1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: At least. He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: Williamson on Home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Drive. I d Lolly here with Matt Williamson. 4 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: It is a Wednesday, but it's a fine week wends. 5 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: This being Steelers Nation Radio, I thought today we would 6 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: talk about the Browns. Okay, maybe touch on the division 7 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: a little bit and as a whole way. Yeah, I 8 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: think it's a good especially since the Browns, well at 9 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: least some of them are going to play to more night. Yeah, 10 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: it's a crazy situation. I just caught up their depth chart. 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: Quarterback Baker Mayfield out for Thursday nights game. They backup 12 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: on the They have keys Keenum and nobody behind him 13 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: on their roster. I'm yeah, I'm not sure if they 14 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: have a third quarterback on their practice squad. I'd have 15 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: to look. I don't know they do. They have the 16 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: former Niner what's his face, the one whose grandfather was 17 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: at GM. That's this kid is probably gonna be a 18 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: coach someday and not a quarterback or scout. Um. It's 19 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: funny because on our podcast we had our Brown's guy 20 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: on today and you would think you know, someone looking 21 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: at it through Brown's colored glasses and we like, oh, 22 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: Keenum's a really good backup. You know, they'll be okay, 23 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,639 Speaker 1: they'll try to toughen out him when he's like everyone 24 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: thinks this guy is good. He was good in two 25 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: thousand seventeen. Well, you know he played Stefanski's offer in 26 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: two thousand seventeen. That's a long time ago in the NFL. Yeah, 27 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: I mean that's five years ago, four years ago at 28 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: maths a little not so great. He's now thirty three 29 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: years old. Um, his even at two thousand seventeen season, 30 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: I mean, it was fine, it was it was it 31 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: was okay, right right right. He threw yards and two 32 00:01:55,800 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: touch There was some fifteen games. But it's still like 33 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: he let the world on fire. I mean if Rogers 34 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: or Mahomes or somebody like that had that season, like 35 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: he's boy struggling, Ronchisburger had better numbers in that by 36 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: far last year. If people were killing him, he's done. 37 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: You can't play anymore. If you're a backup and you 38 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: don't stink. People think it's oh, maybe he's the answer. 39 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: Probably not. Then. I think that's the case with Keenum 40 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: case with Keenum. How about that? People forget Denver then 41 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: signed him the next year thinking he's thinking he was 42 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: the answer, like in a Bridgewater type move. It was 43 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: kind of a similar move. He threw eighteen touchdown passes 44 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: with fifteen interceptions that season. Then they got rid of him. 45 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: Washington signed him in twenty nineteen. Similar uh. In ten 46 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: games he had eleven touchdowns in five interceptions. Um, I'm sorry, 47 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: he's not good. I mean even look at if it's 48 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: a backup, he's good, right, right, I mean I guess. 49 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: I mean it's still we haven't seen in four years 50 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: as a start. I mean, we hasn't excelled him that long. 51 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,679 Speaker 1: Even like his yardage totals are really low. I mean 52 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: he's never been asked to do a lot, No, not 53 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 1: at all. Remember too, and that that Minnesota team in 54 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen, they were good. He had feeling and dicks. 55 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, cook, I mean they were a very good Yeah. Absolutely. Um. 56 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: I think our guest today on the podcast was saying 57 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: something like as a Brown, he's averaging like a hundred 58 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: and forty yards a game passing or something like that. 59 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: I don't know, I forget what he said exactly, but 60 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that right because Mayfield hasn't missed time 61 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: he's thrown, but his yardage numbers are really low. He's 62 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: thrown thirteen passes as a Brown, his average propass attempt 63 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: uh four point six yards and two point oh yards 64 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: this season. Yeah, but those Washington in Denver years, I 65 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: mean they weren't deep downfield passing or you know, his 66 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: career his career average per attempt is six point nine 67 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: and that includes that. That's two thousand and seventeen year, 68 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: which is obviously he's threw his second most passes that year, 69 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: seven point four. Team with Denver, he was at six 70 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: point six, right, I mean that's who he is. Yeah, 71 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: that's on his best days. Um, big picture, well, real 72 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: big picture. This this isn't gonna go away from Mayfield, 73 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 1: Like how much saying he won't start against Steelers on Halloween, 74 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: but this is going to bother him until he gets 75 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: surgery or it's all about time. Time with this thing. 76 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: He went for a second opinion. And you don't go 77 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: for a second opinion if they gave you something, if 78 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: they told you something good on the first opinion, you 79 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: go for a second opinion. When they told you something 80 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 1: you didn't want to hear, like the first one, and 81 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: Mayfield came out and said, yesterday, if you saw the quote, 82 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: I'll decide whether I want a play or not. Right right? 83 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: I mean it's the doctors told him no exactly. And 84 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: it's crazy because I have my doubts about him as 85 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: an upper tier player or how would you pay him 86 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,239 Speaker 1: or all those things that are. But he's a starting 87 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: NFL quarter But he's starting quarterback and the last thing 88 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: I question with him is competitiveness or to wanting to 89 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: be out there or top this on all those type 90 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: of things. So I think he looks at it like 91 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: it's the left one I throw with my right. I 92 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: want to be out there, lead a team. We have 93 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: high hopes for the first time and forever. But I 94 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: don't know if that's best for him or the team 95 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: is in a contract. Here is what like try to 96 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: get paid? Um, you know, for him? Does he make 97 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: more money if he sits out? And they see what 98 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: keenom is? You know what I mean? Some times you 99 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: can do that in this leaf that could work too, 100 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: But they could also say, you know what, let's say 101 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: that let's say the Browns fall apart, this year, they 102 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: could decide, you know what, this isn't working. We're gonna 103 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: blow this up. We're gonna move on from Baker and 104 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: find somebody else. We didn't think would have the eighth 105 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: pick in the draft, and now we do, and we'll 106 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: be able to take a quarterback there and leave Keenum 107 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: around or trade for Jimmy Garoppolo or something like that. 108 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: Something you know, Derek Carr should say, what's weird about 109 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: that organization? And trust me I saw it firsthand, is 110 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: they've never had a quarterback, you know, like everyone knows 111 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: the jersey with twenty five million names on the back 112 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: of it, Now they do. He might not be the 113 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: best quarterback, but he's better than all those names on 114 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: the back of those jerseys when they were Browns. So 115 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: if you're the owner of the Browns, can you really 116 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: be like, we want to go back to the Well, 117 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: he's the face of the franchise, he's the face of 118 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 1: reason every commerce. He's on commercials all over the place, 119 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: National commercials, absolutely right, you know, he's the guys the draft. Yeah, 120 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: you know, right there, But no hint And so they 121 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: went on Mayfield. You don't have Chubb haunts on I 122 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: r Yeah, Hunt's gonna miss at least three games. Beckham 123 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: is questionable for this game. He's got a he's got 124 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: a Grade three plays, but he's highly quiet. He's got 125 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: a Grade three shoulders spring in addition to his knee issue. 126 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: Right he has two things. Uh. Jedrick Willis their left 127 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: tackle questionable for this game, probably not probably right. Jack 128 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: Conklin their right tackle questionable for this game, probably not 129 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: going to play. Oh and by the way, JC Treader 130 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: their center questionable for really good players alignment. And you 131 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: didn't even mention the guy has been out as Jarvis 132 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: Landry David and Joku, who's their leading receiver among the 133 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: tight ends, he's been good questionable. Um, it doesn't leave much. 134 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: You're like, I, I don't kind of guessing, but I 135 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: thought Treder would probably play the tackles, wouldn't. Um, But 136 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna be definitely on a third string running back, 137 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: and I think they'll mix in the Dimitric Felton kid, 138 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: who's kind of a slot receiver, gadget guy, you know. 139 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: I mean, he's gonna catch passes and do some things, 140 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: but generally it'd be like, well, we can protect the 141 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: veteran back up with a decent running game and controlled 142 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: passing and Denver probably won't get up to a thirty 143 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: point lead, and we'll keep it close. Well yeah, that's 144 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: a plan still, but it's more like a race to 145 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: tend though. Now you know what I mean. I mean, 146 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a low scoring game without a doubt. 147 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: And you know you've already we talked about it yesterday 148 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: where you know Denver's uh, you know, von Miller's talking 149 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: about you know, their right tackle who uh who is it? Like? 150 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: He has a quote on TV as we're speaking, right, 151 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: how's a new one? He says, I don't want to 152 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: guarantee a win for my teammates, but I guarantee I 153 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,559 Speaker 1: have a good game. And then yesterday he said something 154 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: like I'm going to kill the right tackle, but I'm 155 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: gonna kill him and talks cheap. But he's pretty much 156 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: backed it up over his career. I mean, this isn't 157 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: a rookie coming in and saying I'm a superstar. I mean, 158 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: they've they've got issues. Yeah, the kid we kind of 159 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: liked from Cincinnati. Yeah, he's been He's played some left, 160 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: he's played some right. He's just a total project. But 161 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: he's yeah, he's not ready to play ready at all. 162 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: He's not that strong. He's a former tight end. I 163 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: think he's like a little under three hunder pounds. Yeah, 164 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: and then well yeah, yeah, I thought he came to 165 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: since he's a I don't know, so he's never even 166 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: Like if he would have been a tight end, at 167 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: least he would have had some knowledge of blocking, right right, right, 168 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: you know, he's a total project. He was a defensive 169 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,079 Speaker 1: tackle until like two years ago. Right, I mean they 170 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: have they have two really good tackles, so they just 171 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 1: waited on him for two years, like he would at 172 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: least give you They got a huge problems. Yeah, and 173 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: then you look at their their defense. That suck defense 174 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 1: a little bit. Jeremiah woson Corama on I R he 175 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,439 Speaker 1: looked special by the way. I mean he flies around 176 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: the field and has been a massive impact layer out. 177 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: They were already missing Jacob Phillips on the inside. Mack 178 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: Wilson questionable for this game and he's okay. Jadeveon Clowney 179 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: questionable for this game. Yeah, I think he's going to play. 180 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: Yeah he did last week, but you never know with him, right. 181 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: Malik Jackson on another one of the defensive tackles questionable 182 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: for this game. It's a short week. They get a 183 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: lot of red in their on their ledger, and you 184 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: would make the argument, not that they're just gonna punt 185 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: this game away, but maybe we should rest them all 186 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: and save them all for Halloween for division game and 187 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: make see if anyone can get healthy, because someone's gonna 188 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: get hurt to night. But here's their problem. They're in 189 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: last place right now. They dropped the three and four 190 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: punt that game. That's that's four losses. Baltimore's got one. 191 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 1: Baltmore's got one. The Browns haven't played at division game yet, 192 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: which is I guess a feather in their cap. They're 193 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: not that any of them are easy, but hey, we 194 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,199 Speaker 1: we could sweep at Division and get back into I 195 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: don't know what they can't. I don't think they can't either, 196 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: but I mean, at least you have the most important 197 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: games in front of you. The other thing that is 198 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: not injury related, which is a massive theme with this 199 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: team right now. Their their secondary looks really good on paper. 200 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 1: There them in Washington, I would say, are the worst 201 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: in the league. With blown coverages, bad communication. Two guys 202 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: look at each other, their hands in the air. I 203 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: thought you got them people running free left and right. 204 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,719 Speaker 1: Josh Johnson was supposed to solve a lot of them, 205 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: and they have a lot of new dudes. I mean, 206 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: maybe it could can only get better. But that's a 207 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 1: problem on the field when they're healthy, you know, let 208 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: alone the other issues when you're when you're free safeties, yeah, right, 209 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: and guys run free. You know, guys like Ready Williams 210 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: say their football i Q is a little questionable, you know, 211 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: things like that, and then just that's been a problem 212 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: all year. Great news from still rookie. He's still rookie. 213 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: He looked good early in the season, but I mean 214 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: he's still a rookie, and if he's your best guy, 215 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: so it's a really odd spot for them right now, 216 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, I guess you could look at 217 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: it like, hey, if we could squeak gotta win on Thursday, 218 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: get the four and three, no matter how ugly it 219 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: is against a not so great team. We should start 220 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: getting people back. But you're gonna have more rights, are 221 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: gonna get hurt. Yeah, it's just you know there and 222 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: they're starting quarterbacks. We hurt all year. There are Miles 223 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: Garrett injury away from complete disaster. Oh yeah, I agree 224 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: with that. I mean, that's just the reality of it. 225 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:39,719 Speaker 1: And you know, I don't know, I'm not impressed with that. 226 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: We talked about it before the season started. Boy, if 227 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: they go up, if they go to Kansas City and 228 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: get blown out in that game and they didn't to 229 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: their credit, that things could go south on them quickly 230 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: because they don't know how to handle one before and 231 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: right right there, young you run into situations like this, 232 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: how do you handle it? You know, we just don't 233 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: know those answers. They may handle it fine. I mean 234 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: Stefanski was Coach of the Year last year. He would 235 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: have got my vote. But he's been a head coach 236 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: for like a little over three and sixty five days. 237 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: Like he hasn't dealt with the turmoils and all this 238 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 1: stuff that you know that they're gonna have to deal with. 239 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: This hasn't done it yet. They're in a weird spot. 240 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:19,959 Speaker 1: I mean, they absolutely are. And a tough division and 241 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: a tough conference. I mean I guess every both conferences are, 242 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: but they they're in as bad a injury predicament as 243 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: any team has been all year. For sure, there in 244 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: recent history, right right, I mean that's just getting a 245 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: super short week like this is not a gift whatsoever. 246 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: And Joker leads them in receiving yards does he He 247 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: had like an eighty yard or which I'm sure helps. 248 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: People's Jones is number two. He cut a fifty hail. 249 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: Maryland their leading receiver going Joku has nineteen or fifteen 250 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: catches for two d and sixty six yards. People's Jones 251 00:12:56,040 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: has thirteen catches for two eight yards back and catches 252 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: between the two or the leaders. Beckham has four team 253 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: for two oh three. Kareem Hunt one, he's their leading 254 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 1: receiver in terms of catches Joke, who is not probably 255 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: not going to play in this game, but we know 256 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: hunts out. Beckham is hurting. Uh, you know Austin Hooper 257 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:24,079 Speaker 1: twelve catches for one oh one, Rashad Higgins eleven. Where's 258 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: the offense coming from in this game? No? No, it's 259 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: first one to ten, first one to thirt. I don't 260 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: know if things get to ten unless the defense sets 261 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 1: him up for one. Yeah, I feel like a defense 262 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: or special team score. And say what you want about 263 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater, but he he takes care of the football. 264 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: He didn't last week, and which is very odd for him. 265 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: But I mean, well that was just one of the year. 266 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean that's why he's there is don't 267 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: screw it up, Teddy, And I assume that is the 268 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: number one coaching point for Denver this week is we 269 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: if we don't turn the ball over, we're at least 270 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: being this thing in the end, but at least if 271 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: not putting people away with the lead. So I'm gonna 272 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: pick Denver. I lean that way. I mean, they're they're 273 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: much more healthy team. They'll run the football. After watching 274 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 1: Denver the last two weeks, I was excited to bet 275 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: against them, you know. But the situation of Browns are in. 276 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: I mean the line went from Cleveland being favored by three, 277 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: so I think it's down to like a one point. 278 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: I think it's one or pick um or something like that. 279 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: I think by by the time the game kicks off tomorrow, 280 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: Denver might be favored. Yeah, with all the money, the 281 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: money is going to roll in on. I mean, they're 282 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: they're health. This is like a preseason game where one 283 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: team has it is playing its starters. It's the Carolina 284 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: game for the Steelers. Caroline is playing their starters. The 285 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: Steelers are playing backups. Who do you think's gonna win right, 286 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 1: let alone two or three in game injuries happen to 287 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: and all those type of things. No, they're in a 288 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: real tough spot. And again, is Baker gonna be at 289 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: his best at any point the rest of the year. 290 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: I bet not. I think I think that's what doctors 291 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: told him. This really should give get You probably should 292 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: get surgery. We'll let it sit for a couple of 293 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: weeks or and see what We'll see what look at 294 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: it again before you play the Steelers. We might get 295 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 1: that blurb on our phone a week from now, the 296 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: Browns will move Baker Mayfield. Ie are, it wouldn't surprise 297 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: me if it happens this weekend. And here's the thing 298 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: about the I R moves What people need to understand 299 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: when when guys go on this this short term. I are, 300 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: it's three games, not three weeks. Okay, yeah, that's a 301 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: good point. So you miss it, wouldn't you know? They 302 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 1: could put him on tomorrow just to get that clock know, yeah, 303 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: a little bit. You probably would do it sooner than 304 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: later if it's even an option and pick up a 305 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: quarterback or whatever. I mean, so I'm kind of back 306 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: up to and it's still the trade deadline is still looming. 307 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: I mean, could they go get Jimmy here somebody first? 308 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: It's I think it's November two is the trade deadline. 309 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: And actually there's a story on uh NFL dot com 310 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: here about teams that could be buyers and sellers. Um, 311 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: the two ESPN did something with their Sports Nation reporters. 312 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: Of these are guys from my respective team that maybe 313 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: would move or if you're looking at the sellers though, 314 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: it's the Jets, Yeah, the Texans, oh yeah, with Tyrod 315 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: Taylor helped the Browns out the rest of with I guess, yeah, 316 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: but that's kind of shuffle and chairs on the decade. Yeah, 317 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: you're not winning a super Bowl with Tyronne and you're 318 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: not gonna get to where you wanted to be. But 319 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: you might say the season the Eagles, Yeah, that makes sense. 320 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: Uh in the Dolphins and Jaguars, I forget the Jack. 321 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: I guess you could get for set. Maybe I know 322 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: you can get Jimmy Garoppolo. The Eagles made the deal 323 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: for with the which yeah, with Miny for Minshew. Minshew 324 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: would be I would take him, man, Tyrod over Keenum. 325 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: But by the time they're ready, it's weak gate. Right, 326 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: you might be completely out of it, right right, right now, 327 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: They're in a really odd and tough situation. And if 328 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: you're the Eagles, do you really want to trade Minshew 329 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 1: at this point, I'm a little shocked that he doesn't 330 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: even get then, you know, considered to play. He was inactive. 331 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 1: I think last week, you know, Flac goes to get 332 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: you out of the game. If they I think if 333 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 1: they had a long term injury to Hurt, it would 334 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: be Mansh and maybe they will turn to him and 335 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: you know Thanksgiving issue, just to see what they got, 336 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 1: because Hurts certainly hasn't played well. No, No, he's great 337 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: for fantasy. He's great for fantasy. He runs, but they 338 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: are kind of rudder listed in the passing game. Yeah, 339 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if you would they give a fifth Formentshu. 340 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: If the Browns will give you a fourth made money, 341 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: I might say, hey, we want a second, right, you know, 342 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 1: the Eagles could get really greedy. You know, they have 343 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: a lot of needs they can take it fill. And 344 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: this is you know, supposed to be a great draft coming, 345 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: you know, moving forward here over them, they go for it. 346 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:44,919 Speaker 1: They got three picks in the top nine right now, 347 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: you know they're they're an interesting team too. No, it's crazy. 348 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: The Browns are in a very, very tough spot. They're 349 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: in a tough spot. Uh. The other big thing about 350 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 1: finding him long term, you know, which we've talked about 351 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: for I've said a million times in these air waves 352 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: Steeler fans, you should root for them to this season 353 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: is not helping that at all. No, Yeah, I mean 354 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 1: he's harder to evaluate. He's not played well, he's not 355 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 1: play hasn't been healthy, right, hasn't had his weapons. I mean, right, 356 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: he's a tough one to evaluate right now. But maybe 357 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: he isn't. Maybe this is what he is and that's 358 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: what I think he is. And if they give him 359 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: thirty ish, which I mean, I know he's not get 360 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 1: my home's money no matter what, but he's to get 361 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:26,360 Speaker 1: more than he's not gonna get any Dalton money. He's 362 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: starting quarterback. You know, he's on Progressive commercials or whatever. Um. 363 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 1: I think that's good for the Steelers in the rest 364 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 1: of the division. He's a guy like we bring up 365 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: all the you know, quarterbacks all the time that well, 366 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 1: you know, if the Steelers had to move on and 367 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: they went to him. This guy that'd be you know, 368 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: car Or. Yeah, he's just not Mayfield. No, I'd rather 369 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: have cousins or car Or, Yeah, I would, Yeah, without 370 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: a question. He's got some weaknesses that don't seem to 371 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 1: be getting better, and his hot streaks are good. When 372 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 1: he's hot, he's good, but it's just too much in between. 373 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 1: There is good and to support it. I can't say 374 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 1: this enough. I mean, teams tell you what they think 375 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: of their guys. They spend more money than anybody in 376 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: the league on offense, and they're not paying the quarterback, 377 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: you know. I mean they know they have to support 378 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,360 Speaker 1: him with ten million dollar tight ends and fifteen million 379 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:19,479 Speaker 1: dollar tackles and two running backs that make money and 380 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 1: two receivers that make money, Like you can't just cut 381 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: corners with third round picks with with a thirty million 382 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 1: dollar quarterback. And the thing is they had to number 383 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: one pick in the draft that year, you know, and 384 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: Allen and Lamar went to and and and and two 385 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: of those guys that you passed Almer Allen and Lamar, 386 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: right right, I mean Lamar went the end of the round. 387 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: But that was crazy at the time. Too well. I mean, 388 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: you could have passed on Baker, traded up and gotten Lamar, 389 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: you could have gotten another another piece and remember favorite 390 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,400 Speaker 1: guy you know whoever I can't remember who do that year, 391 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: but you know, take whoever you want to that was 392 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: that year. Okay, Donald was in that class too, then, yes, 393 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 1: and Rosen. Yeah, let's just say that I knew that 394 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: Rosen was the one that didn't make it. There was 395 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: five quarterbacks to win the first round NFL draph right, Yes, yeah, 396 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: Barkley was two, which I don't know if they were 397 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: gone down that rotor note not. That was Nelson Chubb. 398 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 1: They took Denzel Award four. They had two of the 399 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 1: top four picks came out of with Baker Mayfield and 400 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: Denzel Award, which are fine players. Yeah. The one thing 401 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: that bothered me when they did that was both of 402 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 1: them are little for their positions. The top five, I 403 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: want someone looks like Colwen Johnson, you know, I mean, 404 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,479 Speaker 1: you know you had Quentin Nelson, there, you had Roquan 405 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: Smith again, Josh Allen went seventh, Chubb went pretty high. 406 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb or what you call it Chubb was fifth. Yeah. 407 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: But there again, you know, if you if you. You know, 408 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: they had the first pick of the second round. They 409 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: took Austin Corbett, one pick behalfter Lamar and then trade 410 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,360 Speaker 1: and then they must have got chubbed quickly after that. Yeah, 411 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: Chubb was the third yeah, third pick of the second round. 412 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 1: Imagine if he'd gotten Lamar and Chubb in the same right. 413 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: I mean they only had move up three or four 414 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: spots again Lamar where they could have taken him with 415 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: one other or could take him at one, yeah or four. 416 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: Al Right, was Heisman winner and people didn't think he 417 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 1: was going to bath or when they were wrong. I 418 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,360 Speaker 1: didn't love Allan coming out, but I mean the big 419 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: complaint was Donald looked like most people thought Donald was 420 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: the best quarterback in that draft, but hasn't panned out 421 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: that way. But no, you're right, I mean, I mean 422 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 1: there's some there's some players in that draft. You'd make 423 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: a Fitzpatrick went to eleventh, vita Via went twelve, n 424 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: Payne went He's okay, uh yeah, yeah, there's some players there. 425 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: Jeremaine Edmonds there when James that end of the first, 426 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: bottom of the the second was pretty nice too. Jo Your 427 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: Alexander when eighteenth that year. So that was the year 428 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: of Steelers took Edmonds and they're all those linebackers went. 429 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: It was yeah, Leonard went a little later, like d J. 430 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: Moore was pick in that draft. There, pretty good draft, 431 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: pretty good draft, and not the Mayfield or Ward, especially 432 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: our bus. It's just you had the best draft premium 433 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: or you know, the eas draft assets in that d 434 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: first and fourth picks that year and I think the 435 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: first and fourth picks in the second, first and third 436 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: and okay, I guess four four picks in the top 437 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: thirty five and Chubbs certainly a hit. Yeah, obviously Corbett 438 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: they trade away for nothing because they couldn't figure out 439 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: what this came away them out and Baker's He's fine, 440 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: an average NFL quarterback. Yeah, but if you get the 441 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: first overall pick, though, you need to be it needs 442 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 1: to be a difference maker. I mean, rarely does a 443 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: Lawrence come out, but it can't be an average quarterback. 444 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: I mean, in retrospect, would you rather have your Alexander 445 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 1: Denzel Ward? Alexander? But Ward to me is the top. 446 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: He's good, alex Alexander's great. Alexander's great. Yeah. Um, you know, 447 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 1: so you kind of screwed it up a couple of times. 448 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: You could have had You could have had Quentin Nelson, Yeah, 449 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: you could have had ro Kawan Smith, you could have 450 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: had you know, but they needed everything that Fitzpatrick, you 451 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: could Vida vya, Dern Payne. That's them coming off their 452 00:22:55,960 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: wind windless year. Yeah, oh yeah, Derwin James, good year, 453 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: Shore your Alexander Frank rag Now. I mean there's there's 454 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 1: players all all over this draft. But um again, though, 455 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Mayfield's a tough decision. I mean, if you 456 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: just walk in punt, you're not gonna have the resources 457 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:21,360 Speaker 1: to go get a Watson or Rogers or somebody like that. 458 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: I bet they franchise them and live with them for 459 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: a while and see what happens. That gets real expensive, 460 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: real fast. Especially I don't know. Predicting what the rest 461 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 1: of his two thousand and twenty one season is is 462 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 1: really hard right now, because that's just I think they 463 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: don't do it this year. They're they're going back the 464 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 1: other way after this year. Oh yeah, everything they were 465 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: all in on this year, that's why they made some 466 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 1: of the moves. They may go get clowney like crazy, 467 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 1: and now they have to be the sellers you're you're 468 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: not gonna be able to go get the Clownees and 469 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: O'Dell's and those guys. The guys have hadden in free 470 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: agency in the last two years to players they've got 471 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 1: the part with some of those offensive linemen, guys like 472 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: a Conklin will be a tap hit or you know, 473 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: trade him for a third round pick type of guy. 474 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 1: You know, that's tough. They they reaped the benefit of 475 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,239 Speaker 1: going many years with a lot of picks and a 476 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: lot of dudes that weren't making a lot of money. 477 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 1: But now it's time to pay the fiddler. And I 478 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,360 Speaker 1: don't let the quarterback and get him over that. It's 479 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: kind of the same situation, you know. I know that 480 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: everybody says, well, the Ravens have won all these games 481 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,439 Speaker 1: in the last three years, and they have, but they 482 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: haven't won anything. Right, No, now they gotta pay their courts. 483 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: Now they gotta pay the quarterback. Yeah, now that's true. 484 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: I mean all those guys, you know, the Josh Allen. 485 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: No one has any problem investing in Allen or Lamar 486 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: or any of those things. But now it gets hard. 487 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: The Steers were like, yeah, I've been doing this for 488 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: fifteen years. We know exactly what. After Ben's rookie year, 489 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 1: We've had to have a super expensive, you know, quarterback forever. 490 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: It's hard, better, a lot more difficult. It's a lot 491 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 1: more difficult. Better hit on draft picks. Yeah, it's really 492 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: the crux of it. He is Matt Williams and I'm 493 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: Dale Low. 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