The Pomp And Joe Show
Mike McCarthy told Bob 'that's the plan' to recreate magic with Aaron Rodgers
02 Feb 2026
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Chapter 1: What notable events happened to Bob and Mike this weekend?
I'll say this much, Bob. You and I and Limits all had very notable weekends. Big things happened for all of us. I'll begin with the common greeting of how are you, and then we'll get into it. Everything good? Ron?
Except I started without my microphone on, so maybe this Ron seat is affecting me. I don't know.
He did that three days a week.
Everything good? Yeah, everything's good. Beautiful day out there. Looking forward to another interesting week of sports.
How are you? I'm okay. I'm good. Very good. What temperature does the... Does it need to be to start to melt the snow limits? Is the sun going to do that today or no?
Slowly. I asked that question of Ray Petlin just to interrupt our meteorologist. He says it does a little, but you need the temperature to get above 30 degrees basically.
Is that ever going to happen again?
I don't know. Well, the Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog said six more weeks, but he says that every year. It's almost like a foregone conclusion. Do you know him, Bob? I've met the hog, yeah.
Limits doing well? I'm doing well, yes. I've never met Punxsutawney Phil, but I do have groundhogs in my yard.
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Chapter 2: What did Mike McCarthy reveal about his plans with Aaron Rodgers?
For sure. Michael Manko down the right side. Crosby sets up Manko.
Why is he going down the right if he's a left winger, Bob?
Because you're playing him like Dan Bosma, off the wrong wing. Yeah, that's true.
He can do that. So, Michael Manko and Limits met at Champs up at Penn State. We did. Because you were both going to the outdoor hockey game. How did it go? Did you guys talk behind my back?
What happened? We talked behind your back, in front of your back, and all the above. Yeah. But we said a lot of very complimentary things about you, Joe. We shared a lot of notes and our appreciation for you. And we went to Champs, which is a very, if anybody's ever been to Penn State before, they know what Champs is. It's like the biggest hangout spot in all of Penn State. Yeah.
And yeah, we had a fun time just chopping it up about a lot of different things. Very nice, man. That doesn't tell me any details.
What did you say about me? What did he say about me?
He asked me my favorite and least favorite parts about Joe. And I told him that my favorite part about Joe is how you embrace me and how you believe in me and the rapport and connection that we have with each other. And we talked about how you walk to work in the middle of the snowstorm as well.
And how you were shoveling your driveway and was so angry shoveling your driveway that we came and picked you up. Even though you probably could have drove to work, we picked you up and drove you anyway.
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Chapter 3: How does Mike McCarthy plan to recreate the magic with Aaron Rodgers?
If you looked at last year, I thought it was a wide-open case for them. But then they got smacked in the face with reality with that loss to Houston. That was a team that had some issues themselves offensively, and yet they just rode their defense to take full advantage of the Steelers' offense into a big lopsided win. So how close are you when you get there?
The answer is I don't think they're close enough either. They have to do something different when they get to those games. Yeah, you got to get there, and that's probably how they're thinking about it. Got to get there first. Yes, you do. But then when you get there, what can you do?
But not really because the Patriots sunk to the bottom of the league and didn't get there in their first time back.
I understand that.
It wasn't like the Patriots had been knocking on the door. I don't believe in that old bum Phillips theory. You knock on the door, and then you finally kick it in. No, in this league, you can suck for a couple of years, get your quarterback, and in your first try back in the playoffs, go all the way to the Super Bowl.
Sure. You can do that, but you also, you know, there are a lot of other teams who've had top five picks. Jets and Giants come to mind and other teams, and they've squandered those and they've not done them right. So it still comes down to how you draft. I give them credit for what they did with Drake May. The Steelers had a chance for Jackson Dart this past year. They chose to not take him.
For sure, but I'm talking about the idea or the illusion that just because you get in, you have a realistic chance.
I'm just telling you that's their theory.
I know it is, and it's faulty and wrong, and it's underscored by this hire and this quarterback and everything else that's going on around there. I think. I think. First of all, they think this is okay. They're doing fine, but they could do a lot better, and they're really close to doing a lot better.
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Chapter 4: What challenges does the Steelers face with their current roster?
All I'm saying is they've still been looking for a number two, and they had a guy here instead of just ā They had a guy here who wouldn't have worked. Well, maybe not. Maybe so. I don't know that. All I know is that he had a good year because he knew he had to have a good year.
Well, what now? He's out there.
You want to go get him or are they going to franchise him? If I'm Dallas, I'm not bringing him back. I would have said the same thing if he were in Pittsburgh. I'm not bringing him back. I would have ridden his motivation to get paid to This past year. That's what I would have done. And if it didn't work, it didn't work. They've had some things that didn't work. You try. It's risky, sure.
But you try.
Well, the cat's out of the bag. Bob Pompeiani with a beautiful interview with Mike McCarthy. And Mike McCarthy on whether him and Rodgers want to recreate that magic tells Bob that is the plan. And we have breaking news. Oh, either that or some morning tea. What is it? What's happening, Lemus? Did the Pirates sign a third baseman?
Wouldn't that be nice? Did the Reds not get Suarez? Did he fail his physical? Can he come here? Wouldn't that be nice?
No, Bob. The Steelers have a special teams coach named Danny once again. According to Tom Pelissero, the Steelers are hiring Danny Crossman as their special teams coach.
He used to play for the 49ers.
Is that right? He was the former special teams coach in Carolina, Detroit, Buffalo, Miami. I do not know that part, Bob.
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Chapter 5: How do the hosts view the Steelers' chances for the upcoming season?
This quarterback class does not look great. Mendoza had one good year at Indiana. And if you put up Will Howard's numbers next to Mendoza, I mean, they're pretty similar. Howard had more passing yards.
Yeah, I mean, Tim Tebow was better than both of them in college.
Well, Tim Tebow was the best college quarterback to ever play, right?
Yeah, but he wasn't much in the NFL. No, no, no, he was not. I mean, I could put a lot of people's numbers next to Mendoza's. Chris Leak, people like that.
Joe, it's just when you look at, well, we want that top five pick, but then you've got to continuously year after year look at how many quarterbacks the Browns have had. Like I said, for every Ryan Leaf to Marcus Russell, there is a Drake May at the end of the rainbow.
Sure, there's also a Baker Mayfield, and he won a game in Pittsburgh in the playoffs, right?
Yeah, and what's Kyler Murray ever done? Nothing. I hope we don't trade for him. Trust me. But there's a lot. You've got to hit right, and we haven't hit. on the quarterback position since Ben.
Right, and I'd like to have a chance at another top 10 or top 11 pick to try to do that. Thank you.
Bob? Well, I did ask Mike about that and said pretty much what you said. Championship quarterbacks in college, there have been a lot of them. Not many have moved on. And he has never seen Will Howard play in person or hasn't worked with him yet. So then I wanted to know what he thought of him. And he talked about watching him in those games. He went back to Kansas State. He's a winner.
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Chapter 6: What are the potential quarterback options for the Steelers?
Basically, at this point, it sounds like. What do you make of that as a Steeler fan? 928-9370. We're going to get into some Pirates stuff. They struck out on Eugenio Suarez. What's the plan now for third base or another bat? There's all kinds of things. The Penguins are the hottest team in hockey. At the moment, will they add? But up next, your reaction to Mike McCarthy telling Bob that.
And we'll play more of Bob's interview because there were a lot of gems in there.