1 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: on Home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Drive, bombs Dale Lolly here with Matt Williamson, 4 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: and uh, it is a Friday here in Pittsburgh. Means 5 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: that we got a game to talk about, but we 6 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: would be remiss if we did not first talk about 7 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: what transpired night craziness in Miami. Um, there's a lot 8 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: on Peel with that game. The Miami Dolphins just took 9 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: it too, They really did. Yeah, here's a couple of things. 10 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: I want to just get out there first. And I'm 11 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: out of ravens apologist or anything like that, but I 12 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: thought the first two drives really hurt Baltimore because Baltimore 13 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: had the ball drove down the field very easily. The 14 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: first drive, I've a lot of Devonte Freeman settle for 15 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 1: a field goal, all right, Next time to get the ball, 16 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: same thing, drive right down the field. Miami's defense stiffens 17 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: up near the gold line, settled for a field goal. 18 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: Tucker misses it. So if that would have been you mean, 19 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,279 Speaker 1: you mean future Hall of Famer, just Hall of Famer, 20 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: justin best kicker ever, Hall of Famer misses it. So 21 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: it's three nothing after two really good drives. St m 22 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: A saying six nothing. With that point, it was over right. 23 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: I mean from that point on it was no more 24 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: easy drives. I just wonder if the game would have 25 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 1: went that way if it had been ten nothing to start, 26 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: fourteen nothing to start, six nothing to start, But it 27 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,639 Speaker 1: sure didn't, and it was three nothing. They was stood 28 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: the onslaught early and then Miami took it to him. 29 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: And that's something that Mike Tomlin talks about a lot 30 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: of times that oftentimes in games like that, you have 31 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: to withstand the early on slaught, just weather the storm 32 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: and then kind of get through it. And they did 33 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: and held them to three points on two good drives. 34 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: You'll take that all day long. And you want to 35 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: lay out what they did or me too. I mean 36 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: it was pretty cool, yeah, I mean they were The 37 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: Dolphins were putting seven guys at the line of scrimmage. 38 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: When I say line of scrimmage in the botte on 39 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: the line up against the line in the box, I 40 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: mean just across the line, seven man front and dropping 41 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: four guys in the coverage ten fifteen yards downfield like 42 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: a picket fence. Yeah, they were all straight across, straight across, 43 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: and then so essentially they were I'm assuming they were 44 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: playing quarters defense. I assume, but you could have man 45 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,399 Speaker 1: concepts out of you know, it could be a matchup zone. 46 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: I got the first one coming off whatever, that kind 47 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: of stuff. And then sometimes they would bring all seven. 48 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: Sometimes they'd bring six and drop somebody into the middle. 49 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: Sometimes they bring five and drop some two guys into 50 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: the middle. But they were always bringing at least five. 51 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, they were super aggressive. The rookie safety um 52 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: j Holland, Javon Holland my new man crush. I saw 53 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,959 Speaker 1: last night somebody somebody tweeted this out that he blitz 54 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: twenty seven times in that game. That's the most by 55 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: any defensive back in the game this season. Seven times. 56 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: I love that player, and we can get that in 57 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: a minute too. But I mean the people through the ball, 58 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: they dropped back to pass. Well, again, it doesn't count 59 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: to Lamar runs, but Lamar through forty three passes and 60 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: got sacked four times. It was under pressure. Was under pressure. 61 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: He also only ran nine times for thirty nine yards, 62 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: so they're they're running game only produced ninety four yards 63 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: in that game, and it started good. I said, those 64 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: first two drives, Freeman was breaking off runs, and it 65 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: looked like the had no answer for that, for that defense, 66 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: no answer for it. Take a step further, they basically 67 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: had no one at the linebacker level. They had linebackers 68 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: on the field, and when we say that seven man front, 69 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: they weren't all defensive Lineman. Holland was always in the 70 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: seven man front of me. Yeah, you got some some 71 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: fast guys and a lot of that can run Lamar down. Yeah, 72 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: Baker's a pound line kicker. You can do that because 73 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: you don't fear their run game. That's the thing. I mean, 74 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: it's not like they're just gonna brutalize you with this bag. 75 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: It's not like, hey, there's Nick Chubb in the backfield. 76 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: If he breaks the tackle, he's gonna go right here 77 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: there or Dobbins exactly right, right right. I mean, if 78 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: Freeman gets loose, well, okay, it's a ten yard game, 79 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: but we'll catch them. I mean, let Bell is a 80 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: run away with anybody. He's not. He's not breaking off 81 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: a forty yard or against. So they had a lot 82 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: of athletes on the field. I'm curious. I mean, there 83 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: wasn't many three pounders on the field, you know. I mean, 84 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: it was a lot of athletes. And even going back 85 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: to like Lamar's rookie year, the Chargers did that, you know, 86 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: just put a lot of athletes on the field. You 87 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 1: gotta nose. Tackles are, contrary to popular belief, aren't going 88 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: to stop the ravens. You know, when when when the 89 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: Steelers um lost Javon Hargrave, that was the first argument 90 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: that people came at me, like, well, how are they 91 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: going to stop the Ravens. I'm like, those tackles not 92 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: helping you stop the Ravens, helping against the Brownies. Yeah's 93 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: not helping against the Ravens exactly. You just need speed 94 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: and even if you're a slightly lesser athlete than Lamar, 95 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: that can can an angle and can can at least 96 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: run on the field, and the cam Heywards of the 97 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: world count and the two Wits of the world count. 98 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: You know, you can't just play with a bunch of 99 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: two pounders period. Um, But the Casey Hampton's of the 100 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: world aren't doing you any good. Um. However, well, first 101 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 1: of all, the Ravens are going to see that a 102 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: lot now, I mean Fortunately for them, they have ten 103 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: days to prepare for their next opponent because they better 104 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: get used to seeing that strategy used against them. It's 105 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: a risky one though, you know. I mean, if they 106 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 1: can block it up one out of three plays or 107 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,119 Speaker 1: one out of ten plays, get the Balti, Marquise Brown 108 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: or Bateman or whoever, he breaks one tackle, it's a 109 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: house call. Or if Lamar can scramble around like a 110 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 1: maniac out of play by two seconds and Marcus Brown 111 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: can get behind that corner, it's a house call. Or 112 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: if Lamar can break one tackle, step up and then 113 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: it's him with a blocker or two against those four 114 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: might be a house call. So there's big plays to 115 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,239 Speaker 1: allow by doing that. But I thought it was really interesting. 116 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: He averaged five point five yards per pass attempt last night. 117 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: They looked confused. He's yelling at people on the sidelines. 118 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: It's also a really young receiving corps, like, yeah, you're 119 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: people are gonna blame the quarterback. Oh he's dumb, he 120 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: can't figure these things out. Well, he'd looked confused. The 121 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: coaching staff look confused, and the receivers have responsibility to 122 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: like their hot routes have to be perfect, and you've 123 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: gotta break it just off. And the offensive line was 124 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: flat out exposed to. I mean that line is bad. Especially. 125 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: They were two for fourteen on third downs. I met 126 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: a lot of third longs. They ran seventy offensive plays 127 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: and produced three four yards. Yeah that's amazing, four point 128 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: three yards per play. Yeah, right, not that Miami was 129 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: was way better. I mean most of their yards came 130 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: on two big chunk plays. What was it, six three 131 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: going in the fourth order? Yeah, you know, um, but 132 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: they did enough to win that football game. They did, 133 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: and they shut that offense down. They really did, They 134 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: really did. Baltimore's defense is not built this year to 135 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: play like the breakdowns that they have. Anthony of Rhett stinks. 136 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: Say he's the biggest post. He's the candy bar. Oh yeah, 137 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: he's the guy. Yeah, he's the snickers. You find him, 138 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: You go at him every every play. You you run 139 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: different stuff at him, and he he's no answer. The 140 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: trade deadline has passed. They were trying acquired that. The 141 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: rumor was, or the reports were, that they were trying 142 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: to make a trade for Xavien Howard. They know it's 143 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: a prompt. Yeah, that would make perfect sense, and he 144 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: would be a perfect guy to go after who made 145 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: a big play last night. Um, yeah, they're a corner 146 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: short and they're always going to be two corners short, right, 147 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: and um they're buried corner based. You know, we said 148 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: that when the piece they want to blitz, right, do 149 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: they want to blitz heavy? Because they don't have a 150 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: lot of natural pass rushers. They hope oh Wade turns 151 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: into that Judon's gone. I mean they don't have they 152 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: don't have the Watson. I mean they don't have great 153 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: pass rushers. They all Campbell's not that guy anymore. No, 154 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: he's disrupted over and he's good, but you know, limited snaps. Um, 155 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: what was the only thing to say with you? And 156 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: you mentioned the worst coverage bust I've ever seen you 157 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: ever take. We will not see a guy anymore open then. 158 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: Albert Wilson was that Albert Albert Wilson on that that 159 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: sixty four yard catch and run. He was the only 160 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: one on the television, He was the only one on 161 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: that side of the field. He went in motion like 162 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: he came and jet jet. You think the Steelers are 163 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: like everyone's gonna be there, but he's gonna be going 164 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: oh yeah, yeah, And I'm sure the Ravens will figure 165 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: things out again. They have a long week. I never 166 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: want to overreact to Thursday night football, especially road teams, 167 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: because they had very little prep. But things were exposed 168 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: to say the least, you know, and give to a credit. 169 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: I mean, he comes off the bench with a broken 170 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: finger and was a great no. But he was better 171 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: than Bursett and you know, Waddle and Holland and Tua 172 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: and some of their younger guys played. You know, I mean, 173 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: that's a better team probably than what they've shown to 174 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 1: this point. I'm not sure there as good as last year, 175 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:10,439 Speaker 1: but you know, I think if if, if I'm John Harbaugh, 176 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: maybe the most disappointing thing was after they give up 177 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: that long pass play, Miami ran the ball in them 178 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: pretty well to get into to score a touchdown to 179 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: put the game out of reach. If they get if 180 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: they've hold them to a field goal in that situation, 181 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: they at least still have a chance. It would have 182 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: been down eight ace with you know, two minutes left 183 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: or just under two minutes left. They've been such a 184 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,719 Speaker 1: quote clutch team and you know, the fourth quarter and 185 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: they were clearly the inferior team at the end of 186 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,599 Speaker 1: that game. I think before I'm sat humidity helped it, 187 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: you know. But they can't they can't say that they 188 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: were on the field too much because they were in 189 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: seventy plays in Miami ran sixty one. The time possession 190 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: was very similar. It was a minute difference or so, 191 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: you know, um gask and I believe. I looked at 192 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: one point he had eight carries for eleven yards going 193 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: into that final drive and he finished with four team 194 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: for thirty one. Not great, but when it matter, they ran, 195 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: and it's miles Gas can run in the football. They're 196 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: the worst running game in the league. Yeah, I mean, 197 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: they passed the ball the highest percentage in the league 198 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: because they stink at the run. And I think they 199 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: have the worst line in the league, you know. So, 200 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: I mean that's what they did that late in the game. 201 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: And they even had that that late. It was a 202 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: false start when they had did first and then they 203 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: could get up they could pick up a first down, 204 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: but it was like second and two. They get a 205 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: false start to push it back to second and seven, 206 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: and they immediately give up a first down run down 207 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: to the ones, like and then the other thing we 208 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: didn't mention is when the Ravens quote made it interesting. 209 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: Came back pretty penalty aid to drive all right? The 210 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: first the first roughing to passer penalty was legit. Yeah, 211 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: he landed with his body weight on Jaz. The second 212 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: one he could have run in and hit him with 213 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: a pillow and it would have done more damage. I 214 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: mean he hit him kind of high. I see what 215 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: the ref saw, but that he didn't hit him in 216 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: the hand. Penalty. No, it should not be a penalty. 217 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: And that was the Javan Holland again, Oh my guy, Yeah, 218 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: coming off the handship, does it all quick? Hallwind note. 219 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: I mean this is because he had me so excited. 220 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: I liked them at Oregon too. Yeah, I mean he 221 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: was he's two hundred five pounds. Somebody had him as 222 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: the number one safety. I believe in this that was 223 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:22,719 Speaker 1: me who was the number one. I'm trying to think 224 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: of that who went ahead of him? He don't know. 225 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: I don't think he did. I don't think he did. 226 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: I I had nobody went super early. I had Holland, 227 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: H had Holland and MOREG won one and two. There 228 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: was some other guy. Um, but anyway, this guy, he's 229 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: two hundred five pounds. He's physical, as you said, he 230 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: can blitz, well, he does field. I mean, he's fast, 231 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 1: he can play the run. He's physical, he can play 232 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: too high, he can play man coverage against tight ends 233 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: and running backs. And here's my favorite thing. He's a 234 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 1: pump returner. Like it's not because they don't have anybody. 235 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: They have Albert Wilson, and they're paying Albert Wilson a 236 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: whole lot of money to be that guy. This guy 237 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: is like Jabelle Peppers at Michigan, you know, I mean, 238 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 1: like we just wanted to get the football. He's a 239 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: dynamic player. Yeah. The fallout from all of that is 240 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: that the Ravens are now six and three, and they're 241 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: lucky to be six and they're lucky to be six 242 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: and three. If the Steelers beat the Lions on Sunday, 243 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: the Steelers are also six and three, but based on tiebreakers, 244 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 1: the Steelers would be the number one seed or the 245 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: number one first place any FC North. Yeah, I know, 246 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:35,199 Speaker 1: it's remarkable to where we're at that point. Um, can 247 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:36,599 Speaker 1: you be a quick favor, Can you pull up the 248 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: Ravens schedule? Because I was doing a radio hit on 249 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 1: the way here with stand and he pulled up their 250 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 1: next like four or five games. You think Steelers have 251 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: a topic schedule coming up? Everybody North does, right, I 252 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: mean there was here, you know. I mean, and so 253 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: I know why you're doing it, and I'm sure we'll 254 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: talk about it throughout the next hour. So Brown's Patriots 255 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: is going to be a battle. I mean, you don't 256 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: think that they're just gonna roll over the paths. It's 257 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 1: at Chicago, right, I mean that's a much harder game 258 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 1: than it looked a month ago. Right. Then they play Cleveland, yes, 259 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: at home. Then they're at Pittsburgh. Then they're at Cleveland, 260 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: and you know Cleveland, Cleveland's had a bye weekend between 261 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 1: Cleveland got has Baltimore by Baltimore. I think that's a 262 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: massive advantage for the Browns. Then they host green Bay. Yeah, 263 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: what were Aaron Rodgers due to that secondary? Right? Do 264 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: you think he's gonna pick on Waldo? Then they're at Cincinnati. 265 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: Cincinnati's already blown them out in that area. Then they 266 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: get the Chargers and I'm sorry, Then they get the Rams. 267 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: I should say at home, the Rams look pretty good. 268 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: Good luck with that. Yeah, I think that passing game 269 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: will exploit that. Uh, they got four receivers now, I 270 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: mean in Baltimore has got one corner and they finish 271 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: up at home against Pittsburgh to finish the season. There's 272 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: no gimmes. Yeah, there's no gimmes I had. I had. 273 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: That's worse than the Steelers somebody, Yeah, without a doubt, Yeah, 274 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: because I don't know how good. Like I tweeted something 275 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: out yesterday last night after the game about the Steelers 276 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: movie in the first place with a win, and somebody 277 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: in the local media tweeted out, yeah, but the schedule 278 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: for them gets so much harder down there. They start, 279 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 1: they're done with the JV part of the schedule, something 280 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 1: like that. The big boys are rolling into town for them. 281 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, weren't the Bills and the Browns supposed to 282 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: be the big boys? Green Bay's a big boy, Green 283 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: Green Bay. You lost that game, but you beat the 284 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: Bills and the Browns. Browns are a good team on 285 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: the road, right, right, right, you beat both of those 286 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: teams on the road. Yeah. The first half was the 287 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: Steelers haven't lost to a team with a losing record 288 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: this year? Not right, right? I mean I think I'm like, 289 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: it's it's Lions this week. That's an easy game NFL standards, 290 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: that's an easy game. At Chargers at Bengals again, Okay, 291 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: a are there gonna be any more daunting than going 292 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: into Cleveland or going into Biaan? The Buffalo and the opener? 293 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: The whole a f C in the whole division has 294 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: strengths and weaknesses, but there's not dominant teams. Got two 295 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: lefts against the Ravens. Do they look like world beaters? 296 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: I don't think so. I haven't thought so all year. 297 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: Record was good, but they they've been It's kind of 298 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: been a house of cards a little bit. At the Vikings. 299 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: Do they look like world beaters? And they're in a 300 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: bad place right now? Right the Titans are here? M 301 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: that's a weird one too. I know we're gonna talk 302 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: about that this week's scheduling a segment. Why are the 303 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: Saints only two and a half point underdogs in Tennessee? 304 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: Just came out, Camara is probably not gonna play. Why 305 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 1: are the Saints? Right? I don't get that at all? 306 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: That makes does Vegas know so that there's like two 307 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: or three lines this week? I'm kind of a little 308 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: confused about at the Chiefs, which it looks a lot 309 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: better now than it did, a lot easier now. Then 310 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: you get the Browns here and at the Ravens, and 311 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: we know two or three of those teams are gonna 312 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: look a lot different than than now too. I mean, 313 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: we were not here to predict the future. The chief 314 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: the six and three. Now this week, you gotta go 315 00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: four and four the rest of the way to get 316 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: to ten. Ten. Ten, We'll get you in. I'm looking 317 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: at that schedule. I can find ten wins on there. 318 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, I agree. I mean I'm not sure 319 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: I'm predicting it. I mean, they're gonna have to play better, 320 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: you know, than they have at times this year. But 321 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: again they've gone into Buffalo and gone into Cleveland in 322 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: one and and did it. You know, I'm not saying 323 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: the offense. The offense has been what it's been all 324 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: season long, but the defense rose up in both of 325 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: those games and shut down Buffalo. Couldn't throw the ball 326 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: in that game, that's what they wanted to do. The 327 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: Browns couldn't run the ball in the game against the Steelers, 328 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: Like if they want to shut if they they what 329 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: we've seen thus far out of the Steelers this year 330 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: is if they want to go in and shut something 331 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: down against an opponent, defensively, they want to shut the 332 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: opponent's strength down, whether it's or the running game or 333 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: you know, everyone aways talks about Belichick picks that thing. 334 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: You know, they're very capable of doing that without question. 335 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: If it's gonna be gonna exploit this guy or we're 336 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: gonna make them do play left hand is well I 337 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: was talking about Belichick. They can absolutely do that. Is 338 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: the defense quite as good as it's been in the 339 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: last couple of years, Probably not, you know, I mean 340 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: it's not. They're not creating many big plays. You know, 341 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: people people will point to the to the kind of 342 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: the second half meltdowns that they've had the last few weeks, 343 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: three of the last four weeks. Here's the thing, and 344 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:29,919 Speaker 1: I wrote about this today. I think the reason why 345 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 1: they're getting some of these situations is because opponents Mike 346 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 1: Tom calls the defense. Yeah, I mean, let's let's let's 347 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 1: you know, let's huge secret um they've been in situations 348 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 1: where he's thought that the opponents would come out passing 349 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 1: down four team points or down you know whatever. In 350 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: the second half of these games. Is a perfect example, right, 351 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 1: don't let the big play to Medica locket. You know. 352 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: But because I don't believe that opponents fear the Steeler 353 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: his offense, that's the key. They're willing to continue to 354 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: run the football. So the Steelers are playing in a 355 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: past type defense were in the in the case against 356 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: the Browns, they're loading up to stop the run, and 357 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: everybody's wondering, why are they getting these guys open down 358 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: the field because the Steelers are playing a run. Yeah, 359 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: these last couple of these games late in games, and 360 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 1: I guess you could fault tom One for that a little, 361 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 1: you know, not having a great grasp of what his 362 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:27,439 Speaker 1: opponents sees his team as. But I mean, have you 363 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: done enough to win the game. That's yeah, you've won 364 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: four in a row. I mean, in many ways, the 365 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,719 Speaker 1: Steeler's offense is an anchor that's on that you just 366 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 1: need to work around, right, you know. I mean we 367 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 1: we said we said it last year, We've said it 368 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: again this year. They just need to be average. They 369 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 1: need to be average, right, And they're getting there, getting 370 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 1: they're getting into that. A couple of things while you're 371 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 1: talking there. I do think we'll look back at the 372 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: Bears game two months from now and be like, oh, 373 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: they won, ugly, Bears are better than we think, you know, 374 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 1: kind of like that Bengals law us like Bengals were 375 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: weren't a joke when they lost to the Bengals, didn't 376 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: didn't take off right away like the Ravens did when 377 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: when they put Jackson in the lineup a few years ago. Right, 378 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: but they're gonna be a pain and you know what 379 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: to play against the rest of the way. When it's 380 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: all said done, he might be offensive rookie of the Year. 381 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: I mean, like he now gets it. He now gets 382 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: it right. They're hard to play against. Like the Ravens 383 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: are getting them at the wrong time. The Browns got 384 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: him at the right time. Steelers are getting them right 385 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,719 Speaker 1: at the right at the wrong time. In my opinion, 386 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: I'm not predicting they'renna win the Super bo or anything, 387 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: but they're not. They're gonna win. They're gonna win there. 388 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: They're three and six right now, three and seven, whatever 389 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: they are, they're gonna finish with probably six or seven wins. 390 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: They'll get Khalil Mack back, They'll play tight. You know, 391 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:40,160 Speaker 1: they're they're not going to be a pushover and by 392 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 1: any means, Um, what else were we talking about there 393 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:44,439 Speaker 1: when they were a playoff team last year? They were 394 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: a playoff team? I mean, right, right, right, Um. It 395 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: makes feelings about this too. You always want a superstar, 396 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: but this isn't the NBA where Jordan's and you know, 397 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: Lebron or can carry. He's one out of five on 398 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: the floor and he could just take over, right and 399 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: we just to clear out and you gotta deal with 400 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: that guy, you know, Like it's great to have Lamar 401 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 1: and Wilson and Allen and Mahomes and Rogers, and he's 402 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: in that neighborhood of superstardom in this league. But the 403 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: guys I just mentioned are either not playing great or 404 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:21,399 Speaker 1: have missed time. And it's a little bit difficult to 405 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: be so dependent on a superstar in this game. It's Lebron. 406 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: You're probably in seventeen games going to have five six 407 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: really good ones, five to six. Yeah, you know, maybe 408 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: maybe if you're really good, you only have you know, 409 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: maybe you have seven or eight yeah games, but you're 410 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: gonna have bad games. Oh yeah, you know. Great co 411 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,640 Speaker 1: Sell and Ron Droworski wrote a book together and they're 412 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: like best friends and co Sell learned a ton from 413 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:56,120 Speaker 1: Jaws and he references this a lot, So I'm stealing 414 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: a third hand information. Jaws always said there were two 415 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: games every year. I just didn't have it, you know 416 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: what I mean, Like it's like a picture. It's you're throwing. 417 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: You're throwing a ball. You know, there are times for 418 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: pictures what you go out there and you don't have 419 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:14,400 Speaker 1: a curveball, fastball you can't locate, you just can't throw 420 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: it for a strike. You and you try, you figure 421 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 1: out a way to try to gut your way through 422 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: five or six innings. I'm sure really good pictures. They 423 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,439 Speaker 1: have been around the block, like, but I don't got it. 424 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: But I can't let them know that. But I mean, man, 425 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: my curve balls, thanks today, baking it. But if I 426 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: can get through six or seven innings and fudge my 427 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: way through it, great, Yeah, you know, and quarterbacks have 428 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: those kind of things you just can't uh, you know. 429 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:40,239 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott was bad last week. Alan was bad. Might 430 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: have been the worst game back Prescott's ever played in 431 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 1: his career, absolutely right. But he's a great player. And 432 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: I looked at one point he was like eight for 433 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: twenty four or something like I throw right football and 434 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: rhythm or off and just not seeing it right, balls 435 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: not coming out of your hands perfectly. You know, whatever 436 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: it is wife yelled at in the morning. I mean, 437 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 1: whatever beings, you know, they're not gonna you know. So 438 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: it's wonderful, I'm a say, And it's better to have 439 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: an ailing old Ben than it is to have Lamar 440 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: or Rogers or anything like that. But when you're super 441 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 1: dependent on one superstar, and I think the Ravens are 442 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 1: maybe more than anything the league, there's gonna be some 443 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 1: ups and downs. Yeah, you know, yeah, I mean, you 444 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: know that that guy has a bad game, We're a 445 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: bad day. And I'm not saying he had a bad 446 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: game last night. I didn't think he was the problem, 447 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: but I thought that the Dolphins. The Dolphins made it 448 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: a very difficult day for him, very much, so they 449 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: weren't able to They didn't have anybody else step up 450 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: to the plate and say, Okay, I'm gonna I'm gonna 451 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: do this, I'm gonna win this game. And I'm very 452 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: fond of both Ravens coordinators, but I thought hardball has 453 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: a talk with both those guys and say, hey, you 454 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: help you. You heard the team that this game too. 455 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: You didn't help us what you said after the game. 456 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 1: We didn't. We didn't. We didn't coach very well. We didn't. 457 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: We got out coach. We got out coach. You know, 458 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: by the way, you said this many times, and I 459 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: agree with you. Flores is a really good coach. And 460 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: if you're talking about the Dolphins, their problems are team 461 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: building and it's not the coach. There's more are crazy 462 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 1: on the GM. To me, I don't know how much 463 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: I don't know how much power Brian Flourish has in 464 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 1: terms of I bet not a lot. Probably first time 465 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,400 Speaker 1: head coach. And you know, but I mean their free agents, spending, 466 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: their draft picks have been bad, but they got a coach. Yeah, 467 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: they think he's in terms of getting his guys to 468 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: play for him, making the move smart. Yeah, in game adjustments. 469 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: You know, they got a lot of special teams last year. 470 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 1: I mean does a little things. Yeah, so interesting. It certainly, 471 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: uh makes the division quite interesting because Patriots maybe the 472 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,479 Speaker 1: most interesting game of the week. For me. It's it's 473 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 1: gonna be fascinating to watch that one. That's special. Chubb. Yeah, 474 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, they're Baker better be ready. He's gonna seems 475 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: Bill is gonna say, hey, Baker, if you can beat us, 476 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: great and one with to dedicate as much of the 477 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,119 Speaker 1: run without Chubb there, I think that's a bad matchup 478 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: for the Brownies. Yeah, I just don't know if if 479 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: mac Jones, because let's face it, the Raven or the 480 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: Browns defense will slug things up for them a little 481 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: bit too. I don't know what the over under is, 482 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 1: but I'm adding under, yeah, that might be first one 483 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: to thirteen. Yeah, it's gonna be it's gonna be a 484 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: different special teams will be key, you know. Yeah, but 485 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: that's what the Patriots do. I saw something last night again, 486 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:13,920 Speaker 1: or maybe it was this morning. I forget now, but 487 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: they are run together. I think there's already been like 488 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: ten teams that have lost this year. Is more than 489 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: touchdown favorites. Wow, I mean it's I guess I'm not shocked. 490 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: That's the way the league has gone this year. You know, 491 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 1: be ware stealers. I don't know who's good. I don't 492 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: know who's you know, the bad teams can this is 493 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: the thing. It's the NFL. You know, the worst team 494 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions tomorrow or Sun Sunday should say you 495 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 1: look at their roster. Every player and their roster was 496 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: one of the top players on his college team, if 497 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 1: not the top player, and it's one of the worst 498 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: rosters in the league. Yeah, you know, it just shows 499 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: how the ten draft pick. You know, they've got guys 500 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: Penny Stools, Decker, those guys a first round tackles. What 501 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: if the students don't get any pressure because those tackles 502 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: are great, they might be you know, I mean, I 503 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:02,919 Speaker 1: don't know. But in the biggest thing that scares me 504 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: about that game is two weeks to prepare desperate, desperate 505 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: team that has nothing to lose, super aggressive head coach 506 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: that will do anything. You know what you're getting. Yeah, 507 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: you have no idea. You gotta be prepared for everything. 508 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: We're gonna take a break. He is Matt Williams and 509 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lally. You're listening to the drive here on 510 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,199 Speaker 1: Steelers Nation Radio. 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