Public NFLPA report card grades are going away
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Listen to this show. Pomp and Joe every Wednesday to hear about Starkey's Card of the Week from the Baseball Card Castle in Cranberry. Contests run every Wednesday through Friday at 12 noon at the 93.7thefan.com contesting page. Neither Pomp or Joe here. Hopefully Joe in a little bit. Having some stomach issues per Joe. I'm not just making that up trying to be funny like We have the running joke in the afternoon. Hopefully he's here, he said, within the hour. We have Ray Fittipaldo joining us just after 11 o'clock. Donnie Football with you. Austin Bechtold is behind the glass taking your calls at 412-928-9370. Some good news for Art Rooney II. This coming down... The pipeline, per Adam Schefter, the NFL has won a grievance over the NFLPA to stop making the annual report cards.
An arbiter determined that the NFLPA's conduct violated the CBA. The NFLPA may no longer publicize the report cards, which were a major success in showing the public what goes on for every team. And I say that's good news for Art Rooney, because these Steelers regularly don't have very good grades on those report cards. I looked forward to those every year. That was always a fun talking point, but I guess those are no more. 412-928-9370. Scott is on the fan. What's up, Scott? Hey, hi, guys. How you doing today? Good. What's up, man?
I just wanted a first-time caller. I love the show. Oh, thanks. Got me reinvigorated for sports again in Pittsburgh. One, I just had a comment about the guy giving the Tiger Woods analogy. I just thought it was just, and I think you kind of agreed with him, but I didn't think, you know, golf is more of an individual sport. So, you know, it's hard to compare teams when you need all the other guys around you to run a play or things like that. So I just didn't think the analogy stuck.
Yeah, I do get that. I mean, they're not similar really at all. And that would be like asking football teams to do a joint practice in the middle of a week before a real game. We see teams do that before... preseason games, but those are used to get your team ready, round out the roster, maybe get some chemistry going. That would be in comparison if they wanted to draw it, if it was some sort of joint practice going into a week 15 game. But the The point that I took from that call was that you didn't have to be everybody's friend. You didn't have to be everybody's buddy. And I know it's different. It's apples to oranges because we're talking team sports and your own team. But I think that's where that call was made.
was going. 412-928-9370. It is 1050.
What grievance did the NFL win against the NFLPA?
Time to make the smart call to Buell Insurance. That number is 724-443-5610. Doug is in Morgantown. What's up, Doug? Hey, guys. Thanks for taking my call. I appreciate it. Yep. What's going on?
Hey, you know, look, I'm a huge Pirates fan. And, yes, I am those guys that stayed on the wagon. But, you know, Willie Stargell was a great example of the ideal teammate. You know, I was always told, you know, never meet your heroes. And I got to meet him once.
Why are the NFLPA report cards considered significant?
And he was everything that I always imagined. And, you know, and I think the job that he did back in the day was was a lot harder than what Ben Roethlisberger went through because he had to do it for 162-game season. And he maintained a strong presence in the clubhouse, which I think kept those teams motivated. But just real quick, how do you guys, how do you all think about maybe a lot of the problems in the last 10 years with the Steelers in the clubhouse with Tomlin?
Well, I mean, he was the ultimate leader. He was the head coach. And we know that there were certainly players that acted out on his watch. In his defense, that also happens for other coaches. That also happened for Bill Cowher. I think it's just more publicized now. We know everything that happens now. So it is hard to really keep anything under wraps.
What grades did Art Rooney and Mike Tomlin receive?
But the disciplinary side of things could have been better. You also want to account, hey, these guys are grown men. They're in the National Football League. They should take some accountability of their own.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:34
2
What grievance did the NFL win against the NFLPA?
3:34–4:06
3
Why are the NFLPA report cards considered significant?
4:06–5:11
4
What grades did Art Rooney and Mike Tomlin receive?
5:11–6:10
5
How did the Steelers rank in the NFL report cards?
6:10–11:10
Speakers
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