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Visit you PMC health plan dot com slash 36 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: best for more information and then at least He's The 37 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: Dry Five with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson, Home of 38 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome to the Drive. 39 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,119 Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lolly here with Matt Williamson. It's a Thursday 40 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 1: here in Pittsburgh. Well dreary out today that Kanner came in. 41 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: I don't think it's supposed to be like this Sunday. 42 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: I think it's supposed to be like in the fifties. Um, 43 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: but not terrible, but he is. Matt Williamson, I'm dale Lolly. 44 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: Uh talking Steelers Ravens the big matchup this weekend. UH, 45 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: Steelers coming out with her injury report today. Ben Roethlisberger 46 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: full participant. Chase Claypool listened as a full participant. Joe 47 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: Hayden did not practice again today. We'll see where that goes. Uh. 48 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: He was a full participant last Friday. Interesting and they 49 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: shut him down. So yeah, maybe I felt a little 50 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: more pain in there. I don't. I don't know what's 51 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: going on with that. Arthur Mallette did not practice today. 52 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: That was an addition. He's dealing with the quad injury. UM. 53 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: Trey Turner was back at practice today. That was coach's 54 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 1: decision yesterday. Zach Banner, however, still out with the illness. UH. 55 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: Pat Farmouth getting in a second consecutive day of full practice. 56 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: That looks good for him to come back this week. 57 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: And then Isaiah Bugs added to the injury report with 58 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: an ankle issue. It's limited. Um no, what news and 59 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: that's something we will there's nothing you Yeah, it doesn't 60 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: show up on the practice report, so people waiting. They 61 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: did put Robert Splaine on the uh COVID list today. 62 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: That's why he's not on the injury list. That because 63 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: he's dealing with a knee injury. He wasn't gonna play 64 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: this one, yea, So he's not gonna played either way. 65 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: Um okay, So if Spallane's out, does Buddy get a helmet? 66 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: Maybe or probably not, Probably Gilbert the backup directly to 67 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: those two. Then he got Gilbert and Allen. Yeah, you know, 68 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: then you're you're looking at you know, maybe you bring 69 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: up Killer Brewer, you mened a linebacker you can always 70 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,119 Speaker 1: you know, maybe they bring Karl Joseph up up off 71 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: of the practice squad. I think you want smaller guys 72 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: that can run. That's what I'm saying is I want 73 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: two hundred to two hundred and thirty five pound players 74 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: on the field that can all run and change directions. 75 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: And maybe a guy like Gilbert would get involved a 76 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: little more than usual. Or you know, some of those 77 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: names you mentioned I mean, none of them made me 78 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: do handstands and get him on the field. But this 79 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 1: is all about a scheme to me. This week. It's 80 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: all about you know, and you know we've talked a 81 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: lot about the blitzing the issues this week. Uh you know, 82 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: the Steelers blitzing just twenty three percent of the time 83 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: this year as opposed to year. I did dig up 84 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: this little nugget, Matt that Lamar Jackson's the most blitz 85 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: quarterback in the league this year, and he missed a game, 86 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: So you're talking about just talking about overall, he's been 87 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: blitzed more than any other quarterback in the league. It 88 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: averages out to like about thirteen times a game in Miami, 89 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: I'm sure really bumped that up to Denver. Denver blitzed 90 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: him twenty up in times as well, not with much success. 91 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: But there were some games early early in the season 92 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: teams weren't blitzing him much. The first five games early 93 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: in his career, people weren't bit him at all. Um, 94 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: he was blitzed fifty four times in his first five games, 95 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: but that included the twenty seven times that Denver blitzed him, 96 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 1: So it was really the last five games. It's seventy 97 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: seven times he's been blitzed. The people were hitting starting 98 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: to figure out that this is something they're having problems with. 99 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: My take on that was, first of all, early in 100 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: his career, people were petrified to blitz him. That's what Yeah, 101 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: that's what happens with running quarterbacks. Don't blitz Mike Vick. 102 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: Don't blitz you know. And then I think people started 103 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: to realize maybe the best way to beat Lamar is 104 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: make him process quickly, you know, find the hots, all 105 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: those type of things. And then I'm sure it started 106 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: with Denver and Fangio is great at this type of thing, 107 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: and Miami took it to a new level. Their line 108 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: isn't picking up the blitz is particularly well, you know 109 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: what I mean, So let's keep it up. I mean 110 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: it's sort of a lived by the blitz. I by 111 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: the blitz situation too, because he might hit Marky's brown 112 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,559 Speaker 1: quickly or extend to play and all of a sudden 113 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: you're a man short on the back. He's still he's 114 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: still a guy though that when he's running around typically 115 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: his look to run more often than he did throw. 116 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: The touchdown pass against Cleveland was with on a blitz, 117 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: uh Cleveland broad. I think six guys in that blitz, 118 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: two of them tripped over each other, and he's running 119 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: around in the back that he had nowhere to go 120 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: because they pushed him straight backwards instead of allowing him 121 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: to step up because his first his first instinct is 122 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: often when especially when the blitz comes from the outside, 123 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: is to step up into the pocket, right, you know. 124 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: And then he looks for a running lane, which has 125 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: been a problem when cam and to it and those 126 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: guys are there, and and it still could be, especially 127 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: with cam Um, but the Steelers were better equipped to it, 128 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: of course when they were healthy with their best big people. 129 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: They've given him a lot of problems over the years, 130 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: right know they have. But he's throwing five inners. He's 131 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: only had two starts against the Steeler, He's thrown five interceptions, 132 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 1: he's been sacked nine times. And the other thing, and 133 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: you bring us up a lot too, is in the 134 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: run game, they hit him, you know. I mean, if 135 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: it means the running back getting more of a free lane, 136 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: so be it. They're gonna put their home in Lamar's 137 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: chest a lot. The back of the blitz thing, though, um, 138 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: it's great to make his back, of course, but you 139 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: know that wasn't a long term thing. I'm torn. It's 140 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: kind of a catch twenty two if you don't have 141 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: what you're gonna need to manufacture pressure. I mean, there's 142 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: just no way around the taco and and you know 143 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: how Natusco and those guys are not going to be 144 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: close to the forces coming off the edge. But his 145 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: labs mentioned should be nice to have Joe Hayden back 146 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: there too, you know what I mean, you have neither, 147 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: which one are you more willing to die by? You know? 148 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: So I think that's an interesting Well, I'm kind of 149 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: interested to see what they do at cornerback this week. 150 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: They did pull out um, James Pierre late in the game. Uh, 151 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: he was not in there. They went with the Kello weatherspoon. Um. 152 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: We didn't mention that much, but I thought that was 153 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: super smart. The game's out of reach. Let's see what 154 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: he can do in live action, you know. So he's 155 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: a guy with a lot of starts under his belt. 156 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: It's not like he's some slappy that they signed off 157 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: the street here. This is a guy who started, as 158 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: as Bob mentioned the other day, a lot of games 159 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: he started games for when they went to the Super Bowl, 160 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: right right, and everyone, I hear this all the time, 161 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: and you must hear it ten times more than I do. 162 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: Is you know what Tampa Bay's Antonio Brown, Mike Mike Edwards, 163 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: and the free agent John Franklin all suspended from misre 164 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 1: misrepresenting the vaccination status. Little breaking news the Wow, we 165 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: had heard some things about a b obviously and now 166 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: the latest news. Now, if we get a little jump 167 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: on the fantasy second here, you can cut him. Yeah, 168 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: I think that's probably the ship of sale because they 169 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: pretty much said he's not playing the next two weeks 170 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: period because of the injuries. And now if he's lying 171 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: about back and I'm just curious how the league's gonna 172 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: handle that, Like, how big of a suspension is that? 173 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: What's the penalty for three games? Three games? I've missed 174 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: that point. Wow, Yeah, so that's a rap for him 175 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: pretty much. Um. Anyway, where we're Weather's Witherspoon. Yeah, you 176 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: must hear this all the time, because I heard a lot. 177 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: Why on earth would they have traded for this guy? 178 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 1: What a waste? And you've laid it out a hundred times. 179 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: What if he becomes what Let's say let's say I'm 180 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: not saying this is the case, but let's say Hayden 181 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: doesn't play another game this year. Let's say then come 182 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: back next year. They send him back. They sent him 183 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: back to the doctor when after every practice last Friday, 184 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: it's worse than what they thought. Let's say Witherspoon is 185 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: now the starter for the final six games of the season, 186 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: then it was worth the fifth round draft pick that 187 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: you traded. And it's next year's fifth By the way, 188 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: it's not this upcoming draft, it's two years from now. 189 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:53,599 Speaker 1: You won't miss it. Fifth round draft pick draft Samuel's 190 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: you know, I was starting experience at a premier position. Well, 191 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: why has he been active though Dale? Well, the special teams? Yeah, 192 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: because Lane is a core core special team or he's 193 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: one of five or six of the most important special 194 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: teams players. And Weatherspoon doesn't go to the slot. I mean, 195 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: there's only two spots on the field he can play, 196 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: and they've been occupied by either Pierre Lane or the starters. 197 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: You know, so now's the opportunity number four cornerback because 198 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: Pierre's your number three. Well, now maybe he's leap frogged exactly. 199 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,719 Speaker 1: Think about it like wide receivers. Like if you're a 200 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: number four receiver and you don't play any special teams, 201 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: there's not many snaps. Your jersey gets dirty, you know, 202 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 1: so might not be active on game days exactly. But 203 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: the guy who the guy who returns kicks, he's gonna 204 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: he's gonna be active on contributes, right and one injury away, 205 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: you become the active player at that point and you 206 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: can you know, compete for a starting spot, which I 207 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,719 Speaker 1: have a feeling is what's going on right now. So 208 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: of course you'd rather have Hayden, but I would think 209 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: with us Boon is an intriguing option here? Or what 210 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: if Malette doesn't go. Do you think that maybe Sutton 211 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: goes to the slot and Witherspoon and Hayden or the 212 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 1: outside guys. I mean, you've also Gotwood there. Yeah, you know, 213 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: so they got a couple of options there. But it is, 214 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: you know, it's not ideal for missing both of them. 215 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: It's now you're really shuffling things, and then you really 216 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: better turn the pressure up I'm at or or really 217 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: play conservative and soft, and I don't. I don't think 218 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: that's the way. There's a reason why Lamar Jackson is 219 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: the most blitz quarterback in the league. Other teams are 220 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: now telling you, you know, if you look at the 221 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: numbers again that the Browns on Sunday blitched him ten times. 222 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: That's the fewest times he's been blitzed over the last 223 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: five games. And I bet they regret it. Yeah, and 224 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 1: I'm sure they looked at it like, well, we got 225 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: Garrett and Clowney, we don't we don't need to write. 226 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: Or the Steelers might take that approach if they were 227 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 1: perfectly healthy in their front. Okay, but it's still getting 228 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: the ball super quick, you know. I mean, and no 229 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: matter what fearsome foursome you have the rustur passer, it's 230 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: still different when somebody somebody get somebody unblocked against the 231 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: guy who's really dangerous, right, or you're making a back 232 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: pick somebody up, or you have to change your protections 233 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: or you have you know, the hot routes are built 234 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: into the offense to handle blitz. So the other thing 235 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: it does is it helps blow up some of those 236 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: designed runs. Yeah, you know, you're getting a guy into 237 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: the backfield and maybe get chase him. You know, he's 238 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: he's kind of stutter stepping up to the line of 239 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: scrimmage looking for a hole and here comes the guy 240 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: coming off for the backside and takes him down for 241 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: no gain. That doesn't count as a passing blitz, but 242 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,319 Speaker 1: it's still an effective, you know play. I think that's 243 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: a really good point because as good as their run 244 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: game is and has been with Lamar there, they're still 245 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,599 Speaker 1: slow developing rocks. You know, they're not quick. It's like, 246 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: you know, the fake to the to the back and 247 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: then and then Lamar is looking for the read for 248 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: the right hole, right, and then he makes a guy 249 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,959 Speaker 1: miss and then look out, you know right. But no, 250 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: if you can speed the process up, make him you know, 251 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,559 Speaker 1: maybe they fumble a handoff easier or whatever, you know 252 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: what I mean. So it all adds up to why 253 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: you blitz them more and also makes sense. Yeah, I 254 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: went back and looked at that Miami game again as well. 255 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: Really interesting and there were times when Miami We're technically 256 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: bringing six guys, but the two guys, like the two 257 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: linebackers in the middle who were kind of blitzing, kind 258 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: of just stayed at the line of scrimmage. I would 259 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: just say that they kind of was. It was a muddle, 260 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: you know, the four lineman's kind of got a field 261 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,719 Speaker 1: and they were looking for Lamar to push Lamar into 262 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: up into the pocket. And then the two the two 263 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: guys in the middle who were hanging at the line 264 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: of scrimmage with then clothes and that were better athletes 265 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: that are backers or safeties or whatever too. So yeah, 266 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what I was to say. Like, blitz 267 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: is a very general term, and I defined blitz as 268 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: bringing more than four pass rushers, But that doesn't mean 269 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 1: they all come with the same vigor, you know what 270 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: I mean? Because if you're a three or four defense 271 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: by nature, you're typically bringing you got five guys. It's 272 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. And if if it's you know, 273 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:08,079 Speaker 1: first and ten, probably all five guys are coming because 274 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: they think it's gonna be most of the time, it's 275 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: gonna be a run play, right unless you drop, Unless 276 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 1: you drop the when of the linebackers out. So is 277 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:19,239 Speaker 1: that a blitz? Well you've got five guys up there? Uh, 278 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: someone great idea for whoever should come up with what's 279 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: the average number of people you come at the quarterback with? 280 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: Is it five point eight? Is at four point to 281 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? Instead of just blitz or 282 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: not blitz, because seven man pressure is a lot more, 283 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: a lot differ than a three man pressure. There's only 284 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: eleven on the field. You know, it's probably not a 285 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: good idea to rush three against Lamar. You don't want 286 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: to give him time times a problem, right, and the 287 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: Marquis Browns of the world uncover too. But you also 288 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: don't want to be without Watt and Hayden. I mean, 289 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: there's just I mean again, you don't need to listen 290 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: to us for the figure that one. Again. They'll they'll 291 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: have much like they did a couple of weeks ago 292 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: when Ben Roethlisberger was in that same situation. They'll have 293 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: until four pm on Saturday for him to for him 294 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: to get cleared. The difference this time is that was 295 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: a that was a road game and they were leaving 296 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: for for l A Saturday morning. Involved. They was travel involved, 297 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: and so that's why Roethlisberger ended up going on to 298 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: l A on his own. They had to wait for 299 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: league approval on that as well. Once even once he 300 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: had the two negative tests, they didn't have the stamp. Yeah, 301 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: they had to send it into the league. The league 302 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: has approved that. They were still waiting, uh, you know, 303 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: while they were on the runway, like okay, you know, 304 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: we know he's cleared and we know he's past his tests. 305 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: We're still waiting for league. We gotta fly to l 306 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: a and you know, yeah, so I'm not sure if 307 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: you know this answer, but I think it's pretty true. 308 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: Is I mean? T J can get tested Sunday morning 309 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: at thirty on his front porch, you know, I mean, 310 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: but he can't be a Sunday morning is too late. Saturday, Saturday, 311 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: Saturday evening or whatever. Satura Roethlisberger's Roethlisberger's second test took 312 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: place at twelve oh one on his front porch on 313 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: on Saturday morning on Saturday, because they knew that they 314 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: were leaving early in the you know, like I think 315 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: it was nine am flight that they were taking to 316 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: l a UM and they want to get that approval 317 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: taking care of well, the league works at its own pace, 318 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: you know. I guess I'm sure you alert them in 319 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: some way. We're gonna need to know this information. But yeah, 320 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: there's doctors involved. The doctors involved and make sure it's 321 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: true and all that stuff too. We found that stuff 322 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: like that's the facing COVID section here. Um, but we 323 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: won't know he might have a negative test already in 324 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: the books. Correct, we wouldn't. We would never know that stuff. 325 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: He has to be symptom free first, Okay, some of 326 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: that stuff sometimes leaks out. Then he has to have 327 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: two consecutive uh negative tests in twenty four hour period, 328 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: but we won't. But the media doesn't know that stuff. 329 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: Any information on COVID that you know, typically leaks out 330 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: from the agents and those kind of things. So good 331 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: luck with that. Again, you're not listening for this is 332 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: an in depth information. But the fact of what plays 333 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: are not is gonna drastically affect my prediction. I mean, 334 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: I really the way he shuts down the run to 335 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:22,679 Speaker 1: his side, familiarity with the offense pass rush. If you 336 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 1: can shut down their run game, I mean, obviously he's 337 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:26,959 Speaker 1: a great great They don't know by Friday when we 338 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: make our huch as we won't. I mean with the chances, yeah, 339 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 1: there's a good chance. I mean, I do believe he 340 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 1: is vaccinated, so you know, again, they don't have to 341 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: tell us that they don't. Tomation, these hippo rules, but 342 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: interesting game. Um, you and I have been breaking down 343 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: stats left and right. As usually a lot of stats 344 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: that you look at the Bravens go, how the hell 345 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: are they eight and three? I sent you to stat 346 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: last night. They they've allowed the most forty yard passing 347 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 1: plays in that league. I think it's fourteen is in 348 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 1: the mid teams. Yeah, they've also allowed the most twenty 349 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: yard passing plays. And I know that was fifty one, 350 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 1: which is a ton Yeah, I mean so, I mean 351 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 1: that's sixty plus big plays in the passing game through 352 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: the air, through the air. So I was thinking about 353 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: this too, like the obvious, if you don't look at 354 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 1: the opponent, how does the Steeler's offense get right? Wow, 355 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,640 Speaker 1: let's hand at the Nazi and you know, and I'm 356 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: all four that. I mean, I think that would help 357 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 1: the old line. I'm a big believer that the more 358 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: you run the ball, the more it helps the old line, 359 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: whether it produces yardage or not. But in this case, 360 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: that's not what teams do against the Ravens. And if 361 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 1: it's still ten ten at a half, I'm all four 362 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 1: for you know, keep pounding the ball into into the 363 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:46,919 Speaker 1: into a mountain, whether you know you get to not 364 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 1: fall down or not, but you gotta take shots. I mean, 365 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: you got to throw the ball down the field, play 366 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: action or not. This is the kind of game that 367 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: you know, it could be third and eight or third 368 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 1: and five and in and hear this all the time. 369 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: The Steelers will take a shot down the field and 370 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: not connecting. Why did they do that? Once? They just 371 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: throw for the sticks. And you know, you take a 372 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: shot at those big plays because you know that the 373 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: the opposing defense, Okay, they're gonna try to take the 374 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: short stuff away. They're vulnerable, they're vulnerable to the big play. 375 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: You gotta hit it. You gotta hit it, and of 376 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: course and set it up properly and all these things. 377 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: And but this is this is what the Ravens give 378 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: up this year. This yeah a lot. Yeah. I mean 379 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: Ben's gonna have to make throws in my opinion, I mean, 380 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: it's friar muth in the middle of the field. They've 381 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: been very generous to opposing tight ends. Um. I could 382 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: certainly see Claypool having a breakout type game, especially if 383 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: Humphreys is running around with Deonte for much of the game. 384 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: And by no means do I think Deonte. Don't start 385 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: him in fantasy and say him it is nah. I mean, 386 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: I think he's match up proofs of strong word. But 387 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: he'll be fine. You know. So if you can exploit 388 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: the stuff they give you more power to is. But 389 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna have to be a bend game. I mean, 390 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 1: I don't think Again, I'm not saying don't run the 391 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: football a lot, but I don't think you know, Harris 392 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: is gonna go five for one fifty against these guys 393 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: you know on the ground. I mean, it would shock me. 394 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 1: I think you sent me the stat that they lead 395 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: to league in runs for zero negative negative runs. They're 396 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: kind in that regard. They're kind of like the Steelers 397 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: from last year, where they're gonna blitz a lot and 398 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 1: they're gonna get that they're gonna guess right. Sometimes they 399 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 1: get the ball carrier, they're still giving up despite that 400 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: four point one yards a carry. So that tells me 401 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 1: that even though they do get those negative stops, they 402 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: get gashed at times. It's kind of nature their their 403 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: defense in general, it's very very aggressive but also very 404 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: high risk. Yeah, and the bad parts are coming to 405 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: fruition more this year than they haven't been passed, So yeah, 406 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: they and and they don't generate any big players in 407 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 1: the passing game, you know, five five fumbles they've recovered 408 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: in five interceptions. That's the same number of Stelers defense, 409 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: which is low, I mean very very low, only ten. 410 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: Did you go into this game saying that a punt 411 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 1: is a good thing going into but that could change 412 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: very drastically if the first two drives they rushed for 413 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: eighty yards and gougina and it looks like the last 414 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: couple of games defensively where you can't stop a soul, well, 415 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: then sorry, it's time to be super aggressive and you 416 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 1: know bombs away, which you know isn't ideal for Ben 417 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: at this stage of his career, but it's going to 418 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: have to be a bend game at some point. At 419 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: some point. Um, you know, I just looking at the 420 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: Ravens offensively right now. They're struggling to score as well. 421 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: They've scored on three touchdowns on like their last thirty 422 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 1: six possessions are in the last couple of games. The 423 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: numbers are one of those games was not a Lamar 424 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: game this week? That one even the two games that 425 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: Lamar started out of their last three, he's not they 426 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,919 Speaker 1: put They've scored twenty six total points in those two games. Now, 427 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: you're right and average after targets gone down. Um, yeah, 428 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 1: the mistakes have gone up. Part of me one? Or 429 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: is just this past week you know the Browns Ravens. 430 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: Was that just a bad day for Lamar? I tend 431 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,120 Speaker 1: to lean towards yes, you know that the Browns got 432 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 1: him on his worst day and that he'll be better 433 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: because but his his day before that was against the 434 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: Dolphins and he didn't look good. They were overwhelmed there. 435 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: I think they were tactically beaten in that game where 436 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: I thought the Cleveland game, Lamar just wasn't himself. You know, 437 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: that was his worst outing, you know, and the Browns 438 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: didn't take advantage of it. I mean, no one seems 439 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: to take advantage of the gifts that the Ravens give 440 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 1: you this year. Yeah, six and one in games decided 441 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 1: by a touchdown or less. Uh, this season, with the 442 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: only loss being in the openers, They've won six in 443 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: a row decided by you know, and stuff doesn't keep up. 444 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: I mean, some teams win more than others, but they 445 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: don't keep up at that rate. It's not how the 446 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 1: league works, No, it really isn't. Um, so, you know, 447 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 1: I think, and they're not this immovable object. I mean 448 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 1: they have holes. Yeah, without question. It's interesting. I mean 449 00:22:58,200 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 1: if you if you looked at the if you just 450 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: looked at the numbers and you didn't you took the 451 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: Steelers off and the Ravens names off, you think it's 452 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 1: pretty even ball game. You think it's like, oh, the 453 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: Steelers are playing the Lions this week, yeah, right, right? 454 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: Or the playing themselves Yeah, like right, a very equal opponent. 455 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: And we know that's not true. I mean they're great 456 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: on special teams. Lamar can be the best player in 457 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: the field any given week, and you know they're they're 458 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: not to be taken lightly. Not that the Steelers are 459 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,120 Speaker 1: going to at this stage of the of the season 460 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 1: or knowing who this opponent is, but you're right, I 461 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: mean they're not an eight and three team on paper 462 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 1: much more like yeah, you know, you look at you 463 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: look at some of the numbers, you go, maybe they 464 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 1: should be three and eight. I mean we could be 465 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 1: talking about them as man, this is a really good 466 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,239 Speaker 1: team that has no chance to make the playoffs, right, 467 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: you know they could be under that could be the 468 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: light their viewed under. It It's just a couple of bounces. Yeah, 469 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 1: for sure, but we're gonna take a break. He is 470 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lully. You're listening to the drive 471 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 1: here on Steelers Nation Radio. When we come back, we'll 472 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:03,959 Speaker 1: have a special guest, special a special guest. We'll do 473 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: that right after this. When you want black and Gold 474 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 1: football talk, you want s n R.