JotCast | Paul Zeise's sports chat: 04.30.20

Paul Zeise's sports chat: 04.30.20

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Paul

12:09

Ok technical issues solved let’s get started

retguy18

12:09

The recent draft makes me remember Jon Baldwin, a #1 for the Chiefs. Any thoughts on why he never made it? Injuries, wrong team, just not an NFL WR?

Paul

12:12

It isn’t easy to play in the NFL His career never really planned out and part of it may be he just wasn’t ever in the right system. He lasted a couple years but he wasn’t productive enough. He was a player who was taken on his athleticism and size and potential but he was a little raw and sometimes those guys don’t improve in the areas they need to

paullochrane@yahoo.com

12:12

paul, i haven't been a fan of big ben since his off the field problems with 2 women, but do you agree or not that ben's career is vastly over rated, in the 2 super wins with him at qb he has only 1 touchdown pass !!! and in the other game he has the lowest qb rating of any winnings qb, in that game he threw for 84 yards !!!in the past 11 years only 3 playoff wins, i think he's in it for the money only !!! whats your opinion paul

Paul

12:16

I don’t think he is overrated - he is rated about where he should be, which is to say he is considered a great quarterback but below the elite guys like Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers..... For the most part he has always probably been more of a top 8 quarterback than a top 5 quarterback in the league

Thomas

12:16

Does the highly rated pitt bball recruit stay more than one year?

Paul

12:17

Yes. He isn’t a one-and-done type player. He is a very good player but he isn’t at that elite level where he will be ready to go after one year

Retire21

12:17

Enjoyed your interview with Chuck Copper last night about the book on his father. With the virus slowing everything down, will the Dukes have to be vagabonds again this season.

Paul

12:19

What does vagabonds mean? Do you mean in recruiting? No. I don’t think so, Keith Dambrot has a really good recruiting class lined up. If you mean in terms of their home court, no I don’t think so. Construction I think is set to start up again and if that’s the case they should be done by the start of the season

12:21

I thought exactly the same thing - why would we send people into New York and Philly. But I have to defer to the health experts - they wouldn’t OK something that isn’t safe. I am sure they will find some way to make it work or they will have to come up with a different plan

Retire21

12:21

Golf courses are open tomorrow. But I’m still chicken. You?

Paul

12:22

I have a tee time Saturday morning at Manor Valley. And the only reason I don’t have a tee time tomorrow is it is supposed to rain

Andy D.

12:22

Hey Paul, now that I’ve been released, can you put in a good word for me with Mr. Colbert and Coach Tomlin? Thanks!

Paul

12:23

Tell you what - go on Twitter and tweet Andrew Filliponi and ask him to start a campaign for you to come to the Steelers - it didn’t work with Jameis but it might work for you!!!

Retire21

12:23

Penn State seems like they having a great recruiting season for football. Sounds like they are all in on Coach Franklin but wasn’t he shaky not long ago?

Paul

12:24

His first few years he couldn’t beat anyone good and the fan base was getting nervous. He has that thing rolling now and they are gonna be really good every year. He has done a fabulous job there

Lucky

12:25

Pitt’s men’s basketball just got a top recruit, and has a nice overall recruiting class. What’s your thoughts for next season?

Paul

12:29

It may be tough for them to get all the way to the NCAA Tournament but they absolutely should be in contention for it. And that means they should at least be an NIT team. Again they are getting really good players but it is hard to incorporate six new players into a team and have immediate success. They should be good but if you are a Pitt fan you should be really excited about the future of this program

Lucky

12:29

Even if J.Winston would have been available on the cheap to the Steelers, I still think it probably best not to bring him in because of constant QB questions/distractions all season long. Thoughts?

Paul

12:31

I disagree. Ben Roethlisberger is the unquestioned starter so what would the questions be? And if they brought in Jameis he would be the backup. So there wouldn’t be much to guess or ask about

Bizzee Bee

12:31

Paul - Would you be able to beat Craig Meyer in a game of HORSE?

Paul

12:32

Well my speciality is fouling and rebounding so maybe not. But one-on-one, I never lose but mostly because we always have to play by my rules......

RJT

12:32

I think the Steelers are fine with Mason Rudolph as a backup. The kid was throwing to unproven receivers in Washington and Johnson, along with practice squad guys like Cain and Griffey. The running game wasn’t very good. He sustained a pretty serious concussion and had terrible accusations against him. Yet the Steelers won 5 games he started I believe. People expected him to step in and be a star with no support. Am I nuts for thinking the kid deserves another chance?

Paul

12:36

He does deserve another chance and maybe he will ultimately be good enough. There is nothing wrong with trying to upgrade at that position though and Jameis Winston would have been an upgrade

Zman

12:36

Who woulda thunk a couple years ago Paul that Pitt and Duquesne could realistically appear in top 25 this season? Really could be a lot of fun with two legit caliber college teams in the city, plus RM does great job in their bandwidth. Did you expect this from Dambrot and Capel?

Paul

12:38

Yes I thought it was absolutely a possibility because they are both really good coaches. I knew Capel would be able to recruit at a high level and Dambrot was a great coach at Akron and that’s not an easy place to win

TPhunter

12:39

Hi Paul. Watched the original 1951 movie Angels in the Outfield the other day and it had some great shots of Forbes Field with the Cathedral of Learning seeming to be looming over the third base line. I went to a few games there as a youngster, but I was too young to know the actual location of the park. I've heard that home plate is actually in the lobby area of one of the Pitt dorms. Is that true? Also, tell Primanti's to save the "O". Great dogs and fries.

Paul

12:40

Part of the fence from Forbes Field is still up in Oakland. If you go down Forbes, make a right at the O and then make the first left like you are going to Schenley Park you can see it on your right. And yes someone needs to save the O

PZ fan

12:41

Hi Paul. Most of us think that by drafting a speedy receiver in Round 2 that the run game will automatically improve, along with having our QB back. Left guard looks improved by new blood also. So why the fretting about not taking a star RB in Round 2? However I do wish Round 4 would have gone to ILB but I can't complain about our draft except for that. Agree?

Paul

12:42

I’m not fretting about anything. You’d hope they improved the running game by improving the line, by having a QB who can complete passes back and by having a healthy James Conner. I do agree with you that they need to address inside linebacker

TPhunter

12:42

Paul, is the NHL season over? If so, where does that leave the Pens after those late-season trades?

Paul

12:43

I think there will be some form of playoff and the Penguins will be in them.

Buzzard Bill

12:43

Hello, Paul. If the Steelers are sitting at, say, 4-3 after 7 games and Ben goes down, do you think that they would play out the season with Rudolph or attempt to sign some journeyman QB to finish the season and perhaps playoffs?

Paul

12:45

Mason Rudolph is the back up quarterback. There is no journeyman to go get that will be worth a damn at that point in the season. For better or worse it is Rudolph.

TPhunter

12:46

Have you seen the first four shows of the The Last Dance documentary on ESPN? If ESPN was to do a similar series on a Pittsburgh sports figure, who would it be? Mario, Roberto, Willie, Art or Bob (Nutting, and just kidding!)?

Paul

12:47

I think Mario and the whole process of him buying the team so he could basically get paid. That would be an interesting behind the scenes type story

Mario and Pierre

12:47

We’re playing Oakmont...how about you and Pomp joining us?

Paul

12:47

I can’t afford Oakmont! I have to wait until the US Open media day!!!!

12:47

The Bengals are going to release Dalton as expected. Some Steelers fans will want to sign him but they don't have the cap space. Why would he sign here when he could sign in NE or Jacksonville and start?

Paul

12:49

You mean like Jameis Winston signing with New Orleans instead of Jacksonville? There are a lot of reasons why guys do or don’t sign with teams and most of them have a lot more to do with money and contracts than anything else

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