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The Pomp And Joe Show

Sam Darnold to the Super Bowl; Would you sign Malik Willis?

26 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.335 - 10.931 Joe

Here's what I don't understand, Bob. How is Clint Kubiak not only the hottest name right now, but one of the hottest names right up there with Ben Johnson from last year?

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Chapter 2: What makes Klint Kubiak a top head coaching candidate?

11.231 - 39.035 Joe

How is this not happening? They were third in scoring this year at 28 points a game. Sam Darnold is thriving. He's now suddenly on a Flacco-like playoff run. They were the number one seed. They put 41 points on the Niners and then 30-plus on the Rams. Yeah. But here's the thing. Maybe everybody knows Tom Brady's going in on this big time. Did you hear him talk about Kubiak yesterday?

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39.095 - 46.603 Joe

He's like, I love this opening script by Clint Kubiak. Maybe everybody's staying away because they know he's going to go to the Raiders. Could that be it?

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46.624 - 57.095 Bob

And that's the problem with having that dual position that Brady has. He could be talking about exactly what he plans on doing without really knowing that he's doing it, but he's doing it. I thought the same thing.

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Chapter 3: How is Sam Darnold performing in the playoffs?

57.135 - 76.242 Bob

I thought, okay, didn't Kubiak withdraw from a couple of jobs too? Cleveland may have been one of them. Yeah, he just may be going to Brady now that I think about it. I don't know, but I love what he's been able to do. Their offense, the way they design it, the way they do it, it's still heavy on run. They rely a lot on Kenneth Walker, and they did Charbonnet before he got injured.

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76.783 - 87.536 Bob

Those two guys set the stage, and then the passing game takes advantage of it after that. Yeah. They utilize a lot of different people. Darnold is just... Oh, was he on fire yesterday?

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87.556 - 93.083 Joe

That's the best I ever saw him play. This guy over here is a big Darnold fan. The limitless wonder.

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94.664 - 95.766 Limits

I'm so happy for Sammy.

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Chapter 4: What are the implications of Tom Brady's comments about Kubiak?

96.366 - 110.042 Limits

I might buy a Sam Darnold Super Bowl shirt before this Super Bowl Sunday so that I could wear it to my Super Bowl party. I always believed in him and it finally came to fruition. Except you didn't want him with the Steelers. No, because I feel like the Steelers would have ruined him.

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111.001 - 130.268 Bob

He was already ruined. I remember, and Mina Kimes had this text after last year when the Seahawks decided to get rid of Geno Smith. She said it was the most ridiculous move they could have made. They're setting their franchise back. And what do they do? They go out and pick up Sam Darnold, give him three years, $100 million, which is cheap. It's like a Baker Mayfield contract, right? Yeah.

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130.288 - 149.191 Bob

In quarterback terminology. You never know how these things are going to work out. In the case, they identified him pretty quickly, and they were willing to go at a number. They didn't hesitate. And I believe if they had someone else bidding against him, they would have gotten higher. They identified him as a guy based on what he did mostly in Minnesota that he could come here and be our guy.

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149.411 - 155.898 Bob

Yeah, he's still young enough. And maybe after his fifth visit with different teams, you know, this is going to be the place that he lands and is successful.

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156.258 - 169.932 Joe

Man, was he great. For many years. And they had a shot. Various years the Steelers could have had him or Baker, right? For sure. Now, I think they made a pretty good choice with Rodgers. Don't get me wrong, but you're only going so far there if you don't have the team around him. We know that.

171.076 - 186.813 Joe

But Kubiak also, in 2019 and 20, Kirk Cousins put up monster numbers with him as the QB coach in Minnesota. 2023, he was the 49ers pass game coordinator. They go to the Super Bowl with Brock Purdy throwing 31 touchdowns.

186.833 - 188.477 Bob

He's had multiple quarterbacks.

188.744 - 212.551 Joe

Now, he's also a case study in you can't make chicken salad out of you know what, Bob. He was in New Orleans for one year as the offensive coordinator just a couple years ago. And was it last year? It was just a disaster because it went from Derek Carr to Spencer Rattler. He ain't going to look good with Spencer Rattler.

213.391 - 226.971 Joe

And then he was in Denver for one year, and it was the Nate Hackett disaster with Mr. Unlimited. So that pertains to me to a guy like Anthony Weaver, who may very well be a really good defensive coordinator, but he's in Miami without the pieces right now.

Chapter 5: Why might the Steelers consider signing Malik Willis?

333.408 - 333.929 Bob

Yes, he is.

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334.049 - 334.47 Joe

He was on the radio.

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334.49 - 340.559 Bob

And he's doing a really good job. He's doing a really good job with them, too. But he still comes on here and does a good job when he has an opportunity.

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340.579 - 344.805 Joe

He came on yesterday with me. You were on yesterday? I didn't know that. I walked here, Bob.

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345.166 - 345.246

Wow.

345.226 - 358.782 Joe

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358.802 - 374.98 Joe

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374.96 - 389.241 Joe

The block northway in Ross Township, although it's probably warmer in Norway right now, and Alaska and Austria and everywhere else, Bob. Anchorage, wherever. I just don't. Antarctica, I meant, because Anchorage is in Alaska.

389.401 - 395.67 Bob

The snow is, I don't mind cold weather so much. It's the snow when it builds up and turns into ice. That's what really gets you going.

Chapter 6: How does Malik Willis compare to other quarterbacks in the league?

1366.963 - 1387.761 Paulie Pavilion

You don't know what you're going to do. You don't know who their staff's going to be. I mean, they might decide to hire me as their OC. I mean, I couldn't do any worse than Artie Smith did. But good luck to Ohio State with that one. I can't wait to hear from that guy out there that calls Pony on a guy, O-H-I-O. That guy's a wackadoodle. Have a good day, guys. Bye-bye.

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1387.901 - 1404.118 Joe

Goodbye, Paulie Pavilion. We just got handed a sheet here, Bob. Mike McCarthy will be introduced at 2 p.m. 2 p.m.? That's not even during our show. They had to hand this one to Pony and Muller. 2 p.m. tomorrow at Accra Shore Stadium.

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