1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: At least he's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: Williamson on you Home of the Black and Gold Steelers 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: Nation Radio. He said, tomorrow, Watson today, the big surprise there. 4 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: But they gotta cut another seven team players off the 5 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: roster by four pm tomorrow, Matt, And uh after that 6 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 1: game in Carolina, I don't know that cutting necessarily will 7 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: be the uh the problem stopping might be. Yeah, you're right. 8 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: I mean it was a miserable performance. Maybe we should 9 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: not harp on it too much, just flush that one 10 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: a little bit. But it was bad. Um, and there 11 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: was some opportunities for borderline players to step up and 12 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: grab a job. And I don't know who did. Yeah, 13 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: I didn't. I didn't see it. Too many guys out 14 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: there that I looked at said he want a job tonight, 15 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: or if somebody was on the bubble um, you know, 16 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: he won the job. But maybe Isaiah Bugs. I don't 17 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: know how much on the bubble he was. But I 18 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: thought he played well. Um, you know, I think if 19 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: you if you look at what James Pierre didn't that game, 20 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: I think he really solidified his people were asking who 21 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: the nickel cornerback is going to be technically it's James 22 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,839 Speaker 1: Pierre because he comes into Nickel packages and he comes 23 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: in and he's the corner that comes on the field 24 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: and Nickel package, So that's not so bad. I agree. 25 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: I think that's one of the nice developments that happened 26 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: at a spot where you had some uncertainty for sure, 27 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: and I thought Justin Lane played okay too. I mean not, 28 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: I don't think those guys of Core for getting cut, 29 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: but I bought both those guys performed well and they'll 30 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: tackle their physical guys. Pierre, to me, is very much 31 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: a keeper and a real find here. You feel a 32 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: little bad for Sutton. I wish you didn't have to 33 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: bump between slot and outside, but I mean that that 34 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: versatility is a big reason you signed him right out 35 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: of the gates too, right right, I mean that that's 36 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: one of the things that they trumpeted. I know, people again, 37 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: we're that when nobody won that Nickel corner job, and well, 38 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: actually Pierre kind of did um really goodness gif Yeah. 39 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: I mean, so you know, if you're gonna put your 40 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: best three on the field, then that would be you know, Sutton, Pierre, 41 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: and Joe Hayden. So I think that's settled. What's not settled, however, 42 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: is that offensive line. Um today at practice, Uh, the 43 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: Steelers bump chooks of Chora for we're over to the 44 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: right side for a while player and played Damn Moore 45 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: on on the left side. Um, you know, we're still 46 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: not seeing Zach Banner out there on a regular basis. Uh, 47 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: those the tackle position is a bit of a concern. 48 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: That's the first. Like I said, that's the first I've 49 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: heard that. I'm just walking in now, and I wonder 50 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: if you feel the same way hearing that news is 51 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: more must be more comfortable on the left and Banner 52 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,679 Speaker 1: must not be somebody they can rely on right now. 53 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: I mean those are the yeah, I mean that's kind Yeah, 54 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: that's kind of what I'm reading out of that is 55 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: that you know, they're a little concerned to Banners not 56 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: quite ready yet to play, and so you bump a 57 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: quarter four back over to the right side where he 58 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: started fifteen games last year, and you put the yeah, 59 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: you put the rookie on the left side, and you know, um, 60 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: there's nothing that says, you know, at some point when 61 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: if Banners back that maybe Dan Moore settled in on 62 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: that left side. Yeah. I mean, we've seen this before, 63 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: and I mean it happened to guard last year with 64 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: a rookie that has turned into a pretty darn good 65 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: play here. But maybe they look at I mean, I'm 66 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: really looking at this glass half full. But maybe they 67 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: look at more and say, this guy is a long 68 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: term starting tackle. Let's just start that now. You know, 69 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: We're just gonna plug him in on the left tackle 70 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: and we'll let these other two fight it out as 71 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: they have pretty much for the last two years. Chokes, Okay, 72 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: I'm I understand that you're more comfortable on the left 73 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: side than the right, but you've been here a long 74 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: time and you have not showed us that we have 75 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: to resign you after your contracts up or any of 76 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: those things. You're okay, but you have not taken that 77 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: next step. We're just gonna give more to the left 78 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: tackle job. I'm again, this is a very optimistic view, 79 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: and maybe they think next year's first round pick might 80 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: be a right tackle or left More is not successful, right, Yeah, 81 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I I don't I don't know that it 82 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: means anything more than you know, Mike, look at after 83 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: practice today, they were just you know, getting guys both 84 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: guys work on both sides. But it's obviously you know 85 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: they're going into this. This is still an open competition 86 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: in my to a certain degree. And again, you know, 87 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: I don't know what's going on with Zack Banner, um, 88 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,799 Speaker 1: but you would like to, you know, after four preseason 89 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: games in a full training camp, to have your your 90 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: offensive line figured out, um, and now the time for 91 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: experiments and changing this around, you know, especially with an 92 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: extra week of camp compared to other teams. And you know, 93 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: it's out of their hands where Banner is physically. I mean, 94 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: they probably hoped he was further along by now, expecting 95 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: to be further along by now. But it's not a 96 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: ring endorsement for chops either to me. I mean again, 97 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: if I'm really looking at it positively, maybe they just 98 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: want to get down more on the field. And Okay, 99 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: we have seen a lot of him, we haven't seen 100 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 1: a lot of the um you know quote starting offensive line, 101 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: especially the right side, so maybe they just feel more 102 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: comfortable that he's earned it. But it is a little concerning. 103 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: Side note to Dale is this is such a weird 104 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: two weeks that I don't think any of us has 105 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: ever seen, you know, like how are how are teams 106 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: around the league gonna deal with this extended stretch between 107 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: the preseason and the regular season. We've seen a couple 108 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: trades and things like that. I mean, there're people are 109 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: gonna be really tweaking their rosters with two weeks of 110 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: work to deal with it. Is this a one day 111 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: experiment and then they go back and kind of treat 112 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 1: it like a U you know, just a bonus week 113 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 1: to kind of do things, you know, like the pit 114 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: teams I was with we did this preparing for the 115 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: bowl games? Or is it? Boy, we're really worried and 116 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: we've got to figure something out immediately. Yeah, I don't know. 117 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: Typically what happens during a bye week with Mike Tomlin 118 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: is he'll give young players an opportunity to get more snaps. Um, 119 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: so maybe that's all this was. But at the same time, UM, 120 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: you know, I didn't think no, I didn't think of 121 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: core for played particularly well in the preseason, but I 122 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: didn't think More played particularly well right tackle like Inast Carolina. 123 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: Maybe that's all we need to know. I mean, maybe 124 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 1: we just answered the question was that More was a 125 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: failed experiment on the right side. We were really excited 126 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: about what you could do on the left. And I 127 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: remember even you and I talking about it when when 128 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: they moved more to the right, we thought, wow, that's 129 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: kind of a pat on the back for the young 130 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: man because now he's gonna go push banner or getting 131 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: mixed in that mix. And maybe it's even more of 132 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: a positive for him. You know that he's you're just 133 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: the left tackle now, youngster, sink or swim and will 134 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: help you the best we can. I don't know. I 135 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: mean again, I'm really it's really organic take for me. 136 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: I'm I'm reacting as we talk about it, but part 137 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: of me kind of looks at it as a positive. 138 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: Just for more is, hey, you're the left tackle. We're 139 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: gonna have a very young center, left guard, left tackle 140 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: situation and you guys very young, very I mean get younger, 141 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: and you guys just all sink or swim together and 142 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: see how it goes. Yeah, I don't know. Um, you know, 143 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: two rookies, uh at center and left tackle? I mean, 144 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: is are those are two most important spots on your life? 145 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: No doubt, especially this experience savvy understanding what teams are 146 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: gonna do as center, and you know we're talking about 147 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: Chocks and Banner like their old men. I mean, they're 148 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: not exactly super experienced either. Yeah, I know, a lot 149 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: of a lot of fans or said, well, the Steelers 150 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: need to they need to be making it. They need 151 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: to make a trade for a left tackle, folks. Nobody's 152 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: given nobody's trading away a left tackle at this point. 153 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: There's none available. Yeah, if you guys wanna throw some 154 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: names out, I'll gladly respond. But I don't see a 155 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: lot on the block right now. And I'm sitting here 156 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: in the studio. I know you're not today. But the 157 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: Colts are on NFL Network as we speak, and Eric 158 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,559 Speaker 1: Fisher has got COVID and ripped up achilles. He's not 159 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 1: gonna play until November at best. And they lose Sam 160 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: Tevy and Costanzo retired before the season, And like that's 161 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: not that uncommon around the league right now. I mean, like, 162 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: tackle problems are huge problem and nobody's giving them away. Yeah, 163 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: I mean, Russell Kong is still out there, and I 164 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: guess you could make that move, but he's thirty two. 165 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: Had somebody, you know, throw it. They know they need 166 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: to make a call to Mitchell Schwartz, Mr Schwartz is 167 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: a right tackle. He's only a right tackle, only right 168 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: there that's always ever played in this entire career. That'sn't 169 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: help you at all. You've got right tackles, I think. 170 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: I mean, if they can't count on Banner at all 171 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,199 Speaker 1: and Chucks is not a good enough starter, do they 172 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: have right tackles or would you just take any tackle 173 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: it's available. I mean, even like Cam Robinson from the Jags, 174 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: who I'm not real high on. The franchised him. He 175 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: might be on the block, but I mean I'm reaching here. Yeah, 176 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: and you know they've already traded a number of picks 177 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: away already. They're gonna need picks. Um. You know, some 178 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: of those they'll recoup as compensatories. But they do have money. Um, 179 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 1: so yeah, maybe maybe they've got something in the works here. 180 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: But it's not a great situation. You know. If I 181 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: if I had one thing, you know, we talked to 182 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: in the open about the nickel corner spot, I'm not 183 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: I'm not as concerned about that as I am still 184 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: the offensive line. No, this turn of events today to 185 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: me is not positive. I mean, any which way I 186 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: want to spend it, um corner and whole secondary depth 187 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: still worries me for sure. I mean, if we have 188 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: to see Lane or Norwood or whomever, but at least 189 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: like the starters or the other line. I'm not sure 190 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: about the starters, and the depth does seem fine, but 191 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: I don't want to see those guys out there either. Yeah, 192 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: I agree with you. Um, as we saw over the weekend, 193 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: things can change quickly in the NFL. Yeah, A lot 194 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: happens in terms of injuries and and things of that nature. UM. 195 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: I know Mike Tomlin Friday night was there were a 196 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: lot of fans that were upset that he wasn't playing 197 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: starters in that game and Carolina was and the game 198 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: got you know, it turned into what it did. Um. 199 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: And then the next day you see J. K. Dobbins 200 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: go out and tears a c L like, Okay, he 201 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: could have played his starters in that game. Uh, what 202 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: it will cost? You know? Okay, Baltimore's got that twenty 203 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: game winning streak down in the preseason. That's great that 204 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: you're starting running back, right. No, I frankly, it doesn't 205 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: bother me all that much big picture, and it'll quickly 206 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: quickly be forgotten. How bad the Steelers looked in the 207 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: last preseason game. I mean in the scheme of things, 208 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: okay that it was far from great, but the beginning 209 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: of the game wasn't horrible. And I don't know that 210 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: there's a ton of takeaways that I'm just going to 211 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: write in stone from that game saying this player is 212 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: ex or this players why considering what else we've seen 213 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: up to that point. But I would have handled it 214 00:11:56,800 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 1: the same way. I mean, it's time to be very 215 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: cautious with the health of these guys, even with that 216 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: extra week before the season, you know, get these guys 217 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: all in prepping for the Bills mode. Yeah, I agree, Um, 218 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: you know, and hey, the Bills played their starters. I 219 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: think I saw Josh Allen got thirty three snaps in 220 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: their game the other night against the Packers. Um, you know, 221 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: it's a different way to handle it, you know, you 222 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: look at things you have. On the other end, I 223 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: don't think the Rams played any of their starters in 224 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: the preseason. No, no, And I do think across the 225 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: league people are trying to figure out what's the norm 226 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: with three and seventeen, and no one's dealt with that before. 227 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: And the Steelers and Cowboys had a unique situation where 228 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 1: they had an extra and you know, I mean, everyone's 229 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: gonna handle it different, but I bet in a couple 230 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: of years, most teams will handle it that Week one 231 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: is like a typical Week one in the preseason, Week 232 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: two is what used to be Week three, and then 233 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: this last week will be a week for kind of 234 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,479 Speaker 1: how the Steelers handled I think that'll be the norm, 235 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: you know, but I think everyone was trying to figure 236 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 1: that out right now. Yeah, It's just I get why 237 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: teams played their starters in Week three because there is 238 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: a kind of a two week period there before you 239 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: play again. But is it worth it? I mean it 240 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: really is any preseason game worth it? We could argue 241 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: that all day, especially especially after last season when nobody 242 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: had a preseason. But you know, in that situation, everybody 243 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: was on equal footing. Nobody had a preseason, so you know, 244 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: you were all kind of playing on on a level 245 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: playing field in this situation. Okay, Um, you know if 246 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: the Rams come out of the gate slow people, yeah, 247 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: well they didn't play their starters in the preseason, well 248 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: you know, they kept healthy. Yeah, if the Ravens didn't 249 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: run the ball quite as well as they did last year, 250 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: everyone's gonna say, well, you shouldn't have played JK dob, 251 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, it's all hindsight, of course, nobody 252 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: knows the real You know, if Gus Edwards goes down 253 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: in the first game right now of a sudden, you 254 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: got no depth. And you're a team team that wants 255 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: to run the football fifty they were in fifty seven 256 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 1: percent of the time. They always the top of the 257 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: league and they will be again. And even Irv Smith 258 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: and Evan Ingram and those guys, a couple of those 259 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: guys got banged up to that aren't going to be 260 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,079 Speaker 1: You might not be ready for the regular season. IRV 261 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: Smith probably won't be. And they have no pass catcher 262 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 1: depth in Minnesota. Like all in all, I think the 263 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: preseason went quite well for the Steelers. And at the 264 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: top of that list is they're pretty healthy here at 265 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: the starting guy. Yeah. The only I mean again, if 266 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: you're if you're looking at this is the glass half empty. 267 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: You look at a glass half fill, you say that, Okay, 268 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: they made it through this without any major injuries. The 269 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: glass half empty is this that you know they still 270 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: haven't quite figured out that offensive line. Um, we still 271 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: of course haven't also have not heard anything on a T. J. 272 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: Watt extension. Um, basically yeah, I mean he's basically doing 273 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: what he's been doing, which was, uh, you know, running 274 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: and you know doing those kind of things. He's going 275 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: to he's going to meetings. I'm not super concerned about 276 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: his aditioning or anything like that. The guys stays in 277 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: ridiculous condition. Uh, he is a professional. Um. Tyson and 278 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: Luilu spoke to the media today and he said that 279 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: he feels like Stefonto it will be ready for a 280 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 1: week one. Um, we'll see how much. Uh, we'll see 281 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: what kind of workload Steffon too it's ready for in 282 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: week one. I'm of the belief you've already done a 283 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: breakdown of the Bills. Uh. They run as much three 284 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: and four wide receiver sets as any team in the league, 285 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: if not more so. You're not gonna you're not gonna 286 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: need your base defense in that game. No, you're not 287 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: gonna you're not gonna see the base three four, maybe 288 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: five players in that game, if that maybe at most. 289 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: I mean they're they're tight ends, aren't good players. Um, 290 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: they're not gonna give you two back. I mean, it's 291 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: always gonna be three receivers on the field, if not four, 292 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: So you're gonna be Nickel or Dime the whole game, 293 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: the whole game, probably Nickel, especially after making the show 294 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: Abert move. You're gonna be a Nickel more probably than 295 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: you would have been for that trade. So my thoughts 296 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: on it are two. It's going through some horrible, crazy things, 297 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: but I think we can all appreciate, you know, and understand. 298 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: And if he isn't going to be a snap guy 299 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: in week one, okay, I mean, keep him fresh and 300 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: maybe have them you don't even have to pounders on 301 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: the field pretty much every snap, so Tyson and Cam 302 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: can handle those duties and give to it. I don't know, snaps, Yeah, 303 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: that's what I was thinking. I mean, if he plays 304 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: fifteen snaps and you know he he gets after for 305 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: fifteen snaps, um, you know that certainly works, and then 306 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: the week after that, maybe it's twenty or two. You know. 307 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I think they're in a good spot right 308 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: now to ease him back in after a really difficult 309 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: time in his life. Yeah, I'm not super concerned about 310 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: that at this point. A lot of people look at 311 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: that and say, well, you know, these guys who sit 312 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: these things out like this are more prone to injury. 313 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 1: Show me, show me that. I know. Everybody says that, um, 314 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: and then when it happens, everybody points me as to see. 315 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: But there are a lot of guys that do sit 316 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 1: out at the Yeah, Stephan Gilmore hasn't participated in Patriots 317 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:23,360 Speaker 1: camp at all. You know if he goes out. Yeah, 318 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 1: there's there's several around the league because of the changing 319 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: the rules. Um, you know it's gonna get done. It's 320 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: not to me something that's super concerning, you know. With 321 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: with two it, we'll see what happens, you know, or 322 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 1: with what we'll see what happens with to it. But um, 323 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: you know, uh, these guys will be ready there professionals 324 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: and even you hope it doesn't come to this. Even 325 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,360 Speaker 1: but if you were to suffer an injury or too 326 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: early in the Bills game, I think they're d line 327 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 1: depth is better than it was, you know. I mean 328 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: I think you can trot bugs out there or whomever 329 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 1: and be okay, um, and then you get the Raiders 330 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,199 Speaker 1: next week. I don't know that I would be you know, 331 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 1: killing myself to get him up the snaps at that 332 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: point either right. Yeah, I agree, it's not bad. Um, 333 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: would you still be looking for another cornerback because I would. 334 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 1: I would still be scouring the waiver wire here for 335 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 1: another slot type cornerback, somebody better than Arthur Millette. Yeah 336 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: that's a good bar, you know, to put him above, 337 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: because I thought Millette was fine. But he doesn't move 338 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: the needle. Good or bad for me? You know, Wow, 339 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: what a great surprise he was, or boy was he terrible? Um? 340 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,919 Speaker 1: An experienced guy that maybe has made some money in 341 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: this league that gets cut because he's got a five 342 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: million dollar contract and that team doesn't want to give 343 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 1: it to him, and he's on the open market. To 344 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: that that type of player that has some experience. Frankly, 345 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 1: he might not even be a corner. He might get 346 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: a corner. He could be the Malcolm Jenkins type, you know, 347 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: safety types, which would be fine. I think that they 348 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: may even prefer that, going off their Brooks experiment. Um, 349 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 1: would you consider, and we almost already talked about offensive tackle, 350 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:12,400 Speaker 1: I would consider if the right running back was out there, 351 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: or if the right wide receiver was out there, I 352 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: mean all four of those spots. To me, I would 353 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: at least be open to suggestions if somebody pops in 354 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: your lap that's you didn't expect to see. Yeah, I 355 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: think you know, if it makes your team better. But again, 356 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: you know, I think the question that that you have 357 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: to ask if you're Kevin Colbert, is okay, if we 358 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: make this move now or we canna be able to 359 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: do something later. Um, you know you don't just because 360 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:43,639 Speaker 1: there's not right, Just because there's not a starting For example, 361 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,640 Speaker 1: let's say somebody who started capable at left tackle available 362 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: right now doesn't mean that there won't be down the road. 363 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: The other thing, I don't think you and I have 364 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: talked about enough and is I forget exactly how the 365 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: NFL rules go, But I think it's after week two 366 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,400 Speaker 1: or is it after we one of the regular season 367 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: where it's much more advantageous for the team to sign veterans, 368 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: you know, after week one? It's after week after after 369 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: week one. Yeah, if he's on the roster for week one, 370 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: then his entire contract is counts against your your salary. 371 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: Yet even if you cut him. Um, if he's if 372 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: you just sign him after week one, then it becomes 373 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,919 Speaker 1: a week by week thing. So I'm just a prediction 374 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: because it happens every year. There'll be eight to twelve 375 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: guys in the league whose names our listeners know that 376 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 1: will be signed in the NFL after meeting on Tuesday 377 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: or Monday after week one. Yeah, I mean there's you 378 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: know there's again. Uh, like I bet I would bet 379 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 1: so I would, I would. You know, somebody will sign 380 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: that guy. Um at some point, but it's you know, 381 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 1: we're still waiting here. You know. This is the interesting 382 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: thing about this is this this cut period being you 383 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: having now almost a full week before you before you 384 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: come back and practice again. Um, kind of makes this interesting. 385 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:11,920 Speaker 1: You know in years past, you would cut people on Saturday. 386 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,199 Speaker 1: Teams would scramble to sign guys on on Sunday or 387 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: Monday and try to get them into you know, into 388 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: the practice. Uh, you know by Monday or Tuesday when 389 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: they started practicing again. Um. Now you can get these 390 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,199 Speaker 1: guys in and kind of get them mack lamented, kind 391 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 1: of like the Steelers did with Shobert. You know where 392 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: you get you take the whole weekend with him and Okay, 393 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 1: coach is gonna sit down with him and get him 394 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: up to speed and do what you're gonna do what 395 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: you need to do. Yeah, I think it's really interesting. 396 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see what happens, and we've already seen 397 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 1: a little bit of it, like the Eagles trade for Minshew, Like, okay, 398 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: I mean he might be ready to be the starter 399 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: if they so choose by week two or three, you know, 400 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: I mean you get him in here early enough, or 401 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: you know a lot of these type of moves, or 402 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: you know, all the trade a guy you're gonna cut 403 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: for a seventh round pick type of moves that happened 404 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: around the league. Like, I think there's gonna be a 405 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: lot of interesting you know, just releases trades over these 406 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: two weeks, probably the next couple of days then maybe 407 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 1: usual because I think the teams will be more excited 408 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: to bring these guys in with an extra week to 409 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 1: coach them up and get to know him. You know, 410 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: signing a guy like o'coon could certainly pay off as 411 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: a short term fix, but you better have a really 412 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: good relationship with that agent in that camp. And I 413 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: think he's you know, I think he represents himself now 414 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: and I think about it, is he really in shape? 415 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: I mean, like you don't know what you're getting on 416 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 1: of resemby By that oh, there's no doubt. Um, you know, 417 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:39,720 Speaker 1: and I think you know the same thing. You know, 418 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: Mitchell Swartz is at a back injury last year where 419 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: he is. You know, they're these guys who are still 420 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:47,919 Speaker 1: out there might have had something wrong with them that 421 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: you know, just because they're available doesn't mean they're they're 422 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: available to play football. Yeah, I mean they almost all 423 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:56,120 Speaker 1: assuredly had something wrong with them, you know. And I'm 424 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: just Schwartz er o'coon. You want him to start week one. 425 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: It's not like, uh, we'll throw them in week ten 426 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: if we need them. I mean, that's right right now. Yeah, 427 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,719 Speaker 1: I'm just looking here at the at the at the 428 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: top ten guys available according to NFL trade rumors, it's Schwartz, 429 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: David de Castro, who we know is not ready to play, Yeah, 430 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: Russell Comb, Richard Sherman who's thirty three, Rick Wagner, kJ Wright, 431 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,679 Speaker 1: Olivier Vernon who's not ready to play. I guarantee that 432 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: Austin writer, uh, Quint Quentin dunbar Levi on Bell. These 433 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:31,199 Speaker 1: guys are all twenty nine or older. Yeah, I mean 434 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 1: with a bunch of NFL seasons under their belt, right, 435 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 1: you know, you brought up left Bell there and made 436 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: me think, you know, Girley and Adrian Peterson are still 437 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: out there. I mean, like the Ravens calling one of 438 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: those three guys up. You know, that would not be 439 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: comfortable at all if that was a Ravens fan going 440 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,439 Speaker 1: down that road. I mean, some of those names are okay, 441 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: and I bet most of those ten play football this year, 442 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 1: but their fallback options, you know, I mean you're you're 443 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: kind of hoping and not sure exactly what you're buying 444 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: right now. Yeah, that's definitely a case of buyer b 445 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,679 Speaker 1: you know, that's going to the flea market and hoping 446 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: to hoping that to find a new car. You know, 447 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: it's not that's just not realistic. I guess, o'coon. You 448 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 1: at least know you have three tackles, and so if 449 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: he doesn't come in your right away, you could live 450 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 1: with it because you're no worse off than you are now, 451 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: I guess. But I mean, depending what the cost is. 452 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: If you can't go make moves down the road because 453 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: you made that one and he's not ready for a 454 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: month to get ready or whatever that mean, already get 455 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: in shape, that that would be a big problem. Well, 456 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: I think so much depends on what's happening with Banner 457 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,479 Speaker 1: and Mike. Mike Tomlins said today he's you know, he's 458 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: not going to give an injury update on that until 459 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: next week. Um, you know obviously when he has to. 460 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: But you know, if they don't think Banner is going 461 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: to be ready for a long period of time, then 462 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: you almost have to do something like that. Yeah, that's 463 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 1: a good point. And just a side note, I was 464 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: thinking of all you were saying that is, you know, 465 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:56,919 Speaker 1: you mentioned I did a bunch of work just kind 466 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 1: of previewing the Bills there asked four early picks have 467 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: all been defensive lineman at Oliver Epanessa and then the 468 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: first two picks this year, they have a really deep 469 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,880 Speaker 1: defensive line. You know, they signed star Little lay and 470 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: just for early season those the Bills. My point is 471 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: the Bill's defensive line, which probably goes eight deep with 472 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: players that can actually play at the NFL level, is 473 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,119 Speaker 1: going to have a big advantage in terms of just 474 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: conditioning latent game against the Steelers O line that besides 475 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: Dotson hasn't played a ton of snaps at this point, 476 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: let alone snaps with their linemates. Yeah, it's A. It's 477 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 1: a major concern. And you know, I know, hey, I 478 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: think we may have gotten a little bit of a 479 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: look at the difference having j Harrison in the backfield 480 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: can make in that Carolina game against slowing down the 481 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 1: past for us just a little bit, and I think 482 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: that can help the situation immensely. Yeah, and I didn't 483 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: see the quarterbacks under extreme pressure a lot in that game. 484 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,159 Speaker 1: There was some pressure, but it wasn't like, Oh, and 485 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: Carolina has some guys up front that played like the 486 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: whole game. He's gonna be I bet he wins a 487 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: defensive MVP someday. I mean, like they got good guys. Yeah, 488 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: he's a yeah, he's he's good enough to do that. 489 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: So you know, I'm not super concerned about that. It's 490 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: the same thing. You know when they when they played 491 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 1: against Philadelphia, I know people were making, uh, those who 492 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 1: tended to want to make excuses for Dwayne Haskins. We're 493 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,440 Speaker 1: doing so saying, well, that Carolina front was after him 494 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: all day. Mason Rudolph did the same thing against the 495 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: Eagles against their first team guys. Yeah, I thought you're 496 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: doing a different direction there with when Hardgrave and Fletcher 497 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: Cox were out there. I didn't think the Steeler O 498 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: line held up so great. And that's right, that's you're 499 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: gonna play against throughout the year. It's not going to 500 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: be the threes and fours, right. Yeah. So, you know, 501 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: I think having a veteran quarterback, having a running back 502 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:02,959 Speaker 1: who can challenge of defense, uh, you know, more so 503 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 1: than Benny Snell makes a difference in that regard, Yeah, 504 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 1: without question. And I think you know, advanced and more 505 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: play action as well, and you can help guys, you know, 506 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 1: if you if you're if you're a week at left tackle, 507 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: you can line the tight up and tight end up 508 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,880 Speaker 1: over there and help the left tackle out. I keep 509 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 1: you know right now, they're they're not doing any of that. No, no, no, 510 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: not at all. They're letting these guys, you know, they 511 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 1: want a lot of one on one matchups and getting 512 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: beat isn't the worst thing if they learned from their mistakes, 513 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: you know. So yeah, I do think they're going to 514 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: start to realize these are bad matchups. What's kind of interesting. 515 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: I keep thinking about the Bills because you know, they're 516 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: really on my brain at the moment, and I guess 517 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 1: the Raiders the same way as deep as the Bills 518 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:49,199 Speaker 1: d line is and as bad as the Raiders is, 519 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 1: there's no star. There's not that guy is who we 520 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: double no matter who are right vehicle is, you know 521 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 1: what I mean? Yeah, so like, hey, we gotta block 522 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: Miles Garrett paying the Browns are coming to that right exactly. Yeah, 523 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: you know, so it doesn't mean they're bad, they're just 524 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: they're just really deep as opposed to top heavy. But so, 525 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: I guess my point is if one of your tackles 526 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: or one of your linemen is really exposed in week one, 527 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 1: they might be exposed for seventeen weeks, you know, right, Yeah, yeah, 528 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: we'll see. But yeah, we're gonna take a break. He 529 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: is Matt Williams and I'm Dale Lally. You're listening to 530 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: the drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. We come back, 531 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,640 Speaker 1: we'll talk a little more leak stuff here. There's lots 532 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 1: happening around the league's super I mean, amazing amount of 533 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 1: stuff going on. As you can imagine, it's cut down 534 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,239 Speaker 1: days start to happen. Here, we'll do we'll get to 535 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: that right after that.