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Initial impressions and assessment of what you saw on Thursday made some strides up.

We again for your report. Seems to push them off off target value to the first drug screen that you were in Uruguay of the ground in the agricultural legal grant dog field that back in the third binder second 19 they can convert that onto Paul and then basically Nick Chubb took over the brown Jeep with much of the second half that's been a problem for you as well were the offense of defense just seem to go through a wall at the same time, together with the defense can't get off the field of the offense can't stay on the field defense does eventually get the call back. I keep thinking is that you can only ask the defense to do so much. We saw that the season opener and I know they end up winning that game against the Bengals, but it felt like a late in the game and then again in the second half against the Browns defense is on the field so much that eventually their worn-out eventually their tired especially on a short workweek yeah try to run the football and run a lot to it on the grounds that we have an identity. You know, what you are missing right now.

Identity know exactly what they want to be. It's still early in the season, but the defense has been on the field a lot these first three games and then to ask you to continue to do that is probably too much. I know the final score looks like it was no Cleveland while out 6.2 that came about on that.you desperation if you try to make this up, look a lot worse than it was an overall the defense held its own against the Browns shop and Tremont are our best running backs in the Browns game and 200 yards rushing over 200 rushing per game get that this game but the SQ defense that you continually go out there and shut that running down is probably a bit much to ask you mentioned still searching for an identity with Mitch Stravinsky.

What's the hold for the offense what they want to deal even if they're not there yet. Dale will drop you off the training Talk about it. We want to get your employees will want to be or run the ball better, and I thought they did both of those things in the first app I got some Chuck place and they did run the ball effectively. The first half of this game and then it kind of just got away from them a little bit after that first drive to start second Avenue he really did mount another drive until the field-goal drive in the closing three minutes of the game so you can't have those walls talk about other one for dying on third down, we were over three on third down for the first half of the key was they were getting to start out, you know they were they were moving the first downs on your first and second down so they are putting himself in position to have success one for six on third down to the second is going to get it done if you can eliminate some of those third-down plays by getting those strong plays like the George victims on the sideline that they connected on, you know that that takes care of a lot of that actually the defense off a little bit and allows Margie Harris run the football more effectively. Dale Lally is with us fresh off Thursday night football's been covering the Steelers going back to the early 90s is now with Steelers.com and also the host of the drive on Steelers nation radios after hours with Amy here on CBS that George Pickens catch that you mention one handed off balance grabbing stimuli talk about coach by his comment that he was open 90% of the time Lafferty that really I every receiver he felt like was open strong words are a rookie.

I'm sure Mike Tomlin loved that which is supposed to come first as a chicken and egg thing here is it not G. Harris to open up the coverage downfield or did they need that vertical element to be able to give nod to the realm. I think it's the latter, they do need to move down to your place because there's a lot of crowded boxes early in the season, you know, so getting some of putting that on tape is critical of the fact that they can do that, Mitch. You don't really have him push the ball down the field all that much. The first two games that I didn't need too much against the Bengals because I got 17 three lead midway through the second quarter just gonna try to sit on the ball open last week against the New England they they talked about a we need to take more shots because I think the average like 4.8 yards per pass which is going to get it done. Of the year in the NFL. So I thought they were better with that this game you know I think you it's close as I mentioned before, think there there doing some good things but they're not dynamic enough offense at this point overcome the mistakes on Twitter on social media, I'm seeing a lot of rumblings about quarterback change of course in their game against New England. There were fans calling for Kenny Pickett but how often is that coming up with Mike Tomlin in press conferences all pretty much every time you talk particular reporter who works for major network to you as initial in its name, it did ask him about every single time we talked to a middleman. You know that you felt goes when you take a quarterback in the first round draft. You can have those questions you strictly when you don't have a in unencumbered quarterback coming back in. Kenny Pickett is the you know he's the local hero, you knew that as soon as they drafted him.

People don't want to see him in the game Steelers Mike Tom was not inclined to do that at this point, you know everything that they did in the off-season training camp was predicated on getting Mitch Stravinsky ready to play and ready to be the team start menu took more than 90% of the first team snaps throughout all the other entire processing off-season deal. Didn't get any first team snaps until very late in the process so you know he's not ready yet and the people who want to see him go out there would really be six setting him up for failure. You know I like Kenny Pickett is a prospector think he is a bright future, but we've seen a lot of quarterbacks come in and start as rookies who have a much higher pedigree did much higher ceiling. The Kenny Pickett and they struggled in their first season they want to take their time.

They want to do this right with Kenny Pickett and that they're not to make a knee-jerk decision about this except it doesn't seem like anybody spying that explanation from Tomlin or anybody else right now. Well, they can buy what they want to buy what I've been saying all along yes. Take your time with them. I mean you know everything. Like I said, everything that they've done is been predicated on Mitch Stravinsky being the starter and so you make that change now you know what would basically be throwing out everything she did the option what is the strength of this team healthy right now but what would you say Dale are the strength of this team that they can build on you they still rush the passer pretty well without one you saw the ground for getting rid of the ball quickly. Tonight they didn't want Jacoby percent have to face that pass rush. You are still some very dangerous guys that defendant Mr. Fitzpatrick is played well the seasoning. Oh yeah, he's the state of the football away know that's what they want to do.

They want to be an aggressive defense of takes the football away up to do that. You also have to stop the run and you know without wanting there's not quite as good as it could be. Certainly he's a one man wrecking crew.

It was nice to see him out there in warm-ups tonight. I will update if you saw that on the broadcast made note of it pregame show. You know he's out there running wind sprints a 50 yard wind sprints stretching and doing all that stuff like he was getting ready to play game, you would know that the guy was doing with the pectoral interest.

I think they're close to what getting him back.

You know people are talking 4 to 6 weeks. It sure looks like it before weeks with wow what is incredible towing packaging be back on the field. That's the way I look them in their different degrees of four pectoral muscles know so I don't know exactly what degree this is but you look like a guy was really ramping from the ramp stuff up what you should be coming back to strategies ready to come off. I Dale Lally is with us after Thursday night football in Cleveland making that drive back to Pittsburgh. It's after hours with Amy here on CBS.

This is the first time in a long time that Mike Tomlin or the Steelers have had to deal with any type of quarterback controversy or change what's it like for you is someone he's covered the Steelers for for such a long time over various eras. Quote unquote to see this happening with the offense when it's been Ben Robin's burger for the better part of two decades. Well you live through the Kordell Stewart Kent Graham controversy in 1996 you know it was Mike Tomczak and Kordell Stewart and Jimmy Miller battling it out early in the season error in the preseason might you know Bill Cowher pulled Miller halftime basically of the opener makes a change so I seen this before. This is different. I you know it hasn't happened with the first round quarterback. So that's a little bit different here, but the you know it makes things interesting short barrel hygienist podcast and Merrill spent most of his time or I get a good portion of his time ripping the Steelers offense know you know guys are going to be critical especially former players going to be critical of the Steelers when they don't win the main Mike Tom always shows the standard standard in know and a lot of a lot of cities. The standard is just they go out there and win some games or maybe get into the playoffs this work. The standard is different. It's they have an expectation that you know you connect peepers a Super Bowl every year.

You're obviously nocturnal ministry corporate here, but you better be competing for it. And if you're not guys are coming to speak their mind about I tell you every single time the Steelers lose I find people in my social media are calling for Mike Tomlin's head and I'm thinking you want to fire and I take them all I know my team. I take meds that go to my team tomorrow actually Hall of Fame judging by the guys who you in the last couple years the Hall of Fame might almost be a Hall of Fame coach when he retires if the Steelers we know if you left the Steelers and the Steelers decided to part ways he would have a job within 24 hours.

Yes, you definitely would. I agree we let you go you seen Cleveland and Cincinnati now, so the only ASE North team haven't seen a person is ravens, but what are your impressions, you know couple weeks here about the ASE North not every team in the North has something that's just release right now.

A little bit off and I know Cleveland's doing one right now, but obviously there are missing the quarterback and I spent a lot of money on that quarterback is also, if you think that where I think they are Cincinnati still trying to figure out that offense of lineman and maybe just a joke were what sold the ball too much. They spent money on the line and it's not fixed and you know the ravens tossed out tonight that the chips repacked tweeted out about them that they've given up now. I think five or six, 400 yard passing games in the last 19 games and you know we can look at that last year and say well they were missing some guys are all back now is a reason why they went outside Jason, Peter, Paul, they can't rush the pastor and I don't care how good your quarterbacks are the back of the backend. If you check rush the passer. Their marketing will recover in today's NFL forever so I think they'll have some work. You know, I don't know that any of them are there with Buffalo or the Chargers of Kansas City right now doesn't mean that can't change but certainly right now at least early in the season. They're not no work there with those teams quite yet. We have seen the fatal flaws in all four of them exposed through just to 2+ weeks you can find Dale on Twitter at de Lally LOL LE Y_PGH covered the Steelers going back to the early 90s now with Steelers.com and you can catch him on the drive on Steelers nation radio. It's okay to talk to you. Thank you so much for a couple minutes anytime everything. Something like a lock on podcast network has a cast for your favorite every screen every time we gain our local experts cover the stories around every day on my favorite scene where Henry wanted on podcast network. 14 something in your upper teeth every day why the lock on podcast network has a podcast for your favorite every screen, every over time we gain our local experts cover the story around your team every day. John favorite scene where Henry wanted on podcast network.

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