1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: He is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: on Home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: Here we are. They're calm before the storm. H literally, 4 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: the snow is supposed to hit Kansa, the Kansas City 5 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: area Saturday and become to Pittsburgh on Sunday. We'll see 6 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: if the snow makes any difference. It's supposed to be 7 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: a lot of snow as a lot of snow around here. 8 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: So buckle up everyone. I suggest getting your supplies and 9 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: hunkering down and watching a lot of footballs. We can 10 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: be ready to be ready Kansas City because there's a 11 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: storm or coming. There's a storm coming. He is Matt Williamson. 12 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lolly. You're listening to the Drive here on 13 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: Steelers Nation Radio. Steelers Playoffs brought to you by FedEx 14 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: and Ford and we appreciate that and a lot to 15 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: dig into uh in today's show before we make our 16 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: picks later in the in segment three along with our 17 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: set at it or actually are? Will we do a 18 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: sun a full weekend DFS lineup. We're gonna do a Sunday. Yeah, 19 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: let's do a big one. We got all six games. Yeah, 20 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: we did the Saturday standalone yesterday, which I think is 21 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: a winner. Oh sure, and we'll do the full weekend 22 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: that will be in segment three. But lots to talk 23 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 1: about the first thing I wanted to get to today. 24 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: Matt is the All Pro team came. I haven't really 25 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: seen this yet, So we'll go through this. I just 26 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: I just saw this myself about ten minutes ago. A 27 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: new development, right, Yeah, we'll go through. We go through 28 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: a position by position. See if these are the guys 29 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: who should have made it. I should not have the 30 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: quarterback Aaron Rodgers. I agree. He would be my m 31 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,559 Speaker 1: v P two. I think here's the thing. He could 32 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:46,919 Speaker 1: be the m v P. Brady maybe had a better 33 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: statistical year. In fact, he did have a better statistical 34 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're just looking accounting numbers, and you 35 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: know he and he played all seventeen games. Rogers missed 36 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: a game, and I mean I think Rogers is a 37 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: slam dunk m v P. I think he did more 38 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: with less than I would agree with that as Brady. Um. 39 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: I don't know Brady's turnovers numbers, but I know Rogers 40 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: are insane, and I'm sure Bradies aren't bad. Don't get 41 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: me wrong. I don't have a problem with Aaron Rodgers. 42 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: I'm just saying that there's an argument that that it 43 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,119 Speaker 1: could have been Brady. Just looking at stats and touchdowns 44 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: and all that stuff. I mean, he was magnificent. Um, 45 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: I just think Brady Rogers harder play against such a 46 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: better thrower of the football. Again, still moves well, he 47 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,399 Speaker 1: still moves well. I mean he's throwing unbelievably well. This year, 48 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: the running back I noticed I said running back was 49 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor. The only there was only one because he 50 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: got all the votes. There was no second team running 51 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: back either, because he swept all the swept the votes. 52 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: So the voters don't say this is my second team, 53 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 1: guys my third vote, and then the guys who get 54 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: the most votes making well, this is like the Ben 55 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson conversation of why they don't get any m 56 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: VP votes. Vote for one, vote for one, and everyone 57 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: voted for my homes two years ago or Amar two 58 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: years ago, in my homes three years go, because they're obvious. 59 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: So nobody else got any votes either. Right, the wide receivers, 60 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: Davante Adams, Yeah, I think he'll get my top but 61 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: second to top vote Cooper Cup would be one. There 62 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: were actually three. Deebo Samuel good finish their This is 63 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: looking like my fantasy team. I had Jonathan Taylor, I 64 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: had Mark Andrews, I had Deebo. Samuel pretty good won. 65 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: You should have won. I didn't. He had better matchups 66 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: in the championship game. That's what's about some fantasy stuff. 67 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: The overall points should be the key ridiculous team, but 68 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: I guess Deebo should be three. He had Cup thot two, 69 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: so that helps. Man, It's big. Tyreek is not in 70 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: that conversation for me anymore. You know, he finished the 71 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: last month's been slow and I mean good, good overall numbers, 72 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: but not that kind of season. No, No, you know 73 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: Diggs is down from last year. And I mean right, 74 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: those those three were the best. I'm glad Deebo's involved 75 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: the offensive line from left to right. Trent Williams, I 76 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: think he's the best offensive lineman in football, Tristan Worth's 77 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: right tackle. Actually they didn't do it left right. They 78 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: did tell the tackles at Trent Williams and Tristan war say. 79 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: Actually they didn't used to have any different there. They 80 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: didn't differentiate between left and right. Now, remember was a 81 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: kid watched the Pro Bowl, or a left tackle would 82 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: be playing, you know, like Pace and Walter Jones would go. 83 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: That's why, for example, for the Bengal, the the old 84 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: Bengal this year is up for the No. The he's 85 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: among the finalist. Williae Anderson's up up for the Hall 86 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: of Fame vote this year. And you look at him 87 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: and you say, well, he was you know, I think 88 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: five time Pro bowler, but he only made All Pro 89 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: like once or twice. Well, that's why he was a 90 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: right tackle, and all the left tackles got the votes 91 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: for the All proteins. Of course that makes sense. Yeah, 92 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: I see what you're saying. Yeah, um, the guard positions, yeah, 93 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: they should take it right and the left, and they 94 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: happened to in this case. But I think not by 95 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: not on purpose. The guards were Joel Patonio and Zack Martin. 96 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 1: I think Martin's an easy, easy slam dunk stud. Okay, 97 00:04:55,680 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: I guess I'm fine with Botonio. But Nelson. See where 98 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: where he shows up at the center is Jason Kelsey. 99 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: I think, with all respect to Pouncey and Mac and 100 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: all those guys, I think Kelsey is the best center 101 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: of this generation. I think he is very unique. The 102 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: way he runs, the way he gets down field, hasn't 103 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: lost a step. I think that might be the best 104 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: line in the league too. He might not be back 105 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: with them next year. Oh, I know, all right, Like 106 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: he can be available. I'd read him for a year 107 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: or two. Yeah, I mean absolutely, It's tough. I mean, 108 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: he's been around the league. He's a really good player. 109 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: The edge rushers t J. Wat Miles Garrett easy, pretty easy, yeah. Easy. 110 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: The interior defensive lineman Aaron Donald, Cam Heyward. I still 111 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: think Donald's the best defensive player on the planet, and 112 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 1: I'm glad Cam got it. I think Chris Jones would 113 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 1: have an argument, but I would take Cam over well, 114 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 1: Chris Jones, if you want to be first team All Pro, 115 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: howbouton up taking like twelve fifteen plays off every game. Yeah, 116 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: I've said on the radio, Key's when he when he 117 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,239 Speaker 1: wants to go. Oh. Yeah, he's as dominant as anybody 118 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: in the league. But you don't see it play to 119 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: play to play. Yeah, I said, I've said this four 120 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: thousand times on the radio. I think this week and 121 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: going back to a month ago or week sixteen, Aaron 122 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: Donald's best fence tackle in the league. It's a conversation 123 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: for me between Cam Heyward and Chris Jones of who's 124 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: number two. But they couldn't be any more different. You know. 125 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: One is just steady and strong every snap, you know, 126 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: but his highs are really high, and that's what they 127 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: want out of him. Yeah, I mean, frankly there, that's 128 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: exactly what they're looking for the position. Linebackers. They took three. 129 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: I don't know why they took three linebackers, but it 130 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: took three. Michael Parsons, Darius Leonard, dev Andre Campbell. It's 131 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: a good group. Yeah. Campbell's name is gonna pop up 132 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: here because he's a free agent to be. He signed 133 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: a bargain deal with the Packers after not being a bust. 134 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: But not like in the World on Fire in Atlanta. Um, 135 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: this is what happens with linebackers. It's almost like the 136 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: tight end position where it takes these guys three or 137 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: four years to get it. Say that too. He was 138 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: a really strong physical specimen coming out of Notre Dame. 139 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 1: They had taken Dion Jones even ahead of him. There's 140 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: a two linebacker draft for them in the first four 141 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: picks and he was fine, but then he's really hit 142 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: his stride at this age something like that, and which 143 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: brings you to Bush. And you know, Leonard kind of 144 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: burst burst on the league. But like Roque's, doesn't always happen. No, No, 145 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:29,239 Speaker 1: it's an adjustment period at that position. The corners Trayvon 146 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: Diggs and Jalen Ramsey. Diggs to me is not one 147 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: of the best two corners in the league, but I 148 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: when you have that kind of ball production you're gonna get, 149 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: you're gonna make it. He's gonna get a Defensive Player 150 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: of the Year vote, which will make me crazy, but 151 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: he will. Yeah, he's not that. No, and Ramsey is 152 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: the best on the planet. The safety is Kevin Byard 153 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: Jordan Poyer. I'm glad they recognized Byired. He really had 154 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: an awesome year. I think he would be neck and 155 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: neck with Minca and Derwin for me as the best 156 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: safety is on the plan in it, Durwin would be 157 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: a first teamer for me, though I don't know why 158 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: he isn't the production it's all, but they look at 159 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: interceptions and interceptions. Interceptions, interceptions, Yeah, that's not that, that's 160 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: not the truth. Like for example, the play that make 161 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: of Fitzpatrick made last week against the Ravens where he 162 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: knocked knocks the ball out of Hollywood Brown's hands. Where 163 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: he crossed, he covers five yards while the ball is 164 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: in the air. You guys, hits and knocks it out, 165 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: doesn't go as an interception. Might have been one of 166 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: the biggest players in the game. How many tackles did 167 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: he save when they're getting gouge into front seven and 168 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: you know in the run game. I mean the tackling 169 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: he made in the open field for really most of 170 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: the year. Um, I don't know that it was his 171 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: best year. I mean, I think Durwin w they what 172 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: they ask of him is insane. Justin Simmons is a 173 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: really good safety. Safeties aren't household names, but there's ten 174 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: great ones right now. By the way, you know who 175 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 1: who was fourth amongst safeties in passer rating allowed this year? No, 176 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: that would be one Trell Edmonds. He was really good 177 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 1: last week and I think he is crucial this week 178 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 1: with without a doubt, without a doubt. And I know 179 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: people are like, well Mark Andrews caught eight balls for 180 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: almost a hundred yards. Man, what are you talking about? 181 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: He was great. Threw him sixteen times, you know. By 182 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: the way, Edmunds also an interception, so it was eight 183 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: eight eight for I think it was fifteen eight for 184 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: fifteen for eighty five yards in an interception. If your 185 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: quarterback went eight for fifteen for eighty five yards in 186 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: an interception, be talking about what a bad game, right? 187 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: Absolutely no, I think he'll be very much in the 188 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: mix to return. To the special teams guys, here's six 189 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: special teams players make the All Pro Team first team. 190 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 1: Two kickers to place. The place kicker is Justin Tucker, 191 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: the punter aj Cole from the for the Raiders, kick 192 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: returner Braxton Barrios from the Jets. The punt returner Devon 193 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: Do They used to just have one return there was 194 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: a returner. The punt returner was Devin to de Vernee. 195 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: The special teamer. Okay, that's the Derek Watt cassim Oz 196 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: good type guy who don't win it because they're not 197 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,959 Speaker 1: the household. I don't even know how you J T. 198 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: Gray from the Saints. I couldn't pick him out of 199 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: a lineup. The long snapper Luke Rhodes from Indianapolis. The 200 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: fact that they name a long snapper. You're gonna name 201 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 1: a long snapper, but you're not gonna have a fullback 202 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: on the on the All Protein right, or a second 203 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: tight end or a second running rights? How about another 204 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: running back? Right? I guarantee you I I have the 205 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,319 Speaker 1: list of the fifty fifty people who vote on the 206 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: All Protein. Yeah, who's who's in there with with that 207 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: stop Watch saying, oh that guy's that guy's really good 208 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 1: long snapper. Luke Rhodes is the man this year. He's 209 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: nobody knows. I'll be honest. I mean, I got paid 210 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: by an NFL organization to scout human beings, and I 211 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 1: can't tell you I wouldn't trust myself Scott long snappers that, 212 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: I mean more than any of those fifty voters, to 213 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: be very honest with you, ridiculous. The fact that they 214 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: screw it up. Yeah, the fact that they do that 215 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: is I assume he had the most tackles a monks 216 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: long probably. You know that's whatever. Good for him. I mean, 217 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 1: I'm not taking away from Luke Rhodes. Good for him, 218 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: But you know, uh, second team, Brady was the quarterback. 219 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: There's no running back because it would be your two 220 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: Henry Henry. Yeah, I mean, even missing that much time, 221 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: he still had over a thousand yards and and yeah, 222 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: eight games or whatever it was, it wouldn't be Mixing 223 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: or Najy. You're trying to think he was the dominant 224 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 1: force in the first half of the season. Had it 225 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: would have to be still. Yeah, I'm come cool with that. 226 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: The tight end on the second team Travis Kelsey, fair enough. Yeah, 227 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 1: that's strong wide receivers Justin Jefferson and Jamaar Chase. I'm 228 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 1: cool with that. And it took two receivers, three starting receivers, 229 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 1: so basically five guys got votes. I'm fine with that. 230 00:11:55,880 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: Jefferson is pretty awesome teammates. The second team tackles Rashawn Slater, 231 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 1: Lane Johnson. I'm very fine with that too. I think 232 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: Slater is going to be a star, And I mentioned 233 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: how the Eagles a line to me is my favorite 234 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: in the league right now. Lane Johnson is having a 235 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 1: great year. Their ability and keeping him on the fields 236 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: always issue the guards. Quintin Nelson Wyatt Teller. Okay, so 237 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: the Brown's had two you wouldn't really know it. I'm 238 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: not quite the fan of Whyatt Teller that like pro 239 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: football focuses I agree with you. I mean, every time 240 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: I see them play, I see Wyatt Teller with a 241 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: holding penalty or it's just I mean, yeah, he's great 242 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: in a foam booth. He's a big, powerful guy, big 243 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: powerful guy. Steeler's offensive line would obviously be better if 244 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: they had White Teller, but I don't know that he's 245 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: one of the top four guards in the league. I 246 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:51,679 Speaker 1: tend to agree, and unfortunately, I'm sure guard voting is 247 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,839 Speaker 1: a lot like long snapper voting, where you get a 248 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: name or there's some little nugget you could hang your 249 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: hat on, because not all these voters, nor should they 250 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:03,559 Speaker 1: are watching every four guards. I mean, I get that, 251 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: and I do think, and I'm not bashing Pro Football focus, 252 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: they have a purpose. But he's a favorite of theirs. 253 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: I think that helps us cause a lot and some 254 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: of these type of things. Second team center, we know 255 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: Kelsey was the first team center. Who would you have 256 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: picked second team center Creed Humphrey. Nope, I mean maybe 257 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: I'm not thinking of an obvious one, but scanning the 258 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: league as fast as I can in my head, division by, 259 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: I think he missed some time. But he's a really 260 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: good player and has been worth the money. I think 261 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: Creede Humphrey is a bit of a Pro Football Focus 262 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: creation in my eyes too. He's been good. They had 263 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 1: him great as the highest highest graded center in the league. 264 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: I don't know about that. I didn't know that. No, 265 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think he's at the Kelsey level 266 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: yet by any stretch. I'd love to have him, don't 267 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 1: get me wrong, but he had I mentioned yesterday he 268 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: had his share of penalties this year, six holding penalties 269 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: or whatever. Like me, you know those should count. Like 270 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: if you're you're getting a bunch of holding penalties, I'm sorry, 271 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: you can't be the highest graded player at your position. 272 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus not to mention, I mean the holding 273 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: penalty in today's NFL as we've talked about, given up 274 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: a sale much, right, is a sexually is a drive killer? Yeah, 275 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: I mean it's a drive killer. The second team defense, 276 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: the edge rushers, Robert Quinn, Max Crosby, I'm fine with that. 277 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: This week it'll be on Max Crosby shoulders. The funny thing, 278 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, when you look at that, so it was 279 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: it was um Myles Garrett, Robert Quinn, Max Crosby, t J. Watt. 280 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: Those guys couldn't be any different different, especially what what's 281 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: you know for Robert Quinn to Watt? Yeah, is winning 282 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: at an awesome year. I was tremendous. He shouldn't be 283 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: in there. But again really different. What's kind of the 284 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: outlier though? I mean, just how big around do you 285 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: think wats waste is thirty two or something? You know 286 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: what I mean, He's a he's got the v Yeah, absolutely, 287 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: you know, like Miles Garrett's a lot thicker. Quinn's you know, 288 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: a thicker veteran type guy. You know, Um Crosby is 289 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: really really good too. I want to throw out a 290 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: Raider's stat because if we in case, when we preview 291 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: the game, I don't mention it. The Raiders started on 292 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: the way here. They have the lowest blitz percentage in 293 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 1: the league as often those you know, the Seattle cover 294 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: teams do, but the most pressures. I mean, I don't 295 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: know who counts pressures. I never cite pressures when I 296 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: write anything because I don't know how official they are. 297 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: But they get after it with four win that game 298 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: that's gonna be based on that. Pressures can be a 299 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: little like tackles. Those are those are accounted by Again, 300 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: the home stack keepers or the football focus. You know, 301 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: I think they keep their own too. But you know 302 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: that they're they're not an official statistic. They're not official. 303 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: You don't. That's why I ignore them. I don't write them, 304 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 1: but I mentioned them. I mean, we're sitting, you know, 305 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: six ft away from each other. If I get within 306 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: six of the quarterback is at a pressure. That's why 307 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: I do. Some people may say yes, others may say no. 308 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: You know, depends on the situation and all that. Yeah, 309 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: did you rush the throw? Uh? Interior lineman Chris Jones, Cool, 310 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons stud Yeah, that's a good group. Yeah. Strong. 311 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: You could make the argument that Simmons could have been 312 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: first team this year. He's a he's a house record, 313 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: he is a monster. Yeah, no doubt about. He's a problem. 314 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: Javon had a really good year too. He did as well, 315 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: So he just popped in my head and he was 316 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: a really good player for the Eagles. Linebackers on the 317 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: second team Ta Mario Davis, Kwan Smith, Bobby Wagner, Okay, 318 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: Bobby Wagner is still that guy. I think that might 319 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: be the a little bit of lifetime Achievement award um 320 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: to your earlier point. Rokn Rokewan, the top ten pick 321 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: him a few years, really took a big step forward 322 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: this year. Um, Davis is a as a star that 323 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: doesn't get treated like a star by everybody, but he's 324 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: Keynes at least. The cornerbacks J C. Jackson a J. Terrell. Yeah, 325 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:09,400 Speaker 1: that's fine with me. Jackson often gets the shadow treatment. 326 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: He has a tough, tough job every week. Terrell really 327 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: stepped up in his what third year? Second year? The 328 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,719 Speaker 1: second team safeties Justin Simmons and Micah Hyde along with 329 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker. There was a tie there. I would have 330 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: had Durwin somewhere in the in that conversation. I think 331 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: he missed a game or two. Um, but all the 332 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 1: names they have on there are the right ones to 333 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 1: to build safeties. The second team place kicker Daniel Carlson, 334 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 1: I guess he's been good. Huh. I don't know anyone's 335 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: better than Boss but him in other than Tucker, but 336 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: I guess that's fine. The punter Brian Anger. Is he 337 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 1: a jag Dallas? Okay? There again? He this is this 338 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: is a punter who's bounced around the league. Yeah, right, 339 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: so he was a jack multiple teams. Yeah, the kick 340 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: returner Andre Roberts from the Rams. I think he's got 341 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: a touchdown er too. He also he also had a 342 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: key fumble in a game a couple of weeks ago. Like, yeah, again, 343 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: I'm sure the voters aren't doing a lot of homework 344 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 1: on these guys. The punt returner you came Grant, he's 345 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: a really good one. Yeah. I don't know what kind 346 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: of year he's had, but he's really here we go again. 347 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 1: The second teams, the most special teamers, special teamers. Matthew Slater. 348 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,920 Speaker 1: Of course, you can't have a yeah, because everybody, well 349 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: he's you know, he's this, he's this generation's uh what's 350 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: his specter? Absolutely right, he's on a team that goes 351 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: the postseason a lot. You've you've heard his name from 352 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: National his dad played in the NFL. In the Hall 353 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: of Fame, there's a tie there. Ashton Dolan from the Colts, 354 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: the cost cost have had tremendous special teams because they 355 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: got they got a long snapper and the backup special 356 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: team or way to go, Way to go, the second 357 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: team long snapper Josh Harris from Atlanta the word for him, 358 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: but he was voting for like I would leave that 359 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: blank if I was voting on this, Like, I'm sorry, 360 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: I don't have any clue. I got no idea really 361 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: do it? Yeah, I think next to him at the 362 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: bar and I would know have no clue who Josh Harris. 363 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: But that's the that's the All Pro team. This will 364 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 1: Matteratton Watton Kim both getting first team there there when 365 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 1: you're sitting and talking about uh Hall of Fame stuff. Ye, 366 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: this this is matters and its first team more so 367 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: than second team. Like how many times they're putting it 368 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: in the bios, how many times he was first team 369 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: All Pro? Yeah, that makes sense because that means you 370 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: were the best of the best. And I don't know 371 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: if Cam Heyward is gonna get in or not, but 372 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: a guy like him, really this is another He's not 373 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: gonna have massive sack number. This is another check mark 374 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: for him. And you can also make that argument, you 375 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: know when you sit down in that room for him, Well, 376 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 1: he played in the same he was in the same 377 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: generation as Aaron Donald. You know, Aaron Donald's making it 378 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: every year. Of course every year there's one spot at 379 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 1: least one spot for everybody else in the league, and 380 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 1: he made it this is I think his fourth time. Okay, um, 381 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 1: real quick, just in case I forget. Ian Rappaport just 382 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: reported Clyde Edwards Hilaire out versus Steelers. That's interesting. Doesn't 383 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,880 Speaker 1: move the needle a lot for me. It gives them 384 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: a better you know right. Darryl Williams also banged up. Uh. 385 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: From the looks of things, Juju Smith Schuster is going 386 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 1: to play in this game for the Steelers. Nay. I 387 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: think Nazzy should be at the Stelers haven't announced it yet, 388 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: but he was expected to go for he he was 389 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: scheduled to go practice again today. I don't hear many 390 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: you know, NFL dot Com or NFL Network or any 391 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: of these shows that are on in the background when 392 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: I'm typing talking about Tyreek, But I think Tyreek's far 393 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: from himself. Yeah. I keep like I looked through the 394 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:43,360 Speaker 1: I wouldn't. I started writing my preview stuff last night 395 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: and I was going through all the chiefs quote stuff 396 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 1: from this week. Yeah, I don't think. I mean, the 397 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: coordinators didn't say anything. They weren't even asked about him, 398 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: and you Reid wasn't asked about him yesterday. I'm like, 399 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: are these guys like, right, why are we not talking 400 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: about Tyreek's availability this week? Just because again that the 401 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: reports out there was well, Tyreek was seen at practice, 402 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,479 Speaker 1: but he was both of those days, and I just 403 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 1: know what I saw last time they were on the field, 404 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: and he was a shell of himself and should not 405 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: have been out there. I'm sure he'll dress, but he 406 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,119 Speaker 1: may be decoy, you know. Yeah, he's not gonna be 407 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,440 Speaker 1: my DFS team. I'll play that he will not be either. 408 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: He hasn't produced in a month. He won catch for 409 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: two yards last week, sixteen snaps, and I think it 410 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 1: was kind of surprised how much that he played sixteen snaps. 411 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: He was couldn't run, I mean, he was really hurting. 412 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,639 Speaker 1: If Tyreek Hill can't run is a problem. Yeah. If 413 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill can't run, he's yeah, he's he's worth That's 414 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: that's what he does. He's not gonna go up and 415 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 1: get it in a Brandon Marshall Larry Fitzgerald type way, 416 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, yeah, you know he's a great player, 417 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: but he's not He's not himself right now. Last three games, 418 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: starting with the game December twenty six against the Steelers, 419 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: two catches for twenty nine yards, and I know everyone's 420 00:21:58,320 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: gonna be like, well, they didn't need him, so they 421 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: put him in then. Yeah, but as soon as that 422 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: game is over, he said something along the lines of 423 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: I couldn't get my win back from after having COVID. 424 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 1: I mean, it was really bothering me. The week after 425 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: that against the Bengals, Remember this is a loss to 426 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 1: the Bengals where there yeah shoot out where they're going up, 427 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,120 Speaker 1: both teams going up and down the field. The Chiefs, 428 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: by the way, scored three points in a second half 429 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:22,360 Speaker 1: of that game. Six catches for forty yards. Yeah, and 430 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,199 Speaker 1: they were all right at the line of scrimmage and 431 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: quick hitters. And I know they do more of that now, 432 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 1: but usually his six catches, even if they're all short, 433 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: We'll put it this way, and he gets a lot 434 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 1: more off the catch. December sixteenth against the Chargers and 435 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: I realized this was an overtime game. Twelve catches for 436 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: a hundred forty eight yards. Yeah. Um. And then last 437 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: week against the Broncos, one catch for two yards. So 438 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 1: that twelve catches for forty hundred forty eight yards. That's 439 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: more production than he's had in his last three games. 440 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: Since coming off the COVID list. Yeah right, I mean 441 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 1: I think there's more going on there than the public 442 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 1: seems to mention. That's just an educated guest and watching 443 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,879 Speaker 1: them last week and heals a bad problem that doesn't 444 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 1: heal quickly. I think people also need to realize that, um, 445 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: when you're seeing these reports about guys practicing or not practicing, 446 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: and you're basing it off of what the media says, 447 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: you have to understand what the media in that market 448 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:23,399 Speaker 1: is permitted to report and what they can watch. Different 449 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 1: everybody's different. Now. For the Steelers, for example, I am 450 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: allowed to go to practice and watch the entire practice, 451 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: which is not the case for all, Which is not 452 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 1: not the case for probably what we can't do this. 453 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 1: This is a problem. This is troublesome in the COVID 454 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 1: era because it used to be when you you could 455 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: go watch practice. Then after practice there was an open 456 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 1: locker room. Yeah, so you could go around and talk 457 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: to guys and say, hey, you know so and so 458 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 1: you could talk to the guy, Hey, how you feeling 459 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. You know what you do today? Well, 460 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: I did this, I did some I did some team stuff. 461 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: I you know a little bit of eleven on eleven 462 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: not much. Okay, now you've got a good service quote. Yeah, 463 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,239 Speaker 1: here's what he did according to him. I know this 464 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: because I saw this. I'm not going to report something 465 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 1: that I didn't see and he's confirming it. And he's 466 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: confirmed it. Now I can't go ahead and say, uh, 467 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: you know, Juju Smith Schuster didn't practice today. But then 468 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: you have a quote from Juju say no, no, I practiced. No, No, 469 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,199 Speaker 1: You're not gonna see that. So you know, if the 470 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,120 Speaker 1: guy is saying it, that's what that's what he did. 471 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 1: And the other thing you guys have done, which I 472 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,120 Speaker 1: didn't realize until hanging out with you in these last 473 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: couple of years, as you could go ask another player about, hey, 474 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: how does he look to injured players or whatever. So 475 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: for example, yesterday after practice, now we can't go into 476 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: locker room anymore because of COVID, but we had Deonte 477 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: Johnson was scheduled to talk yesterday. So when Deante Johnson talks, 478 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: you say, hey, how did Juju look today? And Deoncey says, 479 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,719 Speaker 1: I thought he looked great. So you can say that's 480 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: where all the stories say Deante looked great for the 481 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs or in a lot of other teams, is the 482 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: only thing the reporters are allowed to watch our stretch, 483 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: the team stretch. And folks, even if you guys have 484 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: never been to practice, you get bored in five minutes, 485 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: without a doubt. I get bored watching regular practice. We 486 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: don't go out until after the stretch, Yeah, because there's 487 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 1: nothing going on. They're not doing anything. And some of 488 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:24,479 Speaker 1: the dudes hardly even stretch. It's it's as boring as 489 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: it gets. So when they say so, when when they 490 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: say that Tyreek Hill was seen at the team stretch, 491 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: that doesn't mean he practiced. He went out on the field, 492 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: he was on the field, but that doesn't mean he practiced. Now, 493 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: for some teams won't send a guy if he's not 494 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: going to practice, if he's in getting treatment, he's not 495 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: out there for stretch. That's what that means. In this case, 496 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill was out there. He was at the team stretch. 497 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: But in both days Wednesday and Thursday. We haven't seen 498 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: Fridays yet. Uh. He was listed as a limited participant. 499 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: Clyde Edwards Hilaire, who was just it was out right, 500 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: was a limited participant on Wednesday and didn't practice yesterday. 501 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: I think Frank Clark is also. Did he pop up 502 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: on there? Well, I'm not quite a reporter, so I 503 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:13,880 Speaker 1: don't want to screw it up. But I was on 504 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: the phone with stand On in the parking lot on 505 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: the way before we recorded, and he said, Edwards Laire 506 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: and Frank Clark didn't practice yesterday, So I don't think that. 507 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: I don't think they're playing something to monitor. I'm not 508 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: breaking news here or anything. I don't want to screwp you. 509 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,360 Speaker 1: So the tweets that come out from the guys, well, 510 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 1: we just saw so and so at If they say 511 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: that they saw so and so at practice, they probably 512 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: aren't allowed. They don't live under the same rules we 513 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: live under here in Pittsburgh, where okay, you're allowed to 514 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 1: go out and watch the stretch, but then you have 515 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 1: to go back inside. You can't watch any of practice. Yeah, 516 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: and no team's gonna be like he ran a route 517 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: with the first team. Nobody. That's why in many of 518 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: those markets, um, they aren't allowed because they might reveal something. 519 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,959 Speaker 1: Because they might reveal something. Uh there, you know we 520 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: have Steelers would love to know Steelers every day every 521 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 1: year when we show up. For example, when we're at 522 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 1: training camp. We can report whatever we see because those 523 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: are open practices. There are people in the stands watch 524 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 1: sitting there on the hill, right or some bloggers. Now, 525 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:19,159 Speaker 1: actually they can't. They're not pearly rules. If if the 526 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: practice is open, but there's not a fee charge to 527 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: get in, you're not permitted as another team to go 528 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: watch that practice. If they if the team charges a 529 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: fee to get in the door, you can then go 530 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:36,360 Speaker 1: watch the practice. But my neighbor practice tape the entire 531 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 1: you know, it's supposed to tape the tip of the thing. 532 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: But as we see the whole time. But we see 533 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 1: some rogue websites out there do put out video of 534 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: the practices and things like that because they're stealer, you know, 535 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 1: fans sites, folks, you shouldn't even I get your thirst 536 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: for those kind of things, but you shouldn't that kind 537 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: of behavior. If you're really a fan, you shouldn't. Don't 538 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: take it as encourage it, right, I say, yeah. But then, 539 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: but anybody on the hill can tweet anything they want 540 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:07,360 Speaker 1: once the once the regular season starts, once the Steelers 541 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:10,199 Speaker 1: leave Latrobe or Heinz Field. The last two years and 542 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: the practices are closed. When we show up that day, 543 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: there's always a reminder of what you can and can't report, 544 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 1: laying there on your Burt Mountain in his in his apartment. 545 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: We'll have a here's the here are the practice rules. 546 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 1: We're out of training camp now. These are Steeler rules. 547 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 1: And if you break those rules, I'm about it. You'll 548 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 1: hear about it. And if you continue to break those rules, 549 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:35,639 Speaker 1: then you will break anymore. Invited to practice, you know, 550 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 1: that's one thing that that kills me um anytime something 551 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: comes up and all this. You know, the writers in Pittsburgh, 552 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 1: they're afraid that the Steelers abandoned from practice. Steelers aren't. 553 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 1: They don't want to ban anybody from practice. You can 554 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 1: be as you can be, as you know you can. 555 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: As long as your criticism is fair. You can criticize, 556 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 1: you can do whatever. You can't break the practice rules. 557 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: These are rules for you to watch practice. So you 558 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: can't show up at a player's house and you know, 559 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: and things of that nature. That stuff is frowned upon. 560 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: That's what we'll get your credentials pull. Not being critical 561 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: of the team. It's a little different sense. Yeah, but 562 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: they're more open than most teams there. Yeah, that's that's 563 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 1: something that that Art Rooney, the first, the chief believed 564 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 1: in Dan Rooney continued in Art the second has continued. Uh, 565 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: they are as open with their practice stuff as any 566 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: team in the league. Letting eyes on yea. Honestly, it 567 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: helps you write your stories, you know, if you know 568 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 1: you know you're not going down the wrong rabbit hole 569 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:41,719 Speaker 1: many times. Yeah's interesting. Anyways, we're gonna take a break. Uh, 570 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: just a reminder, were brought to you in the playoffs 571 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: by a fed X and Ford. We appreciate that, but 572 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: he is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lally. You're listening to 573 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 1: the Drive. You're on Steelers Nation Radio.