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How involved is Andy Weidl in the Steelers head coach search?
Mike McCarthy interviewing today.
Greenfield's very own, Bob. You know him. He knows how to get there. He doesn't need to take an Uber. He can drive himself.
Yep. And he'll know exactly where to stop and eat on the way and maybe the way back. Who knows? If it's a long interview, he may have two meals, Bob.
You wonder how long those interviews really go. I remember back... Before they hired Tomlin, some of them were like all day into the next day. And I guess in the second interview process, you would go deeper.
Well, let me ask you this question. Rooney himself said that him and Omar would be the point men here, correct? Yes. How much is Andy Weidel Omar's sort of football shadow? Because we know that Omar really isn't a football guy. And now Andy Weidel is interviewing for the Falcons GM job. And I think based on his background, probably has a decent chance to get it. And as Ryan Scarpino used to work in the Steelers offices, says first, he put out a cryptic tweet today, Bob, that said, all I'm going to say is Omar is not the dude you think he is. Someone said, can you explain more? He said he doesn't have a player personnel background. He was the contracts guy. I'm just telling you what I know. That doesn't mean he hasn't learned on the job, but there's a reason they brought in Andy.
All of this in the context of, are Omar and Art... The guys you want running a football search. The guys you want as point men to find a football coach.
I'm not so sure. I thought it would include a lot more people, actually. You could be point men, but that doesn't mean you can't listen to a whole bunch of other people who may have connections and know more about coaches than you do. So... Yeah, I got to believe that Dan is in there as well. He's the guy moving up eventually. So I think his voice can be heard in this.
Well, as our friend Scarpino finishes here with a tweet, I strongly suggest they don't let Andy Weidel go somewhere else. I mean, they're not going to stop him via his chance to be a GM. He's their best personnel guy and talent evaluator, and no, he should be heavily involved. And he said he should be heavily involved in the head coach search. I agree.
I thought he would be.
I stamped that.
I think he probably is. Yeah, I mean, I think it goes beyond what Art said that day.
What are the implications of Omar Khan's role in personnel decisions?
You could have point men. Point men also means information comes in, we go through this, you bring it to them, and you listen to what maybe everyone has to say before you make a decision. Because obviously you can't do it yourself to learn everything. Just like trying to scout players. These guys have a whole bunch of people involved in this. And my bigger concern is if Andy Weidel does leave, first of all, I guess a lot of the preliminary work for the draft has been done. It had to be. They had to scout so many people and they know so many things about those incoming players. But that's a big part of this. It's presenting the guys who are available both in free agency and in the draft.
Yeah.
And there's a lot of work involved in that, and they have a whole bunch of people who do it.
Now, when Weidel joined the fray here, the sort of narrative was that he was going to start like the Eagles did, help build like the Eagles did from the inside out on both sides of the ball. And I'd say offensively, I kind of like where their line is going, even with the Broderick Jones question, Bob. You?
Yeah.
Yeah, and I would say the same for defensive line. Harmon's a guy.
What insights does Ryan Scarpino provide about the Steelers' management?
You've got to win those trenches. You really have to. Football may change a lot. There may be different offensive schemes. But ultimately, if you're going to have success, regardless of the scheme, you've got to have guys who are going to create openings on that offensive line and shut them down on the defensive line. To me, that's always where football is over, which is why the run game has come back in vogue a little bit, Joe. People were saying, why would you bring in a running back and get him anywhere? Well, now you need guys who understand how the running game works as running backs.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How involved is Andy Weidl in the Steelers head coach search?
0:01–2:35
2
What are the implications of Omar Khan's role in personnel decisions?
2:35–3:40
3
What insights does Ryan Scarpino provide about the Steelers' management?
3:40–5:52
4
What strategies are being considered for the Steelers' coaching staff?
5:52–17:38
5
How does Mike McCarthy's potential role impact the Steelers' future?
17:38–28:48
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