WEBVTT - Segment 1: Draft Eve

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson

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<v Speaker 1>on your twenty four to seven home of the Black

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<v Speaker 1>and Gold Steelers Nation Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to the Drive. I'm Dale Lolly, he is Matt

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<v Speaker 2>Williamson and Matt. It's like Christmas Eve, Happy drafting Eve

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<v Speaker 2>to you and to all. We've been talking about this

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<v Speaker 2>thing for months. We've been waiting for it to come.

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<v Speaker 2>It is finally here, and nobody knows what the hell

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<v Speaker 2>is going to go on now.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure we know a whole lot now that

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<v Speaker 1>we did months ago, but it's just as much fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I can't wait. Steelers are positioned to add

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of quality talent. There's a lot of different

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<v Speaker 1>directions they can go. And we have what three segments

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<v Speaker 1>to talk between now and they start kicking off and

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<v Speaker 1>then we'll be on the air quite a bit together.

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<v Speaker 2>Quite a bit. Yeah, as we typically are, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do believe that this draft I think there's

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<v Speaker 2>more volatility to it. I agree that maybe in some

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<v Speaker 2>previous years, I think we all kind of know who

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<v Speaker 2>the top Tenish guys are.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think any of them are gonna be Steelers.

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<v Speaker 2>But you don't know what order they're going to fall in,

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<v Speaker 2>other than we know Bryce Young is going to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Number one, right, that's the anything we know at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>And then past that, there could be an there could

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<v Speaker 2>be a bunch of trades in the top ten, there

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<v Speaker 2>could be no trades in the top ten.

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<v Speaker 1>And it always comes back to quarterbacks, which fortunately for

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<v Speaker 1>the Steelers they don't have to they're not in that market.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm glad that they're not for this particular class

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<v Speaker 1>in particular, because I would hate to try to decipher

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<v Speaker 1>these and you know, can we work around this deficiency

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<v Speaker 1>or because they all when when I was first exposed

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<v Speaker 1>to these top five quarterbacks, including Hendon Hooker, all I

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<v Speaker 1>could see were the glaring weaknesses. And I've warmed up

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<v Speaker 1>to some more than others, but still they all have

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<v Speaker 1>huge red flags.

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<v Speaker 2>Well this is you know. So it goes back to

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<v Speaker 2>the and I've said this before, the people who wanted

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<v Speaker 2>the Steelers to just wait and take one next year,

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<v Speaker 2>right last year, a year ago, at this time, just

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<v Speaker 2>wait and take one this class, the twenty twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>class or twenty twenty two class. It isn't very good,

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<v Speaker 2>So just wait and get your quarterback next year. That

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<v Speaker 2>class is so deep, right, that's what people are saying. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>just wait and take one next year because this one's

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<v Speaker 2>so deep.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Houston's second on the board. They have more

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<v Speaker 1>draft capital than anyone in the league. And there's an

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<v Speaker 1>argument to be made to not take any of these

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<v Speaker 1>guys and wait till next year, which I think would

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<v Speaker 1>be a mistake, which I think is dangerous as could

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<v Speaker 1>be too, because even if we're right in the North

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<v Speaker 1>Carolina and the USC dude are transcendent, phenomenal players. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>no one's trading out of those picks. You have to

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<v Speaker 1>be one of the worst two.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to stink again, yeah, really really stick. Now

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<v Speaker 2>your fan base is really ticked off at you because well,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we've stunk now for four straight years. When

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<v Speaker 2>are we going to be good again?

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<v Speaker 1>I know, and I understand that there is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna spend the whole time talking about the Texans.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's finally some optimism in there. Deshaun Watson's gone.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there's a new coach and.

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<v Speaker 2>That extra draft picks, because yeah, you're.

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<v Speaker 1>Loaded, can you? But you can't go into that locker

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<v Speaker 1>room again and be like we're gonna start Davis Millsy.

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<v Speaker 2>How you're telling Laramie tunsl again that you know, hey, Laramie,

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<v Speaker 2>we love you. You're gonna be protecting five different guys

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<v Speaker 2>back there and win.

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<v Speaker 1>Three games again. Yeah, like I've seen this movie. No thanks,

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<v Speaker 1>all right?

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<v Speaker 2>Looking at some of the things that have happened since

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<v Speaker 2>we were last on the air, Well, the Aaron Rodgers

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<v Speaker 2>trade finally went through.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, to no surprise. He is a Jet, and.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean there were rumors that the forty nine ers

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<v Speaker 2>might be jumping into that, and and I think that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of maybe the maybe the Packers put that out there,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, through the back channels just to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>spur that that trade on.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like Belichick could call. Yeah, it'd be a

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<v Speaker 1>Retal Belichick thing to do. But I thought the Jets

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<v Speaker 1>gave up more than I expected. So it's a good

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<v Speaker 1>deal for the Packers and that it's time to take

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<v Speaker 1>a step back in Green Bay. You've had two amazing

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<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks for a twenty year run with an unbelievable stretch,

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<v Speaker 1>and now you've a lot to draft capital. See what

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Love is. I mean, it's probably gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>rough year for them. But at least they're in good

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<v Speaker 1>rebuild mode. Jets are aggressive. I mean, they're all in,

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<v Speaker 1>but to their credit, they still have a mid first

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<v Speaker 1>and second round pick to you know, maybe draft a

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<v Speaker 1>lineman this year this year, right, right, right?

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<v Speaker 2>But next year gets interesting. You know that that picked

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<v Speaker 2>next year is conditional upon Aaron Rodgers playing sixty five

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the snaps. Yeah, if he plays sixty five

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the snaps, the Packers get next year's first

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<v Speaker 2>round pick from the Jets.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, And Aaron.

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<v Speaker 2>Rodgers, who's thirty nine, might not be playing for the

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<v Speaker 2>Jets next year.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what's odd to me is Rogers is an iron man.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I would imagine it'd be a long shot

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<v Speaker 1>for him not to play sixty five percent of the snaps.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that doesn't I'm sure the Jets are looking at

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<v Speaker 1>it like, if I can get Aaron Rodgers to play

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<v Speaker 1>the whole year, we're gonna be that's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>really late first round pick. And they might be right.

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<v Speaker 1>But in the AFC, you still might not even make

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. I mean, if the Jets are in the NFC,

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<v Speaker 1>I might could the Rogers led Jets are the.

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<v Speaker 2>Play Are they still any better than third in that division.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I mean, I think the Patriots are

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<v Speaker 1>a clear fourth. But it's the best division in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>Miami's all in even more than the Jets are, and

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<v Speaker 1>Bills aren't going away. But so if you're the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>and he hits those numbers, maybe it is a late

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<v Speaker 1>first but it could still be a pick in the

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<v Speaker 1>inside the top twenty, and you are you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>they don't make the playoffs considering the conference they're in.

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<v Speaker 1>But if he doesn't make those numbers for whatever reason,

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<v Speaker 1>it's probably an early second round pick, a worse.

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<v Speaker 2>If you remember. This is very much like the Russell

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<v Speaker 2>Wilson trade to me, very much. So where as soon

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<v Speaker 2>as it's made, everybody starts talking about, oh, there might

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<v Speaker 2>be four teams out of the AFC East that make

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs this year. Yeah, yeah, they'll be lucky to

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<v Speaker 2>get two.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the way world works.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the way the world war. Here's the Jets schedule.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it's awful at home against the Bills, the Dolphins,

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<v Speaker 2>the Patriots, the Chiefs right right there, the Chargers, the

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<v Speaker 2>Eagle Wow, the Commanders, the Texans and the Falcons.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. So they play the they play the other East,

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<v Speaker 1>which is pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>Which is pretty good away games Buffalo, Miami, Patriots at Denver,

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<v Speaker 2>which is never an easy place, at the Raiders, at

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<v Speaker 2>the Cowboys, at the Giants, at the Browns.

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<v Speaker 1>Right right, right, And I'm sure Miami's is just as hard.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they're playing base I mean, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>this is a that's what I means. Chances of three

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<v Speaker 1>teams coming out of the division or's slim.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean I'm looking at that home schedule. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>if they get four wins in that home schedule, that's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good. Right, they get five, Okay, good for them.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean even the division. I mean, you sweep the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 1>Say what you want about the Patriots, They're.

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<v Speaker 2>Still tough to get. They're still tough to play against. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, so people celebrating this as well, that the

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<v Speaker 2>Jets are Super Bowl contender and like the Vegas odds

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<v Speaker 2>went crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure I don't see it. I don't really either.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm planning on doing a ranks after the draft, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>just for other outlets or whatever. I'm sure we'll talk

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<v Speaker 1>about I'm sure we'll talk about it, But I bet

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<v Speaker 1>eight of the top teams are in the a FC. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>if so only seven are going, right, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean like I think the really.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you have to look at the top fourteen

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<v Speaker 2>because seven from each conference go to the playoffs, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet at least ten of them are AFC.

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<v Speaker 2>Like when you start looking at that schedule like that,

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<v Speaker 2>then you have to start looking at AFC losses and

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<v Speaker 2>things of that nature.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if they're three and three in the division

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<v Speaker 1>and we do we think they're beating the Chiefs, probably not.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the Chargers at homes a toss up, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>do you think they're gonna beat uh, you know, win

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<v Speaker 2>in Denver? Again, that's a that's a tough, tough one,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. So there's there's a lot of games that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, people at that well it's the Browns away

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<v Speaker 2>when you play in the Browns.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I was thinking that too, Like what if you

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<v Speaker 1>go to Denver and Miami early in the year, they're

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<v Speaker 1>the two worst places to play in the first month

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<v Speaker 1>of the season by far, and then you go to

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<v Speaker 1>Cleve in week sixteen.

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<v Speaker 2>I've done that before.

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<v Speaker 1>That's fine, right, It's just a tough situation.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's gonna be interesting to see how that schedule

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<v Speaker 2>breaks down, and we'll see that. We'll get that that

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of weeks here after the draft, the schedule

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<v Speaker 2>will be released. The other point to this is the

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<v Speaker 2>Jets had one primetime game last year. Now they're gonna have.

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<v Speaker 1>Six six thenced well, I mean that's emotion you can

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<v Speaker 1>get you they're gonna have six primetime games. It's New

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<v Speaker 1>York and it's Aaron Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and everybody's talking, well, look at the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody in New York's excited about the Jets. Good, but

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna have a bunch of primetime games. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you're not used to playing, if you're not used to

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<v Speaker 2>going and playing in Denver on a Sunday night, Vegas

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<v Speaker 2>flying back, yeah, I mean, look at the road trips here.

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<v Speaker 2>Dallas is not an easy.

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<v Speaker 1>Road trip for sure. And then you get.

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<v Speaker 2>A fly but you know, fly back and play the Eagles.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah right, I mean I'm even think of a lesser team,

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<v Speaker 1>but the Giants are going to run the ball eighty

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<v Speaker 1>percent of time at you after a road game, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like that type of thing. And no, you're right, And

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<v Speaker 1>I always go back to our conversation with labs. You

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<v Speaker 1>know that, Well, we'll see how they handle, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those type of things that people don't think about, like

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<v Speaker 1>you have five time, Yeah, you of them on the.

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<v Speaker 2>Road, your Sunday, your Sunday against Miami at home, and

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<v Speaker 2>then you got to go on a short week and

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<v Speaker 2>go play the Raiders in Vegas.

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<v Speaker 1>Or the fact that I keep bringing up the Giants, like

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you're on the road against the Giants, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>a home game. You know, that's not an advantage at all,

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<v Speaker 1>you know.

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<v Speaker 2>So, and I still believe there are more Giants fans

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<v Speaker 2>in New York than there are imagine even so that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's a that's an away game for you, but the

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<v Speaker 2>stadium gym to be packed the Giants fans. Yeah, yeah, right, exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>So No, but I know they're much better football team

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<v Speaker 1>than they were. I mean I think that more than

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<v Speaker 1>maybe any team in the league. Their quarterback play held

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<v Speaker 1>them back. You know what they could have been with

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<v Speaker 1>just joe average quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 2>This isn't a Buccaneers situation.

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<v Speaker 1>No, Tom Brady.

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<v Speaker 2>Tom Brady going to the Tampa Bay and you go, well,

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<v Speaker 2>if you just don't turn the ball over fifty times,

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<v Speaker 2>at the quarterback position. Yeah, I mean, well they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be They're gonna be a contender.

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<v Speaker 1>But I still are good.

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<v Speaker 2>But I still think they're the third best team in

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<v Speaker 2>their own division.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm torn on that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think depending on if two of places, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Just trust the Miami up.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you hear the the news, I think late last

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<v Speaker 2>week that tu have finally announced that he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>play this year. He was he was considering a retirement.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm surprised they haven't done more than just bringing

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<v Speaker 1>Mike White, and they don't have the draft capital to do.

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<v Speaker 1>They have the least draft capital in the league.

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<v Speaker 2>They think they're gonna unless they think they were going

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<v Speaker 2>to talk Tom Brady out of retirement.

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<v Speaker 1>See, there always is that living thing, you know. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean there's a connection there that That's why there's only

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one picks in the draft.

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<v Speaker 2>Even with that, I don't know that Brady fits what

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<v Speaker 2>they want to do offense. I get the two speed

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<v Speaker 2>receivers on the outside, Like is that play into what

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<v Speaker 2>Tom Brady wants to do? Right now? The offensive line

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<v Speaker 2>is not great.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not great. I think it figure it out, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, run the ball a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Know he can figure it out like he used to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to figure it out.

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<v Speaker 1>No, No, I mean I don't know. Miami. Both those

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<v Speaker 1>teams are all in, though, I mean they both push

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<v Speaker 1>their chips in the middle, and one of them for

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<v Speaker 1>sure isn't going to work out as playing well.

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<v Speaker 2>It might be more than one, because there are lots

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<v Speaker 2>of teams that are quote unquote all in and they

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<v Speaker 2>can't all win.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think about a year ago, the Raiders,

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to go trade all in all this stuff

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<v Speaker 1>for the Broncos, the Broncos, all those teams, right the Rams.

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<v Speaker 2>They go down the list here of teams that quote

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<v Speaker 2>unquote went all in and you don't always you don't win.

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<v Speaker 2>The Browns have done it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, I mean, so I keep mentioning draft capital

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<v Speaker 1>and there's only like two or three teams that have

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<v Speaker 1>less draft capital in this draft than Cleveland, and they

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<v Speaker 1>don't have a first round pick next year. There's three

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<v Speaker 1>teams already that don't have a first round pick now

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<v Speaker 1>and then your quarterbacks, you know, seventy million dollars cap

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<v Speaker 1>pick or something insane.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's ridiculous, like you better win when you

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<v Speaker 2>go all in like that. Otherwise you get to start

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<v Speaker 2>tearing it down and then you you know, all of

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<v Speaker 2>a sudd and you become the rams.

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<v Speaker 1>Denver is a perfect example too, Like they have bottom

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<v Speaker 1>of the league draft capital this year and last year.

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<v Speaker 1>You got two years without really reinforcing your team to

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<v Speaker 1>the draft. Your quarterback better be a superstar, not like

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<v Speaker 1>Deshaun Watson really has to be a top five quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>for that to be worth it.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw somebody and I can't remember who, put out

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<v Speaker 2>ranking ranking the AFC quarterbacks and they had to show

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<v Speaker 2>Deshaun Watson was number five on that list. He wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be for me, but not based on what he did

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<v Speaker 2>last year.

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<v Speaker 1>He was bottom the list last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Like he was ahead of two. I think had a

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<v Speaker 2>much better year last year. Now he didn't play as much,

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<v Speaker 2>actually he played about the same amount.

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<v Speaker 1>Who would rather have? Right now? I mean off the

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<v Speaker 1>field stuff?

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<v Speaker 2>I say, neither right?

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<v Speaker 1>Right? Right? You know?

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<v Speaker 2>Is that the answer?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I so I think, you know, again, I

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<v Speaker 2>look at this and what the Steelers can do in

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<v Speaker 2>this draft with three premium picks. You know, if they

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<v Speaker 2>stay put where they're at, they're going to get three

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<v Speaker 2>football players in this drift, at least three who come

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<v Speaker 2>in and help right away, I would assume.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think you could even say four. And

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<v Speaker 1>we're not talking about starters day one every snap. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>they take a day two tackle that doesn't start, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the only way I'm trying to think of guys

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<v Speaker 1>that might not start right away. That could be premium

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<v Speaker 1>picks or you know, but for the most part, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe an edge that's a third guy that comes

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<v Speaker 1>in and plays forty percent of the snaps, but that'll

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<v Speaker 1>be a contributor.

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<v Speaker 2>Right You're going to get guys who play, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>three hundred, four hundred, five hundred snaps this season and

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<v Speaker 2>make an impact.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Yeah, And as we often say, the rosters set

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<v Speaker 1>up right now that I don't know that Brian branch aside,

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<v Speaker 1>who would be a thousand snap guy right off the bat,

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<v Speaker 1>unless you drafted a left tackle he wins a job,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, something like that. But they don't need a

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<v Speaker 1>thousand snap guy at any specific position. Maybe an outside

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<v Speaker 1>corner could do that, but.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe an outside corner could do that. Maybe a nickel

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<v Speaker 2>slash safe he could do that. But outside of that, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't. I don't know that you're looking at a

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<v Speaker 2>guy to come in and be a thousand snap guy

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<v Speaker 2>like right, like Terrell Edmonds was exactly in twenty eighteen.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what. Guys are set up well enough that

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<v Speaker 1>they don't need one of those right this minute. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and they could develop into those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's why I thought Mike Tomlin put it very

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<v Speaker 2>succinctly when he said, you know, everything that we've done

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<v Speaker 2>this offseason opened the draft board up for.

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<v Speaker 1>Us extremely well. Yeah, extremely well. Right, I mean, could

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<v Speaker 1>they use an offensive tackle, Yes, I can live with

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<v Speaker 1>them not even drafting one, or more likely drafting the

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<v Speaker 1>pit kid in the fourth round and developing him Carter

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<v Speaker 1>War that type of guy. Yeah, you know, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I would love to see them get a slot. I

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<v Speaker 1>do think they need to draft a corner of some sort,

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<v Speaker 1>But the draft boards set up really well that you

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<v Speaker 1>could do that at multiple spots.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's not it's not the then, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>immediate need. Hey, we got to have this guy to

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<v Speaker 2>line up tomorrow and he has to start. That's not

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<v Speaker 2>the case really at any position for the Steelers. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they could they could line up and play, and all

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<v Speaker 2>the moves that they made are ones that maybe in

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<v Speaker 2>September they don't necessarily look at it and go, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, these guys aren't starting this is that? But

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<v Speaker 2>in October and November in week ten, you know, when

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<v Speaker 2>you're heading to Baltimore, much different story. You know, if

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<v Speaker 2>I'm bringing you know, somebody off the bench who's started,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, fifty games in his career, as opposed to

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<v Speaker 2>calling somebody up off the practice squad and starting right,

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<v Speaker 2>they're signing somebody off of somebody else's practice squad and

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<v Speaker 2>starting them. We've seen that have to happen in previous years,

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't have to happen with this team.

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<v Speaker 1>Right. I can play him a little bit in week one,

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<v Speaker 1>a little more in week two, and now I trust

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<v Speaker 1>them and I understand as coach says what he's like

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<v Speaker 1>in a stadium or how he practices those type of things. Boom,

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<v Speaker 1>now you're the guy, you know. So No, it has

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<v Speaker 1>set up well to a part of the draft and

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<v Speaker 1>acquiring young talent isn't always just draft this guy, put

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<v Speaker 1>him in. It's how am I going to develop him

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<v Speaker 1>once he's in our building? You know? And they've set

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<v Speaker 1>themselves up well that it's not like, Okay, left tackle,

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<v Speaker 1>throw you in the deep end. Hope you do fine

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<v Speaker 1>against Miles Garrett. You know, I'm like, let's bring it

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<v Speaker 1>along a little slower. Hey.

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