Mike Florio talks Darnell Wright's extension, Mike Tomlin on NBC

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Who is Mike Florio and why is he joining the show from Canton?

Marshall Harris 0:00

Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now is a man who's got a massive brain.

Unknown 0:06

Mike Florio.

Marshall Harris 0:07

He used to be a lawyer, then he decided to take his talents to the internet.

Unknown 0:12

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. No, you're going to hear about it. On Chicago Sports Radio, 104.3 The Score. I want to keep talking Legos.

Mark Grote 0:32

Yes, sir. You know the name. You know the voice. Mike Florio. Follow him on X right now if you would like. At Pro Football Talk. Yep, he is the creator and editor-in-chief at Pro Football Talk. And this is the time of year where we all say, there's a football game tomorrow. It's that Hall of Fame game. I feel like it sneaks up on us every single year because it's just so darn early. It's Carolina and Arizona, and I'll be damned if Mike Florio isn't coming at us from Canton, Ohio right now. Are you ready for some football, Florio?

Mike Florio 1:11

Oh, I am ready. We just had a two-hour meeting with the Football Night in America crew going over the pregame show tomorrow night. First official sit-down with Mike Tomlin in the building. He's going to be spectacular. It's going to be a fun year, and we get it started tomorrow night.

Mark Grote 1:24

That is interesting, the Mike Tomlin part of this. It's been a while since I thought about the fact that Mike Tomlin isn't a head coach and that he is a broadcaster. Do you think that, and I know this is the difficult trick for all coaches who earn their first year broadcasting, do you think he'll be able to have that skill of just being himself, being the Mike Tomlin that has sort of charmed us in his own Mike Tomlin way for over a decade?

Mike Florio 1:50

That's the only Mike Tomlin we've ever known. It's the only Mike Tomlin we've ever seen. I know that with some coaches who get into broadcasting, there's a concern about saying things that could maybe burn bridges to one of the 32 teams, because really there's not many branches in this industry that is the NFL. I don't think he's going to care about that.

What does Mike Florio think about Mike Tomlin moving to NBC’s pre‑game show?

Mike Florio 2:12

I'm not sure he's ever going to want to come back, but he seems to be the last guy who would worry about something he says now. potentially complicating a move in the future. He's going to be good, he's going to be himself, and he's going to be fun to listen to. It's riveting to just sit in a room and hear him talk on any topic that comes up.

Marshall Harris 2:28

Mike, I know everybody's kind of gearing up. Panthers-Cardinals, not the sexiest matchup in my opinion, but it doesn't really matter because it is the Hall of Fame game.

Mark Grote 2:37

But Bears, Bears do open up against Carolina.

Marshall Harris 2:40

Yeah, but we're not going to see the real guys. You already know how this is going to go. You're right. Mike, Will this be different for you with Mike Tomlin as the guy? Because I think people are going to be so curious about what he's like as an analyst. And I feel like because he's not on games, he's not going to get as much run maybe. I know the pregame show is a bigger forum, but during the game, I guess you get more out of him. It's kind of the argument we were making with why don't they have Tom Brady in studio as opposed to on the games.

Mike Florio 3:11

Well, you get more, but you get it in small chunks, and it's reacting to what's just happened. You don't get many opportunities for the coach to just talk for more than 20 seconds at a time. And given the changes that NBC made to the pregame show this year, you've got Mike Tomlin, Jason Garrett, Devin McCourty, and that's it, along with Maria Taylor. So there's going to be more time for the core analysts to talk about whatever it is that that we decide ends up being the we. I'm a very tangential part of it, but collectively we come up with what the show needs to cover that day. And he'll have opportunities to speak his truth through his prism and through his experiences. And I think it's got the potential just from being around him for a little bit in May.

Mike Florio 3:57

Been around him some last week. We got together in New York for in Connecticut for a few a few hours. And then last night we had dinner.