Rumored top choices still on the board for the Steelers coaching search
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Pittsburgh Steelers.
Why is Mario Cristobal a top candidate for the Steelers coaching search?
I hear, I'm not out here trying to play reporter or doing any of that nonsense, but I hear the Steelers are very interested in Mario Cristobal. And I think the coach at the University of Miami, I think Mario Cristobal actually would really translate to the NFL. I watched his practice in the spring, Jason Taylor coaching the defense line. They got two number one picks on that defense line. Mario Cristobal coaching the offense line. Their right tackle is going to be a first-round pick. There's talent everywhere on that team. But the way that Mario coached that team reminded me of what old-school coaches used to do. They're limited in the NFL, how many times you put pads on and hit and all that stuff, but they're going to get after it like they did.
And I think Mario could actually transfer to the NFL.
What insights does Brian Baldinger provide about Cristobal's coaching style?
Donnie, I don't say holy bird milk that much anymore, but I'm going to say it now. In fact, I just did. That was Brian Baldinger. On the best football show podcast. And as our friend and yours, perhaps especially yours, Andrew Filippone said, Baldy is very close to the Steelers front office. Pony tweeted out yesterday he's talked on his show about his friendship with Andy Weidel. What do we make of this? Let's get to that momentarily. First, our salutations at the top. We're at Bowser Chevy. Love being out here. They have the studio just for us. It's a Donnie Football Friday, which means, quite needless to say, Donnie Football sitting across from me. And Austin City Limits, Becktold, is back in the home studio.
Gentlemen, how are you? I'm good, Joe.
I'm very excited about another Football Friday. We got a lot. Because we get to talk about something that's not just a hypothetical for the first time in station history.
Yeah, you mentioned it when I said that your career is so much in front of you and most of mine is behind me. And you said next time the Steelers do a coaching search, you could be long retired. And I might be. I might be in Florida with Ron. Drinking at 11 a.m. by the time the Steelers choose a next coach. I'd be very jealous of that. What? I'd be very jealous of that. I think Ron's living the life. So do I. This happens once every 15 to 20 years. That's the stage we're in, the state we're in, the time we're in right now. Limits, everything well at the home studio?
Everything is going well here, guys. Good to talk to you. Football Friday, always elite. So let's have a good one.
Well, in honor of Ron, why don't we do this in the form of a six-pack and why don't you crack one for Brian Baldinger and Mario Cristobal? Wow, that sounded pretty good. Donnie, your first reaction to this, is this realistic?
I don't think so. I know that Baldy is good friends with Andy Weidel, and I know that this is coming in what feels almost like the midnight hour of the coaching search. But now the Steelers are in a spot where they don't... they don't have to be a team that's rushing to the finish line here because we've already seen a lot of the openings get filled, at least from people that I think are tied to the Steelers. And I know that the mindset right now is, okay, well, Shula is the favorite among a lot of people. I mean, how many people did you have on this week that mentioned Chris Shula as their number one guy? Right. Sheilhaus is rising up. McCarthy only has one team interested in him. And now Mario Cristobal comes out of this following the college football championship game as the only college football coach that works himself into the conversation.
Marcus Freeman has denied wanting to go to the NFL. I just don't really see this... Now, I don't think Baldy is full of it. I think that there could certainly be interest there. But I think it would be a little bit or really against the grain of what the Steelers normally do.
How does Baldinger's relationship with the Steelers influence the coaching search?
And I know that they don't necessarily have to follow that same sort of prototype that they have in years past. But I would be a little bit surprised if Art II didn't do that. Because I do think if he knows anything... He knows what his dad was able to find in a lot of the head coaches or the main three head coaches that we talk about in this team's history.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:01
2
Why is Mario Cristobal a top candidate for the Steelers coaching search?
0:01–0:52
3
What insights does Brian Baldinger provide about Cristobal's coaching style?
0:52–4:22
4
How does Baldinger's relationship with the Steelers influence the coaching search?
4:22–13:29
5
What are the potential candidates for the Steelers coaching position?
13:29–14:18
6
How does the Steelers' timing affect their coaching search?
14:18–22:26
7
What challenges do college coaches face when transitioning to the NFL?
22:26–31:19
Speakers
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