1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 2 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: your twenty four to seven home of the Black and 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: Gold n Steelers Nation Radio. 4 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 2: Fulcome back. I am Dale Lollie, he is Steve Matt claims, 5 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: and well, I hope our editors who go through this, 6 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: our producers to go through this, get some of the 7 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 2: stuff in between these segments out of here, because that 8 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: would be bad, well, not bad, but funny if if 9 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 2: they did not. 10 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 3: Or challenge them a little more than usual on this one. 11 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're a little challenged, but so anyways, Mat, I 12 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: don't know if you saw the Bill Barmwell article hoping 13 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 2: now I just lost it. Bill barmeall did a piece 14 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: breaking down some differences here. Well I can't find it, 15 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: but here it is superlatives for the AFC. Yeah, yeah, 16 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 2: I thought we'd take a look at that here to 17 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 2: start our number two. Here, we can do this by division, 18 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 2: and let's take a look at this. We'll start with 19 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 2: the AFC UH East here and for for the Bills. 20 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 2: The superlative is team most likely to have a friend 21 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 2: who casually watches be shocked in week one when their 22 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: favorite player isn't on the team anymore. 23 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 3: All right, I'm not sure. Well, okay, now I said 24 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 3: I'm pulling up here too, Like I assumed you say 25 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 3: they lost a. 26 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 2: Lot, they lost a lot of Yeah, if you're not 27 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: a regular, you know, you're not into the NFL. Yeah, 28 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 2: one hundred percent. And you know, but you're just a 29 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: what where's stuff on? Diggs? Where do you go? Why 30 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 2: is it miss Morrison there at center? Well, you know 31 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 2: what's going on with this team? 32 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 3: These safeties have better forever be the ones back, you know, 33 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 3: And yeah, Tradevis White's been a fixer for them, and 34 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 3: Digs like you mentioned, gave Davis. I mean, there are 35 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 3: a ton when when when you read that off, I 36 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 3: wasn't looking at it, and I thought the team implying 37 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 3: they're gonna trade Josh Allen, Like, that's not happening, your 38 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 3: favorite Bill is what I was getting right. 39 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:16,399 Speaker 2: Right right. 40 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 3: But it's out with the old, in with the new, 41 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 3: you know, with the exception of the quarterback. 42 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 2: And they have a much different, much different look this year. 43 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, and probably need to happen. 44 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, for the Dolphins, the superlative is the team most 45 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 2: likely to have inspired whiplash. 46 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 3: Because of speed. 47 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, and that adds up. 48 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: I mean, they're fast on both sides of the ball, 49 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 3: especially their skill guys. They just keep adding to that, 50 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 3: even if that means ignoring O line or D line 51 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 3: or physicality. They're built a certain way. I have my 52 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 3: doubts if that can win the whole thing, but they're 53 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 3: I'm gonna have Dolphins on my fantasy team and I'll 54 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 3: definitely pick them a lot of their early games. 55 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: Yeah right, I just don't know that they're built the 56 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 2: right way to win a championship. 57 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 3: MM maybe more so than the eighties, but I still 58 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 3: don't know where at that point yet you can just 59 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 3: win them with speed in basketball and grass Yeah, I 60 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 3: mean at some point defense does matter. Yeah, and the 61 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,119 Speaker 3: even grinding out games and weather and all those type 62 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 3: of things. 63 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: For the Patriots, there's a perlative. Is the team most 64 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 2: likely to buy in bulk. Okay, they need a lot, 65 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 2: they need a lot. 66 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 3: I mean, yeah, I guess you know. Going to Sam's 67 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 3: Club makes a lot of sense for them. They got 68 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: a lot of money the next couple of years as well. 69 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 3: They got the first wave of really early picks. Hopefully 70 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 3: they have their quarterback in place, but there's no reason 71 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 3: to really rush them. I don't know that he'll start 72 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 3: for quite a while in but the ban, they do 73 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 3: need lots of stuff. Although the defense isn't in bad shape. 74 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 2: No, No, for the Jets, this was purlative. Is the 75 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: team least likely to turn the offensive lineman off the 76 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 2: street for the second consecutive season. 77 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: Oh okay, he's saying that they they were so thin, 78 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 3: they were like the Steelers at linebacker and safety. Yeah, 79 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 3: at the end of last year. And they're not going 80 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 3: to go down that road again. 81 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, they added a bunch of offensive linemen. They had a 82 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: bunch of old offensive linemen, but offensive lineman nonetheless. 83 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, so, I mean, at least they should be able 84 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 3: to turn to NFL dudes. And you know, their GM 85 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 3: wasn'tn offensive lineman. He was kind of groomed to build 86 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 3: through the trenches, and I'm sure that's the way he's 87 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 3: been wanting to do this from the start. 88 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. They started thirteen different offensive linemen last year. 89 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 3: Oh, I mean, it's just he can't do it. 90 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 2: That's a lot. 91 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 3: I mean, like eight when you would get. 92 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: To like, you don't even have thirteen on your roster 93 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 2: coming out of camp. 94 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 3: No, you got like nine or ten. I would say, 95 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 3: ten's a lot. You know, maybe you could have a 96 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 3: whole practice squad worth you know, but still, like you said, 97 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 3: you're pulling guys off the street. Yeah, that's a hard 98 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 3: way to win it. Uh. 99 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 2: Moving on here to the AFC South. The Houston Texans 100 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: are the team most likely to petition in the NFL 101 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 2: to play with a second football. Yeah, because there's only one. 102 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 2: And if Stefon Diggs isn't getting the football, Stefon Diggs 103 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 2: is not gonna be a happy camper. 104 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's gonna let you know about it. And he 105 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 3: might be their third best receiver. I mean, I think 106 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 3: Nico and Dell are really really good and their careers 107 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 3: are going up and Diggs is probably going down. They 108 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 3: have tight ends. They have crazy receiver depth though too. 109 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 2: Again we talked about this before, Matt, that would be 110 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 2: a team if I'm the Steelers, I'm on the phone 111 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 2: with them. Hey, what do you want for Robert Woods? 112 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 2: You know? How about Noah Brown? What do you want 113 00:05:58,640 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 2: for Noah Brown? 114 00:05:59,720 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 3: Yeah? 115 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, And they they're just gonna be taking up space 116 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 2: on the roster. You can't keep them all. 117 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 3: And I said one of them might even get cut there, 118 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 3: you know who knows who I'm gonna be guys they 119 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 3: can even keep. But in their running back room, I 120 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 3: guess is kind of full. Now the tight end room 121 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 3: rooms kind of fool. But yeah, I mean they have 122 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 3: good skill guys. I don't know if they're the best 123 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:16,559 Speaker 3: skill guys in the league. 124 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,919 Speaker 2: Yeah. For the Colts, it's they are the team most 125 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 2: likely to tell the same story in a different way. 126 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 3: I don't know what that means. I got. 127 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: I guess basically run it back. 128 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 3: Probably different quarterback. Of course, it'll be a much different way. 129 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 3: I'm sure the rich Schardson Minshew thing. 130 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: But they don't change. They don't change a lot in Indianapolis. 131 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess I get that point. You know they're 132 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 3: gonna they're not gonna be the worst tea in the league. 133 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 3: They're gonna be the best team in the league. They 134 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 3: got a ton of second round picks. The team is 135 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 3: built pretty much the same. They'll be competitive, but the 136 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 3: quarterback is a lot different. 137 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, but I didn't realize this, so I knew Anthony 138 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 2: Richardson didn't play a lot last year. 139 00:06:58,800 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 3: Oh, it's very little. 140 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 2: Undred and seventy three snaps. 141 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 3: It's nuts. I mean, and you think about it too. 142 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 3: He played very few college snaps, right, I mean he 143 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 3: is not snap. I mean he says hadn't played over 144 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 3: the two three years all that much. 145 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 2: I mean that's essentially three games worth of snaps at 146 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 2: the quarterback position. 147 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I look at him as a rookie really, 148 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 3: I mean a little advanced because he's had a whole 149 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 3: offseason and least has been in stadiums. But you couldn't 150 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 3: clean a whole lot from rookie year. Uh. 151 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 2: For the Jacksonville Jaguars, the superlative is they are the 152 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 2: team most likely to hand out one hundred million dollars 153 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 2: in guarantees before the start of the season. 154 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 3: Lawrence is coming up. 155 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 2: Lawrence is coming up. 156 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 3: Yeah. 157 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. 158 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 3: Their contracts make me crazy, though. I mean, I'm sure 159 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 3: I won't be critical of whatever Lawrence gets, and even 160 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 3: Josh Allen, the edge rusher, that's a fine deal. But 161 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 3: I just hate how they shop off the street and 162 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 3: free agency opens everything. 163 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 2: Yeah. 164 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's my problem with them. 165 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 2: For the Titans, they are the team most likely to 166 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 2: talk itself into its starting quarterback breaking out after preseason snaps. 167 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 2: After a few preseason snaps. 168 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 3: Okay, I mean Levis is pretty. I mean, he's big 169 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 3: and strong and throws the football hard and has talent. 170 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,119 Speaker 3: They have a lot more around him. I don't know, though. 171 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 3: I mean the way that that offense is built, assuming 172 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 3: it's similar to Cincinnati's, is read everything out in a 173 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 3: Joe Burrow like manner with three receivers, and that doesn't 174 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 3: seem like Levis to. 175 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 2: Be No, I'm with you. I mean I wasn't a 176 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 2: fan of him no coming out. Neither were you, and 177 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 2: I still have questions there. He's got a big arm. Yeah, 178 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 2: I'm not sure that Mason Rudolph isn't a better quarterback 179 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 2: than him. 180 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 3: We've mentioned that's and they've signed him. Like I would 181 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 3: trust Mason just to read the defenses in the shotgun 182 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 3: and get it out of your hands quick the good 183 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 3: pass catchers more than I would Levis. 184 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm with you. I think that would you know, 185 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 2: I over under starts for Mason Rudolph this year five 186 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 2: and a half. 187 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 3: I just don't know that ownership in new coaching staff 188 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 3: and new GM will be cool with a benching, they 189 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 3: might go down with the ship. 190 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's the problem. Although injury aside, Levis got banged up. 191 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 2: He plays a little reckless. 192 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 3: Oh he does. He takes a lot of hits. Yeah, yeah, 193 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 3: I mean injuries are certainly possible. 194 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 2: Let's move on to the AFC West. The Denver Broncos 195 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 2: are the superlative. Is the team most likely to be 196 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 2: working the phones in August? 197 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I could buy that. I mean I kind of 198 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:58,359 Speaker 3: thought they hit it harder last trade deadline this offseason. 199 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 3: You know, Courtland Sutton's has been thrown around, but he's 200 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 3: not the only one. You know, Guys like Garrett Bowles 201 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 3: is a free agent after this year. You know, are 202 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 3: they going to resign him or could you get turned 203 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 3: him into picks? Like I could see them getting rid 204 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 3: of a lot of guys. They have a crowded backfield, 205 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 3: you know. I mean they have like one too many 206 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 3: wide receivers two at the moment. 207 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's gonna be interesting to see. 208 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. 209 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 2: Uh. The Kansas City Chiefs the superlative. Is the team 210 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 2: least likely to throw the short passes, the shortest passes 211 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 2: in football again in twenty twenty four. That's kind of 212 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 2: an underreported thing. Last year with the Chiefs, they did 213 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 2: not go down the field a lot. Now they were 214 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 2: a short passing game, kind of team. 215 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:45,359 Speaker 3: Very much so. And frankly, Mahomes's numbers throwing deep. 216 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 2: Were bad Pastor Mahomes averaged averaged a league worst six 217 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 2: point two are as per throw last season. 218 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, which isn't necessarily worst, it's just lowest. I mean yeah, 219 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 3: because no one plays single high against them. But when 220 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 3: he did throw deep it wasn't good either. Yeah, I try. 221 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 3: I'm gonna blame everybody else. It's you, not me on 222 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 3: this one. I'm sure Mahomes is probably a fine de 223 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 3: passer still and we'll see more of it. 224 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, but you don't have Patrick Mahomes for him to 225 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:17,439 Speaker 2: be a point guard. 226 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 3: Right right. I'm sure it's to me. It's it's such 227 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 3: a credit to the young man that he can do 228 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 3: Hickelandimia to death, you know, and not get frustrated, because 229 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 3: guys like Alan will get frustrated, you. 230 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 2: Know, right, and then they make a big mistake. 231 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 3: Yeah. I'm gonna drive this thing down the field because 232 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 3: I'm Michie. You know, I gotta do it. 233 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 2: Uh. The Las Vegas Raiders, the superlative is most likely 234 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,439 Speaker 2: to have someone unexpected lead the team in rushing. 235 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 3: Mm hmm, could see that, I mean, who it would be. 236 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 2: They got Zamir White, they got Alexander Madison. Is it 237 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 2: either one of those guys? 238 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 3: I mean, from like a fantasy perspective, White should be 239 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 3: by far the first pick in this backfield in my opinion, 240 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 3: it can't. 241 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 2: Be a mirror Abdullah. No, could it be Dylan Lobb. 242 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 3: That's what I say is there's always a year that 243 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 3: some undrafted free agent or six or seventh round pick 244 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 3: gets a shot and runs away with it. Literally Madison 245 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 3: was really bad last year. Oh he's awful, really bad, 246 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 3: Like maybe he doesn't make the team. Yeah, so I 247 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 3: could see that. I mean, maybe telling even someone on 248 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 3: their team, someone they pick up the gut cut or 249 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 3: you know. 250 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 2: Right right? Los Angeles Chargers the superlative is the team 251 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 2: most likely to add a playmaker at the trade deadline? 252 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 2: Are they going to be adding people this year? I 253 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 2: don't think so. 254 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 3: That's what I was gonna say, as we talk about 255 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 3: this all the time, that it sure seems like the 256 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 3: fans and betting market and media are treating the Chargers 257 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 3: like a contender, contenders, the ones that team you know, 258 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 3: go get people right they need it. I think they're 259 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 3: cap stuff. Is that a lot better? Shape going forward. 260 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 3: They could do it, but I feel like this offseason 261 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 3: will do that. Like I think they just again, like 262 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 3: eat your vegetables this season and build the foundation and 263 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 3: run the football and then go get the shiny things. 264 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 2: Let's move on now to the AFC North. The Baltimore 265 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 2: Ravens the team most likely to trust in itself. I 266 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 2: get it. Yeah, you know, they've trusted in themselves for years. 267 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 2: They you know, typically do a good job of drafting. 268 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 2: But that offensive line is going to be an issue. 269 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 2: It just is. 270 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 3: I mean, we're seeing a lot of this with Omar, 271 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,599 Speaker 3: to be honest with you, but the Ravens historically have 272 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 3: been patient. You know, they don't overreact. And I still 273 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 3: think that's part of this. You know that if they're 274 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 3: the Steelers and Ravens have a lot of similarities, and 275 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 3: I think they both realize we don't have to line 276 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 3: up and play tomorrow. There will be opportunities that we 277 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:07,319 Speaker 3: don't know yet that will present themselves amongst other teams, 278 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 3: and we might be the one most likely to pounce on, 279 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 3: you know, alignment for them, a receiver for the Steelers, 280 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 3: you know. 281 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 2: Yeah. The Cincinnati Bengals the team most likely or least 282 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 2: likely they should say to have its twenty twenty four 283 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 2: season ruined by what ruined its season in twenty twenty three. 284 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 3: Well, do we know that he's not a pillar of health. 285 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 2: Joe Burrow's gotten banged up a couple of times now 286 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 2: that you do have to question it. 287 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 3: I hate that. Well, I love that this time of 288 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 3: season is the eternal optimism the season. But it makes 289 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 3: me crazy when I read, well, we're gonna be healthier 290 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 3: than we were last year, even if you were the 291 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 3: most injured team in the league, you shouldn't say that 292 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 3: you have no clue somebody's gonna be the most injured 293 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 3: team in the league. And I will say, just kind 294 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 3: of scrolling through this, the safety thing applies. 295 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 2: You know. 296 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 3: They that was a failed experiment for one year. They 297 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 3: let let their two guys go, and they are not 298 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 3: going to make that mistake again. Burrow's health, who knows? 299 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you just you can't say that he's 300 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 2: going to be healthier, right, I. 301 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 3: Hate that, Oh, we'll be healthier this year. You know, 302 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 3: people get hurt all the time. 303 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, you got to show it to I mean, remember 304 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 2: last year in training camp, he got hurt on the 305 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 2: first day without being hit. 306 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 3: I mean he's had very few full training camps. Remember 307 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 3: he had that of adctomy and he had that, and 308 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 3: he hasn't been the league that long. I think he's 309 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 3: had like one real training camp. 310 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I don't know. 311 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I hope he does for his case. 312 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 3: I mean, he would be a great player. But man, 313 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 3: it's concerning where. 314 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 2: The Browns the team most likely to miss a departed coach. 315 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 3: I like the sound of that. And they're talking O line, 316 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 3: O line. 317 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 2: I agree with that. 318 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. Uh, I mean you look at the the pedigree 319 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 3: of their own line. They're not super high picks except 320 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 3: for Will's and he hasn't been great. I mean this 321 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 3: is a little bit of Munchak's millionaires, you know. 322 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, and they're gonna miss They're gonna miss Bill Callahan 323 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 2: big time. You know. It took the Steelers a couple 324 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 2: of years to get over the loss of Mike Munchhak. Yeah. 325 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 3: I mean, I think there's like five of those guys 326 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 3: on the planet, and if you have one, it's like 327 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 3: printing money. Yeah. 328 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 2: No, I agree, Yeah, because you know, if you can 329 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 2: turn mid round or even late round or undrafted guys 330 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 2: in the starters on the offensive line. Yeah, you're You're 331 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 2: way ahead of the game. 332 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean Philly with Jordan Malatta. You know, I mean, 333 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 3: I know he's super talented, but he was a seventh 334 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 3: round pick that might not have developed in twenty other cities. 335 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 3: And I know, you know, Jason Jason Kelsey is a 336 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 3: tremendous Hall of Famer, but he was a late round pick. 337 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 3: I mean, don't tell me that that Scoutland didn't help 338 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 3: him too, you know, right right? 339 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 2: Well, that brings us to the finals team on this list, 340 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 2: and I want to dig into this one a little 341 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 2: more deeply, so I don't want to just throw this 342 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 2: in at the end of this segment. I want to 343 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 2: vote an entire segment to what Bill Callahan said about 344 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 2: the Pittsburgh Steelers and this superlative things. We'll do that 345 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 2: when we come back. He is the Matt Williamson. I 346 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 2: am Dale Lolly. You're listening to the Drive here on 347 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 2: Steelers Nation Radio. We'll be back to do just that 348 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:30,919 Speaker 2: right after this. 349 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 350 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 1: your twenty four to seven Home of the Black and 351 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: Gold SNR. Steelers Nation Radio. 352 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 2: Welcome back to the drive. I am Dale Lolly. He 353 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 2: is the Matt Williamson and Matt. We're going through Bill 354 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 2: Barmwell's piece on AFC superlatives for different teams here and 355 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,640 Speaker 2: what they've done this offseason. And we got through everybody else. 356 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 2: Now we're going to get to the Steelers and and 357 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 2: there's a lot to dig into here with this, and 358 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 2: it's actually one of the he's actually got more copy 359 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 2: here with with the Steelers and maybe any other team 360 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 2: on the list here because it's superlative. Is the team 361 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 2: most likely to have multiple real training camp competitions on offense? 362 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 2: H I get it. 363 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 3: I mean you drafted heavy on that side of the 364 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 3: ball or rookies ready, I don't think there's a quarterback 365 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 3: competition per se. But you have two intriguing options. Harris 366 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 3: and Warren are what they are, but they're both equally 367 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 3: good and wide receiver needs to be you know, figured out. 368 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, And those are the things that he mentions here. 369 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,879 Speaker 2: I think people a are reading too much into the 370 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 2: Steelers not picking up nausea Harris's option. I think that's 371 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 2: that's being looked at in a way that is not 372 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 2: what the Steelers' intentions are with him. 373 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 3: That's one true. 374 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, I still think they view Jalen. They view Nausea 375 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 2: Harris as their number one and Jalen Warren as their 376 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 2: number two. I think Fantasy football kind of clouds that 377 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:21,919 Speaker 2: a little bit. Mm hmm. Well, Jalen Warren, he's he's 378 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 2: the running back to own in Pittsburgh. Well yeah, if 379 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 2: you're gonna go out and catch seventy passes, then I 380 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 2: could agree with that. But Nausea Harris is their number one, 381 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 2: he's their starter, and. 382 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:38,439 Speaker 3: There's obviously a balance there. Like I don't think nause 383 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 3: could do the Warren rule. I don't think Warren could 384 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 3: do the Nausey rule, you know, right, I mean. 385 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 2: Not at the level at the other not to the 386 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 2: level that the other guy does it. 387 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 3: Let's put it year after year, you know, yeah, game 388 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 3: after game like routes. 389 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, I hear. And I love Jalen Warren. You know, 390 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 2: people who are longtime listeners to this show know that 391 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 2: we we were on Jalen Warren before anybody else was 392 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 2: on Jalen. Oh yeah, but I don't think that Jalen 393 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 2: is a guy that you want to give three hundred 394 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 2: touches to. 395 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 3: Agreed and I remember way back when, and you know 396 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 3: Steeler history better than I do. We use the amos 397 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 3: Araawake comparison, you know, like, I think he's better than that. 398 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 3: I don't think he's just a two or a specialty 399 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 3: guy or a third down back or Darren Sprolls. I 400 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 3: think he's more than that. But you can't just extrapolate 401 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 3: it out that if he's averaging five point eight yards 402 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 3: of carry on one hundred carries, that he's going to 403 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 3: do it on three hundred. 404 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 2: Right, that's just not realistic. 405 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 3: Right. And I'm not saying he's like von A Chan, 406 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 3: but if he gave von Ah Chan three hundred carries, 407 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 3: he wouldn't have averaged six point eight yards of carry 408 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 3: or whatever. 409 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 2: He also wouldn't make it through the season and he. 410 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 3: Would would never get there. 411 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, he'd get broken in half. Uh. In terms 412 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 2: of the Russell willl and uh justin field stuff at quarterback, 413 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 2: this is not a true competition, folks. And I know 414 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 2: I wrote this last week on Steelers dot Com that 415 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 2: these guys are you know, they're pushing each other, but 416 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 2: that's what they're doing here. Yeah, Russell Wilson will be 417 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 2: your Week one starter. If I had to, Yeah, if 418 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 2: I had to bet, Russell Wilson will be your Week 419 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 2: eight starter. 420 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean you can probably get these questions too, 421 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 3: like when's the point they would bench Russell Wilson for Fields. 422 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 3: I have a hard time like envisioning that. But I 423 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 3: also think this organization, I think you'll agree with me, 424 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 3: if we go all through camp and Fields is just 425 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 3: way better than Wilson. I think they'll make that move. 426 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 3: I mean, if it's clear. 427 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I look at it this way too though. 428 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 2: I look at it this way too, though, Matt. When 429 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 2: they were trying to sign Russell Wilson, you had Cam 430 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 2: Hayward reaching out to Russell Wilson, you had think of 431 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 2: Fitzpatrick reaching out to Russell Wilson, TJ. Watt reaching out 432 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 2: to Russell Wilson. They recruited him. 433 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, it's a great point and people. 434 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 2: And when that happened, they didn't plan on having justin Fields. 435 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 3: No, right, right, right? 436 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 2: They could have didn't have Yeah, none of that happened 437 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 2: until Kenny Pickett decided to take his ball and go home. 438 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 2: M h. 439 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:37,159 Speaker 3: And I do think Tomlin, to his credit, and I 440 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 3: know some people think this is a detriment, is very aware, 441 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:46,640 Speaker 3: very aware of the locker room, what the players think, 442 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 3: who they trust, you know, that type of thing. And 443 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 3: it's not like they went out and the whole team 444 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 3: hand picked Russell Wilson, but kind of, you know what 445 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 3: I mean, Like you mentioned, I mean, the big dogs 446 00:22:56,480 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 3: on the team wanted this guy. I'm still like, though, 447 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 3: I am enamored with what Fields could become. 448 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 2: I mean, oh yeah, I mean I love Justin Fields. 449 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. I don't think Wilson can go back to being 450 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 3: one of the best quarterbacks in the league, but. 451 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 2: I think he can be a quarterback who can win. 452 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 3: Games for you, yes without question, and. 453 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 2: Playing the way that playing the way that they want 454 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 2: to play, Russell Wilson could be very good. 455 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 3: For them, very good for them. Like Sando and all 456 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 3: these guys do quarterback tiers, and there's a million quarterback 457 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 3: ranks out there, so it wouldn't surprise me that if 458 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 3: Wilson has a good year, he ends up the season 459 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 3: like quarterback fourteen or fifteen by a lot of those ranks. 460 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:46,120 Speaker 3: But if you ask Mike Tomlin, who would you rather 461 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 3: have than him, that list might be eight or nine. 462 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 3: You know what I mean, right, for this team. 463 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 2: Because he's just he's just not a high mistake guy 464 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 2: in terms of throwing interceptions and things of that nature. 465 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 2: And he's going to make you know, three or four 466 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 2: big time throws per game. 467 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,199 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I'm sure and this isn't a knock on 468 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 3: the most recent guys, but they're just younger and fields 469 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,959 Speaker 3: could even get lumped with them. All the checks at 470 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 3: the line and stuff that fans and even most analysts 471 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 3: don't know, you know, goes a long way. I mean, 472 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 3: Peyton Manning won a lot of snaps before the balls 473 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 3: ever snapped, right, right, mm hmm. 474 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 2: Now, the the wide receiver thing, I get one for 475 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 2: this because the question that he has here is will 476 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 2: Roman Wilson's start in two wide receiver sets? Well, they could, 477 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 2: because if you're at the moment, if you're in a 478 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:49,719 Speaker 2: two wide receiver set, you you probably got there's well 479 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 2: there's at least one tight end on the field. 480 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 3: Maybe two, probably two. Yeah, and there's a lot of beef. Yeah, 481 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 3: I mean, you can get away with a smaller guy. 482 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 2: You've got some tight ends that you know it shock Anyway, 483 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:07,120 Speaker 2: We're gonna put Platt Firearmouth outside the hash, right shouldn't. 484 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 2: Roman Wilson is going to be in the. 485 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 4: Slot and change things right, And I mean, to me, 486 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 4: that's the biggest competition is the pecking order of wide 487 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 4: receiver two through the last kind the basis of team 488 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 4: and their roles. 489 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 3: And we'll see, but I think that's by design. You 490 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 3: don't go sign Watson, Jefferson, Watkins, et cetera, et cetera 491 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,919 Speaker 3: with I mean, I feel like they're throwing a lot 492 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 3: of stuff at the fan at this point, and they 493 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 3: seem one or two of those guys to acceed expectations. 494 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 3: I mean, that's kind of the design, you know, is 495 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 3: we want a lot of competition there and maybe they 496 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 3: can land somebody that's better than all of them. That's 497 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 3: possible still, But in the meantime, let's battle it out 498 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 3: like crazy. Which is the headline of this Barnwell piece, 499 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 3: you know, is there's going to be a lot of competition. 500 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:58,919 Speaker 3: That position is going to be insanely competitive. 501 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 2: Oh my god. Yeah, that's gonna be one of the 502 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 2: ones that in the offensive line. Yeah, are probably going 503 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 2: to be the two competitions that I watched the closest 504 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 2: at training camp. 505 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 3: I think that's probably safe to say and yeah when 506 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 3: you say, oh, line might even be more depth, Like 507 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 3: I pretty much know who the five starters will and 508 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 3: should be. But is there a spot for her big 509 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 3: or what's the plan with more? And can Spencer Anderson 510 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:29,159 Speaker 3: or Cook really be quality players for you? And you 511 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 3: got another rookie in the mix that could be super impressive, 512 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 3: you know, like what's the the true pecking order on 513 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 3: the line? 514 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:40,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I mean for the line, you know, Justtanu 515 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 2: start at right tackle and Jones move over to the left. 516 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 2: Is it is? You know, does Jones stay on the 517 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 2: right and they they let Fatanu battle it out on 518 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 2: the left. Well that that's that's all something to be 519 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 2: seen here exactly. 520 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:55,719 Speaker 3: I mean to me, that's interesting. But I think I 521 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:59,479 Speaker 3: know who the two tackles will be. Yeah, I mean 522 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 3: I think side. 523 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 2: Yea the line up yet but kind of the same 524 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 2: thing at center. 525 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:07,120 Speaker 3: A great agreed one name we didn't throw out there though, 526 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 3: that I think is an interesting addition is quarterio Patterson. Yeah, 527 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 3: I think he's gonna see the field every game. I mean, 528 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 3: but like maybe fifteen snaps a game, and maybe even 529 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 3: when Warren or Harris is out there and he's and 530 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 3: as wide receivers go. He was never a great route runner. 531 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 3: He's more of an athlete playing receiver. But he's got 532 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:31,880 Speaker 3: a lot of wide receiver background. I mean he could 533 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 3: he could line up out wide and run go routes 534 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 3: and slants and wide receiver stuff. 535 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,879 Speaker 2: And challenge a team not just go we're going to 536 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,159 Speaker 2: you know, well, we could just leave one guy there. No, 537 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 2: if Cordio Patterson's out wide, you might have to have 538 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,440 Speaker 2: a safety over top them. 539 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 3: Right right. I mean he can still run. He definitely 540 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 3: breaks tackles. He's hard to tackle. I mean, I guess 541 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 3: that's the way to say it. And he has a 542 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,199 Speaker 3: receiver background. You know, you can give him on end 543 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 3: to rounds. You can land him up in the backfield. 544 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 3: You could have no other running backs on the field 545 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 3: old and think you're going empty against dime or seven 546 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 3: defensive backs and you know, have him run behind Washington. 547 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 3: You know. 548 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, a lot of stuff he can do. There's just 549 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 2: a lot this team can do in general. Yeah, I agree, 550 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 2: So it's gonna be interesting. 551 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 3: But that was Bill Barmwell's oh real quick and Connor 552 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 3: Hayward's a versatal piece too. 553 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 2: Well. Yeah, I wanted to mention that we were talking 554 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 2: tight end, Like, when Connor Hayward's on the field, do 555 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:27,679 Speaker 2: you treat him as a tight end, you treat him 556 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:29,720 Speaker 2: as a as a as a wide receiver or what 557 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 2: is he treated as you do fullback? I don't know. 558 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 3: And Preu it has a little bit of that too. 559 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 2: Yeah. It's bigger than I was looking at Preuit the 560 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 2: other day. He's bigger than what. 561 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 3: I thought I see. I haven't seen him in terms 562 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 3: of body in terms of body type, okay, Like he 563 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 3: doesn't look like Hayward. 564 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 2: I bet no, he does not pople people who were 565 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,719 Speaker 2: making that comparison. You know, I understand Prue it was 566 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 2: six two and you know, two hundred and forty pounds 567 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 2: or whatever it is combined. He's not that anymore. 568 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 3: He's more rocked up than that. 569 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 2: He's he's a bigger yeah. Yeah, he's a bigger dude. 570 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 3: So and obviously Jefferson, Patterson and Pruitt have obvious ties 571 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 3: to the Falcons and the offense. But they're not here 572 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 3: to be teachers, right, I mean, they're going to be players, 573 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 3: right right right. They'll help the teaching process, but they 574 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 3: did not get hired to be you know, the teachers. 575 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 2: No, no with you on that one. Let's get to 576 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 2: another break. He is the Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lollie. 577 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 2: You're listening to the Drive. You're on Steelers Nation Radio. 578 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 2: We'll be back to finish up the show right after this. 579 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: He's The Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 580 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 1: your twenty four to seven home of the Black and 581 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 582 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 2: Welcome back to the Drive. I'm Dale Lollie. He is 583 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 2: being Matt Williamson and Matt we've gone this entire show 584 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,479 Speaker 2: thus far without talking about one of the biggest things 585 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 2: that has happen happens not just for the Pittsburgh Steelers 586 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 2: in recent history, but for the city of Pittsburgh as well. 587 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 2: They're gonna host it, right in a couple of years. 588 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 3: How about it. I mean, what event that's gonna be. 589 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 3: And oh, this place is going to be bonkers. 590 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can't wait. And I know when you look 591 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 2: at major sporting events, the draft has kind of you 592 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 2: got the Super Bowl for the NFL right right, The 593 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 2: Draft might be number two. 594 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 3: Now, yeah, and you know this better than I do. 595 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 3: But I think mister Rooney said something along the lines 596 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 3: of this will be the biggest sporting event in Pittsburgh History's. 597 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 2: Seven hundred thousand people last year. This year, I should 598 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 2: say seven hundred thousand people. 599 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 3: Could it get to a million two years fromhow? 600 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 2: I mean? 601 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 3: I remember when it was in Tennessee a couple of 602 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 3: years ago. Everyone was blown away by three hundred thousand people. 603 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 3: If it's already up the seven, it's going to be nuts. 604 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 2: And think about how many cities are easy drives from 605 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 2: from Pittsburgh or you know, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, Charlotte. 606 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:20,080 Speaker 2: I mean that Indy's not far. These are easy drives 607 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 2: that Detroit, both New York teams. You know, you want 608 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 2: to come down and go to the draft. It was 609 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 2: pretty centralized for that. 610 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 3: It is. I hadn't thought of that, But there are 611 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 3: a lot of cities that could get here pretty easily, 612 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 3: you know, just with the car ride. 613 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 2: It's honestly, it's not that different from the combine being 614 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 2: in Indianapolis. 615 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 3: No, you're right. 616 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:41,959 Speaker 2: I think we counted up one year there were eleven 617 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 2: or twelve teams the cities that you could drive. And 618 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 2: when I say drive, we're talking like six or seven hours. 619 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 3: Right, We drived Indy. You know, it's like five and 620 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 3: we could have gotten further obviously. 621 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 2: I mean I've driven in Nashville before for games. You 622 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 2: know that's that was like an eight and a half 623 00:31:57,840 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 2: nine hour drive. 624 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 3: Someone from Nashow is going to drive here for the Draft. 625 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 2: Without a doubt, with doubt, right, And I think it's 626 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 2: going to be a major, major event for the city, 627 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 2: not just for the Steelers, but for the city of Pittsburgh. 628 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean for the South Side for I mean 629 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 3: not just where it's going to be held, but for 630 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 3: days before and after and every bar, restaurant, hotel business. 631 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 3: I mean, it's going to bring in a lot of 632 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 3: money for a lot of our listeners and a lot 633 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 3: of local folks, which is awesome. It's going to expose 634 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 3: the beauty of the city, and you know presumably that 635 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 3: they'll handle all those things well and putting everybody up 636 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 3: and it's going to be a massive event. 637 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 2: It really is. 638 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 3: I mean, I'm I'm going to be proud of my hometown, 639 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 3: you know. 640 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. And I you mentioned this before, like I'm sure 641 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 2: your son is going to want to go down to 642 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 2: the Draft, you know, just right. I mentioned something about 643 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 2: it to one of my sons over the weekend. We're 644 00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 2: talking and I'm like, yeah, the the draft's going to 645 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 2: be a Pittsburgh in two years, and because he works 646 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 2: in he works in the city, I'm like, it's going 647 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 2: to be a pretty big event. There's gonna be concerts 648 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 2: and all that. You know, there's a lot of stuff 649 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 2: going on down here. I'm sure, I'm sure. Yeah, you know. Typically, 650 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 2: so every whenever somebody asked me, you know, how do 651 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 2: I cover a draft? Oh you're going to like for 652 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 2: this year? When do you leave for Detroit, I'm like, 653 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 2: I don't. 654 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 3: No, there's only a few of us at the facility, and. 655 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 2: Every yeah, everybody I need to talk to is in Pittsburgh. 656 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 3: M hm. 657 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:35,280 Speaker 2: You know, so I don't go. I have never attended 658 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:38,760 Speaker 2: a draft per se. I go to the draft. I 659 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 2: cover the draft from the Steelers end of it, but 660 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,840 Speaker 2: they don't. You don't gain anything by going to the 661 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 2: city where the draft is, right, right, And I. 662 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 3: Am curious, how will you know, just from a selfish perspective, 663 00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,240 Speaker 3: will we still be at the facility recording and what 664 00:33:57,480 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 3: change for us at all? Or will we be downtown 665 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 3: with the masses? Who knows, you. 666 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 2: Know, I'm gonna guess that we're gonna do. We'll have 667 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 2: something set up that Steelers Nation Radio will be broadcasting 668 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 2: somewhere down around there. 669 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 3: I would imagine, I would imagine. 670 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 2: And that'll be fun in itself. 671 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 3: Oh, that itself will be really really cool. 672 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:19,879 Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean, the only time we get a chance 673 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:22,759 Speaker 2: to do something like that is a training camp, you know, 674 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 2: when they would have us sitting out among the fans 675 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,279 Speaker 2: doing shows. You know what practice is going on here. 676 00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 2: So yeah, I mean I'm looking forward to the whole thing. 677 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna be a great, a great time, 678 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:35,400 Speaker 2: not just for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but for the city, 679 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 2: for the area of the region. And again, I'm gonna 680 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 2: be fascinated just to see the whole event take place. 681 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:48,839 Speaker 3: Like I'm sure a lot of non sports fans in 682 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh will be blown away by it all. Like I'm 683 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 3: sure they've watched the news, like, oh, the NFL Draft's 684 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 3: coming here. Okay, I don't know much about that. I'm 685 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 3: not a sports fan. That's not my interest. But leading 686 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 3: up to it, and then those days they're gonna be 687 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,320 Speaker 3: like glue to it. You're like, this is much CTV 688 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:04,959 Speaker 3: for everyone in town. 689 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 2: Yeah right, right, so cool, Yeah, it's too you know right, 690 00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:11,840 Speaker 2: it really is, and it's gonna be a cool event. 691 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,439 Speaker 2: I might want to start booking your hotel rooms. Now. 692 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:18,320 Speaker 3: I don't fit everybody, but that's not my problem. 693 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:19,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. 694 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:23,359 Speaker 3: So I was asked this, like, it's a Green Bay 695 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:26,880 Speaker 3: this year, it was in Detroit last year. Is this 696 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 3: kind of a consolation prize for colder weather cities that 697 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:32,720 Speaker 3: can't really ever host a super Bowl? 698 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 2: It kind of is. Yeah, yeah, that makes sense, Yeah, 699 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:39,000 Speaker 2: because they just don't you know, New York is New York. 700 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:42,360 Speaker 3: They hosted one, but they shouldn't ever do it again, 701 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:42,759 Speaker 3: you know. 702 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 2: Right, But if you're in a cold weather city and 703 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 2: you don't have a dome, right, you're not going to 704 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:49,279 Speaker 2: get you're not going to get. 705 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 3: A super Bowl. Like I can't imagine there'll be one 706 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:54,799 Speaker 3: in Pittsburgh in my lifetime, right, you know. And if 707 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:56,280 Speaker 3: you can do a draft, that's great. 708 00:35:56,840 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. Like I said, this is the second biggest en event, 709 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 2: NFL event of the year, and you get to host it, 710 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,319 Speaker 2: You get to host What's what's not to love about that? 711 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:10,000 Speaker 3: Yeah? And again, if you handle it well, you might 712 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:12,360 Speaker 3: get it again in ten years or twelve years or whatever, 713 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:13,280 Speaker 3: you know, right. 714 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 2: So, yeah, I do like the fact that they're moving 715 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 2: it around now and not just having it used to 716 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:20,880 Speaker 2: be in New York every year and you know, Radio. 717 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:24,320 Speaker 3: City Music Hall and yeah, Jets fans screaming and booing 718 00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 3: and right, you know. 719 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:27,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, So it gives me great, they're saying, in the 720 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:32,320 Speaker 2: other cities a chance to experience this, So yes, and looking. 721 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:33,960 Speaker 3: Forward to It's amazing how much it grows every year. 722 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 2: Absolutely absolutely, yeah, So two more years from now it 723 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:41,600 Speaker 2: could be even bigger than it has been. To your 724 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:45,719 Speaker 2: point about I mean, I would expect seven hundred and 725 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 2: fifty thousand, eight hundred thousand, a million. I don't know 726 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:50,400 Speaker 2: how many people are going to come to this. 727 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 3: And when you said that, that's you're talking Thursday night 728 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,239 Speaker 3: at the event, not how many people even just come 729 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:59,399 Speaker 3: to town for it, like in attendance for round one. 730 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,839 Speaker 2: Yes, people who come to see the whole thing. 731 00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:07,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean including locals, just anyone that's there. Yeah, 732 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 3: So huge deal, awesome, Yeah, it's pretty cool. 733 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:11,120 Speaker 2: Huge deals like for that. 734 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:13,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, imagine what green Bay's thinking right now. 735 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:16,759 Speaker 3: We opened the show thinking talking about how green Bay 736 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 3: is a small town which is on a knock on them. 737 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:22,399 Speaker 3: They're a small town, like you imagine how crazy they are. 738 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 3: You know, they don't have things come to their I. 739 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,160 Speaker 2: Can tell you for a fact, like getting a hotel 740 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:28,800 Speaker 2: rooms in Green Bay is not easy. 741 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 3: Oh they're far near, I don't imagine. Yeah. 742 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:35,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, when Pittsburgh has ten times as many hotels, twenty 743 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:37,680 Speaker 2: times as many hotels as Green. 744 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,120 Speaker 3: Bay as Green Bay, Wisconsin. Yeah, yeah, so. 745 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 2: That that should change things. I mean, well, you know, 746 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:47,920 Speaker 2: you there'll be people staying, you know, down by Washington 747 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,879 Speaker 2: where I'm at, you know, and oh yeah, I'm sure 748 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:52,480 Speaker 2: you know there where you're at. 749 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:55,359 Speaker 3: Yeah right, all right, yeah, all over. I mean and 750 00:37:55,400 --> 00:38:01,759 Speaker 3: again I think like it's a massive square mile radius 751 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:02,880 Speaker 3: will be affected by this. 752 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. So that's why I say it's a regional thing, 753 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:06,319 Speaker 2: not just a Pittsburgh thing. 754 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:10,120 Speaker 3: Mm hmm. And hopefully the weather's good and if it's not, 755 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:12,520 Speaker 3: it still they'll handle it. That's a huge tent and 756 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:17,000 Speaker 3: all that stuff too. Yea, what if it STOs Okay, 757 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:18,000 Speaker 3: I mean they'll handle it. 758 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:22,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, people will live. Yeah, anyways, that's gonna that's gonna 759 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:25,600 Speaker 2: do it for our show today, Matt, I appreciate you 760 00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:28,720 Speaker 2: doing this to me. I appreciate everybody listening. Uh glad 761 00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:31,640 Speaker 2: to be back in the saddle here and uh you know, 762 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:34,879 Speaker 2: doing this again, doing what I love to do and 763 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:37,520 Speaker 2: talking to my buddy about some football and that's a 764 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:38,719 Speaker 2: little stuff done and so. 765 00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 3: Uh glad you're doing well too. 766 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:43,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's gonna do it for the show today. For 767 00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:46,359 Speaker 2: my partner Matt Williamson. I am Dale, Lolly. We thank 768 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 2: you for listening to this edition of the Drive on 769 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:50,480 Speaker 2: Steelers Nation Radio.