Big Ben likes the McCarthy hire, Steelers hire new offensive line coach
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What are the implications of Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame candidacy?
All right, Bob, this very odd squaring off, it seems, to get into the Hall of Fame between Bill Belichick and people who want to vote for L.C. Greenwood. I mean, that's what this writer from Kansas City basically said it came down to, the three senior guys, Roger Craig, Ken Anderson, and L.C. Greenwood or Belichick. And this writer felt like if I don't vote for these senior guys, they're never going to get in. belichick will that put a little bit of a new twist on it for me now i still think there's a lot of petty jealousy i think bill polian uh was a problem here obviously belichick is a first ballot hall of famer but the process is screwing this up maybe just as much or more than um these petty ignorant voters so a couple calls on that let's go to him all right let's start with tony and butler to chime in hey tony
Hey, good afternoon guys. I was just wondering your opinion on something. Like I get it that there's journalists voting on this, which not that I don't respect the media or general, but why don't we have that committee comprised of X players? and coaches.
There are a bunch of them on there. Yeah, it's a mixture of all of them. Bunches of ex-players and coaches. Everybody from Dan Fouts to Tony Dungy, Bill Polian, a former executive. So it's about half writers and half just the people you're talking about.
Okay, well, another question. Don't you think they should have a separate ballot for coaches and a separate ballot for players? That way we don't run into this problem where, like you guys are saying, Elsie Greenwood, 100%, should be voted for, but if they have to pick between a coach and a player, I don't think that's fair. I think they should have their own ballots So that way you're putting some players in, you're putting some coaches in, but they're not competing against each other. I think that's a very good idea. I think there should be a builder slash coach category and then just strictly a player category. And you can still limit the size of each if you want, but you don't put them up against one another because, quite frankly, it's very difficult.
I mean, how do you say that Robert Kraft shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame? given the fact there have been other builders and owners who are in it.
Good point. Of course.
Of course you put him in. He's the architect, not the architect, the owner of a dynasty. That takes a spot away from somebody else. So the current guys get pushed back, and I think that's what's happening to a degree with Belichick here.
The process is silly. I'm looking at Jesse Minner's news conference there, Bob. He's getting introduced to Baltimore today. He just comes off the screen as an impressive guy, whereas Joe Brady and Todd Munkin, Don't. They don't. Munkin, they said, I read today, is the last guy outside of the building who would take the job. The last of their candidates. They just chose the guy that said yes. Or the guy they ran out of... Outside the building.
They ran out of people, and they made people take that stupid test they were trying, a personality test.
They should have... What was that?
Yeah, something... Didn't you see that? Austin, did you see that? Yeah, I did. Putting him through some sort of... Write an essay. Write an essay. Why you want to be the Browns coach? It's like... What? What is this, a college application?
I don't know.
They are such a joke. He struck me as, and you can see, and I'm not, we can't hear what he's saying, but you can tell charisma when you see it. Confidence.
My point exactly. He got it. The others don't.
Why does Ben Roethlisberger support the Mike McCarthy hire?
I mean, Joe Brady is just getting panned in Buffalo.
Yeah, but the owner should be getting it, right?
Of course, always. That's always where it starts. And then Munkin. My God, are they a joke. What a blessing for the Steelers to have that franchise in the same division.
And what you've done is just really irritated Jim Schwartz now, who may be forcing himself out.
Why didn't they just promote him? Why didn't they just keep Stefanski and get a quarterback for him? Although Shadur Sanders did make the Pro Bowl, Bob.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What are the implications of Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame candidacy?
0:01–3:36
2
Why does Ben Roethlisberger support the Mike McCarthy hire?
3:36–5:47
3
How does Mike McCarthy's coaching history influence his new role?
5:47–8:13
4
What are the expectations for the Steelers' offensive strategy under McCarthy?
8:13–11:33
5
Who is James Campen and what will he bring to the Steelers' offensive line?
11:33–14:53
6
What challenges does Patrick Graham face as the new defensive coordinator?
14:53–18:10
7
How does the Steelers' coaching staff compare to previous years?
18:10–21:37
Speakers
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