Steelers Talking With Mason Rudolph | Top Center Option Revealed

Summary

2024年NFLコンバインがインディアナポリスで開催され、ピッツバーグ・スティーラーズの動向が注目されました。GMのオマール・カーンはメディアとの会見で、クォーターバックの状況や、メイソン・ルドルフとナジ・ハリスの契約オプションについて語りました。特に、ケニー・ピケットがスターターであることを再確認しつつ、他の選手とも交渉を進めていることを明かしました。また、NFLドラフトに向けてセンターやコーナーバックの補強を検討していることも話題に。スティーラーズは有望な新人を獲得し、チームの将来をさらに強化するための準備を進めています。

Takeaways

• 😀 The Steelers are still in talks with Mason Rudolph's representatives about a potential return
• 😮 Omar Khan says the team has 'full faith' in Kenny Pickett as the starting QB
• 👍 Harris' 5th year option was addressed - decision will come in May
• 😊 No trade is off the table at QB but Pickett is the guy until further notice
• 😎 The team released some veterans to give them a head start in free agency
• 🤔 Center is a big need, Nate Herbig is an option there along with free agency and the draft
• 🧐 Met with top cornerbacks at the combine, did NOT meet with rising prospect Qunicy Mitchell
• 🌟 Cooper Deine and Joey Porter Jr. would be an electric CB duo for the Steelers
• 🍤 Enjoying some dangerously spicy shrimp cocktail at famous St. Elmo's steakhouse in Indy
• 💪🏈 Very excited to meet with the offensive linemen at the combine tomorrow

Q & A

What is the main topic discussed in the video?

The main topic is the Pittsburgh Steelers' current quarterback situation and plans going into the 2024 NFL draft and free agency period.

What is the Steelers' stance on Mason Rudolph?

The Steelers have been in contact with Mason Rudolph's representatives and have reiterated they want him to return in 2024 to compete with Kenny Pickett for the starting job.

Who did the Steelers meet with at the NFL Combine?

They met with top cornerback prospects Kool-Aid McKinstry and Eli Ricks from Alabama as well as Cooper Dejean. They did not meet with Toledo cornerback Quentin Johnston.

Who are some potential options to replace Mason Cole at center?

General manager Omar Khan mentioned Nate Herbig and James Daniels as options. He also said they are open to the draft, free agency, or even trades.

What pick do the Steelers have in the upcoming draft?

They have the 20th overall pick in the first round.

Who are some cornerbacks the hosts like for the Steelers?

They mentioned liking Nate Wiggins from Clemson and Kool-Aid McKinstry from Alabama. However, their favorite option seemed to be Cooper Dejean.

Why didn't the Steelers meet with Quentin Johnston?

The hosts speculated it's because they have already done a lot of homework on him and are trying to hide their interest in drafting him.

What is the famous spicy cocktail sauce in Indianapolis?

It is the shrimp cocktail sauce from St. Elmo's Steakhouse, known for causing intense sinus clearing and making people cry.

What positions will the Steelers be evaluating over the next couple days?

Quarterbacks and offensive linemen.

What are the hosts doing later that evening?

Going to St. Elmo's Steakhouse for dinner.

Outlines

00:00

🏈 NFLコンバイン2024：ピッツバーグ・スティーラーズの展望

インディアナポリスで行われた2024年NFLコンバインにおけるピッツバーグ・スティーラーズの動向に焦点を当てたエピソード。オマー・カーンがメディアに対し、チームの現状と計画について多くの情報を共有し、特にクォーターバックの状況について言及した。ケニー・ピケットが現在の第一選択であること、マイソン・ルドルフとナジー・ハリスに関する話題、NFLコンバインでのミーティングについても触れられた。また、インディアナポリスの天候や、スティーラーズのNFLコンバインへの旅行がトルネード警報と共に始まったことなど、様々なエピソードが語られた。

05:00

🔄 スティーラーズのQB戦略とフリーエージェント市場

オマー・カーンは、ピッツバーグ・スティーラーズがクォーターバックのポジションに対してどのようにアプローチしているかについて語り、特にマイソン・ルドルフとの交渉について詳述した。ルドルフの代理人との連絡が取られており、彼に対する完全な信頼が示された一方で、彼が市場でのオプションを探ることも理解している様子が伝えられた。フリーエージェントの市場が開くまでの期間と、スティーラーズがルドルフを再契約するためにどのように待つかが議論された。

10:01

🔄 センターポジションの計画と将来の選択肢

オマー・カーンはセンターポジションに対するスティーラーズの計画について語り、メイソン・コールが2024年の計画に含まれていないことを明らかにした。さらに、センターとしてのネイト・ハービッグやジェームズ・ダニエルズの可能性について言及し、NFLドラフトやフリーエージェント市場、トレードを通じた補強の可能性に開かれている姿勢を示した。特に、ブライアン・アレンへの関心が示唆された。

15:01

🤔 スティーラーズのドラフト戦略とセンター選択

スティーラーズがセンターのポジションをどのように補強するかについての戦略が語られた。特に、ドラフトでの選択肢としてザック・フレイザーの名前が挙げられ、彼が上位で指名される可能性とその影響について考察された。また、フリーエージェント市場におけるベテラン選手の獲得と、将来のスターターとして開発できる若手選手のドラフトのバランスについて議論された。

20:02

🔍 コーナーバックの見通しと隠れた戦略

スティーラーズがNFLコンバインでコーナーバックの候補として会見した選手たちと、会わなかった選手たちについての分析。特に、クイン・ミッチェルとの面会がなかったことが注目され、これが彼らの隠れた戦略の一部である可能性が示唆された。また、コーナーバックの選択における優先順位と戦略について詳細が語られ、特にクーパー・ディーンとナテ・ウィギンスへの関心が強調された。

25:02

🌪️ NFLコンバインでのスティーラーズの活動と展望

コーナーバックのポジションにおけるスティーラーズの戦略と彼らがNFLコンバインで行った活動についてのまとめ。アーノルド・エビケティ、クーライド・マッキンストリー、ナテ・ウィギンス、クーパー・ディーンといった選手との面会が行われた一方で、クイン・ミッチェルとの面会がなかったことから、彼らのドラフト戦略に関する憶測が生まれた。また、スティーラーズがどの選手を重視しているかについての分析が行われた。

Keywords

💡NFLコンバイン

NFLコンバインは、NFLドラフト前に開催されるイベントで、大学フットボールの選手たちが、体力テストや面接を通じてNFLのスカウトやコーチから評価を受ける機会です。このビデオスクリプトでは、ピッツバーグ・スティーラーズの取材班が2024年のNFLコンバインに参加しており、インディアナポリスでの活動や選手たちとの面談について話しています。

💡ピッツバーグ・スティーラーズ

ピッツバーグ・スティーラーズは、アメリカ合衆国のプロフットボールチームで、NFLに所属しています。このビデオでは、スティーラーズの将来の戦略、特にクォーターバックの状況やドラフト戦略に焦点を当てており、チームの方向性についての洞察が提供されています。

💡ケニー・ピケット

ケニー・ピケットは、ピッツバーグ・スティーラーズのクォーターバックです。このスクリプトでは、彼がスティーラーズの現在のスターターであること、そして彼の地位が変わるまで彼がその役割を継続することが強調されています。

💡メイソン・ルドルフ

メイソン・ルドルフは、ピッツバーグ・スティーラーズのクォーターバックで、自由契約選手（FA）の状態です。彼の将来とチームとの再契約の可能性についての議論がスクリプトで取り上げられています。

💡ドラフト

NFLドラフトは、大学フットボールの選手がNFLチームに選ばれる年次イベントです。このビデオでは、スティーラーズのドラフト戦略、特にセンターのポジションやディフェンシブバックの選手選びに焦点を当てています。

💡自由契約選手

自由契約選手（FA）は、現在所属チームとの契約が終了し、他のチームと契約する自由を持つ選手のことです。このスクリプトでは、メイソン・ルドルフのFA状態と、他のチームのオファーを検討する彼の権利について話題に上がっています。

💡センター

センターは、フットボールのオフェンシブラインのポジションの一つで、スナップを行う選手です。スクリプトでは、スティーラーズがセンターのポジションを強化するためにドラフトや自由契約選手市場での選手獲得を検討していることが述べられています。

💡トルネード

トルネードは、激しい回転風を伴う自然災害です。このスクリプトでは、インディアナポリスでトルネードが発生したことが触れられ、その経験が取材チームによって語られています。

💡オマー・カーン

オマー・カーンは、ピッツバーグ・スティーラーズの管理職で、メディアへの発言がこのビデオスクリプトで引用されています。彼はチームのクォーターバック状況やドラフト戦略について語り、スティーラーズの将来計画についての洞察を提供しています。

💡インディアナポリス

インディアナポリスは、アメリカ合衆国インディアナ州の都市で、2024年のNFLコンバインの開催地です。このビデオスクリプトでは、インディアナポリスでのトルネードの発生や、スティーラーズの取材チームの活動について触れられています。

Highlights

Discussion of Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback situation and comments from Omar Khan

Mention of new Steelers merchandise website to support children's hospital

Talk about replacements for departing Steelers players like Mason Cole

Speculation about Steelers' interest in drafting cornerback Quincy Mitchell

Transcripts

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what is up Steelers Nation thank you so

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Pittsburgh Steelers they are now three

days through the NFL combined plenty of

action Omar Khan spoke to the media

today with really a ton of news a ton of

insight on where the Pittsburgh Steelers

are going how they're handling their

quarterback situation and once again

reiterated it is Kenny picket until it

is no longer Kenny pick it but we got

some thoughts on that Mason Rudolph naag

Harris is fifth year option and of

course who they are and are not meeting

with here at the NFL combined uh it's a

beautiful day in Indiana there was a

tornado here like yesterday two days ago

yeah dude it was the wildest wildest

sleep of my life I might have told you

that I don't remember what day was 75

degrees what day we talked when the

tornado came through but I stayed up all

night and just stared at my window

waiting for something to come through it

it was insane hope the weather's a

little bit better back in the Berg how

you feeling my friend it's good I mean

it wouldn't be an all Steelers trip to

the NFL combine without a tornado

warning that's I feel like you got to

check that box that's like the free

space in the in the Bingo uh we don't

have any tornadoes here uh it is

freezing cold uh but we just got to make

it through today this weekend's going to

be G be beautiful so we just we're we're

fighting through today and once we get

through it that's all that matters yeah

it's the the same here if it's windy

it's like your bones are breaking and if

it's calm you're like all right we could

we could deal with this I'm from

Pittsburgh it's not I feel bad for

everybody coming in from Vegas in the

west coast and I mean Donnie drun is

having a hard time out here in his

sweatshirts so they're they're surviving

we're just we're getting through every

second every day today Omar Khan spoke

to both the local media and the media as

a mass addressed a bunch of stuff

obviously the Steelers quarterback

situation was the the biggest thing the

biggest topic of note by everybody he

was immediately asked hey what are you

going to do he was actually asked are

you going to trade for Justin fields and

uh he didn't shut the door yes it's

crazy no

no he had more to say about Kenny picket

more to say about Mason Rudolph than he

did anybody else and I think that's

where we start today he uh confirmed

that the team has been in contact with

Mason Rudolph's Representatives also

said that they have quote unquote full

faith in Kenny picket to this point

reiterated once again that they want

Mason Rudolph to return but he also said

that uh he thinks every player has the

right to or or you know deserves to see

what options are out there you look at

the situation you hear what Omar says

today it's it's almost nothing new but

you hear it from another voice in

another way um your thoughts you know to

know that they're that they're still

reaching out you think that uh talks are

going smoothly at this point we're a

little under two weeks away from the

actual free agency doors opening and the

Steelers have the opportunity still to

Ink a contract before then if if they'd

like to yeah I think you know like you

said this is a lot of the same

information just kind of repackaged into

Omar Khan but I what I found notable was

you know what Khan said about you know

how every player deserves to kind of

explore their own Market um because I

think that kind of indicates to me that

this is going to be a slow process with

Mason Rudolph they are going to I mean

because the reality is whether or not

Omar Khan thinks that every player

deserves to explore their own Market

they're going to uh so you know Mason is

going to see what he can get he's going

to see what his options are he's going

to see who wants him um you know I I

think I had higher expectations than uh

for what he could get and the

opportunities that he could get then it

seems like some other people like

especially in the National media think

um so you know wherever his Market goes

Mason's gonna follow it and he's going

to really do his homework because I

think I've said earlier in the offseason

this is a a huge offseason for him like

personally uh this is a pivotal year for

him to get a paycheck for him to maybe

get an opportunity somewhere that leads

into another big paycheck so he he's

owes it to himself to you know like Omar

said explore all of his options see

what's really going to be the best fit

for him and to that extent uh the

Steelers are going to just have to

probably wait a little bit you know uh

because that's going to be a process

that's going to take a minute uh he's

going to exhaust every kind of Avenue

that he has for seeing what he can get

and so the Steelers are going to have to

be a little patient I feel like he knows

what the Steelers are going to be able

to offer him what their deal is what the

situation is there

and you know until he makes a decision

though the Steelers are kind of forced

to sit on their hands a little bit

because they've said they they want

Mason back they want him to to be a part

of this competition with Kenny picket so

kind of hinges on what he decides to do

I agree I I I look at the situation and

I say the Steelers understand fully that

they are probably going to walk into

free agency and maybe Mason gets a new

deal maybe not can I ask you this do you

think that the Steelers and we've had

this conversation before but I think

that things have changed and we've

talked to a lot of people since then and

gotten some insight on really the

direction that the Steelers are looking

do you think

that they're they're willing to wait at

least maybe a day or two into free

agency and saying hey you know Mason

still hasn't signed elsewhere we'll

we'll we'll keep the door open because

we'd like him to see just like just like

he said just like Omar said we'd like

him to see what his Market is that we

can play with that maybe best casee

scenario it suits them better because

his Market's not that high and he wants

to come back for Pittsburgh for maybe

less money Oh you mean like wait for him

to kind of get some offers from other

teams and then see react maybe not even

offers but maybe just you know open like

I we've had the conversation before

where it's you kind of think maybe the

Steelers won't give Mason Rudolph time

to explore other things because they'll

look to move on do you think that

instead they'll view it as look at he

deserves the opportunity to go in free

agency but we want him to be our guy

Omar kind of let it slip for like a half

a second that he was like he's like yeah

Mason does like it here in Pittsburgh

and then you know went back to the whole

but but he's a free agent and I was like

yeah you know I think both sides kind of

they they like each other Mason just

fully understands that he may never have

this opportunity again so do you look at

it and just say maybe they'll leave the

door open for a day or two once the

Market opens just to say okay we'll

we'll let do his thing and then hope he

comes back I I think what they'll say is

look just before you make any final

decisions yeah come back to us like like

let us give us a chance to basically

give us a chance to match this and if

you don't like it you don't like it you

can go sign with who you want to but

just let us kind of have the final say

let us like you know decide you know let

us let us respond to any offers you get

because I think like you said there is

definitely mutual interest uh I think

Mason has a personal attachment to this

city um to the team to the team that

drafted him um and especially after

getting the kind of chance that he did

towards the end of the season I think he

feels feels a connection to the

organization in that way and so I don't

think he's gonna say completely oh I'm

closing the door as soon as I get an

offer that I like um I I think he's

gonna I guess you could call it doing

right by the Steelers but I think he's

going to to keep that door open because

who knows how far who who knows how high

the Steelers are willing to go I mean

especially if that price tag isn't as

high as maybe I thought it was going to

be I think the Steelers would absolutely

be willing to reach a little bit more

with the improve with the uh higher

salary cap with with all of the the

stuff that they have going on so um I

think they are they are saying to Mason

you know hey just keep us in mind we're

gonna still be here we're we're we're

willing to to be a little bit patient

with you too I I agree I agree I think

that the Steelers and Mason probably

have an understand and I think Mason

does too like I I think Mason wants to

see if he could get more money but I

don't think he thinks there's a better

opportunity and I don't think that there

is a better opportunity I don't think

you could go anywhere else and say well

I'm the in like he's nobody's going to

guarantee him a starting job and at

least in Pittsburgh you're gonna have

the opportunity to compete with somebody

that really you've already beaten out

like once get a fair shot you've already

beaten out Kenny picket so I don't think

that he's gonna have an O I think he's

gonna view the Steelers as this is a

spot where if the Steelers offer me a

realistic contract something that I

think I could work with and nobody's

tossing me crazy dollars the Steelers

are the team I'm going to sign with and

I think Pittsburgh understands that I

think Omar Khan understands that I think

that they want they they know he wants

to do his due diligence obviously

because this is a lot like it's not a

couple of bucks you know it's not like

you might get a million dollars more

here a million like I think you know

they're leaving it open just in case

somebody wants to be like hey here's $10

million a year okay sounds good like

that's where I'm going you know but I

don't think that he views anywhere else

as a better opportunity than Pittsburgh

and I think because of that both sides

will kind they'll they'll be they'll

have some wiggle room you know to during

this whole thing to say you explore what

you need to explore we understand that

we kind of we kind of hold some upper

ground and we'll we'll take it from

there and and once that happens you know

if Mason goes elsewhere then you take it

to step two but for right now it kind of

just sounds like there's a process and

and both te both sides have an

understanding and I don't think we've

gotten to that point yet when it came to

to this

negotiation yeah yeah exactly and

they're both yeah I think the the fact

that like

Mason I like I'm just surprised that

their interest doesn't seem to be as

high like from elsewhere you know like

you haven't heard any Buzz about like oh

so and so team is is interested in Mason

Rudolph Mason Rudolph's a fit for so and

so team who needs a quarterback uh I I

think that that gives the Steelers a

little bit of calm that Mason a little

bit of okay let me be patient with this

as well let me see where the market goes

with this I think both sides are not I

mean standoff makes it sound like

they're like like it's an adversarial

relationship which I don't think it is

but it's just everyone's just kind of

holding holding where they are right now

uh and then the Justin Fields trade will

drop and then we'll you know and then

it's all new and then it'll all change

and then everything will change and then

Everything Will Change in the in the

midst of I was actually hilarious Omar

Omar's talking and he gets asked that

and uh I'm sure we'll toss the video up

on YouTube at some point but he gets

asked about Justin Fields And he says

everything's open and then somebody else

is like what about Kirt cousins and

Russell Wilson and it was obviously in a

joking Manner and Omar couldn't even

hold it back and I was like that's uh

that's good at least he knows you know

at least he's got a full understanding

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for everything uh he also spoke about a

number of other things uh the biggest

one obviously Center addressing that

Mason Cole wasn't in their plans in 2024

and he just kind of addressed hey it's a

respect thing it's same with chuk same

with Presley uh same with Mitch trabitz

once they realized that they were not

going to be part of the team this

upcoming season they figured they give

everybody a head start in free agency

which I think is a respect thing I I

respect that um I get that maybe you

could have got something for chuks cor

for but I think the rest of them it was

it was a good move and I think somebody

like CHS who you kind of hoped worked

out didn't work out I respect the fact

that you could just say we'll let him

sign where he wants to sign instead of

forcing a trade on him because he will

be valuable somewhere else and chances

are you're gonna get like fifth round

pick you know it's not going to be a lot

for TR cor 4 he did say in replacing

Mason Cole for Center Nate herbig is an

option James Daniels is an option but he

said that he had a very good year at

guard and the Steelers enjoyed what he

did in guard thought he improved so I I

think I agree there said he's open to

the NFL draft open free agency open to

trades if there is a trade available for

a center I think trading for a center is

as difficult as it comes because there

are 32 good ones and then there are 32 I

ones and I don't know if you're taking a

shot at an i one you look at free agency

I've been told uh that the Steelers have

some interest in a name like Brian Allen

probably guy to watch you think that's

the uh way to go you think the Steelers

are I mean we'll find out on Saturday

when they talk to the the centers and

the offensive lineman but you hear that

you think it kind of changes your mind

sculpts a little bit more towards

veteran over maybe a rookie to be quite

honest not really um I I I still think

that they're G to look more towards the

draft I feel like the draft is the

better route to be quite honest I feel

like uh you know Khan also did mention

that he feels like it's a deep you know

not just Center class but offensive uh

but not just Center class but offensive

line class as a whole um so I feel like

there are going to be plenty of options

for them to pick up a guy who has the

potential to be a long-term option um

that's the thing like uh you know BR

brayan Allen he was or Braden Allen he

was he's the Rams right Brian Allen

excuse me from the Rams he's 28 I want

to say really he's that young and my I

thought I he was much older but I I

changes things a little bit but I still

feel like a guy that you can build

around for cheap for a lot longer is the

better way to go um and I feel like

that's a that's a draft thing and there

are at least three guys maybe four guys

that I think you would feel comfortable

doing that with so um I I'm still kind

of sold on the draft for right now um

like you said I don't I just don't know

what the the free agent Center Market is

going to look like and is that a

position that the Steelers really want

to invest big time money in uh because

like you need an obvious upgrade there

how obvious is like because there's also

like levels to it I feel like in the

free agent like there is there is the

the like $10 million guys like the Ryan

janson's or um BL blanket on the Bears

guy but uh he just got cut um forget his

name Cody white yeah yeah yeah yeah like

there are guys like that who are you

know six seven uh you know upwards of

that that many millions of dollars and

then everyone else is like one million

two million one and a half million um

yeah for like probably for a reason um

so yeah that's what leads me to believe

that you bank on you know one of these

good centers in this draft I feel like

there's there's tons of potential there

that you can you know if you're I'd

rather you know I'd rather roll the dice

on on a younger guy in the draft than

than go for a free agent in my mind I I

agree I think the the issue with the

draft that is becoming a thing is Zack

Fraser is starting to climb heavily up

boards I saw a couple mocks oh while I'm

here in Indie just like eating at a bar

or something scrolling across the bot

botom of a ticker that said like Frasier

going 25th or Frasier going 29th and if

him and Jackson P Johnson are gone in

the first round and the Steelers don't

draft either of them which I think

Frasier at 20 is it I mean I think

you're just shooting a little bit too

high there that could become an issue

and I think if that continues if that

Trend continues you could look at it and

say maybe you sign a Brian Allen maybe

that's where their interest comes from

and then you draft a guy later in the

you know third fourth round and you

utilize that to develop him you know and

you say okay look we could get two good

years out of Brian Allen before he's 30

years older and then at that point this

next guy's good to go and I think Brian

Allen's a starter I think he's a capable

dude in the NFL I they definitely an

upgrade over Mason Cole and if you

aren't going to land one of these top

two which I think they you know if they

have an opportunity to great but if

we're being honest I've been told down

here by I've been talking to a number of

draft experts who are not as high on

Jackson power Johnson as me and you were

and that's a little concerning if they

could get maybe a little bit deeper in

the draft I think a veteran makes sense

maybe Nate hering makes sense I'm I'm

skeptical on moving Nate hering to

Center I'm not like a proponent of you

take a guy who plays guard who jokes

about how he doesn't play center and

tell him to play center I just don't

think that that's the but maybe they

like him you know maybe that's the

that's the big move I I don't know but I

could see a veteran signing

and a guy like Brian Allen's young

enough that you could still utilize him

and have two three good years in them

and then draft a guy if if it doesn't

work out that way and you know do that

because with the 20th pick I mean you

could Draft Zack Frasier if he's still

available I think Jackson power Johnson

will be gone yeah exactly but you're

gonna you're gonna get that like now you

passed up on really good Corners you

passed up on really good offensive

tackles I just don't know if it's the

best move and the board just might not

shake out in their favor yeah yeah

that's yeah Zach Zack Frasier could kind

of blow this all up if he rises to

around the the 20th Mark and I

definitely I I don't think I would use

the the 20th pick there there's just

like better value I feel like at other

positions um yes yeah I I I guess I

guess it depends on just how high like

how how this Center because

it's I don't know it's it's a good

Center class I feel like but it is but

after those but you need a starting

caliber guy you know uh that's the thing

like whatever move you have to make has

to be starting caliber right away um and

if you don't if you're not convinced

about one of those top four guys uh then

just go with a free agent um but like I

I think any move you make you have to be

sure that this guy for at least the next

you know two three years is going to be

our our Center like it shouldn't have to

be a position of worry at all and so I

guess I I think free agent might you

know a Brian Allen might give you more

Assurance there like it makes it makes

it less of a headache you know I think

you you stay up uh stay up stay you lose

less sleep over over a Brian Allen than

you do you know a Zach Frasier or uh

Cedric van pran or Jackson Powers

Johnson or even uh I think it's Graham

Barton right from yeah yeah yeah Grant

Barton yeah like I think those guys are

for as much as I like them they are they

are a role of the dice and if uh you

know with with uh Frasier like Rising

the way that he has that I don't know

that that blows things up a little bit

like he outlines so I would just that

yeah that that would be a case where I

would say that would make me kind of go

more towards the free agent route I

think yeah I think if I think Fraser

depends it the other two guys after him

I'm just not sold are instant starters

whereas in like and you could draft them

you know if you draft him in the third

round cool you know and I don't think

you owe anything to Brian Allen to be

like okay well you were really good for

a year this new gu 100% ready to go

um but I I I just think that that's I

think it's

definitely an option um both ways and

from what I'm hearing they just do have

interest in Brian all so we'll see what

happens there interesting that Omar Khan

addressed just that they're approaching

all options and I don't know even a

trade would be kind of wild you take it

to the NFL combined and what they have

done here so far today was corners and

defensive backs um they met with some

safeties didn't meet with all of them if

we're going to be 100% honest

I went down to talk to safeties and as I

was walking down I was like I don't know

if they're going to talk to safeties and

they talked to two maybe three of them

um the rest of them were like yeah no

like I like Mike doin but he hasn't

acknowledged my existence and I was like

all right sounds good

Corners a bit surprising okay so they

talked to the two big ones out of

Alabama Arnold and Kool-Aid mckinstry

they talked to Cooper Dee who is another

big one um this guy had a massive crowd

around him like massive biggest crowd of

the day surprising name they did not

talk to Quan Mitchell which I think

immediately you look at as a just you

know an outside perspective and say oh

that's a little bit

surprising I'm not putting too much

draft stock into that I'm not putting

too much into uh they didn't meet with

them because they don't like them I kind

of look at it like they sent some Scouts

to Toledo you don't send Scouts to

Toledo just

just to say hey go Scout the Toledo game

that's just not what they what an N te

that's not Alabama LSU that's yeah we're

not looking for the sleeper you know

nobody's like hey man Toledo they might

have some guys no Toledo's H out one guy

and you sent it to go watch the one guy

the reesei Senior Bowl they met with him

more than once he even mentioned to me

that you know Mike Tomlin challenged him

with Roman Wilson so there's some stock

there but you see that they don't meet

at the combine I mean my immediate

thought maybe I'm wrong here is I mean

they they hid Kenny picket and they

tried as hard as humanly possible to

hide Kenny picket and say they didn't

like him couple years ago they hid Juju

Smith Shuster and tried as hard as they

could to hide Juju Smith Shuster is

quinan Mitchell their next one to just

say maybe we could hide quinan Mitchell

yeah I mean it would make perfect sense

I mean kind of like Kenny Toledos I mean

I don't have Google Maps in front of me

but it can't be that far of a drive from

Pittsburgh like Kenny was in their

backyard too like it's a guy that you

can send a scout to every week or

something like that or you can kind of

keep keep a close eye on him because

he's in your backyard um so I think they

kind of I think the fact that they

didn't meet with him was more about well

yeah we've done our homework on this guy

like we know what we're getting if he's

there if he's in the right spot we'll

take him but you know it's no it's no

guarantee but just if he's there he's

there um and I suppose meeting with

those other guys is kind of a

contingency plan it's okay we don't know

these guys as well like let's get to

know them let's but I I don't know to me

when they don't meet with him but you

know we've got all this other evidence

that they are clearly interested in him

uh it just kind of makes me think like

oh this is the top guy on their board

like this is the number one dude like if

there is anyone that they want in the

world this this is the guy yeah I agree

I I think they're just like I don't know

like I think it's like a like Mike

Tomlin like you know it's like when like

a kid or even like an old guy like

thinks that they're like pulling one

over on you they're like Mike Tomlin is

just sitting around he's like they have

no idea they don't they have no idea

that we like we love Quin M it's like

it's like Middle School Crush like

you're trying to be like oh if I don't

if I don't pay attention to her then

she's G to really want you know that's

what's going to make her get be really

into me yeah no the rest of the teams

they're not gonna like them because we

didn't meet with quinan Mitchell like I

just that's exactly what I think it is

and and I think he's their top guy I've

been I you know I've been I've Been Told

by a number of people that he is their

top guy that this is for weeks now and

and being here like it's like it's it's

like walking through a door and somebody

be like quiny Mitchell top of the

Steelers draft board and I'm like oh

nice to see you too thanks you know hope

the family is well um think that I I I

don't think they're hiding at all I also

don't know like what

you like what do you need to meet with

them you know you've already done all

this homework on them like you're going

to sit down with them and be like hey

how's it going you know we met twice at

the Senior Bowl uh right anything change

you know how's life right like we we've

met with you like already in a a less

stressful environment where our like our

formal meetings aren't you know counted

as as as strictly like they've they know

what they need to know about Quin and

Mitchell I feel like this isn't that's

what I'm saying they'll bring him in for

a top 30 visit and they'll sit down Mike

Tomo have his his conversation with them

there and that'll be it he'll be

there'll be a couple of guys at Toledos

pro day Mike tomin will be one of them

and you know that's that's just how

they're going to go about it not worried

about it at all if he is not there

because there is a possibility he does

not make it to 20 the way that he's

climbing I'm not sure that he's gonna um

Koolaid mckinstry had great things to

say Arnold had great things to say uh

Nate Wiggins also met with the Steelers

had great things to say um Cooper deine

had some great things to say about Mike

tomman all those names could possibly be

there for the Pittsburgh Steelers um you

have a favorite of all those that you

think if you're going to take one you

you might as well take one and you're

smiling because you know my favorite but

do you have favorite I do um you know I

have like a like man that would be would

be pretty funny uh if and I'm giving it

away already but no I I think Nate

Wiggins is probably like my favorite

player of those guys um like I love I

love his length I I like Clemson Corners

I feel like those guys usually work out

um I just think of AJ Terell in in

Atlanta um you know I've watched a

couple a couple Clemson games and he's

looked really good um he he seems big

and strong and physical just kind of in

the same mold as as Joey Porter Jr so um

I like that just having two kind of big

like I like I don't even know what the

word would be but like bodyguards you

know in your secondary like guys who

just throw people around um so I think

that's why I'd like wa Nate Wiggins but

your guy I I can

this guy would be just Electric in the

city of Pittsburgh I so awesome I mean

he's going to be electric wherever he

goes but I think in Pittsburgh too he

would be he'd be just as electric there

are just so many things like I like the

punt returning aspect of it you could

you imagine Calvin Austin and Cooper

deine just lining

up you didn't name him like he just see

be you know who I'm talking about

everybody knows who I'm talking about

there's there's one storyline when it

comes to the corners that is not Quin

Mitchell and that is can the Pittsburgh

Steelers land white lightning and I'm

just I'm all about it like I'm all about

it I think he'd be electric I think he'd

be so fun to watch I also think he's

phenomenal you know I think he's a great

Corner that being said though like I'm a

huge Nate Wiggins guy my only concern

with Nate Wiggins is he's very skinny

and I didn't realize how skinny he was

until he went to the podium today and my

first thought immediately was you are

very tiny um but it's the NFL you could

put some weight on Kool-Aid McKenry I

will say looks like a Pittsburgh

Steelers corner like he is he he looks

like he's going to hit you he looks like

he's going to play physical he's lengthy

um he looks like he him and Joey Porter

Jr would be real dangerous on the

outside I don't think Arnold has any

shot of making it to Pittsburgh but that

would be that would be cool as well you

think he's gonna go too early because

that's the thing I feel about I feel

like Dee is not gonna be there I like I

didn't I didn't realize Arnold wasn't

going to be there either like I have no

idea where McKenry or or um wig W are

going to land so Wiggins and mckinstry I

feel like are right around that Steelers

Mark like 20 to 25 area um mckinstry

might even go a little bit deeper

depending but I think if he's there the

Steelers could grab him um Arnold I

would expect goes earlier but but I

think Mitchell changes that I think if

if if Mitchell goes earlyer maybe Arnold

doesn't go until 20 and I think that

move would be great for the Pittsburgh

Steelers I agree with you though I don't

think dein makes it to 20 I think it

would be so awesome if he did I think

you know if him and Mitchell somehow

find their way to pick

20 it's going to be tough that would be

CRA I've been I've been yeah I've been

told that those are like when it comes

to the cornerbacks if the Steelers can

pick two of them it's those two

and I mean trade up to pick 21 if they

both fall they yeah just get off and

then just tell Joey just be like sorry

your

move included this is perfect he's

included in the trade for 21 and then

we're everyone is happy now we're

starting to piss people off you know you

start you Jo Porter junr in there

immediately everybody's like yeah I'm

done you lost me on that one he lost me

on that one I think they'd be either one

of them be incredible um I wouldn't put

any draft I wouldn't put any stock in

them not meeting with Mitchell here um I

think that they're they're all in on it

tomorrow's the quarterbacks um we'll see

what happens there be a very interesting

day very interesting day um and then

obviously the offensive lineman which

I'm very excited for just like a bunch

of dudes to because Mike Tom you know

Mike Tomlin loves loves his offensive

lineman you know he's going to be in

there they're going to have the best

like everybody else was like oh it was

great he was energetic blah blah blah

the big guys they're gonna be like oh

dude he like stood me up he said he said

let's go me and you right here in the

corner and I'm very excited for uh for

them to uh to kind of see that but it

was a big day here at the NFL combine

ind's a good time uh going to St Elmos

tonight we'll miss you we'll miss you

we'll leave a table out there at s Elmos

I know I'm sorry I ate the cocktail

sauce today I was I was better because

when you for those of you who have never

been to

Indianapolis there's a restaurant it's

called St Elmos apparently it's famous I

know my dad tells me it's in a song or

something um and I'm going to get

blasted in the comments for not knowing

the song so I apologize um rest they

have a a shrimp cocktail cocktail sauce

is and Nick might not even know this

Nick might be listening to this for the

first time um they have a shrimp

cocktail sauce and that tail sauce

will not just punch you in the sinuses

but it will clear you out for the rest

of the year you will have six months of

clear sinuses just from this Co just

from this cocktail sauce last year when

we went to St Elmos Stephen did not know

about the cocktail sauce and it's just

kind of like a you know it's a it's a

it's a right of passes to just sit there

and let them just do what they got to do

with the cocktail sauce so most times

people go full dip because you know

you're you got a shrimp you're boom got

one you know you can't yeah like you're

just Boop and then you put it in your

mouth and it hurts like it's not like oh

that was spicy it's the craziest thing

they were walking down the hall today

and you smelt it as they were walking

down the hall that that's the thing it's

not even like it is spicy I it is but

like that's not the overwhelming sense

that you get you just get like a

tingling sensation throughout your

entire face yes yes immediately start

yeah that's the thing it's not like you

like ate some Wasabi or something like

it's just like like it you can't explain

why you're crying or why everything is

just like pulsating yeah that's exactly

it um but there was somebody new today

oh go ahead no yeah I was gonna say like

I think I had my first one the last year

the day like the morning before we went

to St Elmos and I like had my first one

in the morning whatever knocked me out

and then we get St emos that night and

someone someone had an extra one or like

didn't want didn't want to eat theirs

and I had like three I think at dinner

it was awesome that's the thing it is

delicious like people are like oh it's a

good I'm like it's fantastic like I'll

I'll go through the pain every time

because it's that good but today there

was somebody sitting next to me he's

never had it and you know I just I

didn't feel right I didn't know him well

enough he was like he's like why is

everybody laughing I was like wipe some

of it off just like you put too much on

there it's Gonna Hurt um I felt good so

I'll eat some uh I'll eat some in your

honor tonight and appreciate it yeah

when I I'll send a picture of me like

tearing up or something as it does as

one does uh with that we're heading out

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