Garrett Podell

very similar to how it did in years past.

I think it's kind of one of those you wait and see, but I think someone who's a little bit more offensive-minded could maybe be a nice change of pace for the Steelers after years of Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin.

Who knows?

Yeah, I mean, in the 49ers games, those were some elite defenses.

And then the second one they lost in 2022, I think 19 to 12 is what you're referencing.

Starting running back Tony Pollard, his fibula exploded in the first half of that game.

So the game plan really changed.

in the middle of that one, losing the dynamic dual threat abilities, both catching the ball in the backfield and rushing that Tony Pollard provided in 2022.

Yeah, the 2023 loss I was in the building for here in Dallas against the Packers, that to me,

I mean, that's probably definitely the most damning one because talking to the guys after the game, Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, they almost kind of sounded like it was a deer in the headlights thing in that they were the number two seed, won the NFC East, and I think they just got a little too over their skis mentally.

So I think that last one, I think, is the one you can bang McCarthy the most for, but

Yeah, I think by and large, he had gotten consistent regular season production out of Dallas that hadn't really been seen, yeah, since the 90s.

But yeah, that last 2023 playoff loss, pretty inexcusable.

And then his last year and after that, he honestly, there should have been a divorce after that game because Jerry Jones spent the fewest amount of money in free agency the following offseason.

And then it was just weird vibes all year.

Dak got hurt midseason in 2024, and it all kind of crumbled.

I think that's undeniable.

I mean, I love him as a media member.

He'll talk to us after every home game in the hallway during the head coach's press conference.

And so, you know, head coaches, they like there being one voice, right?