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Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on

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Speaker 1: Home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back.

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Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lolly here with Matt Williamson and Matt Um.

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Speaker 1: We haven't looked overall at the at the free agent

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Speaker 1: market yet, but I did want to talk about I know,

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Speaker 1: we did the exit interviews a few weeks ago and

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Speaker 1: people loved that that was the Steelers have done. Let's

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Speaker 1: talk about the Steelers free agents here a little bit

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Speaker 1: and who we would make a priority to resign and

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Speaker 1: who we would not, um, kind of what we think

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Speaker 1: they might cost, uh, those kind of things here. So

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Speaker 1: I did an article kind of breaking this down on

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Speaker 1: d K Pittsburgh Sports that I that I wanted to

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Speaker 1: talk about. Um. You know, uh, the tough part about

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Speaker 1: this is if you're Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin, you're

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Speaker 1: looking at this and going, Okay, we have cap space

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Speaker 1: this year mhm. But right now we don't have a

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Speaker 1: quarterback other than Mason Rudolph on the roster. So do

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Speaker 1: we sign a quarterback or do we go free agent?

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Speaker 1: Because I think that affects everything else that you do

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Speaker 1: without question. I mean, I think that decision needs to

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Speaker 1: happen immediately, Like you and I have talked about Winston

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Speaker 1: or even Trebitski or Mariota, but there's no guarantee you

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Speaker 1: can get them. And if you land them, great, but

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Speaker 1: that almost has to be step one. I mean, like,

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Speaker 1: and if you don't or if you're not even interested, well,

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Speaker 1: then it's time to really go to nest, you know,

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Speaker 1: because it's probably going to be a rookie then, or

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Speaker 1: at least a rookie in the mix. And Mason Rudolph, yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean so right, right, and and so what you

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Speaker 1: do in free agency? You know. Also, it's funny all

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Speaker 1: these years, uh, you know, this will be my twenty

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Speaker 1: ninth year and now covering the Steelers, I've never had

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Speaker 1: to pay a lot of attention to free agency other

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Speaker 1: than you know, somebody leaving, because they never you know,

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Speaker 1: they don't they will typically make a big splash. Sure,

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Speaker 1: But what they do in free agency this year, more

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Speaker 1: than any any year that I can remember, will dictate

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Speaker 1: them what they do in the draft massively, more than

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Speaker 1: ever for sure. And of course, I mean, what kind

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Speaker 1: of offense do we want? What's kind of quarterback do

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Speaker 1: we want? That's right, right, right, you know. I mean,

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Speaker 1: do I want offensive linemen that are masters or do

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Speaker 1: I want guys that are laid on their feet that

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Speaker 1: can get the second level? I mean all it all

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Speaker 1: starts with quarterback and my hunches. At least, this is

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Speaker 1: how I would handle it is I would probably have

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Speaker 1: four or five quarterback names, probably in free agency, in

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Speaker 1: the draft, and that those would be Winston, Robiski, Mariota, Willis,

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Speaker 1: Pickets Corral or whatever, and say I can live with

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Speaker 1: any of these. I'd prioritize them one to six or whatever,

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Speaker 1: and I'll spend this much for the free agents. And

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Speaker 1: if it's a Mariotta or Trabisky, maybe I'm still drafting one,

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Speaker 1: you know, who knows. But I want this style of

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Speaker 1: quarterback and I'm gonna build around him accordingly. Yeah. The problem, then, however,

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Speaker 1: becomes the first part of that You can you can

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Speaker 1: miss on all of those guys in and then you're

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Speaker 1: almost you're almost forced to then go get one of

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Speaker 1: those quarterbacks in the draft. Then you don't want to

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Speaker 1: be in that situation, and you don't want to unless

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Speaker 1: you do really love them. I mean, but then I mean,

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Speaker 1: by now they know if they like him or not,

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Speaker 1: of course, And in that situation that's there there when

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Speaker 1: you then you need to start thinking about the trade

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Speaker 1: up to make sure that you get one. M It's funny.

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Speaker 1: I was on stand show today. We're talking about if

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Speaker 1: you had to go from twenty to ten in a

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Speaker 1: bush like manner, would you do it for Willis? And

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Speaker 1: I think it's really easy to say no. But I

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Speaker 1: trade up for watching the Chiefs for a playoff team,

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Speaker 1: they trade up from homes. The Steelers are never gonna

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Speaker 1: pick in the top five in my opinion, unless they

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Speaker 1: go drastically wrong. So you're either doing it this year

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Speaker 1: why not start it now, right? I mean, if that's

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Speaker 1: you do that. So let's let's take a look at

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Speaker 1: the Steelers free agency. I know I put I did

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Speaker 1: uh some categories here in these guys. I put priorities

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Speaker 1: guys I think who need to be priorities signings. My

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Speaker 1: it is time to move on from so in in

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Speaker 1: my categories, in my rust or my priority list, there's

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Speaker 1: I mean, I know we both have talked about this

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Speaker 1: The one little sticking point with Weatherspoon Witherspoon is do

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Speaker 1: you think you have to guarantee him a starting job?

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Speaker 1: You know, like you're probably gonna pay him that. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: you're probably gonna You're probably say, I'm like a starter.

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Speaker 1: But what if you love Trent McDuffie too, and the

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Speaker 1: another corner in the mix, you know, Like, I mean,

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Speaker 1: I'm fine with that. Here's why I'm fine with that. Matt.

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Speaker 1: When they resigned Cam Sutton, Hey, he's not making a

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Speaker 1: huge dollar be they only did it for I think

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Speaker 1: it's a three year deal. So and you can always

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Speaker 1: don't have a problem with with signing Witherspoon to say

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Speaker 1: You're gonna be probably be a starter here, and we're

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Speaker 1: gonna pay starter money, right because Thoughton might be your

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Speaker 1: I hear you, and Frankly Weatherspoon's not Thorol Reeves. I

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Speaker 1: don't need to promise him anything, you know, but if

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Speaker 1: gonna start him, right. I think you signed him with

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Speaker 1: with the thought of he's gonna be our Hayden replacement

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Speaker 1: for this three or four year contract, right right, I agree,

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Speaker 1: And you'll always bring another corners. I mean, because you're

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Speaker 1: not done at that position. I'm guessing. I'm guessing that's

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Speaker 1: like a a deal at averages around seven million. That

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Speaker 1: And he made big plays too. He had he had

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Speaker 1: and I think I'm fine with it. You know, twenty

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Speaker 1: Edmonds to me, uh, you know, if you don't resign,

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Speaker 1: first of all, if you don't resign both of these guys,

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Speaker 1: now you're looking to replace both of those guys, and

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Speaker 1: I would have prioritized Edmunds in this group too. Is

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Speaker 1: particularly well for a strong safety. I don't think there's

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Speaker 1: a lot of names on the free agent market. That

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Speaker 1: and there's nobody in the roster who's capable over placing

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Speaker 1: our our safeties were a little more interchangeable, and Edmonds

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Speaker 1: only thing I would hesitate that I would hesitate otherwise

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Speaker 1: He's twenty five. He allowed of passer rating last year

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Speaker 1: it's getting better, and that definitely maybe category. I had

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Speaker 1: three guys that was Juju Smith, Schuster, Joe Hayden and

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Speaker 1: do with you, Joe, is only play you in Nickel

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Speaker 1: and Dime and we'll have Sutton in Witherspoon out there.

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Speaker 1: Um when we're in the base, when we're in the

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Speaker 1: base defense, then you don't have to worry about run

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Speaker 1: Derrick Henry as much. And you know, we think, you know,

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Speaker 1: we have no problem or Witherspoon or something. We have

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Speaker 1: no problem with you running you out there and you

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Speaker 1: being one of our starting cornerbacks because we love you. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: but we think at this point you've missed games here

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Speaker 1: with with some you know, nagging type injuries that you know,

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Speaker 1: we think that we we'd love to have you back,

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Speaker 1: little bit. Yeah, and it would be nice to go

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Speaker 1: the corner market in the draft and considering it next year.

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Speaker 1: The key for me with Hayden is I don't want

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Speaker 1: part of it. I think that's what you know, you see,

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Speaker 1: the can down the road a little bit with him

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Speaker 1: because of the leadership that he that he brings. Give

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Speaker 1: But I also think man Juju is a lot better

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Speaker 1: think if you bring trade turn back you definitely then Look,

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Speaker 1: you're looking at drafting a guard in the first two days,

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Speaker 1: yes early, I mean, and and hoping that he outplays

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Speaker 1: trade Turner and training camp. M hm. You know. So, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: is the conversation of signing a veteran center do you

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Speaker 1: think dead? I don't think they have any interest in

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Speaker 1: doing that. Yeah, again, not a not a starter. Now

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Speaker 1: if it's if it's another guy who maybe he's got

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Speaker 1: some starts under his belt at the center position, he's

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Speaker 1: also played some guard. They're gonna give Kendrick Green every

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Speaker 1: you know, an opportunity to be their starting center again

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Speaker 1: this year. I mean, and then a better version of

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Speaker 1: Finney would be very useful on this roster. We're better

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Speaker 1: version of Hassing hour. Yeah, I just don't. I know,

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Speaker 1: hass has played guard. I just don't view him as

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Speaker 1: a guard ever. But yeah, you know, I don't even

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Speaker 1: hate Hoss is my number two center, especial if he's

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Speaker 1: backing up Mike Webster. But I just I mean, they're

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Speaker 1: not going to give up on Kendrick Green after one season,

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Speaker 1: after fourteen games. That's that's no very early on, especially

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Speaker 1: like when Ben said it, I thought Jensen or one

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Speaker 1: of these type of guys would be the target. Move

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Speaker 1: Green to guard and let's let that battle happened with

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Speaker 1: somebody else, you know, Like if Jensen was my center

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Speaker 1: and Trey Turner and Green are fighting for the right

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Speaker 1: right guard spot. I like the sound of that, But

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Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna do that. I mean, you're

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Speaker 1: you're talking to Jensen's in his thirties now, I mean,

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Speaker 1: I mean, it's an even Bozeman or the dude from

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Speaker 1: Tennessee Davis or a starting NFL center. What was my

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Speaker 1: original thought of how this would go. But I don't

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Speaker 1: think it's gonna go that way. I don't. I don't

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Speaker 1: either going to be the center. Yeah, I think he's

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Speaker 1: gonna get a shot to win, and if he doesn't

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Speaker 1: win it, then again you've got uh yeah, let's say

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Speaker 1: you go sign James Daniel m Maybe it's him. He

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Speaker 1: played center. He's really interesting. He came into the league

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Speaker 1: as a center. Um, you know, a little shorter, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: you know. Maybe again, I think it's the idea is

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Speaker 1: to collect eight or nine NFL caliber offensive lineman, yes,

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Speaker 1: and then allow the a lot of things to play out.

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Speaker 1: I didn't say that as well as I wanted to

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Speaker 1: at the beginning of the segment we were talking about line.

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Speaker 1: But you know, when we're talking about choops. But that's

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Speaker 1: kind of my plan too, is not I'm gonna get

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Speaker 1: this guy and you're our right guard. I might just

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Speaker 1: say we got eight offensive linemen here and five spots,

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Speaker 1: and I forget the tomlin is. Um, you know, two dogs,

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Speaker 1: one bone. You guys fight it out, and the other

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Speaker 1: guys hopefully are pretty decent. Eight dogs, five five bones. Yeah, exactly,

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Speaker 1: And I hope Joe Haig is number eight, you know

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Speaker 1: what I mean, Like seven guys better than Hague. And again,

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Speaker 1: you're not gonna have Anthony Moodneos and Walter Jones, but

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Speaker 1: that's better than what you've had. Yeah, for sure, we're

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Speaker 1: gonna take another break. He is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lot.

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Speaker 1: You're listening to the Drive here on Steelers Nation Radio.

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Speaker 1: We come back, Matt, Is it time for another mock draft?

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Speaker 1: I think it is. It's Friday, It certainly is Friday.

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Speaker 1: Here we go. We'll do that right after this on

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Speaker 1: the Drive