1
00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:07,280
Speaker 1: This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson

2
00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,880
Speaker 1: on your twenty four to seven home of the Black

3
00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,840
Speaker 1: and Gold Steelers Nation Radio.

4
00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,079
Speaker 2: And Welcome to the Drive. I am Dale LOLLI he

5
00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,360
Speaker 2: is the Matt Williamson. And it is a Thursday. Are

6
00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:28,960
Speaker 2: in Pittsburgh, beautiful day, Opening day, opening day of the season. Welcome, congratulations.

7
00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,840
Speaker 3: I am excited we are here. We got four night

8
00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,800
Speaker 3: games this week, we got Steelers, we got all day Sunday.

9
00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:36,839
Speaker 3: It's week one and we are rolling. I love it.

10
00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,720
Speaker 2: Very exciting, very exciting, just thrilled, thrilled.

11
00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,360
Speaker 3: Nice. See the Ravens get a lost tonight.

12
00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,920
Speaker 2: So we got a Steelers practice report today, Matt, we

13
00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:46,400
Speaker 2: should get the.

14
00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:49,400
Speaker 3: House cleaning out of the way.

15
00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,400
Speaker 2: Here the five pound gorilla in the room right now

16
00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:57,400
Speaker 2: is Russell Wilson. Limited today had some tightness in his calf,

17
00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:01,440
Speaker 2: but he was limited. People are taking this like he

18
00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,679
Speaker 2: did not practice at all today and freaking out over this.

19
00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,119
Speaker 3: Oh, what are we gonna do? Russell Wilson isn't gonna play.

20
00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,640
Speaker 2: He was limited, and he practiced yesterday, and he practiced yesterday.

21
00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:15,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't. Tomorrow is a big day. Yeah, Tomorrow's

22
00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:15,880
Speaker 3: a big day.

23
00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,320
Speaker 2: You're right, I would not read too much into this.

24
00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,640
Speaker 2: You know, the quarterback being limited today. Ben used to

25
00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,800
Speaker 2: take Wednesdays off, never practiced on Wednesdays. So the fact

26
00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,119
Speaker 2: that he was limited, they didn't shut him down completely

27
00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,360
Speaker 2: tells me they're expecting him to play.

28
00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,119
Speaker 3: I would assume so Calf's linger. I mean, that's one

29
00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,240
Speaker 3: thing I've noticed because football injury world. I'm not a

30
00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,119
Speaker 3: football injury expert at all, and it's been a while,

31
00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,520
Speaker 3: you know, And that's slightly concerning or if his mobilities

32
00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,520
Speaker 3: compromise that worries me. I think he plays, though, I mean,

33
00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,800
Speaker 3: I'd be shocked if he's not out there right to

34
00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,400
Speaker 3: role and kind of like Ben, even though he's only

35
00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,280
Speaker 3: been here less than a year, this guy doesn't need

36
00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,000
Speaker 3: practice every day, you know what I mean. And he's

37
00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,520
Speaker 3: a veteran's professional. He'll be fine.

38
00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:06,640
Speaker 2: A couple of guys who did not practice, So Isaac

39
00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,360
Speaker 2: Samlo still not practicing. I'm not going to play this week.

40
00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:09,560
Speaker 3: You know.

41
00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:14,320
Speaker 2: That same thing with Logan Lee. But Darnel Washington added

42
00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,839
Speaker 2: to the Ansury report with the knee issue. He did

43
00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:21,359
Speaker 2: not practice today. We'll see about tomorrow with that. That's

44
00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,320
Speaker 2: been something that's obviously.

45
00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,400
Speaker 3: You don't like here in knee with him, I mean

46
00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,359
Speaker 3: that's bothered him. Yeah, over the course of his career

47
00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:27,840
Speaker 3: thus far.

48
00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:32,280
Speaker 2: Roman Wilson limited, Corey Trice was a full participant today,

49
00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,640
Speaker 2: as was Jaylen Warren, as was Troy Fatanu.

50
00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,160
Speaker 3: Okay, excellent. So that's what you want to hear on

51
00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,520
Speaker 3: those last three for sure. Don't love hearing that with Washington,

52
00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:47,360
Speaker 3: but kind of like Wilson, that's a something he's dealt

53
00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,600
Speaker 3: with for a while now. Yeah, I would imagine that's

54
00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,560
Speaker 3: just precautionary, but maybe I'm looking at that glass half full.

55
00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,960
Speaker 3: He's a good player, but he's such a unique player.

56
00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,280
Speaker 3: I think he's super important in this new offense, and

57
00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,200
Speaker 3: we talked about it at camp a lot. I thought

58
00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,720
Speaker 3: he was in contention for most improved looking player from

59
00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,600
Speaker 3: a year ago too. So I have high hopes for

60
00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:09,400
Speaker 3: Washington this year.

61
00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:14,400
Speaker 2: I will say this, Unlike last season when it was

62
00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:19,960
Speaker 2: Pat Fryarmouth and Connor Hayward and then you had Rodney Williams,

63
00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,800
Speaker 2: you know, in addition to Washington, I think this season,

64
00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,880
Speaker 2: if Washington were to miss a game, you have somebody

65
00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,680
Speaker 2: who's a competent replacement for what he does in Michael

66
00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:33,880
Speaker 2: Pruett did last year.

67
00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,240
Speaker 3: Yes, but no number two hundred eighty pounds.

68
00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:37,760
Speaker 2: I understand.

69
00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:39,400
Speaker 3: I'm so weird.

70
00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,720
Speaker 2: I'm saying he's a competent replace and I'm not saying

71
00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,880
Speaker 2: he's a replacement. He's more of a replacement than Connor Hayward.

72
00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,400
Speaker 3: Like him and Hayward don't like they play the same position,

73
00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,080
Speaker 3: you know, And which was my key in today's video,

74
00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:52,800
Speaker 3: you know, is the Steelers are going to play a

75
00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,160
Speaker 3: lot of twelve, probably a lot of thirteen as well,

76
00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,760
Speaker 3: and if they get Nickel, Washington become super important because

77
00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,720
Speaker 3: he he's going to mash linebackers and he's going to

78
00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:05,280
Speaker 3: get up, get up on safeties, and I would hate

79
00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,080
Speaker 3: for that to be out of the equation, you know,

80
00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,280
Speaker 3: in any game, to be honest with you. But then

81
00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,280
Speaker 3: I said something else too, along the lines of, well,

82
00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,320
Speaker 3: let's say they do start Nickel and Steelers are mashing them,

83
00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,640
Speaker 3: I might take Washington out and put Hayward in, and

84
00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:24,080
Speaker 3: if they don't substitute back start throwing on them, you know.

85
00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,040
Speaker 3: So I like the versatility of Washington and Hayward being

86
00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:27,600
Speaker 3: so different.

87
00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,360
Speaker 2: At the same time, you could always just go, Hey,

88
00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:35,599
Speaker 2: let's put try Fatano out there. And that's probably offensive Lineman.

89
00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,600
Speaker 3: I hadn't thought of that because we have not seen

90
00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,000
Speaker 3: much of that at camp at all, to be honest

91
00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,800
Speaker 3: with you, but they also might be a little healthier

92
00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,880
Speaker 3: than they were too, and you want to get you know,

93
00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,320
Speaker 3: your first round games. Yeah, and not even hide it.

94
00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,360
Speaker 2: Yeah, we're going to run the football. You got to

95
00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:51,760
Speaker 2: stop it.

96
00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,240
Speaker 3: And I was thinking on the way over to I mean,

97
00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,080
Speaker 3: I do think Wilson's going to start, but if you

98
00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,600
Speaker 3: did that kind of stuff with Fields, I may not

99
00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,960
Speaker 3: even throw ballo, you know what I mean. Like before

100
00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,800
Speaker 3: we kind of talked through it, I mean I thought, well,

101
00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,080
Speaker 3: maybe Field will start, and what's that change, Mike. I

102
00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,719
Speaker 3: would put font New and Washington and be the biggest

103
00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,039
Speaker 3: offense on the planet and run the ball over and

104
00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,560
Speaker 3: over and over. You know, I thought they wouldn't throw

105
00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,279
Speaker 3: it at all, but I mean high percentage of the time. Yeah,

106
00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:19,200
Speaker 3: so they can get big.

107
00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,320
Speaker 2: Oh, they could definitely get big if they want to.

108
00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,680
Speaker 2: Look I think again, I think Wilson plays, I think

109
00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,360
Speaker 2: Washington plays. I think this is just being precautionary on

110
00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:32,160
Speaker 2: a Thursday that.

111
00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:33,560
Speaker 3: They're not New injuries.

112
00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,360
Speaker 2: No, these are not they knew. These are not something

113
00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:40,000
Speaker 2: they've been preparing for this game for weeks. Even if

114
00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,839
Speaker 2: they didn't know it. It sounds more like maintenance.

115
00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,479
Speaker 3: Ye yeah, going for a quick tune up as opposed to,

116
00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,560
Speaker 3: you know, get before the before the season starts.

117
00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,240
Speaker 2: On the Falcon side of things, Matt, I didn't see

118
00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,760
Speaker 2: any of their s though Kyle Pitts a full participant today.

119
00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,159
Speaker 3: Okay, maybe that was just much adoing about nothing.

120
00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,600
Speaker 2: Cornerback Antonio Hamilton added to the injury report as limited,

121
00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:04,000
Speaker 2: and again once again, linebacker Nate Landman limited.

122
00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,159
Speaker 3: Okay, I don't know much about the other two, to

123
00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,240
Speaker 3: be honest with you, and which brings me to some

124
00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:12,080
Speaker 3: of we were talking about yesterday too. See, the Falcons

125
00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,920
Speaker 3: have a nice roster, but their bottom half of it

126
00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,640
Speaker 3: isn't so great. I mean, depth across the board is

127
00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,120
Speaker 3: not a lot of household names. Yeah, and I think

128
00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,080
Speaker 3: that's very true with these two because I don't really

129
00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:22,600
Speaker 3: know who they are.

130
00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:26,440
Speaker 2: And I think that will matter, particularly in Week one. Yeah,

131
00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,919
Speaker 2: because nobody's playing one hundred percent of the snaps here.

132
00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,599
Speaker 3: No one played one hundred percent nobody anyways. I mean

133
00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,839
Speaker 3: that's I think about that all the time early in

134
00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,360
Speaker 3: the season. Is that's what you're kind of giving up?

135
00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,839
Speaker 3: I mean, everyone says rust. I think it's more fatigue. Yeah,

136
00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:46,000
Speaker 3: Like my technique is I'm still working on technique in practice,

137
00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:47,880
Speaker 3: but I'm not doing it fifty times in a row

138
00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:49,200
Speaker 3: against Aarreon Donald.

139
00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,880
Speaker 2: But against guys who are trying to beat me. I mean,

140
00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:53,160
Speaker 2: you know, it's it's different.

141
00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,479
Speaker 3: It just is long drives things like that.

142
00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,840
Speaker 2: And obviously their offensive line is going to be out

143
00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,920
Speaker 2: there if they play sixty offensive snaw. The offensive line

144
00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:02,840
Speaker 2: is going to be out there for all sixty snaps.

145
00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,080
Speaker 2: But how effective are they question?

146
00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,800
Speaker 3: Right? For both sides they haven't played. Yeah, well they

147
00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:08,240
Speaker 3: haven't played.

148
00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:09,960
Speaker 2: Their offensive line hasn't played at all.

149
00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,920
Speaker 3: Yeah, falcons Are has rested everybody. I'm just I was

150
00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,560
Speaker 3: talking league wide. Yeah, no, offensive line's played seventy snaps. No,

151
00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:17,840
Speaker 3: I mean there's played none.

152
00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:18,800
Speaker 2: Yeah none.

153
00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,000
Speaker 3: Yeah. So I still don't get that, you know.

154
00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:22,760
Speaker 2: Yeah, I just think it's a mistake.

155
00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:26,000
Speaker 3: I think resting's fine, but get him some action. Yeah yeah,

156
00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:27,280
Speaker 3: block somebody because.

157
00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,440
Speaker 2: You can't again, you can't replicate game speed in practice,

158
00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,640
Speaker 2: right because you're just human nature is going to tell

159
00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,920
Speaker 2: me not to go full speed. And that's my teammate

160
00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,240
Speaker 2: against my teammate. I don't want to hurt it.

161
00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,000
Speaker 3: I don't want to right, you're not going to finish

162
00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,240
Speaker 3: to the end, pass the echo of the whistle, all

163
00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:42,800
Speaker 3: that kind of stuff.

164
00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,560
Speaker 2: When's the last time some of these guys got tackled?

165
00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,000
Speaker 3: A long time? When the last time Cousins got hit? Yeah, well,

166
00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:48,240
Speaker 3: we know.

167
00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,480
Speaker 2: I mean he talked about that yesterday. I guess he

168
00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,680
Speaker 2: had his press conference, you know, said he's looking forward

169
00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,040
Speaker 2: to to getting hit the first time and you know,

170
00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,240
Speaker 2: tasting some blood in his mouth, will be careful what

171
00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:57,680
Speaker 2: you asked for.

172
00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:02,120
Speaker 3: Yeah, but I mean there's something to be I'm sure

173
00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,160
Speaker 3: he's excited. Beat could be to get back on the

174
00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:08,000
Speaker 3: field and play football, which means getting hit. But you know,

175
00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:09,680
Speaker 3: the guys used to be kirt and he don't move

176
00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:11,680
Speaker 3: so great, and he didn't move so great before your injury.

177
00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, that'll be interesting to me to see how he

178
00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:15,040
Speaker 2: moves in the pocket.

179
00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,560
Speaker 3: Mm hmm, even just the subtle movements like that in

180
00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,520
Speaker 3: the pocket, short quick little strides, you know, right, just.

181
00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,240
Speaker 2: A little the little things that you need to do

182
00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,600
Speaker 2: to play quarterback in this league coming off of a

183
00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,560
Speaker 2: major injury. We saw, you know, if you remember back

184
00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,080
Speaker 2: when Joe Flacco was coming back off of his his

185
00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:33,000
Speaker 2: ACL injury. Okay, that first season, he was a little

186
00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,920
Speaker 2: gun shy. You'd see him throw the ball and pick

187
00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:35,960
Speaker 2: that leg up to get.

188
00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:37,920
Speaker 3: It out of there. Oh yea, yeah right. I mean,

189
00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,319
Speaker 3: we talked about de Sean Watson a lot. I did

190
00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,600
Speaker 3: a deep dive on him since we were back here

191
00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,920
Speaker 3: last He handles pressure so much poor Like he was

192
00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,480
Speaker 3: one of the best in the league in Houston. Bodies

193
00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:54,720
Speaker 3: around him quote pressured, big plays, high yards per attempt downfield.

194
00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,600
Speaker 3: That's what's gone from him. I mean, it's I don't

195
00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,719
Speaker 3: know if he's afraid or you know, I mean I

196
00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,920
Speaker 3: would afraid. I'm not saying that it happens, but he

197
00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,360
Speaker 3: doesn't handle pressure well since all the things he's gone through.

198
00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:08,120
Speaker 3: And I don't know if you ever get that back.

199
00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:12,600
Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know either. That's a tough thing to overcome,

200
00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,360
Speaker 2: you and it's a mental thing, largely because you've been

201
00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,320
Speaker 2: hit before. There's nothing you're doing, you know. You know,

202
00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,079
Speaker 2: when you walk out on that field, you're gonna get

203
00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,320
Speaker 2: hit right right, you know. But it becomes a thing

204
00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:24,839
Speaker 2: where you know.

205
00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,880
Speaker 3: And sometimes subconsciously, back to cousins, you just favor that, yeah,

206
00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,199
Speaker 3: because your mind you have to overcome you know what

207
00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,319
Speaker 3: he went through, Yes, the pain it was. You may

208
00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,679
Speaker 3: not even know your favoring it, right, you know. And

209
00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,880
Speaker 3: people are diving at your bad knee or your bad

210
00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,280
Speaker 3: a cl or you know, your bad achilles or whatever

211
00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:44,880
Speaker 3: like your body immediately defense has got to retrain it. Yeah.

212
00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,000
Speaker 2: Yeah, So that's that to me, is going to be

213
00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,760
Speaker 2: the interesting part because he hasn't done it, you know,

214
00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:53,640
Speaker 2: he hasn't played football. Yeah, and it'll be almost eleven months.

215
00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,360
Speaker 3: Yeah, against a fast defense that it's probably going to

216
00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,719
Speaker 3: get pressure either way. But maybe I dial up a

217
00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,560
Speaker 3: little blitz, you know, we'll see.

218
00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:05,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what's gonna be interesting here, you know. Talking

219
00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:09,559
Speaker 2: to Tarrell Austin today, he expects the Falcons to run

220
00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:13,120
Speaker 2: a lot of eleven personnel on this game because that's

221
00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:18,400
Speaker 2: a RAMS tendency big time. And I don't know that

222
00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,000
Speaker 2: that's the best.

223
00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:20,880
Speaker 3: I don't know if it's their best five.

224
00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:22,280
Speaker 2: I don't know if it's their best five. Yeah.

225
00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,280
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean actually Algier would be in their best five. Yeah,

226
00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,080
Speaker 3: and he's not kinging me in away. They're not gonna run.

227
00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:27,680
Speaker 3: It's gona be back up.

228
00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,960
Speaker 2: Yeah, they're not gonna go twenty two or something like

229
00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,600
Speaker 2: that because they don't have another tight end either that right.

230
00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,719
Speaker 3: I mean, they have three tight ends receivers combined in

231
00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,320
Speaker 3: my opinion, and you need four or you know, just

232
00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,360
Speaker 3: to throw out there. So it's not like you're gonna

233
00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,960
Speaker 3: leave tight end two or wide receiver three totally alone.

234
00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,520
Speaker 3: But man, I think I started selling tim Bens last night.

235
00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:52,360
Speaker 3: I was like, I'm letting those guys beat me though. Yeah,

236
00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,679
Speaker 3: you know, if Ray Ray has five for one hundred

237
00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:59,959
Speaker 3: and ten and you lose because of that, so be it.

238
00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,400
Speaker 3: Or their tight ends light up, so be it. Like,

239
00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,480
Speaker 3: I mean, it's not like you're leaving anyone uncovered. But

240
00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,800
Speaker 3: I'm making sure London and Pits don't beat me.

241
00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:11,520
Speaker 2: You know what, those are the two guys you don't

242
00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:12,520
Speaker 2: want to go. If you don't want to let be

243
00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,760
Speaker 2: Jean Robbinson run for one hundred and ninety yards.

244
00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,000
Speaker 3: But the ball should go to three guys, Yeah, I

245
00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:20,280
Speaker 3: mean it really should. And they're three. They're good three,

246
00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:21,400
Speaker 3: they're all talented.

247
00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,319
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, they're all top ten Pits in the

248
00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:24,800
Speaker 2: NFL number eight pedigree.

249
00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:25,360
Speaker 3: Yeah.

250
00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:29,520
Speaker 2: So but to me, you can't let to your point,

251
00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,040
Speaker 2: you can't let those that threesome can't beat you, that

252
00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,320
Speaker 2: they can't be the reason why Atlanta wins this game.

253
00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:38,840
Speaker 3: Yeah, and I'm sure coach Austin's looking at it, like,

254
00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,520
Speaker 3: what are they going to do with Pits? I mean,

255
00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,120
Speaker 3: they didn't draft Pits, they inherited Pits. He doesn't really

256
00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:48,400
Speaker 3: look like a ram tight end at all. He's not

257
00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:51,440
Speaker 3: Cooper Cup or Pooka Nakuah, but he can block and

258
00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:55,120
Speaker 3: do in, you know, in breaking routes like them. I

259
00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,840
Speaker 3: wonder what they you know, their plan is with Pits.

260
00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:00,680
Speaker 3: I'm sure it's not line up in line and be

261
00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,360
Speaker 3: Tyler Higbee, you know. I mean, it'd be a total waste. Yeah.

262
00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,520
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll be interested to see that as well. And

263
00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:10,160
Speaker 2: there's a lot of unknown on both sides of the

264
00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:11,840
Speaker 2: ball for both teams.

265
00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,520
Speaker 3: There's a lot of known in that Smith knows the

266
00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:16,920
Speaker 3: whole organization and a lot of those players remember him.

267
00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,080
Speaker 3: Tomlin and Morris are very close and know one another

268
00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,280
Speaker 3: and all those things. But how are you going to

269
00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,480
Speaker 3: do what you usually do with these new guys? You know.

270
00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,320
Speaker 3: I mean I think that's really intriguing.

271
00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:30,600
Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree.

272
00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,880
Speaker 3: You know, we'll see how this all works out. But

273
00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,520
Speaker 3: weak ones weird for every team, It really is. I

274
00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,480
Speaker 3: mean it's a hard one to and typically.

275
00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:42,559
Speaker 2: You know, when you looked at things in the past, Well,

276
00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,000
Speaker 2: you knew what the Patriots are going to look like,

277
00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,280
Speaker 2: you knew what the Steelers were going to look like. Sure,

278
00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,200
Speaker 2: you knew what Seattle was going to look like.

279
00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:49,920
Speaker 3: You know, you know what the Steelers d is going

280
00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,840
Speaker 3: to look like. Yeah, I mean that's not gonna change

281
00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:53,439
Speaker 3: too much. There's some different bodies, but.

282
00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,600
Speaker 2: The DS AD, Yeah, I mean they can do some

283
00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:58,520
Speaker 2: different things with some of those, no doubt, you know,

284
00:12:58,600 --> 00:12:59,959
Speaker 2: some of the guys that they got, but.

285
00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,000
Speaker 3: Some different slot things. For example, this year was you.

286
00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:05,000
Speaker 2: Know those three teams that I just mentioned, the three

287
00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,079
Speaker 2: teams that had a lot of stability, they've all made

288
00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:10,120
Speaker 2: big changes this year.

289
00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:14,160
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, and I think you mentioned at lunch. Sure

290
00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:16,600
Speaker 3: we've definitely talked about this throughout the week that I

291
00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,480
Speaker 3: think this is a good time to get the Falcons.

292
00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,640
Speaker 3: You know, a lot of the cause of the Cousins stuff,

293
00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:24,080
Speaker 3: he hasn't played, but also because there's only three teams

294
00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,560
Speaker 3: in the league, Washington, New England in Atlanta as a

295
00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,960
Speaker 3: new head coach and a new starting quarterback. That stuff

296
00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,240
Speaker 3: takes time, you know, I mean even just little communication things,

297
00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,760
Speaker 3: and you know, all the all the things that you

298
00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,640
Speaker 3: don't think about that should be routine. It won't be yet, No,

299
00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:40,960
Speaker 3: I don't.

300
00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:42,200
Speaker 2: I don't expect to be either.

301
00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,720
Speaker 3: And I think Atlanta will be better at the end

302
00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,320
Speaker 3: of the year. In the beginning. I do too.

303
00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,120
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think they'll be better maybe at the end

304
00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:50,840
Speaker 2: of this football game than they are.

305
00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:51,840
Speaker 3: To start maybe, right.

306
00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:53,840
Speaker 2: I think that to me is the key. If I'm again,

307
00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:55,560
Speaker 2: I think I mentioned this earlier in the week. If

308
00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:59,120
Speaker 2: I'm the Steelers, I want to play keep away from

309
00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,880
Speaker 2: the Falcons as long as I can in this game.

310
00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,839
Speaker 2: I want to, yeah, because I don't want I don't

311
00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,720
Speaker 2: want Cousins throwing his twentieth pass and tour into the

312
00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:09,360
Speaker 2: fourth quarter.

313
00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:12,760
Speaker 3: Yeah, that'd be great. I mean even Judaan and Simmons,

314
00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:14,840
Speaker 3: they haven't played really any real football with their I

315
00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:15,719
Speaker 3: want to wear on those guys.

316
00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:18,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I want to make those guys play seventy

317
00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:18,920
Speaker 2: snaps in this game.

318
00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,240
Speaker 3: And their front isn't deep or particularly talented either.

319
00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:23,800
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, so if you can get those guys,

320
00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,800
Speaker 2: if they have to start rotating guys in because H's hired,

321
00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,320
Speaker 2: because you've had some long drives, great.

322
00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:33,520
Speaker 3: Which times a thousand early in the season, because they'll

323
00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:34,120
Speaker 3: be tired quicker.

324
00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,160
Speaker 2: Yeah, and I just think the Steelers are deeper, you know,

325
00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,960
Speaker 2: if they're if their defense stays relatively fresh.

326
00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,080
Speaker 3: I was talking last night with Tim and Tom about

327
00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,720
Speaker 3: you know, they asked me, well, how you know t J.

328
00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,320
Speaker 3: Watt and high Smith. I'm like, I bet they play

329
00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,720
Speaker 3: fewer snaps in this game than usual. Yes, her big

330
00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,520
Speaker 3: looks really good, Lee Al can hold his own out there,

331
00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,440
Speaker 3: and they haven't played. I mean that's that's the case

332
00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,280
Speaker 3: for across the league. I mean, you can't expect Wat

333
00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,760
Speaker 3: to play a hundred per send the Stabs now, I

334
00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:03,960
Speaker 3: mean both they're gonna say, I bet there's a lot

335
00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:07,000
Speaker 3: of rotation across the whole defensive front. But I like

336
00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,640
Speaker 3: the Steelers rotating their defensive front a lot more than Atlanta's,

337
00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:10,200
Speaker 3: you know what I mean?

338
00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,120
Speaker 2: Yeah, No, I have no problem.

339
00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,200
Speaker 3: I mean, you know, Trod Adams out there, whoever.

340
00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:18,920
Speaker 2: Absolutely play those guys because quite frankly, they showed that

341
00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:20,840
Speaker 2: they deserved it in the preseason.

342
00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:22,120
Speaker 3: And so I got I think it's one of the

343
00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:22,760
Speaker 3: strengths of the team.

344
00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,920
Speaker 2: I have no problem, you know, rolling some of those

345
00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:25,600
Speaker 2: guys out there.

346
00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,560
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean in the front seven as a whole.

347
00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:31,040
Speaker 3: We could probably come up with twelve names you're happy

348
00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,720
Speaker 3: are out there or find they're out there. Yeah, yeah,

349
00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,240
Speaker 3: you know, three linebackers and a bunch of front guys.

350
00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,800
Speaker 2: Absolutely. He is Matt Williamson. I am Dale LOLLI. You're

351
00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,480
Speaker 2: listening to the Drive here on the Steelers Audio Network.

352
00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:44,920
Speaker 2: We'll be back with more right after this.

353
00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,680
Speaker 1: This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson

354
00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,160
Speaker 1: on your twenty four to seven home of the Black

355
00:15:55,200 --> 00:16:00,360
Speaker 1: and Gold Steelers Nation Radio.

356
00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,440
Speaker 2: And welcome back. I am Dale Lalli. He is the

357
00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:09,880
Speaker 2: Matt Williamson and Matt uh. We know that Russell Wilson

358
00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,720
Speaker 2: was limited today. That doesn't bother me so much though,

359
00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:18,200
Speaker 2: because I was of the belief and Mike Tomlin alluded

360
00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:22,360
Speaker 2: to it earlier in the week. You know that when

361
00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,480
Speaker 2: he actually when he made the announcement last week that

362
00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,560
Speaker 2: Russell Wilson is going to be the starter. I expected

363
00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,960
Speaker 2: them to use justin fields. Saw in these games anyways.

364
00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:35,160
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, me too. And I don't know that the

365
00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:38,880
Speaker 3: gap from starter to backup in this town is as

366
00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,600
Speaker 3: great as in most you know what I mean. Of course,

367
00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,160
Speaker 3: I want Wilson to play. I think he gives me

368
00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,600
Speaker 3: the best chance to win. I think he's the better quarterback.

369
00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,080
Speaker 3: But you'd be highly competitive with fields too, yeah, you know,

370
00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,800
Speaker 3: And and he could do a lot of different stuff too.

371
00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:57,120
Speaker 2: The interesting thing about it now is if you're the Falcons,

372
00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,640
Speaker 2: maybe you were preparing. Maybe you spent Hey, we're gonna

373
00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:04,800
Speaker 2: spend five minutes on Wednesday preparing justin fields one period. Yeah,

374
00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:12,000
Speaker 2: right now, you're like, uh, oh yeah, I'm not saying

375
00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,000
Speaker 2: there's any gamesman ship.

376
00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,040
Speaker 3: I'm not saying that at all. The head coaches know

377
00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,320
Speaker 3: each other really well, and I wonder if coach T's

378
00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,199
Speaker 3: like man Morris would hate to do that. I mean,

379
00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,720
Speaker 3: we have to change his whole plan. And that's what

380
00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,240
Speaker 3: this league is though. You know, then I would think

381
00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:30,600
Speaker 3: Friday Atlanta practices more field stuff than they planned. I

382
00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,040
Speaker 3: would think, so better or worse.

383
00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:34,760
Speaker 2: Absolutely, they'd almost have to, I would assume.

384
00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:39,200
Speaker 3: And again, his presence just makes game day or game

385
00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,240
Speaker 3: week less fun for the opponent.

386
00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:44,760
Speaker 2: Yeah, because the thing is, And Arthur Smith said this

387
00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:49,920
Speaker 2: after the second preseason game. He called things differently for

388
00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,800
Speaker 2: Wilson than he did Fields. When Fields was in there,

389
00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,800
Speaker 2: you saw a lot of RPOs.

390
00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:56,840
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, Wilson's do that.

391
00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:01,440
Speaker 2: No, even a healthy Wilson might do it, but he's

392
00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,480
Speaker 2: not going to be the running threat three game.

393
00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,600
Speaker 3: Yeah, ten and fifteen a game. Right, Even the round

394
00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,920
Speaker 3: concepts I'm sure are much different. I mean, how could

395
00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,440
Speaker 3: you not. I mean, a catcher calls a different game

396
00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,280
Speaker 3: for when a relief pitcher comes in.

397
00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:17,280
Speaker 2: Right, you don't call the exact same pitches.

398
00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,120
Speaker 3: Yeah right, you know we're just going to run these

399
00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:20,720
Speaker 3: same plays as script.

400
00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:25,080
Speaker 2: That always kills me when because anytime there's a quarterback change,

401
00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:29,520
Speaker 2: no matter who it is the coaching, the coaches always say, well,

402
00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:31,120
Speaker 2: we call the same plays no matter what.

403
00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:35,439
Speaker 3: No, you don't you call from the same playbook book. Yeah,

404
00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,760
Speaker 3: but I mean there's probably some bread and butter stuff

405
00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,040
Speaker 3: that everybody's practiced.

406
00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,639
Speaker 2: You might run the same running plays, but there's some

407
00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,480
Speaker 2: certainly some route concepts this guy likes better than that

408
00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:47,080
Speaker 2: guy or throws better than that guy.

409
00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:51,160
Speaker 3: Absolutely, and a lot of the staffs, the quarterback sits

410
00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:53,840
Speaker 3: down with the play caller, whether it's head coach or not. Really,

411
00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:55,800
Speaker 3: it's about all of them. Yeah, and Brady and Belichick

412
00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,639
Speaker 3: did it. Brady and his play callers did it.

413
00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:00,680
Speaker 2: Now, Wilson and Peyton might have done that.

414
00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,400
Speaker 3: They may not have, but I bet he didn't seattle

415
00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,480
Speaker 3: before that I like this, I don't like this. I

416
00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,600
Speaker 3: like this. Okay, then we'll give you what.

417
00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:11,360
Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly, because you want to you want to set

418
00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,280
Speaker 2: the quarterback up for success, which.

419
00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,040
Speaker 3: I think is one of the Peyton problems. You know,

420
00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,560
Speaker 3: was well I want to run this. He's like, I

421
00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,000
Speaker 3: don't really like that. I want to run this. Un

422
00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,680
Speaker 3: I'll do it right. It's not the best.

423
00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:26,280
Speaker 2: Yeah.

424
00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,440
Speaker 3: So I do think there's a lot of that in Denver. Yeah.

425
00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,240
Speaker 2: So, anyways, let's hear from Mike Tomlin when he made

426
00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,439
Speaker 2: the announcement and and uh, here's here's what he had

427
00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,040
Speaker 2: to say when he when he announced that Russell Wilson

428
00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:37,520
Speaker 2: had in fact been limited today.

429
00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,399
Speaker 3: Russe Wilson was a limited participant today. His calf got tight.

430
00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,439
Speaker 3: So we want to exercise some precaution. We'll see what

431
00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,840
Speaker 3: tomorrow looks like and kind of go from there.

432
00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,560
Speaker 2: That was Mike Tomlin as he said that the Steelers

433
00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,720
Speaker 2: will will take a look at things and they'll go

434
00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:57,760
Speaker 2: from from from there tomorrow. But again, I would expect

435
00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,240
Speaker 2: that Russell Wilson play. It's not like he again, it's

436
00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:03,520
Speaker 2: not like he didn't practice.

437
00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:07,520
Speaker 3: I was there, oh right, Even the days that he

438
00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,000
Speaker 3: was limited in practice, he did a lot after Yeah,

439
00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,639
Speaker 3: you know, he did a fair amount of stuff anyways,

440
00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,720
Speaker 3: moving around and look as good as I mean, I

441
00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:18,560
Speaker 3: can't compare it to him in previous years. I never

442
00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,800
Speaker 3: saw him live, but looked fine, you know, So I

443
00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:23,600
Speaker 3: would assume today's precautionary.

444
00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,440
Speaker 2: See how it feels tomorrow. He may wake up tomorrow.

445
00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,080
Speaker 2: That was fine. That was just I swept on it

446
00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:30,640
Speaker 2: wrong or something.

447
00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,120
Speaker 3: Yeah, having the Kyle Pitts apparently, and hamstring bugged him yesterday.

448
00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:38,920
Speaker 3: You're an important player. Precautionary. Today he's back to full,

449
00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,119
Speaker 3: you know, and the sun day goes along way with

450
00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:41,560
Speaker 3: these guys.

451
00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:43,480
Speaker 2: The thing that people need to remember about Russell and

452
00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,240
Speaker 2: I understand he's new to this franchise, so he really

453
00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:53,680
Speaker 2: maybe don't know his history. From twenty twelve to twenty twenty,

454
00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:55,480
Speaker 2: he didn't miss a game, didn't miss a.

455
00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:58,760
Speaker 3: Start, didn't start, yeap, he is. He's an iron man.

456
00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:00,840
Speaker 3: He's an iron man, and he's taking a lot of

457
00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,240
Speaker 3: hits over his career. I mean in his mobility days,

458
00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:06,800
Speaker 3: he would rutten and scramble and designed runs. And he's

459
00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:08,640
Speaker 3: always been a hold the ball in the pocket type

460
00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,439
Speaker 3: of guy. He's always been a highly sacked, highly hit player.

461
00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:15,720
Speaker 3: But the lens LENSI was toughness though. I mean, you know,

462
00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,960
Speaker 3: even though he's taking hits, he's a pretty well built dude.

463
00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:19,119
Speaker 3: If he's hme in person, even.

464
00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,119
Speaker 2: Though he's built like a running back, Yeah, he really is.

465
00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:24,879
Speaker 3: But he has been very durable.

466
00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:28,159
Speaker 2: Yeah, if you remember that twenty twenty injury, that was

467
00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,000
Speaker 2: when that he got his finger on his throwing hand dislocated.

468
00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,520
Speaker 3: That is like a Monday night game, maybe in a

469
00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:34,760
Speaker 3: face mask or something.

470
00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,639
Speaker 2: Something like it. Yeah, he missed two games.

471
00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,359
Speaker 3: Missed two games with a throwing hand of thing.

472
00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:40,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, with a dislocated I think it was his index

473
00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,359
Speaker 2: finger on his throwing hand, which is kind of important.

474
00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:46,719
Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, and he missed two games. But he's

475
00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:48,600
Speaker 3: of course, he's in great shape and he's tough, and

476
00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,480
Speaker 3: I would count on him playing, but we could get

477
00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:52,080
Speaker 3: bad news tomorrow.

478
00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,119
Speaker 2: There's no doubt. And if that's the case, you know,

479
00:21:56,200 --> 00:22:00,439
Speaker 2: Mike Tomlin said today he has full confidence in Fields

480
00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:01,159
Speaker 2: to get the job done.

481
00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:01,720
Speaker 3: Field played.

482
00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:06,960
Speaker 2: We have that one already. I'm extremely comfortable of that

483
00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:07,480
Speaker 2: is the case.

484
00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:07,920
Speaker 3: Certainly.

485
00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,639
Speaker 2: There you go, short and sweet.

486
00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:13,040
Speaker 3: That's what we like.

487
00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:14,280
Speaker 2: Short, sweet and succinct.

488
00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,280
Speaker 3: But Fields has played a lot of football.

489
00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,840
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, that's kind of the beauty of this

490
00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,720
Speaker 2: whole thing is it's not like it's a normal backup situation.

491
00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:24,320
Speaker 2: He played a lot. You know, he got a lot

492
00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:25,320
Speaker 2: of snaps in the preseason.

493
00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,639
Speaker 3: And even if Wilson's healthy, Fields would have played a

494
00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,080
Speaker 3: lot because he needs the work. He's a talented guy.

495
00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:33,320
Speaker 3: They're excited about him. I'm excited to see him play too.

496
00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:34,840
Speaker 3: I mean, I can't wait to see both of them

497
00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:35,120
Speaker 3: out there.

498
00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,560
Speaker 2: This isn't a situation where you're turning something over to

499
00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:39,760
Speaker 2: you know, some rookie.

500
00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,840
Speaker 3: Right or Allen for that matter, or you know someone

501
00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,120
Speaker 3: that's a journeyman three to two type of guy. I mean,

502
00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,000
Speaker 3: this is a guy that could have a bright future. Yeah.

503
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,880
Speaker 3: I just it's hard to play against. It. You're very

504
00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:51,359
Speaker 3: extremely hard to play against, and.

505
00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:54,080
Speaker 2: You know again.

506
00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:55,960
Speaker 3: I just think this is really going to mess with

507
00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,240
Speaker 3: the Falcons. I do too. I do too. I mean

508
00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:02,000
Speaker 3: even not necessary, even him sitting out, but just I'm

509
00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:04,680
Speaker 3: sure it's been on their mind for months that we're

510
00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,000
Speaker 3: gonna kind of have to prepare for two quarterbacks here. Yeah,

511
00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:11,640
Speaker 3: that's hard. That's hard. Yeah, in terms of.

512
00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:14,600
Speaker 2: The expect A.

513
00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,000
Speaker 3: Quick question for you too, while we're chatting injuries and stuff.

514
00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,760
Speaker 3: Do you think it's pretty safe that the O line

515
00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,720
Speaker 3: we saw last is going to be the O line? Yeah?

516
00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,360
Speaker 3: I mean, well minus them. You know, we knew Anderson's

517
00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,320
Speaker 3: gonna start it for them. I assumed so.

518
00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:33,000
Speaker 2: And I think people who were expecting the Steelers to

519
00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,680
Speaker 2: some for some reason to when as soon as Fatano's

520
00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,240
Speaker 2: back put him at right tackle, move Project Jones the

521
00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,600
Speaker 2: left tackle, Sayamal lose out?

522
00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:46,080
Speaker 3: Yeah, who's going to be the glue between Fraser and Joan? Someday?

523
00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,879
Speaker 2: He got Fraser starting at center as a rookie. Do

524
00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:54,480
Speaker 2: you really want for offensive line changes basically brutal?

525
00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,040
Speaker 3: See. I think my first would be harping on if

526
00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,480
Speaker 3: we were on Atlanta Radio right now, is to bring

527
00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,080
Speaker 3: it back the same five guys, got great continuity it's

528
00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:04,359
Speaker 3: one of the better lines in the league. They're very

529
00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,200
Speaker 3: durable and tough as well. They've played in the preseason.

530
00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:11,159
Speaker 3: But that's an advantage to me. Is one oh lines

531
00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:14,680
Speaker 3: kind of in flux yet talented and has some moving

532
00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,840
Speaker 3: parts that you don't love. Were the other ones just

533
00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:18,600
Speaker 3: coming out with the same five that was really good

534
00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:19,000
Speaker 3: last year?

535
00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,280
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's gonna be to me, strength on strength, because

536
00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,359
Speaker 2: the strength of the Steelers defense is the front seven.

537
00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:28,359
Speaker 2: The strength of Atlanta's offense is their offensive line.

538
00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,600
Speaker 3: I just frankly think the quality of play when Atlanta

539
00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:33,280
Speaker 3: has the football is going to be higher than the

540
00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,360
Speaker 3: other way around. I mean, I think it's both their

541
00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,760
Speaker 3: strength on strength. You know, Porter versus London's a lot

542
00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,520
Speaker 3: of fun make a verse pits. You know, Steelers run

543
00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:43,680
Speaker 3: defense against bijon all their big people like you mentioned.

544
00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:47,040
Speaker 3: I mean, that's the best parts of you know, what

545
00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,359
Speaker 3: these teams do where the other side of the balls

546
00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,240
Speaker 3: are more work in progress for both teams.

547
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:57,159
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know the Falcons in their history, I believe,

548
00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,080
Speaker 2: and you would know this better than they've beating the

549
00:24:59,080 --> 00:24:59,840
Speaker 2: Steelers twice.

550
00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:04,280
Speaker 3: I'll pull it up super quick. But it's something remarkably terrible.

551
00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:08,080
Speaker 2: I mean, this has been a lopsided series over the years.

552
00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:12,400
Speaker 3: I do know they're only wins against this franchise. We're

553
00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:16,320
Speaker 3: both we're in Atlanta. Yeah, let's take a second. Wilson

554
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,840
Speaker 3: also is four and one against them in his career.

555
00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:23,800
Speaker 3: He's completed almost seventy two percent of his passes in

556
00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:28,080
Speaker 3: the Wow, with ten touchdowns and one interception wo in

557
00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:32,600
Speaker 3: five games. So Mike Tomlins four to zero against Falcons.

558
00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:37,160
Speaker 3: This series started in nineteen sixty six, and the Steelers

559
00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,920
Speaker 3: lead it fifteen to two to one and one. Yeah,

560
00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:43,080
Speaker 3: I mean it has. Everybody remembers the one. Yeah, the

561
00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,160
Speaker 3: one was a crazy good game. Yeah right, But both

562
00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:50,000
Speaker 3: those losses for the Steelers did come in Atlanta. Yeah, which, okay,

563
00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:52,320
Speaker 3: I mean it's still they're the only two losses in

564
00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:53,240
Speaker 3: sineteen sixty six.

565
00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:55,919
Speaker 2: They don't have much of a home field advantage down there.

566
00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,240
Speaker 2: In fact, I've seen better than usual, I've seen the

567
00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,080
Speaker 2: Falcons play. I've seen the Steelers play the Falcons at

568
00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:02,840
Speaker 2: three different stadiums down there.

569
00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:07,360
Speaker 3: That makes sense, Okay, Like they they're not quite beloved

570
00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,480
Speaker 3: like the Steelers. They are not They're Bravestown, right, Yeah.

571
00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,440
Speaker 2: I thought it's a baseball town in the college and

572
00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,800
Speaker 2: really college football and the Hawks, and yeah, it's more

573
00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,200
Speaker 2: of a basketball baseball town than it is football.

574
00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:22,480
Speaker 3: The football teams were buzz this year at least, and

575
00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,560
Speaker 3: without a Falcons fan, I'd be more excited than usual.

576
00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,720
Speaker 2: They did sell out their season tickets this year for

577
00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:30,159
Speaker 2: the first time in years. But I still expect a

578
00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,040
Speaker 2: large Steeler contingent at this.

579
00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:35,240
Speaker 3: One, no question. I'm sure the day the schedule came out,

580
00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,159
Speaker 3: people were booking this one. Yeah, heavily. So it's an

581
00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,440
Speaker 3: easy place to get to. Yeah, yeah, right. I just

582
00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:42,160
Speaker 3: think it's probably aren't crazy expensive.

583
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,240
Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know that there's going to be a

584
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,600
Speaker 2: great advantage there in terms of crowd noise.

585
00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,280
Speaker 3: No, I tend to agree. It's a dome. You always

586
00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,639
Speaker 3: think man might be doing a lot of silent counts,

587
00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,280
Speaker 3: things like that rookie center. That's frightening.

588
00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:59,280
Speaker 2: You know, that's where this that's where the bad snap

589
00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,000
Speaker 2: came from. Yeah, this in the third preseason game.

590
00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:03,639
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I'm sure it will be loud, and

591
00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,240
Speaker 3: it's you know, Frasier's first game no matter what, whether

592
00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,560
Speaker 3: it's home or away, is nerve wracking and a challenge

593
00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:12,560
Speaker 3: a new challenge for sure, and sticking with that real quick.

594
00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:13,879
Speaker 3: I kind of threw this out on a video we

595
00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:17,960
Speaker 3: did today. I'm not real impressed with the Falcons defensive tackles,

596
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,720
Speaker 3: but they're older and they've been around the blocky, you

597
00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:22,920
Speaker 3: know what I mean. And two of the three Steelers

598
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,560
Speaker 3: into your linemen are going to be ros could be

599
00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,200
Speaker 3: you know, young as could be, and I would do

600
00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,720
Speaker 3: every old man Cam Hayward trick I had up my

601
00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,720
Speaker 3: sleeve if I was, you know, Onya Mada and Jared

602
00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:37,040
Speaker 3: Garrett and Jarrett and those guys, so they better be ready.

603
00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:38,680
Speaker 3: I mean, they're not the players they once were, but

604
00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:39,520
Speaker 3: they're wise.

605
00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:42,000
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I don't know what to expect that

606
00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:42,560
Speaker 2: a Jett.

607
00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,360
Speaker 3: I don't either. He really slipped last year.

608
00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,159
Speaker 2: I thought he really did. And you know, he's had

609
00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,680
Speaker 2: a great career, he really he has. But again, his

610
00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:53,960
Speaker 2: game wasn't an old man's game. His game was quick,

611
00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:55,320
Speaker 2: first step and right.

612
00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:57,720
Speaker 3: But I would think those he was always a really

613
00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:00,480
Speaker 3: good stunter and looper. I'm sure they'll still try to

614
00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:03,080
Speaker 3: do those kind of things against a young, you know,

615
00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,680
Speaker 3: left guard center, but he was much more of a

616
00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:12,240
Speaker 3: geno Atkins three technique, undersized, got drafted too late because

617
00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,760
Speaker 3: he doesn't look like Cam Haywis, you know what I mean,

618
00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,399
Speaker 3: but two hundred and ninety pounds but exploded off the

619
00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,320
Speaker 3: snap and made his plays that way. He's not a

620
00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:20,439
Speaker 3: strength power player.

621
00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:25,040
Speaker 2: He also hasn't played since he missed a big portion

622
00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,280
Speaker 2: last year. He basically hasn't played the same time. He

623
00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,960
Speaker 2: got hurt in Week eight, just like Cousins. Okay, so

624
00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,080
Speaker 2: he's coming back off of an ACL How old is he?

625
00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:33,840
Speaker 2: Thirty one?

626
00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,760
Speaker 3: Yeah, they're counting on some old guys, I know, even

627
00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,000
Speaker 3: Simmons and judea On and a lot of guys, old

628
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,080
Speaker 3: guys coming off injuries. Yeah yeah, I mean they're like,

629
00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,200
Speaker 3: it's easy to focus on their young dudes, the Beijon's

630
00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,920
Speaker 3: and you know all those yeh eighth overall pick guys,

631
00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:52,160
Speaker 3: but some of their core you know best, you know,

632
00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:54,600
Speaker 3: most important players are well up in age.

633
00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, and again coming off of big injuries.

634
00:28:58,120 --> 00:28:58,320
Speaker 3: Yeah.

635
00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:02,240
Speaker 2: Yeah, So that to me, I mean, is Grady Jerrik

636
00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:03,120
Speaker 2: gonna be ready to play?

637
00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:07,320
Speaker 3: I bet he played sixty snaps at most. Yeah, maybe

638
00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,280
Speaker 3: he's just out there in passing downs or see how

639
00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,480
Speaker 3: you feel you know, one of those deals and you know,

640
00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:12,880
Speaker 3: if you're on the ball wall, you can stay out

641
00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,720
Speaker 3: of those passing downs. Yeah. Yeah, And again I'm running

642
00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,000
Speaker 3: at that defensive front until I can't anymore.

643
00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:20,400
Speaker 2: Yeah, until they show me that they can hold up

644
00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:20,800
Speaker 2: against it.

645
00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:24,560
Speaker 3: So I don't know.

646
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,400
Speaker 2: I mean, I look at this game. I think it's

647
00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,720
Speaker 2: the line has moved to three and a half opened

648
00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:33,400
Speaker 2: to three, right, it opened at three, So I guess

649
00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:37,000
Speaker 2: that means the money's going on Atlanta apparently. I think

650
00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:38,000
Speaker 2: this is a toss up game.

651
00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,600
Speaker 3: I do too. I remember thinking about it when you know,

652
00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:43,200
Speaker 3: weeks ago, people are like, what do you think the

653
00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:45,720
Speaker 3: line's gonna be? Like? Probably one. I was a little

654
00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,800
Speaker 3: shocked at open to three. Yeah, but there's a lot

655
00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:52,000
Speaker 3: more Atlanta hype because you know, over under Wind totals

656
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:54,440
Speaker 3: pretty high and they're the favorite to win their division.

657
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:56,280
Speaker 3: But a lot of that's just because they play such

658
00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:57,880
Speaker 3: an easy schedule and they're in a terrible division.

659
00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,640
Speaker 2: Yeah know, they're gonna bounce, h Yeah, and.

660
00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:03,480
Speaker 3: They're they're pushing their chips in and even d v

661
00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,400
Speaker 3: o A raised their defense after adding those two editions.

662
00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:09,760
Speaker 3: You know, like they're they're in it to win. It. Yeah,

663
00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:11,720
Speaker 3: they definitely are, and let's get back to some of

664
00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:14,320
Speaker 3: those old guy things. But I don't see them as

665
00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,840
Speaker 3: a super Bowl contented one either. I think you're in it.

666
00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:20,160
Speaker 2: You've you've sold out the farm to win this year. Yeah,

667
00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,240
Speaker 2: but your ceiling is like, Okay, you win the division.

668
00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:25,600
Speaker 2: It's that's a ceiling.

669
00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:27,520
Speaker 3: It's a weird plan. Maybe you win a playoff game,

670
00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:29,920
Speaker 3: maybe you know right, I mean, you can unseat the diners,

671
00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:31,760
Speaker 3: or okay, you win, you win.

672
00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,360
Speaker 2: The AFC South. That just means you're gonna get maybe

673
00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:37,240
Speaker 2: the Filmadelphia or Dallas or Green Bay in the second

674
00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:38,480
Speaker 2: in the first round of the.

675
00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,560
Speaker 3: Playoff, and then big picture thinking, you know, where does

676
00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,040
Speaker 3: that leave you? I mean, maybe they're just trying to

677
00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,120
Speaker 3: sell tickets, which they did, they did, you know. I mean,

678
00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,680
Speaker 3: there's a business side of this and let's let's you know,

679
00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,400
Speaker 3: get the Falcon's, get the dirty birds. You wound up again.

680
00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,640
Speaker 3: It's been too long. But even if you have a

681
00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:55,760
Speaker 3: really good year, are you trading cousins? They got a

682
00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,800
Speaker 3: quarterback in the first round that's old. Yeah, I mean

683
00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:00,720
Speaker 3: he's an old rookie. He can't sit for three years.

684
00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,240
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a strange build. It is, It really is.

685
00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:06,240
Speaker 2: Let's get to another break and we'll take a look

686
00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,480
Speaker 2: at all the other games happening this weekend when we

687
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,120
Speaker 2: come back. He is Matt Williamson. I am Dale Lollie.

688
00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,640
Speaker 2: You're listening to the Drive here on the Steelers Audio Network.

689
00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:16,760
Speaker 2: We'll do that right after this.

690
00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:24,520
Speaker 1: This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson

691
00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,120
Speaker 1: on your twenty four to seven Home of the Black

692
00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:30,000
Speaker 1: and Gold Steelers Nation Radio.

693
00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:35,080
Speaker 2: And we are back. I am Dale Lolli. He is

694
00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,480
Speaker 2: the Matt Williamson and Matt we have a football game tonight.

695
00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:40,920
Speaker 2: It's no kind of a big deal here in Pittsburgh.

696
00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:45,320
Speaker 3: Huge deal. I mean, you got Opening night Kansas City,

697
00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,840
Speaker 3: the best team in the league, maybe Taylor Swift's there

698
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,920
Speaker 3: playing against Lamar the MVP, a great franchise, and the

699
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,280
Speaker 3: Ravens too, of the best teams in the league last year.

700
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:56,320
Speaker 3: It's as good a game as you're gonna get for

701
00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:56,880
Speaker 3: Opening Night.

702
00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:01,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, Rosevens at Chiefs. The spread, the Chief's favored by three,

703
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:02,880
Speaker 2: the over unders forty seven.

704
00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:06,240
Speaker 3: In this one. Kind of like the home team. I

705
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,240
Speaker 3: this is not even the slightest knock on the Ravens.

706
00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,920
Speaker 3: I always feel for whoever has to go to the

707
00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:14,479
Speaker 3: Super Bowl Championshough.

708
00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,280
Speaker 2: Detroit did win this game last year. I know, but

709
00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:17,400
Speaker 2: Kelsey was sitting there.

710
00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:18,120
Speaker 3: No, I wasn't. Kelly.

711
00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:19,280
Speaker 2: Chris Jones said this one up.

712
00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:21,080
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, he had contract stuff going on.

713
00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:21,959
Speaker 2: Kelseys say good.

714
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,000
Speaker 3: No, Kelsey missay game as well. I remember the Chiefs

715
00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:27,160
Speaker 3: were a little in flux. Yeah, I don't remember the

716
00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:29,000
Speaker 3: exact details. I'm pretty sure Jones was out.

717
00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:32,200
Speaker 2: Jones definitely was out. I think that's the first Opening

718
00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,440
Speaker 2: day visitor win in a long time. Yeah, it doesn't

719
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:36,160
Speaker 2: happen very often.

720
00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:38,840
Speaker 3: It's just such a brutal environment. Kansas City in general

721
00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:41,640
Speaker 3: is difficult a night game there. And the other thing

722
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:45,920
Speaker 3: is much like the Steelers. Spagnolo does as good a

723
00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:49,280
Speaker 3: job against Lamar as anyone in any coordinator in the league.

724
00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:52,320
Speaker 3: He's played him a lot. He bottles him up quite well,

725
00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,560
Speaker 3: makes him uncomfortable, lifts him a lot, and plays a

726
00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,880
Speaker 3: lot of man coverage which people used to be afraid of,

727
00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:00,640
Speaker 3: you know, afraid to know him to do it against Lamar.

728
00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:04,320
Speaker 3: And we've talked to no end about Baltimore's OH line.

729
00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:09,200
Speaker 3: Chris Jones, I mean, like I think it's gonna be

730
00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:11,240
Speaker 3: a long night for the Ravens guards.

731
00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,640
Speaker 2: Yeah, their new offensive line, all right, right right.

732
00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:15,520
Speaker 3: I mean he is a wrecking machine on national TV

733
00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:17,440
Speaker 3: like this, He's gonna be bringing it all day long.

734
00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:22,440
Speaker 2: Friday night, we have another game that would be uh

735
00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:27,160
Speaker 2: an eight fifteen start at his Green Bay versus Philadelphia

736
00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:30,600
Speaker 2: in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Eagles favored by two of

737
00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:33,000
Speaker 2: the over unders forty nine. It shocked me that the

738
00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:36,240
Speaker 2: Eagles were favored a little bit. I mean it says

739
00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,600
Speaker 2: at Eagles, but it's it's an Angel site.

740
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:41,920
Speaker 3: It's a neutral site. If it was in Philly, i'd

741
00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,120
Speaker 3: be like, I get them being favored, but a neutral site.

742
00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:46,880
Speaker 3: I think Green Bay is a better team. I do too, Yeah, yeah,

743
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:51,000
Speaker 3: I do too. Some Eagles fans got weren't real kind

744
00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:52,600
Speaker 3: to me after I said I think Love's a better

745
00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:56,320
Speaker 3: quarterback too. Yeah, I mean, not as big a body

746
00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:58,680
Speaker 3: of work, but at his best he's better than hers.

747
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:02,280
Speaker 2: One o'clock game, while the Steeler game is going on,

748
00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,640
Speaker 2: you have Arizona at Buffalo. The Bills favored by six

749
00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:07,480
Speaker 2: and a half. The over under forty seven.

750
00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:12,359
Speaker 3: I love the over. I mean Arizona overs Tony. Now

751
00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:16,320
Speaker 3: before we get started, their defense is horrendous. It's injured.

752
00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:19,600
Speaker 3: Their best and exciting guys are injured. Buffalo's defense is

753
00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:22,160
Speaker 3: banged and every defense is banged up. You know, Allen's

754
00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:25,040
Speaker 3: gonna put up some kind of points against everybody. And

755
00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:28,120
Speaker 3: I think Kyler and Harrison and McBride and Connor and

756
00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:29,560
Speaker 3: that whole group is pretty darn good.

757
00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:36,240
Speaker 2: Another game, one o'clock Tennessee at Chicago. Chicago surprisingly favored

758
00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:38,080
Speaker 2: by three and a half, the over under forty four

759
00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:41,719
Speaker 2: and a half. How about this little stat The last

760
00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:48,359
Speaker 2: fifteen number one overall pick at quarterback all did not win.

761
00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:50,799
Speaker 2: None of them won their initial start.

762
00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:52,680
Speaker 3: They're opening every first overstar.

763
00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:53,880
Speaker 2: Team and one that takes you all the way back

764
00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,200
Speaker 2: to Eli Manning Wow in two thousand and four.

765
00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:59,800
Speaker 3: Now, I do believe William's supporting cast is better than mo.

766
00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:01,920
Speaker 3: You know, if you're the first overall pick, you're the

767
00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,080
Speaker 3: worst team. You know, this is a better situation than that.

768
00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:08,239
Speaker 3: But still every eye in the world's on you. I mean,

769
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,080
Speaker 3: pressure is immense. You're not going to be on a

770
00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,240
Speaker 3: great team. You're still new, just like any other rookie.

771
00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,919
Speaker 3: That spread seems big to me. I think so too. Yeah,

772
00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:19,480
Speaker 3: I kind of like the Titans. I do too.

773
00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:25,080
Speaker 2: Yeah to Chicago, right, Yeah, it's in Chicago, but whether

774
00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:25,960
Speaker 2: shouldn't be a factor.

775
00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:26,480
Speaker 3: No. No.

776
00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:32,000
Speaker 2: One o'clock game, New England at Cincinnati. The Bengals favored

777
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,680
Speaker 2: by eight and a half. I believe that's the largest

778
00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:38,040
Speaker 2: spread of the weekend. The over under forty one. The

779
00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:39,360
Speaker 2: Bengal should win this game.

780
00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:40,839
Speaker 3: I would assume. I mean, I don't love that. They

781
00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:44,239
Speaker 3: hardly played anybody, but I was with a bunch of

782
00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:48,560
Speaker 3: buddies this weekend and they're in a pretty high priced

783
00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:52,560
Speaker 3: eliminator pool. That's an easy one. This was the chalkiest one.

784
00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:54,520
Speaker 3: It's hard to come up with one this week. And yeah,

785
00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:57,640
Speaker 3: we all just settled on the Patriots and figured ninety

786
00:35:57,680 --> 00:35:59,880
Speaker 3: percent of the people in the tournament probably do is.

787
00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:06,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, Houston is at Indianapolis. Yeah, Texans favored by three

788
00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,399
Speaker 2: in Indianapolis, the over under forty eight and a half.

789
00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:13,120
Speaker 3: I've been worried all off season that we're all getting

790
00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:16,200
Speaker 3: ahead of ourselves with the Texans a little bit. But

791
00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,280
Speaker 3: the more I think about them, the more I worried,

792
00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:19,960
Speaker 3: the more I like them, you know, I mean, the

793
00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:22,279
Speaker 3: healthy O line they didn't have any of that last year,

794
00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:25,719
Speaker 3: that three receiver set against a bunch of cover three,

795
00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:30,839
Speaker 3: you know, pretty vanilla schemes. I think Houston's in really

796
00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:31,600
Speaker 3: good position here.

797
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:33,800
Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree.

798
00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:34,120
Speaker 3: Yeah.

799
00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:38,239
Speaker 2: Jacksonville at Miami, the Dolphins favored by three and a half.

800
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:39,720
Speaker 2: The over under forty nine.

801
00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:45,239
Speaker 3: Upset special here could be. My two notes from this

802
00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:49,080
Speaker 3: game are Miami at home early on is a nightmare.

803
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:53,359
Speaker 3: But Jacksonville, Florida team, right, this isn't New England going south.

804
00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,239
Speaker 3: I mean, they should be fine with the heat and

805
00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:59,200
Speaker 3: all that stuff. And I also think one of the reasons,

806
00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:01,560
Speaker 3: you know, and so they've always been good at home

807
00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:03,759
Speaker 3: early no matter who the coach is, shuleg of it forever.

808
00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:08,040
Speaker 3: But McDaniel, he's gonna have something weird to show it

809
00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:09,800
Speaker 3: show the league, you know, And you just got to

810
00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,320
Speaker 3: be prepared and you gotta be able to adjust on

811
00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:11,520
Speaker 3: the fly.

812
00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:14,920
Speaker 2: I just think it's noteworthy that both Hill and Waddle

813
00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:19,040
Speaker 2: we're dealing with injuries all throughout training camp. Yeah, and

814
00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:21,600
Speaker 2: didn't play, and they.

815
00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:24,760
Speaker 3: Really seem like they're searching for another option, yeah, signing Odell,

816
00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:25,840
Speaker 3: and I don't think they've found it.

817
00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:28,960
Speaker 2: No, I don't think they have it right now. I

818
00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:31,600
Speaker 2: think Jacksonville could at least cover in that game and

819
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:32,720
Speaker 2: maybe pull off the upset.

820
00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:36,520
Speaker 3: Jacksonville hired a new defense coordinator from Atlanta who I

821
00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:39,920
Speaker 3: think does a real good job. Their defensive front is

822
00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:44,400
Speaker 3: really big and physical. Now can they bully the smaller,

823
00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:47,120
Speaker 3: faster Dolphins or can they not keep up with them?

824
00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:48,399
Speaker 3: You know, go either way?

825
00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:53,560
Speaker 2: You know, Carolina is at New Orleans, the Saints favored

826
00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:55,440
Speaker 2: by three and a half, the over under forty one

827
00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:57,200
Speaker 2: and a half, another one o'clock game.

828
00:37:57,800 --> 00:37:59,799
Speaker 3: I don't have a strong feeling on this one. I mean,

829
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:02,960
Speaker 3: that's a tough place to play, and you know they're

830
00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:06,200
Speaker 3: going to be looped up and loud. And while we

831
00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:09,080
Speaker 3: all might think the Saints are boring Saints fans, don't

832
00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:12,480
Speaker 3: you know? And I do expect the Panthers to be

833
00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:16,120
Speaker 3: better this year, especially on offense. But I have a

834
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:17,960
Speaker 3: whole still like the Saints. I still like the Saints

835
00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:22,759
Speaker 3: ryeah yep. Plus the Saints are old. Yeah, they're not

836
00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:25,520
Speaker 3: going to be beaten down like you know, the Davis

837
00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:27,880
Speaker 3: and Jordan and Kamara and all those guys. Yeah, like

838
00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:29,480
Speaker 3: they should be pretty fresh early in the year.

839
00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:33,399
Speaker 2: Minnesota is at the Giants. That's a one o'clock game.

840
00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:36,920
Speaker 2: Vikings favored by two on the road and the over

841
00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:37,799
Speaker 2: under forty one.

842
00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:42,160
Speaker 3: I don't love the Vikings on the road. I don't either, Yeah,

843
00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:44,120
Speaker 3: I mean, I don't think the Giants are as horrendous

844
00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:44,719
Speaker 3: as people think.

845
00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:47,200
Speaker 2: Is Sam Darnold gonna get back in that stadium and

846
00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:48,360
Speaker 2: start seeing ghosts?

847
00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,720
Speaker 3: Right right? I mean even like the Vikings. Oh line,

848
00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:54,399
Speaker 3: it's pretty good, but not up the middle and Dexter

849
00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,320
Speaker 3: Lawrence is a nightmare. And I think the Giants O

850
00:38:57,480 --> 00:39:01,160
Speaker 3: linees better. I bet they keep it close. I'll take

851
00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:04,520
Speaker 3: I'll take points at home or yeah, outright, yeah I

852
00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:06,920
Speaker 3: might too. Uh.

853
00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:10,359
Speaker 2: The Raiders are at the Chargers. Just a four o'clock game.

854
00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:13,320
Speaker 2: Chargers favored by three, the over under is forty.

855
00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:16,600
Speaker 3: This is kind of a blog game, but it's a

856
00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:19,640
Speaker 3: division game. It's a team. I'm I don't think either

857
00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:22,920
Speaker 3: one of us are as high as consensus on I definitely,

858
00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:24,560
Speaker 3: I can speak for you and the Chargers on that.

859
00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:27,440
Speaker 3: I don't know what you think of the Raiders. Bowers

860
00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:30,279
Speaker 3: is questionable. He'd be fun to see. Be supposed to play.

861
00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:32,160
Speaker 3: I think he will, Yeah, I mean I would think

862
00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:34,120
Speaker 3: that there's gonna be a lot of double tight end

863
00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:38,440
Speaker 3: sets for both sides of the ball. That young line

864
00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,920
Speaker 3: they gotta deal with Crosby and Wilkins. I mean, you know, like,

865
00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:45,120
Speaker 3: welcome to the league, Joe. That's a tough that's tough.

866
00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:46,200
Speaker 3: That good luck with that.

867
00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:49,080
Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know what to think of that one.

868
00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:51,800
Speaker 2: I know Jim Harbaugh is four and oh in his

869
00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:56,000
Speaker 2: regular season openers. Okay, but the Raiders played, they played

870
00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:57,960
Speaker 2: hard for Peers. Yeah, I would say effort isn't the

871
00:39:58,000 --> 00:39:59,319
Speaker 2: problem with either one of these coaches.

872
00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:02,600
Speaker 3: I think that's a ranks. Yeah, so toughness and effort will.

873
00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:04,120
Speaker 2: Be an interesting one. It will be here, will be

874
00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:09,360
Speaker 2: uh Denver at four o'clock is at Seattle, the Seahawks

875
00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:12,320
Speaker 2: favored by six, he over under forty one and a half.

876
00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:14,399
Speaker 3: For people don't know, and the Steelers go to Denver

877
00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:18,000
Speaker 3: next week. Yeah, they just gave certain a ton of money.

878
00:40:18,760 --> 00:40:22,959
Speaker 3: I'm curious will he followed d K And I'm looking

879
00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:24,960
Speaker 3: at that. Will he follow Pickens? You know, I mean

880
00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:28,319
Speaker 3: because Pickens get Torell and entertain ouch. You know, I'm

881
00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:31,719
Speaker 3: assuming he will. That's what he's paid for. Yeah, and

882
00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:33,840
Speaker 3: of course, what's bon At next look like? And that

883
00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:35,080
Speaker 3: Seattle offense could be fun.

884
00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:37,839
Speaker 2: The rest of that defense at Denver defense is jump.

885
00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:41,320
Speaker 3: Oh it's bad. Yeah. I think I'm higher than consensus

886
00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:45,160
Speaker 3: on Seattle and lower on Denver. Yeah. Yeah, I think

887
00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:46,520
Speaker 3: Seattle could be pretty decent this year.

888
00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:48,759
Speaker 2: I think they'll be Okay, I think they'll be.

889
00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:51,520
Speaker 3: They were. I almost put him as my seventh wild

890
00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:54,200
Speaker 3: card team in the NFC. One note about them that

891
00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:56,440
Speaker 3: I didn't realize till the other day. They have an

892
00:40:56,560 --> 00:41:00,799
Speaker 3: unusually young coaching staff, like even a young like one

893
00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:03,160
Speaker 3: of those guys have coached at all anywhere, right, I

894
00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:05,520
Speaker 3: mean running back coach, tight end coach. These guys are

895
00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:08,919
Speaker 3: all new new, you know, so mistakes could be made. Yeah,

896
00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:12,120
Speaker 3: you would think you'd have the senior assistant that was

897
00:41:12,719 --> 00:41:16,840
Speaker 3: once a head coach or something, you know, uh for.

898
00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:19,560
Speaker 2: A twenty five game. So once the Steeler game is over,

899
00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:22,719
Speaker 2: you can turn this one on. Dallas is at Cleveland,

900
00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:25,560
Speaker 2: the Browns favored by two and a half, the over

901
00:41:25,680 --> 00:41:26,560
Speaker 2: under forty one.

902
00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:31,720
Speaker 3: Speaking of young tackles, Tyler Geiiten is gonna get Welcome

903
00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:34,480
Speaker 3: to the league here, I mean a rookie center and

904
00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:38,160
Speaker 3: a rookie left tackle. But that should navigate that offense

905
00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:40,520
Speaker 3: or that defense well. And as good as the Browns

906
00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:42,799
Speaker 3: defense was, it's not real complex. I mean it's an

907
00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:46,759
Speaker 3: execution based and we talked about it a half hour ago.

908
00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:48,839
Speaker 3: Watson doesn't deal with pressure at all.

909
00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:52,160
Speaker 2: Yeah, Heimber's gonna light Michael Parson's is gonna heh, yeah,

910
00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:52,799
Speaker 2: come after him.

911
00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:55,399
Speaker 3: Parsons by himself is a nightmare. But Zimmer's real big.

912
00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:59,120
Speaker 2: And their tackles okay, in this entire preseason too.

913
00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:01,759
Speaker 3: Yeah, the tackle's been an issue for them. I mean

914
00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:04,840
Speaker 3: I've said this, we said this yesterday, Like a healthy

915
00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:06,839
Speaker 3: Nick Chubb would make me look at the Browns much

916
00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:10,480
Speaker 3: differently as they're trying to transition to a Watson heavier offense.

917
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:15,080
Speaker 3: But Jerme Ford ain't healthy Nick Chubb. No, Zimmer's gonna

918
00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:15,840
Speaker 3: come after Watson.

919
00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:18,800
Speaker 2: Yeah, kind of like Dallas in that one it's in Cleveland.

920
00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:19,600
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I do too.

921
00:42:21,719 --> 00:42:25,640
Speaker 2: Washington at Tampa Bay, the Buccaneers favored by three and

922
00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:27,520
Speaker 2: a half the over unders forty two and a half.

923
00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:30,800
Speaker 2: New head coach, Yeah, rookie quarterback.

924
00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:33,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, they're one of the three teams. They got a

925
00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:35,000
Speaker 3: bunch of old guys and a bunch of young guys.

926
00:42:35,719 --> 00:42:37,880
Speaker 3: I mean they got the the Echolers and the Ertzes

927
00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:41,120
Speaker 3: and the Wagners, and then a huge rookie class that

928
00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:43,640
Speaker 3: I'm sure that they want to all grow with the

929
00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:47,040
Speaker 3: young quarterback, but I expect a lot of growing pains.

930
00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:50,920
Speaker 2: I think Washington's defense is not good. No, Washington's offensive

931
00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:55,200
Speaker 2: line is not good. No, And Tampa Bay's good enough

932
00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:57,080
Speaker 2: on both sides on that division last year. That's not

933
00:42:57,160 --> 00:42:58,520
Speaker 2: a bad survivor pick.

934
00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:00,960
Speaker 3: I actually thought about that too. It's in Washington though, right, No,

935
00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:02,759
Speaker 3: it's in Tampa. Oh, it's in Tampa again. You're the

936
00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:05,400
Speaker 3: head down to the heat. Yeah, yeah, I like Tampa

937
00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:07,880
Speaker 3: to run away with that one. Yeah. Who's covering Mike Evans?

938
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:10,920
Speaker 3: You know who's blocking Vidaveya? You know? I think Chris

939
00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:14,560
Speaker 3: Gobwin could blow up? Yeah? Yeah, yeah. The Rams? What

940
00:43:14,719 --> 00:43:15,520
Speaker 3: was spread in that game?

941
00:43:16,440 --> 00:43:17,040
Speaker 2: Three and a half.

942
00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:19,160
Speaker 3: Oh, well it should be seven and a half.

943
00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:23,799
Speaker 2: The Rams are at the Lions. That's an eight twenty game.

944
00:43:23,840 --> 00:43:25,600
Speaker 3: That's a Sunday night game. It's a good one.

945
00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:28,439
Speaker 2: Lions favored by three and a half. The over under

946
00:43:28,520 --> 00:43:31,920
Speaker 2: is fifty two. Matthew Stafford going back to Detroit.

947
00:43:32,120 --> 00:43:34,360
Speaker 3: Yeah, golf going back against his team. I mean the

948
00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:37,640
Speaker 3: cool quarterback conundrum here. They played a really good playoff

949
00:43:37,640 --> 00:43:41,440
Speaker 3: game last year, two really well coached teams with high aspirations.

950
00:43:42,200 --> 00:43:45,759
Speaker 3: You know that young Lion secondary gets the KUPA and cup.

951
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:49,680
Speaker 3: I mean that's everyone thinks, you know, draft two corners,

952
00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:52,359
Speaker 3: the problems fixed rookie corners because you don't do well.

953
00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:54,200
Speaker 2: No, you know the same thing, the issue that in

954
00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:55,239
Speaker 2: Philadelphia right now.

955
00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:58,399
Speaker 3: Yeah, And I was listening to a small preview about

956
00:43:58,440 --> 00:44:00,680
Speaker 3: this one that brought up a really good point about

957
00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:03,399
Speaker 3: there isn't a team in the league that's better thant

958
00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:05,080
Speaker 3: tacking the middle of the field than the Lions. I

959
00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:07,880
Speaker 3: mean it's Saint Brown and Laporta. Have you just traded

960
00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:10,000
Speaker 3: your best linebacker and you're gonna play somebody no one's

961
00:44:10,040 --> 00:44:14,919
Speaker 3: ever heard of, you know, Like, and I hope Verse

962
00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:17,759
Speaker 3: and all their young defensive linemen are great. They're playing

963
00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:19,480
Speaker 3: this best a line in the league. Yeah, you know, like,

964
00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:21,480
Speaker 3: I don't think this is I think the Rams defense

965
00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:22,879
Speaker 3: is in for a long day. Yeah.

966
00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:24,560
Speaker 2: I think the Lions win that one going away.

967
00:44:24,680 --> 00:44:27,000
Speaker 3: Yeah, me too. The Rams might be able to keep up,

968
00:44:27,120 --> 00:44:28,600
Speaker 3: But I don't think they can keep up.

969
00:44:28,719 --> 00:44:33,920
Speaker 2: You know, Monday Night, the Jets are at the forty

970
00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:37,319
Speaker 2: nine Ers San Francisco, favored by four and a half,

971
00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:38,919
Speaker 2: the over under forty three and a half.

972
00:44:39,880 --> 00:44:42,239
Speaker 3: I like the Niners, A lot of Niners haven't done much,

973
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:45,960
Speaker 3: but words Rogers. Yeah, I mean it's Rogers in better

974
00:44:46,040 --> 00:44:48,759
Speaker 3: shape than Cousins. Not that much different now. The ones

975
00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:50,560
Speaker 3: are sure ballot Hall of Famer of course, but he's

976
00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:54,680
Speaker 3: also older, right, I mean, that's a tough place to

977
00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:57,759
Speaker 3: play at night on a Monday night against a really

978
00:44:57,760 --> 00:44:58,320
Speaker 3: good team.

979
00:44:58,160 --> 00:45:01,960
Speaker 2: Lyne cross Country. I saw something today on the Jets schedule.

980
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:07,560
Speaker 2: They don't play a one o'clock game on I think

981
00:45:07,840 --> 00:45:10,520
Speaker 2: they don't play back to back one o'clock games until

982
00:45:10,600 --> 00:45:11,640
Speaker 2: like week seven and eight.

983
00:45:12,200 --> 00:45:14,919
Speaker 3: Oh wow, remember they were in primetime like five times

984
00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:15,960
Speaker 3: last year, because they were.

985
00:45:15,920 --> 00:45:18,359
Speaker 2: Again this year. And they want to see Rogers short

986
00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:20,600
Speaker 2: weeks and you know, Steelers are part of that.

987
00:45:21,080 --> 00:45:23,200
Speaker 3: So they have some weird travel stuff they really do.

988
00:45:23,560 --> 00:45:24,160
Speaker 3: That makes sense.

989
00:45:24,320 --> 00:45:26,439
Speaker 2: They come back after this Monday night game, in fact,

990
00:45:26,480 --> 00:45:29,040
Speaker 2: and I think they go to I think they go

991
00:45:29,160 --> 00:45:30,160
Speaker 2: to Tennessee.

992
00:45:30,760 --> 00:45:34,040
Speaker 3: Short week and travel. Yeah, and they're old and they're

993
00:45:34,080 --> 00:45:36,399
Speaker 3: old Yeah, I'm want to look into their travel stuff

994
00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:38,520
Speaker 3: a little bit because that's not the kind of team

995
00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:39,359
Speaker 3: you want that to happen.

996
00:45:39,440 --> 00:45:41,799
Speaker 2: Pretty brutal. I can call that schedule up right here. Yeah,

997
00:45:42,280 --> 00:45:43,400
Speaker 2: it's a brutal schedule.

998
00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:47,600
Speaker 3: Well, I know they have a tough slate, and obviously

999
00:45:47,640 --> 00:45:51,760
Speaker 3: the logic last year was New York team, high profile

1000
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:54,880
Speaker 3: Rogers Hall of Fame quarterback and he gets hurt four

1001
00:45:54,920 --> 00:45:56,080
Speaker 3: plays into the season. Yeah.

1002
00:45:56,120 --> 00:46:06,440
Speaker 2: So their schedule is at San Francisco, at Tennessee. Then

1003
00:46:06,680 --> 00:46:08,440
Speaker 2: they come home. It's a short week. It's a Thursday

1004
00:46:08,520 --> 00:46:09,640
Speaker 2: night game against Patriots.

1005
00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:13,520
Speaker 3: Two short weeks in a row. Yeah. Oh that's horrible. Yeah,

1006
00:46:13,719 --> 00:46:15,080
Speaker 3: NFL should be ashamed of themself for that.

1007
00:46:15,239 --> 00:46:17,880
Speaker 2: Then they open it with Denver at home. That's their

1008
00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:18,640
Speaker 2: one o'clock game.

1009
00:46:18,719 --> 00:46:21,959
Speaker 3: The next three road games to start the season, both

1010
00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:23,800
Speaker 3: of all all of which are in short weeks.

1011
00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:27,719
Speaker 2: No, Denver's at home. Oh okay, okay, Patriots are at home,

1012
00:46:27,760 --> 00:46:31,400
Speaker 2: but it's a Thursday night game. Yeah yeah after traveling. Uh,

1013
00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:35,200
Speaker 2: then they play in Europe. Oh wow against the Vikings.

1014
00:46:35,360 --> 00:46:37,000
Speaker 2: Then they come home to play the Bills in an

1015
00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:37,960
Speaker 2: eight to fifteen game.

1016
00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:40,880
Speaker 3: Wow. So they don't even get a week off, no

1017
00:46:41,160 --> 00:46:42,560
Speaker 3: after the going across.

1018
00:46:42,400 --> 00:46:44,840
Speaker 2: And then after that that Monday night game against the

1019
00:46:45,360 --> 00:46:47,600
Speaker 2: Bills they travel to Pittsburgh.

1020
00:46:48,239 --> 00:46:48,479
Speaker 3: Good.

1021
00:46:49,400 --> 00:46:54,040
Speaker 2: Wow, that's awful. Wow, that's a ridiculous. Guy, I didn't

1022
00:46:54,040 --> 00:46:55,680
Speaker 2: realize that was the schedule. I'm like, wow, is that

1023
00:46:55,800 --> 00:46:56,319
Speaker 2: a tough one?

1024
00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:59,719
Speaker 3: That is just weird circumstances. Yeah, I had not. I

1025
00:46:59,760 --> 00:47:00,520
Speaker 3: didn't know that either.

1026
00:47:00,600 --> 00:47:02,360
Speaker 2: They could stumble out of the gate in a bad.

1027
00:47:02,239 --> 00:47:04,520
Speaker 3: Way, in a bad way. And then I've always thought

1028
00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:07,760
Speaker 3: they were going to be a start fast and poorly

1029
00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:10,120
Speaker 3: team just because age is going to set in and

1030
00:47:10,239 --> 00:47:13,320
Speaker 3: all their injuries and stuff. If they don't start fast,

1031
00:47:13,680 --> 00:47:15,120
Speaker 3: they may be in trouble.

1032
00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:15,799
Speaker 2: Absolutely.

1033
00:47:15,960 --> 00:47:16,640
Speaker 3: Wow, that's rough.

1034
00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:20,080
Speaker 2: Yeah, So that's what this week's slate of games. Good one,

1035
00:47:20,280 --> 00:47:23,279
Speaker 2: some good ones. No really, I mean you see that

1036
00:47:23,600 --> 00:47:26,120
Speaker 2: reflected in the point spreads. Yeah, a lot of close ones,

1037
00:47:26,200 --> 00:47:28,200
Speaker 2: there's done. None of them are double digits. And crazy

1038
00:47:28,239 --> 00:47:29,879
Speaker 2: stuff happens opening week every year.

1039
00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:32,239
Speaker 3: It does, It does, it really does. But let's get

1040
00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:33,360
Speaker 3: to a break that's going to do it.

1041
00:47:33,400 --> 00:47:36,000
Speaker 2: For our number one of the Drive here on Steeler's

1042
00:47:36,120 --> 00:47:38,279
Speaker 2: Audio Network, Matt and I will be back with our

1043
00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:40,080
Speaker 2: number two right after this