Ryan Clark CALLS OUT Stephen A.‘s FAKE Steelers fandom in HEATED debate 🔥🤣 | First Take

Ryan Clark CALLS OUT Stephen A.‘s FAKE Steelers fandom in HEATED debate 🔥🤣 | First Take

Well, rookie Dylan Gabriel will get his second start of his career when the Browns take on the Steelers this weekend. He showed promise last week in a losing effort against the Vikings, but he’s hoping he can get his first career win in Pittsburgh. While George Sanders still waits to see if he’ll be named QB2, he’s throwing his support behind his teammate. We going to make sure we do everything we can to make sure Dylan ready for the game. So, um, you know, whatever that means. So each and every day, even when Joe is the start of everything, you know, to prepare the right way and be ready to know that we get out there any point in time. So, um, you know, I’m I’m overly confident within myself. So, I know when I first got here, you know, I’m ready to play. But, um, I, you know, it’s up to the coaches and, you know, whatever decision, you know, they make that then I’m fine with. Think he answered that? Well, I mean, how what else is he going to say? I hope he doesn’t play. Of course not. he’s going to back up his guy, especially in that um very crowded QB room that has been that way for several months. But are we more intrigued to watch Dylan Gabriel or Aaron Rogers this Sunday? Because we we talk about this like old school, new school uh quarterback situation, Cam, I’m I’m am excited to see Aaron Rogers, but man, shout out to Shadur, man, for answering that question. as he get up in the in the ranking, he’s understanding, hey, you got to keep it polished just a little bit more, man. So, you know, if everybody else ain’t going to tell you, bro, man, keep doing you. Uh, but back to Rogers, uh, the Cleveland Browns possess something that Aaron Rodgers are and his Steelers offense are deficient at, and that’s producing offense. Uh, and I want to see this three in one record get tested verse a valuable source versus a valuable defense. You know, when you look at the Cleveland Browns, they’re number one uh or or top three in total defense passing defense uh top five and then obviously you cannot run the ball on them uh for no stretch of the imagination. All those things are where the Pittsburgh Steelers are deficient at. They’re 31st in rushing. They’re 30th in total offense. And as far as passing, they’re 27th. My biggest question, as we always talk about, you know, Stephen A’s Pittsburgh Steelers is, do they have enough amenities on the offensive side of the football? And the Cleveland Browns have defensively have kept them in most games all year. And I don’t see that changing moving forward with this week. I’m more intrigued with Dylan Gabriel because I want to see whether or not the Cleveland Browns are going to have a quarterback, especially with watching Jackson Dart last night with the New York Giants. Uh where’s your rookie? Where’s your guy? Who’s going to step up? And I’m not talking about just playing. I’m talking about magnetizing the crowd. Jackson Dart was in New Orleans a week ago. He didn’t look that great, but he still has Giants fans incredibly, incredibly excited uh because of his game and the swag that comes with it. Is there anyone in Cleveland that has that? Shador Sanders thinks he does. Uh, but we have to wait to see him play to know whether or not that’s true on the NFL level. Dylan Gabriel is one of the more experienced rookies you’ll ever see because he was in college for six years and played about 64 games. Okay. Uh, but what is he going to do on the NFL level? It remains to be seen. I’m curious about that, especially against a Steelers defense that I have not been overly impressed with. I was very impressed with them for three and a half quarters against Minnesota in Ireland and then obviously they almost wet the bed had me texting Ryan Clark and saying they better not lose this damn game on a Sunday morning. I mean so I I mean that’s where I was with that. I’m like they better not lose this damn game. It really ticked me off. And so I just want to see what Dylan Gabriel does because this is what we need to remember with the Cleveland Browns. You don’t get to just look at 2025. Yo, y’all do y’all know they’ve made the playoffs twice in 23 years? 23 years. They’ve made the playoffs twice. It’s gotten to the point where we have a right to look at the Cleveland Browns organization and ask, “Hey fellas, do any of y’all know what y’all doing? Any of y’all? Could you figure it out?” And I don’t enjoy saying that because I’m unapologetic when it comes to black head coaches and black executives. I’m rooting for him and we know Barry’s in Cleveland and I get that. But you I mean I got to see something. I got to see something and hopefully I’ll see that before this season is over that you have definitively found a quarterback. That’s why I’m more curious about Dylan Gabriel. Excited we get to talk about Dylan Gabriel and point out what Cam pointed out. We’re talking about Dylan Gabriel because when asked the question about his quarterback position this week, Shadur Sanders said, “We’re doing everything to get Dylan prepared.” And he answered the question in a way where you couldn’t criticize him, where you couldn’t talk badly about him, where you couldn’t say that he went about anything in the wrong way, which is why he’s not a topic right now. And I think that’s important to note that it is about growth. It is about understanding and it is about understanding and playing your role within the locker room which Shador Sanders did very well during that clip. And now secondly, hell yeah I want to see Aaron Rogers. I and this is what I be talking about. Stephen A fake still a fan bro. How you like I don’t I don’t get it. Like I don’t you you you like it’s like one of them people that and Cam talked about it last week that every time like it’s always a compliment sandwich or hey I don’t mean no disrespect. I’m f to disrespect you and then how people be like not to bring up old stuff but I’mma bring up old stuff. Like it’s always that I had to text RC last week because I was asking them not to blow this lead. Why don’t you just talk about them winning? Because if you talk about them winning, then you can say, “Okay, this team is three and one. They’re about to face one of the top defenses in football. A defense that’s only given up 147 yards pass in the game. And by the way, Megatron plays defensive in for him and his name is Miles Garrett. How are they going to protect Aaron Rogers at the age of 41? How is Aaron Rogers going to get the ball to DK Metaf when Denzel Ward is locked up on him?” And you know why it’s important, Stephen A? Because at 3 and one they are in the hunt. They in the hunt to win the AFC North. Everybody there is terrible. Now the Bills didn’t lost. They show crack. Kansas City ain’t Kansas City. The Chargers losing and you worried about Dylan Gabriel. I told you man. You be double dutching. Like don’t you can’t claim us no more. You ain’t no real fan, bro. First first of all. First of all. Yeah. Yeah. I I’m glad and I’m glad both of y’all here for this cuz both of y’all getting on my damn nerves. He accused me of double dutching last week and then now you choose you accusing me of doing it this week. Y’all ain’t going to get away with this double dutch comment too much. Ain’t nobody scared of y’all. Let me tell you something right now and you said it best. You understand? You are a player. I’m a fan. So, let’s talk about it from the fandom perspective. Since you want to ignore, you want to talk about the player perspective, right? You want to say they won. You want to say they won. You weren’t sitting there watching that game and going like this. Damn, how the hell they come back? How Minnesota coming back? How they on the verge about to win this game? I mean, the Steelers dominate for three and a half quarters, going to fly all the way over to Ireland. You understand? Got everybody doing features about the Steelers and their connection to the Irish coach and all of that stuff and they about to blow this damn game. Okay, this is what we talking about here. Okay, that’s Carson wins. Let’s not forget that Carson wins. All right, so that’s number one. Number two, when we sit up there, right, Keith Cam, you can talk about this in a double dutch. I don’t mind. Damn it. My sisters taught me how to double clutch when I was young. I don’t do it anymore, but damn it, I did it when I was young. I don’t do it on first tape. Here’s the issue. Steelers have not won a playoff game since 2016. I get to look at them and go like this. Is that going to beat the Buffalo Bills? Is that going to beat the Kansas City Chiefs? Is that going to beat the Denver Broncos? Is that gonna be the way I’m watching the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars look this year? Are we gonna get a playoff win? I get to ask that question because the last time the Steelers, forget the fact that the last time they won a playoff game was 2016. The last time they were relevant in the postseason was when they lost to Jacksonville. We remember that RC 45 to 42. 2017 Cam uh the the Jacksonville Jaguars dropped 45 on them led by Blake Bortles. I’mma say it again. Blake Bortals. Don’t talk to me about fake Steeler fandom. I have suffered. Steeler Nation has suffered. We want results. There’s nothing wrong with that. Love Tomlin. You know, you love Coach T. You understand? Aaron Rogers. Damn it. upgrade from the Mitchell Jitzkys and the Mason Rudolph and they gave us Mason Rudolph. They gave us Mitchell Jinsky. Last year they tried to sell us on Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. We have suffered. They kept Big Ben Rothlessberger for two years longer than you should have. Steeler Nation has suffered. And I’m telling you right now, Cam, I’m telling you right now, RC, which also includes me a double dutcher, Steeler Nation will double dutch with me all day on this topic. They will not side with RC. They will side with me. They will say the suffering. We need more. Period. Don’t come to me with that. Don’t y’all even think about it. I’m here for it. I’m here for it. Cam, go ahead, man. So, I mean, you can Listen, listen. You can huff and puff and do all that riff raff, but we not talking about the playoffs here. Respectfully, I think we’re worried more about this week coming up. Yeah, we we get you get to talking and revving and revving up and doing all that stuff and pointing and looking at me, fixing your shirt and doing all that. We don’t care about that. The discussion was about this week Dylan Gabriel or Aaron Rogers and your Pittsburgh Steelers have their real first matchup of the year that we’re really excited about and we’re going to see if they’re fit for. And to be honest with you, do I think that they’re going to even have any relevance to the playoffs? Uh they may go, but we may see the same results because of the offensive amenities. All right, let’s see what they’re going to do versus a real competitor on defense that the Cleveland Browns pose for them. Oh, so you talk about a real competitor on defense. Last time I checked, Brian Flores had the Vikings defense looking pretty decent. Last time I checked, so now they played good offense. Last what? What? They played good on offense. Into the game. I’m talking about going into the game. I’m saying going into the game, we were looking at Minnesota as a formidable foe. We’re looking at Cleveland and we’re saying you can barely score. So, if you score a couple of touchdowns, you should be able to beat them. You walked into the Medallands at Metife Stadium for the season opener. It was supposed to be Aaron Glenn and this Jets defense. Let’s see what was going to happen. And then we were excited because we saw the Steelers drop plus 30 on them. We were very excited about that. All I’m trying to say is I answered the question. I didn’t double dutch. I didn’t tap dance. I said I’m more intrigued by seeing what Dylan Gabriel is. You know why, Cam? Because I expect the Steelers to beat the Cleveland Browns. I expect them to handle their business in Pittsburgh against a no offense having Cleveland Brown squad. And if they don’t, I’mma have a problem with that, too. What What is What happened? What is wrong with Stephen? I I I just want to ask you this question since you all riled up and I like where you at right now. I’m I’mma match your energy, but I’m going to do it in a more subtle way. Uh you speak about the Steelers not having a playoff win since 2016. Do you really think they have what it takes to win in the AFC just to win a playoff game this year going up against what the AFC presents to them? Do I think the Steelers have what it takes to win a playoff game? I think they can win a playoff game. I think they play game this year. I think they can win a play. And that’s why this week is important. This week is important because not only can they win a playoff game, they go beat him. They get the Are y’all listening to me? I’m not considering Cleveland a big test because they can’t score. They shouldn’t be able to score against Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh should win this game. They should win this game. I’m assuming they gonna win it. You know what? You got sweat pants on the bottom energy right now. Oh my god. That’s what you got right now. I bet you won’t stand up. I bet you stand up. I bet you won’t stand up. I bet you won’t stand up. I bet you stand up. I bet you stand up. I bet you This is why is so hard to do. [Music] Yeah. [Music] Heat. [Applause] [Music]

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Ryan Clark and Cam Newton react to Shedeur Sanders’ comments about his role with the Cleveland Browns before discussing whether they are more intrigued to what Dillon Gabriel or Aaron Rodgers ahead of Browns vs. Steelers in Week 6.

0:00 More intrigued to watch Gabriel or Rodgers in Week 6?
2:30 Stephen A.’s answer
5:00 Ryan Clark picks Aaron Rodgers
6:00 Ryan Clark calls out Stephen A.
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