October 24, 2025 • 8 mins
Alex Highsmith joins the DVE Morning Show to flex his impressions, share his thoughts on the Aaron Rodgers revenge game, and discuss what the run defense needs to do to get back on track.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
It's your radio home of the Pittsburgh Steelers one O
two point five d v E Steelers Packers on Sunday
Night and joining us right now, brought to you by
calli Ante Pizza in Draft House, the Pizza Champions. Linebacker
for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Alex high Smith, Ladies and gentlemen, Alex,
good morning, How are you?
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Good morning? Guys doing well? How are y'all?
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Are you on your phone right now?
Speaker 4 (00:24):
By chance?
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Uh? Not my phone now?
Speaker 3 (00:30):
The reason I'm asking is because the caller I D
came up here and I'm like, that's not who we're
talking to, it says TJ.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Watt here, But I think that that's just our producer
put that on there in the past.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
This must be the phone they put you guys all
on when you call in.
Speaker 4 (00:45):
I thought that might just be like the linebacker phone.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
That's it.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Yeah, right, I don't know if you guys shared phone.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
Yeah a phone.
Speaker 5 (00:52):
Queen's done with it, but uh, Wilson's gonna need it
in five minutes, so let's get this guy.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
We'll get it going. Alex.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
First of all is how do you like the uniform
combination that you have to wear on Sunday Night.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Yeah, I mean I'm excited to wear it. I remember
when whenever I first saw it, you know, it was
really cool and it's something that you know, we haven't
seen before, and or at least another the jerseys. The
jerseys we haven't worn shooting a very long time, but
I've always like when I first saw it, I was
a fan of like my I'll say, my favorite part
(01:26):
probably is the helmet, like the yellow helmets are sick,
and just the jersey. I'm a big Dark Knight fan.
I love those movies. So seeing uh, seeing those jerseys,
you know, made me get into my vain personality a
little bit. Yeah, watching that scene from The Dark Dark Knight,
so I thought that was really cool that way. So
(01:47):
they're pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
I didn't know you guys were wearing yellow cleats until
Bill just retweeted somebody that that showed the cleat you
guys have. I mean, those are you guys are gonna
leave a flash across the TV screen?
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Yeah, I think some guys are. I don't know if
everybody is. Some guys are wearing yellowclise. I think it'll
be here and there guys wearing yellow cleis and stuff.
Speaker 4 (02:06):
How do we feel about the khaki pants?
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I mean, for me, I mean I like them, but
you know, I think, uh, you know, they maybe I
was wondering if what what a black would look like.
My person think the black would probably look a little better.
But you know, I think it's a good, good outfit,
and so I'm just excited to see how it looks
on Sunday Night Football.
Speaker 5 (02:30):
Alex Keishawn Williams takes a kick back to the house.
The stadium is not going to explode.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Is it? No?
Speaker 4 (02:38):
That happens?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Not gonna say Gotham's reckoning.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
You've got the voice down well with that describe as
sack in the Bain You're getting You're getting a sack
and Bain's doing the play by play.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
What do you got? I guess I'll just play okay,
uh oh, yes, suck by Alex he and Tuday what
h Yeah?
Speaker 1 (03:11):
But you know what, Yeah, Bain doesn't really know football.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
He was born in the darkness.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
He doesn't know.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
We should something from I've been working on that one
for a little bit. From that one for a little bit.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Do you have other impersonations that you can do?
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Coach t Uh, I've done coach t and then the
water Boy. I've done the Joker, the.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Water Boy, You've done Adam.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
My father was drinker. See why so serious, Joe?
Speaker 3 (03:53):
I like that? Can I hear the water Boy?
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Ye?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I'm I'm a kid. Yeah, Uh, he's fantastic. I know.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Weed to break some of these out in game, you have.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
To do your post game and after you like sack
Jordan Love three times on Sunday Night and they interview
you after the game.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Sunday Night TV.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
I'll have to I'll have to do his little uh
pose where you know, puts his hands in his his
caller and just like stands there and watches. That's like
his thing. Yeah, that might watch Sunday Night celebrations.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Well, let's hope you get uh that that opportunity. I mean,
this is no small feat. This team is a pretty
good folk coming in. Of course, the overriding theme of
things here is Aaron Rodgers returning to face his former
team for the first time as a non Green Bay Packer.
They've downplayed it, both the Packers and Aaron Rodgers in
(04:52):
terms of revenge game is that the sense that you're
getting and the other teammates are getting that. Oh even
though he's face seeing the Packers for the first time,
that won't be much of a factor.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Or is that something that you guys are all too
well aware of.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Yeah, I mean I think we're definitely aware of that.
I think it's just a chance, you know, for for
him to make history for beating every single being one
of what I think four or five kbs too be
every single team in the NFL. So I know there's
some big history with that. But it's just going to
be a high intensity. Uh, it's gonna be a pack game,
(05:29):
pretty sure. It's probably almost sold out. If not, it's
probably close. So it's not sold out, so in it
Satday night football, it's prime time, and so I just
know it's going to be a crazy matchup.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
How sure are you guys that what happened against the
Bengals defensively and not being able to stop the run,
to your satisfaction was an aberration and not a revelation.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Yeah, I think, Uh, like we started off great. You
know I was talking about the other day in the
locker room. You know, we started off ten zero and
things that damn started to break whenever we finished up
the run. And I think it was hard to drive
the second quarter and they got that one long run
on us, and then you know that's that's when things
started going south. So for us, it's, you know, obviously
(06:14):
we've got to start fast. We just got to continue
to play more consistent, especially in the run game, especially
you know the three the two games we've lost and
then you know the Jets being that close game. All
the games we've let up a lot of points. Teams
have been successed to running the ball and they've had
one hundred yard rushers and so for us, that's just
where it comes and starts. We just got to stop
(06:34):
the run first and foremost. And you know Josh Jacobs
and company coming in town. You know they got a
good runn attack, so we've just got to be able
to stop him and then be able to get them
in a third and long situations.
Speaker 5 (06:43):
That cause having Alex I didn't talk to you this week,
but the message from your teammates on defense and even
up through coordinator Tarrell Austin was an emphatic. Everybody's confident
that this is going to be a really good defense.
There's been some ups and downs to this point, but uh,
that's just kind of part of the deal. It's coming,
(07:05):
it's going to get there. What's the sense of urgency
that it gets there Sunday night? Because these guys are
pretty good.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
I mean, it's a huge sense of urgency, and I
think we have displayed that since of urgency by the
way to practice these Pascal days. Way we have practiced
these press couple days. So in the day, we just
had to flush it, you know, and it was over
a week ago, So we flushed that and we've moved
on from it. It's definitely frustrating, but you know, we
can't play it cool. You know. We got to own
(07:32):
up to it, and we got to to get back
week for us, and so we just got to be
better when we were last week a lot better because
you know, we had the defense and the players would
be a great defense. So I think it's on us.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
How much has Aaron Rodgers helped you understand defensively what
they're going to do offensively given his vast knowledge of
what Lafleur does.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Yeah, I mean he definitely knows a lot. And he's,
like I said, he spent a lot of time there,
so he knows the engine mouth and so he's definitely
shared some some drible information with us.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
I know, I know you're I know you're on defense,
But how can you protect Aaron Rodgers from Broderick Jones
if it goes well on Sunday Night?
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Yeah, I mean, shoot, uh, someone someone just gonna have
to as Aaron's run off the field. Someone's gonna have
to run run off the sideline tackle project and stuff
take him out. Yeah, because obviously we scored and then
we were getting ready to go back on defense. I
didn't know what happened till after the game. Oh shoot,
that really happens. So yeah, I'm gonna gonna happen again.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
We gotta make sure Steelers and the Packers Sunday night
and a twenty kickoff and uh look.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
Look home Sunday.
Speaker 4 (08:45):
Yes, they're gonna experire much. Yeah, there you go, Alex.
Speaker 3 (08:51):
That's buddy. Best of Block Sunday Night.
It's your radio home of the Pittsburgh Steelers one O
two point five d v E Steelers Packers on Sunday
Night and joining us right now, brought to you by
calli Ante Pizza in Draft House, the Pizza Champions. Linebacker
for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Alex high Smith, Ladies and gentlemen, Alex,
good morning, How are you?
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Good morning? Guys doing well? How are y'all?
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Are you on your phone right now?
Speaker 4 (00:24):
By chance?
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Uh? Not my phone now?
Speaker 3 (00:30):
The reason I'm asking is because the caller I D
came up here and I'm like, that's not who we're
talking to, it says TJ.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Watt here, But I think that that's just our producer
put that on there in the past.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
This must be the phone they put you guys all
on when you call in.
Speaker 4 (00:45):
I thought that might just be like the linebacker phone.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
That's it.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Yeah, right, I don't know if you guys shared phone.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
Yeah a phone.
Speaker 5 (00:52):
Queen's done with it, but uh, Wilson's gonna need it
in five minutes, so let's get this guy.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
We'll get it going. Alex.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
First of all is how do you like the uniform
combination that you have to wear on Sunday Night.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Yeah, I mean I'm excited to wear it. I remember
when whenever I first saw it, you know, it was
really cool and it's something that you know, we haven't
seen before, and or at least another the jerseys. The
jerseys we haven't worn shooting a very long time, but
I've always like when I first saw it, I was
a fan of like my I'll say, my favorite part
(01:26):
probably is the helmet, like the yellow helmets are sick,
and just the jersey. I'm a big Dark Knight fan.
I love those movies. So seeing uh, seeing those jerseys,
you know, made me get into my vain personality a
little bit. Yeah, watching that scene from The Dark Dark Knight,
so I thought that was really cool that way. So
(01:47):
they're pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
I didn't know you guys were wearing yellow cleats until
Bill just retweeted somebody that that showed the cleat you
guys have. I mean, those are you guys are gonna
leave a flash across the TV screen?
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Yeah, I think some guys are. I don't know if
everybody is. Some guys are wearing yellowclise. I think it'll
be here and there guys wearing yellow cleis and stuff.
Speaker 4 (02:06):
How do we feel about the khaki pants?
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I mean, for me, I mean I like them, but
you know, I think, uh, you know, they maybe I
was wondering if what what a black would look like.
My person think the black would probably look a little better.
But you know, I think it's a good, good outfit,
and so I'm just excited to see how it looks
on Sunday Night Football.
Speaker 5 (02:30):
Alex Keishawn Williams takes a kick back to the house.
The stadium is not going to explode.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Is it? No?
Speaker 4 (02:38):
That happens?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Not gonna say Gotham's reckoning.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
You've got the voice down well with that describe as
sack in the Bain You're getting You're getting a sack
and Bain's doing the play by play.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
What do you got? I guess I'll just play okay,
uh oh, yes, suck by Alex he and Tuday what
h Yeah?
Speaker 1 (03:11):
But you know what, Yeah, Bain doesn't really know football.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
He was born in the darkness.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
He doesn't know.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
We should something from I've been working on that one
for a little bit. From that one for a little bit.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Do you have other impersonations that you can do?
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Coach t Uh, I've done coach t and then the
water Boy. I've done the Joker, the.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Water Boy, You've done Adam.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
My father was drinker. See why so serious, Joe?
Speaker 3 (03:53):
I like that? Can I hear the water Boy?
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Ye?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I'm I'm a kid. Yeah, Uh, he's fantastic. I know.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Weed to break some of these out in game, you have.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
To do your post game and after you like sack
Jordan Love three times on Sunday Night and they interview
you after the game.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Sunday Night TV.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
I'll have to I'll have to do his little uh
pose where you know, puts his hands in his his
caller and just like stands there and watches. That's like
his thing. Yeah, that might watch Sunday Night celebrations.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Well, let's hope you get uh that that opportunity. I mean,
this is no small feat. This team is a pretty
good folk coming in. Of course, the overriding theme of
things here is Aaron Rodgers returning to face his former
team for the first time as a non Green Bay Packer.
They've downplayed it, both the Packers and Aaron Rodgers in
(04:52):
terms of revenge game is that the sense that you're
getting and the other teammates are getting that. Oh even
though he's face seeing the Packers for the first time,
that won't be much of a factor.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Or is that something that you guys are all too
well aware of.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Yeah, I mean I think we're definitely aware of that.
I think it's just a chance, you know, for for
him to make history for beating every single being one
of what I think four or five kbs too be
every single team in the NFL. So I know there's
some big history with that. But it's just going to
be a high intensity. Uh, it's gonna be a pack game,
(05:29):
pretty sure. It's probably almost sold out. If not, it's
probably close. So it's not sold out, so in it
Satday night football, it's prime time, and so I just
know it's going to be a crazy matchup.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
How sure are you guys that what happened against the
Bengals defensively and not being able to stop the run,
to your satisfaction was an aberration and not a revelation.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Yeah, I think, Uh, like we started off great. You
know I was talking about the other day in the
locker room. You know, we started off ten zero and
things that damn started to break whenever we finished up
the run. And I think it was hard to drive
the second quarter and they got that one long run
on us, and then you know that's that's when things
started going south. So for us, it's, you know, obviously
(06:14):
we've got to start fast. We just got to continue
to play more consistent, especially in the run game, especially
you know the three the two games we've lost and
then you know the Jets being that close game. All
the games we've let up a lot of points. Teams
have been successed to running the ball and they've had
one hundred yard rushers and so for us, that's just
where it comes and starts. We just got to stop
(06:34):
the run first and foremost. And you know Josh Jacobs
and company coming in town. You know they got a
good runn attack, so we've just got to be able
to stop him and then be able to get them
in a third and long situations.
Speaker 5 (06:43):
That cause having Alex I didn't talk to you this week,
but the message from your teammates on defense and even
up through coordinator Tarrell Austin was an emphatic. Everybody's confident
that this is going to be a really good defense.
There's been some ups and downs to this point, but uh,
that's just kind of part of the deal. It's coming,
(07:05):
it's going to get there. What's the sense of urgency
that it gets there Sunday night? Because these guys are
pretty good.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
I mean, it's a huge sense of urgency, and I
think we have displayed that since of urgency by the
way to practice these Pascal days. Way we have practiced
these press couple days. So in the day, we just
had to flush it, you know, and it was over
a week ago, So we flushed that and we've moved
on from it. It's definitely frustrating, but you know, we
can't play it cool. You know. We got to own
(07:32):
up to it, and we got to to get back
week for us, and so we just got to be
better when we were last week a lot better because
you know, we had the defense and the players would
be a great defense. So I think it's on us.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
How much has Aaron Rodgers helped you understand defensively what
they're going to do offensively given his vast knowledge of
what Lafleur does.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Yeah, I mean he definitely knows a lot. And he's,
like I said, he spent a lot of time there,
so he knows the engine mouth and so he's definitely
shared some some drible information with us.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
I know, I know you're I know you're on defense,
But how can you protect Aaron Rodgers from Broderick Jones
if it goes well on Sunday Night?
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Yeah, I mean, shoot, uh, someone someone just gonna have
to as Aaron's run off the field. Someone's gonna have
to run run off the sideline tackle project and stuff
take him out. Yeah, because obviously we scored and then
we were getting ready to go back on defense. I
didn't know what happened till after the game. Oh shoot,
that really happens. So yeah, I'm gonna gonna happen again.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
We gotta make sure Steelers and the Packers Sunday night
and a twenty kickoff and uh look.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
Look home Sunday.
Speaker 4 (08:45):
Yes, they're gonna experire much. Yeah, there you go, Alex.
Speaker 3 (08:51):
That's buddy. Best of Block Sunday Night.
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