1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, good. Thanks. We'll open up with questions. We're 2 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: gonna start with Mike Greece followed by Mike Charity. Matthew, 3 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: how are you doing today? I'm doing well. Mike, how 4 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: are you doing great? This time last week we were 5 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: talking to you and you are you shot us straight? 6 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: You know about what happened week one. Now we get 7 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: your week later. I want to get your feel for 8 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: where you feel the teams after yesterday's result. Yeah, needless 9 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: to say, yesterday was very encouraging. It's it's nice to 10 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: see your hard work, preparation, dedication, sacrifice payoff. And I 11 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: know that's a very good feeling for the guys in 12 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: the locker room, especially going into an environment like the 13 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: one we were in yesterday and playing against a strong 14 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: opponent like we did in Pittsburgh. So a lot to 15 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: be encouraged by from from what we saw and obviously 16 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: the outcome. But you know, as is the case, we 17 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: win or lose, there are many things that we can 18 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: improve upon. You know, we still lest some plays on 19 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: the field, we still need to improve upon our fundamentals, 20 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: but you know, I think it was a step in 21 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: the right direction. Next question, Mike Giarity felt by Chris 22 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: Ryan Matthews. You just mentioned something about nice to see 23 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: the work that you put in pay dividends, you know, 24 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: And I I just wonder if, because of the way 25 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: especially and you're loosely associated with the offense, especially the 26 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: way that sort of the offense has been in fits 27 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: and starts through the summer in the first week, if 28 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: it was nice to see guy's reactions and hey, we're 29 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: having some success and seeing that confidence build, because it 30 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: is still a game about having that confidence and believing 31 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: it's gonna work. Yeah, Michael still, you know, I had 32 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: two or three offensive blaze yesterday and kneel him. You know, 33 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 1: I didn't want to. I didn't want to assault. No, 34 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: certainly for those guys, Look, Dave, they've been through some 35 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: transition this year. That goes without saying, but I think 36 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: they've all done a great job of coming into work 37 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: and just keeping their heads down and trusting our process 38 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: and just staying committed to the task day in and 39 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: day out. So to go out yesterday and you know, 40 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: have the offensive line play the way that they did, 41 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: have guys in the perimeter, Jakoe and Nellie make some plays, 42 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: and then mac too um come out and really compete 43 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: at a high level of the run game going. I mean, 44 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: there were a lot of positive signs yesterday that were 45 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: encouraging in a lot of areas, and I think that's 46 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:15,679 Speaker 1: that's good. I mean that that's going to give you 47 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: confidence in what you're doing when you see the results 48 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: translated into the game. So, uh, it was. It was 49 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: a big day for all of us, but definitely a 50 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: lot of encouraging things here for the ulfinants side of 51 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: the ball. And I know other people have their henrys, 52 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: but I just wanted to ask you. You mentioned Nelly 53 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: and Jacoby they finished some runs yesterday, and I talked 54 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: to Nelson on the field after the game and he's like, 55 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: I thought we needed an edge. I wanted to play 56 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: with an edge. Um, could you see that? Could you 57 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: feel that a little bit like Jacobe finishing a third 58 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: and seven and lowering the shoulder and getting that extra 59 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: yard and getting the first down and Nelson, you know, 60 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: slender guy kind of running through some people. Yeah, yeah, 61 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: no question. You know when you when you see those 62 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: guys going out there and finishing plays like that, or 63 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: even highlighting a guy like LJ going out there and 64 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: playing physical in the run game. It really does a 65 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: lot for your football team emotionally to try to establish 66 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: a physical presence. I mean, this is a physical game. 67 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: So any way you can establish a physical presence in 68 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: a game, especially a game like that, it gives not 69 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: only those guys confidence, but our entire football team. So 70 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: you know, kudos and Eli Jakobe the tight ends the line. 71 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: I mean all those guys, especially the guys that you 72 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: wouldn't expect it from, like you said, the skill guys 73 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: going out there and playing a physical brand of football. 74 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: And Matthew Sladder first two or three offensive players yesterday, 75 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: best playing football. Take a knee, no problem, all right? 76 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: Next question Chris Bryan felled by Kevin Stone. Hey Matthew 77 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: are you? I'm will Chris, how are you good? Kind 78 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: of built upon what you're talking out there with Mike Um. 79 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: It seemed like that was evident in all three phases 80 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: of the game that there was you guys playing with 81 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: an edge. We're going to create turnovers and making that 82 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: extra or putting a little extra effort in. Was there 83 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: a particular place where that came from, which is kind 84 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 1: of a realization of you know what this team is. 85 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: Where would you say that came from good Steelers. Yeah, 86 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: you know, I think you mentioned I think this is 87 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: gonna have to be part of our identity. We're gonna 88 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: have to be a physical football team and we're gonna 89 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: have to stand up to the teams that we play, 90 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: and that's gonna need to be an edge for us. 91 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: And that's something in this league that's hard to do 92 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: because there are so many physical units and teams that 93 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 1: you're gonna go against. But for us, I thought that 94 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: was our mentality, and we talked about putting that mentality 95 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: on going into a place like Pittsburgh. You know, you 96 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: can't come up with their half step, and so for us, 97 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: we wanted to come out and be the hammering out 98 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: the nail. I know in the kicking game. You know, 99 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: I can list off almost everybody that played, um, you know, 100 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: from school to d Mitch to Gilani to Mac Wilson, 101 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: um you know, to Cody to you know, the list 102 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: goes on guys really stepping up and bringing physical ASDs. 103 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: But that's that's who we are. That's who we're gonna 104 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: need to be for our team to be successful. And 105 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: I think we understand that. Now we just have to 106 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: find ways to do it consistently when you look at 107 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: what's going on with the returners punting the kick returners, 108 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: obviously guys getting accustomed to that position. We saw Miles 109 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: Bryant and the first quarter there. What is your sense 110 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: about where things are at there and kind of some 111 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: of the difficulties of um, of adapting to new roles 112 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 1: for those guys. Yeah, well, look, we're encouraged by all 113 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: the guys that we have back there, whether it be 114 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: Miles in the part return game, or Pet who's been 115 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: back there in nine minute situations, or whether it's Doug 116 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: Tye brother Strong. I mean, all those guys we have 117 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence in. Now. The thing that needs 118 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: to be said is all those guys have varying degrees 119 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: of experience, right, so there are gonna be some some 120 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: learning experiences that happen on the field, UM that we're 121 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: gonna have to live with, and that's okay. We just 122 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: have to make sure that, you know, like we always say, 123 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: when the ball is kicked to us, we need to 124 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: leave the field with the ball. So you know, there's 125 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: gonna be some growing pains. Uh. That hasn't changed the 126 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: way we feel about the guys that are back there. 127 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: We have a lot of confidence and the guys that 128 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: are back there, and for the rest of us who 129 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: do not have the ball, you know, we need to 130 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: make their job easy by giving them, you know, lanes 131 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: to run off of and and making sure we keep 132 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: guys out of their faces. So it's going to be 133 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: a collaborative effort. Thanks. Next question Kevin Stone file by 134 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: Steve Sanchez. Hey, Mad, how are you doing? I'm well, Kevin, 135 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: how are you still wall? Thanks? Yesterday it was a 136 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: big one for mister Kraft number five hundred. That's someone 137 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: that's been here for a while. Now. Where did it 138 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: mean to you to get him away? Yeah? It was huge. 139 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: I mean, you want the five hundred game to be 140 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: a memorable one. You don't want it to be a 141 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: losing effort. M But you know, really a testament to 142 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: to mister Kraft and his family for the consistency that 143 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: they've shown over the course of their ownership here. Their 144 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: their commitment to winning is second to none, and it's 145 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: only fitting that we got him a win in that 146 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: stadium against that team UM for his five hundredth game. 147 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: And I mean, you know, I said it before the game, 148 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: I really appreciate the legacy that the Crafts have left 149 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: when it comes to what's happened between the white lines, 150 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: but you know, their legacy really goes beyond that off 151 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: the field and all the things that they've done in 152 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: the community since mister Kraft bought the team in nineteen 153 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: ninety four. So I'm blessed to be a part of that. 154 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: I think we all feel that way. And you know, 155 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: here's the five hundred more. Thank you, no problem. And 156 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: last question Steve Sanchez. Hey, Matthew, Oh are you Steve. 157 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: I'm well, good to see how everything did to see you, Matthew. Hey, 158 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: how much of a weaponid Jake Bailey is for your 159 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: unit um each and that every game And what can 160 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: you guys do to take advantage of his punting ability there? Yeah? 161 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: I mean, look, our punt team is only going to 162 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: be as good as Jake is, and we feel like 163 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: we have one of the best punt teams in the 164 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 1: league because we have one of the best punters in 165 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,559 Speaker 1: all the football if not the best punter. He's a 166 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: huge weapon for us. When you talk about field position 167 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: and hidden yardage, he factors into that in a huge way. 168 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: And even looking at the play that happened yesterday with 169 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: Brothers school and being able to take advantage of that 170 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 1: that was really a head zep alert play by Jake, 171 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: making an adjustment before the snap and really executing at 172 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,959 Speaker 1: a high level and taking advantage of, you know, a 173 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: mistake by by Pittsburgh. So I can't say enough good 174 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: things about Jake. He's one of the best punners I've 175 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: seen in the last fifteen years, and I think he's 176 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,599 Speaker 1: only going to continue to get better. But as is 177 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: the case with any of us, you know, we all 178 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: just have to stay committed, to keep our heads down 179 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: and keep trying to get better at each and every day. 180 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,319 Speaker 1: Thank you, Matthew. All right, thanks guys, Thank you Matthew. 181 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: Thanks everyone. M