1
00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,720
Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson.

2
00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:09,760
Speaker 2: On your twenty four to seven home of the Black

3
00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,639
Speaker 2: and Gold Steelers Nation Radio.

4
00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,840
Speaker 1: Welcome back. I'm Dale LOLLI he is Matt Williamson.

5
00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,119
Speaker 3: And as I mentioned in the break here or before

6
00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:24,760
Speaker 3: the break, I should say, Seth Walder and Mike Clay

7
00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:30,000
Speaker 3: went through and ranked all thirty two NFL rosters heading

8
00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,880
Speaker 3: into the twenty twenty three season their strengths, their weaknesses,

9
00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:35,760
Speaker 3: and so I thought we'd take a look at that.

10
00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,480
Speaker 1: They've got projected starting lineups here, the whole deal.

11
00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,720
Speaker 3: So let's see where everybody falls here on the on

12
00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:44,680
Speaker 3: the spectrum.

13
00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,120
Speaker 2: We will have to go pretty swiftly over these, but

14
00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,159
Speaker 2: I urge everyone to check it out because they do

15
00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,320
Speaker 2: go into pretty good depth with X factors and non

16
00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:54,240
Speaker 2: starters to know.

17
00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,400
Speaker 1: And I mean we got two segments left. We could

18
00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:58,279
Speaker 1: cover the whole thing here.

19
00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,760
Speaker 2: That's probably true. We be thirty to one or one

20
00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:01,639
Speaker 2: to thirty two, or.

21
00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:03,560
Speaker 3: We always do thirty two to one, don't we have

22
00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,160
Speaker 3: good Yeah? I know why, I asked, Okay, so at

23
00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,840
Speaker 3: thirty two and I don't think you will disagree with

24
00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,679
Speaker 3: this at all or the Arizona Cardinals.

25
00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,240
Speaker 2: No, I think they're the consensus leader in the clubhouse.

26
00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,400
Speaker 2: First overall pick, need a lot. I mean, good for

27
00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,559
Speaker 2: them if they have Houston's first round pick next year,

28
00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:27,360
Speaker 2: might have a Kyler Verse incoming rookie conversation on their hands.

29
00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,800
Speaker 2: But there's not much to hang your hat on. Yeah.

30
00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,520
Speaker 3: The strongest unit, they say is the safety position with

31
00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:38,040
Speaker 3: Buddha Baker and Jalen Thompson. The weakest unit is interior

32
00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:42,319
Speaker 3: defensive line. Uh. And then the X factor and boy,

33
00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,560
Speaker 3: this is if this guy's your X factor.

34
00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,000
Speaker 1: E Trey McBride to tight the second year tight end.

35
00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,600
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean he was the first tight end drafted

36
00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,200
Speaker 2: last year. He might be a sneaky guy for production.

37
00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,520
Speaker 2: Ertz is already banged up and old. But I mean

38
00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,240
Speaker 2: if that has if that's a major determining factor on

39
00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:00,000
Speaker 2: how your season.

40
00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:04,920
Speaker 3: Goes, you got problems. You've got problems. Yeah, I'm just looking.

41
00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,120
Speaker 3: I mean, look at their if you look at their defense,

42
00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:13,200
Speaker 3: the defensive interior is laky, Fotwo, Rashad Lawrence, Jonathan Ledbetter.

43
00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:15,760
Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, that should be the weakest unit.

44
00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,040
Speaker 1: The edge rushers are Avon Collins and b J.

45
00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,880
Speaker 3: O'jelari with at linebacker, Kaiser White and Chris Barnes.

46
00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,040
Speaker 2: I'm sure a lot of our listeners don't know many

47
00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,760
Speaker 2: of those guys. And Zavon Collins has never really been

48
00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:29,640
Speaker 2: a true edge rusher.

49
00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:30,280
Speaker 1: Yeah.

50
00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,840
Speaker 3: At cornerback, Marco Wilson, Rashad Fenton, Isaiah Simmons is the

51
00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:39,080
Speaker 3: slot with Buddha Baker and Jalen Thompson at safety.

52
00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,560
Speaker 1: I mean, that is a no name defense, it really is.

53
00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,440
Speaker 2: And you know, similar to like the Rams minus Donald.

54
00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,160
Speaker 2: I mean, there's a couple of these guys out there

55
00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,840
Speaker 2: that are putting some subpar players on the field. And

56
00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,799
Speaker 2: with all respect to Buddha Baker, you would hope your

57
00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,760
Speaker 2: strengths are corner offensive tackle, which is why they drafted

58
00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:58,480
Speaker 2: Paris Johnson.

59
00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,160
Speaker 3: But well, not only that, but you know, Xavan Collins

60
00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:05,960
Speaker 3: was a high draft picks as was you know, Isaiah

61
00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:07,600
Speaker 3: Simmons was a top ten draft pick.

62
00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,760
Speaker 2: Yeah, and neither one lined up at linebacker on this

63
00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,200
Speaker 2: equation right now? Yeah, right, it's a mess. Yeah, and

64
00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:15,679
Speaker 2: then your quarterbacks hurt.

65
00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,799
Speaker 3: And your quarterback is hurt and probably doesn't play for

66
00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,639
Speaker 3: at least the first month. A good not a good thing.

67
00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,080
Speaker 3: At thirty one the Los Angeles Rams.

68
00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:30,639
Speaker 2: Wow, I get it. I mean their defense is laughable

69
00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,520
Speaker 2: in terms of the names. I think the offense might

70
00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,240
Speaker 2: not stink if Stafford's okay, but.

71
00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,720
Speaker 1: If you give it up thirty points a game.

72
00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:43,000
Speaker 2: Yeah, on your roster. I mean we're not talking about

73
00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,840
Speaker 2: how many wins you're gonna get or throwing cam akers

74
00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,680
Speaker 2: on my fantasy team or cop or whatever. Just there's

75
00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:50,080
Speaker 2: a lot of bad players on this roster.

76
00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,520
Speaker 3: The strongest unit is defensive tackle because of course you

77
00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:54,280
Speaker 3: have Aaron Donald.

78
00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,600
Speaker 1: The weakest unit the rest of the defense.

79
00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,720
Speaker 2: Yeah, the other ten yeah.

80
00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,840
Speaker 3: Six defensive players played seven hundred plus snaps for the

81
00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,160
Speaker 3: Rams last season, and none of them are currently on

82
00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:08,680
Speaker 3: their roster.

83
00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,160
Speaker 2: They're not even on the team. I mean, like to

84
00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,200
Speaker 2: show you that bout how bad they are. Matt Gay

85
00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,800
Speaker 2: has been a pretty good kicker. Can't even come close

86
00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,000
Speaker 2: to affording that guy. You know, like got a lot

87
00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,880
Speaker 2: of hawk you know, trade Allen Robinson for anything you

88
00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,640
Speaker 2: can get. I mean, because we're that despert.

89
00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,800
Speaker 3: The X factor is wide receiver Van Jefferson because he

90
00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,039
Speaker 3: has to play. Because he has to play. Yeah, I

91
00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,440
Speaker 3: mean that's a bad football team.

92
00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:36,560
Speaker 1: Oh. By the way, folks, the Steelers play both of

93
00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:37,280
Speaker 1: those teams.

94
00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,479
Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, and this next one.

95
00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,360
Speaker 3: And the next one, which is the Indianapolis Colts at thirty.

96
00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,080
Speaker 3: The strongest unit is defensive tackle. You get the Forest

97
00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,640
Speaker 3: buccanner there. The weakest unit the secondary.

98
00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,400
Speaker 2: Yeah. I think we differ on the Colts. I think

99
00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:59,160
Speaker 2: they're way higher on this list. I don't see massive

100
00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,160
Speaker 2: weaknesses on this I think questions, but I don't think

101
00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,320
Speaker 2: they're resembling the Cardinals or even the Rams.

102
00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,719
Speaker 1: The X factor for twenty twenty three is Quintin Nelson.

103
00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,080
Speaker 1: They need to get back to being a stud That

104
00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,760
Speaker 1: would be helpful for them. I mean their offense was

105
00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,159
Speaker 1: miserable last year. I mean I look at that. I

106
00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:19,560
Speaker 1: don't know.

107
00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,680
Speaker 3: I mean they got some names like the defense, the

108
00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,680
Speaker 3: Forrest Buckner, Grover Stewart. The edge rushers are Quitty pay

109
00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:31,720
Speaker 3: and Taekwon Lewis, along with Samson, Ecubon or Ebukhan. I

110
00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:36,520
Speaker 3: should say linebacker Shack Leonard z Ayer Franklin. The cornerbacks

111
00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,479
Speaker 3: Kenny Moore, Isaiah Rodgers, Julius Brince.

112
00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,960
Speaker 2: With isn't Rogers one of the suspended guys?

113
00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,359
Speaker 1: Yeah exactly, yeah, yeah.

114
00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,760
Speaker 3: And then your safeties are Julian Blackman and Rodney Thomas.

115
00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,200
Speaker 3: Now I love me from Rodney Thomas. Known that guy

116
00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,520
Speaker 3: since he was ten years old. You're rooting for him, right,

117
00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,400
Speaker 3: I'm rooting for him to do well, and he did

118
00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,560
Speaker 3: well last year, but that's a you know, outside of

119
00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,800
Speaker 3: the Forest Buckner and Shaq Leonard.

120
00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:03,520
Speaker 2: He's also coming back from major injury.

121
00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,480
Speaker 3: That defense isn't quite as deep as maybe PC people

122
00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:08,160
Speaker 3: seem to think.

123
00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,560
Speaker 2: Yeah, looking at it on paper, I'm a little more

124
00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,240
Speaker 2: down on it than I was just initial impressions of

125
00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:15,480
Speaker 2: the defense.

126
00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,800
Speaker 3: And outside outside of Jonathan Taylor and Michael Pittman. And

127
00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,320
Speaker 3: I like Alex Pearce, but but you know, he didn't

128
00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,000
Speaker 3: do a ton last year as a rookie.

129
00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:24,880
Speaker 2: No.

130
00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,960
Speaker 3: I mean Jolannie Woods and Moali Cox sure scaring you

131
00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:29,280
Speaker 3: at all.

132
00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,000
Speaker 2: Jilannie Woods is one of my favorite hot young tight ends,

133
00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:34,760
Speaker 2: so I can't talk.

134
00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,240
Speaker 1: Out about you love all those hot young tight ends.

135
00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:40,560
Speaker 2: I think the old line could be okay. I mean

136
00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,800
Speaker 2: it was bad last year, but Raymond got better as

137
00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,080
Speaker 2: the season went on. I think Nelson will be better.

138
00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,880
Speaker 2: Like I just don't think they're the dregs like whatever

139
00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:49,640
Speaker 2: they're over underwin total is I bet I.

140
00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:50,200
Speaker 1: Go over on.

141
00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:54,760
Speaker 3: Okay, you've still got a quarterback playing too, Anthony Richardson,

142
00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:56,920
Speaker 3: who completed fifty percent of his passes last year.

143
00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,600
Speaker 2: In college in college, and I think he's gonna play

144
00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:01,520
Speaker 2: from a star. I think that owner is going to say,

145
00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:02,760
Speaker 2: you're playing Richardson.

146
00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,039
Speaker 3: We see a trend here now because at twenty nine

147
00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,040
Speaker 3: are the Houston Texans. So the bottom two teams are

148
00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,920
Speaker 3: both in the NFC West. The next two teams are

149
00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:14,760
Speaker 3: both in the AFC.

150
00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,480
Speaker 2: South, all of whom on the Steelers schedule.

151
00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,280
Speaker 1: All of whom are on the Steeler schedule.

152
00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,000
Speaker 3: The Houston Texans are number twenty nine, So the bottom

153
00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,320
Speaker 3: four teams now in terms of overall.

154
00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,600
Speaker 1: Talent, are on the Steeler schedule.

155
00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:28,320
Speaker 2: Yeah.

156
00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,560
Speaker 3: The strongest unit for the Texans the cornerback depth. Well,

157
00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,160
Speaker 3: quarterback depth isn't necessary. I mean, yeah, you'd like to

158
00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,960
Speaker 3: have depth, but they need Derek Stingley to play like

159
00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:38,280
Speaker 3: a star.

160
00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,400
Speaker 2: Yeah, he needs to star, right right, I mean they

161
00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,040
Speaker 2: took him ahead of Sauce right.

162
00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,080
Speaker 3: The weakest unit wide receiver, and that's by a long

163
00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,480
Speaker 3: It might be the worst wide receiver group in the league.

164
00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:52,760
Speaker 2: There really is like I take Nico Collins often late, late,

165
00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,480
Speaker 2: late in these best ball drafts because he's maybe their

166
00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,960
Speaker 2: leading receiver, you know, because the other guys are so bad,

167
00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,600
Speaker 2: you know, like there's going to catch the football. There's

168
00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:06,280
Speaker 2: no star power, there's no difference makers, there's no mismatch guys.

169
00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:10,640
Speaker 3: The X factor is wide receiver John Maychi, the third.

170
00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:15,680
Speaker 3: He missed all of last season because of an illness.

171
00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:20,400
Speaker 3: He's battling leukemia. Well he's back this year, but I

172
00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,239
Speaker 3: don't know that you can count on him. And he's

173
00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,320
Speaker 3: never played an NFL game, right.

174
00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,440
Speaker 2: I mean, I'm rooting for him. It's a great story, GUIDs, Absolutely, yeah,

175
00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,680
Speaker 2: rooting for the human being. I thought he was a

176
00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,240
Speaker 2: little overdrafted to come out of Obama before the Lukima.

177
00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,040
Speaker 2: To be honest with you, he wasn't really you.

178
00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,600
Speaker 1: Know, yeah, I mean he's real you know thin and uh,

179
00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:38,360
Speaker 1: you know a lot.

180
00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,760
Speaker 2: Only I mean this is not real dynamic either.

181
00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,240
Speaker 3: Well, here we are sticking in the AFC South at

182
00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,600
Speaker 3: number twenty eight. Another team that is on the Steelers schedule,

183
00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:49,000
Speaker 3: the Tennessee Titans.

184
00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,000
Speaker 2: We touched on this in segment one, and I meant

185
00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,760
Speaker 2: to say, not only are they the worst O line

186
00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,319
Speaker 2: I think in the league. But they're far and away

187
00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:04,040
Speaker 2: the worst combination of offensive skill and offensive line, which

188
00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,560
Speaker 2: is ten of your eleven players, folks.

189
00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:12,120
Speaker 3: Yeah, so their strongest unit is safety with Kevin Byerd

190
00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:13,040
Speaker 3: and a money hooker.

191
00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:13,960
Speaker 1: Cool.

192
00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,520
Speaker 2: Yeah, the weakest offense.

193
00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:20,880
Speaker 3: Yeah, the weakest unit offensive tackle and wide receiver, which

194
00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:22,760
Speaker 3: is a tie, which goes to your point.

195
00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,240
Speaker 2: Yeah right, I mean, okay, Henry and Chaig might be fine.

196
00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,360
Speaker 2: The whole O line to me is a disaster. Scronsky

197
00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:34,880
Speaker 2: might be fine. Like of those ten skill guys O line,

198
00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,000
Speaker 2: there's three or four I have hoped for. I mean,

199
00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:40,040
Speaker 2: one of them's, Burks is very unproven.

200
00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,079
Speaker 1: They gave Andre Dillar a three year, twenty nine million

201
00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:44,400
Speaker 1: dollar contract.

202
00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:49,360
Speaker 3: That's a little affable too, he is right, Yeah, the

203
00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:54,600
Speaker 3: X factor is Traylon Burks, the yes wide receiver. I mean,

204
00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:59,040
Speaker 3: that's just I love Jeffrey Simmons. Sure, Harold Landry and

205
00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,559
Speaker 3: Denico Autrier good players.

206
00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,160
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, you.

207
00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,560
Speaker 3: Know they've they've They've spent a ton of draft capital

208
00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:07,439
Speaker 3: on cornerbacks.

209
00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:09,360
Speaker 1: It hasn't paid off for him yet.

210
00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:14,520
Speaker 2: That's hurt them bad. Yeah, a lot of money on corners. Fine, Yeah,

211
00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,480
Speaker 2: Elsa here was a linebacker. I thought the Steelers should

212
00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,559
Speaker 2: look at them. But yeah, he replaces Long who was

213
00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,440
Speaker 2: better than him. You know, I mean it's it should

214
00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:24,000
Speaker 2: be a rough year.

215
00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,520
Speaker 1: They might struggle to score seventeen points a game.

216
00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,880
Speaker 2: I don't know that Tannehill and Henry or Titans past

217
00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:31,160
Speaker 2: the trade deadline.

218
00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:36,480
Speaker 3: Uh, your wide receivers Traylon Burk's, Nick Westbrook of Kenney, Kyle.

219
00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:40,960
Speaker 2: Phillips, Yeah, I mean Westbrook of Kinney is a starter starter.

220
00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:43,160
Speaker 1: I don't even know if those guys would make the

221
00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:44,199
Speaker 1: Steelers roster.

222
00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,320
Speaker 2: No, they would be fighting for They're like Anthony Miller.

223
00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,640
Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, I mean how good a players they are.

224
00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,040
Speaker 2: I mean, that's the type of dudes. They are that level.

225
00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:59,559
Speaker 1: At number twenty seven the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. How much.

226
00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,560
Speaker 3: I mean two years ago people were talking about this

227
00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:03,959
Speaker 3: roster as being one of the best.

228
00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,559
Speaker 1: In the league, and when Brady went there, it was

229
00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:08,680
Speaker 1: not anymore.

230
00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,720
Speaker 2: No longest unit wide receiver.

231
00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:16,960
Speaker 1: Okay, weaksh unit quarterback. It's kind of a big deal.

232
00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:21,599
Speaker 2: That's a problem. They're X fact written Baker right, I mean, yeah,

233
00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,080
Speaker 2: he is a Baker, never gonna revive himself. I don't

234
00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:28,240
Speaker 2: think the X factor is right tackle Luke Getke. He

235
00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,520
Speaker 2: struggled last year. I mean they're big time, big time yeah.

236
00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,680
Speaker 2: I mean, at least they get Jensen back at center.

237
00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:40,720
Speaker 2: That was a drafted Cody Mock. But they're two offensive

238
00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,080
Speaker 2: linemen away probably, you know that's.

239
00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,760
Speaker 3: And by the time they get those two offensive linemen, uh,

240
00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,920
Speaker 3: you know, Jensen might be over you know, he might

241
00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:49,360
Speaker 3: be done.

242
00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,040
Speaker 2: He's not there for a long haul, right.

243
00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,560
Speaker 3: No, I mean so then you got three uh you

244
00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,440
Speaker 3: know how long? How much longer does Mike Evans have.

245
00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,040
Speaker 3: I mean they got a serious overhaul coming.

246
00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,280
Speaker 2: Levante David they brought back. I mean because he's a

247
00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,600
Speaker 2: Cam Hayward team leader type dude. You know, you don't

248
00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,719
Speaker 2: want to kill the culture. But you're only going to

249
00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:07,640
Speaker 2: have him another year.

250
00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,880
Speaker 3: Or so, right, Steelers don't play them this year, so

251
00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:16,160
Speaker 3: they don't have that right at number twenty six. Another

252
00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,240
Speaker 3: NFC South team, the Atlanta Falcons.

253
00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:24,520
Speaker 2: Hmm. I mean, I think the roster is trending in

254
00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,960
Speaker 2: the right direction in that this was the first offseason

255
00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,120
Speaker 2: in two years that they could go spend more on

256
00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,880
Speaker 2: the outside free agents. I think they have no line

257
00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,280
Speaker 2: I think they have three good weapons. I'm not saying

258
00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,080
Speaker 2: they shouldn't be this low, but.

259
00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:43,800
Speaker 3: I think if I were doing this, I think, if

260
00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,200
Speaker 3: your weakest unit is quarterback, which is what it is

261
00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,400
Speaker 3: for the Falcons, sure, I think.

262
00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,760
Speaker 2: That breaks some ties in the wrong way.

263
00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:51,800
Speaker 1: Of course, in the wrong way.

264
00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,800
Speaker 3: So their strongest unit is interior defensive line, which to

265
00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:59,000
Speaker 3: their credit, was not of real strength in recent years

266
00:12:59,000 --> 00:12:59,240
Speaker 3: for them.

267
00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,320
Speaker 1: But now you got great, you got Grady Jarret, you

268
00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:02,280
Speaker 1: got Khalais Campbell.

269
00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,080
Speaker 2: They gave it on your minded money too.

270
00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:05,719
Speaker 1: Yeah, they gave on your a mount of money.

271
00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:06,680
Speaker 2: So I'll buy into that.

272
00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:10,680
Speaker 3: Now quarterback is the weakest unit. The X factor for

273
00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:15,240
Speaker 3: twenty twenty three is cornerback AJ Terrell, who two years

274
00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:16,920
Speaker 3: ago people were talking about as being one of the

275
00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:18,400
Speaker 3: best cornerbacks in the NFL.

276
00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:20,440
Speaker 1: Not so much last year.

277
00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,079
Speaker 2: Yeah, and that happens young corners a lot. They come

278
00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,200
Speaker 2: back to earth or fluctuate. I don't think they're particularly

279
00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,240
Speaker 2: worried about them, but it's a big deal.

280
00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:35,240
Speaker 1: At twenty five are the Carolina Panthers.

281
00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,480
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's gonna be a long year for

282
00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:39,080
Speaker 2: that offense.

283
00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:44,280
Speaker 3: Yeah, strongest position is off ball linebacker, which, as we

284
00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,640
Speaker 3: talked about earlier in the week. If you're going to

285
00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,280
Speaker 3: be strong somewhere a week somewhere, I don't know that

286
00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:53,320
Speaker 3: off ball linebacker isn't necessarily what you'd pick what you'd

287
00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:57,040
Speaker 3: want to be to be the strongest at now you

288
00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:58,880
Speaker 3: can get by being weaker there.

289
00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,440
Speaker 2: Part of it is they lucked into this Luvu kid.

290
00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,400
Speaker 2: You know, they nothing invested in them. It looks like

291
00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:08,839
Speaker 2: a hit and Shaq Thompson's already there. Their receivers are bad.

292
00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:14,439
Speaker 3: That is their weakest unit, you know, DJ Kirk, Adam Thielen,

293
00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:20,760
Speaker 3: Johnny Mingo, Terrace Marshall, leaviskus Chnault, there's some names there.

294
00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,480
Speaker 2: Yeah, that are not as good as you think they are.

295
00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,160
Speaker 1: Or over the Hill or the hill.

296
00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,680
Speaker 2: You haven't got into the hill yet, and Mango you

297
00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:34,920
Speaker 2: know the X weird deep deep dive take on guys

298
00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:39,720
Speaker 2: like Hayden Hurst and Higbee with the rams. They may

299
00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:41,560
Speaker 2: catch a ton of passes this year even though they're

300
00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:42,000
Speaker 2: not good.

301
00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:44,680
Speaker 1: Somebody got catch a ball because they've.

302
00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:46,320
Speaker 2: Been around the league and you know they'll be where

303
00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,160
Speaker 2: theyre supposed to be and their team's gonna be losing.

304
00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,160
Speaker 2: You know, like they may catch a lot of balls,

305
00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:51,040
Speaker 2: even though they're not good.

306
00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:55,720
Speaker 1: Yeah, the X factor is the aforementioned Johnny Mingo.

307
00:14:56,240 --> 00:15:00,600
Speaker 2: You'd like to develop a little bit. Yeah, quarterback, but yeah,

308
00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,320
Speaker 2: not a not a good roster. No, I'm not impressed.

309
00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:06,160
Speaker 2: At twenty first, right next year.

310
00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:12,680
Speaker 3: Yeah, at twenty four, the Washington Commanders, and once again,

311
00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,880
Speaker 3: you know, the defensive line line is their strongest unit.

312
00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:16,720
Speaker 1: It should be.

313
00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,120
Speaker 3: They've spent a ton of you know, first round draft

314
00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,000
Speaker 3: picks on it. The weakest unit.

315
00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:26,320
Speaker 2: Quarterback that's certainly questionable. Have we said some good things

316
00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,920
Speaker 2: about Prisett earlier in the week, but we're not saying

317
00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:33,800
Speaker 2: he's the answer, you know. Yeah, running that great, oh

318
00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:35,200
Speaker 2: line is not great.

319
00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:40,600
Speaker 1: Yeah, the X factor is defensive end.

320
00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:44,120
Speaker 2: Chase Young pivotal pivotal time in his career.

321
00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:47,280
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I would say so.

322
00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,480
Speaker 3: I mean he he's got one and a half sacks

323
00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:52,120
Speaker 3: basically since his rookie year.

324
00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:58,240
Speaker 2: Yeah, and his initial knee injury might not make him

325
00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,000
Speaker 2: the player he was, you know, like, he hasn't looked

326
00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:01,960
Speaker 2: great when he's been out there since then.

327
00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:07,040
Speaker 3: At twenty three is another team the Steelers play this season,

328
00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:09,480
Speaker 3: the Green Bay Packers.

329
00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:16,440
Speaker 2: I will say they're incredibly young, so maybe it's ahead

330
00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:18,560
Speaker 2: of them, but there's a lot of questions.

331
00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:23,320
Speaker 3: The strongest unit is cornerback. He got your Alexander, he

332
00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,760
Speaker 3: got Eric Stokes, Okay, Rasul Douglas is there.

333
00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:26,600
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's good.

334
00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:31,520
Speaker 1: So they get some guys. The weakest unit established pass catchers.

335
00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,120
Speaker 2: Yeah, Like I think Jayden Reid might lead the team

336
00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:35,240
Speaker 2: in targets.

337
00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:38,840
Speaker 3: Which is crazy when you got Christian watching, Romeo Dobbs,

338
00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:41,120
Speaker 3: Jaden Reid, Luke Musgrove.

339
00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:41,560
Speaker 1: Tucker Craft.

340
00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:42,440
Speaker 2: Yeah.

341
00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,640
Speaker 1: One, you guys are all second, first or second year guys.

342
00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,360
Speaker 2: Every one of them everyone, and they're definitely their most

343
00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,760
Speaker 2: talented pass catchers, but two of them will hit.

344
00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,920
Speaker 1: With the quarterback who's hasn't played well.

345
00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,960
Speaker 2: Right. What's crazy is the defense is all first round picks,

346
00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,560
Speaker 2: including Lucas Van that's this year, Like that.

347
00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:04,439
Speaker 1: Has to be way better, yeah, wall I mean it

348
00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:04,879
Speaker 1: has to be.

349
00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,160
Speaker 3: They have to win if they're going to win games

350
00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,360
Speaker 3: this year, they have to win them like the Steelers

351
00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:15,520
Speaker 3: did in the second half of last year. Because they

352
00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,120
Speaker 3: do have two good running backs.

353
00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,280
Speaker 2: Like Aaron Jones could have a good year. He might

354
00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:20,440
Speaker 2: be on my fantasy.

355
00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,680
Speaker 3: The offensive line should be, you know, pretty decent. Yeah,

356
00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:25,520
Speaker 3: and you've got a good defense.

357
00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:28,200
Speaker 2: But it hasn't been a good defense.

358
00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,359
Speaker 1: It should be right, it should be better.

359
00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,280
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean they have invested like like every one

360
00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:37,840
Speaker 2: of the starters the first round pick like everyone. Yeah crazy,

361
00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,520
Speaker 2: I mean Jordan loves the only first round pick they've

362
00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,520
Speaker 2: used in like fifteen years on offense.

363
00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:46,040
Speaker 3: Wow, that is every pick there, every guy there is

364
00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:47,680
Speaker 3: a first round picks.

365
00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,639
Speaker 1: Yeah crazy, I just I was just looking at that.

366
00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:58,000
Speaker 3: Yeah, at number twenty two the Chicago Bears.

367
00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,199
Speaker 2: The defense is still really lacking.

368
00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:00,280
Speaker 1: Yeah.

369
00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,800
Speaker 3: The strongest unit is off ball linebacker. Once again, we

370
00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:07,159
Speaker 3: talked about that previously with Carolina. I don't know that

371
00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,080
Speaker 3: you want that to be the spot. Well wait, we

372
00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,280
Speaker 3: got a really good off ball like you got. They

373
00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:17,680
Speaker 3: signed Tremaine Edmonds and TJ. Edwards to a bunch of money.

374
00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,560
Speaker 2: Yes, Like, how about an ed rusher or a corner

375
00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:21,200
Speaker 2: or you know.

376
00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,439
Speaker 3: Somebody that does something to take the ball away or

377
00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:27,680
Speaker 3: you know, sack the quarterback. The weakest unit defensive front

378
00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:28,760
Speaker 3: really bad.

379
00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,520
Speaker 2: I mean it's real bad. They don't have any pass rushers. Now,

380
00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,160
Speaker 2: I'm gonna get the Bears a little bit of credit.

381
00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,280
Speaker 2: I mean they were they earned the first pick in

382
00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,199
Speaker 2: the draft. Last year they didn't make the selection, but

383
00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,479
Speaker 2: they were the worst team in the league record wise,

384
00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:46,520
Speaker 2: and I do think putting so many resources into the

385
00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,200
Speaker 2: offenses this year was smart. You know, draft arn L Wright,

386
00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,639
Speaker 2: trade for more because I got to know if fields

387
00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:54,800
Speaker 2: as a guy or not. And next year will be

388
00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,200
Speaker 2: the defense. But the defense is horrific.

389
00:18:58,080 --> 00:18:59,360
Speaker 1: Yeah, it could be really bad.

390
00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:03,200
Speaker 3: But if you run the ball a lot like I don't,

391
00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,080
Speaker 3: I don't expect them to be last in the league

392
00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,800
Speaker 3: in defense because they're gonna run the ball so.

393
00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:12,200
Speaker 2: Well, right, they might be last in sacks, right.

394
00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,440
Speaker 1: Right, Yeah, takeaways and things of that nature.

395
00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,439
Speaker 3: But yeah, you know they're not going to give up,

396
00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:19,800
Speaker 3: you know, just you know, a bunch of garbage yards

397
00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:21,880
Speaker 3: because they're gonna have They're gonna be on the field

398
00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:23,200
Speaker 3: a lot offensively.

399
00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:23,600
Speaker 2: You would think.

400
00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:27,160
Speaker 3: Yeah, at number twenty one.

401
00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:32,760
Speaker 2: The Raiders, they may have even been lower. For me,

402
00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:37,720
Speaker 2: I mean the stars they do, but their corners are bad.

403
00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:43,520
Speaker 2: O line not named Miller is highly questionable. I mean,

404
00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:44,800
Speaker 2: the tackle's not good.

405
00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:49,800
Speaker 3: I don't have quarterback is something they can count on.

406
00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,720
Speaker 3: The strongest unit edge rusher with Max Crosby.

407
00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,920
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm picking Tyre Wilson sure.

408
00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:59,280
Speaker 1: And Chandler Jones and you know, yeah.

409
00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:00,960
Speaker 2: The receivers are good too. I mean DeVante Adams might

410
00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,359
Speaker 2: be the best wide receiver in the league.

411
00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:06,240
Speaker 1: The weakest unit the rest of the defense.

412
00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:10,320
Speaker 2: It's kind of rams like, yeah.

413
00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:14,160
Speaker 1: Uh yeah, that's it's brutal.

414
00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,159
Speaker 2: I mean, people don't know these names, but divine the

415
00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,640
Speaker 2: Oblo and Tyron Mooring.

416
00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:20,800
Speaker 1: They're okay.

417
00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,720
Speaker 2: Nate Hobbs is a slot, They're okay. But the other

418
00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,320
Speaker 2: there's like six or seven other starters that are not

419
00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,240
Speaker 2: starting for hardly anyone else on defense.

420
00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:31,639
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean Jerry Tillery is going to be a

421
00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:32,200
Speaker 1: starter for.

422
00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:37,000
Speaker 2: Them, right, he was brutal for the Chargers. Awful, Yeah, awful.

423
00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:43,800
Speaker 3: At twenty Yet another team, the Steelers play, the New

424
00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:45,200
Speaker 3: England Patriots.

425
00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:50,879
Speaker 2: Yeah, the roster. There's a lot to like about the

426
00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:55,880
Speaker 2: Patriots organization, but the roster's low on the list, which.

427
00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:56,520
Speaker 1: Is kind of a big deal.

428
00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:02,120
Speaker 3: Is important, kind of a big deal. The strongest unit

429
00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:07,440
Speaker 3: the interior offensive line. Again, your your strongest unit is

430
00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:08,840
Speaker 3: a unit at which.

431
00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,800
Speaker 2: Yeah, guard that it's easy to build, right, right, I

432
00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,800
Speaker 2: mean there's no Randy Moss here, you know, right.

433
00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,360
Speaker 1: The weakest unit quarterback.

434
00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,640
Speaker 2: Maybe past catchers aren't great either.

435
00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,919
Speaker 1: Yeah, I would, I might lean towards that.

436
00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:29,960
Speaker 2: I mean, they just signed, didn't they extend Devonte Parker?

437
00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,240
Speaker 1: They gave Devonte Parker three years thirty three million.

438
00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,680
Speaker 2: He's like the worst separator in the league.

439
00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,080
Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know if he's good at football anymore.

440
00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:42,320
Speaker 2: No, right, I don't get that. It just seems like

441
00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,880
Speaker 2: you're content with him then, I mean that's a bad message.

442
00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:45,479
Speaker 1: Yeah.

443
00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,560
Speaker 3: The X factor for twenty twenty three tight ends Hunter

444
00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:49,640
Speaker 3: Henry and Mike Kasiki.

445
00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,560
Speaker 1: Well, again, if your X factors are your your two.

446
00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,719
Speaker 3: Tight ends who haven't really done anything in the NFL,

447
00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,960
Speaker 3: that doesn't bode well.

448
00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,720
Speaker 2: I really like their defense. That's the nicest thing I

449
00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,000
Speaker 2: can say about their roster there. But I really like

450
00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:07,560
Speaker 2: their defense.

451
00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:07,920
Speaker 1: Again.

452
00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:15,280
Speaker 3: Another team is the Steelers play at nineteen the New

453
00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,160
Speaker 3: Orleans Saints.

454
00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:20,280
Speaker 2: I guess they're middle of the road. It seems fair.

455
00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:24,919
Speaker 3: Strongest unit and weaknesses though. Yeah, the strongest unit is

456
00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,680
Speaker 3: the defensive back seven. Well, that's pretty good. You got

457
00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,760
Speaker 3: seven of your seven of your eleven defenders are your

458
00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,880
Speaker 3: strongest unit, so that's not bad.

459
00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,159
Speaker 1: The weakest unit defensive tackle.

460
00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:42,119
Speaker 2: Yeah, I bet they drafted Breze. I mean, like, is

461
00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:45,240
Speaker 2: he gonna transform that unit? Probably not, but we both

462
00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,760
Speaker 2: liked them and their de tackles before the draft were

463
00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:48,920
Speaker 2: a lot worse than the are now.

464
00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,280
Speaker 3: Well, without a doubt, the X factor for twenty twenty

465
00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:56,120
Speaker 3: three is wide receiver Michael Thomas, and I wouldn't count on.

466
00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:58,760
Speaker 2: That, no, but he is like the definition of an

467
00:22:58,840 --> 00:22:59,960
Speaker 2: X factor without a doubt.

468
00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:05,720
Speaker 3: With all the doubts at eighteen the New York Giants,

469
00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:11,439
Speaker 3: the strongest unit is the interior defensive line. Yes, the

470
00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,040
Speaker 3: weakest Yeah, the weakest unit is wide receiver.

471
00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:21,520
Speaker 2: Again, secondary is pretty rough. Linebackers not great. I still

472
00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,320
Speaker 2: see a lot of holes on this teams are just

473
00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,159
Speaker 2: guys at best.

474
00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,879
Speaker 1: The X factor is right tackle Evan Neil.

475
00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,240
Speaker 2: He needs to step up. Yep, it's that time in

476
00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,240
Speaker 2: the tackles career where I don't hear about the rookie

477
00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,240
Speaker 2: blues anymore. You need to be the sixth pick in

478
00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:39,280
Speaker 2: the draft or whatever he was.

479
00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,000
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean if you look, yeah, so you got

480
00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,479
Speaker 3: Andrew Thomas, John Michael Schmidt's Evan Neil on your offensive line,

481
00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:49,520
Speaker 3: Like Thomas is a star? Yeah, you should have three

482
00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,840
Speaker 3: three of your five spots. That's projecting for John Michael Schmidt.

483
00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,480
Speaker 3: But we both like them coming out. Sure, sure should

484
00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,119
Speaker 3: be should be pretty good, so you should be able

485
00:23:58,160 --> 00:23:59,720
Speaker 3: to I mean again, find some guards.

486
00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:05,320
Speaker 2: The guards are rough and if Neil's a wash, yeah, troublesome.

487
00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:06,639
Speaker 2: I don't love the.

488
00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:11,320
Speaker 3: Rust oh at seventeen.

489
00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:16,960
Speaker 1: Team that everybody's in love with the Detroit Lions.

490
00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,560
Speaker 2: I like that they put him here because I think

491
00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,320
Speaker 2: people are too excited about this team.

492
00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,280
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think they're putting the cart before the horse

493
00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,760
Speaker 3: with this one strongest unit a the offensive line. They

494
00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,480
Speaker 3: do have a good offensive line, yeah, very good. Yeah,

495
00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:32,880
Speaker 3: the weakest unit defensive tackle pretty rough.

496
00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,760
Speaker 2: I mean like Isaiah Bugs is starting for him, guys,

497
00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:36,960
Speaker 2: I mean that it.

498
00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:39,119
Speaker 1: And they paid him, they paid him this offseason.

499
00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:40,880
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean he's played a little better for them

500
00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:44,000
Speaker 2: than he did the Steelers, but he's a starter. I mean,

501
00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:47,879
Speaker 2: Alee mcdeal isn't a bad player. But I don't love Angeloni,

502
00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,000
Speaker 2: who they just resigned to. And I mean, with all

503
00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,560
Speaker 2: respect to Cam Sutton, I don't think he's a one

504
00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:54,520
Speaker 2: you know, I mean.

505
00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,080
Speaker 3: Well as you say that, and he is their X

506
00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:58,520
Speaker 3: factor for twenty twenty three.

507
00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:04,919
Speaker 1: Okay, I like Cam Sutton as well. I don't know

508
00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,320
Speaker 1: that you want him as your X factor.

509
00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,480
Speaker 2: What worries me that is under the radar because this

510
00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:14,119
Speaker 2: was like the fourth best DVOA offense. They're pass catchers

511
00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:18,919
Speaker 2: not named Saint Brown. I mean rookie tight end suspended

512
00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,320
Speaker 2: Jamison Williams who has yet to play. Yeah.

513
00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,120
Speaker 1: Yeah, they could definitely take a.

514
00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:23,719
Speaker 2: Lot of attention.

515
00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:25,960
Speaker 1: They could be a team that takes a step backwards

516
00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:26,320
Speaker 1: this year.

517
00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:28,280
Speaker 2: I think they will, and I think everyone thinks so

518
00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,440
Speaker 2: just run away with the North. And I don't think

519
00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:37,159
Speaker 2: they're a contender, yeah, even in the NFC M I

520
00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:38,880
Speaker 2: don't think they're a super Bowl contender to the people.

521
00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:44,359
Speaker 3: If they were in the AFC, obviously, yeah, I mean

522
00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:48,879
Speaker 3: they're the seventeenth best roster here according to ESPN, they

523
00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:50,560
Speaker 3: wouldn't even they wouldn't be in the player They'd be

524
00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:52,960
Speaker 3: in the playoff conversation, but they would not be strong

525
00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:54,040
Speaker 3: in the playoff conversation.

526
00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,640
Speaker 2: They've come a long way. They were a hideous team,

527
00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:59,560
Speaker 2: a hideous organization, but they would be fifth in the

528
00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:00,399
Speaker 2: AFC North.

529
00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:06,560
Speaker 3: Yeah, I agree, And people are talking about them as

530
00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,560
Speaker 3: like they're a better team than the Steelers. Or yeah,

531
00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,879
Speaker 3: the Patriots are behind them on this in terms of

532
00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:13,639
Speaker 3: overall talent.

533
00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,919
Speaker 2: Someone's ready to knock off the Eagles. That could be

534
00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:16,879
Speaker 2: the Lions. Like, I don't know.

535
00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,000
Speaker 3: That that's not gonna happen yet. I don't see that

536
00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,840
Speaker 3: at all. Well, that gets just through half the league. Matt,

537
00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:24,080
Speaker 3: all right, we get the second half of the lead

538
00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:25,720
Speaker 3: to get through, and we still haven't gotten to the

539
00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:27,720
Speaker 3: team that we cover, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

540
00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,200
Speaker 1: We'll do that when we return. He is Matt Williamson.

541
00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:31,160
Speaker 1: I am Dale Lalli.

542
00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:33,600
Speaker 3: And did you know that you can listen to the

543
00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:36,320
Speaker 3: Drive and all of our S and R shows on

544
00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,879
Speaker 3: Steelers Nation Radio with your smart speaker. All you have

545
00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:43,280
Speaker 3: to do is say Alexa play Steelers Nation Radio, and

546
00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,920
Speaker 3: Alexa will take care of the rest. We'll be back

547
00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,680
Speaker 3: with more of the top or the I should say,

548
00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:50,800
Speaker 3: looking at all the rosters across the league here when

549
00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,320
Speaker 3: we return right after this on the Drive,