Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
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.
Chapter 2: How did the hosts get to the studio today?
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? 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 ā
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.
Chapter 3: What challenges do they face with winter weather?
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. 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 ā four-wheel drive helps you get up things and helps you do what you got to do that way, but ā It definitely helps with traction. It does, but it won't help you stop if you slam it on. That's what I think. 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? No, there's a little button. Switch it over. You know what I'm worried about now is all the snow on my roof. I had the same thought. I'm thinking the house is going to cave in because it's going to freeze now.
It's going to be a block of ice. It's going to be heavy. How do you get it off the roof? You don't, and you won't for how many more days? You have to go on the roof. I ain't going on the roof. You got to go on the roof and have a room. Did you do that? No, we did with our gazebo, and now the gazebo is full of snow again. I know. It's a nightmare, Bob.
The temperature really bothers me how this is going because it's supposed to be minus 11 by the weekend. And then, you know, you're right. It turns into a heavier block of ice. It's a block of ice. All right. All right. We better stop. Let's get to the show. I'm glad that we made it today. Look at Harry Callas getting into his car back there, Bob. He's in a T-shirt.
All he has on is a yellow T-shirt and a pair of pants. Look at him. What a sight. What a sight in the parking lot. Did you see that? Is it true that he slept here last night? He slept in the back, yeah. Wow. Probably on one of the couches. Look, Bob, he didn't even brush off. That's his white. Does he have a white Bronco? That's his car. No, it's not a white Bronco. Is it an OJ Bronco?
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Chapter 4: What is the significance of the coaching hire discussed?
They're going to go back and do what they ā typically do when they're faced with this situation. They're going to go after. And that's why I wanted to see them go through the process with all these guys. And if Mike McCarthy were a hot commodity, okay, maybe that changes your mind. But he wasn't.
And, you know, there weren't people knocking on his door other than Tennessee, and he withdrew from Tennessee. They went in a different direction. So I would have taken my time. I know there are, you know, senior bowls and all these bowls coming up that people want to get to, but you have a staff to do that. So I think they kind of rushed this one. I would have waited.
So C, C, and F, what's your reaction out there? I think I know, but I'd like to hear it anyway at 412-928-9370. Bob Labriola wrote an interesting piece at Steelers.com, and he doesn't follow me on Twitter, Bob. Should I be offended by that? Does he follow you? Yes. Yeah. You want me to tell him to follow you? I don't think he will. He probably thinks I'm negative.
Of course, the team that he works for has now gone nine straight years without even coming close to a playoff win. Not even coming close. Hey, when we compared the Raiders and the Steelers job openings, by the way. The Raiders have the number one pick in the draft, incredible facilities, tons of cap space, and they have come close to winning a playoff game in the last nine years.
They went right down to the wire, and I think in 2022 with the Bengals, had the ball at the Bengals' nine with a chance to tie or win. The Raiders have come closer to winning a playoff game than the Steelers in the last nine years. Let's not forget about that. Anyway... Labriola made some interesting points, including that Chuck Knoll himself was greeted to negative reviews when he was hired.
And if I recall, so was Mike Tomlin. Just because it was well-known, at least many people thought Grimm was going to get that job. I don't think people were doing backflips as he termed it. However... I think you've probably found this on your shows, Limits, I'm sure, in your circle of friends and people and fans out there, Steeler fans. You've experienced this.
I know I did yesterday on the air and just in general. You should see the comments under Labriola's story. It's unbelievable. 135,000 views. I'll just read them in order. Not all 135,000, Bob. We only have four hours. It's not like I'm cherry-picking the bad ones.
Labriola says, because what he brought to the table was attractive and what he wasn't were not deal breakers, the Steelers ended their coaching search Saturday by hiring Mike McCarthy. Bobson Dugnut starts out. Dugnut? That's got to be one of theā Ron Dugnut's sister or brother? That's got to beā That's got to be one of the least inspiring and bland explanations I've seen.
Nico, we are officially a joke franchise. Art II has tarnished the Rooney name. Next, it can be argued that they really didn't start the interview process. Horrible hire. What a joke. Steeler is a ridiculously stagnant organization. I promise you I'm reading these in order. That one's too long, but it's negative. He's washed up. I can't wait for fans to chant fire McCarthy at the draft. Boo.
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of Mike McCarthy's coaching style?
I wonder if that's going to change because McCarthy has proven he can do it both ways. On his teams, there have been 3-4 defenses. There have been 4-3. But then again, you're in all sorts of different formations. So I don't know if the base defense really even matters these days. Yeah, I think it's way overstated. You're in sub-package football, I don't know, 70% of the time. Who cares?
Anthony Weaver? We mentioned him, maybe a victim of his circumstances, pretty impressive guy. Jim Schwartz would be an incredible hire. What if things don't work out for him as a head coach and he doesn't want to go back to Cleveland? What if? What if? The guy has a long list of successful places he's been as a defensive guy. I would have no problem with that. And he might like the role.
He may say, you know what? I don't want to get back into the head coaching part of it. I like what I'm doing. About Raheem Morris. That would be very interesting to me. Another name. Yep. He'll be with somebody at some point. I mean, he's been a very good coordinator. Al Harris is a name that gets mentioned a lot. He played for McCarthy. And he's done good jobs with Chicago Bears. Yeah.
Chapter 6: How does the discussion shift to potential quarterback candidates?
I mean, they got riddled a little bit in the past, but they also got a ton of turnovers. He was their defensive backs coach and their pass game coordinator on defense. He'd be a first-time defensive play caller, as the Mongoose suggests. And then the mongoose throws in a little name for us, Bob, Dr. Lawrence Foote. Would you be interested in Larry Foote? He's had a lot of experience now.
I don't know enough about what the numbers are and what he does. But, again, I don't want just because you have Pittsburgh ties you have to end up in Pittsburgh. I don't think that's the way to go. You've got to get people who you think can make a difference. He may be one of them. I like Larry a lot, but I also don't know enough about him as a coach.
Then there's the name Patrick Graham, who worked for McCarthy one year, I believe it was 2018, really highly regarded. And again, is he a victim of circumstances? He was very highly regarded when Vegas brought him in as a defensive coordinator under Josh McDaniels.
which is interesting to me because for all you want to say about Josh McDaniels, I think he's a brilliant offensive coordinator and he does great with quarterbacks. And I would think that he, when he was a head coach went out there and, and said, well, maybe whose defenses have given me problems.
Who do, if I bring a guy or if I bring a guy in for an interview, who really impresses me as somebody who would be, you know, um, On par with me IQ-wise when I'm calling offenses. So it tells me something that McDaniels brought him in as the defensive coordinator in Vegas.
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Chapter 7: What is the impact of the Steelers' recent hiring decisions?
I agree. It didn't go well. They have no talent aside from Max Crosby basically on that side of the ball. Maybe one or two other guys. So just because this guy's failing in Vegas doesn't mean he's not a good coordinator. Look at Clint Kubiak in Denver and New Orleans. That's why I think some of these candidates that we're talking about, we don't know enough of.
They do because they've been in situations with them and know the person, know how they deal with maybe a lack of talent. That doesn't mean your scheme's bad. It just means you don't have the people to execute the scheme. So, yeah, I think there are a lot of guys in that category. But I do think they're going to try to get this done fairly soon.
I mean, they have a lot of work to do in the next two months. His other horrific stop was Miami when Patrick Graham went there under Brian Flores in the tank for two a year, Bob. I think it was that year. Was it? They finished last in the NFL in points against and went 5-11, I believe. It was one of those years under him. Just horrifying. I think you're right to your point.
They're going to have to find someone that you know of and you can talk to who has the IQ and the football knowledge to make a system work as long as you get the right players. Why not get a proven guy? Because they're out there. This is one spot where you can make, I think, a great hire and just go out there. And the guy, like we said, has talent to work with.
Chapter 8: What are the reactions to Mike McCarthy's introduction?
You know, it's been a winning era. We're always in contention. So I think when you start with that, you have the opportunity to take the next step. You know, I can't explain kind of the more recent history there. It's hard to explain given the overall track record. Frustrating for all of us, mostly for Mike.
But all in all, you know, I'll take being in contention every year and having a shot at it. You're not in contention every year and you don't have a shot at it. That's Art Rooney's major mistake. I've gone too light here today, Bob. I'm starting to get swayed over to the McCarthy thing. I'm being brainwashed. So I'm going to sway back to my actual opinion. You're not in contention, Art Rooney.
That's delusional. Just getting in, being one of the 40% of teams that get in, is not by definition in contention. In fact, you're closer to the Browns and the Giants of the world if you get blown out in the wildcard round than you are to the teams you saw yesterday. Oh, and the Browns and Giants have won a playoff game more recently than you.
The Raiders have come closer to winning a playoff game more recently than you. You haven't come close, come close to winning a playoff game in nine years. And what you did here, because you're under the delusion that you're close, that you're in contention, is just further that by hiring a guy who is basically Mike Tomlin. Look at the resume. One playoff win in the last seven years.
Pretty good regular seasons. You could fool yourself into thinking you're in contention if you were the Dallas Cowboys or late-stage Packers, I guess. And you probably were with Aaron Rodgers in his prime. But this is not in contention. And I'll just repeat again, Bob.
A stat that's so unbelievable that even though we all looked it up again at the top of the show, I had to go back and check it when I said it to Donnie Football again. The New England Patriots have won more playoff games or as many. The New England Patriots have won as many playoff games in the last three weeks as the Steelers have in the last 15 years. Yeah, that's pretty stunning.
They fired Bill Belichick. They moved out Bill Belichick, who has six Super Bowl titles, and they went through different coaches and different quarterbacks, and they sunk to the bottom of the league, and good for them because now they have Drake May. They weren't under any illusion or delusion. They're not in this for nine and eight.
They're in it to have the most Super Bowl wins in the history of the sport, which if they beat Seattle, they'll have. The Steelers just stay the same, and the Mike McCarthy hiring fits that theme. Stay the same because it ain't that bad. We're in contention. I'm sorry, Bob. I had to say that. No, you've been saying that before, and I get it.
But I also know that regardless who's the head coach, you've got to figure out the quarterback situation. It still comes down to that. You're in contention if you have a legit quarterback opportunity. And Rodgers, a lot of people thought at that time last year going into the postseason, maybe he could. That's why he was brought here. So did I. I thought in that game they could figure it out.
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