point. There's a lot of 475 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 2: those staffs going on all around right now. 476 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 3: Matt and Miami used to be one of them. 477 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,879 Speaker 2: Miami used to be one of them, maybe still is 478 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 2: one of them, but has certainly done incredible stuff from 479 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:14,360 Speaker 2: where they were at one point, I and so much 480 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:16,400 Speaker 2: of that. Let's go ahead, we'll jump into it here 481 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,360 Speaker 2: for just a few minutes before we get to Missy Matthews. 482 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 2: But so much of that has revolved around the run game, 483 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 2: around a chain big time. Uh. You consider, as you mentioned, 484 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 2: the potential and and maybe even likely absence of TJ. 485 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:32,199 Speaker 2: Watt makes you more nervous in that regard, especially so 486 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 2: Mat because this is not a Derrick Henry bruising James 487 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 2: Cook here. Here it comes between the tackles and try 488 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 2: to stop us. There is more of the outside run 489 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 2: games spreads you out want to attack the edges, attack 490 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 2: the boundary with that run game. And you mentioned this 491 00:21:56,280 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 2: yesterday a Chain did he actually run track at Texas 492 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 2: saying I think so? Or was he just really good 493 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 2: at it in high school? 494 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 3: And that's what I wasn't positive? But he there's verified 495 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 3: hundred meter times that are really really they're worthy, you know, right, yes. 496 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 2: Like some Ted like some Ted Gin junior. 497 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 4: Right. 498 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 2: He didn't necessarily do much of it at Ohio State 499 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 2: because he was so focused on football. I mean, that 500 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 2: dude could have ran for the track team pretty easily 501 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 2: if he wanted to. 502 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 3: I mean I helped recruit Teddy you know, going to 503 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 3: Ohio State, but I mean the the Glenville tar Blutters. 504 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 3: Ted Gin Senior is a legendary head coach of the 505 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 3: Glenville tar Blutters. But anyway, yeah, I mean, like he 506 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,400 Speaker 3: considered going to the Olympics for hurdles. You know Rod 507 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 3: Woodson did that, you know, when he was like holding 508 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:39,720 Speaker 3: now He's like, we'll just go to the Olympics and 509 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 3: run hurdles. I love chans like, I don't know if 510 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 3: he's at that level, but he was, you know, a 511 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 3: big time track athlete. 512 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 2: I always I always love it when you would tell 513 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 2: the story about when you guys got ted Gin to 514 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 2: come to Pittsburgh for a recruiting visit and he was like, 515 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 2: where's the track, and you guys, looks are good. We 516 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 2: don't have It's not like there's a there's a lot 517 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 2: of you'd be surprised how many big time universities don't 518 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 2: have track and field programs. 519 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 3: I guess this takes up so much space, takes so much. 520 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 2: Takes up so much space, And think about it from 521 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 2: a Title nine perspective, Oh okay, where you have to 522 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 2: have the same amount of scholarships for men's and women's sports. 523 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 2: Football is such a outlier that a lot of schools, 524 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 2: like WU, for example, has a women's cross country team 525 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 2: but not a man's but a man women's track and 526 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 2: field team. That's how they balance out the scholarship difference 527 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 2: with football. Gotcha, But that is funny where it's like. 528 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, in a great weekend and he's like, I never 529 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 3: saw the track though, I want to do both, and 530 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,360 Speaker 3: we're like, well, we don't really have one. I think 531 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 3: I'll go to USC next week in Ohio State after that, 532 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 3: and yeah. 533 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 2: Von A Chain was the twenty twenty Texas Boys Track 534 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 2: and Field Athlete of the Year. 535 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 3: Wowk in high school. 536 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 2: His senior year of high school. 537 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 3: Okay, yeah, I don't know if he ran at A 538 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 3: and M. 539 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 4: I don't. 540 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 2: It doesn't look like he ran it all at A 541 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 2: and M. But he was. 542 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 4: He was. 543 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,360 Speaker 2: He was in Texas too, which is a massive track and. 544 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 3: Field right right, and it's not a bad neighborhood. 545 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:04,159 Speaker 4: He was. 546 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 2: He was the track and field athlete of the year 547 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 2: his senior year there. So they like to spread you 548 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 2: out and make you make work for they're not coming 549 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 2: right at you and necessarily in the physicality standpoint, this 550 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 2: is a more of a sideline to sideline run game. 551 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean everyone now understands his speed and his explosiveness. 552 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 3: And this is a big watt thing too, just his watts. 553 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 3: Smarts and recognition is so key here because they lead 554 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 3: the league in motion. And it's not just somebody you know, 555 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 3: you know, carosing behind the line of scrimmage just to 556 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 3: change the strength. I mean, it's jet motions and orbit 557 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,479 Speaker 3: motions and things you don't see before, you know, behind 558 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 3: the quarterback and in the backfield, and a wide, wide 559 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 3: variety of formations. I mean a ton of two back. 560 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 3: Like I said, the most motion in the league to 561 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 3: set up runt, you know, I mean a lot of 562 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 3: it's to freeze guys and get them leaning in the 563 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 3: wrong direction. 564 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 2: They can hold your water for an extra second. 565 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 3: And McDaniel great at it. You know, just get a 566 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 3: little bit better blocking angle and if you don't secure 567 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 3: the edge, this guy gets to it. Forget about it. Man. 568 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 3: Hej's a big loss obviously, but this week it's maybe 569 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 3: even above the neck as much as anything. 570 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 2: And as you've mentioned, so much for TJ and it's 571 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 2: kind of a testament to how regularly he was creating 572 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 2: splash plays, doing just absolutely psychotic game changing stuff every 573 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 2: single time he stepped onto the field. So many people, 574 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,679 Speaker 2: when they evaluate TJ's performance in a given game or 575 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 2: a given season, it's just what's the sack numbers, what's 576 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:41,239 Speaker 2: the force fumble numbers, what's the TfL numbers. Yeah, and 577 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 2: again it's a testament to him of how regularly he was. 578 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 2: I mean, he was putting those things up, like, you know, 579 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 2: like Steph Curry put. 580 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 3: Up forty point games. 581 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 2: It's nice, just another day, right an Just another four 582 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:57,120 Speaker 2: goal game for Wayne Gretzky, No big deal. But he 583 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 2: has always been criminally underrated in that regard, and even 584 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 2: where he hasn't had as much splash as typical this year, 585 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 2: that element of his game is still so stout and 586 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 2: so underrated it is. 587 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 3: And there's a lot of times I can take or 588 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 3: leave Pro Football Focus grades. But I think he started 589 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 3: to get some recognition last year because he was their 590 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 3: number one graded edge run defender by like a mile 591 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 3: by not even close, like clearly, you know, like just 592 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 3: when you think he's not like he's not doing much, 593 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 3: he used to don't be so sure. Yeah, Yeah, So. 594 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 2: It's obviously a big onus on her big and high 595 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 2: Smith Jack Sawyer as well. I would think he plays 596 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 2: a long He only played three snaps last week. 597 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I might be thirty. 598 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 2: You know what they say happens when you assume, But 599 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 2: I'm assuming that number is going to be much greater 600 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 2: this week. We have not as as Matt and I 601 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 2: are you know, doing this show right now, We have 602 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 2: not heard a final verdict on TJ for Monday, but 603 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 2: in all likelihood is the reports is that he is 604 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 2: going to miss that clash with the Dolphins, which is, 605 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 2: you know, obviously a huge loss for the Steelers, and 606 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 2: we wish TJ all the best from a from a 607 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 2: health standpoint and getting right there. 608 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 3: The only thing I did read one thing since we 609 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 3: you know, opened the show was not expected to miss 610 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 3: the rest of the season. But again I don't know 611 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 3: the answer to that. 612 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 2: Sure, sure, yeah, and you know chef they're putting out 613 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,919 Speaker 2: there unlikely to play Monday night against the Dolphins, but 614 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 2: again that's a you know, something will wait until we 615 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 2: get a a final verdict. And yeah, it's just a 616 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 2: weird situation, scary situation, but obviously one that uh that 617 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 2: we hope everything is all good on the other side 618 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 2: for him, and is uh, certainly, certainly something that we have. 619 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 2: We've kept an eye on here and we'll continue to 620 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 2: keep an eye on going forward. 621 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 3: And you hope Miami Canic doesn't exploit it on game day, you. 622 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 2: Know, yeah, no, absolutely. This is one of those you know, 623 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 2: to use another Mike tomlinism. Uh, you know your opponents, 624 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 2: they're not they're not concerned about the problems you have, 625 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 2: and they're glad you have them, is what Mike Tomlin says. So, Uh, 626 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 2: they are not weeping in Miami. They might be concerned 627 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 2: about the the weather Monday night here in Pittsburgh, but 628 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:15,679 Speaker 2: they're not they're not concerned about that nasty right fourteen 629 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 2: When I looked yesterday it was about fourteen degrees. I 630 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 2: don't think there's gonna be any rain, snow, sleep, wintry 631 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:25,679 Speaker 2: mix as the meteor the river, it'll be it'll be 632 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 2: wendy and it'll be chilly. Yeah, I mean, there's there's 633 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 2: absolutely no doubt. It'll be windy and uh and it'll 634 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 2: be chilly. Let's get to a break here, We'll get 635 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 2: to missus. Matthews on the other side, closed down this 636 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 2: first hour of the program when we return West Ruler 637 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 2: Matt Williamson. It is the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio 638 00:28:41,560 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 2: on the Steelers Audio Network. Back here on the Drive 639 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 2: on a Friday, as we get rocking and rolling, and 640 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 2: who better to help us paint the picture than the 641 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 2: queen of the sideline herself, Missy Matthews, joining us now 642 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 2: here on Steelers Nation Radio. Missy, thank you for taking 643 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 2: the time as always. And you know something Matt and 644 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 2: I kind of talked about yesterday and kicked around, was 645 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 2: this voodoo that the Steelers have on Monday night football, 646 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 2: particularly at home. It's one of those weird things in 647 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 2: sports that can sometimes be tough to pinpoint. But you've 648 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 2: obviously been on the sideline now for a lot of 649 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 2: those Steelers Monday night home triumphs. Any secret sauce, any 650 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,479 Speaker 2: peak behind the curtain that you can share with us 651 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 2: as to why the Steelers have been practically unbeatable in 652 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 2: this spot at home for so long. 653 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 4: Thing that you know with the name that they're doing differently. 654 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 4: Maybe it's the extra day of rest and or preparation. 655 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 4: But it is wild to go back to nineteen ninety one, 656 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 4: the last time they've lost at home on Monday night. 657 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 4: It's a very significant streak. You know, we're not talking 658 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 4: four games, this is twenty two, so it's yeah, I 659 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 4: don't have what the magic sauce is, but whoever sold 660 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 4: it to the Steelers, I hope they keep buying. 661 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 3: It, no doubt. And Mike Tomlin does have a great record. 662 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 3: Obviously he has a lot to do with this, but 663 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 3: he does have a very good record with extra rest 664 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 3: in as opposed to short rest compared to other coaches. 665 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 3: Everybody does. But I wonder if he just has something 666 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 3: behind the scenes of you know, we're going to practice 667 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 3: this hard on this day or I have no idea, 668 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 3: but it can't be a fluke, no. 669 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 4: And maybe it's you know, just the coaching staff too, 670 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 4: having that extra day. 671 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 2: Maybe it's sleep. 672 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't know. 673 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 4: I used to run on fumes and never sleep, and 674 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 4: you know, got to the age where that's not that's 675 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:12,959 Speaker 4: not how you can live. But I've also realized how 676 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 4: importantly does even for my kids, which I feel like, 677 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 4: get something new. So I don't know, maybe everyone's sleeping 678 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 4: a little bit more, But I think, you know, being 679 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 4: in the classroom, the you know, the team meeting, the 680 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 4: individual unit meeting, maybe just having that day but an 681 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 4: extra day of that before they hit the field. It helps. 682 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 4: It's just I don't know. I hope this street continues 683 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 4: because I certainly don't want to be there when it ends. 684 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, well well said, and that would be uh be 685 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 2: a less than opportune time for it to end. Uh 686 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 2: this Monday night, certainly against the Dolphins team that is 687 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 2: playing very well in the Steelers team that finds itself 688 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 2: in good standing in the AFC North, Missy, it does 689 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 2: sound like. 690 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 4: T J. 691 00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 2: Watt in all likelihood is not going to be available 692 00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 2: for Monday. And none of us really want to speculate 693 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 2: or anything like that other than to just wish him 694 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 2: well in a full recovery. But what we do know, 695 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 2: speaking of trends, you know the Steelers, they they win 696 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 2: pretty much all the time when they play at home 697 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 2: on Monday night football, Missy, it's kind of the opposite. 698 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 2: When the Steelers are without TJ. Watt one and eleven 699 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 2: including the playoffs, they allow twenty seven points per game, 700 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 2: three hundred and eighty yards per game. Just a obviously 701 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 2: we know how valuable he is to this defense. Maybe 702 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 2: you feel more confident in that regard now with Nick 703 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 2: Herbig having the season that he's having and and you 704 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 2: know being I think probably the finest you know, third 705 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 2: option edge rusher off the bench that we've had throughout TJ. 706 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 2: Watt's career. But it's still it's a you know, against 707 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,719 Speaker 2: a run game like this Miami one, and a spot 708 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 2: like this, it's a it's a less than ideal time 709 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 2: to be to be losing such a key part of 710 00:32:58,840 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 2: your defense. 711 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:04,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, obviously you first thing about TJ. His wife, 712 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 4: his daughter, his family. Hope he gets better. I agree 713 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 4: with Nick Herbig and just how lights out he has 714 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 4: played this season, even last year. But really this season 715 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 4: something has, you know, really clicked, and I think coming 716 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:20,560 Speaker 4: off of the performance that Alex high Smith had in 717 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 4: Baltimore last week, you want to see that going and 718 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 4: how good he can be when he's healthy and not 719 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 4: dealing with injuries. I do think, you know, Derek Carmon 720 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 4: put it best. Hey, these guys like to bounce to 721 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 4: the outside. That's why you need the TJ. Watts of 722 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:36,719 Speaker 4: the world, Alex high Smith, Nick Herbig. But I do 723 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 4: think hopefully if Harmon is trending to play that helps solidify, 724 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 4: you know, the middle of that line, which I think 725 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 4: would be huge. I think you know, clearly everyone has 726 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 4: seen the numbers with and without Harmon in terms of 727 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 4: yards they're giving up on the ground. But hopefully, you know, 728 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 4: for the Steelers, the extra day again going into that 729 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 4: of game planning and figuring things out will be useful 730 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 4: to them. Who knows, you know, if they're going to 731 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 4: rule the rule him out, when they're going to rule 732 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 4: him out, if they're going to let TJ take it 733 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 4: to Monday and maybe decide then I don't know that 734 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 4: you know, that's something we'll have to monitor. It's just 735 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 4: the week's just off in terms of practice reports and 736 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 4: status reports because it's Monday night, so we really won't 737 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:26,880 Speaker 4: know for sure what the team is thinking until tomorrow 738 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 4: when they have to list everybody for the status report. 739 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:33,960 Speaker 3: So you mentioned, I mean, getting Derek Harmon back, if 740 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 3: that happens, would sure help a lot. But how worried 741 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 3: are you, especially if the Watt news and seeing the 742 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 3: Steelers run defense the past two weeks, I'm a little 743 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 3: terrified all of a sudden of Miami's rushing attack. 744 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, I think it was you know, Miami 745 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,040 Speaker 4: is one of those teams where it felt like the 746 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 4: sky fell early and you kind of forgot about him 747 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:56,840 Speaker 4: just a little bit, and then all of a sudden, 748 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:58,560 Speaker 4: they're coming up on your schedule and you look and 749 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:01,240 Speaker 4: you're like, oh, they're winning now. I thought they were losing, 750 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:05,360 Speaker 4: you know, and trading everybody and fire wanting to fire everybody, 751 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:07,920 Speaker 4: and they are on this sneaky little four game win streak. 752 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 4: And I agree. I mean, their run game is legit. 753 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:15,400 Speaker 4: I do try to think positively. Okay, we saw what 754 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 4: they did against Jonathan Taylor even in Chicago, But then 755 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,440 Speaker 4: you think about the games where you're like, yeah, I 756 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:24,840 Speaker 4: remember that time James Cook was here, and games like 757 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 4: that where you're like, man, hopefully, because I think this 758 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 4: is this is like not even a question. You have 759 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 4: to stop the run. You're not worried about anything else. 760 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:39,720 Speaker 4: I'm not saying, you know, FUA can't change his tune, 761 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,320 Speaker 4: but what he has been doing over the past few games, 762 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 4: he's not the biggest threat. It wasn't like last week 763 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,960 Speaker 4: when you were preparing for Derek Henry and Lamar Jackson, 764 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 4: oh and all of their eligibles. They don't have Tyreek Hill. 765 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:53,560 Speaker 4: They have Jalen Waddle, and I'm not saying that's not 766 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:56,120 Speaker 4: a real threat, but if Tua can't get them the ball, 767 00:35:57,239 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 4: I just think this is a lockdown. You bring your lunch, 768 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,439 Speaker 4: cayle hell as they like to say, because it's gonna 769 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:05,280 Speaker 4: be a long day work for all of the guys 770 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:06,680 Speaker 4: really on both sides. For the lack of. 771 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 2: Scrimmage, yeah, I think, Missy, when you look like when 772 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 2: you look at guys like a Chain and guys like Waddle, 773 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:17,560 Speaker 2: there's you know, certainly fair concern there from a Steelers 774 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 2: defensive perspective. But I think when you kind of spin 775 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:21,400 Speaker 2: the block the other way around, you can say the 776 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 2: same thing about the Steelers offense against that Miami defense. 777 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 2: And I think, namely, building off the performance that we 778 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:30,960 Speaker 2: saw in the pass game last week centered around DK Metcalf, 779 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:33,840 Speaker 2: it feels like there's a real opportunity to build upon that, 780 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 2: to get number four involved early and often in space 781 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:40,759 Speaker 2: down the field, and what that could mean for the 782 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 2: rest of the pass game, the offense for Aaron Rodgers 783 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:47,280 Speaker 2: him coming off his finest performance, I think DK Metcalf, 784 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:51,000 Speaker 2: his finest performance, feels like a real opportunity against this 785 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:53,279 Speaker 2: Miami defense for those two to build off of what 786 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,600 Speaker 2: they did successfully last Sunday in Baltimore. 787 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, and you know, you hope that Miami plays single 788 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 4: coverage kind of how the Ravens did and didn't really 789 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 4: try to do anything to you know, counter that, which 790 00:37:05,239 --> 00:37:06,320 Speaker 4: was a little surprising. 791 00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:06,719 Speaker 2: Of course. 792 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:09,359 Speaker 4: I think going into that game for the Ravens, you're 793 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:12,000 Speaker 4: just thinking stop the runs. They don't really throw anyways, 794 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:15,920 Speaker 4: but they came out swinging with that, So I do 795 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,879 Speaker 4: think again, I hate to like preface everything of how 796 00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:22,320 Speaker 4: I feel based on an injury, but Darnel Washington is 797 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:24,919 Speaker 4: a large part of that run game, so I would 798 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,440 Speaker 4: like to know. You know, it appears he's arrow pointed up, 799 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 4: but with the concussion protocol that can change quickly, so 800 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:34,439 Speaker 4: we won't really know for sure, but if he can 801 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:37,080 Speaker 4: be out there, I think that would be significant in 802 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:40,200 Speaker 4: terms of getting Jalen Moore and and Kenny Gen even 803 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:42,880 Speaker 4: Caleb Johnson going on the ground when it's you know, 804 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:44,360 Speaker 4: it's going to be in the teams, it's going to 805 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:48,799 Speaker 4: be cold and running the ball time of possession. We 806 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:51,440 Speaker 4: talk about it every week, right that it's his favorite 807 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:54,920 Speaker 4: stat to talk about. And also just the fact that, 808 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:59,120 Speaker 4: you know, it's it's a different element for the Dolphins, 809 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:02,160 Speaker 4: and if it's old and you're making them physically tired, 810 00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 4: but that's the recipe for success. So hopefully those things 811 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:08,520 Speaker 4: can all fall into place, and Darnell was able to go. 812 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:10,840 Speaker 3: So it seems like a long time ago now, I 813 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 3: mean the trip to Baltimore, but I would imagine spirits 814 00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:18,279 Speaker 3: were a little better, and then the last couple of 815 00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:22,160 Speaker 3: weeks on the sidelines there and particularly how how was 816 00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:24,200 Speaker 3: Rogers handling things? I mean, I thought was his best 817 00:38:24,239 --> 00:38:25,760 Speaker 3: game as a Steeler. 818 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:31,000 Speaker 4: You know he I it's it's everybody on that team 819 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:35,319 Speaker 4: follows him. And man, when he's having fun, they are 820 00:38:35,360 --> 00:38:38,360 Speaker 4: having fun, not you know, having fun and not focusing TYPEA. 821 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:42,160 Speaker 4: That's not what I think at all. Coach Tomlin did 822 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:48,400 Speaker 4: the discount doubt. You know, I was feeding he was 823 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:54,759 Speaker 4: feeding off of his just attitude and energy. And I 824 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,719 Speaker 4: do think that, you know, being able to take a lead. 825 00:38:57,760 --> 00:38:59,799 Speaker 4: And I know they've lost them recently, but the way 826 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:02,040 Speaker 4: that they did it, the way they all stuck together, 827 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 4: the way all units were playing better and more consistently, 828 00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:08,440 Speaker 4: and it wasn't all right, this is the game the 829 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:10,920 Speaker 4: offense won for them. This is the game. You know, 830 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:14,080 Speaker 4: special teams didn't do this. You can say that all 831 00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 4: three phases had to handle this win, which I think 832 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:21,320 Speaker 4: makes it more of a team bonding, building, happy family 833 00:39:21,480 --> 00:39:25,759 Speaker 4: type deal. And when the going got tough, and hey, 834 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:28,839 Speaker 4: that Isaiah likely touchdown could have counted, and things would 835 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 4: have you know, been a little bit more anxious than 836 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 4: they were, they all stuck together, and I think that 837 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:35,480 Speaker 4: maybe something