1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: M back. I'm Dale Elli here with Matt Williamson. We 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: are live here at the U p m c Ren 3 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: Sports Complex for where the seats are holding their O 4 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: t A sessions, Phase three of those O T A sessions, 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: and uh, well we were just there. We did a 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: run through of the entire a f C North as 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: you can see. Uh. I think all four teams are 8 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: better than they were a year ago. Yes, and that's 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: the case from almost all thirty two games, you know, 10 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: but you see spots where Okay, this could be a 11 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: problem or that could be a problem. And I think 12 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: all those teams, all four teams have trouble spots. Yeah, 13 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: I don't see any as a powerhouse. I think all 14 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: of them could compete for a Super Bowl. Things go well, 15 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: I think they'll all be in the playoff mix. There'll 16 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: probably be a couple of bad things that unfortunately happened 17 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: to one of them, like Baltimore did last year, and 18 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: they'll be out of the mix before before the others, 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: you know, to no fault of their own. Possibly. Uh. Um, 20 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: depth as we went through that collectively wasn't as good 21 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: as I thought, you know, when we really talked through it. 22 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: And I'm I'm more focusing on the other three teams. 23 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: You know that, boy, And part of that because I 24 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: don't know them as well. There's a there's the splings 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: of the world that you don't know from other teams 26 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: that they're serviceable, or a fourth round pick that is 27 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: developing that we didn't watch it mini camp that we 28 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,559 Speaker 1: didn't know as much about or didn't get snaps. I mean, team, 29 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: every team has those guys. But it's a good division. 30 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: It is. I think it might be the best that 31 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: the division has been in quite some time. In fact, 32 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: I agree, I agree even like always like okay, this 33 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,279 Speaker 1: these these three are good, like the Bengals, the Bengal, 34 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: Steelers and Ravens are good. But the Browns stink. There 35 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: was always a clear Ohio team that's stunk. Yes, that's 36 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: a good way to put it. One of the one 37 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: of the teams always basically since the eighties. Yeah really, 38 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: since I've been doing this and I was employed by 39 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: one of them. Um. Yeah, So I don't think there's 40 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: a bottom feeder. And that's the kind of thing about 41 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: the a f C too. It just as the conference. Yeah, 42 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: Houston's bad, Jacksonville is probably bad. The Jets are probably bad, 43 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: but all three of those teams are better than they were, 44 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: and there's not many gimmis, you know. Like I recently 45 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: did a power ranks on the podcast, and what we 46 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: did was a different approach was we did we split 47 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: up in two podcasts. We did one a f C 48 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: and one NFC, and I had the Patriots as the 49 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: fourth worst team in the a f C, only the Jets, Jags, 50 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: and Texans behind them. But that's a pretty good team 51 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: to be fourth worst in the twelfth best team or 52 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: you know, thirteenth best team. You just look at their roster. 53 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: I think that's the case. Yeah, And I didn't hesitate 54 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: to do it, but I don't think they're one of 55 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: the six or seven worst teams in the League's your 56 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator to be determined? Write a bunch of defensive guys, 57 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: got a bunch of defensive guys. How are the heck 58 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: are they gonna? Like you even talk about trying to 59 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: figure some things out? Right, Like, I'd be fine with 60 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: Brady the second year of quarterback, you know, right, they 61 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: have a bit of an issue. Yeah, it was Cam 62 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: Shutton came on the show and and Moats earlier, and 63 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: I wanted to play that back as Cam. Uh, he's 64 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 1: very well spoken, has a lot of thoughts, He's very 65 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: very I was sitting next to these guys. He came 66 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: in with a lot of energy to Yeah, your buddies, 67 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,679 Speaker 1: you can tell that. Yeah. So I thought we'd play 68 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,679 Speaker 1: that back here and let everybody give that a listen. 69 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: That didn't get a chance to hear that earlier. So 70 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: here's what Cam Shutton had to say after this first 71 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: practice of O T S. We're excited to have Cam Sutton, 72 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: Steelers defensive back sitting down with us. What's up camp things? 73 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: Having you here? It's always great to see you. I 74 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: was compliment how you know you just got done with 75 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: a full practice, the first day of a practice and 76 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: you're not even hard. What's going on here? Notice slogan 77 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: come on back. You notice slogan conditioning proceeds everything. You're ready. 78 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: So we all prepared, you know, coming coming in for 79 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: USh off the all season. I got everybody back in 80 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: the building in the ground. You know what, me and 81 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: and this great team work great karateie, you know what 82 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: I mean. Guys are coming together and uh, you know, 83 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: putting their best foot forward. So that's all you can 84 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: ask for it's a really good time for us, even 85 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: though it's early in the year, but you know, excited 86 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: to have everybody back now, I no doubt, no doubt. 87 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: And we also know we have a new coordinator this year, 88 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: right in terms of Taril lost and taking over Man. 89 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: Your former DV coaches just talk about Man. What was 90 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: that like Man and how was he handling his new 91 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: you know title. Let's go around. We obviously congratulations t A. 92 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: You know, um, definitely a well deserved you know, opportunity 93 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: and job for him. Um. You know, guy who's been 94 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: been through the system, has been around the league, and 95 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: it's been around a lot of systems, a lot of 96 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: great ball, you know, elevated a lot of players, and 97 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: as only a continue continuous process for him. You know, 98 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: that's the same approach. You know, we're not getting away 99 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: from who we are and our our identity as a 100 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: football team. You know. And uh, you know, he's he's 101 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: he's still being able to continue this helping help guys grow, 102 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: you know, um, from a leadership standpoint on and off 103 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: the field, from communication, Um, just overall leverage and body position, 104 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, just getting act to the 105 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: fundamentals you know, and and you know, guys go off 106 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: on their own throughout all seasons, they work on their 107 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: own craft, and now you start putting all these pieces together, 108 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: and he's done a really good job at honing that 109 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 1: and maximizing full potential. Ball to guys, Now, what's that like? 110 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: Because obviously t A has been on the staff before, 111 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: so it's not like just a new defensive coordinator came in. 112 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: But there there's obviously gotta be some change, right, He's 113 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: gonna want to do things his way. At the same time, 114 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: I think I think we'll get to that when when 115 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: it's appropriate for that. You know. Obviously, right now, like 116 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: I said, we're all fundamentals, you know, the base principles 117 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: of our defense. You know, the things that make us 118 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: who we are. And um, you know, like I said, 119 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: in those moments, um, you know we're practicing situational ball. 120 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: Um you can never you can never you know, uh, 121 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 1: do enough of that. You know, there's so many different 122 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: situations throughout the course of the game, whether it's matching 123 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: the coverages with certain routes, you know, just make sure 124 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: we're seeing the same thing as a certain way. Um 125 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: from leverage standpoint, you know, fitting the right gaps. Like 126 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: I said, just being real, real technical, you know, and 127 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: you know your your technique and obviously your condition to 128 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 1: procedes everything, and you know those are those are just 129 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: two fundamental things that you you're coming to each every 130 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: day and you work, you work and you craft on 131 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: those and everything else will follow. You know, the energy 132 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: is high. You know, we're all out here to compete 133 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: and um and that and that will turnover for us 134 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: on game days now, no doubt, no doubt. Now we 135 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: always hear people talk about you know, when you come 136 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: out here for O t A. You're trying to get better. 137 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: You're always gonna get one percent better. But at the 138 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: same time, you're not a rookie. You've been doing this 139 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: for multiple years now and at a high level. What 140 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: are you working on specifically for yourself that you're saying, 141 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: Hey man, when I watched it, I want to improve 142 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: this area of my game. Yeah, I mean, like you say, 143 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: it's it's it's many different facets that you you know, 144 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: you're going to continue to keep critiquing, you know, whether 145 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: it's a physical or just being on the field, and 146 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: obviously just getting that veteran role. You know, everybody looking 147 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: at me exactly exactly right right now, exactly. So it's 148 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: crazy how to see the time that man and you 149 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: know you used to stay on me every day just 150 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: just staying in my ear or just certain coaching points, 151 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: you know, things to look at, just how to conduct 152 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: myself around the field, around the building. You know, all 153 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: eyes on you. That's that's that's just in the building. 154 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: That's it everything that you do. So that's just my 155 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: my approach with Everything's always been my approach everything. Just 156 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: keeping a clean business, you know, mindset to yourself and um, 157 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: just being a hub to these guys now you know, 158 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: like I said, they're all come to me like on 159 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: the old head or something. But you know, just being 160 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: just being you know, like I said, it's very very humbling, 161 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: you know, very appreciative, you know, those guys just being 162 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: being able to hold me accountable and keep me up 163 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: on what I need to do to just being able 164 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: to get me out of my comfort with being a leader, 165 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: you know, crafting and and and and bouncing ideas off 166 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: each other. And like I said, I don't know everything. 167 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: I'm never going to tell you that I know everything, 168 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 1: but I'm always put you in a good situation because 169 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: we're in this together. We're in here in the wind. 170 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: So I've just been a hub to those guys man, 171 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: any questions they have. Like I said, football related and 172 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: not football related. We're brothers, you know, and we stand 173 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: on that man. So it's bigger than football, and uh, 174 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: you know it's it's it's life long man. That's that's 175 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: still the way right now. Absolutely. What's kind of the 176 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: you know, top of the priority lest this time of year? 177 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: Is it the conditioning? Is it some of the communication 178 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: elements that are easier to work out in these settings? 179 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: What are some of those those major things you're trying 180 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: to hit on him these few weeks. Well, West Football's football. 181 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: You know we're gonna we're gonna run, we're gonna jump, 182 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: We're gounna tackle. You know, they're gonna change direction, you know. 183 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: So you're you're gonna continue to craft those things within 184 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: your your work, you know what I mean. You're never 185 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: going to be complacent with what you're comfortable with doing. 186 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: Or I might be able to do this drill a 187 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: little bit better than the next, you know what I mean, 188 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: So you gotta keep it challenging yourself, putting your your 189 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: body and movements in certain situations that awkward to you 190 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: because because those those those situations who present themselves and 191 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: get out of your comfort zone, you know what I mean. 192 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: So obviously the more of the biggest thing is is 193 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: communication and just to be a knowledgeable the game. You know, 194 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: just continuous knowledge of the game, awareness and situational ball um. 195 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: You know how teams are trying to continue to attack us. 196 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: You know, those are diff different things. That's in the 197 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: off season you have a little bit more time to 198 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: kind of dig dig deeper in and as you get 199 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: closer to you know, the season time, you know, you 200 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: have the fundamental calls and things like and you're able 201 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: to branch out and give different looks, um, you know, 202 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: different disguises and things like that. So you know I said, 203 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: we're just continuous, just continuous growth, man, That's that's what 204 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 1: it's all about. Continuous growth. And uh, you know everybody's 205 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: coming coming into that, you know, wide eyed and and 206 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: hungry than never, you know what I mean. So you 207 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: got a bunch of guys that with that same mentality 208 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: on both side of the ball, and we're looking to 209 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: do special things. Now. I like that, man, trust me, 210 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: We're all excited to watch you guys do those things. 211 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,959 Speaker 1: Now we know that. You know, this time your new 212 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: faces in the room, man, new dbs, whether we're talking 213 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: free agents or the whether we're talking guys that came 214 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: to the draft, man, but just as a whole first 215 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: day out there, man, what was your first impression of 216 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: seeing some of these newer guys? Man? Like I said, 217 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: I love the energy these guys. I love the youth 218 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,599 Speaker 1: that obviously we brought in. And you know, just the 219 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: continuous change that you see each year, you know what 220 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: I mean. These guys are like I said, they're hungry man. 221 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: You know they're coming in, they're asking questions, and they're 222 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: getting around guys whether older or younger. And the end 223 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: the day, we're all here to compete, man. So we're 224 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: here to work and uh make each other better and 225 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: put that, like I said, put that best foot for 226 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: it those Sundays and game day and that's when we 227 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: come to live. You know that that you work harder 228 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: out here than on the game day. Absolutely right, Like 229 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: I said, we're getting afterrough out here. Um. You know 230 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: it's it's it's it's really a pleasure man, to to 231 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: really work with these guys. And like I said, just 232 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: the the humbleness of the younger guys coming in and 233 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: just getting messing really well with the older guys. Man. Uh, 234 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: they're jump on this movie training really quick. Absolutely. You 235 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: mentioned everyone's here to compete. You know, this is the 236 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: first time in a long time that you know, it 237 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: hasn't Joe Hayden hasn't been here, and kind of everyone 238 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: knows who that that number one corner alpha kind of 239 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: guy is. Does that add another layer to that element 240 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 1: at all? Or is it? Is it still the same 241 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: type of intensity? Um? I think it's the same in 242 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: type intensity. You know, obviously you would love to have 243 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: you know, that's that's another one our brothers, you know, 244 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: and you know, business is business, and those things kind 245 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: of go their own directions, and all you can do 246 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 1: is hope for the best in great situations for everyone. 247 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: But as far as what we can control, like I said, 248 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: just our approach, you know, just come out here and compete, 249 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: you know who whoever is in front of you. It 250 00:10:57,760 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: doesn't matter, like I said, it's the first year guy, 251 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: first round, ten year, it doesn't matter. Man. Like I said, 252 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,719 Speaker 1: we're all crafting, we're all here to get better, and 253 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: you know, just what are you backing? What are you 254 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 1: backing down? You know what I mean? It's like I said, 255 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: it's you just gotta love what you do. You know, 256 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: you don't come out here and not love this game 257 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: and think you could play at a hot level. You know, 258 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: let alone play it for a long time. You know, 259 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: we're not here to be on a year to year basis. 260 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: We're here to be generational wealth and generational players and 261 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: and do everything that we we say we want to do, 262 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: you know. So it's about putting up like I said, 263 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: putting the best foot forward and bringing everything to fruition. Yeah. Man, 264 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 1: Now I also want to ask this man, because people 265 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: will think of these situations and we understand it's a 266 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:41,319 Speaker 1: pressure element here, right even though your teammates you're competing, 267 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: like you just broke down. We know contracts come up 268 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: in terms of man who's getting resigned, etcetera. How do 269 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: you handle all of the pressure of that and still 270 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:53,319 Speaker 1: come out here smiling your face, enjoying yourself. We can 271 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: hear it in your voice, like you still say it's 272 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: the first day of playing football for you. Man, it's 273 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,479 Speaker 1: all it's it's all of mind sentimentality. Most know that, uh, 274 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing, like I said, just your approach. Man, 275 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: Just you come into the you come into the day 276 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: with it with a great sense and great vibe energy. Um, 277 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: you know, good good things come for that. You come 278 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: through the day and you're just trying to get through 279 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: the day. You're not really trying to get nothing out 280 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: of the day, you know what I mean, And you 281 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: just kind of just slide through the cracks. You either 282 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: gonna stay in the same place, You're gonna get worse. 283 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 1: You're never necessarily going to get better in that situation, 284 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So, um, it's all about accountability. 285 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: Everybody's accountable of yourself first and foremost and then you know, 286 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: to your God, to you left until your right. So 287 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: we're doing a great job and continuous being accountable you 288 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: know for everything. You know, whether it's drop balls, this 289 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 1: and this. You know, you know you have you hold 290 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: you hold different lingo for that. And you know, like 291 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: I said that just as you're you're working in crafting 292 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 1: and you've got guys you know, competing and pushing you, 293 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 1: and you bring them the best out of those guys, 294 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: you know, So, uh, it's gonna be side. It's gonna 295 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: be side. Man, it's that easier to you know, specifically 296 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: for you guys as a defense. I mean you've got 297 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: leaders at every level, right, I mean Cam and t 298 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 1: J yourself, manka is when you have that type of 299 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: veteran leadership, does that make all that easier? It definitely does, 300 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: you know, Like I said, especially at three levels like that. 301 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: You know, you've got guys in different rooms who can 302 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: more control the room outside of the coaches and um. 303 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: You know, sometimes you hear things different from a guy 304 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: who's you're playing with, you know what I mean. You 305 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: might not take that same coach and critique from a coach, Yeah, 306 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: you take the lesson for what it is, but sometimes 307 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: you might see something as different as a player you know, 308 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: are going through the same situations and you're able to 309 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 1: discuss things, You're able to find a comfort in and 310 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: figure things out out there on the field. So just 311 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 1: that constant communication level UM has to has to keep 312 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 1: going on up and up, you know what I mean. 313 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: And uh, it just makes the game slow down for you, 314 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: you know, you know, everything is already a hundred miles 315 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 1: an hour between plays and getting to the ball and 316 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: split second and all that type of stuff. But you 317 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: you you don't have to play the game that way. 318 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 1: You don't have to play that game that way, you 319 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,199 Speaker 1: know what I mean? You slow it down in your 320 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: mind and um, you know you you you put the 321 00:13:56,160 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: time in, you prepare you know. So you talk about pressure, Uh, 322 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: you only really feel pressure where you're not prepared. I mean, so, um, 323 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: you go weekend week out, uh and put you put 324 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: your Like I said, you're all into your preparation and 325 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:12,959 Speaker 1: everything that you want to maximize and get out of it. 326 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: And you continues to keep building, stacking good weeks and 327 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: good things continue to follow from that. Now without a doubt, man, 328 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: without a doubt. Now I did that. Actually, another very 329 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: very serious question. Man. The last time, you know, all 330 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 1: you guys were in uniform, you weren't out there with 331 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: a raining defensive player of the year. You know, I 332 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 1: need to know now that you are out there, you 333 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: have this rain of defensive by the name t J. Watch. 334 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: I mean, how you feeling about that? Man? I feel 335 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: like the morale has to be improved on top of that, right, 336 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: this is the first time. Come on, man, we just 337 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: talk about the house. Make it make sense, you know, 338 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: Like I said, be and t J came together and 339 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: and and that's been one of the special bonds that 340 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: I have grown to, you know over the years. Um, 341 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: just seeing his growth, just seeing his work, um, you know, 342 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: staying patient with you know, things off the field, and uh, 343 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: you know, just the same tenacity to the same hunger 344 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: that he has. You know, that's the same approach every day, 345 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So, Uh, he's he's he's 346 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: a great leader. You know, God's love being around him. 347 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: He's he's a he's a great face, not just for 348 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: the organization, but you know to the public, you know 349 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: what I mean, and you know everyone's situations. A lot 350 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: of people look up to him. You know, we're all 351 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: looking up to him and just seeing we're the continuous 352 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: of you know, the elevation of where he's gonna go. 353 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: And you know that that, like I said, you expire 354 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: to to get to that level, you know what I mean. 355 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: So whether you're different different uh, you know parts of 356 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 1: your journey and you know, um, we know that that's 357 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: not necessarily unachievable, you know what I mean. So he's 358 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: setting the standard for a lot of guys of what 359 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: we're looking for to get to. So I'm not necessarily 360 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: say that, Yeah, I've been win defensive player every year 361 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 1: or this and that, but you know that is obviously 362 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: a goal, you know what I mean, things that you 363 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: you know you want, not exactly you know what I mean. 364 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: So that's the things that you're working and work to achieve. 365 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: And like you gotta guy, and not saying of your room, 366 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: but on your side of the ball, Who's Who's a 367 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: great example, you know, a firsthand example of you want 368 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: every everything that you want to go get, you know 369 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: what I mean. So, um, it's it's a pleasure, is there. 370 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: That's a true pleasure to have, you know, ninety on 371 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: our side of the ball. And and you know, just 372 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: however long he's gonna do this game, played his game 373 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: for man. Like I said, he's never gonna slow down. 374 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: So that's that's the beauty in it, man, that's the beauty. 375 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: And and uh, like I'm I'm super excided for him. 376 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: Do well, it's Cam Sutton with us here on SNR 377 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: Cam the last one I've got for you. There's been 378 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: a lot of talk about how the defense needs to 379 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: lead the way this season. How you know Ben Roethlisberger 380 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: eighteen years, he's no longer here. There's been some turnover 381 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: on the offense, a lot of young guys on on 382 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: the offense that are gonna play significant roles as well too. 383 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: Do you guys kind of feel that that, you know, 384 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: we need to be one of those units who sets 385 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: the tone, who who walks into stadiums and is able to, 386 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: you know, be a big part of the reason why 387 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: we're able to win football games well as a defense. 388 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: We need to be who we are, you know what 389 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: I mean. Um, like I said, this entered as the standard, 390 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: you know, and and we played football here at a 391 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: very high level. And that's no matter. We always talk 392 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: about no part of no matter what part of the 393 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 1: journey you come along, Uh what part of the year 394 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: you come along this, you know, like I said, first 395 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: year's say what you know, however, whatever your journey is, 396 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 1: you put your best foot forward every time you step 397 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 1: out there on the field. And in this city, you 398 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: know what I mean, You've got so much, so many 399 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: people behind you, just so much behind you. So I mean, 400 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: it's it's I guess I don't look at this as pressure. 401 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,439 Speaker 1: I just I take all that love me in and 402 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,360 Speaker 1: it's just I feel I feel that and I want 403 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: to give that back. I want to know exactly you 404 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: know what I mean. So I want to express that 405 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: and bring that same city, of same same enjoyment to 406 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,719 Speaker 1: not just the city, but obviously to all our fans, 407 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,239 Speaker 1: you know, everyone who really locked in and tune to us. 408 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:46,959 Speaker 1: And you know I said, like I said, the pressure 409 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: is not on us to win games or as a 410 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,400 Speaker 1: defense too. You know, set guys out and do this 411 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: and this and this. Our pressure this to go out. 412 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:55,120 Speaker 1: The pressure is to go out there and just play ball, 413 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. At the end of the day, 414 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:00,080 Speaker 1: we got sixty minutes too to make things happen. Then 415 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: obviously be prepared for anything out to that. So you 416 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: know we're gonna do everything that we need to do 417 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: to be prepared for those moments. You go get it. 418 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: I like it, man, you like it, Go get it. 419 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: But it sounds good. Man, I'm definitely liking it though. Man. 420 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: Just keep doing you a thing. Baby. We appreciate Cam 421 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: Sutton kind enough to lend us some time after practice here. 422 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 1: Thank you, Cam. That was Steelers uh safety, I should 423 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: say Steelers cornerback Cam Sutton. Uh. He was speaking earlier 424 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: today to Arthur Moates and Wesley Euhler as they were 425 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:43,360 Speaker 1: live during practice. We're here post practice right now as 426 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: the Steelers. There's there's still some guys out here doing 427 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: some work and stuff. You know, it's not it's not 428 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: been as devoid of people out here as I thought 429 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: it might be when we get done, but we had 430 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: to take a break. We're up against it here. So 431 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: he is Matt Williams and I am dal Aali. You're 432 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: listening to a special edition of The Drive here on 433 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: Steelers Nation Radio from the u p M. C Rooney 434 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: Sports Complex. We are here uh Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 435 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: as the Steelers do their O t A sessions. Will 436 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: be here again next week, same same schedule, and the 437 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: week after that, and then we'll go into the mini 438 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 1: camp as well. But then we're gonna take a break. 439 00:19:14,880 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: We'll be back with more right after this. M welcome back. 440 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: I am Dale Ally here with Matt Williamson and Uh. 441 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: It was a lovely day here at the new GMC 442 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: room the Sports Complex. This is a special edition of 443 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: the Drive as the Steelers wrapped up their opening practice 444 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: of Phase three of their O t A sessions here 445 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: and uh we get to hear from Mitch Drabinsky and 446 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: Miss Rudolph and a lot of other guys. We were 447 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: actually allowed in the locker room the first time in 448 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: almost three years. It was great to be in there 449 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: and be able to walk around and talk to guys. 450 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: And I hope we get nine days like this, by 451 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:41,239 Speaker 1: the way, no kidding, remember ago you might have been 452 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: our last o t a session here where we're out 453 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 1: the last ones that were. It wasn't the last one, 454 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: but I can remember being out here and it being very, 455 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: very cold, and we were both in shorts out of shivering. Um, 456 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: I begged a friend of mine next door he was 457 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: still there for sweatshirts and that he saved the day 458 00:20:58,480 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 1: for us. That was that was a little rough. And 459 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: we've had some pouring down rain. We've had some really 460 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: hot ones over the years too. I mean, if it 461 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:06,959 Speaker 1: says like this, will we get nine sessions like this? 462 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 1: Oh baby, Yeah, I don't know if Mike Tomlin will 463 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 1: like that. He wants those, he wants those hot sessions 464 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 1: to get guys. This isn't a super conditioning thing though, 465 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,679 Speaker 1: It's more the pace isn't as wild, you know, right, Yeah, 466 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting to see how this will continues 467 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: to play out. But one thing we did see today 468 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: was that the quarterback rotation was Mitch Robiski then Mason Rudolph, 469 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 1: than Kenny Pickett, than Chris Alotticum. I think that's gonna 470 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: be until further notice. I mean, yeah, I mean that's 471 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,199 Speaker 1: how I expected things to open, and I don't know 472 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: that I expect that the necessarily change. And I would 473 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: think that that might be the way they handle the 474 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: preseason m hm, until I was I was about to 475 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: ask you, and I think you just answered it. I 476 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: would imagine that's how training camp opens, right Yeah, You're 477 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,959 Speaker 1: not going to change any minds out here, right right, right, 478 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: So that's perfectly fine. That's on a knock on picket 479 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: folks or anything like that. I think that's how it 480 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: was earned, right Yeah. I think you know, when you 481 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:08,239 Speaker 1: look at the career that the resumes, mis Trobinsky has 482 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: fifty career starts in the NFL under his belt. Can 483 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: you picket has fifty two college starts. It's a big difference. 484 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: It's a big difference. Mason Rudolph has ten career NFL 485 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: starts in addition to his I don't know fifty plus 486 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,919 Speaker 1: starts in college he's been, but he's been in the NFL, 487 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: he's been in this program for a long time. And 488 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: I know we're gonna hear from Trabinsky, But just to 489 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 1: kind of preface it, like if this was Denver, you 490 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: would expect Wilson's first interview to be like, well, this 491 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: is my team now, I'm start you know, like, I 492 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: don't think Trabisky is gonna handle that in terms of 493 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 1: the media, and you know, hey, there's a lot of 494 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: good guys here that kind of thing as opposed to 495 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,400 Speaker 1: this is my team now, look out. I mean that's 496 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: it's a different situation than a Russell Wilson or something 497 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: like that. Absolutely absolutely, So, like I mentioned, we did 498 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 1: hear from Mitch Drabinsky earlier today, so I thought we'd 499 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: played that back and let everybody here what Steelers presumed 500 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: starting quarterback at least at this point I had to 501 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: say current starter. Yeah, the current starter. So let's let's 502 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: hear from Mitch Drabsky. It feels good to be in 503 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,360 Speaker 1: the Black and Gold. I thought we played fast out there. 504 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: Just great to be back on the field with the boys, 505 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: um going through everything, playing pitture cash on the field 506 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: and uh, just being out there. So it's an exciting 507 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: time of year and we're just trying to get better 508 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: every day. And now, how did you come for a 509 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: level and the team and this whole setting. Yeah, I 510 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: feel very comfortable. Um. I think the staff and the 511 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 1: guys around it just did a great job being in 512 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 1: the books, studying picking up really quickly. I feel very 513 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: comfortable with it. Uh. We've kind of installed through everything 514 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: and then we're gonna go through and find out what 515 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,880 Speaker 1: fits us as an offense, uh mean specifically and then 516 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: the rest of the quarterback room. So we're just having 517 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 1: those ongoing conversations. Um. But it's been a good installation 518 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: period and I'm really enjoying the offense so far. We 519 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: were surprised they took Kenny was the first pick. Uh No, 520 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: I really wasn't surprised. Um. We we need to add 521 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 1: to the quarterback room and uh, and that's what we did. 522 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: So we're happy to have him and I'm looking forward 523 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,199 Speaker 1: to working with him. Do you do you indicate to 524 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: you when you signed they might where they would draft quarterback? 525 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 1: Was that every discus they didn't Um, I knew coming 526 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: into the situation. Uh, just even coming from here from 527 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: last year. Wherever I was gonna go, I was gonna 528 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: have to come in, compete, earned the trust of my 529 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 1: teammates and get back onto the field with hard work 530 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: and my talent and just being a leader on this team. So, uh, 531 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 1: we didn't have those conversations, but I knew his possibility 532 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: coming wherever I would go next. How do you describe 533 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: the dynamics at the quarterback room right now? It's good. Um. 534 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: We got two young guys and and and two vets, 535 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: so there's a lot of ongoing conversations. We're all learning 536 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: the offense kind of for the first time together, so 537 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: we're just pushing each other competing and it's been a 538 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: good quarterback room so far. I really enjoyed it. And 539 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 1: um Duyne's not here obviously, something you got to know 540 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: for bree period time. What's it like not having him 541 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:55,959 Speaker 1: here and going through those emotions? It's heartbreaking. UM. I 542 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,119 Speaker 1: think about him every day. UM. I only knew him 543 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: for a short time, but he definitely had left to 544 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: impact on my life and the short time I knew him, 545 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: and I think about him every day. I want to 546 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: wake up, step on the field all those things. So 547 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: he's in our hearts, and Uh, all we can do 548 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: is go out there and honor him every day and 549 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: how we live our lives. And just for the record, 550 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: can you go over the rotation to QB for a 551 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: Living on eleven and if you read any to get 552 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: to that one day. And I'm just out there, I 553 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: go where they tell me. Um, and we're just competing. 554 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: So whoever rolls out there first, take my reps in. 555 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,120 Speaker 1: We're here to build, build and get better every day. 556 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: So uh, we're gonna get reps with everybody at some point. 557 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: So it's all about just doing your best work when 558 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,439 Speaker 1: you're on the field and competing. Mitch, was your dinner 559 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: with Ben? And what did that mean to you? To 560 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:40,400 Speaker 1: get together? But it was it was good Ben, Ben 561 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 1: and his whole family was awesome. They reach it out 562 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: to us. Really welcome to me and my wife here 563 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: to the to the city. Um and now my baby boy, uh, 564 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: who's here with us. So we're just excited to be here. 565 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: It was just so nice to him to open his 566 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 1: house and have dinner with him and just have those 567 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: conversations and get to know him, and uh, everything he's 568 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: done here has been obviously amazing for the franchise and 569 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 1: just for him to allow me to get to know him, 570 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: pick his brain and talk about what it means to 571 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: the quarterback is Pittsburgh Steeler. It really meant a lot 572 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 1: to me, and uh, I'll just have continuing I'm going 573 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: relationship with him. But it it was it was cool 574 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 1: mid Chet. I think I saw this right. Um, I'm 575 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: until a horse in town. But you did the kids 576 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: marathons I did, right? Was that your first exposure to 577 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: kind of be in like the cornerback, the ambassador of team, 578 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: you know, interacting with advance in that capacity and through 579 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 1: what was that like, especially that weekend with Kenny b 580 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: draft It was it was really cool for me because, 581 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: I mean, the last couple of years with COVID, it 582 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: was harder to get to get out um into the 583 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: community and do more work. But that was kind of 584 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 1: my first interaction with the public, especially in Pittsburgh, getting 585 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: other kids and the families. And what I've learned about 586 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh is that huge sports town and they're very welcoming 587 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 1: and warm people. So everyone I met has been super 588 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: nice and welcoming to me and my family. Is fun 589 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: to be out there for the marathon, get the other kids, 590 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: and I'll continue to do more work in this community. 591 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: Um as it goes to that in charity. And do 592 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: you do you think people already looking at you was 593 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 1: he did a quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steeler. Some sid 594 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: you're not Ben or you're not the guy from pit 595 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: like are you people looking at you as the quarterback? 596 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: You're getting that five. Hopefully they just get to know 597 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,199 Speaker 1: me as Mr Robinski um And we'll take it one 598 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: day at a time and hopefully as this thing goes, 599 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: they'll get to know me and my family what I'm 600 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: all about, um as as it goes with our regards 601 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 1: and relationship in the community and the work we do. 602 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: And then you have the part where it's on the 603 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,919 Speaker 1: field as well. So uh, we'll just take one that 604 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: day at a time. Hopefully it's a great long relationship 605 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 1: and we're gonna build it one day at a time. 606 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 1: Here and Pitt's hurdweed bing, Yeah, for sure, I think, Well, one, 607 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: you're not going to replace a Hall of Famer. You 608 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:38,959 Speaker 1: gotta come in and be yourself and take it one 609 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: day at a time. I'm just trying to be me. 610 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: But you also have that huge respect for the for 611 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: the people that came before you and I have the 612 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: alternate respect for Ben and what he's done here obviously 613 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: hall of Fame or two super Bowls, and that's what 614 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 1: we're trying to do. We're trying to uh continue the legacy, 615 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: win another super Bowl, and just continue to get better 616 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: and build every day. A lot of you seen a 617 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,120 Speaker 1: year applying a new guy, the new city, the place 618 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,120 Speaker 1: might have a chance to story wars and love loos 619 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 1: taking room. Sorry, yeah, I think everywhere I've been Chicago, 620 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo and now Pittsburgh. I just take all my experiences 621 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: with me and it's kind of made me who into 622 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:17,360 Speaker 1: who I am. Um, And I've played a lot of ball. 623 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,120 Speaker 1: I've been a lot of out of teams. I've seen 624 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: a lot of defenses and organizations, so I kind of 625 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 1: know how this thing runs and that helps me helping 626 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 1: the young guys to having the conversation with the younger severs, 627 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:29,679 Speaker 1: young quarterbacks, um and everybody just get to know your 628 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: teammate's how important it is to be here for O 629 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: t A s um and and and meshing coming together, 630 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: building that team kind of chemistry and also being a leader. 631 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: I know if I just come in here and be myself, 632 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: continue to work hard and be a leader for this team. Uh, 633 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: it could be a really great thing. So that's what 634 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 1: I'm trying to do, and just take all my past 635 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: experiences and put use them in the presents. Love to 636 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 1: take away from floing with Josh Allen. When you feel 637 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: like you can kind of bring to the table and 638 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: how's your game, I guess change that fear the chance 639 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: working with that. Yeah, I mean I'll learned so much 640 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: from Josh. I think just being in the year within him. Uh, 641 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: I saw what it was like when everybody just let 642 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 1: the quarterback play his game and let him go out 643 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: there and play free and trust his instincts, trust his reads, 644 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: and you just you're playing football. You're not thinking, you're 645 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: going out there reacting. Um. And it was really fun 646 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: to be around him. And I feel like being around him, 647 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: I got back to more of who I was, how 648 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: I wanted to play football, um, using my instincts, whether 649 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: it's running, throwing, going through my reads. I feel like 650 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: being around him and in Buffalo, I learned how to 651 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: process a lot quicker um just within the offense and 652 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:34,479 Speaker 1: knowing where I wanted to go with the football pre 653 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 1: snap and post naps, So I feel like I learned 654 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 1: a lot and I'm ready to apply it this year. 655 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: You feel like Candida's offense at Free I think it does. 656 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: I think it does. We got a lot of good 657 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: stuff going on right now, and right now we're just 658 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: an installation period trying to learn it and master at 659 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: this point. But uh, it's been been a lot of 660 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,239 Speaker 1: fun and the conversations I've had with coach and he 661 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 1: has with all the guys on offenses. We're gonna play 662 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: to our strengths, um. So once we get to know 663 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: each other, we find out what those string sorry um, 664 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: and that that's where the this offense. A lot of 665 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 1: young quarterbacks come in and ship right away. You didn't 666 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: necessarily get that opportunity in Chicago that's had four games 667 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 1: for but not a lot um? Could you? Did you think? You? Look, 668 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: you gain more from shitting last year than maybe you 669 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: would have as a rookie, having been through those fifty 670 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 1: starts at your head and maybe then being able to 671 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 1: take a step back. I'm I'm grateful for for all 672 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: my stars and the experience I got. I think that's 673 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: the ongoing like uh, debate or philosophy, like do you 674 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: sit a guy or do you play them right away 675 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: with them to the fire. I'm grateful for my experience. Um, 676 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 1: I'd love being thrown in there right away. I learned 677 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: a lot of my rookie year and each year after that, 678 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: so I mean, every opportunity is a learning experience. You 679 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: just gotta look at like that. I learned a lot 680 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,320 Speaker 1: last year and in my four years previous to that, 681 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: So I'm looking to apply that right now, and it's 682 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: really got me to where I am right now. Was 683 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 1: there a greater pressure given the fact that that Pat 684 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 1: Mahomes and DeShawn Watson we're drafted after you. I mean, 685 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: you have no control over that stuff, but people in 686 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: Chicago saw that, and then all of a sudden, the 687 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: Homes in his second year breaks out and Sean was 688 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 1: the Sean did that kind of poison the well a 689 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 1: little bit for you? There? No, really, I think everyone's 690 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:12,239 Speaker 1: in different situations, everyone has different career paths. So for me, 691 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:15,160 Speaker 1: it's just being myself. And this is the NFL. They're 692 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: always gonna be pressure. Your job has come out here 693 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: and win games as well. I'm trying to do for 694 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh steel So I'm grateful for my path and 695 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: I'm just happy a landing me here in Pittsburgh. A 696 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 1: how that That was Steelers quarterback Mitch Robinsky, uh speaking 697 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: with the media earlier today. And as you heard him 698 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 1: say there, um, he kind of expected a quarterback competition here, 699 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: expected expected a quarterback competition anywhere. No. I mean again, 700 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: he's not Russell Wilson. It's not I'm giving up multiple 701 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,960 Speaker 1: first round picks and thirty forty million a year for 702 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 1: you to come and, you know, try and take over 703 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: this organization. It's you know, like a lot of things 704 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: you do and we need a successor, and we've got 705 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: a lot of things in place, and let's see what 706 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: you can do. But it's not gonna but it's gonna 707 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 1: not gonna hand you anything at this stage of your career. 708 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 1: And he wasn't even handed anything when he was the 709 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,120 Speaker 1: second overall pick. You know, I mean, you gotta earn 710 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 1: this stuff. Although he did mention I said, you know, 711 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: I asked him about the you know, not sitting as 712 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: a rookie. You know, I said it would have been 713 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,959 Speaker 1: more beneficial to sit that first year. I supposed he said, well, 714 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 1: I did sit four games like it doesn't count. Four 715 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,720 Speaker 1: games isn't very long. It isn't very long, which of 716 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: course brings us to Picket and an earlier conversation we 717 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: had as well. I mean, everyone has intentions to sit 718 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: there their rookie quarterback, and it rarely goes that way. 719 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: I just think this organization is in a better spot 720 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: than most rookie first round picks quarterback lands, you know, 721 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 1: and are certainly more patient than the average NFL organization overall, 722 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: top to bottom, and understand the value of bringing along 723 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: a guy properly. But I don't look at Travisky as 724 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: h Andy Dalton placeholder only you know what I mean, 725 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: just a Teddy bridgewatered guy. I mean, I think there 726 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 1: could be more there than that, you know, and at 727 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 1: a minimum, I think you'll do that. But I think 728 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 1: his ceiling is much higher than that. Well, let's talk 729 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: about that when we come back, and how he fits 730 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 1: into mc cannada's offense. We'll do that. He is Matt Williamson. 731 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 1: I am Dale Lally. You're listening to a special edition 732 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:25,080 Speaker 1: of The Drive here on Steelers Nation Radio live from 733 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:28,440 Speaker 1: Steelers O t A sessions here at the U p M. 734 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: C Rooney Sports Complex. We'll be back to finish up 735 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 1: the show. And that's a conversation about Mr Drobiski were 736 00:33:34,520 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: right after this shows is too long? This this, most 737 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:23,400 Speaker 1: things we just timed out wom five hours, let's say 738 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 1: a long this bird Rover ways boss out the day, 739 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: welcome back. I'm dale ally here with Matt Williams. Said yeah, 740 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:40,319 Speaker 1: we're gonna finish up the show here and I thought 741 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 1: we do so today Alive from muscals A t a G. 742 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 1: The PPMC rooming Sports Complex. By talking about the fit 743 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:52,800 Speaker 1: of Mitch Robinsky Canada's offense, Matt Um obviously he brings 744 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 1: a a element of mobility that the Steelers just didn't 745 00:34:56,239 --> 00:35:00,399 Speaker 1: have with Ben Roethlisberger. Uh and he talked talked about 746 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:02,920 Speaker 1: it in that interview. How you know, watching Josh Allen 747 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,360 Speaker 1: last year just made him realize that you just have 748 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:08,800 Speaker 1: to play and be yourself. Don't try to you know, Okay, 749 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 1: I gotta be this or I gotta be that. Just 750 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 1: be you. No, right, I mean I'm sure he's I'm 751 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,759 Speaker 1: sure no one's advising him to play like Ben did 752 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 1: last year. I mean, be yourself. Do you play to 753 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:23,239 Speaker 1: your strengths? And I think where his strengths lie Are. 754 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: I think it will become very apparent to us and 755 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:30,600 Speaker 1: everyone watching this team up until you know all through 756 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:33,880 Speaker 1: training camp that he is the best armed talent in 757 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:37,360 Speaker 1: this building. You know that he is a power thrower, 758 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: and I think, you know, driving the ball in the 759 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:43,320 Speaker 1: middle of the field in particular, stands out to me 760 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,200 Speaker 1: is something that's been lacking here. As you hit that 761 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:49,320 Speaker 1: back foot and throw the ball on a line on 762 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 1: in cutting routes down the field. I mean, I think 763 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:55,359 Speaker 1: that's something you'll see as well as out routes. Um, 764 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 1: He's not, you know, incredibly accurate. I think pick it's 765 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:03,440 Speaker 1: a more accurate thrower. Um. In terms of his movement, 766 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 1: I think he's the most athletic quarterback here as well. 767 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:11,919 Speaker 1: And I think Picket is probably better throwing on the move. 768 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 1: I was really impressed post draft studying Picket how well 769 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 1: he throws on rollouts and while moving his feet, you know, 770 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,880 Speaker 1: those type of things. But Trabinsky is a better runner. 771 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 1: I mean, remember the Chargers game how Herbert had a 772 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 1: lot of big runs. I think Trabinsky is similar to that, 773 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 1: but more of a tackle breaker. I mean somewhere between 774 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: like Herbert and Allen in terms of his runner skills, 775 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: and if he's the quarterback here, I bet they design 776 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,800 Speaker 1: No matter who the quarterback here is, I bet Canada 777 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:49,360 Speaker 1: designs a lot of quarterback movement, you know, design quarterback movement. 778 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:53,440 Speaker 1: But if it's Trabinsky, I bet they design three or 779 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,960 Speaker 1: four quarterback runs, you know. I mean, you know what 780 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 1: I mean with ten blockers, that was the beauty, Josh Allen, 781 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:01,279 Speaker 1: you get there, Lamar. You at ten blockers for you 782 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 1: on a designed you know, quarterback power, you know, things 783 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: like that that he can run, you know absolutely, And 784 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 1: I think that you know, that's one of the things 785 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:11,759 Speaker 1: that when you you know, when you look at the 786 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:15,719 Speaker 1: run pass option type offense last year, there was no 787 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:20,719 Speaker 1: run in the run. Yeah, there's there was no real option, right, 788 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:23,359 Speaker 1: The run option was not a good one. No. Right, 789 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:27,000 Speaker 1: We're talking completely about Ben Roethlisberger here, like right right, 790 00:37:27,080 --> 00:37:29,040 Speaker 1: you know, he he tucks it down to look at 791 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:31,320 Speaker 1: the defense. He's not keeping the football or he's not 792 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:34,359 Speaker 1: keeping the football to run with it. No, no, no, right, 793 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:37,320 Speaker 1: I mean, And there's two ways of looking at that. 794 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 1: I mean the r p os for Ben were am 795 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,520 Speaker 1: I handing it off? Or am I throwing the quick hitter, 796 00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 1: you know, depending what they give us, where the r 797 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:47,360 Speaker 1: P os for Mitch and pick it and you know 798 00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: we'll we'll have that same aspect to it. But there's 799 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:55,279 Speaker 1: also the option, the old school option of not that 800 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:58,239 Speaker 1: they're the corn Huskers of the eighties or anything like that, 801 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: but there is some of that element where we're like, lamar, 802 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I could put it in the bunny backs 803 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 1: belly or and if this this defensive end or edge 804 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,360 Speaker 1: guy crashes down, I can keep it and you know 805 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:11,040 Speaker 1: it's it's starting too and we can do this, or 806 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:13,040 Speaker 1: we can do that. Yeah, right right, and I can 807 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:15,120 Speaker 1: get those two yards, or I can hold it and 808 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:17,279 Speaker 1: pass it. You know. So there are a lot more 809 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: options just from a physical standpoint. You know, mentally, he's 810 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:22,200 Speaker 1: not going to be on par with Ben, you know, 811 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:25,360 Speaker 1: in terms of reading defenses and where you know, pass 812 00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 1: wrestlers are coming from and things like that. But he's 813 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 1: been around the block. Yeah, and so I think, you know, 814 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,400 Speaker 1: I looked back. I did a piece over the weekend 815 00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 1: looking back at what went wrong with Mr Robiskie in Chicago, 816 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: and it was eerily similar to what happened with Baker 817 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:46,719 Speaker 1: Mayfield in Cleveland. I can see that. You know, if 818 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,920 Speaker 1: you look at he Okay, he started a little bit 819 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:52,319 Speaker 1: earlier than Baker did. He started again after week four, 820 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:55,600 Speaker 1: whereas Mayfield was like halfway through the season. The rookie 821 00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:59,919 Speaker 1: year was not great. Mayfield had a better rookie type. 822 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:02,279 Speaker 1: He's not not in terms of wins and losses, but 823 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:04,760 Speaker 1: in terms of remember those last eight games or Baker, 824 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 1: when you win Rookie of the year, people thought were 825 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 1: better than they were. But they were pretty good statistically. 826 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:11,520 Speaker 1: They played a really bad stretching teams. They beat the 827 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,360 Speaker 1: bad teams and lost a good right But then in 828 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 1: year two, both of those guys had well, Actually, if 829 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 1: you look at it, Traubinsky had the better year two 830 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,800 Speaker 1: of these because Mayfield took a step back and you know, 831 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 1: the expectations, and Troubisky took the They went eleven and 832 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:31,360 Speaker 1: three that year with Trobisky at quarterback and so but 833 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:34,759 Speaker 1: you had a new coaching staff coming in year three. 834 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:41,399 Speaker 1: For Troubinsky was he got hurt and missed a missed 835 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:43,520 Speaker 1: a bunch of time. He played through some stuff with it. 836 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,640 Speaker 1: I think it was a shoulder, much like Baker Mayfield. 837 00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:48,720 Speaker 1: It was the left shoulder, so it wasn't the right shoulder. 838 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:50,239 Speaker 1: So people are that, well, he's out there, he's throwing 839 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:53,640 Speaker 1: the football, but you're you're not the same. Generate a 840 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:56,800 Speaker 1: lot of torque with that off shoulder too, And it 841 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,520 Speaker 1: took the running option off the table for him. To 842 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:01,319 Speaker 1: look at his running rushing numbers, he was over four 843 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:04,399 Speaker 1: hundred yards rushing in that year two season. The year 844 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:07,480 Speaker 1: three season he started, he started one more game and 845 00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:10,520 Speaker 1: had didn't have two hundred yards rushing that season, didn't 846 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:14,520 Speaker 1: run nearly as much like he was a viable fantasy 847 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:16,800 Speaker 1: quarterback there for a while because of the running and 848 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:20,640 Speaker 1: the big plays. It's before touchdown passes that year's supposed 849 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:23,400 Speaker 1: you know. Uh. And then so they go out they 850 00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:26,840 Speaker 1: trade for Nick Foles after after that season where he 851 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:31,000 Speaker 1: got hurt, and so they come back in year four four, 852 00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:33,400 Speaker 1: year four, they don't pick up his his fifth year option, 853 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:38,239 Speaker 1: and he has a quarterback competition with Nick Foles. He 854 00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: wins it. Coming out of training camp. The player he was, 855 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: he was the starter coming out of training camp. And 856 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 1: after three games he had he had a bad third 857 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:49,799 Speaker 1: game where he threw a couple of interceptions. They were 858 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 1: getting beaten. I can't remember who was beating them at 859 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:53,640 Speaker 1: the time. Now it might have been the Falcons. They 860 00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:56,480 Speaker 1: were losing to the Falcons. They pulled Rbiski in the 861 00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:59,080 Speaker 1: second half after he threw an interception on the opening drive. 862 00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:02,719 Speaker 1: They go with Folds. Folds comes back and and and 863 00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:05,160 Speaker 1: leads them back in that game. And then they stick 864 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:07,399 Speaker 1: with Folds for the next few weeks, and they don't 865 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:10,399 Speaker 1: win any of those games, and they turn it back 866 00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:13,279 Speaker 1: over to Robinsky and down the stretch. I think his 867 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 1: last six games he had like he had like twelve 868 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:19,080 Speaker 1: or thirteen touchdown passes in like three interceptions, played well 869 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:20,840 Speaker 1: down the stretch. But they had already not picked up 870 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:23,640 Speaker 1: his fift year option. So that book was written. The 871 00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:26,200 Speaker 1: book was kind of written, and so he's gone. And 872 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:27,960 Speaker 1: then last year didn't get the chance. So I don't 873 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:30,880 Speaker 1: know that the book has been completely written on Mitch Robinsky. 874 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:33,359 Speaker 1: Is the bottom line on this, And there's again, there 875 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:35,520 Speaker 1: are a lot of similarities there between what happened to 876 00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:38,600 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield and what happened. I mean, you're there with 877 00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:41,440 Speaker 1: the coaching staff that didn't draft you. That's always hard, 878 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:44,279 Speaker 1: I mean, and you know they're not married to a 879 00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:46,040 Speaker 1: couple of notes to expand on that, and these are 880 00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:48,920 Speaker 1: all gonna sound pro Trobinsky. I mean, I'm not excusing 881 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:51,440 Speaker 1: some of his bad play in Chicago, but these are facts. 882 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:55,120 Speaker 1: You know that he started very few games in North Carolina, 883 00:41:55,160 --> 00:42:00,320 Speaker 1: I think, and that's very few to adjust and no 884 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,239 Speaker 1: offense to the A C, C or picket or pit 885 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:04,680 Speaker 1: or any of these things. But boy, the a SEC 886 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:07,680 Speaker 1: to the NFL was night and day. I mean that 887 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:10,719 Speaker 1: that's a really hard adjustment. He should have probably been 888 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:13,640 Speaker 1: the poster boy for sitting the majority of his rookie year, 889 00:42:13,719 --> 00:42:17,840 Speaker 1: if not longer. You know. So he's probably swimming mentally 890 00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:21,520 Speaker 1: and physically, as all rookie quarterbacks do. But that's a 891 00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:24,200 Speaker 1: tough transition after not playing a lot of football at 892 00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:28,000 Speaker 1: the college level. Um, the tape heads that went back 893 00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:31,759 Speaker 1: and really watched Trabisky bear tape kind of laugh at 894 00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:33,960 Speaker 1: the scheme too. I mean they thought that, you know, 895 00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:39,239 Speaker 1: this is a really un quarterback friendly scheme. That the 896 00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:42,080 Speaker 1: coaches weren't doing him any credit either, And I think 897 00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:44,920 Speaker 1: that's if you look at the talent that was around him, 898 00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: not very good. I mean I went back and watched 899 00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:51,200 Speaker 1: a highlight film with Mr Bisky and I'm watching the 900 00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:55,080 Speaker 1: highlight and he's throwing to like Denzel Mims. All right, right, 901 00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:57,879 Speaker 1: I mean there there's some you know, Anthony Miller's here, 902 00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:02,120 Speaker 1: Like Anthony Miller. They aft him in the second Jerry Rice, 903 00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:05,360 Speaker 1: but he he was starting right away for the Bears, 904 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:07,839 Speaker 1: and and you know he's he's fighting for a fifth 905 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:10,400 Speaker 1: wide receiver spot on this team. Yeah. I mean, the 906 00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:14,200 Speaker 1: Bears aren't exactly an offensive powerhouse my whole lifetime. And 907 00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:17,239 Speaker 1: I do think I mean, again, this is speculation. I 908 00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:21,640 Speaker 1: think the year away learning from a really good coaching 909 00:43:21,719 --> 00:43:26,520 Speaker 1: staff with another similar skilled player, or at least somebody 910 00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:28,840 Speaker 1: that is in the same mold. I mean, Josh Allen 911 00:43:28,840 --> 00:43:31,800 Speaker 1: to me, is the most talented, similar skill set of 912 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:35,839 Speaker 1: skill players, right, much better skill players than you played 913 00:43:35,880 --> 00:43:38,279 Speaker 1: with him in Chicago. The year in Buffalo, to me, 914 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:41,439 Speaker 1: I bet pays off for him, whether it's here somewhere else. 915 00:43:41,600 --> 00:43:44,000 Speaker 1: You know, when you interview him twenty years from now 916 00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:46,279 Speaker 1: and say, hey, you know that year you stepped away 917 00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:48,080 Speaker 1: and didn't make a ton of money in Buffalo, did 918 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:49,840 Speaker 1: that do a lot of good for your career? I 919 00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:52,719 Speaker 1: basically like it was invaluable. You know, there was no 920 00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:55,400 Speaker 1: pressure on me. I could sit there with Josh and 921 00:43:55,560 --> 00:43:58,600 Speaker 1: learn with Josh and with a really good coaching staff 922 00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:01,600 Speaker 1: and a strong organization, and boy, that changed my career. 923 00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:03,120 Speaker 1: And again I'm gonna saying he's gonna go the Hall 924 00:44:03,120 --> 00:44:05,359 Speaker 1: of Fame and he's you know, but I bet it's 925 00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:07,759 Speaker 1: a really useful year away. Yeah I could. I could 926 00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:10,000 Speaker 1: see him, you know, being pretty good this year. I 927 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:13,360 Speaker 1: think you know that there's certainly that possibility. It's almost 928 00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:17,880 Speaker 1: a Ryan Tanneyhill like yeah, right situation. Yeah, go to 929 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:22,839 Speaker 1: a better organization than where he quote failed, um, put 930 00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:25,480 Speaker 1: more around him, a more mature young man, you know, 931 00:44:26,040 --> 00:44:28,520 Speaker 1: except that you were part of the problems as well, 932 00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:32,279 Speaker 1: and see how it goes. But again, I mean so 933 00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:36,040 Speaker 1: many of these quarterback gurus. Again, I was referenced the 934 00:44:36,239 --> 00:44:40,160 Speaker 1: podcast I was listening to with Jordan Palmer talking about 935 00:44:40,960 --> 00:44:44,240 Speaker 1: and his exact words were, well, whatever quarterback goes to Pittsburgh, 936 00:44:44,280 --> 00:44:46,120 Speaker 1: I bet succeeds. I don't even I don't even know 937 00:44:46,120 --> 00:44:48,799 Speaker 1: who the names are at this point. Landing spots more 938 00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:51,680 Speaker 1: important almost than who the guys are. And yeah, he 939 00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:54,760 Speaker 1: goes back to that organizational patients that you talked about 940 00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:58,120 Speaker 1: in the skill position players around those guys. I mean, 941 00:44:58,280 --> 00:45:02,799 Speaker 1: no matter what you think of the Steelers, the skill 942 00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:07,360 Speaker 1: position players last year didn't necessarily live up to me 943 00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:11,680 Speaker 1: necessarily the stats, but they were still pretty you know. 944 00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:16,719 Speaker 1: I mean, Chase Claypool's numbers. While he didn't take a 945 00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:20,080 Speaker 1: step forward from his his rookie year, we're pretty much 946 00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:22,520 Speaker 1: in line with what he had his rookie year, almost 947 00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:25,680 Speaker 1: exact in fact. And you didn't have Juju Smith Schuster 948 00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:27,320 Speaker 1: for most of the years. So you're playing without that, 949 00:45:27,560 --> 00:45:30,200 Speaker 1: without that deck in the card in your hand. But 950 00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:32,080 Speaker 1: you get added the first round running back, in the 951 00:45:32,160 --> 00:45:34,880 Speaker 1: second round tight end, yeah, exactly. And you're looking at 952 00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:37,879 Speaker 1: teams like Jacksonville on the Jets this offseason that are 953 00:45:38,600 --> 00:45:42,600 Speaker 1: overspending for skill guys to make their young quarterback and 954 00:45:42,640 --> 00:45:45,440 Speaker 1: more comfortable. Well, that's already in place here, you know. Sure, 955 00:45:45,440 --> 00:45:47,200 Speaker 1: you use a second round pick on a wide receiver, 956 00:45:47,360 --> 00:45:50,239 Speaker 1: but that's not in thirty million dollar, twenty million dollar 957 00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:52,239 Speaker 1: investment and Christie Kirk and things like that, you know. 958 00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:55,840 Speaker 1: So it should be interesting. We'll see what Matt Canada 959 00:45:55,920 --> 00:45:58,239 Speaker 1: has up his sleeves. And I'm excited about to watching 960 00:45:58,280 --> 00:46:02,239 Speaker 1: Trabisky live, I mean more so with you I want 961 00:46:02,280 --> 00:46:04,040 Speaker 1: to see what the you know, everybody keeps asking me, 962 00:46:04,120 --> 00:46:06,120 Speaker 1: what's what's the Matt Canada offense? What's what does he 963 00:46:06,200 --> 00:46:08,320 Speaker 1: really want to do? And I'm like, we don't know, 964 00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:10,920 Speaker 1: because you know, we saw some snippets here and there 965 00:46:10,960 --> 00:46:12,880 Speaker 1: of it in training camp last year. I think a 966 00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:14,200 Speaker 1: lot more of that than what we saw with Ben, 967 00:46:14,400 --> 00:46:17,680 Speaker 1: but we yeah, we don't. You saw Ben Roethlisberger's version 968 00:46:18,160 --> 00:46:20,160 Speaker 1: of the Canada offense last year, and I don't know 969 00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:22,520 Speaker 1: that that's exactly what Canada wants to do. I think 970 00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:25,040 Speaker 1: there are two opposite worlds. I think, yeah, the Ben 971 00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:27,560 Speaker 1: version of playing football at his age versus the Canada 972 00:46:27,640 --> 00:46:32,239 Speaker 1: version that he envisions. And we'll see the newer version. Yeah, absolutely, 973 00:46:32,320 --> 00:46:34,120 Speaker 1: but we'll talk more about that as this whole thing 974 00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:36,640 Speaker 1: continues to move on. That is going to do it 975 00:46:36,760 --> 00:46:39,480 Speaker 1: for today's show, we want to thank everybody for listening. 976 00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:41,920 Speaker 1: Of course, if you stayed here throughout the day. I 977 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:45,280 Speaker 1: started off at ten am with west Uhler and Arthur Moats. 978 00:46:45,440 --> 00:46:47,160 Speaker 1: They stayed on until one o'clock and Matt and I 979 00:46:47,239 --> 00:46:49,920 Speaker 1: took over taking you through the four o'clock hour. Will 980 00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:52,720 Speaker 1: have the same schedule again tomorrow. We'll have some special 981 00:46:52,760 --> 00:46:56,000 Speaker 1: interviews that come and come by our way as well, 982 00:46:56,760 --> 00:46:58,480 Speaker 1: but that is going to do it. Here for from 983 00:46:58,520 --> 00:47:01,160 Speaker 1: the U p M. C Rooney Sports Complex and the Drive, 984 00:47:01,320 --> 00:47:03,919 Speaker 1: I am Dale, Lolly, he is Matt Williamson. We thank 985 00:47:03,960 --> 00:47:07,120 Speaker 1: you for listening to this special edition of the Drive 986 00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:08,399 Speaker 1: on Steelers Nation Radio