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Speaker 1: This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson

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Speaker 1: on your twenty four to seven home of the Black

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Speaker 1: and Gold Steelers Nation Radio.

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Speaker 2: And we are back. I'm Dale Lolly, he is Matt Williamson.

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Speaker 2: Matt his time for the Fantasy Football Focus here.

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Speaker 3: Oh, here we go. So side note, I have not

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Speaker 3: gotten my draft position. That's gonna happen tonight. They never

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Speaker 3: got together they're going to tonight. Remember we were talking

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Speaker 3: about that. Yeah, they lied to you, but I guess

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Speaker 3: I don't know what happened. But there there we want

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Speaker 3: the first pick. Then, well, there's gonna be some gathering

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Speaker 3: somewhere in the South Hills of Pittsburgh tonight where they're

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Speaker 3: gonna pull cards.

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Speaker 2: And I'll be get a bunch of dorks, right exactly.

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Speaker 2: I know your budds. I can say that.

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Speaker 3: Oh yeah, and you're not wrong. So I know everyone's

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Speaker 3: on the end of their seat. But I still don't

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Speaker 3: have a strong feeling outside those top three.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. I don't know what was that today? Okay, So

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Speaker 2: I got on. This is on NFL dot Com. Here

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Speaker 2: Fantasy Football twenty twenty three does and do not and

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Speaker 2: don'ts for your for your draft. This year, cusses by

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Speaker 2: Matt Okata, who's there, programmer fantasy content guy on NFL

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Speaker 2: dot com. I'm all, you got that job. But good

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Speaker 2: for him, he says, do yeah, good for him. Do

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Speaker 2: get at least one running back in the first four rounds.

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Speaker 2: He says, I know, zero RB's sounds like a fun strategy.

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Speaker 2: It's not. It's difficult, stressful and volatile. I completely agree with.

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Speaker 3: I mean, I may even say definitely top three rounds. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: I mean, you start getting your first guy in round four,

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Speaker 3: even it's it's a little area.

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Speaker 2: You know, you're hoping Miles Sanders hits or someone like that.

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Speaker 3: You and I had a really good conversation about the

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Speaker 3: Jets running back situation, you know, Cook and Breis Hall

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Speaker 3: and Furthered that up today on my podcast. We both

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Speaker 3: everyone I've talked to about it all were just saying

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Speaker 3: I think I don't want any of them. Yeah, and

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Speaker 3: so you know that all of a sudden, there's not

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Speaker 3: that much to pick from.

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Speaker 2: He says. A running back with two hundred fantasy points,

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Speaker 2: that's reliable. You're gonna get points out of that every day. Yeah. Yeah.

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Speaker 2: There were nineteen running backs last year who had two

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Speaker 2: hundred plus fantasy points last year. Fourteen of them had

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Speaker 2: an average draft position in the first four rounds. Okay,

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Speaker 2: why he picked that? Yeah, you're really looking. You know,

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Speaker 2: if you get outside the fourth round, your throat it's

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Speaker 2: a dark fitch totally. It's a dark You need somebody

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Speaker 3: Know, yeah, to come out of nowhere or something like that. Right,

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Speaker 3: And folks, I don't know if we've mentioned this, but

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Speaker 3: everyone knows league wide there was a crazy amount of

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Speaker 3: quarterback injuries, you know, sixty nine starters over the course

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Speaker 3: of the year, but running backs, for by running back standards,

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Speaker 3: stayed very healthy last year. Yeah, chances that happened again

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Speaker 3: are not likely.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I want that bellcal If I can get two

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Speaker 2: of them, that'd be nice. I mean, you have again,

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Speaker 2: nineteen backs had two hundred plus Fantasy points. That means

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Speaker 2: if you were in a twelve team league, you're gonna

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Speaker 2: have an advantage over five teams if you've got two guys. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: they got.

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Speaker 3: One one point five owner has two of them, you

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Speaker 2: So it's it's it's big. It's big account for changes

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Speaker 2: in coaching and personnel. This is under the du list again.

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Speaker 2: The Lions went from a bottom ten offense in twenty

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Speaker 2: twenty one to a top five unit in twenty twenty two.

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Speaker 2: What changed a new offensive coordinator in Ben Johnson. Now

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Speaker 2: nobody knew that because Ben Johnson had no track, he

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Speaker 2: was an unknown. Yeah, yeah, you know. The mines on

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Speaker 2: the sidelines are just as often as important for fantasy

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Speaker 2: as the lads in the pads. Okay, I never heard

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Speaker 2: that one. It helps to know both. Are you aware

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Speaker 2: that the Ravens signed Odell Beckham draft is eight flowers

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Speaker 2: But I mean they're going to throw the ball more

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Speaker 3: Season, as are the Falcons, as are the Bears. I mean,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, they're not gonna throw it all over the yard. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: so you know, you know you're't gonna see I know

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Speaker 3: That's that's a zero percent chance it's not gonna have no, Yeah,

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Speaker 3: so real quick, I mean again, I did a little

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Speaker 3: which is exactly what Dalvin Cook likes to do and

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Speaker 3: more importantly, more than basically any team in the league.

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Speaker 3: During Laflor's time in Green Bay, he played Dylan and

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Speaker 3: they're just kind of accumulating weapons. It does hurt Haul

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Speaker 3: from Cook, but they're both good receivers. Cook's really good

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Speaker 3: in protection and you've got a thirty eight year old

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Speaker 2: Be on the field together a lot like Jones and Dillam. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: you know, that's kind of problem they have, is that

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Speaker 2: Cook signed late and well yeah, I mean they haven't practiced. No,

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Speaker 2: you know, and stress set. Do target top tier offenses.

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Speaker 2: That one's pretty self explanatory. You don't want a bunch,

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Speaker 3: No, but it doesn't break my heart if there's a

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Speaker 2: That's just a huge target share guy. Yeah, you know

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Speaker 2: what I mean that we know he is getting the ball.

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Speaker 2: The next one is do follow the volume, And this

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Speaker 2: is talking about volume and efficiency, and volume is talking

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Speaker 2: about receivers. Volumes more important than efficient without a doubt. Yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 2: sixty of those wide receivers had triple digit targets and

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Speaker 2: more than half had at least one hundred and forty. Okay,

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Speaker 2: so that adds up. Yeah, if you want guys who

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Speaker 3: I mean again, Deontay is the best example you ever find.

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Speaker 3: But yeah, boys, fantasy numbers weren't great. But if he

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Speaker 3: out of ten seasons, he'll have more Fantasy points.

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Speaker 2: He's at one hundred and forty plus targets in each

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's not going to change. And it's also very

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Speaker 3: true running back. Maybe he's gonna mention this too, but

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Speaker 3: a high volume, high receiving running back, even if he's

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Speaker 3: not good at the game, is very, very valuable.

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Speaker 2: And so I heard I was listening. I can't remember

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Speaker 2: what day it was, but I was driving home from here,

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Speaker 2: so it was maybe it was after.

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Speaker 3: The the before before you left for Tampa.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, before I left for Tampa. I was listening to

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Speaker 2: the Steelers and throwing to the running backs and said, well,

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Speaker 2: they didn't throw their running backs very much last year.

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Speaker 2: Najie Harris only had this many catches. They threw the

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Speaker 2: the year before. The difference was is that they split

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Speaker 3: Yeah, And I think that is a negative for Nause

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Speaker 3: this year because he's a very capable receiver. But Warren's

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Speaker 3: the third down back, right, and he just is.

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Speaker 2: I mean, so you're probably looking at Nause getting something

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Speaker 2: rookie year, his rookie yar is almost unattainable.

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Speaker 3: I mean, to get that high a percentage of the

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Speaker 3: field by far the most of any back in the

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Speaker 2: Yeah, do consider an elite quarterback, but at the.

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Speaker 3: Right price, I think they're going too high.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that's the problem. Yeah, you know, he's just Mahomes

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Speaker 2: but the price is high. Yeah. I mean, if I

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Speaker 2: the third round. Well, I'm gonna take the second running back. Yeah.

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Speaker 2: Do stash Upside on your bench? And that one's again

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Speaker 2: self explanatory. Yeah, you want guys on your bench who

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Speaker 3: And second your guys come to mind, you know, maybe

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Speaker 2: I don't want Odell Beckham on my bench right right right.

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Speaker 2: I want somebody who I think is going to break out.

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Speaker 2: Not to Beckham would be a you know, he has

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Speaker 2: the potential to do that. But I think it's less likely,

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Speaker 2: like you'd rather it's a flowers, right, I mean, if

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Speaker 2: you're to compare apples to apples. Yeah, uh, this one

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Speaker 2: is one that makes other managers angry. But do handcuff

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Speaker 2: running backs from other managers teams? Oh yeah, I keep

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Speaker 2: it with Steelers.

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Speaker 3: I mean, if you have nausey and I'm torn between

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Speaker 3: Warren and somebody with similar ADP, I'll grab them, you

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Speaker 2: Right, that trade be at some point or if my

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Speaker 2: all the way the back right, no doubt. Uh.

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Speaker 3: And by the way, that's a big reason why when

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Speaker 3: he mentioned zero RB to start the article. A lot

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Speaker 3: of times people just take all the clear hit and

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Speaker 3: cuffs they can and hope for injuries around the league.

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Speaker 2: Yeah you know.

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Speaker 3: I mean that's and you're loaded everywhere else. But you

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Speaker 3: need something to break, right, Yeah.

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Speaker 2: Something really has to happen. As you mentioned last year.

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Speaker 2: It didn't last year, it didn't.

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Speaker 3: Or the hero running back and there's zero and hero

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Speaker 3: give me a first round running back and then I'll

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Speaker 3: wait until the seventh or eighth and do that. You know,

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Speaker 3: I think that's safe. I mean, there's some people get

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Speaker 3: This guy's never missed a practice in his life. Last

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Speaker 3: Of course they can sure. And then the other thing's

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Speaker 3: A perfect example if anyone listens to our our mock drafts,

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Speaker 2: Right, don't do that, Take the player you like, because

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Speaker 2: Know, you can't just say, well, I'm going to come in.

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Speaker 2: I'm gonna draft running back, running back, receiver, receiver, receiver,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I know I'm getting two of these

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Speaker 3: And even if it's running back, running back or wide receiver,

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Speaker 2: You have to be because if you do that, well,

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Speaker 3: There's no Ladanian Tomlinson that anymore.

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Speaker 2: Right. Thirteen running back finished the season with three hundred

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Speaker 3: You know, like trying to think like the Eagles backfield

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Speaker 3: at some point, the value becomes great, right, I take

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm right they're gonna play. Uh, don't wait on

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Speaker 3: I think I used to not believe that. This year,

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Speaker 3: Right, Like as much as you and I like the

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Speaker 2: Uh, he said, don't draft and I guess tight end

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Speaker 2: that is kind of a crap shoot, including Kyle Pits.

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Speaker 2: He says, if you can't snag one of those four,

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Speaker 2: the rest of my starting lineup is field. I guess

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Speaker 3: I don't know. I mean, I'm leading that way too.

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Speaker 3: I don't think I want to play pay the Hawkinson

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Speaker 2: But he's saying to leave you. So everything he's saying

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Speaker 3: You can't do all all right, Yeah, you take to

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I says, don't assign too much value to schedule difficulty.

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Speaker 2: I mean, we're we don't crystal balls. You don't know,

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Speaker 2: Maybe their entire offensive line gets hurt. They can't, right,

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Speaker 3: Oh, I'm very risky with my picks. You know, I

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Speaker 2: Those are the dudes and don'ts from matt Okada. I

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Speaker 3: as well. You know, just from our mocks, I don't

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Speaker 3: want a lot of players from the same team, Yeah,

434
00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:58,960
Speaker 3: because I mean it's it's a lot of eggs in

435
00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,960
Speaker 3: that basket, and baskets blow up all over the league all.

436
00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:04,960
Speaker 2: Unless I got you know, Mahomes and Kelsey and oh

437
00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:07,560
Speaker 2: Pacheco's still there in the seventh throw. That's a great example.

438
00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,680
Speaker 3: I invested in two and then there's another one who

439
00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:10,560
Speaker 3: happens to be a chief.

440
00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:13,439
Speaker 2: Great, but like, yeah, and it's a good offense, and

441
00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,160
Speaker 2: I know, but I don't want I don't want three

442
00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:17,520
Speaker 2: Washington Commanders.

443
00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,639
Speaker 3: Or even I mean, you could take a J. Brown

444
00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,760
Speaker 3: in round two, DeVante Smith in round four, and and

445
00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,199
Speaker 3: Goddard in round five. Like no, yeah, I love all

446
00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,160
Speaker 3: Each one of those picks is fine in a nutshell,

447
00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:32,439
Speaker 3: but it Herts blows out his knee or something, and.

448
00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,160
Speaker 2: All of a sudden, balls to go around and you're

449
00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,320
Speaker 2: counting on them throwing for three hundred yards.

450
00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,399
Speaker 3: Every game, every game, and you're three catching all the balls,

451
00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,800
Speaker 3: you know, like and that doesn't happen. Like, I'm really

452
00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:44,600
Speaker 3: high on Bijeon. Watkins catches a pass, you're gonna be banging.

453
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Speaker 2: Up yeah ball.

454
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Speaker 3: Yeah, Like Atlanta is a good example, though, IM really

455
00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:50,359
Speaker 3: high on Bijeon. I love London and Pitts as players.

456
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Speaker 3: The chances all three of them hit pretty slim, pretty slim.

457
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Speaker 2: Yeah, you're not gonna get You're not gonna get. Matt

458
00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,680
Speaker 2: Cannon I thought said that. Well the other day says, Look,

459
00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,760
Speaker 2: everybody can't have the best game of their life every week.

460
00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,280
Speaker 2: Steelers are a great example.

461
00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,240
Speaker 3: Yeah, Like we draft a lot of Steelers not just

462
00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,000
Speaker 3: because the radio station we're on right now.

463
00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:08,840
Speaker 2: I think they're really good values.

464
00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,879
Speaker 3: Yeah, but if Austin and Robinson and Moore in it

465
00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:14,080
Speaker 3: play as much as it yeah, well they play as

466
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Speaker 3: much as we think they are. There's gonna be more

467
00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,760
Speaker 3: snaps that the Auta and Pickens aren't on the field

468
00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,280
Speaker 3: compared to last year or Friarmooth or whatever. They have

469
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Speaker 3: a lot of a lot of guys that are going

470
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Speaker 3: to see action, which is better for the team, bad

471
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Speaker 3: for fantasy.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, we're gonna get the break. He is Matt Williamson.

473
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Speaker 2: I am Dale Lully. That was the fantasy football focus

474
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Speaker 2: for today. Nice, we'll talk here, Matt. That was good. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: we're gonna take a break. We'll be back with more

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Speaker 2: on ESPN nine to seventy and Steelers Nation Radio live

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Speaker 2: from Saint Vincent College right after this. Welcome back. I'm

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Speaker 2: Dale LULLI. He is Matt Williamson, and this is the

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Speaker 2: drive on Steelers Nation Radio and ESPN nine seventy are

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Speaker 2: ongoing coverage here live from Saint Vincent College of Steelers

481
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Speaker 2: wrapping up practice a little earlier here today. They got

482
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Speaker 2: one left here, Mat, one left, one left, That one

483
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Speaker 2: is open to the public at one fifty five pm tomorrow.

484
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Speaker 2: Wasn't originally opened to the public originally not, So that's

485
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Speaker 2: an extra practice here for fans, and I respect that.

486
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Speaker 2: I don't know if they will go padded tomorrow or not.

487
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Speaker 2: We'll see, but I would expect.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess he still can, so absolutely a couple days,

489
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Speaker 3: little game.

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Speaker 2: Man. I'm looking here on the CBS Sports and they

491
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Speaker 2: have this is by Joe Cory, who's a former agent. Well, yeah,

492
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Speaker 2: and he said he's got ten offensive bounce back candidates

493
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Speaker 2: still out to prove that they still belong in the NFL.

494
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Speaker 2: And the reason I bring this one up is because

495
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Speaker 2: one of the guys on here is a Steeler and.

496
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Speaker 3: Not do you well, these are offense players, right, they're

497
00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,960
Speaker 3: offensive players. Well, they're the offense pretty young. There's not

498
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Speaker 3: that many that are are older that could bounce back

499
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Speaker 3: besides mister Allen Robinson.

500
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Speaker 2: That would be the guy. And here's what he says.

501
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Speaker 2: After a disappointing contract year in twenty twenty one didn't

502
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Speaker 2: dissuade the Rams from signing Allen Robinson a three year,

503
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Speaker 2: forty six point five million contract worth up to forty

504
00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,760
Speaker 2: eight million with incentives thirty point seven to five million

505
00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:16,200
Speaker 2: of that fully guaranteed. We're only two years removed from

506
00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:18,920
Speaker 2: that right now. I mean that kind of got yeah,

507
00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,399
Speaker 2: got that kind of deal. Things I know in bat

508
00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,040
Speaker 2: than an eye. When it happened, Oh what a terrible deal, right,

509
00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,080
Speaker 2: things went from bad to worst last season. It was

510
00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:29,800
Speaker 2: lost in Los Angeles, not necessarily his fault. Robinson had

511
00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:31,800
Speaker 2: thirty three catches for three hundred and thirty nine yards

512
00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:35,600
Speaker 2: and three touchdowns in ten games before being sidelined the

513
00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,879
Speaker 2: rest of the season with a left foot injury. The

514
00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,600
Speaker 2: Rams were so motivated to get rid of Robinson that

515
00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,879
Speaker 2: that three point four million of that salary cap space

516
00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,520
Speaker 2: was lost in April trade with the Steelers, which is

517
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Speaker 2: a swap of seventh round picks. Right now, to me,

518
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Speaker 2: that looks like a steal. It looks like a steal.

519
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Speaker 3: I mean, he really gave nothing up except for some

520
00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:03,080
Speaker 3: cap space and a roster spot, which is nothing. Nobody

521
00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,359
Speaker 3: has been happy with the last two years of Alan

522
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Speaker 3: Robinson compared to his, you know, really illustrious career to

523
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Speaker 3: that point, because even with the Bears, he signed a huge,

524
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Speaker 3: huge deal for the time when he went from Jacksonville

525
00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:19,639
Speaker 3: to Chicago, and even his tape wasn't the same. And

526
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Speaker 3: I don't say he looked disinterested at times, but he

527
00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:28,080
Speaker 3: certainly looked frustrated at times. But what can't be lost

528
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Speaker 3: here is the first year in LA and the last

529
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Speaker 3: year in Chicago were basically the most dysfunctional offenses in

530
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Speaker 3: the league. I mean, that was Field's rookie year when

531
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Speaker 3: they had no clue how to use them. Nagy gets

532
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Speaker 3: fired afterwards, and they were like the worst offense in

533
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Speaker 3: the league. And then last year, a very Cup and

534
00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:55,199
Speaker 3: Stafford dependent offense didn't have Stafford or a Cup and

535
00:24:55,680 --> 00:25:00,840
Speaker 3: was playing with the most injured offensive line, exaggerating the

536
00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:05,160
Speaker 3: most injured offensive line in the history of football outsiders,

537
00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,920
Speaker 3: which started in nineteen eighty. You know, like they were

538
00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,520
Speaker 3: offensive line plays important, and if you they had new

539
00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:17,840
Speaker 3: starters every week, there was no chance to succeed for anybody.

540
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Speaker 3: And I think he looks good out here, by the way,

541
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Speaker 3: he looks very good out here.

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Speaker 2: The beauty of that is the Rams picked up a

543
00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:27,160
Speaker 2: good portion of that contract, and the Steelers then when

544
00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:31,080
Speaker 2: they got him, reworked the deal for this year. He

545
00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:37,840
Speaker 2: counts against their cap three point basically three point one

546
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Speaker 2: million dollars.

547
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Speaker 3: I don't quite understand it from a RAMS perspective, because

548
00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:45,080
Speaker 3: you don't save that much cap space to flop seventh rounders.

549
00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,440
Speaker 3: You do open an opportunity for two two out Well

550
00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:51,640
Speaker 3: or Puka Nakula or someone like that of the future.

551
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Speaker 2: So I too, But it's the Steelers have a potential

552
00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,320
Speaker 2: out after this season with Alan or Robinson. Where he

553
00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:03,240
Speaker 2: brought that up, he would only be one point nine

554
00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:04,880
Speaker 2: million dollars against their cap.

555
00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:08,000
Speaker 3: Bad money next year. Yeah, if he's a disaster this year,

556
00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,719
Speaker 3: to cost you one point nine against your cap next year.

557
00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,240
Speaker 2: Now, next year his base salary goes to ten million,

558
00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:15,840
Speaker 2: so maybe you don't retire, and so his cap pits

559
00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,480
Speaker 2: seventeen you know million. But if he's good this year,

560
00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:20,720
Speaker 2: he's re number three or season, you can you can

561
00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,359
Speaker 2: sign him to an extension to lower that number. You

562
00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:27,000
Speaker 2: obviously lower that base salary and give him some of that.

563
00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:29,040
Speaker 2: There's add a year or two to the deal. Yeah,

564
00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:32,600
Speaker 2: there's nothing to lose here with the Steelers Steelers situation.

565
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Speaker 3: So I will say, I'm glad you brought that up.

566
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Speaker 3: And this isn't a knock on Robins. So he've said

567
00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,800
Speaker 3: some good stuff about him. I doubt he'll be good

568
00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:43,120
Speaker 3: enough this year to be worth his current contract. That's

569
00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:44,879
Speaker 3: a big cap hit, you know. I mean, he'd have

570
00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,360
Speaker 3: to be the first five years of his career guy.

571
00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:50,399
Speaker 2: Yeah, and okay, so, but if you're in it to

572
00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,520
Speaker 2: win it this year, which the Steelers are adding a

573
00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,960
Speaker 2: guy like that for a swap of seventh round picks, yeah,

574
00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,960
Speaker 2: and he costs you next to nothing this year, I mean.

575
00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,360
Speaker 3: And there's two other things about it too, is they've

576
00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:06,160
Speaker 3: been searching for a bigger slot. Claypoole never really worked

577
00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,560
Speaker 3: out there, you know, Like I think they'd prefer to

578
00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,359
Speaker 3: at least have the option, but not play with the

579
00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,679
Speaker 3: gunners and sims because if you're gonna run the ball

580
00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:15,359
Speaker 3: a lot, that guy has to block, that guy has

581
00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,119
Speaker 3: to throw his body around. And the other thing is,

582
00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:20,840
Speaker 3: I won't say I know for a fact, but I

583
00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,800
Speaker 3: just have a very very strong ankling they wanted a

584
00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:27,199
Speaker 3: veteran presence in that receiver room as well as on

585
00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:28,800
Speaker 3: the youngest offense in the league too.

586
00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,600
Speaker 2: Essentially, what they got allan Robinson on for the Steelers

587
00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,359
Speaker 2: point of view. Here for what they've got is a

588
00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:37,679
Speaker 2: two year twenty twenty million dollar deal essentially that they

589
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,320
Speaker 2: can get out of after one. That you can get

590
00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:41,920
Speaker 2: out of after one or restructure. You weren't going to

591
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:45,920
Speaker 2: sign anybody on the open market, no for that kind

592
00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:50,000
Speaker 2: of money. No, right, who was any good that's worth it? Right?

593
00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:51,480
Speaker 2: It was going to be it was gonna give you

594
00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:52,520
Speaker 2: that kind of I mean.

595
00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,800
Speaker 3: Folks, r Kobe Myers got like eighteen Yeah, you know,

596
00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,520
Speaker 3: and he would be if the Steelers signed him, he'd

597
00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,520
Speaker 3: be their slot. And he's not a big but he'd

598
00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,600
Speaker 3: be a good slot. But that's double the price.

599
00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,480
Speaker 2: Yeah, So I think there was a great move this offseason.

600
00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,680
Speaker 2: I've liked what I've seen from him. Again, they've they've

601
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:13,040
Speaker 2: got some rooming with George Pickens out here. Yeah, that's

602
00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,720
Speaker 2: not a not an accident, not an accident. So I

603
00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,760
Speaker 2: think that was just a really shrewd move by the Steelers.

604
00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:21,920
Speaker 3: What shocks me too, is couldn't the Rams have done

605
00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,560
Speaker 3: that with ten other teams in the league and gotten

606
00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,920
Speaker 3: a fifth round pick? You know, the fact he only

607
00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,080
Speaker 3: had to swap seven's like that's all you could get

608
00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,000
Speaker 3: for him after you picked up his contract to you know, like, wow,

609
00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:32,879
Speaker 3: that's crazy.

610
00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:36,120
Speaker 2: Some of the other guys on this list. Here, we'll

611
00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:42,520
Speaker 2: roll through these. He's got Odell Beckham maybe.

612
00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,560
Speaker 3: I mean I was really impressed with how he played

613
00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,080
Speaker 3: last we saw him, but that was a long time ago.

614
00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:47,840
Speaker 2: I think they were way over I mean again, look

615
00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:49,600
Speaker 2: at a bad contract. Look at what they paid for.

616
00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:52,280
Speaker 2: Look at what the Rams or what the Ravens paid for.

617
00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,200
Speaker 2: Odell Beckham a one year deal worth fifteen million worth

618
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Speaker 2: and up to eighteen Yeah, with thirteen point eighty five

619
00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,560
Speaker 2: of that million dollar is uh is signing bonus, which

620
00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:10,080
Speaker 2: means you're not gonna cut him. No, I mean, he

621
00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,640
Speaker 2: hasn't played football in three years. Yeah, I don't like

622
00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:15,760
Speaker 2: the contract. I like the chances of Odell having a

623
00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,560
Speaker 2: decent year. I don't like the contract. Though. The problem

624
00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:22,960
Speaker 2: with Odell is that, you know, for the Steelers, from

625
00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:24,840
Speaker 2: the Steelers point of view, you were looking for for

626
00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:28,800
Speaker 2: somebody to be that veteran leader. That's not him. Doesn't

627
00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:29,440
Speaker 2: seem like it.

628
00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:33,000
Speaker 3: I know, he's the young The young pups that come

629
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,959
Speaker 3: in the league now practiced doing the Odell catch their

630
00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:37,800
Speaker 3: whole life and looked up to him, and you know,

631
00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:40,040
Speaker 3: played with them on mad But.

632
00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,400
Speaker 2: I've seen you know, we've seen him be a locker room.

633
00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:46,040
Speaker 3: He's caused problems and problem two different spots off the field,

634
00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:47,080
Speaker 3: a little bit too right.

635
00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:50,080
Speaker 2: And he wasn't exactly great in the Giants locker room either,

636
00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:52,040
Speaker 2: not the end right. They were happy to get rid

637
00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,480
Speaker 2: of him. Jonathan Taylor's on this list.

638
00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,080
Speaker 3: He seems a little young for that. Yeah, I mean,

639
00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,400
Speaker 3: I mean to bounce back. He had a down year,

640
00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:01,840
Speaker 3: but he's still a puppy.

641
00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:06,400
Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't see that at all. Michael Thomas is

642
00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:09,200
Speaker 2: the perfect guy to put on you. Is he still

643
00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:10,640
Speaker 2: good at football? I don't know he was.

644
00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:12,560
Speaker 3: He's a great guy to put on there, but I

645
00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,000
Speaker 3: wouldn't bet on it being Yes.

646
00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,640
Speaker 2: He had twenty two targets last year, sixteen catches for

647
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,680
Speaker 2: one hundred and seventy one yards and three touchdowns.

648
00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:20,760
Speaker 3: I didn't realize it was that productive and in such

649
00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:22,800
Speaker 3: a tiny stretch. Yea, it was just a I mean, so,

650
00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:26,080
Speaker 3: I haven't heard camp reports one way or another.

651
00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:29,200
Speaker 2: I don't know. He was really good for a while

652
00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:31,400
Speaker 2: two three years ago, but there were people saying he was

653
00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:34,600
Speaker 2: the number one receiver in football. I think he cut

654
00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,000
Speaker 2: the most balls ever in a year.

655
00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, So, I mean I guess he's a good one

656
00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:41,120
Speaker 3: put on there, but I don't know them banking on

657
00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:41,600
Speaker 3: it to happen.

658
00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:44,080
Speaker 2: Had one hundred and forty nine catches in twenty nineteen.

659
00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:46,760
Speaker 2: He had a three or four year stretch that were ridiculous.

660
00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,480
Speaker 2: Hundred and forty nine catches. Yeah, that's been basically ten

661
00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:54,280
Speaker 2: texts a game. Him and Breeze were humming. Ezekiel Elliott

662
00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:57,040
Speaker 2: is a fine candidate for this list, and I don't

663
00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:58,720
Speaker 2: think that's going to happen.

664
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Speaker 3: No, I think he's going to be three hundred and

665
00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,400
Speaker 3: fifty yards six short touchdowns.

666
00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:07,640
Speaker 2: That's the problem. If you're a mentor, if you're Rmandree

667
00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:10,760
Speaker 2: Stevenson owner in fantasy football, like, you're not happy about that.

668
00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,440
Speaker 2: You're not happy with Ezekiel Elliott signing him down because

669
00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:16,920
Speaker 2: of the touchdown thing. Yeah, he's getting vultra touchdowns away. Yeah.

670
00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,440
Speaker 3: I don't think his Patriot year or years will be

671
00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:20,880
Speaker 3: remembered fondly in his career.

672
00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,959
Speaker 2: Yeah, this is EMMITTT. Smith is a cardinal.

673
00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:28,200
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, that type of thing. Calvin Ridley on this rist,

674
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:31,280
Speaker 3: I think that's a one. Yeah, that's a perfect example.

675
00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:35,920
Speaker 3: And he's younger than Robinson and Beckham and Thomas, though

676
00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:37,840
Speaker 3: I don't know if he's much under Thomas.

677
00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:40,240
Speaker 2: He's like twenty eight. Yeah, he came a league a

678
00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,280
Speaker 2: year older anything too. And he of course with this

679
00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:47,160
Speaker 2: the suspension his contract told so he's still working on

680
00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:51,000
Speaker 2: his fifty year option. Much Bonker's twenty eight year old, right, Wow,

681
00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,680
Speaker 2: that's crazy. So it's like he counts eleven point one

682
00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:57,520
Speaker 2: six million on the answer the Jaguars cap this year.

683
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:00,200
Speaker 2: I'm betting on him to have a very good year.

684
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:03,320
Speaker 2: Though here's the problem for the Jaguars. If he does

685
00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:04,800
Speaker 2: have a big year this year, now you've got to

686
00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,600
Speaker 2: sign him to an extension. As you know, you're kind

687
00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:11,960
Speaker 2: of renting him walk hope not and now you're signing it,

688
00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,360
Speaker 2: you know, an order receiver to a big extension. And know,

689
00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:17,400
Speaker 2: by the way, Trevor Lawrence is going to be looking

690
00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:19,600
Speaker 2: here for an extension at some point soon.

691
00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:21,600
Speaker 3: And they don't have a lot of cap space. They

692
00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,120
Speaker 3: have some bad contracts on that team from the years

693
00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:27,080
Speaker 3: of having to get people to come there and pay

694
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:27,920
Speaker 3: him more than they should.

695
00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:33,400
Speaker 2: Yeah. Uh, Mike is SICKI on this list.

696
00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:37,040
Speaker 3: I don't I never understood why Miami franchised him because

697
00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:40,160
Speaker 3: he's nothing like Kittle or the style over tight end

698
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,280
Speaker 3: that they liked. So I guess a change of scenery,

699
00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,720
Speaker 3: he can't be bad. But man, do we think he's

700
00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:48,040
Speaker 3: going to explode with the Patriots.

701
00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:49,680
Speaker 2: I don't know that I would call him an offensive

702
00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:53,000
Speaker 2: star that it's trying to bounce exactly. Is he the

703
00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:55,680
Speaker 2: Elliot career or Michael Thomas career? Right? Nor would I

704
00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:59,720
Speaker 2: call the next guy on here that Jonah Williams.

705
00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:04,240
Speaker 3: Yeah, first round pick, I get it, But he was

706
00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,080
Speaker 3: a bad left tackle. Now we think he's gonna be

707
00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,600
Speaker 3: a good right tackle. Yeah, I go here.

708
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:11,320
Speaker 2: Go play Von Miller and TJ. Watt. Yeah, in a

709
00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:13,200
Speaker 2: position I was comfortable. And that's they're going to face

710
00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:17,200
Speaker 2: those teams. The Bengals finished first. You're gonna get those guys. No,

711
00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:18,440
Speaker 2: I think there will be in the market for a

712
00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,200
Speaker 2: right tackle this year. Same thing with the next guy

713
00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,320
Speaker 2: on here, Mackay Beckton. I don't know if Mkai Beckton

714
00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,520
Speaker 2: is good at football or not. He's never played. I know.

715
00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,320
Speaker 3: He lost weight, he looks great. Camp reports are great.

716
00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:32,880
Speaker 3: He ran a good forty at the combine, and that's

717
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:34,120
Speaker 3: kind of what we know he's been.

718
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,160
Speaker 2: It's been a while. It's been a while since he's

719
00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:40,880
Speaker 2: done it. Maybe again, this guy doesn't really qualify. They're

720
00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:43,520
Speaker 2: counting on him to become a star or become a

721
00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:46,040
Speaker 2: feature back, but he's never been that. To say that

722
00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:50,520
Speaker 2: he's bouncing back from anything, Alexander Madison, Yeah, I mean

723
00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:52,720
Speaker 2: he's not. He never was down. No, he just is

724
00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:53,160
Speaker 2: who he is.

725
00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:55,520
Speaker 3: He's a was a backup back. Now he's now getting

726
00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,160
Speaker 3: a chance, getting yes to do more. Yeah, I mean

727
00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:01,000
Speaker 3: he'll get volume. Volume will be there. He's gonna get

728
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:04,320
Speaker 3: a chance. Can he stay healthy? Should be a good offense. Yeah,

729
00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:05,760
Speaker 3: but I don't think he's a great player.

730
00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,080
Speaker 2: But they gave him a two year, seven million dollar

731
00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,320
Speaker 2: deal to be their lead runner.

732
00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:14,440
Speaker 3: How many million over two seven million? Yeah, I think

733
00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:17,239
Speaker 3: that's great. Yeah, I mean Zeke just got six. Yeah

734
00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:19,680
Speaker 3: if you're i'd rather if you're the Vikings, it's great.

735
00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:21,880
Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, it's a good deal for the Vikes. Yeah.

736
00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:24,440
Speaker 2: But that's what he's worth, right because he hasn't done

737
00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:26,439
Speaker 2: it yet. He could have got more on the open market.

738
00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:28,120
Speaker 2: He would have. I don't know how he's on this list.

739
00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:29,600
Speaker 2: Is there anybody else that you can think of that

740
00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:32,399
Speaker 2: you would put on this list. Hmmm, guys who want

741
00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,400
Speaker 2: to show that they could still play. How about Aaron Rodgers,

742
00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,680
Speaker 2: he had a down year? Yeah, can he still can

743
00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:38,839
Speaker 2: he still play at that high level?

744
00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,160
Speaker 3: How about Sean Watson? How about Russell Wilson, how about

745
00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:45,080
Speaker 3: Matthew Stafford, Russell Wilson, perfect, yeah, right, right right.

746
00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:45,600
Speaker 2: I guess he.

747
00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,640
Speaker 3: Avoided quarterbacks apparently, Yeah, apparently because there's a lot of

748
00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:49,359
Speaker 3: them that were down.

749
00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:53,080
Speaker 2: Yeah. I don't know if he stars, he says, you know,

750
00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,880
Speaker 2: Evan Ingram was a prime example of capitalizing when he

751
00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:56,600
Speaker 2: had something to prove.

752
00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:58,160
Speaker 3: He actually crossed my mind when you were talking about

753
00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:01,520
Speaker 3: Ridley because this time last year he was a question mark. Yeah,

754
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,279
Speaker 3: but he was never a star, but he was a

755
00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:04,960
Speaker 3: first round pick. You know it was a first round pick.

756
00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:09,839
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, he said he doesn't didn't include quarterbacks on here. Something, boy,

757
00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:11,279
Speaker 2: that could be a pretty good list. You could do,

758
00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,960
Speaker 2: t You could do ten quarterbacks who need to gets

759
00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,399
Speaker 2: back here the show they can still play.

760
00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,280
Speaker 3: Stafford, Wilson, Watson, right right.

761
00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:21,640
Speaker 2: Across the league for sure. We're gonna take another break.

762
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Speaker 2: He is Matt Williamson. I am Dale, Lolly. You're listening

763
00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:27,440
Speaker 2: to the Drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. We'll be

764
00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:30,560
Speaker 2: back with more right after this from a Saint Vincent College.

765
00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,400
Speaker 2: We'll come back to wrap up the show. See you then,

766
00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:43,239
Speaker 2: welcome back. I'm Dale Lolli. He is Matt Williamson and

767
00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:46,200
Speaker 2: this is the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio and ESPN

768
00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:50,760
Speaker 2: nine seventy are ongoing coverage here from Saint Vincent College

769
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,839
Speaker 2: and we'll have one more day. Matt. Start well, gone

770
00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:58,359
Speaker 2: quick and it's gone slow. The only thing that's gone

771
00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:01,400
Speaker 2: slow is our three hours together each day shore for you.

772
00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:05,520
Speaker 2: But no, we get another practice tomorrow, one fifty five

773
00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:08,360
Speaker 2: that wasn't on the schedule. So if you want to

774
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,879
Speaker 2: come out and see the Steelers out practice one last

775
00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,360
Speaker 2: time out here, that's your shot at it. Mike Tomlin

776
00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:16,640
Speaker 2: will have his press conference tomorrow talking about the upcoming

777
00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:20,200
Speaker 2: game on Saturday, that would be the preseason home game.

778
00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:23,240
Speaker 2: The times of press conference, I believe it's eleven thirty.

779
00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:27,120
Speaker 2: Good will plenty of time to discuss it, absolutely so.

780
00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:30,400
Speaker 2: Lots of stuff going on here. I don't know if

781
00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:34,200
Speaker 2: you saw this, Matt, but former Steelers head coach back

782
00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:37,319
Speaker 2: in the sixties, late fifties, early sixties, Buddy Parker now

783
00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:39,600
Speaker 2: a finalist for the Hall of Fame Class of twenty

784
00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:43,000
Speaker 2: twenty four. I didn't won a couple of NFL championships

785
00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,920
Speaker 2: with the Lions. He won with the Lions, Yeah, and

786
00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:47,920
Speaker 2: then came to the Steelers and led them to the

787
00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:51,120
Speaker 2: playoffs in the early sixties. And well, that was their

788
00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:54,879
Speaker 2: best period of Steelers history until Chuck Nole came along.

789
00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:56,640
Speaker 3: Now, I'd say that's really the best they've done over

790
00:36:56,680 --> 00:36:59,359
Speaker 3: a long stretch before the Emperor showed up.

791
00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:04,120
Speaker 2: Yeah. See, if Buddy Parker adds another former Steeler to

792
00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:06,520
Speaker 2: the Hall of Fame, usually those guys end up getting

793
00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:07,759
Speaker 2: rubber stamped a little bit.

794
00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:09,640
Speaker 3: Yeah, I say a lot of the veteran community guys

795
00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:11,240
Speaker 3: have a high percentage of going.

796
00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:13,960
Speaker 2: Yeah. Looking around the league there, we mentioned it before.

797
00:37:14,239 --> 00:37:17,920
Speaker 2: Marlin Humphrey with a foot injury. He's having surgery. He's

798
00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:21,000
Speaker 2: going to miss at least a month juge that's going

799
00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:22,800
Speaker 2: to take him into the start of the regular season.

800
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:27,680
Speaker 2: And the Ravens just don't have Rocky sin is also

801
00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:31,480
Speaker 2: dealing with an injury suffered two weeks ago. Arthur Malett

802
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:34,120
Speaker 2: and Jalen Armore Davis are also working your way back

803
00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:37,279
Speaker 2: onto the field. They are thin. They are thin.

804
00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:42,920
Speaker 3: Yeah, that's potentially season derailing or beginning of season derailing.

805
00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:49,120
Speaker 3: I mean again, besides lamar Well, he might be my raven.

806
00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:52,200
Speaker 3: I'd least want to lose if I were Harbaugh. On defense,

807
00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:56,360
Speaker 3: maybe roquand maybe Roque Corner linebackers you can find corners,

808
00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:56,680
Speaker 3: you can't.

809
00:37:56,760 --> 00:38:00,600
Speaker 2: Yeah, they just don't have anybody like Rocky Sin's number two,

810
00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:04,839
Speaker 2: right Like, yeah, man, he's He's just a guy. That's

811
00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:07,480
Speaker 2: bad news. Russell Gage done for the year with a

812
00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:09,879
Speaker 2: knee injury for the Buccaneers.

813
00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:11,839
Speaker 3: He's a true number three. He's on the field a lot,

814
00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:13,520
Speaker 3: and he's been He's had a good career. I mean,

815
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:15,080
Speaker 3: I don't have high hopes for the Bucks lest here,

816
00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:18,720
Speaker 3: but I mean they don't have a third of note.

817
00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,120
Speaker 2: Yeah, looking at some other news and notes here around

818
00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:23,880
Speaker 2: the league, Cordero Patterson will fit. The Falcons will be

819
00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:25,440
Speaker 2: out a couple of weeks and likely out for the

820
00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:28,960
Speaker 2: rest of the preseason with a soft tissue injury. According

821
00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:33,960
Speaker 2: to Arthur Smith, Matt Hennessy was placed on the injured

822
00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:37,000
Speaker 2: list that means he's done for the year, and quarnerback

823
00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:38,800
Speaker 2: Mike Hughes will be out a couple of weeks and

824
00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:40,600
Speaker 2: is likely out for the rest of the preseason with

825
00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:42,799
Speaker 2: a soft tissue injury as well. Okay, I mean those

826
00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:44,560
Speaker 2: are all ones that notice. I mean those guys are

827
00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:49,080
Speaker 2: would have made the team. Yeah. Quarterback Bryce Young will

828
00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:51,640
Speaker 2: play on Friday's preseason game against the Giants for the

829
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:53,960
Speaker 2: Carolina Panthers, and they'll probably be at the same amount

830
00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,160
Speaker 2: of pass or reps in the series as did last

831
00:38:56,160 --> 00:39:00,360
Speaker 2: week against the Jets. According to Frank Wright. Andy Dalton, however,

832
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,760
Speaker 2: will not playing that game for the Cardinals. He's stealing

833
00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:07,120
Speaker 2: on the back. Looking like Miles Sanders, with a groin injury,

834
00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:09,600
Speaker 2: is going to play in the preseason at all either,

835
00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:13,040
Speaker 2: but the injury is getting better. According to Right, I.

836
00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:15,239
Speaker 3: Wouldn't rush a running back back, that's for sure. Yeah,

837
00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:17,880
Speaker 3: you know what, Miles Sanders can do that or Dalton

838
00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:20,560
Speaker 3: for that match. Yeah, so I think Young's gonna play

839
00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:21,000
Speaker 3: quite a bit.

840
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:25,120
Speaker 2: MICHAEH. Parsons returned to practice today for the Cowboys after

841
00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:30,120
Speaker 2: leaving practice Tuesday with a left leg injury. I don't

842
00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:31,879
Speaker 2: think there was much of a scare, but right, good

843
00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:35,200
Speaker 2: boy could have been Aman Ross, Saint Brown and Detroit

844
00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:38,160
Speaker 2: did not return to practice after suffering a lower leg injury.

845
00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:42,560
Speaker 2: According to team reporter Tim Twentyman, I.

846
00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:45,080
Speaker 3: Knew he was he wasn't carted off, but he left

847
00:39:45,080 --> 00:39:47,319
Speaker 3: and never came back. And I saw that earlier this morning.

848
00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:50,279
Speaker 3: It's good nothing more since. So you talk about a

849
00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:54,239
Speaker 3: thin position. Yeah, their receivers with James and Williams suspended,

850
00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:57,560
Speaker 3: I think their receiver short and he would be like

851
00:39:57,600 --> 00:39:58,640
Speaker 3: the Ramslus of Cooper Cup.

852
00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:02,040
Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, Jamis and Williams also suffered a right hamstring

853
00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:05,000
Speaker 2: injury on a deep rotten practice today and did not

854
00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:08,120
Speaker 2: return as well. Really, so wow, they're really thin there.

855
00:40:08,760 --> 00:40:12,440
Speaker 2: Former Steeler Dwayne Washington or not. So I'm sorry, I

856
00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:16,200
Speaker 2: was thinking, never mind, I get that mixed up. The

857
00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:20,319
Speaker 2: uh I'm thinking of the cornerback named Dwayne Washington. Yeah,

858
00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:24,560
Speaker 2: the Broncos signed running back Dwayne Washington. That is not

859
00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:27,840
Speaker 2: the former Steeler. He'd be very old to play corner.

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Speaker 2: But the way cornerbacks are going down around the league

861
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Speaker 2: right now. Well, Justin Ross was back in practice for

862
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Speaker 2: the Chiefs today after he had a new practice yesterday.

863
00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:45,359
Speaker 2: He had a leg injury, so that's good to there's

864
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Speaker 2: really strong reports on him. Yeah. Uh, In Las Vegas,

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Speaker 2: DeVante Adams was back in practicing as one hundred percent healthy.

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Speaker 3: According to Josh McDaniels, good, I didn't know it was

867
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Speaker 3: anything serious. I guess it wasn't.

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Speaker 2: It's a leg, but yeah, anytime a guy like that

869
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Speaker 2: is missing, you no question. Defensive end Tyree Wilson, who

870
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Speaker 2: was their first round draft pick, has been activated from

871
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Speaker 2: the non football injury list and can start practicing with

872
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Speaker 2: the team at any point.

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Speaker 3: According to McDaniel so, let's think about this for a minute,

874
00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:13,759
Speaker 3: Like we've been here a long time. Yeah, what if

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00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:18,239
Speaker 3: Roderick Jones had yet to really concerning Yeah, I mean

876
00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:20,600
Speaker 3: that's a high first round pick. That's you're building a

877
00:41:21,239 --> 00:41:24,000
Speaker 3: team around, to some degree, a foundational piece of your team.

878
00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:28,400
Speaker 2: They took Tyree Wilson, it was top ten six, I think. Yeah, So,

879
00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:30,200
Speaker 2: I mean he hasn't practiced yet.

880
00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:31,759
Speaker 3: Right, I mean I think of all the work that

881
00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,440
Speaker 3: Jones has gotten in since he's been here, and Wilson

882
00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:35,040
Speaker 3: got none of that.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Uh. In for the Rams, offensive tackle Joseph Noteboom

884
00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:41,920
Speaker 2: won't do teamwork this week as he's dealing with an

885
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Speaker 2: unspecified injury. According to Sean McVay, he's important for.

886
00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:49,160
Speaker 3: Them, very important. I mentioned rams O line injuries last

887
00:41:49,239 --> 00:41:52,239
Speaker 3: year was a historic problem, and.

888
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Speaker 2: He was one of them. The one of them.

889
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Speaker 3: They used their first they used their highest pick since

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Speaker 3: Jared Goff on Steve Avilia.

891
00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:02,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, because theyre wried about it. Cam Akers

892
00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:06,120
Speaker 2: was kicked out of practice for for fighting Ay McVeigh.

893
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Speaker 3: Okay, well, I know that he's been in mcvay's doghouse

894
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Speaker 3: in the past.

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Speaker 2: Maybe he's a little bit of a vallable character. That

896
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Speaker 2: might be the case. Yeah. Yeah. For the Dolphins, offensive

897
00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:17,319
Speaker 2: tackle Liam Eikenberg was limited in practice today with an

898
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Speaker 2: undisclosed injury. According to Mike McDaniel, Christian Wilkins is staging

899
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Speaker 2: a hole in a camp while the negotiations for a

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00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:27,919
Speaker 2: new contract. That according to McDaniels as well.

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Speaker 3: So I knew he was not saying Kumbaya down there,

902
00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:33,319
Speaker 3: no right, I knew Wilkins was the line.

903
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Speaker 2: He'll get paid.

904
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Speaker 3: Well, I don't know if he'll get Dexter Lawrence money

905
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Speaker 3: or Quinnin Williams money, but he'll be nine what he wants.

906
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Speaker 3: I bet that's his sticking. That's probably and I don't

907
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Speaker 3: think he's quite that level.

908
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Speaker 2: H In Minnesota, Jordan Addison, their first round draft pick,

909
00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:53,520
Speaker 2: is working through a concussion protocol. Could return as early

910
00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:56,680
Speaker 2: as Monday, per Kevin O'Connell, So that means he'll miss

911
00:42:56,760 --> 00:42:58,040
Speaker 2: their preseason game this week.

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Speaker 3: You don't like to hear him Ushians, that's for sure.

913
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Speaker 2: In New York, the Giants Cole Beasley not practicing for

914
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Speaker 2: the second straight day. He's dealing with a leg injury.

915
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Speaker 2: He's one of their one hundred slot receivers, Evan Ingham

916
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Speaker 2: or Evan Neil I'm sorry, has a clear concussion protocol,

917
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Speaker 2: so he's back on the field. And with the Jets,

918
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Speaker 2: Dalvin Cook officially signed his contract. Also, however, a bunch

919
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Speaker 2: of injuries for them, lacoln Tomlinson with a leg injuries

920
00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:31,040
Speaker 2: considered day to day according to Robert Sala. Defensive end

921
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Speaker 2: Carl Lawson with his achilles is begiving solw some hope.

922
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Speaker 2: He'll return to practice next week. If you remember, he

923
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Speaker 2: missed the entire season a couple of years ago, so

924
00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:44,120
Speaker 2: it's bothering him again. And then cornerback Javelin Gidrey one

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Speaker 2: of the great games he's in the draft. A couple

926
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Speaker 2: of years ago, he injured his knee in a joint

927
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Speaker 2: practice day with the Buccaneers and expected to undergo surgery

928
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Speaker 2: in the near future. That means his knee injury and

929
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Speaker 2: you're getting surgery. That's going to be a lengthy, lengthy one.

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Speaker 3: Well, the first two were very much in the mix.

931
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Speaker 3: Tomlinson is store arding guard. I doesn't sound like Javelin's

932
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Speaker 3: playing this year.

933
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Speaker 2: Yeah. Uh, in fact, they released him, so yeah. Who.

934
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Speaker 2: Cornerbacks coach Tony Oden is doing fine after he was

935
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Speaker 2: inadvertently struck during an altercation at the team's joint practice

936
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Speaker 2: with the Buccaneers. Odin was taken to the hospital to

937
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Speaker 2: be evaluated. Wow, I struck. Did he get punched? He

938
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Speaker 2: must have gotten punched at This is why you don't

939
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Speaker 2: do the joint practice. Everybody likes to see it because

940
00:44:27,320 --> 00:44:32,279
Speaker 2: there's no officials there. And yeah, like you got a

941
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Speaker 2: bunch of alpha males on the field together and things

942
00:44:34,600 --> 00:44:38,160
Speaker 2: get a little nasty at times. Yeah, it gets real nasty. Yeah,

943
00:44:38,239 --> 00:44:40,360
Speaker 2: unless you've got a strong head coach who's gonna just

944
00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:43,760
Speaker 2: not put up with that kind of stuff. Still. Yeah. Yeah.

945
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Speaker 2: Traylon Burke's was carted off from practice with an apparent

946
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Speaker 2: injury for the Titans. Oh, cart it off. You don't

947
00:44:49,239 --> 00:44:51,160
Speaker 2: want to hear you don't want to hear carted off. Yeah,

948
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Speaker 2: reports were really good.

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Speaker 3: I mean, I know Hopkins will probably be the one there,

950
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Speaker 3: but people were pretty excited about it.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Again, when we talk about the Steelers getting through

952
00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:02,239
Speaker 2: these practices, you know, that's a pretty much I mean,

953
00:45:02,280 --> 00:45:04,640
Speaker 2: that's been a's a that's a laundry list of guys

954
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Speaker 2: who who've gotten hurt here just this week and then

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Speaker 2: not good.

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Speaker 3: Even if it's a week you're missing on some of these,

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Speaker 3: it's a big deal, especially for the young guys, especially

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Speaker 3: for the young guy.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, Matt, that's going to do it for our shows.

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Speaker 2: One more, Absolutely, we got one more here live from

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Speaker 2: Steelers training camp here at Saint Fncent College. Of course,

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Speaker 2: you could start listening to our coverage at eight am

963
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Speaker 2: with Tom Opferman and Bob but Labriola and we take

964
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Speaker 2: you with shows all the way through to six pm.

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Speaker 2: So you don't want to miss any of that. But

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Speaker 2: that's going to do it for Matt and I today.

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Speaker 2: So for my partner, Matt Williamson, we want to thank

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Speaker 2: you justin back in Pittsburgh keeping us on the air.

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Speaker 2: I'm Dale Allie. We also want to thank you for

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Speaker 2: listening to this edition of The Drive on Steelers Nation Radio.