In short
Reaction to Steelers vs. Dolphins (MNF). Hosts break down Miami’s early disrespectful kickoff decision, Steelers’ defensive execution (especially on Tua and run fits), Steelers’ offensive scoring drives, and what needs fixing in the 4th quarter (third-down efficiency, late-game gap discipline). They also discuss whether Myles Garrett can still break the NFL sack record.
Guests
No guests. Hosts are James “Deebo” Harrison and Joe Hayden.
Guest backgrounds
Not applicable (no guest interviews). Both are Steelers-focused commentators reacting to the game.
Key claims
- Steelers’ defense forced Miami into passing situations and repeatedly got off the field (pressure, punts, sacks).
- Biggest issues were “leaving meat on the bone” in run containment and late-game defensive breakdowns (big wheel-route/crosser gains).
- Offense looked strong: Rodgers high completion streak, multiple long scoring drives, and effective run game (Warren/Gainwell).
- Myles Garrett is on pace to break the sack record; he needs one sack to do it.
Notable examples
- Joey Porter Jr. pressure leading to a punt; Queen stopping Tua on a scramble.
- Ramsey making a key tackle; Highsmith dropping a potential interception.
- Steelers’ 21-3 lead, then Dolphins’ late long drives; Steelers’ third-down struggles (4-of-13).
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOGame Overview: Steelers vs Dolphins
1:24 to 2:10
Overview of the game and late highlights from the first quarter.
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Game Overview: Steelers vs Dolphins
2:57 to 4:25
Overview of the game and late highlights from the first quarter.
“Listen, Miami win the toss, and they just get real disrespectful.”
Defensive Strategies Discussed
4:25 to 6:55
Analysis of defensive plays and execution nuances.
“We could have had him back there deeper because he was able to get on the outside.”
Offensive Plays and Performances
6:55 to 9:45
Discussion around offensive plays and key performances by players.
“When they came and crashed down, it was outside in.”
Game Progression and Key Moments
9:45 to 14:00
Detailed analysis of game progression and key moments leading to halftime.
“As soon as he see Harrison, as soon as he see that fake, he got to dig out of there and look what's coming.”
Steelers' First Half Performance
14:00 to 22:00
Discussion about the Steelers' strong plays and strategic decisions in the first half against the Dolphins.
“It was like these dudes were making plays.”
Halftime Analysis and Strategy
22:00 to 24:10
Analyzing the Steelers' tactics and their adjustments heading into halftime.
“Y 'all went in there at halftime and got warm.”
Second Half Highlights and Key Plays
25:46 to 28:00
Recap of the second half of the game, focusing on standout plays and player performances.
“You thought about going to get you some?”
Exciting Moments in the Game
28:00 to 28:34
Discussion of a thrilling play involving a stiff arm and scoring.
“You know there's other people that can catch that ball.”
Defensive Plays and Strategy
28:34 to 29:40
Analysis of defensive strategies and key plays during the game.
“And then I love to get in the end zone when he threw out that stiff arm back just to - BK, stop doing that to these people.”
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Offensive Progress and Scoring
29:40 to 31:00
Overview of offensive strategies and the scoring progression.
“Like, hey, run the ball down in the down out.”
Evaluating Miami's Performance
31:00 to 32:40
Assessment of Miami's efforts and efforts to come back in the game.
“Nine played 81 yards, mixing it up with the run in the pass.”
Identifying Areas for Improvement
32:40 to 34:20
Discussion on what the Steelers need to improve for future games.
“Miami really wasn't trying to, like, come back, come back.”
Defensive Performance Review
34:20 to 37:00
In-depth review of the defensive performance and areas of inconsistency.
“Miami gets back out there and the game's basically over with.”
Final Thoughts on Game Strategies
37:00 to 41:30
Concluding thoughts on offensive and defensive strategies moving forward.
“It was only, and like I said, we shut down on that 191 in the fourth quarter.”
Analyzing Defensive Strategies
42:01 to 44:24
Discussion on effective defensive play and teamwork during games.
“bam bam bam recognition was easy like it was it was so simple like you know what i'm saying and like you said the fixes just stay where you at a lot of it was peekable yes yes that's not your play to make.”
The Challenge Ahead: Facing the Lions
44:25 to 46:20
Preview of the upcoming game against the Lions and their competitive strengths.
“Now, my dog, now that's when we got to come out and really, really show.”
Myles Garrett's Performance and Record
46:21 to 47:43
Discussion on Myles Garrett's potential to break the sack record.
“Miles has had seven games, and he's had 17 and a half sacks.”
Joe Burrow's Status and Future
48:47 to 51:00
Debate on Joe Burrow's health and the Bengals' direction moving forward.
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Bengals' Organizational Challenges
51:01 to 56:01
Discussion on the Bengals' current struggles and the implications for their future.
“And if he don't, he for sure go get it against the Bengals.”
Assessing the Bengals' Struggles
56:01 to 1:00:48
The hosts discuss the Bengals' poor performance and the impact on players' decisions.
“I mean, them boys I don't know Dude, how many years ago was Abel's in Super Bowl?”
Fan Engagement and Super Chats
1:00:49 to 1:02:10
The hosts interact with fans, sharing donations and comments from the audience.
“A said, it's sweet up here in Cleveland.”
Analyzing Team Strategies and Players
1:02:11 to 1:08:31
A detailed discussion on team strategies, player performances, and their impact on game outcomes.
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Transcript
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2:26Welcome back to Debo with Joe. I'm your host, James Debo Harrison. I'm here with my co-host, Joe Hayden. Please make sure you guys like and subscribe. You don't want to miss nothing. Hey, hey, Joe, how you doing today, Joe? I see you got the proper attire on today.
2:42James Harrison:Man, Debo, I'm doing amazing. I'm doing great. That was what we expected. That was what we were looking for. Belt to tushy. No question. Belt to tushy. That's what we're going to call it. Man, let's go ahead and jump into this. Listen, Miami win the toss, and they just get real disrespectful. They say they want the ball. Tripping. Tripping. Tripping. We kick the ball off to them. Of course, special teams do what they're supposed to do. They start at the 27. Now, the first play, ah, Tua hits his heel for 20. that right there that's Heisman yes he got he got he got to take that man crossing he becomes the new number two he got backer he's looking like we're playing quarters so he has to go with him I understand what he's thinking he's thinking run but you still have to take care of your responsibility which is going to be that guy coming back that guy coming back they end up getting 20 yards on that I'm not tripping because I know he just in it in it ready ready he just he he fidgety okay it's cool let that play go we get on to the next play and it's the same thing this time except high smith stays where he's supposed to and he actually bangs he fits up on number two he runs into the running back the only thing i would like to see him do better on this one is, again, stay on that outside because even though we dropped him for a loss, that's some more meat on the bone.
4:25Yeah. We could have had him back there deeper because he was able to get on the outside. You got all that pursuit coming on the inside. We'd have been able to stop him for more than just the one-yard loss.
4:36James Harrison:For sure. For sure. Yeah. So second, what was it? Second and 11, they ended up getting four. Again, right here, Herbert makes a play from his knees. Yes. effort let's get it effort same thing but keep the outside he got that tight he got that tight split he got a big body tight end that's sitting right here they roll down that that the outside guy so now your tight end is sitting at your one as soon as you see him roll out you got to turn into that tight end get on his outside that tight end is going to release off of you now you fly down to that fullback, squeeze that hole to where you still keep that outside contained.
5:18And now you squeeze that alley for Queen to be able to come down there. And he could have made that, you know, for an easy, you know, maybe a two-yard game, possibly, you know, a loss because he will squeeze that alley. Now he could shoot that gap before the tight end even get to him.
5:35James Harrison:Again, more meat on the bone. Yes. We speaking in nuances. You want him to make sure, like, good play. You got it done, but there's just execution that you could do a little bit better. You know what I'm saying? So, good job. But still, like you said, a little more meat on the bone could get it done. Not piss, but, you know, just coaching. You know what I'm saying? Just coaching points. Oh, easily. Easily. I think we ended up getting to, what was it, third and seventh. Oh, third and seventh. And my young man, good man, Joey Porter Jr., PZ, you know what I'm saying, PBU. No good defense. Hey, we get them into what we want them into.
6:06We want them in a passing situation. Yes. We want them doing something that they are unreliable at doing, and that is their passing game with their quarterback.
6:15James Harrison:Correct. We get the pressure to them. They get the ball into the dirt, peasy on that thing tight. They have to punt the ball. They punt the ball. We do a smart play. We don't touch it. We get a touchback. Steelers come out. We starting on the 20. I believe the first down, we dumped it to Smith. It was only two yards. Yep. It was no game for Gainwell on the next one. And then on the third down, we ended up picking up seven or the eight that we needed. Them boys right there, I ain't going to lie, at the beginning of the game, they were hitting. It was open field tackles. There was defensive backs making those tackles.
6:50James Harrison:Gainwell on the no game, it was one-on-one versus DB. That dude, Douglas, made that tackle. That was a great play. When they came and crashed down, it was outside in. I got the outside leg. Linebacker comes in inside. Boom. You're not falling forward. So, like, they came out there and was hitting and tackling at the beginning of the game. So, I'm like, okay. Like, that was good defensive plays by them. We got it. Like, we got what we like them. I liked him to be able to make a miss and be able to get that first down. But they made stops and were tackling for real. So, I was like, okay, good job by the Dolphins.
7:19James Harrison:You know what I'm saying? I see y 'all came to play. Oh, yeah. They definitely came to play. Probably for most of the first half, you know, they were making real good plays, dude. Yes. You know, Miami get out there and first down was H-O. H-N. H-N. A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, A-chan. He gets sick. Again, I think it was the inside linebacker 50. Like, we got to stay with that outside. You know, he got to keep that shoulder free. We doing the same thing where we peekabooing. You know what I'm saying? If he don't peekaboo and he stay out there, he can keep going over. And he gives Queen the opportunity to come over the top of that.
7:55They also, you know, Queen kind of slow-plated because he see the tight end flow back. That ain't you. That's going to Highsmith. Let it go. and keep going where you see that fullback going because it's going to be an extra gap. You know what I'm saying? Gotcha. They end up getting six again. More meat on the bone. We could have stopped them for less than six. Second down, it's him again. He goes 10. On this one, we're running into the same situation. We got Herbert. He goes inside. You got to keep your outside. That's not you. But he gets back, but he gets so thick on a fullback, which would have been his new guy that he would have been to, that they're able to get outside of.
8:36But I'm with that to still all that. Keep your outside arm free. Right. If he plays a little different and he works that outside of that tight end, throw him in and come up, he can play it from outside in. Squeeze that down. Same thing again. Keeps the play inside. They don't get 10 yards. Again, everybody do your job first. And then after that, help your partner. I think that would have been no more than a couple yards. you know but for sure i ain't gonna lie to you listen on that tackle i thought ramsey was about to get thrown out the game i just knew i knew he was about to dump that man on his head bro
9:12James Harrison:i i i i i don't i just wanted i just i'm glad he just wanted to show him i could do it i could do it man you know i'm saying and then just put him down looking at him like i was rocking with the way ramsey was out there playing i'm glad he didn't dump him on his head because i would have been 15 for no reason he just was like this you're small you know i'm saying i can hold you Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I'm going to let you know you like it. First down, two of his waddle again. That's why, though, Debo, this is happening because it was getting six yards. Then he was able to get 10 yards. You're expecting to run off the play action.
9:46James Harrison:Now linebacker's coming up. That bang going to be right behind you. You know what I'm saying? As soon as he see Harrison, as soon as he see that fake, he got to dig out of there and look what's coming. I believe if he did that, he was almost there anyway without even doing it. He does it. He can actually, I mean, worst case, he'll deflect it. He'll deflect it, for sure. He could have had an interception. You know what I'm saying? You know, he has to turn and get to that coverage responsibility. But, again, we got him in there for the run game. So, you know, he's thinking more run heavy. But you still got to, you know, be able to do your job.
10:18Ramsey comes up and makes the play. We stopping right there. You know, the next play. What happened, Joe? Got to be more careful.
10:28James Harrison:Tua out there, Tua through a lollipop out there to Asante. My good man. What's your corner do? What's your corner? What he do? High to low. High to low. You have no work in front of you, so you keep going deep. You get underneath that seven route. You got Jalen on the top, so if he goes fade or he goes post, you got your safety. But that seven, that's your play. And he got right underneath of it and was like, oh, my goodness. It didn't even make it hard on him. High point the ball, catch it. Waddle trying to basically turn it to the DB and break it up. Just a great job of holding the ball and going down with it.
10:59James Harrison:So good job by Santi. Great job by defense. Horrible throw by Tua. I don't know why you throw that ball. Like, it's not open. You know what I'm saying? Like, throw it out of bounds. Check down something. Get missing. Go down. But, like, don't sort of turn the ball over. You got a good drive going. This person's head. It being called, you know, grounding because it would have looked like he was trying to get it to him. Man, yes. Throw it out of bounds. High, far over there. Yeah. Still is good out there. I think it was Warren for a six and then three. Third down, they ended up doing a tush push.
11:32They said, you know what? We ain't get it. Hell, we going to do a tush push. They double tush push. I ain't going to lie to you. I might have punted that one because it was still tight right there. Yeah, yeah. I rock with it.
11:40James Harrison:I rock with it. I mean, I'm glad. I'm glad we got it. Hey, yeah. Just the momentum for the momentum for the momentum. Like, I was like, because I'm looking like, guys, we got to get a yard. And when we didn't get the first tush push, I'm like, come on. You know what I'm saying? Our touch pushes are real kind of trying to find a home. That's what made me nervous where I would have been like, I don't think I'm going to punt this. It is a little hizzy. But, yeah, go ahead. A little calm to win. First down, we get no gain again because Miami is tackling. They are coming up. Yes. Like one-on-ones. Yeah, I ain't going to lie.
12:13The first half, they came to play. But, you know, second to 10, we hit somebody over the middle. that man, the DK for 20.
12:24James Harrison:Mm-hmm. Over the middle. That was a nice ball, bro. That's just the dig ball. You know what I'm saying? That was one of the A-Rod. He didn't throw the ball too far past the line of scrimmage. It was very consistent, but that one on the money. Dig, let's get it. Again, next play, Warren for six. And then right after that, for one, we were running the ball, making them come up and tackle at some point, which it ended up happening they're going to get tired of coming up here and getting hit and having to make these tackles no for sure it's cold outside yes yes third down it's an incompletion rogers throws it low i mean he only had four i mean you gotta you know you gotta at least have an incompletion here and there but we get to uh fourth down we get it we get a um first down after they quick snap it.
13:17James Harrison:Yes. He was working a good job with the hard count the whole way. So he was building this up. So they was expecting him probably to hard count him to try to get him to jump. But no, we're going to fast count you. You're not even ready for the play. So I love it. They came up there using that the whole time, like baiting him, baiting him, baiting him. No, no, no. We're going to quit. I think Woody picked up nine right there that got us first. Yeah. We lost one on the next first down. I think second down. I got fired on two. Ooh. What? I ain't know if he was going to make it back into the game after that one.
13:51James Harrison:That's what I'm trying to tell you. Them dudes were flying to the rock. Douglas, all them little DBs, the linebackers. I wasn't mad at them. So it wasn't that the Steelers couldn't really get nothing going. It was like these dudes were making plays. You know what I'm saying? You ain't going to make all of them, but you're going to make some of them. Hey, I ain't going to lie. They was making all of them in that first half. At the beginning. At the beginning. I'm like, yeah. Right. Yeah. third down 11 we end up get sacked you know knocks us out of field goal range we gotta you know we gotta pump the rock give it back to miami first down they only get two everybody did they're supposed to do you know second down again tour hit waller what was it for eight the db has to force him to go back inside.
14:38Inside. Let him out. You can't.
14:41James Harrison:There's nothing out there. You got pursuit coming. Yes. Again, all fixable. Like, I'm not tripping. Like, everything is fixable. That's what I'm saying. None of these are a talent issue. All of these are something that basically, boo, stay outside, man. You know what I'm saying? You can't. You got to force the ball. Next play, HM, five yards. Again, we playing peekable. He's going to make you wrong. Stay outside. I think the next play, he only picks up three. Great. Pursuit by Queen, grabbed him by the ear hole. Mm-hmm. And then third down. That was third down. That was third. Tua went to scramble, and Queen made a great stop on him right there.
15:17Yes, yes. That put him to the fourth down. I was thinking they might have tried to fake, but they ended up getting that delay.
15:22James Harrison:We had our defense out there. Yes, yes. You know what I'm saying? That's why they did the delay. I'm trying to tell you. They couldn't do it. Hey, anything under five. Linebackers, everybody was sitting there like this. I wish you would. I wish you would. Yeah. That's what you was saying. Like, have your defense out there. You know what I'm saying? Make them punt the ball. Make sure you get the rock. Anything five and under, we punt safe. Come on, man. Delayed game. Made them punt that ball. Especially if you are not five and under. You in that three and shorter, like, yo, it's punt safe. Yeah, for sure.
15:50James Harrison:We need to make sure that you end up punting the ball. We get possession of the ball. I don't give a damn about us returning how far we get. We need to make sure you punt the ball. Still, let's get the rock back. In the first play, Warren goes for 24. but we get a holding. Brings it back. That's going to kill drives, brother. It kills the drive. We ended up getting, you know, seven on the next play and then 10 on the play after that. Them DB was fighting for their life trying to tackle Washington. Man, he still hasn't gone down. And we ended up getting to a manageable third and three but we get sacked.
16:29Sacked. We got to punt the rock back to them. I think Miami gets the ball. Your boy, A-Tan, I think it was like four on the first down. Incompletion on second down. It was good coverage there.
16:44James Harrison:Oh, this down right here, this is the one that killed me. This is the simple ones too. Just, you know, he extended the play. You got to stay like that. By this time, that's your man. Stay on him. Stay on him. We're latching by now. You know what I'm saying? He went from the backfield all the way from the right side of the field, all the way across to the left side of the field, So like this on that one, we got it. By the time it gets left. Same thing. I'm with you. Same thing. It looks like we're in quarters. So basically what it comes down to is 2-6. When he comes up, he don't need to come up.
17:15You see Herbic on the other side. His guy goes in. As his guy goes in, Herbic is looking to see what's coming back. Something got to come back. So he stops as it comes back. If 2-6 is seeing that and he's playing at the depth, he can pick that up. He's not playing at the depth. He goes to pick it up. they end up picking up, what, 24 on that play. Yes. You know, again, it's fixable. Mm-hmm. No, for sure. It's fixable. It's not like we're trying to figure out what, you know,
17:41James Harrison:what the hell is going on. He's created a lot of time. It was a scramble play. Like, it wasn't just, you know what I'm saying, nothing normal. So we can fix that. Yeah, the defense holds. Queen makes a great play. Come on, shoot the gap, third and one. That's what I'm talking about. That's what I mean. Yes, dude. Give him those opportunities. Like I said, our backers stay on that outside. You give him those opportunities to get squeezed down in there before that dude can get, he's going to make that play. I ain't going to lie to you. I was surprised they went for a 54-yard field goal. Me too. I don't think they understand what, you know, Accra-Shirt is like.
18:15James Harrison:The elements, he didn't give a daggone about Accra-Shirt. None of that. We didn't care what the weather was, what the field temperature was. He cashed that shit. Hey, he smoked that thing, bro. What? He smoked that thing, bro. I just knew it was going to be a miss. So I'm like, ooh, that's, ooh, that's, yeah, that's going in. That's cash. Yeah, that's, all right. I know, all right. That's definitely going in. All right now. Okay, good kick. They kick the ball off and they make a little bit of a mistake. They get a landing zone penalty. Free kick landing. But offense, you know, they start to come alive a little bit.
18:51James Harrison:Debo, starting at the 40-yard line is a completely different game now. You know what I'm saying? I think with the, because now with the field goal kickers being able to kick further, 40 yards, Man, you get first down, you're right. You're at half field. Yes, yes. Yes, yes. Joe, tell them we used to start at the 20. At the 20. At the 20. At the 20. They done made it so easy now. They said, we need more points. That's three first downs, like, real live. You got to have a real drive going. You know what I'm saying? Get a real explosive play. You're not getting any points. You're punting. Uh-huh. First play, Rodgers throws a short one.
19:24Hey, man, he ran over a D-lineman, dude. Yes, he did. That was a big lineman. That wasn't a linebacker, bro.
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19:31James Harrison:That was a big lineman. He had things to prove, man. He was getting physical out there, man. He had things to prove. He was getting physical out there everywhere. Off the defense. He got trade. He got, he got, he felt disrespected. Y 'all got rid of me? Y 'all got rid of me? I'm going to show you something. And he was up on the sideline doing it the whole time. Second to seven. Rodgers to Washington. Hey, they fighting for their life again. Hey, every time they get that man the ball, them boys like, ooh. Oh, business decisions. Oh, business decisions. Help! Hey, y 'all see you done got the ball.
20:01Come on now.
20:02James Harrison:Come on, man. Why y 'all all looking around crazy? Y 'all see you got the ball. Hey, come on now. I ain't the only one that see him coming. He get 10. And then Gangwell squeezes out four yards on that. Dude, that should have been a tackle for a loss. Yes, it should have. Followed by a hot screen that he took five. We get to four from one. That boy Conor get up in there. he say, hey, just push. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Let's go. Again, Rodgers to Gainwell. 10. And then they had to nerd him. Face mask. That person. Did you see my - It was already close. What? Hey, he yanked that. He was tackling him by it.
20:46James Harrison:I thought Gainwell, that's going to look crazy. Did you see it? Hey, yes. That looked crazy. Yeah, because he was holding on to that face mask, bro. Yes. My wife was like, oh, what happened? I'm like, baby, girl, I'm just so glad Gain Willis out there now because he grabbed the face mask, then he bent down, bent up, and then I was like, oh my God. He grabbed that knee, and then he was like, I think it was one of those, like, oh man, my knee went wrong, and he was like, oh, I'm good. My man was like. He did a little something, but that's that young knee. That man like, praise the Lord. I'm so happy he okay.
21:16James Harrison:Right. If I did something like that, man, y 'all gone ahead. I'm tearing everything from my knee down. ACM, GL, PCM. Brother, brother. Fibula, tibula, everything. Come on, man. 10 places, bro. Man, take me up to the, I'm upper room. My whole thing blown. Third down. Connor gets a nice one. His first touchdown, dude. Yes, yes, yes. His first study. Seven to three. We just went on a 12 play 60 yard touchdown draft. That's how we answer. That's how we answer. Hey, yes. That wouldn't be the only answer. No, no, no. That's how we start. That's how we ended. That's how we ended the first half. You know what I'm saying?
21:59We getting the ball back for the second half.
22:05Yes, sir. Hey, we get the ball back. Hold up. Oh, man. Hey, man. You know what we did, D-Bo? Hey, we said, hey, this is Pittsburgh. It's December.
22:21James Harrison:This is physical football. Free play straight. Y 'all went in there at halftime and got warm. It's cold out here. Y 'all, I bet y 'all didn't want to come back out. It's time to run the rock down your grills. Blam. Blam. Blam. Worn three times in a row. He pick up 11 and a first down. Then game well. He said, hey, let me get some of that. Let me get some work. What are you breaking for? 38. Oh, my goodness. Did he run through somebody's tackle like they weren't there? Like they weren't even there. Like they weren't even there? Followed by another run? Oh, man. Three yards? That should have been a loss?
23:03No. No. Y 'all can't keep doing this for 60 minutes. Y 'all ain't used to this. No, no, no, no. Boy, you ain't used to this. You been in Miami too long.
23:12James Harrison:No, no, no, no. No. You're not used to the elements. It's cold outside. What it like, Joe? Tell them what it's like when you come up in that cold at first time. You don't want none of that. You don't, man. You trying to get to the bleachers. Are the seats warm over there? No question. They want to play gangster. Y 'all got heated bleachers, right? Act like it's not cold. Y 'all are freezing. You got heated bleachers, right? Lip doing like this. Where's my coat? Let me go ahead and finish it off. We done, man, done took enough of beating. We done ran it at him. We done punished him enough. Discover a spectacular island destination with crystal blue seas, endless sunshine, and the cool Bahamian breeze.
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25:51James Harrison:No. One pass. 71 yards. Touchdown. That drive was beautiful. B-A-U-T-Fill. God. So that's how you win first down. No, that's how you get it again. And then again, Warren. Yeah, yeah. Go ahead, Gainwell. Get some. Go get some. Ooh, it's sweet out here. Go get you some. It's sweet out here. Everybody can get them some. Everybody can get some. I thought about getting some. Listen, they get out there. They, you know. I thought about going to get me some. You thought about going to get you some? I almost went and got me some. Yeah. Come on, Debo. Yes, son. They had you out there thinking you. Go ahead and smack you, somebody.
26:34James Harrison:Talk to me. Talk to him. Yeah. You know what the defense did when they came back out there three and out, third down. Hey, hey, that boy came all the way from the depths for that sack. Come on. Bro, Jalen ran 20. He ran a 40-yard dash full speed. Full speed. Pushed him down. Pushed him down. Disrespectful. Get down, chomp. Oh, my. How did he not just – you out of the pocket. Just throw it away. He's steady pump faking, and you're out of the pocket. What do you—no, they're covered. Throw it away. You could save yourself a sack. It wasn't that way. No, he can't pass the ball. I don't know what he was doing.
27:13James Harrison:And he run it to the left side. You left-handed. Throw it out of bounds, coach. But that's better for us because Jalen was running up on it. Hey, man. Steelers get the ball back, though. We cooking a little bit. I'm trying to figure out—it was 10 plays, 77 yards for a touchdown. Hey, it was highlighted with your boy Rodgers. Caught him with that 12-man. Caught him with the 12-man. Caught him with the 12-man. Smart. Smart. So smart. And get us that first down. It knew it. Get us that first down. He's like, oh, no, no, no, no. Don't let him get off the field. Uh-uh. Get over here. Snap the ball.
27:49James Harrison:Come on, man. That was beautiful. He's in control. Hey, bro said, hey, go ahead. Give me the ball twice. I'm going to get nine for you each time. Boom. Boom. I ain't gonna lie to you though. Y 'all lucky they dropped that interception. Ooh. Yeah. It's cold outside. Roger said, hey, let me go ahead. Fire move. A hot 16. Yes, sir. Hey. You know there's other people that can catch that ball. That man. That man over there. That man. Hey, they let us do that on 3rd 12. What they let us do on 3rd 12, Joe? That man turned into his inner Debo and started tossing people and stiff-arming people. So look, don't disrespect.
28:29James Harrison:I love my man, you know, the safety wound, he threw, then he hit him with a juke juke. And then I love to get in the end zone when he threw out that stiff arm back just to - BK, stop doing that to these people. Kids out here, boy, I'da told you about doing that. They got people out there, they got a mama and daddy, why they got kids out there? Stop doing that to them. People that they love. Don't you do that to them. They got people that they love. They got people that they love. People that they love out here. You out here doing that too. I love people too. Everybody ain't nothing else on them.
28:58You go do that to them, DK. I'm going to talk to you about that.
29:03James Harrison:Yeah. Mean disrespectful. So to score that, but we are 21-3 right now, Debo. 21-3. Twanky, as I like to say, 21-3. Hey, man. Hey, Miami get back out there. And Cam go ahead and gets him a tackle. Yes. Hey, you know why? You know why? You know why? Why? Because the backup forced him back in. Inside. And stayed where he was supposed to stay. Because you know Cam's pursuing. That's one thing Cam's going to do. No question. He's going to keep pursuing. He's running for it. Listen, man. I really feel like they were listening to us, bro. Like, hey, run the ball down in the down out. Drop your nuts. Don't.
29:47They ain't running the ball. They ain't running the ball. All them boys averaging almost 200 yards a game, bro. Look here, man. Second down. My boy Highsmith drops a potential pick.
29:59James Harrison:Oh, yeah. I ain't tripping, though. I ain't tripping. I ain't tripping. I ain't tripping, though. He right where he need to be. That's how you walk back under it. Right where he need to be. No question. No question. In the right spot. Third down. Hey. Hey. What they do? What'd you call that man? What's your man? P-Dub? That was coverage by the DBs to allow that time for that coverage sack by P-Dub. You're good, man, P-Dub. By this time right now, I'm turnt. I'm turnt at the cream. Because I'm like, first down, you got Cam making a tackle on the bypass all the way over there. No game. Okay. Second down, everybody's hype.
30:41James Harrison:We know they're trying to pass. Highsmith drops the pick. And then third down, we get a sack by P-Dub? Yes, sir. Turn at the crib. Turn at the crib. Hey, bro, then still let's get the ball back and score again for the fourth time in the last four possessions. Four drives. Listen, listen. Nine played 81 yards, mixing it up with the run in the pass. Gainwell running that thing. Roger spreading that thing out to him. Hitting five move for a nice twanky two. Can we say the biggest play of that drive, the taunting? They got the taunting. Had them looking crazy for standing over them. That kept the drive alive.
31:27James Harrison:Yeah. We still going to get it. We still going to get it done. We still going to get it done. We still going to get it done, brother. Listen, man, we got Rodgers out here scrambling. You know, like he 22 again. You know what I'm saying? He was out there chilling. I love he just be out there like he's in so much control. Relax. Hey, and we running the ball. Hey, we said, you know what? They said, hey, man, Gane Will done got him enough. Warner got him enough. Smith, don't get you something. Go ahead. Get your get back on. 14. Touchdown. To the house. 14, y 'all. 28. 28 to what? 28 to three. I ain't going to lie to you.
32:08James Harrison:Right. What? From here. it it wasn't the type of ball that I'd like to see I hate this type of ball I actually wrote down right now at this point in the game go ahead Debo you go ahead you go ahead and let it up at this point in the game this is what we don't want we're happy because we won because it could be here and I was seeing I mean I'm understanding but I'm not understanding because the effort still needs to be there yes they go six plays 65 yards for a touchdown. They missed the two-point conversion. It's 9-28. Miami really wasn't trying to, like, come back, come back. They were taking the time.
32:51They was really, yeah, that was wild on their part. On top of that, the offense get out there and do a three and out. Mm-hmm. Replay assist?
33:01James Harrison:I mean, that replay got hit with the replay assist. I thought, that sucks. That sucks for us. But still, it is what it is. It's a three and out. Three and outs, three and outs. Yep, yep. Miami gets the ball back. Again, I think it was almost nine plays, 90 yards. The one thing on this drive that kind of was the only thing that pissed me off was we got second and 17. You know what I'm saying? Don't break with the, what's my man? Swint, what, 33. The outside linebacker. You got to take the second man through the zone. I seen Jalen Ramsey like, bro, that's you. on the big plays when we know. And they start playing top down.
33:40James Harrison:They need chunks. They need big plays. It's second and 17. Anything in front of us is going to be third and short. You know what I'm saying? Like, you got to start playing situationally and start playing a little bit smarter. Like, understand, they have to get chunk plays. You got second and 17. Back up a little bit. You know what I'm saying? Understand the wheel routes will kill you. Crossers, check downs, we come down to those. We rally down to those and make those plays. So that was the biggest one for me on the drive. Like, all right, the other stuff, okay, little plays here and there, but somebody's running wide open and they get a 26-yard gain.
34:11James Harrison:Those are the ones I'm like this, come on, bro. Like, that's easily eliminated. Yeah, definitely, man. Still is, again, followed up with a three and out. Miami gets back out there and the game's basically over with. We in the game, what was it, 28 to 15. They went for a couple two-point conversions that they didn't get. My thing is this. I'm, we did everything. I ain't going to say everything. I'm just going to talk about stuff that we need to fix. That's it. Because I feel like we did everything that we were supposed to do except for the things that I feel like we need to fix. And the thing, you know, I feel like we need to fix is, like, we have to improve on third down efficiency as the offense.
35:06We need to get better on third down efficiency.
35:08James Harrison:Yeah. I think we're only 4 of 13 on third down. And when we get to that point at the end of the game, as an offense, we need to be able to close it out and burn the clock out. we can't we can't just turn it over you know three and out and again over to the defensive side loved everything they did like except for we need to be able to close it out in the fourth quarter when they come down to it that fourth quarter i believe to or not even to the offense even with the last little thing at the end they had 192 yards in the fourth quarter they only had a total of 285 for the whole game yeah like we need to be able to close it we need to be able to handle success and still come out there with that same energy and intensity that we did when the game was tight you know i feel like guys weren't flying to the ball like they were when the game was tight you know we were playing you know a little looser what you are going to play a little looser but letting a team go and make two 80 plus or 60 to 80 90 yard drives yeah that's that that that's not what i want to do you don't want to put that on tape you know like you don't you know that's not what you want to do and the other thing is you know it was it was places where you know we didn't feel the gaps correctly where we like i said we left meat on the bone that could have been opportunities for less yardage than they actually got you know we could have if we did what you know we did at the beat the first three quarters we could have left these boys out of here with less than you know 50.
36:56Yeah no for sure. And that that would be something to but I do I ain't gonna lie to you I'm extremely extremely happy with where we went from last week to this week I'm hoping this progresses week in and week out and I'm gonna be 100 do it this can happen and keep happening week in and week out you could change my opinion on what we need to do with time especially if the increase keeps going and we get deep into the playoffs and the numbers look like what they've been looking like for the offense and the defense where they're not giving up this, they're not giving up that from this week forward.
37:37It's 285 total yards. It was only, and like I said, we shut down on that 191 in the fourth quarter. If we could look like that and that continues to look like that, oh, yeah, I'm going to change my tone. That got to change your tone.
37:55James Harrison:1 ,000%. And this is the thing that I would say about the Steelers, too. I'm geeked about the way they went out there and played. and we've seen it before. We know that they had a skill. We know that they can make it happen. People were in the right positions. And the stuff that we're grading them on and the stuff that we're judging them on about the things that they're not doing isn't skill-based. It's technique. It's just simple things of making the big plays. When you say that we bought the first three quarters, brother, Tua had 65 passing yards. You know what I'm saying? He had 188 passing yards in the fourth quarter.
38:27James Harrison:And that was those three drives. A lot of those were just check downs and giving stuff. But at the end of the day, like you said, we don't need to be doing that. When my man gave up the wheel route to the tight end, he's wide open. Those plays are things that we can't have. It's second to 17. We're coming off a sack. We need to get off the field on this possession. There should be no reason why they get that. So on the defensive side, I was very, very, very happy and impressed by the way that they just, the first three quarters, they shut it down. They didn't lose on first down. They were very, very competitive.
38:57James Harrison:And they knew A-chan. He couldn't. If he couldn't run the ball, they weren't going to win. They put it on Tua to try to throw it, and he couldn't do it. So, I mean, I love the way that we did that on defense, the offense side of the ball, too. If we can win on first down, and, like, that's what happens when we start, when we don't win these drives, and we start stalling out, and we punt, it's because we're trying to get Jalen Warden the ball on first, and we run it, and we don't get any yards. You know what I'm saying? Second down, we run, we don't get any yards. It's kind of like we kind of, unless the offensive line, we still have to be getting those four-yard gains, those six-yard gains, still trying to come.
39:30James Harrison:And like you said, we were over six in the first at the beginning on third downs and we were going forward on fourth. But like these third and ones, some of them, when Warren was getting those tosses and they were meeting them at the one yard line, it's real tough for us to sometimes get that one yard. We got to be able to get those, you know what I'm saying? In these big games to be able to extend drives and be able to keep them going, not keep putting our defense back out there. They did a great job scoring four times in a row. That was elite. The defense did a good job of stopping them on first downs and being able to just execute.
40:00James Harrison:But it was just that fourth quarter was bad because it's like I know the bend but don't break but at the end of the day that offense is leaking for you. They can't do nothing. They shouldn't be able to just walk the ball down the field. We got to not leave people open and you know what I'm saying. I understand of keeping stuff in front of you, check down, check down. They can methodically get 3-3-3 you know what I'm saying. But not 16, 17, 26, people being wide open. That is not what we need to do. But that game was amazing. I felt great as a Steelers fan because offense, you know, we're going to find your flow, but Gainwell, Warren, all the tight ends, Firemove, Washington, DK Metcalf, when we do get the ball and spread it around and our running game is good and we're getting our players in space, you know what I'm saying?
40:45James Harrison:It's a good flow, but we do always have to make sure our running game is going. They have to be worried about that. The best drive was the five consistent runs. We got six. We got three. We got a first. Gainwell, He got four, you know what I'm saying, when he wasn't supposed to get any, and then he gives you 38. You know what I'm saying? Staying with it. You know what I'm saying? Staying ahead of the sticks is what we got to do. Stay with it. Keep going. Stay with it. You know what I'm saying? And like off the offense, three yards is good. Not no zero. We don't need any zeros. We don't need any losses.
41:14James Harrison:We get three. We get four. That's like we're ahead of the sticks. And with the Steelers, if you can stay ahead of the sticks, we keep our options open with the tight ends, being able to throw it to them, being able to get it to DK, being able to get it to Warren, and being able to get it to game well. We have a lot of options there. So offense look good. Defense, maintain that. You know what you can do. You know when you're in your assignment, when McQueen. If the lineman has the gap, he can shoot that gap and then go do it. We can do that all the time. Everybody get your stuff, and now he's clean.
41:44James Harrison:Now he can go make a play. I ain't go live. So for me, this was the first time where I could sit down and look at the defense and know exactly what I was looking at and realize, like, okay, this is what it is. that's what it is to where before you were sitting there guessing like who's supposed to be here who's supposed to be there like how is this i'm like oh i can see this like yeah it's simple i bam bam bam recognition was easy like it was it was so simple like you know what i'm saying and like you said the fixes just stay where you at a lot of it was peekable yes yes that's not your play to make.
42:21Stay where you're supposed to stay. And then as long as your partner do what he's supposed to do, it's going to spill to either you or him. You'll be able to make that play. And everything else,
42:31James Harrison:pursuit. Run to the ball. Run to the ball. Like you said, that outside when the cornerbacks, keep them outside. Make them come inside. Do you see Cam Hayward running full speed? Don't make him waste that energy if you don't let the dude get outside of all of us. No. Force him back inside so he can get thumbed on. Give Cam a reason to be running out there because he's going to get on you. Force him inside and I'm coming. full speed. Queens coming full speed. Offense running the ball effectively and continuing and sticking with it like down in and down out. You got Rodgers out there. I think he's strung together 13 consecutive completions at one point.
43:05You know what I'm saying? 85.2%, like the second and highest in his career, dude. Pass rating 125. The highest it's been all season. Like, dude. He was comfortable. I'm liking where I see the offense. The offense, two weeks in a row. I'm liking where I see the offense. Two weeks in a row. Two weeks in a row. Defense done went on ahead and dropped the numbers down. Dropped the numbers down. Dropped the numbers. You know, against, but we won, but the numbers was hella high. We done dropped the numbers down. We done dropped everything down. We done dropped everything down. Fourth quarter, I want to see better.
43:40That's not something you want to see on tape because people go start thinking, oh, okay, well, maybe this will work better. No, no, no, no. We don't need to put it out there and we don't want them to think we giving up late letting back on anything and you catch that rock I don't care 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 yards fire on him fire on him he was doing a lot of pushing out of bounds at the end you know what I'm saying fire on him fire on him like that's what man we was out yeah just keep it like like I said man that's just lock in baby that's just dolphin training at it's best you know that boy you hit me on the head hey listen man I'm going to tell you right now in dolphin training that's the waters you know what I'm saying but Next week, we lion tamers, motherfucker.
44:25Yeah.
44:26James Harrison:That's going to be the... Now, my dog, now that's when we got to come out and really, really show. Listen. Circus with it. They call us the Pittsburgh Lion Tamers Steelers. And I just made that up. Yeah, you did. On the spot, you did. That's what we do. All these animals, we Steelers. come on man it's time what we look like losing to some type of animal we're talking about DJ what are you talking about Debo Debo Debo Debo Debo Debo what we not gonna do though is just we can't disrespect we can't disrespect the Lions I ain't disrespecting the Lions cause they got they got Gibbs I'm talking about us yeah this is what we do we got okay I gotta get you know what I'm saying okay hey Joe I gotta get my you ain't got your orange on today don't be scared I got to get my trash talk game right there.
45:19You ain't got Orange on the day. Don't be scared. Speaking of Orange on the day, your boy Miles Garrett, he tweaked this hip, but he said, hey, he playing through anything.
45:29James Harrison:You daggone right he is. Miles got records to break and things to do. Hey, who he playing? Who y 'all got? Listen, so next three games, we got the Bills, Steelers, and Bengals. Hey, don't even, hey. Listen, listen, listen. What did we give him last time? Listen, listen, listen. They haven't played, we haven't played the Bills yet. So, Miles Garrett hasn't sacked Josh Allen, but Allen gave up 28. He's been sacked 28 times this year. And Houston sacked him eight times in one game. Then we got the Steelers. When he went against the Steelers, guess how many sacks he had, Debo? Zero. Not one. Okay?
46:11James Harrison:And that's what he go get when he sees us again. And then, but he played the Bengals. Don't count on that. He played the Bengals. He played the Bengals. That was the first game of the season, and he popped off with two sacks. Since the Steelers game, Debo, since the Steelers game, Miles has had seven games, and he's had 17 and a half sacks. He played the Dolphins got one, New England got five, Jets got one, Ravens got four, Raiders got three, San Fran got one, Titans got one, and then the Bears just now got one and a half. So with that being said— Oh, you're saying he going to break the record?
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49:28He's not going to do it. I'm asking you, when you're saying he going to break the sack record. next week the week it ain't gonna be the week after
49:35James Harrison:no no he's gonna do it either next week or the last game of the season he's either gonna do it versus the Bills okay well you need to realize the Bills or the Bills he need a sack just to tie it yeah so he probably gonna either sack Josh Allen twice and he might just do you know what if he he's gonna do it this week he ain't got time to waste ain't got time to waste he might start getting a little more janky yeah yeah yeah People, things start getting a little weird, you know. I know. When he see them Steelers, that ain't going to be the game, baby. I'm going to tell you one thing. He going to try.
50:08James Harrison:He going to try for it. He going to try. I mean, hey. He going to try to put Aaron Rodgers to break the record. Your eyes may shine and your teeth may grit, but not a sack when you get over here with this Pittsburgh shit. You hear me? I like that rhyme. Yeah. You know, I knew I could do what I could do with Joe. You got a little bar, D-Bow. That was actually pretty good. I got bars. You know what I'm saying? I do a little sober here. everywhere. Do you think he's going to break the sack record, Brother Debo? Yeah. Let me stop there. Let me be honest there. Be pleased. You got me over here like I'm talking crazy.
50:43James Harrison:You told him he needed to get six. Hey, listen. I was disappointed that he didn't get six. That's what I'm saying. I'm like, now he need... I was disappointed that he didn't get six. He let me down. Now he need one and a half and three games. And you were talking about which game he going to do it or Joe. I'm like, probably next week. Listen, I'm going to tell you right now. He probably get it this week. And if he don't, he for sure go get it against the Bengals.
51:08I feel you, brother. Listen, man. I'm just saying, man. I just, you know, I'm just trying to keep it, you know, kind of like a buck 10, something like that. You know, maybe a buck 50. You know, Zach Taylor said that there is zero consideration to sit injury prone Joe Burrow out for the final three games despite the Bengals being eliminated from the playoffs. You think this is smart? Would you do it? What's your thought on this? How hurt is he?
51:38James Harrison:He's not hurt. They're saying he's just injury-prone. I mean, if he's healthy, I'm going to play him. Especially, like, right now, he hasn't been – I want us to go into the offseason feeling good, especially if you're healthy. If you're not healthy, if you can't play, then don't play. But if you can play, then I want to see what we got going on, trying to get the offense at least keep moving right into the right direction. You played last week. You haven't been playing good, you know what I'm saying, since you've been back. And I love you, Joe Burrow, but at the end of the day, you are. We are still paying you right now$60 million.
52:08James Harrison:If you're hurt and you can't play, then we'll sit you down. But if you're able to go, then I need to have you out there and trying to do what we can do. That's how. What do you feel this, or how this plays into his comments he had about him not having fun doing it, all the other stuff? The Bengals are cheap. The Bengals didn't even clear off the stands. You know what I'm saying? So they're like, look, brother, I don't give a daggone. What you talking about? We're paying you$60 million a year. So you're here and we're going to have you under contract. So, bro, to get out of there, he might have to do some act like, look, I want out of here.
52:43James Harrison:I'm not happy. I'm not comfortable. And then Bengals either going to have you. Oh, OK. So I see where you're going. You're saying he trying to get to where, like, yo, I need it. But listen, he can't just get out of there, dude. He got two receivers over there that's adding a lot to it. And you've seen how it went when he only had one available last week. I'm going to tell you this. If he keeps getting hit upside the head and keeps getting hurt, that's not going to help him at all either. You can go somewhere with a good offensive line. You could be in a Jared Goff situation where you got a nice offensive line, good running game, solid receivers.
53:12James Harrison:I'll take Sam Brown, you know what I'm saying, Williams. Well, maybe not just the Jamar Chase and T. Higgins, but you got a really good offensive line. You have a great running game behind you. You don't need as good as receivers if you're getting protected and you got more time to stand up there upright. So with Joe Burrow, I'm like, look, if I'm not getting protected. Do you know how much an offensive line will cost? I mean, look, they got money. They going to figure it out. The Lions. Dude, you got them two receivers and you got Joe. Not to mention your defense needs help. You did last in defense, bro.
53:48James Harrison:Dead last. Look, I'm not saying what the Bengals, they're not going to do what they got to do because they have to. They paid their off. They paid the receivers. They paid them people. And they're not an organization known to want to pay a lot of people. So, I mean, end of the day, they're going to have to draft well and get some people in free agency. But I don't think the Bengals are going to be able to do anything to make them relevant. I mean, unless they protect your world. Joe, you just said they ain't even clean the seats off, bro. That's what I'm saying. So that's what Joe, Joe, they they're going to have his rights.
54:21James Harrison:He's going to have to say something to the point of where he's really uncomfortable. It's going to put them in a situation where they just can't keep him. He's going to just be like, no, I want out of here. So what's what's the ticket for him, though? What does it look like? I mean, what, three? First, you giving up. Because you go, you giving up first. Probably was it like three? Probably three. Three. Yeah, probably three. I don't know. If you got like a, if you were - I think it might be a little more than that. You think it might be more than that? Okay. You got to add maybe a two in there with it or something, you know, maybe a player.
55:01It can't just give you all that. How many years he got left under his contract? Because you getting him with that plus years on the contract, right?
55:08James Harrison:You got Joe Burrow. Let me see. I know he signed. I got to check his deal. I know it was a five year. Yeah. How long ago was that?
55:21I don't know. I just... I like where Romero is. I don't see them. I don't see them allowing that to happen. If they do that, man, they're basically conceding that, okay, we're giving up. You can't.
55:39James Harrison:I mean, that's for sure. I mean, you... The thing that you want is a franchise quarterback and they for sure have it. Yes, you got it. Now you need to make sure he stands upright, but then at the same time, the defense winning, scoring 34 points and losing six games when you score 34. Yes. 32nd defense, that's how. Yeah. At some point, dude, I don't know. At some point, something got to give. Like something got to. But that's the thing too. Is it the players or is it the scheme?
56:15James Harrison:I mean, them boys I don't know Dude, how many years ago was Abel's in Super Bowl? Three? Four? I don't know Three? Like, it wasn't that long ago, bro And all of a sudden you just went to dead last? Hot garbage Hot garbage 32nd and everything You can't win that way, Debo Like, it's hard to be 32nd in everything. Run past, like, whoa, if you do run past, you're going to be total anyway. But that's like trying to be first in everything. Run past total. It's hard. Do you think it's hard as it is to be excellent? It's hard to be that trash. Yeah. Do you think they should start him for the final three games?
57:01If it's me, I'm starting him. Because this is your job. This is what you do. I mean, that's what I'm saying. Unless I'm scared that he's going to get, you know, hurt, and I don't want to take the chance, like Myles Garrett coming in, and y 'all don't plan on at least doubling and tripling him.
57:26James Harrison:It gets to the point where, I mean, at the end of the day, it's like, He just got back, dude. So it's like, does Jamar Chase, when you have the quarterbacks and you have your star players and it's really like, okay, so does Jamar Chase go play with just a backup quarterback? Because we think that he's going to get hurt and should Chase not play because he's making$30 million a year and there's no point in the season, like we're not going to be able to go to the playoffs for sure. If I'm the player, I'm playing. That's what I'm saying. If you're the player, like that's what you would want to go play.
57:57James Harrison:And I would think, if you're healthy, if you're healthy, I don't want you to go out and up there like this. nah, I really need two more weeks, but I'm trying to get out there because I can make it happen. No, I don't want you out there, Joe Burrow. Then you're out there already, not 100%, and there's no reason for you to be out there playing for 900%. But if you're 100 % and you're going to the game and you're just putting on street clothes because, nah, these three games don't mean nothing, you're still getting$60 million this year to play football games because that's your job. That's what you do.
58:27James Harrison:That's what you were hired to do, even because we still have three more games. Like the fans are coming to the games. Like it is still your job to finish out the season and go out there and put your best foot forward, in my opinion, if you're healthy. If you're hurt and you're trying to go out there and struggle and limping around, no, rest yourself. You know what I'm saying? Get back to 100%. So that's kind of where I sit with that. If he's out there and, you know, he came back earlier hoping to be able to go in and do a playoff push and he's not really 100%, you know, then, yeah, okay. I can see you going ahead and sitting him down so that you don't have to take any more, you know, attempts of him actually going and, you know, re-injuring something because it's not fully healed anyway.
59:06He was just, you know, doing it so that he could get through, you know.
59:10James Harrison:Yeah, he knew y 'all had a better chance. Yes. I understand that. But if I'm, I ain't gonna lie to you, bro, if I'm able to play, I'm just, I'm playing. Like, well, I'm still playing. I don't know, bro. I still got to play. Unless I can't play. I'm playing with a little hurt, a little injury. Yeah. Nothing that's surgical. I'm going to play with a little pull of this, tweak that. As long as it ain't nothing that I could potentially put me out, out. If he redoes that, what was it? His toe, that's out, out. Yeah. Nothing lingering, man. I want you to be out there fresh because at the end of the day, you are my franchise quarterback.
59:55James Harrison:So I don't want to put you out there because we do next year. We're trying to retool and like you're going to be here. So we know we need linemen. We need defense. I got to get some stuff to protect you. I know what we need for you because you're obviously not happy. You know what I'm saying? So I feel them for saying I'm not going to sit down Joe Burrow being healthy, but just knowing y 'all got this quarterback, he's not happy with what's going on with the defense. So just there's some stuff that got to get fixed over there. I don't know if they need to figure out what's going on. I think they might need to sit down, talk to him, you know, have a real conversation and, you know, and figure out what's going on.
1:00:29He said, hey, what's going on? It's personal. It's football. You know, it's a combination of both. Hey, man, let's sit down and talk to you. Let's see what's going on.
1:00:36James Harrison:You know what I'm saying? I feel like he'll tell them, I'm getting sacked a lot and our defense keeps giving up crazy amounts of points. And I feel like we just, this is hurting me that we can't, like, they can't close out the games. All right, brother. We got some super chats, though. Uh-oh. What is that? At Selmo Food donated$10. $10, thank you. We appreciate it. A said, it's sweet up here in Cleveland. I don't care what nobody say. All I know, the fans and all the haters got a dog bone in their mouth. Less F, no. L-F-G, dog pound. That's you. I don't care what nobody says. All I know, the fans and haters got a dog bone in their mouth.
1:01:19James Harrison:Yeah. Go. Respect. I don't care about that. That's why. I don't care about that. Be quiet real quick, D-Bo. That's what a little D-Bo. Right here, we weren't talking to you. I kicked the shit out of the dog. Go ahead. That's the real fans. I know they got the dog bone in their mouth. That's why I love the land. I want us to get good too. We going to talk about it. We rocking. I'm rocking with the land also. Thank you. Let's go with Dog Pound. Oh, Lord. Lord. Covenant Light donated$100. Oh, Covenant Light. Oh, Lord. man, that's part of the show now, man. Covenant Life, I need you. Every episode, we got to highlight Covenant Life.
1:01:56James Harrison:Check on, make sure she's good. Every day, we go check in on Covenant Life, no matter what. It don't matter. Make sure, hey, make sure y 'all check in on Covenant Life for us. Y 'all can hear us talking. We ain't talking to y 'all, but we talking to the people that's talking to us. You know what I'm saying? It says, first, where's the cigar? I was expecting that. Right. You're right. I was expecting that too. So this is what had happened. I was in a little bit of a rush. And my humidor is right there. And as I was sitting here thinking, it was 15 seconds into the countdown. I didn't want to be running back with the cigar and not be able to do my introduction.
1:02:43But don't worry. I have it next week after we tame the Lions. You know? And second, put Joe in with his helmet. Yes, cover it. I heard the ground crunching after Jalen Ramsey said, sit your ass down. When he pushed down. Sit your ass down. DK Booger flipping my guy. Hey, man, what's this? This the new thing? Yeah, for the first down? Yeah. I don't know.
1:03:21James Harrison:They doing the dig in your nose. I don't know, man. That's the new thing? I'm not, yeah, I'm not a fan of the dig in the nose one, but you know. They say, son, I can't wipe my nose. I guess I'm going to dig it. It's crazy. Yeah. F and Arthur. What? Arthur Smith? What's up? EFF. What's that? I mean, F you. I don't know. What will Arthur Smith do? That's what I'm saying. Baby Jesus' cousin. Baby Jesus' cousin can hit the center pass to 88. And get up. Stop hating on the Steelers. Oh, get up hating on us. Probably. Probably. We have to check in on them. We have to do something to make sure we check in on them.
1:04:15James Harrison:You know how it is, D-Bone. So there's nobody else. They're not really believing. They're not really believing in the Steelers right now. We got to show them consistency. We know we can do it. All you got to do is go 4-0. When it matters, get into the dance. Listen, we doing this right now. We incline. We excelling. We going up. We going up. If y 'all don't know where the incline is, come to Pittsburgh. That's all we do. We incline. Ride the incline. you go see what we're doing. Oh my goodness. You go see what we're doing. Offense, defense. That's what we're doing. Michael, what is it? Hedegar donated$5.
1:04:59He said, what's your reaction when DK threw Minka off the club? Hey, listen, I told you, man, he can't be doing that to, you know, he can't. I was.
1:05:09James Harrison:That's somebody's child. I was mad because I know how pissed Minka was and that's my good man and he's a baller so I wish he would've been anybody but him. Did you see him try and come back to get him and then got blocked? He got blocked. That was the worst part when you trying to get him and trying to tackle him and you got blocked. The girl wasn't it. If you could've got back to him and at least laid hands on him you would've felt a little better. You would've felt a little better. You would've felt like you got your get back and now you're like get out my way man and let me at least tackle him so I could get thrown and then tackle but getting blocked was bad.
1:05:38James Harrison:I just felt bad for Minka. Minka is a baller. You see how much love You know what I'm saying? But you know, that's part of the game. I got to go on here. You out there with hoopers, man? Hey, everybody going to get got. Listen, man, I got to go on here and put these dick beaters on you. Ain't that what my daddy said? He said, I put these dick beaters on you, boy. You know? He said, hey, he said, hey, he said, also, hey, that's my daddy, not me. Now, listen, he long and gone, you know, but hey. Oh my goodness, Debo. You brought out a hoop. He also said, also, I feel like Kenny G needs more carries to see if he can spark our rush attack.
1:06:18What's your opinion? I mean, I can respect it.
1:06:21James Harrison:I mean, I'm with it. I'm with it. I know Jalen be hitting the hole too, but I can say, Gainwell got crazy. Y 'all don't realize this is a give and take. Just because one person has a good game against this person don't mean they going to have that same game every time they get in there. You got to have both. You know what I'm saying? I ain't going to lie. They got a one-two punch over there in Detroit. You know what I'm saying? Like with Montgomery and what's the dude's name? Can't think of his name right now. But I know Montgomery because he trains in Arizona with me. We had the same trainer.
1:06:56And I ain't going to lie to you. Y 'all better be ready to go ahead and drop.
1:06:59James Harrison:Oh, you're talking about Montgomery and Gibbs? Yeah, Gibbs. Yes. Yeah. When we play them, man, they better be ready to go ahead and drop shoulder, body, everything on that dude, man, because he looking for work. He looking for action. That boy deadlift like 700 pounds, dude. Lower body out of control. Listen, he ain't tall in stature, but dude got power, man. I'm going to tell you this. I'm going to tell you right now. He is not trying to dunk no smoke. He looking for all that. We got to be ready. But I'm going to tell you what I'm saying about my man with Warren and Gainwell. We got 24 carries.
1:07:35James Harrison:I'm not mad at 12 and 12. Let them, both of them do whatever. However you want to do it, both of them do it. I feel like both of them need to be getting the ball. Because Warren is not, he's not playing either. He's running that thing, coming down full speed, full tilt. And Gainwell, I love his change of pace. He got jukes and everything. So both of them need to be getting, I think, around equal amount. If we carry 24, split it. I don't know. You go, I mean, switch them out. You know, you give it to the hot hand. The hot one, yes. and getting into the high hand, I believe in like an even rotation.
1:08:08That way, you know, you don't have anybody feeling slighted. That's just how I do it, man. No, no, no. For sure.
1:08:13James Harrison:For sure. When I say even, it means if Buddy's hot, then this one, he's going to get more. And then if... Nah, nah. You got to rotate him, man. Because you can have both of them hot. There have been times where you see the boys over there in Detroit, they both running for a buck and some change. You know what I'm saying? No, no, no. For sure. For sure. You know what I'm saying? So, hey, look here now. We running a little over. again. Yes. For joining us on this episode of Debo and Joe. Make sure you like, subscribe. We will be back here on Friday. Joe? Yep. Thank you guys for joining Debo and Joe.
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