1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: At least. He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: Williamson on you home of the Black and Gold Steelers 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: Nation Radio. Welcome to the Drive. I'm Dale Lolly here 4 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: with Matt Williamson. It's a lovely Monday here is It's 5 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: Burke and we get a little bit of uh spring 6 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: a little bit. Yeah, all right, it's supposed to be 7 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,959 Speaker 1: like this all week. Nice nice, I broke out the shore. 8 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: It's today you always. Yeah, I'll be on the I 9 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: was thinking about that, this one my best. I need 10 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: to get out on the golf course. Sloppy, but who cares. 11 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: Yeah it's not my golf course, all right, But speaking 12 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: of somebody who will have an opportunity to play golf 13 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: year round in his new digs, one of the Watt brothers, 14 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: J J. Watt signs with the Arizona Cardinals. Nobody saw 15 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: that one coming. No, you didn't hear any of those rumors. 16 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: But boy, it makes a lot of sense and more 17 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: I think about it, and it's more money than anybody else. Yeah, 18 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: that's a lot of money for if Cleveland had signed J. J. 19 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: Watt to a two year, thirty one million dollar deal 20 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: with twenty three million guaranteed. I would have laughed at them, right. 21 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: I think that's a good thing for the rest of 22 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: the division, you know what I mean, It's great for JJ. 23 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: I mean it's a good for him. Yeah, like most 24 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: people at the end of their time here, they can 25 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: go retire like they do in Florida and Arizona. We're 26 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: talking off the air you mentioned though, he can kind 27 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: of sell tickets and Larry I won't be back. He 28 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: can be the new in face of the team, super 29 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: high character, Hall of Famer, and they could use an 30 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: edge guy opposite Chandler Jones or bump him inside, and 31 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: you know he's useful. It's just it makes a better team. 32 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: But it's an awful lot of money to pay for 33 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: a guy who is, you know, past his prime. Yes, yes, 34 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: And they canna ask him to play every snap or 35 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: are they gonna be able to rotate him around and 36 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: best use them that way? Who knows, um, But the 37 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: Steelers couldn't been anywhere close to that guaranteed for a 38 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: guy who's who's missed in the last five seasons, has 39 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: essentially missed two seasons. Yeah, right, right, right, I mean 40 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: extensive injury history up in age, right, I mean, I 41 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: think he's a nice edition when when he's healthy, he's great. 42 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 1: But that's a that's a pretty big gamble. I guess 43 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: if you're the Arizona Cardinals again, you're trying to sell 44 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: some tickets, you can make that move. But yeah, yeah, 45 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it's a good move for him. 46 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: A question about the team. They may regret it in 47 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: a year from now. Um, but again, it is only 48 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: a two year deal. Add him to that locker room 49 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: helps a lot, and his healthy snaps will be good ones. 50 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: But um, you know, to bring it back to the 51 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: Steelers unless you wanted to play for nothing, there was 52 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: no chance he's coming none. Um. I sent this article 53 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: to you today, Bill Barnwell breaking down so when some 54 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: teams have to do to get under the cap and listen, 55 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: he listened to Steelers teams. The title of the article 56 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: was somewhat misleading when it comes to the Steelers because 57 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: he's listed these teams as teams who were in salary 58 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: cap trouble right now. I don't I don't see the 59 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: Steelers have being in salary kept trouble right now. I 60 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: think this is a misnomers is again myth busting right 61 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: now some of it is just you go to over 62 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: the cap dot com and you see that they're boy, 63 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: they're really in the black or red or whatever the 64 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: bad one is. And oh no, they're say this, he 65 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: at least got this right. They're projected cap space right 66 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: now as we sit here, or is seven million dollars 67 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: over the cap as we sit here today? Which is 68 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: that with a bend restructure? Uh no, that's what's yeah, right, 69 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: that's that's right now as we sit here. That that's 70 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: including pens and McDonald. That's the Palency McDonald things. That's 71 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: the Hayward restructure, you know, and that that's estimating the cap. 72 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: And and I think people are starting to come around 73 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: finally to something that we've been talking about four months 74 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 1: that the salary cap is not going to be the 75 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: floor that everybody that was put out there, it's not 76 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: the floors won eighty and then they go, while we're 77 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: the floor, I bet it's over. I mean, I bet 78 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: it might it might even be is you know, we 79 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: just saw the TV deal. The TV deals are getting 80 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: done there, expect those to be announced this week with 81 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: those in hand. Today is March one. The Steelers have 82 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: essentially they've got a little over two weeks to get 83 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 1: the cap inward. Trimming seven million dollars off the cap 84 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: is nothing. Ben Roethlisberger's deal alone gets that done. Yeah, right, 85 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: And then there's plenty of things they can do. And 86 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: Bill had some suggestions that we've brought up all but 87 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: these are not things that need to be done right away, 88 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: not to get to that number. Right, you're all you 89 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: gotta do. By all you have to be by March 90 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: seventeenth is under that cap. Just be compliant, Just be compliant. Now, 91 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: do they want to make some moves and sign some guys? Yes, 92 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: I expect a Zach Banner deal to be done soon. Um, 93 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: you know the first priority knocked that out. Haven't started tack? 94 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: You got your starting tackle, important position. Um, you know them, 95 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: they'll see about, you know, resigning some of these other guys, 96 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: and then you know, if you if you make those moves, 97 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: then you have to do some other things. Yeah, right, right, right, 98 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 1: But which, as they often do, you want to go 99 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: into the draft and even free agency with a couple 100 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: of birds at hand, especially the draft. You know that 101 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: we got a pretty solid line up here, and there's 102 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: a couple of things we're looking for but we're not 103 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: gonna force ourselves to do things that aren't good business. Yeah. So, 104 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: I mean, looking at it right now, your only holes, 105 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: true true holes on this roster. If Zack Banners resigned, Okay, 106 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: you're assuming that's gonna be done. He's gonna be He's 107 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: penciled in as your left tackle. Right Chukes is the 108 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: right that Banners on the left. Well, then you need 109 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 1: a center and you need a tight end. Yeah, those 110 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: are you to But yeah, I mean I'm not I'm 111 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: not gonna give it. But that's one you can that's 112 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: one that you can plug in the draft. You've got, 113 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: you know, if they had to line up with Benny 114 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: Snell for a game, they've done it, you know. And 115 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 1: maybe McFarland takes stuff for right, who knows. Yeah, But 116 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: those other spots, the other spots are ones where they 117 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: don't have anybody who's NFL capable, Like gentry doesn't count, right, No, 118 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: that does doesn't right count. They don't count the same 119 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 1: way as can get you out of it. So those 120 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: are the spots that you fill them in free agency with. 121 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,919 Speaker 1: I would think ideally with some morebron But I mean 122 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: you're talking about the I'm talking because they used to. Yeah, 123 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: and he's not really a tight end. No, And I 124 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: wrote that today. Then people went, I hear the things 125 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: that they need to do. They could extend these four guys. 126 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: And I had Nelson, Ebron, Hayden and to Castro okay, 127 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: and people just got just went nuts. Well, what they 128 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,679 Speaker 1: extend They should cut Ebron, not extend him. He doesn't 129 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: block anybody, drops too many passes, blah blah blah blah blah. 130 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: He's so easy to dislike. Every fan base he's gone to. 131 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: People don't like him because they don't understand them. They 132 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: don't understand what he is. Um, he's a weapon. He's 133 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: just because he has a T next to his name. 134 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: It's the same if you're looking at the Florida kid, 135 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: if you're looking at Pitts, don't look at him as 136 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: a tight end. Don't look at him as a wide receiver. Right, 137 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: He's almost like, who's a good example of James White. 138 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: I mean they're hybrid players. He's an RB, but he 139 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: runs the ball three times a game. I mean he's 140 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: not Jerome Bettist. So he brons Ebron has T next 141 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: to his name, and yes he can get in. He's 142 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: a big body, so he can get in the way 143 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: of people, but you don't you don't ask him to 144 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: block Chase Young. That goes right, Yeah, exactly. Yeah, he's 145 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: a weapon. He's closer to Juju. He is teeth, you know, 146 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: or Bruner or one of those type of guys, and 147 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: you need your heath or your Bruner or you're that 148 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: type of dude too. I mean that, but I think 149 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: that's what you're saying. The whole is right now. Yeah, 150 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: that's what you need. You need the blocking combo traditional 151 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: in line y not and if you split him out. 152 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: You know. A big thing in the league right now 153 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: I'm playing nice road is you'll see a lot of 154 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: kelsey to the left on the short side of the 155 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: field and three wide to the right. I mean, it's 156 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: an awesome indicator, Like there's a corner over Kelsey. You're 157 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 1: probably getting zoned, you know what I mean. Like there's 158 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: a lot of pre snap indicators and Ebron's like that. 159 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: You know, you're not gonna see the McDonald's of the 160 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: world will be that one in a three by one 161 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: set because they'll just trot out a linebacker out there 162 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: and put all their good cover guys right So that's 163 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: the beauty of a guy like Ebron, and that's really 164 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: the beauty of a guy like Pitts is if used properly, 165 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: those type of players can make your identification of coverage 166 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,959 Speaker 1: is very happened very quickly in the down. It's very 167 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: much like the pre snap motion, right, because they're showing 168 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: you what they're going to do based on where they're 169 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: lining up against you. Yes, and not to mention even 170 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: before you even you know, get out of the huddle. 171 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: If you have McDonald, Ebron, two receivers in a in 172 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: a running back out there, and they're gonna put a 173 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: base three four four three, really you have three wide? 174 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: You know they should treat that like Nickel. But not 175 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: every team, will you know. I mean, that's why I 176 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 1: was asked that today my my Live Questions. I just 177 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: answered the question about it. Somebody said, well, how do 178 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: you how do you see if Juju leaves? How do 179 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: you see the Steelers filling the slot position? He said, 180 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: you just move Deante Johnson to the slot. Not all 181 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: the time. I would use Claypool in the slot. I 182 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: would use I would use Ebron in the slot. I 183 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: don't think Washington fits it. But yeah, but I would 184 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: use those two guys in the slot because Deante Johnson 185 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 1: can play outside, he can get off press coverage. Part 186 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: of the reason why you yeah, part of the reason 187 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,439 Speaker 1: why Juju was always in the slot because Juju struggle 188 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,959 Speaker 1: getting off press coverage. That's the biggest reason, absolutely right. 189 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 1: But if you then, if you're in the huddle and 190 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: let's say somebody's they get somebody following Chase Claypool, they're 191 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: following Deante Johnson, whatever, whoever. You know, those teams the 192 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: team teams in the game plan of the opposition, and 193 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, that guy bumps inside. Now what 194 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: do you do when you're not following him inside? Usually 195 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: usually not so now he's getting up. Now he's getting 196 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 1: a much better matchup in the slot. You can pick 197 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: and choose, you can you can dictate the matchup that 198 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: you want by using those guys in the slot. This 199 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: doesn't really apply to Ebron because he's not gonna get 200 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,719 Speaker 1: thinking the Browns. What if the Browns look at Claypool 201 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: and think he's the most dangerous guy. We're gonna put 202 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: ward on him this game, and he's gonna follow him 203 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: and he does travel to the slot, Well, then Claypool 204 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: is gonna put Ward on his butt in the run game, 205 00:10:58,160 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, because he's such a big body. 206 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: I mean, some of these big body slots seem more 207 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: and more than like just because the guy's five ten 208 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: pounds doesn't automatically mean he's a slot, right, you better 209 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: have lateral quickness. I mean, that's the beauty of the 210 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: Edelman's and Welkers and those guys, as they have the 211 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: juice off the line. And then we started to see 212 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: the Colstons of the world. There really isn't ain't different 213 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: than he brought. I mean, he can't run, hebron might 214 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: be faster, might be faster, Claypol's way faster. And then 215 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: you see the lot of the hybrids, the Michael Thomas's 216 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: and Jujus like that too, where he can block a 217 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: little and he's strong and he can muscle a linebacker, 218 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: but he's highly talented. And then just lately you're even 219 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: seeing Jen and I even Lean guys Tyreek lines up 220 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: and teams have figured out that they can put their 221 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: best receiver in the slot and again get him the matchups. 222 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: And that could be Deante a lot, but it doesn't 223 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: have to be open because if you're trying to brack 224 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: it a guy in the slot, you're trying to brack 225 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: it with a linebacker and that's just not gonna work. 226 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: And that brings us back to why you trade up 227 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: for Bush car versation. It all goes round and around, 228 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: you know. So I think Abron has a lot of value. 229 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: I hadn't thought about him as an extension until last week. 230 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: We haven't just randomly bringing up on the air. But 231 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: you can save a little bit by doing it. But 232 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: treat him like a different position. You know, he should 233 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: have his own room. He shouldn't walk in the wide 234 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: receiver room or the tight end room. But there's only 235 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: so many coaches in the world. We're not just gonna 236 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 1: have an Ebron coach. You know, he walks in the 237 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: tight end room every day, you know, And and don't 238 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: ask him to do things that he can't do, like 239 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: block Chase Young exactly exactly. I mean, that's not on him, 240 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: that's on the coach. That's on the coaching staff for 241 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: asking him to do that, exactly right. That's a you 242 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: got you playing. You wouldn't ask You would not have asked. 243 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: For example, James Washington, Hey, James. You're gonna come across 244 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: the formation here, You're gonna block Chase Young Antonio Brown, 245 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 1: right right, sure, that's not what they do. Well, Um, 246 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: I'm really interested about that spot that on the same 247 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: by the same token, he can just get in the way. 248 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,839 Speaker 1: We've been real kind to him for that particular player. 249 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: I mean, at least an effort would have been nice 250 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: get run over. Um. I am interested though, of who 251 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: will line up with te snaps this year. Like I'm 252 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: hoping we see the first or second day draft pick 253 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: do it as a tackle. I'm hoping that tight end 254 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: that you mentioned, which may becomes in free agency or 255 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: it's a hunter long type guy does it pretty consistently. 256 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: And I hope Abron does it too. You know, as 257 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: he does, he does, he will line up in tight 258 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: end slots. But who lines up closest to the tackle? 259 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: It would be interesting if they have a little variety 260 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: there talented players. Yeah, I agree, Um, And then you know, 261 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 1: if you extend some of those guys again, you're saving 262 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: cap space and you're again you have seventeen guys under 263 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: contract for next year. You're not adding. You're not gonna 264 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: go You're not gonna finish this season and go, Okay, 265 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: we got seventeen guys under contract for next year, plus 266 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 1: your draft picks, your draft picks coming in. Um, So 267 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: he had twenty five guys under contract this year. That's 268 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: what we're gonna go into the offseason. That's not gonna 269 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 1: happens half a roster, right, They're gonna re extend some 270 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: of these guys. It's two of the possibility as well. 271 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: He signed another for a year after this, one after two, 272 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: so you don't have to do anything with him now, 273 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: but you could and lower that you think get the 274 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: ones are more pressing or higher on the priority list 275 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: to make some money. Yeah, because I think you can 276 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: restructure to it and still save money with that. Yeah, 277 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: where you could just simply resell, you know, extend his 278 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: deal and do the same thing. Um. We haven't talked 279 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: much about the castro. Does that save a fair amount 280 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: this year? Yeah? Because his cap hits like fourteen millions, 281 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: you know you can you can lower that pretty easily. Um. 282 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: And I still think that that he's got some years left. 283 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: Didn't have his best season, but I'm not real worried 284 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: about him. No, I'm not. He's a pro and he's Yeah, 285 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: he's been playing at high level for a long time. 286 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: Plus guards different like okay, so if he's well, we 287 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: don't want to ask Dave to pull as much as 288 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: he used to. Okay, but most of the guards in 289 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: the league don't. Yeah, you know, it might not even 290 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: be part of the Canada may be, you know, dialing 291 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: back on that a little bit anyway, and I'm mu 292 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: sure that's Dootson's you know Forte either you may they 293 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: may change what they ask their offensive linemen to do. 294 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: And if that's the case, it's a good year to 295 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: do that, you know, because there's a lot of change. 296 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: There might be a different profile of the style of 297 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: lineman they're looking for. I agree, But yeah, so I 298 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: I look at that and you know, the the only 299 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: thing that Barnwell says here that we haven't like. He's saying, well, 300 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: if you if you want to extend bring back Hilton, 301 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: or you want to bring back Sutton, Sutton, you gotta cut, 302 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: you gotta extend one of those guys and cut one 303 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: of cut Nelson or Hayden. No you don't. Yeah, we've 304 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: talked about that. You don't have to do that to 305 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you can just move other money around you. 306 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: You're certainly not gonna do. You're certainly not gonna extend, 307 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: extend Nelson, cut Hayden to bring back Hilton. Right. All 308 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: you've done now has created a hole on the outside. 309 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: Yeah right, I mean, Sutton makes a little more sense. 310 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: But my hunches, you extend both the outside guys and 311 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: you try to sign something. Yeah, I mean, and then 312 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: you've got a fair amount tied into corners, so be it. 313 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: That's not a bad position to invest in. Yeah. He 314 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: also brings up the what we've talked about here on 315 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: this show, as well as extending t J Watt. Uh. 316 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: He actually came up with a contact contract breakdown. Um 317 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: he says signed him to a it's a uh, five 318 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: year hundred and fifty million dollar I think it's a 319 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: five year hundred and fifty. Yeah, five years hundred and 320 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: fifty is crazy. But it depends how it structured, of course. Yeah, 321 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: he's talking about giving him a forty five million dollar 322 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: signing bonus, a seven million dollar roster bonus. In two 323 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: that that breaks your signing bonus over four years or 324 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: if over the course, UM gets a huge rage. Two 325 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: that doesn't lower his does that doesn't help out at 326 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: all this year, which I think if you're going to 327 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: do that, I think you you just add one more. 328 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: I mean, you lock up a great player, you send 329 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 1: a great message to the locker room. Obviously, those things 330 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: all matter, and it gets you one more number under 331 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 1: contract a year from now that you don't have to work. 332 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: You don't have to worry about going into next year 333 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: and using the franchise tag on TJ. One more flexibility 334 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 1: you have that you have that availability than to use 335 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: that on somebody else. You've already played those cards or 336 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: you already have those cards still in your hand that 337 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: you can work. Yeah, I mean that makes sense. But 338 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: that's not that doesn't help you sign Sutton or But 339 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: I think there's there's creative ways that you can make 340 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: that deal work. Again, save a million dollars. If you 341 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: save a million dollars, it's a million extra million dollars. 342 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: But little things like that, like the Boswell deal and 343 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: maybe the Derek Watt deals, pick up a million here 344 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: and there. Okay, you know, I mean it's gonna be useful. 345 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: Um when I look at some of these other teams 346 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: that he's talking about. You know, the Falcons right now 347 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: are sixteen million over the cap. Uh the Chiefs eight 348 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: team points six million with the cap um. That's with 349 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 1: I mean, they've they've got a couple of guys. Watkins 350 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: is a free agent. Brasha Breland is a free agent. 351 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: That's a big one for them. Collechi assemile a free agent. 352 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: Think also their center is to kind of both tackles 353 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: had surgery, yes, and you don't know if they're gonna 354 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: be ready. You know, well, I guarantee you that Eric 355 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: Fisher with that torn a killer, he's not gonna be ready. 356 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: Mitchell Swartz at back surgery, back surgery, and he's up 357 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: in age. That's troublesome for them. The good news is 358 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: you get Tardiff back from the opt out and he'll 359 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: be a starting guard for you. But I mean, I mean, 360 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:37,679 Speaker 1: you saw what the rest of that line look like 361 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl, you know, I excluding Wizdowski, folks. 362 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: I mean, he didn't exactly show well. And they're they're 363 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: maybe the best guy from that group was their center, 364 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: who's a free agent. I mean what they actually played 365 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 1: with the last time we saw him, that's a little troublesome. 366 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: Um I've seen I don't know if he gets here 367 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: that far but I could see, like a Mayfield in 368 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: the first round from Michigan, put him a guard or 369 00:18:58,320 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: put him a tackle and then move him back. They 370 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: just need somebody somewhere, right, I mean, just give me 371 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: Lineman period. Figure it out from there. And Mahome's had 372 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: his surgery. Yeah, it was a blurb today He's gonna 373 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: be ready for camp. But that's it. They're hopeful again. 374 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: It's it's it's turf toe. Um that can be troublesome. 375 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, you know, it's how is he going to 376 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 1: be able to work out at all this offseason because 377 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: you know it's again it's a foot injury that you 378 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,479 Speaker 1: have to have surgery on. Yeah, they look like they 379 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,360 Speaker 1: have some holes. So people just say, well, you can't 380 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 1: get past the Chiefs. I don't know. I don't know 381 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 1: what's their line look like, because I know that line 382 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: didn't if they lined up against the Steelers And I 383 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: tweeted this out during the Super Bowl and people killed me. 384 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: But my point was if they lined up against the 385 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: Steelers with that offensive line on a Sunday, the Steelers 386 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: would give them all kinds of trouble. Oh yeah, I mean, 387 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: they couldn't lost any tampas Steelers fronts better, right, I 388 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,919 Speaker 1: mean even when a year ago into Super Bowl, the 389 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: Niners front, which I thought was equal of the Steelers, 390 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: was giving them a lot of problems. And that was 391 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: with a much healthier offensive line, you know, I mean 392 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: that was not without They weren't backups across the whole 393 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 1: skate in the gamut. And the key is, you know, 394 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: Steel's were dealing with this for a while. Now you've 395 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,640 Speaker 1: paid my homes. You're not gonna go pick up Sammy 396 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 1: Watkins is of the world. You're almost nineteen million dollars 397 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 1: over the cap right now, you're done being a buyer 398 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,439 Speaker 1: and you you're the target and you got to hold together. 399 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: And Mahomes is still a relative bargain at this point. 400 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: They've paid some other guys that you know, they paid 401 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill, they paid Travis Kelsey, Chris Jones. And right, 402 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: they're very they're they're now they've now become a very 403 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: top heavy team. Very they're very much like the Rams 404 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: at this point, six or seven guys making a time 405 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 1: and not a lot of middle class Yeah, it's true. Um, 406 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: and then of course the uh it was the Saints 407 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 1: the other one. The Rams are twenty seven point six 408 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: million dollars over the cap. Uh. I don't know how 409 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: they get there. Isn't as easy. It's not because again, 410 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: they're a top loaded team. They're gonna have and maybe 411 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: you know, guys like Gerald Everett who have been valuable players, 412 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 1: can't can't resign them. No, you can't resign them. Um 413 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: you know, I mean even Jos in the world, you 414 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: can't do it. No, No, you're gonna be depleted. It's 415 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: gonna be all in on Donald and Ramsey and Donald 416 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 1: and Ramsey and Stafford and um, piece it together with 417 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: mid round picks. Yeah, that's that's a tough one on. 418 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: The Eagles are forty and a half million dollars over 419 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: the captain and that's after that. The that's after the 420 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: getting rid of the wins. Like and from mind what 421 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: I understand, they're not gonna be the point where well, 422 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: they did cut Kelsey right or they rumored to. I 423 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: think they've told him. Yeah. I'm not sure if that 424 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: was official or not, but I guess they're not in 425 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: the position where they have to trade Fletcher Cox and 426 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: I mean they're gonna cut al Sean and they're gonna 427 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: cut the Seawan Jackson and some of those guys. But 428 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: they're not gonna be able to add much. And you 429 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 1: know they're they're throwing it all on Jalen Hurts and 430 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: no add a six you know six overall pick wide 431 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 1: receiver or something like that, which is great. But there 432 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: does that make them a contender? I don't think so, 433 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: even in that division. I think they're in for a 434 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: long year. And then the Saints at minus minus sixty 435 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 1: six point four million with one quarterback on the roster, say, 436 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 1: is that with Breeze retired or not? Because we keep 437 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: hearing things about it, Well, he hasn't done it yet. 438 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:21,920 Speaker 1: And you know he took that reduced salary. So his 439 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: salary in one I guess no matter what he signed 440 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: a new deal is one point one million, so that 441 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 1: that money's as already factor whether he returns or not. 442 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 1: What's he returning to? Here's they're here, they're free agents. Yeah, 443 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: Jared Cook, there's no chance will be back. Marcus Williams, 444 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: I don't think he'll be back. He'll make a big money. 445 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 1: Sheldon Rankins won't be back, Jamis Winston, Trey Hendrickson, Alex 446 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: Is already rumored to be maybe a Jet, Alex Anzeloni, Yeah, Winston, 447 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: these guys are all starters, they're all started. You think 448 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: the Steelers are in bad cheap that's that's that's like 449 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 1: four a quarter. They're starting a lot of Oh and 450 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: they don't have a quarterback and then a quarterback Tay 451 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: some Hills their quarter and they're still sixty six million 452 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 1: dollars over the cap. Yes, how are they competing in 453 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: this year? I don't know. I mean, it's gonna be 454 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: a one if we're the one Saints Nation radio right now, 455 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: it's a miserable panic button. Yes, And they have maxed 456 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: out their credit cards more than any other team, and 457 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: they've been very successful. They did get a Super Bowl 458 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: out of it in the long run, a successful brea. 459 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: Actually they didn't, well they won one two. Yeah, I 460 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: mean it's been a successful breeze run. But this is 461 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,239 Speaker 1: now they're paying the fiddler. I mean, I don't think 462 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: it's to the point kind of like the Eagles where 463 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to trade Lattimore and ram Check and 464 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 1: you know Thomas and some of those guys that can't 465 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: because they can't they're not tradeable. Yeah, come tomorrow in talk, 466 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: But they get to pick up the option, a fift 467 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: year option on Lattimore because they had that awesome draft class. 468 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 1: They had two first round draft picks that year. It 469 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:57,360 Speaker 1: was it was Lattimore, ram Check and ram Check. Yeah, 470 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: and they're both very good. You want to pick them up. 471 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: You gotta add that to the mix. Yeah, I don't 472 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: know how they'll do it, but I mean, I'm sure 473 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 1: they'll kick the can down the road even more like 474 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:11,200 Speaker 1: I bet they're their situation. There's there's Bill's Cut, Kawana, Alexander, 475 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: Malcolm Brown, Genoas Jenkins, and Patrick Robinson. Uh, that frees 476 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: up those four moves, free up thirty point eight million dollars. 477 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: That seems like a no brainer. I mean, those four, 478 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: but you're still thirty four million over those four could 479 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: be missed, but that doesn't cure your problem. That's half 480 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: of your housekeep. And again, you get to replace these guys. 481 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 1: Those guys aren't super no, but they're but they're payers, 482 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: are gonna be in the league next year. And that 483 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: doesn't get you back any of those free agents that 484 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,719 Speaker 1: we were talking about. And you're still thirty still four 485 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: million dollars at that point. I mean, it's just uh, yeah, 486 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: you know, he says re signed Marshawn Lattimore and Ryan 487 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: Ramsack two extensions. Like I mean, I think the point 488 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,919 Speaker 1: of this all is there's a lot of teams they 489 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: aren't worse shaping the Steelers, Oh my god. Yes, and 490 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: far worse shape too. I mean, not there, that's there 491 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: are a lot of teams with there's teams that are 492 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 1: in far worse shape. I mean, the more I think 493 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 1: about it, and the more optimism I have about this 494 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: cap being not two but you know, not too much 495 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: crazier than what we've seen. I think the students will 496 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: be able to add a player or two from out. 497 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: They'll be able to add the center and tight end. 498 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 1: Those are two two positions that you don't have to 499 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: overspend again, and we're not talking about Hunter Henry and 500 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 1: you know, you know it's capable capable NFL players. Again, 501 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 1: if teams like this, if teams like the Saints are 502 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: gonna is other release let Tavis Murray and Emmanuel Sanders 503 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: as well. Right, those guys that get picked up, those 504 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 1: guys do contribute. They do contribute, right, No, they're gonna 505 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: be thin. This could be too. The other thing about 506 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: the Saints it's interesting. They've made very few draft picks lately, 507 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 1: right that they have four picks last year three picks 508 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,719 Speaker 1: and then a late seventh rounder. That's how they've been 509 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: doing it. They've been going all in on guys they like. 510 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: But their depth is going to be off. Yeah. I 511 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,360 Speaker 1: mean the couple injuries and they'll lose and they're they're finished. Yeah, 512 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: they're I mean, so you know, and these aren't the 513 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: only teams that are in this kind of situation. There'd 514 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: be some other teams out there again cutting guys loose. 515 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: There'll be a lot of good players on the market, yea, 516 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:14,360 Speaker 1: which could be good for this. I mean maybe when 517 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: we saw that, we saw the text the Texans of 518 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:20,199 Speaker 1: all teams start cutting guys over the weekend. Yeah, there's right, like, 519 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 1: you know, horrible. Yeah, and you're a you're already under 520 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:26,360 Speaker 1: the cap, Like they're not that bad, You're just you're 521 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 1: just cutting guys so they can go sign some players. 522 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: But you're cutting NFL players from your roster to go. 523 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: It's just bad deals they made previous regimes. People talking about, 524 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: well they're there. This is one that I keep seeing mentioned. 525 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,679 Speaker 1: What the Steelers need to go to get b j 526 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,920 Speaker 1: Finney or or Jesse James. Well, first of all, they're 527 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 1: both still under contract with their teams. Secondly, I don't 528 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: see Cincinnati necessarily cutting Finney. It's not like they're lying 529 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: super strong. They didn't pay a signing bonus. They the 530 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: right and what's he done there to hurt his stock? 531 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure he's fine in practice. Yeah, well, he didn't 532 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: start for them last year. Well, he came in mid season, 533 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 1: so yeah, he wasn't going to move into the starting 534 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: lineup later that I was right before the trade deadline. Um, 535 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: it's for Jesse James. Their new head coach is a 536 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 1: tighten was a former tight end, Dan Campbell Hockinson. He's cheap. 537 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: Oh yeah yeah, and they drafted another tight end. Um, 538 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: I don't remember that, but he was a rookie rookie 539 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 1: last year. So james contract isn't crazy. He probably isn't 540 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: worth the money. That's probably like how many but they 541 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 1: have very little money tied up in their tight end room. 542 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, he's the veteran guy, the 543 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,639 Speaker 1: blocking guy. Hawkinson's you're you're you're receiving tight end and 544 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: he's your number two. I mean, he's the type of 545 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: guy I think they should be after like Tyler Croft's 546 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: another one, or there's probably three or four names we 547 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: can come up with. And if James were on the 548 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: open market, I would think both the Steelers and him 549 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: he's from the area too, would I'd have a conversation 550 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: coming back for a reasonable deal and play a fair 551 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: amount of snaps here. And um, I don't know the 552 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,880 Speaker 1: Detroit will bring him back. I mean, they could use 553 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: that money elsewhere they're rebuilding. But it's not like they 554 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: have to know. They don't have to do anything with him. U. 555 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: They're they are UH and this is according to UH 556 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: spot track, three point eight million dollars over the cap 557 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: right now. They've got UM million expenditures there, but they're 558 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: just a salary cap is hundred seven because of their carryover. UM, 559 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: I mean they're probably wanted to put their count six 560 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: point four million against their cap. That's not ridiculous, not ridiculous. 561 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: But if I'm them, I think I'm totally rebuilding and 562 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: getting older guys. And the only here's the thing though 563 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 1: he only he only saves him two point two million 564 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: dollars if they could of him go. But you think that, 565 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: I mean, if he would hit the open market. You 566 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: think he's like a two million, three million a year 567 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: guy something like that. Yeah, But so again, if you're 568 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: if you're the Lions, you're like, okay, well is that 569 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 1: really worth and your and your again, your coach is 570 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: a tight end guy. You know how much double tights 571 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 1: are they gonna do this year? Hunter? Bryan's the other 572 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: one thing he's not getting at all. Right, So if 573 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: if you know you you drafted Hawkinson with what the 574 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: eighth overall pick, you don't want him being your blocker. 575 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 1: He does, he can, but that's but if you have 576 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: him and James on the field, you can use you know, 577 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: Hackinson is going out, you know, he's he's he might 578 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: be a number one receiver next year. I mean they 579 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: signed as a different regime, but they signed James the 580 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: same off Steves and they drafted Hawk not knowing that 581 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: Hawk was coming. But probably we're highly interested in him 582 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: at the time. Um, I don't know, I mean, but 583 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: he's the type, he's the kind of guy and people said, 584 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: well they could just same thing Kelvin Beach. Hum then 585 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: you signed You know these three X Steelers. Don't just 586 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: focus on the X Steelers just because they're an ext Steeler. 587 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: Now I see the trend you're getting in here as well. 588 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: Now there's gonna be an nex stealer we kind of 589 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: liked way back when. It might not be the same guy, 590 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: what injuries he had in between then and right. I 591 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 1: mean you could probably do better, right, That's that's that's 592 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: my point is do better than that. I'd rather Banner 593 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 1: than beat them right now, Finny, I'd be interested in 594 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 1: if you but I don't think he's gonna get cut. 595 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: I'd be interested in Jesse James. But again, those two 596 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: guys are on somebody's rostering out. They're not cut. So 597 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 1: don't give me those when I say you know who 598 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 1: you're replacing, Like when who you replacing air keeper on with? 599 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: Well Jesse James. Well, Jesse James isn't available. Somebody else 600 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: owns him. Right, We can't have that conversation because he's 601 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 1: on somebody else's ross, right, right, right, right now. I 602 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 1: see what you're saying, because people just remember the Steelers 603 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: and that's cool, don't get me wrong. I mean, you 604 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: love the team and you want to bring me back 605 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: to the guys you enjoyed watching. But there's a lot 606 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 1: of options right, there's other guys out there you just 607 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: may not know how the news. Well, yeah, that are 608 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: similar profiles. Those type of guys aren't hardifyed. Yeah he is. 609 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lally. You've been listening to the 610 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 1: Drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. 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