1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: You have found the drive. I'm Dale Lally here with 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson. We are live from Steelers training camp here 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: at St. Vincent College where it's all happening right in 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: front of us here. Matt gotta love it. We're enjoying, 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: uh this great view up here. First day in pads 6 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 1: for the Steelers, and uh, lots of expectations there as well. 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: We'll see how this all all plays out. Today should 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: be a backs on backers day, but Steelers making a 9 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: minor roster move today. Uh. They signed wide receiver Javon 10 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: McKinley and released linebacker Tyree Johnson. He was a kid 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: from Texas A and m Yeah, yeah, I'll be honest, 12 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: I don't know a ton about either. I don't think 13 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: this is uh boy, we're really short on receivers, we 14 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: have a need there or anything like that. And my 15 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: hunch as they has had an eye on this kid 16 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: and with one of the adam see what he could do. 17 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: Do you know if he has return skills or yeah, 18 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: we'll figure that out. We'll figure all that stuff out. 19 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: But I think, you know, I'm getting a lot of 20 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: questions about it. Well, I thought Tyree john was was 21 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: He's an undrafted guy, right. I mean that's this tells 22 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: me that A they feel like uh, they obviously like 23 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: some other guys better. That's what I was thinking, too, 24 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: is there's other young guys in that room that must 25 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: be stepping up that they're feeling confident about. I also 26 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: think that, you know, people, I think people are selling 27 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: Gerard Avery and Derek Tusk a little short on what 28 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: I think. The Steelers like them a lot better than 29 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: fans do at this point. Yeah, it's probably safe. Um. 30 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: I've mentioned over the last couple of months, even since 31 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: the Avery signing, that an edge guy, slash outside linebacker, 32 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: whatever you wanna call him, a backup running back, and 33 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: a potential tackle would be the three things I was 34 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: kind of looking outside the organization for, especially after Ogenjobe 35 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: had been signed. And you know that that block filled 36 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: that room up in a hurry. Of that group, the 37 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: outside linebacker situation is the one I feel the best 38 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: about though in terms of depth. I mean, I think 39 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: that house goes like if they had a gunar Davery 40 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: running back, that'd be fine. Yeah right, I'm just getting 41 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: greedy with edge guys. You know, if I got another one, Um, 42 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: But I think Avery is a very capable three, and 43 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: maybe even more than a three. I think he's more 44 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: of a change up a knuckleball, like just a little 45 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: bit different than your go to pitch there. And he 46 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: has some versatility. So he's a keeper and he could 47 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: make an impact on this team and you know, be 48 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 1: a long term guy. Maybe. Yeah, I think today is 49 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 1: gonna be a big day to maybe show some of that. 50 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: And you mentioned the running backs as well, well, today 51 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: is gonna be a big day for them too. With 52 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: backs on backers. You're a great point about Avery. I 53 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: guess it was Saturday, just a couple of days ago. 54 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: About backs on backers might be a spot that he 55 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: really shines because he's fast and if you can give 56 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: him a couple of you know, steps before contact with 57 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: that back, which that drill is and is a problem 58 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: for backs obviously more so than backers. But he may 59 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: really shine in that department um nausea aside. Well, I 60 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: guess what is a side too. I'm curious how the 61 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: backs hold up. You know you got he's fine, Yeah, 62 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 1: I mean he's done a There are a couple of 63 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: plays last year where Benny Snow was in there and 64 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: and slid across and pick some guys up late that uh, 65 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: we're noteworthy. I think he's gotten much better at that. 66 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: But that's one thing that young running backs in particular, 67 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: they struggle with. They do and this drill is not 68 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: gonna do the many favors. I mean, that's definitely a 69 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: defensive favor drill always one of the highlights. Though You're right, 70 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: Snell's sturdy. He does the dirty work, you know. I 71 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: mean he definitely does not lack toughness or competitiveness either, 72 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: which is well, you know, half of the past protection 73 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: is about for backs the one to I think he's 74 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: sold a little short too by by Steeler fans or 75 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: just cut him, just cut and get ready to get 76 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: somebody else, right, I mean he's an NFL running back, 77 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. It's just not somebody that you 78 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: want to go out there. He's not. He's not the 79 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: guy that you necessarily want to be the full time replace. 80 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: I like, if if not if something you know, like 81 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: DeAngelo Williams is pious guys perfect you know, right, but 82 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: you're not gonna get that at this point. Um. But 83 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: you know, if if if they had to play Benny 84 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: Snell for a game or two. No, that wouldn't. Yeah, 85 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: there would be. I mean, I think that's what he's 86 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: better suited to do. In fact, I brought this up 87 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago. His average in his five 88 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: starts in his career, he's average four point two yards 89 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 1: to carry um. You know, So that's not the problem. 90 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: The problem is I don't think he's enough change of 91 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: the pace kind of guy that you have to say, oh, well, 92 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: we want to take Nagi out for this series, so 93 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: we have to play Benny Snell. Like that's where you 94 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: you know, you're lacking a little bit, Like there's nothing 95 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: there that says, yeah, you get to play this guy 96 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: right right there. He doesn't demand playing time like some 97 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: guys do. In this offense. You're hoping the Calvin Austens 98 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: of the world, you know, or boy, he's really dynamic. 99 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: Maybe he's not a full time guy for us, but 100 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: how could I not use him every game? Find ways 101 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: to get those guys on the field. You have to 102 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: do that with Benny Snell, which you know, and frankly, 103 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: I know he'd be fine in this capacity, but with 104 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 1: the workload, did Naji gets in the pounding he gets 105 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: and we understand that running backs take a beating this league, 106 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: no matter who they are. If he were to mis 107 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: extended stretch. I'm not talking about a game or two. 108 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: I mean extended stretch. I think he had suffered pretty 109 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: bad there. Yeah, you know, I mean that's not going 110 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: to be the same because you know, Snell doesn't catch 111 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: the ball as well as he does either. That's the 112 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: other part of that. I think in terms of run 113 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: style stylistically, they're similar. You could use them the same 114 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: way and you'd ask him run the same type of runs, 115 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: right right, But in terms of you know, just you know, 116 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: keeping him on the field on third downs and things 117 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: like that, that did you do with Naji, No, that's 118 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: not the same. No, absolutely not. And you know, no 119 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: one expects him to be the same. But I think 120 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: there's a little bigger gap there than I would ideally 121 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: feel comfortable with. The gap from Highsmith to Avery, though 122 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: might be to your point less than people realize. Yeah, 123 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: I just don't think people know enough about him as 124 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: a player because he's he started games, he started inside, 125 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: he started outside, um, but he's never really gotten found 126 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: that that true niche and that was even he was 127 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 1: looked at upon in the draft projects tested really well 128 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: because he has outside linebacker size in terms of the 129 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: yeah what they what they look for in this defense. 130 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, he fits fine. Um, but he doesn't have 131 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 1: that ideal height. That's the only thing here. I mean, 132 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: but fifteen years ago, as an inside linebacker, he'd say, 133 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: oh he's your he's your you know, your four three 134 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: Mike Downhill type dude right right. In today's NFL, you know, 135 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: you don't want him playing snap after snap after snap, 136 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: flipping his hips and dropping into the coverage. He runs 137 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: really well, but I mean that's just not ideal there. 138 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: I mean, you would think of Miles Jack, you know what, 139 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: you expect that a Bush. Those guys are gonna be 140 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: better coverage players than him. So there's a chance. I 141 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: don't think it is. I think, you know, people worry 142 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: about him as is he a jack of all trade, 143 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: master of none type. But I think he's a speedball 144 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,919 Speaker 1: off the edge that that in itself gives him a 145 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: lot of value. And actually I think he's more than 146 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: that too, you know. Yeah, and I mean in terms 147 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: of his burst. Um, you know, I think Alex high 148 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: Smith and t J want to a large degree in 149 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: bud dupre before him win with their first step a lot, 150 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: a lot. I forget where I saw this. Maybe this 151 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: was a NFL, you know, advanced stats thing or something 152 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: like that, but it shocked me that both those edge 153 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: guys Watton high Smith there get off however they measure 154 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: it was elite. And it made me think maybe the 155 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: Steelers aren't is worried about being six five with long arms. 156 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: Maybe it's the first second step thing that they're scouting 157 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: at the college level a little bit more. And before 158 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: that it was dupri right, he was on top they were, 159 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: So it's something that they work on. And here, I mean, 160 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: I would think that, you know, the building block is 161 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: boy's got a really good get off when I'm timing it. 162 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: In college, we can work with that, you know, right. 163 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: So it tells me if if you can get Gennard Avery, 164 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,239 Speaker 1: who runs a four or five seven, which is similar 165 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: to what Bud dupre Rian coming out of school, if 166 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: you can get that guy doesn't look like Bud but 167 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: quicker on his first step, and he has that kind 168 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:08,679 Speaker 1: of you know, he has four or five seven speed. 169 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: He's obviously athletic enough that you can get you can 170 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: put some you can stress the defense. Oh Yeah, yeah, 171 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: I agree, And I'm not sure it's out of the 172 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: question to think of Avery Highsmith and Waddle on the 173 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: field together either, you know, like you play the Ravens. 174 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: Ravens are good, but another another four or five ish 175 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: guy on the fields the Ravens ends on the field 176 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: and fewer receivers. That makes some sense. You're putting some 177 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: similar body types to Charlie Kohler and you know Mark 178 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: Andrews and those guys tight ends, right, and they're not 179 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: gonna have, you know, a bunch of four three guys 180 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 1: out there, especially Marky's Brown now on Arizona. So before 181 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: practice gets to heat it up here, let's talk to 182 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: Shaun Watson. Yeah, okay, Uh, he's gonna miss the first 183 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: six games of the year. That will of course include 184 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: h We know that right now that he's gonna at 185 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: least miss in the first six. The NFL can still 186 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: appeal it, right, correct, So could the NFL p A. 187 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: But they've said that they're not going to. I would 188 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: think they're quite happy. I think they're pretty play with it. 189 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: But the NFL has three days to appeal. Uh. The 190 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: appeal would then be heard by Roger Goodell, who would 191 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: then make the decisions. So it all comes back to 192 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,319 Speaker 1: Roger in the end and goes back to Roger in 193 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: the end. UM. I I think that he ends up 194 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,599 Speaker 1: getting at least a couple of more games on. I 195 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: wouldn't surprise me if Roger says, now, we're gonna do 196 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: this for eight um, you know, and then he can 197 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: apply after six weeks or after five weeks, and we'll 198 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: see if we you know, if he's done things that 199 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: we think, we say he needs to do stuff like that. UM. 200 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: So you do think the NFL will appeal it. I do. 201 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: I think we'll probably learn that today, don't you think? Yeah, 202 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: we'll learn it soon. Um, but he's gonna miss games 203 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: against they're opener against Carolina. Their first games aren't that top, 204 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: not that tough, So it's Carolina. Then they play the 205 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: Jets at home. Then they play the Steelers at home. Uh. 206 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: They also have games against UM. I think the Ravens 207 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: are six Falcons. Falcons are one of them. The Falcons, 208 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 1: the Chargers, and the rich okay seven. I scanned it 209 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 1: while I was Those games are at home for the 210 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: Browns Okay, which in some ways is good in other 211 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: ways has been only leaves you four games left for 212 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: when the Shawn's back at home. That could be a 213 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: bit of an issue. That could be in a bit 214 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: of an issue. Um. And frankly, I don't expect Watson 215 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: whenever he returns at first game or two to be 216 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: you know, his typical self on the field. So I 217 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: think there'll be a little acclamation period, whether it's six games, 218 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: eight games, whatever. And I'm talking about game seven, game nine, 219 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: you know, wherever the day he's back for the Browns. 220 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: This is tremendous news to me, you know. I mean, 221 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: I think, go ahead, go ahead and say why you 222 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: think it's a good thing. I'll tell you why it's 223 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: a bad thing. Well, I think six games as opposed 224 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: to a year is obviously a good thing, you know. 225 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: I'm mean that they can whether that six games storm 226 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: even if they're two and four, maybe they're three and three, 227 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: with games like Atlanta out there, run the ball for 228 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: set can handle six games worth of you know, handling things. 229 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 1: And maybe because a who knows Um and then Watson 230 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: I think comes back and he's rusty as I mentioned, 231 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: But I think the second half of the season, you 232 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 1: have the guy that you paid all the money for 233 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. I mean, that's my hunch. 234 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 1: So here's why it's a bad thing. So the Browns, 235 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: if he had been suspended for the entire season, could 236 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: have told that contract contractually it's a bad contractually. It's 237 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: a bad thing for them because they lose half of 238 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:42,719 Speaker 1: him for about half of this season, even if it 239 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: just sticks at six games. So let's say that they 240 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: start off two and four something like logical, I'd say 241 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: that which could happen. Let's say they're over under two 242 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: or two and a half of those first six games. 243 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:55,839 Speaker 1: All right, so he comes back, he struggles the first 244 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: couple of games, first games in Baltimore. Uh, that that's 245 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: gonna be a rough one. They don't make the playoffs 246 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: this year. Well, now next year, and again, as I said, 247 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,599 Speaker 1: they could have told his contract for this year, in 248 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: which case next year three he would have counted uh 249 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: nine point six million dollars against next year that number 250 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: jumps to point. But there's they're thirty two million dollars 251 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: over next year's cap. Well, that would have taken care 252 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: of that right there without having to do anything. They 253 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 1: wouldn't have to cut anybody. They still have cap space 254 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: available as it is now, they're gonna have to release guys. 255 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: So if he had been a year from now gone ugly, 256 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: if he had been suspended for the entire season, I 257 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: think they would have been better off than if he 258 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: gets suspended for half of this year or as it is, 259 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 1: six games. Obviously, the Watson discussions come up a lot 260 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: with us as has you know, the Browns cap and 261 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: they have a unique way of team building and using 262 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: their money anyway, even before the Watson deal. But the 263 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 1: way it's set up in a nutshell is is this 264 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 1: season was their most open window to be to maximize 265 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: what they can put on the field in terms of 266 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: how they're paying their players all that good stuff. If 267 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 1: Watson were to be suspended for the whole year and 268 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: you know, kick through the road, the salary down the road, 269 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: you have got an extra year that way. So I 270 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: hear you. I'm just not ready to dismiss them now 271 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: as not being a playoff team this year. I kind 272 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: of am in the a f C. I'm not. Well, 273 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: here's and here's why, Matt. So if you look at 274 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: their schedule in a nutshell, you say, well, they're their 275 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: schedules pretty easy without the Shawan those six Well, okay, 276 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: so if they had had the Shawn, maybe they go 277 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: five and one in those games. And if they go 278 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,959 Speaker 1: too and four, they're climbing up hill the rest of 279 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: the way. And that sc schedules not easy. I mean, 280 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: they play the you know, the same divisions the Steelers do, 281 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 1: of course, and it's not much different than the Steelers. 282 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: So it is difficult. You're right, and a lot of 283 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: the home games are out of the way early. Here's 284 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: the schedule after de Sean comes back, starting week seven, 285 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: Brown's at Ravens, Bengals at Brown's, Brown's at Dolphins, Brown's 286 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: at Bills, Buccaneers at Brown's, Browns at Texans, Brown's at Bengals, 287 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: Ravens at Brown's, Saints at Brown's, Brown's at Commanders, Brown's 288 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: at Steelers. If they're two and four, I'm seeing at 289 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: least at least four more losses. They're probably more than that. 290 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: I mean, just as you're rattling them off, I wasn't 291 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: reading them. I mean, Houston Washington. Maybe that's it where 292 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: we stand today. That are clearly the Browns are favored 293 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: in that game, you know what I mean, Like a 294 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: Browns at Ravens. They're gonna be a dog there. Probably 295 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: Bengals at Brown's they're probably. Yeah, Brown's at Dolphins, who 296 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: knows how those two games with Brown Bills are definitely 297 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: a dog. Yeah, they're dog. Buccaneers at Brown's they're definitely 298 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: a dog, probably right. Browns at Texans are favored. Browns 299 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: at Bengals they're dog. Ravens at Brown's hard to say 300 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: in their building. You know, Saints at Brown's. I think 301 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: Saints are better team in the Browns. Brown's at Commanders 302 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: probably a favorite, probably a favorite. And Brown's at Steelers, 303 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: which who knows if it means anything or whatever, But no, 304 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: I hear you. I mean, it is definitely a difficult schedule. 305 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: But if he's back to being Watson, that's a good team. 306 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: I just don't know that I expect that though He'll 307 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: be there, okay, but then they could be two and seven. 308 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: It might be too little, too late. Um. A couple 309 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: of things that I've been wanting to stress is, you know, 310 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: back to the cap and the team building for them. 311 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: No matter what. Now, the Browns next off season after 312 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: this year are going to lose more than they gain. 313 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I know that as a first round pick. Again, 314 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: they can't replenish it through the draft enough. I mean, 315 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: the Mariti Cooper's of the world might not be back. 316 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: I mean they have a lot of salary cap dudes 317 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: that are ten plus million. I think they have the 318 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: most ten plus million cap hits next year. The High 319 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: League might even more. It's like, is there a line 320 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: like Marty Coopler Cooper, Jack Conklin, you know, those type 321 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: of dudes to me are questionable to return. You won't 322 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: be in like the clowney market like that, that those 323 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: type of guys anymore. So it'll be all on Watson 324 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: at that point, which is what they want. David and Joke, 325 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: who's eight point right? Better hit the better hit. Now, 326 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: they got a lot of big ones. They had a 327 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: lot of you know, eight to fifteen neighborhoods, the Batonio's 328 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: and Tellers and all those guys. Now, I'm gonna throw 329 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: this out there, and I'm not trying to hot take 330 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: it or anything. And I'm sure most of our listeners, 331 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: and frankly, I think most of of NFL you know 332 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: folks out there are underwhelmed with six games or not 333 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: thrilled with it. I get all that, and I'm trying 334 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: to be as impartial as I possibly can. Folks, he 335 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: didn't commit a crime. I mean, you might hate everything 336 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: about him, he may be the biggest scumbag on the planet, 337 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: but he's not a criminal. So I mean, can you 338 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 1: get to Goodell and he thinks that there's such an 339 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: uproar it moves to eight maybe, but deep down when 340 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: and I'm not a lawyer, but looking at the evidence, 341 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: I think six is very fair. And again I'm not 342 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: trying to get under your skin or Williamson, you love Watson, 343 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: your former Brown or whatever. If there was a crime 344 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: against him, I think it's a lot different than the 345 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: way it played out because he's not a criminal. Folks. 346 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: He might be a bad person, you might not like him. 347 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: I don't. All that stuff is great, but there's just no, 348 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: you know, evidence to say that he committed a crime. Well, 349 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: there was also no evidence against Ben roethlis I get it. 350 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: He also got six games, right, but that got reduced. 351 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: I don't think this is getting reduced. No, I start 352 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: getting right. He has far more charges against him Roethlisberger. 353 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: Times have changed a little too, you know, in terms 354 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: of how those to me that it should have been 355 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 1: more given. I thought it would be more. But I 356 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: think when if you lay it down and you're truly impartial, 357 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: if you're not a criminal, if there's not charges, you 358 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: know that you're guilty of I don't know how you 359 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: have a guy a here. Well, let's see what Roger 360 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: Goodell does. Yeah, yeah, I know, I thought, and I'm 361 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: not saying very well, could a swell guy? You know, 362 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: it's not not inviting him over for a massage anytime soon. Uh. Anyways, 363 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna take a break to Steelers on the field 364 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 1: stretching as we uh as we sit here, uh, going 365 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: through that, and then they'll break off into some individual 366 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: stuff and then well it'll be time. Um. Yeah, I 367 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: don't see some hitting. Some hitting guys are in pads. 368 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: Good to see that. He is Matt Williamson. I am Dale, Lala. 369 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. 370 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 1: We're live from St. Pensit College here on the deck 371 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: next to the press box and Chuck Noll Stadium, uh 372 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,400 Speaker 1: overlooking the field here. We'll be back with more right 373 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: after this. What you want Black and Gold football talk? 374 00:18:54,600 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: You want s n R. He's the Drive with Dale 375 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: Lolly and Matt Williamson on your home of the Black 376 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back. I'm Dale Ally 377 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: here with Matt Williamson. We are live from Steelers training 378 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: here here above the h the Chuck Noll Stadium playing surface. Here, 379 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: we're on the observation deck here, the only only radio 380 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:33,120 Speaker 1: show or podcasts that can bring you live coverage from 381 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: Steelers practice as it happens. This is it. Some play 382 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: by play action as well. You know, we're not exactly 383 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: Madden and some are all here in the booth bringing 384 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 1: it to you quite yet, but we're getting a little better. 385 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: And uh, it's been fun to kind of break down 386 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 1: each play and tell people how things went. Great view, 387 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: great crowd here. I'm hoping for some great hitting. You know, 388 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: I want to see Lineman and I heard you know, 389 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: a lot of the guys we've talked about have been 390 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: impressive ore guys like Austin and Pickens, and I think 391 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: that's very valuable. And I think, you know, receivers and 392 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,479 Speaker 1: defensive backs can shine those first couple of days of practice. 393 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: You don't have to get openly easier when you know 394 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: you're not gonna get hit that too. But yeah, but 395 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: in terms of line play, you know, like, is you're 396 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: reading any reports from anyone that's supposedly on top of 397 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: right and mom, man, you're not. You don't have enough 398 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: to go off of. I mean we'll see that starting today. 399 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: I mean I've seen reports out there as well, like this. 400 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: You know this quarterback is this for for this many yards? 401 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: You don't have any idea how many yards? This many 402 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: yards is funny because nobody tackles anybody. Yeah, nobody yards 403 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: every time if you want, yes, and um yeah, and 404 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: all everything now until now has been guesswork. Uh, now 405 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: it gets real. And somebody asked me, just took that 406 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: hand off fifty yards. Somebody asked me, how's the Marvin 407 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: Leel look. I'm like, look, I'm gonna withhold any kind 408 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: of thoughts on any of those guys, any of the 409 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: big uglies, until I see them in pads. I mean, 410 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: if you if you really want to know how the 411 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: Marvin Leel looked through the these first one for practices, fine, 412 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: if you want to study him and isolate on him, 413 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: watches get off. See how he's moving around almost like 414 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 1: in a combine manner, though not a football taken on 415 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: blocks whipping a guy or or even some of these 416 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: reports storing team or seven shots, like wow, that guy 417 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 1: came in, uh came in clean. The past protection is 418 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: a problem. Well, they kind of know the snap counts 419 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: in the place and they're not gonna you know, they're 420 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: not gonna. They could use any sort of bulrush they wanted, 421 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: and the offensive lineman has no defense in this situation. 422 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 1: So don't look at any of that stuff yet. No, 423 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: nothing like that. And uh so somebody said, so I 424 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: I tweeted out that the crowd here today is the 425 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: second biggest one of training camp and that's pretty fair. 426 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 1: So they had Saturday Saturday, seventeen thousand people here. Somebody said, 427 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: was capacity seventeen thousand? I'm like capacities however many people 428 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: they can jam onto the campus because there is all 429 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: kinds of room out here. There were seventeen thousand Saturday. 430 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: I think capacity is closer to twelve just from my access, 431 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: to be honest with you. But no, there's a ton here. 432 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: There's a lot of room. Don't think it's so crowded 433 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: you don't want to go out. I mean it's certainly. 434 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: First of all, there's not a bad seat, right and 435 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: again I'm joking about there being so crowded. It was 436 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: just an immense amount of people. But there were still 437 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: plenty of spots to watch practice from. Yeah. Now you 438 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: have to understand, like if you want to sit in 439 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 1: the bleachers, that's probably I don't even know what the 440 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: capacity is here in the bleachers, but but they fill 441 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: up every day. But there's room to each side all 442 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:36,919 Speaker 1: the way around the hillside, and it's like a bowl. 443 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: It's almost like a stadium like setting. And if you're 444 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: a real nerd like I was when I was a 445 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: teenager and had my license or still are, but you 446 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: bring your bunoculars if you want to isolate on the 447 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: Marvin Lee owl and his get off, letn't do it, 448 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: you know, get get a pair of binoculars and study 449 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: whoever you want. Absolutely so, um, yeah, it's gonna be 450 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: interesting today. We'll see how that looks. Uh. The wide 451 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 1: receiver right now, working on blocking right from. I had 452 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: a conversation today with with a couple of the wide 453 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 1: receivers and when I made sure I talked to was 454 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: Anthony Miller, and um, I said, how's your blocking? I said? 455 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:17,719 Speaker 1: Everybody everybody here loved did Juju smith Shuster. Fans love 456 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: did Juju Smith Schuster because of his blocking, maybe even 457 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 1: more so than anything. He didn't catching the football. Yeah, 458 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: especially after his first year, he's like, oh, I don't 459 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: I don't mind digging, you know, I'll go in and 460 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: rod somebody out. He's much bigger than anybody I think 461 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: gives him credit for much bigger. And I just wrote 462 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 1: an article about him, honestly that I think will go 463 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,679 Speaker 1: up tomorrow or the next day. And the more you 464 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: study them, the more you like him, and the less 465 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 1: I understand why Houston gave up on him so unbelievably quick. 466 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: He was too good. They didn't want to all right, 467 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: I mean, it hurts your ability to win games. But 468 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: seeing him here live, that was something that caught my 469 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: eye immediately. Was you know, we went through his combine numbers. 470 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: He has like ten and a half inch hands. To me, like, yeah, 471 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: he has pretty long arms, but he's really well defined. 472 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: His shoulders are wide, he's got a thickness to him. 473 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: He's built like a running back. Yeah. And I started 474 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: watching his highlights and stuff last night when I was 475 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: whipping together the article that was it was, you know, 476 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 1: they were early bear stuff, but often with Trabisky throw 477 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: into him and really passionate, you know. I mean, you 478 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: know he'll he'll celebrate when he gets in the end 479 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: zone and he lets you know. And even I think 480 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 1: it was Saturday or Friday when Claypool was out, he 481 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 1: was getting a lot of reps here and I thought 482 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: he was the star of practice or one of and 483 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: you know, got a gold star for that. But he 484 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: mixes it up and contested catches, you know, to your 485 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: physicality points. So I know if he's a good good 486 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: blocker or not, I don't, but I know he plays 487 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:46,679 Speaker 1: the game hard, has unusual um pure slot size and 488 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: strength and arm length and hand size and those things. 489 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: So I would be shocked if he's not a very 490 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: willing and able blocker. I mean, he's not gonna put 491 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 1: Myles Garrett on his back. I mean, but you know, 492 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: you need to get in the way of these safeties 493 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: and things like that as a lot receiver. Yeah, just 494 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: watching Deonte Johnson going through some stuff. There is he 495 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: wearing pads? Man? Uh, why can't I find him yet? 496 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: It's right here with the green shoes. You can't be 497 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: able to find the green shoes? Yeah? Sure, looks like 498 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: it look at different. Anybody else might I mean there 499 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: might be yea might be sure. But yeah, he was. 500 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:24,400 Speaker 1: He's doing some drill work here today. Um, people, he's 501 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: not working. He's they're still doing stuff. I mean he 502 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 1: was here. What he's always like the last guy off 503 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: the field forty five minutes to an hour after practice 504 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,919 Speaker 1: on Saturday catching footballs from Mr Bisky. Yeah, he's not 505 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 1: out here. I mean he's gonna shower after practice, folks. Yeah, 506 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: he's been busy. I think that's the misnomer with the 507 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: whole end stuff. He's out there, but he's not worker. 508 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: He's not practice. He's just got a whistle, flipping around 509 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:50,439 Speaker 1: on his fingers or whatever, drinking drinking peanut coladas with 510 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: the coaches and yucking it up. Not here as there 511 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 1: we go. Really good stuff start too, yeah, I mean, yeah, 512 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: that's who Anthony Miller reminds me of a little He's 513 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: started the start stops right right right. I said that 514 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: to him. He told me that he's worked on his 515 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: pure speed this year this offseason. Uh. And I said, well, 516 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:08,959 Speaker 1: how do you do that? And he said a lot 517 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: of single leg uh, a lot of single leg work. 518 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: And then he said, just working on explosive traits with 519 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: my with my legs. He said, I feel like I'm 520 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: the best I've ever been in my career in terms 521 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: of the best me, the best version of him. I mean, 522 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly what when you said the single 523 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: leg thing, it reminds me. Dave Kennedy was our strength 524 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 1: coach for my last year. Pit came over from Ohio State, 525 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: and his whole regiment was about burst and it was 526 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,360 Speaker 1: a lot of standing on one leg, you know, sometimes 527 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:38,199 Speaker 1: on those like half balls that are there. You know, 528 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: you see Kamara doing those things a lot to working 529 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: on burst from each individual leg, you know. Uh So, 530 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: I'm the moral story is Deante is not sitting around 531 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,639 Speaker 1: eating fifty four big backs and chugging Budweiser's and you know, 532 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: chilling out and he already were I mean, he's one 533 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: of the hardest working guys on the team. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 534 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: I mean you see him out here before practice catching balls. 535 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: You see him out here an hour after practice get ball. 536 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: So I'm not concerned about that. I'm starting to believe 537 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,679 Speaker 1: something gets done there, do you. I Mean, they have 538 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 1: the cap space and the other receivers are all all 539 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 1: all taken care of. Now. Well, yeah, if people don't know, 540 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: Debo just signed DK Metcalf I think was the day before. 541 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 1: McLaren was a week or so before that. All his 542 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: contemporaries from that there are that at that class that 543 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 1: wasn't a first round pick. No longer have a beef anymore. 544 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: A J. Brown was traded on draft Day. They were 545 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: all drafted together to deal. So I think that you know, 546 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 1: the you know, if you're the Steelers and you're Deonta Johnson, 547 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: the the bar now has been set, like the price 548 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: on that. Okay, Deonte, you know, we can't pay you 549 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 1: more than DK metcalf, Right, you know we can't pay 550 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: you more than you know. I would think he's last 551 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: of those guys in terms of compensation McLaurin, Deebo, Brown, Metcalf. 552 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: But he'd be in the neighbor Yeah, he's gonna be 553 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 1: in that neighborhood. And that's that's a fine neighborhood to 554 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: be in. It's a great neighbor to be in. Those 555 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: guys are tremendous football players, and you know, guys like 556 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:00,919 Speaker 1: Debo are coming off rare years too. I mean, they 557 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: they're buying high on him. I've just seen so much, 558 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: Like I look, if you don't want, if you don't 559 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: want to pay Deonte Johnson because you don't want the 560 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: salary structure, the team salary structure getting messed up, that's fine. 561 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 1: Don't come at me trash and how Deonte Johnson has played. 562 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 1: No that that bothers me. Two totally different stories. If 563 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 1: the Steelers view the wide receiver position as that's not 564 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:26,959 Speaker 1: where we want our money to go, that's just philosophically 565 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 1: who it is. I understand that they've drafted extremely well. 566 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,919 Speaker 1: They just took two guys that looked really promising. I 567 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 1: can understand that team philosophy. But whether or not Deonte 568 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 1: is going to be worth the contract he signs here 569 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: or elsewhere, I already know that answer. And the answer 570 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: is he is worth it. Yeah, you know. I mean, 571 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: that's just what's the going rate for receivers of his talent. Right, 572 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: he's the number one receiver in this league and they 573 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: don't grow on treat. Where where would you put him 574 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: at in the pecking ordernily, I say top fifteen for sure. 575 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: I would just say outside the top ten, but not 576 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: outside the top twe I mean, we really have to 577 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: go through the league to really, you know, widow it down. 578 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: But I think you're dead on you know him right 579 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: that neighborhood. You know. So the people who said, well 580 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: he's he's not a top he's not a number one receiver, Well, 581 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: we had this conversation early in the preseason or early 582 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 1: in the off season. How many true number one receivers 583 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: are there? And I think he's a borderline true number 584 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: one receiver. I mean, to me, a number one receiver. 585 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: They all come in different shapes and sizes. They don't 586 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: have to look like DK Metcalf. But can they get 587 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 1: open when the whole world knows that the offense is 588 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: going with him of the football he has caught up 589 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: slant right there, and especially more than ever, can he 590 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: beat man coverage consistently? Well, the answers are yes, yes, yes, yeah, right. 591 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: I mean that doesn't mean he's gotta be Jerry Rice 592 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: or Randy Moss uh and he won't be. But to me, 593 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: a number one receiver, and there isn't thirty two of them, 594 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: there's probably fifteen ish of them. Has to be able 595 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: to do those things. You know? That is he getting 596 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: his even when everyone knows it and is he consistently 597 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: beating press man coverage And the answer is yes and 598 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: yes with him, like I'm not going through the league. 599 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: But Jamaar Chase, I think, is the only one of 600 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: the division that's clearly above him. You can make an 601 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 1: argument maybe for Higgins, maybe maybe. I think that's a conversation. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 602 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,959 Speaker 1: I mean, just looking at who you're competing against in 603 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 1: terms of receivers, you know, he's high on the list. Yeah, 604 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: if we were, if we were ranking the recent wide 605 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: receivers in the a f C North, he's no worse 606 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: than third, no worse than third, second or third. Yeah. 607 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: And that's not a bad spot to man because there's 608 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: some good receivers in the division. Yeah. Yeah, people with 609 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:36,720 Speaker 1: a lot of people auto makely say Almark Cooper is 610 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: better than him. I don't look at the numbers. I 611 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 1: don't think so look at the numbers and look at 612 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 1: the look at look at which one would you rather 613 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 1: have on game that I'd rather have the Ante Johnson 614 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: all day long. I honestly don't think it's close. I 615 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,520 Speaker 1: don't even I don't either. You can't put Bateman in 616 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: that conversation yet, but I bet Bateman is a better 617 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 1: player this year than Mari. I'm not comparing either to Deante. 618 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,800 Speaker 1: I just think that's where Cooper is. That Cooper is fine, 619 00:30:56,880 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: but really he's a two. Yeah, I mean he's not 620 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: a number one. I'm not sure. It's so sure that 621 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 1: if you put you know, Deonte in the last couple 622 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: of years. Remember now, he's done everything that he's done 623 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: in his career. His rookie year was with Mason Rodolphin, 624 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 1: Devlin Hodges. The last two years have been with Ben Roethlisberger. 625 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 1: And when while Ben an aging Ben an aging Ben um, 626 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: if you put him with a young Joe Burrow or 627 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 1: one of these young stud quarterbacks, are people talking about 628 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 1: him in a different way because the depth of target 629 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: would be better, all that stuff will be better. Again, 630 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: I'm not trure. I'm not throwing dirt on the go 631 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 1: on Ben Roethlisberger at all, but the usage would have 632 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: been far different. I think we're gonna see a different 633 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: style of football this year from the Steelers, and I 634 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 1: believe that style of football is really going to benefit 635 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:48,480 Speaker 1: the Ante Johnson in the in the public perception. I 636 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: think it also hurts him that he didn't go to 637 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 1: Obama or USC you know, he was a mac guy 638 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 1: who was the third third round pick in a class 639 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: that we just mentioned that was absolutely loaded, you know, 640 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 1: which is no fault of his own, But if you 641 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 1: look at the numbers, he's right there with him. He's 642 00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: like number one is you know, in terms of career 643 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 1: production from that draft class. Again, that rookie season was 644 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: with was making helping Duck conscious, right And frankly, maybe 645 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 1: McLaurin is the only one that's had worst quarterback play, 646 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 1: you know, Yeah, I mean, I mean that's the only one. 647 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: I mean, you put Jamar Chase in that in that 648 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: on that twenty nineteen Steelers team right right with his 649 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: rookie year, would not have looked the same. No, not 650 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 1: even of course. Um I'm not saying Deante is is 651 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 1: you know, is Jamar Chase or anything close to it? Right, 652 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 1: I think Chase a very special player. I think Deante 653 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: is a special player. But he deserves to get paid 654 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: and somebody will. I think the Steelers were wise to 655 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 1: probably do it. Yeah, but I mean at least make 656 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 1: an offer, at least attempt to try to get something. 657 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: Then I don't know that they get it. That it 658 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:48,959 Speaker 1: depend again, that's gonna depend on Deonta and what he's 659 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 1: willing to accept. But yeah, and he may look at 660 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: it like I'm gonna bet on myself this year, play 661 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 1: a year, probably hit the open market, potentially get franchise. 662 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:01,240 Speaker 1: But if I do, that's still a very nice guaranteed buck. 663 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 1: And then you're taking a chance on yourself two years 664 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 1: from now. Again, I can't speak for him. They can all. 665 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: They all look at their contracts differently, and I don't 666 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 1: know their personal life. But as a third round pick 667 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:13,719 Speaker 1: in the NFL, it's been the league three years. By 668 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 1: NFL standards, he has not made much. You know, he's 669 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:19,920 Speaker 1: just over three million, barely made three million dollars in 670 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: his career. If I can make of what I'd make 671 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: on the true open market, and I get it now, 672 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: and I like it here and I don't have to move, 673 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 1: and maybe both team, team and players say perfect, sign 674 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: me up real quick. Though. I do know a lot 675 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 1: of teams that when they saw these contracts coming up, 676 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 1: as everyone knows, everyone knows when the contracts are due. 677 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 1: A lot of the teams around the league, I know 678 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 1: this was true with Washington didn't think the price tag 679 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:50,240 Speaker 1: for their star receiver was going to be as high 680 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: as it was, you know, like after A. J. Brown 681 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: got traded and then they gave him that deal, the 682 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 1: Atoms and Hill trades. You know, like all of a sudden, 683 00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: teams had to take a step back and go, well, 684 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 1: gas prices just went up, you know, I mean like right, 685 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:07,880 Speaker 1: and we didn't budget right. You know, we didn't budget 686 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:10,320 Speaker 1: that much for our number one receiver. But if we 687 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 1: want to keep him, we have to pay him that 688 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 1: number because he's gonna get it somewhere. Receivers are more 689 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: valuable now than ever. Absolutely, But Steelers are still going 690 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: through some drills here in front of us. Looks like 691 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: the linebackers coming over. Uh, defensive backs, we'll see here. 692 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 1: I'm not quite ready for back phone backers or anything 693 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: like that, but but I have a bet there's some 694 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:32,880 Speaker 1: physicality this period. Yeah, we're getting close. We're getting this 695 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,200 Speaker 1: is seven shots. Are getting ready for seven shots. We're 696 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 1: gonna take a break. He is Matt Williamson. You're listening 697 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:41,239 Speaker 1: to the drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. We'll be 698 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:44,719 Speaker 1: back with more live from Steelers training camp at St. 699 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:50,280 Speaker 1: Pencil College right after this. Steelers We are always talking 700 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 1: black and Goal on s N r. He's the Drive 701 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson in your Home of 702 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 1: the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. So we can 703 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 1: now give you the rundown on on seven Shots are 704 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 1: it was although backs on backers are starting over. Yeah, 705 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:18,400 Speaker 1: here we go, but the defense one the day. The 706 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: offense only scored twice, but we saw a little more 707 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: of a physicality there. A couple of Najia Harris runs 708 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:26,640 Speaker 1: in seven Shots today trying to run people over and 709 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:29,360 Speaker 1: actual you know football plays trying to get him in, 710 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:31,320 Speaker 1: you know, the short of the end zone, muscle on 711 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: muscle type of stuff going on. Um, here we go 712 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 1: with backs on backers. Not the easiest to see from 713 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: where we're apped. That was Benny Snell against Spillane. I 714 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,279 Speaker 1: think it is. Yeah, Benny Snell spin. Yeah, it looks 715 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,719 Speaker 1: like he's stiming him pretty well. And then we go 716 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:46,919 Speaker 1: one on ones here on the other on the other side. 717 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:50,759 Speaker 1: All kinds of stuff going on here which not having 718 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 1: at the same time, But here we go. Will you 719 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:57,040 Speaker 1: watch that, I'll watch this. See what we're find a 720 00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:59,320 Speaker 1: little tight end? Uh, that would be a Zack Gentry 721 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:01,680 Speaker 1: and Alex Highs with nice job by Gentry riding I 722 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:05,080 Speaker 1: Smith out around the quarterback. Good. I mean, I think 723 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 1: this is a good, good drill for gentry for sure. Yeah, absolutely, 724 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,719 Speaker 1: get those long arms on people. He sets up on 725 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage, so it's a little bit different 726 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:16,439 Speaker 1: it is. Yeah, now you got what against That would 727 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:20,239 Speaker 1: be Derek Watton. That was Ulysses Gilbert h on that one. 728 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:21,960 Speaker 1: It looked like he was set him on the corner 729 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 1: by looked like he really go off the ball quickly 730 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:27,040 Speaker 1: and closed quickly. Yeah, what they're doing here in this 731 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 1: one on one stuff down the field here, But we 732 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:34,880 Speaker 1: shall see. It's that uh, that's Kevin Rader setting up 733 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: there against we get usually when they have a back 734 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:40,959 Speaker 1: like when they have something like that, they'll have two guys. 735 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:45,680 Speaker 1: Receiver fell on that one there. That was a good 736 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: battle though. Yeah, Avery gets in you quick though, first 737 00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: rep on that one. So we'll see if he speeds 738 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:55,359 Speaker 1: up with that at all. A lot of teams don't 739 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:58,279 Speaker 1: do this, no, right, I think it's a very valuable drill, 740 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:00,359 Speaker 1: even just the one to like, you're gonna get a lot. 741 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:03,440 Speaker 1: He was an offensive player, but that's not necessarily a 742 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:10,359 Speaker 1: bad thing, sure for sure. Um oh, not a bad 743 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:13,920 Speaker 1: job there by Anthony McFarland against who is at forty five, 744 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:21,480 Speaker 1: So it looked like Buddy Johnson. So yeah, that is buddy. 745 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 1: Buddy's got the hair sticking out the back of his 746 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 1: home with the that's new I think this year. Oh, 747 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:30,960 Speaker 1: this isn't even fair for the defensive facts. On this 748 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:34,000 Speaker 1: other side here, Steven Sims just gets an inside release 749 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 1: with nobody else there. That's he ate him up and 750 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:38,279 Speaker 1: then broke one an inside route and you know, looked 751 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:39,960 Speaker 1: like a slot receiver in the line in this lot 752 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 1: there too. Tusca doing a nice job on Jay Sternberger there. 753 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:44,879 Speaker 1: That's not Jay Sternberger. No, you would like to see 754 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 1: Tuisco winning that one over and over, you know, especially 755 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,200 Speaker 1: if he's gonna be in the mix for sure and 756 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 1: they're going with some different Let you see the coaching 757 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:57,040 Speaker 1: up Sternberger a little bit more on his technique there. Okay, 758 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:03,320 Speaker 1: nice little route there by. Who's that that is? That 759 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:05,400 Speaker 1: was Kobe Cody White, White, who was one of the 760 00:38:05,719 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: harder working dudes here is one of the double check 761 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: on the roster. And Devin Bush there how about that? 762 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 1: Oh there we go, let's see that one. Yeah, we 763 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,799 Speaker 1: missed that when when we're watching Cody White over it's 764 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 1: nice work by White. A little bit of a long 765 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:24,359 Speaker 1: developing situation, but yeah, I mean it's okay, it's okay. 766 00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:26,360 Speaker 1: You know, you got Connor Heyward lined up here against 767 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: an outside back. I'd like to see him do well here. 768 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:32,640 Speaker 1: Right off the bat. He did very nice job. I 769 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:34,640 Speaker 1: wonder on him. I mean, I would wouldn't know this 770 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:36,279 Speaker 1: off top of my head, but I wonder how many 771 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:40,080 Speaker 1: in line on the line of scrimmage. You know why 772 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 1: tight end pass past protection reps he had in high 773 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 1: school or in college? You know, probably yeah, probably not 774 00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:49,600 Speaker 1: a tun although he wasn't running back early in his career, 775 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 1: it might not be all that foreign to it. I 776 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:53,840 Speaker 1: just mean, like on the line, haven't I played like 777 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 1: an offensive tackle that was against two? Is our skipper there? 778 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:59,760 Speaker 1: So he's wearing fifty three this time around with the Steelers. 779 00:39:00,520 --> 00:39:04,759 Speaker 1: So I got pickens coming up here. This is what 780 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:07,440 Speaker 1: I want to watch. But they're not happy Tom again 781 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:09,839 Speaker 1: to get award and Skipper against Skipper got the better 782 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:13,319 Speaker 1: of them on that one. So it's a nice little 783 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:15,440 Speaker 1: split there. They're testing a young Connor hey Word in 784 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:18,040 Speaker 1: that situation, which is what they tim Mike Tomlin always 785 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:20,680 Speaker 1: typically does. Okay, Now we're looking at one of the 786 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:23,319 Speaker 1: rookie backs there that looks like Jalen Warren going up 787 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,359 Speaker 1: first year. I can't see the number, but I think 788 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:28,520 Speaker 1: that's j Len Warren. Pickens ad a nice job, you know, physical, 789 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:31,120 Speaker 1: awful line of scrimmage, drove the defensive back up the 790 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:33,879 Speaker 1: field a little bit, slight slight push off, turned around, 791 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:37,000 Speaker 1: gave him a big target. Okay, j Len Warren did 792 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:39,719 Speaker 1: an okay job there against Mark Robinson. That's not bad 793 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:43,400 Speaker 1: rookie on rookie action there. Yeah, yeah, a good way 794 00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:45,600 Speaker 1: to make your bones. He stuck his nose in there, 795 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:46,960 Speaker 1: which is what you want to see the running back 796 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,279 Speaker 1: so he I mean, he can't can't warm up to this. 797 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:51,279 Speaker 1: If you're a young running back, you better be ready 798 00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 1: to go. Reloading that one again and another nice job there, 799 00:39:55,719 --> 00:39:59,359 Speaker 1: nice job, pretty wound up. Yeah, that was a good 800 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:07,560 Speaker 1: job by let Warren. Tyler Snead with a quick little 801 00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:13,160 Speaker 1: hit hit route there. Yeah he's tiny, Yeah, but away 802 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:16,399 Speaker 1: the con actually threw maybe a third third go around 803 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:19,160 Speaker 1: here with this too, Yeah, you go around so you 804 00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:22,399 Speaker 1: get the triple shot, the triple take. Oh he tried 805 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:24,400 Speaker 1: Mark Mark Robmans just tried to power through him. He 806 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:27,399 Speaker 1: couldn't do it. Good job by Jalen Warren. That looked 807 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:32,560 Speaker 1: like a very powerful snap your hips bullrush. Yeah, he 808 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:35,520 Speaker 1: took it up at all. It's pretty rare for coach 809 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:37,759 Speaker 1: to have him go three in a row. Yeah, Yeah, 810 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:41,040 Speaker 1: there's gotta be something. Everybody wants to see, something more 811 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: that that that will get Jalen Warren on Mike Tomlin's radar. Yeah, 812 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:47,560 Speaker 1: got to you that that that kind of want to 813 00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:49,320 Speaker 1: I mean, that was a straight bull rush on that 814 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:51,200 Speaker 1: last one, and he just he took it. He did, 815 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:54,319 Speaker 1: and I thought Robinson did just fine. That might work 816 00:40:54,640 --> 00:41:00,200 Speaker 1: a percentage of the time. Here's Gentry again. He fights. Yeah, 817 00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:01,759 Speaker 1: maybe a little hold there. Yeah, that might have been 818 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:04,800 Speaker 1: a flag. I couldn't tell you. See I was fifty 819 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:09,360 Speaker 1: on that one. So that would be Delonte Scott and 820 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:11,360 Speaker 1: he got in on him and Gentry stuck with it. 821 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:13,560 Speaker 1: Might have held him at the end, might have held 822 00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:19,240 Speaker 1: to see that one again here, I'm right, Delante Scott. 823 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:22,000 Speaker 1: That's that's a that's a varsity win for Delante Scott there, 824 00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:24,120 Speaker 1: two in a row. So we got our guy. Anthony 825 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:27,200 Speaker 1: Miller looks like he's lining up when this this one closest. No, no, 826 00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:30,640 Speaker 1: he was about to and now it's eight. No, Miller 827 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:33,360 Speaker 1: is not out there. That will get the Delante Scott 828 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:35,360 Speaker 1: noticed and people may wonder why did they cut Tyree 829 00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:40,640 Speaker 1: Johnson right right? A lot of times that's how it goes. Yeah, 830 00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:43,279 Speaker 1: there's a guy that we don't know much about, but boy, 831 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:45,200 Speaker 1: we want to give this guy more reps or somebody 832 00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:46,960 Speaker 1: blocking him. Let's let's get him out of the way 833 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:49,520 Speaker 1: and we'll get our guy who's showing some promise here 834 00:41:49,640 --> 00:41:53,120 Speaker 1: some more looks. Yeah, now we got Matteo Durant over 835 00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:55,840 Speaker 1: there going against Sheilas's Gilbert. Looked like Gilbert got the 836 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:59,080 Speaker 1: better room that time. Yeah. That wasn't a good job. 837 00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:01,560 Speaker 1: A bad job. Kind of forced him to the outside, 838 00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:04,440 Speaker 1: lunged a bit. Yeah, yeah, you can't do that. I 839 00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:07,839 Speaker 1: think this is Miller here on the slot. Yeah, oh yeah, 840 00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:11,560 Speaker 1: you smoked him little stutter move and then took him 841 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:14,000 Speaker 1: took him deep. Yeah, they have not had a deep 842 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:15,800 Speaker 1: presence out of the slot in a while. I like that. 843 00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:21,000 Speaker 1: There we go, Kevin Raider, Kevin Raider. Yeah, that was 844 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:22,719 Speaker 1: a good job by Kevin Raider. Who was he going 845 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:25,720 Speaker 1: against her? That was against A T. D. Moultrie. Okay, 846 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:27,560 Speaker 1: I'm not familiar with that name yet, but good. He's 847 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:29,360 Speaker 1: one of another, another one's been around a while and 848 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:31,960 Speaker 1: he's a shot. Yeah, they're gonna reload that one, though, 849 00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:34,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna go with differently. We got here. Is that 850 00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:36,879 Speaker 1: Benny Snow again? Yeah, Benny Snow. I would think Snow 851 00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:41,160 Speaker 1: should hold up. Well, that was Benny Snell. Devin Bush. 852 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:44,680 Speaker 1: That wasn't bad. He like he had He obviously gave ground, 853 00:42:44,760 --> 00:42:51,399 Speaker 1: but yeah, yeah, that's gonna happen in that situation. That's 854 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:54,439 Speaker 1: a good worker is Nothing's the only one who's gotten 855 00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:56,960 Speaker 1: the big props so thus far as Jalen Warren, Oh, 856 00:42:57,120 --> 00:42:59,719 Speaker 1: nice little spin moved by the nice job. That was 857 00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:02,040 Speaker 1: nice by Snell to recovery. A nice recovery here because 858 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:04,239 Speaker 1: it's a good spin move. Didn't get lungeon after it. 859 00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:07,200 Speaker 1: Bush look quick there too. He didn't get home. Snow 860 00:43:07,360 --> 00:43:10,359 Speaker 1: I think wins that one. But Bush had some quickness there. 861 00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:16,640 Speaker 1: Oh fourteen falls down, cops back up, catches a ball 862 00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:20,560 Speaker 1: on his outside shoulder as he's hopping up. He does 863 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:24,480 Speaker 1: that quite a bits thus far. Yeah, that was pretty 864 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:28,920 Speaker 1: impressive that big, big long of away from his frame too. 865 00:43:29,080 --> 00:43:31,359 Speaker 1: So I've seen a few guys slip in the middle 866 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:32,960 Speaker 1: of the field. I'm not calling out the grounds crew 867 00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:35,239 Speaker 1: or anything, but just maybe it's just a might be 868 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:38,799 Speaker 1: a spikes thing that the sis in this. We got 869 00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:40,680 Speaker 1: some rain here the last couple of days. He came 870 00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:43,200 Speaker 1: up from the ground, snatched that ball way away from 871 00:43:43,239 --> 00:43:46,200 Speaker 1: his frame. Yeah, that was nice. It was a nice rush. 872 00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:50,880 Speaker 1: Fifth past fifty six eight five nice five. Sticking with it. 873 00:43:52,160 --> 00:43:54,840 Speaker 1: But yeah, Sternburger sticking with it. But yeah, alex II 874 00:43:54,880 --> 00:43:56,719 Speaker 1: Smith should win that one, for sure. That's what you 875 00:43:56,760 --> 00:44:00,399 Speaker 1: want to they're giving. They're giving Sternburger some varsity reps there. Yeah, 876 00:44:00,520 --> 00:44:04,799 Speaker 1: I don't know that. I don't think he's a throwaway. Okay, 877 00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:07,520 Speaker 1: we got Nausea Harris up. Now, who's he like? Naga 878 00:44:07,640 --> 00:44:11,480 Speaker 1: and Splein? So that was he Nagy Stone, I'm here 879 00:44:16,520 --> 00:44:18,960 Speaker 1: splain kind of cheated on that one came up. Yeah, 880 00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:21,120 Speaker 1: it kind of jumped the snap count. You want to 881 00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:23,319 Speaker 1: kind of if I'm if I'm the linebacker, I want 882 00:44:23,360 --> 00:44:24,960 Speaker 1: that extra step. I'm not gonna step up to the 883 00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:28,719 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. Yeah, I want I want a little 884 00:44:28,719 --> 00:44:30,440 Speaker 1: more force, a little more speed when I hit that 885 00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:32,440 Speaker 1: running back. A lot of people made it sound I 886 00:44:32,520 --> 00:44:34,719 Speaker 1: mean by the moans and groans from the over that 887 00:44:34,760 --> 00:44:36,879 Speaker 1: neighborhoods made it sound like, nag, you got whipped there. 888 00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:39,400 Speaker 1: But he didn't get beat to his inside. You know, 889 00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:41,439 Speaker 1: I'm gonna push to the outside, right I get beat 890 00:44:41,920 --> 00:44:43,879 Speaker 1: you want to get to me like he has pushed 891 00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:48,160 Speaker 1: him past the pocket, which right there stayed really square. Yeah, yeah, 892 00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:52,719 Speaker 1: so I mean Splen got pasted him on the first one, 893 00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:56,640 Speaker 1: but he quarterback does. Yeah, don't get beat across your 894 00:44:56,680 --> 00:44:59,080 Speaker 1: face on the inside. That's exactly what you didn't want 895 00:44:59,160 --> 00:45:02,319 Speaker 1: to happen, for sure in that situation. Who we got 896 00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:06,600 Speaker 1: lining up over here on the I don't see who's 897 00:45:06,640 --> 00:45:09,520 Speaker 1: over They're not busting through the reps here super fast 898 00:45:09,560 --> 00:45:12,719 Speaker 1: in the little Hayward got beat on that one pretty bad. 899 00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:15,480 Speaker 1: That was forty nine externard Avery there. Yeah, it looked 900 00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:17,120 Speaker 1: like he got beat off the snap. Yeah, he just 901 00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:19,960 Speaker 1: with his quick he just boomed the first step. I 902 00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:23,000 Speaker 1: couldn't recover. And that's gonna be a problem for Hayward. 903 00:45:23,160 --> 00:45:25,480 Speaker 1: I mean, because then to say, I mean, that's why 904 00:45:25,520 --> 00:45:28,080 Speaker 1: you want tackles with super long arms and all that length, 905 00:45:28,160 --> 00:45:30,680 Speaker 1: because if you're a step late, you can still Oh boy, yeah, 906 00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:37,600 Speaker 1: Avery is quick, Avery is quick. Yeah, this is still 907 00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:40,600 Speaker 1: good stuff. And now we get Derek Watch stepping up there. 908 00:45:40,600 --> 00:45:42,480 Speaker 1: T J Wat not taking any reps in this one. 909 00:45:42,520 --> 00:45:44,279 Speaker 1: I think they, I think they know he can do. 910 00:45:44,400 --> 00:45:50,279 Speaker 1: This hurts the offensive. Wow, nice job out there by one. 911 00:45:50,480 --> 00:45:54,360 Speaker 1: That would be Jack Miles. Jack just kinda that was 912 00:45:54,440 --> 00:45:56,360 Speaker 1: very nice. Yeah. I was sitting there and thinking I 913 00:45:56,400 --> 00:45:59,920 Speaker 1: didn't see the defensive player until late, thinking, boy, why 914 00:46:00,040 --> 00:46:01,680 Speaker 1: should win this one? You know what I mean, he's 915 00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:05,319 Speaker 1: a fullback. He's been around the block and Jack at 916 00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:07,640 Speaker 1: him and he didn't let walk his hands on him 917 00:46:07,680 --> 00:46:10,000 Speaker 1: long for all you know, he attacked that one outside 918 00:46:10,120 --> 00:46:12,279 Speaker 1: that they're reloading that one. We'll see this, we'll see 919 00:46:12,280 --> 00:46:17,640 Speaker 1: how this Okay, much better job by what that it was. Yeah, 920 00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:19,120 Speaker 1: it looks like Jack trying to do a lot of 921 00:46:19,120 --> 00:46:21,200 Speaker 1: the same stuff to make a quick contact. I don't 922 00:46:21,239 --> 00:46:24,279 Speaker 1: know that that's necessarily his strong suit. I'm curious to 923 00:46:24,320 --> 00:46:26,960 Speaker 1: see him as a pass rusher blitzer, you know, I mean, 924 00:46:27,400 --> 00:46:30,000 Speaker 1: the way this defense works, they blitz less than ever. 925 00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:33,359 Speaker 1: But boy, over the last what thirty forty years, they've 926 00:46:33,360 --> 00:46:35,759 Speaker 1: gotten a lot of sacks from their inside guys. I mean, 927 00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:37,840 Speaker 1: I wonder how much they're gonna stress that gentry with 928 00:46:37,880 --> 00:46:39,840 Speaker 1: a real nice show up there. Yeah, fighting to the 929 00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:42,839 Speaker 1: end too against Tusca. He looks like a tackle that's 930 00:46:42,840 --> 00:46:45,680 Speaker 1: against Tusca. Yeah he does. I mean he's got a 931 00:46:45,719 --> 00:46:47,920 Speaker 1: good way. I mean yeah, in terms of moving his 932 00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:50,040 Speaker 1: feet and sinking his hips. I mean he's almost he's 933 00:46:50,080 --> 00:46:54,520 Speaker 1: tackle size right right right now, right six pounds that's 934 00:46:55,040 --> 00:46:57,719 Speaker 1: and strong and strong. Yeah, and he's learning how to 935 00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:00,439 Speaker 1: use his leverage, and you know he's gonna be gonna 936 00:47:00,440 --> 00:47:03,320 Speaker 1: see that one again here, let's see is this is 937 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:06,920 Speaker 1: somebody new? That's pretty good though, Yeah, that's really good. 938 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:09,080 Speaker 1: I mean he's good, he's patient. He sits down in 939 00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:11,160 Speaker 1: that chair and just kind of waits for his guy. 940 00:47:12,719 --> 00:47:15,880 Speaker 1: So yeah, good. Yeah, So Scott had given him some 941 00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:18,480 Speaker 1: trouble on the on the first one. The gentry comes 942 00:47:18,560 --> 00:47:21,239 Speaker 1: back and does a much better job. Gentry. Who is that? 943 00:47:21,400 --> 00:47:27,200 Speaker 1: That's Buddy Johnson straight ahead against Anthony McFarland. So part 944 00:47:27,239 --> 00:47:30,280 Speaker 1: of we're gonna take a break. He is Matt Williamson. 945 00:47:30,360 --> 00:47:32,319 Speaker 1: I am Dale lollly you're listening to the drive here 946 00:47:32,360 --> 00:47:35,000 Speaker 1: on Steelers Nation Radio. Lots of live stuff happening here 947 00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:36,880 Speaker 1: in front of us. You don't want to go anywhere. 948 00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:39,480 Speaker 1: If you want to continue to get live updates, you 949 00:47:39,560 --> 00:47:41,279 Speaker 1: might as well be at camp. We're gonna try to 950 00:47:41,320 --> 00:47:44,000 Speaker 1: paint that picture for you. Uh. He is Matt Williamson. 951 00:47:44,080 --> 00:47:46,279 Speaker 1: I am Dale, Lolly. We'll be back with Moore right 952 00:47:46,320 --> 00:47:51,359 Speaker 1: after this. He's Black and Gold fan. Heaven Well,