1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: on Home of the Black and Gold, Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: Welcome back. I am Dale Alley here with Matt Williamson. 4 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: This is to drive on Steelers Nation Radio. We're happy 5 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: to be back from training camp. That was a long camp, Yeah, 6 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: the beginning that acclamation process. Kind of look back at it, 7 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: me like, is this really as necessary as we really think? 8 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: And I'm sure there's some sports science behind it. But 9 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: it was a great camp. I enjoyed it quite a bit, 10 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: um but I was ready to be done, and I'm 11 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: sure the players were much more ready to be home 12 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 1: than me. Yeah, speaking about that, we were talking off 13 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: the air about the Steelers quarterback situation, which of course 14 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: everybody's super concerned about. Of course, so Mr Bisky in 15 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: two preseason games, nine of fifteen, it's in a touchdown. 16 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: That's a one oh eight point five passer rating. Would 17 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: take that all day long. Mason Rudolph twenty six or 18 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: thirty six or two twenty yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, 19 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: that's the one oh six point three passer rating. Take 20 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 1: that all day long. Kenny Picket is nineteen of twenty two, 21 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: four hundred seventy one yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions, a 22 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: one thirty eight point six passer rating. Overall, the team 23 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: has a one twenty point five passer rating in two 24 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: preseason games. They're not making many mistakes. I don't know 25 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: how passer ratings formulated exactly, but that's the thing that 26 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: nobody seems to talk about about. These three quarterbacks is 27 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: consistently going to the right guy, not making many mistakes, 28 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: looking comfortable. And MC Canada has something to do with that. 29 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: I mean, we've had three quarterbacks over two games consistently 30 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: all do those things. Part of that is putting them 31 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: in the right situation, but a lot of it is 32 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: because all three of these guys can play at this level. Yeah, 33 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: I think that's that. That's the long and short of it. 34 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: I don't see where the Steelers have a quarterback problem anymore. 35 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 1: I don't. In fact, their quarterback problem is deciding it 36 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: all up. That's a great problem, absolutely, and again you 37 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: have three guys that can play. Um. I dug up 38 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: a statue from Warren Sharp that I thought was interesting 39 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: because I've harped a lot on average time to throw. 40 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: I mean, Ben was at the shortest at the shortest 41 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: of anyone in the league. Last three seconds, I believe 42 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: was yeah, and I think pick it. That was my 43 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: big worry about him was he was very slow coming 44 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: into the league and he got away with it a 45 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: pit but even a practice you remember, I mean Tom 46 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: Mobi'll get it out, get it out, you know, And 47 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: there was a lot of ones were like that would 48 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: have been a sack, but he pick it has been 49 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: I guess seventy two quarterbacks that played in the preseason 50 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: through two games, which again it's preseason, let's not get 51 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: too crazy. Pick it has been the second quickest in 52 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: time time to throw at two point three, where Trabinsky 53 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: is second longest at three point one. And that adds 54 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: up to me totally. I don't think one's better than 55 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: the other. A lot of Trabisky's plays have been old 56 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: school ben shrug, a guy off, run around back to the 57 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: the He also hasn't run any two minute off. Pick 58 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: it has run to two minutes rolls now in two games, 59 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: which we'll get the ball quicker, and I think get 60 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: it out. This is just the the reading the tea 61 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: leaves here for me because I think what you just 62 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: talked about with Palmlin yelling at him to get rid 63 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: of the ball, get rid of the ball, rid of 64 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: the ball, and Tomlin giving him the opportunity to run 65 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: to two minute drills in the preseason. Not a coincidence, 66 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: Not a coincidence at all, Like, okay, this is what 67 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: is part of the play. And they're worried about his 68 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: you know, get it out quick to that was a 69 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: negative coming out of pit. You know, so work on it. 70 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: You know, he's gonna put the time in because he 71 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: has been sacked twice in two preseason games. They've only 72 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: been sacked four times. As bad as things were in 73 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: that game Saturday, they were only sacked once. That's why 74 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: I give Trabisky all the credit in the world. I mean, 75 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: he he almost got what it was like to have 76 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: a big, strong athletic, even the ones he missed the 77 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: throw deep to Deante Johnson there, they didn't connect on it. 78 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: You said, he stumbled and day Johnson stumbled. I'm watching 79 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: it from the press box when he let it fly 80 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: him like, oh, Deance, that's a touchdown, and deonce Deante 81 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: tripped about four steps before he got to the ball, 82 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: where that's a touchdown. Trabinsky also could have run that 83 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: thing for about fifteen yards if he wanted to. Yeah. 84 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: And my hunch because he escaped the pressure, got outside 85 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: the pocket and he saw he saw Deante breaking free 86 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 1: deep and he decided to throw it. Otherwise he runs 87 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: for the first down. Yeah. And one slight criticism I 88 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: had after the Seattle game was maybe been a little 89 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: quick to run. Well, I bet Canada and Tomlin said, hey, 90 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: get out of there, hang out to hang in the 91 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: pocket just a smidge longer. And and these trust your 92 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: receivers to break open. You're gonna be throwing to George 93 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: and Chase. And the game against Seattle, he didn't have 94 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: all those guys exactly. That's kind of my point. And man, 95 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: I thought those guys, his top receivers really looked good. 96 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: Maybe they didn't end up with tremendous fantasy stats and 97 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: all that, and they only ran twaining two plays in 98 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: the first half. But Friar Muth down the middle. Claypool 99 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: is a vertical guy out of the slot, Johnson is 100 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: a route runner. Pickens didn't show up much in this game, 101 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: but I don't care one bit. Driving the odds back 102 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: down on it. He's like number one. That's number one 103 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 1: by the way I was ragging on my podcast, I'm like, 104 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: anyone listens to drive, but hopefully got a good bet 105 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: at a plus thirty. Doesn't mean he's gonna win it, 106 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: but you can't get those odds anymore. It was a 107 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: great It was great odds for that one that's stealing. 108 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: You gotta put a couple of bucks on that. Uh yeah, 109 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: I don't think he did. He did nothing to Uh, 110 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: he'll be just fine. Yeah, you know, and even I 111 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: when I talked to Robiski after the game, Um, you know, 112 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: he talked about, you know, hey, they weren't out there 113 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: a lot, but be he's trying to get everybody involved early. Yeah, 114 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 1: which is what quarterbacks do. I mean, wanted to make 115 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: sure that everybody gets a touch here and there to 116 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: keep them in the game plan and you know, make 117 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: sure that they're you know, staying sharp on everything. Um. 118 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: I let the pass to Claypool was a huge one. 119 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: Like if they put that on tape, Okay, here's here's 120 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: this big guy out of the slot. Feld get him 121 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,799 Speaker 1: for a twenty six yard game like that on third down. Um, 122 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: that's how you draw it up. And then even that, 123 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: you know, when Pickett came in and they ran Friarmouth 124 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: back to back plays down the seam, big guy that 125 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: can run over the middle because hit and stry. Yeah, 126 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: that's the game. Saturday's game is one that that the 127 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: Bengals are gonna watch. I would imagine, do you know, 128 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: I might mean to ask you this, Do you still 129 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: think Game three is going to be not any starters? 130 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: I think teams are handling, offensive lines are gonna play 131 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: better play, But I don't think you're gonna see I 132 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: mean Nausea or Dion No, none of those guys. Um 133 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: because some teams are treating as their address rehearsal, which 134 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: they are, like the Lions, I guess came out and 135 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: said that because they played nobody in Week two, right 136 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: against the Steelers, they're gonna play their top dogs, which 137 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: is good for pit. Yeah, that's that's fine for them. 138 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: I would be surprised if offensively they don't play at 139 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: least a few like It wouldn't surprise me if Rabisky 140 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: starts All along, I've been saying, well, they probably let 141 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: pick and start the last day, but Pick has just 142 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: started twenty two passes in the preseason. You've seen a lot, 143 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: We've seen a lot Trabisky is only throw fifteen. I'd 144 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: like to see more'n. Yeah. So I don't believe coach 145 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: Tomlin on this one, but I guess in his press 146 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: conference he said the plan from the from going into 147 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: this game was Rudolph was gonna get the whole second half. 148 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: I think that pick it just played really well, and 149 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: they said let him, let him end on a high note. 150 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: That's what we needed to see. Yeah, I think it's 151 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: this all positive with that guy. Let's shut him down. 152 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: I think we're good. Yeah, it's just a hunch. Yeah, 153 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: I mean, and you I think he would have liked 154 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: to have seen more from Rabisky, but they couldn't stay 155 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: on the field. He gave him three drives. If they 156 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: have three sustained drives, then you know it's a little 157 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: bit different. And two first half snaps. I can't stress 158 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: that him. You know the defense that one. The field 159 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: goal drive was a fift team play, eighty two yard 160 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: drive for the Jaguars. Yeah, I mean, it took up 161 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: most of the second quarter. So I going back to 162 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: my my tweets and whatnot, but I tweeted this out 163 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,559 Speaker 1: at halftime when I was actually a couple of rooms 164 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: away here watching it in studio, and I think this 165 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: was really telling for how the game. You know it 166 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: was going because you know it was here. Here we go. 167 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: First half, the Jags had the ball for nineteen minutes 168 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: in five seconds out of a possible thirty and they 169 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: ran thirty nine plays. The Steelers ran twenty two. However, 170 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: yards for play, the Jags were pumping out four point eight. 171 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: That's okay, you'll take that. You'll take that. Steelers were 172 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: at six point two. They were still making play's best 173 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: in the league. Yes, cobD always said, hey, the team 174 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,079 Speaker 1: that wins yards per play usually was a game unless 175 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: there's a bunch of tourno. So contrary for plus one 176 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: point were your first that basis you're you were playing 177 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: better than them. But I do agree with Tomlin that 178 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: Jacksonville's defensive line controlled the game and the Steelers never 179 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 1: had control of the game, but when it mattered, they 180 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 1: were outproducing them per play massively. Yeah, they set. The 181 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: one stat that stood out to me like a ton 182 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: was the Jaguars were ten of twenty on third downs 183 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: they had That's that's obscene. You never see that in 184 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:32,199 Speaker 1: the game. You never see it in a game, and 185 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: That's a big thing I've learned in like the last 186 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,079 Speaker 1: year or so, and I really stressed it when I 187 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: was analyzing games last year, is I care more about 188 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: the denominator than the than the game rater. If you're 189 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: getting a third down twenty times, defense is doing good stuff. 190 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: Get teams into third down if you get If the 191 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: Steelers can get the Bengals in twenty third down situations 192 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: next in a couple of weeks, they'll win that games. 193 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: Because I mean the NFL is a whole typically gets 194 00:09:56,160 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: thirty third downs conversions, right, and that's when the blizz 195 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 1: packages come out. That's when your quarterback gets hit. You know. 196 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: The big theory now is it league at first downs 197 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: and two downs? It's really the way to judge keeps 198 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: those pass It keeps those premium pass rushers from it 199 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 1: from pinning their ears back right right. I mean, if 200 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: I can keep you in kind of manageable not only 201 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: down in this second and four and in his first 202 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: and ten, it's second five, that's the favorite thing, that's right. 203 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, if you can get a first down 204 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 1: on second and two, you take you know, you take it. 205 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: So getting teams into third downs and twenty of them 206 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: is a ton is a promising sign? Yeah? Absolutely? Uh 207 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 1: mentioned the Raiders trading Nick Mullins to the Vikings. That 208 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 1: wasn't the only trade today. N looks awful. That's just able. Yeah, 209 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: that just is a big he's not good trade for 210 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: the Vikes. The Bills traded Cody Forward to the Cardinals. Yeah, 211 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: for a fifth round draft pick. Would you've been interested 212 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: in that if you were the stealer. He's a right tackle, 213 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: that's the that's the one problem with that. He can't 214 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: play guard. He's kind of neither. Yeah, I mean he 215 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: was a second round pick. That is a really good 216 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: college player. He's kind of He's a six four wide bodied, 217 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: square SpongeBob type body, you know, square guy that doesn't play, 218 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: but he doesn't move people as a guard, and he 219 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 1: isn't quite long or fleet and foot enough as a tackle. 220 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:24,439 Speaker 1: So sure, you'd love to throw him in the mix, 221 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: but he was a better prospect than player from Bills, 222 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: and they'd be kind of trying to replace him for 223 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: a while. Now't if he heard this, but I guess 224 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 1: Isaiah Wins on the trade block. He's kind of similar, 225 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: except he's better. He was a first round pick not 226 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: a second. He's too short for tackle, but he has 227 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 1: good enough feet and athleticism to get away with it. 228 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: He's not a mallerate guard, and he's had injury problems, 229 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 1: but he's got traits. I mean, he probably costs more 230 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: and a fifth round pick probably so. And he's also 231 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: cost you more against the cap because he would he 232 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: would be going into his US his fourth year. Sounds right, 233 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: it sounds about right. If this isn't is If this 234 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: isn't his fourth year, his fourth year will be after 235 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: this year, and you gotta pick up his And I 236 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,199 Speaker 1: don't know if he's warranted picking up it yet or not. 237 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: There's a reason why the Patriots are looking to deal 238 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:18,439 Speaker 1: him because he just hasn't been great. I mean, if 239 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: you would trade for when I think he's your left 240 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: tackle and you put more in as your swing guy, 241 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: or see if you can play guard. But I don't 242 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: know if rocking the boat that much is I don't 243 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: know if they're interested. I know people are saying, well, 244 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: the Steelers have ten million dollars in cap space, which 245 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: that's fine, which sounds like a lot, but you don't 246 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: ay you don't have to spend it. You can roll 247 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: it into next year. Be if you spend it now, 248 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 1: you can't spend it in a week when they're when 249 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: they're guys right something players cut next week. Uh, some 250 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: linebacker on a bad team that's a seventh year guy 251 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: that they're gonna go give it them. They're gonna give them. 252 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: They play right there and caught him and get him 253 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: out of the way and you could grab him, you know. Yeah, 254 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: maybe cost you three million dollars in boom, there's your 255 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 1: you know, right, and it's an upgrade, so saving the 256 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: money makes sense. Yeah, I didn't think Bush played that 257 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: badly on I didn't either. I mean, I know he's 258 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: in the doghouse and you know, he hasn't lived up 259 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: the expectations, but I'd like to see more splash. But 260 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: I thought this was a step in the right direction. 261 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: I thought, I mean, in three tackles in the first quarter, 262 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: like he was been he was active out there. Um, 263 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: you know, I think you know, when he's next to Jack, 264 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: it's far different than when he's next to Spiline, which 265 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: is what they did in the second quarter, and that's yeah, 266 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: unfortunately he might be robbing that's okay, but he's everybody 267 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: here is gonna always look at him. Though he was 268 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: the tenth pick in the draft. He can't be robbing 269 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: sun can cost. At this point, it doesn't matter. It 270 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:49,839 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. If he can play for you, he can 271 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: play for you. And I again, I thought he made place. 272 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: He's never going to be well every well, you know, 273 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: his tackles are four yards downfield. Okay, yeah, he's making 274 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: the tackle. You know, is that four yard game isn't 275 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: a seven yard game? You know, if you get four 276 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: on first down, second and six is still a win 277 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: for the defense. You'll take that and all. That's fine. 278 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: And if that's what he ends up being, you know, 279 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,959 Speaker 1: it wasn't a great draft pick, that doesn't matter at 280 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: this point. Um, I would like to see more splash though, absolutely, yeah, absolutely, 281 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: jar fumble while there, make a big play that most 282 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: linebackers don't get to, you know, and we'll see. And 283 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: I thought he was finding coverage on the on Saturday. So, um, 284 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: contrary to popular belief, if he's your eleventh guy anytime 285 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: you're out there, you're fine. Yeah, I mean yeah, I 286 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: mean if he's your eighth guy, you're not fine. Yeah 287 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: that's good. Yeah, right, Like I always thought Edmonds was 288 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: kind of that guy. If he was your tenth or 289 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: eleventh guy in a really good defense, you're fine. Now 290 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: I look at Edmonds and think he may be their 291 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: seventh best guy on defense, Like he's gotten better, He's 292 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: gotten better, and uh yeah, um gotta be interesting to 293 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: see how they continue to use that defensive defense and deployed. 294 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: I would I would expect a lot of to see 295 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: a lot of three safety. I would expect a lot 296 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: of dime. I agree. I guess the Bengals in Week one, 297 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: no doubt in my mind, with three corners, three safeties, 298 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: they want to run Joe Mix times in that game. 299 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: That's a win for the Steelers. You'll take that, Yeah, 300 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I think you'll take that all day long. Um. 301 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: I also think more and more you might see big 302 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: Nickel you know, to two corners even again, not none 303 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: of the Bengals are bad example, but against a team 304 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: that's coming out in their base or you know, uh 305 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: twelve with an athletic tight end, you could be fine 306 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: out there with three safeties instead of Bush. You know, 307 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: with your your front five jack, three safeties, two corners, 308 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: that's not a bad person. Edmonds gets guys on the 309 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: ground and so does Kzy. They're both strong tacklers. And 310 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: I think makeup might be around the line of scrimmage 311 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: a little more here and there, and you know, you 312 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: can mix things up a little bit more. It's a 313 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: lot easier to make up for Bush being average, which 314 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: I think he's average and he doesn't stink than it 315 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: is for or if Dan Moore's a disaster, or the 316 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: whole line can't block anybody. You know, that's you know, 317 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: I I just wrote that in my ten thoughts after 318 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: the game, that you know Bush Bush wasn't bad in 319 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: this game. Immediately, I said, and I wrote, anybody who 320 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: can't admit that he wasn't bad in this game is 321 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: never going to admit, never gonna give him credit for anything. 322 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: And immediately, I'm sure, first you know, the first one 323 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: of the first comments, and then then you know the 324 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: piling on, like sometimes you just have to look at 325 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: things a little bit objectively, just a little bit, and 326 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: that's what coaches are better out of course, and Splane 327 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: made a lot of plays in this game too. He's 328 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: not close to Bush. I mean they aren't. When he's 329 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: on the field, he's going to be thrown at constantly. 330 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: Although I do think Johnson is intriguing, probably a year away. 331 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: But that's the guy you see splash from. Yeah, I 332 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: like that. You don't see it from Buddy. No, no 333 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: e Robinson. What you said Johnson? Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, 334 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: Robinson is the one that it's definitely just needs needs 335 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: some more seasoning. But yeah, he comes, he brings the wood. Um, 336 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 1: but Buddy doesn't show up to see it's you know, 337 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: see it and hit it, and that's you know that's 338 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: gonna happen. And I think that that linebacker position in 339 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: today's is Somebody asked me, is it hard to find 340 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: those guys? And sometimes, you know what it kinda is 341 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: because everybody in in college football is now playing. All 342 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,239 Speaker 1: they're doing is balking up their safeties and putting them 343 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: a linebacker. So there's a lot of two pound inside 344 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 1: linebackers running around college football, and so a lot more 345 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: space you have to guard that whole wide side of 346 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: the field with the hash marks being different, and let 347 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: j Okay just run all over the place. You know, 348 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 1: like that's easier to get away with. Even the Isaiah 349 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: Simmons of the world, they have a tough time transitioning 350 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: to the league. They really do. Because everybody that they're 351 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: playing like you're playing, you're playing against the college offense, 352 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 1: and they're spreading the field out. There's maybe one superior 353 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: athlete out there. For most teams, you know, you don't have, 354 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: you know, I unless you're playing Alabama, they don't have. 355 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: They don't have four NFL guys out there. Every NFL teams, yeah, 356 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: I mean they all have playmakers out there, and you're 357 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: gonna cover all those playmakers in space, you know, by 358 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: the way the backs, you know, the game planning is 359 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: also better. I mean, a rookie that comes in the 360 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 1: league is going to be attacked time and time again, 361 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: whether you're Devin White, Devon Bush, Simmons, whomever. Same thing 362 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: happened to Roquan and in the whole world one steel 363 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: straight for Roquan. That ain't happening. You know, like you 364 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: get attacked there over and over and game planned. You know, 365 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: Like the tough thing to find is those two pound 366 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: guys who could cover in space. Yeah, those are the 367 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: tough about Those are the those are the unicorns now. 368 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 1: And you can see why. I mean, that's that's a 369 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: hard thing to find. It absolutely is, and that that 370 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 1: position does take some time because of everything is thrown 371 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: at them, kind of like the tight ends. It takes 372 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: some time because you know, you're you're playing the run, 373 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: you're playing the pass man. You know again, they're gonna cross, 374 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 1: They're gonna run crossers in front of all a long 375 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: and then throwing over your head all the play action 376 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: and misdirection, you know. So yeah, it's a tough position 377 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: to acclimate for sure, and rarely in this league. Now 378 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: do you get the advantage of, well, We're to put 379 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 1: Sam Adams in Saragosa in front of me, and I'm 380 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 1: just gonna run free like you in Alabama or Georgia. 381 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: I've got never got touched. I don't know if you 382 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: know the plays, but Willie for Philly, you know, I 383 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: don't know. And and to to a certain degree, I'm 384 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: sure Devon Bush was that way that that Michigan absolutely. 385 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: You know, he's got these big, you know, high profile, 386 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,679 Speaker 1: big big name guys in front of him on the 387 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 1: defensive line, saying find was the tackles because they all 388 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: go to Georgia in Michigan, Ohio State, in Bama, you 389 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 1: know what I mean. So what an advantage it is 390 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: to be Dean or Bush or whomever, and you can 391 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: play like a four or four guy. Yeah, you know, 392 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 1: just go attack the football. Yeah right, and right now, 393 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,199 Speaker 1: to me, those tackles are dead and yeah, felt like 394 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: there's no one's eating space for you, like they're not 395 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:00,719 Speaker 1: helping you at all. Yeah. That to me right now 396 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: is what I'm seeing from Mark Robinson is that he's 397 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 1: got some Kendrell Bell like trades to him. Just see 398 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: the ball, go get the ball, don't get him and 399 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: just be aggressive. And I bet that. But then he's 400 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:12,639 Speaker 1: but then he's gonna make mistakes and coverage that you can't. 401 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: He can't. You can't put him on the field right now. 402 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: I mean people have even told me, like, boy Robinson 403 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: shows up, maybe he's a starter. I'm like, they would 404 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 1: manipulate him. Oh and maybe the Bengals wouldn't, but the 405 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 1: second team would. Yeah, once you see it, look at 406 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: this guy, he just he just runs downhill. As soon 407 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: as the ball, he'll be running the direction and they'll 408 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: be got on the opposite. You know, like it's not 409 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: time yet, but he's promising. I mean, he needs to 410 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,719 Speaker 1: be coached up a little bit before running back two 411 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 1: years ago. Yeah, I mean, you know, so maybe maybe 412 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: that helps him diagnose things a little bit. I think 413 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 1: he understands run plays and you know, gets in him 414 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:48,639 Speaker 1: running back's head. But yeah, but the past stuff is 415 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 1: gonna you know, and this is a passing no matter 416 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: what you think. Most teams are still gonna throw the 417 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,919 Speaker 1: ball six of the time. Shanahan wants to play against him, 418 00:20:56,080 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, get him run the all the next Yeah no, 419 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: but I think there's something promising there. And there's a 420 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: sixth round draft pick um, you know, and he is 421 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: that two You see the trade you just mentioned. It 422 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: can take on a block here and there, and you know, 423 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: I have some physicality. That's why you take a guy 424 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: like that, a guy who has those traits. That's why 425 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 1: you take a guy like Isaiah loud him up because 426 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: of the trades, you know, in those fifth and six rounds, 427 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: because you know, a fifth round on that's what you're 428 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 1: looking for. Traits. You're not gonna find a completed project 429 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: or a complete finished uh product in the fifth, six 430 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: or seventh round. Like going forward, and I'm not just 431 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: singly out these two. Every GM should take Robinson over 432 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: Matta Ca. Yeah you know what I mean, because Tyler 433 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: could come in and play for you right now? Great, 434 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 1: and then you're as try to replace something, you know, 435 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 1: where this guy could be the answer. Yeah, and that's 436 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 1: you know, that's what you hope at least, and they'll 437 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: they'll get through this year with Devin Bush and see 438 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: where it goes. And you know, if they have to 439 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: cover up for it, that's fine. If they don't cut, 440 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 1: you know, if he's he's fine, Um, you know, that's 441 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: that's good too. Yeah. I mean, I think we'd all 442 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: take fine at this point. And then he probably goes 443 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: on his way. But there's a chance that's better than that. 444 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: And this was a better game than he's been than 445 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: than last year. And he's getting killed for what he 446 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 1: said last week. And we talked about last week and said, look, 447 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm gonna be somewhere in the league next year. 448 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 1: And the question was are you worried about this, you 449 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: know your long term future with the Steelers. Well, no, 450 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: I'm going to be in the league somewhere next year. 451 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 1: That he's right, He's right. He was the tenth pick 452 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:27,159 Speaker 1: in the draft, which is where he was supposed to go. 453 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: He will get a shot somewhere next year. And contrary 454 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: to popular belief. Not all his tape is junk as 455 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,360 Speaker 1: a Steeler. I mean everyone loved him after the first 456 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 1: year if you were called absolutely absolutely. So we'll see 457 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,439 Speaker 1: where this continues to go and how this continues the more. 458 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: Um to me the biggest need right now and again, 459 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: I thought Avery had a fine game. Um, I just 460 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: don't want him to play every step. I don't want him. Yeah, 461 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: I wouldn't rather, you know, I'll be I would be 462 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: watching the waiver wire right now for another guy like him. 463 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: I think they have three outside linebackers that are NFL players, Yeah, 464 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: and you would of that five, you'd settle for four 465 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: and three's not gonna cume but the four. But those 466 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: those backup guys have to play special teams. Yeah, although 467 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 1: Avery does, Avery does. If you had an Ingram clone, 468 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: you can get away. We can get it. You can 469 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 1: if you would have enough guys that you could get 470 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: away with it. But I don't feel ideally like that 471 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: backup guy to play team to play teams. You would, 472 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: but if he was just an NFL edge setter that 473 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: could end up getting your five or six sacks, I 474 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: wouldn't earn my nose up on him because I mean 475 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: all their backs can play special team. I mean, like, 476 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 1: I think they could put eleven decent special teamers out there. Yeah, 477 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: then once you start having injuries, that's where the problem 478 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: is start to come. But I'm much out of that 479 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 1: guy than a Tusca type that really is just a 480 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: special team or that I can't put really on the defense. Yeah, 481 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 1: you know, I agree with He is Matt Williamson. I 482 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: am Dale Lawley. You're listening to the Drive here on 483 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: Steelers Nation Radio. And Matt, it is fantasy football season 484 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: and we haven't done many haven't done a whole lot 485 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 1: of fantasy football focus here with all those training but 486 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: we should start doing them this week, so we will 487 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: do that when we come back. He is Matt Williams 488 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: and I am Dale Lally. You're listening to the Drive 489 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: here on Steelers Nation Radio.