Hr1: Latest Injury Updates, 2026 Hall of Fame Semi-Finalists

Matt and Wes recap the Tomlin Tuesday press conference and discuss the 2026 Hall of Fame candidates.

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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Your tunes about Drive on your twenty four to seven
home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Good afternoon, Steelers Nation. It's the Drive on the Steelers
Audio Network. While Shooler and Matt Williamson with you here
for the next two hours on this Tuesday. And Matt,
we have got plenty to get into partner here today.

Speaker 3 (00:37):
We might have too much.

Speaker 4 (00:38):
We might.

Speaker 3 (00:38):
I'm in between between now and Thanksgiving. We got a
lot to squeeze into what twelve segments.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
I will never complain about a day off in the
middle of the week for a holiday, right, But with
that comes some good and some bad. Yeah, And I
guess it's kind of a double edged sword of a
it's a it's a good problem to have too much
content to get to.

Speaker 4 (00:57):
You'd rather have to be that way.

Speaker 3 (00:59):
But we've got some dollar times during the year where
you got to manufacture some stuff.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
We've got five days of content to fit into a
four day bag.

Speaker 5 (01:05):
Here.

Speaker 3 (01:06):
I let's geting.

Speaker 4 (01:08):
We're gonna talk to Chris Danski.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
We're gonna do our Tuesday rewind, some Fantasy Football focus,
some power rankings. We've got the twenty twenty six Hall
of Fame semi finalists announcement.

Speaker 3 (01:17):
Yeah, and there's some news on that.

Speaker 4 (01:18):
And there is a notable Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver known
for taking people's heads off who is involved in that.

Speaker 2 (01:25):
We will get to all of that in more today
as we roll along. But Matt, we start where we
always start on a Tuesday. Mike Tomlin his Tuesday press conference.
Plenty to get into his you know, thoughts from the
loss to the Bears, looking ahead to the big clash
this weekend with the Buffalo Bills. But we've kind of
made this a new tradition the last couple of weeks,
and I want to continue this with you. We're at

(01:47):
the point in the season where the bumps and bruises
are adding up.

Speaker 3 (01:50):
To oh yeah, yeah across the league, of course, across still.

Speaker 2 (01:54):
Across the NFL, but definitely here in Pittsburgh. We're obviously
still waiting or we're waiting for an update on the
status of Aaron Rodgers. Yes, someone like Alex high Smith
who has missed two games as well. And with what
we talked about a handful of Steelers being banged up
in the course of that game at Soldier Field in
Chicago on Sunday, here is all the latest on the

(02:15):
injury front from head coach Mike Tomlin.

Speaker 5 (02:18):
From an injury standpoint, man, we got a couple of
things to talk about. Broderick Jones has a neck injury.
He'll be classified as out this week. I'll have more
information for you the next time we get together, but
certainly he'll be classified as out this week. Same thing
goes for Derek Harmon. He sustained a knee injury in play,
was able to finish the game, but he'll be characterized

(02:40):
as out this week. Optimistic about a couple returns. Aaron
obviously man worked his tail off to get to us
last week, but as I mentioned over the course of
the weekend, it was a prudent and appropriate decision. We'll
start this week with great optimism, although we certainly will
limit him at the early portion of the week, provide

(03:01):
opportunities for the other quarterbacks while preserving him. And and
but again, we're comfortable with the general trajectory. But I'll
keep you updated and his level of participation, in the
quality of his participation over the course of the week
will be a be the greatest indicator. Same thing could
be said for Alex Hodge Smith. He's been out the

(03:22):
last couple of weeks, but we're optimistic as we start
the week about his inclusion this week. A couple of
guys that are managing some in game things from last
week that may be limited at the early portions of
the week, and we'll see where their participation leads. Joey
Porter with a hip, DK Metcalf got his ankle rolled,
but he was able to finish, but again certainly will

(03:44):
probably limit him at the early portions of the week,
and the same thing for Ben's Goronic with a shoulder.

Speaker 4 (03:52):
So there's the latest. That's a pretty decent list and
that was you know, a ninety second clip because it's
a pretty beefy list there for the Steelers, some very
key contributors on all sides of the ball.

Speaker 2 (04:02):
So you can, let's start at the top. You can
already ruling out for Sunday Roderick Jones and Derek Harmon
Matt that is a key loss on each side of
the trenches for the Steelers in a pivotal game at
home against the Buffalo Bills.

Speaker 3 (04:18):
Yeah, I'll start with Harmon. He's been a high quality contributor.
I mean not a great player, but I mean he's
a rookie. I mean, he's been a successful guy from
the moment he took the field, what was at Week
three or whatever, because he missed a little time early too.
And this is a test because they run the ball
really really well. I mean, I'm more worried about his

(04:39):
run defense and his presence is a big guy in
the middle against Cook and Allen and a very good
offensive line as well. But I will say why a
black I think is coming off his best game as
a Steeler. He didn't play thirteen fourteen snaps something like that,
but they were good ones, not just falling on the
fumble in the end zone. But I mean I thought
he was a brick wall in the run game. So
maybe he he's coming into his own Jones I assume

(05:04):
will be replaced by Calvin Anderson. I mean that's what
they did when he got banged up, which is a downgrade.
I don't know what to think of it. Calvin Anderson's
one of my hardest Steelers to evaluate. To be honest
with you, I still feel like I don't know it's
about them. Yeah, I just don't know. It's not about
the guy. But I do think it's noteworthy this past offseason.

(05:26):
I think it was his past office. They gave him
a two year deal kind of under the radar, like
they gave him real money, not just hey, we'll pay
you a bottom of the roster. So I'll defer to
them that they have some trust in them. Their edge
rushers are pretty good, they've been looking forever. But both
so and Rousseau are their best too, and they rotate
a lot of those guys in and out. But to me,

(05:46):
on those guys, I'm just hoping the other shoe doesn't
drop that either one's on injured reserve. You know, if
you're rolled out now, does that mean it's going to
be multiple weeks. That's to me is the next thing
that I'm keeping for those two.

Speaker 2 (06:01):
Yeah, I hadn't even thought that far down the line,
but that that is scary when you when you rightfully
bring that thought to the forefront.

Speaker 4 (06:10):
Here so early ruled out in the process.

Speaker 2 (06:13):
Yet, Derek Harmon a guy that we've real I mean,
he's a rookie, so he's had some good games, he's
had some bad games, he's had some ups and downs.
But I think we all think that that arrow has
been it's been an up upward trajectory for him, his
rookie see with him and Broderick Jones, who had been
I think very quietly playing some very good football, and
now you know again key against that run defense. Uh

(06:34):
key obviously for any team in the National Football League
when you lose your left tackle, one of the most
important elements of an offense. So those two already ruled out.
And yeah, as Matt mentioned, hopefully it's not something that's
going to linger into December when you've got to go
to Baltimore after this to to kick off the month
of December. But we will wait and see on that

(06:56):
for next week. But we know, no Brogerck Jones, no
Derek Harmon down two big men in the trenches this
Sunday against Buffalo, and then better news for Aaron Rodgers.
Great optimism, Mike Tomlin said when asked about Aaron Rodgers
and Matt Listen. I'm sure there'll still be some lingering
stuff for him. When you're forty one. You know, you

(07:16):
don't heal like wolverine when you're that age. Sure, but
does at least sound encouraging positive in that regard for
Aaron Rodgers, And I think that's a big deal.

Speaker 6 (07:25):
I think.

Speaker 2 (07:27):
I think in a game like this, when it feels
like you're kind of backed into a corner, when top
quarterback you're facing another wounded animals, it's a kind of
a weird dynamic where both teams kind of feel like
they're backed into a corner. And what a proverbial wounded
animal who has to respond?

Speaker 5 (07:41):
Here?

Speaker 3 (07:41):
Right now?

Speaker 4 (07:42):
That quick road is narrowing very quickly.

Speaker 2 (07:47):
You want your number one quarterback, you want the future
Hall of Famer back under center, and it sounds like
there's great optimism that he will be.

Speaker 3 (07:53):
Yeah, and that's actually the first I heard that clip
my Tomlin press conference days. I always learn with the
fans here, but I had tweeted something earlier, just retweeted
Adam Schefter saying basically saying he thought Rogers was going
to play. Yeah, you know, all things were good, So
I'm gonna kind of count on that. But there's a
lot of other names here sort of seem up in

(08:15):
the air porter high Smith. I'm glad that Warren's name
wasn't mentioned, you know, I mean, just a hidbit. Not
that I expect anything bad, but I thought he might
have some bumps and bruises.

Speaker 2 (08:26):
No good, good shout there definitely, because he was on
the injury report all of last week, right, right.

Speaker 3 (08:31):
And you play a game as NFL running back, you.

Speaker 2 (08:33):
Know, optimistic with hot with high Smith, but they're gonna
have to see how the week plays out. Joey Porter Junior, DK, Metcalf.
It's both possible that they'll play, but they'll be limited
early in the week. And then same with with Ben Scarnick,
who you know might not loom as large as those
that trio of high Smith, JPJ and DK, but we
know that he's a key contributor in a lot of
different facets as well.

Speaker 3 (08:55):
Let's start there, actually, I mean it's a lengthy list.
Man with Killer Brew out scorex now your personal protector
and really your special team's captain by default, you know,
like it'd be like losing your best two offensive players,
I mean Killer Brew and Scaronica, but if you asked
Danny would be they're the last two I want to lose.
So that's not great. I mean, that's a problem, and

(09:17):
it takes a lot more shuffling than just especially.

Speaker 2 (09:19):
When you just didn't have your best special team performance
of the year on Sunday.

Speaker 3 (09:22):
Good point, good point, Soldier Field which.

Speaker 2 (09:25):
Is where Mike Tomlins started his press conference talking about
the field positioning battle that they lost.

Speaker 3 (09:31):
They lost, and and they've been great about it so far.
They actually have the second best starting field SAT.

Speaker 2 (09:37):
Like the first couple of weeks of the season, like
the Jets game, in the Seahawks game, it was not
good for them, and then it became a strength, very
quick strength.

Speaker 3 (09:43):
It's gonna take the ball away a lot too, and
they end up with field position that way. Porter would
be a problem because he's clearly now your number one corner.
I mean, that's it's in there.

Speaker 4 (09:53):
I think he's quietly been playing very well the last
month or so.

Speaker 3 (09:56):
Couldn't agree more. But I also don't really fear the
beer bill wide receivers. I mean, Shaki's the guy that's
gotten the most attention. I'm curious about their report more
and no, right right right, they're out there. They got
a bunch of slots, some of them masquerading as outside players.
So it's a huge game. The Bills are a dangerous

(10:18):
team obviously, But I could live without Porter more this
week maybe than others. If that makes sense.

Speaker 2 (10:27):
It does, and that it kind of sounds funny just
thirty thousand foot view, because again you're banged up in
the secondary, and I think he might be your best
performer in that regard for the last handful of games.

Speaker 3 (10:38):
I mean, you just started interrupt It's twenty other season
started where well we got three of these top corners.
Now it's Porter gap yeah, and part of it scause
Rams is no longer a corner, you know, but it's
clear that he's your number one cornerback.

Speaker 4 (10:51):
Crystal, Yeah, Matthew, and then DK Metcalf. I mean with
that one, I don't I don't like that that that
might be the most concerning of all of the It's
just because.

Speaker 2 (11:02):
You never want to lose your left tackle, but the
rest of the offensive line has been playing much better.
You never want to lose your first round rookie pick.
But you've got real depth there on that defensive front.

Speaker 3 (11:14):
Number one corners are hard to replay.

Speaker 2 (11:16):
When high Smith's banged up, you obviously want him back,
which You've got a lot of talent and depth at
edge rusher.

Speaker 3 (11:21):
What do you do with that? Meca?

Speaker 4 (11:22):
What do you do without Metcalf?

Speaker 2 (11:24):
Because not only is see your clear cut best wide receiver,
he's also your only wide receiver that has that body
type and that skill set.

Speaker 3 (11:31):
He's the only one demands extra attention.

Speaker 4 (11:33):
He's a one of one in that room.

Speaker 3 (11:34):
Right, I mean he's at the top of the list
of Steelers you can't afford to lose. Yeah, that one's
very concerning because you know you're gonna have to put
up points to beat the Bills. I mean, this is
not going to be first one to twenty type of game.
That's just not what happens. Yeah, that one really really
worries me. I don't want Wilson and Austin out there

(11:55):
every snap. Maybe become even more tight end centric. I
don't know, but I mean even Scornic would play probably
twenty snaps for you if he were healthy, and you
don't know.

Speaker 4 (12:05):
If that's the case, it's not a great place to be.

Speaker 3 (12:09):
I would think this about the scantling week, and that
was something I actually thought about.

Speaker 4 (12:14):
You mentioned that a little bit, Yester, But I think
even more so now that looms is a real possibility,
right right, rus.

Speaker 3 (12:21):
Metcalf's questionable or Fury can't finish the game or whatever,
and maybe it was even in the cards before that.

Speaker 4 (12:26):
One hundred percent.

Speaker 2 (12:28):
Let's take a break here because We want to talk
about all these things with our buddy Chris Damski, of course,
of the trip and the Steelers Blitz when we return
on the other side. Just getting started here on a Tuesday,
Matt Williamson West Schuler, It's the Drive on Steelers Nation
Radio on the Steelers Audio Network.

Speaker 1 (12:49):
You were tunes about Drive on your twenty four to
seven home of the Black and Goal. Steelers Nation Radio.

Speaker 2 (13:08):
Plenty going on here in Steelers Land on a Tuesday.
Joining us now to help us parse through it all
is Chris Sadamski, of course, the co host of the
Steelers Blitz with our guy Tom op for a minute
at noon every day on Steelers Nation Radio. He also
covers the Steelers for the Trip Buzz. Thank you for
taking the time as always, man, and let's jump right

(13:30):
into it. A kind of long list of injury updates
and concerns today from Mike Tomlin. Let's start in the trenches.
Broderick Jones ruled out, Derek Harmon ruled out. Is there
some concern that this could even be longer term with
both of these guys than just this weekend against Buffalo?

(13:50):
Or do you think it's still too early to determine
in that regard.

Speaker 6 (13:55):
Yeah, the Jones, I mean, you're dealing with the next situation.
You know, there a lot different ways that could go.
And I don't get the impaired they know for sure.
I mean, and even just the fact that they ruled
them out already on Tuesday, it isn't certainly the best sign,
right if it was something that was sort of you
know linear, you know, you can get the old you
characterize him as doubtful, as we say a lot of

(14:15):
times on a Tuesday, or even say he'll be you know,
just even real vague and say well let the participation
be our guide or something like that. So already roll
them out, and you're dealing with the neck type situation
that that's not encouraging, That's that's for sure. Harmon kind
of I don't know, Harmon think kind of came out
of nowhere there from what I could tell, you know,
so I don't have any insights on that or anything

(14:37):
like that. And he finished the game with it, which
part of me thinks that almost makes it worse. Is
that not that that makes it worse that if it
was something that was they found afterward that that they
had to address or something, but he was able to
play on it. You know what I'm saying that it
might be something that I believe that's this total speculation
that they might had the you know, surgery or something
like that that needed to be prepared with it, which

(14:58):
maybe could be that too, But yeah.

Speaker 7 (15:01):
It's uh.

Speaker 6 (15:01):
I mean, the offensive line had been pretty lucky. I mean,
there have been eleven games and they've had what's a
fifty five possible starts. They've gotten fifty four of them
so far, right, and say, I'm all amiss to one
start at left guard. Other than that, they've been a
healthy group and that's pretty rare this day and age
in the NFL or any day in age the NFL, really,
So we'll see now. I mean, I thought it kind
of interesting that he mentioned Pete as a possibility to

(15:22):
start at left tackle. I don't know how serious that
is or if that was more just answering the question
in terms of who could be the swing guy at tackle.
He has that tackle capability, but it seems to me
I've he reps the guard almost exclusively. But you know,
i'd be lying to say I've watched the second team
off what's the line every week, every practice during the
regular season to see who's going where. But I would

(15:45):
I'd still expected to be Kyle Anderson. But yeah, D line,
that's been a lot of attrition since the beginning of camp.
Right they lost Dean Lowery when was that? That wasn't
what June or something, And every couple a couple of
weeks they seem to be losing somebody else in the
D line. There's there's some point where, but they've been
what a couple of new guys on the fifty three
man from they brought him from the outside over the
past for since the seven started. So we'll see where

(16:08):
that goes. It's a shame if it is, you know,
certainly if it is more than a week or two,
that harmon just a you know, obviously your first round
pick and somebody it's you want to see him, wanted
to see him progress this year a lot too.

Speaker 3 (16:18):
Yeah, I hadn't really thought about Pete at left tackle,
but I mean that's what he was drafted to do
many moons ago in the first round, and from what
I recall up at camp, you know, his first day
or two he played some left tackle and then basically
this settled in his left guard you would think it's Anderson. No,
more likely wouldn't would you think Calvin?

Speaker 6 (16:37):
Yeah, I mean, yeah, yeah, I make that distinct. Yeah,
but it just I mean everything about it. I mean,
Pete hasn't got a hat except for the I believe
the only game even he got was active was the
the game say A Malu missed. So obviously there's a
some level of depth chart there right where or Calvin
ration has been ahead of him this whole time. And

(16:58):
like I said, I mean he certainly he has repped
more at guard than attack. He has the experience, and
that's one of the reasons they brought him is he
could do both. That's for sure, viable guy to have
on game day. So I don't know if they're kind
of just you know, giving him, you know, the veteran
pay and blip service. I mean, he has a more
extensive resume, I guess than Calvin Anderson, who's generally just
been a backup. He has a lot of spots starts
throughout his career, though every season he started at least

(17:20):
one game until last year. Then he finished that last
season left tackle for the Steelers in the playoffs. Remember
that he was out there in Baltimore in that game.
So he's done it for the Steelers too.

Speaker 3 (17:29):
So you get the impression that they like him. I mean,
because they did give him a contract, which I was
kind of shocked and went under the radar that Calvin
got the contract.

Speaker 6 (17:38):
He got a two year deal. Yeah right, I know, yeah,
which is nothing, nothing to really shake us.

Speaker 4 (17:42):
You know.

Speaker 6 (17:42):
It's one of those things they think they acquired him.
It was what week two of week three last year,
and you just think, oh, he's finishing out the season.
They had some little attrition there, had you know, it
had tackled and everything whenever Fatanu gunn down. But I
would just finish out the season and be a veteran
to have around. But they attacked, they brought him back
and everything, and the fact that he's you know, I

(18:03):
don't see he was unchallenged. But I mean he's been
the swing tackle pretty much from the first day of
camp and everything. You know, I think he he was
obviously at that spot for them the whole time. So
they obviously like him to some degree. You know, I
don't obviously I don't think he'll be a you know,
would be the long term sutter or anything. But yeah,
I guess it's certainly on the table that they'll meet
him here these last six games. Well, depending on what

(18:23):
happens with Broder.

Speaker 2 (18:26):
Chris Adamski with us here on the drive, Chris sounds
good for Aaron Rodgers, great optimism. I believe the exact
words that that Mike Tomlin used, barring any setbacks, he
going to be under center for this big clash with
Buffalo on Sunday.

Speaker 6 (18:43):
You know, I would answer in the affirmative, and I
certainly agree with that. But I probably said the same
thing to you at the same time last week.

Speaker 7 (18:51):
This time, yeah, you know, so I hate to so
that's all you know on me, I guess, but you
know I don't hate to be that confident again. And
even his latest Friday.

Speaker 6 (19:02):
You know, I just watching practice. He was with the
first team a lot of it. You know, I assumed
he was going to play, and so I don't know,
you know, when they made a decision on Saturday, man,
I guess we should have been a little more sluicy
whenever they made those moves with the promoting guys from
questionable on Saturday, and the didn't mention Rogers a little
bit like that was a little bit cost or pause

(19:23):
like I thought it would be getting a Saturday updates
saying Rogers was improved or you know, upgraded to no
injury designation as they say. So maybe that should have
been a hint at then he was going the other way.
But yeah, I guess it's just a matter of him
and he's wearing he was yesterday, was in the locker
room wearing the wearing the brace kind of the compression
and then a brace on top of that when he's

(19:43):
when he's practicing and playing and everything. So it is
a matter of I would think at this point, if
there was doubts about the functionality of the snap in
the exchange, whether it be shot down or under center,
I think if that was still a question, I don't
know how much better that could get. That that that's
seems to be you know, alieved, or that they seem
to be satisfied with that. It's a matter of okay,

(20:05):
you know, we're throwing him out there then or if
he you know, falls back again, he can't brace his
fall when he falls and you know, falls in his
tailbone or you know, whatever it might be in terms
of that, And that's probably more of that, but it
looks like it's trending that way, and you know if
if they're like at this point, you would think by
all indications and everybody says, Rogers definitely wanted to play,
so I would imagine especially coming after a loss, and

(20:25):
I seemed like we say every week it's a must win,
but uh, it's not literally a must win, but it's
a pretty big game coming on Sunday.

Speaker 3 (20:31):
Yeah it is. You mentioned Lowry, it'd be nice to
have for a week like this, and Ekwanu as well.
I mean, he's be a valuable deaf guy. Do you
expect hy A Black to basically just become the full
time harmon, you know, just a rookie for rookie swap there.

Speaker 6 (20:48):
Yeah, you know it's he. I mean, he's obviously made
a big play yesterday or was a Sunday two days ago.
In terms of you saw him do that. He's been
ill say, but I guess in some ways as an
interior defensive lineman, it's not a bad thing, right, He's
not getting necessarily pushed back. So obviously he flashes at camp.
He obviously has a body size. He's seen him make

(21:10):
the I mean he got infamously or infamously famously batting
balls now and over and over and over again in camps.
You see that they haven't played him a large you know,
I don't know. I don't think they're worried about his
conditioning per se. I don't know if it's a trusting
or just they had other options or he just kind
of just you know, gradually work in the late round

(21:30):
rookie in terms of not giving him a heavy workload.
But yeah, they're for one thing, is like you like
they're run out of bodies, right, Yeah, there's he had
another choice and we'll I guess we'll see, well his
hyphen into the roads that the other person. Yeah, so
they have him on the fifty three man, so I'm
sure he'll get a hat on on Sunday. So you know,

(21:52):
I wish I could uh shed more light on him,
but he's bretting you to the team, and you probably
know more than about him from just the league in general.

Speaker 3 (21:59):
But I know as a prospect me, but I don't
know him as a Steeler. Yeah, yeah, and I would
just you know, I don't know who's been with the
tea and I still don't pronounce his name, right, I
don't know anybody.

Speaker 6 (22:10):
I just say, oh, like this, like at the time,
that's that's all I do. When a time I have
to reference him, so you know he's been in there,
he's he's played minimally's but I would think not that anyway,
this is a turn into a positive. You lose a harming,
But I think I'm kind of eager and excited to
see Black play a play a big role here these

(22:32):
last week. Yeah, well, we'll see how long it is
and to see how he performs. And I think, you know,
maybe really he pops a little bit and you really
feel like you have something going forward.

Speaker 2 (22:41):
One area where we're I don't think is confident in
the depth is the wide receiver group, and we know
it's going to be, you know, kind of up in
the air. Questionable this week for DK metcalf limited early
in the week. Possible he could play on Sunday, Chris.
If he's not able to go. Could this be the
time that we see Marquez Voutez scantling. It just feels

(23:02):
like if you've got no DK, you need at least
another big body type out there to kind of go
with the smaller, speedier, kind of more slot capable, you know, Calvin,
Austin Roman Wilson, Scottie Miller on down the line.

Speaker 6 (23:16):
Yeah, and you would think, I mean they've had I
mean Keyshawan Williams is getting a hat for you know,
six or seven weeks, seven eight weeks in a row
now and they haven't even used them an offense.

Speaker 3 (23:25):
Hardly at all.

Speaker 6 (23:26):
So in other words, if they wanted to use them
on offense, they probably would have BUYD now, if that
makes sense. And yeah, if you're down DK, that that's
that's not good obviously, and you would think that would
be the break class in case of emergency the MPs situation.
You're right, you get a big body, you know, a
veteran guy, a guy that the quarterback has trust with
that there would be, assuming Rodgers of the it would

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seem to make a lot of sense then at that point,
because whatever we want to talk about the vertical game
and the lack of vertical passing game and everything, if
you you take away DK, and I don't know, I
don't think they're gonna take any shots to go again
to Keishawan Williams or anything like that, And so you'd
probably probably like to roll roll the dice and see
what other scanty can do.

Speaker 3 (24:10):
And so Chris, I mean you were their post game
and you've been around the facility obviously, do you do
you get the impression that they're very unsatisfied with their
past defense.

Speaker 6 (24:22):
Yeah, the whole this again, it's just that goes back
to the communication. Yeah, it seems like we talk about
all the time, and I mean there's no really excuse
for you know, whatever happened and whoever gets to blame
or whatever on the twenty five yard dja more pass
where he was just nobody near him and they didn't
have the body to cover him really, and and that

(24:43):
I mean everybody saw. I mean, I assume you've seen
the Jayalen Ramsey post gamers one word answers and everything
like that, and you know whatever, I don't want to
revisit the I mean, the guy who said it's not
even here anymore, I'll say in historic defense and all
the you know, the big names and everything, and even
sort of the way they talked about they wanted to
match up with people when they thought they could do
that when they had Sleigh and Porter and let alone

(25:05):
got Ramsey then, and that they were projecting that to
be a strength and they really think of all the resources.
I mean, Spotny Eckles trading for Ramsey's dog and sleigh.
It just been and now you can trade some Doug Er.
It's just like the secondary has had so much attention
paid to it, and it seems like they're always searching
for answers again and again. And you know, we not
week after week, but it pops up every couple of

(25:26):
weeks or so you wonder what's going on. And yeah,
when you're facing the raining MVP quarterback, that's not ideal, right, Yeah.

Speaker 3 (25:35):
And people don't, I think, put enough attention on the
linebacker level and coverage too. And I'll be honest, I've
kind of soured on the whole Malik Harrison experiment. I
just think when he's on the field, people want to
throw at him, you know. I mean, yeah, he's good
coming downhill, he can thump the run. He was helpful
against Jonathan Taylor, et cetera. But he's envision any you know,

(25:57):
pull him back on his snaps.

Speaker 6 (26:01):
Yeah, you know, I've been seeing more and more chatter
just globally, as Mike Tone would say, around the league
about how offensive coordinators are kind of punching back to
or not punching, but they're they're almost putting a mock
the personnel out there to get you think they're doing something,
which I mean everybody's done for the time, right and said,

(26:21):
now they're putting bigger bull That's why you've see a
lot more tight ends the point where okay, we're putting
bigger buys out there. We'll get their their bigger, bruisier
linebackers and then we'll exploit our coverage something.

Speaker 3 (26:31):
It's a huge tread, Chris. I mean, that's why you're
seeing so much six tozer line thirteen personnel. They're just
pushing defenses. We want you to put as many off
the ball linebackers on the field as possible because there's
not enough to go around.

Speaker 6 (26:47):
Yeah, and I mean we've seen I mean obviously, what
was that game three or four weeks ago where Peyton
Wilson has jumped off the page and probably should have
won Defensive Player of the Week in the AFC and
lost out to his teammate Alex high Smith. And I
mean that's what the envision to start. Isn't too a point.
I know Malie Harrison was always planning to be part
of the defense, but it's you would think, yeah that,

(27:07):
I mean queen, the money they paid queen the queen,
what's the captain plays every single snap? And Peyton Wilson, Yeah,
there might be, especially if you're you are struggling and
overall generally speaking and past defense, I could probably see
that too, you know. But I mean they've talked about
all the time about there and this is this a
or the NFL second leading rusher coming in too, and

(27:28):
I don't know. Yeah, But then then it's the the
plus one aspect of Josh Allen, Well, how do you
counter that and his running ability?

Speaker 5 (27:38):
Do you like?

Speaker 3 (27:40):
That's running?

Speaker 6 (27:41):
Obviously, that's rushing, but that's probably I would think more
of like Peyton Wilson is the answer to that, or
a queen rather than Emilie Carrison anyway, if that makes sense,
if you're worried about or accounting for Josh Allen's running
ability scrambling abilities.

Speaker 4 (27:56):
Always a pleasure to be joined by Chris A. Damski.

Speaker 2 (27:58):
Make sure you're checking out all his work in the
trip and of course listening to him and Tom on
the Blitz every single day on the Steelers' audio network Buzz.
Thank you for taking the time. As always, dude, didn't
have a happy Thanksgiving.

Speaker 6 (28:09):
You too, and everybody else.

Speaker 4 (28:10):
Take care of guys, you as well. There he goes.
Good stuff from one of our boots on the ground reporters.

Speaker 3 (28:17):
There.

Speaker 4 (28:17):
Yeah in Chris, A daily.

Speaker 3 (28:18):
Lot of balls in the air this week.

Speaker 2 (28:19):
A lot of balls in the air this week. Certainly
a lot of questions that hopefully we'll get some answers
to as the UH as Sunday gets closer and closer,
but for now, plenty to speculate upon, including Matt a
semi finalist class for the twenty twenty six Yeah, NFL
Hall of Fame.

Speaker 3 (28:37):
Let's tame talk.

Speaker 4 (28:38):
I do as well.

Speaker 2 (28:40):
I'm with you on this one, and I think our
listeners do because anytime we have these conversations, we always
get a ton of tweets and reaction and response. The
semi finalists for the Hall of Fame twenty twenty six
class were announced earlier today. Hines Ward is involved, and
a lot of other big household names. We'll discuss that
when we return on the other side to close down

(29:00):
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Speaker 1 (29:12):
Your tunes about drive on your twenty four to seven
home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio.

Speaker 2 (29:32):
Matt, we have our twenty six twenty twenty six Hall
of Fame semifinalists.

Speaker 4 (29:39):
H I wonder if they did that on purpose.

Speaker 2 (29:42):
It's a little love it when a little uh is
it nomenclatcher or is that just words?

Speaker 4 (29:47):
I don't know, alliteration something like that.

Speaker 6 (29:49):
It.

Speaker 2 (29:50):
Yeah, But there are twenty six modern era players that
have been named as semi finalists for the Pro Football
Hall of Fame's Class of twenty twenty six. This list
will be cut down to ten in December, okay, before
going to a final vote. So twenty six semi finalists
down to ten at some point before the end of

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the year here in the next few weeks. And amongst
those twenty six is of course Steelers wide receiver legend
Hines Ward.

Speaker 3 (30:20):
Yeah. And we've brought this up in the past, but.

Speaker 2 (30:23):
Yeah, we've had these conversations over the years, but it
always is worth revisiting when it's I think Newsworthy like this.

Speaker 3 (30:29):
Yeah. And initially when he became eligible, I thought, eh,
great Steeler, no chance. I mean, he says, have the
numbers I mean slim chance. No chance is rough. I
mean he's a really really good player, and I don't
think he'll get in. To be honest with you, I mean,
wide receiver's tough. I'll be honest too that I thought

(30:50):
the last couple Hall of Fame classes were a little light. Yeah,
I mean that they were a little water. I don't
agree with you on that, And this one's better.

Speaker 4 (30:59):
It's gonna be pretty good. Really nice couple are going
to be pretty We got guys.

Speaker 3 (31:02):
Like Brady and Ben and Gronk and Aaron Donald. I mean,
you got when you have no brainers, it makes it,
you know, eats things up pretty quick. So I don't
feel great about his chances this year or in the future,
But that doesn't diminish my respect for his game or
absolutely you mentioned it off the air. You know that
he is an important figure in NFL history. I couldn't

(31:24):
agree more. And frankly, he plays a position much different
than most modern day Hall of Fame wide receivers. Oh
my gosh, you know, and that might work his favor
a little bit. Someone might just like I just like
the wave.

Speaker 4 (31:34):
Plays, Yeah, his game versus you know.

Speaker 3 (31:37):
Even like Randy Boss or you know, yeah.

Speaker 4 (31:40):
Even someone like like George Pickens, you know who's lighting
up the league, right, somebody like that. Nobody like him, right, Yes,
And that was something Mike Tomlin actually kind of closed
his press conference with today, was talking about how, you know,
Hines Ward's impacts and contributions go beyond the numbers. And
I think we all agree on that, sure, and I
do think that's you know this, I default to two

(32:04):
things in these conversations. The first is, if you have
to ask, the answer is no. And I know, I
know that that's strict. But when you say, Aaron Donald,
you don't have to ask. One day, when TJ comes
up for this, there's no conversation.

Speaker 3 (32:18):
Sure he's going homes I mean, of course.

Speaker 2 (32:20):
The second piece of that, though, is that I do
think hall of fame's Pro football Hall of Fame, Basketball
Hall of Fame, Baseball hall of Fame.

Speaker 4 (32:29):
They're museums of the sport. That's what they are.

Speaker 2 (32:33):
And so that's why, like, it bothers me that guys
like Pete Rose and Barry Bonds aren't in.

Speaker 3 (32:38):
Oh, I think it's insane, you know.

Speaker 2 (32:39):
It bothers me that, you know, such massive pieces of
history are left out and that is I think what
hines Ward has going for him. It's very hard to
tell the history of the NFL without bringing up hines
Ward and the rules that were made to change what
wide receivers can and can't do in the blocking game.
When you have that specific conversation.

Speaker 3 (33:00):
And he was going to pass, catch the ball, and
by the way.

Speaker 4 (33:04):
In his career, I mean, it's not like he was
just a meathead.

Speaker 3 (33:08):
Yeah.

Speaker 4 (33:09):
Yeah, it's not thunder Dan out there at boundary knocking
people around, but it is. It's when when we when
we talk about this full class, I think it'll paint
the picture of the difficulty here, not just for Hin's Ward,
for a lot of these guys, Like it's it's nuts
to me, man.

Speaker 2 (33:26):
This is the third year now that that Terrell Suggs
has been eligible. I know, and listen, we got no
love lost.

Speaker 4 (33:32):
For that guy.

Speaker 2 (33:33):
As much as you respect him as part of the
Steelers Ravens rivalry, you also hate him from the Steelers
Ravens rivalry.

Speaker 3 (33:38):
But you wouldn't if he wasn't any good.

Speaker 4 (33:40):
He's a great way to frame it.

Speaker 3 (33:43):
He just ran at him all day long. You would
hate him.

Speaker 2 (33:45):
He's top ten in NFL history in sacks. Yea like
come on, So with that being said, I want to
run through these twenty six names.

Speaker 3 (33:53):
Okay, I'm real quick before you do. I love one
of the reasons I like Hall of Fame talks. Everyone
looks at it a little differently.

Speaker 4 (34:01):
It's fun.

Speaker 3 (34:02):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know, like you called it a
museum of the sport, which I don't see it exactly
that way. You know, like, Okay, this is pretty pretty painting,
but he wasn't good enough at blocking pep or whatever.
It doesn't go in And I know it's not exactly
what you meant, but to me, it's like, are you
good enough for you or not? And to me wards

(34:22):
slightly below that line, you know, in terms of all
the receivers that are in, would he be one of
the worst, which is the dumbest worst. It's like being
the ugliest girl at the beauty people, right, I mean,
come on, what are we doing? So what I did
actually today on a different podcast was I picked my
six of who I would go, but I didn't put

(34:44):
two and two together at the time that this is
going to get whittled down to ten. So maybe because
I'd rather do that, because I think there's three that
are in.

Speaker 2 (34:52):
Let me guess, Drew Brees, Yes, Larry Fitzgerald this sugs
the other one, Keithley's the He's a shocker to me
too that he didn't get in first ballot.

Speaker 3 (35:03):
And that also bothers me to no end it. Sometimes
we're just not gonna put him in on the first ballot,
Like Gates in a week class two years ago should
have went in, but he had to wait till last year.
I didn't wait one year. Yes, I mean he was
clearly one of the best six to begin with. Yes,
So to me, those three are slammed dungks.

Speaker 4 (35:21):
Okay, so so breeze Keithley and la fitz I agree
with you on that is.

Speaker 3 (35:27):
The best linebacker since Ray Lewis and is every bit
the player Lewis was.

Speaker 2 (35:31):
He's unbelievable. I might fight you a little bit on
Patrick Willis, but not Yeah.

Speaker 4 (35:34):
I mean, I don't think Fred Warner in there. I
don't think it's insane to say. And he had a
much longer career I think than Eh.

Speaker 5 (35:41):
No.

Speaker 4 (35:41):
I guess they both had a similar.

Speaker 2 (35:43):
Kind of length of career key and neither of them
played crazy long.

Speaker 4 (35:48):
I think those three. I might put Suggs into that
tier as well, but I don't know though. Those three, though,
when I'm saying it out loud, do kind of feel
like they're in there in their own conversation.

Speaker 3 (35:59):
Yeah, feel fee to fight and fight me, of course.
But let's buzz through each name and say no to
the top ten or possibly to the top ten.

Speaker 4 (36:08):
So like yes, like yes, no, maybe.

Speaker 3 (36:10):
Yeah, yeah exactly At seven more spots.

Speaker 2 (36:13):
Willie Anderson AFC North offensive tackle, long time for the Bengals,
one year for the Ravens. This is his seventh time
as a semi finalist. No, I think he's another haul
of really good right right.

Speaker 3 (36:24):
I mean we've made fun of all time great Bengals,
but he's high on that list.

Speaker 2 (36:28):
Drew Brees, Yes, yes, don't think that needs much. This
is his first time being up. He's gonna be a
first ballot. Lomas Brown another offensive tackle, his first time
making it to this stage. No, I don't think so either.
Another really good player.

Speaker 3 (36:44):
But neither one of those guys is like Ogden.

Speaker 2 (36:47):
Joe Thomas y yeah right, Jarry Evans part of those
Drew Brees New Orleans Saints teams. This is his fifth
time as a semi finalist.

Speaker 4 (36:56):
Very good guard.

Speaker 3 (36:57):
I think he's got a better case than those two
tackles just mentioned, but he's still a no. I know
I can come up with ten names ahead of him.

Speaker 2 (37:04):
This one's very easy. Larry Fitzgerald y, Yes, yeah, first
time he's in.

Speaker 3 (37:08):
Forget about it.

Speaker 2 (37:09):
Forget about it. Also up for the first time. One
of the great compilers in sports history. And I don't
mean that as an insight.

Speaker 3 (37:15):
Now it's hard at this position to be a compiler.

Speaker 4 (37:17):
It's exactly right.

Speaker 2 (37:19):
I think it's a a you know, some people think
of that as kind of the game manager thing that
you could say about quarterbacks, but Frank Gore, maybe he's
a he's a real man.

Speaker 4 (37:29):
I think he'll get in eventually.

Speaker 3 (37:30):
I think it's possible.

Speaker 4 (37:32):
Not first ballot, but I think what is he like
third ever?

Speaker 3 (37:34):
And I'm pretty sure an NFL history his problem. I
don't think he was ever the best back in the league,
and he probably was never in the top two or three,
and if so, was.

Speaker 4 (37:44):
For a year, but had a great career. The numbers
do not lie.

Speaker 2 (37:48):
I think he's one that will have to wait for
a while, but could certainly get in eventually.

Speaker 3 (37:52):
Again, that was kind of my era at pitt with
Larry against the U and that was mcgaye. He poured
and they all had the most respect for Gore. Yeah,
I mean he's kind of all those guys. Yeah. The
biggest dog in that room.

Speaker 2 (38:08):
Rodney Harrison safety of the New England Patriots, of Court
Chargers and then the Patriots was with Tom Brady won
a couple of Super Bowls there. He's another to me,
hall of really good.

Speaker 3 (38:16):
He's a note to me.

Speaker 4 (38:17):
This is his sixth time as a semi finalist, but.

Speaker 3 (38:19):
There's been two or three safeties that I got in
that were real questionable to me. I mean, like Atwater
was really good and he just got in. That's why
I kind of thought these last couple classes were a
little light.

Speaker 2 (38:29):
Matt the only player in this conversation that has advanced
to this stage more times than Hines Ward. Another wide receiver,
Tory Holt. This is his twelve times a semi final
get to this point.

Speaker 3 (38:42):
It's pretty I mean, the writing's on the wall and
everyone's heard. So like Dale, explain this to me because
he did it with Troy, you know, as he was
the guy in the room that represented the Steelers to
get him in, And I always think about it from
that perspective, like, whoever the Tory Holt guy is he
shot speech like it's the same voters, it's the same speech.

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Maybe he's been super close and this time he gets
the nod. And frankly, I thought he deserved it more
than Isaac Bruce, who is in. I'll call him a maybe,
but I don't he I mean, he was not. I
didn't consider him for my top six.

Speaker 4 (39:17):
Luke Keigley, Yes, yes, don't make this man wait another year.

Speaker 3 (39:21):
Yeah, that's nuts.

Speaker 4 (39:22):
Also a bit of a surprise.

Speaker 2 (39:24):
I don't think he should have gotten in last year,
but I was a little surprised he didn't get in
last year on the ballot once again for the second time.

Speaker 4 (39:30):
Eli Manning.

Speaker 3 (39:33):
He's a no for me, but I want to put
him in the Maybes and I think he goes this year.
I'm convinced he's gonna go.

Speaker 4 (39:41):
Him and Breeze together doesn't help him.

Speaker 3 (39:44):
That there's a lot of quarterbacks rivers up this year.

Speaker 4 (39:46):
For the first the first time as well.

Speaker 5 (39:48):
Well.

Speaker 3 (39:48):
They mentioned like Brady and Ben and some of the
quarterbacks retiring around him doesn't help his cause. I think
he'll get in. I don't think he's a Hall of
Fame player though.

Speaker 2 (39:57):
Robert Math speaking of Peyton Manning Manning family, Robert mathis
of course part of that Colt's era with Peyton Manning.
This is his fifth time as a finalist.

Speaker 4 (40:08):
He's a haul of really good Yeah. Oh yeah, Philip
Rivers first time nominated.

Speaker 3 (40:12):
To me, he's much more deserving than Eli. Not like
it's close. I think he's the way better player, So
I'll put him as a maybe. But I don't think
he's gonna go.

Speaker 2 (40:21):
I don't think he's gonna go this year. No, he
don't have to wait terribly long, I hope not. Another
very good, very talented wide receiver, Steve Smith Senior. It's
his fifth time as a semi finalist.

Speaker 3 (40:33):
I don't I think he's like the same conversation as Holt,
so I'll stick him in the maybees. But I he
didn't make my top six. I didn't consider him for
my top six. But you can get the six pretty
quick in this class.

Speaker 4 (40:43):
Yeah you can't.

Speaker 2 (40:43):
Yeah, uh, semi finalist for the second time from ball
so hard University, t sizzle or else.

Speaker 3 (40:51):
Also, maybe he didn't make my my sixth and he
was my he was my seventh guy.

Speaker 4 (40:56):
But he has to get in eventually.

Speaker 3 (40:58):
I think so too. I think he's a Hall of
Fame worthy player.

Speaker 2 (41:02):
Another running back who's been to this stage now for
the seventh time, Fred Taylor.

Speaker 3 (41:07):
No, but he was tremendous hall of really good. Yeah, tremendous.

Speaker 4 (41:11):
Probably same for me. Earl Thomas, he was a yes
for me.

Speaker 3 (41:15):
He was in my sixth.

Speaker 4 (41:17):
You're a big fan of Earl Thomas.

Speaker 3 (41:18):
I am. Now. The last couple of years years of
his career were miserable, and I don't think he's the
most popular fellow, you know. I mean, I gather that,
but I thought he was the best Seattle defender on
the legion of Boom and the most important.

Speaker 4 (41:31):
Even more so than Here's probably maybe Richard.

Speaker 3 (41:34):
Put three in the Yes, Keith Lee, Uh reason so
he but he was one of my final six.

Speaker 2 (41:42):
Also a semi finalist for the second time. Big shout
out to our brother Dale Lawley, his favorite player, Adam
VINTERI huge.

Speaker 4 (41:48):
No.

Speaker 2 (41:49):
If Dale is in there throwing something at the wall,
get this guy out of here. We mentioned hinz Ward.
This is his tenth time as a semi finalist.

Speaker 3 (41:58):
Matt.

Speaker 2 (41:58):
Like I said, Tory Holt the only one who has
reached this stage just to be turned away more times
than Hunts.

Speaker 3 (42:04):
Yeah, and I think it's a no.

Speaker 4 (42:05):
I think so too.

Speaker 3 (42:06):
I would put Smith in Hold ahead of him.

Speaker 2 (42:08):
I would love it if Heines got in. It'd be
amazing for him, the Steelers and rooting for him hard.
But it's just very difficult when you keep going down
this list of wide receivers.

Speaker 4 (42:16):
Reggie Wayne, that's also a no.

Speaker 3 (42:18):
And he's behind those guys, but he's really good.

Speaker 4 (42:21):
This is the seventh time Reggie Wayne has been a
semi finalist.

Speaker 3 (42:24):
I mean, if Larry's in and Hines is competing with Smith,
Holton Wayne, a tough group at seven. Yeah, you can
make case for all of them, but none of them
is a yes. Yes for sure.

Speaker 2 (42:34):
Back to the trenches here for a few of these.
Matt Richmond Webb offensive tackle in the nineties.

Speaker 4 (42:41):
His second time as a semi finalist. No, No, Vince
will Fork interesting one fifth time as a semi finalist.
I think he's a Hall of famer.

Speaker 3 (42:48):
I do too.

Speaker 2 (42:50):
I don't know when with a lot of these guys win,
but I feel like they're gonna get in.

Speaker 3 (42:53):
Him and Suggs were right outside my six, but definitely
would be in my ten. And I would love to
make the case for him. He's got rings. Oh, him
and Hampton were the pre eminent nose tacks.

Speaker 4 (43:03):
Unbelievable.

Speaker 3 (43:04):
Actually, I'd hate to make case for him because there's
not much to hat him.

Speaker 4 (43:10):
Right, like like big Hamp, like big Snack.

Speaker 2 (43:13):
Another defensive tackle, Kevin Williams, No, No, Hall of Really Good? Uh,
Steve was Nowski starred Hall of Really Good third time
as a semi finalist. Oh, Jason Witten, first time eligible.

Speaker 3 (43:25):
He was in my top six. But I bet he
gets the Gates treatment where they make him wait a year.

Speaker 2 (43:30):
Let me go, I'm gonna go through this in a minute.
Darren Woodson tenth right there with Hines, tenth time as
a semi finalist. No, and also of the Baltimore Ravens.
Marshall yonda second time as a semi he was my
sixth guy he made.

Speaker 4 (43:44):
So your six were the top three or easy? Yes?
And then you had Witten, Witton yonda.

Speaker 3 (43:51):
Earl and earl and I just missed were will Fork
and Suggs.

Speaker 4 (43:56):
Where'd you have Philip rivers on? There after?

Speaker 3 (43:59):
Those two with them. I mean, so he would definitely
be my ten to two.

Speaker 4 (44:04):
All right, my six, Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Keighley, Stone,
cold Locks, chisel it in Stone.

Speaker 3 (44:13):
You're gonna put Sugs in.

Speaker 4 (44:14):
Well, I'm gonna put Suggs in, which.

Speaker 3 (44:15):
I'm totally cool with. I think he will go.

Speaker 4 (44:19):
Mmm. Then it gets very very difficult. Mm hmm, Sugs four.

Speaker 3 (44:28):
It's brutal this year.

Speaker 4 (44:29):
This is really tough.

Speaker 3 (44:30):
It's so tough. And Dale said, like, as a voter,
he kind of had a preconceived notion who he was
gonna pick. But then you listen to all these smart
people in the in the small room making a case
for their guy, and it's like, man, how do I
keep that guy at the Hall of Fame?

Speaker 4 (44:48):
Sugs? Will Fork, You're.

Speaker 3 (44:50):
Going, yes on will Fork. I respect that.

Speaker 4 (44:53):
I think I am. It's time.

Speaker 3 (44:55):
I think he's super important.

Speaker 4 (44:56):
I think so too. He was probably the best defensive
piece those Patriots dynasties.

Speaker 3 (45:01):
Seymour was next to him for a bunch and he
got in. He got in, and I thought that was
gonna be a struggle because he doesn't have great He
is the Aaron Smith.

Speaker 4 (45:07):
Version exactly right, man, Matt. Oh, dude, I don't know.

Speaker 2 (45:13):
Drew Brees, Larry finally answer Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke
Keighley ball so hard university.

Speaker 4 (45:21):
Will fork, will fork five O.

Speaker 3 (45:26):
Good list?

Speaker 4 (45:28):
Eli Manning six.

Speaker 3 (45:30):
I think we're going.

Speaker 2 (45:32):
I think him and Rivers are both going, but I
think they'll give Eli the nod ahead of Rivers. I
don't think they want either of those guys to be
first Pallocks. It's like Brady's gonna be first ballot. Are
they gonna do that same nonsense to Ben? I hope not.

Speaker 3 (45:44):
I hope not. I think Ben will get the Breeze treatment,
which is pretty much just you're in yeah, because I
think Elion Rivers are slightly below Breeze.

Speaker 2 (45:53):
Dude, this could be a good class man. It is
really really good class I enjoyed that conversation. We know
you guys will let us know what you think in
the Twitter mentions and in the YouTube comments. But always
fun to kind of kick that stuff around.

Speaker 4 (46:06):
Matt.

Speaker 2 (46:06):
We come back on the other side, I want to
do a little combination of Tuesday rewind and Fantasy Football
Focus with you. If that's all right, We'll getting all
those things, power rankings, a whole bunch in hour number two,
as we roll along Euler Williamson the drive on the
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