WEBVTT - Week 5 0:00:00.480 --> 0:00:04.280 Welcome to the Steelers Point After show on wdb E Pittsburgh, 0:00:04.320 --> 0:00:06.720 brought to you by your neighborhood Ford Store. The F 0:00:06.720 --> 0:00:09.200 one point fifty is the official truck of the Pittsburgh 0:00:09.200 --> 0:00:12.400 Steelers by Brian Patton and Associates. It's all about the 0:00:12.400 --> 0:00:15.280 benefits by the Steelers Pro Shop. Get it direct from 0:00:15.280 --> 0:00:18.040 the team at shop dot Steelers dot com and by 0:00:18.079 --> 0:00:21.680 Clearview Federal Credit Union get the financial answers you need. 0:00:21.800 --> 0:00:24.360 And now here are your hosts, Rob King, Craig Wolfley, 0:00:24.400 --> 0:00:25.520 and Matt Williamson. 0:00:28.240 --> 0:00:30.880 Well, thanks everybody for being with us for the Point 0:00:30.920 --> 0:00:34.400 After on the Steelers Audio Network. We're so gloomy and 0:00:34.479 --> 0:00:37.920 so down that we needed somebody to pick us up. 0:00:38.000 --> 0:00:41.160 So we're also joined today by Max Starks, who could 0:00:41.159 --> 0:00:43.840 I think actually physically pick us all up at one time. 0:00:44.640 --> 0:00:50.080 Yeah, yeah, definitely in the past in the past. You 0:00:50.120 --> 0:00:52.640 know what I can do now, I can carry the wheelbarrow. 0:00:52.760 --> 0:00:54.720 I can just put you in there. That's my closest 0:00:54.720 --> 0:00:55.720 to picking up now. 0:00:55.760 --> 0:00:56.960 You know that would be nice. 0:00:57.200 --> 0:00:59.600 We'd like that because we all need to be lifted 0:00:59.680 --> 0:01:04.600 up after this loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Our first 0:01:04.640 --> 0:01:07.199 reaction is brought to you by First National Bank. Let's 0:01:07.240 --> 0:01:09.640 get started member fdi C. 0:01:10.920 --> 0:01:12.119 So full disclosure. 0:01:12.160 --> 0:01:14.080 I was on This Morning with Max, and I was 0:01:14.120 --> 0:01:16.800 on This Morning with Wolf, and I've also listened to 0:01:16.840 --> 0:01:20.320 Matt Williamson's podcast. So but I have not heard from 0:01:20.319 --> 0:01:22.839 Matt Williamson in person. So Matt, why don't you start 0:01:22.920 --> 0:01:26.120 us off with your impressions your first reaction on what 0:01:26.160 --> 0:01:26.959 you saw last night? 0:01:27.640 --> 0:01:30.880 Well, if we want to put a Rosie spin on it, 0:01:31.200 --> 0:01:34.160 you didn't play close to your best game as a team, 0:01:34.319 --> 0:01:36.679 and you were still in it to the absolute final play. 0:01:36.760 --> 0:01:39.240 I think there's something to be said for that. But 0:01:39.440 --> 0:01:45.600 relying on massive, timely splash plays on defense is a really, 0:01:45.640 --> 0:01:47.319 really tough way to live in this league. You know, 0:01:47.400 --> 0:01:51.080 red zone turnovers, block kicks, things of that nature. And 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:52.840 for the second week in a row, you know, Robin, 0:01:53.000 --> 0:01:54.760 you know, you and I do a lot of prep 0:01:54.760 --> 0:01:56.880 for these they not that these guys don't, but I 0:01:56.920 --> 0:02:00.160 dig into these teams so much the opponent that for 0:02:00.160 --> 0:02:02.320 the second week in a row, I kind of thought, man, 0:02:02.360 --> 0:02:04.960 I don't see an obvious path where the Colts or 0:02:05.000 --> 0:02:07.640 Cowboys could get the better of the Steelers. 0:02:07.760 --> 0:02:09.640 And for two weeks in a row now they have. 0:02:10.720 --> 0:02:13.520 That's where the statistics just drive you crazy, right right, 0:02:13.560 --> 0:02:14.200 you can't get too. 0:02:14.120 --> 0:02:17.760 Any you know, there's you know beings. 0:02:17.880 --> 0:02:22.080 Yeah, that's that's that's why they played the game. Well. 0:02:22.120 --> 0:02:24.320 You know the other thing, Matt, that I was talking 0:02:24.320 --> 0:02:26.400 about this morning that I found a little more disturbing 0:02:26.480 --> 0:02:30.280 about this loss was I thought I could have isolated 0:02:30.720 --> 0:02:34.480 a lot of plays against the Colts that just didn't 0:02:34.520 --> 0:02:37.200 go this to other's way, just kind of dumb luck, 0:02:37.320 --> 0:02:42.679 bad things happening, fumbles, bounce the type here and there, interception, 0:02:43.120 --> 0:02:47.360 any one of not eight plays that turned the game, 0:02:47.480 --> 0:02:49.800 any one of eight plays that could have turned the 0:02:49.840 --> 0:02:51.960 game in the students favor where it didn't feel like 0:02:52.000 --> 0:02:54.680 the Colts would be walking off the field saying that 0:02:54.760 --> 0:02:57.639 at all. I think the Cowboys or the team walking 0:02:57.639 --> 0:03:00.600 off this field saying, man, we let it. We left 0:03:00.639 --> 0:03:03.560 a lot out there. This game could have gotten lopsided 0:03:03.960 --> 0:03:06.079 if they had, you know, not turned the ball over 0:03:06.160 --> 0:03:09.800 the red zone, not had a field goal block. This 0:03:09.880 --> 0:03:12.280 feels different to me than the Colts loss. This feels like, 0:03:12.280 --> 0:03:14.840 wait a minute, now, we might need to regroup a 0:03:14.880 --> 0:03:17.400 little bit, because that was not a good way to 0:03:17.440 --> 0:03:17.760 go out. 0:03:18.040 --> 0:03:18.760 One hundred percent. 0:03:18.880 --> 0:03:21.200 I like the way you phrased that, because you know, 0:03:21.240 --> 0:03:24.560 on offense you had plays to be made downfield that 0:03:24.680 --> 0:03:27.639 you missed. It wasn't dallasted something to make you screw 0:03:27.720 --> 0:03:32.160 up a long completion, not one run over ten yards 0:03:32.160 --> 0:03:34.280 the entire day, you know, in the running game. And 0:03:34.320 --> 0:03:36.920 the O line is a work in progress, to be kind. 0:03:37.840 --> 0:03:41.120 And then I don't frankly understand the usage of George Pickens. 0:03:41.160 --> 0:03:43.560 I mean, when there was two wide receivers on the field, 0:03:44.000 --> 0:03:47.640 he only got one snap in those personnel groupings. I mean, 0:03:48.120 --> 0:03:50.160 it makes it too easy to play against. They're short 0:03:50.160 --> 0:03:53.120 on playmakers right now. But I might blame the defense 0:03:53.120 --> 0:03:55.520 more than the offense. I mean they picked a part 0:03:55.560 --> 0:03:59.200 the Steelers defense with very little resistance once again, and 0:03:59.240 --> 0:04:00.280 I just didn't see that coming. 0:04:00.840 --> 0:04:02.840 Yeah, And I when I look back at the Colts game, 0:04:02.840 --> 0:04:05.240 I thought, Okay, the defense, you know, maybe they did 0:04:05.280 --> 0:04:07.600 some things in some drives. And then then the defense 0:04:07.680 --> 0:04:10.440 rally and did a really nice job, the offense rallying 0:04:10.480 --> 0:04:12.600 did a really nice job, and just some things happened. 0:04:13.080 --> 0:04:16.680 You know, there were certainly moments, uh, you know, Max, 0:04:16.920 --> 0:04:18.479 and let's go to you next year. In this game 0:04:18.520 --> 0:04:21.360 in which you know the Steelers, they you know, they 0:04:21.400 --> 0:04:23.520 had the march in the second half that was you know, 0:04:24.000 --> 0:04:26.520 they had a very nice touchdown drive that they put up. 0:04:27.240 --> 0:04:31.400 But they they the two did not marry together. They 0:04:31.440 --> 0:04:34.240 couldn't get enough offense going to get the defense a rest. 0:04:34.279 --> 0:04:37.320 They couldn't get enough you know, defensive stops to give 0:04:37.360 --> 0:04:40.120 the offense another chance. It just it didn't go hand 0:04:40.120 --> 0:04:40.960 in hand in this game. 0:04:41.480 --> 0:04:42.360 No, I think. 0:04:42.680 --> 0:04:45.240 I think that also lends itself to the offense not 0:04:45.360 --> 0:04:47.640 getting off to a fast start, like the first drive 0:04:47.680 --> 0:04:51.800 you got points, but then to get stemied in those moments, 0:04:51.839 --> 0:04:53.640 like you said, we still we had the strip sack, 0:04:54.200 --> 0:04:56.480 we had we had big plays to be made where 0:04:56.520 --> 0:04:58.000 you needed to flip the field and we go three 0:04:58.040 --> 0:04:58.960 and out right after that. 0:04:59.040 --> 0:05:00.360 So you don't do anything. 0:05:00.160 --> 0:05:04.280 With that extra stolen possession in the game, and then 0:05:04.320 --> 0:05:06.120 by the time you need it in the second half, 0:05:06.520 --> 0:05:08.480 the defense is is depleted at that point. I mean, 0:05:08.480 --> 0:05:10.599 you think about the passwords. Pass rus was gone. Yep, 0:05:10.839 --> 0:05:13.800 you know, once once Herbid got injured on on that 0:05:13.920 --> 0:05:16.920 on that hit on on on deck and then now 0:05:17.000 --> 0:05:20.080 you had to go to Marvin Leal and then Demarvin 0:05:20.120 --> 0:05:22.480 Leo goes out with a stinger. And then and that 0:05:22.640 --> 0:05:26.159 was Jeremiah Moon who hadn't played football since the preseason, 0:05:26.360 --> 0:05:28.240 and you're asking him to play meaningful plays in the 0:05:28.279 --> 0:05:31.880 gut to have a moments and TJ's exhausted at this point, 0:05:32.200 --> 0:05:33.560 so he's on the sideline as well. 0:05:33.600 --> 0:05:35.720 And at one point Loudermilk was playing. 0:05:35.520 --> 0:05:37.760 Outside back or for us, and we went we shifted 0:05:37.760 --> 0:05:40.080 to a four down front because of that. And it 0:05:40.240 --> 0:05:42.400 just like you said, it was just two ships passing 0:05:42.400 --> 0:05:44.279 in the night, you know, when one was on in 0:05:44.279 --> 0:05:46.400 the first half, the other one was completely cold, and 0:05:46.440 --> 0:05:48.560 then the other one starts to warm up and the 0:05:48.600 --> 0:05:50.880 other one has been flamed out. It was just like 0:05:50.920 --> 0:05:53.640 you said. It was just it was not playing complimentary football. 0:05:53.640 --> 0:05:55.359 You know, Wolf, When I look at this game, and 0:05:55.400 --> 0:05:58.480 I just look at the drive chart in this game, 0:05:58.680 --> 0:06:02.560 and the cow Boys had one drive that had fewer 0:06:02.600 --> 0:06:04.800 than six plays. That was their second drive of the 0:06:04.839 --> 0:06:09.320 game that resulted in a punt. The Steelers had a 0:06:09.360 --> 0:06:12.280 five play drive, a three play drive, a three play drive, 0:06:12.360 --> 0:06:14.320 a four play drive, a three play drive. 0:06:14.440 --> 0:06:17.680 They had five that were under six plays. 0:06:18.320 --> 0:06:23.000 And you know, we talk about the Steelers offense wanting 0:06:23.040 --> 0:06:24.520 to have a cumulative effect. 0:06:24.600 --> 0:06:27.080 You run the game early. You run the ball early. 0:06:27.680 --> 0:06:30.600 It might not show up in positive yardage, but you 0:06:30.680 --> 0:06:34.240 want to wear the other team down. I think perhaps 0:06:34.320 --> 0:06:38.680 what we saw is the offense's inability. Even though Dallas, 0:06:38.720 --> 0:06:41.440 you know, they did run the ball more effectively as 0:06:41.440 --> 0:06:44.520 the game went on. That's not their approach, but just 0:06:44.640 --> 0:06:47.800 being out on the field, you know, getting over to 0:06:47.880 --> 0:06:49.680 the sideline and now all of a sudden you're grabbing 0:06:49.680 --> 0:06:52.440 your helmet running back out on defense again. That may 0:06:52.480 --> 0:06:54.680 have had a cumulative effect on the Steelers. Is this 0:06:54.760 --> 0:06:55.720 game more on as well? 0:06:55.960 --> 0:06:56.839 Oh, there's no question. 0:06:56.920 --> 0:06:59.240 I mean, if you look at the possession downs three 0:06:59.279 --> 0:07:02.560 of twelve, that's I'm sorry, but that's not winning football. 0:07:02.560 --> 0:07:04.680 That's not going to win you many games. And it's 0:07:04.760 --> 0:07:07.839 unfortunate because the shots were there and they took shots. Hey, 0:07:08.480 --> 0:07:10.720 you know, it's it's like Matt said earlier. You know, 0:07:11.120 --> 0:07:14.320 it's not like the Cowboys were doing something that was 0:07:14.880 --> 0:07:17.440 you know, negating whatever the Steels were doing that the 0:07:17.520 --> 0:07:20.280 throwers were there that you know, but they didn't hook up. 0:07:20.320 --> 0:07:22.640 It was either too long or underthrown or something of 0:07:22.680 --> 0:07:25.560 that nature. That kept them from being able to capitalize 0:07:25.600 --> 0:07:29.160 on on what they were doing, and that's the unfortunate thing. 0:07:29.200 --> 0:07:32.160 But if you can't roll chains on third down, you're 0:07:32.200 --> 0:07:34.600 gonna in for a long night unless you have some 0:07:34.760 --> 0:07:38.760 explosive plays in your in your your bank of plays. 0:07:38.800 --> 0:07:41.119 You know, if you're not roll, if you're not getting 0:07:41.160 --> 0:07:44.720 explosive plays every now and then, it's it turns into 0:07:44.720 --> 0:07:47.320 the you know, the Padan death March there, you know, 0:07:47.400 --> 0:07:50.800 And that's essentially what really happened for them. 0:07:50.960 --> 0:07:55.400 Max back to you on this because I think you know, uh, 0:07:55.560 --> 0:07:59.280 we saw a possession in which the Steelers had second 0:07:59.280 --> 0:08:02.360 and short, they got a pre snap penalty, then they 0:08:02.400 --> 0:08:04.160 turned it into third and short, and they got another 0:08:04.640 --> 0:08:07.920 pre snap penalty, and they're not able to overcome those things. 0:08:08.240 --> 0:08:10.880 And the Cowboys had a first and twenty after two 0:08:10.880 --> 0:08:14.119 of their own pre snap penalties, and they are built 0:08:14.120 --> 0:08:14.800 to overcome that. 0:08:15.120 --> 0:08:15.880 I understand that. 0:08:15.960 --> 0:08:19.040 I think we all understand that the offenses are built 0:08:19.040 --> 0:08:22.080 different ways. And you hope that the Steelers are on 0:08:22.120 --> 0:08:24.200 an evolutionary path that's going to get them to the 0:08:24.200 --> 0:08:26.480 point where first and twenty is not that big of 0:08:26.520 --> 0:08:28.720 a deal. Right now, it feels like it's a big deal. 0:08:29.040 --> 0:08:36.000 So separating those moments out to me, you know, I 0:08:36.080 --> 0:08:39.080 wanted to ask you and Wolf and Matt where you 0:08:39.160 --> 0:08:43.080 think this running game is right now, this ability to 0:08:43.120 --> 0:08:45.920 get into those third and manageables. You're going with a 0:08:45.960 --> 0:08:48.760 lot of heavy personnel, You've got an offensive line that 0:08:48.840 --> 0:08:52.320 you want to wear an opponent down with, and you're 0:08:52.320 --> 0:08:56.959 going against a Cowboys defense that's without it's two best players. 0:08:57.080 --> 0:08:59.640 I thought the Steelers would be able to do a 0:08:59.679 --> 0:09:02.599 better job. And Eric Kendricks is a terrific bental linebacker. 0:09:03.080 --> 0:09:05.520 I think they've got a really good young player and 0:09:05.600 --> 0:09:08.440 overshown who flies around a lot. But I thought the 0:09:08.440 --> 0:09:11.439 Steelers would be able to bring their pressure to bear 0:09:11.559 --> 0:09:14.040 on the Cowboys, and it didn't feel to me like 0:09:14.080 --> 0:09:17.480 that happened. Do you agree with my assessment and what 0:09:17.679 --> 0:09:18.920 needs to happen better? 0:09:19.280 --> 0:09:22.120 If that is the case, all right, so let's attack 0:09:22.120 --> 0:09:24.839 this because it's a multi pronged attack on this one. 0:09:24.960 --> 0:09:26.320 Yes, let's start with the latter. 0:09:26.440 --> 0:09:31.680 Defensively, we were pressuring and getting to Deak in the 0:09:31.720 --> 0:09:35.360 first half, and it was evident by the fact that 0:09:35.400 --> 0:09:37.160 he had to switch his jersey at halftime because it 0:09:37.200 --> 0:09:38.199 had so much green on the. 0:09:38.120 --> 0:09:39.120 Back of that white jersey. 0:09:40.520 --> 0:09:43.679 Second half, like you said, started to heat up the pressure, 0:09:43.800 --> 0:09:46.520 you lose a Herbic, started to heat up the pressure. 0:09:46.559 --> 0:09:48.280 You then lose a Demarvin Leal. 0:09:48.720 --> 0:09:50.840 Now you're playing cautious because you're like, we don't have 0:09:51.000 --> 0:09:54.920 enough bodies, and I get the attrition game. It happens 0:09:54.920 --> 0:09:57.840 every year. Is pick your position group. It was inside 0:09:57.880 --> 0:10:01.000 linebackers last year, it was the entire secondary a year 0:10:01.040 --> 0:10:03.920 before that. Right now it's outside linebackers. 0:10:04.840 --> 0:10:07.840 And running backs and before. 0:10:07.920 --> 0:10:10.520 And now we're dealing with running backs now on the 0:10:10.559 --> 0:10:13.160 offensive side of the ball. So I think defensively, they 0:10:13.240 --> 0:10:15.720 just ran out of gas. And when they gave you 0:10:15.760 --> 0:10:18.120 those plays early, when they blocked the field goal, when 0:10:18.160 --> 0:10:23.520 you have two red zone interceptions that help you, you know, sorry, 0:10:23.600 --> 0:10:28.240 red zone interception and then also a fumble force fumble 0:10:28.800 --> 0:10:30.800 that helps you and you don't do anything with it. 0:10:30.840 --> 0:10:32.640 And then the second half you're like, I need more possessions, 0:10:32.640 --> 0:10:36.080 like we gave you possessions, and then offensively to attack 0:10:36.160 --> 0:10:40.120 that issue, it's the run game is not where it 0:10:40.160 --> 0:10:44.560 needs to be because they don't have gel And that's 0:10:44.559 --> 0:10:47.199 the easiest way of putting it. You've rolled out different 0:10:47.320 --> 0:10:50.640 rotations just about every single week. There's somebody new in 0:10:50.720 --> 0:10:53.680 the lineup, so there's no consistency with the offensive line 0:10:53.760 --> 0:10:57.400 right now. And I said this earlier in our show. 0:10:59.559 --> 0:11:01.839 I need the in a three point stance. I can't 0:11:01.840 --> 0:11:04.440 stand a two point stance and run situations on first 0:11:04.440 --> 0:11:06.760 and ten. It bothers me. I don't care if the 0:11:06.800 --> 0:11:10.280 quarterback it feels comfortable in the shotgun. If you know 0:11:10.360 --> 0:11:12.000 you're going to run the ball, it doesn't matter if 0:11:12.040 --> 0:11:13.960 the other guy across from you knows that you're going 0:11:14.000 --> 0:11:16.920 to run the ball. It's about him stopping me. And 0:11:17.000 --> 0:11:19.920 you have to go dictate the fight as opposed to 0:11:19.920 --> 0:11:23.280 being reactionary to it. And I think you lose leverage, 0:11:23.280 --> 0:11:26.560 you lose power, you lose all of the things that 0:11:26.600 --> 0:11:29.680 make a run game effective when you're six inches higher 0:11:29.720 --> 0:11:32.319 than you should be at the initial snap of the ball. 0:11:32.600 --> 0:11:34.400 And I think that's what leads to them not making 0:11:34.440 --> 0:11:36.920 it up to the second level on backers and covering guys, 0:11:37.080 --> 0:11:38.800 And why guys slide off on the on the first 0:11:38.840 --> 0:11:41.320 level or you turn them loose trying to get to 0:11:41.360 --> 0:11:43.960 the second level is because you didn't You didn't get 0:11:44.000 --> 0:11:44.520 that guy. 0:11:44.400 --> 0:11:48.520 Up at that assessment by by Max Starks. But you know, Matt, 0:11:48.559 --> 0:11:51.400 I would expect I still expect more from this running game. 0:11:51.400 --> 0:11:54.040 And if you're going to be built this way, you 0:11:54.080 --> 0:11:56.040 know you're going against a team that I thought they 0:11:56.080 --> 0:11:58.040 would be able to wear down with the running game. 0:11:58.080 --> 0:12:01.600 Now again, you know hand in glove right, you don't 0:12:01.640 --> 0:12:05.240 get enough going offensively, you don't get the ball back 0:12:05.320 --> 0:12:09.360 quickly enough. I think in this instance, even though the 0:12:09.400 --> 0:12:12.520 defense in the second half didn't get the job done, 0:12:12.520 --> 0:12:14.640 I think it was more a case of attrition. I 0:12:14.640 --> 0:12:17.439 would like to see more from the offense as far 0:12:17.440 --> 0:12:19.240 as being able to run the ball. You're built to 0:12:19.320 --> 0:12:22.200 run the ball. You're going with heavy sets. You have 0:12:22.280 --> 0:12:25.240 a big, physical runner, and I know he was dinged 0:12:25.320 --> 0:12:27.160 up and had to leave the game for a while, 0:12:27.440 --> 0:12:30.440 but it just never felt like the running game got 0:12:30.480 --> 0:12:33.080 the traction that it would need to get in a 0:12:33.160 --> 0:12:35.880 game like this in order to provide the winning margin. 0:12:36.200 --> 0:12:39.960 Yeah, one hundred percent. And the best defense is less defense. 0:12:39.960 --> 0:12:42.360 And the Steelers played way too much defense last night, 0:12:42.440 --> 0:12:44.960 I mean, and they were shot at the end. I 0:12:44.960 --> 0:12:46.520 thought it would be the other way around. I mean, 0:12:46.600 --> 0:12:49.760 with Parsons and Lawrence by far their best guys up 0:12:49.760 --> 0:12:52.319 front being out for the game, and then niel In 0:12:52.440 --> 0:12:53.760 getting get hurt right. 0:12:53.600 --> 0:12:54.240 Off the bat. 0:12:54.679 --> 0:12:58.440 They had seven guys for four spots across their defensive line, 0:12:58.640 --> 0:13:01.840 and frankly, besides Lynn Bell Jos who played really well, 0:13:01.880 --> 0:13:03.360 I mean he was an anchor in the middle. By 0:13:03.400 --> 0:13:06.120 the way, he's in a full grown man, none of 0:13:06.200 --> 0:13:06.959 them were super. 0:13:06.800 --> 0:13:08.120 Impressed and a half. 0:13:08.240 --> 0:13:10.480 Yeah, yeah, I mean he's a handful, there's no question. 0:13:10.840 --> 0:13:13.160 But between those seven for four spots, I thought they 0:13:13.200 --> 0:13:14.800 would wear them down consistently. 0:13:15.360 --> 0:13:15.520 Now. 0:13:15.559 --> 0:13:18.640 I do think we knew that the offensive line, even 0:13:18.640 --> 0:13:20.560 in training camp, was going to be a work in progress, 0:13:20.600 --> 0:13:22.120 but I don't think any of us thought they would 0:13:22.160 --> 0:13:26.559 start four different line combinations and three or four guys 0:13:26.600 --> 0:13:29.360 making their first start ever over the course of five games. 0:13:29.800 --> 0:13:32.000 And as we mentioned, I mean, the cluster injuries at 0:13:32.080 --> 0:13:35.680 running back are certainly a factor. I'm not picking on nausea, 0:13:35.760 --> 0:13:38.600 but he doesn't seem to be making any more yardage 0:13:38.640 --> 0:13:40.880 than what's blocked. And I would have loved to have 0:13:40.920 --> 0:13:43.240 seen a healthy Warren from last year what he could 0:13:43.280 --> 0:13:45.960 have done in that situation. But it's a group effort, 0:13:46.040 --> 0:13:48.880 and I don't think people scared. Are super scared of 0:13:48.920 --> 0:13:51.000 the passing game. You know, you're not backing people off 0:13:51.040 --> 0:13:53.400 the line of scrimmage. I keep going back to wys 0:13:53.400 --> 0:13:55.600 and pickings on the field war and I think the 0:13:55.640 --> 0:13:57.400 offense is becoming too easy to play against. 0:13:58.520 --> 0:14:01.160 Well, you wonder wolf, you know, if you're not able 0:14:01.200 --> 0:14:05.160 to run the ball the way you want to sometimes, 0:14:05.760 --> 0:14:09.480 I mean, are we seeing teams selling out to stop 0:14:09.520 --> 0:14:14.160 the run? Are we seeing teams flying up? And this 0:14:14.200 --> 0:14:17.000 is a question I should say this. Bob Briola asked 0:14:17.400 --> 0:14:19.800 Mike Tomlin this, and Mike Tomlin said, yeah, he does 0:14:19.880 --> 0:14:23.560 think that teams are committing to stop the Steelers run, 0:14:23.640 --> 0:14:26.120 but they still are, you know, expect to be able 0:14:26.160 --> 0:14:28.520 to run the ball. So is it just a matter 0:14:28.600 --> 0:14:31.840 of this or mostly a matter of this offensive line 0:14:32.720 --> 0:14:39.040 gelling together, getting some continuity together and also maybe getting 0:14:39.080 --> 0:14:41.560 your running back core healthy for this running game to 0:14:41.600 --> 0:14:43.840 start to succeed. Or is there more to it? 0:14:44.360 --> 0:14:47.560 No, I really think it's about getting your offensive line 0:14:47.600 --> 0:14:49.360 to gel and getting your people back. 0:14:49.440 --> 0:14:49.760 I mean. 0:14:50.040 --> 0:14:53.000 Mike Domlind also referenced the fact of having a primary 0:14:53.040 --> 0:14:56.240 and an auxiliary runner and what that means as far 0:14:56.280 --> 0:15:01.080 as defensively how you get defensive back filling certain run 0:15:01.160 --> 0:15:05.040 lanes on certain downs and distances versus certain personnel packages. 0:15:05.320 --> 0:15:09.040 That creates a better opportunity for the auxiliary runner on 0:15:09.320 --> 0:15:12.560 third downs and so forth, on draws, screens, things. 0:15:12.280 --> 0:15:15.760 Of that like that. That that that is different, you know. 0:15:15.840 --> 0:15:18.440 So yeah, you know, I'd love to have cordero and 0:15:18.520 --> 0:15:20.760 have them a jail and healthy and back again. 0:15:20.880 --> 0:15:21.240 Right now. 0:15:21.320 --> 0:15:25.160 Naji's the guy. Now, he's he's very durable, and he's 0:15:25.200 --> 0:15:27.880 he's a punchier in the mouth type guy. But you've 0:15:27.920 --> 0:15:32.760 got to be able to script more plays, get him better. Uh, 0:15:32.960 --> 0:15:36.440 running lanes open there and that's got to be something. Yeah, 0:15:36.440 --> 0:15:38.440 it's got to be more linear if you ask. In 0:15:38.480 --> 0:15:40.680 my mind, I'd like to see more traps, you know, 0:15:40.720 --> 0:15:43.440 the short traps. He's built for that thing, man, I 0:15:43.520 --> 0:15:46.200 mean you you hand that ball off and skidaddle through 0:15:46.240 --> 0:15:49.000 one of those two three gaps. Well in my day 0:15:49.600 --> 0:15:53.600 we call them. Yeah, I forgot. This is more modern era, 0:15:54.000 --> 0:15:58.120 you know. So, but you know that would I think 0:15:58.120 --> 0:16:00.600 that would be great and be built. He's, like I said, 0:16:00.600 --> 0:16:03.560 built for that sort of thing. But again, remember there 0:16:03.560 --> 0:16:08.120 were opportunities there, you know, just because if you overthrow. 0:16:09.160 --> 0:16:12.680 I can't I counter Hayward on the sidelines. Okay, doesn't 0:16:12.720 --> 0:16:14.240 mean that the offense is wrong. 0:16:14.560 --> 0:16:15.160 It was right. 0:16:15.320 --> 0:16:18.200 It went to the it just didn't get completed, you 0:16:18.240 --> 0:16:20.640 know what I mean. There's there's got to be more 0:16:20.680 --> 0:16:22.880 explosive runs. But if you go and check some of 0:16:22.920 --> 0:16:25.680 the runs, if guys don't slide off the duos, if 0:16:25.720 --> 0:16:28.600 guys at the tight end position do blocking duos with 0:16:28.640 --> 0:16:31.880 the with the offensive tackles, if they're doing something and 0:16:32.000 --> 0:16:35.080 they're getting the blocks right, he's gonna be able to 0:16:35.120 --> 0:16:38.280 gain yardage there. So it's it's not the function just 0:16:38.440 --> 0:16:41.720 only of scripting plays and this and that. You've got 0:16:41.760 --> 0:16:44.760 to execute as always. Guys got to win their one 0:16:44.800 --> 0:16:47.800 eleventh and you can't run away from not winning your 0:16:47.800 --> 0:16:51.000 one eleventh. It's there, it's on tape, Okay. 0:16:51.040 --> 0:16:54.480 So there's a lot to get to there, really good 0:16:54.560 --> 0:16:58.120 points brought up, and a lot more to dive into. Unfortunately, 0:16:58.120 --> 0:17:01.600 we're diving into a Steelers loss. They lose twenty to 0:17:01.600 --> 0:17:04.320 seventeen to the Cowboys, drops them back to three and 0:17:04.440 --> 0:17:07.200 two on the season. We're gonna have more analysis of 0:17:07.240 --> 0:17:09.560 this game when we continue on the point after on 0:17:09.600 --> 0:17:11.320 the Steelers Audio Network. 0:17:11.600 --> 0:17:16.040 Back to the point after on DVD I formation. 0:17:16.160 --> 0:17:18.879 Prescott gets a snap, gives to Towns and the ball 0:17:18.960 --> 0:17:22.840 is loose and Prescott pounces on it back at the 0:17:22.880 --> 0:17:27.200 four yard line. Downle was hit, ball came loose, and 0:17:27.320 --> 0:17:31.520 now this changes a complexion of everything. The Cowboys forced 0:17:31.520 --> 0:17:34.919 to use a timeout. The ball is back near the 0:17:35.000 --> 0:17:37.840 five yard line. It's gonna be third in goal from there. 0:17:38.520 --> 0:17:39.560 Oh. 0:17:39.600 --> 0:17:41.240 The play of the game is brought to you by 0:17:41.359 --> 0:17:44.119 S and T Bank, proudly serving our community since nineteen 0:17:44.119 --> 0:17:49.000 oh two. stBank dot com s and T Bank member 0:17:49.240 --> 0:17:52.560 fdi C. And you're thinking, look, man, you know they're 0:17:52.600 --> 0:17:55.359 gonna they have three chances to run the ball in 0:17:55.480 --> 0:17:59.199 from the one foot line. The Landon Roberts makes that 0:17:59.320 --> 0:18:01.520 big hit, You're thinking, well, wait a minute, this is 0:18:01.560 --> 0:18:05.440 a different deal altogether, trying to score from two plays 0:18:05.480 --> 0:18:08.760 from the four and a half, then three played from 0:18:08.800 --> 0:18:12.120 the half. Unfortunately, we all know what happened on that 0:18:12.280 --> 0:18:16.359 last final play. And by the way, a doff of 0:18:16.359 --> 0:18:21.960 the cap to Dak Prescott. That was a tremendous throw, Matt. 0:18:22.000 --> 0:18:24.000 He had to make it. I thought he made a 0:18:24.040 --> 0:18:27.159 couple of superlative throws and one to Ceedee Lamb along 0:18:27.200 --> 0:18:30.160 the sideline that play at the end of the game 0:18:30.560 --> 0:18:33.280 to show why that's why the Cowboys paid him sixty 0:18:33.320 --> 0:18:33.959 million dollars. 0:18:34.080 --> 0:18:36.399 Yeah, he's a really good player. I mean, he's a 0:18:36.440 --> 0:18:39.199 top ten quarterback all day long. That's seen things. And 0:18:39.200 --> 0:18:41.240 when you get a tire defense, he's going to exploit 0:18:41.280 --> 0:18:44.159 a time and time again a couple things when I 0:18:44.280 --> 0:18:46.520 listened to that, though, Rob, you mentioned last segment, you 0:18:46.520 --> 0:18:49.040 know there was eight to ten plays in that Colts 0:18:49.080 --> 0:18:51.159 game that you know, by an inch if the Steelers 0:18:51.200 --> 0:18:52.679 would have got it, it would have been the difference in 0:18:52.680 --> 0:18:54.879 the game. That was one in this Dallas game that 0:18:55.400 --> 0:18:57.439 had they fallen on that fumble, would be in a 0:18:57.440 --> 0:19:00.480 lot of different spirits right now. But you also mentioned 0:19:00.480 --> 0:19:03.080 you know that I kind of like take a Godfather 0:19:03.160 --> 0:19:05.560 approach of these games too, and think of those around you, 0:19:05.760 --> 0:19:08.240 think of those around you, think, and if this was 0:19:08.280 --> 0:19:10.840