WEBVTT - Drive8.20.26Hr2: Around Campus, Jets Preview

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<v Speaker 1>Your tunes about drive on your twenty four to seven

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<v Speaker 1>home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Good evening, Steeler Nation. How we doing well? That's good

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<v Speaker 2>us too, our number two. Oh yeah, we're all the

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<v Speaker 2>way back. Maybe west u Ler and Matt Williamson with

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<v Speaker 2>you here on this Thursday. We are going to spend

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<v Speaker 2>some time this hour. We started at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>the show talking a little bit about the news that

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<v Speaker 2>it'll be Will Howard and Drew Aller as the two quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 2>No Mason, no Aaron tomorrow night. Yeah, we both are

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<v Speaker 2>excited for that, and I know I would think almost

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<v Speaker 2>all of Steeler Nation is as well. And we will

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<v Speaker 2>get back into some Jets previews and some things we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be looking for in this hour. But Matt first, it

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<v Speaker 2>is what nine days away from college football Week zero?

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<v Speaker 3>Ah?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you feel a baby? Can you hear the marching

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<v Speaker 2>fans in the background. Can you hear the beers getting

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<v Speaker 2>cracked at the eight am tailgate?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited. I can't wait. And with that, our guy

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<v Speaker 2>Dame Brugler Matt his eleventh and final installment of his

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<v Speaker 2>NFL Draft twenty twenty seven NFL Draft Summer scouting series.

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<v Speaker 2>He's already put out eleven installments.

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<v Speaker 3>Every position he held quarterbacks a last right for next

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<v Speaker 3>year's draft. Summer scouting. Yeah, I've been into it.

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<v Speaker 2>And we we've always been into this quarterback conversation dating

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<v Speaker 2>back to last year. Now we will again this year

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<v Speaker 2>until the Steelers find their franchise guy, whether it's Will Howard,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's Drew Aller, whether it's someone who's still on

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<v Speaker 2>a college campus this fall.

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<v Speaker 3>Our buddy Trevor Sikima too has been doing the NFL

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<v Speaker 3>Drafted Stock Exchange. Oh nice, and he does like a

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<v Speaker 3>two hour show on each position too for some scouting. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna have.

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<v Speaker 2>To listen to some of that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, grass and driving around here absolutely, back and forth

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<v Speaker 3>to Indie. I did a lot of that kind of

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<v Speaker 3>stuff too, So I'm trying to get ahead of the draft.

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<v Speaker 3>I always say that, and then the NFL hits me

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<v Speaker 3>like a title wave and get.

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<v Speaker 2>That always happens.

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<v Speaker 3>Ye.

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<v Speaker 2>But Dane's last draft quarterback primer of the preseason. Obviously

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<v Speaker 2>this will change as the college football season starts, but

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<v Speaker 2>here's where he has his quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 3>And folks, this is on the athletic you can go

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<v Speaker 3>and see safeties. You can see inside line, every position,

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<v Speaker 3>and maybe we'll go through them between now and we've

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<v Speaker 3>got college kickoff.

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<v Speaker 2>We got a couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>I just want to know him better.

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<v Speaker 2>And he starts by saying it will be tough for

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty twenty seven quarterback class to live up to

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<v Speaker 2>the immense hype, But then he also thinks, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it has a real chance to have a more kind

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<v Speaker 2>of high end draft eligible, top draft eligible quarterbacks than

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<v Speaker 2>we've seen in a few years.

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<v Speaker 3>I've said this before, but we heard this last year

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<v Speaker 3>with club Nick and Aler and nuss Meyer and guys

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<v Speaker 3>that did not end up being first round picks or

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<v Speaker 3>were well worse or didn't come back. What's different, folks

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<v Speaker 3>about this year? And I'm not saying this will live

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<v Speaker 3>up to the hype. The hype is unbelievably crazy. But

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<v Speaker 3>there's more names this year than last year. For you

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<v Speaker 3>got a better chance.

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<v Speaker 2>Because last year maya around campus had like names. Now

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<v Speaker 2>it's got it's like twenty Yeah, by the time we

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<v Speaker 2>get to Halloween, I'm sure I'll I've cut some of

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<v Speaker 2>those names.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course, of course, and someone come out and two

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<v Speaker 3>guys will get hurt. But then you'll add to the

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<v Speaker 3>name to the list too.

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<v Speaker 2>We haven't even discussed here, but I will say.

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<v Speaker 3>Too, just in terms of physical traits, that won't change.

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<v Speaker 3>This group has better physical traits, yes, you know, like size, speed, strength.

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<v Speaker 3>You know nus Meyer and club Nick weren't overwhelming, you

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<v Speaker 3>know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>He also, which I like, points out the guys who

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<v Speaker 2>could still return if they wanted to, which is always

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<v Speaker 2>a little murky.

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<v Speaker 3>Right. Well, we thought Dante more would be.

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<v Speaker 2>He would have been. He would have been a top

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<v Speaker 2>ten pick for sure. I think he would have gone

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<v Speaker 2>second overall probably.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's right and come out because be a

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<v Speaker 3>jet he.

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<v Speaker 2>Wanted to be a shark instead. That's a West Side

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<v Speaker 2>story joke for for you theater kids out there. Number

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<v Speaker 2>one on this list Matt is arch Manning.

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<v Speaker 3>He's not the consensus though he's not.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Arch and Dante Moore the consensus one and two. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen a couple people. I think our guy Mench

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<v Speaker 2>might be one of them who's had Leonora Sellers in

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<v Speaker 2>one or But for the most part, it's Arch one,

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<v Speaker 2>Dante two or flip flop. Like I know, McShay has

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<v Speaker 2>more one Dante or More one Arch two. But at

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<v Speaker 2>this point, those are the two big guys Arch Manning

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<v Speaker 2>of course of Texas six four, two hundred and thirty pounds.

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<v Speaker 2>What's crazy, Matt is he could still come back for

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<v Speaker 2>another year if he wanted to. Yeah, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that will be the case.

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<v Speaker 3>Does More have to come out at this point where.

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<v Speaker 2>It does not have to come out either, Both of

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<v Speaker 2>those guys could return if they want to. More six

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<v Speaker 2>three two fifteen he's you know, uh loves Basically his

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<v Speaker 2>best trade is his touchy touch, an accurate and his

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<v Speaker 2>ability to create when the script breaks down, when the

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<v Speaker 2>pocket breaks down. Whereas for Arch it's kind of I

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<v Speaker 2>get these two are like a fun Yin and Yang.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they're very different.

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<v Speaker 2>Arch It's like he's got the size, not that Dante

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<v Speaker 2>More is a tiny guy, but arch has the pre

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<v Speaker 2>prototypical size, He's got the prototypical arm strength and all that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but he just needs some polish on the finer details

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<v Speaker 2>of his game.

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<v Speaker 3>Which is kind of funny. It more plays more like

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<v Speaker 3>a Manning than Manning does, really, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>It's true, it kind of does.

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<v Speaker 2>And Archie is a you always make this joke like

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<v Speaker 2>it's because you know, just because he's a big, white,

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<v Speaker 2>goofy looking guy arches, he's that's his draft profile is

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have sneaky athletic.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course, under all, he's a very good athlete. He's

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<v Speaker 3>not at all.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't move like Peyton Manning and the he moves

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<v Speaker 2>like his dad, who was a who was going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a Division one wide receiver. And by it, I

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<v Speaker 2>think and by all like even uh, you know, Archie

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<v Speaker 2>Manning will tell you Cooper was the best athlete out

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<v Speaker 2>of Peyton and Eli.

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<v Speaker 3>And Archie was a run around quarterback before those existed, right.

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<v Speaker 2>And so arch has a lot of that that people

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<v Speaker 2>just don't cause his last name and because he looks

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<v Speaker 2>like the typical prototype stand up pocket passer. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think those two at this point, whatever order you want

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<v Speaker 2>to put them in, are the clear cut number one

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<v Speaker 2>and two.

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<v Speaker 3>Along these lines, this is a question for you, do

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<v Speaker 3>you think those are the best two teams in the country.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of people seem to think that.

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<v Speaker 2>They're in the conversation. They're in the conversation. Ohio State

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<v Speaker 2>is great, Miami is going to be great. I think

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<v Speaker 2>Indiana could be really good again. You know, George is

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<v Speaker 2>always crazy talented, but.

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<v Speaker 3>They have as short odds as anyone to win it all.

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<v Speaker 3>Texas and Oreon, Yes, yes, absolutely, I know they've got

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of transfers, a lot of guys.

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<v Speaker 2>I would be shocked if they're both not playoff teams. No,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know that's twelve teams now, so that doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>mean as much when it was four. But I would

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<v Speaker 2>be a highly disappointing year if for both of those,

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<v Speaker 2>If they're not at least in the college football Plaoff,

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<v Speaker 2>it would be a very They might be looking for

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<v Speaker 2>new head coaches if they're If they're not in the

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<v Speaker 2>college playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I know, Texas has one of the top receivers

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<v Speaker 3>in the country the transferred over from Auburn. They stole

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<v Speaker 3>a great linebacker from Pitt who could be a first

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<v Speaker 3>round pack.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Giles, I think number three. I meant to send

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<v Speaker 2>that to you the other day though. It was this thing.

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<v Speaker 2>It was basically a breakdown of the top twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>teams in college football, how any first round picks they

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<v Speaker 2>potentially had on the roster, and how many draftable guys

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<v Speaker 2>in general they had on the ross Ohio State and

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<v Speaker 2>Texas were like five or six first round drafted guys.

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<v Speaker 3>That just as an edge guy, they've.

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<v Speaker 2>Seventeen like overall could be drafted. It was just absolutely insane.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the It's the kind of greed they speak about

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<v Speaker 2>in the Bible. Matt Williams number three though on this,

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<v Speaker 2>on this on his list, surprised me a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's continuing to rise up in all these conversations.

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<v Speaker 2>At CJ. Carr, the Notre Dame quarterback, who is I

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<v Speaker 2>totally get it, also also still an underclassman. Yeah, could

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<v Speaker 2>could could come in another football family, and he says,

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<v Speaker 2>I get it. Saying that CJ. Carr's best trade is

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<v Speaker 2>the feel for position sounds vague, but Car shows a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of promise in critical areas for such a young player,

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<v Speaker 2>considering his lineage in football upbringing, that shouldn't be a surprise.

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<v Speaker 2>Lloyd Carr's grands Lloyd Car's grandson. If I think there's

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<v Speaker 2>other cars, yeah, Lloyd Carr was the legendary Michigan head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't let Mike pursue to hear me say that, or

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<v Speaker 2>he'll come in here and try and fight MEJ Car

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<v Speaker 2>is efficient with his operation and understands how to find

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<v Speaker 2>vulnerable matchups in the defense.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and mcshae loves him. The more I found out

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<v Speaker 3>about him, the more I like him too. I've kind

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<v Speaker 3>of always said that if I'm in charge of the

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<v Speaker 3>Steelers next first round, major investment trade, first round picked

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<v Speaker 3>for him, he'd better be a really, really good athlete.

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<v Speaker 3>But Car might be fine. I mean, that's not He's

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<v Speaker 3>not Lenora Sellers.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not. He's six two two fifteen. He fits though.

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<v Speaker 2>You must be this tall to ride the AFC North.

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<v Speaker 3>Ride like that worries me of saying a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if he's physical enough for me.

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<v Speaker 2>If I'm New Orleans, I'll draft him all day.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know, I know.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, yes, so talking about how he needs to improve

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<v Speaker 2>upon his rookie mistakes. But he's one of the younger

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<v Speaker 2>guys in this group, and last year was his first

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<v Speaker 2>year as a starter, you know, dune it ut it up.

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<v Speaker 3>I remember mcshae saying after he got back from the

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<v Speaker 3>Manning passing camp, the car.

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<v Speaker 2>Is the most impressive one, he said, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>And he said something long lines of two, just like

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<v Speaker 3>his command of the position, you know, in the leadership

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<v Speaker 3>and the smarts were really really high level.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's like, if he if he eliminates those rookie mistakes.

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<v Speaker 2>He talks about two bad interceptions that he threw against

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<v Speaker 2>Pitt last year that he remember those. Yeah, that he

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<v Speaker 2>has a chance to be a top top pick in

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<v Speaker 2>this draft. But again though he could still return, which

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<v Speaker 2>is nuts because of these top three guys, they could

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<v Speaker 2>all still go back. And this is kind of the

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<v Speaker 2>world we're living in with college football now.

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<v Speaker 3>Number four man, he hates that as a draft analyst,

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<v Speaker 3>but you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Agreed, Yeah, it's much more difficult. It's in a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of ways it's beneficial now because we get to see

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<v Speaker 2>these guys in multiple systems, multiple coaches.

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<v Speaker 3>But like he either went to the Senior Bowl as

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<v Speaker 3>a senior or the year before he came out as

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<v Speaker 3>an underclassman.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt, you and I were at the combine at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of February and we still didn't know if Trendad

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<v Speaker 2>JOm Bliss was going to be in the draft or not.

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<v Speaker 3>Was the thing you sent me about somebody gained college

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<v Speaker 3>eligibility that's in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>Like like fifteen guys who are in preseason right now,

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<v Speaker 2>just got injunctions to return to college football. This dude

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<v Speaker 2>who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week is

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<v Speaker 2>going back to Old Miss or LSU.

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<v Speaker 3>How does that happen?

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<v Speaker 2>It's because because because college sports are the Wild West

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<v Speaker 2>now and there's no rules and there's no commissioner. Yeah yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and everybody just wants to win.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't be both.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it is, It's insane. We saw some of that

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<v Speaker 2>in basketball, where there was like the guy who played

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<v Speaker 2>for like the Knicks and the Charlotte Hornets and then

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<v Speaker 2>went back to Kentucky or Baylor whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>I just so it's possible for like Peter W. Pitts

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<v Speaker 3>perfect example, they walk out back and they're sitting there

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<v Speaker 3>watching the Steelers practice right now. Could they be like, hey, buddy,

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<v Speaker 3>you want to come back be a Panther next year

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<v Speaker 3>instead because you're not making this team.

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<v Speaker 2>Was Desmond Reid in a camp with an NFL team

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the dude yeah, and now they're talking about him

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<v Speaker 2>and going back.

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<v Speaker 3>Really I didn't know that.

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<v Speaker 2>I would imagine he was at least a UDFA somewhere.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he might have had a seventh round pick.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's just like happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Once you once you attend an NFL mini camp or

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<v Speaker 2>training camp, once you are in the position rooms, once

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<v Speaker 2>you wear the uniform, you shouldn't be You're done. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like you're not a student athlete anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you can't be half pregnant, right, you know, Like

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<v Speaker 3>you're a professional athlete now.

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<v Speaker 2>And I realized there's a little more gray area in

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<v Speaker 2>the NFL at least, But like these guys in the NBA,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care if you were in the G League.

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<v Speaker 3>That's still a professional, right right, right, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Played Triple A baseball for a year and then go

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<v Speaker 2>back to college, Like, get out of here with that.

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<v Speaker 3>It's yeah, I think Reid was actually drafted.

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<v Speaker 2>The state of college sports, Matt right now is not great.

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<v Speaker 3>And uh I really dislike that.

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<v Speaker 2>I do too. There's like fifteen guys that have all

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<v Speaker 2>been granted in an injunction to be able to return

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<v Speaker 2>to college football after having played in training.

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<v Speaker 3>Can oh yeah, yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's insane to me. It's ridiculous to me. It's

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<v Speaker 2>honestly a farce, if I'm being completely honest. Number four

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<v Speaker 2>on this list, Matt one of the guys that I

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<v Speaker 2>am most intrigued to see this season because it's a

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<v Speaker 2>it's a real jump up for him. Is Drew Mestamaker,

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<v Speaker 2>the quarterback for Oklahoma State last weekend. Uh in September,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be seeing him with my own two eyes down

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<v Speaker 2>in Morgantown is a Stokahoma State Week four of the

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<v Speaker 2>college football season. It's like September twenty sixth, I think

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<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma State will be rolling into Morgantown, and I'm obviously

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<v Speaker 2>very excited to see this guy. Six three, two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and ten pounds. Also an underclassman doesn't have to come

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<v Speaker 2>out for the draft. Everything mcshay's been saying is that

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<v Speaker 2>he's hearing Messa. Maker has basically like almost committed two

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<v Speaker 2>years to Oklahoma State, which sounds like his former head

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<v Speaker 2>coach too.

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<v Speaker 3>He was the starter in high school.

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<v Speaker 2>He was a walk on at North Texas two years.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he was a safety and punter in high.

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<v Speaker 2>School and had a meteoric rise and was really good

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<v Speaker 2>at North Texas. Obviously, his head coach got hired by

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<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma State and he followed him there.

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<v Speaker 3>But he can really sling it.

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<v Speaker 2>But he said is according to Dane his best trade

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<v Speaker 2>is he attacks every inch of the field. He's not

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<v Speaker 2>shy about possing it all over the yard.

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<v Speaker 3>Has like a Matthew Stafford feel.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a good one. I really like that must improve

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<v Speaker 2>his mental reps. You know, he's relatively he's relatively young.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a party Texas needs to play it, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>taking a big step up here into power for college football.

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<v Speaker 2>And his number four, I mean I've seen him pretty

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<v Speaker 2>highly on War's list. Four I think is the highest

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen him.

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<v Speaker 3>In a class like this, In a class like this,

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<v Speaker 3>that's high praise.

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<v Speaker 2>Number five, the aforementioned Trinidad Chamberless Shambless.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I don't think he's too short for my liking.

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<v Speaker 3>The more I look into him, six foot two ten,

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<v Speaker 3>he's he's probably five eleven and a half.

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<v Speaker 2>He might be the you always use this the Jalen Warren, right,

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<v Speaker 2>like the Jalen Warren is the if you're smaller than

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Warren, you're a small back. If you're bigger than

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Warren, you're a big back. Maybe that's maybe that's

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<v Speaker 2>Trinid Dad for the for the quarterback, he's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like the lines he.

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<v Speaker 3>Make it and he's hardy, and he's not bryce young.

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<v Speaker 2>The more and more I watch of him, I like

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<v Speaker 2>him me too, and I'm really excited to watch him

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<v Speaker 2>this year. Outside of that, as you and I like

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<v Speaker 2>to the Lane Kiff and Mickey Mouse offense absolutely, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure they'll still do a lot of that stuff

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<v Speaker 2>at Old Miss because it's a lot of carryover on

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<v Speaker 2>the coaching staff.

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<v Speaker 3>But he doesn't played little, No, he does not play

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<v Speaker 3>little right.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's also now twenty three, twenty four years old.

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<v Speaker 2>He better, he better have a this mark. This looks

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<v Speaker 2>easy Kenny Pickett type.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Here he is out of eligibility he has. He's the

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<v Speaker 2>first one.

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<v Speaker 3>On this list really last year.

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<v Speaker 2>If it wasn't for an injunction. His best trade is

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<v Speaker 2>he's just an instinctive playmaker. He must improve his coverage recognitions.

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<v Speaker 2>Number six Matt the guy who might be my my

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<v Speaker 2>QB one for the Steelers at this point because obviously

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not having Arch Manning and Dante more on that

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<v Speaker 2>list because I don't think the Steelers are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be bad enough to draft those Leonora sellers out of

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<v Speaker 2>South Carolina. Six four two forty five Best traits the

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<v Speaker 2>physical gifts. There aren't many quarterbacks with Sellers talent and

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<v Speaker 2>traits in this class or in college football, a unique

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<v Speaker 2>dual threat weapon. His superpower is how he creates conflict

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<v Speaker 2>for defense with the ball in his hands.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a guy. Again, I'm not experts on these is

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<v Speaker 3>studying as much I can where I think there's a

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<v Speaker 3>very believable story that he's in the first overall conversation,

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<v Speaker 3>I do too, or Man, I don't know if he's

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<v Speaker 3>ever going to put it together. Let's take a third

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<v Speaker 3>round flyer on.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, yeah, I told you about this a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of months ago. But during the World Cup, like

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<v Speaker 2>me and all my high school buddies got together at

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<v Speaker 2>our local watering holes USA games, a lot of my

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<v Speaker 2>buddies that I hadn't seen in a few years and

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<v Speaker 2>stuff like that. It was a lot of fun and

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<v Speaker 2>they were picking always. I'm sure it's the same with

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<v Speaker 2>your friends always picking my brain about Steelers stuff and

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<v Speaker 2>what do you think about this? And I was telling them,

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, I just think Archie Dante Moore are

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<v Speaker 2>even if they have down college football seasons, are nailed

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<v Speaker 2>on top five picks. And I don't think the steel

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<v Speaker 2>Even if you paint a picture where Aaron Rodgers gets

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<v Speaker 2>hurt and it's a disaster for the Steelers, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if they're gonna be that bad to pick in

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<v Speaker 2>the top five.

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<v Speaker 3>And usually teams don't trade out of that spot. I'll

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<v Speaker 3>just give up. Move from nine to two.

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<v Speaker 2>Two's not moving right, exactly right. It's the Jets and

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<v Speaker 2>the Cardinals.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not moving. Jane Daniels, right right.

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<v Speaker 2>Caleb Williams, exactly right. And so I told my buddies.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, if I'm building my realistic Steelers quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>big board right now, if guys who I think the

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<v Speaker 2>Steelers could draft in the first round of twenty twenty seven,

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<v Speaker 2>I think Sellers is my QB one for through a

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<v Speaker 2>black and gold lens.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, they all could be disasters. And how much fun

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<v Speaker 3>would camp be next year? If it's like it's a

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<v Speaker 3>Howard Aller Sellers combination, some one of these guys is

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<v Speaker 3>going to be our starter. They may all be awful

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<v Speaker 3>and never have good careers.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be so much fun.

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<v Speaker 3>We have a blast, We have so much.

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<v Speaker 2>I would in your in your go fish conversations, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I would take that right now.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I would do. I would take say one

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<v Speaker 3>to hit and one to be an okay backup, or

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<v Speaker 3>I can find I signed Rudolph through the backup whatever

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<v Speaker 3>I mean. But does he wanted to hit?

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<v Speaker 2>And his must improve for sellers is something that I

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<v Speaker 2>really like. It's just pressing the easy button, he says.

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<v Speaker 2>I understand because he had nothing around him last year

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<v Speaker 2>and everything was crumbling down with the program. But like

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<v Speaker 2>take the easy way out. Dump it down sometimes, throw

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<v Speaker 2>the ball away, don't put yourself in harms way.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't have to run over defensive tackle. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>just let someone else do.

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<v Speaker 2>That and all the of all the correctable things. I

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<v Speaker 2>think that would be pretty high.

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<v Speaker 3>On the list. Yeah, yeah, number seven. So again, how

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<v Speaker 3>deep does he go in this list?

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<v Speaker 2>I think he goes I think he goes ten. Okay, no,

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<v Speaker 2>he goes he goes, he goes seven, Yes, he goes seven.

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<v Speaker 2>He goes seven. So his last one in Matt. All

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<v Speaker 2>these guys are still underclassmen. All these guys could still

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<v Speaker 2>have eligibility except for Trinidad. Number seven is Darien Mensa,

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<v Speaker 2>the Miami signal caller who of course transferred from Duke.

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<v Speaker 2>We talked about him a little bit. Uh he's got

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he's got like Will Levis level arm talent

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<v Speaker 2>where he just makes some throws that true. Like, my god,

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<v Speaker 2>this guy's gonna be amazing, best trade, willingness to attack

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<v Speaker 2>deep middle of the field, windows and over the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of the field. Must improve his timing, his progression and

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<v Speaker 2>his timing.

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<v Speaker 3>Going to Miami's proved fruitful for the last two transfers.

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<v Speaker 2>It absolutely has, absolutely has, so.

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<v Speaker 3>He staying in there. He doesn't have LSU, Dude, he doesn't.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't have Nava from US. He obviously doesn't have

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<v Speaker 2>Brendan Soresby, who's not going to play this season. John

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<v Speaker 2>John Matteer from Oklahoma, Iron Brown from all Josh Hoover

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<v Speaker 2>from Indiana. I mean he's the LSU guy is Sam

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<v Speaker 2>sam Levitt likes him.

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<v Speaker 3>So here's I see why.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's uh, here's his overall here's his kind of

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<v Speaker 2>overall ranking. So he doesn't do right ups on him,

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<v Speaker 2>but he puts top fifteen draft eligible Okay Manning more

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<v Speaker 2>car mess to Maker Sellers, Trinidad Mensa. And then he

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<v Speaker 2>goes Sam Levitt Julian saying Drake Lindsay out of Minnesota,

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<v Speaker 2>who Nate Tice loves.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but Nato' even tell you he's got a blind

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<v Speaker 3>spot from Minnesota dudes and big strong, old school nineteen

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<v Speaker 3>eighties pocket passers, because that's what he was.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what you l Yeah, that's that's ten Matt. And

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<v Speaker 2>then he has Nico I am leaving Aliava, Desmond Williams junior,

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<v Speaker 2>the Washington quarterback DJ Lagway from Baylor. We talked about

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<v Speaker 2>him a little bit last year. He was at Florida

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<v Speaker 2>C J. Bailey from n C Stateola from Oregon, which

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<v Speaker 2>is interesting because I don't think he's gonna play it

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<v Speaker 2>this year. And then Marcel Reid, the tiny but crazy

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<v Speaker 2>athletic Texas A and.

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<v Speaker 3>If he not, did I miss him?

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<v Speaker 2>From usc Uh he had Miava, so it's weird. He's

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<v Speaker 2>got top fifteen draft eligible, and then he's got top

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen seniors, so he has Mayava third on the senior

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<v Speaker 2>quarter like.

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<v Speaker 3>The ones that happen, they have to come out.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got Trinidad one, Sowresby two, Miava three my tier four,

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<v Speaker 2>but then he doesn't have Miava or or Materier.

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<v Speaker 3>Is one in his top correct fifteen correct man.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of names too, like Gunner Stockton from Georgia,

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<v Speaker 2>Noah Fida from Arizona. I mean there's some there's some

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<v Speaker 2>names here, dude.

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<v Speaker 3>Like one or two of those could have a monster season.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to talk about them in his first round.

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<v Speaker 2>Monster monster year. Kevin Jennings at SMU, Avery Johnson at

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<v Speaker 2>Kansas State. These guys are all high pedigree recruits who

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<v Speaker 2>you know, one great year and all of a sudden

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<v Speaker 2>they're at the conversation.

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<v Speaker 3>It happens every year. I mean, I think I could

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<v Speaker 3>go on and on about dudes we want weren't talking about.

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<v Speaker 3>There were very early.

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<v Speaker 2>Picks every year, and it happens at every position, not

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<v Speaker 2>just quarterback obviously, and as Matt said, we'll do some

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<v Speaker 2>more of these for some other positions. Big shocker here.

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<v Speaker 2>I just looked at his wide receivers real quick, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's got Jeremiah Smith number one. Can't imagine that, but.

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<v Speaker 3>That number two, dude, is Manning's guy that transferred in.

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<v Speaker 3>That would be most people think it. Almost any other

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<v Speaker 3>year he'd be the number one. Yeah, he's a special

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<v Speaker 3>type dude, but he just happens to go into super free.

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<v Speaker 2>Excited to get college football season rolling here and excited

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<v Speaker 2>Preseason game number two on the Horizon for the Steelers,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, Friday night, seven o'clock Akersher Stadium, when the

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<v Speaker 2>New York Jets role into Pittsburgh, Matt it's obviously, and

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<v Speaker 2>we talked about this a little bit at the start

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<v Speaker 2>of the show, but it's obviously a big opportunity for

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<v Speaker 2>Will Howard, who's going to start the game. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 2>we would think, we don't know, I think this part

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<v Speaker 2>for sure, but we would think Will Howard gets the

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<v Speaker 2>first half, Drew Aller gets the second half.

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<v Speaker 3>Guessing but subject to change, right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's subject to change. Maybe they want to see an

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<v Speaker 2>extra series from someone. It's always possible someone picks up

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of a knock or an injury too,

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<v Speaker 2>as much as you don't want to say that knock

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<v Speaker 2>on Wood. But for now we know at least the

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<v Speaker 2>plan is to see plenty of those two young guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Anything you want to see from them next anything in particular,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to see them build upon what we saw

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<v Speaker 2>in that first preseason game.

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<v Speaker 3>Hmm. They both did so much, but a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>it this is taking nothing away from them, because like

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<v Speaker 3>there's been a lot of buzz about like how well

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<v Speaker 3>ty Simpson did this first his first outing, and then

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<v Speaker 3>I've heard people be like, yeah, but the route concepts

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<v Speaker 3>really made it easy on I'm like, well, that's the

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<v Speaker 3>it's a coach's jobs, right, you know, that's a that's

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<v Speaker 3>their job in week ten. It's not to make it

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<v Speaker 3>as as tough as possible on your quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>This isn't this isn't Navy Seal training.

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<v Speaker 3>No, right, we try to win games. You know. We

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to complete passes, We want to move the football.

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<v Speaker 3>We can get first downs. So I do think maybe

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<v Speaker 3>this show a little bit more diversity with the other

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<v Speaker 3>like the next chapter of install of the offense, maybe

0:23:33.760 --> 0:23:35.840
<v Speaker 3>they're willing to do that. Maybe they just don't want

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<v Speaker 3>to show the world what chapter two is anyway. Fact.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean just these are very generic and you can say

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<v Speaker 3>about any rookie quarterback or very new quarterback like in

0:23:45.880 --> 0:23:50.280
<v Speaker 3>Howard's case, is step one look like you belong? Those

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<v Speaker 3>aren't certain numbers, just anyone. Did he pass the eye test?

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<v Speaker 3>Is he comfortable in his skin? Is he going where

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<v Speaker 3>he's supposed to the football? Does he look like he belongs?

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<v Speaker 3>Then do it a second time, then it's like not

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<v Speaker 3>a fluke anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, right, right right. You gotta you gotta be able

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<v Speaker 2>to do it more than once to prove that you

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<v Speaker 2>can't do it consistently. You'll you'll laugh at this. Like

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<v Speaker 2>when I was growing up playing guitar, playing piano, my

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<v Speaker 2>dad would always bendy, You'll always be lording over me

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<v Speaker 2>as I practiced. And if it was like a tough

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<v Speaker 2>piece or scale or something that I was trying to learn,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd sit there and I get frustrated.

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<v Speaker 3>Bang.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd finally get it once and I'd be like, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>I got it, I'm done. My dad would be like, no,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not doing it again.

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<v Speaker 3>This is it riding a bike or yeah, until.

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<v Speaker 2>You can do it five times in a row. You

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<v Speaker 2>haven't nailed it. Yeah, yeah, you can get lucky and

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<v Speaker 2>do it once. Yes, yes, yes, continue continue to build

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<v Speaker 2>upon that. Maybe still training wheels, but maybe you loosen

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<v Speaker 2>them up a little bit there.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, like your dad's a perfect example, though, Like

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<v Speaker 3>I gotta perform four nights a week or whatever. I

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<v Speaker 3>can't get it right once.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta be able to get it right every single time.

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<v Speaker 5>Yah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, that for sure with those two. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a lot of fun watching those two. Matt. One

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<v Speaker 2>thing that I would like to see cleaner offensive line

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<v Speaker 2>play in front in front of both young.

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<v Speaker 3>Quarterbacks, including the run game. I don't see bigger holes.

0:25:05.760 --> 0:25:08.760
<v Speaker 3>I see better line play across the board, less penalties

0:25:08.760 --> 0:25:12.480
<v Speaker 3>from that group, more continuity, better blocking, yeah from and

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know who's gonna play and how much, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>because I don't think we're gona see Max.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think we're gonna see Max unfortunately, but I

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<v Speaker 2>would still expect to see some of that starting quote

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<v Speaker 2>unquote starting five Altanu, McCormick, Fraser, Anderson Cook.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I don't know how long I'm keeping Fraser and.

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<v Speaker 2>FELTONU absolutely and I'd like to see Faltonu whip some

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<v Speaker 2>butt on a series and then yeah over the sideline.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah yeah. So this is a bit of a dilemma though,

0:25:38.160 --> 0:25:40.080
<v Speaker 3>when you really look at the depth charge if you

0:25:40.080 --> 0:25:44.040
<v Speaker 3>pull up our lads or whatever is I think their line,

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<v Speaker 3>and we've talked about this for months is really deep.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they are gonna be really happy with the

0:25:49.000 --> 0:25:52.200
<v Speaker 3>last guy on their roster o line wise, but after

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<v Speaker 3>that there's like nothing, So you almost have to play

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of your guys that are gonna be on

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<v Speaker 3>the team, maybe more than you want. And I think

0:26:01.680 --> 0:26:04.760
<v Speaker 3>Dunker's fighting a little something, you know, like, and I

0:26:04.760 --> 0:26:06.880
<v Speaker 3>don't want Fraser out there long, you know, like, it's

0:26:06.920 --> 0:26:08.600
<v Speaker 3>not as easy a puzzle to put together as you

0:26:08.680 --> 0:26:11.120
<v Speaker 3>think you're like. The other one I would definitely want

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<v Speaker 3>to see. Two though, is if Max doesn't play, and

0:26:14.800 --> 0:26:17.240
<v Speaker 3>let's just you know, this pains me to even say it.

0:26:17.280 --> 0:26:19.080
<v Speaker 3>Let's just take him out of the equation for a minute.

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<v Speaker 3>Can Broderick fight Cook to either be the starting right

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<v Speaker 3>tackle or the third tackle overall? When Max takes a

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<v Speaker 3>starting right tackle job, can he be better than Cook?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's definitely.

0:26:30.920 --> 0:26:32.440
<v Speaker 3>I think that's something to definitely keep an eye on.

0:26:32.560 --> 0:26:35.480
<v Speaker 2>Because I think we're hoping that Max will get back

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<v Speaker 2>soon and take the reins of that starting position.

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<v Speaker 3>But if he doesn't, somebody has to play.

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<v Speaker 2>If he's not in there, two dogs one bone wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be the worst thing ever between Cook and Broderick. Yeah,

0:26:43.760 --> 0:26:46.360
<v Speaker 2>Broderick's deployment, yeah, tomorrow night.

0:26:46.359 --> 0:26:48.240
<v Speaker 3>I think he led the team in offensive snaps the

0:26:48.240 --> 0:26:50.199
<v Speaker 3>first go round. Something to keep an eye on, But

0:26:50.280 --> 0:26:52.119
<v Speaker 3>I just think that I guess you don't even have

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<v Speaker 3>to mention Max. Is Broderick better than Cook?

0:26:54.640 --> 0:26:55.640
<v Speaker 2>Is Proderick better than Cook?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I speaking of the run game, I'm with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to see some more success there, and a

0:27:00.200 --> 0:27:01.880
<v Speaker 2>lot of that starts with the offensive line. But I'm

0:27:01.960 --> 0:27:05.000
<v Speaker 2>very interested to see the usage and the deployment of

0:27:05.000 --> 0:27:07.880
<v Speaker 2>Eli hyden Reich. And then I mean, is this really

0:27:07.880 --> 0:27:09.840
<v Speaker 2>the final nail in the coffin for Caleb Johnson? If

0:27:09.880 --> 0:27:12.399
<v Speaker 2>Caleb Johnson gets two carries again, I think we'll be

0:27:12.400 --> 0:27:15.360
<v Speaker 2>coming in here on Tuesday saying Cyanora.

0:27:15.280 --> 0:27:17.760
<v Speaker 3>I'm ready to do that now. But maybe they shock

0:27:17.840 --> 0:27:20.840
<v Speaker 3>us and they run them a whole second half. So yeah,

0:27:20.840 --> 0:27:23.600
<v Speaker 3>that would be the that'd be the definitive answer.

0:27:23.320 --> 0:27:25.520
<v Speaker 2>And heiden Reich I would expect to still get snaps

0:27:25.520 --> 0:27:27.160
<v Speaker 2>in the backfield, but I'd love to see him line

0:27:27.240 --> 0:27:29.280
<v Speaker 2>up in the slaughter at wide receiver a little bit too.

0:27:30.119 --> 0:27:32.520
<v Speaker 3>A guy like tanya though I don't think has anything

0:27:32.520 --> 0:27:36.119
<v Speaker 3>to prove anymore. You know, like there's I did a

0:27:36.280 --> 0:27:39.600
<v Speaker 3>podcast on side record last night that there's fewer of

0:27:39.680 --> 0:27:43.119
<v Speaker 3>these fringe guys are questioned guys than at any point

0:27:43.160 --> 0:27:47.159
<v Speaker 3>that I can remember, with two preseason games left, and

0:27:47.240 --> 0:27:48.760
<v Speaker 3>I know any have won in the books. That doesn't

0:27:48.800 --> 0:27:51.240
<v Speaker 3>mean Tanyan's you know, fit him for a gold jacket,

0:27:51.760 --> 0:27:54.680
<v Speaker 3>but it's like he answered enough questions that he belongs.

0:27:55.359 --> 0:27:57.680
<v Speaker 3>Even like the receivers, like who's gonna who's that guy

0:27:57.720 --> 0:27:58.960
<v Speaker 3>that's gonna like step up.

0:27:58.840 --> 0:28:01.760
<v Speaker 2>And be up in Maybe it's Bernard, maybe it's Wilson.

0:28:01.960 --> 0:28:06.240
<v Speaker 3>I'd like to see them out there acting like starters. Yes,

0:28:06.440 --> 0:28:09.320
<v Speaker 3>you know, Pittman and Metcalf I'm sure won't play all

0:28:09.320 --> 0:28:12.240
<v Speaker 3>pre season. I wouldn't think, so who else will we

0:28:12.359 --> 0:28:15.080
<v Speaker 3>keying on in the third quarter. There's just not as

0:28:15.160 --> 0:28:15.720
<v Speaker 3>many easy things.

0:28:15.760 --> 0:28:19.800
<v Speaker 2>There's not really not There's not like that seventh round

0:28:19.840 --> 0:28:21.920
<v Speaker 2>rookie that's right, maybe it would be Hide and Raike

0:28:21.960 --> 0:28:24.440
<v Speaker 2>if you were in that position group, that's a that's

0:28:24.560 --> 0:28:25.479
<v Speaker 2>that's a good call by you.

0:28:25.720 --> 0:28:27.560
<v Speaker 3>Just across a roster, there's not as many of those

0:28:27.600 --> 0:28:31.360
<v Speaker 3>guys as usual, Like Slaughter comes to mind with corner.

0:28:31.640 --> 0:28:34.320
<v Speaker 2>There's not those at the wide receiver position, no or

0:28:34.440 --> 0:28:36.280
<v Speaker 2>tight end or you know, speaking of corner, Matt, that

0:28:36.359 --> 0:28:39.240
<v Speaker 2>was kind of my last thing. Is just the secondary. Yeah,

0:28:39.520 --> 0:28:41.920
<v Speaker 2>it's a lot of those guys we haven't seen, whether

0:28:41.960 --> 0:28:46.080
<v Speaker 2>it be Ramsey and Joey Porter Junior, even someone like Eccles.

0:28:46.240 --> 0:28:49.640
<v Speaker 2>We've barely seen any of Deshaun Elliott, Riskers miss some time.

0:28:50.280 --> 0:28:52.280
<v Speaker 2>I just want to continue to I feel really good

0:28:52.320 --> 0:28:55.480
<v Speaker 2>about Jammel Dean, feel really good about Asante Samuel Jr.

0:28:55.680 --> 0:28:57.120
<v Speaker 2>But I want to I want to continue to see

0:28:57.160 --> 0:28:58.880
<v Speaker 2>Dylan Everett. I want to continue to see some of

0:28:58.920 --> 0:29:03.080
<v Speaker 2>these young guys, Robert Spears Jennings throughout the secondary because.

0:29:02.920 --> 0:29:05.800
<v Speaker 3>I think a little ding too him and Dunker, a

0:29:05.840 --> 0:29:06.280
<v Speaker 3>lot of these.

0:29:08.640 --> 0:29:10.480
<v Speaker 2>I wonder if those are the type of dings where

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<v Speaker 2>in the past it would have been you're a rookie,

0:29:12.600 --> 0:29:14.400
<v Speaker 2>get out there and show us what you got where

0:29:14.400 --> 0:29:16.760
<v Speaker 2>Mike McCarthy takes the complete opposite approach, and it's like,

0:29:16.840 --> 0:29:18.360
<v Speaker 2>I just want you to get to September healthy. We'll

0:29:18.360 --> 0:29:19.160
<v Speaker 2>figure everything else out.

0:29:19.280 --> 0:29:20.960
<v Speaker 3>Makes you worry, who can they put out there if

0:29:21.000 --> 0:29:22.800
<v Speaker 3>some of those dudes aren't. I mean, they're gonna be like,

0:29:22.920 --> 0:29:23.960
<v Speaker 3>definitely cutable dude.

0:29:24.000 --> 0:29:25.920
<v Speaker 2>And if you think about what we kind of quote

0:29:26.000 --> 0:29:30.000
<v Speaker 2>unquote envision for the starting secondary Dean and Porter on

0:29:30.040 --> 0:29:33.400
<v Speaker 2>the outside, Ramsey is that star if you will, right

0:29:33.640 --> 0:29:36.640
<v Speaker 2>Williamson love that term, that kind of slot, big nickel safety.

0:29:36.920 --> 0:29:40.320
<v Speaker 2>And then Brisker and Elliott. We obviously haven't seen that

0:29:40.480 --> 0:29:42.760
<v Speaker 2>once in training camp or anything, because a couple of

0:29:42.760 --> 0:29:45.480
<v Speaker 2>those guys haven't even played. But of those five that

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<v Speaker 2>I just named, Dean's the only one that we've really

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<v Speaker 2>seen get any type of extensive work. Five we've seen

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of, but not much, Elliott a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of but not much. And then no Ramsey, no Porter.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want eckles. Yeah, I just want data points

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<v Speaker 2>with that group.

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<v Speaker 3>Man. Yeah, I'm excited about the corners in particular. I

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<v Speaker 3>have some safety worries, but I'd also like to It's

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<v Speaker 3>not as important as like O line, but playing together

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<v Speaker 3>matters there, you know, passing this coverage off and understanding

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<v Speaker 3>timing and your teammates and a lot of these different

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<v Speaker 3>exotic zones and things like that. It would be nice

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<v Speaker 3>for him to play together a little before you face

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<v Speaker 3>Kyle Pits and Drake London. Yeah, right, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, certainly I don't need those guys, you know, getting

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<v Speaker 2>work in day in and day out together, but at

0:30:33.240 --> 0:30:36.040
<v Speaker 2>some point I would like to see that start to

0:30:36.080 --> 0:30:38.720
<v Speaker 2>come together. Matt, that's kind of that's kind of my

0:30:38.760 --> 0:30:42.160
<v Speaker 2>thoughts heading into, uh, heading into tomorrow night's contest with

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<v Speaker 2>the Jets.

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<v Speaker 3>I imagine we'll see a lot of brunner. I think

0:30:44.800 --> 0:30:47.600
<v Speaker 3>you'll see a lot of like out a Wayoh, I

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<v Speaker 3>would play. Black is a guy I mentioned, I would

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<v Speaker 3>play a lot. I like him. I think he's better

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<v Speaker 3>suited for the nose, but he still comes out of

0:30:56.200 --> 0:30:59.600
<v Speaker 3>his stance kind of high. And he's one that I

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<v Speaker 3>would play a ton of snaps just to stress him,

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<v Speaker 3>because I don't think he'll handle it well, to be honest,

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<v Speaker 3>But that doesn't mean I don't like him, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Like I think he'll come out a stance higher and

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<v Speaker 3>hire and hire. He'songous, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Like that, And then you take him into the film room, go,

0:31:12.240 --> 0:31:12.960
<v Speaker 2>here's what this.

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<v Speaker 3>Is what we need to work on. And he'll never

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<v Speaker 3>play that may snaps in a regular season game, but

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<v Speaker 3>I would stress him.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a good call. Good call. So that's what we're

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<v Speaker 2>keeping an eye on tomorrow night at Akressure staked.

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<v Speaker 3>What's his face? The speedball off the edge for James Davis?

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<v Speaker 2>Davis, great call. Yeah, and Jack Sawyer a little bit too.

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<v Speaker 3>Can put a little more conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>Look like he's maybe feeling a little pressure.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, that's Can Davis be disruptive?

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<v Speaker 2>Good? Good, good, last one to throw out there. You

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<v Speaker 2>can catch Matt on the pre pregame show four hours

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<v Speaker 2>before kickoff with our buddy Tom Opferman on DVE. Matt

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<v Speaker 2>will also be Matt and I I'm passing, I'm patting

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<v Speaker 2>passing Matt the baton for the post game show with

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Persuda's like.

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<v Speaker 3>I let you borrow the patona You're like.

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<v Speaker 2>Saying Bolt, I'm just I'm kind of giving a back

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<v Speaker 2>to the guy that everybody wants to see.

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<v Speaker 3>But if you guys want to stop, say hello, cool environment.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I'll be doing the halftime show on on

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<v Speaker 2>DVE as well.

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<v Speaker 3>So any clue on weather. I mean, it's been poor

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<v Speaker 3>in all day to day that we know.

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<v Speaker 2>Do a hastily done little radar on my phone, on

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<v Speaker 2>my phone here search it looks like it's supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>be looks like it's supposed to be sunny in high

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<v Speaker 2>seventies tomorrow pretty much all day good. So that'll be good,

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<v Speaker 2>good football weather to get the guys out there, get

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<v Speaker 2>a little sweat going and uh the blood pumping, and

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<v Speaker 2>see what everybody's got here. Week two of the preseason

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<v Speaker 2>One more segment to go. When we return. You know

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<v Speaker 2>also wanted to I know we said this at the

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<v Speaker 3>And that's like full time.

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<v Speaker 2>It's back back back at it like we never left.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's see here, get to some tweets before we get

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<v Speaker 2>up at out of here, Matthew says, is it fair

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<v Speaker 2>to say that with Mason not playing in tomorrow's preseason game,

0:35:05.880 --> 0:35:08.399
<v Speaker 2>it probably means Will Howard doesn't make the fifty three

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<v Speaker 2>man roster barring injury.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think anything's safe to say.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think anything safe to say except for Aaron

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<v Speaker 2>Rodgers and Drew Aller or making the team.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, and I think they like all four. I think

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<v Speaker 3>that's safe to say. Howard will shake out. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we'll see a ton of snaps for the

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<v Speaker 3>two young guys over these two games. I would I

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<v Speaker 3>wonder what's going on the south side in terms of reps. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>because you still don't think about Atlanta. I'm sure Rogers

0:35:34.040 --> 0:35:36.760
<v Speaker 3>is out there a lot, But I don't think anything

0:35:36.840 --> 0:35:37.479
<v Speaker 3>is safe to say.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't either, except for, like I said that Aaron

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<v Speaker 2>Rodgers and Drew Aller are making the team. Yeah, making

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<v Speaker 2>the initial fifty three.

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<v Speaker 3>I would say that, and they like all four.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, absolutely, you're not cutting Aaron Rodgers and you're not

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<v Speaker 2>cutting your third round pick. No, Jeff says, with Rudolph

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<v Speaker 2>not playing, in your guys opinion, is there anything to

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<v Speaker 2>read into that? Or is it really just letting Howard

0:35:56.840 --> 0:35:59.800
<v Speaker 2>and Aler get more playing time? Is cook the starter

0:36:00.000 --> 0:36:04.040
<v Speaker 2>week one with Iana sure not playing? Looks like to

0:36:04.040 --> 0:36:06.160
<v Speaker 2>see good things out of the Running Game tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I very much agree in the Running Running Game. Absolutely,

0:36:09.840 --> 0:36:12.800
<v Speaker 3>I like to get the Running Game going. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know if.

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<v Speaker 2>There's anything to look into it, except for if I

0:36:16.880 --> 0:36:19.200
<v Speaker 2>was to draw a conclusion Matt, where I would lean

0:36:19.239 --> 0:36:21.839
<v Speaker 2>would be that they're comfortable with Mason as the number two.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't need to see anymore Mason, and they just

0:36:24.880 --> 0:36:26.200
<v Speaker 2>want to see as much as they can of the

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<v Speaker 2>two young guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we talked about to being the show and it's

0:36:28.840 --> 0:36:32.040
<v Speaker 3>been some similar questions. Not that you guys are wrong

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<v Speaker 3>for asking, it's just I think they want to give

0:36:34.280 --> 0:36:36.319
<v Speaker 3>them every rep they possibly can. They need the most

0:36:36.680 --> 0:36:38.279
<v Speaker 3>most growth, and they know what they have in the

0:36:38.320 --> 0:36:42.400
<v Speaker 3>top two guys. As for right tackle, maybe it's my

0:36:42.520 --> 0:36:45.879
<v Speaker 3>love for Hanachore, but I'm not willing to say he's

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<v Speaker 3>not the Week one started yet.

0:36:47.280 --> 0:36:49.760
<v Speaker 2>It's funny Matt and I were debating this. You're debating

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<v Speaker 2>this out with Trobe over a couple of cold ones

0:36:51.960 --> 0:36:54.680
<v Speaker 2>nights ago, where I was like, man, it's gonna almost

0:36:54.680 --> 0:36:56.799
<v Speaker 2>impossible for Max to start Week one now, and you

0:36:56.800 --> 0:36:57.840
<v Speaker 2>were like, I don't know.

0:36:59.320 --> 0:37:01.960
<v Speaker 3>Sometimes co whichould just be like, he's got so much

0:37:02.040 --> 0:37:04.520
<v Speaker 3>more talent than Cook. I'm just putting him out there.

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<v Speaker 2>And maybe for the first three or four weeks it

0:37:06.400 --> 0:37:08.239
<v Speaker 2>would be a toss up, but then after that it'll

0:37:08.280 --> 0:37:09.719
<v Speaker 2>be clearly the better player.

0:37:09.480 --> 0:37:12.319
<v Speaker 3>Like he's practicing this week, like in the next three,

0:37:12.400 --> 0:37:15.880
<v Speaker 3>four or five days, I still give Max a real chance.

0:37:16.360 --> 0:37:19.080
<v Speaker 2>Same baby, I'm nuts. I would if he does too,

0:37:19.120 --> 0:37:20.440
<v Speaker 2>But I want to see him. I want to see

0:37:20.480 --> 0:37:22.520
<v Speaker 2>him start practicing here soon and at least see him

0:37:22.600 --> 0:37:23.600
<v Speaker 2>up in Buffalo. Hopefully.

0:37:23.680 --> 0:37:25.279
<v Speaker 3>We got to say he at least has to play

0:37:25.280 --> 0:37:27.879
<v Speaker 3>the third preseason. Yes, there's no way his first game

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<v Speaker 3>is going to be Week one.

0:37:30.120 --> 0:37:32.520
<v Speaker 2>Ian said, it's funny, we have a lot of questions

0:37:32.560 --> 0:37:34.040
<v Speaker 2>about the quarterbacks, as you can imagine.

0:37:34.120 --> 0:37:35.960
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, how do you go? Our answer is going to

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<v Speaker 3>be same.

0:37:36.719 --> 0:37:38.480
<v Speaker 2>You know, how did you guys, you know, read into

0:37:38.520 --> 0:37:41.640
<v Speaker 2>this situation. Did Mike McCarthy see enough because he's happy

0:37:41.680 --> 0:37:43.880
<v Speaker 2>with Mason at quarterback two? Or did he see enough

0:37:44.360 --> 0:37:46.440
<v Speaker 2>because he knows just what Mason is and he wants

0:37:46.480 --> 0:37:48.560
<v Speaker 2>to see if Drew or Will can supplant him as

0:37:48.640 --> 0:37:51.759
<v Speaker 2>quarterback two? Thank you, love you. I guess there could

0:37:51.760 --> 0:37:53.879
<v Speaker 2>be an element of that second part. I guess there

0:37:53.880 --> 0:37:56.320
<v Speaker 2>could be an element of we know what Mason Rudolph's

0:37:56.360 --> 0:37:58.400
<v Speaker 2>in is. He's been in this league for ten years.

0:37:58.480 --> 0:37:59.800
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, a lot of tape to go off of.

0:38:00.120 --> 0:38:01.880
<v Speaker 2>Right, let's see if one of the two young guys

0:38:01.960 --> 0:38:04.720
<v Speaker 2>can can make us think that we can live without

0:38:04.719 --> 0:38:06.680
<v Speaker 2>Mason on the roster. Right, that's part of it.

0:38:07.000 --> 0:38:08.560
<v Speaker 3>I think that's part of it. I think part of

0:38:08.600 --> 0:38:10.719
<v Speaker 3>it's also a compliment to Mason that we know what

0:38:10.760 --> 0:38:13.640
<v Speaker 3>you are, we like you. You're good too, no doubt, Yeah,

0:38:13.680 --> 0:38:14.400
<v Speaker 3>no doubt.

0:38:15.000 --> 0:38:18.200
<v Speaker 2>Brad says, if in all capitals the team has a

0:38:18.200 --> 0:38:22.240
<v Speaker 2>fairly healthy quarterback season, do you think that they would

0:38:22.600 --> 0:38:25.200
<v Speaker 2>re sign Mason Rudolph. I can't see them deciding in

0:38:25.239 --> 0:38:28.680
<v Speaker 2>twenty seven to have an entire quarterback room, say Howard

0:38:28.760 --> 0:38:32.359
<v Speaker 2>Aller and another rookie with zero regular season snaps. Now

0:38:32.400 --> 0:38:33.560
<v Speaker 2>that's a good question.

0:38:33.440 --> 0:38:35.719
<v Speaker 3>That is, and it's possible. I don't think it'd be

0:38:35.760 --> 0:38:39.320
<v Speaker 3>hart I have even Like before the draft, I thought,

0:38:39.920 --> 0:38:43.120
<v Speaker 3>no way Rogers or Rudolph's back, But that was short sighted.

0:38:43.280 --> 0:38:46.560
<v Speaker 3>Rogers is going to retire Rudolph you could resign easily. Yeah,

0:38:46.600 --> 0:38:49.120
<v Speaker 3>and he may even be your week one starter while

0:38:49.280 --> 0:38:54.759
<v Speaker 3>Aller and Sellers are proving themselves or whatever, or you

0:38:54.760 --> 0:38:57.919
<v Speaker 3>don't even draft one. Maybe it's you know, Rudolph's gonna

0:38:57.920 --> 0:39:00.239
<v Speaker 3>hold down the fort until Aler's ready because he's showing

0:39:00.320 --> 0:39:06.399
<v Speaker 3>us enough. I don't know. I would. I would love

0:39:06.440 --> 0:39:10.319
<v Speaker 3>to narrow down the quarterback situation in Latrobe next year

0:39:10.360 --> 0:39:13.279
<v Speaker 3>to three guys instead of four same but they did

0:39:13.320 --> 0:39:17.359
<v Speaker 3>handle that extremely well. Like remember how much we talked

0:39:17.360 --> 0:39:20.239
<v Speaker 3>about like pre draft, like it's really hard to get

0:39:20.239 --> 0:39:22.600
<v Speaker 3>four guys reps. Well, it's easier when you use two

0:39:22.640 --> 0:39:25.080
<v Speaker 3>fields compared to one.

0:39:25.160 --> 0:39:28.839
<v Speaker 2>You know, they did a really work in the preseason

0:39:28.880 --> 0:39:30.359
<v Speaker 2>and the only needs a little bit.

0:39:30.400 --> 0:39:33.359
<v Speaker 3>And they got several guys that are coaching quarterbacks. They

0:39:33.400 --> 0:39:35.640
<v Speaker 3>handled that, I thought very very well. They had a plan.

0:39:36.400 --> 0:39:38.400
<v Speaker 2>Okay, now that we're going down this rabbit hole, though,

0:39:38.480 --> 0:39:40.640
<v Speaker 2>let me ask you this. If you do draft a

0:39:40.680 --> 0:39:42.719
<v Speaker 2>quarterback in the first round of April of the twenty

0:39:42.760 --> 0:39:45.600
<v Speaker 2>twenty seven NFL Draft, do you need to come back

0:39:45.600 --> 0:39:47.600
<v Speaker 2>with both Aler and Howard or do at that point

0:39:47.640 --> 0:39:49.719
<v Speaker 2>you break the pull que over your leg and you go,

0:39:49.880 --> 0:39:52.200
<v Speaker 2>this is the winner. And we had tryouts and this

0:39:52.239 --> 0:39:54.320
<v Speaker 2>guy I don't need to Maybe I don't need to

0:39:54.320 --> 0:39:57.040
<v Speaker 2>bring them both back with a first round rookie. I'll

0:39:57.040 --> 0:39:59.480
<v Speaker 2>bring one back, the one that I think you're the higher.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I also don't want another like third round pick

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<v Speaker 3>next year. If you're going you gotta go.

0:40:04.840 --> 0:40:07.839
<v Speaker 2>First round or no quarterback? Agree first round? Or give

0:40:07.880 --> 0:40:10.440
<v Speaker 2>me Mason and Drew Aller, you know, yeah, yeah, or

0:40:10.480 --> 0:40:11.799
<v Speaker 2>Banker Mason or something else.

0:40:12.360 --> 0:40:15.799
<v Speaker 3>No, never mind, No, but that's something right right, or

0:40:15.960 --> 0:40:19.200
<v Speaker 3>some kind of placeholder Gino Smith and you know whatever.

0:40:19.760 --> 0:40:22.440
<v Speaker 3>But I'm either going big in the draft or I'm

0:40:22.440 --> 0:40:24.680
<v Speaker 3>not going at all. I don't need another body.

0:40:24.760 --> 0:40:27.399
<v Speaker 2>No I am swinging for a grand slam, or I'm

0:40:27.440 --> 0:40:28.959
<v Speaker 2>not even stepping into the batter's box.

0:40:29.080 --> 0:40:32.279
<v Speaker 3>But again, do you want you know, you're two young

0:40:32.320 --> 0:40:36.840
<v Speaker 3>guys that are gonna, like perfect example, this these three games,

0:40:37.280 --> 0:40:40.120
<v Speaker 3>those two young guys are gonna play ninety percent of

0:40:40.160 --> 0:40:43.560
<v Speaker 3>snaps when it's all said and done over three game stretch.

0:40:44.320 --> 0:40:46.439
<v Speaker 3>I don't want to divide that between three in terms

0:40:46.480 --> 0:40:49.240
<v Speaker 3>of game reps next year, I don't. I mean unless

0:40:49.760 --> 0:40:53.600
<v Speaker 3>and so at that point you might just be like, sorry, Howard,

0:40:53.640 --> 0:40:56.839
<v Speaker 3>you're out. It's also part of the argument for if

0:40:56.840 --> 0:41:01.480
<v Speaker 3>you're only gonna keep three this year, Roger Rudolph Aler.

0:41:01.920 --> 0:41:04.600
<v Speaker 2>If you already clearly are sitting in that room, as

0:41:04.640 --> 0:41:07.440
<v Speaker 2>coach is saying, Aler has a much higher ceiling than

0:41:07.480 --> 0:41:08.239
<v Speaker 2>Will Howard.

0:41:08.680 --> 0:41:12.560
<v Speaker 3>Yes, and Rudolph so much better to versus the Falcons

0:41:12.560 --> 0:41:15.840
<v Speaker 3>than Howard. Yes, that's two strikes against them.

0:41:16.160 --> 0:41:19.040
<v Speaker 2>Well, it's it's a lot of fun. I do want

0:41:19.040 --> 0:41:22.239
<v Speaker 2>to find this next franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger twenty year

0:41:22.280 --> 0:41:24.320
<v Speaker 2>type guy, of course, but it's also a lot of

0:41:24.320 --> 0:41:26.880
<v Speaker 2>fun kind of speculating and all the different hypotheticals we do.

0:41:27.719 --> 0:41:31.440
<v Speaker 2>Corbin says, FYI Hard Knocks episode two line painting robot,

0:41:32.840 --> 0:41:33.400
<v Speaker 2>uh is.

0:41:33.400 --> 0:41:36.120
<v Speaker 3>Somebody I did see that. Yeah, we probably won't be

0:41:36.120 --> 0:41:37.440
<v Speaker 3>having those discussions anymore.

0:41:37.440 --> 0:41:38.839
<v Speaker 2>I don't think we will, but it was a fun

0:41:38.880 --> 0:41:42.399
<v Speaker 2>time when we did. J D says, I just found out,

0:41:42.400 --> 0:41:45.480
<v Speaker 2>you guys, your podcast is on Spotify. You should announce

0:41:45.560 --> 0:41:45.959
<v Speaker 2>that more.

0:41:46.560 --> 0:41:46.799
<v Speaker 3>JD.

0:41:46.920 --> 0:41:50.360
<v Speaker 2>Brother. When I say, when I say we're available on

0:41:50.400 --> 0:41:54.920
<v Speaker 2>all podcasts platforms, that means Spotify, Apple, Google, Yeah, you

0:41:55.040 --> 0:41:57.000
<v Speaker 2>name it. We're anywhere you can get your podcasts. We

0:41:57.040 --> 0:41:58.960
<v Speaker 2>are there, and we are also on YouTube. But I'm

0:41:58.960 --> 0:42:01.240
<v Speaker 2>glad you found us on spot because that's the number

0:42:01.239 --> 0:42:02.920
<v Speaker 2>one podcast platform in the world.

0:42:03.080 --> 0:42:05.879
<v Speaker 3>I use Overcast. I don't know why I've never heard

0:42:05.920 --> 0:42:07.560
<v Speaker 3>of that, I don't think. And it's been fine. I

0:42:07.560 --> 0:42:10.080
<v Speaker 3>remember I hated Apple originally on my phone, and so

0:42:10.120 --> 0:42:11.560
<v Speaker 3>I just did a search and this came up, and

0:42:11.560 --> 0:42:13.160
<v Speaker 3>it's been great. And we're on Overcast too.

0:42:13.440 --> 0:42:16.600
<v Speaker 2>I used to hate the Apple podcast kind of dashboard,

0:42:16.600 --> 0:42:19.040
<v Speaker 2>but they completely redid it. Okay, they completely read up

0:42:19.440 --> 0:42:20.920
<v Speaker 2>months ago, and I like, so that's what I use

0:42:21.000 --> 0:42:22.680
<v Speaker 2>now because it's just already on my phone.

0:42:22.760 --> 0:42:26.560
<v Speaker 3>When I got this phone, I hated their podcast format.

0:42:27.320 --> 0:42:30.920
<v Speaker 2>Uh JD says. With all the roster changes and guys,

0:42:31.040 --> 0:42:33.480
<v Speaker 2>you know, changing numbers throughout the preseason, how does that

0:42:33.520 --> 0:42:36.440
<v Speaker 2>affect you? Guys? Is it confusing? Do you have cheat sheets?

0:42:36.640 --> 0:42:38.520
<v Speaker 2>A little bit of both. It's confusing.

0:42:38.600 --> 0:42:42.799
<v Speaker 3>It's a lot harder on Rob King and lot and

0:42:43.880 --> 0:42:44.719
<v Speaker 3>during practice.

0:42:45.040 --> 0:42:47.800
<v Speaker 2>Yes, it's like, who's have a roster in front of

0:42:47.880 --> 0:42:49.719
<v Speaker 2>us because there's a hundred guys on the field.

0:42:49.520 --> 0:42:51.200
<v Speaker 3>Or you go the Steelers app and they have an

0:42:51.280 --> 0:42:53.279
<v Speaker 3>updated roster on it. But yeah, I mean that's not

0:42:53.360 --> 0:42:54.000
<v Speaker 3>new every year.

0:42:54.880 --> 0:42:57.120
<v Speaker 2>Paulie says, love the show, guys. Any chance you think

0:42:57.120 --> 0:42:59.319
<v Speaker 2>the Steelers could part ways with Patrick Queen to free

0:42:59.400 --> 0:43:01.360
<v Speaker 2>up cap space to sign Joey Porter Junior?

0:43:01.480 --> 0:43:03.120
<v Speaker 3>Thanks not this year.

0:43:03.360 --> 0:43:06.600
<v Speaker 2>We had talked way back earlier in the offseason of

0:43:06.640 --> 0:43:09.880
<v Speaker 2>potential cut cannaidates. Could Patrick Queen be one of those guys?

0:43:09.880 --> 0:43:12.160
<v Speaker 3>But there was even rumors that Dallas offered to pick

0:43:12.200 --> 0:43:12.680
<v Speaker 3>the Queen.

0:43:13.360 --> 0:43:15.520
<v Speaker 2>But when you make it through the draft without drafting one,

0:43:15.960 --> 0:43:18.600
<v Speaker 2>when you don't bring any significant name there in free agency,

0:43:18.640 --> 0:43:20.399
<v Speaker 2>I don't think Patrick Queen's going anywhere at this point.

0:43:20.480 --> 0:43:22.759
<v Speaker 3>Just signing Landon Roberts isn't enough for me to make

0:43:22.800 --> 0:43:25.640
<v Speaker 3>that change. I mean, I think Queen will never leave

0:43:25.680 --> 0:43:26.040
<v Speaker 3>the field.

0:43:27.360 --> 0:43:30.000
<v Speaker 2>I think Queen is the guy who will get the

0:43:30.000 --> 0:43:32.359
<v Speaker 2>most snaps of the Steelers linebackers mouth.

0:43:32.400 --> 0:43:34.520
<v Speaker 3>Will he be back after this when the contract's up?

0:43:34.640 --> 0:43:37.160
<v Speaker 3>I have no idea. That's a totally different conversation, but

0:43:37.200 --> 0:43:38.760
<v Speaker 3>I don't think anybody knows that answer.

0:43:39.360 --> 0:43:43.120
<v Speaker 2>A couple of fun tweets that we got here Matt

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<v Speaker 2>the first from sp Steelers haven't had a losing season

0:43:46.520 --> 0:43:49.279
<v Speaker 2>since two thousand and three. They haven't finished last in

0:43:49.320 --> 0:43:51.960
<v Speaker 2>their division since nineteen eighty eight. They have the most

0:43:52.000 --> 0:43:54.400
<v Speaker 2>wins since the merger. They have the third most playoff

0:43:54.440 --> 0:43:57.360
<v Speaker 2>wins since the merger. Yet ESPN says the Steelers have

0:43:57.400 --> 0:44:01.520
<v Speaker 2>the third worst future in their power projections for twenty seven,

0:44:01.600 --> 0:44:02.520
<v Speaker 2>twenty eight, and twenty two.

0:44:02.560 --> 0:44:04.480
<v Speaker 3>Did you see those? I thought they were laughable.

0:44:04.880 --> 0:44:06.680
<v Speaker 2>I had those in my notes for us to talk

0:44:06.680 --> 0:44:09.120
<v Speaker 2>about on the final day of training camp. Yeah, and

0:44:09.160 --> 0:44:11.120
<v Speaker 2>then I think just so much stuff happened, we never

0:44:11.160 --> 0:44:11.640
<v Speaker 2>got to it.

0:44:11.880 --> 0:44:13.560
<v Speaker 3>Part of me is glad that we didn't because I

0:44:13.600 --> 0:44:14.600
<v Speaker 3>thought they were really poorly.

0:44:14.680 --> 0:44:16.120
<v Speaker 2>I think that's a great way to lay it out.

0:44:16.440 --> 0:44:20.160
<v Speaker 3>I mean, the biggest thing that you can't fight is quarterback. Quarterback,

0:44:20.200 --> 0:44:22.080
<v Speaker 3>you know, is who their quarterback for the next couple

0:44:22.120 --> 0:44:25.160
<v Speaker 3>of years. But like they had, like the Jets and

0:44:25.280 --> 0:44:29.440
<v Speaker 3>Browns front office ahead of the Steelers, and like organization

0:44:29.520 --> 0:44:31.000
<v Speaker 3>has seen what are we talking about here? What are

0:44:31.000 --> 0:44:33.080
<v Speaker 3>we talking about here? Right? Like have you watched football

0:44:33.120 --> 0:44:34.360
<v Speaker 3>for the last four decades?

0:44:34.560 --> 0:44:37.520
<v Speaker 2>You can accuse the Steelers, like every pro franchise, even

0:44:37.520 --> 0:44:39.960
<v Speaker 2>the ones that are the most successful right now, of

0:44:40.040 --> 0:44:41.960
<v Speaker 2>things that they're not doing correctly or things that you

0:44:42.000 --> 0:44:44.600
<v Speaker 2>wish they would do differently. But I think everybody has

0:44:44.640 --> 0:44:46.320
<v Speaker 2>to admit that the Steelers are.

0:44:46.800 --> 0:44:48.680
<v Speaker 3>Maybe that's not an accident that they win.

0:44:48.800 --> 0:44:51.800
<v Speaker 2>Maybe the best franchise in all of American pro sports,

0:44:51.920 --> 0:44:53.799
<v Speaker 2>especially if you take Baseball out of the equation where

0:44:53.840 --> 0:44:56.600
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers can spend a zillion dollars more than anybody else,

0:44:56.920 --> 0:44:58.840
<v Speaker 2>the Steelers might be the best franchise in all the

0:44:58.840 --> 0:45:02.480
<v Speaker 2>pro sports at not bottoming out like they probably are

0:45:03.000 --> 0:45:05.560
<v Speaker 2>and hey, I have Matt. I've been saying this. I've

0:45:05.560 --> 0:45:07.320
<v Speaker 2>been saying this to you and to Motes for the

0:45:07.400 --> 0:45:09.719
<v Speaker 2>last two years. There is going to come a time

0:45:09.760 --> 0:45:11.680
<v Speaker 2>again that the Steelers will have a losing season. They're

0:45:11.719 --> 0:45:14.279
<v Speaker 2>not going to always have a winning record for the

0:45:14.280 --> 0:45:16.440
<v Speaker 2>rest of our lives. The Steelers will have a losing

0:45:16.480 --> 0:45:20.120
<v Speaker 2>season at some point. But they have it in twenty

0:45:20.160 --> 0:45:21.280
<v Speaker 2>three bleep in years.

0:45:21.520 --> 0:45:21.719
<v Speaker 3>Right.

0:45:21.840 --> 0:45:25.160
<v Speaker 2>There are kids, Matt, that have graduated college. My sister,

0:45:25.640 --> 0:45:28.200
<v Speaker 2>My sister just graduated college a few months ago. Steelers

0:45:28.200 --> 0:45:30.320
<v Speaker 2>have never had a losing season since she's been born.

0:45:30.600 --> 0:45:31.480
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's insane.

0:45:31.520 --> 0:45:33.920
<v Speaker 2>And you think they have the thirtieth best out of

0:45:33.960 --> 0:45:36.400
<v Speaker 2>thirty two teams outlook over the next three years in

0:45:36.440 --> 0:45:38.480
<v Speaker 2>the NFL, no chance get out of here.

0:45:38.560 --> 0:45:41.200
<v Speaker 3>Not to mention they've drafted well over the lad I mean, yes,

0:45:41.239 --> 0:45:43.280
<v Speaker 3>there's some older Cam Hayward won't be in that equation,

0:45:43.320 --> 0:45:44.520
<v Speaker 3>Aaron Rodgers won't be that equation.

0:45:44.600 --> 0:45:46.480
<v Speaker 2>We know that DJ at that point will probably be

0:45:46.560 --> 0:45:47.400
<v Speaker 2>a shell of himself.

0:45:48.040 --> 0:45:50.439
<v Speaker 3>But they also have routes to get the court.

0:45:50.480 --> 0:45:52.480
<v Speaker 2>They could also have the best offensive line in football

0:45:52.480 --> 0:45:53.240
<v Speaker 2>for those three.

0:45:53.160 --> 0:45:55.480
<v Speaker 3>Years, right, right, right. I thought that was crazy I'm like,

0:45:55.640 --> 0:45:58.160
<v Speaker 3>you put the Jets front office ahead of the Steelers.

0:45:58.320 --> 0:46:00.239
<v Speaker 3>What do we doing for the Browns? Yes, you guys

0:46:00.239 --> 0:46:00.840
<v Speaker 3>have one anything.

0:46:00.880 --> 0:46:03.240
<v Speaker 2>Ever, I would like to rank the Pirates front office

0:46:03.640 --> 0:46:05.400
<v Speaker 2>ahead of the New York Yankees. I think they're doing

0:46:05.400 --> 0:46:08.000
<v Speaker 2>a great job exactly. And then the last one, Matt

0:46:08.160 --> 0:46:14.720
<v Speaker 2>was treated here from pe Blitz, who says, the Cleveland

0:46:14.719 --> 0:46:17.719
<v Speaker 2>Browns have just announced that their current stadium will close

0:46:17.800 --> 0:46:20.239
<v Speaker 2>down in twenty twenty nine and their new one will

0:46:20.280 --> 0:46:23.040
<v Speaker 2>open in for the twenty thirty season. The Cleveland Browns

0:46:23.040 --> 0:46:25.680
<v Speaker 2>Stadium opened in nineteen ninety nine. It will be shut

0:46:25.719 --> 0:46:28.120
<v Speaker 2>down in twenty twenty nine. It has still to this

0:46:28.160 --> 0:46:32.440
<v Speaker 2>point hosted zero playoff games. True, and I don't think

0:46:32.440 --> 0:46:33.479
<v Speaker 2>they're going to this year.

0:46:33.800 --> 0:46:35.080
<v Speaker 3>No, I know they won't this year.

0:46:35.160 --> 0:46:38.000
<v Speaker 2>So we are potentially, Matt, three years away from the

0:46:38.000 --> 0:46:42.080
<v Speaker 2>Browns having a thirty year stadium that never hosts a

0:46:42.160 --> 0:46:45.160
<v Speaker 2>single playoff game. Oh, you want to talk about some banter,

0:46:45.280 --> 0:46:46.000
<v Speaker 2>that would be a good one.

0:46:46.040 --> 0:46:49.560
<v Speaker 3>That's a good stat I will say, I'm impressed with

0:46:49.600 --> 0:46:50.440
<v Speaker 3>what they're doing now.

0:46:51.120 --> 0:46:53.440
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I do think they've got a nice nest.

0:46:53.320 --> 0:46:56.920
<v Speaker 3>Post Watson trade. They'll probably screw it.

0:46:57.000 --> 0:46:57.080
<v Speaker 2>Up.

0:46:57.120 --> 0:46:59.440
<v Speaker 3>I mean, history shows the Steelers usually win a lot

0:46:59.440 --> 0:47:01.680
<v Speaker 3>of games and Browns usually lose a lot of games.

0:47:02.000 --> 0:47:05.920
<v Speaker 3>But I think their rebuilding strategy is really sound from

0:47:05.960 --> 0:47:08.600
<v Speaker 3>these last couple of draft classes and the Garret trade

0:47:09.000 --> 0:47:11.840
<v Speaker 3>that if they can get more or manning any hits,

0:47:12.960 --> 0:47:14.000
<v Speaker 3>I would fear them.

0:47:14.640 --> 0:47:16.919
<v Speaker 2>Yes, And there's a lot if they have to find

0:47:16.920 --> 0:47:18.560
<v Speaker 2>the quarterback, and there's a lot of teams that you

0:47:18.560 --> 0:47:20.960
<v Speaker 2>can say that about. And the Browns have had some

0:47:21.040 --> 0:47:23.000
<v Speaker 2>big swings in that department, and they.

0:47:22.840 --> 0:47:24.760
<v Speaker 3>Haven't handled it really poorly.

0:47:24.880 --> 0:47:26.919
<v Speaker 2>They haven't even really hit many doubles into the gap.

0:47:27.440 --> 0:47:28.400
<v Speaker 2>They've struck out.

0:47:28.440 --> 0:47:30.839
<v Speaker 3>The Baker's been like the best early pick they've had.

0:47:30.880 --> 0:47:34.239
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, quarterback, But they do have a nice semblance of

0:47:34.280 --> 0:47:36.400
<v Speaker 2>a nest there. And these things in this league can

0:47:36.440 --> 0:47:40.120
<v Speaker 2>turn around very quickly, right, very quickly. But you also

0:47:40.160 --> 0:47:41.640
<v Speaker 2>don't give them much benefit of the data.

0:47:41.719 --> 0:47:43.480
<v Speaker 3>No, they lose all benefit of doubts. So the Jets,

0:47:43.480 --> 0:47:47.080
<v Speaker 3>I mean, there's just there's a reason these things have

0:47:47.160 --> 0:47:48.359
<v Speaker 3>gone on this way in this league.

0:47:48.880 --> 0:47:50.400
<v Speaker 2>It's the reason, Matt, that I need to see the

0:47:50.400 --> 0:47:53.319
<v Speaker 2>Pittsburgh Pirates playing meaningful baseball in mid August before I

0:47:53.360 --> 0:47:56.359
<v Speaker 2>start believing. I mean, I guess technically now they're still

0:47:56.800 --> 0:47:58.360
<v Speaker 2>come on, what are we doing here? What are we

0:47:58.400 --> 0:47:59.920
<v Speaker 2>doing here? And that's the same way I am with

0:47:59.920 --> 0:48:03.880
<v Speaker 2>the Jets. Yeah, I'm always Arizona Cardinals. You might have

0:48:03.880 --> 0:48:06.239
<v Speaker 2>a great paper on roster, you might have all these resources.

0:48:06.320 --> 0:48:08.200
<v Speaker 2>Until I see it, I'm gonna.

0:48:08.000 --> 0:48:09.439
<v Speaker 3>Believe the Lions are like the only one in recent

0:48:09.480 --> 0:48:11.759
<v Speaker 3>history that have really changed the words with the description.

0:48:11.840 --> 0:48:14.640
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a great call, Matt, good stuff today. Enjoyed

0:48:14.640 --> 0:48:17.719
<v Speaker 2>getting back in the studio with you. No show tomorrow, obviously,

0:48:17.840 --> 0:48:20.560
<v Speaker 2>is the pregame pre pregame show with Matt and Tom.

0:48:20.600 --> 0:48:23.279
<v Speaker 2>We'll start at three o'clock and then Matt and I

0:48:23.320 --> 0:48:25.880
<v Speaker 2>will be back on Monday to break down all the

0:48:25.880 --> 0:48:28.520
<v Speaker 2>moving and shaking that happens tomorrow night against the Jets.

0:48:28.719 --> 0:48:30.440
<v Speaker 2>That will do it for us today for Matt Williams

0:48:30.440 --> 0:48:31.920
<v Speaker 2>and I'm Wes S. You Willer to take care everybody,

0:48:31.920 --> 0:48:34.239
<v Speaker 2>and we will talk to you soon. As always, you

0:48:34.239 --> 0:48:35.560
<v Speaker 2>know where to find us. It's on your twenty four

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