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The Merits of "chevron Deference"
"Welcome back, America. I'm guilty here and thank you for joining me this morning. Now I'm about to talk about Chevron deference and my steeler fans friends think that means there's a line at the gas station like under Jimmy Carter. That's not what it is, but you need to understand Chevron deference and you and to understand why a new court filing in loper bright enterprises versus raimondo may finally lead to what we need in this country, which is a checking in of the administrative state. It's been filed by the former solicitor general of the United States. Paul Clement, who joins me now. General Clement, welcome to the Hugh Hewitt show. Great to talk to you. It's great to be with you. You know, I'm very happy to talk about that. You are a friend of Carol plant lebao and she'd been telling me for years. How can you not know Paul Clement? You know, ruxley, you know, Ted Olson, you knew chuck Cooper and, you know, ten stars. I just never run across and he's too young. So am I correct you've argued more than a hundred Supreme Court's arguments thus far? That's right here. I have argued more than a hundred cases, quite amazing to me. That is so fabulous. And I have personally recommended this man to people when they are looking for Supreme Court litigators because you don't want to send in the local council actually to target before the Supreme Court. This case of loper bright though, caught my eye, Paul Clement, because I teach con law and I try and explain Chevron deference and even law students eyes glaze over, but it can't be an issue for the administrative conference. It can't be an issue for administrative lawyers and professors. It matters to every small business in American carrying great burdens of regulation. Will you explain what Chevron deference is and then what loper bright is going to try and do I delight it to. So the thing about Chevron at least that makes me so kind of concerned about it is you and I have a lawsuit and we disagree about the meaning of a statute. The court is ultimately going to have to figure out which one of us is right. And there's no tie breaker. They have to do all the work and they have to get to a point where they just give their best impression as to what the statute means. But if instead of having a legal dispute with you, I have a legal dispute with a federal government agency, then instead of the courts having to get the statute just right. And figure out what's the best reading of the statute. They essentially get to look at it and unless the statute is clearly in my favor. Then basically the courts will defer to the government.
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The latest in sports
"AP sports I'm Josh rowntree. We start on the NBA where Memphis took a game over Dallas with multiple stars sidelined. Correspondent Robert Stevens has more. Desmond baines scored 23 points as the Memphis Grizzlies completed a two game sweep of the Dallas Mavericks, one O four 88. Naz played without Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving both injured while the grizzlies were again without John morant. Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins says his team up this defensive intensity in the second half. Come out of halftime with just a renewed energy and mentality. Hey, we got to raise our level both sides of the floor. We made a couple adjustments defensively that paid off for us, which got us going with our groove on offense. And obviously that third quarter kind of changed the game. David roddy and Dylan Brooks had 19 apiece from Memphis while Jaden hardy led the Mavs with 28. Josh green at 23. Bob Stevens Dallas. In Houston, the rockets knocked off the Celtics one 11 one O 9. And jabari Smith scored 24 to lead the young rockets, one of the best teams in the league, where it was in the finals last year, you know, just competing with him. You know, going down to the wire like that with a great team like that. It's just real promise in this room. It's really good for us. The bucks beat the kings one 33, one 24. Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 46 in the win. The warriors took down the sun's one 23 one 12 behind 38 points from Klay Thompson, including 33 in the first half. On the ice, buffalo scored three third period goals rallying to beat Toronto four three. Alex tuck at the 30 goal mark with a pair in the final frame. We kind of got back to just trying to work and make simple plays and you know I just roll over one line after another after another and it makes a huge difference out there and big news in the opening day of NFL free agency. The Raiders reportedly filled their QB void by agreeing to terms with former 49er. Jimmy Garoppolo on a three year deal worth, 67 and a half $1 million. The bears are set to give linebacker tremaine Edmonds a four year $72 million contract and the Steelers are bringing on three time all pro corner Patrick Peterson for a two year deal. I'm Josh Valtteri, AP sports.
America First with Sebastian Gorka Podcast
Lord Conrad Black Talks Murdoch, Schumer and J6 Footage
"Lord black, the idea that the establishment doesn't want us to see this footage and then the most senior individual in the upper house here on Capitol Hill wants the CEO of fox corps to ban his most popular star from giving us more information your reaction. If Chuck Schumer were the chairman of News Corp., they would still be sitting in Adelaide Australia losing money. I mean, he couldn't run a two car funeral and Rupert Murdoch who might have known well for 40 years and had the challenging but bracing experience of competing with him in Britain and in Australia. Adequately successfully. Is probably the greatest media proprietor and innovator in the history of the world. And it is not, it does not lie in the mouth of senator Schumer to tell him how to run his business. And in the broader sense, of course, what he is urging on a spurious invocation of what amounts to the partisan interest of the myth makers and elections steelers of the Democratic Party. He's demanding censorship. The voluntary censorship by the world's leading media owner because it would be an inconvenience to the Democrats and the myth making that they have that they have conducted in a defamatory and in my opinion at times illegal way throughout the Trump era. And exactly the reverse is what should happen. The truth should come out. I mean, obviously you can't run 40,000 hours of this stuff on prime time television. But a fair sampling of key moments to indicate a precisely and fairly what really happened
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Steelers beat Browns 28-14 but miss out on playoffs
"The Steelers finished off their strong second half beating the browns 28 to 14. Kenny Pickett passed for 195 yards and a touchdown, but with Miami's win over the jets Pittsburgh narrowly missed the playoffs in his rookie season. Got the win. But obviously not the result we wanted. At the end of the day here, we wanted to shout the playoffs, but didn't work out that way. Naji Harris rushed for 84 yards and a score, and the Steelers, which began the year two and 6, but finished 9 and 8 sacked deshaun Watson 7 times. Watson passed for 230 yards and two scores, but was picked off twice. The browns finished their year 7 and ten. Josh bounty Pittsburgh
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NFL players, communities rally for Bills safety Damar Hamlin
"Hamblin is from Pittsburgh. He first met steelers coach Mike Tomlin when he was 12. They got a lot of love for that young man. We lifted here him and that organization up in prayer. Fans have gathered outside university of Cincinnati medical center. Bills fans and Bengals fans, like Billy Jefferson. It was just a big shock like it was just a big silence like no one knew what to do. A crossroads church uptown in Cincinnati. We don't know who God's gonna answer. So we're just gonna go for it. People like Kristen wooten gathered to pray for the healing of demar Hamlin's hearts. I don't know if what I'm going to say is going to make a difference, but I'm going to give it all I've got. If I'm going to go down, I'm going to go down swinging for this guy because he deserves it. Hamlin's family expressed gratitude for the support, saying, keep praying. I'm Ed Donahue.
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Steelers still alive after last-minute 16-13 win over Ravens
"Kenny Pickett hit nage Harris with a ten yard touchdown pass with 56 seconds to go to give the Steelers a 16 to 13 come from behind win over the ravens. Harris rushed for 111 yards against the ravens defense. When we control the line of scrimmage, we win the game. That's just plain and simple. That was with Mike T challenge justice offensively challenged me. To get down here, run on them. And that's what we did. We executed the plan. The Steelers rushed for 198 yards as they improved 8 and 8 keeping their playoff hopes alive. Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley threw a touchdown pass, but was also intercepted with 20 seconds to go. Craig heist Baltimore
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The latest in the NFL
"NFL week 17 roundup, I'm Dave fairy. Three teams are now battling for the last NFC wild card birth and one is the packers is Mark Daniels reports. You have enough for debt a month ago, the Green Bay Packers dominated the NFC north champion Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field 41 17 for their fourth in a row. Fell behind three to nothing after a block pond early, but keyshawn Nixon took the next kick-off back a 105 yards for a touchdown packers didn't stop until it was 41 three, midway through the fourth. This one out 12 and four while the 8 and 8 packers need only to beat the Detroit Lions in their finale at home to secure the NFC's final wild card spot. The Lions also enjoyed a blowout win. Denny cap was there. The lion's defense sacks Justin Fields 7 times in a 41 ten route of the bears, Lions rookie James Houston tally three sacks in just a 6 game of the season and now leads all NFL rookies with 8 of them on the year as his team stays in the playoff hunt, improving the 8 and 8. We coming together as a team, everybody is getting better, man. Everybody's doing their job. Everybody's executing when they're supposed to execute. Houston also forced a fumble of fields who completed just 7 of 21 for 75 yards. The Seahawks also have postseason hopes. Jim Bernard has the details. The Seattle Seahawks kept their playoff hopes alive with a 23 6 win over the New York Jets. Gino Smith passed for 183 yards and two touchdowns as the seahawk snapped a three game losing streak. Obviously, we hit a rough patch and it's not what we want, but we still got a shot. And so what we can control is winning next week, another tough opponent. But all we can do is control what we can control and look at the situation at hand. The jets committed three turnovers to drop their fist straight game, which eliminated them from postseason contention. The Giants have extended their season, Mike mancuso reports. The Giants have clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2016 with a 38 to ten win over Indianapolis. Daniel Jones led the way he threw for a 177 yards and two TDs. He ran for 91 yards with touchdown runs of 18 and ten yards. Just to exciting, I think, like I said, we've been through some been through some tough times and to be on this side of it is a lot of fun. Landon Collins returned the Nick Foles and interception, 52 yards for a touchdown as the Giants built a 24 to three halftime lead. The eagles must have the chance to clinch the top seat in the NFC playoffs. Here's Michael luongo. The states picked up their third straight, where were they 2010 went over the eagles, New Orleans, took the 7th thing, they didn't know one yard run by Taysom Hill. They sealed the victory when Marshawn latimer put another pass by Gardner and menchu and ran it back 11 yards for a score and a Dalton through two to four yards for the saints who improved the 7 and 9 when you look at how you finish the season. There's a lot to say for that and there's a lot that you can carry over and you want to be playing your best football at the end of the year and I feel like we're doing that. Mention had one touchdown pass for the Bridget is still clinched against the eastern Division Championship and the number one overall seed with the win next week. Eric waddell watched the Buccaneers clinch a playoff birth. Tampa Bay out lasted Carolina 30 to 24. The win for the bucks clinched the NFC south title, bucks wide receiver Chris Godwin had a 120 receiving yards and says his team is building for whoever Tampa plays in the playoff. My legacy gets anybody, man. You know, and I feel like we, you know, we still got a ways to go. We still got some things that we got to work on. But, you know, that was a big step for us. The Patriots still have playoff hopes. Gregg cadets, reports. The New England Patriots kept their playoff hopes alive with a 23 21 come from behind victory over the Miami Dolphins. The Patriots took the lead for good in a third quarter interception return for a touchdown by Kyle Duggar. The pick 6 made it four straight weeks at the Patriots defense escort a touchdown. The Steelers stayed alive in the playoffs with a 1613 win versus the ravens that commanders were eliminated with a 24 ten loss to the browns. The chiefs beat the Broncos 27 24. The Jaguars crushed the Texans 31 three. The forty-niners earned their 9th street win by beating the Raiders 37 34 and overtime. The Chargers hammered the rams 31 ten and the falcons earned a 2019 victory over the Cardinals. I'm Dave ferry, AP sports.
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Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris dies at 72
"A tough day for Pittsburgh Steelers, Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris passed away overnight at age 72. His son DACA confirmed that the news to the AP this morning and no cause of death given, but really the timing sort of ironic in the sense that the team is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the immaculate reception this weekend while also retiring his number 32. The immaculate reception may be the most famous play in football history where he caught an improbable past reigning it in for a touchdown that sort of kick started what became the dynasty that the Pittsburgh Steelers established in the 1970s. Will graves, Pittsburgh
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Highlights of Sunday's action in the NFL's Week 15
"Week 15, NFL roundup. I'm Ben Thomas, Sunday's action saw two more overtime games, but neither qualifies as the wildest finish of the weekend. That was in Las Vegas, with the Raiders beat the Patriots. Ryan lyong explains how. The Raiders scored on a crazy play as time expired to beat the Patriots 30 to 24 with three seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the game tied the Patriots tried to extend a 23 yard run by ramonda Stevenson, but a second lateral by Jacoby Myers was fumbled and recovered by the Raiders Chandler Jones who ran it back 48 yards for the game winning touchdown. At first I was thinking who's around me. And I felt myself stumbled a little bit after the stiff arm. And that was thinking, who do I pitch it to that? I was just trying to, you know, keep the ball alive. It's when I stayed up, I just turned the jets on and the rest was history. Derek Carr was 20 of 38 for 231 yards and three touchdowns. The Bengals Buccaneers game in Tampa matched two division leaders led by two marquee quarterbacks, Tom Brady and Joe burrow. Early on, this was dominated by Brady and the bucks who jumped out to a 17 and nothing lead, but as Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd said, his team didn't panic and capitalized on four Tampa turnovers. When we create them, turn those, we got to go get them touchdowns, and not three. So I think the turning point was the offense rallying off the defense and making those turnovers into touchdowns. Boyd caught one of Joe burrow's four touchdown passes as the Bengals scored 34 consecutive points, cruising to a 34 23 win. Eric waddell, Tampa. Now one of the games that went to OT, Denny cap. The Jaguars overcome a 17 point second half deficit to stun the cowboys 40 34 and overtime. Jags quarterback Trevor Lawrence through three of his four touchdowns in the second half, hitting receivers a Jones on three of those four scores. I think it says a lot about this team, how much we trust one another. Widely Patterson sent the game to overtime on a 48 yard field goal as time expired, that set up rayshawn Jenkins for the game winning pick 6 of dak Prescott as Jacksonville improved a 6 and 8 on the season, Noah Brown caught a pair of touchdowns for the cowboys who saw four game winning streaks now and fell to ten and four. I'm Denny cap. The cowboys have clinched a playoff spot, but there are lots of winning the NFC east have gotten longer with the eagles surviving a trip to a frigid soldier field in Chicago. I really couldn't feel my hands. Equals quarterback, Jalen hurts. Didn't really have good vision on the field. In some, I never play anything that cold. Still, final score eagles 25 bears 20. The other two teams in the NFC east still have a shot at a wild card. Craig heist has the outcome of the Giants trip to Washington. Rookie pass rusher kayvon thibodeau had a strip sack of Taylor heinicke and a recovery for a touchdown while saquon Barkley rushed for a touchdown in 87 yards as the Giants beat the commanders 20 to 12. Barkley and the Giants are inching closer to the playoffs. Big win for us and, you know, playing meaningful games here in December, you know, is where you want to be. Heineken through for a touchdown pass, but was also sacked three times. The Giants improved to 8 5 and one while the commanders fall to 7.6 in one. Craig heist land over Maryland. The lines and jets are both now 7 and 7, but one of them is feeling a lot better about it than the other, Mike mancuso was at this one. The Lions continued their playoff push with the 20 to 17 win over the jets, trailing 17 to 13 with one 49 remaining on a fourth and one Jared Goff hit tight end, Brock Wright, who rumbled 51 yards for the go ahead TD. I know we had it, knew the cutback would be there, and I just thought, run as fast as I can, getting that into. Jets quarterback, Zach Wilson, who threw for 317 yards, got the jets set up for a field goal of one second remaining, but Greg sirloin missed from 58 yards. Other finals, the chiefs survived a trip to Houston beating the Texans 30 to 24 in overtime. The Chargers topped the Titans 1714, the Steelers put a 24 16 pounding on the Panthers, the saints so with the falcons 21 18, while the wolf will Broncos be the spiraling Cardinals 24 15. Monday night the Los Angeles Rams play the packers and what should be a rather frigid Lambeau Field and possible snow. I'm Ben Thomas, AP sports
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Without Jackson, Ravens rush by sloppy Steelers 16-14
"Despite finishing the game with their third quarterback, the ravens beat rival Pittsburgh 1614 with Lamar Jackson already out Tyler Huntley started, but was injured and replaced by Anthony Brown, but Baltimore rushed for 215 yards in the win as JK dobbins went for one 20 and a touchdown. So good. And I can only go as far as they go. You know, and they did a good job for me, you know, and I'm gonna keep having their back as well, you know, finding the holes that they make. Baltimore is 9 and four. The Steelers lost quarterback Kenny Pickett to a concussion, Mitch trubisky passed for 276 yards and a score, but was picked three times. Pittsburgh's 5 and 8. Josh bounty, Pittsburgh
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Steelers make it 2 in a row with 19-16 win over Falcons
"The Steelers have their first winning streak of the season following a 1916 decision over the falcons. Can he pick it with 16 of 28 for 196 yards, including a 17 yard TD throat O'Connor Hayward. Matthew Wright nailed four field goals. Three of which went for at least 46 yards. The falcons had a chance to go ahead late in the game, but Cordero Patterson's apparent touchdown was wiped out by a holding call, forcing them to settle for a field goal with 5 27 remaining. The Steelers of 5 and 7, the falcons 5 and 8. I'm Dave ferry.
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Snell runs for go-ahead TD, Steelers hold off Colts 24-17
"Many snells, fourth quarter touchdown run, was the difference in the Steelers win over the colts. The Pittsburgh defense held off a late game drive by Indianapolis for 24 to 17 victory. Steeler quarterback Kenny Pickett called it a confidence booster for his team. Colts quarterback Matt Ryan struggled in the first half as Indianapolis falls to four 7 and one
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Burrow throws 4 TD passes, Bengals rally past Steelers 37-30
"Joe burrow threw 355 yards as the Bengals topped rival Pittsburgh 37 30 burrow was intercepted twice but threw for four touchdowns in the wind This is one of my favorite ones since I've been here Just a lot of adversity that we fought through cold weather windy that we were able to really fill the ball around in And so I was proud of that Three of Burroughs touchdowns went to back up running back samaji P Ryan T Higgins had a 148 receiving yards for the 6 and four Bengals Kenny Pickett passed for 265 yards and a touchdown It went to George pickens who had 83 receiving yards But the Steelers are now three and 7 Josh rountree Pittsburgh
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Steelers ride defense to 20-10 win over listless Saints
"The Steelers rush for 217 yards and held the same scoreless after halftime winning 20 to ten Nashi Harris led the multi dimensional Pittsburgh ground attack with 99 yards as the Steelers put up over 200 rushing yards for the first time in nearly 6 years I mean we need more of it especially coming from me You know me being the type of guarantee I got to provide more like that So did that build off after this man Can he pick it ran for a score as did wide receiver George pickens the Steelers were three and 6 Andy Dalton passed for 174 yards and a score but was picked twice for the three and 7 saints Josh Valtteri Pittsburgh
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Hurts, Brown power unbeaten Eagles past Steelers 35-13
"Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown caught three first half touchdown passes from quarterback Jalen hurts has Philadelphia stayed perfect in their 35 13 win over the Steelers The duo connected for scoring strikes so 39 27 and 29 yards Brown finished with 6 catches for 156 yards When you plan for somebody you know that you love you know what I'm saying That's what you call a family It's a different meaning behind it you know You know I know I can't let them down Miles Sanders added an 11 yard touchdown run for the birds who remained undefeated at 7 and O Michael luongo Philadelphia
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Eagles and Titans look good for Week 8
"Rahman AP lead NFL writer here with pro picks for week 8 coming off a tough week for the four pack but we're 18 and 6 over the last 6 weeks We'll start in Philly the city is fired up the Phillies are in a World Series the eagles are 6 and O and their ten and a half point favorites at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers Coming off a bye the eagles need to regain that momentum a slow start will be enough for the Steelers to hang around and get the cover eagles 27 17 Next we'll go to Houston the Texans are one four and one and only two and a half point underdogs against the Titans who've won four in a row It's a small number for a game featuring two teams so far apart in the standings but it's because Ryan Tannehill is banked up whether it's Tannehill or Malik Willis expect a heavy dose of Derek Henry That's all Tennessee needs Titans 23 17 For my upset special San Francisco is minus one and a half at LA against the rams Nothing about this line makes sense The rams are coming off a by their home and they are the defending Super Bowl champions while the niners are three and four and just got whipped by Kansas City I know the niners have won 7 in a row in this series in the regular season but LA beat San Fran and the NFC championship game The line screams take the niners I just can't do it Rams 23 20 for my best bet Chicago is plus 9 and a half at Dallas Justin Fields played well for the bears in a surprise route over New England on Monday Night Football Micah Parsons in a cowboys present a tougher challenge Dak Prescott has a game under his belt he'll get more rhythm as he gets more time with the offense Cowboys 26 13 for more insight and predictions on every game check out pro picks on AP news dot com
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Two late interceptions help Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins beat Steelers: Here's what we learned
"The dolphins entered a three game skid with two interceptions of Kenny Pickett in the closing minutes of their 1610 victory over the Steelers Pittsburgh was at the Miami 30 when javon Holland picked off picket and returned it 33 yards The second interception occurred after the Steelers got to the dolphins 25 to a ton of valoa returned from a concussion and threw an 8 yard TD pass to Raheem mostert on Miami's opening drive Ton of valoa was 21 of 35 for 261 yards Pickett was picked off three times while going 32 of 44 for 257 yards and a score I'm Dave ferry
Mike Gallagher Podcast
Battleground Talkers Tour Stops in Pittsburgh
"Welcome to Pittsburgh. We had a glorious night last night in Philly at the fuge over 1200 people, a smiling enthusiastic happy group of listeners to 9 90 the answer in Philly coming out to see us. We had a ball. We had so much fun. If you're watching on the sale of news channel, I'm posting pictures of our battleground talkers tour, which brings us today to Pittsburgh tonight. We're going to be having another event. Here in this beautiful city and I really do love Pittsburgh. I was in the fuse, the centrifuge with my doofy helmet on last night. We're at the green tree double tree by Hilton tonight. The event will be emceed by, while Pittsburgh zone, John steigerwalt, great, great host here in the market and will be joined by Dennis prager Brandon Tatum, Hugh Hewitt, good luck to Hewitt. I mean, I hope I hope no Pittsburgh Steelers fans show up tonight. Because he's going to have some splaining to do.
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"steeler" Discussed on WGR 550 Sports Radio
"Steelers got moving in the second half. While the Bills offense failed to overcome the Pittsburgh defensive line in the fourth quarter. It was Ben Roethlisberger to Deontay Johnson. Three receivers left side one man to the right. The snap Ronson's Burger looking left fires into the end zone of this Bible man is caught Touchdown, Pittsburgh, Deontay Johnson, bottled it to himself and caught it. For the five yard touchdown. The black pump that followed would be what sealed the deal. 23 to 16 Year final on the day Josh Allen 34 51 for 270 yards and a touchdown to Gabriel Davis Stefon Diggs, nine for 69 Cole Beasley, eight for 60, Devin Singletary on the Ground 11 carries for 72 Yards. The Bills Defense held the Steelers offense to only 16 points, eight penalties for 81 yards for the Bills today for the Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger 18 of 32 for 188 yards and a touchdown. Johnson. 5 36 and that touchdown. Najee Harris 16 carries for 46 yards. The Steelers defense terrific today Joe Hayden, Cameron Heyward, TJ Watt and Devin Busch all had forced fumbles. Build our own one The next play on the road at Miami next Sunday at one PM Around the league delivered to you by U. P s stores of Western New York visit a local store near you today. Chargers over Washington 22 16 Ryan Fitzpatrick knocked out of that game, Justin Herbert 337 yards and a touchdown Seattle over the Colts, 28 to 16 Russell Wilson with four TDs. Eagles Blast The Falcons, 32 26 264 yards and three touchdowns for Jalen Hurts. Sam, Donald and Carolina went over the Jets 19 to 14 cardinals over the Titans, 38 to 13. 49 ers over the Lions 41 to 33 in overtime. It's the Bangles over the Vikings, 27 to 24 most more postgame coming up. I'm Corey Griswald for the Buffalo Bills Radio network. Josh As time look spires into the end zone. It is cut for a touchdown. Gabriel Davis Touchdown Buffalo, he fired a laser Today's sweet play of the game brought to you by country sweet. It's all about the sauce. That's the only touchdown right? That was it. What's what's up with that? What happened to the Bills, Bulldog. 23 16.
Behind the Steel Curtain
"steeler" Discussed on Behind the Steel Curtain
"Look at some other defensive lineman the person's really on another planet his aaron donald is it six point five three which is crazy that that means that you know every six and a half past rushes. He's either getting a hurry. A hit or a sack so that that's pretty neat but cam hayward's numbers are right there. He's number twenty. Twenty lake chris. Jones was was eight point. Two seven remember edwards last year was eight point one six And that was career christiane in his career and the career for vida es at eight point nine five. The career for force buckner is nine point. Nine six. and then fletcher cox's careers was number is on nine point seven. Although he was over ten last year just for the season. But i just thought that was an interesting stat of that is how often does it take to get to the quarterback so i kind of made that up a little bit just kind of roll with it And i plan on kind of tracking that a little bit now that now that i have the data available to say okay. How often was. Were these pass. Rushers weather in tier defensive lineman or addresses how. How often were. They getting to the quarterback in some way because saks are great and i talked about sex the first half in the steelers getting three sacks or more would really be beneficial against this bill team but you know what the big thing is is even if you're not getting home all the time you've got to do pressure you've got to have the quarterback under pressure and uncomfortable is what you really want to see so with that. I just really excited about this. The steelers game. I'm excited to see. Tj watt practice on wednesday. That was the day. I said that it's gonna dax them the make or break day if he doesn't come back to practice wednesday then he's not gonna play in week one and i had a feeling he would. I thought there was a chance. He could've practiced on monday being a bonus day just because it was the week of love but he didn't and i thought that was more of a fifty fifty this. This was the one that was the pure indication of whether or not he was going to going to be able to play in week one. So we don't know how many snaps he's gonna get but what's important is. Has that pr that whole pass russia's per pressure you know you. Can you make the most of your snaps of of what you're getting there. So that's exciting. I the steelers offense. I don't know what to expect. I really don't. I hope it's all comes together. I hope we could see numbers. I'd love to see an increased rushing attack more efficient with the rushing but more important they gotta move the ball and got to put points on the board they do and i although it's a lot to say the offense. I'm still thinking that this game is gonna come down to the steelers defense and how well they can stop buffalo and if they can have everything figured out in that respect so those are some numbers remember. The steelers are six and a half point underdogs. Okay so that's Although you have to admit the the biggest point spread they've ever had. This is since i think. Since what seventy eight or something. I can look back to see. The point spreads that the steelers the biggest one was actually in two thousand four when at the end of the the the final week of the season one when ben sat actually solve a game before it was my first dealer game when they beat the ravens and nine point underdogs because of who was sitting out and they still be buffalo in buffalo. And so so. It's not like a while. Big big dud doesn't matter and week one is always so tough to figure out the right spreads. Could you really don't know what to expect with these teams. So there's there's that brought up to my brother and he got mad at me but the steelers in playing primetime recently. If you look back at steelers bills games plan at one o'clock it doesn't matter if they're in pittsburgh or buffalo to last time the steelers lost the one. Pm game to buffalo was in one thousand nine hundred nine so now granted. There was a lot of bills teams. That weren't very good but it's just it's just data. I'm just giving you data. That's all. I'm doing so you know what i've given you enough data for the for tonight. Make sure you are tonight for this morning Make sure you are checking out all the podcasts. We've got some really good ones. I've pumped up some more than others. But i'll also you. They're they're all great and i mean. Sometimes it's just the little short podcasts. Like the injury report. It is normally going to be jeff hartmann but for this week. I'm stepping in some to help him out while he's on vacation but i mean let's ride the writer diker. That is just. That's just a fun fun thing to be a part of To make sure. You're checking out jeff's podcasts. On monday wednesday and friday also this is when it really gets into what we did them during the preseason but they were all night games they were late at night. We've got the postgame show post game. Show sunday after the steelers game. It'll be live on youtube and facebook. If you've never caught a live show before make sure you know trying to catch that one. It's fun we usually go right after my thomas press conference but if not make sure he's checking on the audio side because those are always fun you get a lot of knee jerk reactions. You know not really sure you know. What did i just see here have been able to break down. But just basically as steeler fans how we feel about everything so make sure you check it out. That's going to be. That's going to be the main new podcast now. Which is a new. It's just returning because the steelers have games. So just thank you so much for tuning in and continuing to tune in to the behind the steel curtain both dot binds occurred dot com. The website on the editorial side and the podcasts. That we just it wouldn't matt. I mean we'd probably still talk steelers anyway even if no one was listening but it really does help that you are the listeners is what makes this channel what it is and as i always finish up thanks..
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"steeler" Discussed on Behind the Steel Curtain
"Like i said all they need is one more point than their opponent but what are some things they can do to help. Get there so we're going to look at first. We'll look at that. We'll look at the offense and what i basically was. I looked at twenty twenty trends for both the steelers and the bills. Say if your odds are gonna increase for success if you can do this so let let's kick it off here you go. Let's look at the steelers. let's look rushing yards. I'm gonna give you a number and you're going to be like really. That's all and then i'm going to remind you why now disclaimer. I didn't do passing your words or passing attempts. I did at least two rushing yards because we have to remember the steelers offense although they still have some similar terminology. It's a new offense. It's new offensive coordinator and hopefully more than anything. It's a new offensive philosophy that's ultimately what we want to see steeler fans because that was what was frustrating at times in twenty twenty so this one is a little bit tough it might not fit as much. But i'm going to do this. One based on twenty twenty because the numbers were neat. How about the number of ninety if the steelers can rush for ninety yards or more in this game it will help. Increase their odds of being victorious. Now part of that is that doesn't just been gone. Just run run. Run run run. You want to run effectively but if they get that number it's probably because they're still in a game it's close enough that they can keep running the ball if you if that makes sense to you but your prostate. Why did you come up with a number of ninety in twenty twenty when the steelers rushed for ninety yards or more they were seven no seven times. They rushed the ball ninety yards or more they were seven and oh so and this included the postseason. So if you're looking at a total of seventeen games that means in the other ted that the steelers were five and five ultimately so you're saying wow they were five hundred if they were under ninety yards but they won every game where they went any. Yeah doesn't mean that'll hold true to twenty twenty one but it's a number to start with to say. Hey get that ninety yards rushing and you might have a better chance to win this game okay. So that's one okay. Here's another one. Here's zero zero turnovers for the steelers. I'm not even talking about yet. Turnover margin we'll get there but let's just as the number zero zero turnovers because when you look at that turnover margin okay. Buffalo was six last year when they had a positive turnover margin. Okay if the steelers turn the ball over at all did can't have a positive turnover margin. The best you can do is even so if you hold onto the ball. Then you're taking that a big thing from there away from them the steelers when they had zero turnovers or or was more or less or if they had a turnover margin of zero or more were eleven one k. There are eleven when they were one in four with a negative turnover margin and the only the only game that was was against tennessee. They were i think minus three and they still managed to plus that game which was in tennessee which was crazy so the point is you can't have a negative turnover margin if you don't turn the ball over at all so if the offense takes care of the ball and doesn't have any turnovers you've already done your part so then it's on the defense to to get take away so then you're getting into that positive in that positive turnover margin area area. So you're the thing is is when you're in that negative which means the offense is turning the ball over. That's when you're in trouble so don't turn the ball over game..
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"Dot com as i always do every single tuesday i put out a tweet that says all right writer die crew time for some steelers questions. Hit me up and again you all did not disappoint with over fifteen questions being asked. I'm going to do the best. I can to get through these. Try to keep to that thirty minute. Timeline let's get this started. Data test is ask. Are we to read anything into t.j. Watt not being selected as a team. Captain any hashtag rider died crew. Thank you david. A lot of people made a big deal out of this. The steelers though only went with three captains in nats the lowest number. I believe i saw since two thousand seventeen. Maybe that's maybe just what they do into. Mike tomlin said look. We're only doing three captains this year. One offense one defense one special teams. You vote on them. I have to think that cam hayward's going to win that. Vote nine out of ten times and he did. He's the guy that's been there the longest they look to him. They respect him not they. Don't respect t. J. watt but cam hayward is the leader that defense if you don't think that isn't the case. You are not watching the same team that i am. You're not following the same team. That i am ben rothlisberger no-brainer. I'm kinda of shocked. The derek what. God selected the special teams captain and not chris. Boswell he's been captain before but that's neither here this. I'm not going to read too much into that if they would have kept. Let's say five captains and he wasn't. That's a different story all right. Owen david steeler nation says who will the steelers wide receiver. One be by the end of the season. Do you see parallels between maple and megatrend so i think that by the end of the season it will be chased klay pool. That is maple tron when it comes to comparing him to hall of famer. Matron charles johnson. I'm not necessarily. I don't necessarily see that right now. I just it's just a little too early. He's going into year two. When clay paul can use his size speed athleticism to completely dominate the opposition. That's when i'll compare them to. Charles john that's exactly what megatonne did weaken and week out and was the first valid hall of famer even though i think he was the first battle of hair and pretty sure even though he didn't play long in the national football league so i do think the wide receiver. That'll be the top number one. Receiver the defenses. You're saying we need to stop this guy. It's going to be chased cable by the end of the season at least then also says love the work. You guys do keeps me going. Give me something to look forward to every day. Thank you very much. A loyal member of the writer. Dyke ri- appreciated pittsburgh spot said what position one offense in one defense. Do you feel are key to winning in the buffalo. And that's the crazy thing here. We are on wednesday typically. That's when we're really talking about the next opponent kind of turning the page. Haven't talked about the bill's too much. We're gonna talk about them a lot on friday but really when you look at the bills and boy was mike tomlin wax and their car on tuesday. I mean he was just making them sound like the eight one thousand nine hundred five chicago bears but one one position group on offense and defense at our key to winning on offense. It's got to be the offensive line. Keeping ben rothlisberger up upright opening up holes sinology hair for nausea harris. That is going to be critical. So that's the offense of group on defense. This may sound crazy. But i'm going to go with the secondary i was tempted to go with the pass rush but i feel like the pass rush might take care of itself. It's going to be up to the secondary to stop someone like stefan. Stefan digs you talk about some of the other weapons. They have called kobe's louis last year. They didn't have joe haden in that game. You wonder how as witherspoon going to be used. How is kim sutton going to be used. That's the position group on defense at for they have to step up big in a big way. Just a middle of the steelers ever going to change their ways and start offering guaranteed money after your one hearing that snag might be. What stink saints the tj deal. We'll just kind of answer that in length in the first part but i don't think this deal is sunk anytime soon. There's still time. I do think that it's getting down to the witching hour but i don't think that anyone should say that the deals on a anyone that's been a part of a union knows. There's no better motivator than a deadline so the fact that the steelers say look we have till sunday to get this done or maybe they say saturday. Then you know it's almost tj wa comes back to practice on wednesday. You know the tj what is going to be playing regardless but be. You also know that. There's the deadline if we want to get a deal done. There's no better motivator than having a deadline all right. Brian haynes says assuming everyone available plays. What's the plan for days. How can we contain one hundred thirty yards and a score. Is joe haden enough or will. We bracket him had any put in parentheses. I think hayden is more than enough. In his own opinion. it uses hashtag die crew. Thank you brian very much okay. So i'm looking at this and this is tough with digs. It all depends on how they utilize him. I don't think the steelers ever. Since i taylor left have ever had a cornerback travel with receiver so it just really honestly depends on how they wanna brag. I don't think the bracketing is. What the citizens do. They're probably gonna keep a safety on digs inside most of the game. It's going to be a tough challenge. Stefan is great. When you look at josh allen and his ability to extend the play it makes it really difficult to defend. It's going to have to come from the steelers front getting home. It's going to have to come from multiple players in the secondary and it's going to have to come from the steelers just doing their own. Just do your job as stupid as that. Sounds from bella check. That's what everyone has to do. Just do their job. Everything else will take care of itself. Brian also asked his tj holdout. Hashtag did i don't think so. I really don't. Mike tomlin said on tuesday at his press conference that he is fully expecting tj. What to participate in practice on wednesday. And he all. He said he's very optimistic. A deal gets done also worth noting so unless wednesday afternoon when practice starts in tj. Watts not out there with the team. that's i think he's definitely gonna play aright haskins. Qb to says. Hey jeff what are the three keys. The steelers need in order to get a dub on sunday. So did they get a win. What are the three keys. While i've said it before i'll say it again. They need to be able to run the football. That's gonna give them balance on offense. That's my first one. You have to run the ball to create imbalance. Do they need to stop the run. I know that the bills are built to throw the ball with josh allen but they have to make team one-dimensional if they are going to be leaky on defense in the run game. That's a recipe for disaster against anyone in the national football league and fourth. You have to win on in crucial positions offensively. We're talking third downs red zone all of that. They have to be great if they want to go on and be a great team that like the buffalo bills when you're on the road and week one. You're playing a worthy opponent. The buffalo bills. You have to win. Those specific in those specific areas so third downs red zone kicking field. Goals isn't gonna win it. He got score. Touchdowns you gotta convert. Keep buffalo's offense off the field that's what you have to do. Good question by hassans. Qb to. 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"Just He just did the job. Uh, on T J Watt so As much of it is as much as it's a big deal that whether he's going to play or not, That's another thing to sort of keep in your pocket that the Bills did a very good job of neutralizing him last year, mostly with just the right tackle. That's how I That's how I remember that, uh, from from that game, so that's another another little little piece to sort of carry with you as you get more and more focused on this game. Um, but I I guess I just want to avoid thinking like to expect you to just kill Pittsburgh because, you know, last year and maybe maybe maybe, you know, we'll find this out. I don't want to say the hard way because that implies, like a disappointment or a loss. But I mean the bills. Before the playoffs from I don't know what What point of the season on? I mean, they just destroyed everybody that they played like the games weren't even that competitive, a lot of them. The Denver game. The New England game. The San Francisco game are the three that I think of the most for this. The sealer game again was was was was not quite that, but Um I just don't I think they're like the perfect opponent right? Because what will one there the Steelers just on their brand alone like they're gonna rate but it's not like you're playing Houston Week one. Like the result is still somewhat in doubt. Like it would not be. Oh my God, the the boat is sinking if they lose in week one to the Steelers if it's a close game or not, if they did that to Houston. Or if they did that to the Jets, like there are other teams where it would be very different, and you're going into the game, not even thinking about the possibility they could lose. So like Pittsburgh being that team where You know, like you should. Maybe it's not a blowout. But maybe you're ahead by 10 the whole day, and it's one of those games like they had last year where the score doesn't look like it was a blow out. But you really felt like they had it the whole day and like there was never in doubt. If that's what you get on Sunday and going into it, you think OK, Well, it is the Steeler. Still, it's still Roethlisberger. It's still Tomlin like, Let's see what happens like the result is somewhat in doubt. I think you want that for the hype of the game. Yeah, that's why that's why I did say at some point here. I think they're they're They're a perfect opponent for this. And arriving at this idea that they in the bills that sort of flipped roles in the conference. I think works and that enhances the perfection of the matchup because it's it's a team. You should feel good about beating if you beat them. However, you beat them like if it ends up being a close game that you went on a field goal, then, Okay, well, you know the Steelers and still the Steelers. Um, but it's not like you know, your opening with Kansas City or Tampa, and you're like, Oh, man, he gets right out of the box. I gotta play like the other best teams in the league. Um and like, you said, Nor is it someone that you expect to win three or four games. It's a respectable playoff caliber team with a Hall of Fame bound quarterback and a Paul of Fame bound coach. I mean, let's face. The guy has not had a losing season yet. Maybe they will. Eventually, maybe it'll be this year. It's a really good it sets up perfectly with that said, Have you at all? Joe? I got an email from a listener regularly. Emails. I think all of us Keith is his name Steelers fans in the building. How many steal it? Steelers fans? Travel was going to say that of of all the fan bases, they seem to be around as much as any. Um, but I don't know like again. We've talked about how much of a party it's going to be in there on Sunday. Like if bills fans got tickets to that game, I think you're hanging onto tickets for that game. So I'm not saying there won't be Steeler fans and they do have what did we learn a couple weeks ago before I went away? 60,000 season ticket holders 60,000. Yeah, so I mean the most. Again season ticket holders That can be a lot of things that can be resell market. Whatever. Um so I mean, I would anticipate some Steeler fans, but I think you're right. I think if you're a bills fan, and you got these tickets You're not trying to make a profit out. That's because it's opening day. You want to go to this game, but Steelers fans, I would extend 1,030,000 too many. I think that's too many 5000. I was thinking like 2500 was the first number that came to mind. I don't I don't have a good grasp on what those kind of numbers usually look like, other than when The Maple Leafs come down. Um, so I don't know, like because also being in the doing pre game from the broadcast booth like you always see away fans first, because they're in the stadium first. They're like down by the tunnel for their for their guys coming out. So you notice stuff like that, But you'd never You always get swallowed up real fast. They they disperse, so I never have a good sense for how many way fans are really in there. But it could be 10,000. I don't know. I think 10,000 seems like a lot, though. That's 1/7 of the stadium. Yeah. I'll take the under. Uh huh. No. I mean, I don't think we're gonna find out. Is there any way to find it's not going to catch someone have to literally count the number of black and gold? I am. I'm definitely I am definitely not going to be up for that, And I don't think many people are going to be up for that because the party is going to be going early. And long and hard out of the stadium on Sunday. No question about that. 80305 50 is the number along with sneaky Jodi boc. I'm the bulldog might show past the day off. We got silk apart..
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"What do terrell evidence cameron sutton roberts bylane and advertisements all have in common besides them all being members of the pittsburgh steelers defense. All three of those players were used to cover receivers in the slot in two thousand twenty today. We're going to talk about slot. Defense specifically the players and strategies the steelers commonly used to defend them. And then we'll take a look at the players at the steelers are likely to use in two thousand twenty one to defend one of the most valuable roles in the nfl offense. I'm your host jeffrey benedict. Welcome to the cutting room floor. This past friday the steelers played their last preseason game and the only thing that remains of the twenty twenty one off season is a few practices and then the final cut down to the fifty three man roster. Almost all of the starting positions are have been taken. Almost every roster battle has been resolved with one major exception. And that is the nickelback before we get into to foreign nickelback. Bring i'm talking about what a nickel is some. Some people may find this interesting. Other people are going to be like. Why are you talking about this. But i just want to really quickly cover the history of the nickelback because i think it makes a lot of sense and it really helps inform what the steelers want in this position and the people that they choose to play if you look at a nickel package even steelers who run a traditional who traditionally run a three four defense with three defensive lineman and four linebackers when they do a seven man defensive front when they switched to the nickle package and six man defensive front. They put four men on the defensive line with two linebackers. That's because the modern nickel defense is based off of the four three defense. It is not a three four style of defense. You may hear. Some people will talk about the three three defense. Where instead of going to form and defensive line in two linebackers you keep the three-man defensive line and do three linebackers behind them which people have constantly and continuously touted as something. The steelers could play for their nickle package because it is a three man front much like you know the steelers reform package but the steelers go to a four two when they go to nickel and that's the basis of the nickel if you go back in time to the steel curtain when the steelers ran a four three defense and you take their linebackers back when they had. Let's say andy russell. Jack lambert and jack ham. If jack was on was assigned to cover a running back or tight end and that player that he was assigned to cover moved. Off the line of scrimmage and out towards the wide receiver right. If he moved out there jackass just move out and cover him. And if you take if you can take that in your head and get the idea of it and you see how you know andy russell jack lambert would have kinda slid over to cover the fact that only two linebackers were in the box. Now you have a modern day nickel packet. Basically what happened is teams. That could not could not put a linebacker outside of the box and put them in coverage like the steelers could with jack ham. Or even in the andy russell and jack lambert they could do with any of their linebackers. Back then teams. That couldn't do that. Would have would have a mismatch if i can take a player and send him out there and your linebacker has to cover him out there..
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"I if that has happened. I don't i don't believe that i know about it. So what we're going to do is andrew wilbert says bad just wants to have nothing to scout come draft time i tell you what man i relied on mr wilder like crazy especially when i was doing those know your new enemies yet not shows those those articles and i was talking about every single pick made by the opponents in the in the afc north and man. I needed him a lot. So there's some people throwing throwing out hebron in a trade people are saying no to washington. Yeah i mean man. I would like to keep all of those those offensive weapons if you could at this point i. I'm one of those. And i think you guys would agree with me. That hebron does not there's kind of this perception that hebron drops every single pass thrown to him. And i just don't feel like that's the case i think last year the stats said seven in a sixteen game season. So that's just my thought there but let's go ahead and do this. And speaking of the afc north could a former steeler be joining a rival in the afc north. Could we be seeing this guy twice a year. Well that's a rumor to. We will talk about that when we come back. Right after this on the steelers handing-over stay tuned. My friends were coming back. If you're on audio only do us a favor go ahead. We're in switch on over to number two..
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"And evan goal says no. I don't think we should cut your necessarily. He does make some good blocks here and there. I mean he's a he's a good all round player. He's not a great player but nobody ever said he was. He's a good tight end and sometimes good players have flaws in his is unfortunate for him and dropping dropping passes every now and then but i don't think it's enough. I don't think it's enough that cut them. Which is what a lot of people are saying not really cut him but trade him. Which why would you want to like. What good would a seventh round pick do. If you want to get rid of eric hebron adamant portnoy koumba says asks if a team traded a quarter if a team suffered a quarterback injury and we were offered a twenty two twenty twenty two third round pick for either mason or haskins. Which one would you trade. Well i would probably trade Rudolph so i think haskins has higher upside I want to and he's a restricted free agent next year. So he's going to be here again next year so i know that actually until recently. They're both pretty. They're has route up went under contract so if they can get a third round pick form. That'd be great but i wouldn't actively shop either one of those guys that keep more on the roster because i think you have to if rudolph ceiling as a backup then he wouldn't be a bad backup to have next year provided benz gone. And you have to go with the younger quarterback like like a rookie or if you decide to go with haskins we should have rudolph. Who's been in the system for a few years in and no steel steel a cab donate donate five dollars. Thank you for that. And they say canada's offense needs to tight ends exactly that's one of the things That's one of the reasons why frieden youth was brought in because they wanted to utilize to titans wasn't the replace hebron in have one tight end in there. It's going to be using too tight ends a lot of packages and on that note fifty minutes in. I'm going to call it a day. And i thank you for watching. Thank you for listening. Thank you for the questions. And the super chats fantastic as a good show. Next time i talk to you to hang out with. Brian and shannon white. But in the meantime you're going to get one last steeler steeler preseason game in sorry somebody swearing at somebody else and traffic distracted anyway. You didn't hear that on there on the through my microphone probably not anyway enjoy. Tonight's game Hopefully there aren't any major injuries. Hopefully one of these one or a few of these young guys can really make a name for themselves and there's a lot of guys that are getting ready to play tonight that this might be the last time they ever play football so wished him luck. And until i talk to you again have a great weekend and go steelers..
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"Chris collins send you a personalized video of him cracking his knuckles back to the question. We know that the steelers were wanting to improve the run game going into this year. Art rooney the second talked about it in the off season before the draft. You knew stuff was coming while part of it is that you wanna see the steelers with improved run blocking the steelers have for the for the two thousand twenty one. Preseason i remember this preseason this have two players in the top fifty when it comes to run blocking grades not only. They have three players in the top fifty two players in the top six. They have the number six and the number one run blocking offensive lineman for the preseason going into the last week who are those two linemen. I'm going to guess of the top. One would be kevin dodson. You are correct with the name but not the position. Kevin dotson is number six in the nfl in run blocking right now. He's he's one of her all but he's number six and run blocking okay. I'm gonna guess. Joe hague that would be correct. Johannesburg is the number one. Run blocking offensive lineman in the two thousand twenty one. Nfl preseason according to pro football focus and that's crazy. because i was reading the comments on articles. Today he might see me actually say that because because someone brought up to like. Oh yeah hey grades. Terrible he just needs to be cut. That's that's not true. You know his pass blocking is not good. He's given up four pressures so far but that was in. Bff pressures in. How many snap in seventy one snaps and out of those past forty pass blocking snaps. He's giving it four pressure so if you think about that. That's that's not really what what what you really want. That's that's that's ten percent of the offensive pass blocking that. He's going to give a pressure which isn't good now no sacks they've all been hurries and he hasn't given up a hit either but i just found that very interesting that that joe hegg did that. Which kind of when you go to make the team. I think that's kind of solidifies that he's probably going to be. Although i can't tell you which that's why kept head offensive lineman with this one. It was lazy. Because i couldn't tell you which one they're not cookie and if it's a weakness of the team why not keep an extra one but that was kind of interesting with joe hague especially if even though we're talking about them or junior being the swing tackle it might be. The johannesburg could be jumbo tight end if they do that just because of his excellent run blocking grade. I don't know how they're going to do stuff. But i just found that very interesting but yeah out of out of everyone. When i said given dots was number one the nfl that was actually incorrect. He is number one of everyone that has had the i. Think the minimum supposed to be forty snaps. There's some guy in miami that only has twelve snaps. That's barely graded ahead of kevin dotson. So i don't know if you really even count them or not but Yeah dotson is. He's turned up in the preseason. All right does good stuff attributed so we have about five minutes left. I don't want to screw people out of five minutes of awesomeness before we do a final thoughts. I wanna ask you all question. You guys have been to a lot of steeler games in your opinion. What was the and we don't need like a whole story about it. But what was the best win. They ever seen the live. The best win you've ever seen live. It could be anything it could. It doesn't have to be playoffs or anything like that. Just the the best win. I don't care who gets brian. Go ahead and go gophers. It looks like you have your answer. I'm gonna say one thousand nine hundred ninety seven against the jacksonville. Jaguars it went to. It went to overtime. I believe Had a touchdown to win the game but they had a the jaguars. The jags were on the one yard line and the steelers goal line stand and it was just a fantastic game was right before i can tell you this. It was right before halloween. And it was the night that jim leyland took the marlins into game seven against click the cleveland indians. Because i just got to see the very end of it. When i got home because it was it was a four twenty five game and i just wrote in to see like the last in but so i i remember that well but you know just a fantastic game and i. We covered this. Tony and i did this on the On the retro. Show and i remember at halftime two shirtless jaguar fans. I was like so afraid that they were going to die because the steelers are going to kill it at halftime and they were just running around and just like taunting. And i'm like oh these poor guys. They seem like nice kids. They're going to have murdered tonight. It especially if the steelers lose. So i think by the steelers winning that game save. Those boys lives yell. Dave best-looking never seen a person. I have a lot to consider anytime you see a playoff with. that's great. I was at the miami game but that that's not it. The first game i ever saw the steelers was them wrapping up the number one seed at heinz field. The day after christmas in two thousand four. That was fantastic but the best had to be game that i wasn't even supposed to go to but could not get rid of the tickets so i ended up going to heinz field on december sixteenth of two thousand and eighteen and saw the the pittsburgh steelers one coach. Mr captain blue checkmark was also at the same game so this would be his answers. Well when i saw the pittsburgh steelers defeat the new england patriots. Seventeen now is the hayden interception. That was interception. Game I haven't been to a lot of games so mine would probably be the game that they've i with my friend who vastly mail us went and saw the bengals on sunday football. That was the year. That terrance garvin broke. The who rebuilt the punters jaw. If you remember upon return so those using was huber maybe huber covered. Look at that all right. Any final thoughts for the good of the order. Brian yeah. I'm really excited for this game. Because as much as it doesn't matter it matters so much especially to see in. This is what we talked about at the beginning of the show. What really matters in seeing how some of these guys stand up to a for defense. That is the carolina panthers and vice versa standing up to first team offense when you're on defense and were going to see what kind of not only depth th-they you have we're gonna find out maybe possibly what happens with those slot corners. What happens in a few spots on the offensive line. Who's there. And i really think you're going to say goodbye to somebody that you don't expect. I think there's going to be one or two trades this weekend. I think kevin colbert is going to be busy coming up on. I would not just this weekend. Let's just say coming up to the thirty first of august worthy Cut down day. Dave final thoughts yes. I'm looking forward to game tomorrow night as well. Because it's pittsburgh steelers on the field it's data but not the data that we normally think about it. What was what was the kind of idea of why to look forward to the hall of fame game. Hey this is a chance to see these guys that we've heard about on the bottom and even if the starter's don't play getting their first chance to make an impression the nfl then the next week. What was it against the eagles my narrative was. Hey i wanna see how they improved on certain things and if and how they're gonna come back after that one game last week frustrated with wasn't the narrative for people afterwards. It was all about one of the stars gonna do. You can mean you wanted to watch that first quarter more than anything and critique it because you wanted to know what these starters look like this. What's the narrative still trying to figure it out but to me it's like who's the last guy on the roster that that yet and who's going to even make a make a push for the practice squad who's going to be filling out the depth charts for the steelers and this might be probably going to be the most snaps some of these players who are on the fifty three c in game for the rest of your barring catastrophe if you know what i mean that. Even if they're a player that's going to be rotated in and out there they're going to get extended lux. So this is this is. Let's let's shape. The fifty three is what we're really looking at for tonight all right. I can't add anything to that. There's both good and final thoughts here. My thoughts about the game tomorrow my. Let's ride podcast friday morning. There you go. Dave aren't centers us out. Do can't wait to be back with you guys tomorrow night. We'll be back tomorrow for a post game. Show check us out there right here on youtube or facebook. And wherever you get your podcast or steelers or buying the steel curtain. We'll say april. See you tomorrow night. Zero.
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"The steelers second team players. If you think about it like the eagles defensive line they want series. That's what they got. The the eagles offense like with their with their young quarterback jalen hurts. He had two series Things like that so the steelers even had their. They're more starting caliber players out there a little bit longer but it was in that first half and that's where the steelers were not well. Let's just say they didn't win the game in the first half so that's something this week i would like to see. I wanna see the steelers win the first half hour him. Go out there with with the players that are going to be out there. Their best offense their best defense. I don't wanna see when the first half. I wanna see it when the first quarter. I don't know how many of these players are gonna play beyond the first. I'd like to see him get a little bit. I just don't know but let's see the steelers get going early. I talked about this with my brother on the scarborough show that. How much time is ben. Rothlisberger gonna play. And i think it's more about the number snaps than it is the number series. Because if he if he has a fifteen play series in the first quarter and goes down scores touchdown that might be it because the number snaps if they have you know a three out that another drive that after one first down stalls you might seem out there for a third series just to get the number of place. I'm hoping it's less series. I really am. Because i want to see the steelers. Do well in those series. I want to see the steelers win. The first half the i am fine with them winning the second half because what that's showing is some of these things that we were concerned about. The steelers might have more depth than what we realized it could like. Is it that their depth. That good is it that the these players have been coached up better things like that. Who cares i mean. It's nice to know these answers. But ultimately they're still good things for the steelers. I mean the fact that they're out there looking at the. Pf grades just you know. Lafayette pits played seven snaps. He played seven snaps on defense but he had a score of ninety seven point two which which was absolutely crazy. If you think about that. I would like to see a bigger sample size but really don't because i love the fact that the defense is getting off the field you know you also have to look at how. The steelers played out their offensive line. The last game they had rashad coward out there for the first fifteen snaps. And then kevin dotson for the next fifty That's going to be switched now. I mean i don't think there's any way they can deny kevin dotson run with the ones and the steelers. This week finally had the five players. Who many believe are lined up to be the starters for week one of the regular season together for the first time in training camp. This week those players are just in case. There's any question. Chew chor. Four kevin dotson kevin greene trae turner and zach banner. Those are the those are the five you're looking at but the fact that you're getting great play from someone like dan moore junior. You're actually getting improved play from jc hassen. Our you're getting quality play from. I think i've really have to say. Chaz green has been someone that has really surprised me is when he was out there playing tackle that he's giving some some still some statute that wasn't that great but a lot of good quality play..
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"Years ago. The steelers were playing. The titans on a saturday might have been three. Excuse me three years ago. They're playing them on saturday. And i'm driving back from vacation and i'm a. We are pulled into a restaurant. And i've like trying to see the game on my phone. And i caught a little bit of this game and i believe that i think it was landry. Jones a threw an interception to this guy. And i noticed player on the other team for the titans making this interception. And it was roberts belayneh steeler i for some reason i never forgot roberts lane and then when he ended up in pittsburgh. I'm like that guy is in helping. Make the titans. Oh no it didn't help them make the titans help to make the steelers. Probably yep there you go to the next thing you know. He's on the steelers the next year. So you pay attention to some of these guys. That's why when anybody says that preseason doesn't matter i think it matters because matters to these guys and they are. They're making their future. I mean duck. Hodges doesn't make the team and i don't buy. I don't spend money on his jersey for if he doesn't do well in that. Preseason game against the carolina panthers in so the the rest ends up being history for the. I mean there wasn't a long history with in pittsburgh but yet it definitely is definitely a big deal. I cannot wait steelers. have four games cowboys up. Four games every other team has three so. I'm really excited to check this out tomorrow night. A programming note there is no scarborough. Show the scarborough show was on last night. So if you missed the score of shell last night go head back and check it out anywhere that you find pittsburgh steelers beat. Ese podcasts on your favorite podcast platform or you can check it out here on youtube as well so check that out tomorrow. Night is going to be the steelers preview as we move that show. We can't do it on thursday night. You don't wanna watch you. Don't want this face distracting. You from watching dwayne haskins play quarterback too. You know so this. We're going to be on tuesday night on wednesday night. We are going to have a jeffrey benedict's out but we're going to have the curtain call. It's as it more spec into know your enemy we're going to be a talking about teams from the the north. The afc north. It's going to be michael back along with a special guest from that. I had on the other day. So kim and we'll be back on tomorrow so check that out as well. We might have one of his Podcast buddies to that that will be talking about the cowboys is. We've morphed back into the little know your enemy segment. That i think is one of the best shows that we have in season so check that out as well. So with that being said tony shannon. Thanks so much for hanging out with me tonight. I appreciate ya. I had a blast football. Yeah let's do it so next time the next time we'll really be hung over because there's gonna be some football and it is going to glorious so with that being said i needed to do three things for me one. Be safe to be true to yourself and three. Always be behind the steel curtain. And just when you think you've got all the answers we keep aging in the questions. Good night love. You beat ese. Steeler nation support.
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"We are back to fans. Get thank jerry cherry for the music. We really appreciate that that. We're able to us here on our podcast behind the curtain to make sure that you are checking out as many podcasts as you can we are bringing all kinds of you and when we're starting to implement some more as training camp gets going we're adding some some new podcast. They were outlined. That was last friday brian. Anthony davis was on with jeff hartmann on last. Friday's let's ride. They laid out. What's not going to be throwing so much more content. We're trying to bring something different with all of our shows. So that's that's the goal. And i it's funny because then it makes me sit back and think what what am i bringing. It's different with with my shows. Well you've got stabbed gigs. That kind of speaks for itself. We do a lot of numbers and we'll try to break things down there on for those of you. That have ever listened to me on on the scarborough. Show that i do with my brother. That's really a family show. It's about you know kind of being family how you would be with your family steeler fans things like that not that we talk about that but it's kind of the way that we run stuff and then i always have a blast on thursday nights doing a steelers preview with jeff hartmann. Brian anthony davis. That's just kind of like our flagship. Podcast of various things that we do. And of course during the season where we're previewing the upcoming najib so make sure you keep an eye out for these new podcast that we have coming out. I'm kind of excited to check them all out myself. So let's get back into our numbers we were looking at saks pressures hurries knockdowns blitz rate. All those things dealing with putting pressure on the quarterback by the defense we broke down the twenty twenty numbers the steelers. When it came to to blitzing they had the the third highest blitzing percentage. They're one of the one of three teams over forty percent. I did forget to say that. It didn't mean that they had they were that high with the actual blitzes that they did 'cause when it came to actual blitzes. They were seven because there were other teams. That were ahead of them But worked considered to have as many. Well they didn't see as many badging attempts. The steelers did some of these other teams like for example. The seattle seahawks. I'll just pull out a random one. They actually blitzed nine times more on the season. Nine times more on the season then the steelers did but they were a much lower percentage because they saw six hundred seventy four passing attempts where the steelers always saw five hundred twenty. Six passing attempts is. What is what we're looking at their. So that's kind of how those numbers go. But for the blitz percentage the steelers were third when it came to hurries and hurry percentage and steelers were second in the league when it came to quarterback knockdowns knocked down percentage. They were first in the nfl. They were first in sacks in the nfl and they were. I buy a ton when it came to pressure pressure rate. You know pressure percentage. So that's what they didn't twenty twenty. If you want to look back the twenty nineteen the steelers did not blitz nearly as much as they did in twenty twenty because in twenty twenty the steelers blitz two hundred and forty four times for a forty point. Three percentage in twenty nineteen they blitz two hundred eighteen times for a thirty six point. Nine percentage that percentage was significantly lower. That was seventh in the nfl seventh. Most and what's crazy is is the baltimore ravens they blitz three hundred twenty nine times in two thousand nineteen three three twenty nine. That's i mean that's more than they did in two thousand twenty or two ninety twenty twenty but that three twenty nine fifty four point nine percent blitz rate my goodness. That's an awful lot of blitzing and once again. It did not pay off hugely in the sack department. They were middle of the league when it came to sacks with thirty cents actually they were passed the league with thirty seven sacks so they're not as efficient with finishing off the quarterback as the steelers were but once again the steelers in two thousand hundred and twenty nineteen was much like twenty twenty. They lead the nfl in in pressures imprint. Pressure percentage not wasn't as much as twenty twenty They had one hundred eighty pressures for thirty point five percent and they were. The only team was over thirty percent but remember last year. They were thirty five percent. Thirty five point one so that was good in two thousand nine hundred and got even better in twenty twenty so they led the league in sacks the led the league and pressures when it came to hurries. They were they were top. They had seventy hurries. Which was very similar. You know a little bit less than that and twenty twenty. They had seventy seven. Hurries an ed. So in twenty twenty there were seventy seven hurries. Twelve point seven percent in twenty nineteen. They were seventy hurries. Eleven point eight percent so not not as much before but they were still getting the pressure and they were still getting the sax when you look at quarterback knockdowns. They were fourth in the nfl with fifty six and And a percentage of ten point nine percent which was actually second in the in the league by point one percent so there were still doing very well in the knockdown category in two thousand nineteen where they had fifty six..
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"Suffered a concussion. I was not a mark malone fan. I really wasn't tony. He had an arrogance about them. The steelers really lacked from a true number. One quarterback in the nineteen eighty. Something we're going to talk about a whole lot later in the show. But i was really rooting for david. Woodley and those guys went back and forth here. Man they did. He had a quarterback position is inflexible. All throughout the eighty-five campaign. And that's the problem. And you don't have stability at that position. It could really affect the franchise and as we were seeing up to this point in the season. So the steelers also came out with an all. Baylor backfield of walter abercrombie and frank pollard. And they combined for a first down on the initial three plays on the ground but on a third and seven near midfield the chiefs. Blitzed up the middle with greg hill and mark robinson who just subbed in as defensive backs and the league leader with five interceptions. A man named deron cherry number twenty. This guy was fantastic and pro. I have him in my sticker books. So i knew who this guy was. He stepped in front of john. Stallworth and what's he do tony. He picks it often takes it all the way. Back for a touchdown forty seven yards and just like that. The home team is up seven and talk about a stunner in the beginning. You're right to run cherry. He was one of the premier quarterbacks of his day so yeah he was no stranger to big place and they lost a guy named gary barbaro to the usfl. Gary barbara was a great defensive. Back forum and durant cherry comes in today. No problem guys. I've got this in the stands in a private booth. There were some guys celebrating guys at war. Royal blue hats. Light blue jerseys. The kansas city royals bret saberhagen. George brett guys like that. We're celebrating as the chiefs. Took a seven. Nothing lead on the steelers. It was the third interception return for a score against the steelers in one thousand nine hundred eighty five at that point. I said this was game number ten. So that's not too good after a todd. Spencer returned to the thirty yard. Line outcomes the steelers once again and they return to the ground but to not much avail on third down in a passing situation woodley through an absolute beautiful strike over the middle to the league leading receiver. And that was the john stallworth for thirty three yard gain in front of another very good chief. Defender albert lewis after completion for fifteen yards. Stallworth would li had the black and gold at the kansas city. Seventeen after running. Play the duo said. Hey guys we're not done woodley stallworth. Let's do it again and they absolutely did. It was another fifteen yarder to number eighty two to tie the score at seven but there was a nervous moment. John stallworth was lying on the field on the back of the endzone. Tony what happened. You said it was a beautiful play on both ends. A great pass by woodley and a great catch by star throughout stretched out and caught it and landed on his knee in the back of the end the problem was while ending on his knees sprained his knee and anxious moments to follow. The bluebirds came out as bill. Kenny continue to struggle and the chiefs punted again with good field position. The visitors came out with john. Stallworth injured knee and all coming out to play. And he would not take the rest of the day off. You'll find out what he did later on so he seemed to be okay but there was a problem. Another guy who had a injured knee all season long missed the first five games of the year. He was another former first round draft. Pick from nineteen seventy six. It was benny cunningham and he hobbled off the field and he was gone for the rest of the day. That's leaving the team with only one tighter now in preston gothard a guy who was not known much as a receiver so tony they were losing guys at the tight end position but they had some great receivers. They would pay dividends later on in this game. So here comes the steelers trying to get back on the board again. Despite a seventeen yard pickup i- abercrombie and a juggling first down by number twenty four rich ehrenberg unsung hero of the teams of that day. The drive stalled here. Comes the struggling. Gary anderson tony. He wasn't doing so well in one thousand nine hundred five at this point he was not up to this point and again gaming he's doing his best roy guerrilla impression. He came into the game. Twelve or twenty which is so unlike premier kickers of his day when most accurate of all time in this era but he did hit from thirty five yards out so the steelers took a lead ten to seven with one thirteen left in the first period. Another three and out for the chiefs ended the first quarter as did one for the steelers to bring out harry. Newsome kick away from the forty two yard line back to field. It was the chiefs garcia lane. He fielded the ball to nine and got popped by a sea of white jerseys and coughed up. The pill the steelers recovered and were set up at the kansas city. Fourteen yard line. What happened here. Tony play by special teams and they really set up the offense in prime field position at the fourteen yard line. it was. It was a big break after after bouncing back from a seven nothing deficit to take a ten seven lead. They have a really great chance of take neutral this game at this point but they could not really advance the ball into the end zone. Though here comes gerry. Anderson once again. It's a thirty one yard or to increase the black and gold lead to thirteen to seven. Here's the problem. The home teams like man. We've got the world series champs here. We've got a lot a pride we're not going to go away on third and five from the forty five yard line bill. Kenny found jeff smith who was being covered and covered well by mike merriweather but found a way to beat them and the nebraska rookie pin pinball into the end zone for a forty five yard touchdown for his first. Nfl score both teams then traded the three and outs than the chiefs. Kicking away to louis. Lips couldn't contain the second year. Man as he did this. I forgot all about this. Hummer turning went seventy one yard up the left side and just like that. It's twenty to fourteen the good guys. I couldn't believe it was. This was such a great return by him. And i thought i had all louis lips punt returns memorized but this one slipped my memory but it was a thing of beauty and he was one of the best all around weapons for his day. He was really a special player. He got a critical block from the second year. Man from notre dame. Chris brown on that play and he was off and running. I'm gonna dare and say this. I'm really thinking. The lewis lips was the best punt returner in pittsburgh steelers history that includes antonio brown. You get an argument for me. He's he's probably my favorite steeler of all time so in this little period of his career..
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"How it goes. I have a list based on ninety man rosters. Okay so this is going to change. But we don't know the steelers roster yet of course we don't have their snaps that they're playing this year in order to do this snap way today. A h so the best i can do is tell you the average age of the ninety man roster and right now for the pittsburgh steelers their average age there ninety man roster is twenty five point four four the got to remember a lot of guys that aren't going to make that team are the younger guys. Guys that are trying to crack their way in the nfl and and catch on with the team. Things like that there could be. There's occasional older guy that just is going to get cut because they don't have it anymore but generally the average age is get dropped down during training camp because of somebody players there now if you want to know where this is this. The steelers were ranked twentieth opposite their the twentieth. Youngest team right now so that puts them asaba just making sure. I had my numbers right. Sorry for positive for a moment there that puts them eleventh. If you're looking for the older steam believe it or not right now the oldest team the houston. Texans the houston. Texans have that have that. Have the oldest age based on everything It goes houston san francisco arizona new england tampa baltimore buffalo tennessee chicago new york giants. And then the steelers who have the same two decimal places the same average age as both the washington football team and the detroit lions. So that's where they sit right now but that's gonna change but that's the best we can do based on the data right now so the number might look younger for the steelers but the fact that there eleven still has them in the top half. I think that's where you wanna be. They're getting right about where that is but really it comes down to play on the field if really it it it really does come down to that so i have one more thing i was gonna dive into since i have a a little bit of time to finish off the show and that was i was talking with senior editor jeff hartmann and say hey you know i like to do. I was two two different topics. I know this topic that. I have this week is gonna take a little bit longer up through the numbers but i always like to have another one small to finish out the show i look at you have a question on and then he throws me one of mike. That's too good. I got to see it for its own show. And then he throws another one. Actually i thought i thought said no. That's good to say that. I don't show or both in one. Shell finally got one and this. This is so jeff hartmann inspired you if you understood if you listen to antiwar charge. You're gonna why. I decided. I go back and look at punters drafted by the steelers and how they wanted their first year georgia just to get the information. It doesn't mean that that presley. Harvard in the third or the second. I can't remember pretty sure it's the third presley harvard. We'll just leave it there whether whether it's a big six or thick kicker whatever people wanted to call him a mock on brian. Anthony davis is dick name because it just so what does it mean that. He's going to be locked into anything going on here. But i just thought i break this down the first thing of note. That's nice well. I searched in all the steelers draft and only came up with previously to harbin. Four punters the steelers drafted now with the first one being craig colquitt nineteen seventy eight. It's important to note that what might have happened with that announcing the steelers never drafted punter before that it might have been that either. A just didn't have the players position listed. Which i'll tell you this pro football reference for some reason doesn't have benny snell listed as a running back you. Do you do a filter for running backs. He's not going to show up. They just have him listed as a football player. They have its position in there. At least that was the case a couple of weeks ago and since unless they fixed it it could be that. That was the case or the bigger possibilities. You go back in steelers history. Is that the player that punted also did other things they just something else that was thrown on because the you didn't always have just strictly a punter but so we're going back. I'm confident that this goes back to the merger. So i'll just at least say that kicking it in one thousand nine hundred seventy eight. You had craig colquitt. He punted in all sixteen games. He had sixty six punts. He averaged forty point zero yards per punt and on his career average forty one point three so below the average first year not surprising the next punter. Oh and he was. He was a third round draft. Pick by the white guy for that in the next drafted by the steelers was in nineteen eighty two. It was john goodson. He punted nine games. You're like oh. I only nine remember what you're saying. It was drafted nineteen eighty two. That was the strike year. He punted every game but that was the strike here. And this is regular season stats. I didn't i didn't throw in playoff. He punted forty nine times. He had a forty point four yard average which was also his career average. Because that was the only year you ever played the nfl..
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"To just continue to break down these numbers of age age in the nfl. How does it factor in with these kind of things. I just ran over this this great stat of the of the Snap way today. I did that. For two thousand twenty. Now we're gonna look at two thousand. Nineteen two thousand nineteen now. So if you let's let's remember the steelers number from two thousand eighteen the steelers number not to that a shootout and twenty for two thousand twenty or twenty six point nine when they when you did it by the by the weighted by the snaps was twenty six point nine the year before. Two thousand nine hundred much lower. I still say. That's part of the ben rothlisberger factor. They were twenty six point. Four now i told you when you were just looking at the overall age that this was the youngest average age on pro football reference for the steelers since nineteen ninety-one was the case in two thousand nineteen but it comes the nfl. They weren't sixteenth. They are middle of the pack so even though it was young for the steelers now granted taking into account the the waiting at by the snaps. They were middle of the road. Get they were they. Were actually a little bit older offense. They were twenty seven point zero which was which was eleventh and on defense they were younger. Twenty six point one which was nineteen and they were also middle of the road of sixteenth on for special teams which twenty five point nine. But if you wanna look at it that year you're looking at the super bowl champion kansas city chiefs who that year. I'm they were twenty first twenty km h which is overall which is actually one of the lower ones that you'll see when it comes to the team that won the super bowl and you'll see that as we move onto the next one that That th that was very interesting that that was one of the younger teams to win the super bowl compare ranking wise in recent years. So that's where the steelers were in twenty nineteen if you go back to twenty eighteen so you went twenty six point nine in in twenty twenty. Then you had twenty six point. Four in twenty nineteen twenty. Eighteen was a little bit different. They were back backup to twenty six point. Nine that was seventh in the nfl. It was basically tied with washington. They said was sixth and they were sixth. In offense of twenty seven point. Nine eighteenth and defenses twenty six point two and tenth and special teams is twenty six once. They had older special teams in two thousand eighteen. But what's interesting is the number one team ranked as the oldest team was also the super bowl champion. They were ranked number one in age. They are the oldest average age with waited with snaps in the nfl. and the los angeles rams. They played in the super bowl. Were they were eleventh. So that's that's where they fell there. If you go back to two thousand seventeen the steelers the they took another dip down. They were twenty six point five. They were fourteenth in the. Nfl is where they sat. They were twenty seven point. Four on offense which is the seventh oldest and twenty five point seven defense which was the twenty third oldest. They were down there on. Defense is what really brought him down and their special teams were fourteenth. Just a regular average now. The super bowl champion that year was philadelphia who they were seventh. Overall and new england was fifth. So there you go. If you wanna have a better idea. I'll i'll go back with the super bowl champs a few more years because that might be more of what what you're looking for twenty sixteen new england. They were tents. They were the tenth. Oldest twenty fifteen was denver. They were seven's twenty. Fourteen was new england. They were tenth twenty thirteen. There's your outlier. Seattle was thirtieth. They were young. They were under twenty six when it was waited for snaps and they won the super bowl over the ninth. Highest denver broncos a lot of people. Denver is gonna win that game in two thousand twelve that disgusting purple team. They were sixth. Twenty eleven. The giants. They were tenth in two thousand ten. We'll go back to their one now. You will go a little bit further because we can The that the two thousand. Ten green bay was twenty-second while pittsburgh was third steals. Were the third oldest team. And that's part of the reason why they got there there the third steep but they but they didn't win it The year before that in new orleans was ninth they beat indi who was twenty eight and the two thousand and eight when the steelers last night. Last they won the super bowl They were the twelfth oldest team in the league they were they were twelve. So i don't have data. That goes back to two thousand five and only get back two thousand six. So that's why. Stop there so that's interesting. That the steelers where they fall and that yes you. You don't want your. It's very rare. That the oldest team wins the superbowl. I mean new england a couple of years ago but the reason i say that that's rare is you don't wanna be it's that sweet spot you don't want to be too old but yet you don't wanna be inexperienced and things like that so that's the ultimate question going into it so i know what the question is now will. What does that mean for. Twenty twenty one absolutely..
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"As fifth in the fifth highest the league new orleans they were the highest at twenty seven point. Three it went new orleans one point three chicago. Twenty seven point one tennessee and arizona both twenty seven point zero and then it was that group that included the steelers at twenty six point nine so they have them ranked them ranked in the middle of that. I don't think they did it by alphabetical order to break the tie or whatever because they broke it down even more they have just for offense just for defense and then they had special teams using the special teams snaps. Players played a general your special teams as younger. For example like the steelers their average agents special teams was twenty five point eight and that was nineteen nineteenth. Where one is the oldest having young specialty beers not a bad idea. Guys get up and down the field the steelers. They were as i said they were tied for fifth but really they were. They had them ranked overall when they can include everything a seventh in the nfl that was also their rank when it came to offense their average age for offense was twenty seven point four which is going to be really interesting whenever i break this down even a little bit more by position for defense it was twenty six point seven where they were ranked tonight. They were the ninth oldest team. So the what really brought the steelers down when it came to the agent. Experience factor was the special teams. That they they give their young guys. A high percentage special team snaps. And i don't think that that's a bad thing so that was twenty twenty And as you can see what about the teams that were that that finish like the steelers were tied with the tampa bay buccaneers who were towards the top of the list. They were eighth what it might be as even though they were all twenty six point nine it might have been that they broke it down by further decimal points in order to actually write these teams kansas city on the other hand. I'm still trying to actually find them on the list. They were middle of the road. They were stable seventeenth at twenty six point four. That's what they were. And now we'll move onto two thousand nineteen here in just a minute. But i wanted to break down two thousand twenty a little bit more They looked at teams. That had like the biggest changes like new england had a big change down because they were by far the oldest in the year before tampa. Bay had a big swing. Swing up because of the veterans. They brought in along with. Tom brady so they had some interesting swings but they broke this down. They broke this down by position and it was really interesting because the looking at it by position. The steelers were had the third oldest quarterback at thirty seven point o. Was the average. Because you know you had to factor in mason rudolph and snap josh dobbs. Thirty seven point. Oh they were third only behind tampa bay which was forty two point five and india which was thirty eight point five so the third oldest at the quarterback position but noticed the team. That was the oldest. There was the team that won the super bowl. But when you go to running back the steelers were the third youngest only behind indian casey. And when you go to wide receiver they were the youngest in the nfl in two thousand and twenty the youngest so it all depends on what position. You're looking at tight. End the steelers. I'm ultimately trying to find them right now when you look at it that way they were they were passed the middle half they were but then again remember yet vance mcdonald. Who's since retired air lebron's give up there. That's probably going to be different this year. And then to round out the offense if you look at the offensive line. The steelers had the fourth oldest offensive line. That could be a problem and that might be. That's looks to change in two thousand twenty one. Two thousand and twenty one should look to different because if but if you also look at. Kansas city had the second oldest offensive line. So what you say. Well they gotta the super bowl but if you watch the super bowl it was offensive line. That was really letting him down at the end when it comes to tampa they were. I gotta actually count this one. Two three four five six. They were the eighth youngest offensive line so with offensive line. What average age across the nfl of twenty six point nine. The steelers were twenty eight point. One so that you know offensive is where older. And i think you'll see a youth movement there. You're going to have that this year so then to look at the defense. The steelers have won. They have the third oldest defensive line in the nfl. It's them tied with baltimore. But they had just ahead when you really take out the decimal places longer and the oldest defensive line was the tampa bay buccaneers so age. The defensive line not looking to be a terrible issue when you look at those other teams and their success when you look at linebacker the steelers. They're they're much there towards the top actually not towards top there. They're almost middle of the road. When it comes to linebacker they are twenty six point zero. one. I'm pretty sure that's the league average. Yep they right in the middle and then when it comes to defensive back the steelers are are young girl but not the young. Yes they were twenty five point eight but there are about twelve nfl which i thought was was pretty interesting. So that's over breakdown by position And when i told you that the steelers were one of the younger special teams units. There are plenty of other teams that have younger. Special teams units like tampa bay was slightly younger than the steelers Kansas city was much more younger than the steelers when it came to their special teams. So that's twenty twenty. What we're gonna do now is we're going to go ahead. We're gonna take a break. We'll come back. we're gonna not look at it by position but we'll look at twenty nine thousand nine hundred twenty seventeen where the steelers were with that Snap waited age. And then see where the steeler stand right now and what maybe what conclusions we can draw so stick around. We'll be back after this short break through that. And i have another other 'nother fund number to throw to you. So hour is support for this. Episode comes from locker room. The at.
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