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Zeise
11:57
OK let’s get started!!!
Buddy Parker
11:57
Is the Steelers quarterback competition really open? If Mason Rudolph has both the best camp and looks best in exhibition games does he get the job or will it mean the Steelers get a better return when they trade him?
Zeise
11:59
It is not open, not at all. Mitch Trubisky is the starter and he will have to be really bad in order to be displaced. It is clear the Steelers want him to be the starter and it is why he was brought here in the first place
Buddy Parker
11:59
If you are the Boston Celtics and can get Kevin Durant for Jaylon Brown and someone else do you do it? Or does this look too much like the Kyrie Irving trade?
Zeise
12:00
I’m not a fan of Kevin Durant. I don’t think he can be Batman on a championship team. He can be Robin but I don’t believe he can be The Guy and your team can win a title.
Gregg from Shaler
12:15
Hi Paul, it seems the QB question is whether Trubisky will win the job outright vs. Pickett. I know it's only one day, but MR looked good yesterday according to reports. With his experience in the system, is it even possible that he could win the starting job if he clearly, far and away, shows best in camp and preseason games?
Zeise
12:16
Rudolph will either be the backup or off the team. It makes no sense for him to be third string
Vladimir P.
12:17
Dobriy den, Comrade Zeise.
Guest
12:17
Hey Paul!  Why do you think players, fans, media are speaking out against Ben's comments about the young players being me-first?  Ben is 110% accurate.  We've seen so many here with AB, Bell, JuJu, Claypool, Martavius...the list goes on.  Tomlin has even said he treats different players differently.  This clearly enables it.  Why bash Ben for speaking the truth?
Zeise
12:18
Ben is the top of the list of the “me first” players thats why. Ben existed for Ben, Ben cared about Ben, Ben was all about Ben 100 percent of the time. He sounds like a fool when he talks about “me first” players because he is the king of that group.
For 2023
12:18
The Pirate starters have looked much better recently. Do you think they're finding themselves or is it a fluke? Who in the current mix do you think belongs in the rotation if the plan for 2023 is to be at least respectable?
Zeise
12:19
No I do think they are pitching better and it is easy to see that.
Marc from Germany
12:22
Hi Z! I have an absolutely catastrophic feeling about OC Canada. At the same time, I have a hard time believing, HC Tomlin could be this wrong. Can I rest easy on the certainty that Mike Tomlin is just way more competent and better informed in the matter than I am?
Zeise
12:27
I am very nervous about it as well but at least he can run his offense this year without interference from the “Hall of Fame quarterback” who can’t throw or move.
Vladimir P.
12:27
Dobriy den, Comrade Zeise.  I'm considering swapping your Brittney for, how you capitalists say, a shady character in your prison.  I was thinking of sending Brittney to the North Korean summer league, but my Comrade Kim doesn't deserve such a talent.  Let him invite Rodman to play.  Good bye, Comrade.
Zeise
12:27
OK that made me laugh
Steelers Fanatic
12:27
Hey Paul, Dotson's rep is that he was a road grader who could open up the running game but as far as pass protection, not so much. Does he have the pass protection skills necessary to keep the starting job at guard?
Zeise
12:28
I think he does. When he was in shape and healthy he was really pretty good and I still think he is one of their three best linemen
Mary Kay Cabot
12:28
Hi Paul. We are still waiting on former US District Judge now disciplinary officer Sue L Robinson's decision about LeSean. They are not operating on our time frame. It is so drawn out.
Zeise
12:31
You mean DeShaun. And I don’t think there is a time limit other than I’m sure they want a decision before the season starts
John Balooshi
12:31
On this day in 1978, National Lampoon’s "Animal House" was released in theaters. Who is your training camp Blutarski ("Mr. Blutarski .... 0.0") thus far? Who gets the highest marks? And which Steeler is most likely to give a rousing Blutarski-like Pearl Harbor speech to inspire his teammates, now that Ben is gone?
Zeise
12:33
There have only been one day with no pads. Let’s wait until they get in pads before they start giving out grades
John VanMeter
12:33
Hello Paul. Some guys on here only have a week left. I was told by Mgmt that I am safe & that to believe anything that comes out of their mouth. What say you, brah?
Zeise
12:34
Who, exactly, is gonna trade for you? What, other than the ability to burn an inning on the mound in blowouts, do you bring to a contender?
Jock Sutherland
12:35
Thanks for chats.         What do you think will be the 2nd biggest story from Steeler Training camp this coming month?
Zeise
12:35
The offensive line and what it looks like once the season begins
Wondering
12:35
I gather you don't pay much attention to track and maybe ignored the World Championships last week. But a Nigerian woman, Toby Amusan, destroyed the world record in the high hurdles in her qualifying heat and would have again in the final but the wind was just slightly over the limit. In response to these performances former 400 Olympic gold medalist and world record holder questioned her times saying that he thought the timing equipment was inaccurate. For this he was called a racist. I don't get what's racist about  questioning the accuracy of the timing system, even if you're way off base, even if you're white. But Johnson is black. I know a couple people who know him who say he's pretty big headed. But racist? Is that possible and if so, how?
Zeise
12:43
I don't know enough about the story to know what he actually said. In general, though, have you been paying attention
Guest
12:46
paul with ben blasting former steelers players and his drama "injuries" through out his career, and no playoff wins in last 5 years doesn't that reflect on his chances of the hall, ben isn't liked by a lot of voters outside pittsburgh, plus only 1 td pass in his 2 super bowl wins, notice i said "his" because its always about him!!!!!!!
Zeise
12:47
Ben will get into the Hall of Fame and he should. But what he should probably do is stay away from calling anyone else selfish given his history of throwing teammates under the bus, throwing coaches under the bus, complaining about the offense when he doesn't like what they are asking him to do, his off field stuff.... he should really sit this one out
Tom in Punta Gorda
12:47
Hi Paul, hop your golf game is going well. I'm hoping for big things from Pitt this season. Narduzzi does a good job of developing a bunch of 3 stars and they play hard for him, but he needs a filter for his mouth. Why put down people in your past, just let it go and don't be so petty.
Zeise
12:48
Yeah, I am not sure how ripping Mark Whipple helps him. It doesn't make sense, either. He is the head coach, if the team passed the ball too much, it is on him, not Whipple. He can veto any play call he doesn't like.
Dave
12:48
Since you will probably be 95% Steelers questions today I’ll mix it up. The general consensus is the Pirates should trade players or risk losing them. If no player will sign here what is the purpose of keeping the team here. For a three year window every 30 years?
Zeise
12:49
Well it isn'
't that no player will sign here, it is that they don't like handing out big money to keep people here a long time. ONeil Cruz could be a good test subject - how much will they pay him?
Jock Sutherland
12:56
I know you are a fan of LIV tour. Will the team golf concept make you watch even more?     I get why players like it but not sure it adds to attracting more fans.
Zeise
12:57
No, not really. I like golf as an individual sport. The Ryder Cup is somewhat interesting but even then I am not a big fan of it. I think the LIV in order to survive it needs a TV network and one or two of the top young superstars from the PGA to make the jump
Big John
12:57
Hi Paul. I think Pitt's trap game is at Western Michigan, their 3rd game, a night game. It's obvious, look at last year. Also They had a good team one year & lost on the road TO Akron!                                       In your article earlier you said if Pttt wins only 9 games, that means they lost to someone they shouldn't have.
Zeise
12:58
I would agree except they lost to Western Michigan last year so they won't be caught by surprise
Matt from LA
12:58
I keep hearing that the Steelers have the highest paid defense, but that does not guarantee anything. There are still huge question marks at inside linebacker, cornerback and the left side of the D-line?
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