1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Your tunes about drive on your twenty four to seven 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 2: Back on the drive here as we're getting ready for 4 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 2: championship weekend and across the coast, we go to talk 5 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 2: to Andrew Deston once upon a time worked here in 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh for the Post Gazette, now covers Washington sports for 7 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: the Associated Press. Andrew, thanks for taking the time good 8 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 2: to chat with you here on what I'm sure is 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: a busy weekend ahead for you and just thirty thousand 10 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,319 Speaker 2: foot view here to get us started. What's the kind 11 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 2: of atmosphere like now in Washington in Seattle getting ready 12 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 2: for the third edition of this game this year? You know, 13 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: between what my co host Matt and I both think 14 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 2: are the two best teams in the NFL, I'm sure 15 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: there's a lot of anticipation for Sunday. 16 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 3: Yeah. First off, thanks for having me, guys. I always 17 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 3: play you to hop on and talk a little Sea 18 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 3: Hawks football whoever wants to. Yeah, I think the best 19 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 3: way I describe it is cautious optimism around these parts 20 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 3: here in Seattle. People are excited, people are eager see 21 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 3: you know, what is going to happen, But let's not 22 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 3: take away what happened on December eighteen when these two 23 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 3: teams last met. I mean, in that game, the Seahawks 24 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 3: generally beat the Rams. That required a serious sixteen point 25 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 3: fourth quarter comeback that was aided in large part by 26 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 3: some curious fourth down calls by the Rams, as well 27 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 3: as the Seahawks getting a punt return for a touchdown. 28 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 3: So listen, the Seahawks is playing really well. The city 29 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 3: knows what they have and that is one of the 30 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 3: best teams in franchise history. That being said, this is 31 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 3: not going to be easy anything but that. So I 32 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 3: think what you're looking at here is a Seahawks team 33 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 3: that is excellent. It is very good. It has all 34 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 3: the potential in the world to go to the Super 35 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 3: Bowl and to win it all. But first they've got 36 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 3: to dispose of a really good ranch team that has, 37 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 3: in my opinion, the best offense in football. 38 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: So this is doesn't apply one bit to the game. 39 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: And I have so many in depth questions to ask you, 40 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,679 Speaker 1: but do you have any inclinations. I've been wanting to 41 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: talk to the Seahawks guy for a while. Why are 42 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: they so good on the road with this head coach? 43 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 3: Honestly like a great ques answer. 44 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 2: I said, that's a great question. They are so good 45 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: on the road. 46 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 3: Right, Yeah, this is going to be the most cliche 47 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 3: answer you ever get out of me, because I try 48 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 3: to be anything but that as a reporter. It is 49 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: because of their process. And really, listen, I know that, 50 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 3: I know that sounds obvious, but really what it is 51 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 3: is that everything with this team, down to the day 52 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 3: of the week, the minutes, the hours, like it is 53 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 3: really drilled down to try and keeping everything it's consistent 54 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 3: as possible is really really it's really boring. It's really 55 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 3: really boring, and the players and the coaches and everybody 56 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 3: knows it. But that's how they keep in line. I 57 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 3: mean about this the Augs team. Nobody's gotten in trouble 58 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 3: this year. Nobody's really gotten seriously injured, and anybody who has, 59 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 3: they've been able to have that kind of next man 60 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 3: of mentality. All of these things are incredible sports cliches, 61 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 3: but they kind of work, and it really bodes well 62 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 3: when you travel on the road. 63 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 2: Andrew, in your opinion, how much how much of Sunday's 64 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 2: contest from a Seattle standpoint of view, certainly comes down 65 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 2: to Sam Donald and his performance. 66 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's gonna be huge. What Sam is 67 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 3: going to be able to do on offense for them 68 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 3: on Sunday? Can he avoid the big turnovers? Can he 69 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 3: avoid the big mistakes? Can he avoid the fumbles right? 70 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 3: And can he throw the ball downfield? Against the Niners 71 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 3: we saw a little bit of that, you know, twelve 72 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 3: of seventeen for a buck forty. I believe it was. 73 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 3: But I think Sam Donald is so key to the 74 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 3: especially considering Zach Sharpner, who led the team in rushing 75 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 3: touchdowns this year with twelve, Especially considering that he is out, 76 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 3: He's not going to be flying in this one of 77 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 3: a knee injury that sounds like it could be as 78 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 3: serious as maybe even limiting him for next year. So regardless, 79 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 3: Sam Donald needs to be huge. He needs to be 80 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 3: in control, not allow the moment to get too big. 81 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 3: And the problem for the Seahawks is that that's kind 82 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 3: of been the case this year when playing the Rams. 83 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 3: I mean, you look at that. I believe I have 84 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 3: this right. In two games against Los Angeles this year, 85 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 3: Sam Donald has two touchdowns against six interceptions. Six of 86 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 3: his fourteen picks this year have come against the Rams. 87 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 3: They kind of have his number, same way that the 88 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 3: Rams offense kind of has the Seahawks number. Now it's 89 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 3: much much harder to do so when you're playing a 90 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 3: team for a third time. But regardless, my point in 91 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 3: saying all that is that I do not expect this 92 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 3: to be an easy game for Sam Donald. I expect 93 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 3: the defense, while banged up, while not elite like the Seahawks, 94 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 3: I imagine they're going to give him some trouble and 95 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 3: it's really going to come down to can he take 96 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 3: care of the football? 97 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: You beat me to it on sharbon a. He's out. 98 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: But there's also some left questions. From what I gather, 99 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: are there any other major injuries that you're concerned about? 100 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 3: Not really aside from left tackle. I think that's the 101 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 3: big one there is whether it's going to be Charles 102 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 3: Cross or whether it's going to be Josh Jones. That's 103 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 3: certainly something to keep tabs on. If I had to 104 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 3: guess Charles Cross is going to be able to go, 105 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,559 Speaker 3: Josh Jones doesn't sound like he would. So left tackle 106 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 3: is certainly something of concern for the Seahawks. It's something 107 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 3: to monitor and we'll see how that kind of help 108 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 3: plays out, but yeah, certainly certainly something to keep tabs on. 109 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 3: I would say that for the seahawks sake if they 110 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 3: can't protect the blind side, if you know, Donald with 111 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 3: that oglique injury is still an issue that could really 112 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 3: oppose problems to their passing attacks because the forty nine 113 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 3: ers noticed respect to them, but without Fred Warner, without 114 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 3: Nick Bosa, not exactly the same path rush. So Donald 115 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 3: kind of had all day back there. I don't know 116 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 3: if he'll be the same way against the Rams, especially 117 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 3: considering how much can you give credit words due I 118 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 3: mean Sean mcvay's defenses. He's an offensive mind, but his 119 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 3: defense that have shown no issue with going after the 120 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 3: quarterback and doing so and myriad different ways whatever it 121 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 3: takes to get to a guy. 122 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: So I'm super impressed with the head coach, the coaching staff, schemes, 123 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: all that stuff. But I think it's easy, especially for 124 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: like our listeners. You know, I'm sure Seattle markets on 125 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: top of this to overlook the work of the front office. 126 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,919 Speaker 1: I mean, you get Zabel and n u are A, 127 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 1: you know, I was Butcher's name in this draft, and Murphy, 128 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: I think is going to be an absolute star defensive tackle, 129 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: You signed Donald, you signed Lawrence to add them even 130 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: more D line depth. I mean, this front office gets 131 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: an A plus for their offseason or two. 132 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 3: Oh my god, yeah, no, I have to think you've 133 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 3: seen the proof in the pudding of things like John 134 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 3: Schneider being voted by the PFW A, you know, the 135 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 3: executive of the year. Look what he did this offseason. Right, 136 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,679 Speaker 3: Everyone expected this to kind of be like a little 137 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 3: bit of a rebuilding year for the SIAK, considering that 138 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 3: you shipped out Dk Metcalf, considering that you decided what 139 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 3: that geno Smith you know, yeah, you know, you allowed 140 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 3: Gina Smith to go. You bring in a guy in 141 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 3: Sam Darnold, who, let's be honest, like kind of a 142 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 3: challenging track record. Yes, it was excellent last year with 143 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 3: the Vikings, but committing one hundred million dollars to him 144 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 3: that raises some eyebrows. This was by no means to guarantee. Oh. 145 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 3: In second year for being a head coach for Mike McDonald, 146 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 3: there was a belief that maybe, Okay, this is team 147 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 3: is going to kind of dread water. Maybe they'll bounce 148 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 3: back next year, playing the long game. Sort of tough 149 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 3: to be They have absolutely absolutely been right in the 150 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 3: second and I mean, come on, record wise, they've been 151 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 3: arguably the best team in football. I think they've exceeded 152 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 3: a lot of expectations and you got to look towards 153 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 3: the front office for why that's in the case. 154 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 2: A few more minutes here with Andrew Deston talking Seahawks, 155 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 2: talking NFC Championship game. Andrew big, big part of this 156 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 2: season for Seattle. Of course, we can't let this this 157 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 2: conversation end without bringing up Jackson Smith and jigb to you. 158 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 2: You mentioned PFWA Awards there a second ago. He was 159 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 2: named PFWA Offensive Player of the Year. He's a finalist 160 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 2: for the NFL Offensive Player of the Year at the 161 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 2: upcoming NFL Awards here in a couple of weeks. What's 162 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 2: been because, listen, he was always a solid player, but 163 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 2: this year he became one of the absolute very best 164 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 2: at wide receiver in the National Football League. Was what 165 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: was the secret sauce? What was the proof in the pudding? 166 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: What did you see from him this season that really 167 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 2: elevated his game and let him take off like he did? 168 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 3: Wow? What didn't I see? Wanting? This is my first 169 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 3: year on the beat, but I covered fro Jackson Smith. 170 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 3: I covered Jackson Smith and Jigwa a little bit in 171 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 3: college because I went Sence State for college and even 172 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 3: in the Ohio State domin action a few times. And 173 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 3: I think the most notable difference from now versus a 174 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 3: few years back with him is just I mean, it's 175 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 3: so much chritspher. I mean, his route running is impeccable. 176 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 3: But the thing that stayed even keeled, and I've written 177 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 3: about this and teammates that talked about it, is that 178 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 3: his demeanor has not changed one But he's the same 179 00:08:56,679 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 3: guy every day. He never changes, he never waivers. It's truly. 180 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 3: So I think what really stands out to me about 181 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 3: him is just that, Yeah, I mean, truly, he has 182 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 3: continued to improve. It's not like he got taller. It's 183 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 3: not like he got bigger, It's not like he got stronger. 184 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 3: It's he learned how to maneuver NFL defense is that 185 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 3: much better and kind of take the pressure and run 186 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 3: with it. I mean a lot of these guys, if 187 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 3: you're a top receiver, you know those devis tendencies can 188 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 3: sort of start to creep in where you know you 189 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 3: want the ball more, you need it more, you start 190 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 3: to be a little bit more brashing, out going. That's 191 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 3: not this guy, not even close. And so I think 192 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 3: you guy really got to credit his upbringing, his motivation 193 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 3: to be great, and just the way he's wired. I 194 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 3: think that's just allowed him to have a success he's 195 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 3: had this year. 196 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: So the last thing I have for you is I 197 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: wanted to dig into the defense because there's a super 198 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: strong case that it's the best in the league, and 199 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: if not, it's second. I mean, it's phenomenal. But two 200 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: aspects of it really stand out to me. And first 201 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: is the use of Anuari as the big nickel Kyle 202 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 1: Hamilton West And I've thought about this a lot. The 203 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: league is really really trending to these bantry, you know, 204 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: these big Nichols that just allow you to stay in 205 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 1: nickel so often no matter what the situation is. But 206 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: also the depth. I mean they go like at least 207 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: fifteen guys deep that get a lot of snaps. 208 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 3: Mm hm oh they would certainly do. I think that 209 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 3: that that's really the secret sauce here for why the 210 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 3: defense is so good is get the front seven is excellent, 211 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 3: and I could highlight guys by Fire and Murphy, the second, 212 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 3: Leonard Williams, Sharon Reid, et cetera. I think the secondary, 213 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 3: it's ability to weather the storms. It's not just Devin Witherspoon, 214 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 3: It's not just Nick em and Warry. It's Julian Love, 215 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 3: It's Kobe Bryant, it's Reek Wolan, It's so many different 216 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 3: guys who have risen to the occasion and I've been 217 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 3: afraid of it. And I think that secondary it's so 218 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 3: much deeper than we were led to believe coming into 219 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 3: the year. So even though every one of the guys 220 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 3: I lifted, I believe I think every one of them 221 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 3: dealt with injury at some point in the season, maybe 222 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 3: as anocuous there's a concussion, but perhaps a little bit more. 223 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 3: I think what you witness in the back end is 224 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 3: the man it's a Swiss Army Knights back there. They 225 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 3: have so many different options, so many different ways that 226 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 3: they can just poot deploy those guys, and it's really 227 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 3: fascinating to watch. So yeah, I just really think that 228 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 3: what you're looking at with that secondary is truly truly 229 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 3: one of the best in the league, and it kind 230 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 3: of the right. 231 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: Argument Leonard Williams is really their cam Hayward too, right, Yeah, 232 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 1: I would say so the leader and yeah. 233 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 2: The lion king in the room. 234 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's the guy in the locker room. He's the 235 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 3: person who's always going to speak out in front of 236 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 3: the media on Tuesdays and Wednesdays or what have you. 237 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 3: And also the play speaks for itself. But yeah, it's 238 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 3: the same way as Cam. We'll say, Cam Hayward in 239 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 3: my time in Pittsburgh covered a couple of charity events 240 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 3: that he hosted and things of that. He was one 241 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 3: of my favorite excellent never covered the Steelers full time, 242 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 3: but he was excellent. 243 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 2: No, we were actually just talking about him in the 244 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 2: previous hour and how we hope, no matter how this 245 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 2: all shakes out with the Steelers head coaching search, that 246 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 2: Cam Hayward's kind of part of the fold next year 247 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 2: and able to be the one who can, you know, 248 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 2: pass down the traditions of that locker room to the 249 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:23,119 Speaker 2: next group, to the next wave and kind of continue 250 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 2: some of those cultural things that the Steelers have done 251 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 2: so well over the years. Andrew and yeah, absolutely, Andrew Deston, 252 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:35,319 Speaker 2: AP reporter in Washington based in Seattle kind enough to 253 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 2: give us some time here on this Friday. Andrew, great 254 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 2: chatting with you man, great stuff. Thank you for taking 255 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 2: the time and have fun this weekend. 256 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 3: Of course, safe out. The guys appreciate it. 257 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, well we will do our best. We're gonna hunker 258 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 2: down and enjoy some football. Yeah, absolutely, thank you, Andrew. 259 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 2: We'll talk to you buddy. 260 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 3: Well there you got there. 261 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 2: He goes great stuff from the West coast out there 262 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 2: in Seattle, Nathan and set that up for us. Actually, 263 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 2: he's got an old our producer, Nathan has an old 264 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 2: connection with Andrew. So that was awesome. 265 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 3: That was really good. 266 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 2: That was a good breakdown of what I think is 267 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 2: what we talked about. You mentioned the DVA numbers could 268 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 2: be a game of the year type situation. 269 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:15,839 Speaker 3: Matt. 270 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 2: This from Seahawks pr Okay, all right. This weekend's game 271 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 2: will be just the third conference championship game since nineteen 272 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 2: seventy to feature the number one scoring offense against the 273 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 2: number one scoring defense from the regular season. The only 274 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 2: other two the twenty fourteen NFC Championship game Packers Seahawks 275 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:39,359 Speaker 2: Russ Rodgers. I think that one went into overtime or Seattle. 276 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 2: Seattle won it at the very end dramatically and the 277 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,959 Speaker 2: nineteen eighty NFC Championship game between Dallas and Philly. 278 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 3: Wow. 279 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:50,679 Speaker 2: Only the third time number one scoring offense against the 280 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 2: number one scoring defense since nineteen seventy. 281 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 3: Pretty cool. 282 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 2: Gonna be a lot of fun.