The Steelers will introduce Mike McCarthy as their head coach today
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What is the significance of introducing a new Steelers head coach?
Oh boy, what a day this is. A new Steeler coach introduced for the first time since 2007. Is it to the day limits? Can you look up the Mike Tomlin introductory news conference? I should have done that before the show, but I was too cold and tired to do anything really. What a day. And I think Mike McCarthy is going to win this news conference. I do. I almost think he needs to win. He's favored by eight touchdowns going into this news conference. What's the date you got there?
It was January 23rd, 2007.
So almost to the day. Almost to the day. Is that 19 years ago? Right? Okay. Sometimes I have trouble with math. They always seem to want to cheat in with that extra number that confuses me.
Well, yeah, especially when you add like 2000. Right. If you're trying to. So are we 26 years after 2000 or 25? Where are we? After 2000, it would be 25.
How does Mike McCarthy compare to Mike Tomlin?
Okay.
Right.
I guess that's where I get confused. No, maybe it would be 26. Exactly. Yeah, I don't know. Right. So here we are. A Pittsburgh guy getting introduced at 2 o'clock. And I think this part of it is cool. It's fun. Enjoy it. Who knows who's right? I don't know. Just because I don't like the hire, particularly, doesn't mean I don't think Mike McCarthy's a pretty good football coach. Enjoy the day. Seize the day, I say, for those of you who are in favor of this. I see it as a continuation of Mike Tomlin. Maybe I'm wrong. I've been wrong before. So have all of you. People love to point out when others are wrong. Don't they, Limits? Like yesterday, Bob mentioned Mina Kimes. And I'm like, why did he – and then I saw that everybody's dragging her for some prediction from the preseason in football.
That the Raiders would – or the Seahawks would regret giving up Geno Smith and trading him. That it would be an awful decision. How could you get a better quarterback than Geno Smith? And they got Sam Darnold who went to the Super Bowl.
So she was wrong.
Correct.
Like you are a lot of the times and like I am a lot of the time. Correct. And Bob. So it just seemed odd. Like, okay, let's all jump on that take. Somebody put out a take of mine right before the show today about the Steelers beating the Texans. Yes, I thought they would. I thought they might make a run. And the reason was Aaron Rodgers. And I guess in the end, I was wrong about Aaron Rodgers. He was better than I thought he'd be. But also in the end, they wound up in the same place they've always been. Worse, actually. They had the worst home loss in their postseason history. And I kind of feel like that's what it'll be with McCarthy. That I could be wrong for a while, apparently wrong, and then they're going to wind up in the same spot.
That's what it feels like to me. But for those of you who are going in loving this, and I'm going in with an open mind, by the way. I'm open-minded.
What are the reactions to Mike McCarthy's hiring?
I was open-minded to Rodgers. Didn't think it would work. I guess it did, but then it didn't. I don't think this is going to work to get them where they want to go, which is past round one of the playoffs. I think that's where you want to go, right? Maybe even do a Super Bowl. Do we still say those words around here? Maybe do a Super Bowl. That's what Mike McCarthy. Why do I want to keep saying Mike McConnell? Why do I keep wanting to say that? Why does my brain say that limits? I don't know why, but it does.
That's what Mike McCarthy was brought here for. Don't confuse the football coach with the famous basketball family in the city. I know.
Yeah, there's many of them. There's no honeymoon here. There's, I'm sure, him saying in the interview, you have a pretty good roster. And I don't think he's necessarily wrong about that, by the way, the roster. I'll get into that in a minute. But he doesn't have a quarterback. But the news conference today, he's going to win. He's a three-touchdown favorite, and he's going to win by eight. How can he not? Flash a little Yinzer accent while you're in there. Give a little Yinzer inside knowledge on some places to go, some places he's been. I love that. I think that's great. I think it's going to be fun.
Why did the Steelers choose to hire Mike McCarthy?
And he's going to bring up Will Howard.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the significance of introducing a new Steelers head coach?
0:00–1:05
2
How does Mike McCarthy compare to Mike Tomlin?
1:05–3:22
3
What are the reactions to Mike McCarthy's hiring?
3:22–4:46
4
Why did the Steelers choose to hire Mike McCarthy?
4:46–6:56
5
What controversies arose during the coaching interview process?
6:56–10:52
6
How did Rams President Kevin Demoff respond to criticism?
10:52–14:51
7
What are the implications of the Steelers' coaching decisions?
14:51–21:00
8
What should fans expect from Mike McCarthy's press conference?
21:00–28:42
Speakers
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