I repeat a crime, a crime if the if the Pittsburgh Steelers, regardless of the three delays and postponements to this game taking place if RG three comes in straight off the street, as far as I'm concerned because we haven't seen him play in years, if this brother comes in and beats this dealers, that defense, excuse me, it would be inexcusable and owned.

By the way, I will bring up the Dallas Cowboys in this regard.

When that cat Garrett Gilbert, came off the streets and almost beat the Steelers, you know what?

That was your Mulligan, Pittsburgh Steelers.

You didn't know anything about him.

You slept on them.

You took the game for granted.

You're almost lost.

So the fact that that backdrop exists from just a few weeks ago should have you alerted enough, combined with the level of annoyance for the three postponements which Max himself alluded to, where it's supposed to motivate you even further.

And then you're gonna play this game and RG three is the quarterback instead of Lamar Jackson and the Steelers with that defense with Mika Fitzpatrick and stepped on to it and and and T.

J Watson the crew and you're gonna have problems with RG three.

I'll tell you this, Max, and I'll give it to you by saying this if the Steelers have problems winning this game with RG three being the quarterback and I mean no disrespect.

Org.

I'm just talking about this in activity and what have you.

I like RG three, okay, but he hasn't been playing.

All I'm trying to say is, if you have trouble with RG three and that Ravens squad with no number one receiver, by the way, if you have trouble with them, I don't want to hear a word about the Steelers being in the conversation of being a legit Super Bowl contender that could potentially knock off the likes of a Kansas City chiefs of somebody like that.

You gotta handle your business against an RG three in order to be in that kind of conversation.

That's where I'm at with it, Matt.

Let me let me channel my let me channel my inner Stephen A Okay, ready?

That's impossible for you are being very disrespectful.

Stephen A.

Smith.

You are being very disrespectful to the Baltimore Ravens and to this rivalry This is Steelers Ravens brother they are going into this season.

They played 44 times in this century.

The record was 22 20 to the point differential.

Everything down the board down the line was just about as even as it could possibly be.

This is Ravens, Steelers.

All bets are off, and by the way, you could read it right there on the screen.

When the last time RG three started a game, it was the last week off last season, last game of last season.

Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Baltimore had everything locked up.

Number one seed locked up.

So they didn't they didn't start.

Anybody like Pittsburgh was playing against the Baltimore backups.

Now Pittsburgh didn't have Ben Roethlisberger, but they had everyone else.

Baltimore didn't and they started 30 year old RG three.

See that week 17 versus Pittsburgh under 100 yards.

Passion.

Passing 50 rushing yards with what we're not showing is he didn't pass for much better than the 50% 11 out of 21 completions.

Right foot Baltimore won the game on.

They won it by more than two touchdowns, 28 10.

So I understand that Roethlisberger.

It's not just like, Well, Roethlisberger better be able to make up 18 points.

Of course, the offense is an advantage because the Pittsburgh offense puts them in good field position.

I get all that, but Stephen A.

They beat them by Mawr than two touchdowns with their backups and RG three.

So, like you could say whatever you want about, well, Pittsburgh better do this.

And Pittsburgh better do that.

Even if Roethlisberger puts them in a better position.

Pittsburgh is correctly the favorites, by the way, they also playing with a chip on their shoulder.

Because of all the postponements, I'm sure, but to sit here and, as you would say, just summarily dismiss the chances of the Baltimore Ravens with a quarterback who beat this Pittsburgh team the last time he faced them with backups in this kind of rivalry, that's ridiculous.

Of course, the Ravens have a chance to win this game.

Well, first of all, first of all, is blasphemous for you to call it ridiculous.

I would remind you, Max Kellerman, that in 2000, and since 2000 and 16, 4 seasons have taken place or really 3.5 in that time span, RG three has thrown 26 passes for 255 yards, 26 passes for 255 yards in the last four years.

And that dude is supposed to be able to do damage against these Steelers, please.

There's nothing ridiculous about it.

There's nothing that's not about it.

There's nothing there.

There's nothing even think about him.

The Steelers should got the defense should dominate the Baltimore Ravens.

Now, if it's a close game or what have you, it should be because the Baltimore Ravens defense was able to hold the Steelers offense in check.

That should be the reason.

Instead of running the football with James Connor, who I consider to be average excuse me, I got Claypool and I got Washington and I got juju Smith, Schuster and Deonte Johnson and the Crew.

I go five wide on Big Ben.

I'm flinging the football all over the field in Baltimore has a way to stop that.

God bless them.

But as far as I'm concerned, this should be the equivalent of what the Steelers just did to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Something along the lines of like 27 3.

If the Baltimore Ravens score touchdown touchdown.

Offensively, the Steelers should be ashamed of themselves toe for 26 passes in four years.

Come on, man.

Come on.

This deficient handed, pointing out why the Steelers are favored there correctly favored but to dismiss the Ravens, the Ravens can play deal.

I'm dismissing the Ravens offensive.

Your when you go back to last year.

Was that a motivated?

Was that a motivated Pittsburgh team at the end of last year, Highly motivated Pittsburgh team?

They win that game there over 500 for the season without Roethlisberger.

That's why they used all their starters like everyone started for Pittsburgh.

Yeah, everyone started for Pittsburgh.

It's a rivalry game against the Ravens.

They're playing for a better than 500 record.

They already had their vacation plans.

They didn't start.

Anybody already was G three and a bunch of backups, and they won against Pittsburgh starters.

Yes, Roethlisberger makes a difference.

Yes, the Pittsburgh defense this year's even better than last year, and that makes a difference.

First of all, if you've designed an offense around Lamar Jackson, there's a reason you have Robert Griffin.

The third on the team is your backup quarterback because he can approximate Lamar Jackson.

Of course, he's not as good as Lamar Jackson anymore.

I mean, when RG three was a rookie, when he was when he was at his best before his injury, Hey was, you know, Lamar Jackson 1.0 R.

Michael Vick, to point out he was the super fast quarterback who could also throw the ball down the field.

So, yeah, he's kind of the perfect backup for this offense that has Lamar Jackson.

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