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Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lilly here with Matt Williamson and Matt um.

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Speaker 1: Marie Jones Drew does a running back index um on

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Speaker 1: NFL dot Com. Rarely agree with it and I rarely

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Speaker 1: agree with it as well. I thought it was interesting

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Speaker 1: he mentioned three guys who need to bounce back in

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Speaker 1: week two, one being Ezekiel Elliott, another being Naja Harris,

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Speaker 1: in the third being Derrick Henry. One of those guys

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Speaker 1: is not like the other. I don't know what is

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Speaker 1: nausea Harris bouncing back from first of all, I mean

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Speaker 1: I mean all those guys in a way, Henry needs

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Speaker 1: to be used against that Tampa Bay run defense, which

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Speaker 1: He spent most of the day in past protection. Yeah right, right,

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Speaker 1: So I mean weak one's weird because is Yes, it's

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Speaker 1: Like that, that's a bad matchup. So you only see

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Speaker 1: a sign he's costing you next to nothing is on

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Speaker 1: I haven't seen anything from him that that tells me

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Speaker 1: After a loss, you know, that means we can't keep

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Speaker 1: They lose to Jacksonville State on on Saturday. On the

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Speaker 1: Jacksonville State. Wait till next week, Wait till next week.

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Speaker 1: I mean young. But the point being, young people make

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Speaker 1: doing that. It's just a bad look after you just lost.

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Speaker 1: Can you do that after that? You know, don't you care? Yeah?

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Speaker 1: I mean, would it really hurt to have Haskins in

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Speaker 1: You don't even getting a compic for him. He just

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Speaker 1: glad I cut him. I hear what you're saying. I

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Speaker 1: Washington has the worst quarterback situation, maybe not the worst starter.

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Speaker 1: Just if I were to inherit a team as a

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Speaker 1: the waiting. For example, at least at least when Arizona

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Speaker 1: moved on from Drew Rosen. Yeah, they did, Joshua. They

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Speaker 1: did so because they were drafting for Kyler Murray. Eat,

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Speaker 1: they did so because they had Kylie. Okay, we're gonna

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Speaker 1: get Kyler Murray. Here, we're moving on from Rosen and

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Speaker 1: they couldn't be any more different. That was not the

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Speaker 1: situation with Washington. No, they got Fitzpatrick and seemed content.

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Speaker 1: Sure they kicked they cut him. They cut Haskins at

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Speaker 1: the end of the season last year with games left,

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Speaker 1: I mean he was not playing well either. I mean

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Speaker 1: your investment. Yeah, you know, it doesn't mean Haspens gonna

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Speaker 1: work out or we'll be playing for him right now.

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Speaker 1: It doesn't mean he would be starting tonight over, but

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Speaker 1: at least have him. At least you have him right.

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Speaker 1: At least give a first round pick that has ability,

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Speaker 1: you have some options in the building, on the practice

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Speaker 1: squad or whatever. You know, at least I hear you

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Speaker 1: and giving up on talented guys like that. Unless it's

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Speaker 1: a the tackle for the Titans who just didn't want

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Speaker 1: to play and was total headcase, probably suspended left and right,

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Speaker 1: that's different Wilson. Yeah, you know, that's a different situation

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Speaker 1: or you know, you get in trouble or you know,

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Speaker 1: do something that's criminal. That's different. But yeah, I mean,

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Speaker 1: what really do you gain by losing him? Nothing? Probably

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Speaker 1: not know in factors. Yeah, I don't know. Uh, And hey,

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Speaker 1: we're gonna take another break. He is Matt Williamson. I

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Speaker 1: am Dale Lully. You're listening to the drive here on

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Speaker 1: Steelers Nation Radio. When we come back, time for the

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Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Focus, we'll do that right after this