Rich Eisen on What’s at Stake for Russell Wilson & the Steelers in 2024 | The Rich Eisen Show
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- Rich Eisen and the guys discuss what’s at stake for Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the face of one of the NFL’s toughest schedules next season.
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As coach T would say, we do not seek comfort.
Zero comfort. Let's go!
Shiii, i seek comfort. Comfort of not having a heart attack every game because we can't get 1 1st down the whole half.
“We do not care”
"We Don't Live in Our Fears"
Can’t win a Super Bowl being scared Rich. Russ has the gas in the tank trust.
5-1 division record last year with Kenny Pickett mason Rudolph and trubisky… rich we ain’t worried 😂
Have you seen Russ play the last 2 seasons? lmaoo
@@Opethianaut26-10 TD/INT ratio last year, how is that bad ? Try again bud
Let's hope Russ can play as well as Kenny and Mason did in 5 out of 6 of those games.
That's why they did the schedule that way. We don't need a QB to win the division, they had to make it tougher
@Youdontride94 so that's a no you didn't watch?
You are getting 3.1 more points a game with Wilson as your QB. Not more yards. Even the Steelers offense with Pickett put up more yards than the Wilson led Broncos. You are also getting 50+ sacks with Wilson and lots of garbage time stats. He won't even be the starter come 2025.
As long as Russel does better thank picket, their defense will help them through this
Riss will get them through it.
@DeCurtaRican but in Denver you blamed everyone else for Russell's play. The Steelers could be successful despite Wilson, not cause if him.
Assuming the defense is healthy. It absolutely won’t be after that week 11-14 stretch.
Last year Russell Wilson faced the chiefs, packers, chiefs, bills, Vikings, browns, and Texans his team went 5-2. Im sure the Steelers a good franchise can put together a similar run.
Yeah, we have a TOUGH schedule for sure. They have to play us too. Here we go!
These teams have to play the steelers also. People act like they are going to lose every game in the second half. Take a look at the steeler ls record against the division
That would require the bare minimum research man not happening
I'm assuming they will revert to the mean and split the division games. I'll give them 4-5 games from the rest.
Boy, that is a tough schedule. At least on paper. If they can keep up the coach’s streak of non-losing seasons, it will be a major accomplishment with that schedule.
Rich and Chris hate Rus. TJ is the only one making any sense on this show. It’s nauseating.
Sean Payton is a personal friend of Eisen, the most corrupt HC in the league.
Y’all do know Steelers were 5-1 against AFC North last year right?
And 3-3 the year before last year. To be fair Cincy didn't have Burrow last year but they do play the AFC North very well. Probably go 3-3 again this year
@@CraigJacobs-wz5qsBurrow is coming back from a hand injury on his throwing arm and has been dealing with a bad calf for a long time so even if he is back he might not be the same dude.
a broken AFC North
Playing two games within 4 days is crazy, not to mention that against the Ravens and then the Chiefs
Not to mention the gauntlet of division games and at Philly with that. If they win more games than they lose from week 11 to 18 that would be very impressive
That's 5 days, Pope Gregory.
This is the NFL way to stop mike tomlin not having a losing season
Every team that plays a Thursday night game plays 2 games within 5 days. Steelers just have to do it twice.
Toughest schedules I've ever seen tho but they were 5-1 in the division with Kenny and Mason so If they could do that it shouldn't be a problem here
They won't
I like the Steelers but 3 of those 5 wins were vs backup QBs
@@scruffd0g193 First honest person I've found on Steeler page. They will remind you every minute 5-1. They also believe that upgrading their QB is automatic additional wins.
If they remain healthy. Look for the old guys to be banged up at the end of the season.
RUSS is good watch!!!
Come on man. Russ scored 26 td last season. Thats 5 more then Kenny Pickett (13td’s) and Mitchel Trubisky (8 td’s) combined the last 2 season’s. If that cooked, we can still make the playoff with that. Just because they are the Steelers. Thats why!
Hey Rich! His first year in Denver was with one of the most incompetent coaches in NFL history. Hackett made Ray Handley look like Vince Lombardi. He played good under Sean Payton. Steelers will take good.
Hackett continues his fine offensive work with the Jets.
@@jonmartin88 His father was a gem too
Exactly! Hackett was on the field playing for Wilson.
I'd give the Steelers a win floor of 6 and a ceiling of 11, but the end of their season is murder. They're gunna have to go into playoff mode before Thanksgiving...
Floor is 10 wins and ceiling is 13 wins.
Their defense is going to be good as always but I'm not sure about the offense. I feel like there's a decent chance for Tomlin's first losing season.
@@DeCurtaRican lol
@@PatriotWatchUSA: Laugh now, cry later.🤷🏽♂️😎
@@DeCurtaRican Will never cry over the Steelers. Great organization just not a believer in their QB room. Think it's the land of misfit toys. I'm an NFC guy rooting for an NFC team.
Stop hating!!!! Enough already.....he's not a white QB!
Wild take
Btw y'all are overlooking our defense 😂
Russ goes balls deep 🏈
Love Your show man. Been watching since ESPN. Steeler fan for life
TJ Jefferson always has the most intelligent takes. He separates emotion from fact and makes more sense than Brockman or even Rich at times.
Love you guys but the crosstalk is getting worse, I had to stop playing this because it got so bad. Usually it’s Rich talking over TJ but it was everyone today
Calm down lol
I swear Rich says some things just to get yelled at. He's a bit of a masochist.
"how many wins?" was cold asf 🥶 i cant lie
Must be another slow news day for you guys you talk about Russell every week it’s damn near the same topic. Can’t wait to rub your faces in it when they win the division he’s in the playoffs and gets a huge contract extension. He’s already a Hall of Famer Rich he’s not on the cusp of the Hall of Fame, his numbers and most quarterbacks in the Hall of Fame.
It's your CZcams algorithm genius. Tutn on sportscaster, first takes or any other spirts program and you'll see them talking about something else.
@@johnnyblazers you sound bout hella dumb because LIKE HE SAID they seem to talk about Russ dn every week and its the same topic nearly this whole offseason …. Genius
Russ’s VOLUME numbers have only been sliding because his coaching and rosters have been sliding.
Look THAT up!
Furthermore, do you know what HASN’T been sliding? His efficiency and accuracy. He has also shown that he still has the arm talent to hit anybody anywhere, especially on deep throws and in tight windows. In 2923, he completed 66% of his passes and had 4 of the 5 LEAST probable pass completions of the year.
And he has been injured in two of the last three seasons. They weren’t debilitating injuries from wear and tear (age), they were from on-the-field trauma.
If you want to make credible arguments, you need to show that you can at least acknowledge facts that may contradict your position and then demonstrate why those facts are irrelevant.
*RUSS HAS BEEN INJURED, AND HIS ROSTERS OVER THE LAST FOUR SEASONS HAVE BEEN GARBAGE. PETE CARROLL AND NATHANAEL HACKETT WERE BOTH GARBAGE, AND SEAN PAYTON TRIED TO TANK.*
Let’s remember something: in 2020-21 (just THREE years ago), Russ did have a bad squad, yet, he set multiple franchise records and personal highs, and dragged that team to a 12-4 record and a Division title. Again, that was basically three years ago. Andrew Luck hadn’t had a great season between 2015 and 2017, but everybody treated him like he was the sane superstar he had always been. He came back and had a great 2018, btw, but back to Russ…
Offseason 2023-24 (current)
Offseason 2022-23 (post Y1 in Denver)
Offseason 2021-22 (post hand injury in Seattle)
Offseason 2020-21 (12-4 record, 4,212 Yds, 40 TDs)
Hence, it was only 3 years ago that Russ was coming off a record-setting season, a divisional title, and Pete Carroll’s bickering with Brian Schottenheimer over the offense, costing the Seahawks a legit SB run.
It was less than that, the first 5 games of the 2021 season, when Russ was leading the NFL in passing with a 11:1 TD-INT ratio, a 70% Completion Rate, and an NFL best 128 Passer Rating before Aaron Donald injured Russ’s throwing hand, requiring surgery the next morning. Those are Aaron Rodgersesque stats!
My point is that Russ is ostensibly 2 seasons removed from being the same MVP caliber player he had been his entire career.
People need to get it right. Denver f*cked up Russ’s trajectory, and he never should’ve gone there.
If Denver could do it all over again, I think they make a different hire instead of Nathaniel Hackett and still trade for Russ, but Russ wouldn’t come within 1,000 miles of Denver. The Broncos know they didn’t set Russ up for success.
Even with Sean Payton’s barking about Russ “kissing babies” and trying to tank for the draft, the Broncos wanted to keep Russ around another year, which is why they asked and then attempted to coerce him to defer his injury guarantee for a year.
Russ got benched because patron wanted to lose the final two games for draft position, and that wasn’t going to happen with Russ playing games.
Russ is literally in Pittsburgh only because he refused to defer that guarantee for a year, which could’ve put the Broncos on the hook for $100M for one season. They clearly wanted to keep Russ for st least an additional year; otherwise, there would’ve been no reason to request that deferral.
Fields is in Pittsburgh because he didn’t get the job done in Chicago and no one else was interested…not the other teams Fields wanted (i.e., Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Seattle).
And we will still end up 12-5. Watch...
Maybe if y’all go 6-2 by the bye week
Steelers own the browns and ravens! Why do people act like that’s a tough schedule besides the quick turn arounds..
Kinda true. They own the browns at home and they are 3-1 vs Lamar.
steelers went 5-1 in the AFC north last season, remember this
And 5-6 vs everybody else. So tell us something we don't know 🤷🏿♂️😆
@@mr.russell5395 OK.....they did that with No starting SS,FS, ILBs, and 3 different Qbs for most the year. Satisfied???🤷♂️
I'm looking forward to watching Russell Wilson and the Steelers have a good year.
Brutal schedule but better QB play will help the defense out.
It’s a gauntlet for sure, but most of the teams we play during that stretch have to go through the same schedule, time frames, days off, everything. It’ll be just as tough for the other teams during that stretch too
Patriots got this treatment the last couple years where they started against NYJ and MIA but then played BUF, BUF, MIA, NYJ over the final 5-6 weeks. Tough schedule for division race.
The division games are just that ! They play each other all the time and the Steelers usually give a good account of themselves in those games. The Eagles then Chiefs a few days apart is pretty brutal though.
How TF are all their division games at the end of the year and back to back or within one game. Their first division game is week 11. They could literally treat the first half of the the year as practice and turn it on in the second. That's insane.
I like the schedule and think it’s favorable. It allows the Steelers to build momentum.
It’s all about Hard Knocks ratings.
Wait until Wilson plays. No game will be easy
Seahawks fan here .. just reading Steelers fans comments make me want to be a Steelers fan. The amount of stupid 12s we have on the Internet is in sufferable.
I hope RW3 is great for you guys. Dude has magic in his blood.
Tough schedule or not, you have to play those games. No such thing as paper champions or schedule winners. Play the game & see who wins. Simple as that.
Let's go win this thing Steeler Nation, here we go!
Love the narrative you are creating Rich. RW3's career coming to a full stop, screeching halt his last year in Seattle is not true. He threw 25 TDs in that season on 400 attempts in only 14 games(note: he was injured and rushed to come back to help his team). The following year Justin Herbert also threw 25 TDs but needed 699 attempts in 17 games to do so...never heard Rich talk about his career coming to a screeching halt. Compare their IAY/PA those respective years against the league.
Tough schedule but don't go thinking that they won't win 12 games. And the division is no big deal. Been beating them up for decades
You came in 3rd in your division last year.
@@PatriotWatchUSA 5 and 1 in the division since you live in the past
@@fuzzymonkey-qe1xp 3rd in your div
realistically the only thing that makes our schedule tough up top our bye week is the fact we'll be traveling alot.. if where just going off those teams we could really be 6-2 by week 9.. after that depending on the rankings week 15 is where it really gets tough for us because Philly, Baltimore, KC and Cinci could all be SB contenders by that time of the year trying to get certain seeding spots.. but the North is where we play so we dont fear any of the other teams coming out of it regardless of where and when we play em
What’s the over under on how many games Wilson starts this season?
This is gonna be a great year. Hail Steelers !!!!
The tail end of the Bears Schedule is the same. wk 11 onward is where the fun begins for them
Maybe that'll give us enough time to get everything truly dialed in
Ever since I watched that video on the high frequency noise coming out of RE Show mics I CANNOT unheard it. Its pretty bad
Wow, what a Jackyl and Hyde schedule they have. The first half of the season isn't terrible, but the second half is rough. Gotta hope that defense stays healthy. Im not very optimistic about their offense
Man, i feel for the Steelers😂. That afterbye schedule is hell
It’s not h3ll for a QB who played in the league’s toughest division and conference for the first decade of his career.
@@DeCurtaRican LET THESE PPL KNOW. THEY SEEM TO FORGET WHO TF RUSSELL WILSON IS AND WHERE HE CAME FROM. WE USED TO THIS 🥱😴
Legacy on the line
The great ones are comfortable under pressure, as long as they are given the tools to overcome it. By January of 2025, Russ will be a bigger legend than he ever was.
How are people so hyped for Arthur Smith after seeing what he did with the Falcons offense the last few years? 😂
Arthur Smith is a good oc not hc.
What quarterback did he have in Atlanta..he has plenty of talent with my steelers
@@donovanreed4400 on defense
Well he had no QB last 2 years and some gust are just meant to be Coordinators
@@donovanreed4400 It was so bad what did they do? They paid for Cousins and then drafted Perk... Tells you a great deal about the QB room they had.
The NFL clearly hosed the Steelers with this ridiculous schedule. Its not right and we all know it.
As someone who isn't a Steelers fan, that schedule looks gross. I get that the division is tough and they're not worried, but the fact that they couldn't sprinkle a few of those "easier" games from the first half into that 2nd half seems cruel. Good luck Steelers, you're the team I dislike the least in that division!
"Its a 5 Star Matchup Because We're in it" 🖤💛💯
I’m a bengals fan. Looking at there schedule I don’t see how people can say they won’t make the playoffs. Crazy to me. Unless JF is their starter they aren’t going 0-6 in the division and the first 8 games should/could be wins.
Russell Wilson has this….Period! Wake Up Bro! Don’t you know Football???
Keep talking about the hardest schedule? Steelers are about to show you how it's done with no sweat
That's a F'd up schedule to play divisional games that late when all teams are banged up. There should never be a lop-sided schedule made like that for any team.
You know who used to have tough schedules? The 1998-2004 steelers.
You know who would consistently win the division those years? The steelers. Why? The run game.
Guess what we finna do this year with Arthur Smith and this O Line?
We good.
“Steelers aren’t making the playoffs” - National NFL Pundits every year since 2017 lolololol
That part and somehow danm near every year they are in the playoffs
@@demetriuslockhart2296 and you show everyone you don't deserve it.
I like the schedule and think it’s favorable, even though that wasn’t the intention. It allows the Steelers to build momentum.
Everybody needs to relax. Russ will probably play BETTER against the second half than he will the first half.
That has been his pattern for most of his career. He plays his best football against his toughest opponents. It was even that way in Denver…BOTH years?
So everybody just chill. 😎
Nah nah nah all this goes against Rich and his agenda he’s clearly pushing
Black and gold, here we go!
That Defense alone with decent QB play will sneak them in the wildcard alone
the 2nd half schedule really isnt that bad. Almost 100% guarantee they go at worst 3-3 in division games and a good chance they split philly/KC. They have only had a losing division record 1 time with Tomlin as head coach. Biggest reason the AFC north is often referred to as the toughest division is because the steelers are in it.
That is one tough schedule so I lower my prediction for this season to 15-2
Sure the end of the schedule is hard but are they going to ignore that the Steelers might start 8-1 to begin the year. Russ would only need to win like 2 of the final 8 games to make the playoffs 😂
I've got you 4-4 with a loss against the Falcons.
@@PatriotWatchUSA the falcons are not beating the Steelers 😂
@@joshuahodge8804 I believe they will and so does Vegas. We shall see very soon.
The following people continue to hate on Russ like they’re being paid to do it:
Rich Eisen
Nick Wright
Mike Greenberg
Louis Riddick
Ryan Clark
Kimberly Martin
Mark Schlereth
Phil Simms
Hugh Millen
Sean Payton
ESPN Magazine
CBS Sports
And their takes are so uneducated.
Luckily, Russ has advocates to counteract those idiots:
Brandon Marshall
Robert Griffin III
Rex Ryan
Michael Vick
Warren Moon
Kurt Warner
LaSean McCoy
Cam Newton
Mike Tomlin
Pete Carroll
Tyler Lockett
Greg Olson
DK Metcalf
Courtland Sutton
Skip Bayless
Michael Wilbon
Sam Acho
Molly Querim
These people play both sides:
Stephen A. Smith, Joy Taylor
Emanuel Acho, Chris Simms, James Jones, Colin Cowherd…
@@PatriotWatchUSA: The worst they finish in their hurst 8 games is 6-2.
We love the doubt!
At least 10 wins easy
We are not sacred at all!! GO STEELERS
5-1 in the division last season with no qb we do this “this will be tomlin has a losing season, they will miss the playoffs” song and dance every year.
Man the other afc north teams have to play the steelers too idk y there is such panic the division will be decided during that stretch
I wonder if the NFL is experimenting something because the Bears have all their division in the final half of the schedule too. Easier schedule though
I'm not a Russ hater, but I assure you Arthur Smiths offense isn't gonna be the offense that saves Russ. He's screwed. So is fields.
at Washington week 10 won't be easy
Okay in 2023 in the North division of afc was 5-1 without a good QB make it make sense please rich
Do you guys realize Pitt went 5-1 in division last year?
There's cause for apprehension but the Steelers were 5-1 against their division last year. I'm not sure of who should fear who based on that.
It would be best if the Steelers won their first 8 games.
The NFL has always actively hated the Steelers. This schedule is absolute proof that the NFL wants the Steelers to fail.
What does it matter? It doesn't matter who is on this team, its always going to be the same results. A winning season and one and done in the playoffs. And they won't just lose the playoff game. They will get blown out, like usual. How are you going to get rid of your leading wide receiver and then replace him with a bunch of has beens? And then, to make things worse, you get rid of him for a guy who will more than likely be getting toasted out there at cb. Good job Omar khan. Excellent.
Did TJ watch the games?
Steelers will be lucky if they win 5 games at best.
This is a gauntlet schedule if I ever seen one
I started watching football two years ago.
What makes Russel Wilson a Hall of fame QB?
If you'd seen him play when he was with Seattle you'd know why. He's won a SB, should've won a second also.
@@Doug-j5q oh boy, if only I could go back 10 years.
Stats, records, championships, MVPS, something please. I keep hearing about how he was pretty good in Seattle but what makes him a HOF’er ?
@@spencerdouglas9 cuz he was more than pretty good. Next question.
The well will run dry eventually Steelers, your Coach and changing staff have been on the hot seat (by Steelers fans) Bad choice in making Wilson the starting QB in my opinion.
That decision, will cost you the season, because it will be too late to recover from it come second half remainder of the season.
But, no one really knows exactly how your coach will show his cards at first snap of your starting Quarterback Back.
Schedule is brutal. But why are we all pretending that Russ was so terrible last year? He was ok. Had some really good moments. Led the NFL in touchdown passes when he was benched and had just beat KC. Denvers defense and the whole team was learning a new offense. Just kinda crazy that the narrative has turned on him so badly
Mann say it again. Its also crazy asf that these two (Rich & Brockman) ACTUALLY BELIEVE the dumba$$ narative 😂 like with their WHOLE chest. Just goes to show everyone watching they CLEARLY didnt watch Russ week in and week out. Probably just watched the highlights or looked at the stat line lmao
Stop recycling your doubt and animus towards Russell Wilson. This is going on now three seasons. Why? Come up w fresh material.
I still got em at 13-4 not making a sb but schedule is easy... they just got 4 good division teams to play late 1/2 and they can beat them atleast once... 13-4 the probable .500 teams they got at home so la and dallas...8-0 1st loss at coming week 12 13, 15 16... i dont' see an issue baring injuries and randomness of football.. especially when the team got in last year and i don't think there near as good as this team is. now i am baking on tomlin and wilson lighting it up...and being better then trubisky Rudolph and picket lead team at worst..... 9-8
Russel wasn't on the defense that gave up 70 points. Broncos had bigger problems than russel wilson they just blamed him
Russ also wasn't on the defense when they created 16 takeaways in 5 game. Russ wasn't on the D when they averaged 16 points allowed during that 5 game stretch. But Russ was getting paid how much?
Steelers about to find out.
3 games in 10 days is NUTSSSS. I’m a Packers fan but dude, that is so f’d up
Every team has the same unless their Thursday night game is sandwiched in between their bye
@@johnnyblazers not too sure about that one. Show me another teams schedule that does.
@codyalger2792 first tesm I looked up plays 3 games in 10 days. The Chiefs. Let's me go look at another team...
@@codyalger2792 so do the Ravens. Looks like any team playing on Christmas day plays 4 games in 10 days
Know what's crazy? Those Christmas day games are on Netflix
Swesr this was a setup, because we actually won the division last year
Can’t wait for the season to start. Can’t stand these Russell Wilson convos. Mike T and Russ on a redemption tour and we are gonna say they are going to suck? Please, I hate the Steelers, but I hope they destroy that division.
Maybe Rooney should forfeit that rough part of the schedule ?
Naw, he ain't a quitter like you 😆
Russ is going to kill it, and he has had tough schedules before. These talking heads don’t seem to realize that Russ plays his best football during his toughest schedules. He faced the Chiefs twice in 2022 within a month, and outplayed Mahomes in both games and nearly led the Broncos to upsets in both games. In fact, the Chiefs had to resort to a dirty play to knock him out of the game just to keep from being embarrassed by one of Russ’s classic game-winning drives at Arrowhead.
These two are losers!
in truth, this schedule may have been a favor for the team. Half the season with a lighter schedule as the team gets its collective head around a no OC and QB room. Would you rather see the hard schedule early when the system is still new or would you like the team to have time to grow and learn one another to take on the final push? I say working having time for growth before the Division schedule my have been an interesting idea as I've seen lots of hot starts in the NFL end in a mess. Any one remember Philly last year????
WINS ARE A TEAM STAT.
Not an individual stat.
This perspective is tried and true thanks to dozens of variables that can win or lose a game. Stop saying “he’s won X amount of games.” It’s LAZY and inaccurate. Context matters man.
Agreed. Also, I can't stand when people bring up head to head. Those QB's were only on the field at the same time during the coin toss.
I would take Russell Wilson righrt now in Miami. They can have Tua. Russell still has it. And has legs and when to take off with the football Can you imagine Russell Wilson with the 3 Dolphins receivers.
😂😂 he'd still only throw 200 yards a game
Ur a little late coming to the party to understand that this is a brutal schedule
Russ is getting doubted because of a coach, who was carried by Drew Brees for years, used him as an escape goat to justify why the offense was struggling. Russ will have a way better season as a qb than Payton will as a coach. I guarantee it.
😂😂😂
Week 11, Russ will probably be on the bench for those games then. Good luck fields.
Why is everyone forgetting The Steelers were 5-1 in the AFC North last year with clearly a worse team?
It's just shows how much they hate Pittsburgh Steelers lol
But the Steelers had terrible qb play and still won a bunch of games last year with Russel should win some or more you would think
1 win at a time...