Now if you think I'm going to talk about the chiefs and the bills and the commanders and the Eagles
You're a sad and mistaken. We're not doing that in this episode. Okay, because you know why we got drama with coaches
Okay, and not with all coaches, but one specific coach. Okay in Florida. Okay, we got betrayal in Tampa folks
Okay, Brian Schoenheimer is the new coach for the Dallas Cowboys
Liam Cohen is officially the coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars P. Carol heads to Vegas
Bobby slowly gets the boot from Houston Robert solid goes back to Cali
Big Ben speaks on the state of the Steelers and
Russ makes his bid for another chance with Pittsburgh. Okay, all of this and more on the 63 episode of the football junkies podcast
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Right folks, let's just get into the meats and potatoes of everything that is going on in the league rights now
Okay, so yes, I am not talking about the playoffs
Right now, okay, I'm gonna save that for the second episode because there's a lot to talk about with that episode, okay?
We got betrayal and Tampa folks. Okay. This is like a drama series
This is like days of our lives, but with football. Okay, we're gonna get into that segment
But before we get into that we got to talk about a few other coaches that either got hired or fired
Okay, so let's start with Brian Schoenheimer Brian Schoenheimer is now the official head coach for the Dallas Cowboys
Whoo, man, oh man, if you would have told me that he would have been a head coach for the Cowboys
I would have called you a liar, but he is so let's go a little bit into the background of
Brian Schoenheimer. Okay, so
He was an offensive coordinator for the Jets from 2006 to 2011 the Rams from 2012 to 2014
The Seahawks from 2018 to 2020 and the Cowboys from 2023 to 2024
Okay, he joined the Cowboys as a consistent in 2022 and worked with
Dan Quinn for a majority of the time after
Kellan Moore left in 2020 he became the offensive coordinator. However
Mike McCarthy took over the play calling responsibilities according to Todd Archer from ESPN
Also, he was not a what will actually know let me let me take a step back
While he wasn't a play caller for the Cowboys
He quote-unquote had a large role in the offense weird. I know right also
He has a strong relationship with Dak and personnel within the building and the Cowboys also interviewed
Leslie Frazier Robert Sala and Kellan Moore
now when we break down the
Offenses that he has worked with as you know as an offensive coordinator, right? We have to you know break things down
So here we go. And this is from Garrett Poldell from CBS Sports. So the 06 Jets, okay?
19.8 points per game
18th in the league the 07 Jets
22.2 points per game
25th in the league the 08 Jets
25.3 points per game ninth in the league the 09 Jets
21.3 points per game 17th in the league the
2010 Jets 22.9 points per game 13th in the league the
2011 Jets
23.6 points per game 13th in the league the 2012 Rams
18.7 points per game 25th in the league the 2013 Rams
21.8 points per game 21st in the league the 2014 Rams
20.3 points per game 20 again
All right the 2018 Seahawks
26.8 points per game 6th in the league the 2019 Seahawks
25.3 points per game 9th in the league the 2020 Seahawks
28 points per game 8th in the league
So my takeaway from all of this out of all those years that he was an offensive coordinator
He's only had four years where he's had a top 10 offense
Okay, outside of that. He's been very average to slightly above average to slightly below average
This is probably one of the worst hires that Jerry Jones has had in a very long time. Now. I wonder
Why would Jerry make this type of move?
Because you have someone like a Robert Salah who was very qualified
You could have kept Mike McCarthy who was very qualified and you had a track record to show that the offense has been
significantly better under his tenure
But instead you decide to go with this guy and there's no disrespect to him at all
I want everybody to get their you know shot to get their opportunity
But everybody knows when you are working for Jerry Jones Jerry Jones is the judge jury and executioner of this thing
Okay, decision is made without the approval of Jerry Jones
Not one draft pick not one trade not one signing not one cut Jerry Jones's approval on one hand
Maybe they did it because they felt that Robert Salah and Mike McCarthy were probably you know out of the question
Because maybe it was probably gonna be a little bit expensive
But you are probably one of the most popular teams in the world
Okay
Most people know about the Chicago Bulls
The Dallas Cowboys and the New York Yankees you are bringing in well over a billion dollars in revenue
Add sales people buying your jerseys coffee cups slippers all those things
So why in the world could you just wrote a check to get one of these big names for the team?
Instead of going with somebody who by these stats is average
You don't need average especially in your division when you have two offenses that are significantly better than yours
Okay, we've literally just saw Washington
Almost make it to the Super Bowl
That's gonna be a problem for the next 10 to 15 years
You don't have anybody on your team that can compete with that
You don't have on your you don't have anybody on your team that can compete with the Eagles
So why would you make this type of move Jerry Jones?
This is a little bit odd
Now I do know there was a period in time where there was a report coming out that there was a little bit of an internal
strife between him and his son because
apparently Jerry Jones was interested in bringing in Dion Sanders and
Stephen Jones was interested in
Elevating Brian Schoenheim if you hear something in the background, that's that's my dog max movement
So but anyway back to back to the situation. Oh one hand
I have so many questions, but all of my questions won't be asked until we actually see
How he orchestrates this offense?
Now if the offense is phenomenal and they make it to the playoffs and they win, you know some playoff games
Okay, cool. I'll give you you know credit where credit is due
But if they don't go anywhere and they're actually worse with him than what they were with Mike McCarthy
I don't know. I don't know. We gotta have a conversation. You overpaid for Dak Prescott. You overpaid for CD land
You're trying to rebuild the offense as well as the defense. You're out of crossroads
What exactly
Made you say okay, we're gonna go with somebody internally instead of trying to bring in somebody from outside
That can give us a spark that we need. I
Don't know. I'm not a Cowboys fan. So this is above me
But man, I have lost lost faith. I have lost everything if I'm a seasoned ticket holder. Oh
Listen every single game. I'm selling them. You want free tickets? You want some tickets? You want some tickets?
Here take them. I don't I'm not even a Cowboys fan. I'm more I've
renounced myself from being a Cowboys fan because wow
But let's get into a betrayal in Tampa folks
Man, oh man. Oh man. This is
weird this is
Very odd, but you know, I
Don't know how to feel about this. I don't know
I'm trying to find the words to say but this whole situation is so confusing and if you if you listen to
Who was it not this past that the second to last episode
Where I was saying, you know, I had my phone up and I was on Twitter because there was a lot of you know
Back and forth going on with a lot of insiders saying, you know
Liam Cohen is about to be the next head coach for the Jaguars. He wasn't he's in the building
He's not in the building Robert Saw was there. It was it was a source off. Okay, and you gotta love source source
Offs those are the best thing in the world. Okay, but let's get into this Liam Cohen situation. Okay, so Liam Cohen, of course
Is now the official head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Okay, so let's get into his stats first and
Then we'll get into the quotes and the entire situation. Okay, so
He started off as an assistant Y receiver coach with the LA Rams from 2018 and 2019 and then he moved to being the quarterback coach for
The Rams in 2020. All right, then he goes into college football and becomes the offensive coordinator for Kentucky in 2021
Then he goes back to the Rams and be their offensive coordinator in 2022
Then he goes back to Kentucky to be the offensive coordinator again in 2020
And then he goes to the Buccaneers and be their offensive coordinator in 2024. Yes, I know confusing
Just just hang on there. Just just hang on. It's gonna get more confusing. Okay, so under his tenure with the Rams in 2022
They had the 32nd ranked offense the 27th passing offense and the 27th rushing offense
Okay with the Buccaneers in this past season. They had the third ranked offense
The third passing offense in the fourth rushing offense. So that's pretty good compared to you know, his tenure with the Rams
Okay, cool. This is where things get crazy. Okay, so I need you to buckle up
Turn that volume up because it's about to get weird. Okay, so this is how it starts off
Okay, so Jason light the general manager for the Bucs came to Liam Cohen and said, what would it take for you?
To stay with us and he put in a request that he wanted to be the highest paid offensive coordinator in NFL history
Okay, cool. So Jason light takes that request to the Glazer family who happens to be the owners of the bitch
Okay, and so they approve it as well as approve Liam Cohen to take the interview with the Jaguars
So he can experience going through the process of becoming a head coach
Okay, cool. No problem with that. He was one of three finalists
Including Robert Sala and Patrick Graham the problem with all of this is of many
One of many is that the Bucs tangent on Liam Cohen not taking a second interview?
Okay, I know you probably have a shrugged up face right now like you just ate a lemon head
It's gonna get more weird
So Cohen requested more time and requested more money in which the Glazer family denied and
Reinforced that the current offer which was to make him the highest paid
Offensive coordinator is the only offer that they have on the table and that they needed an answer by Monday
So Cohen asked for more time and was given until Tuesday and when asked again for more time
He informed them that he would have an answer by Wednesday
Meanwhile, he's waiting for the second round of interviews to happen with the Jaguars
So Wednesday morning comes around and Cohen. I want you to remember this
I want you to remember that
He talked with ownership. He talked with Todd Bowles. He even talked with a few players
Okay, shortly after this Trent bulky the general manager for the Jaguars was fired. Okay
Cohen was expected to sign the deal for the Buccaneers to be the highest paid offensive coordinator in the league
That Wednesday afternoon, but he never showed up. The team tried reaching out to him, but was unsuccessful. Okay
Jason like called and
They had a you know conversation and he asked if they can push the signing deal until Thursday morning, which was granted
Thursday morning comes around and Cohen has yet to appear and the assistant general manager
Mike Greenberg had to reach out to him
Which was unsuccessful as well as Todd Bowles and Jason light tried as well
Cohen's agent informed the Buccaneers that Cohen was dealing with a personal matter
So Liam Cohen reached out to Todd Bowles to inform him that he was still dealing with the personal matter
But as well as let him know that things had changed in Jacksonville and that he was going to explore the option a
Buck staffer remember this
Inform somebody from somebody from the Jaguar side
So basically somebody from the Jaguar side informed somebody from the Bucs side that they had spotted Liam Cohen in the building
The Jaguars wanted to keep the meeting between them
under the wraps and offered Cohen the chance to choose his GM
They also satisfied the Rooney rule by interviewing Patrick Graham
But by doing so they cancelled interview for Robert Sala that was slated for Friday morning
And this is all coming from Albert Brear a very respected insider. So
Let's get into the statements that were put out. Okay, so let's let's get into Liam Cohen statement first and
I quote becoming the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars is an opportunity of a lifetime and one that I am going to run with to
Install a championship culture and winning tradition here in Duval
This doesn't happen without the support and opportunities that my family and I have been offered throughout my career
Especially during this past season in Tampa Bay
We thank Todd Bowles for his continued support in the entire Buccaneers organization for the experience and no
They will have success ahead
Most of all we are grateful to shotgun for his belief and what we will bring to the Jaguars
We will work tirelessly to reward his confidence as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars
I will hire a first-class coaching staff
Establish a distinctive and effective brand of football on both sides of the ball and our players will live for the black and teal
Shad and the Jaguars fans should expect nothing less and that's what we plan to deliver and more
My wife Ashley and our family are honored to be here in a part of the Jacksonville community
We are ready to get to work and quote now. This is what Chad Khan said on the hiring of Liam Cohen
To repeat my message earlier this week. I am deeply committed to building a winner here in Jacksonville
I also believe in being judged by actions not words
That's why I took swift and decisive action this week to hire Liam Cohen as the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars
I am pumped that Liam is a good opportunity
To build the winner that Jaguars fans and partners fully deserve
I know our players feel the same in quote
Now this is what I will say
On one hand, I understand that there are only 32 head coaching opportunities
And I understand when one opens up that you have to take it if it is presented to you
However, there is a way that you go about it
Okay, you don't just go to the team that you were just working for and say oh, I want to be the highest paid offensive coordinator in
League history they grant it to you and then when they tell you hey, we need to answer by you know expected date
You're continuing to buy time to see if the Jaguars are gonna make their move and try to counteract what the Buccaneers are doing
I understand that you want to be a head coach and that's perfectly fine
But certain situations, especially like this one you have to choose
Stability over chaos. I'm gonna say that again
Sometimes you have to choose stability over chaos, especially in the workforce and the reason why I say that is because
The Buccaneers are a stable organization
Okay, the Glazers family have been in business long enough to know how to run a successful
successful football operation
Jason light is a very well respected general manager throughout league circles and his track record shows it
Okay, compared to going to the Jaguars where you have a very
Emotional as I would say owner in a very
toxic situation
Now you're trying to figure out how in the world are you one going to build this team?
to figure out who your GM is going to be and
Three figure out a way how you guys can begin creating winning football
That's a lot in your plate and you're a first-time head coach
Now it'll be different if you had somebody in mind that you can say oh they can be my GM
I've had history working with them. We have a good working relationship all of that and more
But you don't have that and it's not like there's a whole bunch of GM's that are just sitting around and saying oh, yeah
I'll definitely take on that job. No, I will not touch this job with a 10-foot pole. I'm sorry
Because this has a mistake written all over it
Because now guess what if this team does not show anything within the first maybe three years
Oh, you're out and guess what you and the GM are out
You guys are gonna be a package deal because you know why he's gonna turn this thing around and say guess what?
I gave you the power to choose your GM and
Here we are in the same situation that we've been in for the past five years or whatever
so it's those type of
Situations that you have to be in concern of because your reputation is on the line and
If you fail horribly with this
It's gonna be ten times hard for you to get another head coaching job
That's why a lot of times you see the same head coaches staying in the same place because why they have shown a level of
Consistency wherever they've been and they have maintained a
Status quo with that team. That's why you have certain organizations that are regarded and talked about so highly
Like the Rams the Ravens the chiefs
Those are the type of teams that are always going to be in a place of stability because why
stability starts all the way in ownership and it goes all the way down to the general managers in the front office
compared to dysfunctional organizations like
The Giants the Jaguars the Cowboys the Bears for instance
Places that have been struggling to find a level of consistency in a level of stability
But continue to make self-inflicted wounds every single chance that they get
So while I am happy that Liam Cohen got a head coaching job
We also have to recognize that he is under a microscope from day one
because now
everybody in
every assistant every coordinator
Front office and more guess what that all falls on your shoulders now
Just saying
some people are built for a head coach and
And some people are just not meant to be head coaches and that's perfectly fine
You can still make a whole bunch of money being a coordinator. We've seen it
Spags is a perfect example spads was a head coach
Didn't have the best success
Now it becomes a coordinator with the chiefs and is now going to be regarded as one of the greatest defensive
coordinators of all time
No one's complaining because why he got championships and he's making money no one really cares
But sometimes we look at the opportunity and not the things that come with the opportunity
That's a bar right there. I might have to write that down but on to another coaching situation that is
Former Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowing has been fired. Okay, so let's just get into the rankings of the offense
Then we will get into everything else that's associated with it. Okay, so in
In 2023 they had the 12th ranked offense. They were seventh in passing offense in 22nd in rushing
Okay in 2024 they had the 22nd ranked offense. They were 21st in passing offense in
15th in rushing
Now when we look at this
We all know that that first year that Bobby Slow was the offensive coordinator. That was their best year by mother
Okay, that was the year that everyone was saying. Oh Bobby Slowik, you know might might be a head coach next
He's being connected to you know
This team and that team that has you know head coaching openings
And so he decides to stay with the Texans for one more year. Okay, cool from the offensive line
To the run game to even the passing game
The Texans offense as a whole was not as productive as that first year people could say, you know
It's the sophomore slump or you know teams had schemed up a better plan against the Texans
It could be any of those things but the fact of the matter is that production that they saw in 23
Was not there in 24 and so what better way to you know
To make sure that you can keep your best opportunity of staying relevant as well as possibly making a run
With someone like a CJ Stroud get off of Bobby Slowik bringing somebody else
Because at the end of the day if things are not working
There's no need to try to force it sometimes. It's just good to just move off going a different direction and just figure out
What do we need to do moving forward? Okay, because at the end of the day, I want people to remember this
we are in a
Business of production and if you are not being productive guess what you are going to unfortunately lose your job and
Someone else is going to take your place that is for players as well as coaches
GM's and more and so this is what happened now
The question is who are they going to make their offensive coordinator next me personally the first person
I would have thought of is maybe pep Hamilton or Byron left which and the reason why I say that is because
Pepp Hamilton has experience working with the Texans. Okay now granted he worked with
Davis Mills at the time. This was before they got CJ Stroud
I think if you bring in pep Hamilton and maybe even Byron left which as well
I think you could really maximize the potential that this Texans offense has
Because Joe mixing that's a dog. You got Stefan digs. You got Nico Collins. You got Tink Dale
You got Dalton Schultz. This is a really good offense. All it needs is just better productivity
From a play calling standpoint. That's it. Well, gotta work on the offensive line as well because offensive line was just
Atrocious, but that's another story for another day. The fact of the matter is this
They need to bring in somebody that's going to take this team to the next level because right now in my mind
This is a playoff caliber team. This is a team that can easily win their division because their division is still dysfunctional
Okay, you have the Titans that are still going through rebuild
You have the Colts that are trying to figure out their left from the right and you have the Jaguars that are I
Don't know stuck in the swamp. I don't know but the fact of the matter is
Sometimes it's just good to just go your separate ways. Let's talk about Robert solid going back to Cali. Okay
former Jets head coach Robert solid has rejoined the 49ers as their defense coordinator as expected by a few people
Okay, now when we break things down, okay in
2017 under Robert solid they had the 20 second against the pass in
22nd against the run 2018 they had the 13th ranked defense
They were 11th in past defense and 14th in run defense in 2019
They had the second ranked defense. They were first in past defense in
17th and run defense and then in 2020 they had the fifth ranked defense
fourth in past defense and
Seventh in run defense now
We all know that under Robert solid especially from 20 maybe 18 to
2020 that is when the 49ers defense was spectacular was elite was
Punching people in the mouth and since then they've had their struggles. Okay, let's just be real here
They have had significant struggles
And so I think bringing somebody back like a Robert solid who by all means, you know
Was very well respected within that organization and the players. I think it does help them significantly
Because let's be real here folks
Robert solid is going to get another head coaching job. Okay, we all know that the situation in
New York was atrocious
It was toxic and it didn't help that you have someone like Aaron Rodgers who will
Just willingly throw you under the bus every single chance that he has and will continue to do so until the end of time and so
Everyone realizes listen some of that was not on Robert's
Silas, you know plates some that was out of his control and sometimes it's just good to just take a pivot come back home
You know figure things out your strengths and your weaknesses and then go back out try it again
And that's perfectly fine because we saw exactly the Jets defense
being super productive under Robert solid and then
When he left well not even left but when he was fired
Okay, and Jeff Albright stepped in that defense was not the same. I'm just saying here folks
Robert solid has a major effect on the defense
Where everywhere he goes he has a major effect on the defense
I would not be surprised within the next two years
Robert solid is a head coach again now. Let's get into Pete Carroll going to sin city folks
That's right. Pete Carroll. He hogs head coach is now a raider. Okay?
Now when we look at this, this is actually really good hire
Okay, and the reason why I say that is because the raiders needed true leadership. Okay, and this is no shot at
Antonio Pierce or whatever, but they needed somebody who has experienced they needed somebody who is
Able to communicate with the players and bring the best out of players when we look at the entire Seahawk situation
That was Pete Carroll's MO which was relating to the players from DK Metcalf
To Marshal Lynch to Richard Sherman and more each and every person
Has something positive to say about Pete Carroll
Because he was able to talk with them on a level that both of them were able to understand
And so I think this gives a little bit of hope to someone like a Max Crosby who?
Let's be real here has been in limbo for the last few years because he's been a part of all the foolishness that has happened with the raiders
From Josh McDaniels to Antonio Pierce. He's been through it all and he wants to be able to experience winning football
And what better person to experience winning football with
Than with a guy named Pete Carroll. Okay, this is the same person
That was shirtless with DK Metcalf when they had their combine meetings like this is how wild Pete Carroll is and so I
Do believe this gives
The Raiders some hope now. I'm not saying they're gonna you know go on a crazy run and go to the Super Bowl
But I do think this could bring in a breath of fresh air for this team because let's
Look at what happened a few years ago. Okay?
Remember when Tom Brady went to the Buccaneers, who did he bring out of retirement?
Bruce Arians and guess what happened one of Super Bowl now?
He's applying that same recipe over here with the Raiders to see if it's gonna work, which I think it possibly could work I
Think there's a good chance that Russell Wilson might actually go and work with Pete Carroll because
Outside of all the coaches that he's worked with my time in P. Carol
Champagne does account cuz champagne really done like Russell Wilson, but that's a little story for another day
But outside of those two he's had the most success with P. Carol. That's his guy
So I wouldn't be surprised if Russell Wilson goes to the Raiders and that's gonna be hilarious
But that's another story for another day, but we have to talk about some Steven's football here folks big Ben
Speaks on the state of the Steelers. Oh, man. Oh, man. Oh, man. He is dropping some truth bombs here folks
So let's just get into it and I quotes. Okay. It still feels like there's no Steelers way anymore
There's still guys who have it, but it doesn't feel like it it frustrates me to watch it happen
It might be time to figure out what you've got to do for the next couple years to make a run
I don't know that they're close to be honest. You go get a guy if you think you're only a quarterback away from winning
They're just not a quarterback away in my opinion if Russ is willing to take a lower deal for less money
I'd go with Russ. If not, I don't think it's an issue to give Justin a shot. Why not?
Give him a chance. What's the worst that can happen?
If you go with Justin, you pay him less money than Russ
You save some money if it doesn't go well, you're right back where you are right now and can draft a guy
Do you really think the team is built for a Super Bowl run? I don't think it is yet
Now this comes from Jerry Dulac
one of the the big dogs for the Pittsburgh post
Post-cazette so shout out to him for this amazing interview with Big Ben. Now, this is what I will say
He is 100% right. He is spot on from start to finish
Okay, and the reason why I say that is because
The Steelers for the past few years have been very dysfunctional
Ever since been retired it has been a nosedive into the ground when we look at it. They have mishandled
Drafting free agency signings coaching hires and coaching firings
They have mishandled all of that lately and it has pushed them back significantly
Do I remind you ladies and gentlemen fellow football junkies the last
first round pick that the Steelers have given a second contract to was TJ Y
That was the last person since then
Nobody else has gotten to that second contract and the streak continues
Because now Najee most likely will not be joining the team as well on top of that the mishandling of the Kimmy Pickett situation
Now I'm not saying that Kenny was innocent
No, I am not because he has a hand to play in his own demise as well anytime that you do not suit up
for a game to be the emergency quarterback because
You feel like that you should be out on the field and you should be out there over Mason Rudolph and whatnot
But that's a different story for a different day
because I have a lot to say about Kenny Pickett as well because I'm starting to see a
A trend going on for some people especially on Twitter about you know Kenny picket and whatnot
So we're gonna shut that down but back to the Steelers as a whole though when you do not draft well
It's going to hurt you then and it's gonna hurt you now and the reason why I say that is because
Drafting is a very pivotal part in building a Steelers championship team
Okay, you look at any of the championship teams from the 08 Steelers to you know the steel curtain all of those
They were built from the draft and so far they have not hit well in the draft
now on their first round picks and definitely not on their day two and day three picks and
So you have a mixture of that on top of the mishandling of the Mac Canada and Kenny Pickett situation
Which we all knew when all said that they should have fired Mac Canada after that first year
On top of that the mishandling of the quarterback situation where you bring in someone like a Mitchell Trabisky
You don't tell him that you're going to draft a quarterback in the first round and then
On top of that you just say okay
Yeah, you're gonna start first and then during the middle of the game you pull him out and then you put Kenny pickett in
That's a lot of mishandling and that falls on the Steelers and that is exactly why the Steelers are
Farther away from being a true Super Bowl contender because they cannot overcome their own struggles
We are living in a time now where if you do not have a guy at quarterback
You are not going to win a championship
You just won't be able to compete with the best of it if you don't have a
Borough a Lamar a Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes or even a Justin Herbert
You're not going to make it that far. I don't care if you have the highest paid offense
I don't care if you have the highest paid defense. It don't matter if you don't have a guy
You're not going to go anywhere
Look at Washington for the longest time since RG 3. We're just shuffling through quarterbacks
Shuffling shuffling shuffling Alex Smith Taylor Honecky who else who else who else who else who else Ryan Fitzpatrick
They was just shuffling through quarterbacks and then guess what it only took one draft
They got Jaden Daniels. Bam
That first year with Jaden Daniels. They went all the way to the NFC championship may I remind people they
Were pretty close from going to the Super Bowl this year and all it takes is just one
Shot and so now we're going through that phase that a lot of teams go through which is
Trying to figure out exactly. What are we going to do?
Moving forward when it comes to the quarterback position and granted. I understand there's a lot of frustration
There's a lot of anger and whatnot. I get all of that
We have the right to feel that way because the standard is the standard
We're all told that you know, the standard is the standard and our standard is you know championships
We haven't been playing championship football in over a decade. Okay, and what what pains me the most is
We are wasting the prime years of a TJ Y of a cam Hayward of a Minkoffice Patrick
Because we cannot get our own act together
because
We decided we wanted to make a decision to rewrite the wrong that we didn't do in the 80s now
You're probably wondering what I'm talking about back in the day
The Steelers were interested in Dan Marino
The only reason why the Steelers did not draft Dan Marino was because there were allegations coming out that Dan Marino
Was using code while he was at pit and so for the longest time
That was the thorn in their side and then you have someone named Kenny Pickett. That's coming out of pit and
Now you're trying to rewrite that wrong guess what happened
It and put you in a hole and now you have him who's on the cusp of possibly winning a Super Bowl and now you have fans are saying well
Kenny Pickett could do it. He can do it. He's definitely gonna win them a Super Bowl. Let me tell you something here
I want you to hear me very clearly. Okay?
This is the same Kenny Pickett who literally
Was put in the game the last game of the season against Washington and
Choked the game away
The Eagles had a lead over Washington and he choked the game away
That's the same Kenny Pickett that everybody is concerned about that everybody is in a hoopla about really that guy
Come on
Come on guys. I need you to take your emotional glasses off for just a moment. Okay, and
While we're at it, you know, I definitely saw a narrative that also caught my attention and that was you know
Somebody said I'm not gonna give the name because I'm not gonna give them power
But they say that the Steelers were a better team than the commanders
New flash no, we're not
No, we're not the only difference is we have better pieces
Than Washington, but the fact of the matter is Washington is a better team than us
When we look at things from an overall perspective
They have a better coaching staff and they're in a way better situation than what we are
Because you know why they got their guy
They got their guy Jane and Daniels is their guy. All right, Jane and Daniels could be the reason why they become Super Bowl champions
We don't have that over here. They are in probably one of the best situations in the entire league
They're gonna have a boatload of cap space
They're gonna have a really good draft pick and they don't have a whole lot of holes that they have to fill on their team
Oh, they're gonna be super competitive. They're gonna be problems in the next 10 to 15 years
Meanwhile, we're trying to get our act together so we can at least try to win at least one playoff game
Not two not three
Not the Super Bowl just one and we haven't been able to win one in close to a decade. Come on. I
Need you guys to take the emotional glasses off and be real
Okay, be real with yourself, but let's get into the last topic and that is
Russ
Trying to get back and win the hearts of people in Pittsburgh
Okay, so he appeared on the pat mac if you show not too long ago and he had this to say and I quote
Yes, we have started to talk a little bit obviously and we have had our meetings and everything else
We're just getting into it going into Pittsburgh was a special place for me
I love it and hopefully I can play there a lot longer
It's a special place because of the guys in the locker room and the traditions and the people in the winning
Plus you got Mike tommy who's arguably the best coach of all time one of the top ones
I got so much more in me man
I'm excited obviously my goal is to be with the Pittsburgh Steelers a long time and hopefully
Finish my career there and quote now when we look at spot rax's market value for us
It's two years
77.4 million which 30.7 million a year now. This was probably the old
Market value when we were 10 and 3
Now that the season is over and we're in Cancun, you know sipping pina coladas and mimosas
It's probably less than that
significantly you see I
Would have had a problem if we would have at least won two of those
last games right but
For us to go live game slump horrible absolutely horrible on top of that
We get crushed in Baltimore. Okay?
It was just atrocious that last
half of the season
It was just bad play and in my mind. I think the team realizes listen
we have to give Justin Fields a legitimate chance because they did it and
and
Justin Fields had a better
Skill set to win than Russell Wilson at this point now if this was Seattle Russell Wilson
Oh, listen Justin Fields get out the way Russ. Do your thing cook. Okay, but Russ has reached the point where he can no longer be
You know that effective
Quarterback that he used to be where he could just you know roll out the pocket and you know wait a few seconds and then
You know make some magic and whatnot. He can't do that no more and that's fine
But you're gonna have to go somewhere else because bro you are putting a cap on this team
I don't understand for the life of me why people think that Russell Wilson will be the best, you know chance for us because
We need a quarterback that is able to extend the play that is able to run if need be
Mike Tallinn has been saying this for the past few years now and now that you have an opportunity to do so
You have to act on it
Justin Fields you can get him for less
But the selling point is this if you take less
We're going to surround you with weapons
We're gonna give you an entire offseason to evaluate you and to see exactly if you are the long-term solution
Or if we need to be aggressive in next year's draft class to trade up and to possibly find our guy
Just the selling point, okay, because if he goes anywhere else
There's not a legitimate guarantee that he's gonna be surrounded with a better situation
so
There's a lot of tough decisions. They're gonna have to be made moving forward, okay?
I understand people want, you know
This person to get fired and that person to get fired and Mike Tallinn to go and I understand all that
That's most likely not gonna happen. Okay, most likely in my mind
I think they'll probably make some additions to the coaching staff me personally
I think if you just add assistance in places that you are weak at I think it would definitely be a
A plus because look when we added Brian Flores for that one year
We all saw how more productive the defense was
So if you see it then that is something that you have to continue to do moving forward
Also, that's the last thing I'm gonna say and then I'm gonna get into you know, everything else
Arthur Smith was successful
When he had a veteran
Offensive line. Okay when you had Taylor Luan and Nate Davis and Ben Jones and Roderick Sappfold and company
That's when he was the most successful
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