The Pittsburgh Steelers have named Mike McCarthy as their next head coach
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Why did the Pittsburgh Steelers hire Mike McCarthy as their new head coach?
Bob, I was thrown off by the music here. I didn't know it was the start of the show. Neither did I. We were talking in here and we forgot what time it was. What time is it? It's game time.
We were talking about the weather and all its permutations and effects. I don't know how I got here today. Yes, I do. Limits and his wonderful father drove me. They picked me up.
I didn't know if I was going to get here. Call him now. He'll be there. How did you get here? How'd you get out of your driveway? It's just plowing. I don't even know. And now I got to go back and go somehow get back in, change, and go in to do TV tonight. So I got to figure out how to do it. But I am not, you know, I have hard stuff going on. I'm not going to be a hero out there.
Yeah, hard stuff you have going on. I know you do. And you got to be careful about that. I did all my shoveling last night. And then the plow came and he's just doing his job, right? But then the plow came and then the whole front of the driveway was covered with what amounted to a 10-foot wall, Bob. I know. You know what I did at that point? I threw away the shovel and I just started crashing into this wall of snow to break it down. Like I was Bob Spillane against Derrick Henry at the goal line. It was actually fun.
I understand those guys. Where are you going to put it?
What does Art Rooney II mean by not wasting a year of your life trying not to contend?
You've got to put it somewhere, right? But it's always in front of your driveway, and it is a big amount of snow.
Now my daughter's car is stuck in the driveway because I tried to pull it out, and the ice grooves – Even though I wanted to pull back straight, kept kicking me over to the hedges where the snow is. Do you know what I mean, Bob? Yeah. And so then I couldn't get it out. Then I was swearing. My wife said the whole neighborhood heard me swearing. And then when I got here, I offered these guys who are doing the steps out here cold cash to go back to my house and dig out her car. And the guy said, I'm not allowed to do that. I said, what about after work? I can't just hire you as a freelancer. I'll give you a hundred bucks, whatever. They said no to that. He said no. Yeah, I'll give you $100 if you want to do it, Bob.
No. Limits? You can ask. I'll do it. I won't do it. He'll do it. I'll do it.
How does the Steelers' playoff performance compare to the New England Patriots?
1-800-Austin. He's got a pickup thing. He's got a snow removal.
My car would not have made it here today. I'm pretty confident in saying that.
Your driveway is bigger than Malzi's cranium. How'd you get out of your driveway?
Well, our neighbor is awesome. Mark has a plow. I'll pay him $100 to get my daughter's car out. He plows ours, he plows his, and he plows a couple other people in the block where his family lives. And he probably plowed it three times, including once this morning, like right before we were about to leave, which was great. And it took a lot of digging out. But thankfully, my dad is a huge car, a four-wheel drive car. Mine is not. I probably wouldn't have made it.
Here's my little advice for people who do have four-wheel drive. And I understand it's important to have. But that does not mean you have to speed. Coming over here today, there are a couple people who I think had that thought, well, I'm on a four-wheel drive. I can do what I want. It will not help you stop. When you put on brakes, that four-wheel drive does not matter, and there's still roads out there you got to watch out for.
Is that a fact limit? Was Bob factual in that observation? Four-wheel drive doesn't make you stop. You're going to get a lot of four-wheel drivers texting you right now at 412-928-9370.
I'm just saying, if you go at a higher rate of speed when you slam on the brakes, I don't think it makes a difference. I don't think it – four-wheel drive helps you get up things and helps you do what you got to do that way, but – It definitely helps with traction. It does, but it won't help you stop if you slam it on. That's what I think.
What are the implications of Mike McCarthy's hiring for the Steelers' quarterback situation?
Do you have four-wheel drive? I do, but I don't go fast anyway. Even if I didn't or did, I won't go fast.
How do you kick it in, Bob? Does it come on automatically or you have to press a button?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did the Pittsburgh Steelers hire Mike McCarthy as their new head coach?
0:00–1:19
2
What does Art Rooney II mean by not wasting a year of your life trying not to contend?
1:19–2:08
3
How does the Steelers' playoff performance compare to the New England Patriots?
2:08–3:36
4
What are the implications of Mike McCarthy's hiring for the Steelers' quarterback situation?
3:36–4:35
5
What are the strengths and weaknesses of Mike McCarthy as a head coach?
4:35–5:25
6
How did the Steelers' coaching search process unfold?
5:25–8:19
7
What are the potential impacts of McCarthy's coaching staff choices?
8:19–9:31
8
What are fans' reactions to the hiring of Mike McCarthy?
9:31–38:15
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