think about Roethlisberger
all the camps, what you're one of? Your fun is fun with them
done.
I enjoyed going by Ben's room. You know,
Ben is one of those guys made. It brought the Comforts of home
to Latrobe.
He spared. No expense man or amenity.
I walked in that room today and I laugh because cam Hayward is
in that room now,
but it's less. Us is less comfortable. I'll say that
cam is somewhat of a caveman.
Hey that's
been at least been stayed in the door. Remember the story
about a Antonio Brown getting his own place off campus. Yeah
and
Mike Tomlin letting him do it and
that's day. These aren't these aren't is a dorms
it I know. I grew up going into these joint cinderblock
father's baby, right? I mean it's not. It's not like this.
You know? Hollywood's Worried or oh man, these million-dollar
vote ball players are being pampered. Now, they're
the training camp, there's Sharon toilets and
Lebanon, some crappy room and yeah you got to do some you
know do some decorating for sure to make yourself
comfortable on behalf of st. Vincent College, I have to say
that accommodations are
perfectly fine. I've been in there sighs, okay?
If you jam a couple of football players into it, it might get
a little bit uncomfortable. Anyway, Buy Herself time,
Steelers quarterback competition, Titian is
Mitchell. True bisque. He's to lose. Are you buying or
selling? I'm buying that I am. I do think it's his to
lose one. I think you know he's got very,
you know, very good talent, underrated Talent better than
I think. People give him credit for it times and yeah, I just
look at them. I don't think they're going to want to throw
the rookie Into The Fray right away. So I feel like it'll be
Mitchell too
risky. Mike Tomlin said yesterday, he's not going to
micromanage or over manage. This situation is not going to
be daily updates throw. I throw
and look, it's always easier
to start with the veteran
and move to the rookie.
If the veteran isn't getting it done, you think the rookie is
ready. Once you go with the rookie it becomes much more
difficult to say
we were wrong. We're going to sit him and we're going to put
the veteran in. That doesn't help the rookies. Long-term
growth and Chris, we've talked about this before. I remember,
when Ryan Tannehill was drafted by the Dolphins, 10 years ago,
and he was 3rd string. It's like yeah, okay, sure he is.
But they need the guy to build some confidence and they need
the team too. Believe in him.
That was the point you made about Kenny picket showing up
in Carolina. If the Panthers had drafted him. Yeah, they
start seeing the Sam. Donald throws the ball better and
they're trying to force Kenny Pickett into the starting
lineup that doesn't work either know exactly right? It doesn't
work. You know? And
again I think, you know, throwing wise. Yeah. He he could be,
you know, a little bit more rivaling and Mitchell. True
Biscay will seat your Biscay. I mean, again, the preseason last
year looked pretty clean, you know, we'll see if he's fixed
some things and maybe learned a few new things up in Buffalo
lat.
Here. Now again I think part of the bad look, we've thought
about true Biscay until it's the Bears offense and what he
was involved with nobody's like saying that was any good at
all. It was not good.
It was a tough situation.
I'm kind of like hopeful that he can kind of show us
something this year and maybe you know, stake his claim as
kind of being a starting quarterback in the NFL,
you mentioned Buffalo back in 2014 instead of standing Pat
and taking air and Donald or do Beckham jr. They traded up for
Sammy Watkins. He's now in Green Bay, he's on
the non-football. Football injury list, buy or sell Watkins will
be a top 2 receiver for the Packers this year. I'm selling
that all day long. I I just, you know,
I don't trust Sammy Watkins. As far as dependability is
concerned or being able to again Aaron Rodgers you. So
into everybody being on the same page and here's a guy that
can't really practice or do that. So no one Randall. Cobb
is still there. All right,
I think Christian Watson
is going to be part of this conversation.
Allen Lazard. I think is going to be the guy they lean on
maybe even the most early on because he's big, he's good,
he's been there you know and then there's a guy like a Mari
Rogers gonna pop up but yeah it's not a lot of like
you know, Big Time names there but I do think Christian Watson
is the type of guy that will be one of the top two and then
it's just figuring out whoever it is and my money's not on
Sammy Watkins.
Now I think Lazard contract year, right?
And Mark it down, he's going to be a Bronco next season, he's
going to get reunited. It
with Nathaniel Hackett in Denver and join that receiving
Corps. He has an incentive to have a big year on his way out
the door, and on his way to free agency, Clyde Edwards,
a layer first round, pick a couple of years ago. The Kansas
City Chiefs when they won the Super
Bowl and had picked number 32
buy or sell. He will live up to his first-round status in his
third NFL season cell so it's not going to happen. At least
not from what I was expecting. You know, I was excited.
Excuse me about what he can bring to the table,
you know, as a running back in the NFL, but
He's one of those guys that was coming out. I know you and
I haven't discussed. This is, he's more quick than fast.
There's not enough straight speed with Clyde Edwards
Allaire. He's quick and all that, and he's got a lot of
strength for his size. But when there's a 20-yard
gain straightaway to be, had, he can't turn on
the afterburners to go get that Jerick McKinnon looked really
good and they signed Daniel. I mean, you know, Ronald Jones,
right? So he's the guy look at to be the guy to watch out for.
Yeah, they brought Jerick McKinnon
back recently. He was great in the post, right? I'm and what?
Excited for him. I'm surprised somebody else didn't snatch
him. Yeah, frankly, right. So they got Ronald Jones. They got
Jerick McKinnon and I think you're right. It's going to be
tough for cloud a lawyer. He's just not going to get
the opportunities
because they have enough guys
to make that go. And obviously with
with Tyree kill gone, they need their running backs to do
a little bit more, especially in the passing game.
Leonard fournette.
With the Buccaneers. Yeah, wait will not be a factor in week
one? Are you buying or selling? He reportedly showed up
yesterday at 2:45 He's listed as 228. He reportedly was as
heavy
as to 60. So we may have some more work to do
in the sauna or elsewhere, buy or sell his weights. Not going
to be an issue. I'm gonna, I'm gonna, I'm gonna buy it. I'm
going to take it. Well, the first this is,
it's interesting topic. You know way, I don't want, I don't
want Leonard, fournette. 260. All right, I got that. But as
a guy, that's seen these NFL running backs my whole life and
bit around them. I don't know if 2/28 right for him either
the hell with 228.
That's what I would tell Leonard fournette, screw that.
Who cares about 228 anymore? You're not outrunning anybody
for 80 yard games anymore. I say go to 45 and just be
a power back and run over people. I actually think that's going
to extend his career
you know, him doing that s, very funny.
That's really good.
That's cool that he has enough bit of
sense of humor to make fun of himself, but
I I could see him going that route later in the career.
We've seen guys do that before where they say, I'm not as fast
anymore.
I'm going to be bigger durable break tackles play that kind of
football. That's what I would go for that. Leonard fournette,
his trainer recently said that, after the offseason program,
they put him in what the trainer called fat camp. And
they had him in the sauna and I got Mike Ryan, the son of
a football. Do that medicine analysts said, that's not
the way to do it.
You're going to dehydrate yourself. And I've got Leonard
fournette. Tan pulled hamstring, pulled quad, pulled
calf muscle y-yeah, I guess he has dehydrated himself to lose
weight quickly.
That's where it's not funny.
You put yourself in a position as a highly
trained athlete to get potentially injured by losing weight
too quickly. And, you know,
the days are gone of guys,
falling out of shape in the offseason talking. Working
their way back in. They stay in shape all year long. He plays
with Tom Brady, and he let himself get the 260. That's
what surprised me, more than anything.