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Gabe's heart was always here. Time to bring him home! Gabe's issue is that he only shows up and has 200+ yard games in the playoffs. Oh wait, is that an issue?

I swear, if they do this to my man Deone Walker...

the good news? Pittsburgh is allergic to passing offense anyway.

Deion is probably already looking at homes in the Cleveland area. He'll be the coach in about 8 months, so that gives some time. Deion has said he would only want to go to the NFL to coach his son, and the Browns could think it's the way to get payoff for having Sanders there at QB, although it wasn't a huge investment. Deion sells tickets and builds hype and hope. Stefanski has been on thin ice for a while there.

rumor has it that the AFC Championship game at Highmark will be the late game this January, so we'll know who we will face in the Super Bowl before kickoff!

I've noticed that Beane has a different demeanor on the national shows than WGR. Probably, there's a little bit of "you guys are small potatoes AND you're going to criticize me?" going on. There's been some criticism nationally as well about asking Allen to do too much, but those guys have way bigger platforms and frankly mean more in the national sports conversation. National guys are also more measured and less repetitive about it. I will say McDermott seems the same everywhere. He's exactly the same person whether he is on local media, national media, or you bump into him at Wegmans. That's not a criticism of Beane. I think I would be annoyed at the amateur hour level of questions he gets from WGR too. It's one thing to politely go on and put up with being asked unimaginative NFL 100 level questions, but it would be another entirely to have to listen to constant criticism from the same people whose idea of a probing question is "so, did you think of drafting a WR?" I think it honestly comes from the reality that a lot of local guys on radio have a schtick. They play a character to stand out. Everyone has a personality, that's not what I mean. I mean a persona that they seem to artificially cultivate or lean into, instead of just being a guy or gal on the radio who talks sports and has something interesting to say OR at the very least acts like a professional broadcaster.

I watched and immediately noticed the difference between the types of question MacAfee and company asked Beane and the amateur hour clown show that is WGR

Hey good for the two of them. They are obviously each getting something out of the relationship and seem happy with it.

Benford was the late round pick the year Elam was drafted and was better almost right away. What is we just drafted 2 more Benford level players at CB? That's huge for the defense going forward.

I was surprised to hear there were so many prank calls

We drafted a 340 pound DT and the words "slim down" did not come out of Beane's mouth. For that, he deserves nothing but thanks and praise! Chances are quite good, given this staff's track record with DBs, that one or more of the CBs drafted will turn out to be very good. That is huge, because you have cost control for a few years at a premium position. Beane would be annoyed with me as a host because the entire segment would be a hype session for the big DT! LOL

These hosts are so bad... I almost never listen but tuned in this morning to hear what they had to say about the draft. The questions are so generic and unimaginative. You have Brandon Beane on the line! How about: "Brandon, my favorite pick was Deone Walker from Kentucky. What do you say to critics who are worried about his center of gravity and ability to create leverage?"

I wanted to stop in to say again how excited I am about this player! They'll get some leg work in during the training program.

According to the way these morning guys are reacting we're getting into "Trump reacts on Truth Social" territory. In reality, the GM (who likely feels a sense of "guys, we know each other so we can talk like real humans talk") gave a little back to them. I don't think it was mean spirited at all. Beane seems to like some give and take, and they've known each other for years now. It sounded like a group of guys talking sports. The radio guys acted like Beane insulted their very humanity. LOL Beane was 100% spot on about building the OL to protect Allen. That's an underappreciated part of this team.

Kincaid has been a disappointment. That can change, but he's been totally mediocre at best. Coleman as well. There's already rumblings that the coach was annoyed with him. Samuel was hurt all year and did almost nothing. So there's reason to question it. Beane gets it, which is why a WR is in today. Like I said, I don't see this conversation as anywhere near as adversarial as it was portrayed. They're really leaning into that on WGR, because it gets clicks. I like Beane and McDermott, but it's time to get it done. He's right to quote stats but how many times have they played in the Super Bowl? When you have a HOF talent at QB THAT is the measuring stick, not fantasy football offensive points scored numbers.