1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Your tunes about drive on your twenty four to seven 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio back 3 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: on the drive here and we have a very special 4 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: guest joining us, now Steelers running back Jalen Warren. Jalen, 5 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: it's a short week, it's a busy week. Thank you 6 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: so much for taking the time here for us today, 7 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: And just got to start asking by how you're feeling. 8 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 1: We know you were dealing with some sickness on Monday 9 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: night against the Dolphins. I think you mentioned, you know, 10 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: being ready to go home and get a bunch of 11 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: sleep in. I hope you're hope you're feeling better and 12 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: doing well here today on this Wednesday. 13 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I feel great. You know, obviously picknis everybody's 14 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: you know, I had one does it's so good. But 15 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 2: I'm doing that as good as can be as definitely 16 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: a better good good. 17 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: That's what I That's what I like to hear. And 18 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: we're hopeful for that obviously ahead of a big one 19 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: against the Detroit Lions team this weekend. Gonna need you, 20 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: gonna need all hands on deck for that. And you know, 21 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: kind of sticking with that last couple of weeks, I 22 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: think a ton of improvement on your guys side of 23 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: the football. You know, this is the time of year 24 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: when you want to be hitting your stride and hitting 25 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: your peak. Does it feel like this offense is coming 26 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: together at the right time? 27 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, yes, sir, you know, everybody making plays as we knew, 28 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 2: we knew all year. It's just coming in fruition right now. 29 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: And I'm glad it's, you know, being displayed. 30 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, and I think it's it's got a lot 31 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: of people excited about. You know, where this this thing 32 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: could continue to go here in the month of December 33 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 1: is you know that road narrows and the playoff push 34 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: gets closer and closer. And I gotta think Jalen, like, 35 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: just in general, you guys a ton of confidence in 36 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: that running back room right now, yourself, Kenneth Gainwell, Caleb 37 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: Johnson's starting to get more and more in the fold here. 38 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: I gotta think, you know, along with Faulkner, you guys 39 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: are just in a really good spot right now. 40 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, you know it starts with, you know, our coaching. 41 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 2: The coach, you know, he gets us done, gets as 42 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: well prepared for the week, and you know, as professional 43 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,679 Speaker 2: as we do our things, we look out for each other, 44 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: give each other tid bits, you know, throughout the week, 45 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: help each other where whatever we see on film, and 46 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 2: we just go out there and bald Sunday. 47 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: Gotta love it and hoping for more of that this 48 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: Sunday against the Lions. Jalen, last one for you before 49 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: we let you go. Just what it's been like here. 50 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: You know, you're now deep into this thing into December 51 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: with Aaron Rodgers. It's getting to be crunch time. It's 52 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: getting to be, as you mentioned that that time of 53 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: year where you want all the tidbits and all the information. 54 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: What's it like having a guy like that, you know, 55 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: four time MVP, future Hall of Famer, one of the 56 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: best point blank period quarterbacks ever in NFL history. I 57 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: gotta think it's a huge benefit having that guy in 58 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: your corner, having that guy on your team this time 59 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: of year. 60 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's good, you know, good feeling oning we got 61 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 3: that guy on our side of the ball, especially when 62 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 3: it comes down to, you know, this time of the year. Obviously, 63 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 3: he's been in a lot of games like this, a 64 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 3: very important win, so he knows what it takes and 65 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 3: whatever he says, that's kind of the spare We move. 66 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: In Steelers running back Jalen Warren, Jayalen, glad you're feeling better. 67 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for the time. Merry Christmas, Happy 68 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 1: holidays to you as well, and and go get those 69 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: lines on Sunday. 70 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 2: Thank you, yeah sir, Happy holidays.