#1 Cochran Sports Showdown: Oct. 16, 2022 (Pt. 1)
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER ROUND OF SOUND. THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE COCHRAN SPORTS SHOWDOWN. I’M BOB POMPEANI. WE’RE GOING TO GET INTO THE PIRATES AND SHARINGTON, NOT LOOKING TO INCREASE PAYROLL ANY TIME SOON. THE NUMBER ONE COCHRAN SPORTS SHOWDOWN IS THE STEELERS IN A WIN NOBODY SAW COMING. NOT MANY PEOPLE SAW THEM SILENCING TAMPA AND WINNING A GAME AT HOME. A LOT OF STUFF TO GET INTO, GUYS. LET’S GET INTO THE REASON, THE BIGGEST REASON. THERE WERE MANY REASONS WHY THE WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST REASON, IN YOUR MIND? I’M GOING TO GO DEFENSE.
DEFENSE WITHOUT A STARTING SECONDARY. BASICALLY AND T.J. WATT WAS ABLE TO BEAT TOM BRADY. I THINK THE DEFENSE WAS OUTSTANDING. NOT JUST IN EXECUTION, BUT IN GAME PLAN. YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE NUMBER ONE REASON. THE NUMBER ONE REASON? IT’S THE NUMBER ONE COCHRAN SPORTS SHOWDOWN. DEFENSE, YOU TIP YOUR CAP. THE BIGGEST REASON WHY WON IS BECAUSE BRADY IS NOT ALL IN ON FOOTBALL ANYMORE. PERIOD. ANYBODY WANT TO DEBATE ME ON THAT? YOU THINK THE MARITAL SITUATION IS AFFECTING HIM? HE FLEW TO THE GAME BY HIMSELF. HE WENT TO HIS FORMER OWNER’S WEDDING. IT’S FRIDAY NIGHT.
PATRIOT’S TEAM GO TO KRAFT’S WEDDING ON FRIDAY? WELL, HE HAS A DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP. WAS THE ENTIRE TEAM INVITED? YOU DON’T THINK HIS BEHAVIOR IS INDICATIVE OF A GUY NOT COMPLETELY
LINE HE NORMALLY GETS QUICK TEMPO, BOOM, HE’S GOING AND GONE. HE WAS PROBABLY THINKING ABOUT DESSERT AT THE WEDDING. HE HAD TWO PIECES OF CHEESECAKE. TERRY BRADSHAW AGREES WITH ME. HE’S NOT INVESTED IN FOOTBALL ANYMORE. WHEN YOU’RE 45. NOT JUST THAT HE BECAME 45 YEARS OLD AND THE TEAM ISN’T AS GOOD AS PREVIOUS. IT’S NOT BECAUSE HE’S INVESTED. IF HE DIDN’T GO TO THE WEDDING, HE PUT MORE TIME AND ENERGY INTO HIS PROFESSION THAN ANYBODY. THAT’S WHAT MAKES SIDNEY CROSBY GREAT. IF HE STOPPED TRAINING YEAR ROUND, WOULD HE BE A TOP FIVE HOCKEY PLAYER? NO.
HE HAS GOOD TO GREAT NATURAL ABILITY. HIS WORK ETHIC SEPARATES HIM FROM EVERYBODY ELSE. IT WASN’T THE DAY BEFORE A BIG GAME. I WOULD SAY IT’S A BIGGER THING. HE KNOWS THE GAME PLAN. IF YOU WANT TO QUESTION HIM LEAVING CAMP FOR TWO WEEKS, THAT I MIGHT AGREE WITH YOU. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A WEDDING. I AGREE WITH JASON. THAT’S NOT THE BIGGEST REASON. I’M NOT TRYING TO DISAGREE WITH YOU. YES, YOU ARE. I’M TRYING TO HAVE FUN WITH YOU. I WOULD SAY THEIR OFFENSE. THEY HAD A LEGITIMATE OFFENSE. I THOUGHT MITCH TRUBISKY
WAS OUTSTANDING. IF WE PLAYED THAT WAY FOR THE BEGINNING, WE NEVER WOULD HAVE SEEN KENNY PICKETT. HE WAS REALLY GOOD AND CHASE CLAYPOOL HAS MADE PLAYS. HE WAS FANTASTIC. CAN REPLICATE THAT AGAIN, THEY’LL BE BETTER OFF. IF TRUBISKY DONE THAT AT THE BEGINNING INSTEAD OF BEING AFRAID TO MAKE A MISTAKE OR RESTRICTED BECAUSE HE DIDN’T WANT TO MAKE A MISTAKE, HE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY STILL HAD THE JOB IF HE PLAYED LIKE HE DID TODAY. HE’LL GET A SECOND CHANCE. HE’LL PLAY AGAINST MIAMI. LET ME ASK YOU. 100% HE’LL PLAY. BECAUSE WHY? BECAUSE THE CONCUSSION PROTOCOL
RIGHT NOW. THE PEOPLE WHO GET IT, YOU DON’T PLAY. AGAINST KENNY PICKETT, IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I UNDERSTAND THAT. THEY’RE CRACKING DOWN ON IT AND THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE OPTICS ON EVENTUALLY KENNY PICKETT WILL BE CLEARED AS TUA IS CLEARED. WHEN THAT HAPPENS AND LET’S SAY TRUBISKY PLAYS OKAY, THEN WHAT? HE WOULD PLAY AGAINST PHILADELPHIA. IF THEY TAKE A TWO GAME WINNING IT’S ON HIM TAKING THAT AGGRESSIVE MIND SET AND I DON’T CARE IF I MAKE A MISTAKE ATTITUDE INTO THE MIAMI GAME. THAT’S WHAT IT’LL HINGE ON. IT WAS EASY FOR HIM WITH NO TIME,
NOT A SIX DAY LEAD TO THINK ABOUT IT TO GO OUT THERE AND CUT IT LOOSE. WE’LL SEE IF HE PLAYS THAT WAY WHEN HE PREPARES TO START. THAT’S A BIG PART. TRUBISKY WENT OUT AND PLAYED. I DISAGREE. I THINK PICKETT WOULD BE BACK. IF TRUBISKY GOES BACK AND WINS, I THINK KENNY PICKETT WILL WIN. BECAUSE I THINK HE’S NOW THE STARTING QUARTERBACK. LET’S ASSESS . I’M SIDING WITH ANDREW. GAMES. THEY WANT TO WIN. IF MITCH TRUBISKY PLAYS WELL, I DON’T THINK THEY WOULD DISRUPT A GOOD THING. OKAY, ALL RIGHT. I WAS ASSUMING MITCH TRUBISKY
PLAYS WELL. IF HE PLAYS POORLY YOU MAKE THE CHANGE. HOW DID KENNY PICKETT PLAY TODAY? I THOUGHT BEAUTIFULLY ON THE FIRST DRIVE. FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY WENT TO THE SAME STUFF. OUTSIDE THROWS AND BENEATH THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A COMBINATION OF PLAY CALLING. I THINK THE PLAY CALLING IS HAMPERING HIM A LITTLE BIT, IF THAT’S THE CASE. HE DOESN’T STRIKE ME AS SOMEONE TO GO SIDE TO SIDE AND UNDERNEATH AND THAT’S IT. I DIDN’T LIKE THE WAY THEY CALLED PLAYS FOR KENNY PICKETT. THE KENNY PICKETT I’VE SEEN GET HIM OUT ON
THE PERIMETER AND USING HIS LEGS AND MAKING THROWS AND TAKING SHOTS OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE THROW, TO ME THAT’S WHY YOU GO TO HIM, FOR THE ABILITY TO TAKE THE CHANCES. IT GETS STICKY FOR ME. WE’RE NOT IN THE HEADSET. WE DON’T KNOW EVERY OPTION KENNY PICKETT HAS. IF HE’S NOT SEEING THE FIELD AS WELL AND THERE’S OPTIONS HE’S IGNORING, OKAY. MAYBE THAT’S NOT ON MATT INTO A RHYTHM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I THINK IT’S CANADA. WE’VE SEEN FOUR QUARTERBACKS IN THAT OFFENSE. IT’S THE SAME KIND OF PLAY CALLING. TO CANADA’S CREDIT, WHEN TRUBISKY
WALKED INTO THE GAME COLD, HE LET HIM THROW. THEY WERE FIRST AND 20. HE LET HIM THROW A COUPLE OF PASSES. AND ON FIRST DOWNS, TOO. THEY ASKED HIM TO THROW FIRST DOWNS. I THINK IT’S THE FIRST TIME HE’S ALLOWED HIM TO BE AGGRESSIVE AND HE WAS RELAXED THEY COULD HAVE TAKEN MORE SHOTS DOWN FIELD. CANADA CALLED HIS BEST GAME FOR TRUBISKY. NOT TO CIRCLE BACK TOO MUCH, CHASE CLAYPOOL WAS NOT MAKING THOSE CATCHES PREVIOUSLY. THAT HAD BEEN SERIOUSLY LACKING. GET THAT FROM A WIDE RECEIVER. ANOTHER THING, BIG PLAY IN THIS AND WHETHER IT’S CANADA
OR WHETHER IT WAS TRUBISKY, THE PENALTY, WHICH WAS A FREE PLAY, THEY IMMEDIATELY CAUSED TEMPO AND THEY CAUSED THAT TO HAVE. THAT WAS TERRIFIC. WE HAVE MORE TO GET INTO. HAS THE OUTLOOK CHANGED NOW ONE DAY YOU CAN BE NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE NFL AND THE NEXT YOU ARE A GAME OUT OF FIRST PLACE. WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT NEXT.
