Scout’s Eye with Matt Williamson: Building a bully

Scout’s Eye with Matt Williamson: Building a bully

Hello, I’m Matt Williamson at Williamson NFL. Good to have you. Last pod of the week, unless something crazy happens. Um, and I was listening to Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks’s podcast, um, moving the sticks. It’s a good one. and they were talking about the Steelers trade, you know, Ramsay and all that type of thing. And if you don’t know, Daniel Jeremiah was a scout for the Ravens. And coincidentally, when I got fired from the Browns, he got hired the next day and maybe even moved in my office. I don’t know. But I really respect his work. Um, and he was talking about this trade as was Bucky, who’s also a former scout. and they started to really dig into the season the Steelers off season. And why I bring up DJ is a big saying in his Raven days and he was part of when the Steeler Raven rivalry was at his best. Suggs, Ben, you know, you know the names. And a big thing they would say in the Ravens, you know, scouting room and behind the scenes, we have to build a bully. You know, this we’re not making friends here. you know, I’m not looking for someone to babysit my kids. I am building a bully. And that’s what that rivalry was all about. And they said that because Ramsay’s kind of a bully, you know, like not everyone likes him. He is outspoken. He is nasty. He is physical. And they started talking about a lot of the Steelers offseason additions. Almost all those bigname guys are that way. Now, it could go wrong, you know, like if this team starts out two and six and Rogers on McAfee and Ramsay’s outspoken and all this stuff, sure, but Metaf on the field is a bully. I mean, Slay has a ton of attitude. I mean, he actually was on the drive host with Dale Li and he calls in and, “Hey, this is Slay. What do you want?” you know, like just attitude all day long. Ramsay, tons of attitude. Rogers, tons of attitude and was something to prove late in their career. These are guys have had a lot of success. And where I’m going with this, too, is Tomlin was part of those build a bully, Ravens, Steelers rivalries as much, you know, right in the heart of it, of course. and his greatest strength probably is dealing with big attitudes relating to players. So, I just wanted to stress that I don’t think it’s an accident. You know, we could talk about scheme and where they fit in the cap and future picks and all that good stuff. And, you know, I do and stats. I mean, you know that I’ll do all that stuff a lot, but sometimes it’s just attitude. You know, like George Pickins running the route half speed. Well, Rogers and Ramsay and they already have it in Cam Hayward and others are going to grab him by the face mask and that doesn’t fly around here. You know what I mean? Like I think some toughness, some attitude, some arrogance, some bullyish, bulliness is clearly part of the offseason picture without mortgaging the future. You know what I mean? So, um, Bet Online’s the world’s most trusted betting platform and your number one source for all your sports betting action. With baseball season in full swing, Bet Online is more ways to stay in the action with latest odds, news, and scores, even live in-game betting while the games are being played. We keep the dog days of summer rolling with the largest selection of odds on everything with updated odds on MLB, UFC, and boxing to tennis, and NFL futures. Bet Online remains the best online source for all your sports wagering info. In between games, head over to the Bet Online Casino with all the top Vegas style games, including poker and live casino. Bet Online, the game starts here. [Applause] [Music] The other thing I have here, and I apologize, but I don’t know who Johnny Chedric is, but anyways, on Twitter, John or Donnie put out his top 25 Steelers of the 2000s, just from the 2000s. And a bunch of people sent me that direction. Hey, Matt, you got to check this out. I want to hear what you have to say about it. Blah blah blah. just the 2000s. We’re going to talk about Joe Green, LC Greenwood, Rod Woodson, etc. Now, that would be a fun list, too. And I have done that before, just greatest all-time Steelers. But if we’re just doing the 2000s, which is, you know, it’s 2025. It’s it’s a nice chunk. It’s a nice round number, you know, of the millennium. So, I’m going to spin through his list super quick. He went Ben, Troy, AB, Fica, Ward, Watt, Harrison, Hayward, Pouncy, Lev, Bell at 10. Now we get to 11. Heath, Frier, Porter, Diccastro, Minka at 15, Bettis, Hampton, Timmons, Ike, Aaron Smith at 20, Willie Parker, San Antonio Holmes, Lamar Woodley, Chris Boswell, which I’d love to see on there, and Jason Gilden Rh rounds it out. So, all kinds of people on Twitter ask me, give me your top 10, you know. So, I’m like, all right, I’ll do it. What the heck? Because immediately I looked at his list and I’m not here to criticize his list. I just wanted to throw those names out first so you could have them on the tip of your tongue, you know, of, you know, just so you don’t we don’t forget anybody. That’s why I named 25 that he threw out there. It’s a good list. So, I did my 10 and please, am I crazy or what? TJ Watt’s number one. I mean, defensive player of the year, could have multiple. About to become maybe the highest paid defensive player of all time. Already was. I think he’s clearly number one. I went with Antonio Brown number two. You don’t have to like him. He might be nuts, but he’s the best Steeler receiver ever. And for a long stretch, it was him and Julio Jones as the best player in his respective position in the NFL. Ben three. Now, that felt rough to put Ben all the way down at three. We know his accomplishments, but I didn’t want to wait quarterback too much, you know, like obviously if you’re starting a team, Ben. And he’s phenomenal. But was he ever the best quarterback in the league? Probably not. He was always basically top five, which is incredible. And he’s in all these guys are to me easy Hall of Famers, including Antonio Brown, by the way. And then this one hurt my soul a little bit, too. But I put Paul Lamalu at four. And he didn’t he didn’t do anything to be uh what’s wrong with Troy? I don’t know. I just some one of these guys had to come in fourth of those top ones. I’m sure some of you were saying Antonio Brown should be four, and I understand that. Troy also was one of the top two players at his position like AB for a long stretch. Unbelievable highlights in Impact and transcendent player, very likable. So that one hurt, but I didn’t know how to rank those top four. I thought Watt clearly had to be one. Then at five, I was like, hm, okay, now I’m starting to have a slightly different tier. Cam Hayward, long career, Walder Payton man of the year, playing better now than ever, massive contributor. Then I went with Fanica Pro. I mean, Hall of Fame guard, much like the same conversation, coincidentally, it was him and Hutchinson were the best two guards in the league for a long stretch. Then it went James Harrison, also a defensive player of the year. didn’t have a ton of longevity, but remember him on his best days was a nightmare to play against. I don’t know why this original list that I’m pillaging this from had Bettis so low, but I have Bettis next. And I just wanted to I I was want to just double check this one. I’m like, how long was he actually in the 2000s? He retired in 2000. He played through 2005. So he gave you 2000 and earlier all through 2005. So I went with Bettis, but maybe I’m missing something. I didn’t know why he was so low on that list. Then I went with Hines Ward. And I know Ward was much higher on the original list. And I get criticized of being a Ward hater, which is the absolute wrong word. I adored Ward as a player, as a fan when I used to watch him. And I think he’s a borderline Hall of Famer that won’t never get in. And I understand why he’s so loved around here, but I just think guys like Cam and Fanica and Harrison are better at what they did. Then I had Pouncy, rock solid leader, elite center, big- time player. So that was my top 10. And then my just misseds were Lev Bell, who on his best day might have been a better football player than Jerome. I know that that’s blasphemous. That’s like saying AB is better than Swan, but realistically, Lev Bell was basically the best running back in the league for two or three years, too. And Casey Hampton, who’s a bit of a dinosaur in terms of just run plugging noses, but few did it as well. I mean, I keep mentioning like these guys that are top two at their position for a long stretch. It was Hampton and Wilfork. Now, the list that I originally said has so many great names. It’s hard to narrow down. It’s an unbelievable organization. We’ve all been very fortunate to see all these players, even if we don’t remember the 70s or Rod Woodson or those type of dudes. In the 2000s, we have seen a lot of stud players. Give me your list. Where am I short? You know who am I forgetting? I don’t think we forgot anyone. You could make the argument Boswell should be fifth. I mean, but he’s a kicker, so I am going to hold that against him. Um, anyone that could knock on the door from this team, you know, then we did mention a few obviously Watt Hayward, etc. So, just want to know your thoughts. Who am I too low on? Who am I too rough on? All that good stuff. I just thought this would be a fun way to do it to end the week. All right, guys. And then again, talk about building a bully. Harrison, Pouncy, Bettis, Cam Award, you know that dude, go back to the top of the show. All right, everyone. Over and out. [Music]

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