1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on Home of the Black and 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: Goal Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back. I'm dally getting with you, 3 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson and Matt Um As we sit here, can 4 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,279 Speaker 1: wenture to break in a little news and notes from 5 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: around the league. Daniel Jones will not play again the 6 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: New York Football Giants this season. They're miserable. Maybe played 7 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: his last game as a New York Giant. Who's to say, 8 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: I mean, if I coach youself gonna be back? Is 9 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: that GM gonna be back? Their old lines tear a bowl. 10 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: I just know Mike Glennon at the answered this is 11 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: the you know, here's the thing when people say blow 12 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: it up, start over, look at the Giants. Look at 13 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: the Giants. I mean, coming into this season over the 14 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: last five years, they're the losingest team in the league. 15 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: Worre some the Jags and some of these other awful teams, 16 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: and it ain't getting any better at all. Okay, So 17 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: the Giants won the Super Bowl in two thousand and 18 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: seven at ten and six. Yeah, they then went twelve 19 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 1: and four the next year lost in a Divisional round. 20 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: The year after that, they went eight and eight. Then 21 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: they went ten and six then they went nine and 22 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: seven and won the super Bowl. You can kind of 23 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,559 Speaker 1: say that's a little flukey. It was they got hot 24 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: healthy late. You know, right thought they were bad team. 25 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: But right since then, it's nine and seven, seven and nine, 26 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: six and ten, six and ten, eleven and five lost 27 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: in the wild card round. It's your last playoff appearance 28 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: and only a playoff appearance since winning the super Bowl. 29 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: Then really kind of blew it up and say this 30 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: is when they blew it up three and thirteen, five 31 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: and eleven, four and twelve, six and ten, four and ten. 32 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: Right now they may not win and they and they 33 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: might be blowing it up again, and they really have 34 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: not made much progress. This is why you don't quote 35 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: unquote blow it up. Trade these guys. Get rid of 36 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: that guy, get just tear it down. No, they also 37 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: have like cap problems next year, like that's not at 38 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: least the Jets and some of these teams have a 39 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 1: lot of caps face next year and early picks. Most 40 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: say the Giants who have too what they do they 41 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: have two first round picks. That's lovely, um, And if 42 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones were Deshaun Watson or somebody like that, they'd 43 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: be in better shape. They maybe took the wrong quarterback, 44 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: but they keep investing in skill guys and not lineman, 45 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: you know, I mean they their team building has always 46 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: been strange. You know. They they've invest in Jabril Peppers 47 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: and Leonard Williams like they're fine, but they're not positions 48 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: and difference makers you really need. That leads me to, 49 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: uh where when they go with this In terms of 50 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: the the NFL announced that the cap projected to be 51 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 1: a two eight point two million next year. That came 52 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: out late last week that the teams were informed of that, 53 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: and so the Steelers right now looking at that would 54 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: have forty six million dollars in available cap space with 55 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: their rollover and everything from going into next year. That's 56 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: what forty players signed. I wanted to bring that up. 57 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: That was a big thing before, But they don't have 58 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 1: harder They went signed for next year. Better than you think. Yeah, 59 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,119 Speaker 1: if you look at the teams who have more cap 60 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: space ahead of them, and there are a few, like 61 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers have seventy five million dollars in cap space, 62 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: sounds great, you only have thirty players signed. Yeah, the 63 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: Dolphins are at thirty. They have seventy four million dollars, 64 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: but they got thirty seven players signed. The Jaguars seventy 65 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: one million, thirty seven players signed. The Bengals are sixty 66 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: million thirty five players signed. Uh, Washington's at fifty nine 67 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: million thirty five players signed the Colts or fifty seven 68 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: million thirty five players signed. And some of those players 69 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: that they don't have signed are some of the big 70 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: Like they got some guys that are, yeah, coming out 71 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: all those second round draft picks that they've made, you know, 72 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: ready to make some money, ready to make some money. 73 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: The Browns have thirty nine players sign, they get thirty 74 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: six million, but they have to sign a quarterback, right, 75 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: I mean, the Steelers have that issue to the Jets 76 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: are at the forty one players. So the Jets aren't 77 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: pretty nice shape. The Jets are in nice shape. But 78 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: Wilson is good. Yeah. If Wilson is good, Daniel Jones 79 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,119 Speaker 1: would have been good. Giants would look a little better tonight, 80 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: you know. Um. So the Steelers are right now at 81 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: twelve with forty six million dollars available. That's without doing 82 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: anything else housekeeping. Yeah, yeah, that's without you know, sending 83 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 1: this guy, you know, renegotiating that doing all the little 84 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: things that they typically do. So they're in good shape. 85 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: There you look at look at some of the teams 86 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: on the bottom of this once again, the Saints are 87 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: dead last. Thirty nine players signed, but they're sixty million 88 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: dollars over the camp and I think Taysom Hills the 89 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: only quarterback under a contract. Correct, Well, I guess what's 90 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,559 Speaker 1: the face of kid they draft telling you or whatever? 91 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: The Packers million dollars over the cap. That's with forty 92 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: players signed, The Cowboys twelve million, twelve point eight million 93 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: over the cap, the Vikings ten million over the cap. 94 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: As we saw this year, the three teams that were 95 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: the worst in the worst cap shape going in to 96 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: this season once the once last year's ended and we 97 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: found out that the cap was actually going to go 98 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: down this ship whenever bad news hit Eagles, Steelers, Saints Yep, 99 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,559 Speaker 1: big time by far. And what of those three teams 100 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: kind of had to do is is they've all kind 101 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: of had to massage it and plenty of games up, 102 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: all right, they're all playing tight games, trying to run 103 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 1: the ball a lot, you know, I mean, minimizing the quarterback. 104 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: Sorry Ben, but I mean it's what's happening, you know, 105 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: I mean for different reasons. Either you don't have one 106 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: yet or your guys not what it used to be. 107 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: And two of those teams have won a lot of 108 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: games over the last in recent his reading, those coaches 109 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: know what they're talking about. Eagles are kind of doing 110 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: some good things too, Like they're all gonna they're all 111 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: still in the playoffs. They're all still in the playoff. 112 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: They're right around um. But they also had to get 113 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: they had to cut bait with some guys. Oh yeah, 114 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: it was tough. COVID hit those three teams the hardest 115 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: without start of the cap. You look at some of 116 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: the other teams that are over the cap, but not 117 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: a lot over the cap. The Giants are three point 118 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: seven million dollars. I'm sure there's fat they can trim 119 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: easily cut dates soldier or whoever you make some old 120 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: dude that they don't care about. But still they're not 121 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: buyers the Rams. They're six too much on Kenny golladays. 122 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: This is just enough money basically to sign their rookie class. 123 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: The Rams of six million dollars in cap space. Now 124 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: they never have a rookie class. Yeah, they're different than 125 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: everybody else too. But the Bills eight point nine million 126 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: dollars cap space. They're one of those teams where the 127 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: quarterbacks now mature and making big money, and you're no longer. 128 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: We'll just go out and get three or four offense lineman, 129 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: you know, like they they're not in that realm anymore. 130 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: Or ten point seven. The Falcons are thirteen point seven. Yeah, 131 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: there where you spending that money? Right? They need so 132 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: much they get the whole defense. Yeah. The Titans are 133 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: fourteen million, have fourteen million cap space. H A. G. 134 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: Brown still in his rookie contract? Yeah? Back or where 135 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: that doing? I think Simmons is still in his rookie contract? 136 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: He is, yeah, question he is. Yeah, he's gonna make 137 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: a lot when I mean they get some guys are 138 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: gonna make some bucks, for sure. They're like buyers are 139 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: making money. Henry's making money. Dupree, Yeah, pau dupree. A 140 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: couple of their offensive linemen aren't cheap, right right, Sapples 141 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: making money? You know. Um. The Ravens have twenty six 142 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: million in cap space, but they're gonna have to give lamars. 143 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: They have a lot of picks, mid round picks, as 144 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: they usually do. But what I don't know yet and 145 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: I won't for a while, is who are the obvious 146 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: cap casualties coming up on all these teams? Because some 147 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: of them already know that this guy isn't gonna be back, 148 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: even though he's not counting on that equation because's making 149 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: ten million and he's really a two million dollar player, 150 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: you know. So the rabbit hole I wanted to go 151 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: down in this segment kind of before we take a 152 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: look for a little bit more around the league. How 153 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: would you fix the Steelers in terms of where you're 154 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: spending money and all that, where you going in the 155 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: next year's draft. I haven't I have a distinct plan here. Okay, 156 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: I don't yet. I mean I have ideas. I have 157 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: pieces of I have puzzle pieces. I don't know if 158 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: they all fit together quite yet, you know what I mean? 159 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: UM a few things. Quarterback wise, I'm kicking the tires 160 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:51,439 Speaker 1: on Rogers, Watson, Wilson. I don't think Watson's for the Steelers. 161 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: I very much don't believe any of those guys will 162 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: bend up in Pittsburgh. But I'm curious what the asking prices. 163 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: I think you're crazy if you don't ask I think 164 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: we're dgers is the best player in the league right now, 165 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: and if you can get that guy, I'm listening. I 166 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 1: frankly would be shocked if he leaves Green Bay when 167 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,079 Speaker 1: it's all said and done. And I think Wilson will 168 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: be available. But okay, there's a couple of quarterbacks that 169 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: I'm interested in, and people, this is day one of 170 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: people getting sick of hearing, and I don't think IVE 171 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: sprung this one on you yet. Jamis Winston really intrigues me. 172 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: I think he is a more mature player that you 173 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: can get cheap, that has a lot of talent, and 174 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: just see sign him to a two year deal. He's 175 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: a free agent, you know, spend your money on him. 176 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: I've never liked Trabinsky, but I would put a couple 177 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: of those guys in that category. Early picks from yesteryear 178 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: that you don't have to give up a draft pick 179 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: and aren't going to break the bank. And I'm not 180 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: even having them compete with Rudolph or Haskins. But see 181 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: when I'm I'm kicking them out the door. Either Nor 182 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: am I decide? And nor do I say because I 183 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: signed Winston or Marriott or somebody like that, if I 184 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: love a quarterback in the first round, I wouldn't still 185 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: take him, you know. So that's probably my quarterback approach 186 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: more so than training for Matt Ryan. I'm talking more 187 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: just about fixing the lines of scrimmage. That would be 188 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 1: my next million dollars in your draft picks. Can fix 189 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage, right, because I think the defense 190 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: just needs one more Yeah, young guy, because you're gonna 191 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: get to it back next year. And and lou louis 192 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: under contract next year. And I like what I've seen 193 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: louder Milk. I thought made some plays yesterday. My ends 194 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: are fine. Yeah, Um, you know, you add another guy 195 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: who's the sent the eventual replacement. If not now, then 196 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: you know down the road, maybe he's rotting, rotating in 197 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: with the Luluka season at the nose, which you can 198 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: get probably the second round, second even third round round. Yeah, 199 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: you can get those guys and then looks like the 200 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: only first rounder you know from Georgia. I don't know 201 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: if I would go that route or not and spend 202 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: that much on that position. You'll get a really talent 203 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: on one of day too. Yeah, so I do that, 204 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: I'm probably I mean, then I'm either signing a a 205 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:14,839 Speaker 1: a guard and drafting a tackle in the first round, 206 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: where I'm drafting a center, there's only one of them 207 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: I'm drafting. If Linderbaum is there, I'm drafted him and saying, 208 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,719 Speaker 1: Kendrick Green, thanks for the thanks for the year. You're 209 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: gonna move the guard now, or you're gonna be the 210 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 1: backup center and fight with someone else's guard. You're not 211 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: guaranteed anything. You're in the mix. Yeah, exactly. Um, And 212 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: that needs to happen in some capacity, no matter why. 213 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 1: That fixes a lot too. That in itself fixes a lot. 214 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: Like well turners up. I think would both agree dots 215 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: in your left guard next year, his job uncontested and 216 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: he could be back this week. That's that's kind of 217 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:54,599 Speaker 1: an understan. Yeah, because here's the thing I mentioned this 218 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: in my in my column today on the d K 219 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Sports. Um, there's three weeks left in the season. 220 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: H So you kind of almost he's he's now eligible 221 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: to come off, even if he's not ready to begin 222 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: practicing again. You got to get that clock ticking here, 223 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: because what do you get to loose? Activate? You activate 224 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: him and see where it goes. Because one way or 225 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: the other he's either going to be ready for if 226 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: you make the playoffs and you have to activate him anyways, 227 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,679 Speaker 1: or otherwise he's done for the year, so you might 228 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: as well. You might as well activate him and say, okay, Kevin, 229 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: let's see where you're at here. I've seen him around 230 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 1: the facility. He's not in the walking boot anymore. So yeah, 231 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 1: it might be time that he, you know, gets back. 232 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: You know, if he's not back this week, he might 233 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 1: be back to last two games of the season. I 234 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: don't think too. I think what is where you're going 235 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: this originally is I don't think fixing the lines of 236 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: the scrimmage are as hard as it sounds. I was 237 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: watching the Patriots the other night and okay, they got 238 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: run on and it was it was Jonathan Taylor and 239 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 1: you know, it ended up some of that with Skew though, 240 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: because he had a sixty seven yard or when everybody's 241 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: the line scrimmage in the last play the game or 242 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,719 Speaker 1: the less. You know, he's a good game and he's 243 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: the best backing league basically, But it wasn't like he 244 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: was shredding them like that shredding the Steelers, you know, 245 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: but what did they do in the offiction. They went 246 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 1: out and paid they and I thought that they overpaid 247 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: a little bit for guys like Gotchaw and yeah, you know, 248 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: and they overpaid to get for everybody, but they got 249 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: guys that could use Gotcha. Yeah, you could go. You 250 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: can get guys like that. You can get these mid 251 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: level free agents to come in coming off their first contract, 252 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: not old men. You know, you can get them and 253 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: pay him a million more than they probably should. But 254 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: they're not you know, they're not stars. They're not you know, 255 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: big name guys, but they're big and tough and they've 256 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: been around the block. Yeah, they know how the game 257 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: is played. Yeah, you could definitely not even know that 258 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: you you're gonna have to overpay them. Probably not. I'm 259 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: not for nose tackle types, and I hope people will 260 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: realize this too. Like when I say nose tackle, it 261 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be sixty pound guy that runs a 262 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: six flat. It just has to be a big, physical 263 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: power player. They can compliment Camp. Yeah, they can compliment 264 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: Cam and spell lululu um. If that's an early pick 265 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: that you developed, maybe push the pocket a little, you know, 266 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: keep your linebackers covered up. Yeah, I mean, but it 267 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be the old it doesn't be building 268 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: vincible for it doesn't have to be that guy. And 269 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: you can find guards. It was on third and seven, 270 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: I went this guy on the field. Once in a while, 271 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: you can find you can get a guard. I have 272 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: a serviceable guard for you know, three four million a year. 273 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: What do you think of this guard? A side guard 274 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: to be my last priority in offseason rebuild because you 275 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: can find them and Trey Turner might be out there, 276 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: or you could you know, extend them. If your first 277 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: round picks a tackle and it looks like a really 278 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: really good tackle draft, and the Steelers could pick anywhere 279 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: from what thirteen. You know, I don't think they're gonna 280 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: be thirty two, um, but it looks like and they'll 281 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: go higher than they should, like all the mocks you 282 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: look at now, put a ten percent tax on all 283 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: those tap goals will go up higher than that. But 284 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: there's a lot and there's gonna be several going in 285 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: the in the top twenty. If you could do that 286 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: and sign a veteran center doesn't be a pro bowler, 287 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 1: a guy that is an every week starter center. That's 288 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: the twelfth best center in the league. I think everything 289 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: falls into place from there. You know, you got the 290 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: left guard presumably a left tackle, and free aten or 291 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: in the draft, but it doesn't matter left or right. 292 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: And then you let everybody else fill in the gaps 293 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: and see who let them all fight for two dogs 294 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: one bone, you know what I mean? You just you 295 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: take the Bills approach and you what they did a 296 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: few years ago. You go get eight or nine not 297 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: great lineman, but quality lineman, a d add a draft 298 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: pick to it go from there. Yeah, I don't know 299 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: what they need quantity as much as quality though, Like 300 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: I want a starting center and Green maybe even sign 301 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: that guy to a two year deal. And that doesn't 302 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: mean Green is not a center. I don't know. But 303 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: one more tackle I think would have a ripple effect 304 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: of the whole line. Line, the wrestle the line. It's 305 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: not that. The point being, it's not that hard of 306 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: a fix, right. I don't think you have to go 307 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: get you know, Fanica and to this thing when you 308 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: have cash available, When you don't have cash available, you 309 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: have to do it like the Steelers did this year. Yeah, 310 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: and see what sticks. Yeah, but no, I agree with you. So, 311 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: I mean I I just had that thought as I 312 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: was watching the Patriots game Thursday night, and I'm like, 313 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: you know, they spent Somebody said something to me, but well, 314 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: the Patriots haven't spent a lot of hyper draft picks 315 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: on their offensive line. I'm like, well, the left tackle 316 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: was the first round draft pick, and yeah, you know 317 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: that's where you spent if I was about to bring 318 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: up their old line because in free agency, remember there 319 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: was like five or six centers that were all available. 320 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: They all signed like within two days. But one of 321 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: them was Andrews and the other one is the Patriots 322 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: kept two of them. One of them is a guard center. 323 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: But they didn't break the bank for those guys. I 324 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: mean they hung around for a while. They're trusted, they're tough, 325 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,040 Speaker 1: and they do a great job of developing lineman and 326 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: they have their whole lives. Scarneki is going. If there's 327 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,199 Speaker 1: gonna ever be an offensive line coach in the Hall 328 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 1: of Fame, it's Dante Scarneckia. I mean he's the munchacked 329 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: of the up in the North, you know. I mean 330 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: he's done a great job. So you can develop lineman too. 331 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: You know, these guys will all get better, I believe 332 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: it or not. Steeler fans. Yeah, and in fact, I 333 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:23,719 Speaker 1: actually saw some progress from Kendrick Green yesterday. Yeah, ability 334 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: the snaps after better, um, And I didn't get a 335 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: chance to ask him because we weren't allowed in the 336 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: locker room and we can obviously and we couldn't. We 337 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: requested to speak to him, but we didn't get a chance. 338 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:39,400 Speaker 1: Maybe that'll happen this week. Um. But if you want 339 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: to go back and watch the game against the Vikings, 340 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: actually watched the previous two or three games where he 341 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 1: was having issues with the balls getting snapped all over 342 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 1: the place. Those balls were going a hundred miles an hour. 343 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: Was he just blasting him? He just he was blasting 344 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: him back here. If you watched the snaps yesterday, took 345 00:17:55,720 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 1: a little bit off and everything was right. Yeah, go 346 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: back and watching a few few places and watch those. 347 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: Watch those that the ball getting back there actually has 348 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: a little bit of arc to it instead of being 349 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: coming back there a hundred miles an hour. And the quarterbacks, 350 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: you know, looks like Dennis lamiewin goal like it's not 351 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: a punt. I mean, it's not a kick, a field goal. 352 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: It doesn't have to come back, so it's a it's 353 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: a subtle adjustment, but it was an adjustment. Yeah. And 354 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: the snaps from must be something off that are blowing 355 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: everybody away with screen passes sticking in their face pass interesting, 356 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: So you know now now now you can Okay, got 357 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 1: that fixed. Work on the blocking. Yeah, I was just saying, 358 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it's his problems are more than one though, too. 359 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: But he's a rookie center. I mean, the book is 360 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: not written on him more. Dan, I agree, I agree, 361 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: you know, but if Linder bombs there to be hard 362 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: to But I mean, you can't you out of the 363 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 1: quarterback thing figured out. That's some degree first, Yeah, I 364 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: mean that's a that's a whole different realm, you know. Yeah. Um, 365 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: and we don't know the prospects half as well as 366 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: we will. Yeah, I'm but I'm actually going to go 367 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 1: to the Senior Bowl this year to get a look 368 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,640 Speaker 1: at at some of those guys, and we'll see if 369 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: Matt will be there in my hip pocket with me there, 370 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,360 Speaker 1: hopefully try to make that happen. Hopefully that's the case. 371 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: We want to get as in depth in this year's 372 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: draft as we possibly can, especially the quarterback class. But everyone, 373 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: you know, we've been good about it every year, but 374 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: I think this year we need we're deeper and deeper. Yeah, 375 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 1: but we're not there yet. No, because of everything that 376 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: happened in the league yesterday. Really what's happened overall. I mean, 377 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,159 Speaker 1: there's just no figuring this league today this year. The 378 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 1: Lions dominated the Cardinals. Yeah, they didn't just win. That 379 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: wasn't like I did the post game show on TV yesterday. 380 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 1: So I felt like I was more out of the 381 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: loop with the league as usual. Its just wasn't my 382 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: usual routine. And I did a lot of homework on 383 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,239 Speaker 1: that game, or some homework on that game after the 384 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: fact and thought, wow, you know, Arizona must have turned 385 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: the ball over five times. They got penalized like crazy. 386 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 1: They just got beats. Handed it to Craig Reynolds twenty 387 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: six for one, twelve, just ran the ball, golf, played well. 388 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: The Lions have an old line, you know, like I'm 389 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: not saying they're good, but they were the better team 390 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: that day clearly. Yeah. Uh. The Jets gave the Dolphins 391 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 1: everything that they can. The Dolphins aren't a good football 392 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: They're not a great football not a great football team. Now, um, 393 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: they've just taken advantage of who they've played, you know, 394 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: I think they figured themselves out a little bit. Yeah, 395 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 1: I'm sure the Dolphins are sitting there going, well, we 396 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: had one left tackle and right, Yeah, they're not far away. Um, 397 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: the Texans somehow just go in there and smack that 398 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: the Jaguars around. I thought the Jaguars would play much 399 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: better than they did, but the Texans showing some life. Texans. 400 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say that Texans d hasn't been horrible all year. 401 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 1: And Davis Mills is the forgotten rookie Evans Like, he's 402 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: just down there. That guys can throw the ball and 403 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: as a talented player just didn't have much college experience 404 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: and a lot of injuries. He's getting better, you know, 405 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: I love Lawrence. I have by questions about Zack Wilson, 406 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: but you can't tell me they're getting better. I mean, 407 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: at least Davis Mills getting better, you know what I mean. 408 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: And as we mentioned the previous segment, the Texans have 409 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: a couple of games remaining against some of these a 410 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 1: f C contenders. They could beat somebody, could they could 411 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: pull off an upset. Especially I think both of those 412 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:17,959 Speaker 1: they played the Colts at home and or the Texans 413 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: are the Titans are at home and the Chargers game 414 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: is at home. I mean, on paper, it looks like 415 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: they're to get blown out by both. But if the 416 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 1: Titans version that came here yesterday, they beat the Titans 417 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 1: in tennis, similar, right, and that was a better version 418 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 1: of Tennessee than we saw yesterday. Um, Jacksonville horrendous. Yeah, 419 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 1: that Bengals Broncos game was ten. Easily could have gone 420 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: the other way. That the Broncos were going in for 421 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: a score in the fourth quarter. I don't know if 422 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: you saw the play the Bridgewater injury. No, no, no, no, 423 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: there was a play where I believe it was Melvin 424 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: Gordon was running with the ball and one of the 425 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: Bengals came up and swiped it off of him, and 426 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: ran was going the other way, initially fell down. Was 427 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: it lock? Maybe it was locked. It was almost like 428 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 1: a basketball strip sack, and he took it the other 429 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:08,919 Speaker 1: way to dunk it Almo and then at the end 430 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: of the play he fumbles and the Brons recover at midfield. Yeah, 431 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:15,959 Speaker 1: that was a crazy play, I do know. And then 432 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: they reviewed it and they said, no, no, he was 433 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: down back here. If that doesn't happen. You know, there 434 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: was a game changing, game changing play that the Bengals 435 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: could have lost that football game. It's typical Denver. I mean, 436 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: they're just close games, you know, just send it out. 437 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: And Bridgewater got hurt what looked like pretty bad. He 438 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: was in the hospital. Yeah, I don't know if we'll 439 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: see him again this year. The Ravens, you know, they 440 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: made a game of it with the package. Yeah, they 441 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: really did. Um. Huntley's not bad, by the way. Yeah, 442 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: he doesn't throw the football down the field at all. No, 443 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 1: he doesn't. And it wouldn't kill you to double Mark Andrews. 444 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 1: I looked at their yeah right, I mean, here's here's 445 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: their long passes of the day yesterday to everybody not 446 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: named Mark Andrews. Marcus Brown seven yards, Devin de Verney 447 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: in yards, Approchate eight yards, tyl Am Wallace five yards, 448 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 1: Rashad Bateman five yards. These are guys are gonna ron 449 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: Latavius Murray three yards, DeVante Freeman two yards. Everything sideways. 450 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: So I didn't watch enough of that game yet Andrews 451 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: was the only guy who was getting anything. So here 452 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: the Andrew's average thirteen point six yards of catch. The 453 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: next closest guy to Approchate had one catch for eight yards. 454 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: Marcus Brown average four point three yards of catch, and 455 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: he's like the fast guy of here at four point 456 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: three catch on ted catches. It ted catches. It was 457 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: used and not used right. Berne was was the same thing. 458 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: Three catches for thirteen yards four point three a catch. 459 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: I'm sure protection and something to do because they don't 460 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: pass pro well at all, but it was all sideways. 461 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: Lamar used to throw deep right all sideways, says, it's interesting. 462 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 1: I've been asked a lot about Huntley, and I'm like, 463 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 1: he's better than you think. But I wanted to at 464 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: least say when these events of coordinators don't really have 465 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: the book on a guy, they're just gonna trying to 466 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: do what they do best. You know, we're not gonna 467 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 1: be super aggressive. We're not gonna open things up for him, 468 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 1: and we'll learn as the game goes on. Oh, you 469 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: should have learned that he's only throwing Andrews. You know 470 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: they made that too double Andrews play straight up man 471 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 1: on the outside guys, because he's not gonna he's not 472 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,360 Speaker 1: going to throw it like that, and I think, I mean, 473 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: that would be the book on him. If he starts 474 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 1: against the Bengals next week, they better play on that. 475 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: That's the way I would pack at Andrews to no 476 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: end and go from there and take your chances with 477 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 1: the receivers. But they lost and then last night's game. 478 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,879 Speaker 1: It's just you know nothing about the league. This year. 479 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:41,199 Speaker 1: The Saints are bradycpt sts nine Buccaneers zero zero zero. 480 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,159 Speaker 1: And I may have picked the Bucks to be the 481 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: best team in the league twelve hours ago. I mean, 482 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: I thought, Boyd Brady's winning up Now, they lost a 483 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,360 Speaker 1: bunch of guys in that Game's out of the year 484 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 1: Evans question before and that's questionable, and they lost him 485 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,479 Speaker 1: throughout the year. They still eight point no. Even with 486 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: those guys, they weren't moving ball at all. Brady's throwing 487 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: iPads or whatever they use. Now, you know, they were unhappy, 488 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: and it got to the point Brady only trusted Gronk 489 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: like it was like, and wisely the Saints didn't give 490 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 1: him Mark Andrews treatment. They put a lot of people 491 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: on rock, you know, And yeah it was The Saints 492 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: are a hard team to play against. Ben Brady hates 493 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: playing those guys. I texted you last night during that game, 494 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 1: I'm like, good luck. If you had to do power 495 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: rankings this weekend, we'll I guess we'll do it tomorrow, 496 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 1: but we're still games. Um, maybe we'll have to power 497 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 1: rank the a f C because both of those games 498 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: on Tuesday or NFC games. But you mentioned the Chiefs 499 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: might be number one. Yeah, maybe Packers. Um, I mean 500 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: should to watch the Rams a little bit, they're gaining 501 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: some steam. I would have the Patriots a little higher 502 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: a week ago, certainly would have the Bucks way higher. 503 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 1: I mean, anything can happen in this league, this particular year. 504 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: And that's even without COVID. COVID is like the is 505 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 1: the altar is the other just I'm actually about to 506 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 1: say that, Like, I'm not wishing it upon the Chiefs, 507 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: but what if the next headline is pat mahomes been. 508 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: It could happen to them as easier. I mean, just 509 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 1: think about what happened again with the with the Chargers today, right, 510 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:15,120 Speaker 1: three of their Yeah, and I forget which to Bosa 511 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: was one of them, which means he probably isn't vaccinated. 512 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: Not he's already out. Yeah, he's not vaccinate, cannot come back, right, 513 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 1: and one of the other ones couldn't either much true. 514 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just that's that's the like the flying 515 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: you Wittman here for anybody. You're just kind of I 516 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:30,159 Speaker 1: think every you know, these these head coaches have to 517 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: be sitting out there every every Monday when these guys tests, like, 518 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 1: oh my god, I don't want to see I don't 519 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,640 Speaker 1: want to see the trainer today. Right now, I got 520 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:41,399 Speaker 1: something for your coach. Just go away. I do not 521 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: want to see your face. But it's just it's just 522 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 1: so crazy this year and again rounds games about the start, 523 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 1: I think they don't have no Maybe it's not that 524 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: they're missing ten starters. Washington doesn't many coaches and say 525 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: all their coaches are gone. They're down like nine assistant coaches. 526 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: Like how ugly is that came gonna be? Yeah, who's 527 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: in charge here? Al hey, right, Eagles might just blow 528 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: them out. I don't know what to think of that game. 529 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: I think of this upcoming game. I can't say to 530 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: watch the Browns game. It's like the Bears game tonight. 531 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: Their best corner went on on the COVID nineteen list. 532 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 1: Today Today today you game plan for him. He travels. 533 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: Johnson travels with the other team's best receiver. You planned 534 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 1: game plan for that all week long, and every ten 535 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: guys who's playing with our adjusting accordingly. And now we're 536 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: not gonna do it anymore. Guys. Yeah, they're not gonna 537 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 1: have Already Burns. Already Burns is their other starting cornerback. 538 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: He's not gonna be traveling with what O'Dell or with Jefferson, 539 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: justin Jefferson that we'll just do it with already instead, 540 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: or the third guy will bump up. You know. No, 541 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna scrap all this everything we practice done. Yeah, 542 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: So that's how the league is right now. I mean, 543 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: it's it's the same situation the Steelers were in that 544 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: Lions game when Ben Roethlisberger test positive the night before 545 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 1: the game, Like, well, we gotta run it back, and 546 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: you saw the product that was on the field that day. Sure, 547 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: you know, we end up tying the Detroit Lions. Like 548 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: you can't get you can't play and for this stuff, 549 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: and because you don't know who who on your fifty 550 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 1: three man roster is gonna be missing, you could why 551 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: didn't they come up with a contingency plan for this? 552 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: How do you? I mean, every coach does since the 553 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 1: history of time is if we lose both our offensive tackles, 554 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: how do we fit that puzzle in? But this is 555 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: kind of different, you know, because it's not like people 556 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: Once a while, people get hurt in practice, or a 557 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: kicker gets hurt in the pregame warm up and you 558 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,640 Speaker 1: gotta do you know, those are there's some weird instances, 559 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 1: but it's not like, well, we just lost three running 560 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: backs or you know whatever, it is the whole room 561 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:37,879 Speaker 1: before people like wow, it's just it's devastating. But anyways, 562 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna take another break. He is Matt Williams and 563 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lelly. You're listening to the drive here on 564 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: Steelers Nation Radio. When we come back, time for the 565 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Focus. We'll do that right after this