00:00Where are you right now, Raven Steelers?
00:02I'm going to take the dog.
00:03You know why?
00:05Okay.
00:06Why?
00:06I just because, again, I feel like here it is,
00:11Lamar Jackson off the magic carpet.
00:13Here he comes, you know, and he's going into it.
00:16I'm just saying, it's like, you know,
00:18the guy hasn't played in two weeks.
00:20They played their best football without him, per se,
00:23and now he's going to come back into this offense
00:25and all of a sudden just lead this team to a playoff appearance.
00:30And I do have concerns in a road environment.
00:32I don't know if he's healthy enough.
00:35They say he's healthy, but I haven't seen Lamar this year
00:38take games over with his legs the way he did
00:41at the end of the stretch last year.
00:43And I know it was ugly in that loss to Cleveland.
00:48And I know there's no DK Metcalf.
00:50I get that.
00:51But, again, three and a half points, divisional matchup, home team.
00:57I would much rather take the three and a half.
00:59And I know it sounds crazy.
01:00Yep.
01:01But I just, I worry about Harbaugh.
01:05Yep.
01:06And I worry more importantly about this Ravens defense that,
01:11both defenses have been the sieve.
01:12But I do worry about the Ravens defense where I still think maybe
01:18Aaron Rodgers can find a little bit of mojo to find a little playoff magic
01:23and maybe carry this team to a division title.
01:25Is that crazy to say?
01:27Because, you know, I haven't been high on Pittsburgh,
01:29but I was very high on them with that road win over Detroit.
01:33Yep.
01:33I did pick them in that game.
01:35Yes.
01:35And they were able to run the football.
01:37If you tell me Jalen Warren and that group are going to,
01:40and Gainwell now are going to run for 140-plus, they win it today.
01:44So, from the side of it all, I am, I gravitate towards the Ravens.
01:51Lamar is back.
01:53The Steelers against a high leverage team.
01:57The fact that, you know, the Ravens had this big Henry game,
02:01I think it's all there.
02:02But here's where I'm at, Joe.
02:03And here's what I'm wondering.
02:05Total.
02:06There's, yeah.
02:07Joe.
02:07Points.
02:08Joe.
02:08I've been hearing, I've heard in one million places,
02:13how in the world do the Pittsburgh Steelers score?
02:16Now, come on.
02:17That's all I hear.
02:18Come on.
02:18DK Metcalf out.
02:20Darnell Washington out.
02:21Okay.
02:23They afford, if any team could afford a tight end.
02:26And DK Metcalf might as well be a tight end.
02:29Rodgers in a big spot.
02:31I think they can move it offensively.
02:33The Steelers defense we've seen has been civ-esque in moments.
02:37I understand Watt is trending to be back in this football game.
02:41I look at this spot, Joe.
02:43I have not played it just yet.
02:45I find myself gravitating towards this total.
02:48You could get me in.
02:50It's a Sunday night game.
02:51Yeah.
02:51I mean, let's see how the 1 o'clock's do.
02:53I mean, quite honestly.
02:55Can we get there?
02:56Like, I'm nervous already.
02:57Like, it's just.
02:58Can we get to the.
02:59By get you in, you mean, actually, we got to wait and see approach.
03:03Yeah.
03:04I would like to win one of these.
03:05Like, I've been getting smashed.
03:07I'll be honest.
03:08Vicks, I mean, some of the props have been going well.
03:11Yeah.
03:12A majority of them, you've been left at the altar.
03:15You know, just right at the door.
03:17But if we could get some mojo headed into the 4 o'clock's and obviously the late game,
03:21I buy into you.
03:22So, again, points, Gainwell's been an added option for that offense, right?
03:29Not just in the rushing attack, but obviously in the receiving game.
03:32Yep.
03:32He has led this team in multiple games with receptions and yards.
03:37We talk about, okay, you lose DK and you lose Washington.
03:41Washington, obviously, 300 pounds with the blocking aspect in the rushing.
03:45But you have Friermuth, you have Janu Smith.
03:48Oh, by the way, you have Connor Hayward.
03:50I mean, you have tight ends that can catch and play well.
03:53Let me ask you this.
03:53What do you expect from Lamar Jackson in this?
03:56Lamar specifically.
03:57I don't know.
03:59Because if you're asking me, what does Lamar need to do in this game?
04:03Yeah.
04:04I think Lamar needs to throw for 200.
04:07Okay.
04:07I think Lamar needs to rush for about 40, and I don't know if he's willing to do that
04:13or he's 100% healthy.
04:15If you tell me Lamar Jackson's going to tuck it and run, and when it's not there,
04:21he's going to put pressure on that Pittsburgh defense, and you can guarantee me that,
04:27I'm laying the three and a half.
04:28They win it by double digits.
04:30The problem has been we haven't seen it.
04:33Right.
04:33Where's the RPO game?
04:36Yeah.
04:36Where?
04:37I see hints of it.
04:3820 yards.
04:39That's not good enough.
04:40When the game, when the season is on the line, I need to see 40, and I need to see 50,
04:45and I need to see him work off of play action, and oh, by the way,
04:49can you find a secondary option outside of Isaiah Flowers and Isaiah Likely?
04:54Can you find another wide receiver for me?
04:56Can you find Bateman?
04:58Can you find somebody else to scrape him up off the street in the passing game?
05:05Yeah.
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