11 AM: Nick Farabaugh and Joe give their top AFC teams, three Steelers made the Pro Bowl
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Why isn't the national media referencing the Shaq Lawson ordeal?
It's pretty amazing to me that I don't see any national people mentioning the Shaq Lawson precedent here. It's plain as day. Shaq Lawson, defensive end for the Bills, two years ago, almost to the day practically, in Philly. Bills were playing in Philly during the game, a fan taunting him verbally, and he went up and shoved the fan, reached over the railing and shoved the fan, and the league did nothing. That's simply my case for DK Metcalf. Maybe only getting a fine here. Others say it should definitely be two games. Just got a tweet in here from somebody saying absolutely should be two games. Really? Based on what? Does precedent not count at all? Anyway, a couple of writers for Steelers Depot have done good things here.
Josh Carney. had a great little clip of McCormick and Fatanu on one of, I don't know which one now, one of the Jalen Warren 45-yard touchdown runs where you look back, Sean, and those two, clearly they've rehearsed this. They point at each other, maybe 20, 30 yards from the play as Warren enters the end zone. They point at each other, and then they both take a step forward and both do forward somersaults. It's tremendous. That's awesome. I love the linemen celebrations on touchdowns. They're the best.
Can the Steelers win a playoff game this season?
McCormick is very good at that. And now I've forgotten who the other person is because I can't find it. But somebody else from Steelers Depot posted great shots of Derek Harmon dominating Penny Sewell. Oh, my God. Who might be the best offensive lineman in the NFL right now. Now, I guess he's been banged up a little bit. I don't care. This guy looked like Joe Green. He was tossing aside that man like a little rag doll. I mean, it was incredible what that guy did and does. Anyway, Nick Faribault, who I finally met in person at our fan event last week. What a nice man he is. He's from PennLive.com. Nick, how are you? I'm doing very well, Joe. Hope you are. Doing very well. Yes. Did you happen to see the McCormick Vatanu celebration?
I did.
What are the possible explanations for the Steelers' use of the middle of the field?
I did. Was that great or what? Those two guys are close, man. Those two guys, Frazier and Broderick, are like the young nucleus coming together, and they are like two peas in a pod, those two specifically on that right side. Good for them. They deserve it, man. They've played one heck of a season, I think, both those guys, McCormick and Faltano. It's nice to see the run game finally starting to reflect, I think, some of their individual plays because I think they've both played very good this year. And Frazier makes it all the way to the end zone. He flattens somebody and makes it all the way to the end zone. What if this offensive line is becoming really good? What if Dylan Cook truly is a revelation?
My new take is that the Steelers may be going to the Super Bowl, Nick. And I'm not kidding about that. What's yours? I don't know about Super Bowl. I do think they can win a playoff game, and certainly I don't think there's a matchup in the playoffs where they're going to be dead in the water. I think that's the difference this year. One, I actually think they're just a better cohesive group And I think the other teams around them are just worse. And so that gives it a much better chance to crack your playoff drought. Super Bowl, I'm not sure I'm going to buy into that. I still think that this team's a little too hot and cold on both sides of the ball. I still think that they're not consistent enough where they play complementary football in all three phases.
to win three straight games to get to the Super Bowl. But I do think that this team has the ability to go into different venues. If they go to Denver, for example, I think they can win that game. They might not have to, Nick. They might not have to if we believe that the AFC is, you know, reverse it from, let's say, Houston. Houston could come here for a second-round game.
Which teams are currently the top contenders in the AFC?
They may play at home all the way to the AFC title game, the Steelers. They could. Rank your teams. Rank your teams in the AFC 1, 2, 3 in terms of if Nick Farabaugh had to bet everything he owns, everything he owns on this team reaching the Super Bowl, who would be 1, 2, 3 in the AFC?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why isn't the national media referencing the Shaq Lawson ordeal?
0:06–1:32
2
Can the Steelers win a playoff game this season?
1:32–2:32
3
What are the possible explanations for the Steelers' use of the middle of the field?
2:32–4:24
4
Which teams are currently the top contenders in the AFC?
4:24–6:06
5
What factors should influence how many starters the Steelers sit against the Ravens?
6:06–7:02
6
What happened during Joe's daughter's driving mishap?
7:02–8:52
7
Who were the Steelers selected for the Pro Bowl this year?
8:52–9:54
8
How do the Steelers compare to other AFC teams heading into the playoffs?
9:54–37:21
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