Around the AFC North: Mike Tomlin Playing Mincraft & Super Bowl Predictions

0:00Hey, I arrived almost here. Are you ready? Just grabbing my shoes. That's what you said 10 minutes ago. I just wrapped a video call, uploading this giant file on my tablet, looking at my watch group and Nana's with the group chat, and of course, still lining up tonight's playlist on my phone. All at once? Yep, story of my life. That's why I switched to D-Mobile. They have the fastest 5G network. Okay, multi-tasker. I see you. Honestly, I never imagined I could do all this at once. It's awesome. Say no more, I'm totally switching. My post is taking way too long to upload. That's a sign you've got to get D-Mobile. So many reasons to join D-Mobile. Find yours at T-Mobile.com Fastest based on analysis by Uclos Beat Distant Intelligence data of national speed score results in incorporating 5G download and upload speeds for the first half of 2026.

1:26That matters. Visit mounioncareers.com and start building your future today. For more scan at prenovo.com that's P-R-E-N-U-V-O.com. All of them, yes, appear on the Y-Zart right. We make a right-called Kyle right hotline. We got three of them right now. Let's start off in Baltimore with the very first one. It's Ken Weimey, 105-7, the fan in Baltimore. As the Ravens get ready to head to Indianapolis to take on the Colts and can that young, unproven offensive line is it going to be a concern for Lamar Jackson and the rest of those weapons that the Ravens have?

2:31Well, I think we're concerned obviously. Jovon Gwynn, I think has 11 snaps to his credit before he starts the game on Sunday. He beat Al Ysim Posick because you guys know him. But I don't think he's completely healthy. And frankly, I don't know that he's the right fit for this line. But you've got him at center and then Venga Lone, who I think is going to be really good. But again, he's a rookie. But it's got to be better guys. It's got to be better in last year when Fowl A.L.A. and Andrew Vore, he's were at guard. And they were both just awful. So I know they lose Linderbaum. But if the center can just be okay, the guards are going to be so much better than they were a year ago that I think it's going to be in that positive. But it's one of these weird things where because nobody plays during the preseason, we're not going to really know for sure until they get it going for real on Sunday. Obviously, the coaching staff change has probably been a hot topic for you guys. Has anybody worried about the loss of Todd Munkin? Worried? No, because I love Munkin.

3:33Talking trash, but the Munkin, man, I'm telling him. Yeah, I'm a big Munk guy. I think that the whole thing got stale. And most of that is harbors related, John Harbour. But I'll miss him. I love his press conferences. They gave us a lot of stuff to talk about every week. So you guys get to have multiple times a week now, I'm jealous. But I think we're more excited about what Declan Doyle is going to bring. There's a lot of, it's interesting. There's a lot of excitement about Declan Doyle and a lot of excitement, frankly, about if you mentor running the defense. So it's more excitement and concern. Are you expecting any kind of a drop off from Derk Henry going into your number 11 number 11 and age 32. Or do you expect another gigantic year out of the tail back? I think he's a unicorn every year or you know we talk about the wheels are going to come off and then only does this finish second Maligan rushing. So until he shows me there's going to be a drop up I'm not

4:33expecting it. I know I talked to a lot of people last year who expected it and he got off to a slow start in Park of the line just stunk and then again he finished second Maligan rushing. So I think he's unique he's one of one I kind of labyrinth in the way he takes care of his body. So no I'm not expecting it. It's obviously it comes for everybody mortality is always looming but no I expect him especially with Lamar looking healthy I expect their canary to have a big year. With new Ed coach Jesse Mentor again there's no there's no honeymoon. There's high expectations. Is there also the expectation and officially and that's plagued him over the last couple of years. I don't think it's as much last year as it was certainly the year before the late game collapses defensively. Oh it did can it happen last year week one and Buffalo. I just in my memory obviously I'm not paying attention as close to the Ravens as they am the Browns. I know it happened week one

5:35time. I'm like it didn't happen with the same frequency last year's it did the year before did it now I might be wrong. I might be wrong. No I'm not with the same frequency because frankly they weren't good but that game week one and Buffalo basically sent the season sideways and I think it's been a it's been a mantra for Jesse Mentor be your best when you're best is needed and that's been you know that's referring in part to those fourth quarter collapses and yes I think the new coaching staff a lot of fans are going to be paying a attention in the fourth quarter when they have a lead to see if they can close out games because they couldn't. Basically under John Harball the last few years they had trouble closing games in the fourth quarter. Who's winning the Super Bowl this year? It's shocking to say the Rams. You're not to say it. I mean who cares if it's chalk. I just I they seem to have an embarrassment of riches so I'm going to go Rams they're like they added Miles Garrett and brought Aaron Donald back and

6:35the MVP is a quarterback obviously injuries confactoring but assuming health I'm gonna say Rams. Will you tune into tomorrow night's game just because it's in Australia? I'm gonna tune into tomorrow night's game because the NFL and I don't have to watch the Orioles who stink because they're optimal. Ken Wyman one of five seven the fan in Baltimore we got a sense and as they get ready to host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tone 1 p.m. not a pay course stadium. We welcome in Moeager ESPN 15 30 and Cincinnati. All right what type of challenge does Baker present for that defense that as you said Moe can't be any worse so it must be better. Yeah it's gonna be at least a little bit better right? I've got to tackle a little bit better. I think if the Bengals pass rush is what we've seen off the training camp then the Baker Mayfield threat is minimized. If that pass rush that we saw in training camp proves to be a mirage and then I think he's he's a problem. Look it's it's a Cincinnati

7:36secondary where there's still a lot of questions. DJ Turner is an ascending star and they did go get Brian Cook but one of their two safeties Jordan battle last year was abysmal and he's gonna be in a starting role this season. Dak Hill on the outside missed a lot of camp. I think there's still legitimate questions about how stable and outside corner he's going to be and as we've talked about all off these long for all the work the Bengals did on their team and on their defense they left linebacker alone and that was arguably the worst position group they had last year and so I need to see improvement from those guys at that position before I believe that any quarterback is in a threat. A few of the hot seat lists obviously reflecting the Zack Taylor is indeed in jeopardy if things go south is that something people are monitoring right from the get go or you're not too worried about it right now. I would find it hard to believe the Bengals would make an in season change it just look they've

8:37done a lot of things that are completely out of character for this organization and in its history the Bengals have made one in season change before in 2003 or 2000 when they fired Bruce Coslett replaced him with stick LeBoe. I think at the very least that Taylor's going to be given a chance to get through the season I wholeheartedly believe that if this team is on the outside looking in for a fourth consecutive year not making the postseason they will have a new head coach but I would of the things that they have done that have been shocking I would move making an in season change with the head coach at the top of the list. How much better is Shamar Stewart going to be this year? Well it's hard to tell because he didn't go through training camp right he got injured on the first day and he is back and he is practicing and he is on the 53 but I you know his working season was a wash and I'm fearful that year two has a very good chance to be a wash just because I don't know if there's anybody on the team who needed to practice reps and needed preseason games more than

9:41Shamar Stewart and he didn't get any. I know they're really high on them and in the brief winter we had a chance to see from him in training camp last year he certainly showed promise but that was a training camp setting last summer that was a long time ago we haven't seen it in games and so but there's a lot of hope for what the Bengals might do on the defensive line but anybody who talks about that group usually doesn't include Shamar Stewart's name. Who's one in the Super Bowl? You know I think the Seahawks are like the most slept on Super Bowl champ ever. I don't see a huge weakness obviously boy A Maffe is now in Cincinnati Kenneth Walker is now in Kansas City you know nobody views Sam Darled as an absolute upper-crust quarterback but for all the talk the Rams are getting Seattle beat him twice in games that counted as slept on Super Bowl champ to me is dangerous maybe I'll change my mind by about 1130 tonight but I but I like Seattle. That is Moeiger ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati as they get ready to take on

10:46the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who come to town down in Cincinnati at 1 p.m. and this is Moeiger now or no this is Chris Muller now from 93 seven the fan in Pittsburgh as they get ready to host the Atlanta Falcons at 1 p.m. on Sunday DK Metcalf is the crazy person now. Apparently I must can you believe that there are in fact other civilizations living inside the earth and that every president and world leader has gone down to Antarctica to possibly meet them talk with them make deals with them yeah if you believe that then he's just talking since. Okay obviously this has been unique for you guys in your position to talk Steelers and not have Mike Tomlin to kick around any longer he's making some interesting comments as well in his new media career with all that said is there an excitement level surrounding his replacement from fans. So before I answer that can I ask you guys

11:50just sort of fluently are you as surprised as I was that apparently the minecraft thing is legit and the guy who's like Mr intensity and football guy was just going home and mindlessly building like this gigantic mega city in that game. No you're going through me. You have to unwind you have to unwind somehow and there's worse ways for professional football coaches to unwind. What? My kids play minecraft my kids play minecraft and I just I play video games growing up I'll still mess around with something on the switch or whatever but like I don't understand the appeal of that one. It's just I don't know. No idea is mine. It's more productive than what Terry Cruz does when he's in front of a computer home. Is minecraft is is minecraft the one I don't understand. Is minecraft the one where they make the character and they jump around all over the place. Yeah and like the blocks like the graphics look like it's from you know 1996 but that's what everybody super into. Yeah they just build and build and build. I don't my kids play it I don't get it man like I that one does not you know it doesn't make sense. Give me grand theft auto six or whatever. My one had Nick Chubb as a character and the other one had

12:52Jamar Chase as a character. You can do that. That's kind of I guess that's kind of cool and they're they're mixing they're mixing things we are into with building but whatever I'll answer the question now. I actually do think that there is some excitement like I'll even admit they're going to look different they're going to be different like I think different just for its own sake is something that's interesting especially when you're the single franchise in all of pro sports that changes the with the least frequency like you say kick around tone but like that is kind of what would happen like it was always what is the angle here whether it was fair or not a lot of times it was a lot of the times it wasn't what is the angle here that comes back somehow to Mike Tomlin and how he is responsible for whatever is going on and so knowing that the offense is going to look different and that the guy had coached out cares way more about that and way more about the quarterback that's interesting and I might be in the minority in Pittsburgh but I'm way more intrigued by how a different defensive coordinator and a different mind on that side of the ball

13:56actually impacts what still is a pretty like name studded roster on that side. You know when you talk about names TJ what is somebody we had been comparing contrasting to Miles cared for years and then last year it was just a stark difference but Miles went into a record setting mode and TJ seemed to go backwards are you anticipating that he can regain his terrific play or are you worried about the future? I think the best argument for him regaining his high level of play or getting closer to where he used to be is that Patrick Graham that new defensive coordinator I mentioned according to what at least is going to force him to move around on the formation and what basically said early in camp like I can't tell them I don't want to do it like the new scheme just forces me to do stuff because what was the guy who just says let me line up at right against the right tackle and that's what I want to do that happened pretty early in his pro career and Mike Tomlin whose

14:58I think philosophy can best be described as turn your guys loose to do what you think they do best especially your best players he never challenged what on that I think moving them around could create better in different looks I will say I do think his days physically of just being a dominant beast who wins because he's better than the guy across from him are done I think Garrett's kind of you know your alpha and omega edge russia and will Anderson's probably the next guy coming to that spot but to me what was always a speed russure more than he was anything else and I think when you lose even a small twitch off of that first step then you're going to become easier to block and I do think that's what's happened to him over the last I would say two years it started to really take place has there been hey I ride almost here are you ready just grabbing my shoes that's what you said 10 minutes ago I just wrapped the video call uploading this giant file on my tablet looking at my watch group and Nana's with the group chat and of course still lining up tonight's playlist

15:58on my phone all at once yep story of my life that's why I switched to T-Mobile they have the fastest 5G network okay multi-tasker I see you honestly I never imagined I could do all this at once it's awesome say no more I'm totally switching my post is taking way too long to upload that's a sign you've got to get T-Mobile so many reasons to join T-Mobile find yours at T-Mobile.com Fast to space on analysis by Uclav Speed Test Intelligence theta of National Speed School results incorporating 5G download and upload speeds for the first half of 2026 you want a career that pays how about 40 to 75 dollars an hour in total compensation including healthcare and retirement and getting paid volume learn that's what the union building St. Louis's booming with projects and contractors need the next generation of skill workers right

16:59now skip the debt and jobs skip the mountain of student debt learn a trade earn a paycheck build something that matters visit mounioncareers.com and start building your future today if you're the type of person who wants data not assumptions pre-new Vows whole body scan gives you a deep understanding of your health screen for over 500 conditions including many cancers autoimmune disorders neurodegenerative diseases and more add blood panels to test over 80 bio markers and you've got information about your body you may never have had before book your scan at pre-newvo.com that's P-R-E-N-U-V-O.com much conversation with you and pony about the tendencies of Kevin's to fanskin being ready for them at all. Not yet because we've mostly been laughing at the fact that it's going to be two uh we had Brian thinner and on you remember him from the early nine or late nighties early odds falcons uh big tall receiver and he based just straight up

18:02asked him out what's the mood like in Atlanta because two is the starter he would get evenly send the word somber how many NFL fan bases do you really go into week one hopes pre-vacertile yeah our fans are pretty somber because two oh one the job by default because the other guy doesn't think his injuries are ready yet and so he doesn't want to put himself back out there like I think I respect for the fans guy I think he knows how to call offense uh I think there is we didn't make a joke yesterday that if beijon gets it going we can rely on the fanskey to just inexplicably stop giving him the ball like he would when Nick chub would be gashing the Steelers for six yards of pop and then they just wouldn't go to him well Chris that's because we are worried about your dirty players and we didn't want you guys engineering chub oh wait that happened anyway yeah you did that I uh well way you guys know that I took a lot of flack for saying in the moment that was a dirty hit and frankly that hit that hit still bumps me out because I think Nick chub is in like the god tier of favorite players who played for different teams than the Steelers he was he was a hall of favor in waiting if he stayed healthy anyway

19:05um I just think most Steelers fans the only thing that people are trying to reconcile here is we know Stavansky knows offense we know two of stinks like really stinks and we can't figure out why it's only a three and a half points spread and when the people we've had on from Atlanta are sort of echoing the same thoughts like yeah this guy's parable it does make you a little leery of that that line all right thank you very much for the time Chris oh who's gonna win the circle uh ram's over Bengals how about that all right thank you that is Chris Muller and that is around the fc north thanks to Chris 93 seven the fan in Pittsburgh my way your espn 15 30 and since an anti kinwime at 105 seven the fan in Baltimore little bit of guardians news and why would you tune in I'll take exactly why you'll tune in line and think some crazy Ken Carmine Anthony line my live and hey alright almost here are you ready just grabbing my shoes that's what you said 10 minutes ago I just wrapped the video call uploading this giant file in my

20:08tablet looking at my watch group and Nana's with the group chat and of course still lining up tonight's playlist on my phone all at once yep story of my life that's why I switched to demobile they have the fastest 5G network okay multi-tasker I see you honestly I never imagined I could do all this at once it's awesome say no more I'm totally switching my post is taking way too long to upload that's a sign you've got to get demobile so many reasons to join team mobile find yours at teamable.com fastest based on analysis by uglow speed test intelligence theta of national speed school results incorporating 5G download and upload speeds for the first half of 2026 what if your next move wasn't another job but a career the St. Louis building and construction trades are looking for the next generation to build what's next earn while you learn through a union apprenticeship no massive student loan debt just real training real skills and real opportunities

21:13many union trades earn 40 to 75 dollars an hour in total compensation including health care with major construction projects happening across St. Louis and Missouri there's never been a better time to get started build your future visit moe union careers dot com today hi i'm michelle of an LA car guy you already know that LA car guy dot com is the best place to search our dealerships for a new car but we also have hundreds of pre-owned and certified pre-owned vehicles available for every lifestyle and budget customize your search by make mileage or even monthly payment whether you're looking for an SUV a truck a hybrid or an EV LA car guy dot com is the perfect place to find your next car the ocean moves us whether that's surfing a wave or taking in an inspiring view the ocean feeds us sustainable seafood practices bring the oceans bounty to our plates the ocean teaches us how our everyday choices big and small make an impact the ocean delights us

22:17as playful orders restore coastal kelp forests the ocean connects us find your connection at monoraybe aquarium dot org slash connects what you're listening to presumably doesn't suck so neither should your sound system sonos lets you listen seamlessly from room to room same great sound expertly tuned astonishingly clear it's not magic but it's not not magic