1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: on your twenty four to seven home of the Black 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 2: And welcome to the Drive. 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 3: I am Dale LOLLI he is the Matt Williamson and 6 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 3: the Steelers are two and O. Matt, Yeah, following a 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 3: big thirteen to six win on Sunday at Denver. And 8 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 3: I say it's big, Matt, because well two and O 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 3: is one thing. Two and O on the road with 10 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 3: both of those wins coming on. 11 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 4: The road, right right, is huge, huge, first time since 12 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 4: ninety nine. I just heard that today, which doesn't surprise me. 13 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 4: You don't start that many games of two road games 14 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 4: and you got to win them both and and. 15 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 3: Only like the eighth team to do that since twenty fourteen. Really, 16 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 3: I mean it's not easy for rare. 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's rare. I mean it's hard to win at 18 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 4: any point in the season, back to back road games, 19 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 4: I mean drops to massively, like three in a row 20 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 4: is almost like impossible to do. So now they're in 21 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 4: a really good spot, especially when looking at the rest 22 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 4: of the division, you know, I mean they've got some 23 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 4: favors there. I thought the Browns might lose, we can 24 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 4: get the rest of the division otherwise, but Seels have 25 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 4: stuff to work on. Of course, it's not all roses. 26 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 4: The offense needs work. There's a lot of penalties in 27 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 4: that game on both sides of the ball, which I'm 28 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 4: not sure if that's them or the people throwing the flags. 29 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 4: But the defense is really, really good, and it really 30 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 4: is a foundation of the team, right. 31 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 5: Yeah. 32 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 3: Mike Tomlin obviously trusts that defense to a great extent, 33 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 3: to the point where, honestly, I thought they kind of 34 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 3: turtled a little bit in the second half of that 35 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 3: game yesterday and really didn't try to do a whole 36 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 3: lot because I think they after the first half they 37 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 3: get the idea that if they played all day long, 38 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 3: Denver wasn't going to get more than thirteen points. 39 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, I tend to agree. The only thing I'd fight 40 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 4: you on you were there and I wasn't, But just 41 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 4: talking to Wolf and Rob and we did a shower 42 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 4: today and I thought it was true on watching the 43 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 4: tape that the altitude was starting to take a toll 44 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 4: there at the end, you know, for the defense and 45 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 4: the offense. I felt like the longer the game went on, 46 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 4: the more it favored Denver. That being said, I still 47 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 4: thought Pittsburgh was the much better team, especially in the 48 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 4: first half when everybody was fresh. 49 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 3: See, I didn't think they were gassed at the end. 50 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 3: I just thought that they were kind of playing a 51 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 3: little prevent. 52 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 4: There was some of that too. 53 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, go ahead, we're gonna, We're gonna, you know, 54 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 3: get to stop when we need to get to stop. 55 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 3: And honestly, I thought I was I started looking up 56 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 3: shutout numbers okay in the fourth quarter because. 57 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 4: I'm like, we had that feel to it. 58 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 3: When's the last time had a shutout? And then for 59 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 3: some reason, Sean Payton, down thirteen to nothing with ten 60 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 3: minutes left, kicks a field goal down two scores to 61 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 3: keep it a two score game. Yeah, And it almost 62 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 3: felt like He's like, oh, we're not going to score, 63 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 3: so I'm just going to kick a field goal so 64 00:02:58,680 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 3: I don't get shut out. 65 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 4: Yeah. And a lot of people are scrutinizing the lack 66 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 4: of on side kick at the end. 67 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I didn't understand that either, Right. 68 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 4: I thought that was a really poor decision because he 69 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,959 Speaker 4: even said I saw just a small quote. He knew 70 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 4: that best case scenario he was getting the ball back 71 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 4: with twenty six seconds after a punt. I mean, like 72 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 4: with the rookie quarter by the time out, never moved 73 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 4: the ball, And I know that on side kicks are 74 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 4: almost impossible nowadays too. I mean, that's a rock and 75 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 4: a hard place. Don't give me, but at least you 76 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 4: might get a bounce or you know, have a chance. 77 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 4: But the decision you're talking about to me was equally 78 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 4: as poor. I mean, it is pretty undefensible and kind 79 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 4: of a helpless feeling. I mean, like I know, so 80 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 4: I don't know if you didn't watch the TV copy 81 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 4: but or wasn't watching on TV, but they showed this 82 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 4: and I thought it was really telling. Was the Broncos 83 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 4: first twenty five plays of the game created seventy five 84 00:03:54,920 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 4: yards really bad. The twenty sixth play was that crazy 85 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 4: throwback flee flicker, and then the next play they produced 86 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 4: yards too. 87 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 3: So the first one with that, yeah, one yard, and 88 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 3: the next play then the interception came in the end zone. 89 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 4: Okay, because I thought that what the number was was 90 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 4: they coul produced seventy five yards on the first twenty 91 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 4: five plays and then seventy five yards on the next two. 92 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 4: It's something close to that. But anyway, I mean, and 93 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 4: if it's not for that desperate play, yeah, nine or 94 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 4: eight out of ten times that that play doesn't work, 95 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 4: you know, and that's just because nothing else was working 96 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 4: for them. Let's do something crazy here, and it happened 97 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 4: to catch Steelers by surprise. And it's kind of fluky. 98 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 4: But that offense is bad and the Steelers defense is good. 99 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 5: You know. 100 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,679 Speaker 4: It's sometimes that's that simple, you know, really, yeah, houses, 101 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 4: but you know. 102 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 2: They're two and zero. 103 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I understand they've only scored one offense with 104 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 3: touchdown if they don't get the holding penalty penalty on 105 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 3: Broderick Jones, which was yes, it was a legit holding penalty. 106 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 3: But when Fields rolls out of the pocket, the guy 107 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 3: tries to peel away from Jones, who's blocking to the inside. 108 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 3: He moves to Jones side and the guy tries to 109 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 3: pull away from him. Of course, Broderick has a handful 110 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 3: of the jersey in that situation, and automatically when that 111 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 3: guy breaks away, you see the hand of the jersey 112 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 3: if he's still in the pocket, and the hands on 113 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 3: the jersey don't call anything. Yeah, yeah, So it is 114 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 3: what it is with that one but I'm with you. 115 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 3: I think it was that crew just happened to be 116 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 3: very flag happy. 117 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 4: Not on Garrett Bowles but everyone else. 118 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 3: Again, all those holding penalties in that game. Yeah, and 119 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 3: none were called. 120 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 6: With t J. 121 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 2: Watt I as the actual guy who was being held. 122 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,239 Speaker 4: And I mentioned that I did a show with Wolf. 123 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 4: He's like, man, if the league would have let me 124 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 4: blocked with the same technique that Garrett Bowles used in 125 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 4: this game wide hands catching and hugging. You know a 126 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 4: lot of instances where you can see Bulls's hands on 127 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 4: Highsmith's back numbers. I mean, like totally hugging. He's not good. 128 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 4: He's not good at all. I mean he really isn't. 129 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 4: That's how he was in the Seattle game too, really 130 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 4: really rough. So I don't want to talk penalties too much. 131 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 4: I mean there's way too many for anyone's viewing pleasure. Yeah, 132 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 4: and this, you know, this officiating crew should probably be examined, 133 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 4: like you're I saw you put in your ten thoughts, 134 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 4: like people didn't come to see them, no, and they 135 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 4: missed some obvious stuff in addition to that with some holds. 136 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 4: You know. But that being said, it hurt both teams, 137 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 4: probably hurt the Steelers more. There's a lot of big plays, 138 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 4: but the Steelers were clearly the better football team. 139 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 2: I thought so as well. 140 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 3: And you know, again, if they could have taken more 141 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 3: chances I think on offense, if they wanted to. 142 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 4: But it remind me of Atlanta, where it's like, we 143 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 4: know they're not moving the ball against US. I mean, like, 144 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 4: I found this crazy that the Chargers were one of them. Yesterday. 145 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 4: There were five teams that won by and through the 146 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 4: football twenty times or fewer. Yeah, and the Chargers and 147 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 4: Steelers were both two of the five, and they had 148 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 4: twenty attempts each. And I mentioned that to a couple 149 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 4: buddies and they're like, and one of them was a Saints. 150 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 4: I mean, they scored forty some points or whatever, and 151 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 4: they're like, well, they had a huge lead. They didn't 152 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 4: have to they didn't have to throw the ball. I'm like, 153 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 4: the Steelers might as well have been up thirty to nine. 154 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 4: That was my exact point. Yeah, we think a lot 155 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,679 Speaker 4: alike on these things. Like a ten point lead against 156 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 4: that offense with this defense in a sixty minute game 157 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 4: is kind of the same thing, you know, And that's 158 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 4: the same mentality. 159 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I felt that way when they went up two scores. 160 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 3: I'm like, it could be about as we will be 161 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 3: twenty at that point, because Denver just was not going to. 162 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 4: Do And if it was the Bengals or the Ravens, 163 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 4: it's a different story, right right. 164 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 3: But you know your opponent, y, you know who you're playing, 165 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 3: and so you play it that way and you play 166 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 3: it close to the vest. They might be able to 167 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 3: play a similar fashion this week against the Chargers. This 168 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 3: game could be over by three o'clock. 169 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 4: I think hardball's gonna look at the exact same way too. Yeah, 170 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 4: Like we're gonna run it over and over and over. 171 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 4: We don't need to splay ball twenty times. But he's 172 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 4: got the better quarterback. He's the better quarterback. Worse weapons, 173 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 4: but better quarterback. 174 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 6: Eah. 175 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, that kind of balances everything out a little bit. 176 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 4: They also played the Panthers. I mean, I think Denver's 177 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 4: not far from thirty two on the power ranks, but 178 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 4: there's a distant thirty two. And they just benched their 179 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 4: quarterback about an hour ago too. It was a first 180 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 4: overall pick a year ago. I mean, that's as easy 181 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 4: of an opponent as you're gonna get the Chargers are 182 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 4: gonna play the same way. You're right, it's gonna be 183 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 4: a two hour game. 184 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, if everything goes right to. 185 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 4: Script, run the ball like crazy. I mean, it's good 186 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 4: young offensive lines that are you know, very talented, you know, 187 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 4: things like that. 188 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 3: But I think one of the other things that people 189 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 3: were overlooking about all of this as well is that 190 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 3: last week the Steelers started two guys on their offensive 191 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,439 Speaker 3: line who were making their first career start. This week, 192 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 3: those guys were still playing, and they started Troy Fatanu 193 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 3: and he's making his first career start. So you had 194 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 3: three guys on that three fifthses your offensive line had 195 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 3: two career starts. 196 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 4: Yes, I mean you're old on the road, on the 197 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 4: road in a loud place, loud place. Both of them 198 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 4: were yeah, you know when the game started, and at 199 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 4: a position, in a new offense with new quarterback, right 200 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 4: at a position where continuity and experience is extremely important 201 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 4: on the offensive line, and they don't have any of 202 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 4: that right now, you know, Yeah, and it's coming Yeah, 203 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 4: And still they were able to run for one hundred 204 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 4: and forty one yards yesterday. 205 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 3: Again, the average per attempt wasn't graded end up being 206 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 3: three point nine. Some of that was in the fourth 207 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 3: quarter when you're running into nine man boxes. 208 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 4: But I didn't mean long runs either to tilt the 209 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 4: you know. 210 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 2: But it was just I thought it was a very 211 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 2: effective running game. 212 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, I thought there was more in week one. I 213 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 4: think they only had two or three total explosive plays. 214 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 4: It was very low, and the yards per carry was 215 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 4: really low in that one too. But again, it's effective, 216 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 4: and their time of session is really reflecting that, and 217 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,959 Speaker 4: the physicality is reflecting that. But I did think that 218 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 4: this running game was a little more effective in that Well, 219 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 4: that's a big hole nodge. You gets eight, you know, 220 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 4: I mean as opposed to fighting for three and four 221 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 4: over and over and over, you know. So I think 222 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 4: it's coming around. 223 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, and again with three fifths of your offensive line 224 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 3: being new, you need that to happen. 225 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 2: I also thought, you know, even though on the on. 226 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 3: The drive that Broderick Jones was in there and got 227 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 3: the three penalties, right, and they were going to look 228 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 3: like they were gonna play Potano in the first quarter, 229 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 3: Jones in the second and then you know, flip plub 230 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 3: and how. 231 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 4: Situation is getting a little weird. But you know, right, 232 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 4: talk more about that. 233 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 2: In the next second. They were at the one yard 234 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 2: line when that drive started. 235 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 5: I know. 236 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 4: I mean, that's the thing is that was a really 237 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 4: impressive drive. 238 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 2: Even getting the midfield in that situation was huge at 239 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 2: that point, because if you don't get a first down 240 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 2: there and you're punting from inside your own five, yeah, 241 00:10:58,160 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 2: you're basically giving them the ball back. 242 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 3: And I don't care how good Cordless weight when was 243 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 3: kicking the ball yesterday, They're gonna get the ball in. 244 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 4: Midfield in midfield, right, which the probably end up of 245 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 4: the field goal, I mean, or at least an attempt. 246 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 4: I mean, everyone's hitting fifty yard ers left and right 247 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 4: in this league except for Justin Tucker. How crazy is that? 248 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 4: He used to be the other one here, right. No, 249 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 4: I thought that was one of their best drives. Yeah, 250 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 4: I mean, considering. 251 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 3: Where you were back drive again, you had a five 252 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 3: yard false start on Broderick Jones, you had two ten 253 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 3: yard holding penalties on Broderick Jones, and you still got 254 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 3: the ballo midfield and we're able to punt them deep 255 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:30,199 Speaker 3: into their territory. 256 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,719 Speaker 4: Right, and again that could have been a touchdown drive, 257 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 4: you know what I mean. Yeah, So, no, I thought 258 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 4: they were moving the ball. I thought they were getting 259 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 4: a lot of rhythm, and then before you know it, 260 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 4: it's third and twelve. I mean there's some stuff that's 261 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 4: hard to overcome. I know it looks like baby steps, 262 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 4: and I know that the points are low, but I 263 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 4: do think the offense is developing. Yeah, and I think 264 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 4: it'll look a lot better or Yeah, I think it'll 265 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 4: look a lot better in a month. 266 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 3: I think it looked a lot better in a month 267 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 3: when Russell Wilson is the starting quarterback. 268 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 4: I do too. And I don't think Field is playing bad, 269 00:11:58,640 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 4: No is not. 270 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 3: But I think Wilson, as we talked about last week, 271 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 3: throws touchdown passes. 272 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 4: We've been talking about that for a while, and they're important. 273 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 3: They're kind of a big deal. Yeah, and you know, 274 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,199 Speaker 3: if he's in there. I know Fields had one yesterday, 275 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 3: but I would bet on him having a couple of 276 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 3: touchdown passes, yeah, in these first couple of games. 277 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:22,439 Speaker 4: And I just think more efficiency. Yeah. And I understand 278 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 4: why they're doing it, and they probably would never admit this, 279 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 4: but I don't think they're using Fields as legs to 280 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 4: their full ability either. I mean, they're not designing. 281 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,439 Speaker 2: Started that way yesterday and then they kind of went 282 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 2: away from it. 283 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, And I think part of it is, well, Wilson's 284 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 4: are three, We're winning this game. With all respect to Alan, 285 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:42,599 Speaker 4: we don't want to get to him. Why get the 286 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 4: quarterback hurt because it'd be a major drop off. But 287 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 4: Fields is capable of more as a runner, I mean, 288 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 4: the more explosive quarterback power and like designed ten blockers 289 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 4: for that guy opening it up after. 290 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 3: The first quarter, Matt. There were only two runs I 291 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 3: think by Field. One was on the from the one 292 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 3: yard line on the dive that you had to get 293 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 3: out from under your own goal line, and the other 294 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 3: one was a designed run late in the game that 295 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 3: Denver knew was coming, like they had everybody to line 296 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 3: a scrimmage and ended up being a run for no gain. 297 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 3: But there were times when I'm watching the game in 298 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 3: the press box and he had openings to run yeah, 299 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 3: and didn't do it, And. 300 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 4: I'm like he scrambles, like broken down, telling him the 301 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 4: kind of it felt that way, And it was, And 302 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 4: I don't think that was necessarily Hey, you're not allowed 303 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 4: to throw picks, you know. Yeah, I mean I don't 304 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 4: think it was super super conservative I think it was 305 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 4: we got this in a good spot. You're playing well enough, 306 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 4: let's not take hits because I felt like his running 307 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 4: was a little neuter compared to like bear stuff. 308 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 3: And if you believe what Jerry Dulek is putting out there, 309 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 3: which I have no reason to doubt Jerry in this situation, 310 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 3: he's saying that that it's going to be fields again 311 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,599 Speaker 3: this week, and the idea is that Wilson will be 312 00:13:57,679 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 3: ready to go in week four. 313 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 4: Okay, well that's makes sense. Yeah, I mean, I'm fine 314 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 4: with that. This is going to be another grinded out 315 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 4: run type of game too, you know. I mean I 316 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 4: think win or loss, the results are going to look 317 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 4: pretty similar in the box score, you know. 318 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, and you're kind of playing again. 319 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 3: You're playing with house money here because you got your 320 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 3: first two wins on the road and. 321 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 4: You're winning the division as we speak, and yeah, things 322 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 4: are good. 323 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, your defense is giving up sixteen points in two games. 324 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, the Chargers left, yeah and right, playing that group helps. Yeah. 325 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 3: So it's funny because everybody's talking about whether you know 326 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 3: the Saints, and you know, the Saints offense is off 327 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 3: to this great start, unbelievable start. Now, they did play 328 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 3: Dallas last week and that was a good yeah. And 329 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 3: you know, but the commonality was the Carolina Panthers for 330 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 3: both teams. 331 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 4: Yeah. I mean there there's thirty one teams in the 332 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 4: league right now, and then there are the Yeah you 333 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 4: mentioned Bryce Young already. I mean they're embarrassing. 334 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, really not good, not good. 335 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 4: But I mean if if the Steelers would have went 336 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 4: into Carolina and did exactly what the Chargers were, we'd 337 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 4: be like, that's good work, you know. I mean, that's 338 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 4: what you're doing is winning the game. 339 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 5: Right right right? 340 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 4: I mean it was never in doubt. You're the more 341 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 4: physical team, you're the better team. You're running all over them. 342 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 4: I don't need Herbert dropping back thirty times. You know. Yes, 343 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 4: it's good. It's good coaching too, you know. 344 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 3: Hey, you can listen to SNR Drive on the Steelers 345 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: Audio Network. We are live Monday through Friday from four 346 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 3: to six pm Eastern Standard Time on Steelers Nation Radio. 347 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 3: It's also available on demand the podcast on the Steelers 348 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 3: official mobile apps, so check that out as well. You 349 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 3: can watch it on YouTube and all that good stuff. 350 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 3: We do appreciate that we're gonna get to a break 351 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 3: key is the Matt Williamson. 352 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 2: I am Dale Lolly. 353 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 3: You're listening to the drive here on the Steelers Audio Network, 354 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 3: Matt and I will be back with more right after this. 355 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 6: At least. 356 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: He's the drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 357 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: your twenty four to seven home of the Steelers Nation Radio. 358 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 3: And I am back along with Matt. Yeah, he's Matt. 359 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 3: I'm Dale. And some people were talking to the other 360 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 3: on the video last week that they can't tell our 361 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 3: voices apart. 362 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, you mentioned that too me. I'm like, that's strange 363 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 4: to me, but I. 364 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 3: Don't have any problem. Yeah, right, that's a new one. 365 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 3: So Matt, looking at the snap counts from yesterday, five 366 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 3: guys played on offense played all sixty six offensive snaps. 367 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 3: That was for the offensive linemen and justin fields, Troy 368 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 3: Folotanu played fifty five snaps because, as we mentioned in 369 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 3: the previous segment, day. 370 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 4: The series didn't go so well for Broderick, it did not. 371 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 6: And. 372 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 3: He played eleven snaps. He had three penalties and eleven snaps. Baseball, 373 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 3: that's not bad. That's one way of looking at it, right, right, Yeah, 374 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 3: But in football, and you cat you look and do 375 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 3: it to get there. 376 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 4: Now. He also had some very nice blocks by the yeah, 377 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:04,880 Speaker 4: that no one will ever pay attention to, but yeah, 378 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 4: he also had some impressive stuff. 379 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 3: So there's this this idea out there that the Steelers 380 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 3: are somehow doing a disservice to him by the way 381 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 3: that they're handling this whole Fatanu Dan Moore thing. Here's 382 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 3: the thing, So Troy Faltanu missed a month right of 383 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 3: training camp in preseason. He got hurt in the first 384 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 3: preseason game and then missed the next month. Came back 385 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 3: as a partial participant the week before they played their 386 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 3: first game, was active for the first game. Is now 387 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 3: completely healthy. Yes, During that month, Broderick Jones worked on 388 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 3: the right right offensive tackle. 389 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 4: He was just starting right now. 390 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 3: He was the starting right tackle because you didn't have 391 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 3: anybody else at that point. Spencer Anderson is your top backup. 392 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 3: Dylan Cooks on ir and better at guard. He's better 393 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 3: at guard, but he's also your top backup there and 394 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 3: he's playing guard because I'm always out. 395 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 4: There's that part too. It's a weird puzzle. 396 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 3: So this idea that somehow Broderick Jones was supposed to 397 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 3: be working at left tackle during that time and Dan Moore. 398 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 3: Just take Dan Moore and put him at right tackle 399 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 3: when they've already said they don't think Dan Moore is 400 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 3: a right tackle. 401 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 4: That complicates things for sure. Yeah, you know in this 402 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 4: whole equation. 403 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 2: And you're not going to make that move anyways in 404 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 2: that situation. Yeah, well, we get a month to get 405 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 2: ready for the season. 406 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 3: Let's flip plump these tackles now, because we're looking we're 407 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 3: looking at Broderick Jones. 408 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 2: Development for down the road. 409 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, because we're it's all about winning the first game, yes, 410 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,679 Speaker 4: and winning every game, you know, winning whatever one what 411 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 4: you need. 412 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 2: To do to win that week. 413 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 4: So a lot of takes on this, And I thought, 414 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 4: first off, dan Moore's played two pretty good games back 415 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 4: to back, and Futanu I thought played extremely well yesterday. 416 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,439 Speaker 4: So I think he's the right tackle. Yeah, you know, 417 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 4: and I'm real curious going forward. We can talk about 418 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 4: the past, but I real curious going forward. I'm kind 419 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 4: of hoping Jones starts taking exclusive or heavy snaps on 420 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 4: the left. 421 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 3: He's and that's the other that's the other misnomer out there, 422 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 3: is he is taking snaps on the left side. 423 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 2: He has been quite a while. 424 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 4: Yes, yes, yes, it's not. 425 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 2: Like they never put him over there. 426 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,400 Speaker 4: And from what I recall, and I don't no one 427 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 4: told us this, but I felt like when we did 428 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 4: the drive from Latrobe that it was Fatano's injury was 429 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 4: a very untimely moment in history too, because see them 430 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 4: all lose healthy. At this point, we're not even talking 431 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 4: about Anderson or any of that stuff. But I felt like, 432 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 4: and I'm almost certain it was about to happen, that 433 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 4: Jones was going to move full time to the left 434 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 4: and at least compete and or win the job. Yes, 435 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 4: and then the rook gets hurt, Well, you don't have 436 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 4: a right tackle. 437 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 3: It's very similar to what happened in this situation that 438 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 3: got Damn Moore into the lineup in the first place. 439 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 2: If you remember his rookie year at. 440 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 4: The Chucks stuff. 441 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 3: Yeah, Chucks and Zach Banner. Chucks and Zach Banner were 442 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,479 Speaker 3: supposed to be the two starting tackles. Chicks is going 443 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 3: to be on the left side and Zach Banner was 444 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:12,199 Speaker 3: going to be on the right. The only problem was 445 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 3: Zach Banner was hurt when they opened camp that year, 446 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 3: so they put Damn Moore at left tackle and said 447 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 3: you work over there when when Zack Banner is ready 448 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 3: to go, We'll move Chucks to left tackle and then 449 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 3: move Damn Moore over to right tackle to get him 450 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 3: some snaps over there because he's going to be. 451 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 2: The swing tackle. 452 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 3: Well, then when the week that Zach Banner came back, 453 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 3: he lasted won practice. 454 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, yeah, he got hurt. 455 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 3: Again, and so they had to move Chukes back to 456 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 3: the right side. They put more at the left side 457 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 3: because that's where he had been working at the entire time, 458 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 3: and they had. 459 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 4: To roll with it because that's what they had. So 460 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 4: I'm not blaming this front office for this because I 461 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 4: would have done the exact same thing. I would have 462 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 4: drafted Jones and I would draft the Fietana. Yeah, but 463 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 4: the reality is they have three left tackles. Yeah, you 464 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 4: know what I mean. If Fietana was a left tackle Washington. 465 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,719 Speaker 4: People to forget that he's transitioning. 466 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 2: As much more experienced than Broderick Jones, even though Jones 467 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 2: is Jones is the guy who's been in the NFL 468 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 2: a year longer. Tanho has played more snaps a less prospects. 469 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 4: It's not even close, you know, I mean, there are 470 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 4: different types of prospects, but. 471 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 2: One, he's a much more polished player at this point. 472 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 4: Right, he's also older, wouldn't shock me, right, and he 473 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 4: might be better. I don't know. We haven't seen enough 474 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 4: of them, but he's he is going to be the 475 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 4: right tackle from now on. It does complicate things. It'd 476 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 4: be nice if Dan Moore could play right. I mean, 477 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 4: it would sure be nice. 478 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 2: We don't know that he can't play right, but he's 479 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 2: better on the left. 480 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I'm sure he wouldn't right, but yeah, 481 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 4: he's a left tackle, you know, and is way more comfortable, 482 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 4: which most tackles are, by the way, folks, I mean 483 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 4: that's just most teams aren't like, wow, what to throw 484 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 4: them on the left? With throw the right? I mean, 485 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 4: like this draft class is weird because a lot of 486 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 4: that happened, but most of these guys really really really 487 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 4: prefer left or right. Now. What Jones did yesterday looks 488 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 4: terrible and it was bad. I mean, there's no way 489 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 4: around that's a terrible sequence for him. And I don't 490 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 4: know if his head is swimming that he has have 491 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 4: a bad couple you know, snaps and if it had 492 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 4: been over the course, you know whatever, but I'm not 493 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 4: close to being done with him. 494 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 3: All these people who are writing a guy off after 495 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:23,360 Speaker 3: you know. 496 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 4: And they act like he did nothing wrong and the 497 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 4: Steelers ruined him. 498 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 2: Part of the coaching staff is obviously seeing something here. 499 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, they like him a lot. 500 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 3: That has made them put Troy Faltanu at right tackle 501 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 3: haead a broader Jones. That again, we don't know what 502 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 3: happens in the classroom off the field. That is saying, well, 503 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 3: he's just way more. There's something there that we don't know. 504 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 4: I mean, I do know Jones's past protection technique technique 505 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 4: wise needs work. I mean that he had fifteen career 506 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 4: starts in college and he's a masher in the run game. 507 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 4: I also think and this is kind of a different story, 508 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:07,679 Speaker 4: and I don't think this is wrong either, but like, 509 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 4: I'm excited to watch the falcon Zo line tonight because 510 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 4: that was built for Coach Smith's running game, which is 511 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 4: a lot more zone. And it bothers me a little 512 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 4: because when they weaponized Roderick Jones last year and had 513 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 4: him doing a lot of polling and manned stuff, he 514 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 4: was a killer. And I think that this scheme is 515 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 4: going to do less of that, But I think he's 516 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 4: very capable of doing all the above. Yeah, but you 517 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,919 Speaker 4: don't see many poolers anymore, you know. 518 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 2: Now when this line is on the move, it's moving 519 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 2: the pocket, it's five. 520 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 4: Of them moving as one. I mean, it's synchronized swimming 521 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 4: with elephants, you know, as opposed to it. 522 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 2: And that's not his fault. 523 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 3: Like maybe if if Arthur Smith had been their offensive 524 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 3: coordinator last year, maybe they don't draft Broderick Jones because 525 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 3: maybe he's a square peg into a round hole. 526 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 4: That's possible, that's possible. 527 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 3: But I think don't mean he doesn't have the talent 528 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:02,919 Speaker 3: sure to learn this particular scheme and be the starting 529 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 3: left tackle moving forward. 530 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 2: It's just not happening right now. 531 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 4: Right, and again he's a work in progress. And if 532 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 4: Dan Moore was terrible, Jones would be the left tackle. 533 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's the thing people seem to and it seems 534 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 2: to see that side of it. They see Dan Moore 535 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:22,159 Speaker 2: from as rookie year dan Moore as opposed to what 536 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 2: he is now. The guy has gotten better Steelers. Yeah, 537 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 2: and he had two good games. Yeah, Why am I 538 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 2: benching him against what kind of bosa? What kind of message? 539 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 2: Does that send to the rest of your locker room 540 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 2: if the guy's having a good game. Put it this way. 541 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 2: One of the one of the things that. 542 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 3: The Steelers are praised for and praised about, is that 543 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 3: it doesn't matter how you got to the under the 544 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 3: fifty three man roster, whether you're a drafted guy, you're 545 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 3: an undrafted rookie, you're a free agent, whatever it is, 546 00:24:58,400 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 3: doesn't matter. 547 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 2: If you're the best player, you'll play. 548 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 4: No question. Yeah, and right now, that's more. I mean, 549 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 4: why would you bump him or change what's happening. You're 550 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 4: two to zero. Jones's time is gonna come. And unfortunately 551 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 4: there's probably gonna be injuries in the future too. And 552 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 4: we've already dealt with several on the O line. And 553 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 4: I thought you had a really good point Friday or 554 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 4: Thursday on the show about do we really want to 555 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 4: move Jones and see them all lose out to I mean, 556 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 4: do we want one more guys spots instead of three? 557 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 4: Now you got four on the road in Denver, maybe 558 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,159 Speaker 4: your second home game this year, You're like, Jones is 559 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 4: too good, let's put him in. I'm ready. I'm gonna 560 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 4: put them right next to Isaac and they're going to 561 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:46,120 Speaker 4: live there happily ever after. Yeah, this story's not done yet. 562 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 3: No, not even remotely. And right, you know, we'll see 563 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 3: what happens here down the road. But they're certainly not 564 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 3: giving up on Broderick Jones. And no, I think fans 565 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 3: that who are giving up on Broderick are doing so 566 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,040 Speaker 3: very prematurely. 567 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 4: And fortunately for him, and I feel for him in 568 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 4: this regard the Bills preseason game against Russo and what 569 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 4: we saw yesterday is a bad look I mean, and 570 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,719 Speaker 4: it's not good football. I mean, there's no defending it. 571 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 4: But everyone saw that. They didn't see Camp when he's 572 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 4: really good or you know what I mean, the joint 573 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,199 Speaker 4: practice against the Bills and or what he's capable of 574 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,400 Speaker 4: or what that you know, staff thinks of him as 575 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 4: a player. 576 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's get to a break. 577 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 3: When we return, we'll have Steelers play by play the 578 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 3: voice of the Steelers, Rob king on, all right with us. 579 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 3: He'll join us for the final segment of the hour. 580 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 3: Here he is Matt Williamson. I am Dale, Lolly. You're 581 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 3: listening to the drive here on the Steelers Audio Network. 582 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 3: We'll be back with more right after this. 583 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson 584 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 1: on your twenty four to seven home of the Black 585 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 586 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 2: And welcome back. 587 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 3: I am Dale LOLLI he is Matt Williamson and joining 588 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 3: us uh here on the phone line is the voice 589 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 3: of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rob King. 590 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 5: How you doing? 591 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 4: Rob? 592 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 6: I'm well, guys, how you doing? What's happening? 593 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 4: We're fantastic, Yeah, we're good. 594 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 2: How's two and O feel? Robe? 595 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 6: I think it's, uh, you know, that almost feels like 596 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 6: a loaded question, like people are like, oh my god, 597 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 6: there needs to be more happening and this has to happen, 598 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 6: and that has to happen. 599 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 5: But you know, two and oh is still two and oh, 600 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 5: and it's a it's. 601 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 6: A great way to start, and it's a way that 602 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 6: I'm sure Cincinnati wish they'd started. And uh, Baltimore, Baltimore, 603 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 6: which they started, for that matter, Cleveland, which they started. Yeah. 604 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 3: Nine nine teams who are winless right now in the NFL. 605 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 3: I think all of them right now would take a 606 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 3: win as opposed to two. 607 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 4: No matter what it looks like. 608 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,400 Speaker 2: Right Yeah, So I mean. 609 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 6: I think Baltimore, you know, you could say, hey, Baltimore 610 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 6: is really you know, they played pretty well and a 611 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 6: couple of top losses. 612 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 3: Well still owing to Yeah, you only get seventeen of 613 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 3: these things, so you know you have to stack them, 614 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,119 Speaker 3: you know when you can stack them. And Robie, I know, 615 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 3: looking at the at the Steelers schedule, here are you 616 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:13,479 Speaker 3: looking forward to getting your your first home regular season 617 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 3: game as the official voice of the Steelers. 618 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 6: Oh yeah, it's the official voice, right, you've done this before. 619 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:27,160 Speaker 6: It would be my first game regular season game called 620 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 6: with a crowd A good yeah, because I did two 621 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 6: road games when I filled in for Bill, and then 622 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 6: the next year when I filled them for the first 623 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 6: two games was the COVID year, So there's nobody there. 624 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 6: I remember, Ben. I think we've been through a long 625 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 6: pass to Chase Claypool. You know, I've had two calls 626 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 6: in my career filling in where I've thought, I really 627 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 6: feel badly for the regular guy because what if, what 628 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 6: if this is the first big moment in this person's you. 629 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 5: Know, Hall of fame career. 630 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 6: We were also high on Chase Claypool, right. 631 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, not so much now, Yeah, of fame. 632 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 4: She was like a long way away for Chase. 633 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 6: Well, the other guy was Gregory Polanco's came up. If 634 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 6: you're a Pirates fan, I mean, top five prospect in 635 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 6: the game. Everyone was sure he's going to be a superstar. 636 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 5: And he hit a he. 637 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 6: Had a go ahead extra ending home rundown in Miami, 638 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 6: and I was filling a camera us going in for 639 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 6: Tim Never or greg Brown, and I thought, oh boy, 640 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 6: that would be rough if that was the first of 641 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 6: five hundred and fifty home and I'm just happy to 642 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 6: be filling in. 643 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 2: You would have been a trivia question. 644 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 6: I'd have been a trivia question. But as it turns out, 645 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 6: neither Chase Claypool nor Gregory Polanco quite accomplished that in 646 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 6: their careers. 647 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 4: So as we kind of talked about, like the Bengals 648 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 4: and Ravens have quickly figured out that there's a fine 649 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 4: line between two and oh and oh and two. And 650 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 4: I'm not saying I'm not saying tom one's the way 651 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 4: better coach than Harbor or anything like that, but I 652 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 4: do think Tomlin has a wonderful and underappreciated understanding of 653 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 4: how to get a win on a particular day. You know, 654 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 4: I mean, everyone's like you got to unleash justin fields 655 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 4: throw bombs all over the field you might be going to. 656 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 4: If you're doing that, you know, I mean, you didn't 657 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 4: know the situation. And I think that that's underappreciated around 658 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 4: here right now. 659 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 6: I agree, I think. And when you say around here, 660 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 6: I agree. I think that's where you know some fans. 661 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 6: And look, I understand. I understand the fans angst because 662 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 6: you think, to yourself, Okay, this isn't gonna cut the mustard. 663 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 6: If you're playing the Philadelphia Eagles or if you're playing 664 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 6: the Kansas City Chiefs, these aren't the kind of offensive 665 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:48,280 Speaker 6: performances or team performance to the defense has been great, 666 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,480 Speaker 6: But I don't care how great your defense is. Patrick 667 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 6: Mahomes is gonna find out a way to put up 668 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 6: more than you know, six points, so you better score 669 00:30:56,640 --> 00:31:00,120 Speaker 6: more points. I understand that thinking, and I understand that 670 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 6: frame of mind. We were talking about this earlier. I 671 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 6: think I think the Seeriones were nine and two in 672 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 6: one score games last ye yes, yeah, and so now 673 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 6: they're two and all this year. That's eleven and two 674 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 6: in your last thirteen to one score games. You know, 675 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 6: when the evidence begins to mount like that, it's not 676 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 6: an accident. It is and look, critics will say, well, 677 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 6: he's coaching down to the opponent, and but the proof 678 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 6: is in the pudding. The proof is in nine and two, 679 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 6: and now eleven and two. The proof is in you 680 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 6: have coached in the best way to allow your team 681 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 6: to win. Because look to your point, Matt, and we 682 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 6: were kind of talking about this earlier. This is a 683 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 6: heavy blitz Denver team, right, that's what they do on defense. 684 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 6: They're gonna blitz. So you get some penalties, and now 685 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 6: you're third and eight or third and eleven or whatever, 686 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 6: and fans are like, let's go, let's cut it loose. Okay, 687 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 6: well that might work, But here's what else might happen. 688 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 6: You have a quarterbacks more than anybody else in the 689 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:04,400 Speaker 6: NFL last year, and he gave and he's had some 690 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 6: fumbling issues, and what if on that third and eleven, 691 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 6: you know, Jonathan Cooper comes off the blind side and 692 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 6: causes a fumble. That's almost the only way you can 693 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 6: lose that game. Now, why bring that into play? So 694 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 6: I just think that you know, you you're trying to 695 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 6: grow as you go, for sure, and I do wonder 696 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 6: if that's maybe part of what they're doing with Justin 697 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 6: fields is allowing him to feel success and to quarterback 698 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,760 Speaker 6: and the way they want him the quarterback and slowly 699 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 6: bring him along so that in week fifteen, if he's 700 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 6: still just to this starting quarterback and you need to 701 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 6: score a bunch of points, you're like, well, we've done 702 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:50,440 Speaker 6: that already. You know, we've been building toward this. Let's go, 703 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 6: let's let's let's let her cut loose. So but in 704 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 6: the meantime, the name of the game is to win 705 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 6: the game and then hopefully build as you do that. 706 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 4: And I didn't see my home on the other sideline yesterday. 707 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 6: No, I mean, you know you're quarterbacking to or you're 708 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 6: managing the game to what needs to be done to 709 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 6: win the game. And you know he knows that, you know, 710 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 6: like Chris Boswell is a weapon at his disposed right, 711 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 6: And you know, if people. 712 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 5: Want to call a game plan. 713 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 6: Conservative while you kick that long field goal for Boswell, 714 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 6: what happens if he misses? 715 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 5: Right? 716 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 6: That's you know, that's like sort of being aggressive within 717 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 6: a conservative game plan, if you will, If you know 718 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 6: what I'm saying, like that decision and that faith that 719 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 6: you have and a great player to allow him to 720 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 6: be a great player. You're doing the same thing with 721 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 6: your defense. 722 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 5: You have I don't know where they are on the 723 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 5: highest paid. 724 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:48,560 Speaker 6: Defenses, but they're well up there with reason because you've 725 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 6: got superstar players. Well let them win it while you're 726 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 6: bringing along an offensive line. By the way, I mean, 727 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 6: I'm talking about Justin Fields here just because of the 728 00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:00,080 Speaker 6: fact that Justin Fields was sacked a bunch and in 729 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 6: Chicago did add some fumbles. Oh, we've certainly seen him 730 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 6: have some really good moments too. But you got one 731 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 6: offensive lineman making his first start in a hostile environment 732 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 6: and two making their second starts. That's three out of five. Yeah, 733 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:17,960 Speaker 6: So why would you play into the other team's hands? 734 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 2: Absolutely, I couldn't agree more. 735 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 3: And we actually just talked about that that very point, 736 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:27,600 Speaker 3: Rob in previous segment. You know, you have to play, 737 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,840 Speaker 3: you have to have a finger on the pulse of 738 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:33,160 Speaker 3: your own team and know what's going on with your 739 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 3: team and the other team, and you kind of get 740 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:38,240 Speaker 3: that feeling out period. 741 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:38,719 Speaker 6: Rob. 742 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:40,760 Speaker 2: When we were talking earlier. 743 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 3: When the Steelers went up ten nothing in that game, 744 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 3: did it really did it feel like it was more 745 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 3: like twenty to nothing or thirty to nothing at that point? 746 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,439 Speaker 2: Because Denver just wasn't moving the bay. 747 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 6: By the way, I think the things we're talking about, 748 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:58,320 Speaker 6: you could do that a little more in a baseball 749 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 6: or a hockey. There's more games. There's only seventeen in 750 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:06,480 Speaker 6: these things, you know, so each win is just because 751 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:08,879 Speaker 6: of the ratio, just more precious. But yes, it did 752 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 6: feel that way, and I thought that, and I think 753 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 6: I said this on the call with Wolf. That drive 754 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 6: that began with Najie Harris getting a nine yard gain 755 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 6: and then they had another ten yard penalty. That was 756 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 6: I think that was I think that was the drive 757 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:25,200 Speaker 6: with the flag tesk right where there was you know 758 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:28,000 Speaker 6: too offsetting. 759 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:29,759 Speaker 5: Oh oh, that was okay. That was a different drive 760 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:31,640 Speaker 5: that started around. 761 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 6: Their own yeah, around their own nineteen and now you 762 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:36,600 Speaker 6: get a nine yard gain. And before that drive started, 763 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,000 Speaker 6: I thought, I said to Wolf, you know, this is 764 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 6: the moment because the first half, the second half started 765 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 6: and neither team was kind of, you know, doing much, 766 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 6: and I thought, well, this is the kind of drive 767 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:52,799 Speaker 6: where you go on a long time consuming drive, like 768 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 6: kind of like what you started to do in the 769 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 6: first half, you just sort of jam it down their throat, 770 00:35:57,239 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 6: get into third and manageable pick those up. Maybe ustin 771 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 6: Field's complete to pass, maybe he runs for one and 772 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,879 Speaker 6: you just kind of take all the steam out of him. 773 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:08,799 Speaker 6: And you know, and then you get to the broncos uh, 774 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 6: you know, looking over their shoulder and wondering where the 775 00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:11,880 Speaker 6: exit is, you know, how do I get out of 776 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,200 Speaker 6: this game and just get back to the locker room. Well, 777 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:16,799 Speaker 6: then you commit a penalty right on a on a 778 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 6: second and one running yeah, yeah, you know, you know, 779 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:23,400 Speaker 6: you pick up a first down. There there's one first down, 780 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 6: and there's now you're running three more plays. There's a 781 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,920 Speaker 6: couple more minutes off the clock. Maybe you pick up 782 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 6: another first down, and then all of a sudden you're up, 783 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:32,719 Speaker 6: you know whatever, seventeen to nothing or whatever the point is, 784 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:36,200 Speaker 6: and it's over. The game is over, and it's and 785 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:40,840 Speaker 6: it's completely man tilted in your direction. That didn't happen, 786 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 6: and it felt like a bigger lead. But you know, 787 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 6: and then and this is again, you know, going back 788 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:50,720 Speaker 6: to what we're talking about at the beginning of the segment. 789 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:52,799 Speaker 5: It is the it is. 790 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 6: The one fear when you're playing close games. Certainly as 791 00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:59,439 Speaker 6: a fan, Mike Tomlin likes to say the team doesn't 792 00:36:59,480 --> 00:36:59,640 Speaker 6: live in. 793 00:36:59,640 --> 00:36:59,960 Speaker 5: It's fear. 794 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:02,880 Speaker 6: But you can understand where a fan gets nervous because 795 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,520 Speaker 6: no matter how much you're saying, okay, we're gonna game 796 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:09,840 Speaker 6: plan around not letting justin fields get sacked or not 797 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 6: creating any kind of that being the team that makes 798 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:15,040 Speaker 6: the turnover, let's take care of the ball. You know, 799 00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:17,440 Speaker 6: you're one blocked punt. You know, the punter goes back 800 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:21,319 Speaker 6: drops a snap, their their return guy runs one back 801 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 6: for you know, seventy eight yards in the touchdown, you're 802 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 6: one play away. Fit being like, uh oh, and that 803 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,719 Speaker 6: game got to close to oost you know stage. I mean, 804 00:37:30,719 --> 00:37:33,880 Speaker 6: it was like, wow, this thing is way closer than 805 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:35,799 Speaker 6: it ever felt it was going to be. 806 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:39,760 Speaker 4: Where are you right now? On this secondary We're seeing 807 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:42,279 Speaker 4: a lot of new guys making big plays. And you know, 808 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:47,360 Speaker 4: Minca is a stabilizing force and Porter's locking down good receivers. 809 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:51,719 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean I think that, yes, both of those 810 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:55,480 Speaker 6: things are absolutely true. I think that as a Steelers fan, 811 00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:58,880 Speaker 6: you know, Minca is almost a given when he's able 812 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,719 Speaker 6: to be freed up and play the way he wants 813 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:02,720 Speaker 6: to play. He's not almost a given, he is a given. 814 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:04,040 Speaker 6: I mean, he's just a great player. 815 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 5: Joey Porter Jr. 816 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,840 Speaker 6: You know, your second year and you're wondering, you know, 817 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:09,840 Speaker 6: how is he going to is he going to continue 818 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 6: to evolve. Sometimes guys will have a step back before 819 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:14,799 Speaker 6: they move forward. Well, we haven't seen that at all 820 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:19,120 Speaker 6: from Joey Porter. Hasn't happened at all the other two starters, 821 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:23,680 Speaker 6: you know, your four man secondary. I knew more about 822 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:27,640 Speaker 6: the Shawn Elliott than than Dante Jackson. I just I 823 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:31,640 Speaker 6: saw him play more. And I've always thought he was 824 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 6: a really. 825 00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:34,200 Speaker 5: Good player, and he might even be a better player 826 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 5: than I thought he was. 827 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:36,800 Speaker 6: I mean, when they signed him, I was I was excited. 828 00:38:36,840 --> 00:38:39,440 Speaker 6: I was like, this guy's a good player. He might 829 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,920 Speaker 6: even be better than I thought he was. And I 830 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 6: thought highly of him coming in and Dante Jackson, you know, 831 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:47,920 Speaker 6: settling over on the other side. I mean, you know, 832 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:50,640 Speaker 6: the speed with which. 833 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 5: He plays is a really fast guy. 834 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,960 Speaker 6: And the speed with which that entire back haf you 835 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:58,920 Speaker 6: start talking about now Peyton Wilson and Patrick Queen and. 836 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:01,120 Speaker 5: Your five defensive back they can. 837 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:06,680 Speaker 6: All run and that wasn't the case last year. This 838 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:08,520 Speaker 6: is a and Andy Whidah made a point of that 839 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:10,799 Speaker 6: when he addressed the media in the preseason, and I 840 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:12,760 Speaker 6: think we probably talked about it up in the trope. 841 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:15,960 Speaker 5: This defense has gotten faster. And when the defense. 842 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:19,839 Speaker 6: Gets faster, as long as fast, you know, correspondent's good. 843 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:21,879 Speaker 4: I mean, you can't building. 844 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 5: Right, I mean, you got to be fast and good. 845 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:26,399 Speaker 6: As long as those two come in conjunction, I think 846 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,480 Speaker 6: your team is going to create more turnovers. And we've 847 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:33,040 Speaker 6: seen that already. Speed is very, very tough to attack. 848 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:36,200 Speaker 6: And this when you have speed with good players. And 849 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:39,359 Speaker 6: I've been very, very impressed by Jackson and Elliott and 850 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,759 Speaker 6: again not the gloss over Minka, whose greatness I take 851 00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:45,400 Speaker 6: not for granted, but I take in Stride. I know 852 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:47,760 Speaker 6: he's going to be great. And then Joey Porter Jr. 853 00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:48,400 Speaker 6: What he's doing. 854 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:52,359 Speaker 5: And then you know, you add guys like Beanie Bishop. 855 00:39:52,920 --> 00:39:56,719 Speaker 6: You know American last year, and and Corey Schrice. I mean, 856 00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:58,800 Speaker 6: that's that's the kind of the point I was getting 857 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:01,480 Speaker 6: to was, you know, if you look at the depth 858 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:04,040 Speaker 6: on the defense, that was the one area where I 859 00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:06,160 Speaker 6: was like, okay, because he got KZ in the safety 860 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:08,600 Speaker 6: position and you know, you know he's a reliable veteran. 861 00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:10,040 Speaker 6: You know what he's going to do. What do you 862 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:14,960 Speaker 6: have in that cornerback spot, Well, Corey Trice, I think 863 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:20,040 Speaker 6: all of the sort of you know, a good press 864 00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:23,439 Speaker 6: and all that that he started to gather very early 865 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:25,719 Speaker 6: on in camp last year before he got hurt, is 866 00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:28,759 Speaker 6: beginning to manifest itself in and then you know, of 867 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:30,759 Speaker 6: course it built up this year in camp and then 868 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:34,000 Speaker 6: in the preseason beginning to manifest itself in game action 869 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:35,080 Speaker 6: when it counts. 870 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:39,200 Speaker 3: Rob to your point about that holding penalty that came, 871 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,520 Speaker 3: That was a Connor Hayward hold on second one right 872 00:40:42,719 --> 00:40:45,080 Speaker 3: Harris had picked up the first down. The Steelers then 873 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:47,759 Speaker 3: end up having the punt and that led to the 874 00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,760 Speaker 3: first drive of the fourth quarter for the for the Broncos. 875 00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:54,359 Speaker 3: Were you surprised Sean Payton kicked the field goal on 876 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:57,080 Speaker 3: fourth and six from the fifth from the sixteen after 877 00:40:57,120 --> 00:40:58,839 Speaker 3: he had gone for it on fourth and six from 878 00:40:58,840 --> 00:40:59,480 Speaker 3: the forty two. 879 00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:05,319 Speaker 6: No, because I made the point Dale that at least 880 00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:07,319 Speaker 6: you get to a one point game, right, You're trying 881 00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:07,960 Speaker 6: to figure out. 882 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:10,080 Speaker 3: There were actually that didn't make it a one score game, 883 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:11,440 Speaker 3: because it made it. All it did was make it 884 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:12,239 Speaker 3: thirteen to three. 885 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:16,040 Speaker 6: Oh okay, I thought you. 886 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:16,640 Speaker 2: Later when they do the second one. 887 00:41:16,719 --> 00:41:20,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, the second one. The second one, I was like, look, 888 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:24,120 Speaker 6: I get it, you know. Uh, But then after they 889 00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:25,440 Speaker 6: kicked the field goal, they didn't go for the on 890 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:26,600 Speaker 6: side kick right right. 891 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:28,719 Speaker 3: There are a couple of curious things that he did 892 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:30,560 Speaker 3: there in the fourth quarter that I'm like, is he 893 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:32,359 Speaker 3: playing to win this thing or is he just trying 894 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:35,080 Speaker 3: to build his resume that he doesn't doesn't get shut out? 895 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:36,200 Speaker 5: Yeah. 896 00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:40,560 Speaker 6: I thought there were two decisions that were curious, And 897 00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:42,239 Speaker 6: I understand where you're going with the field goal, but 898 00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:46,200 Speaker 6: to me, the non on side kick and then going 899 00:41:46,239 --> 00:41:48,440 Speaker 6: for the fourth and seven at the. 900 00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:50,319 Speaker 2: End of the first half, Yeah, that was strange too. 901 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:54,360 Speaker 6: The opportunity to get great field position if you fail 902 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:58,040 Speaker 6: there and then go score some points before the half. 903 00:41:58,120 --> 00:42:02,600 Speaker 6: I thought both of those decisionions. Look, you know, Sean 904 00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:05,680 Speaker 6: Payton does not need Rob King to tell him how 905 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:09,440 Speaker 6: to coach an NFL. However, I thought those were I 906 00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:13,960 Speaker 6: thought those were curious decisions, to be sure, those two 907 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:15,440 Speaker 6: in particular stuck out to me. 908 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:17,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, that one at the end of the first half. 909 00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:20,720 Speaker 3: It kind of makes you appreciate Chris Boswell there, because 910 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:23,160 Speaker 3: in that situation it would have been about a fifty 911 00:42:23,239 --> 00:42:24,759 Speaker 3: six to fifty seven yard field goal. 912 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:29,040 Speaker 2: Mike Tomlin signs Boswild onto the field for that absolutely. 913 00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:33,040 Speaker 6: And Oswell, he kicked the sixty three yarder in pregame 914 00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:37,800 Speaker 6: that went into the netting. I mean it didn't trickle 915 00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:40,760 Speaker 6: over the crossbar and he drove it through from sixty 916 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:43,360 Speaker 6: three yards, So I was I was actually hoping that 917 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:45,239 Speaker 6: at the end of the half he'd would get an 918 00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:50,040 Speaker 6: opportunity to maybe go for a career long. But yeah, right, 919 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:52,200 Speaker 6: I mean I don't know, I mean lots, I don't 920 00:42:52,280 --> 00:42:55,000 Speaker 6: I think Will Wats's career long was fifty five I 921 00:42:55,040 --> 00:42:57,319 Speaker 6: believe going into that game, so that would have been 922 00:42:57,360 --> 00:43:00,680 Speaker 6: a new career long for him. But at that stage 923 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:04,279 Speaker 6: of the game, I mean, I think you almost just 924 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:07,320 Speaker 6: punt it and just say okay, as as opposed to 925 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:10,839 Speaker 6: giving him good field position there. But again, you know, 926 00:43:10,920 --> 00:43:12,680 Speaker 6: he's got to do what he's got to do to 927 00:43:12,719 --> 00:43:17,000 Speaker 6: build his team. And look, it's the Denver team that 928 00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:20,520 Speaker 6: I don't think is overly talented, to put it mildly, 929 00:43:21,360 --> 00:43:23,400 Speaker 6: and and you know, I'm sure he's trying to, you know, 930 00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:26,800 Speaker 6: build his team in the way that he thinks his best. 931 00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:30,160 Speaker 6: So you know, certainly for winning that particular game. 932 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:30,919 Speaker 5: Both of those. 933 00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:33,600 Speaker 6: I mean, I still can't quite figure out why you 934 00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:35,160 Speaker 6: don't onside kick it at the end of the game. 935 00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:38,920 Speaker 6: I mean, the best case scenario is for them is 936 00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:42,880 Speaker 6: what happened? You get the ball with eighteen seconds left, 937 00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:46,759 Speaker 6: pin deep in your own territory, no timeouts, Yeah, no 938 00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:49,120 Speaker 6: timeouts and seven to win. 939 00:43:49,160 --> 00:43:50,640 Speaker 5: I mean, you only had one time out left. 940 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:56,600 Speaker 6: So I thought that one in particular, you know, why 941 00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:58,640 Speaker 6: don't you why don't you kick an onside kick there? 942 00:43:58,680 --> 00:44:01,160 Speaker 6: That one had me scratching my head a little bit. 943 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:04,360 Speaker 4: Rob the field goal kicking aside? Do you think altitude 944 00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:05,320 Speaker 4: affected the game? 945 00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:09,000 Speaker 2: Uh? 946 00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:10,080 Speaker 5: I mean, you know T J. 947 00:44:10,239 --> 00:44:13,200 Speaker 6: Watt told Missy Matthews. You know, it was real afterwards, 948 00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:18,239 Speaker 6: the altitude and combating that as a player, you know, 949 00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:21,400 Speaker 6: and again when you go back to controlling the ball. 950 00:44:22,840 --> 00:44:25,279 Speaker 6: You know, the Steelers forced them three and outs early 951 00:44:25,320 --> 00:44:27,279 Speaker 6: on in the game, and so you know, I know 952 00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:30,200 Speaker 6: Cam Hayward. Missy reported during the during the game that 953 00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:33,040 Speaker 6: Cam was over getting some oxygen because he has a hasma. 954 00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:37,000 Speaker 6: You know, that's not an easy environment for most people. 955 00:44:37,040 --> 00:44:39,640 Speaker 6: Then you throw asthma on top of that. But I 956 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:43,040 Speaker 6: thought it was going to be a factor in favor 957 00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:45,560 Speaker 6: of the Steelers because I thought they were just gonna 958 00:44:45,640 --> 00:44:47,600 Speaker 6: you know, we talked about that drive that didn't happen. 959 00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:49,359 Speaker 6: I thought that was the drive that was just going 960 00:44:49,440 --> 00:44:52,200 Speaker 6: to have Denver sucking win. And there were some times 961 00:44:52,239 --> 00:44:55,040 Speaker 6: early in the game, particularly on that drive for the 962 00:44:55,040 --> 00:44:58,000 Speaker 6: Steelers that led to the Darnel Washington touchdown, where Denver 963 00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:00,759 Speaker 6: the players looked tired and they look asked early on 964 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:03,319 Speaker 6: in that game, and then we did see later in 965 00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:07,120 Speaker 6: the game, you know, after some long runs, you know, 966 00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:09,640 Speaker 6: long running up and down the field, you know, guys 967 00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:12,480 Speaker 6: kind of taking a knee and getting tired. So I 968 00:45:12,520 --> 00:45:15,680 Speaker 6: think it did, and I think that that's why. You know, look, 969 00:45:15,680 --> 00:45:17,200 Speaker 6: the Steelers are going to try to win wars of 970 00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:20,880 Speaker 6: attrition anyway, but you start to lose that war of 971 00:45:20,920 --> 00:45:24,040 Speaker 6: attrition and you start to have your team on the 972 00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:26,640 Speaker 6: field longer than you want, Yeah, that becomes a factor. 973 00:45:27,719 --> 00:45:31,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I was surprised that DJ Watt actually 974 00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:34,040 Speaker 3: played ninety percent of the snaps that shocked me yesterday. 975 00:45:34,120 --> 00:45:37,600 Speaker 3: But to Rob's point, a lot of those snaps in 976 00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:40,839 Speaker 3: the first half were three and outs or they got 977 00:45:40,840 --> 00:45:43,000 Speaker 3: one first down and so you didn't have to stay 978 00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:44,799 Speaker 3: out there for extended periods of time. 979 00:45:45,160 --> 00:45:47,680 Speaker 2: And I thought that played into the hands of the Steelers. 980 00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:48,560 Speaker 4: And they did win time of possession. 981 00:45:48,680 --> 00:45:52,600 Speaker 6: Yeah, but right, although they were dominating at one point. 982 00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:56,080 Speaker 3: They were yeah, Rob As we know, the Steelers now 983 00:45:56,160 --> 00:45:59,759 Speaker 3: two and oh, and that's significant because teams that have 984 00:46:00,040 --> 00:46:03,719 Speaker 3: started two and oh since the year two thousand have 985 00:46:03,840 --> 00:46:05,920 Speaker 3: made the playoffs sixty four percent of the time. 986 00:46:06,680 --> 00:46:09,359 Speaker 2: So maybe'll we call them some playoff games later this year. 987 00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:12,880 Speaker 6: I believe it bumps up to seventy five percent if 988 00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:13,680 Speaker 6: you go three and oh. 989 00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:16,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, that'll be uh, that's yeah, that will be a good, good, 990 00:46:17,120 --> 00:46:18,200 Speaker 3: good start to the season. 991 00:46:18,600 --> 00:46:20,680 Speaker 6: And but and I know we're going to be talking 992 00:46:20,719 --> 00:46:22,680 Speaker 6: about that later in the week with the matchup. But 993 00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:25,319 Speaker 6: as I told Matt earlier when I saw him today, 994 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:28,080 Speaker 6: I've already worked myself up into a frazzle of concern 995 00:46:28,680 --> 00:46:30,920 Speaker 6: over the Chargers. You know, the offensive line and the 996 00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:33,680 Speaker 6: edge rushers they have, and you know the good quarterback 997 00:46:33,719 --> 00:46:36,680 Speaker 6: that they have, and uh, looking forward to it, looking 998 00:46:36,719 --> 00:46:38,680 Speaker 6: forward to the first home game of the year for 999 00:46:38,719 --> 00:46:39,600 Speaker 6: the Steelers as well. 1000 00:46:39,640 --> 00:46:41,319 Speaker 4: You might have a short day at the office, though 1001 00:46:41,680 --> 00:46:43,400 Speaker 4: I don't think I think that game's gonna after it. 1002 00:46:43,920 --> 00:46:46,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not going to fourth a lot of runs. 1003 00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:48,440 Speaker 5: You know, each team is going to want to run 1004 00:46:48,440 --> 00:46:49,680 Speaker 5: the football, that is for sure. 1005 00:46:49,880 --> 00:46:50,480 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 1006 00:46:50,520 --> 00:46:52,320 Speaker 3: Our guest has been Rob King, the voice of the 1007 00:46:52,320 --> 00:46:56,200 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh Steelers. He is Matt Williamson. I am Dale Lelly. 1008 00:46:56,320 --> 00:46:58,440 Speaker 3: Of course, you can listen to the SNR Drive on 1009 00:46:58,520 --> 00:47:02,000 Speaker 3: the Steelers Audio Network. We are live Monday through Friday 1010 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:04,960 Speaker 3: from four to six pm. Of course Rob joins us 1011 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:08,040 Speaker 3: here for in the first hour on Mondays to talk 1012 00:47:08,239 --> 00:47:10,840 Speaker 3: about what happened in the Steelers game. You can also 1013 00:47:11,120 --> 00:47:13,680 Speaker 3: watch the show on demand the podcast on the Steelers 1014 00:47:13,719 --> 00:47:16,000 Speaker 3: of Fishing mobile app watch it on YouTube. 1015 00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:16,880 Speaker 2: All that good stuff. 1016 00:47:17,120 --> 00:47:17,319 Speaker 4: Rob. 1017 00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:19,759 Speaker 2: We appreciate you dropping by and we'll talk to you soon. 1018 00:47:20,719 --> 00:47:23,600 Speaker 6: Thanks. Guys, looking forward to we're going to get. 1019 00:47:23,520 --> 00:47:25,719 Speaker 2: To a break Matt and I. That's going to do 1020 00:47:25,719 --> 00:47:27,680 Speaker 2: it for hour number one. When we come back, we'll 1021 00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:30,239 Speaker 2: do a little fantasy football focus here, look at this 1022 00:47:30,320 --> 00:47:33,719 Speaker 2: weekend's top performers and get onto our number two of 1023 00:47:33,719 --> 00:47:36,480 Speaker 2: the Drive here on the Steelers Audio Network.