1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Okay open under these Steelers, UM looks pretty much like 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: it usually looks at Pittsburgh. I'd say UM in a 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: lead league in ready area UM, big passing stats, two 4 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: great receivers, m top of the league in rushing defense, 5 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: lead a league in sacks so good, and kickoff coverage. 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: The solid team all the way around or explosive, make 7 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: a lot of big plays, dangerous from any point in 8 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: the field, and it's always a great environment there. This 9 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: would be a big challenge for us on the road. 10 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: Gets a good football team that does a lot of 11 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: things well, So a lot of respect for the Steelers. 12 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: That should be a Yeah, it would be a good, 13 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: good football game. It was obviously one of the top 14 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: environments to play in, but given your history there and 15 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: the intensity there is one of the environments you enjoy 16 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: playing it more than maybe any other. Yeah, that's stuff there. 17 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm really worried about the other games that 18 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: have happened there having happened there. It's all focused on 19 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: this one. So see that goes on Sunday. When you 20 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: say it looks like he usually does with Supergrios, I'm 21 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: talking about Schematica. I know. Defensively, they've kind of tried 22 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: to same system of the years. Yeah, Butler's been in 23 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: five years, Thomas been there thirteen whatever it is. Yeah, 24 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: what about offensively, they've had new offensive corner. How much 25 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: change or similarities do you see this year? That's pretty similar? 26 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: I mean he's been there, um h Randy's been there 27 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: for like eleven years, nine as a quarter as a 28 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: quarterback coach. So you know think Kean Roethlisberger obviously have 29 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: a good um feel for each other and certainly the 30 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: passing game. Um, they're very very proficient. I mean they're 31 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: two starting receivers and they're two tight ends. It seems 32 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: like a pigueras in type of offense backs to Yep, 33 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 1: Washington Switzer, I got a lot of weapons with the 34 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: back situation. Is Samuel used a little bit differently or 35 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,519 Speaker 1: has he been able to kind of carry the same 36 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: kind of swatsiville he says as Connor as he's in 37 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: there and every down, Yeah, he's been every down player 38 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: for him. Is he? Or I think during the Preacher 39 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: Act process he was on combine he was listed at 40 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: the end. Is he? Do you know why that was? 41 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: Is he? Is he just a capable of zebra and 42 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: that's played a lot of different positions at NC State. 43 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: They abused him as a slot receiver, tight end, run 44 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: him back, a little bit full back. So he did 45 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: a lot of different things. Very athletic guy. Um good 46 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: in the passing game, go with the ball in his hands. 47 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: There's a guy they try to get the ball too, 48 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: and they put a lot of different spots. He makes 49 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: some more terms of moving around or pretty much just 50 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: basically played running back front. I mean they go empty, 51 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: so he's out detaching some empty formations but almost though 52 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: it's eleven personnel and they use their backs the way 53 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: they use them, the way they use Bell Connor, you know, 54 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: split out some mostly in the backfield, which is shoester 55 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: their office because they've always had any good chassy game. 56 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: Here's a dynamic player, tremendous player, great with the ball 57 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: in his hands, great hands, make some spectacular catches, hard 58 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: to tackle. Um. So it's very good. Lot of the 59 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: biggest challenges in terms of the secondary coverage, you're not 60 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: gonna get anybody better. Needs to you guys, plus the quarterback. 61 00:03:58,240 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: I got a lot of the guys too, But I 62 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: mean these two are receivers or you know, elde E 63 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: lead Elite. Impressive to see them basically scout all these 64 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: receivers and drap a lot of these guys every year. 65 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: It seems like the Steels are finding new receivers like 66 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: to their system like the grounds, the layground game and 67 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: just two has really good amount of care where they 68 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 1: were taking their good in the almost five months that 69 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 1: you guys have been working since you started at training camp, 70 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: how is your team want to be learned about your 71 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: team in terms of how they've responded to turning the 72 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: page from week to week and embracing like a new 73 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: week app no matter what happened week. Yeah, well we've 74 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: had a long time, so we're at again this week 75 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: another big game, So well see how comes You've been 76 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: happy with what you've seen from them, Maybe bring seeing 77 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: that process week to week. Teams had a good attitude, 78 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: they've worked hard. But when Stephen Gostkowski and this is 79 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: a couple of kiss see the type of player that 80 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: you don't need to give an your reassurance to and 81 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: just kind of move on from that or said something 82 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: that you have to trying to staves kicking the lay 83 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: a long time. There's a lot of a lot of 84 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: aspects to kicking, you know, three people involved, not just one. 85 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: So I'm like a kickoff where you just put the 86 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 1: ball on the tee. So just collectively we got to obviously, 87 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 1: you know, expectations are hot and hopefully we'll be able 88 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: to convert on all of our scoring opportunities. That's a goal. 89 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,919 Speaker 1: But nobody takes it more seriously than Steve does, so 90 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: I have a lot of confidence in him. Bill Beniel 91 00:05:56,040 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: reference the two tight ends. How does McDonald compliment James 92 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: does and how much of a factor is he wore that? Well, 93 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: they're not on the field all that much together. Um, 94 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: I don't know ten fifteen percent of the time, maybe 95 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: twenty percent at the most. So so they both play 96 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: in the single tight insects. They both God McDonald's is 97 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: a tough kid, he's strong. Um sure. Rolsburg has a 98 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: lot of confidence in both guys. They're both very dependable, 99 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: a big targets catchaball well dependable. Mentioned that yesterday you 100 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: kind of you reference there interior offensive pointment in their length. 101 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: It seems like me and the size and there, what's 102 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: the best way to try to come back that? Do 103 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: you try to use longer players yourselves and there against 104 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: those guys. Are it's a technique. Yeah, we again, we've 105 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: played against long players before. I would just think the 106 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: question was about the entire group, and I would say 107 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: that's kind of just as a group. Um probably have 108 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: as much as as anybody. So at look, they do 109 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,239 Speaker 1: a good job at the world coach. You know, Mike's 110 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: been there for five years. Um. You know, it's been 111 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: really the same line all three years, last three years, 112 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: including Gilbert the right tackle. I don't know if he's 113 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: in or out this week, but I mean he's obviously 114 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: the right tackle, so he's there. It's been a pretty 115 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: consistent group. They work well together, they handle things, movement 116 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: and games, different looks. It's a solid group, is there? 117 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: Maybe not? But is there anything you tell your team 118 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: when your patient stealers they've lost three straight games and 119 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: heartbreaking bash or even you tell your team special how 120 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: you handle team when you're back because its might be 121 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: a little down, you know, is there anything boost confidence? 122 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: Who's confidence? Stealers? Come on, I think you guys are 123 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: around competitive guys. You wouldn't see that, So I don't 124 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: really see that. I don't I don't give that any 125 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: credibility at all. Um, you know, competitive people compete, that's 126 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: what they do, and certainly that's what the Steelers are. 127 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: So sure we'll get their best. I think they'll get 128 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: our best. Let's see what happens he gonna I believe 129 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: the kind of extend plays strength and his poor Yeah, 130 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: he's he's as good as anybody at that. And he's strong. 131 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: He can stand in the pocket, stiff arms defenders, throws 132 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: the ball. He's got great length himself to be able 133 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: to see over practically everything. Um, he's got a tremendous 134 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: arm and deliver with no wind up or step into 135 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: the thrower. He just flat footed and fired at fifty 136 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: six of the yards downfield. So he's got great poise, 137 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: great patience. He knows how long he can wait, and 138 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: usually a lot of times he waits right till the 139 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 1: bitter end um and that delivers the ball a lot 140 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: of times, like on a ninety seven yard touchdown path 141 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: past the smith Schuster. You know, he held right to 142 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: the last second, got nailed just as he released the ball, 143 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: and you know it's a ninety seven yard touchdown path. 144 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: So you know that's the kind of thing he does. 145 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: He hangs in there the last second it makes those 146 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: throws and Um, he's tough. He's really tough. I have 147 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: a ton of respect for him the past Jacks and 148 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: his team's a good Jesse Jackson doesn't want him him 149 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: to get too big Universted listeners for him. He's yeah, 150 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: he's pretty competitive, you know, competitive every day whatever the 151 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: situation is. So works hard, competes well. Meant that James 152 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: Conner is available to this game. What have you seen 153 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: from him? It seems like a pretty seamlessly moved on 154 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: from Bell to the transition. He's a very tough runner. 155 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: It's physical. Um breaks a lot of tackles, runs hard. 156 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,199 Speaker 1: He's a tough player to tackle. Um, it's playing strength, 157 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 1: it's balance. It was good in the passing game. Catches 158 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 1: the ball well, gets up field. He doesn't UM spent 159 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: a lot of time going sideways. He finds space, he 160 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: gets into the defense and and it's hard to tackle. 161 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: He's done a real good job for him. It's good vision, 162 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 1: it's excellent, excellent runner with good power, good hands. He's 163 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: a very productive years he said, is a cool linebacker. 164 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: He premised it all. I mean I watch him that 165 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: NC stayed. It's every place kind of where is he 166 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: So he played being a backfield, could be out of 167 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: the backfield, be on a line of scrimmage, is gonna 168 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: be split out, could be in a wing. I mean 169 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: he was. He was all over the place, so very 170 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: very versatile player in college. Well, I think that's the 171 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: way he was used. I think there are probably other 172 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: players that could do that if they were asked to 173 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: do that, Guys that are big and strong and fast 174 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: and kind of handle the ball. But to be in 175 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:24,439 Speaker 1: that many different positions, so I'd say just kind of 176 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: unique to their maybe their system or the way they 177 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: were doing it. I think there are the players that 178 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: could probably play more than one spot, but usually they're 179 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 1: not asked to do that. It was kind of like 180 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: watching mcguinnis at USC on defense. He played outside linebacker, 181 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: defensive end, defensive tackle, inside linebacker. I mean, every week 182 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: is in a different spot, so it's kind of whichever 183 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: game you watch, you'd have to see where he was 184 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: playing in that game and how they were using them, 185 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: and that against effort picular you know, matchup when coach 186 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: Robinson was out there. So sometimes you you know, you'd 187 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: have players like that and you be bumping in them 188 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 1: along the way, I'd say that's pretty infrequent. Part of 189 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: it's a testament to the player's versatility, but I'd say 190 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: part of it is just that's the way that the 191 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: team used them to try to game plan opportunities for 192 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: those players to be productive soil in addition to preparing 193 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: for Lothsburger preparing for jobs. What are the characteristics you've recognized, 194 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: H Yeah, yeah, Well he's very athletic quarterback. In the 195 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: Oakland game, they you know, for the whatever his twenty 196 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: plays or so that he was in there. Um, you know, 197 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 1: rands bootlegs. I had him on the movie. Had it's 198 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: like a third and seven, a little seem in the 199 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: pocket and ran for about a dozen yards or so 200 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: for a first down. So's he's quick, he's very athletics, 201 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: got a good arm um. But he threw the bowl 202 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: well in college, was a very productive player in college 203 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 1: in the passing game. So I don't know. I think 204 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 1: he's just a running quarterback by any means. But I 205 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: mean there's only one Ben Roethlisberger. I mean, he has 206 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: a it's a much different style than Ben. But um, yeah, okay, 207 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 1: all right, thank you.