There is growing intrigue surrounding Mike McCarthy as Steelers head coach
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What initial thoughts are shared about Mike McCarthy as a candidate for Steelers head coach?
I know. He's right across from me, Bob Pompeiani. And Bob? I feel like I haven't been attentive enough to you lately. It's kind of like my daughter sometimes, like she just disappears from my life. And even when you're here, I feel like I'm not being attentive enough. I talked to Doug Whaley. I talked to Crowley and Dickerson and had to get the show ready. And it's almost like you're in the background and I'm not, I'm not asking Bob, how are you? I'm not looking you in the eye. We're two ships passing in the night, Bob. That's what we are.
And watching you do your thing. I, It's good to see you, though.
It is good to see you.
It's a nice wintry day, and I'm afraid of what's coming this weekend.
I'm not. I love snow. Oh, you won't love it?
Well, you're from Buffalo, so you would love a whole bunch of snow.
Well, the unspoken part, Bob, is you haven't been attentive enough to me either. I think we've just been sort of passing, literally passing each other. We see each other at 5 to 10. We do a radio show together, and then it's the old Bronx Bomber Yankees. 27 guys, 27 cabs, right? Pretty much. We all go our different way. Everybody splits up.
Unless you want to come in and help me later in the day, you're more than welcome. Can I be a guest on your TV show? Whatever it might be? I ask you every Sunday night, and you always tell me no.
Oh, yeah. Forgot about that. How are you, Bob? You good? Yeah, I'm fine. How are you? I'm hot. I don't know why. It feels like a sauna again in here. Limits with the man whose name I continuously forget back there. How are you, Limits? I'm doing well. Who's the guy with you? I want to introduce himself to you. Yes, sir.
Robert. Robert.
Robert, how are you?
I'm good.
Where do you live?
That didn't seem like a trick question, did it?
We can't hear you. You've met Robert like five times. I know I have limits. Everybody's a ship passing in the night. I'm under a lot of pressure here. I don't get a chance to interact with people a lot. He likes to be called Bob. He does? Yeah. Do you remember my first name? Yes, city. All right. We got a lot to talk about, Bob. And this is the first time you and I have had a chance to kibitz on this a little bit. There's a lot happening. Mike McCarthy is interviewing today. By the way, let me just throw this out there early. Besides that, Off the Top is presented by JP Roofing and Siding. Mike DeFabo from The Athletic is going to join us at 1030, Bob. They did a deep dive on each candidate. It'll be like a game show.
I'm bringing Mike on to give us sort of a 60 second thumbnail sketch on each of these guys. And I've been remiss. I haven't dived in enough. If that's the past tense of dive. And I think it is. I haven't dived in enough. but I have in the last 24 hours on these guys. Who the hell are they? I mean, I know Mike McCarthy and Flores, but who are these other guys? What are their personalities like? Why would they qualify for this job? It's so much more than stats. Like I hear people throwing out, well, this guy was ninth as defensive coordinator and that guy was 12th and past defense. Nobody gives a crap. Mike Tomlin, I think, as I recall, had a really good pass defense and a terrible run defense, maybe a great run defense and a terrible pass defense.
I don't remember what. In his one year as coordinator, nobody gave a crap about his stats. They gave a crap that when you opened the door and he came in the interview room, he blew everybody away. That's what matters here. Not where Chris Shula's defense ranks in yards EPA. I don't even know what that means, Bob. So I'm curious to Anthony Weaver. What do I know about Anthony Weaver? Well, now I've watched some very interesting things on Anthony Weaver. Take a listen to this, Bob, on Anthony Weaver. We're all over the place, I know, but so is everybody on these guys. Go ahead. Give me John Harbaugh last offseason on Anthony Weaver, oh, limitless wonder.
Maybe I'm speaking out of turn, Eric. Maybe I'll get in trouble. There is a league rule against this, but he'll be a great head coach. You know, if I... He didn't get hired this cycle, and great coaches got hired.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What initial thoughts are shared about Mike McCarthy as a candidate for Steelers head coach?
0:00–4:49
2
How does Mike McCarthy's playoff performance impact his candidacy?
4:49–8:24
3
What insights does John Harbaugh provide about Anthony Weaver?
8:24–16:18
4
What qualities make Mike McCarthy an attractive option for the Steelers?
16:18–19:41
5
How does McCarthy's experience compare to the Steelers' current coaching strategy?
19:41–20:06
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