1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: And Rogers tap of his gut, takes the snap, Rodgers 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: pocket collapses. 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 2: Rodgers, who's gonna go down? 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 3: And the ball is out? 5 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 4: Who's got it? 6 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 3: Rakarts picks it up? Who's on the move? 7 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 4: Darty twenty five, twenty fifteen Test five touchdown Sheldon Raggins 8 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 4: Rocket Roll, the big guy touchdown. 9 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:27,159 Speaker 2: The ball came out and Sheldon his second touchdown of 10 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 2: the year. 11 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 4: And what a huge one in the postseason way. 12 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 3: Rock and roll. That's Mark vandermir on k I L T. 13 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 3: And how fitting was it that a large man on 14 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 3: this epic Houston Texans defense scored the most important touchdown 15 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 3: on a night where the Texans defense absolutely dominated the 16 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh Steelers. Texans move on to the divisional round in Foxborough. 17 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 3: They win thirty to six. That touchdown came with just 18 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 3: over ten minutes left in the game. It's only ten 19 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 3: to six at that point, and yet it was only 20 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 3: one of two defensive touchdowns on the night. Just a 21 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 3: signature performance by maybe the signature group in the entire 22 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 3: NFL this season. Jordan rodrieg is with me. She's been 23 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 3: tracking this Texans team ever since she picked them to 24 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 3: make the Super Bowl, and that pick is looking good today. 25 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 3: You talked to my friend, and by friend I mean guy. 26 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 3: I love watching play football Jalen Petrie in the locker room. 27 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 3: What was the quote that he gave you in the 28 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: locker room after that Chargers game. 29 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 5: God is the greatest, but the Texans defense is probably second. 30 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 3: I mean amazing. We might have after tonight, we might 31 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 3: have to move the Texans up a spot in the rankings. 32 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 3: I love the rankings. I know you love defense. I 33 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 3: know you love this defense. Just kind of big picture 34 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 3: first takeaways after watching them on a night where yeah, 35 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 3: they did not allow the Steelers to score, obviously, they 36 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 3: did not even allow the Steelers to get two hundred yards. 37 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 5: Men lie, women lie, numbers lie. The Texans defense never lies. 38 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 5: It never lets you down, Greg, It just keeps on rolling. 39 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 5: It comes at you. It is magical, it is vicious, 40 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 5: it is physical. It is the one of the smartest 41 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 5: defenses yet the simplest looks that you could possibly get. 42 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 5: And they are relentless, and they tormented Aaron Rodgers for 43 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 5: nearly the entirety of this game. Outside of the Steelers' 44 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 5: scripted opening drive, this was absolutely one of the most 45 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 5: dominant performances you're gonna see, but you could flip on 46 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 5: the tape all season and this is the Texans defense. 47 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 5: This is the heart and soul and ethos of this 48 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 5: defense led by Demico Ryans and Matt Burke. What a 49 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 5: masterpiece for their first road playoff win in franchise history. 50 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 3: Yet, you know the craziest stat of this game I 51 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 3: got for you, which is I think the Steelers had 52 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 3: five first downs in their first eight plays, which is 53 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 3: outrageous to think about. They only got a handful the 54 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 3: entire rest of the day. And after those first two 55 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 3: drives which were like thirty forty five yard drives which stalled, 56 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 3: it was only you know, they only had three points 57 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 3: out of it, and I was thinking, that's trouble. And 58 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 3: they basically didn't do anything the rest of the day. 59 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 3: Big picture, like before we get into the nitty gritty 60 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 3: of everything that happens, I think what you said about 61 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 3: how simple it is is really cool. Tory Yikman talked 62 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 3: about it a lot tonight. We know it to be true. 63 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: I love that in this world of all the disguised 64 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 3: looks and different formations and matching personnels and everything like that, 65 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 3: the Texans are maybe the simplest defense in the league, 66 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 3: and that lets them play with an aggression that made 67 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 3: me fearful for Aaron Rodgers's life. It looked like elder 68 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 3: abuse at one point. 69 00:03:58,880 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 6: I mean, it was crazy. 70 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 3: Greg. 71 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 5: We talk all the time about how fun it is 72 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 5: to like notice some of the chess match that goes 73 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 5: on through the course of this game. At the beginning 74 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 5: of this game, ESPN had the field mics turned up 75 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 5: really loudly, and so the center you can hear the 76 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 5: center and the quarterback communicate. This was a real hit 77 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 5: when Phil Rivers did this in his game first game 78 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 5: back for the Colts, and it was you could hear 79 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 5: Aaron Rodgers pointing out like azizel Shayer and some of 80 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 5: the communication. Azizel Shaier told the sideline reporters that list 81 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 5: assaulters specifically that they could hear that Aaron could hear 82 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 5: what they were saying and was king on some of 83 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 5: their communications, and so they just moved to hand signals 84 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 5: and you could hear the mics flip off after they 85 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 5: said that. Because but it doesn't matter. That's the entire point. 86 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 5: Like Aaron Rodgers knew what this Texans defense was. 87 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 6: Going to do. The entire game, even. 88 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 5: When they switched to hand signals, and it did not 89 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 5: matter because their dudes are better than your dudes, and 90 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 5: their dudes are better than your dudes at every single 91 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 5: position on this defense. 92 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it's almost hard to pick out one, like 93 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 3: Daniel Hunter had Foulatanu in all sorts of problems tonight 94 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 3: and in Fletan who had had a good season, you know, 95 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 3: Will Anderson, on the other hat, gets a couple of 96 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 3: sacks going up against like a backup tackle. That's an 97 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 3: unfair matchup. But I think the players that stand out 98 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 3: to me more for this team is our guy Petrie 99 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 3: that you talk about Petrie and Lasseter and the tone 100 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 3: that they set early in this game. And I think 101 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 3: what you said about like Rogers can figure out what 102 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 3: you're doing, and so they go to the Hansuckings, and 103 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 3: so maybe this is the worst matchup possible for a 104 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 3: Steelers team, where like that's their one advantage is he 105 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 3: can figure things out. But there there's nothing, uh to 106 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 3: figure out. Jordan's laughing because we have a comment in 107 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 3: the chat that says, I'm never as smug as when 108 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,679 Speaker 3: a team he dislikes loses in the playoffs. I apologize. 109 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 3: I have loved the Texans all year, and to be fair, 110 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 3: my son, for some reason, he doesn't really love me, 111 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 3: so he chose the Texans as his favorite team. But 112 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 3: I love him. And we had cupcakes tonight that said 113 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 3: go Texan, so they needed to come through. Or also, 114 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 3: it was going to be a bad night in the 115 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 3: Rosenthal House tonight, so I am happy that they were. 116 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 5: So it does the rankings did change Greg. It goes 117 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 5: the Texans defense is the greatest, and then there's Greg. 118 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 3: Sure and they did it too on a night where CJ. 119 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 3: Stroud fritzed out for a good portion in this game. 120 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 3: And I think that is kind of like the last 121 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 3: level of a dominant defense is that you can completely 122 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,679 Speaker 3: pick up. We can get into CJ's night a little 123 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 3: more in depth in a second. I do want to 124 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 3: stay on the Texans defense, but I do think that 125 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 3: is kind of the final form me and you have 126 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 3: talked about to this Texan defense. There's been a couple 127 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 3: fourth quarters earlier in the season where they gave up 128 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 3: game winning drives and I was thinking, like, if they 129 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 3: want to be all time defense, and that's kind of 130 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 3: what they're gonna have to do. I think to make 131 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 3: the Super Bowl, to win the Super Bowl, they have 132 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 3: to do things like they did tonight, which is pick 133 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 3: up the other side of the ball on a night 134 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 3: where because of CJ's turnovers, almost any defense would have 135 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 3: given up the lead and maybe give up the game. 136 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 5: You know, I was thinking about I tried to like 137 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 5: reverse game theory this and think about, like, what is 138 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 5: the way that you could try to beat the Texans defense. 139 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 5: If you're another team and you're the Patriots, for example, 140 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 5: and you're looking down the line, how do you possibly 141 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,679 Speaker 5: beat these guys? And really, one of the few ways 142 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 5: to do it, if one of maybe the only ways 143 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 5: to do it, is those intermediate and deep crossers that 144 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 5: we saw maybe two of them have success. Because the 145 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 5: Texans don't often carry their corners with a single receiver. 146 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 5: They pass things off really well. If you pass things 147 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 5: off in the middle of the field, you're going to 148 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 5: need some safety help, and they're missing their one of 149 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 5: their best safeties to injury, and Jalen Reed left the 150 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 5: game as well. He started this game, left the game 151 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 5: to injury, and right after that you saw DK Metcalf 152 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 5: have success on one of those those intermediate crossers. Well, 153 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 5: you also have to count on the fact that the 154 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 5: quarterback can get to enough of a step and his 155 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 5: dropback to get to that deep cross or intermediate crosser, 156 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 5: and at a certain point they showed it's just not possible. 157 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 5: So it's like there is very little margin of error, 158 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 5: if any against this team and especially Jalen Peatrie coming 159 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 5: down the corners, coming down as well and tackling this 160 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 5: Pittsburgh team. They've been yack merchants all year. They've been 161 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 5: yards after the catch merchants. That's where they've had success 162 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 5: running backs in the passing game as well, and they 163 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 5: couldn't get anything after that first script like I said, 164 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 5: the scripted drive that got them a couple of first 165 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 5: downs because of how well this Texans team tackles, because 166 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 5: of repeated back to back tackles for loss run and 167 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 5: pass into the flats that they can just smother and 168 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 5: snuff out, so you're behind the sticks before you even 169 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 5: get your drive started. And that is exactly why they're 170 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 5: so fearsome and why they were such a great foil 171 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 5: to everything that that's Pittsburgh likes offense likes to do, 172 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 5: inclusive to Aaron getting the ball out fast, which he 173 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 5: know he loves to do. 174 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 3: The crazy thing is like he has played so much 175 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 3: of this season to avoid taking big hits, letting go 176 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 3: of the ball, throwing the ball near the line of scrimmage. 177 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 3: I was wondering if he'd be a little more willing 178 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 3: tonight to stand in there and take a hit the 179 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 3: very first I believe, third and long in the game, 180 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 3: I thought, nope, he got rid of it very quickly 181 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 3: to avoid a hit. And it really felt like once 182 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 3: there was pressure and you moved him off the spot, 183 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 3: that the play was essentially over. If you're watching us, 184 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 3: we love that you're with us live on YouTube, keep 185 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 3: the comments coming, and if you're watching later on YouTube, 186 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 3: you can see actually the sack that Rogers took in 187 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 3: the red zone late in the second quarter at this 188 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 3: point that the Steelers are trying to go in for 189 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 3: a touchdown after another one of those CJ. Stroud turnovers. 190 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 3: And this sack, to me, was kind of typical of 191 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 3: the night because you know, Anderson caves in the pocket 192 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 3: and Rogers wants to step up, but there is nowhere 193 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 3: to step up because Hunter is pushing the pocket on 194 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 3: the right side. There's interior pressure and Rogers doesn't even 195 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 3: really like get hit. He just sort of trips on 196 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 3: the feet that are in front of him. And look, 197 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 3: if you're a big time Aaron Rodgers fan like this, 198 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 3: if it was his last game, I kind of think 199 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 3: it won't be. His last game was a sad way 200 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 3: to go out. Let's actually listen to the pick six 201 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 3: in the fourth quarter that finished off the score. 202 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: Short side left friar mouth will be the target here. 203 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 2: On fourth and five. 204 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: Rogers looks it over. Here's the snap, Rogers in the pocket, 205 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: Rogers leaning at downfield. 206 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 2: They're picked off, helped up Betsy pull Off to his 207 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 2: left forty thirty five thirty pull Off, twenty pull off, 208 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 2: I'll pack it with the sideline, maintains his palace head 209 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 2: runs poor pay dirt. Pull Off took a hit, kept 210 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 2: going penny scars two defensive touchdowns to the game. 211 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 3: I want that to be like his last moment. But 212 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 3: if ever there was a game that was going to 213 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 3: kind of make you question whether you were going to 214 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 3: come back, because it started to sound that Aaron Rodgers 215 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 3: would be coming back, and in my mind, he talked 216 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 3: to his teammates by all reports about that and just 217 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 3: the way he's talk publicly, sounded like his mind was 218 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 3: maybe changing, like this would be that game because they 219 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 3: really got after him and hit him hard. 220 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 6: Yeah. 221 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 5: By the way, you catch Jalen Petrie running all the 222 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 5: way down to lead block from Kaylen Bullock. I believe 223 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 5: the season started out with a Kaln Bullock pick six 224 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 5: as well. So nice little bookend for the Texans here. 225 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 6: Yeah. 226 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 5: You know, Aaron Rodgers is one of the greatest we've 227 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 5: ever seen play the position, that anyone's ever seen play 228 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 5: the position, So something about it. You know, players never 229 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 5: like to leave on a sour note. Often it's unavoidable, 230 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 5: such as injury. He's not injured, so I would not 231 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 5: be surprised if he comes back. I don't see another 232 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 5: pairing with this Pittsburgh Steelers off and with or without 233 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 5: Mike Tomlin. I know we'll get into sort of the 234 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 5: stakes in the future and all of that, but I 235 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 5: know they. 236 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:08,559 Speaker 6: Get along really well personally. 237 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 5: I just don't see him sticking with this type of 238 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 5: offense the way that it was. You just it was 239 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 5: lacking in some ways. He was really needing to get 240 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 5: the receivers on the same page. They shuffled the receiver's 241 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 5: room a Ton he ended up loving thrown to the 242 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 5: running backs the most. So it's just I don't know. 243 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 5: We'll see how it goes Baron Rodgers, but you I mean, 244 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 5: it's it's tough to go out that way exactly to 245 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 5: your point, Greg, So I just can't see it happening 246 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 5: for that reason. 247 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 3: Well, it's interesting. Well we're talking about it now, let's 248 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 3: talk about it, because yeah, on this night, he was 249 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 3: getting upset with the receivers a couple of times, but 250 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 3: he was upset with himself, like he missed an open 251 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 3: third down dk metcalf I thought his drop which I 252 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 3: think he alluded to in the second drive of the game, 253 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 3: second or third drive of the game, where he springs 254 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 3: open and it just clangs off his hand against a 255 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 3: defense like this when they do make a mistake. That 256 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 3: was where you texted me. You know, Stingley lost on 257 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 3: that one, and he is prone to gambling a little bit, 258 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 3: so occasionally you can beat him, and there's just so 259 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 3: few chances like that that you have to make make 260 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 3: it happen. So Rogers, you know, misses a thrower or 261 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 3: two here. Tomlin has been reported to be considering going 262 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 3: to television to me it is really hard to imagine 263 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 3: Aaron Rodgers back if Mike Tomlin is not back, Like, 264 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 3: why would the Steelers want to keep that going? Cut feeling? 265 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 3: What the heck? Jordan, we have no information. Do you 266 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 3: think Mike Tomlin is going to be back with the 267 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh Steelers because this is what They're six straight playoff loss. 268 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 3: It is now more than more than eight seasons since 269 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 3: they won a playoff game. I was there at that 270 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 3: AFC Championship game which started this losing streak for Tomlin 271 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 3: in the playoffs. They're now the first team in NFL 272 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 3: history to lose five straight playoff games by double digits, 273 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,439 Speaker 3: for whatever that's worth. And it's just the same thing 274 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 3: over and over. And they get that win over the 275 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 3: Ravens last week with a little bit of luck, certainly, 276 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 3: but it almost makes it feel worse here because it 277 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 3: just feels like it's groundhog Day. And maybe Mike Tomlin, 278 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 3: not the Steelers, but maybe Mike Tomlin has had enough. 279 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 5: I think there's something to the maybe he's had enough point, 280 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 5: because it has taken since Ben Roethlisberger for Mike Tomlin 281 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 5: to have a quarterback like Aaron Rodgers. Even this version 282 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 5: much older version of Aaron Rodgers to even get into 283 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 5: his building. And this was after an incredibly fruitless sweepstakes 284 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 5: where you know, the Steelers were in at one point 285 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 5: and trying to convince Matthew Stafford like lurking sort of 286 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 5: quietly in the background. They were trying to if I'm 287 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 5: remembering right, they were in on justin Field. 288 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 6: You know who else were they in on this? 289 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 3: They wanted justin Field to come reports, but they weren't 290 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 3: willing to go as far financially as the. 291 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 5: Jets were, correct, Like they they really were thinking about 292 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 5: their different avenue at quarterback. And I think it's good 293 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 5: for them in a way that they landed with Rogers 294 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 5: because him and Tomlin do seem to have a very 295 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 5: good working relationship for personal relationship as well, And this 296 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 5: was as good as it was going to get for 297 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 5: this version of the Steelers, right And so that's where 298 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 5: I think maybe it is time for a break, reset, recalibrate, 299 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 5: look at where the rest of the league is at 300 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 5: right now now. I also believe that if he decided 301 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 5: that he was going to step away, he'd have teams 302 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 5: blowing up his phone immediately, like this would now start 303 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 5: to be a competitive situation between someone who wants to 304 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 5: hire him and potentially a TV situation at one of 305 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 5: these broadcasters. You know, there's a vacant CBS spot now 306 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 5: because Matt Ryan's no longer in the chair. 307 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 6: So I feel like this, which is. 308 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 3: A why I feel like every network would literally just 309 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 3: like be in a room. I'm not going to say 310 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 3: who they might, you know, kick off, but some of 311 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 3: those guys have been out a while, or they'll just 312 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 3: make a new spot. The money is just flowing. Have 313 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 3: you seen the ratings lately? Give all the money to 314 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 3: Mike Tomlin. I feel like if you wanted to like 315 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 3: he would do that, and if you wanted to take 316 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 3: a year off, kind of like Sean Payton, who quote 317 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 3: unquote retired from the Saints if you remember back in 318 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 3: the in the day, and then a year later, you 319 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 3: know he was back looking for a job, So that 320 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 3: could be an option. I almost feel bad talking about 321 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 3: such negative things on a beautiful night for the Texans 322 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 3: moving to the Final eight, and what a fascinating matchup 323 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 3: it is against the Patriots. Drake may having just faced 324 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 3: you know, maybe his toughest defensive challenge of the season 325 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 3: and now has to go up a level and the 326 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 3: two best tackling teams. I would argue in the NFL 327 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 3: the Patriots are not a great defense, but they do 328 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 3: not give up any extra yards. They are really sound 329 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 3: tacklers and just two physical teams. I'm really excited for it. 330 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 3: But I want to give you the floor here at Jeordan. 331 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 3: So you said, you know you lead the way tonight, 332 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 3: you know, you decide what we're going to do. Just 333 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 3: anything that we haven't mentioned about the Texans defense so 334 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 3: far that you want to get in there, whether it's 335 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 3: a shout out to a player or something that they 336 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 3: do schematic before we get to the fact that this 337 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 3: game was way closer than it needed to be, despite 338 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 3: the Texans putting up four hundred yards, Like this thing 339 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 3: was on a knife edge till about ten minutes left 340 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 3: of this game. 341 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 6: Yes, and you're so correct. 342 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 5: I'm glad we're going to get to that part of 343 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 5: it too, and especially the offense, which still has its issues. 344 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 5: But this interior of this defensive line, as good as 345 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 5: the exterior is, the interior often gets slept on, in 346 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 5: my opinion, Tommy TOGII and Sheldon Rankins. Obviously, both of 347 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,479 Speaker 5: those guys have a touchdown in back to back weeks, 348 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,919 Speaker 5: which I love that for them, big Man thick six, 349 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 5: you know, happening, and this is a defensive front that 350 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 5: plays in such a an egoless way. They you know, 351 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 5: Demiko Ryans, I think there was some fun being poked 352 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 5: at him because of his acronym swarm and what a 353 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 5: swarm and what does that mean or whatever? 354 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 6: Probably not on this show, but you know. 355 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 3: Like maybe I mean, don't babe aggressive, I like aggressive aggressive, 356 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 3: just say so fun with this. We were having it 357 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 3: in a fun way. 358 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 5: I just you know, I truly actually I actually could 359 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 5: not remember if it was you that was that was 360 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 5: poking fun at it, but so I guess I should 361 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 5: have just assumed. But the greatest thing about this is 362 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 5: how as one they rush, they rush in layers. They 363 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:21,199 Speaker 5: see each other's space that they create. They are very 364 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 5: egoists about the numbers, they're very ego lists about opportunity. 365 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,199 Speaker 5: You don't see a lot of freestyling out there. You 366 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 5: see a lot of discipline. They play so professionally with 367 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 5: each other that is so incredible to me. And you 368 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 5: see it in these little moments like Nick Schuk and 369 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 5: I did a show a couple of weeks several weeks 370 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:41,959 Speaker 5: ago or it was another Texans game, and we were 371 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 5: talking about how when Daniel Hunter and Will Anderson were 372 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 5: tackling the quarterbacks sometimes the physics of their body were 373 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 5: twisting them around where they could have gotten flagged for 374 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 5: a roughness penalty or even a hip drop because. 375 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 6: Of the way the physics were carrying their bodies. 376 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 5: And if they didn't let go of the quarterback's legs 377 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 5: at that moment, they would have gotten flagged. And so 378 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 5: they knew they had the quarterback contained, so they let go. 379 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,919 Speaker 5: This is similar, you know, trying not to step on 380 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:11,120 Speaker 5: Aaron Rodgers when all that mess is happening, is being 381 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 5: tackled by his own offensive lineman, right, and he's being 382 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 5: sacked by his own offensive linemen. Staying underneath sort of 383 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 5: that pile to make sure that you have a hand 384 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 5: on the quarterback when he's on the ground, like Will 385 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 5: Anderson did. It just is like really professional football in 386 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 5: every single phase. I love their linebackers. I don't think 387 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 5: I just think they're just clean everywhere. They're so good, Greg, 388 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,879 Speaker 5: it's just incredible to watch. 389 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 3: They just don't have a weak spot. And you thought 390 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 3: maybe Reid gets hurt, and like is the other seaf 391 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 3: They're going to get picked on, toe toe. I think 392 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 3: had a really good game. Like yeah, in coverage like 393 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 3: that is where you would think you would be able 394 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 3: to get some of these linebackers. But Aaron Rodgers's eyes 395 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 3: very often going to the place where the linebackers were 396 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 3: and he had to hold the ball like an extra 397 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 3: half a beat. And I thought they all were just swarming. 398 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 3: To use that word in terms of their tackling, it was. 399 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 3: It was just a magnificent performance. I mentioned those five 400 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 3: first downs in the first eight plays. They only had 401 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 3: six more the rest of the day. The Steelers had 402 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 3: a twenty one percent success rate, which is just absolutely 403 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 3: brutal throwing the ball. And then here's here's my favorite 404 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 3: just stat I'm pulling. This is from next Gen. They 405 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 3: had a forty five percent pressure rate, which is sky high. 406 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 3: You know how many times they blitzed tonight, zero times 407 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 3: zero crazy, but three is three is nuts. And so 408 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 3: they just they just don't have to send any extra rushers. 409 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 3: And yeah, Anderson and Hunter are going to be keeping 410 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 3: Mike Braboll up at night, and Will Campbell and Morgan 411 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 3: Moses because I think that's the biggest weakness of the Patriots, 412 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 3: and they can get after Drake maybe had fifteen pressures 413 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:09,640 Speaker 3: combined tonight. Let's talk about the offense, and I guess 414 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 3: we got to start kind of with the bad. What 415 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 3: was happening with CJ? Here to give you just like 416 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 3: a quick overview. I need to double check this, but 417 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 3: he ended up with five turnovers on I mean five 418 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 3: fumbles on the night right because he reminiscent to that 419 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 3: you know, crazy Jalen Hurts Herbert game and play that 420 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 3: happened in the game I went to on Monday Night 421 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 3: football where there's like, you know, a multiple turnovers on 422 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 3: one play. Twice tonight, c J. Stroud had two fumbles 423 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 3: on one play, so he had four total fumbles, I 424 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 3: mean on two combined plays. And in each one of 425 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 3: those plays he wasn't paying attention and fumbled the shotgun 426 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 3: snap and then eventually fumbled because he held the ball 427 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,719 Speaker 3: too long on that play and lost both of those films, 428 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 3: and then had another one later on and then also 429 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 3: had a red zone interception. It was really a crazy 430 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 3: combination of him getting so in his head on a 431 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 3: night when if you just took those plays away. It 432 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 3: was a great offensive performance by the Texans and a 433 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 3: good one by c J. Stroud. If you took those 434 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 3: plays away. 435 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 6: Yes, big caveats are that's a big if. 436 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 3: I just mean the other fifty plays, which are a 437 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 3: lot of plays. 438 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 5: Totally, I thought it was one of the more balanced 439 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 5: games that I've seen from this Texans offense, in huge 440 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,360 Speaker 5: part because the run game was great. Now, it's been 441 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 5: a work in progress all season and they've chipped away 442 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 5: at it. And really want to give credit to Nick Keyley, 443 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 5: the offensive coordinator here, who has been through his fair 444 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 5: share of battles here on the season, but didn't run 445 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 5: away from it, kept going even when the turnovers would happen, 446 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 5: kept trying to find ways to balance and settle this 447 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 5: offense down. Woody Marks goes over one hundred yards and 448 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 5: has a touch down at the end of the game, 449 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 5: and it's like they just kept chipping at it. They 450 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 5: were at or over nearly a fifty percent success rate 451 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 5: between Woody Marks, who had the line's share of Carrie's 452 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 5: left the game at one point, came back in, and 453 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 5: Nick Chubb as well, who had three consecutive really solid 454 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 5: runs in the first half that started getting this run 455 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 5: game going, settled the offensive line down. When they got 456 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 5: into the third quarter, they really started moving the offensive line, 457 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 5: They really started controlling the line of scrimmage more so 458 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 5: especially half over half. This third quarter was when they 459 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 5: really started, you know, settling and digging into that trench work. 460 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 5: And I thought it was It was great because you 461 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 5: had a combination of Nick Chubb with a lot of 462 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 5: that middle zone or gap running, and then you would 463 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 5: get Woody Marx who can also do that, but then 464 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 5: would hit you with like some explosive speed around the 465 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 5: edge too, and the Steelers were just not quite sure 466 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:55,199 Speaker 5: whether they were going to be stretched physically or stretched wide. 467 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 5: And that was just really like special to me because 468 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 5: that's kind of balance with in the run game that 469 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 5: you also need to have in order to really challenge 470 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 5: these defenses in the postseason. And this was the best, 471 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 5: to me, the best game that Nick Kayley has called. 472 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 5: Because there was chaos, Greg, you mentioned it, c J. Stroud, 473 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:18,360 Speaker 5: I mean, dude, take take the sack, take the four 474 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 5: yard scramble, don't try to force the play. He just 475 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 5: was so in his head Greg through this game, and 476 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,640 Speaker 5: there was clear issues with the center Jake Andrews too, 477 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 5: and issues in the shotgun, but they just kept steady 478 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 5: and they got a monster performance out of their defense. 479 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 5: And that's like, I hope that's not the formula because 480 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 5: we know CJ. 481 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 6: Stroud can be better. 482 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,880 Speaker 3: Than this, and maybe maybe I was. I remembered it 483 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 3: incorrectly that he had was credited for two fumbles on 484 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 3: two separate plays, because he also, of course had the 485 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 3: fumble on what I thought was Kayley's. I mean, it's 486 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 3: hard to say it's his worst call the night, but 487 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,199 Speaker 3: they didn't execute it perfectly. The flea flicker. 488 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,880 Speaker 5: What is happening with these flea flickers? 489 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 3: What's happening? I love playing on be on the bad grass. 490 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 3: This is the worst field maybe in the league. Green 491 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:07,880 Speaker 3: Bay certainly up there, and woody marks just like slightly 492 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 3: slipped I think on the flee flick are very similar 493 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 3: to that Carolina game in Week eighteen, and he still 494 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 3: got the ball back to c J. Stroud, but the 495 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 3: timing was just messed up just a little bit, and 496 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 3: then c J. Stroud gets his arm hit. Now it 497 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 3: appeared there was a wide open receiver down the field, 498 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:27,400 Speaker 3: so if they had time to do it, he would 499 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 3: have gotten it deep, but instead Jack Sawyer comes up 500 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 3: with the first of a few really big plays in 501 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 3: this game. But I'm glad you brought up, you know, 502 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,880 Speaker 3: the running game and how great it was. And look, 503 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 3: they ended up putting up what one hundred and sixty 504 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 3: four yards on the ground. And the crazy thing is tonight, 505 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,239 Speaker 3: they didn't have a ton of drives. There's only nine 506 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 3: drives in this game. If it wasn't for the turnovers, 507 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,199 Speaker 3: they actually played pretty good, complimentary football, and they do 508 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 3: deserve some credit, I think, because you see the final 509 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 3: score and you're like, this is this is a joke. 510 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 3: In the fourth quarter, they go on a pretty long 511 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,679 Speaker 3: field goal drive to actually, you know, get it up 512 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 3: to ten six at the very least, and then they 513 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:10,719 Speaker 3: do capitalize with a touchdown drive after the Texans you know, 514 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 3: get their fun and get the turnover on Rogers and 515 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,120 Speaker 3: it was just a waterfall. So like, there's no rule 516 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 3: that says they were gonna have to go and score 517 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 3: a touchdown there in the fourth quarter to completely put 518 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 3: the game away on offense, and they did it, and 519 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 3: so they deserve credit for that. And they also deserve 520 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 3: credit for that second quarter drive which was fourteen plays 521 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 3: ninety two yards. They start with the ball on the 522 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:36,679 Speaker 3: eight yard line and they go mostly running, but some 523 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:40,239 Speaker 3: nice throws by c J. Stroud. Let's actually listen to 524 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 3: how that drive was capped off. The first touchdown of 525 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 3: the game and three. 526 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,919 Speaker 1: That's a sixth Stroud takes the snap, takes the Tossbahinda 527 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 1: throws right side Chris Drake Kirk. 528 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 3: To the end zone. 529 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 4: Touchdown, show stand six yard touchdown pass from CJ. Strout 530 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 4: our christ Jane Kirk and the Texans go in. 531 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 3: Stroud did have some nice throws, like his first first 532 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 3: down of the game was a dime down the field 533 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 3: to Christian Kirk. There also was a forty six yard 534 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 3: reception late in the third quarter to Christian Kirk which 535 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 3: came on third and fifteen. This is with about forty 536 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 3: seconds left in the fourth quarter, right after c J. 537 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 3: Stroud had had his fifth fumble on a ball that 538 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 3: he was very lucky to get back. He wasn't looking 539 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 3: before the ball was snapped, and it's third and fifteen. 540 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 3: You think you're thinking they really might blow this game. 541 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 3: It's seven to six, and he gets protected really well, 542 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 3: and I think the offensive line actually had a sneaky 543 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 3: good game in front of c J. Stroud, even pass 544 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 3: protecting and he hits a dime down the field to 545 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 3: Christian Kirk. So there were moments. So I do want 546 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 3: to pat him on the back. But there's something weird 547 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 3: about Stroud when he gets in his head, like he 548 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 3: kind of stays there. 549 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 5: Sometimes he's kind of like a he wears his heart 550 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,400 Speaker 5: on his sleeve as a quarterback, where you can tell 551 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 5: exactly when he's overthinking things, and it's I think it's 552 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 5: a I think it's a product of being young. I 553 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 5: think it's a product of all the hits he took 554 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 5: last year and all the chaos at offensive line. I 555 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 5: think some of it's a product of changing systems and 556 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 5: still trying to figure out what his rhythm is. Nico 557 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 5: Collins was in and out of the game. Hope he's okay. 558 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 5: He left on a cart to the locker room in 559 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:24,680 Speaker 5: the concussion protocol, but it and so trying to figure out, 560 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 5: you know, different guys, different timing and those types of things. 561 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 5: Christian Kirk really stepped up for CJ. Stroud, gave him 562 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 5: wide open targets. There were a couple of times where 563 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 5: I worried about some of the other receivers because CJ 564 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 5: was throwing them into some danger too, because and this 565 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 5: is not this The thing is, we know what his 566 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 5: potential is and we know what his ability is, and 567 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 5: you saw it in a lot of the past plays 568 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 5: and a lot of the the decision making this game. 569 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 5: I love that Christian Kirk touchdown because it was a 570 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 5: fake toss to one direction and then he throws a 571 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 5: touchdown to the other direction, calm and steady as can be. 572 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 5: A lot of misdirection cadence timing has to happen on 573 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 5: that type of play, selling the fake flowing in one direction, 574 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 5: hitting the. 575 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 6: Other side like you see it right, it's there. 576 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 5: And then you know he throws a high sort of 577 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 5: hospital eball to Jaden Higgins, and Jaden Higgins somehow hangs 578 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 5: on and he overthrows a couple too, and and you know, 579 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 5: it just is one of those things where they're gonna 580 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 5: need more consistency out of CJ. 581 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 6: Strout. 582 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 5: They don't need him to be a superhero anymore at 583 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 5: this point or or ever, because he has this defense 584 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 5: that's going to be the hero of this team and 585 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,479 Speaker 5: he's got a great even keel Special Teams unit just 586 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 5: needs some consistency, and that's why I love that the 587 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 5: run game was there. If this run game wasn't there, Greg, 588 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 5: they don't recover like this. 589 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I totally agree. And I was watching this game 590 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 3: with with, you know, my family and in Amica. My 591 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 3: wife is just like, what why is every pass so hard? 592 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 3: And it's a great point because the first half of 593 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 3: this game, ever, recompletion was contested and for the most 594 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 3: part CJ was on point and some were broken up 595 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 3: and some were and so I don't know if the 596 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 3: receivers just weren't open or he's just trying to fit 597 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 3: it into tight windows, but they were like very difficult throws. 598 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 3: I actually think the Steelers defense overall, you know, played 599 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 3: a pretty good game. Their their offense just sold them out. 600 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:21,720 Speaker 3: Maybe not good. You give four hundred yards to the 601 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 3: Texans and nine drives. That's not good. And you also 602 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 3: allow Christian Kirk, who's been quiet all year, to be 603 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 3: the guy who makes me say that it is time 604 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 3: for delivering results presented by Uber Eats. When football makes 605 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 3: you hungry, order Uber eats, and yes, Christian Kirk goes 606 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 3: eight catches, one hundred and forty four yards and a touchdown, 607 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 3: a couple of times gets them out of bad field position, 608 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 3: a couple of times sets up a big score. And 609 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 3: these playoff games are funny because Christian Kirk has not 610 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 3: been a productive, you know, trade chip for what they 611 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 3: expected it for a good chunk of this season. He's hurt, 612 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 3: and then the rookies end up kind of passing him 613 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 3: in terms of importance on the team. He plays thirteen 614 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 3: games and he somehow only ends up with two hundred 615 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 3: and thirty nine yards, like he almost matched that tonight. 616 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 3: But I'll tell you what, Like that front office is 617 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 3: so happy they made that move. Now, it's like the 618 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 3: Brandon Cooks move in Buffalo, Like it's all worth it 619 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 3: if they come up in a big spot like this. 620 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 3: And he's obviously a really talented, experienced receiver, and he 621 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 3: gave them something tonight that they absolutely needed. And if 622 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 3: Nico Collins is out next week he went into the 623 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 3: concussion protocol tonight, then Christian Kirk's importance is even going 624 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 3: to be bigger next week. 625 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 5: A little Bertie told me that Christian Kirk was set 626 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 5: to be a huge factor tonight in part because of 627 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 5: the way with a healthy Nico Collins, and part of 628 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 5: because of the way that they thought the Steelers were 629 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 5: going to defend them, which I think is a fair 630 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 5: fair assumption to make. Unfortunately, Nico Collins, who had a 631 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 5: couple of great catches himself, including a really tough one 632 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 5: over the middle for a big conversion. You know, that's 633 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 5: as he just took so much contact to his head 634 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 5: and hopefully he's gonna be okay. And we'll hear more 635 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 5: about that obviously in the in the coming in the 636 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 5: coming days. 637 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, and they are on a short week, which I 638 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 3: think is unfair for these teams that that have to 639 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 3: do it. The Monday night game is sort of inherently unfair. 640 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 3: Teams have won coming out of it, teams of loss 641 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 3: coming out of it hasn't been you know, decisive or anything. 642 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 3: The Rams won the Super Bowl coming out of it 643 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 3: as as you know. But yeah, shout out to Christian 644 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 3: Kirk getting it done. And it's a free agency year 645 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 3: for him, so reminds everyone how good he can be. 646 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 3: That was delivering results presented by Uber Eats. When football 647 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 3: makes you hungry, get game day deals on Uber eats, 648 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 3: the official on demand delivery partner of the NFL. Order. 649 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 3: Now I am frustrated by the Nico concussion because I 650 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 3: just thought it seemed kind of obvious on TV when 651 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 3: he took a hit on that very I think it 652 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 3: was the first target he had of the game that 653 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 3: he was shaken up and he just goes over to 654 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 3: the sideline and I didn't see them examine him for 655 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 3: a potential concussion, but he got up very slowly after 656 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 3: that first play. And I do feel like it's becoming 657 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 3: a little bit of a trend lately that they are 658 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 3: not taking care of the players as much as they 659 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 3: were let's say, five to ten years ago. There's just 660 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 3: not as much attention on it. And you can have 661 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 3: a rudimentary understanding of science and concussions and everything that 662 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 3: when you suffer maybe a more minor one before suffering 663 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 3: a bigger one, like in the same game, it makes 664 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 3: it worse. And he did, you know, as Troyman pointed out, 665 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:48,880 Speaker 3: like he was walking the wrong way after the second one. 666 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 3: You just you just hate to see that, and you 667 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:53,479 Speaker 3: just hope that like they did everything that they were 668 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 3: supposed to do before that, because I was a little 669 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 3: surprised how quickly he returned to that game. If you remember, 670 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 3: I think he sat out basically like five or six 671 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 3: plays on the first drive and then came in for 672 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:05,840 Speaker 3: the final third down. I was like, Wow, that was 673 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 3: quick for him to come back in there. So you 674 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 3: just hope he's gonna be okay, and he's really important 675 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 3: that It almost goes without saying for this team. 676 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:15,480 Speaker 5: I'll just say, too, Greg, to your point, which is 677 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 5: a great one, that it's not for lack of technological 678 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 5: tools to help the spot or see what they should 679 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 5: be pointing out. They had every tool available to them 680 00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:28,120 Speaker 5: up in the booth to literally spot, to spot these 681 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 5: things and to raise the alarm. 682 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 6: So that's that's what I'll say on that. 683 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:36,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it's crazy. I'm checking the stats while we're 684 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 3: talking in terms of Kirk because I was like two 685 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 3: hundred and thirty nine yards. That's even less than I expected. 686 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 3: He was not wide receiver two for this team as 687 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:47,640 Speaker 3: everyone expected Jordan he was. That was Jayden Higgins in 688 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:50,319 Speaker 3: the end. He was not wide receiver three for this 689 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,239 Speaker 3: team in the end, that was Xavier Hutchinson. And if 690 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 3: we're just going off yards, he was not wide receiver 691 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 3: four for this team. That was Jalen Noel. He was 692 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 3: wide receiver five on the season, and he steps up 693 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,279 Speaker 3: on a big night and yeah, helps helps c J. 694 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:10,440 Speaker 3: Stroud out. It's why you know, it's a it's a 695 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:14,280 Speaker 3: team game, and we talk about quarterback wins and everything. 696 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 3: The rest of his team picked up c J. Stroud 697 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 3: and you know he's a much more accurate quarterback than 698 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 3: than he was tonight. I think he'll play better next week. 699 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 3: But you want to know who my comp is for him, 700 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 3: just in a little way right now in terms of 701 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 3: in terms of the streakiness that he has within games, 702 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:34,600 Speaker 3: the emotions on his sleeve you mentioned, really hammered it 703 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 3: home for me. 704 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:36,840 Speaker 6: I mean c J. 705 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,520 Speaker 3: Stroud, c J. Stroud's comp that I'm that popped in 706 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:41,440 Speaker 3: my mind right now in terms of how he's playing 707 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:44,440 Speaker 3: something maybe not style. One of my least favorite quarterbacks, 708 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:47,280 Speaker 3: as you know, in terms of frustrating to watch Baker 709 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 3: Mayfield because because it's just like he doesn't never. 710 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 6: Miss an opportunity. Greg never missed an opportunity. 711 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:58,440 Speaker 3: It's like it's just that he because of the emotions, 712 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:02,400 Speaker 3: you could almost see it, like you said, drive to drive, 713 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:05,440 Speaker 3: like quarter to quarter he can just get so hot. 714 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 3: And that they obviously are different in different sorts of ways. 715 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,840 Speaker 3: I think you know CJ can be a great pocket 716 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 3: quarterback at his best. We'll wrap up with Tomlin because 717 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 3: we do have some quote shout out to Chris Bobona, 718 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:18,799 Speaker 3: who's been doing great on these live shows all season long. 719 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:22,120 Speaker 3: We have one more next or this Saturday night. After 720 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:25,480 Speaker 3: the divisional round, Mike Tomlin was asked about, you know, 721 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:28,120 Speaker 3: the status of him with the team. He said, it's 722 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 3: not time for talk. We agreed we'll meet tomorrow and 723 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,680 Speaker 3: go from there. When you're in this single elimination tournament, 724 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:35,279 Speaker 3: there's not a whole lot to talk about. You win 725 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 3: or go home. And then when asked for a message 726 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:39,560 Speaker 3: to the fans, he just said, when you don't get 727 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 3: it done, words are cheap. There's too much talking in 728 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:43,200 Speaker 3: our business. 729 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 6: Fair just another manic Monday. 730 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:52,960 Speaker 3: I want you to promise we can you know, count 731 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,880 Speaker 3: on you singing at the end of all these shows. 732 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:59,759 Speaker 3: What a night for the Houston Texans thirty to six. 733 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 6: You know, I keep smiling. I shouldn't be smiling this 734 00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 6: big what No. I love this team so much. 735 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 3: The Steelers fans are going to take take offense. But 736 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:13,440 Speaker 3: for everyone who it's like I want, you know, the 737 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 3: Texans are kind of what you would want the Steelers 738 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:21,160 Speaker 3: to be. Right like this, they are the closest thing 739 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:23,600 Speaker 3: we have right now to the steel curtain. If you 740 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:27,799 Speaker 3: want some nineties set seventies, maybe even nineteen eighties ass 741 00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 3: looking football like this, is it right here? It's crazy. 742 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 3: I love it. 743 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:35,160 Speaker 6: It's true. It's true. 744 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,960 Speaker 5: And I you know, if this is what Mike Tomlin 745 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 5: steps away after it, it is there's you know, we've 746 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 5: had some crazy poetry in football. 747 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 6: It's John Harbaugh who uh parts. 748 00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 5: Ways quote unquote with the with the Ravens after a 749 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:53,520 Speaker 5: game that is going to most be remembered for some 750 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:57,120 Speaker 5: special teams errors, including a miss field goal as the 751 00:37:57,160 --> 00:38:00,480 Speaker 5: special teams expert, who is one of the few special 752 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 5: teams coach has ever hired to be a head coach. 753 00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:06,719 Speaker 5: And then Mike Tomlin, the defensive mastermind, getting beat in 754 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:08,560 Speaker 5: his own house by the best one of the best 755 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:11,880 Speaker 5: defenses we've seen in modern football. That's playing like a 756 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:17,479 Speaker 5: total throwback run and hit somebody defense. It is there's 757 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:19,160 Speaker 5: there's poetry in there, I think. 758 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:21,719 Speaker 3: And it's true. The Steelers are, if not the most 759 00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:25,600 Speaker 3: expensive defense in the league, they're like second or third. 760 00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 3: And when this losing streak in the playoffs started a 761 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:31,719 Speaker 3: lot of the criticism with Tomlin and this happens in 762 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 3: the regular season. Two from his fans are like, well, 763 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:37,680 Speaker 3: they're just so static and they're just the same defense 764 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 3: year after year. And I think Demiko Ryans is showing 765 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:44,400 Speaker 3: like you know you can. You can be all about 766 00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 3: fundamentals and hitting and playing fast and old school, but 767 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:51,080 Speaker 3: you just got to have the right players in the 768 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,680 Speaker 3: right coaching and the right system. And they they are 769 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:56,400 Speaker 3: the new. So we will We will be tracking obviously 770 00:38:56,520 --> 00:39:00,359 Speaker 3: everything with Mike Tomlin and the Steelers throughout the week. 771 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:04,000 Speaker 3: We'll be talking about this Texans and Patriots game. We 772 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:06,120 Speaker 3: might get Seth Payne on the show, I think for 773 00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:11,200 Speaker 3: the preview show. Yes, who's a big Houston Texans follower, 774 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:13,480 Speaker 3: So I can't wait for that. Let's hit the music here, 775 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:18,960 Speaker 3: Chris Babona. I told Walker my son earlier today, not 776 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:21,400 Speaker 3: many teams make the playoffs every year, Like, how many 777 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:23,719 Speaker 3: teams have made the playoffs three straight years like the Texans. 778 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:26,799 Speaker 3: You can't take this for granted. How many teams have 779 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:30,080 Speaker 3: won a playoff game now three straight years? You can't 780 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:32,839 Speaker 3: take them for granted. We find out Next week Drake 781 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:36,239 Speaker 3: May versus c J Strowd. Can the Texans win too