Welcome to the Locked-on Steelers podcast. I am your host, Tony Serino, and this is your daily dose

of all things, Steelers. Boy, that was a brutal way for the penguin season to end last night,

wasn't it? Overtime game. I felt like they had a ton of momentum. They had just hit the post. And I,

again, I know the Penguins were down three, too, but I really felt like they were going to win game six.

And when went to game seven, I know it was going to be in Washington, but still, this is a, this is a team that has had the mental edge over Washington for so many years now.

I really was confident this team was going to pull it out. But just too many defensive

breakdowns in the end, right? I mean, that goal that they gave up at the end was so reminiscent of so many goals they'd given up all series.

And you just can't have that, especially against a team as good as Washington.

So tough way to watch the penguin season end.

But anyway, tonight on the podcast, it's part two of my conversation with John Ledyard.

Tonight we're going to talk about the Martavis Bryant trade, the Mason Rudolph selection,

and then just general thoughts about the draftavis Bryant trade, the Mason Rudolph selection,

and then just general thoughts about the draft and where it puts this team for 2018.

So here is part two of my conversation with John Ledyard.

What were your thoughts on the Martavis Bryant trade, both from a value perspective,

getting a third round pick from the Raiders, but also how it's going to affect this team in 2018?

I think it was the value that they finally wanted.

You know, they were holding out for a second or third round type of deal, and they got a pretty decently high third rounder from the Raiders.

And I think that was the key, you know, get somebody desperate enough to bite.

I don't think they thought it would happen. I don't think they got any offer close to that before

that. And that's why they had literally played the interest down so much because they were like,

this is never going to happen. The Raiders have made a ton of dumb moves this offseason and the

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