November 7, 2025 • 7 mins
Keanu Benton joins the show to discuss the impact of Jalen Ramsey's speech last week and how the defense plans to carry the momentum into Los Angeles on Sunday night against the Chargers.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
It's your radio home of the Pittsburgh Steelers one O
two point five DVE. Our next guest is brought to
you by calli Ante Pizza in Draft House, the Pizza
of Champions from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Keanu Benton on Lall, what's that, Yato?
Speaker 3 (00:16):
How are you doing? How you doing doing? Good?
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Man?
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Feeling good in Steeler Nation after the big win against
the Colts last weekend. You know, and much has been
made about Jalen Ramsey's speech to the team on Saturday
night being a catalyst for the performance that the defense
put in against the hottest offense in the league.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Is that your experience as well?
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Did it really have that much impact for you and
the rest of the not just the defense, but the
team to have heard his words on Saturday night?
Speaker 4 (00:46):
I mean, I feel like everybody you know was kind
of thinking it, but he was the guy who put
the worst together to say it.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
But it was a good one for sure.
Speaker 5 (00:54):
And when you say thinking it enough of this time
to start playing ball, was that the gist of it?
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (01:01):
Yeah, basically just start playing ball and having fun with it,
you know, having that energy that we had when we
first started playing.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
This game that we love.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
So I feel like we went out there and we
did that, had energy on the big plays, on the
small plays, and let that trinkle down to a wine.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
And what like degree of what he had to say
addressed maybe people who didn't understand what it is to
have the identity of the Pittsburgh Steelers, because there's this
speculation that he was trying to reinforce the Steeler way.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
Uh huh, Yeah, it's just yeah, he kind of talked
about him looking at the Steelers from the outside end
and wanted to be a part of it, and we
wasn't living up to that standard as of late, so
we just had to figure out a way, you know,
to be better and bring.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Back that steel curtain.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
And it was just the energy that we had and
the energy that you have on game day, I feel
like helps you have a better day and a more
productive and physical.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Defense for sure.
Speaker 5 (02:08):
Keanu, would you say the defensive line took that to
heart the most because you gots set the tone.
Speaker 4 (02:16):
Yeah, you know, we were always supposed to set the tone,
and I feel like we've been lacking in that area.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
And same with everybody in the room. You know, we
gotta produce more.
Speaker 4 (02:27):
I feel like we we do our jobs, but you know,
just the production wasn't there. But when we all communicating
and confident in what we're doing, we get out We
get out there and get after it.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
For sure. How do you do it again, Keanu?
Speaker 6 (02:39):
Because you know you had that great game up in
New England where you turned the Patriots over a bunch.
Then there was a little bit of a gap and
then you know, obviously the turnover parade on Sunday, how
do you keep that going when you go out to LA.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
I think it's just staying confident and not trying to.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Do too much.
Speaker 4 (02:58):
I feel like we got another great game plan this
week and being simple and just going out there and
playing still a ball again and being able to hit
somebody in the mouth and make them actually play football.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
What is the biggest challenge that Justin Herbert and the
Chargers offense presents to the Steelers D.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
I feel like Justin is a great quarterback.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
He's a guy who can really extend plays, whether that's
extending to throw or extending to run. But we gotta
find a way as a defensive line front seven to
keep him in the pocket and we know the run
game is gonna come with it, and when Justin Herbert
drops back, we gotta make sure to put him down
and out let him extend those plays.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
You giving the speech tomorrow night, No, because.
Speaker 4 (03:49):
I don't plan on being the last person in the room.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Keanu Benton with us right now. Did you grow up
in Chicago or were you just born in Chicago?
Speaker 4 (04:02):
So I was born and I kind of grew up
in Chicago in Wisconsin. I moved to Wisconsin in middle school,
so it was two hours away. So we went back
home back to Chicago every weekend.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
But I lived in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
Okay, because I have friends in Chicago and there's a
constant argument about which pizza is better, Chicago pizza or
Pittsburgh pizza.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
I didn't know Pittsburgh was known for pizza.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
O, Ben, we got to get you some pizza.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
I mean, no, not Chicago New York debate.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Yes, No, Pittsburgh's got great pizza. There's like seven It
doesn't have like its own style. It's just that's true.
It's just pizza. Yeah, We've got a lot of good
pizza joints.
Speaker 5 (04:48):
But are New York's flat and big in Chicago's Deep Dish.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Because deep Dish to me is not like pizza, right,
because deep dish is like a castle roll almost, you
know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
It's like chili. Chili's not soup, know what I'm saying.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Yeah, I got you.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
So I don't think that like it should even be
in the argument. And they're always sending that Malonado's pizza
and it's you know, it's good, don't get me wrong,
but it's you know, it's no Fiories or Bedamo or
Slice or one of the eight hundred great pizza places
we got here.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
We gotta get you on, get some pizza.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
What Like, what do you what's the Pittsburgh food you
got turned on to in your years here that you're like, Noah,
this is this is something I'm always gonna want to eat.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
I mean, I really, it's not gonna lie. I haven't
got turned on too.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
Much eat the main things that like Chipotle and stuff.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
I don't. I don't know about.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Pittsburgh food like that. I tried that for many bros.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
And it wasn't for me.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Is too much stuff on it?
Speaker 3 (05:45):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Yeah that for me, it's like, yeah, try another one. Yeah,
I'm telling you they got. There's a couple of those sandwiches.
I think you you would really dig well. I hope
someone takes you around and get it, shows you some
Pittsburgh place.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Get to Caliente. Yeah, there you go Calliente Pizza in
Draft House. That place is awesome.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
Yeah, I ain't been well.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
All right, Well, is Wisconsin going to beat penn State
in a couple weeks?
Speaker 3 (06:13):
I pleased the fit. That's know.
Speaker 5 (06:18):
How's the fishing in these parts?
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Keanu? He said again, I could hear it.
Speaker 5 (06:23):
How's the fishing in western Pennsylvania?
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Uh, it's decent.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
Actually, a couple of weeks ago, I went up to Erie.
I usually like to go up to Erie, and we
did some night fishing for walleye and I did pretty good.
But usually I'll waded on my off day, but I
haven't went this year yet. I'll usually wade onlike the
Ohio or allegany.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Uh So I grew up in Erie and people are
they said that this is a better record year for
walleye up there.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Oh yeah, it was amazing. I ain't never caught that
many big in my life.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Yeah, now are you eating them? Because I love walleye?
I think that is good like deep Fried Walleye is delicious.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
Yeah, I do from from Erie, not from out.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Here though, right Yeah, probably don't want to eat those ones.
Speaker 5 (07:14):
Yeah, perm has an eerie Walleye sandwich. I think you
ought to.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
See can New venting from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hey man,
thanks for making time for us this morning. UH, and
congrats on a great effort against the Colts and UH,
let's hope that this portends good things going forward. Big
game Sunday night. Wishing you the best of luck. Thanks
so much, Keanu, Thank you for having me
It's your radio home of the Pittsburgh Steelers one O
two point five DVE. Our next guest is brought to
you by calli Ante Pizza in Draft House, the Pizza
of Champions from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Keanu Benton on Lall, what's that, Yato?
Speaker 3 (00:16):
How are you doing? How you doing doing? Good?
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Man?
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Feeling good in Steeler Nation after the big win against
the Colts last weekend. You know, and much has been
made about Jalen Ramsey's speech to the team on Saturday
night being a catalyst for the performance that the defense
put in against the hottest offense in the league.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Is that your experience as well?
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Did it really have that much impact for you and
the rest of the not just the defense, but the
team to have heard his words on Saturday night?
Speaker 4 (00:46):
I mean, I feel like everybody you know was kind
of thinking it, but he was the guy who put
the worst together to say it.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
But it was a good one for sure.
Speaker 5 (00:54):
And when you say thinking it enough of this time
to start playing ball, was that the gist of it?
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (01:01):
Yeah, basically just start playing ball and having fun with it,
you know, having that energy that we had when we
first started playing.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
This game that we love.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
So I feel like we went out there and we
did that, had energy on the big plays, on the
small plays, and let that trinkle down to a wine.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
And what like degree of what he had to say
addressed maybe people who didn't understand what it is to
have the identity of the Pittsburgh Steelers, because there's this
speculation that he was trying to reinforce the Steeler way.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
Uh huh, Yeah, it's just yeah, he kind of talked
about him looking at the Steelers from the outside end
and wanted to be a part of it, and we
wasn't living up to that standard as of late, so
we just had to figure out a way, you know,
to be better and bring.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Back that steel curtain.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
And it was just the energy that we had and
the energy that you have on game day, I feel
like helps you have a better day and a more
productive and physical.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Defense for sure.
Speaker 5 (02:08):
Keanu, would you say the defensive line took that to
heart the most because you gots set the tone.
Speaker 4 (02:16):
Yeah, you know, we were always supposed to set the tone,
and I feel like we've been lacking in that area.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
And same with everybody in the room. You know, we
gotta produce more.
Speaker 4 (02:27):
I feel like we we do our jobs, but you know,
just the production wasn't there. But when we all communicating
and confident in what we're doing, we get out We
get out there and get after it.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
For sure. How do you do it again, Keanu?
Speaker 6 (02:39):
Because you know you had that great game up in
New England where you turned the Patriots over a bunch.
Then there was a little bit of a gap and
then you know, obviously the turnover parade on Sunday, how
do you keep that going when you go out to LA.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
I think it's just staying confident and not trying to.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Do too much.
Speaker 4 (02:58):
I feel like we got another great game plan this
week and being simple and just going out there and
playing still a ball again and being able to hit
somebody in the mouth and make them actually play football.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
What is the biggest challenge that Justin Herbert and the
Chargers offense presents to the Steelers D.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
I feel like Justin is a great quarterback.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
He's a guy who can really extend plays, whether that's
extending to throw or extending to run. But we gotta
find a way as a defensive line front seven to
keep him in the pocket and we know the run
game is gonna come with it, and when Justin Herbert
drops back, we gotta make sure to put him down
and out let him extend those plays.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
You giving the speech tomorrow night, No, because.
Speaker 4 (03:49):
I don't plan on being the last person in the room.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Keanu Benton with us right now. Did you grow up
in Chicago or were you just born in Chicago?
Speaker 4 (04:02):
So I was born and I kind of grew up
in Chicago in Wisconsin. I moved to Wisconsin in middle school,
so it was two hours away. So we went back
home back to Chicago every weekend.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
But I lived in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
Okay, because I have friends in Chicago and there's a
constant argument about which pizza is better, Chicago pizza or
Pittsburgh pizza.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
I didn't know Pittsburgh was known for pizza.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
O, Ben, we got to get you some pizza.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
I mean, no, not Chicago New York debate.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Yes, No, Pittsburgh's got great pizza. There's like seven It
doesn't have like its own style. It's just that's true.
It's just pizza. Yeah, We've got a lot of good
pizza joints.
Speaker 5 (04:48):
But are New York's flat and big in Chicago's Deep Dish.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Because deep Dish to me is not like pizza, right,
because deep dish is like a castle roll almost, you
know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
It's like chili. Chili's not soup, know what I'm saying.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Yeah, I got you.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
So I don't think that like it should even be
in the argument. And they're always sending that Malonado's pizza
and it's you know, it's good, don't get me wrong,
but it's you know, it's no Fiories or Bedamo or
Slice or one of the eight hundred great pizza places
we got here.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
We gotta get you on, get some pizza.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
What Like, what do you what's the Pittsburgh food you
got turned on to in your years here that you're like, Noah,
this is this is something I'm always gonna want to eat.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
I mean, I really, it's not gonna lie. I haven't
got turned on too.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
Much eat the main things that like Chipotle and stuff.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
I don't. I don't know about.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Pittsburgh food like that. I tried that for many bros.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
And it wasn't for me.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Is too much stuff on it?
Speaker 3 (05:45):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Yeah that for me, it's like, yeah, try another one. Yeah,
I'm telling you they got. There's a couple of those sandwiches.
I think you you would really dig well. I hope
someone takes you around and get it, shows you some
Pittsburgh place.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Get to Caliente. Yeah, there you go Calliente Pizza in
Draft House. That place is awesome.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
Yeah, I ain't been well.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
All right, Well, is Wisconsin going to beat penn State
in a couple weeks?
Speaker 3 (06:13):
I pleased the fit. That's know.
Speaker 5 (06:18):
How's the fishing in these parts?
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Keanu? He said again, I could hear it.
Speaker 5 (06:23):
How's the fishing in western Pennsylvania?
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Uh, it's decent.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
Actually, a couple of weeks ago, I went up to Erie.
I usually like to go up to Erie, and we
did some night fishing for walleye and I did pretty good.
But usually I'll waded on my off day, but I
haven't went this year yet. I'll usually wade onlike the
Ohio or allegany.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Uh So I grew up in Erie and people are
they said that this is a better record year for
walleye up there.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Oh yeah, it was amazing. I ain't never caught that
many big in my life.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Yeah, now are you eating them? Because I love walleye?
I think that is good like deep Fried Walleye is delicious.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
Yeah, I do from from Erie, not from out.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Here though, right Yeah, probably don't want to eat those ones.
Speaker 5 (07:14):
Yeah, perm has an eerie Walleye sandwich. I think you
ought to.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
See can New venting from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hey man,
thanks for making time for us this morning. UH, and
congrats on a great effort against the Colts and UH,
let's hope that this portends good things going forward. Big
game Sunday night. Wishing you the best of luck. Thanks
so much, Keanu, Thank you for having me
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