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The Red Box Politics Podcast
"joe haines" Discussed on The Red Box Politics Podcast
"That it would be very difficult to get the same amount to access whistle-stop toll of the dirty dozen subject. What caught at this well. Prime minister's you covered starting with howard mcmillan Of his extraordinary to to me. Remember in nineteen fifty nine. When i went up talks with the freshman's for it was the day after the nine fifty nine general election and there were all these young tories exulting in the fact that how mcmillan had won a majority of one hundred and there was the poor old labor party and they had their first meeting. That was happening that weekend which is called labor psychologically happier in opposition then a week later. Prime minister helmet mellon came up and told to the oxford union. And he did the. He's extrordinary thing where he talked about what it was like. Fighting the battle of the the first world war where off his whole class at baillio at the end of the war of twenty of them he was the only one who survived and the vote tears to my little. Did i know ten years time. I would be married to his granddaughter so i got two million quite well and talked to him about television and what it was like appearing on television. And he's he said for people of my. It's so difficult because you're used to going and making these big speeches and there's an audience and a crowd barracking dot com whereas when you're on television it's like playing tennis. No ever comes back to you. As how will wilson and he was someone who completely got the idea of spin imagery and people might think is new inventions. Our new labour. David cameron thing but his entire sort of folksy beach was basically a bit fake. Or is it a bit yeah. He smoked a pipe pond. Television goes away from the camera. I'm gerald kaufman. Who was his press secretary camera labor. Mp said that he had first met howard wilson in nineteen forty eight and he said our wasn't after that taught himself a sense of humor. He was the most boring speak. I had ever and wilson was very good with equips and the good good lines. How wilson sore himself. As britain's john cheryl kennedy jfk great loving for for president. Kennedy and wilson arranged for videos of kennedy's press conferences. Which were kennedy was a master of a political. Would at the press conference. I'm wilson studied these Press cops and was very good himself at behaving a bit. Like president kennedy. I have to say the most extraordinary story for me in the book is about our wilson if people think infighting number ten is bad these days the plots to get rid of marcy williams is one of the most extraordinary stories of all. They're not call the spin-doctors she. She knew more about image making than almost anyone. I never met and she understood exactly how to try. And get wilson at properly over on television when came back to power in nineteen seventy four two of his chief. Aides were rather jealous of marcy williams. Hold over harold wilson one day. Wilson's private doctor. Dr joe's stone said marcy is a very bad influence on wilson. He he's not as good as he should be because he's ruled by marcy williams. I get rid of her on her daughter. I could prescribe some pills. And then i can feel do the destitute so he was. It was wilson's private doctor trying to get wilson's two other top advisors to go along with it with a plot by the done in st joe haines. The press secretary was ridiculous the headlines the headlines well most extraordinaire reminded that bitter in-fighting number. Ted is not necessarily a new usa. What about. Jim callaghan places. Howard wilson in number ten dim. Kelly was was interesting characters as prime minister. I'd had a run in with him very early on in the early nineteen seventy s. Before he was prime minister. I wanted him to come on the program and he decided not to and he said that he would arrange his deputy to come on. He was up on secretary. And i said well. That's very kind of you to arrange that. But i need to be able to choose. Who just it's your right to to Declined to come on. And he sydney said this the cohort. I think you understand. I know some pretty important people in the bbc. And if you don't have my deputy then career. Pbc what go very far since kind of hand threatening and some years later. When i was making a film about callahan is asked him about his bullying and he said. But i never bully. Who's not my own equal. I sit hang on you. Prime minister was a political reporter producer. And he said yes but you went to university. didn't you. And he never forgot that he left school at sixteen and never went to university in always thought that there were people who had gone to university especially to oxford who look down on him and then i was the callahan gives white ted heath at reading art my senses of all the promises. He was the one who found trickiest to deal. Teddy world probably the most tricky prime minister. I had to do with this extraordinary way of trying to destabilise you before you even started the interview. I remember he once said to me. You got the usual list of boring questions afraid. So and at the end of it. I felt the interviewer gone rather better than than i expected. I said did you think it was boring as infinitely more irrelevant today. Yeah he just a very tricky tricky counter in contrast to barbara thatcher who my sentences. Your interactions with margaret thatcher. They bought it on flirting at times. Who mrs thatcher was an own mix often when you would go into number ten to do interview. Mr cockrel come to you and what. A lovely tie is quote intimidated to such as their since holding. You're already. She's a great deal less popular than.
Skip and Shannon: Undisputed
"joe haines" Discussed on Skip and Shannon: Undisputed
"Figure. I've never i've never. I went to fourteen training camp. I've never had a training camp and was there wasn't at least one fight possibly three four normally give between offers a defensive line. Those are the guys that get into most because those are the guy. That's all hitting at least what i mean you run around you know guy so but you bought sometimes got get the best of you. You like push him but is normally the db especially you running back to coach saying okay. We take it nobody to the ground. And there's somebody do something cheap at four under running back to the ground okay. Don't worry about that's started up. You just witnessed in those remarks a coach on the edge. A coach knows what's coming this. And i think it's a coach who has never bought one hundred percent into derek carr his quarterback and he knows he's got to overcome that and go forward and show real progress and this year they got to get better defensively. I mean they got they got some clouds. Offense was jon. Jacob a pro bowl player waller to tidy in good we have in the league. They got speed it the wide receiver position. I like hundred renfro as a slot. Receiver can take the top off of it. They grew okay. Yeah i'm a fan. But i need to see something issue. Okay no tomorrow. One of the greatest fighters of our generation puts his legacy on the line as many pack. Your battles welterweight world champ. Denison grass in the title fight of the summer live on paper view so by now on the fox. Sports app and that fight is also featured on the free to play fox but super six apps so scan the cure code below. Answer six questions about the fight for your chance to win. One thousand dollars best. The lockdown altered lawsuit that long and guys in the latest poll from ten. Nba execs and scouts. The wizards got a vote for the best move. By trading westbrook while the lakers got to vote for the worst off season by acquiring the guard. Despite this the lakers still got the most votes to win. The west still got two votes to win the title behind the nets who got six the bucks and heat also got a single vote to win it. All shannon. How confident are you in the lakers. Winning it all with westbrook. I think i've said this before. Skip i don't believe it's a natural fit but i believe that after having the conversation that a d. lebron rose had they're going to be willing to sacrifice contrary to what people said. I heard a lot of people say carey. And james harden is not a fit is not going to work and they sacrificed eagles. They sacrifice shot attempts and it worked. I believe this is a very similar situation now. Obviously james harden has a better shooter. The better shooter than rust. But i believe they can make this work. I'm very confident. The nets should be favorites because they play together. Although they haven't played a lot together these guys have never played together. At least they've got nine ten fifteen games up under their bill and so with that being said. I'm competent that work. I'm very confident. They're coming out of the west and my very very confident. We got cases on that right Okay okay you say no you know. This is a enthusiastic as before. Dwight howard is back. I like the bitch. I liked the guy that we got. We have shooters and kendrick. Nunn can shoot the ball. Defense like ellington. I'll like a trevor rees dwight howard. I like with the lake of done. Obviously the wait now. You remember your first point. Lebron lebron james is no longer the best player. Anthony davis didn't even get a top ten rating russell. Westbrook is terrible. So there's a little super team now so we ain't got also where we win gobi spectacular. Glad you wrote about attention. Thank you very much skill. you'll go. I didn't say anything was waiting for you to continue to shoot yourself into the foot where where you don't have much of a foot okay. My turn. I was highly amused when i read in this whole that. That one was this eastern conference executive. He voted for washington's having the move of the year in the off season for getting rid of russell westbrook and i applaud that because it was a sweet move by the wizards and the quote was the eastern conference. Executive says they were trapped now. They have flexibility. Do a fact that they don't have this giant anchor hanging around their heads giant aims. Did they make the playoffs hooded. They make puddle executive. What are the likelihood. That the washington wizards make the playoff without russ because they made the playoffs with russia. So what's the likelihood they make the playoffs out. Russ i think they got a good shot with lady and kuzma and casey ep. Okay also mantras. What about the myths. So you like the math right. You like the books tim or what you think about the The heat you like them in fact. This poll loves him. Because of the cholera calories like a runaway best moves. Do you like you like to halt or you don't like him anymore. What about like you don't like them anymore. I think they're factor. Yeah fails going to do anything. Maybe maybe not. What about the sixers like them. A lot one two three four five six. That's seventeenth right. yeah. I can see washing. The eight seed got it. Okay now. so here's the movie of the year says one eastern conference executive to get rid of russ and now you have to figure out how to play with russ and they're all kinds of quotes in this poem about russell westbrook just saying that. I'm sorry but here's one. This is a western conference scout. Saying look i'm trying to give lebron the benefit of the doubt on this but what they could have done. I just don't see the fit working out over the course of a season. I'm a huge westbrook. France says the western conference scout. I just don't like the fit when we first talked about these speculated move added westbrook you condemned and said not only do you not like the fifth but this is a no go to think about what i prefer buddy. He'll show premiered berta hill around. Lebron james not now shooter can also put the ball of the floor but he's a catch and shoot. The shooter is going to get wide open. Looks like he's never ever seen before. Yes i would like that bit better. But i'm not the one they gotta play with. Russ lebron says we can make this work so we could make stand by what i said. Dinner schreuder was a better fit turned. Eighty four million dollar for million dollars. That's a whole nother story. But dennis shooter is a much better perimeter defender than russell westbrook ever thought about what what about. What about the you. Who told me they'd be better. The balls or the wizards pretty close up in chicago. Get that acu okay. So you're trying to discredit. The wizards was to discredit. But i tell you what's obsolete one of the best moves that nobody's really talking about but we talked about we when it didn't go in great detail. The patty meals padded meals is not gonna mr shot. Joe skipped remember. Joe hairs joe joe. Haines couldn't miss we showing dorothy shot up. Shot up shot. Will he did win. The three point shot he been here gives the.
GSMC Football Podcast
"joe haines" Discussed on GSMC Football Podcast
"The dallas cowboys will be facing the pits. Berg steelers man two teams a lot of fans People were excited to watch like the two. The two teams that have That are tied for the most super bowl Are they or are. They tied for second have five or one anyway. They're up there okay. 'cause i mean. I know tom brady's messed up a lot of statistics before tom brady. Guide dog is pittsburgh and the cowboys. Okay these two teams going at it. Tonight i will definitely watching. Can't wait to just sit on my couch. I'm really not going to be doing anything else. Take no i talk to you about some things we saw but know of course preseason. We're we can't expect to see too much. They're not gonna show their best play as they're not gonna risk anybody that you know is gonna risk any Injuries with that being said a couple of notable players that are out for sure or maybe questionable mark cooper's for the dallas cowboys is out tyron. Smith offense tackles questionable. Demarcus lawrence Demand for the dallas cowboys is questionable. Dak prescott quarterback for the cowboys is questionable. Well in pittsburgh side. They have a dax. Raymond tied in who's on injury reserved Pat for me month for me. Muth who is questionable in demarcus Ac at quarterback who is out all right Both of these teams men have a two they did. They got something to prove as you know the cowboys. Debt guide his money. The cowboys have you know. Got this and crazy. Offense got themselves new defensive coordinator. Make sure they can make up for the defense To go for at all Pittsburgh steelers start off the season so amazing last year Mike tomlin has extended his contract with them. Which you know the the pittsburgh steelers very loyal organization I believe they'd had like three quarterbacks. I mean three quarterbacks. Three head coaches total since the early nineteen hundreds or somewhere like nine hundred and sixty i i mean i know that's not early but i just it in nineteen hundred longtime which a lot of teams. They've had three in the last three years. Okay but yeah both of these organizations are up for you know shooting at their chance to make it all the way. Home okay A big pickup for the dallas cowboys was a rookie. Mike mike mica pearson Right there at middle linebacker think is hoping he can fill in that issue there while we're talking about these two teams. Let me give you. Their schedules Cowboys their precinct. Schedule are going to be playing Steelers this week. next week. they're going to be playing. The car knows Dna texans than the jags. They will kick off their official season. September ninth On nbc seven thirty pm huge game plan at the super bowl. Champion buccaneers all right. That's it's going to be a game to watch man following that man the rest of their season. It looks like Chargers eagles panthers giants patriots. Vikings broncos falcons chiefs raiders saints washington giants washington cardinals eagles. So yeah it's a solid very very solid schedule for them to make it you know for making it happen their team stats They were two hundred sixty yards passing passing yards per game which put them at eight rushing yard. One hundred eleven point. Eight seven points For you know points per game where averaged twenty four point seven which put them in seventeen points against away. I'm sorry the twenty four point seven points against them put them seventeen and then Points that they put up twenty nine point six fit with having their quarterback bag man as soon as he's healthy i wouldn't be surprised if that is somewhat similar. Remind you what. They're rosser looks like they have dak prescott starting them off but of course it would precede. We're going probably see a lot of backups. Backing him up. Our gary gilbert been nucci and cooper rush Ezekiel elliott in his backfield with tony pilot. Right behind him in. Everybody knows how impressive twenty poverty as he. Probably the most notable backup running back in the game Like i said amar cooper's out but behind him as cedrick wilson We also have cd-rom. Michael gallup blake darwin also leading the way as the starters on this team Don't be surprised if you know a tight. And you see indulge schultz. Aaron parker noah brown to see what everybody can see their about off. It's of line is back intact to be honest. I think they need to play starting Preseason just to get back into the swing of things really feel comfortable in tyron smith zag marginal collins all these injured guys Definitely need to Fill it Demarcus lawrence like i said is questionable but behind him is doors armstrong And then you know at linebacker. Like i just said mike. Parsons rookies needs to be Gebreel cox that they is. He's gonna be out there. Jalen smith needs to pick a back up. Trevan digs donovan wilson. Demong take qazi. Anthony brown all of their defensive players really needs to be planning to preseason not too hard but at least half the game just to get in the wraps of things switch into pittsburgh steelers. Let's talk about them. They're starting playing the cowboys tonight. Then they'll play. The eagles lines in panthers to wrap their preseason. They opened up at. The bills are dow on september twelfth. yeah really seeing them open against the bills. I think that's really the major game for them. Although i can't wait see what they do here. But as far as officially fool starters twenty two starters going against the bills is a good start because that is a team that you have to beat if you definitely plan on winning a championship after that following them. They play raiders. Bingles packers broncos. Seahawks brown's Bears lions chargers. Bingles ravens. vikings titans chiefs brown's finish off with the ravens. I just love how the rival spe- in games man the winter home but he But yeah one of their notable pickups this off season in the draft is niger. Harris last season debut much didn't have much of a running game so they're really hoping that they can lean on nause to make it happen to me is very well. Very good poised Rookie running back very diverse in woody can do To be honest. I think a lot of people look at him as like an album chimera. I think that's what we're planning to see from. At least that's what he gave us. He would give us a a lot of kamera esque Movements and plays when he was in bama so we're gonna continue that into the league if his offensive coordinator smart that's how they're using them But yeah man. Let's look at their chart. Like i said we're talking about the preseason. Preseason you are gonna get a lot of backups. Especially when you're starting quarterback has proven himself and he's up in aid he needs to really be out there being rothenberger start off Came back to do another year for the pittsburgh steelers. Even though the president of the organization said this might not be his last year behind him he has mason rudolph. Who took over for him while he was gone injured. Dwayne haskins pickup that they got this off season from the washington football team and josh dobbs that they got years ago and somehow he's sitting all the way at the back of depth charges snagging better who knows Like i said nashi smith the rookie. Definitely want him to get acclimated comfortable with that real. That real deal football in a fail feels like no more of the college bamboo stuff where you guys are dominating. It's a walk in the park. You coming out of the game Bought a second quarter starting receivers. Juju smith schuster chase klay pool. Deontay johnson Tied in eric. Brar are these all are very reliable individuals but behind them or Solid guys hoping to make their sean in his preseason so that they got what it takes. Jane's washington ray ray macleod cody white in pat Firm youth. You know that that name again. That i struggle with Offensive line solid. We go back to defense. They did lose bud depre- but they still got tj why who which is arguably the best Deion of in the game Statistically our defensive lineman in the game statistically okay After what he did last season. But would you have him out there. I probably wouldn behind him. You got cases. Marsh got haney Henry moto isaiah. Bugs chris warmly. Those guys are probably going to really be trying to get it out there. Get it on alex. Highsmith start at linebacker with devon bush in robert spilling who knows. We're going to go on there. They did pickup. Melvin ingram the third though So that might be someone. We'll get to see Duke it out joe. Haines still there though Starting at cornerback. We got james pierre behind him that you might pick up A lot of work in this preseason. I had approved. We don't see it solid. it's it's on both sides. This is the curtain that was handling their business last season at the beginning of the season when i believe they went with eleven. Ino- does as far as they were in the beginning of the season last year But who knows. I mean like i said stat. Wise they they got a lot no one. They didn't have one thousand yard rushing last season nor did they have one thousand yard receiving last season. So if that's going to happen. I think is gonna pick up this year Microfiche patrick as safety. And he led them in tackles last season.
GSMC Fantasy Football Podcast
"joe haines" Discussed on GSMC Fantasy Football Podcast
"You have melvin ingram. The former pass rusher for the chargers he signed with pittsburgh. The pittsburgh steelers so he'll be going to pittsburgh. I do like the move for pittsburgh. I think they definitely needed to address the pass rusher situation. Obviously you know they lost by duprey you know. They needed somebody to replace that. And i you know. Obviously melvin. Ingram is definitely older than bud duprey and you know he does have an injury history so there is that is something to keep an eye on. When you're you know looking at the defense. Listen i think when it comes to the steelers defense you know. it's going to be one of the defenses. Taking on one of the first defenses taken off the board as usual. i mean. There's still going to be a sack machine And that's definitely something that a lot of fantasy players are going to want. I think the problem with the steelers is obviously their secondary. And you know they do need help at the cornerback spot. I believe you know. Obviously they make fitzpatrick. And you know he's just. Starting joe haines getting older You know so. The the secondary is really. What's going to be the problem for the steelers defense. So you know. We'll see what happens with that. I do like the signing. As long as he stays healthy you know could definitely help the steelers out. And also vince williams the middle linebacker for the steelers. He announced his retirement. So the series. You're gonna look to fill that void You know in the linebacking core. But really i think the major problem with the steelers is going to be there or an issue is the secondary i think. Really what the problem is going to be. i think. of course they're seven gonna be fine Like i said melvin. Ingram stays healthy. This defense is going to be really good. So i think really. There's i mean. I think the steelers defense is still going to be. One of the first defense is taken off the board..
Behind the Steel Curtain
"joe haines" Discussed on Behind the Steel Curtain
"To step up against the run as a backup edge rusher guys on the roster and it's one of the big things i think all steeler fans should be concerned about the season they haven't found that guy moving back off the defensive line and into the linebacker core one of the big things we need to point is if devon bush's healthy and if devon bushes a capable of playing throughout the year of course. We seem kind of his twitter escapades. I guess is one way to put it where he's kind of in one sense. He might be trolling fans just kind of going off. The deep end with his crazy tweets and whatnot not to get into too much but of course he he just goes on and on but it seems to slow down recently. Maybe he was just trying to make people talk about them. I'm not one hundred percent certain on that but possibly that could be what was going on there but of course. He's coming off an acl injuries. Well his health is a pretty big pretty big thing. Steelers defense was dominant in those. What i seven games regular season. They were still really good after that. But both debris devon bush. We're healthy on the field. Steelers swarmed the football day. Where great if devon bush returns to form and continues his progression upwards. The steelers have a very very good inside linebacker in former michigan wolverine past him. If he if he can stay healthy there is still the spot beside devin bush which raises a couple eyebrows number. One vince williams. Of course the steelers released him but he signed back in a one year veteran minimum deal just to remain with the steelers likely to end his career. As a pittsburgh steeler with twenty twenty. One most likely being the final of those seasons of the vince willing mira if he starts to look his age of course we know the steelers love putting their linebackers and terrible situations been to williams has been tasked with covering receivers struggling at it. Because we know it's not a strong suit yet. The team continues to do it but again. He's another year older He wasn't scooped up us cooped up off the street for any a nice amount of money so there is some recent. Be worried about vince. Williams but still have some guys to try to spell them Depending on the situation but felix age that could be a bit of an issue for the steelers. Hopefully vince williams can kind of continue to be that That field record field general that he has been in recent years. The other guy that you kind of have a little bit of concern about is robert spelane. Of course it's kind of hard to judge his effort in the playoff game because he was definitely playing hurt. I don't think he was absolutely ready to take the field one. The steelers play the browns in the wild card game. of course he's nursing that knee injury So we struggled struggled against the pass. He struggle against iran. It was by far from his best game. But if roberts bullying takes a step back and looks more like that practice squad guy that he was in tennessee and his first year in pittsburgh. Then there's definitely reason to be worried Split had a couple of huge splash plays last year which rocked them up a lot of the fan rankings and that positional depth chart but he still a guy that was an extremely raw talent and hasn't done those things over an extended period of time so s- to prove he can do that Cudi potentially To plant vince williams as the starting. I'll tell her inside. Linebacker beside devon bush possibly but that will be a question that will be answered training camp and really beyond that so hopefully split can continue his ascent up the depth chart and continue his way. The nfl ranks really because he did show some flashes but if he takes a step back all of a sudden the steelers might not have a guy beside devin bush and once again another hole in the defense moving outside to the defensive backs one of the big things that we touch on. Of course joe haden. Who's entering the final year of his deal. Joe haines been are honestly the best corner. The steelers have had since they signed him. What five years ago. Now if he can continue to truck on at the ability that he's been playing the steelers will be absolutely fine but if he starts to show his age which is something. We'll have to ask now until joe haden really shows age It's a question to bring up every single off. Season No matter how annoying that may get because once again he is a corner north of thirty now and he's been playing football for a very long time so if he starts to shows age or slow down a little bit then there might be some concern at the corner position and really there is a little bit of concern as we sit here right now. We do not know if cameron son or james peer. Whoever is the true answer at that. Other cornerback spot. I know both those guys have shown flashes in the past but now the first time you them will be asked to be the starting outside corner for the pittsburgh steelers. This is pretty big tall. Ask out of anybody to step on the field after being a backup for a number of years And prove themselves worthy of being a starting corner in this league kam-sun struggles that could that could be kind of a nail in the coffin situation. We've seen the steelers. Have some bad quarterback play before. They signed. Joe haden and then signed steven nelson. We know what it's like. We noticed like to have such a glaring hole in just teams lining up their receivers on that side of the field and just taking advantage of poor cornerback place though the steelers cannot afford that they need. At least eighty percent of what steven nelson was last year out of sudden and peer. Which i think is absolutely doable. Heck they could even match the production of steven nelson from a year ago. But they need to be able to do that over. Seventeen games so that is a pretty big question. Mark as well Another spot staying in the in the corner field. That nickel cornerback spot. We don't know who's going to be The steelers really only signed arthur malaysia. Who right now is listed as a safety on the steelers site And they signed a bunch of safeties and corners In the undrafted free agent market kinda desperately looking to see if they can find the guy that can play nickel. Who knows if they did. They tried the best of their ability to bring some names in. But i don't know if that's enough. I i wouldn't anticipate mike helton levels of production Out of any of these guys really. So i if they can just be good enough if they have to change the position and that's something the steelers to but it's something the lookout for is what they can do with their nickel corners. And the last spot. That i think is important to bring up is At strong safety and terrell edmonds of course last year throughout most of the season trill edmonds was a tight end shutdown guy. You're saving tons of compliments before kind of the end of the year. Kind of Taking a step back to a certain degree which really kind of hurt a little bit and once again kind of put that knife in the back of edmonds from steeler fans that have been calling him a bust from day one he needs seventeen straight games plus playoffs of being that tight. End a racer to kind of prove his worth. If you cannot do without the steelers will be in the market for another strong safety net next year because once again they did not pick up his fifth year option. The third time they've ever done that so the steelers have some question marks at strong safety as well so with all that being said. I want to thank you for tuning in today's edition of the live. Mike i appreciate you hanging around and taking this ride with me. We'll catch you guys next week Training camp is on.
Behind the Steel Curtain
"joe haines" Discussed on Behind the Steel Curtain
"Pacman that gain is the only playoff win cameron heyward has played in. And isn't that amazing. That's amazing rod. Because he's been in the league. What ten years now and we cannot say. You're not guess this was the black ango go-goes that we keep saying the steelers that really good team and we are good team but then we don't have the results for these plays. They want need that hall of fame coach to be that extra. Tear up talk because came here with us. One win out of all these chances at a ten years. It doesn't say it doesn't seem right. Does it well and joe haines than here this. This was his fifth year here. And he's he hasn't played in the playoff win. Isn't wanna play and he can help you know. He's been a huge help to this team. He's been a huge force on the steelers team. Hasn't won a playoff game with us. You know fitz. Patrick came over. He hasn't t j. What hasn't won a playoff game lake. What's going on like we've got a we've got to step it up. This is what. I was thinking. When i was to your audience for the sherman and then straight away when castro left. Also like hang on a minute big ben's and the gone that offense who has been in active playoff game all the sorry to win all the other guys and let me know that it's just just getting there isn't isn't good enough judy just getting their washington just getting their snow just getting their lost year. Not good enough to win to have that playoff culture and and starting winning culture and yes. We are standing on the stand tall and they pies. We made it but at this happens again. We're going to impact to we get go. Big ran on part to. What's gonna happen if it doesn't happen for the negative side but there's going be a time where you know you're playing you year. Like what now announced noticed all on him but the nfl is gonna help him out. Jeff yeah yeah i i actually i actually it with my own because i i was i was on the same page with you but a little bit of different direction. With ben roethlisberger is the only player who has been in a court in a playoff win for the steelers on There are a total of six players on offense who have played snaps on offense. They have to be offensive snaps in a playoff win period. Six of them you want to try and guess any of them all offense okay. I'll try my best apron. Would be one. Is that correct eric. Ebron two thousand eighteen indianapolis over houston guy. We guy on the offensive line. We added from the super bowl champions last year. From case casey from tamla played he played for tampa last year. He's ho-gau hague hague. He was her sixth offensive lineman. He played twenty one snaps in the super bowl. And these these players often. You wanna test my at my weight position like there there. Yeah you got one of the two non offensive lineman offensive lineman. He wasn't on our team in two thousand eighteen but he did win a playoff game in two thousand eighteen. Playoff davis brother hasn't all like derrick derrick lot two nine t playing ten snaps when the chargers beat the ravens no way but the who who the laws who the la okay. Well the guy we just added to replace. The castro played in the super bowl and two thousand fifteen so he won the he won the nfc championship game in two thousand fifteen. The last guy Avion collins two thousand eighteen minnesota over new orleans. He played ten snaps. He's offensive lineman but he got in on offense. They weren't special teams But that's it like avion collins probably isn't make this team you've got joe. Hager's of backup offensive lineman eric ebron derek lot. Who barely plays and the new guy. We decided to trade turner who hopefully healthy. So what you're saying is in total only offense. We really have zero experience in a playoff ron. And maybe that's the do that playoff victories in in our culture the moment whereas for years or even before two thousand ten we had were always gonna to be around. And if we didn't make the next few years you had new guys who were were piled. Delay the ship that's alyce. That's why me why. Ben roethlisberger was twenty. Seventeen was in two thousand seventeen two thousand sixteen season. Everyone on the team has a playoff win since then is wasn't on our team. And it's like derek. Whyte avion collins eric. Ebron and joe hague. It's like they're not leaders. These guys that leaders in your locker room. I'm just going to throw this out there for a minute comedy. Imagine if big ben was a problem the united may auto winds but then everyone else keeps leaving him not wanna taste that as some people will they say big. Ben is a problem. We've kept him. We haven't had other applies to stick around this offense and if big big ben the only one is one the pie with the button then maybe the other plays sign jon like playing with him but he seems to be the only one united sometimes when that happens in las. If you're the person you you disagree with thirty people maybe it's you up. I'm just gonna stay off that topic. Nothing save about that day. Director director letters davidson. I'm not saying it's the right thing. I'm designing the possibility but it's coming back into these players that the buy in however yet. It's tough one. I looked into this race. Such about not winning lost person to win a playoff game and twenty seventeen was ben. There's nobody else on the offensive line. So who's the leadership is a ben And before we go to break doesn't doesn't doesn't matter that we haven't won a playoff game. Did you run run. Rampant and fry moves. Go crazy and we will get a playoff win. Doesn't matter i don't think it does. I honestly don't think it does it. Doesn't it doesn't matter once you win one right. This only matters until we win a playoff game right the minute we wanna play off game. How many games you want is a relevant like. It's it's not really relevant like it didn't help us in two thousand and ten ben rothlisberger ton more playoff games than aaron rodgers had right. Didn't matter the it was a two time superbowl champion. The green bay packers beat us. We have you know It it doesn't it doesn't really matter it didn't matter. Cleveland wanna playoff game in forever..
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"joe haines" Discussed on The Red Box Politics Podcast
"I'm i was privileged in researching this book to talk. Not just to pull harrison. Were talking a little while ago. But to bernard ingham to alastair campbell. Joe haines too many other press. Secretary's let me tell you. None of them ever felt anything remotely cozy stephen with pointing out the obvious only ever be briefing for number. Ten is only ever going to be one of your sources as a political correspondent. I'm one of the stories. I think it must have been quiet political day but there was a bit of a row going on back in the coalition years about the price of energy energy. Bill this jumper gators. And i was so so david who was then. An energy minister had made a comment about whether it was cold. People could put a sweater should put a sweater on to keep warm and there was this whole the pack. Were asking a slightly inexperienced press spokesperson whether the minister was advising the public to wear a sweater if they were cold and i think they eventually managed to persuade the person to say something like well. Yes i do. Put on a sweater if i'm cold and yeah that is perhaps not one of the i remember. It was often the final morning lobby. There's not much going on. Journalists were balls and i remember anywhere on and on and on about whether or not if someone's cold with the prime minister suggests they put a jump for the obvious answer is of course if you're called you jump from but this the spokesman rightly identified. If you said that you've got the saying turn your heating often put a jump on says part of this and then he becomes out of touch of touch elite surely the lobby but never behave badly in your day though phil webster who is really a with me and we would quite merciless and and particularly on foreign trips As as you were saying foreign trips the lobby often ran amok and There was something about being out of the country together And if little story started running it it tended to get out of control again with. Neil connect wants in washington when reagan was still president. Can gwynne to try and dissuade reagan. That labor's unilateralist policy that he was still lumbered with the time Made all kinds of sense and we spoke to kick and and healy afterwards and apparently the meeting it all gone very very well until one of our journalists went along to the white house briefing. He he was had later deadline so he went along to the white house briefing. It was one hundred percent different way that came out. Was that connecticut. Had a real dressing down from reagan about the About the policy The unilateralist policy. And that of course became the story until we got back to kennedy and healy and found out that the president spokesman rather laid it on on how to come up with a story that was down in the middle. And it's it's the way that those very often on on these trips the agenda that had been set by the press secretary at the time was completely ripped up On the on the time leaving. Heathrow steve looking ahead to the future of the lobby. What we've seen actually the possible year. Eighteen months of the pre covid were attempts by the boss. Johnson damage sort of circumvent the lobby more just putting clips out on social media. And that's the thing even divide the lobbying to those allowed into briefings in those Not allowed there. Was the abortive plans then. Televise lobby briefings which everyone in the lobby said to be. A terrible idea for concerned low behold came to that view to might now lobby briefings taking place on zoom all teams with people texting questions. It's not particularly conducive to sort of open debate and interrogation but well she sink the long-term state of the lobbyist d think that actually people will go more and more fighting their own. I if essentially you're getting almost nothing from the number ten machine. People talk about being spoon fed things on number ten. If only sometimes they even you the spoon must. Do you think longs looking five ten years time. Do you think. I think the immediate question is when do we go back in person right which is presumably at the end of the restrictions. And the sooner that happens the better because it's finding over the phone and we will kind of coalesce. One person chairs lobbied lobby. They ask questions and that's fine but it's no replacement for doing face to face and that's for better and for worse so on the worst side one of the things. That always drives me nuts about lobby. Briefings when you get kind of grandstanding from reporters trying to of be very funny and very witty are one. Those and someone was trying to kind of make. Repeated snarky jokes in that questions and on the fringes of degree was one dominic. Cummings at the time who is watching these proceedings with interest and in fact as we know in hindsight sharpening the knife for the end of those briefings to bring televised briefing now. Those televised briefings didn't happen but the best of the lobby is when as a pack. It smells where the story is. It smells whether non dials and it goes for hopkins notch not veteran person. So for me. The sooner we get back to impose briefings the better now going to agree with you milwak- if only because the watts on post their questions will start. Beeping constantly won't give it questions of of absurd. A final word to you having having around in the history of the book to what your book the history of the lobby. What do you think about where it will end up. Because he to some extent. Reading was how much hasn't changed. Do you think the combination of technology and you. We'll do what we like. Attitude in indiana street means the lobby will change the coming as well. I think the lobi constantly changes and stephen has pointed out. There are lots of different ways of getting your information these days in way. I think the lobby. Because it's somebody really jealous. Like stephen lots of enterprising people who realize that they've got to continue to make their own way in this changing political and media landscape when you've got social media and so on i mean they're exploiting it. It's interesting how often it will be a lobby. Journalists tweeting align. Out which. I get alerts you to perhaps a big breaking political story and media journey and political journalists as well as the politicians now use social media as part of this kind of ongoing battle to shape the political narrative. I think some of that out right hostility to the lobby from number ten has if operated somewhat with the departure of dominic cummings and his colleague. Who was the director of communications lee now then longer in downing street it appears to be back back much more on a level of sort of formal equilibrium. They're never going to be. It's never going to be a love. It is at matt but so. I think that the caliber of political journalist we've got and their ability to adapt to the changing media and political landscape. I think that they had to stay while hopes because his all work and We'll find out what today's lobby briefing brings us when he kicks off today. Like i said it all happens on teams and post questions whatsapp group and yeah the poll journalists. Chairing ashley. Get some sense.