1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on Home of the Black and 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: Goal Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back to the Drive. I 3 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: am Dale Lally. He is Matt Williamson and Matt Um. 4 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: This situation in Baltimore, it is getting curiouser and curiouser. 5 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:36,599 Speaker 1: To quote Alice h Um, I think that's Alison Wonderland. 6 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:38,599 Speaker 1: But I could be right. I think so. It's not 7 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: my specialty, but yeah, I thought that's what it was. 8 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: Still no Lamar Jackson practicing. Yeah, it's Thursday, it's in 9 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: the playoff game. He hasn't played in five week. He 10 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: hasn't He's missed sixteen consecutive practices. Uh, Tyler Huntley, he's 11 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: still not throwing the football. He's at practice. He's running 12 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: through the plays, but is at practice. If you are 13 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson's teammate and you see him like you saw 14 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: him at the game on Sunday, he's on the sideline, 15 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 1: He's walking around here and he's yeah, you know he's 16 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: not you know, break sir, I mean, are any kind 17 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 1: of I mean, I'm you know, if I'm Klais Campbell, 18 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: I'm looking at this, I'm going this is this could 19 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: be my last shot sure this year and you're our 20 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: starting quarter you're our starting quarterback. You've been out now 21 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: for six weeks. You didn't tear something here? What's what score? 22 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: Is this all contract? Is this all posturing? I mean, 23 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's an injury or there was. I'm sure. 24 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: I don't I don't question. I just has to say 25 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: this because it's from the athletes integrity in in harm 26 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,839 Speaker 1: And I don't know the guy, but I would think 27 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: most quarterbacks would be out there right now, don't you think. 28 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: I mean just the way people are talking, like Philip 29 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: Rivers played with with no a c L, the torn 30 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: a c L in the playoff. It's a playoff, Like 31 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: Jalen hurts healthy? You know what I mean? Yeah? You know. 32 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: I mean there's other guys fighting stuff. I'm sure Lawrence 33 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: has been on the injury report for a month and 34 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: a half now with the with the toe injury. You 35 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: know it's Allen's elbow for the whole ynight, you know. 36 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: I mean like this is you know, you start the 37 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 1: question rightly or wrongly how much the guy loves to 38 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: play the game and and is he all in on 39 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: the team more? The second thing? You know, I mean, 40 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: I think if if you would have a contract. And 41 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,679 Speaker 1: I keep talking about roll through that Ravens locker room, 42 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: and I guarantee you there's there are guys who were 43 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: banged up right now but are going to play this 44 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: week because it's the playoffs. I just wonder what the 45 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: attitude in the whole building is anyway. I mean, like, 46 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: it can't be optimistic. I mean, the defense has been 47 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: carrying them for so long. I don't have it in 48 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: front of me, but they're winning lost record over the 49 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: last eight they haven't they haven't scored more than seventeen 50 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: points without Lamar. Yeah that I knew. Yeah, And the 51 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: passing games horrendous. Everyone knows what they're doing on offense. 52 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just it's got to be a hard 53 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: environment because if we're gonna win this game we got, 54 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: we can't let up ten points. You know, I means 55 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: have been there. This is two thousand, nineteen Steelers, except 56 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: they're in the playoffs. In the playoffs, not right, but 57 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: you have this, you know, Nuke sitting on the sidelines 58 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: said like, well, what if we had him? You can't 59 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: tell me if you can't go out there and just 60 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: take some snaps and throw the football, like I get 61 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: you have to play a certain way, Lamar. We get 62 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: that your Lamar, I was gonna say the opposite is, 63 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: even if he doesn't ever move from the pocket, I 64 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: guess I'm a better chance to win. They might have 65 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: a better chance to win Sunday than what they're going 66 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: to roll out there. You know, just play a traditional 67 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: and we don't have to tell them that. But if 68 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: your game plan is just throw and you know, it 69 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: reminds me if you remember the playoff game the Steelers 70 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: won in Cincinnati, Ben Roethlisberger goes off with the with 71 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: the shoulder injury. Yeah, and he came back out. Now 72 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: I'm covering this game. I get an eleven o'clock deadline. 73 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: All this stuff is happening at and remember I'm at 74 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: that time. I'm still working at the Observer Reporter in Washington, 75 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: which is in Washington County, which is where Marvin Lewis 76 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: is from. Okay, So if if the Bengals win this game, 77 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: it's a big deal. Marvin Lewis is getting his first 78 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: playoff win. He's a he's a local guy. I gotta 79 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: write it like that. If the Steelers win the game, 80 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: obviously it's a big you know, standing where you're going. 81 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: So I'm I'm about your audience. I'm writing a game story, 82 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: and I'm writing a column on Deadline while this is 83 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: all going on. Something You're gonna write something about Marv 84 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: Winner loss. Yeah, and you and I'm writing in the 85 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: game and all this stime, I got like five different 86 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 1: things going on. Here is that I'm writing at the 87 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: same time, BEng gets hurt. The Bengals go down to 88 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: score to take the lead, and I'm like, okay, I 89 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: can start writing this Steel is gonna Then Ben comes 90 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 1: back out of the tunnel. I'm like, oh, he's gonna 91 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,919 Speaker 1: come back and play. He's okay, I've covered Ben for 92 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: his entire career. He's coming back out. He's gonna win 93 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: this game. Then he doesn't come back in Landry Jones 94 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: stars an interception, they return it. Remember that was the 95 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: one If you remember that Vantes Berfect ran clear completely 96 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: out of the tunnel with and I'm like, okay, I 97 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: can start writing. And then says here versus the fumble 98 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: and Stevens get the ball back low and behold, here 99 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: comes Ben back out on the field. Almost eleven o'clock. 100 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: I bet I was watching this again a couple of 101 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: weeks ago, and as I'm sitting there watching it in person, 102 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: I remember thinking this, I'm watching Ben. I'm like, he 103 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: can't throw the ball more than ten yards. He's hurt, 104 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: and I can see it by the way he starts. 105 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: You can see the way the first pass he threw 106 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: his his his arm never gets above his shoulder. He's 107 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 1: just kind of he's out there, kind of short arms 108 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 1: in his waist body, lower arm. But he probably he 109 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: can't throw the ball down the field. But the Bengals 110 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: are dropping everybody deep in there, and he's okay, checked down, 111 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: check down, checked out in the past eight b and 112 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 1: all that stuff happens, and then you tear up your 113 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: story and right right, and then Dale Dale almost has 114 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: a heart to you because the stories are due now. 115 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: All that stuff going to come out in the newspaper 116 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: in print. That's why the deadline is. This brings me 117 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: to the Lamar stuff. Ben shouldn't have been on the field, 118 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: and there's a million instances there. Ever, well let's read 119 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: limping out for them for the playoffs, and you know, like, guys, 120 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: this is what guys do. Yes, now, I'm I think 121 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: that's what he should do as well, but he's only 122 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: a Raven for one more, one more. I hear that 123 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: there's three investment in his body. Let me ask you 124 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: this that I've been his teammates. Understand, if the Ravens 125 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: don't give Roquan Smith a new contract on Tuesday, did 126 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: Lamar practice yesterday? I don't know. I thought that the 127 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: contract and you even mentioned this on Monday or Tuesday 128 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 1: or whatever. That the timing of the Rowan contract pretty odd, 129 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, did he negotiated himself? Did he 130 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: negotiate himself that? I'm sure they when they traded for him, 131 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: they had every intention not to just let him walk. 132 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: They were second round. They could have waited until after 133 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: they were done, you know in the post. But rarely 134 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: as someone extended between the regular season in the first 135 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: playoff game, you know you're preparing for a playoff game 136 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: and you know this is what's happened. That was odd 137 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: timing for sure. Never extensions pop out at that point. Um, 138 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, do you think Lamar doesn't 139 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: like the Roquean extension? I'm just thinking that. I mean, 140 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: if he's gonna play on being a Raven, la Lamar 141 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: has been hanging out doing nothing for the last six weeks, 142 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: like he could have been done contract the whole time. 143 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: I just feel like they, I mean the injury aside. 144 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: The injury is really hard to comment on because maybe 145 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: he just can't do it. I mean, yeah, I don't know. 146 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: I mean, maybe he does have a torn PCL and 147 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: that was it was worse than what they were saying, 148 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: but it hasn't gotten out. The thing that's odd though, 149 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: is how Harbor handled it because the first Steeler game, 150 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: every day we're like, well, I think he said he 151 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: didn't get a play. That was when he was supposed 152 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: to come back for the first game. Because every report 153 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: and that was three week injury. Right, it's it's week 154 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: to week. This week he's day to day. So usually 155 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: it's that week or the week after. Let me just 156 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: throw this out to you. So when this injury news 157 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: gets out, typically through schefter or Rappaport and one of 158 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: these guys usually from an age, it comes from the agent. 159 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: Does this come from mom? He doesn't have an agent, right, 160 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: so there's nobody out there's nobody there to get his 161 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: side of this out there. That that to to leak 162 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,199 Speaker 1: out that all this this PCL injury is worse than 163 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: what the Ravens are saying. That's a good point. Maybe 164 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: we'd have tweets from Schefter saying Lamar battled this thing 165 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: all year and you know, gutted through it and it's bad. 166 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: But you don't want that either, if you're gonna become 167 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: and you know, you want people trade for you. But 168 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: if I'm if I'm another team and I'm looking at 169 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: this whole situation, I'm going his stock is going up 170 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: with me. Does this guy? Yeah? Does this guy want 171 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: to play football? I don't want him to do this 172 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: to us, Like, and you can't call his agent ask, right, 173 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna call mom, Um, Mama, Mama Jackson, what's uh? 174 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: What's Lamar? Yeah, what's up? What's up with Lamars? She 175 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: doesn't you know, I'm sure she knows. She has an idea. 176 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 1: She's a little too close to subject though, correct. I'm 177 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: not trusting mom and the scouting world either, you know, 178 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: Like when we recruited, I wanted to talk to mom 179 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: and see how the kid is growing up. But when 180 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: when I went into Penn State, I'm not gonna call 181 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,719 Speaker 1: LaVar's mom or right, right, So the whole thing is 182 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: just It's just I'm wondering if we've seen, if we're 183 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: if we're witnessing a divorce. Yeah, if we're witnessing a divorce, 184 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: we just don't know it yet. I think we are. 185 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: And I've kind of been calling this for a couple 186 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: of weeks that I really think that Lamar has detached 187 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: from the organization, and I think the organization has detached 188 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: from him because he's interesting to begin with. I mean, 189 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: even if he had an agent. First off, DeShawn Watson's 190 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: off the field stuff aside, This is why the league 191 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: is so mad at the Browns because you just gave 192 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: this guy. At the owners meetings was livid with the contract. Right, 193 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: this is a horrific contract, and Lamar's better show should 194 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 1: say more than that. So that's my jumping off point. 195 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: But Lamar, I'm sorry, that's a terrible dropping off point 196 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: because the Browns are dumb, you know. I mean, so 197 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: the Bengals aren't gonna be happy about that deal they're 198 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: gonna have to give. Joe Burrow is gonna want. That 199 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: should be his jumping off point, especially he goes another 200 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. I mean, no matter what, I mean, A's 201 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: better than Watson. So that screws up all quarterback negotiations 202 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: for Tier one guys, at least for now. And it 203 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: just so happens Lamar's next, So that makes it worse. 204 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: And he doesn't have an agent. And as we've said, 205 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: since they've drafted him or went to this offense, if 206 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: I give him a four or five six year deal, 207 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: he's not gonna move like that in three or four 208 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: or five six years. Maybe he's a better passer, you know, maybe, 209 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: I'm sure he will be. I mean, he'll be more experienced, 210 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: will be better at some things. But his trump card 211 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: doesn't trump anything anymore. Yeah, So do I want to 212 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: invest in him anyway? You know? Right, let's let's look 213 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 1: at this. It this way, Okay. So in Lamar Jackson's career, 214 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 1: he has now been sacked a hundred and thirty two times. Okay, Okay, 215 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 1: so that's in that's in five years, a hundred thirty 216 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,959 Speaker 1: two times. That's in seventy games, so basically to two 217 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: times a game. He's a team that doesn't throw that much. 218 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: He's also run the ball. Now he has seven seven 219 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: rushes since some of those some of those get getting 220 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:35,839 Speaker 1: hit in the teeth every time. But right, that's still 221 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: a lot of wear and tear. And then how many 222 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: times did he stand in the pocket on how many 223 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 1: of his fifty five career pass attempts did he take 224 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: a shot after after the throw? So he's he's probably 225 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: already been hit, So a hundred thirty two of those 226 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,319 Speaker 1: when I say seven dred thirty two rushes, So now 227 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: we're hard to count the slides or go okay, so 228 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: we're at eight fifty and let's say he's just to 229 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: balance things out here, let's well, because because the times 230 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: that he's ducked out of bounds or whatever, let's let's 231 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: say he's been hit now a thousand times in his 232 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: five seasons, two hundred times per season. How many times 233 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: was Kenny hit this year? Rogers played every game? You know, 234 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: like how much more is it than the average starting 235 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: quarterback that's running back type stuff. Running running back who 236 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: had five years of two hundred carries in each season 237 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: would have a thousand hits on him. So another note, 238 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: and he's not built like a running back. The first 239 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: thing to say is he's not built like Cam Newton 240 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: or Josh Allen. I mean, he's not as strong, he's 241 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,719 Speaker 1: not as big, He doesn't inflict the blow like they 242 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: do at times. As well. He is stronger than people 243 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: think though. He's extremely wirey strong, and but he's not durable. 244 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 1: Oh he's not proving to be. I mean, this is 245 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: what the second year in a row that he's missed 246 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: significant time. Is this the beginning of a massive trend. 247 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: He's played twelve twelve games in each of the last 248 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: two seasons, he played fifteen, he played fifty. I mean, 249 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 1: he probably just didn't, so that has to be a worry. 250 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're the Ravens, I could easily see 251 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: within their walls. And this maybe even happened last off 252 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: season when you're starting to really talk contract, is okay, 253 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: he's worth this number to me at a three year deal, 254 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: and I'll make him. I'll make it, you know, a 255 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: lot upfront because it's we can win the super Bowl 256 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: with this guy. But maybe he says no to that. 257 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: I want Watson money and more and boom, you have 258 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: an impass. And and I'm sure Harba is looking at 259 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: this offense, especially the last two months, saying I think 260 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: we've got to change how we play, and that could 261 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: be with her without Lamar. They have to change how 262 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: they could play in some ways. Their scheme fits Lamar 263 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: very well the running part, but passing stuff is awful 264 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: for him. Yeah, I mean, you want to talk about 265 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: a Saturday passing game. Saturday passing game, it might be 266 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: a Friday night passing right, I mean throw it to 267 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: a running back once in a while, you know what 268 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: I mean, Like give the guy something easy, you know, 269 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: so yes it it makes his legs wonderful and that 270 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: makes tons of sense, but it doesn't do him any 271 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: favors as a passer. And then he probably knows that, 272 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: and other teams probably know. It's saying. If I designed 273 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: an offense to get it out of his hands quicker 274 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: and you know, save his body a little bit, that 275 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: would be helpful. But I really think the Ravens are 276 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: probably going for all these reasons. This is probably the 277 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: highest market value Lamar's going to have the rest of 278 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: his career if we're going to do it. I'm not 279 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: waiting in the year of him being grumpy on the 280 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: franchise tag. I'm gonna franchise him, and I'm gonna take 281 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: the best offer I can and figure it out from there. 282 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: And I don't know who the door Number two quarterback 283 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: is right. I mean, it could be car or Jimmy 284 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: or if you're into those guys. You want to go 285 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: to Baltimore with the current many receivers, maybe they make 286 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: a coaching change on the offensive side of the ball. 287 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: They have to after they get but then they got 288 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: to then they get to acquire wide receivers to that. 289 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: I want to throw the ball too. I'm not gonna 290 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: going Okay, DeMarcus Robinson, right, oh, exactly. You know Bateman 291 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: and nobody else's or what you have, and I don't 292 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: know what Bateman is, and like recards, an excellent football 293 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: player and a nightmare to play against. Both offensive coordinator 294 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: don't want three full back out there for sixty steps though, 295 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: and eight hundred tight ends. You know, like this is 296 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: probably a two year project to even get the right 297 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: people and to see if the project works. Yeah, I mean, 298 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: unless they try to run it back with a Lamar clone. 299 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: You get the most athletic guy they possibly can and 300 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: have him run around. Maybe. I don't know. I don't 301 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be a raven, though, I'm believing will 302 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: give them something good for him. Here's the thing. Okay, 303 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: so we talked. I know would give him something good 304 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: for Lamar. You know. Yeah, we talked about Kenny Picketts. 305 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: Three fourth quarter comebacks in four game winning this season. 306 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: Do you know how many Lamar has in his career, 307 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: Remember he's played five years. I bet it's very low 308 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: because for two reasons, that's not how they're built. And 309 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: more than any team during that stretch. I bet they're 310 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: the team with the lead because they always had a 311 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: halftime lead during the Lamar era. Seven fourth quarter comebacks 312 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: that's still remarkably low. Ten game winning drives, Wow, still 313 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: pretty low. Yeah, it's extremely like if you're leading, if 314 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: you're leading the Ravens in the fourth quarter, you usually win. 315 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: I bet they change leads less than any teams during 316 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: that And that's what you got, Tucker. You got Tucker right, 317 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: So game winning drives easier to the one that he 318 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: kicked from sixty five yards in Detroit counches a game 319 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: winning drive. I wasn't great quaperback. If you remember that game, 320 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: it was it was a past interference penalty. Oh yeah, yeah, 321 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: it's set up again. They set up the game winning 322 00:16:55,960 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: kick that he didn't do anything to do anything but yeah, okay, 323 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: and every quarterback and then Ben has five, but he's 324 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,640 Speaker 1: only got seven and ten and he got he's got 325 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: one of those at least one of those that we 326 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 1: can remember. I'm not gonna say that, but I don't 327 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: think we're implying it's because he's not clutch or he 328 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: can't bring you back. I just think that's part of 329 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,199 Speaker 1: the problems with the way the offense is designed to 330 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: you know, like if I'm gonna play pre event and 331 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,399 Speaker 1: you're gonna think and dunk you down the field like 332 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: you said with Ben before, Well, who's gonna get me 333 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: anything after the catch? Or who's gonna be dangerous or 334 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: who's gonna help me? You know? I mean, like, yeah, 335 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: and you can scramble here and there, but I can 336 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: keep you in bound the clock still running, right, You're 337 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: not going to run your way down to field as 338 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 1: long as we don't give up a sixty yard mystery 339 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: tackles or something. Right. But it's a flawed system, It 340 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: really is. That that's they're gonna be fascinating the on 341 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 1: the flip side, if they can turn Lamar into two 342 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: first round picks. I mean, they're gonna get something for 343 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: him if they try to trade him, and it'll be 344 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: probably something substantial. They're gonna have new cards in their 345 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 1: hands to play. That's all well and good, but they 346 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: want have a quarterback, right, but you don't have a 347 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: quarterback or back up quarterback or wide receivers or right. 348 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: You know. Yeah, it's kind of kind of important. So 349 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 1: we'll see plays this week. I don't think he does either, 350 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: and I think they get They lose and lose badly. 351 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: And the Lamar Jackson era in in Baltimore, I think 352 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: if you look at it, they got one playoff win. Really, yeah, 353 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: that one gets on the Steelers. One's our last playoff Wina. 354 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: Wins are hard to come by, but yeah, that's interesting. 355 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: I mean he was that was the m v P year. Yeah, 356 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 1: I remember the talk was can this guy win the postseason? 357 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: Can the system win the postseason? And I guess it's 358 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 1: never proven that the answer is yes, hasn't thus far 359 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: right hasn't thus far gets get you some regular season wins. 360 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: I'm a Lamar believer and I don't think that the 361 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: Ravens have hurt him, but I would love to see 362 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: him in a new system, just to see what it 363 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: looks like, you know, I mean, what does another team's 364 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:51,120 Speaker 1: vision for this player. Look like, you know, he throwing 365 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: bombs the DJ Moore left and right, or if he 366 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: were if he were in the Steelers offense that they 367 00:18:56,320 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: had when they had Cordell Stewart, he would be better off. Yeah, 368 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: I mean Cordell threw it down the field. Yes, I 369 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: mean Lamar actually has a pretty high aid odd for 370 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 1: his career. But it's not the good guy. But everything, yeah, 371 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: everything wasn't designed to go through the tight ends. Yeah, 372 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: you know, it was just like okay, you know, and 373 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: Cordell just ran when you know, yeah, it wasn't the 374 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: offense and the offense wasn't designed for him to run 375 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: the foot right. That's the foundation. The only team in 376 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: the league whose foundation the number one thing they do, 377 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: what they major in is the quarterback running the football 378 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: is the Ravens. The Bears. Well, I guess the Bears 379 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:36,719 Speaker 1: have this year. I don't know if that's our long 380 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 1: term plan or what they had to survive with, but 381 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:45,360 Speaker 1: that was the Ravens designed in the offense. The Bears survived. 382 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 1: He's still breathing. But the Bills and these other teams 383 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: that run the ball, it isn't job number one. Isn't 384 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: the quarterback run game, and that's not the foundation of 385 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: the offense. They do it a lot, but it's not 386 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,479 Speaker 1: the foundation. I'll say this. The last two seasons with 387 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, Ravens are just fifteen and nine in the games. 388 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: In the games he has played, not over a good 389 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: but not over right, right, Yeah, I mean I think 390 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot to be said for I 391 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 1: think he's undefeated against NFC teams or something like first 392 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: time around. Everybody struggles with him. Everyone the season more 393 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: and more. You can't replicate him in practice, no, I mean, 394 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: he just really can't. Maybe you have some wide receiver 395 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 1: taking snaps it's fast, then you can't throw the ball. 396 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: But yeah, and then okay, I've played fast people before. 397 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: But his style is you have to see it in person, 398 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: I think, and the more you do, better off you are. 399 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: If you're you're the Falcons, you see it every four 400 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: years like whoa, no one else plays this way. Yeah, 401 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: and it includes like Ricard Yeah, I mean, if you 402 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: look at it, he was nineteen and three in his 403 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: first two starts, the first two seasons eleven and four, 404 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: but the last two seasons fifteen and nine. So it's 405 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: if you're Baltimore. You look at that one, and I 406 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 1: think that's why they're did impass if it was a 407 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: little different. I think maybe he gets the Watson contract 408 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: and he hasn't played these last you know, as I 409 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: finished the last two seasons. The same thing with you know, 410 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: Arizona put all their eggs in the Tyler Murray basket. 411 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,959 Speaker 1: They didn't necessarily want to do it as soon as 412 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: they signed him to that contract. You know, they tried 413 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 1: to get to to study stuff into the contracts, like, um, 414 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: people are just move on. What if we don't sign him? 415 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: What are we gonna do? And I'm sure that's a 416 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 1: huge conversation in Baltimore right now. But you've got to 417 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: have a price, you know, like he's worth this much 418 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 1: to us. That's a big number, but it's not the 419 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: number he thinks it is. So we'll tournament of picks. 420 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: I just wonder how many teams out there will be 421 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: interested knowing that that's what he wants, or if you're signing, 422 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: if you're trading for him, he's going to be on 423 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 1: the franchise tag. It's gonna be a trade and signed thing, 424 00:21:53,400 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: which is gonna be which is always super expensive and um, 425 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: you know, would be better of an offense in place. 426 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: And if I'm an owner out there right now, I'm going, Okay, Well, 427 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: I just saw Denver do this exact thing with Russell Wilson. 428 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,679 Speaker 1: It didn't work. I just saw Cleveland do this exact 429 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 1: thing with the Shawn Watson. It didn't work. Yeah, do 430 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 1: we really want to do this? Do we really want 431 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: to trade for this guy? I hear you. I mean 432 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: I do think there's some fan bases that have been 433 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 1: starved for stars. I keep going back to Carolina because 434 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: there owner it's very aggressive and you know, want somebody 435 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 1: put on the billboard. And you know, Atlanta as a 436 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: name I keep hearing as well. But if I'm like 437 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:37,959 Speaker 1: the Colts, I don't know, or Washington, would you be 438 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,199 Speaker 1: better with him? Way better? Washington might be a ten 439 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 1: win team with Lamar twelve win team, But man, I 440 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: mean then you don't have any picks, and you know, 441 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: Chase Young comes up, but he's gone, and you know, 442 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: like makes it definitely makes it tell. That's gonna be 443 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 1: maybe the most and that's the most fascinating situation to 444 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 1: me in the NFL going into this off season. Brady 445 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: really a true free agent. He could go anywhere. I 446 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:07,440 Speaker 1: don't care about that. I don't do that. Roade Rogers 447 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: and it's been down that road. You know what we want? 448 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: I mean, right, I mean, there's there's gonna be quarterbacks, 449 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: but Lamar changing mars that it affects the division. It 450 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: affects not everything either, Right, if he's out of the division, 451 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: Remember when the Steeler when when the Steelers are going 452 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 1: to draft Kenny or draft a quarterback in this year's draft, Well, 453 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,479 Speaker 1: you're gonna have the fourth worst quarterback situation in the 454 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: division no matter what three decades. Well maybe not maybe not? Right? 455 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: I mean, Burrow, do we know that DeShawn Watson, based 456 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: on what we saw this year, is going to be 457 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:44,119 Speaker 1: head and shoulders better than Kenny Pickett next year? And 458 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 1: even if he's shoulders better, not head and shoulders. Is 459 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: he fifty million dollars? Right? Is he worth that? Worth 460 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: what he caught? Is he worth a quarter of your 461 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: salary cap? And the first round pick that that you 462 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: don't you don't have a starting tackle or whatever? You know, right, 463 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: or you know one of the better players in the draft. 464 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: Is that Was that still a good deal? Did you 465 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: make money in that trade. I don't know you did. Yeah, 466 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 1: it doesn't look like it right now. That's why it's fascinating. 467 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 1: I just I just think it's in the Steelers. Our 468 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: quarterback room costs nothing. Yeah, we have a lot more fluid. 469 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: Because the Bengals are gonna be up against it soon too. Well, Yeah, 470 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 1: they're in a wonderful Look, this is the situation now 471 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: where all these other teams, because Burrows finishing year three, 472 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: this is when the contracts all of a sudden, you'rena 473 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: start talking about is two of the answer. Hurts is 474 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 1: going to go on to get them. And that's a 475 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:37,199 Speaker 1: really good class. Herbert and Burrow. Of course, Herbert and 476 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: Burrow aren't going in this is when. But this is 477 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: the offseason when Alan and those guys got their contracts. Yeah, 478 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: after year three, right right right? And it hurts. You 479 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: can't even first round tender, um, right, you know, like 480 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 1: it's it's high It's decision making time real soon on 481 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: these dudes. It comes quicker than you think. You know, 482 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 1: I'm sure the Bengals will keep Jamar Chase, but can 483 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: you keep Higgins? Yeah you can't. You're not gonna be 484 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,439 Speaker 1: able to keep them all right. I just did a 485 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: ranking of all the different aspects of these teams. They're 486 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: still the worst offensive line to me in the in 487 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: the you know, they put a lot of money into it. 488 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 1: It's a little better than last year, but I ranked 489 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: them fourteenth out of the offensive lines. How are they 490 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: gonna fix that? Yeah, there's problems, absolutely. Steelers dealt with 491 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: it for years with Ben's contract. You can now listen 492 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: to Steelers Nation Radio anytime anywhere through your smart speaker. 493 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: Just say Alexa place Steelers Nation Radio from my heart, 494 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: and Alexa will take care of the rest. He is 495 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson. I am Dale Lally. 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