 You guys have yet to win on the road this year. It's a short week to add an extra challenge. It is where it is to add another challenge on that. Can you just kind of speak to how tough and how much you guys need to ride to the occasion? Yeah, I think guys are excited to play on Thursday in a great environment in Pittsburgh. You know, it's always great. You know, when you play there, the crowd's into it. It's going to be a great atmosphere that we just focused on locking in on the details right now. Finished up the week. We know we haven't run, we haven't won on the road. And you know, we know we got to focus better, you know, on Thursday just so we can come out with a win. You guys take some new swagger with you when a new quarterback comes in and plays himself the right way, and himself with the production and the attitude. I think guys just, you know, it built some confidence in that game and a lot of positive things to build off of. Will play great. I think he should be confident. And everybody overall as a team, you know, did a great job for us winning this game. It's great to go in until another game on a quick week coming off a win. What's your advice to Will and the other rookies on going there in that possible environment on a short weekend? It's just not home field. It's the same football, same game, you know, just play how you play last Sunday and be yourself and let the game come to you. Let's go out there and play. You feel physically at what's the challenge that you've played in just a couple of days from now? Yeah, I mean, I feel good. It's just about recovering and getting bodywork done. It's a short week. So you try to get everything in that you can and then go out there and play. He's my eighth year, so I thought he should. Recovery, recovery, recovery. You know, a game like this, whoever can recover the best, you know, it will have a good possibility of going out and being there best. So just recover, man. How would you feel like that jump start? You know, jump start, kick start, however you want to call it, whatever start, obviously, we're trying to stack wins. And it's one game at a time. Process of recovery, you know, that normally takes several days to just a couple of years. You can't speed up recovery, but you can definitely do extra stuff that you usually don't do. Spend less time in the cold tub, you know, getting your legs ready, however that is. When you're in an out environment like that, communication is going to be tough. How can you, when we're working, making sure that it's where it needs to be? Today, starting that practice today, communicating to him throughout the whole, you know, trip there, not just on the practice field, but just communicating with him in the meeting room like today and just, you know, being on the same page. That nonverbal part of it, though, how do you develop that? You know, that kind of comes with, you know, his understanding of football and my knowledge as well and just him seeing things on film, me seeing things on film. But Tim Kelly, the offensive coordinator, you know, getting him on the same page with us receivers in offensive line. The kind of air yards we'll put off with, those three to one ones with three of the longest 10 in the league this year. I imagine receivers seeing the potential with that just have to be thrilling for the possibilities. You know, Will has it on. You guys knew that before he got here. Obviously, he's showing that last game and, you know, we don't really, you know, look in the past. You know, we're moving on to Pittsburgh and, you know, they're a good defense. So, you know, hopefully we can go out and have success against those guys. You know, I enjoy helping any quarterbacks to see young, old, doesn't matter to me, whatever. Who's there back there throwing me the ball? I mean, they got one of the best guys rushing the quarterback in the game, one of the best that's done in a long time, T.J. White. So, not just him, but, you know, they got guys in the secondary, Patrick Peterson, experienced players as well. So, you know, they're all around good defense, man. You got to ask JJ that, man. That was kind of a question for me. You know, just going out being reliable, trusting the offense, trusting the scheme. You know, we're going to go out and do our job. We don't really put an emphasis or try to overthink, you know, getting open faster or however you guys say it. You know, we're all professional athletes, so we know what we've got to do to be successful. At least a little bit about you. Now you face another team on a quick path. Yeah, for sure, that's a takeaway that, you know, one that you don't really think about at first. Like, obviously now it's the first time that there's four quarters of film on me and people might have an idea of what they want to do. So, I mean, not that it's going to change, you know, necessarily how I play, but just something to keep in mind. What was it like, I guess, in the four hours after the game and then how quickly did you have to just forget about that and focus on another game? Yeah, it was crazy. I mean, it couldn't really take any time to celebrate. Obviously, it like took the moment and enjoyed it with my family and the loved ones who I had with me there. But, I mean, like coach said, our mind had to flip to Pittsburgh right there at four o'clock on Sunday with a quick turnaround. I was like, I'm an emotional deck in the first set of those times. You're going under the lights now in Pittsburgh. How do you keep it all kind of? Yeah, it's awesome. I mean, plan or not, I've had this game circled on schedule just because of how great the environment's going to be. I mean, I know that their fans are going to come out and it's going to be a nice environment. So, I mean, we're ready to handle it. And I'm just looking forward to going, taking it all in and then just doing my thing. How much do you feel like your confidence is like a priority in terms of being a contagious factor for the entire roster? Shoot, yeah. I mean, if you're not confident in yourself, you don't believe in yourself, nobody will. I mean, Sam goes for just my confidence with the entire offense. Being in the quarterback, you know, you got to make sure that you have the right mindset because you know, guys are going to be looking to you and you got to pick guys up when they're down and keep them neutral when things are up. So, it's definitely a big part of the job. Going into that loud stadium, it's a big time environment. What do you think are some of the challenges that you've faced? I mean, first NFL game with this type of environment. So, I mean, definitely something to think about. I've played in loud stadiums before. So, I know the challenges that come with it. Just, you know, being clear with your communication, making sure that, you know, our operation and how we're going to handle things and how things might be different compared to a home game that we're all locked in on that. But the guys have been great so far this week with the rest we've got. We've just got to keep building. With not a lot of practice last week and then going into this week, not a lot of practice with your guys. How are you able to build that rapport so quickly? Specifically with a guy like D'Andre? I mean, I just got trust from them. I think they got trust from me too and just trusting that we're on the same page and that we're seeing the same things. And obviously, you know, my development as a learner of this game is far from over and I got to keep learning and seeing things more clearly. But just, if we're clicking like that, we got to make sure we can keep going. What's your biggest challenge for every snap? Oh yeah, definitely got to be aware of where 90 is for sure. And, you know, just, you know, we got confidence in our guys that we can take care of them and just getting the ball out and no one we're going to expect from them defensively. Hopefully have some things to counter it. Well, how big of a help has Brian just been, even though he's heard, like there was a video on social media, like just, I think it was after a full touchdown, he was there supporting. Just having him there as you've kind of had your moment. What is that, man? Yeah, I mean, he's been great. He's been a complete pro about it. I mean, he's working his tail off to get back to healthy and everyone's noticing that. He's been great in the meeting rooms. And then obviously on game day, he was there supportive going through the looks with me. And yeah, I mean, he's been great. Is it a mental hurdle that you guys have to clear, maybe? I just need to find a way to win. I mean, I don't think it's nothing more to it, but let's find a way to win on the road. We know in order to, you know, to build on wins, especially in this way, you have to win on the road. And apparently we haven't done that this year yet. So this has been a great challenge for us. You know, prime time game, get a win on the road. And, you know, for I know, it's going to be a kind of hostile environment as well. It's playing in Pittsburgh. So we have to be ready to handle that road environment, but also just find a way to win. How about? Kenny Pickett just said, like, what have you seen on film from him? What can you do? Man, he got his playmaker he wanted to get the ball to. Kenny Pickett, you know, he, which is a hell of a player. Pickett's, I mean, George Pickett's 14. He's a hell of a player. And we know that that's who he wanted to get the ball to it. Like I said, start off stopping the run, but once we're able to do that, like I said last week, I feel very confident in the guys that I go out there and rush with. So we're going to work together and be able to get out to him. But, you know, he's also mobile. We have to be able to be ready for that. When they do maybe have a design run or if it's not there, reading out there, you want to move around and maybe scramble. So we all got to be on the same page and be ready for that. How do you feel like Carol has come along in the last two games as he's coming into, kind of being the old Harold we've known? Yeah, I mean, we all knew that eventually it was going to happen. You know, Harold just, you know, he knew what it was going to take, just his preparation and practicing and all that. So, yeah, I'm, you know, happy for him. And, you know, like I said earlier, I wasn't, you know, worried about, you know, especially in the early on, he wasn't, you know, having the sex or production he wanted. But, you know, eventually I knew it was going to come. So hopefully he could keep building on from there. Tell us a little bit about how you guys had a little extra juice coming off the body. You feel like you maybe have a stretch in you here where this- I think that's the whole point of a body week, you know, especially the way we went into the body week, you know, or two and four. So being able to hit that reset button, you know, come back ready to roll. And like I said, games was in the trenches. And I honestly feel like, you know, when we rushing together, you know, no one can stop us up front. When we on the same page, we playing together, we playing for each other. So, yeah, we just got to get that first one then we'll be able to roll. But the main thing is just being together, communicating and make sure that, you know, we are on the same page. Which means that, I guess, the key last week, you guys played with a lot of youths early on the last year. Yeah. Is the key consistent with that in the full six? I think the main thing is just not letting the low parts that we have in the game carry over to more plays. You know, if something happens, you know, guys on the other team, they get paid to make plays. So if they make a play, don't dwell on it, you know, snapping clear and move on to the next play. Yeah. Appreciate it. And Hook, who's your favorite rookie? Oh, my favorite rookie right now? Oh, honestly, I'm gonna have to go with Anthony Kendall. You know, he doesn't say too much. You know, he just comes out here and just beats one-on-one, double team pressing outside and tackles inside the 20 kickoff. Is there a difference in this locker room right now after coming off and winning? Sort of getting a new lease on life here? Yeah, yeah, definitely. I mean, guys have felt good about last win. I was the one that, you know, we needed, and it was a full team win, all three phases. Steelers, your passing game's a little strange right now. What are you guys preparing for? Who are you preparing for? We're preparing for either Pickett or Trebisky, you know, whoever shows up. We don't think that they're gonna change too much from what they do, but they're gonna definitely get Pickett's the ball and Johnson the ball on the outside. If their offense doesn't change much, you think? It probably will. I mean, I think every offense changes here and there, but, you know, it's not like going from a running quarterback to a passing quarterback. So we anticipate similar stuff. You guys ready for the environment up there in Pittsburgh? Yeah, we were there two years ago. We played there. It was live. They had the tiles going, so it's gonna be good energy and we're gonna be ready to go. Awesome. Yeah, thank you. Appreciate it. You know, I feel like in that game, no one really knew exactly what to expect. It's his first game. We had practice, but, you know, I know how I was my first game. It wasn't how I was acting in practice per se. But, you know, he had good poise. Never too high, never too low. He made some good plays. So I think, you know, carrying that into this week and these next couple of days of practice is huge for him. As seen as he's your court, he obviously knows the plays and knows how to get you guys in position and stuff. What's it been like as a receiver? It's kind of seeing, sort of figuring out kind of what he wants and where he wants it. Yeah, I mean, that's part of the process, just building chemistry with the quarterback is being on the same page. I think you saw that with Hop, you know, a couple of those plays and watching that happen, you know, meetings, figuring out what, you know, what's expected of us and what we expect of him. And then our job is just to make it as easy for him as possible when we get out there in the game and make the picture as clear as possible. Did you know you had that MPH in you while it was a 21.2, you had something like that? Yeah, I mean, I knew I had it in me. It was just having a chance to be able to do it. So yeah, it was a fun play. It's been a while since I run that fast. So it's good to, what is it? And Forrest Gump break those like, leg braces off for a little bit. What does this mean now for the offense to hit those plays? I mean, not just what it adds to you, but doesn't it mean the defense now has to look at you completely differently? Yeah, I mean, it opens up the whole playbook. You know, they got to play us a lot more honest, I feel like, is one outcome of it. So yeah, I feel like it just makes us more dynamic and opens everything up. Thursday night, people, it doesn't matter what night it is, right? When it's prime time, did you just get going a little bit extra for a little bit? Yeah, I mean, night games are special here. You don't get a lot of them, like compared to some other teams. So it brings back those childhood memories or those high school memories. I feel like we're playing Friday nights. It's kind of similar to that, where there's just something different about a night game. Let me talk about how it doesn't happen a ton here. It seems like in the past, it's kind of been a rallying. Like when you get these rare opportunities, this team usually performs on that stage. I mean, yeah, I think guys are hungry to be able to perform when we do have that opportunity and we know we're the only game on at the time. So we gotta just keep that rolling.