1 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: Please. He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson 2 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: on you home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. Ye, 3 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: welcome back to the Drive. I'm Dale Lolly here with 4 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson. We're pleased at this time to be joined 5 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: by Mike Pursuit of of the DV Morning Show and 6 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: Steelers Radio Network. How you doing, Mike, I'm doing up. 7 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: We're doing great. We're doing great getting through this. It's 8 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: now April. That means the draft is right around the corner. 9 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: Uh And once the draft is completed, then maybe we'll 10 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: see someone on field football like stuff, you know. I 11 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: think we're gonna see something sooner or later. I don't 12 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: know if it's gonna be in the O t A 13 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: Variety or out at the beloved in Vincent College. But 14 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: it feels like we're in the red zone and headed 15 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: towards the goal. We're definitely doing that. I got my 16 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: second shot yesterday, so I'm cleared. Man. Look at you. 17 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: You guys are if you guys are still vermin, but 18 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: I got one. Your half of Verman half of the 19 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: right direction. I don't think Pursuits left the house and 20 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: a year and a half of that because I'm basically invisible. 21 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: But I've referred to as half of Urmon before. So 22 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: like everybody's right where they need to be. Things are 23 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: lining up, Mike. We've been doing the triple takes on 24 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: Steelers dot Com and there have been a lot of 25 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: fun and digging into this draft. Uh, is there anything 26 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: that you when we started doing this started digging into 27 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: this draft that you went in. Did you go into 28 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: this with any preconceived notions that have been changed? But 29 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: but have there been anything, you know, watching tape of 30 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: some of these guys that have changed your mind about 31 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: any positions? Yeah, I think I know where you're coming from, Dale, 32 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: And um, I guess the inside linebacker position is the one. 33 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: You know. Unfortunately, when they lost Devin Bush, they weren't 34 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: good enough there. And even with Devin Bush, uh, probably 35 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: still not good enough at the other position. I went 36 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: into the draft prep thinking, well, that's probably something that 37 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: you just gotta work around, because you know, they had 38 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: to trade up to get Devin Bush and invest a 39 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: lot to do that, and that year there was only 40 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: two guys who had to get one of the devons 41 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: or the guy you were gonna get wasn't good enough, 42 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: But looking at that position in detail, there's a lot 43 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: of guys there, and the top guys are really intriguing. 44 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: I was probably sold on offensive tackle back when I 45 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: started the whole free draft process. I still think offensive 46 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: tackle is more likely than any other position. But um, 47 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: you know, funny, before you guys called, I was looking 48 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: at some more Zavin college highlights and thinking, boy, a 49 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: guy like that next to Devin Bush would be a 50 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: force for any defense. Yeah right, And you know, just 51 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: our linebacker conversation on the triple Take, there's you mentioned 52 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 1: how there's two Devons that year. Zavin Collins is really attractive, 53 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of really you know, interesting guys 54 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: at that spot. But it's a deep group too. I mean, 55 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 1: I would have a hard time knowing when exactly to 56 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: pull the trigger at that position. Yeah. The thing that 57 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,119 Speaker 1: really starting to fascinate me about him is you could 58 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: line them up on the edge on third down, and 59 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 1: you know, I don't I don't even know if you 60 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: could do that with Stevin Bush. But uh, yeah, there 61 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: are there are a number of players I think you look, 62 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: you look at this draft, the Steelers do have a 63 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: number of needs and there are a number of guys available, 64 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: and I think it's gonna work out. Last year they 65 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: went in with last year, and I'm thinking they had 66 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: to get help at wide receiver, edge rusher and running back. 67 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: And you know, the order didn't matter to me as 68 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: much as checking all those plots. Is now the way 69 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: it works out, it looks like they went to for three. 70 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: We still don't know much about Anthony McFarland, but he 71 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: certainly didn't do anything to establish himself as a as 72 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: a player on the rise at that running back position. 73 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: And hey, guess what they need running back again this year? 74 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: So you know how deep is it each position relative 75 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: to the other. Uh, in what order do you want 76 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: to take these guys? Of course, never want to pass 77 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: up a guy who you think is you know, superstar 78 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: all Pro potential because you think, well, we can get 79 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: a guy pretty good at that position around later. It's 80 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: gonna be fun to watch it all in fold. But uh, 81 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,840 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot out there that can help 82 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: the steal is. Unfortunately, there's probably a lot out there 83 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: that can help all the other teams too. Yeah, that's 84 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: one of the things you know obviously, Um, you know, 85 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: when you learn all the the players in this draft 86 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: and you start looking at mock drafts since that kind 87 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: of stuff. Well, geez, the the Ravens got that guy, 88 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,679 Speaker 1: and the Bengals got that guy. Oh man, the Browns 89 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: got that guy. And it's like, yeah, they're all They're 90 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: all gonna get you know, good players. That's that's how 91 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: this works. Uh, that inside linebacker position, No, Mike, I 92 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: keep looking at it, and I I was not on board. 93 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: You know, if you'd ask me this two or three 94 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: weeks ago, what if the Steelers take an inside linebacker 95 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: and the went in the first round, and like, yeah, 96 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: I don't know about that. We often said they couldn't. 97 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: Can't there too much on luxury, can't too much. Yeah, 98 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: But now it's like, Okay, these guys are pretty damn good. 99 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: Two studs that can run in the middle of your defense. 100 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: I mean, watch the Super Bowl. It goes a long way. Yeah, 101 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: And I don't know if it's a luxury when you 102 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: look at how many times they got sizzled. You know, 103 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: those guys get on the field, they throw at them, 104 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. It's I think one of 105 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: the problems found on defense. And they've been pretty good 106 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: on defense, but too often to me, they get caught 107 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: in the wrong personnel group and and and they get 108 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: burned by it, and that puts a lot of pressure, 109 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: you know, to be constantly changed. It would be nice 110 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: to just leave some guys out there. It's all right, Well, 111 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,679 Speaker 1: if they run the ball, we're competent, were competitive player 112 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: AI's on the field. And if they passed the ball, 113 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: we're so confident that players on the field, you know, 114 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 1: run it or throw it. And we think we have discovered. 115 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: I don't think that'd be a luxury, that'd be a 116 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: position to strike, that would help you win games. You know, 117 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: one thing I've never heard Steeler fans complain about is 118 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: all those times that Devin Bush got matched up on 119 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 1: a wide receiver in the slot and it happens, but 120 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: it doesn't burn them like it does when it's you know, 121 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: Vince Williams or Boston or someone like that. They can't run. 122 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: Those guys are gonna give up catches in those situations 123 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: because that's what the offense is trying to do. And 124 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: I've said a hundred times. You know, last year after 125 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: the Eagles game, when Roethlisberger gets Chase Claypool matched up, 126 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: he emotions him across because he sees that what the 127 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: what the Eagles are gonna do in coverage and gets 128 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: Chase Claypool matched up on Philadelphia's inside linebacker and throws 129 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: a touchdown pass. No, but nobody gets a Steelers credit 130 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: for for making that move. That's what teams do, now, 131 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 1: you know, they get you in a personnel package that 132 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: they can take advantage of, and they then they take 133 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: advantage of it. Yeah, it's a great point, and that's 134 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: why you know, you gotta do everything in your power. 135 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: I think too, you know, minimize the number of times 136 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: that that that you're gonna be susceptible to that. I 137 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: went back. I don't know what com teld me to 138 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: do this, probably because we were you know, we had 139 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: a schedule from coming up with Robert Speline and I 140 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: went back and looked at this has made The play 141 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: of the season is the playoff game against Cleveland, and 142 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: the Steelers have fought their way back from that you know, 143 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: Grand Canyon side hole that they were in. And it's 144 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: thirty five and Mike tomlinovs to punt on fourth and 145 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: one early in the fourth quarter because he thinks his defense, 146 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: which has gotten a couple of stops is going to 147 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: get him the ball back and they'll be able to 148 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: score and make it a one score game. Well, it's 149 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: starting too and the Browns put three tight ends on 150 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: the field, all right, and then they motioned Kareem Hunt wide, 151 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: so it's an empty set look and the running back 152 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: is out on the wing being covered by a cornerback, 153 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: and they end up with Robert Splaine against Jarvis Landry. 154 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: And I asked explain about that specifically, and he said, Hey, 155 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: that's that's not a coverage I can't make. It's just 156 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: a coverage I didn't make in that situation. But if 157 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: people remember that play, that was about as easy a 158 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: pitch and catch as you're ever gonna have. But Landry 159 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: left Blaine in the duck. Maybe the answer is the 160 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: guy who covers a little bit better. Nothing against Robert Splaine. 161 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: But you know, he wasn't perceived as a starting player 162 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: entering the Lady, wasn't even perceived as a guy who 163 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: would be in the lake. Um. I don't know. Maybe 164 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: it's just too much time in advance of the draft, 165 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: but I'm my mind is starting to wander about what 166 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: things might look like with h Keevin Bush and and 167 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,199 Speaker 1: David Collins next to each other. I don't even know 168 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: if Collins last that long. I certainly wouldn't complain if 169 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: they took a tackle. My my kind of first blush 170 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: at it when you trying to figure out initially, okay, 171 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: who's gonna go where? You know, what guy is gonna 172 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: be left to choose from. I came up with Keevin Jenkins, 173 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 1: Oklahoma State, and I do think he's a Steelers kind 174 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: of guy. Like the idea of a you know, a 175 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: bar bouncer tackle and uh, you know a guy, a 176 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: guy who bench press is so many times they don't 177 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: even bother counting anymore. Um, he seems like a Steeler 178 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: kind of guy. And I think that's certainly a position 179 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: of need as well. But I don't know that. I've 180 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: seen a lot of guys like calm to get the 181 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: ability to wing out and rush off the edge if 182 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: he feels like it or the defense wants and to 183 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: and also play that off the ball inside position. That's 184 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: it's pretty special. It's pretty cool you brought that that 185 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: particular Brown's play because Hunt Landry and three tight ends 186 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: on the field back in the day was that's run 187 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: heavy personnel. You know, we gotta again and two four 188 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: and stuff the run, and that's not how the world 189 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: works anymore. I mean, everybody has to run and everybody 190 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: needs to cover ground. Him and Collins is a good 191 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: answer for those tight ends and Hunt and all those dudes. Um, 192 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: I just want to throw that in there. But I 193 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: gotta ask you a spartan that I think is in 194 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: a key stage of his Steeler career in Justin Lane, 195 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: what's your take on this guy going back to school? 196 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 1: But take on him going back to school? No, no, 197 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: his going back to his Michigan State days even like, Okay, 198 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: I don't know that would be a first for Michigan State. 199 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: You're all for it. Well, I just wanted to be 200 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: known as, you know, a really smart player out of 201 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: Michigan State. They're all smart, Yeah, you know, Mike. I 202 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: have a curiosity about him, guys because the way they 203 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: did it all seasons and now I think Justin Lance 204 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 1: thought it was a good pick where they got him. 205 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: He was a developmental player. He had played wide receiver 206 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: as well as quarterback at Michigan State, so he's you know, 207 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: he needed to be polished at the position. He had 208 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: an upside and all the all the other scouting clichetes. 209 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: He's got the body type. They do play hard, hit 210 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: you in the face defensive Michigan State. He's conditioned that 211 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: way all season. If they didn't have Joe Hayden or 212 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 1: Steven Nelson available, which came up periodically as as it will, 213 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: they would put Lane in outside and then move camp 214 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: camp Sutton back into his normal inside spot in the 215 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 1: dime when they went to the dime, so there was 216 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 1: you know, Sutton would replace the starter, and then at 217 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: sub package time Lane was on the field. He played 218 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of snaps on defense his second year 219 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 1: after playing you know, very few, if any rookie. Yeah, 220 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: But then in the Cleveland playoff game, they went to 221 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: James Pierre in that role and Lane didn't play any 222 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 1: defensive snaps. I don't know if something happened in that 223 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: you know, kind of JV game they played at the 224 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: end of the season in Cleveland, or if there was 225 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: an injury we didn't know about. UM haven't had a 226 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: chance to get an answer to anyone as to why 227 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: they made the person else switch there. But up until 228 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: the playoff game against Cleveland, I thought that Lane was 229 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: a player on the rise and a guy who I 230 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: think they drafted to be a starter sooner rather than later. Yeah, 231 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: to me, I don't think they release Stephen Nelson if 232 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: they didn't think that they had something with at least 233 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: one of those guys and and most likely Lane, Like 234 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: you don't. You don't make that move to get rid 235 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: of a starting cornerback just because you re signed Cam Sutton. 236 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: And from where we sit, I think the lack of 237 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: watching him in the preseason more than maybe any player 238 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: on the roster, I just don't know where he is. 239 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: You know, I've loved have seen three preseason games from 240 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: let Alan five. Yeah, and I think you know they'll 241 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: I think you're pointed. Both points are well taken, but 242 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: Pierre was maybe a year behind. If you're not, you know, 243 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: a draft high, plug and play type of guy, they 244 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: want you to play special teams first and show that 245 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: you deserve to get on the field for more defensive responsibuilding. 246 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: You kind of ascend that way. And uh, you know 247 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: Pierre was even on the roster Dale when camp started 248 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: with an add on, No, he was there the whole time. Yeah, 249 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: because if you remember, there were a lot of in 250 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: our in our handy dandy practice notes, a lot of Yeah, 251 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: a lot of Chase Claypool catching the ball over James Pierre, 252 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: a lot of that kind of Now, he made some 253 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: plays and that's how he, you know, earned a spot 254 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: on the roster. But he was a guy that showed 255 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: up quite often in the practice report. Yeah, but it's 256 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: certainly making the team as an undrafted rookie is in 257 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 1: his favor. And then he was a good special team 258 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: play a lot of special team staff. So yeah, they 259 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 1: got a couple of young guys. You know, there's a 260 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: lot of uncertainty, but there's a lot of possibility to right. Yeah, 261 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: I believe. So, Mike, where do you fall on the 262 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: running back situation in terms of drafting one? I just, um, 263 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say, well, they don't pick one in 264 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: the first round, so they're not gonna because you know, 265 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: especially in recent seasons, Kevin Colvert has kind of colored 266 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: outside the lines little. That was some of the moves 267 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: that they've made. But I'm still not doing it. Um, 268 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: I think there's enough of them that you can get 269 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 1: one in the second round. One of the guys, um 270 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: that I've got my eye on is Javonte Williams running 271 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: mate down at North Carolina Michael Carter, because I think, UM, 272 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 1: here a lot of Giovanni Bernard. There was a guy 273 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: that I respect and thinks had a pretty good NFL 274 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: career and might have had a better one somewhere other 275 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: than Cincinnati. But um, as much as I like running 276 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: the ball, and you know, watching William Spraak tackles and 277 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: Naja Harris leap guys and you know the spectacular run, uh, 278 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: Carter I think can run the ball, and I think 279 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: he is also would be a great compliment in the 280 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: passing game. With Juju coming back and a Lulu change 281 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: in his mind. Do you think those two positions are 282 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: off the table at least for now for the draft. 283 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: Is that you just live with what you got, I would, Um, 284 00:14:58,200 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: you know, I think I think Juju is a big 285 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe it's just for a year, but uh, 286 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: I think he's a player. And um, for the all, 287 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: thing worked out nice because one of the conclusions I 288 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: think we've all reached in the U S one pre 289 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: draft specialty there's not a lot of defensive tackles out there. 290 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: There really is, And I mean we just went over 291 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah's two round mock, and he didn't have a 292 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: defensive tackle going in the first forty four picks this year. 293 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: I think only one going to top two rounds. The 294 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: more I think about it, too, I think he had 295 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: the guy he had he had Owen Zurique going later 296 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: in the second round. So two in the first two rounds. 297 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: What you want to get one of those, You're gonna 298 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: have to jump early, and that's just gonna take you 299 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: out of getting maybe a really good player in another positions. Yeah, 300 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: it's it's not a great year for the for the 301 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: big guys on defense, but as you mentioned, good year 302 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: for off ball linebackers, good year for again wide receivers, 303 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: which you've seen year after year. Um, are you surprised, 304 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: Mike when when you heard the news that the San 305 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: Francisco Forts are moving up to three and likely for 306 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: one of those you only make that movie you're going 307 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: up for a quarterback? Clearly, yeah, did that, But that 308 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: surprised you. That happened so early in the process, you know, 309 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: and I think Jeremiah pointed this out all all the 310 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: kind of I don't know if you want to call 311 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: an intel, but spector station slash suspicion coming out of 312 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: San Francisco, is it Smack Jones? Right, But but they 313 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: did that before Mac Jones pro day correct his second 314 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: actually two, which is odd second, I'm sorry, And they 315 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: did it before Justin Fields pro Day. For sure, I 316 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: kind of thought, if you're gonna do that, that Lance 317 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: would be the guy, because if you're gonna keep garoppolo, 318 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: Lance is probably not plugging play at least maybe he's 319 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: further away than the other guys in that in that 320 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: quarterback group that everybody's drooling over. So I kind of 321 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: thought it would be Lands. But we'll say it's got 322 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: to be a quarterback at some point there. Uh, it's 323 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: just a question of who, right. Yeah, And again, making 324 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: that move a month out from the draft, it was 325 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: kind of they don't usually see that that. Yeah, that 326 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: shows you they have a guy that they haven't mind 327 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,120 Speaker 1: and that's why they're making that move. It just, um, 328 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: you know, typically the top three picks are gonna be quarterbacks, 329 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 1: and they know that the first two are gone, and 330 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: they've made their mind up if it's Lands, Fields or Jones. Yeah, 331 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: and quite frankly, I mean I know a lot of 332 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: people are saying the Steelers. I gotta get a quarterback. 333 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: A lot of national people Anyways, if you're a Steelers fan, Mike, 334 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: you want those five quarterbacks going in the first picks 335 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: or whatever it is. Oh yeah, hey, and you want 336 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,479 Speaker 1: somebody to find two guys we've never heard of if 337 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: they think were great, Well, the Seahawks aren't picking ahead 338 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: of them. So the more quarterbacks get selected, that just 339 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: pushes everybody down and gives you more, more options, more 340 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 1: more potential for the guy you really like it, whatever 341 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: position you target to be available. So yeah, I don't 342 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: think the Steelers messal with quarterback this year. You know. 343 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: I think that big down the road thing and they've 344 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: got they saw I think enough out of Mason Rudolph 345 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: if they think if you know, um, if something should 346 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,439 Speaker 1: happen to Ben Roethlisberger will play him and still have 347 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 1: a shot. And you know, not that I'm beating the 348 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: Dwayne Haskins drum, but interesting comments from Ron Rivera a 349 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: month or so ago, maybe a little bit sooner than that, 350 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: on a podcast that he did, and he talked about 351 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: how it was with him, Uh, the issue with Haskins 352 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: was never physical. It was all you know, dedication and 353 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 1: preparation and is this guy all in and you know, 354 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,639 Speaker 1: maybe maybe you've filed something there. Maybe I'm not saying, 355 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: you know, he's gonna be the next guy or he's 356 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: the successor. But that's a pretty decent role that tice there. Uh, 357 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, you get the guy. Uh. First 358 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: of all, he just got a pretty big reality check. 359 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, you get in getting released like oh wow, 360 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: hey that's could this could happen? You got him out 361 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 1: of his hometown. Um, that was. That's always a danger 362 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: when you when you take a player like that and 363 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 1: you bring him back to his you know, to his hometown. 364 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 1: Well he's a hometown hero. Yeah, he's also got five 365 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: thousand buddies waiting around to hang out with him. You know. 366 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of different stuff pulling you all 367 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 1: different ways. And to me, I know, people are saying, well, 368 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: the Steelers, you know, they they're a good landing spot 369 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: for Kyle Trask or Jamie Newman or Kellen Mond. I 370 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: don't want they They've got those guys somebody else. I mean, 371 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: you know, we get the third They should be getting 372 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: a player, right, it's gonna contribute because they do have it. 373 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: They kind of a strange prompter. They got some really 374 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: good flash and they got some big holes, right, so yeah, uh, 375 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:54,640 Speaker 1: you know, beating it with numbers across and you can't 376 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: have to throw them through the wall. I don't think 377 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: he's uh at mahomes were, Josh. You know, I don't 378 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: know if the guy will run option, but I call 379 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: him mobile for a big guy, and let's see if 380 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:12,360 Speaker 1: you get straight man player. Yeah, I agree. I think 381 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 1: that that would be a luxury pick this year when 382 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: you have against too pretty high pedigree young quarterbacks on 383 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 1: your roster already. The thing people don't think about with 384 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,199 Speaker 1: picks like that is a few drafted guy in the 385 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 1: fourth or fifth round. He's taking snaps away in these 386 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: short practices now from Rudolph and Haskins, you know, like 387 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: there's only so many quarterback snaps to go around, including 388 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: in the preseason. I don't want to spread that out, 389 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:39,439 Speaker 1: you know. I want these guys to get everything they 390 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: possibly can, assuming Haskins shows us something. That's one of 391 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: the reasons. You know what, if you remember, Mike, when 392 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: the Steelers drafted Mason Rudolph, Landry Jones got virtually no 393 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: snaps in practice that year because well, we gotta get 394 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: we gotta get the kids as many snaps as possible. 395 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: Same thing with when when they when they drafted Landry Jones, Well, 396 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: we gotta get this guy ready to play. Remember Tom 397 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: On making the joke that Landry Jones had played more 398 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: preseason snaps than anybody in league history. I mean, there's 399 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: not two days. After two days, there's not make snaps 400 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: to go around anymore. Yeah, And I you know, I 401 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: get the national speculation because they're just doing what I 402 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: do when I'm looking at the forty nine or sort of, 403 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: you know, uh Seattle, take a quick look at the roster, 404 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: and you say, okay, I've heard of this guy. This 405 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: guy has makes no impression on me, So they need 406 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 1: help here. And you know, you make a quick assessment 407 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: and you move on. And it's you know, it's understandable. 408 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: People don't think Mason Rudolph is the next Joe Nameth, 409 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 1: But I think the Steelers have seen him for a 410 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:41,719 Speaker 1: while now, and I thought, based on the way they 411 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 1: reacted to how he played again and he played pretty 412 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,919 Speaker 1: good game against Browns, they're they're pretty close to uh 413 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: pulling that off and getting that the overtime. I'm not 414 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: personally a fan, but I think it's still too early 415 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: to make any kind of hard and fast absolute judgment 416 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: on him. And again, we just discussed with half because 417 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: there is uh, there's intrigue there, if not the likelihood 418 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: that he's gonna end up being a really good quarterback. 419 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: I think the perfect example of that is Zack Banner. Perhaps, 420 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: you know, like I was just gonna bring it up. Yeah, 421 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 1: you know, everyone in the Nations like, well, that's the 422 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: worst set of tackles in the league. Well, you didn't 423 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: see this guy at all. I mean, I have hopes 424 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 1: that he might be a better left tackle than Villeneuava 425 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: was last year. I'm not saying he's gonna be Anthony 426 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:28,199 Speaker 1: Munio's but I'd like the bar to be hired, though, 427 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't you. Yeah, but considering the investment, I mean, I 428 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: hear you, I hear you. I mean, I would never 429 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: turn my eye my nose up at a tackle. There's 430 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: no question almost any But I think Matt's point was 431 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: that a lot of national fly there, you know, fly 432 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: by looking at the Steelers roster, don't have the same 433 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: opinion of Zack Banner that the Steelers have of Zack Banner. 434 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 1: The guy that you can line up with Banner and 435 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:57,160 Speaker 1: choose right now, I would be okay, could happen? Yeah, 436 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: could happen? Um? And that Banner the real question mark 437 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: to me as well, Um, I actually feel like I 438 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: know a little bit uh more what I can expect 439 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: of a core for than Banner because Banner just you 440 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: know one start right, he did you know, he did 441 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: the number whatever is eligible thing for a while, great 442 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: presence on social media, he's uh, you know, it's the 443 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: highest profile guy who's hard to be played they've had 444 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: around here in a long long time. And he is 445 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 1: a large human being and um, you know, he seems 446 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 1: committed to the cause. So we'll see. But yeah, that 447 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:34,879 Speaker 1: there's there's a leap of faith there to agree to, 448 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: no question. Yeah. Our guest has been Mike Pursuit of 449 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: the d V Morning Show and of course the Steelers 450 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: Radio Network. You can hear Mike with Matt and myself 451 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 1: on the Triple Takes on Steelers dot com. You can 452 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 1: also check that out on the on the Steelers uh 453 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: YouTube channel and you can subscribe to that as well 454 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:57,400 Speaker 1: as subscribing to this show on anywhere were you get 455 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: your your your podcast down these, he should probably check 456 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:01,919 Speaker 1: the is out. But Mike, we're gonna let you go. 457 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: We appreciate you stopping by, and we'll talk to you 458 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: next week when we do yet another edition of the 459 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 1: Triple Take. Yeah, I'll be number sixty two. We'll be 460 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: looking at looking at these positions for the eighth time. Yeah, 461 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: we should start expanding, start prepping like the draft ten 462 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 1: years from that. Well, there's a couple of kids in 463 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 1: Tewe that I really like. Hey, there are people to 464 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 1: do that stuff. So when I get to that point, 465 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: do something a bottle you please, I will do so. 466 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: I will take you up for many drinks. I don't 467 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: think we'll get to that point anyways, we're gonna take 468 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,159 Speaker 1: take a break. Here. He is Matt Williams and I'm 469 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: Dale Loali. 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