Brian Batko

Was the mic shut off?

You mentioned the play of the defensive line on Sunday.

Have you seen Keanu specifically really take a step this year?

One of the guys who has mentioned, though, that it means a lot to him is Cam Hayward, that he wants to join the guys like Brett Kiesel and Aaron Smith and make a run in the playoffs.

What would it mean for a guy like him or the guys who have been around for a long time to end that streak?

Mike, one of the things that Aaron mentioned after the game was that he was grateful that you and the organization let him be himself completely.

Why is it important for you to let a player be themselves instead of trying to fit them into a role or into a box?

Something that when you're recruiting him in the free agency that you said to him there that, hey, if you come here, we're going to let you be you.

I wasn't listening at the time.

I was listening on the Steelers' YouTube page, but I did click it on right when it ended because kind of like a coach...

If I'm able to, I want to do a little pre-scouting of the segment so I wasn't taken aback by this coach ranking exercise.

Mine was similar because it's the start of the playoffs.

I looked at myself, uh, at my criteria as, okay, you give me 52 other random guys around the league.

Who do I want as my quarterback to go into a playoff run?

Um,

Let's say we're the number one seed and we've got a bye in the first round or whatever.

So that's what I kind of use, not going on career resume or anything like that.

Just right now, today, who I feel the best about playing good football in this postseason.

I think that's a little different, but okay, limits.

Mary Mike Tallman of you, you don't want a two-score or three-score lead going into the fourth quarter.