1 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 2 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: your twenty four to seven home of the Black and 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 1: Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 4 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 2: And we are back. I am Dale Lolly, he is 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: the Matt Williamson and this is the Drive on the 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: Steelers Audio Network. And it is time Matt for the 7 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: Fantasy Football Focus here all right, and let's first take 8 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: a look before we get into the this week's top 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 2: performers at our DFS lineup. As we sit here right now, 10 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 2: we have one hundred and thirty point five eight points. Okay, 11 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 2: we're in the money in the contest that we're in now. 12 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 2: Whether we hold on to that or not, we're done. 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 3: We have no Yeah, we're hope for not much scoring tonight. 14 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, we had Justin Herbert in the lineup that didn't 15 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 2: work out. Seven point nine eight nuts. I mean, give 16 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: me something. 17 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 3: Atlanta is insane. Cousins needs bench. I mean, he was 18 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 3: the whole reason they lost that game. 19 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: The Steeler has got the right now, thirty six year 20 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,119 Speaker 2: old quarterback, it appears. 21 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 3: Yes, And the other one coming off Achilles in New 22 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 3: York doesn't. 23 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: Look so great either, not so much. Right, how about 24 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: the Specio pic the speculation on that that that the 25 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 2: ste that the Steelers would would move on from Russell Wilson. 26 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: They're gonna go and resign either one, either Russell Wilson 27 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: or Justin Fields. But instead they're going to turn to 28 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 2: forty two year old Aaron Rodgers next year. 29 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 3: I haven't heard that that. 30 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 2: Oh that's been the there's been really you know, Yeah, 31 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: that would not that's not gonna happen. 32 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 3: No. 33 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 2: I do not like that idea at all. No, no, 34 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 2: not even little he's no, he's shot. 35 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. 36 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 2: Uh, we had Irving in the game, Bucky Rocky Irving. 37 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 2: He's thirty one sign thirty one point six percent ownership, 38 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: but he got us thirty point five points. 39 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's he's in every week RB one. 40 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 2: I think catching the ball, rushing with the ball, one 41 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: hundred and fifty two rushing yards in that game, thirty 42 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 2: three receiving yards. 43 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 3: He's legit and he's taking over that backfield. Good line. 44 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: I know they played the Panthers, played the Panthers. 45 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 2: That was why we why we use Aaron Jones only 46 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 2: got his ten point eight, but he did score a 47 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 2: late late touchdown there to get us to that temp. 48 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: Only six receiving yards, twenty two rushing yards, three catches. 49 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a fumble thing. 50 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 2: The fumble thing. 51 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's getting benched because of fumbles, because I mean 52 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 3: the beauty of him is he's in every down, no 53 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 3: matter what type of guy. It still came back to 54 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 3: want to win and we got something out of him. 55 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 3: It was looking pretty grim there for a while. 56 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 2: Seven percent ownership on him at sixty five hundred dollars 57 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 2: and we didn't get our money's worth out of that. 58 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 3: It was on the field. Note. 59 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 2: Unfortunately, we started Amari Cooper last night in that game 60 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 2: seven point nine percent ownership, he was only fifty two 61 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 2: hundred dollars. 62 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 3: He contributed to a touchdown. 63 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: He did, he had three catches in the snow, which 64 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 2: was I mean. 65 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 3: We didn't also know the weather it was to be 66 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 3: that bad or I'm sure. 67 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 2: I thought about pivoting off of it, Like when I 68 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 2: got back to I was on the team flight light 69 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: yesterday and we got back to Pittsburgh, and I'm like, 70 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: should I look for somebody else to put in there? 71 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 2: Because I'm watching the videos from up there all day long. 72 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 2: I'm like, I just I had made my ribs hurt. 73 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 2: I had flashbacks from lash room, like really hard to 74 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,399 Speaker 2: throw the ball in that kind of weather, and I'm like, ah, 75 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 2: Cooper will probably do something. 76 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 3: I didn't think it'd be that bad at kickoff, and 77 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 3: all through the game they didn't either. If you looked 78 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 3: at advanced weather, it was like, oh, it's gonna hit 79 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 3: around eleven again. 80 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 2: There was no show in downtime Buffalo. 81 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 3: Oh really it was all. 82 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 2: That's the thing about that kind of weather. 83 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 3: Is that you just just comes off the lake. 84 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it hits his, it hits here, It doesn't hit 85 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,119 Speaker 2: there five minutes away, and there's nothing. 86 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 3: Tough to be the weather man in Buffalo. But Alan 87 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 3: and Cook came through. I mean there were a dantaty point. 88 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 3: Yeah right. 89 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: Uh. Nico Collins eight for one nineteen and got us 90 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: the bonus for the one hundred yards of receiving twenty 91 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 2: two point nine points for him twenty one point nine 92 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: percent ownership. Didn't score though, didn't score having a great year. 93 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: There's some things missing with the Texans at the moment. 94 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: They're a little shaky. But yeah, he's not the problem. Uh. 95 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 2: Lad McConkie, who we stacked with Justin Herbert. He had 96 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 2: a good game even though Herbert did not. I'm with 97 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 2: Lad mccaukeey nine for one seventeen, So Herbert had one 98 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 2: hundred and forty seven passing. 99 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 3: Yards all to him. 100 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: A one hundred and seventeen of them went to lab Maconkee. 101 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 3: Yep and injury issues with him. Now he didn't quite 102 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 3: finish the game, but they didn't need him too. I 103 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 3: would have any problem going back to Mconukee well though, Yeah, 104 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 3: I loved him in the draft and wanted him to 105 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 3: be a Steeler. Yeah. Oh well, he's the only showing 106 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 3: town for the. 107 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 2: Twenty one point one percent ownership for him. We started TJ. 108 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 2: Hawkinson eighteen point four percent ownership on him. Three catches 109 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 2: for twenty eight yards. Who got his five point eight points? 110 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a problem. He looked really good coming into 111 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,799 Speaker 3: that game too, and kind of spread it around with Minnesota. 112 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: Brian Thomas Junior was our flex. We got eighteen point 113 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: seven out of him. He was started by twenty two 114 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 2: point eight percent of lineups, seventy six receiving yards, eleven 115 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 2: rushing yards, four catches and a touchdown. Nice game by him. 116 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 3: Cheap shot knocked his quarterback out early too, so that 117 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 3: was mostly Mac Jones. 118 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 2: And we had the Colts defense at twenty eight hundred dollars. 119 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 2: They were eleven point four percent ownership, and they got 120 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 2: us six points. 121 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 3: I thought they were done better than that, Okay, but 122 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 3: overall not it's not there. 123 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 2: Not A bad week one thirty point five eight usually 124 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 2: get you on the edge of the money or in 125 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 2: the money. Right now, again, we're in the money and 126 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 2: we'll see what happens tonight. 127 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 3: You mentioned, I mean, there's not a lot of guys 128 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 3: playing tonight that are probably in lineups. I mean, I'm 129 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 3: sure there's a Davonte Williams. 130 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 2: A lot of people are in the contest we're in, 131 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 2: are already done. 132 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 3: Sutton Judy, I mean, maybe a Nicks or Winston. But 133 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 3: there's not a ton of options out there to knock 134 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 3: us out. Yeah, but there's some yeah, maybe the defenses possibly. Yeah, 135 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 3: So we'll see how that goes. Uh. 136 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 2: Moving on to this week's top performers at the quarterback position, Well, 137 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 2: Russell Wilson was number one with four hundred and fourteen yards, 138 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 2: three touchdown passes, an interception, uh, and the two sacks 139 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 2: that were credited to on his account as well. 140 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 3: So we do waiver wire stuff Tuesday, but he's not 141 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 3: gonna be on waiver wires after this week. I wouldn't 142 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 3: think is he a top twelve every week? Guy, I'm 143 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 3: not sure I'm there yet on him. From a fantasy perspective. 144 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's not. He's not running at all. But there's 145 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 2: some other quarterback like again, if you were counting on 146 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 2: the Trevor Lawrences or the Anthony Richardson's. Yeah, yeah, of 147 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 2: the league, Russell Wilson might not be the worst. 148 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 3: I think he's right there with like a Tua. Yeah, 149 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 3: you know, he throws a lot, doesn't run much, but 150 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 3: efficient and put the numbers if. 151 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 2: You look at it now, I mean he's almost averaging 152 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 2: two touchdowns per game. The passing yards per game he 153 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: is at He's second in the league with two hundred 154 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 2: and seventy one passing yards by game. 155 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 3: Yeah. 156 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: The only guy who has more is Burrow per game 157 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 2: all the time. 158 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 3: And he's really good, great receiver. 159 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 2: Sure, and you know, yeah, I understand that. You know, 160 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 2: they've played some lower scoring games, but he had two 161 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 2: seventy in the snow last week against Cleveland and a touchdown. 162 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 3: No, like you would take that. I think two and 163 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 3: a quarter plus is going to be the norm. 164 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, like and some of the like the oddsmakers 165 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 2: haven't caught up yet. I've been watching, you know, some 166 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 2: of the over under props on him, and it's still 167 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 2: like between two twenty five and two thirty five a week. Okay, 168 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 2: well he's pretty much topping that every week. 169 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean he's in upcoming games are gonna be 170 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 3: a little bit different script than the Bengals, of course, 171 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 3: but yeah, I think he's highly fantasy relevant. Yeah. 172 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 2: Uh to a Tigo Vailoa three sixty five and two touchdowns. 173 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 2: That and that lost to a Green Bay. They looked horrendous. 174 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 3: I thought so too they. I didn't think it'd be that. 175 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 2: They couldn't they couldn't be watching that game in Buffalo 176 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 2: last night, going, well. 177 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 3: Boy excited about that. 178 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's go, let's go playing the snow again. 179 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 3: Right, and even like in a game like that where 180 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 3: you know you're not the most physical team, you know, 181 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 3: how you're built with all respect to Hill and Waddle 182 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 3: and Johnny Smith gets more targets than those guys and 183 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 3: a chan even the Packers skill guys were better than 184 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 3: your skill guys, you know. And again in that game 185 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 3: It's like even our best thing was second best in 186 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 3: that game. Yeah, like, oh, I don't like other build. 187 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 2: By the way, we finished in the money with our 188 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: Thursday lineup as well. 189 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 3: Oh okay, we didn't convenient on Friday. 190 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 2: Right, Yeah. Aid O'Connell had three forty and two touchdowns 191 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 2: in that Friday game against Kansas City. 192 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 3: I actually think he played pretty well. I'm not a fan. 193 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 3: I would never say, boy, he can be my starter. 194 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 3: But if I'm the Raiders, I'm like, I still want 195 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 3: to draft someone and bring him back. I want to 196 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 3: keep developing. 197 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 2: And they should have won that game. 198 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 3: They should won that game. Yeah, clearly should have won 199 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 3: the game. 200 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 2: Kansas City's got words again? You letting aid O'Connell throw 201 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 2: for three forty against you? 202 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah, Like, I mean, I'm sure you're saying this 203 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 3: because they're on the horizon. 204 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, right, Like people saying that still all the Steelers 205 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 2: can't possibly beat Kansas City on Christmas Day. I'm like, 206 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 2: have you watched the Chiefs? 207 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 3: I was saying in the Power Ranking World, Kansas City 208 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 3: and Pittsburgh shouldn't be that far off tomorrow. 209 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 2: They really should. 210 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:01,959 Speaker 3: I mean, it really should be a spot or two 211 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 3: away from each other. Yeah, that's the other playing. 212 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:09,359 Speaker 2: Yeah. Burrow had three h nine and three touchdowns, one interception, 213 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 2: was sacked four times, lost two fumbles, So there was 214 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 2: some good, there was some bad. But really he's all 215 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 2: they got. 216 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 3: He's all they got and he has to. 217 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 2: Do that every week. I know, I know every week. 218 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 3: So real quick. Since it's a fantasy segment, McCaffrey and 219 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 3: Mason are both going into reserve. Wow, Isaac Grenda, welcome, 220 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 3: guess man, I mean, talk about it a fantasy hit. 221 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 3: It's blowing up and there there so again, Russell Wilson 222 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 3: are brock Party at this point. 223 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 2: That's same tire. Yeah, that's where he's at. Yeah, you know, 224 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 2: Party's the weapons are gone. Williams unfortunately for him, and 225 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 2: I feel bad for him. That news was just announced today. 226 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 2: He is his he and his wife lost a child. Yeah, like, 227 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 2: and he's been hurt and it's just not their year. 228 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 2: Have I think Party is below the twos and Wilson. Yeah, 229 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 2: I just don't trust what's around right now. No, not 230 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 2: at all. Mahomes had three oh six but just one touchdown, 231 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 2: got sacked five times in that game against the problem. 232 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 2: So their tackles are awful. 233 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 3: It really is. And Steelers pass rush is going to 234 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 3: do well against that group, I think. 235 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 2: And if the officials are actually calling the illegal formation 236 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 2: stuff for being being in the flying V and not 237 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 2: allowing the tackles to get the early jump, they're screwed. 238 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 3: Oh, because they're the worst in the league about it. Yeah, 239 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 3: they really are. 240 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, every play they're getting the early start. 241 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 3: I don't think it's fantasy relevant, but I did hear 242 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 3: markis Brown is going to come back week like seventeen 243 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 3: ish playoffs. 244 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 2: Fine that they still can't block, No, it doesn't help 245 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 2: the blocking at all. Bryce Young he's playing well touchdown. 246 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 2: I'm happy for him. He's playing well, playing well. 247 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 3: He's going to be the starter next year and should be. 248 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 3: I mean he's earning that. 249 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 2: Is he fantasy relevant right now? 250 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 3: Though? 251 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 2: Would you rather start him over? 252 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 3: He'd be right. I would say he'd be right behind 253 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: two and Wilson, so in the party that range. 254 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, because he's doing this every week because their 255 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 2: defense stinks. 256 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 3: Their defense, he has to throw the football and they 257 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 3: want them to. I think, you know, the receivers aren't bad. 258 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 3: The receivers aren't bad. Now, Feelings making them playing guys 259 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 3: are fine. Yeah. Yeah. 260 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 2: Jordan Love had two seventy four and two touchdowns. Kyler 261 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:19,199 Speaker 2: Murray to sixty a touchdown and two interceptions. 262 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, not quite what you want for Murray. I thought 263 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 3: he'd have a little bit bigger year. 264 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. Caleb Williams came in ninth this week, two fifty 265 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 2: six and three touchdowns and that loss to Detroit. 266 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, and he runs too. 267 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 2: And then Cousins he was terrible to forty five, no touchdowns, 268 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 2: four interceptions, only one sack. He's just getting rid of 269 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 2: the football because he didn't want to get hit. 270 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, and he's thrown to the other team with bad interceptions. 271 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 3: They're nobody's fault but his. I mean he's playing really 272 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 3: poorly right now. I think there's a chance Pennix finishes 273 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 3: the season. Yeah. 274 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 2: We did see Jade and Daniels bounce back a little 275 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 2: bit this week twenty defense twenty five of thirty for 276 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 2: two h six and three touchdowns. Yeah, he's still running. 277 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 3: Yeah. I think he's five guy every week. Right. 278 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, So keep that in mind and see what happens 279 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 2: with the offensive rookie the year tonight. Yeah, big game 280 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 2: with that with Nicks as we turned the chapter into December. Here, 281 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 2: most of the time we'd have four or five one 282 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 2: hundred yard rushers. This week there's. 283 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 3: Nine, is there? Okay? 284 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 2: So you had leading the way Bucky Irving one fifty 285 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 2: in a touchdown, twenty five carries, which is ye. 286 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 3: Also that Yeah, that's Okey. 287 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 2: Rico dal Dell. 288 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 3: He's good. 289 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 2: Twenty two for one to twelve and a touchdown. 290 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 3: In our league. I got him as just a throw 291 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 3: in because I'm like, give me any back. Yeah, and 292 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 3: you had to make the deal work, and my god, 293 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 3: I'm starting it now. He's good. 294 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 2: Kamara had twenty three for one twelve, didn't score, and 295 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 2: I'll tays some hills out for the year. 296 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 3: I actually think Valdez Scantling is kind of important in 297 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 3: that offense by. 298 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 2: Just like scoring a touchdown every week. 299 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, him and Westbrook A Kine are like breaking all 300 00:12:56,200 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 3: the trends in the world. But tomorrow's still same. Yeah. 301 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,199 Speaker 2: I don't know if he's gonna you know, I'm not 302 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 2: worried about next year. 303 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 3: No, but right yeah, I think he's holding on by 304 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 3: a string. 305 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:12,199 Speaker 2: But you know, James Cook only fourteen carries last night, 306 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 2: but one oh seven and a touchdown. They actually were 307 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,599 Speaker 2: kind of leaning on Ray Davis in that game a 308 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 2: little bit. 309 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 3: And little I thought Cook was one of the few 310 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 3: guys that handled navigated the snow extremely well. Yeah, you know, 311 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 3: I mean, some guys just do it better than others. Mutters, 312 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 3: you know, Davis, I want both those guys on my team. 313 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. Uh Sakuan Barkley twenty three for one oh seven 314 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 2: and a touchdown quiet and then not Yeah, you know 315 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 2: it only takes one. Yeah, you know, it's like that. 316 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 2: I can remember, you know, the Steelers playing Emmett Smith 317 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 2: and they hold him to you know, fifty yards on 318 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 2: his first twenty carries and then he breaks leaves for 319 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 2: a fifty four yard you know, touchdown run. 320 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 3: It's like, well, so I own AJ Brown in the league, 321 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 3: DeVante Smith wasn't out there, and you're happy with AJ 322 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 3: Brown and Godard's okay. But this is more of a 323 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 3: Ravens note than anything. They threw the ball like five 324 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 3: times in the second half. Yeah, you know, like they 325 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 3: are the run heaviest team. Everyone talks with the Ravens 326 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 3: the Steelers being the running heaviest team in the league. 327 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 3: Eagles are more so. 328 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 2: They're running the ball like are passing the ball like 329 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 2: twenty three percent of the time in the second half 330 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 2: of games. Yeah, I just saw that. I'm like, it's 331 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 2: the only team. They're the only team less throwing the 332 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 2: ball less than the second half of games. And the Steelers, 333 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 2: who are like forty three percent, they're even twenty percent 334 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 2: less than that, even twenty percent. 335 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 3: I mean a lot of it's with the lead. Yeah, 336 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 3: I mean that's against the Ravens are supposed to have 337 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 3: the bad pass defense, good run defense. I mean he 338 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 3: just grinded and out. Yeah. Good that The line is 339 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 3: really impressive too. 340 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 2: Karen Williams fifteen for one oh four in a touchdown. 341 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 3: But Corum got a bigger role than ever, so keep 342 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 3: an eye on that. 343 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's like one fumble away from like get yeashed. 344 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 3: That could be fifty to fifty before you know it. Yeah. 345 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 3: Late in the season, fresh legs. 346 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 2: Brian Robinson's sixteen for one oh three in a touchdown. 347 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 2: And it's interesting because well, they ran the ball well. 348 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 2: They ran the ball well. And I know you're talking 349 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 2: about Eckler went to the went to IR. 350 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 3: Eckler's on IR. Is it Rodriguez? Is that the rookie? Yeah, 351 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 3: he started to really step up as the game went on, too, 352 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 3: more so than McNichols. Nichols, Yeah, like that's not McNichols 353 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 3: in a lineup. Yeah, there's a deep league and yeah 354 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 3: there's not much there. Yeah. 355 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 2: Chris Rodriguez ended up with thirteen for ninety four in 356 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 2: that a touchdown game. Yeah, so uh yeah, keep an 357 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 2: eye on it. He'll be a hot fantasy pick up this week. 358 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 3: Let's we'll have to talk about him tomorrow if he's 359 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 3: the true number two there. 360 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 2: I mean, if you look at it, Robinson got sixteen carries, 361 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 2: he got thirteen. 362 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 3: So but how much is that? Is garbage time and 363 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 3: a blowout. 364 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 2: But when you when you put up ninety four yards, 365 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 2: the coaching staff takes notice. 366 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, kind of like them coming out of school. Maybe 367 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 3: play this guy a little bit. Yeah, yeah, I think 368 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 3: he's gonna be the two. 369 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 2: Uh Bjon Robinson twenty six for one oh two and 370 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 2: a touchdown and the loss he's been he's. 371 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 3: It's every welid. Yeah, the problem in Atlanta is not 372 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 3: the skill guy. It's not London, it's not any of 373 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 3: those dudes. Pitt's actually has been. He's right, Pitts and 374 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 3: Cousins or Yeah, but in the defensive bat yeah, Pitts 375 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 3: is definitely cutable now, yeah, I would say so. And 376 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 3: the last one hundred yard rusher Joe Mixon twenty for 377 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 3: one oh one in the touchdown, it's kind of what 378 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 3: he's been doing every week. Yeah. Absolutely, they have some issues, 379 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 3: but yeah, he's not one of them. 380 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 2: Jonathan Taylor just missed at the number ten. They're twenty 381 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 2: five for ninety six. Rodriguez was then up at thirteen 382 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 2: for ninety four. David Montgomery twenty one for eighty eight, 383 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 2: Jamiir Gibbs nine for eighty seven. 384 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 3: Super explosive. Right, didn't score, but I mean he could 385 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 3: add a much bigger day. 386 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 2: You know who didn't score yesterday, Derrick Henry. Yeah, now 387 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 2: they threw him the ball a few times more than 388 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 2: what they used to do. Yeah, but nineteen for eighty two. 389 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 2: And it's like if he doesn't score a touchdown. 390 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 3: Or break the eighty yard or whatever, Yeah, he doesn't 391 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 3: turn out six yards of carry every time. You know, 392 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 3: it's it's in clumps. And if you can stop him 393 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 3: like the Steelers did and like those guys did, it 394 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 3: goes a long way, real real quick. On Taylor with 395 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 3: the colds. This should shock nobody, but his receptions with 396 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 3: Richardson the game are dropping rapidly. 397 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 2: Blacko would throw it to him. Richardson is not gonna 398 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 2: throw it, not gonna throw them at all. No mentioned 399 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 2: the situation with McCaffery. He's hurt done for the year. 400 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 2: So is Jordan Mason. Yes, his backup who did well 401 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 2: earlier in the year. So now you're looking at Isaac Grendo, 402 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 2: you know, potentially, but. 403 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 3: I'm putting in money for him. 404 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 2: He's he'll be a hot payoffs now every week, you 405 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 2: know for Vegas Sincere McCormick had twelve for sixty four. 406 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 3: I no, I mean they're just searching. It's okay, yeah, 407 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 3: right right, I mean this time of year, just because 408 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 3: you've never heard of these dudes, fresh legs goes a 409 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 3: long way. 410 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely mentioned Ray Davis eleven for sixty three and 411 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 2: a touchdown. 412 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 3: I could see him being really relevant in the playoffs too. Yeah. 413 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 2: Again, you want to talk about you know, he's not 414 00:17:56,760 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 2: been overused to this. He's a tough, hard run. Yeah, 415 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 2: we'll get down. Let's take a look at the receiving 416 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 2: options this week. Uh, only six one hundred yard receivers 417 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 2: this week. 418 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,439 Speaker 3: A big story of the fantasy season and people with 419 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 3: the write articles. I'm sure all off season is the 420 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 3: receivers that everyone thought were safe. Not so much this year, 421 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 3: you know. I mean a lot of busts. 422 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 2: Those first round guys. Really, the first round guys, Chase 423 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 2: and Jefferson have been the only two. 424 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 3: That have lived up to their bill, you know. I mean, like, 425 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 3: I'm sure Lambs. 426 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 2: And Jefferson's gone like six seven weeks now without a touchdown. 427 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 3: He's still been two weeks ago. He had a really 428 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 3: down week again, like Tyreek's hurt you. And there's been 429 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,679 Speaker 3: some injuries to like Diggs and Godwin, who you know, 430 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 3: Godwin was good. I mean, like the receivers weren't great 431 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 3: and some of the old guys got old on us. 432 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, brock Bauers one hundred and forty receiving yards on 433 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 2: ten catches and he's touchdown. 434 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 3: I mean. McBride's really good too, he just never scores. 435 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, Nico Collins eight for one to nineteen, didn't score 436 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 2: Mike Evans eight for one to eighteen in a touchdown. 437 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 2: He needs, like, I think he needs to average just 438 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,400 Speaker 2: over one hundred yards to get to one thousand yards 439 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 2: for the season. 440 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 3: But they are invested in doing so. 441 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 2: I think they're going to try to do it. 442 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:11,159 Speaker 3: Yeah. Oh, they aren't even hide in it. Yeah. And 443 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 3: he looks great. He made an unbelievable catch. He didn't 444 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 3: get old on us. 445 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 2: No, he'll just continue to do what he does and 446 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 2: be big and what a great career. Uh lad McConkie 447 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 2: nine for one seventeen, didn't score, but nice, stay there. 448 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 3: Just monitor the injury. But he is absolutely here to stay. 449 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 2: John new Smith ten for one thirteen and didn't score. 450 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 2: And I'll give you credit. You were on Johnny Smith 451 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 2: that season. 452 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 3: Deep deep sleeper. 453 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 2: Then you cut him. 454 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know, I know, but I own him in 455 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 3: a bunch of Dynasty leagues, so I got him for 456 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 3: like for nothing. They love him, and I think he's 457 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 3: a top five teams and more valuable. 458 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:48,400 Speaker 2: Than their two wide receivers. 459 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 3: Absolutely right. He puts up more points in tyree. 460 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 2: And then Parker Washington with Jacksonville the last one hundred 461 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 2: yard receiver six for one oh three in a touchdown. 462 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 3: He's somebody I've been stashing in Dynasty League too. I 463 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 3: kind of liked the at Penn State. I think he 464 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 3: can do some of the Christian Kirk things after the catch, tough, 465 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:08,120 Speaker 3: inside out, good with the ball in his hands. Just raw. Yeah, 466 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 3: but if you're those guys, play him like crazy, Jam 467 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,120 Speaker 3: and Thomas like crazy. 468 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 2: The guys you just missed the old guys. Adam Thielen 469 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 2: eight for ninety nine in a touchdown. 470 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 3: He's probably out there, I would think so leagues, Yeah, 471 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 3: he could probably. 472 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 2: Workse Jefferson had seven for ninety nine but didn't score. 473 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 3: They'll come around. 474 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 2: DJ Moore eight for ninety seven and a touchdown. 475 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 3: Getting more involved with a new coordinator. 476 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 2: Jakobe Myers six for ninety seven, didn't score. 477 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 3: Quick Bears noted they bumped up the coordinator right to. 478 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 2: Be the he he's not a had guy. 479 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 3: I wonder if that hurts the offense a little bit, 480 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 3: Like you're a coordinator for a week before that, you're 481 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 3: a passing game for right now, you're in charge of 482 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 3: the whole in charge of the whole team, just when 483 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 3: the offense looked better. I don't know if it'll stay 484 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 3: that way. 485 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 2: Trey McBride had twelve for ninety six. Yeah, that's just 486 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 2: kind of what he does. Didn't score. Ray Ray McCloud 487 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 2: four for ninety five. Oh he's a McBride's maid. That 488 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 2: was my little joke on Rey Ray there four for 489 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,160 Speaker 2: ninety five. DeAndre Hopkins had four for ninety. Drake London 490 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 2: nine for eighty six. Again the Falcons skill position guys 491 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 2: as good as ever. Put up put up points. It 492 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 2: look great. Tommy Tremble had five for seventy seven yesterday. 493 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 3: I always liked him. He's on the field quite a bit. 494 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 3: Just keep it, keep an eye an eye on it. Yeah, yeah, 495 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 3: because the other kids hurt. Sanders is hurt. Yes, I 496 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 3: think the only he's off the year? 497 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 2: What is Sanders was getting that they wanted to feature fantasy. 498 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 2: I mean they're throwing the ball. 499 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:36,400 Speaker 3: Oh, their goal was obvious. They're building for next year 500 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 3: to build a passing game. And I don't know if 501 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,360 Speaker 3: it will hurt Cuba or not, but Cuba didn't get 502 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 3: any catches. Brooks started to take over some of the 503 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 3: third time. 504 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 2: But lost the fumble at the end. Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah. 505 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 3: They got skilled dudes. I mean like they have an offense. 506 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 2: But they're throwing to the tight end. So Tremble's definitely 507 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 2: somebody that I would It might be a DFS play, right, Yeah, 508 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 2: that's a good call. Yeah, looking at anybody else on 509 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 2: there that sticks out that is not a household name, 510 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 2: that'sretty much. Everybody else is kind of who you would expect. 511 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 2: Tuckercraft had six for seventy eight sitting on my bench. 512 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 3: Yeah, good player too. 513 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, and uh yeah, very useful sitting on my bench. 514 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 2: But anyways, that those are the top performers of the week. 515 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 2: We got a lot more to get to here as 516 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 2: we wrap up the show here over the next forty minutes. 517 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 2: Let's get to that. He is Matt Williamson. I am 518 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 2: Dale Lollie. You're listening to the Drive here on the 519 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 2: Steelers Audio Network, Matt, and I'll be back with more 520 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 2: right after this. 521 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 522 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 1: your twenty four to seven home of the Black and 523 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 524 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 2: And we are back. I am Dale Lolly. He is 525 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 2: the Matt Williamson. This is the Drive on the Steelers 526 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,880 Speaker 2: Audio Network. And thank goodness, Matt, we'll be back all 527 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 2: five days this week. 528 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's nice to have a normal week, nor juggling. 529 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 3: Let's do this show at midnight and this show here. 530 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 3: I mean, I like this. I know where're gonna be 531 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 3: all the time until Christmas week. 532 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 2: If you have the Steelers their app, yes, you don't 533 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 2: have to worry about Oh you guys get the show. 534 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 2: It just automatically goes right to your phone. 535 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 3: So we've done some juggling in the last two weeks. 536 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 2: We juggle a little bit because of all the crazy 537 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 2: games in the schedule and everything in the holiday. Yeah, 538 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 2: but you can also listen to us Monday through Friday 539 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 2: from four to six on the Uh we can watch 540 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 2: the show I should should say on the on the 541 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 2: podcast network on YouTube. 542 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 3: On YouTube, Yeah, leave comments and yeah you've been checking 543 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 3: comments pretty regularly. 544 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I do that all the time. 545 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 3: Yeap, and so quite popular. I'm sure today's will be 546 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 3: quite popular. After wins. It seems to get a couple 547 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 3: more hits to get a little bit more of a bump. 548 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 2: Last week was a little sketchy because well we just 549 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 2: weren't on the whole time, and I get it. Uh So, 550 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:56,120 Speaker 2: looking at the current playoff race in the AFC. 551 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,360 Speaker 3: Matt, Yeah, shaping up pretty solid here. 552 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 2: Kansas City is still number one. They've clinched a playoff 553 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 2: spot they're in. 554 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 3: I think they clinched a division if they beat the 555 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 3: Chargers next next week. 556 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 2: Yes, because the Chargers are eight and four, they're eleven 557 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 2: and one. Buffalo has clinched the division title already. I 558 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 2: didn't see that at ten and two. It's amazing from. 559 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 3: My preseason view of how much different the Dolphins and 560 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 3: especially the Jets are this leg. 561 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 2: Jets are awful. 562 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 3: They're really terrible. That's another team I do not want 563 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 3: to be GM. 564 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 2: Will New York just please, please, New York. We have 565 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,399 Speaker 2: one good team, one good team combine your teams have 566 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 2: just one team, and I still don't know that you 567 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 2: would have a team that would Who would rather. 568 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 3: Be in charge of this offseason either? I think out 569 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 3: of the Giants, I'd rather have no quarterback than Rogers. 570 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 3: You might have quarterback, go look for one. Then you're 571 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 3: stuck with him. I don't know if you're stuck with him, 572 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 3: I don't know if it'll be back. Don't get me wrong, 573 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 3: but who knows. 574 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,120 Speaker 2: Both teams have some pieces, but man, yeah, the Steelers 575 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 2: still sitting in that third spot now at nine to three, 576 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 2: but now have a two game lead in the lost 577 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 2: column over the Ravens because the Ravens would out and 578 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 2: laid in egg last night. 579 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 3: Huge, and they Ravens as well as five other teams 580 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 3: have an upcoming by here by Yeah, so you're gonna 581 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 3: be no matter what happens in Steelers, You're still being 582 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 3: you will be in first place a week from now, 583 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 3: no matter what. 584 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 2: And I'm just gonna jump ahead here. The Browns are 585 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 2: not sweeping the Steelers this season, so. 586 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 3: I coming up. You know this better than I do. 587 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 3: I mean, they're playing in Mile High tonight Tonight, They're 588 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:30,159 Speaker 3: gonna get home at six am Cleveland time, Yes, something 589 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 3: like that, and then have to be here on a 590 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:35,199 Speaker 3: short week. Yes, it's pretty easy to think about your 591 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 3: golf reservation especially. 592 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:40,200 Speaker 2: I think they'll keep it within the five and a 593 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 2: half points tonight. 594 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 3: I think it'll be close game then night. Yeah, but I. 595 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 2: Still think they lose. 596 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 3: I do too, I do too. Tough place to play. 597 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 3: That's a physical team too. Yeah, I mean they're gonna 598 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 3: be get beaten up on a little bit. Yeah, so 599 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:52,199 Speaker 3: I'm excited to watch it. 600 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, Steelers nine to three now and still in the 601 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,120 Speaker 2: three spot. Houston kind of righted the ship a little bit. 602 00:25:58,680 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 2: I don't know, they won a game. 603 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 3: I know they needed to win. Yeah, I think you're 604 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 3: pretty happy if you're the five seed. Yeah, they're eight 605 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 3: and five now in the fourth spot. The Chargers now 606 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 3: back into the five spot because Baltimore lost. It's substantial. 607 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 3: I would much rather go to Houston and Pittsburgh. 608 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're eight and four. The Ravens are eight and five. 609 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 2: Denver is seven and five. Right now, Denver can move 610 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 2: into a tie with the Ravens with a win. 611 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 3: I don't know. 612 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 2: They didn't they haven't played yet, have they No, Baltimore 613 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 2: and Denver. Oh oh oh yeah, they played yet the season, 614 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 2: so maybe they don't play the season. Yeah, oh yeah 615 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 2: they did. They won face Yeah. The Ravens won forty 616 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 2: one to ten. Oh yeah yeah, yeah. 617 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 3: Yeah. 618 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 2: That was in Baltimore. So they have the tiebreaker over 619 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 2: the Broncos. So even if Denver wins tonight, Denver will 620 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 2: still be the seventh seed. 621 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 3: But the Chargers have a tiebreaker over the Ravens. No 622 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,959 Speaker 3: way around, by the way around, Okay, Yeah, Ravens are 623 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 3: in the best shape of the wild card current Yeah team, 624 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 3: they're the best team of the three. 625 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 2: The Colts are still six and seven, so they're technically 626 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 2: still in it. 627 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,479 Speaker 3: I mean, considering Miami and Cincinnati lost, the Colts are 628 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 3: the only one that could put a wrench in this mix. 629 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 2: Miami's now five and seven. I think it's They've got 630 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 2: two more cold weather games coming. At least they still 631 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 2: have to go to New York for the Jets, and 632 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:22,360 Speaker 2: they got to they got to go to New England 633 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 2: and play the Patriot. 634 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 3: Would be favored in both, but not their style. 635 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, if snow is a factor, I don't like them. 636 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 3: I don't like them either, even against those teams, then 637 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 3: you get pretty close. 638 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 2: The Bengals at four and eight, they're they're done. 639 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 3: I mean another conference loss ended it for him. Yeah, 640 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:42,159 Speaker 3: they're two and they're two and six in the conference. 641 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 3: The only team that's worse. 642 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 2: The only two teams that are worse than that are 643 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,479 Speaker 2: the Patriots two and seven and the Raiders at two 644 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 2: and eight. 645 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:51,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, six division losses or conference losses for non. 646 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:54,640 Speaker 2: Like Miami's four and four, The Cults are five and four, 647 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 2: Denvers three and four, Baltimore's five and four. 648 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, what's the or what's the Bengals record? Period four wins? 649 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 2: They're four and eight. 650 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 3: They would have to win out they get to nine eight. Yeah, 651 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 3: and they still weren't going to win any tiebreaker, right. 652 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 2: They're gonna lose all those tiebreakers. So really you're down 653 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 2: to basically nine teams for seven spots. Although yeah, mathematically, 654 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 2: if you look at it, the Browns for whatever reason, 655 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:24,880 Speaker 2: according to ESPN's FPI, still have a better chance. 656 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 3: Than the Bengals. Than the Bengals, I assume it's just 657 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 3: easier schedule. 658 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 2: But they would have to win the night they're three 659 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 2: and eight. They'd have to win tonight, then win next 660 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 2: week in Pittsburgh. They gotta win in Baltimore. They're not 661 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 2: They're not getting They're done. 662 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 3: I'm shocked, man. Yeah. 663 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, But then you get the Jets at three and nine, 664 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 2: they're done. The Titans at three and nine, they're done. 665 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 2: The Patriots are three and ten. Jacksonville's two and ten. 666 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 2: The Raiders are too and tender Raiders, and Jacksonville was 667 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 2: the first pick of the draft. Right now, Yeah, the 668 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 2: Raiders in New England are both eliminated. 669 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 3: Officially, far as Jags aren't. 670 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 2: With over a month left to play in the season, 671 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 2: you're eliminated. 672 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 3: You're eliminated already. Yeah, they're some dismal teams. 673 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 2: The only team in the NFC that's eliminated is the 674 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 2: Giants at two and ten. That's what I'm talking about 675 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 2: with the second the two New York teams are combined 676 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 2: five and nineteen. 677 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 3: It's bad. 678 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm sure in nineteen you've got two teams 679 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 2: and if they combined their wins, they still wouldn't be 680 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 2: in the playoff race. And yeah there's in either conference. 681 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 3: I mean, I'm sure the league office and commissioner doesn't 682 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 3: love that. I mean, these these teams that are in 683 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 3: the biggest market have become laughingstock. They're jokes for a 684 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 3: long time. Now. Yeah it's not a long time, not recent. 685 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 3: This is this isn't several times as parcels. 686 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. But anyways, that that loss that the Ravens got yesterday, 687 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,720 Speaker 2: now it was a non conference loss because it was 688 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 2: the Eagles, but that's huge. They're eight and five, that's huge. 689 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 2: They were favored in that game, yeap. And I thought 690 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 2: I thought that the wrong team was favored. In the 691 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 2: Cincinnati Pittsburgh game, I thought the wrong team was favored. 692 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 3: I placed two bets yesterday and they were both on 693 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 3: the PA teams and gave for me, and I thought 694 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 3: the same thing. I thought these lines are skewed, Yeah, 695 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 3: because the better team is getting points. Yeah, and I 696 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 3: know they're not in their their buildings, but they have good, 697 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 3: I mean great o' line. They travel well. Phillies a 698 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 3: very good football team. They got weapons galore, their defense 699 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 3: is so much better, and their the kicker doesn't miss 700 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 3: three field goals a game. 701 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 2: That's the thing. So that's where that's where I was 702 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 2: going next here. So Justin Tucker has now missed ten 703 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 2: kicks this season. 704 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 3: Ye. 705 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 2: Harbaugh's asked about it after the game last night and 706 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 2: asked about it again today at his press conference, and 707 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 2: he's like, we're not We've we've talked about it. Our 708 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 2: scouting department doesn't think there's anybody else out there who's 709 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 2: better than Justin Tucker. There are there, there are Kansas 710 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 2: City has been picking guys up off the waiver wire 711 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:56,480 Speaker 2: and playing them, I think, including Matthew Wright last week. 712 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's better than Tucker right now. It's not the 713 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 3: normal situation. 714 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 2: There are thirty kickers currently on teams in the league 715 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 2: who are better than Justin Tucker right now. 716 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 3: Now thirty one. Maybe he has a boz growing something 717 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 3: all year that they know about that they're not publicized. 718 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 2: That's the case. 719 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 3: Put it on or that's what I mean, Like, he's 720 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 3: not the normal kicker. You can't just cut him no, yeah, 721 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:22,040 Speaker 3: I mean that's not You would burn bridges and he 722 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 3: deserves better than that. I mean, twenty other kickers are 723 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 3: having the season he is there on the street, right, 724 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 3: that guy's not and you can't do that. You are 725 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 3: married to Justin Tucker at least for this year. But 726 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 3: a dirty little analogy I've been using is, yeah, you're 727 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 3: married to him, but your spouse is cheating on you 728 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 3: with the entire neighborhood and just ruining the household, you know. 729 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 3: I mean, how can you trot him out there in 730 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 3: a clutch situation, which is every game going forward if 731 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 3: you're those guys, especially in the playoffs, and feel good 732 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 3: at trusting it. Yeah, it's missing extra points too, and 733 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 3: those are right gimmes. It's a real problem. I mean, 734 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 3: it would almost be better to a hangnail or something 735 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 3: and put them on r and just worry about in 736 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 3: the off season. A justin maybe you should retire, you know, 737 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 3: or get healed. 738 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 2: So as things currently stand in the AFC. The Steelers 739 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 2: have now scored two hundred and ninety six points. They've 740 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 2: given up to twenty four. Obviously, the defensive numbers took 741 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 2: a little bit of a hit yesterday. Well they both 742 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 2: went up quite a bit. 743 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, but that to. 744 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 2: Twenty four is the same number of points that Buffalo 745 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 2: is allowed. 746 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 3: I mean, they were to the best in the league 747 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 3: going into that game. 748 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 2: The two hundred and ninety six points is seven more 749 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 2: points than Kansas City has scored this season. 750 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 3: That does aspise me, not even a little bit. 751 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:58,280 Speaker 2: And yet when you go into these games in Cincinnati 752 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 2: on the road, I get it. Against the four, seventeen, 753 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 2: four and eight, whatever they were, you're an underdog in 754 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 2: that game, and that just to me, that was disrespectful. 755 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 3: And even just citing those numbers you mentioned, I get 756 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 3: it saying, boy, Steelers had a good season. No way 757 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 3: they can go to Buffalo or Kansas City and win 758 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 3: the playoffs. I would pick the Bills are Chiefs today, 759 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 3: but I like their chance the heck a lot better 760 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 3: than the last year's version or any of the version 761 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 3: we've seen lately. I mean, they can play these games 762 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:30,720 Speaker 3: in the thirties. 763 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 2: Now, I'm gonna go on record now, the Steelers will 764 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 2: beat Kansas City on Christmas Day. 765 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 3: I don't think Kansas City is going to represent the 766 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 3: AFC in the Super Bowl. 767 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 2: I don't think so either. 768 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 3: I'm not even sure they're the second best team in 769 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 3: the conference. They probably are, but they got problems right now. Yeah, 770 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 3: and I don't see them being corrected overnight. I think 771 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 3: Buffalo right now is the best team in the AFC, clearly, 772 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 3: I think by far. To be honest with you, I'm 773 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 3: not sure who number two is. Probably the Chiefs. 774 00:33:57,640 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 2: I think it's Pittsburgh. 775 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:01,200 Speaker 3: I get it. Power Rank day tomorrow. I think they 776 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 3: should be right next to each other. 777 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 2: I mean, I get it that the Chiefs have one loss, 778 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 2: and you you know, tip your cap to that that's great. 779 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 2: They should have lost that game to the Raiders. 780 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:12,319 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I mean that was anything they did great. Now, 781 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 3: at least they blocked the kick the week before or 782 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:14,879 Speaker 3: ever to. 783 00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 2: This is how they're living though, exactly week in and 784 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:18,719 Speaker 2: week out. 785 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. I do hate the narrative that the NFL loves 786 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 3: the Chiefs and they're no, they're just getting lucky. 787 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 2: They're eleven and one in their point differentials plus fifty. 788 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,760 Speaker 3: Four do you think Buffalo ends up with the one seed. 789 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 2: I think they do because again I think the Steelers 790 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,759 Speaker 2: beat the Chiefs on Christmas Day, and I think that 791 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 2: could be the difference. The Chiefs also still have the 792 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:43,959 Speaker 2: Chargers at home. Yeah, they'll be favored in that game. 793 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 3: But the Chargers, you know that's going to be a 794 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:49,760 Speaker 3: three point game. Yeah, whatever they whoever's favor and whatever 795 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 3: the number is, I'm taking the Charger. 796 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 2: Then they're at Cleveland, sneaky, you never know what the 797 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 2: it's on justither on December fifteenth in Cleveland. 798 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, that the first one to twelve. Uh. 799 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 2: Then they have the Texans on a short week right 800 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 2: six days later. 801 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:07,400 Speaker 3: It's also a short week for the Texans. 802 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 2: Then they got to come here on a short week 803 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:10,719 Speaker 2: four days later. 804 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,319 Speaker 3: It's also a short week for the Steelers. That's that 805 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 3: weird Christmas Ravens Texans Chief Steeler thing. 806 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 2: Then they're at Denver on just on January fifth. In 807 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 2: that game, might be some weather in that game, Like 808 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:25,840 Speaker 2: they got some some weather games coming up here against 809 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:26,640 Speaker 2: some good defenses. 810 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:28,120 Speaker 3: Still, there's some decent teams there. 811 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 2: Texans can rush the passer, the Steelers can rush the passer. 812 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 2: The Broncos can rush the passer like the Chargers can 813 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:36,759 Speaker 2: get like everybody left on their schedule can get after 814 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 2: that offensive line. 815 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,200 Speaker 3: Got Garrett, you got some dudes, Yeah, yeah, yeah? 816 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 2: And how are they blocking those with those tackles? 817 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:42,400 Speaker 3: Right? 818 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 2: They benched their starting left tackle in that game. 819 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:47,919 Speaker 3: I know they're really surging, really surging. 820 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:50,840 Speaker 2: And they still Crosby's not even lining up over the 821 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:54,120 Speaker 2: left tackle. He's going He's going against the right tackle 822 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 2: the entire game because he. 823 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,560 Speaker 3: Can win that one. 824 00:35:57,560 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 2: And the other guys are beating their left tackle so 825 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 2: badly they bench. 826 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,839 Speaker 3: And they're not finding explosive plays, and they're they're still 827 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:05,600 Speaker 3: shuffling receivers and I think they want to keep Kelsey 828 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:08,279 Speaker 3: on a pitch count, and they're really looking for a 829 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:11,040 Speaker 3: second pass rusher other than Chris Jones too, And no 830 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,839 Speaker 3: one's really stepping up. They have some secondary injuries. They're 831 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:15,359 Speaker 3: still the Chiefs. No one's crying for him. 832 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:17,560 Speaker 2: No, they still got my homes, they still got Andy Reachs. 833 00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 2: Give them respect, but I don't the way they are 834 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:24,399 Speaker 2: currently playing, They're definitely behind the Bills, yes, no question. 835 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:27,080 Speaker 2: In my mind, yes, And I would put them right 836 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:29,120 Speaker 2: now behind the Steelers. I understand the Steelers had a 837 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:32,839 Speaker 2: stinker last week in Cleveland on a short week. They 838 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 2: still won five out of six, now six out of seven, 839 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 2: six seven, Yeah, pretty good. They're nine to three, you know, 840 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:44,480 Speaker 2: and they're still not getting that kind of it's not 841 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:47,799 Speaker 2: the respect that I think that they again to me, 842 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 2: the fact that that you had an eight and three 843 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:54,720 Speaker 2: team against a four win team that was an underdog 844 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:58,760 Speaker 2: in a game. Yeah, I bet an eight win team 845 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:02,160 Speaker 2: or an eight and three team that had won what 846 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:06,680 Speaker 2: fourteen out of the last sixteen games in Cincinnati and 847 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:08,200 Speaker 2: they were undertoks in that game. 848 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:11,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. I bet the national media that looks at all 849 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:15,000 Speaker 3: thirty two teams thirty two equally, you know, it doesn't 850 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 3: focus on the Steelers like we do, might change their 851 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:20,000 Speaker 3: tune after that game, like, oh, I didn't think they 852 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:23,239 Speaker 3: could win a super high scoring shootout type game like 853 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 3: they have that in their that club in their bag. 854 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:26,440 Speaker 3: They haven't had that club in a long. 855 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 2: Time, not a lot. But people were still looking at 856 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:32,280 Speaker 2: this team as if it's the team from twenty twenty 857 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 2: three or the team from twenty twenty two. Well, like, 858 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:36,360 Speaker 2: you know, because some of that Russell, there's some of 859 00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 2: that Russell Wilson stuff out there. Well, you know he's 860 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:41,080 Speaker 2: even like I'm reading through some different things today, but 861 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 2: Arthur Smith was on the ball right, and you know 862 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:48,360 Speaker 2: the narrative was, you know, after an early interception for 863 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:51,840 Speaker 2: a touchdown. Russell Wilson was really good. That interception for 864 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:56,360 Speaker 2: a touchdown wasn't on him, It wasn't really made no mistakes. 865 00:37:56,360 --> 00:38:00,319 Speaker 2: He didn't make any mistakes in that game like he was. Again, 866 00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:02,440 Speaker 2: it was almost as flawless as performance as I've seen 867 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:03,239 Speaker 2: a quarterback half. 868 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:06,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was very very clean. And again that ball 869 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:08,759 Speaker 3: comes out, he has no pickings, is falling, I mean 870 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:09,680 Speaker 3: not the timing route. 871 00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:11,800 Speaker 2: Again, he's throwing out as he's coming out of his break. 872 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:14,080 Speaker 3: Whether it's a penalty or not, that's not on Wilson. 873 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:17,439 Speaker 2: No, no, no question, ball was coming out and should 874 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:21,799 Speaker 2: have been a penalty. And you know so, I mean, 875 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:25,200 Speaker 2: I just think that this Steelers team is built a 876 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:30,320 Speaker 2: little bit differently. These guys are feeling it. You see 877 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 2: the bounce back. They could have easily lost that game. 878 00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 2: Last week we talked about all the ways that they 879 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:37,839 Speaker 2: could lose that game. In that situation, you go down, 880 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:41,920 Speaker 2: you have the early interception and it gets returned for 881 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:42,360 Speaker 2: a touchdown. 882 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:45,840 Speaker 3: You're like, well, here we go a desperate, talented team. Yeah. Yeah, 883 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 3: and there's a very impressive win, and showed toughness, mental toughness, 884 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 3: you know they always show physical toughness, but mental toughness 885 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:54,879 Speaker 3: of we're fine. I got to kick out of reading 886 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,160 Speaker 3: I mean, part of your article. But a lot of 887 00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:00,959 Speaker 3: the guys, I guess postgame interviewers were talking about how 888 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,040 Speaker 3: confident Wilson was in the huddle, more so than ever, 889 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:06,239 Speaker 3: even just like we got this is fine, you know, 890 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:08,799 Speaker 3: like he's really calmed in and has an influence over 891 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:12,360 Speaker 3: the whole offense and whole team in a really strong manner. 892 00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:14,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, and so I get some of that. I think 893 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:18,799 Speaker 2: goes with the disrespect goes back to the disrespect of 894 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:20,200 Speaker 2: Wilson to a large degree. 895 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:23,319 Speaker 3: Oh sure, sure. I mean I think, as we said 896 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:26,840 Speaker 3: this all summer that I think people overreacted to us 897 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,160 Speaker 3: two years in Denver. I'm sure he'll be the first 898 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:30,759 Speaker 3: to tell you he was not thrilled with what he 899 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:34,800 Speaker 3: did or how that all went, of course, but a 900 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:41,640 Speaker 3: super talented, established proud doesn't want an athlete is not 901 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:44,359 Speaker 3: going to go out that way, you know. I mean, 902 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:46,920 Speaker 3: if they still have something left, you're going to get 903 00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:49,200 Speaker 3: every bit of it. And the environment here is so 904 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:53,200 Speaker 3: much better, just so much better, so you know, and 905 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:54,960 Speaker 3: that was definite to fail from the start. 906 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:58,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Mike tom was doing a great job 907 00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:00,640 Speaker 2: of pushing the right buttons with this team, and yeah, 908 00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:02,360 Speaker 2: you're gonna have stumbles a long way, dude. You know, 909 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:04,520 Speaker 2: there's not gonna be a team in the league, I 910 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:10,400 Speaker 2: think to me that finishes with less than like Detroit's 911 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:12,800 Speaker 2: hanging on. They're eleven and one, but they're kind of 912 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 2: running on fumes right now. 913 00:40:14,239 --> 00:40:16,040 Speaker 3: This past game wasn't as strong. 914 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:19,239 Speaker 2: The injuries are starting to pile up. Nobody's gonna finish 915 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:21,560 Speaker 2: with less than two three losses. 916 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:23,799 Speaker 3: Probably probably not, probably not right. 917 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:25,959 Speaker 2: These teams are gonna lose games along the way because 918 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:27,320 Speaker 2: that's just the way it goes in the NFL. 919 00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 3: And I'm not excusing it away. But if they're in 920 00:40:30,040 --> 00:40:32,400 Speaker 3: Cleveland on a Thursday night next year, I'm gonna pick 921 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:35,440 Speaker 3: the Browns. Yeah. Yeah, it's just one of those things. 922 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:37,880 Speaker 2: And if they're in Cleveland on a Thursday night next year, again, 923 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:40,040 Speaker 2: it's time, I'm gonna wonder, like what the hell is 924 00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:41,240 Speaker 2: going on in the league office. 925 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:44,399 Speaker 3: He might have to make a call. Yeah, hey, Roger, how. 926 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:45,839 Speaker 2: About one down here? And if we're gonna do this 927 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:47,239 Speaker 2: on Thursday night, why don't we do it in our 928 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:47,920 Speaker 2: place once. 929 00:40:47,880 --> 00:40:49,719 Speaker 3: At least once in a while. Would be nice, Yeah, 930 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:51,040 Speaker 3: it would be okay. Situation. 931 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:53,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's get to another break. He is the Matt Williamson. 932 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:56,319 Speaker 2: I am Dale Lolly. You're listening to the Drive on 933 00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:59,160 Speaker 2: the Steelers Audio Network. Matt and I will be back 934 00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:03,839 Speaker 2: to finish up the show right after this. 935 00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:08,440 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 936 00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:10,680 Speaker 1: your twenty four to seven home of the Black and 937 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:15,640 Speaker 1: Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 938 00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:19,800 Speaker 2: Welcome back. I am Dale Lolly. He is the Matt 939 00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:24,720 Speaker 2: Williamson and Matt. Lots of stuff happening here across the league. 940 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:30,680 Speaker 2: John Harbaugh very coy about the what's going on with 941 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:36,160 Speaker 2: Deontay Johnson in Baltimore. Didn't play a snap yesterday even 942 00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:38,840 Speaker 2: though we Sean Bateman got hurt in that game and 943 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:39,600 Speaker 2: he was active. 944 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:41,640 Speaker 3: So he has two catches as a Raven. He has 945 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:46,520 Speaker 3: one one that was trade then for five yars. Yeah, yeah, 946 00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:49,560 Speaker 3: I don't I think the league has told us that 947 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:51,279 Speaker 3: they're not willing to give up much for him. You 948 00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:54,399 Speaker 3: know what they think of him? If he gets cut, 949 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:59,279 Speaker 3: will somebody grab him? I mean, the Ravens aren't using 950 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:00,520 Speaker 3: him distraction. 951 00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:04,640 Speaker 2: I can see a team like maybe Tampa Bay. That's 952 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 2: bad Godwin is out and maybe you know you need 953 00:42:08,520 --> 00:42:11,400 Speaker 2: another weapon. You're now tied for first place in your division. 954 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:12,719 Speaker 2: You want to get that finishing kick. 955 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:15,879 Speaker 3: But I don't think the market's going to be real 956 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,520 Speaker 3: rich for him, that's for sure. Yeah. San Fran with 957 00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:23,160 Speaker 3: their injuries or San Fran might be done though, with 958 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:27,280 Speaker 3: Caffrey and Mason both going on IR and Trent Williams 959 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:28,279 Speaker 3: situation not looking great. 960 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:29,799 Speaker 2: It's not their year. 961 00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:32,440 Speaker 3: It's not their year. It's a Super Bowl hangover and 962 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:35,960 Speaker 3: a lot of bad luck and the league's tough. You know, 963 00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:39,320 Speaker 3: I don't think Kansas City would be in the market. 964 00:42:40,200 --> 00:42:45,160 Speaker 3: Chargers doesn't fit the Harbor persona though. No, he's not 965 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:47,160 Speaker 3: going to block him in kind of why he's not here, 966 00:42:47,239 --> 00:42:49,960 Speaker 3: you know, Yeah, I was looking for certain type of guys. 967 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:52,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, so we'll see, We'll see how it plays out here. 968 00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:56,000 Speaker 2: What'd you think of the hit by Texans linebacker Is 969 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:59,680 Speaker 2: he's alsher. I thought it was very dirty, extremely dirty. 970 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:03,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I feel for those guys. This is not Lawrence related. 971 00:43:03,719 --> 00:43:07,000 Speaker 3: This is a much bigger conversation. Mahomes is always guilty 972 00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:10,480 Speaker 3: of it where it's not the picket fake slide, but 973 00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:13,080 Speaker 3: sometimes people look like they're gonna slide. 974 00:43:13,239 --> 00:43:15,960 Speaker 2: It was similar to Caleb Williams along the sideline with 975 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:18,279 Speaker 2: Jack Campbell on Thanksgiving Day. 976 00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:20,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think the league has a problem. 977 00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:22,719 Speaker 2: He was ticked off about the hit. I didn't have 978 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:25,640 Speaker 2: a problem with Jack Campbell's hit on because you're running 979 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:28,520 Speaker 2: back at that point and you're you're kind of slowing 980 00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:31,160 Speaker 2: up to stry to do the Mahomes little juke thing there, 981 00:43:31,160 --> 00:43:32,520 Speaker 2: and he hits you. He goes low and hits you 982 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:33,920 Speaker 2: in the legs. You're a runner. 983 00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:36,960 Speaker 3: I think the Competition Committee has to create a penalty 984 00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:40,920 Speaker 3: for fake sliding. And I know that's Harry, but and 985 00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:44,359 Speaker 3: we're protecting quarterbacks here, but defensive backs and linebackers really 986 00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:46,600 Speaker 3: have a tough chore. This I thought was just. 987 00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:49,160 Speaker 2: Flat out when the guys the guy's sliding and you 988 00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:50,439 Speaker 2: come in and hit him in the head. 989 00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:52,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think this was just flat out dirty. 990 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:54,279 Speaker 2: And you drive with the forearm and the whole thing 991 00:43:54,360 --> 00:43:55,359 Speaker 2: like that that came. 992 00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:57,640 Speaker 3: And Shaiers had a few of those kind of instances 993 00:43:57,640 --> 00:44:01,560 Speaker 3: this year. And I really liked the Miko Ryans, but 994 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:03,920 Speaker 3: they're like the least discipline team in the league and 995 00:44:03,960 --> 00:44:07,200 Speaker 3: taking penalties left and right. Second year head coach might 996 00:44:07,239 --> 00:44:09,040 Speaker 3: be like, well, maybe I got a little too leaning 997 00:44:09,080 --> 00:44:10,719 Speaker 3: on the guys or whatever. I mean, something in the 998 00:44:10,719 --> 00:44:13,640 Speaker 3: building is not right there, you know. Yeah, that would 999 00:44:13,640 --> 00:44:16,080 Speaker 3: have been one of like the officials should just let 1000 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:19,400 Speaker 3: the let the skirmish happen, like kind of like hockey, 1001 00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:21,920 Speaker 3: let them go ahead and kick the crap out of them. Yeah, 1002 00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:24,319 Speaker 3: I wonder if Laurence plays again, because. 1003 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:26,840 Speaker 2: He was really question Yeah, he was very questionable for that. 1004 00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:29,920 Speaker 3: Game, and I was under the understanding. 1005 00:44:29,520 --> 00:44:32,000 Speaker 2: I wonder if I wonder if all Sheer plays again 1006 00:44:32,040 --> 00:44:32,399 Speaker 2: this year. 1007 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:34,279 Speaker 3: I bet we get a suspension. 1008 00:44:34,560 --> 00:44:37,400 Speaker 2: Your point, This isn't the first time he's done something right. 1009 00:44:37,360 --> 00:44:39,360 Speaker 3: Right, right, he's a very aggressive player. I like his 1010 00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:43,120 Speaker 3: style of play, but that's thirty. Yeah, from what I understand, Lawrence, 1011 00:44:44,120 --> 00:44:46,440 Speaker 3: they had nothing to play for. But realizes I'm the 1012 00:44:46,520 --> 00:44:48,080 Speaker 3: leader of this team. I want to be the guy 1013 00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:50,640 Speaker 3: respectable stuff, you know, get back out there and try 1014 00:44:50,640 --> 00:44:53,200 Speaker 3: to build something for next year. Got these young receivers 1015 00:44:54,440 --> 00:44:57,080 Speaker 3: that might be a good job. Yeah, I mean I 1016 00:44:57,200 --> 00:44:59,640 Speaker 3: roll the dice with Thomas and Ingram and. 1017 00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:01,479 Speaker 2: The history though is just not in your face. 1018 00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:03,160 Speaker 3: One of those of the teams you know, like the 1019 00:45:03,239 --> 00:45:05,200 Speaker 3: Jets or you know, they don't win many games. 1020 00:45:05,239 --> 00:45:09,720 Speaker 2: But yeah, so I think the Texans are on a buy. 1021 00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:12,719 Speaker 3: This week, are they? I don't think they've had it yet, right, and. 1022 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:15,480 Speaker 2: Then they'll have four games left when he comes back. 1023 00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:18,360 Speaker 2: Wouldn't surprise me if al scheer is you think he 1024 00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:19,719 Speaker 2: might get all I think he gets all of them. 1025 00:45:19,719 --> 00:45:23,240 Speaker 3: I was saying two. But maybe you can't set that trend. 1026 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:24,560 Speaker 3: You can't a quarterback. 1027 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:26,440 Speaker 2: Now, maybe he gets maybe there's an appeal and he 1028 00:45:26,440 --> 00:45:29,560 Speaker 2: gets ed, but that you can't. You can't have guys 1029 00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:31,640 Speaker 2: taking shots of quarterbacks. 1030 00:45:31,760 --> 00:45:34,239 Speaker 3: To the head and the optics are bad. Yeah, I 1031 00:45:34,239 --> 00:45:36,640 Speaker 3: mean it was a very bad, vicious blow. Yeah. 1032 00:45:36,680 --> 00:45:39,240 Speaker 2: It was like even if even if he thought Lawrence 1033 00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:42,360 Speaker 2: was still there's nothing there that he can tell me 1034 00:45:42,360 --> 00:45:44,200 Speaker 2: that he would tell me that he's I know. 1035 00:45:44,360 --> 00:45:48,600 Speaker 3: I feel for defenders in that instance, because I'm not 1036 00:45:48,640 --> 00:45:51,600 Speaker 3: just gonna let him get five extra yards. But that 1037 00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:52,560 Speaker 3: was overthought. 1038 00:45:52,560 --> 00:45:55,560 Speaker 2: I mean, and I'll be honest, back back in the 1039 00:45:55,560 --> 00:45:58,840 Speaker 2: early you know or late twenty tens and all that stuff, 1040 00:45:58,880 --> 00:46:01,880 Speaker 2: I was one of the people like offending the James 1041 00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:05,480 Speaker 2: Harrisons of the world and things, you know, because the 1042 00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:07,960 Speaker 2: things that they were now being penalized for had been 1043 00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:09,360 Speaker 2: legal at the start of the season. 1044 00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:11,080 Speaker 3: That was a tough time to be a defender where 1045 00:46:11,120 --> 00:46:13,000 Speaker 3: they changed the rules on you. Yeah, in the middle 1046 00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:14,960 Speaker 3: of a season, the middle of the season, and we've 1047 00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:17,600 Speaker 3: been tackling this way forever, but this has been now 1048 00:46:18,120 --> 00:46:21,480 Speaker 3: what are we fifteen years now time since these rules 1049 00:46:21,520 --> 00:46:22,280 Speaker 3: have been in effect. 1050 00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:24,680 Speaker 2: You can't do that, yeah, and everybody knows. 1051 00:46:24,600 --> 00:46:27,359 Speaker 3: And everybody knows it, and you've been in basically your 1052 00:46:27,360 --> 00:46:30,000 Speaker 3: whole lifetime if you're these young twenty year olds or whatever, 1053 00:46:30,360 --> 00:46:32,680 Speaker 3: know that that's not how we play football anymore. Like 1054 00:46:32,719 --> 00:46:34,920 Speaker 3: I was the same way, like when they eliminated the 1055 00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:37,840 Speaker 3: crackback hinz word type lock, I was like, come on, 1056 00:46:38,080 --> 00:46:39,359 Speaker 3: you know, that's the only time to get a chance. 1057 00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:41,960 Speaker 3: But it's a dirty I mean, it's a dangerous, dangerous 1058 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:44,759 Speaker 3: it's a very dangerous play. Yeah, okay, we all know 1059 00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:45,040 Speaker 3: that now. 1060 00:46:45,440 --> 00:46:48,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, that one that one's completely dangerous again. But you 1061 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:51,080 Speaker 2: know the Caleb Williams thing, I got no problem with it. 1062 00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:53,440 Speaker 2: Now he's calling it a cheap shot. No, it's not 1063 00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:56,080 Speaker 2: a cheap shot. You're a runner in that situad. 1064 00:46:55,640 --> 00:46:57,439 Speaker 3: Runner and you're acting is one. You could still slide 1065 00:46:57,440 --> 00:46:57,799 Speaker 3: if you want. 1066 00:46:57,880 --> 00:47:00,279 Speaker 2: And if you look at the play, Campbell comes in 1067 00:47:00,280 --> 00:47:03,080 Speaker 2: and hits him in the hip, in the thigh hip arey, 1068 00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:05,040 Speaker 2: he didn't go for his knee or his head or 1069 00:47:05,080 --> 00:47:05,439 Speaker 2: his head. 1070 00:47:05,600 --> 00:47:08,120 Speaker 3: Right, heads are gonna be that's a big thing, no question. 1071 00:47:08,719 --> 00:47:11,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, so you can step out of bounds. Yeah, the 1072 00:47:12,040 --> 00:47:13,040 Speaker 2: sideline was right there. 1073 00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:15,680 Speaker 3: That's what I was gonna say, is I was referencing 1074 00:47:15,719 --> 00:47:17,400 Speaker 3: the fake slide like in the middle of the field, 1075 00:47:17,480 --> 00:47:20,440 Speaker 3: like the picket is the obvious crazy example. But I 1076 00:47:20,480 --> 00:47:23,680 Speaker 3: also don't love Lamar does this A time slows up 1077 00:47:23,719 --> 00:47:25,920 Speaker 3: like he's gonna go at the bounds and then they 1078 00:47:25,960 --> 00:47:28,640 Speaker 3: didn't tick, Like what do you want me to do here? 1079 00:47:28,680 --> 00:47:32,239 Speaker 3: You know, like that should be a fifteen yard illegal or. 1080 00:47:32,239 --> 00:47:34,560 Speaker 2: You should be down that's what they've done in college. 1081 00:47:34,560 --> 00:47:36,920 Speaker 2: Now you can't if you start, when you start to slide, 1082 00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:37,720 Speaker 2: you're down there. 1083 00:47:38,040 --> 00:47:39,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, this isn't a slide instance. 1084 00:47:39,680 --> 00:47:40,759 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, you know what I'm but if 1085 00:47:40,760 --> 00:47:44,560 Speaker 2: you're slow, slow up and then running, no, you your 1086 00:47:44,640 --> 00:47:45,920 Speaker 2: momentum stopped baking. 1087 00:47:46,080 --> 00:47:48,279 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I don't know what you call the call, but. 1088 00:47:48,200 --> 00:47:52,000 Speaker 2: The open yourself up to be get jacked up. 1089 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:54,440 Speaker 3: If you're gonna be slow near the sidelines, you should 1090 00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:57,919 Speaker 3: get smacked. Absolutely, get out of bounds. Absolutely, that's side 1091 00:47:57,960 --> 00:47:58,360 Speaker 3: of bounds. 1092 00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:00,600 Speaker 2: It's a safe er. And they call that as soon 1093 00:48:00,640 --> 00:48:02,960 Speaker 2: as a quarterback even sniffs a white line. 1094 00:48:03,000 --> 00:48:05,040 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, they get every which I am on problem 1095 00:48:05,080 --> 00:48:06,840 Speaker 3: with that either. No, I mean if it's our quarterback, 1096 00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:09,400 Speaker 3: and you know, they'd be unhappy as well. But I 1097 00:48:09,760 --> 00:48:12,200 Speaker 3: got if it's there and you don't use it, that's 1098 00:48:12,239 --> 00:48:15,520 Speaker 3: on you. Yes, I mean I don't know what the 1099 00:48:15,640 --> 00:48:17,359 Speaker 3: number is this year, but it sure seems like it's 1100 00:48:17,440 --> 00:48:21,720 Speaker 3: much lower. You can't have sixty eight sixty nine starting 1101 00:48:21,800 --> 00:48:23,560 Speaker 3: quarterbacks over the course of the year. I mean, the 1102 00:48:23,560 --> 00:48:25,920 Speaker 3: product is just worse. Yeah, people aren't going to watch, 1103 00:48:26,360 --> 00:48:29,040 Speaker 3: you know, the vetover the tea bag. 1104 00:48:29,080 --> 00:48:31,960 Speaker 2: They shouldn't have to watch the veto against anybody. But 1105 00:48:32,000 --> 00:48:34,640 Speaker 2: that's another time. Anyways, that's going to do it for 1106 00:48:34,719 --> 00:48:38,000 Speaker 2: our show today. So for my partner Matt Williamson, for 1107 00:48:38,320 --> 00:48:41,000 Speaker 2: Justin Miller here on site running the Justin Miller Hotline, 1108 00:48:41,440 --> 00:48:43,880 Speaker 2: and for Tyler Viittmeyer making sure our video gets out 1109 00:48:43,880 --> 00:48:46,200 Speaker 2: there on YouTube. You got to check that out. I 1110 00:48:46,239 --> 00:48:48,680 Speaker 2: am Dale, Lolly. We thank you for listening to this 1111 00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:51,760 Speaker 2: edition of the Drive on the Steelers Audio Network