Diving into Bob Pompeani's sit-down interview with Steelers Mike McCarthy
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What was the initial reaction to Mike McCarthy's comments about Aaron Rodgers?
The phone lines remain lit up like Malsy in a craft beer house. So we're going to toggle, Bob. You like toggling? We're going to toggle between calls on what we revealed in our opening segment is that Bob and Mike McCarthy sat down. And why don't we just play that line again? Bob asked about Aaron Rodgers coming here if these two wanted to recreate their magic. Let's hear the question and answer.
Can you recreate the magic that you guys had Green Bay?
That's the plan. I mean, that's the plan. I think it'd be awesome. I think it'd be a great chapter in our career.
Bob, did you realize as soon as he said that that you just broke, I think, kind of major news? Even though we had an inkling, a lot of people didn't think it was as clear as he just made it.
That's the plan. Well, it doesn't get any clearer than that, I guess. And that's one of the reasons why I wanted to ask that question, only because I was not convinced at his press conference that what he said— was really how they felt i thought it was more well we're not gonna you know aaron had can speak for himself i'm not gonna say anything sure we'd like to have him here you know but that's you know you hear it i don't know if i totally agreed with it and i thought maybe it was you know just being deferential whatever and then when he said that that was like oh my okay that's i guess that's the plan
How does Mike McCarthy plan to recreate the success he had with Aaron Rodgers?
You know it in an interview when they say something that's not working.
But we were talking about some other stuff about Rogers first. That little light bulb goes on. Yeah, and then he went with that.
So, hey, it's going to happen. So it's going to happen. In the hands of an expert interviewer, anything can happen, Bob. And it was a great interview, and we're going to listen to it. Thank you.
You may be overdoing that, but it was just a conversation.
Here's the key with your interviewing, in my humble opinion, is that you make people very relaxed. So it becomes. And that's why something like that emerges. Because Mike didn't feel guarded. He felt very relaxed with you. And when that happens, I think the subject forgets that, oh, I'm on the record and this will be seen by this many people. He's just BSing with you at some point. That's your ability to do that.
I thank you for that. But you're like that the same way. You got to make people feel that way.
What insights did Bob Pompeiani gain during his interview with Mike McCarthy?
We had a nice conversation before we even did it. So it was more like just two guys sitting down. And I think that's how at least that's my approach to these kinds of things.
Well, just have a conversation. And that's the thing that I tried to impart to young journalists like our friend City Limits in there. Look at him, Bob. Look how tiny he truly is.
Is he shrinking? No. No? He's thawing out because he was in the cold.
This chair is just so low to the ground. I know. You can barely see. They took away my chair that I loved a couple months ago. I need a higher chair. It hurts my back when I sit in this chair. It's very sad.
It doesn't have a thing on the bottom where you can put it up? No.
How about a phone book? Do phone books still exist? No. Or if they do, I don't have one. It was probably about 10 years ago the last time somebody threw a phone book on my lawn, right?
That's how they used to do it. In a little plastic thing. In a plastic thing. Oh, there's our phone book. Whoever... Do they still print them limits? No. I don't know. Remember the last time we got a phone book? Actually, you know, it's funny that all this electronic stuff makes so many things... disappear. We saw the blockbuster industry of videos gone. Even cameras on your phone. What did they do to Konica Minolta? They used to make cameras. You have this camera. Everyone has a camera. Do you really need another camera? Probably not. It's crazy. It's amazing.
What was I just going to say, Limits? Now I completely forgot. Oh, the lesson there is... When you're interviewing people, when you're around a team a lot, you have to show interest in the person and create at least small talk. You can't just show up and stick a tape recorder in their face or a phone, which is one and the same.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was the initial reaction to Mike McCarthy's comments about Aaron Rodgers?
0:00–1:18
2
How does Mike McCarthy plan to recreate the success he had with Aaron Rodgers?
1:18–2:10
3
What insights did Bob Pompeiani gain during his interview with Mike McCarthy?
2:10–3:52
4
What are the challenges of being a local head coach in Pittsburgh?
3:52–6:36
5
How does Mike McCarthy view the current roster of the Steelers?
6:36–10:46
6
What are the expectations for the Steelers in the upcoming season?
10:46–14:37
7
How does Mike McCarthy feel about the pressure of coaching in his hometown?
14:37–17:29
8
What are the potential implications of drafting a quarterback for the Steelers?
17:29–23:53
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