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Mike Florio talks Bill Belichick's first-ballot Hall of Fame snub (Hour 2)
28 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: Why was Bill Belichick snubbed for the Hall of Fame?
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Chapter 2: What are Mike Florio's thoughts on the NFL coaching carousel?
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Mike Florio.
He used to be a lawyer, then he decided to take his talents to the internet.
NBC Sports. I'm sorry I'm late. I was talking to Robert Kraft. That isn't the time for an airing of grievances. Pro Football Talk. I got a lot of problems with you people. Now, you're going to hear about it. On Chicago Sports Radio, 670 The Score.
Yes, sir. Mike Florio is indeed the creator and editor-in-chief of Pro Football Talk.
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Chapter 3: How do the Cubs' offseason moves impact their playoff chances?
Joining us now on the Circa Resort and Casino Hotline is Mike Florio. Circalasvegas.com. Mike, how are you?
You know, I am a child because I look forward to the ability to flash the thumbs and activate the fireworks. And I've learned you only get one chance to do it. After you do it the first time, the thumbs don't work anymore.
Okay, we'll be monitoring you. We'll be monitoring the situation. I'm sure our friends on Twitch will be monitoring the situation. Things are so good here, by the way, Florio, that we just did an hour of radio on the following question. Is Caleb Williams the greatest quarterback in Bears history? We can do that in Chicago, Mike.
Wow. And I'll give you a little... A little nugget that I picked up yesterday from Chris Sims.
Chapter 4: What insights does Mike Florio share about the Steelers' coaching decision?
We do PFT Live three or four times a week. He ran into Michael J. Fox, of all people, last weekend at dinner. And Michael J. Fox is a big Caleb Williams fan. So he has that going for him, which is nice. That is nice.
Anytime one of the Keatons gets on board, that's when you know you're doing well in life, at least financially, because I know how Mr. Keaton rolls. Listen...
Now I'm running through all the names. We had Alex P. Alex P. We had Mallory.
Mallory, yeah. Yo, Mallory. Who's dad's name? The boyfriend was Nick, right? Remember Nick? Hey, yo, Mallory.
Chapter 5: How does the Hall of Fame voting process affect player legacies?
The meathead, yes. See, now I really am acting like a boomer. That's family ties for all of you who are not quite to the boomer stage of your life, like Mark Grody is. Which we are not. But if you're over 37, you're a boomer. Yeah, he was called a boomer earlier today. I think it hit him a little hard, Mike. And I said, there's nothing wrong with being a boomer.
That just means you have lived a good long life. That's all that that means.
Hey, if we're lucky, we're all going to get there. That was how I dealt with, I think, turning 40. Mitch Albom's book, Tuesdays with Maury, was a great perspective check. Like, The idea is we all get one ride from cradle to grave.
Chapter 6: What challenges do the Steelers face with their new head coach?
And the goal is to keep the grave part from happening as long as possible. Yeah. And to live every moment, every year, get the most out of everything that we do. And so, I don't care. 40 bothered me more than 60. The only one that bothered me really was 23. Because you spend your whole life getting older and looking forward to something.
I can drive when I'm 16, I can vote when I'm 18, I can drink when I'm 21. You get to 22, you're still 21. You get to 23 and it's like, there's really no other number to aspire to. There's no other good number out there.
I would argue 25 just because you can rent a car without paying the extra surcharge. That'd be my number. But I agree. I see what you're doing there, Mike.
Chapter 7: How do the Cubs compare to other teams in the National League?
I definitely agree with that. Speaking of waiting a while to get somewhere, you say that at the same time. I saw Mike McCarthy's introductory press conference for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team that I covered when they hired Mike Tomlin. And I just thought it to be such a shocking moment.
other side of the coin, if you will, from not only what the Steelers have done over the last 60-plus years, but also just Mike McCarthy coming home.
Oh, that part of it is such a great story. We rarely see that. A guy coaching or playing for the team that he grew up rooting for, and Mike McCarthy oozes Pittsburgh. You can hear it in every word that comes out of his mouth. But at the same time, they got some work to do to get the Steelers fans on board with it.
And I think at the core, and I've been thinking about this for a few days, and I'm in Steelers country. I'm 100 miles south of Akershire Stadium right now. A lot of Steelers fans around. They were all perplexed. And I think that the core is...
Chapter 8: What are the expectations for the Cubs this upcoming season?
They feel like they should be getting guys who are in demand. And McCarthy hasn't exactly been a hot commodity. John Harbaugh gets fired, they're lining up for a chance to hire him. Teams that haven't fired their head coaches yet are calling John Harbaugh's agent to inquire as to whether or not he'd be interested. McCarthy was fired, contract not renewed, however you want to apply.
When your contract's not renewed, you're fired.
by the cowboys last year he got one interview last year with the bears this year he had two with the titans and with the giants and then the steelers had a vacancy and he became one of the candidates and he got the job and they hired him before they even had a chance to do an in-person interview with the rams candidates so it's just so different so dramatically different from how the steelers have done it in the past
And to hire someone that it feels like he didn't have a plan B, it's not like he's choosing between the Steelers and the Browns, the Steelers and the Ravens, Steelers and the Titans, Steelers and this, Steelers and that. It was the Steelers or nothing by all appearances. And I think Steelers fans have a much higher regard for their team than that outcome would suggest.
What about the Aaron Rodgers part of this? Does Mike McCarthy really want Aaron Rodgers to still be there? Would Rodgers want to reunite with McCarthy?
The reporting from Tyler Dunn who was with Bleacher Report at the time in 2019 paints a picture that would suggest to a reasonable observer that Rodgers doesn't want to play for McCarthy again. And I would assume that after more than a decade with Rodgers, McCarthy isn't interested in a 42 year old version of Aaron Rodgers being his quarterback.
Now, it's important for the Steelers to say all the right things. And McCarthy said yesterday he definitely wants Aaron Rodgers back. But that's just a one-year band-aid. And at some point, Father Time is going to win. Father Time is going to kick your ass if you keep playing long enough.
We've already seen Aaron Rodgers' mobility diminish to the point where he's a pocket passer who's got to get rid of the ball quickly. And I suspect that... that the Steelers know they need to let Aaron Rodgers be the one to say no thank you. Look at what happened last year. I don't think Rodgers wanted to stay with the Jets, but the Jets were the ones who told him no thanks. And what occurred?
He put the Jets on blast when it came out that the Jets didn't want him and they made him fly cross country and they didn't want to hear his input after all his years of experience. It was just, we're going in a different direction. We're done here. So I think they just need to be very careful, and they need to let him make a decision while they make plans for the future.
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