I apologize to you for the words I used to describe you.

Fake bravery was not the way I should have phrased it.

I was wrong.

I do think he runs differently when he gets into the second level.

I do think that when your front seven attacks him and it's about being physical big on Big that he is not the same runner that he is when his offensive line gets him into the secondary.

But I shouldn't have talked that way.

It was Stephen A that frustrated me and maybe used words.

That will be words I would use in the locker room.

So I am sorry.

That's my fault.

Let me get Stephen A Let me get to you, Stephen.

A reason it started last week is because you started the show backpedaling.

Oh, I think Derrick Henry is going to do this.

And Ryan Tannehill and Mike Vrabel.

Ooh, I'm nervous and you're doing them nervous and all that.

And so I had to address you, Mr Steeler fan.

And this is what I'm gonna say.

The Steelers are the biggest threat, and the reason is listen to what Max said.

The special teams you got to swap.

The special teams know Mike Vrabel is a great coach.

Mike Tomlin is a better coach because the special teams we're ready.

Because Boswell, who struggled a couple of years ago as a kicker or last year as a kicker, has now come on and has been almost perfect in field goals and extra points.

Because Big Ben Roethlisberger, even though he wasn't great in the second half with that League League, came out throwing the football effectively to Deontay Johnson.

They know they have chased Claypool Juju Smith, Schuster has a big day, James Connor out of the backfield and Eric Ebron.

When you play against the Kansas City Chiefs, here's what you're going to need to do.

You gotta be able to stop the run, and you need to be able to pressure the quarterback without blitzing.

Ever heard of T.

J White ever heard of?

But Dupri Cam Heyward, one of the best interior rushers in the league, You have to be able to stop the run with your front seven and play zone on the back end.

The Pittsburgh Steelers can do that.

What do you have to do offensively?

Be able to control the ball.

They can run the football, and you need to have big play ability on the outside.

That's what the Baltimore Ravens don't have.

When you have a guy like Ben Roethlisberger, you have the weapons that they have on the outside.

You are better prepared and better suited to attack the Kansas City Chiefs.

And when we talk about the game yesterday, yeah ended up being close and Ryan Tannehill made some place.

But that game was dominated early by the Steelers, and there were two tipped interceptions that a lot of the Tennessee Titans to get back in the game.

And that's part of football.

That's part of football.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a better team than the Tennessee Titans.

I take that every day twice.

Let me ask you a question, ISI.

Titans are still a good football team.

Let me ask.

Your brother is the biggest threat, you know.

Go ahead.

How you gonna sit up here with a straight face and just ignore the fact that the brothers in Tennessee were playing their third game in 13 days?

I mean, you you played this game, you know, filing it is, you know, how attrition can kick in.

You saw how the first listen, the first half, they really they just didn't have it.

And they just gumption up something a little bit extra.

And oh, and then the second half I mean, they stop out like 205 possessions.

Find out like you, Stephen A.

This team has come back in four games this season.

This isn't just this week.

This is the way this team has played throughout this season.

There's they're slow starters.

They're they're runner is a slow starter.

What he does is he wears on you.

This offensive line picks up steam as the game goes along.

And if the defense keeps them close enough in the end, they could still run the football.

Ryan Tannehill makes place.

Let's use 33 games at 13 days as an excuse.

What happened with this team?

They got down to one question, and if we look at Ben Roethlisberger if he go ahead, go ahead.

Everybody got How many championships did you win with the Tennessee Titans, Ryan?

Zero.

Right.

Well, this is what we're seeing right now.

I'm with you on the Steelers, right?

I'm with you.

and I think you you had a good anticipation about, like, what was gonna happen here.

But the fact is, the first half in the second half count the same.

And in the end, as whatever the Pittsburgh Steelers were doing early Tennessee Titans were doing late.

They were lucky that the Tennessee Titans missed the field goal.

And the difference that these teams are so close, evenly matched that.

The difference, by the way, coaching everything.

I like Tomlin better than Rabel by a little bit.

I like the Steelers better than the Titans by a little little bit, right?

I don't know if I like Roethlisberger better than Tannehill right now, but the difference in this game came down to special teams.

That's how closely their match.

Let's not pretend it was a blowout, right?

Okay, Max.

Max.

Okay, but let's talk about this.

Let's talk about the NFL this year.

In the nutshell, Have the teams that were behind in the second half played better ball than the teams that's up?

Think about all the Dallas Cowboy games early on this season, when they had that Prescott behind in all those games, Big were able to score points continue.

Take shots down.

The well good has happened.

Yes, exactly.

It's it's.

It's more difficult to play with the lead.

A lead in this league.

Now that makes that's no excuse for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ben Roethlisberger, a seasoned veteran, two time Super Bowl champ, has to be better down the stretch, and I expect him to be.

But the Pittsburgh Steelers are a better team, then the Tennessee Titans, because the script is gonna be the same.

They're gonna be able to stop the run.

And they just have to play a little bit better on the back end than they did yesterday.

And I expect them to.

Your Steelers championship is showing right?

All right, I'll leave you with this.

Good news.

At least I got it.

Yeah, Steelers Air the last undefeated team.

But Stephen A.

Even though your Steelers been still need to see the competition against the Ravens to be sure that the real fan no more Molly, please.

You don't get to say that to me.

You will be a part of the stuff you said about.

You better back up.

You better back up.

You wanna run with them and you betrayed them.

You talk smack about being part off and you're gonna get on me.

You gotta be crazy.

E don't wanna hit hair.

I don't wanna hear.

Oh, so you pick the one week you wanna cookie go dancing froth e about that fireplace e o started.

He only guy started Ryan.

He's only got two eyes.

What's he doing with 13 TV?

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