All right folks, let's go let's go let's go we got a victory week because guess what the six time
six time
Super Bowl champions Pittsburgh Steelers win again danger us doing his thing. That's right
I know there was a lot of naysayers that were saying hey Russ may be a bad idea
He's watched all those different types of things. Hey, listen. I was teetering that line as well, but you know what I see
the lights, okay, I see
the vision okay, let
Russ cook, okay
He is cooking right now. He is cooking
Gordon Ramsay and every single major chef you can possibly think of put them in one body and guess what you have Russell Wilson, okay?
Oh, man. Oh, man. Oh, man. We got a loaded episode
Beyonce Johnson comes back to the north not to the Steelers calm down Steelers fans. I know
It's okay. We'll talk about it. Okay. We'll talk about it. Can Robinson goes to Minnesota Josh Uche goes to the Chiefs
Anthony Richardson gets benched. Yes. I know it's controversial. We have to talk about it Ravens lose to the Browns
Cowboys look defeated game
Over for the Jets the DMV miracle
Lions maul the Titans and most importantly we have to end this episode. Okay
With the Steelers going into the by with a W. Yeah, that's right. I W a W you
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All right folks, let's get into the meat and potatoes of everything that is going on in the league
Okay, so let's just dive into everything that's happened so far because we've had a few trades that have happened
You know within the last 24 48 hours or so probably a little bit longer, but who cares?
So let's start off with the most recent ones the auntie Johnson former Panthers and Steelers receiver has been traded from the Panthers to
The Baltimore Ravens so essentially the draft compensation is they're swapping picks basically so the Panthers receive a
2025 fifth round pick Baltimore receives a 2025 six round pick and when we look at this it was it's an okay trade
I'm just gonna say okay. I'm not saying it was a great trade
Not saying it's a phenomenal trade not saying it's a game changer trade none of those things because
Where see was never a problem the problem with the Ravens was the defense and a lot of that is because of
You know play calling as well as a lack of patch rusher, you know
effectiveness and consistency right outside of Kyle van Noy
Who else from a past rusher standpoint is able to constantly and consistently create pressure on quarterbacks?
nobody and
It's no slide to them, but again
at this point when you see teams like the bills and the chiefs and
You know other teams who are retooling in our you know trying to get themselves
Per prepare for a deep playoff run you have to be able to try to counter that and the weakest point for the Ravens has
been their defense and
You know with a few past rushers that have been you know floated around and teams are saying that you know
They're available for the right price
You want to try to go after a patch rusher because right now
There are multiple teams that want another patch rusher and so right now you're in the driver's seat to where if you get another
Patch rusher you could probably be a little bit more productive
Compared to just getting another receiver who at best is probably what?
Why receiver three at this point if we're being real here?
Like let's really let's really dissect this thing. Let's really look at it because again, it's it's not like
You know the Ravens were lacking and you know in the receiver department. No, they never were it's just you know
If you if you wanted to add more depth, okay
You probably could have done that but again you have you know
Tez Walker and company who you could just give them a chance and just see what happens and then if you think okay
They're not as productive as you want them to be then that's when you go and you make a move for receiver
But just flat out just doing it before addressing patch rusher. No
No, no, no, no, no, but I'm gonna save the defensive part the Ravens and Browns game though
Because there there is a lot that needs to be said with that and it might might even turn into a little bit of
Arrant as well, but you know, we'll cross that bridge and we'll cross that bridge
But another trade came Robinson former former Jaguars left tackle was traded to the Vikings
So the Jaguar receive a 2026 conditional fifth that can turn into a fourth based on playing time while the Vikings receive a
2026 can get conditional seven that can go that can go up based off of playing time
So both, you know conditional draft picks that can increase in value, which all in all is great
You know the Vikings were somewhat
I want to say they weren't they were in panic mode
But they were looking to try to patch up that hole with Christian Deris all going down
And you know they felt like can Robison was probably their best option and so they pulled the trigger
That's it. There's nothing really, you know in depth really to talk about with it
You know, they were just trying to make sure that that position is
You know strengthen and bolstered up because again the Vikings are in a situation where right now
They can legitimately go to the playoffs this year. They really can they have a real chance to do it
And I think you know when we look at it that division
There's gonna be at least three teams out of division that are gonna make it to the playoffs the Lions
The Vikings in the Packers all three are definitely gonna make it to the playoffs from now as far as who will probably go to the Super Bowl
I think it's definitely between the Lions and the Packers
Definitely you heard it here for us in a football joke. He's podcast now
Let's get into the other tray that happened as well. So former Patriots pass rusher Josh Uche was traded to the Chiefs
So the Patriots receive a 2026 six round pick and the Chiefs of course received Josh Uche
So when we look at this, this is a
Pete this is a move to get you know to bolster up the death when it comes to pass rusters because
Outside of Chris Jones their pass rushers have been you know hit with the injury bug
So they definitely want to bring somebody else in just to you know bolster that position because again
The Chiefs defense has been playing lights out they have and you know
If if you want to be able to you know go back to the Super Bowl
Then you have to do what you have to do and that is somewhat
That is the the one trait that separates the elite GM's from just you know
The casual GM's as I call them simply because the elite GM's they they view the roster and they figure out
Okay, there's holes on this position this position that position and they go out and they address them immediately, right?
They don't really they they do not value picks as much. They want to win
They want to be competitive
So if it means that they push, you know, they cook they not even cook
But they kick some things, you know down the road with it. Okay, cool
But if it you know if it works out, hey, no one's really complaining because why you're a champion
Think about it. The Rams did it, you know for a few years
they kept on retooling retooling retooling throwing away picks throwing away picks throwing away picks and
Eventually worked and they were able to get a Super Bowl with it
Same thing with the Chiefs the Chiefs realized that listen
Pass rusher needs to be strengthened up a little bit more receiver needs to be strengthened up a little bit more
And guess what they address both of those positions without breaking the bank when it comes to
You know carrying, you know, the the the contracts of these of these players
So, oh, no, it's a win-win situation if we're really being honest here
So but let's get into these games. Okay, because a lot has to be said about these games
Okay, so let's let's start off with the Ravens and Browns. So I'm gonna read the stats and then we'll get into
You know the the crevices of everything. Okay, so Lamar Jackson was 23 for 38
289 passing yards to touchdowns 7.6 yards per attempt a
60.5
completion percentage, okay
Derek Henry 11 attempts for 73 rushing yards 6.6 yards per carry one touchdown in two rushes of 10 plus yards or more
Save flowers 12 targets for seven receptions
115 receiving yards 16.4 receiving yards per reception. Okay, James Winston 27 for 41
334 passing yards three touchdowns 8.1 yards per attempt
65.9 completion percentage set Cedric Tillman nine targets for seven receptions
99 receiving yards two touchdowns 14.1 receiving yards per reception
Nick Chubb 16 attempts for 52 rushing yards
3.3 yards per carry in one rush of 10 plus yards or more
That's a lot. I know
But let's get into everything. So this is what I will say, you know, and I literally said this
I think in the last episode you have to be careful with your divisional opponents
because if not your divisional opponents will sneak up on you and they'll get a win from you and
You you'll be you know be fluddled because you're like how in the word that just happened
We have a whole better roster than we are so much better than them and then it happens
It happens that is why the vision of games to me are so tricky to predict simply because
The team that you will least expect it could be a team that has lasted last in the division
That you know is not going to make it to the playoffs that you know is not going to make it to the wild card
That you know that they're probably going to have a fire sale for a lot of their players
But guess what they get that one win on you and that's exactly what happened, you know
James Winston looked really good. He did he looked really really really good, but
Again, I think this goes back to something that I've said also about the Ravens
Which is the two things that can destroy the Raven season is injuries and
You know costly mistakes those are the two things those are the two things that can derail the Ravens
Season simply because there is no reason why the Ravens kept on
Repeating the same play over and over and over and over again. There's no reason. There's no reason and
You know, I think this does open up a conversation
That does need to be had the defensive coordinator has not been playing well
That defense is not been playing well and we can't say the defense is lacking of talent because it's not you got a bunch of all
pros and pro bowlers on that team
So I don't understand what the problem is
James Winston low key put on a clinic a passing clinic on that Ravens defense and
That has been their Achilles heel, you know, the offense is running on all cylinders
The defense has to pick has to pick it up. It just has to at this point now
Would would the Ravens be open to maybe bringing somebody in and doing what the Steelers did with Brian Flores?
I think you will probably have to entertain it at this point because again
We are about to hit that point in the season where after Thanksgiving. That's when the season really starts
that's when every single game is
important and
Especially those divisional games you want to be able to write your own ticket and to have the playoffs run through you
Not you go to another another place to host a playoff game
You don't want that so again Ravens
You have to do better when it comes to the defense a play call
You have to because if you don't it's gonna cost you another year
And you don't have a whole bunch of time to continue to you know
Make the mistakes and then you know try to fix it next year then that you can't keep on doing that
This team is in when now mode and if you want to maximize
Everything that they have done so far to get to this point
You have to make adjustments now because if you don't make adjustments now
You're gonna be in a situation where you're gonna go up a team like the bills
Like the Steelers like the Chiefs
They're gonna knock your block off and then guess what now you guys have wasted another year
And now you guys have failed expectations once again because why you guys do not want to make simple
Adjustments, but at the same time when we pivot and we go to the Browns, you know, this definitely says a lot
So far we have seen more production
Out of backup quarterbacks than we have from the quarterback. I'd really think about it for a second here
Joe Flacco last year was
Way more productive way more productive than what the Sean Watson was okay
There was a point in time
Where if where they were about to go on somewhat of a deep playoff run if we're being real here, okay?
Let's really think about this for a second and then you have James Winston now
Am I saying, you know James Winston is playing at an all-pro level or he's gonna be a pro bowler?
No, I'm not saying any of those things but for him to do what he did against that Ravens defense
I give you gotta give him credit where credit is due you just do now
Am I saying that the Browns could you know mysteriously go on a run? I've seen crazier things
I've seen crazier things. It'll be the teams that you least expected
They go on someone of a dry spell and the next thing you know they find a spark and
You know now they're being super competitive and now they're a team that everybody has to be concerned about I have seen it
We have all seen it before that is the beauty of
Football the teams that you count out and you say man, they're not gonna do anything. Guess what?
They just win that one game and after that one game. They just they go on a tear so Ravens
Gotta do better Kyle Hamilton if you catch the interception you sealed the game
You sealed the game you sealed the game. So Ravens. Oh, no, man
You gotta do something you got make some adjustments got make some changes got to do something man
Just saying but let's get into the Lions and the Titans
So Mason Rudolph was 22 for 33
266 passing yards one touchdown two picks seven yards per attempt in a 57.9 completion percentage
Okay, Tony Pilar 20 attempts for 94 rushing yards
4.7 yards per carry three rushes of 10 plus yards or more Calvin Ridley 15 targets for 10 receptions
143 receiving yards 14.3 receiving yards per reception
Jared golf 12 15 85 passing yards three touchdowns
5.7 yards per attempt in an 80
80% 80% completion percentage
Man, Jameer Jameer Gibbs 11 attempts for 127 rushing yards
11.5 yards per carry one touchdown and two rushes of 10 plus yards or more
Sam Laporta six targets for six receptions 48 receiving yards one touchdown eight receiving yards per reception
When we look at this, you know
Yeah
This is bad. This is really bad. This is really really really bad
If you would have told me this Titans team after all the moves they made this off-season to bolster this team
Well would be in this position. I would have called you a liar
This team is trash
It is trash
It is horrible
Come on guys. Come on. They didn't even put up a fight. You didn't even put up a fight
You just you got mauled by a herd of lions
I'm talking about when when Simba was done with you. Guess what?
Nala came after when Nala was done with you. Guess what scar came after you when scar came after you
I can't think of the other lions. Just forgive me on it. Just please please please forgive me
But it's a Lion King reference for people that don't realize it's Lion King if you know, you know, but
Moving on with that. But this is what I will say, you know
The lions continue to be this very potent team that continues to you know
Put points on people's heads and continue to be super competitive and super physical. That's just what it is
This team is good. This team is really good
This team has continued to say listen, we are going to beat you in the air
We're gonna beat you on the ground. We are going to be physical with you
We are going to beat you on every single level of football
And there is nothing that you can do to stop this team
Jerichoff he's playing at a really high level this one-two punch with Jameer Gibbs and David Montgomery lethal
Everything about this team is lethal
Don't let them get another patch rusher if they get someone like a Max Crosby or Zadaria Smith or Miles Garrett
Good night
They are going to the Super Bowl. I'm telling you it's either gonna be the Lions or the Packers
One of those two teams are going to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl
You heard it here first on the football junkies podcast
Now on to another game that definitely needs to be talked about the Cowboys and 49ers game
Man, where do we start?
Where do we start? Where do we start folks because this was
It's basically like two old people fighting. I think that's the best way to put it
It's like two old people at Thanksgiving fighting over who's gonna get the last roll. That's basically what happened
It was a bad game. It was a really bad game for this to be the Sunday night game horrible
Absolutely horrible. Okay, but let's just get into everything. Okay, so that press card 25 for 38
243 passing yards to touchdowns to pick 6.4 yards per tip
65.8 completion percentage
Ezekiel Elliott 10 attempts for 34 rushing yards
3.4 yards per carry one touchdown one rush of 10 plus yards or more CD lamb 17 targets for 13 receptions
146 receiving yards to touchdowns 11.2 receiving yards per reception
Brock Purdy 18 for 26
260 passing yards one touchdown 10 yards per attempt a
69.2 completion percentage
Isaiah Guerrero 14 attempts for 85 rushing yards
6.1 yards per carry one touchdown three rushes of 10 plus yards or more
George Kittle seven targets for six receptions
128 receiving yards one touchdown
21.3 receiving yards per reception and when we look at this, you know, this is what I will say
And I'm gonna be very honest with what I'm saying. I'm shoot. I'm a straight shooter shoot from the hip
I'm just being honest with you. The Cowboys are horrible. Let's be honest here
I think it's time we have that conversation that Cowboys are horrible as well as the 49ers, but mostly the Cowboys, okay?
This roster is not meant to be competitive. It's not and
For you to waste basically your entire offseason to sign two players
two players is
Absolutely atrocious it is because when you look at it outside of death
Who else do you really have CD lamb? Okay? Yeah?
you know
It's whatever but again this this team is not competitive in no way shape or form
The run game is atrocious the passing game is the is atrocious sure you have certain
You know certain players who they have a lot of upside to their game and they're gonna be there for a long long time
But everywhere else it's just garbage. It's not good. It is not good folks
It's not the defense is atrocious and it's crazy because Rex Ryan called the Cowboys this offseason
Just have a conversation just to see if you know if they'll let him be the defensive coordinator
I don't even know why they turned him down because this defense is it's horrible. They're they can't stop the run
They can't stop the passing pass game. What can you stop? Can you stop a piece of paper?
Can you stop a pop water team?
What can you do? It's not good. It is not good
This roster was not properly built to be competitive and this falls on Jerry Jones's lap
This does whenever Jerry, you know, when whenever the Cowboys win guess what everything goes Jerry Jones, man
Jerry Jones was right. He was right. He did the right thing. He built this roster the right way
But now when everything is going wrong. Oh, everybody wants to point fingers
Everybody wants wants to play the blame game. It doesn't work like that
It doesn't this team is not good and it's not going to be good for a very long time
the only way that the Cowboys can truly be competitive and to try to
Reclaim some of the glory and some of the success they had in the 90s is if you bring in a hard
stern coach
Not somebody that's that's gonna lap up to to Jerry Jones
Not somebody that's going to just you know follow following line someone who is going to be a difference maker
Someone who is going to set a standard in a culture
Bill Belichick if you bring someone like a Bill Belichick in there, you wouldn't be having half of the problems that you're having now
and then apparently there are reports that are coming out that the
Cowboys allow tours while the while the players are practicing and whatnot
Why are you doing this? Why that that's unnecessary?
Very very much unnecessary
These players are trying to prepare themselves for their next opponent and you got people that are coming in
You know getting all close to him or whatnot. You can't do that like apparently
Oh my god, this is ridiculous
Apparently there were people that were banging on the window on the glass while the players were working out
What are we?
expensive
losers that's what the Cowboys are
expensive
Losers if you are a Cowboys fan and you bought those season tickets guess what you just threw $1,200 down the drain
Because why this team is not going anywhere?
This team is not serious about running football games
This team is about the glitz and the glamour the the prime time TV shows the big lights all the attention
That's what this team is this team really isn't about you know
They're not serious about winning because if they were serious about winning half of these things wouldn't even be happening
They have basically turned the Cowboys into a reality TV show and every single week
You don't even know what's gonna happen
But most but most importantly guess what Jerry Jones is gonna be is gonna be in every single episode in some
Shape or form or capacity now on to the 49ers the 49ers
You know they keep wishing and hoping and praying that you know a lot of their players can get healthy and
You know try to come back, but it's like you know at some point you just have to you know
Have a realization that you know this season. It's not gonna end well
It's just not you know because
You're you're hoping that Christian McCaffrey can come back at some point in time
We don't know I don't think nobody really knows I think they're just throwing out something just to throw something out there
I think they truly do not know when Christmas. Caffrey is really going to be able to
Like really come out on the field
And even then how is he gonna look because he's been he's rusty like he's rusty
And it's gonna take him a while to get back into the screen of things right if I'm the 49ers
I gotta make some calls
I gotta make some calls. I gotta see you know what what can we do to try to at least try attempt?
To save this season because again
Your defensive line and needs help and needs help you need to put more bodies at the defensive line
I've heard that they have been connected to the forest buckner David
They've got child and others even for receiver
You might want to try to get one of those receivers as well
Just to try to see if you can like you know go on a run and you know, maybe
Maybe be in the position where you could go to the playoffs, but you have to do something at this point
you have to because
We're getting closer to Thanksgiving and everybody knows once you hit Thanksgiving
If you ain't in a good spot, you might as well want to count your losses start figuring out what you're gonna do next year
Come up with the plan that you're going to do for next year and just execute at that point if you're gonna tank
well, you know completely or if you're going to do somewhat of a light tank and you know just to
Put you up not super high but like in a place where you can you know be able to have a good enough draft
Sure do that because right now this 49ers team isn't competitive
And it sucks because a lot of those veteran players, you know, they stay committed
They they wanted to come back for one more year one more raw and in this thing with a Super Bowl
And so far their season has not gone the way that they wanted
Brandon are you looking out for the season?
Christian McCaffrey is a question mark at this point. Brock Purdy has not been looking good
Sure, Ricky Pierce all has come back. But again, Ricky is only one person and then even when you look at the defense
Javon Hargrave, he's out for the season and
You know that that was a major blow. It's a major blow to the team
so again, I
Don't think this 49ers team is ultra competitive like what people think they are. I don't I think if they went up against a team
Like the Lions or the Packers in the NFC championship
It's not gonna end well
I think the Lions this time are gonna rewrite their roles and they're actually gonna go and you know, do the right thing
Which is minimize their mistakes
Put the points on their head and just win that that's just where we are at this point John Lynch
You wouldn't you you had an incredible run you built this
You know, you you revised this team and made this team super competitive for a super long time
But at this point it didn't end well and it didn't in the way that you had expected, right?
But forget about them. Okay, let's get into the jets in
Patriots because we do have to talk about them. We do have to talk about them
So error Roger 17 for 28 233 passing yards to touchdowns 8.3 yards per attempt a
60.7 completion percentage Garrett Wilson a targets for five receptions
113 receiving yards 22.6 receiving yards per reception
Breeze Hall 16 attempts for 80 rushing yards five yards per carry two rushes of 10 plus yards or more
Jacobi Bressette 15 for 24
132 passing yards 5.5 yards per attempt in a
62.5 completion percentage. Okay, Drake may
Yes, I yes, I did put two quarterbacks in because Drake may was in at first and then he suffered a head injury and then Joe
Be then Jacobi Bressette had to come in and finish the game
So Drake may before he got hurt was three for six 23 passing yards 3.8 yards per attempt in a 50%
completion percentage. Okay, Remandry Stevenson's
20 attempts for 48 rushing yards 2.4 yards per carry two touchdowns now before we go any further
I just have two junky nuggets according to spot rack. Okay, so Rogers has a
$35 million bonus option that must be exercised before the beginning of the 2025 season
And he carries a $23 million cap hit in 20 in 2025 in a 49 million dollar dead cap hit
This is what I will say the Patriots, you know, they they redeemed themselves from their last, you know matchup
And you know, especially with draw male coming out saying that the team was soft and whatnot
This was you know, this was a much needed win very much needed win
But you know, if you're the Jets
Your season is is continuing to go
It's going down. It's going this plane is is nose diving into the ground
Because the season is over
The season is over for the Jets this experiment is over and I mean I mean exactly what I say when I say experiment
because they thought that getting a
40 year old quarterback would solve all their problems and all it did was create more problems more drama more
unnecessary, you know attention and just drama
That's really what it is
Robert Sala was the glue that was holding this team together from falling apart and
Since they have fired Robert Sala their season has not has not done well that defense has not done well
Everything about this team has not done well. It hasn't
So again, this whole experiment was a loss. It's a L
It's a very big L because when we look at it
Aaron Rodgers, you got almost all of your buddies
To come and play with you
Alizar you got Devante Adams. You got you have a
A great offense if you put any other quarterback if you put 31 other quarterbacks in this offense
They're going to have a great season. They're going to have a pro bowl season
But Aaron Rodgers, he doesn't he doesn't look like that same person and I think it's time we have that conversation
It's time
It's time. It's time for
Aaron Rodgers to just walk away from the game of football if you want to preserve your reputation
if you want to preserve, you know
The greatness that you show when you were in your heyday
Walk away walk away because all you're doing is ruining yourself a lot of times the the legends
They don't know when it's time and a lot of times when they keep on playing as they get older
You really start to see those cracks and it don't look good
It really don't and you know, this is an air Rogers at is is one of those to you know to fall that victim
He is he has not played well and remember a lot of the a lot of the things that made Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers was because of his athleticism and his ability to be somewhat mobile outside of the pocket
He can't do that anymore. He cannot do it anymore. He is not productive anymore
There there was somebody I forgot who it was
They show the stat line and they compared Aaron Rodgers this year to
Zach Wilson when the last time that he was playing
Zach Wilson was had a had a was better statistically and the team actually was winning more a little bit more
Than what Aaron Rodgers is and granted I don't what nobody say well
Aaron Rodgers was the ride of talent and he wasn't able to really do anything because team really no the team did everything for him
The teams they they probably told Aaron Rodgers right on this down what you want and we'll get it for you
every single thing you want we would get it for you and
Guess what?
They got everything for him
everything for and it's still not enough so
again
This just experiment. It's over at this point. You have to you have to scrap it
You have to nuke it because you are hitting a point where you know
Financially are going to start kicking in for certain players and you have to figure out what you're going to do
Sauce pretty soon is giving me come up into a contract here
What are you gonna do with Devontae Adams's deal?
You're gonna have to do a restructure or an extension or you're gonna have to cut him
Error Rodgers, you're gonna have to have that tough conversation with him
You are because if you don't that that's a 35 million dollar option bonus that you must exercise
Before the start of the 2025 season not to mention he's carrying a 49 million dollar dead cap hit next year
So you have some serious decision-making that you are going to have to do once this season is over
You really do if you are the judge front office
It doesn't help when you have Woody Johnson making, you know, basis claims saying oh, this is the best just team that we have
You know assembled in years. No, it hasn't well
Offensively probably you can make that you you probably could you know Devontae Adams
Alan is our Garrett Wilson Malachi Corley
Breeze Hall brailing Alan, you know, pretty good pretty good quarterback in
offensive line. Oh
But again, this
Team is this is this is not a team. This is just a collection of players who come together who are
Under the same team they put on the same jerseys and they play on Sunday. That's what it is
This is not a team. This is not a collective of men who are trying to be competitive and trying to win
This is just people coming together to play football on
Sunday and I mean exactly what I said no disrespect to any of those players that are trying to
You know do more
Regardless of the situation that they're in but again, let's just call this a loss
This will go down in history as one of the worst
What ifs for a team and NFL history on to one of the most spectacular
endings for a football game that happened on Sunday the DMV
Miracle, okay, Jaden Daniels doing Jaden Daniels things
Even with messed up ribs crazy, right? I know it. So let's just get into everything
Okay, Jaden Daniels 21 for 38
326 passing yards one touchdown 8.6 yards per attempt a 55.3 completion percentage
Okay, Brian Robinson 16 attempts for 65 rushing yards
4.1 yards per carry one rush of 10 plus yards or more Terry McClaren 8 targets for five receptions
125 receiving yards 25 receiving yards per reception Kayla Williams 10 for 24
131 passing yards 5.5 yards per attempt in a 41.7 completion percentage
Okay, Deandre Swift 18 attempts for 129 rushing yards
7.2 yards per carry one touchdown two rushes of 10 plus yards or more
We're on with doing say six targets for three receptions 41 receiving yards
13.7 receiving yards per reception now when we look at this
This was actually a really low scoring game, which I'm actually surprised
but it was a really low scoring game and
You know, this was definitely a back-and-forth type of game that you know at first when I was looking at I was like
okay, the Bears might be able to win this and then you know, then the
Commanders were doing something and then the Bears and the commandant
It just kept on going back and forth and it ended in the most spectacular
Controversial way that you could possibly think of and you know for the people that didn't see it
Just going YouTube type in commanders versus Bears ending and you will see it
But you know Tyree Stevenson has to get some some backlash from this because while you're
Heckling the fans guess what's happening one of the most dynamic endings to a football game and NFL history
Just happened and you could have stopped it had you just done your job instead of this heckling with fans
How's it feel? How does it feel?
How does it feel being the wrong end of history?
Knowing that before before that Hail Mary went off guess what you are heckling with the fans
Flexing doing all doing all this unnecessary stuff that you need to do
Save it for once the game is over once the game is over if you want to do all that by all means go ahead
Do it, but don't you do it while the game is going because guess what again the game is still going
Yes, the the game is you know
Technically it's about the end, but you don't even know how the ending is gonna go
Once the ref said the game is over then you could go and celebrate flags dance
Do the worm do the electric slide if you want to all that different type of stuff, but
Until until those coaches come together they say good game and then they go their separate ways. Oh, no. Oh no player
That's not what happened that's not what happened and it also doesn't what's worse is Montez sweat wasn't even on the field
Montez sweat one of the best defensive players for the Bears was not on the field
When this happened, I'm gonna let you think about that for a second because that right there is crazy
Absolutely insane
Why in the world would you not want to put your best defensive player on the field? Come on now
Come on
Come on man, and even when you I
Don't even know I don't even know that this is just absolutely atrocious
This is horrible and also doesn't help that the coach was just like yeah
The even the coach's response was horrible like it was just it
It didn't make any sense. It didn't none of it made any sense all this was unnecessary
All of this was very preventable had people just done their job. That's it if you saw that hey
I don't like this unlike this and fix it cool because even when you look at the we look at the replay prior to
Prior to the the commander's hiking the ball
Kayla Williams was trying to was trying to tell people hey go here
Hey go there and he was trying to get the coach's attention, but I guess the coach wasn't focused on that so you know
That's what happens. So happens when you don't listen. Hey, it's just crazy how the rookie quarterback knows what to do in this situation
But the head coach and Tyree steves and don't know what they're doing right?
right
Right, and we do have to talk about something that has been a little bit controversial
That everyone is in an uproar for and that is Anthony Richardson
You know basically tapping out of the game because you know he was tired or whatnot
This is what I will say, you know and
I get it I get you know a lot of former players are very upset about it
I get all that and they have every right to you know to feel like that because you know you can't do something like that
You know you have you have your offensive linemen who are on every single drive every single play and
You know they don't have a chance to tap out
They don't have a chance to to get out to catch the breath. No they have to keep on going and
You know for you to do that
You know that probably rubbed a lot of people in that locker room the wrong way
It probably did and you know, I don't know. I really don't know
I really don't know I really don't because on one hand I understand
You know he probably was tired. Maybe he had the wind knocked out of him. Maybe he you know, maybe he had to catch his breath
I don't know. I don't know Anthony Richardson, but you know, it was a bad look at that time and you know
His punishment is they benched him a real question is this is he gonna be benched for an extended period of time?
Or is this just you know, he's just gonna be benched for you know one game and then though recess how you know
How he is and whatnot and you know move forward from them because again, it happens
I get it. Everybody's in you know, everybody's you know, very emotional about it
And I get again as I've said before I get before my players are saying but again things are a little bit different now
Yes, there are there are some cardinal rules that you know are just big no-knows
I get all of that but the man said he was tired. What else you want me to say?
There's nothing else really really to say about it, but final thing we need to talk about Steelers versus Giants
Yes, that's right Steelers versus Giants
Because the Steelers the six time six time
Six time Pittsburgh Steelers. I don't know why the way I just
But I guess I want to sound like the old steelers man
I don't know but let's just get into everything Russell Wilson 24 28
278 passing yards one touchdown
9.9 yards per 10 and he's 71.4 completion percentage on to Danny dimes
Okay, 24 for 38
264 passing yards one pick 6.9 yards per 10
63.2 completion percentage Tyrone Tracy 20 rushes for a hundred forty five rushing yards
7.3 yards per carry one touchdown four rushes of 10 plus yards or more
Darius lay in seven targets for four recessions
108 receiving yards 27 receiving yards per session and when we look at this, you know
This by all by all accounts was supposed to be a slaughter
This was supposed to be a game where the Steelers are going to impose their will both
Offensively and defensively and just crush the Giants, but the Giants were fighting
they were definitely fighting they were putting up a fight and you know
They were doing their thing against the Steelers defense
They were they were attacking them in the air and they were attacking them, you know on the ground
but the difference between the two is one team has a supposed
Three-time defensive player of the year future first-ball hallfamera and TJ Y while the other one did it
TJ Y doing TJ Y things Alex Heisman doing how doing Alex Heisman things. That's it, right?
Najee Harris has been doing his thing. He's been on a run
He's been on a tear since they put Russell Wilson in George Pickens
Once again, he was showing off Van Jefferson. This is probably the most print, you know
Production that we've seen for Van Jefferson and then Calvin Austin
This was probably Calvin Austin's best game so far in in his, you know
professional football career and it's it's great
This shows that you have a solid, you know kick returner and you have someone who is a great, you know slot option
And who's just and who can be used as a Swiss Army knife in this offense?
And I think that is what he was supposed to be used in the Mack Canada offense, but
Unfortunately, when you don't have a real offensive coordinator, that's what happens now. This is what I will say, you know
Don't tell you Jackson was definitely having some troubles, you know
Against, you know Malik neighbors and in that receiving core Darius Lane was was lighting things up
Darius Lane was a problem and you know if the Giants made him available and for the right offer
I probably would pull the trigger on someone like a Darius Lane. I would you know, he now I'm not saying he's this
Dynamic old pro receiver. No, I'm not saying that but he is somewhat of a really good option who can extend the field and
you know
who can
He's a baller. He's a baller. I think that's just the best way to put it
Darius Lane is a baller and that's what you need on this Steelers offense
I'm not saying you need someone like a Cooper Cup or a courtless center or anything like that
But if those options are not available
Darius Lane is a very is a really good option just as much as Jacobi Myers as well
And they probably would cost less compared to the other big name receivers that everybody will want to get now the one thing
I would say that I think the the Steelers should do at this point is
Try to see if they can bolster up the the interior defensive line depth
I would definitely look into it simply because
You you need to be able to make sure that you bolster up that defensive line to not only put more pressure on the quarterback
But also be able to really successfully and consistently stop the run
Because we are about to hit a point where we're going to be going up against teams who are
statistically either top five or top ten when it comes to rushing and
If we want to be able to eliminate that part of the game
We have to bolster up the defensive line now am I saying that we have to go after someone like at the Forrest Buckner
Me personally I would do it because why I like the Forrest Buckner. I think he's a really great player really a lead player
But you know that probably will cost cost a lot to get him
But when you have someone like a David Gotshaw, I would look into it
I would I think and you know Alan Alan Saunders said this on the Steelers afternoon drive
And then he said it again on the Lockdown Steelers podcast this morning shout out to Chris Carter and Zachary Smith
This is the Steelers are at a position where right now
You need to be a little bit more aggressive and you need to allocate resources and to really make this team
Able to compete. I think people like TJ Y and Cam Hayward really do deserve that
I'm not saying you know
We should throw away your first or second third round picking all of our picks away just to get one player
No, but what I am saying is if you really want to maximize this team
And if you really want to do more than just win one measly playoff game
I think you do have to push, you know some of your chips in the table
I'm not saying you have to push all of them, but you do you don't need all these picks after those picks
In the words of that giant. I mean that's our GM that Rams GM F those pigs man
go and get you some ballers on this team and
and and just go win the team right now is in is in a really good situation and
I would not be surprised after you know next year's offseason and the draft that their Super Bowl window will be officially open
And if it is you have to go and you have to attack it
You just have to if I'm Omar calling I am addressing and I am looking at this roster from top to bottom and any holes that I see
I'm going to try to see and I'm going to try to call other teams and see if they have players available with those particular positions
What are they're asking price and then just go from there?
because at this point if you really want to you know if you really want to
Really be competitive not only in your division, but to be competitive against the Chiefs. You got to be a little bit aggressive
Brett Beach. He was aggressive. How he rose me. I know he's cooking up something EDC in Baltimore. He's doing his thing
You got to be able to to match that firepower this arms race
When it comes to roster building because again, these teams are not doing this just to do it
They're doing it because they feel like they are in a position that they can go and they can win a championship this year
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