1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: You were tuned about drive on your twenty four to 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: seven home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: Back on the drive here as we continue to react 4 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: to Mike McCarthy's introductory press conference and of course him 5 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: being named the seventeenth head coach in the storied history 6 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Joining us now to discuss is 7 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 1: our friend Chris Adamski, of course, covers the Steelers for 8 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: the Trib co hosts the Steelers Blitz with our guy 9 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: Tom Opperman. 10 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 2: Buzz. 11 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: Thank you for taking the time as always. What was 12 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: it like down there? You know, it seemed like an 13 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: emotional Mike McCarthy, his family there, you know, mentioned his 14 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: address growing up a few times, said the line Pittsburgh 15 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: is my world in his opening statement, and I'm sure 16 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: you kind of felt all that emotion being down there 17 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: in attendance at akerschur Stadium. 18 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 3: Yeah. 19 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:57,959 Speaker 4: Well, the way I like to look at it is, 20 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 4: you know, I think generally most it's not all, but 21 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 4: most people are very proud where they're from. Heck, me 22 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 4: and you talk about Mars all the time for crying 23 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 4: out loud, and I say, mister mount Lebanon, I want 24 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 4: to hear you next time we have one of those. 25 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 4: But I but I do think I genuinely believe that 26 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 4: people from Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh area which counts Mars 27 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 4: aml love that are very you know, are very proud, 28 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 4: more more so proud than on average we go to 29 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 4: most of the people from others today. So I think 30 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 4: that those are truisms and I think you saw that reflected. 31 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 4: I don't think there's no you know, there are coaches 32 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 4: that might be from this town or whatever, you know, 33 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 4: our individuals and maybe they come back home and that 34 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 4: you know, there's definitely always been a pride. We've known 35 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 4: that over the past year. I mean Aaron Rodgers both 36 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 4: you know, in prescoffin situations or just chatting with him, 37 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 4: you are kind off the wreck in the locker room, 38 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 4: he would talk about it. He'd always bringing up Mike 39 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 4: told me about this place, or Mike told me about 40 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 4: Mike told me about this pizza. You know, he'd always 41 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 4: be bringing up things like that that you know that 42 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 4: So that that just showed me that over thirteen years, 43 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,559 Speaker 4: you know, a deck ago, Mike McCarthy was always bringing 44 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 4: up Pittsburgh and kind of you know, longing for the place, 45 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 4: you know, in some ways or he wanted to meet 46 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 4: a lot of So I don't think it is you know, 47 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 4: just the line that you hear I come home or whatever. 48 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 4: I mean, you could see the emotion. You can see 49 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 4: the tiers, you see all his families here and just 50 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 4: you know, in the in the time here, over the 51 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 4: over these past four and four days or so, just 52 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 4: being able to talk to so many people from Greenfield 53 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 4: or from old Bishop Boyle High School on Homestead or whatever. 54 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 4: You know, he definitely has a has a fan base 55 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 4: for sure. And and Mike is you know, it's it's genuine. 56 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 4: It isn't And again, you can't fake those you know, 57 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 4: you can win the press conference, you can say the 58 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 4: right things. And you know, he's definitely good at that. 59 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:41,839 Speaker 4: He's been he's been the head coach for a long time. 60 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 4: He knows what to say. But that emotion that that's 61 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 4: definitely real and it's not something that's just put on. 62 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 5: So Chris, we're obviously in studio and weren't in attendance, 63 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 5: but we've got the glimpses of quite a few former 64 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 5: Steeler players as well as maybe some active guys as well. 65 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 5: Is there a lot of attendance, Mel Blonde and a 66 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:02,679 Speaker 5: couple of other guys like that. 67 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, there was. I think there was about eight or nine. 68 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 4: There was, let's seem mel Blant, will Allen, Joey Porter Senior, 69 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 4: Joey Porter Junior, Alex high Smith, Ryan shayze Er up 70 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 4: to there, six or seven. Yeah, that might be it. 71 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 4: There might have been one or two others if I'm 72 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 4: not mistaken, but yeah, they were, Yeah they were. I 73 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 4: mean it was cool to see. I didn't see Joey 74 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 4: Junior until after. I was kind of a mud wax 75 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 4: my angle was. But you know, Alex walked in, you know, 76 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 4: kind of he said he had the probably the closest 77 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 4: seat to the mike, and you heard Mike maybe reference 78 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 4: him at one point. He says, good to see Alex here. 79 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 4: Steve was sitting right in front of him. 80 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 3: So yeah, that that was cool. 81 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 4: You know, I assume, you know, to some degree anybody's 82 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 4: kind of I don't know what. I don't know what 83 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 4: qualification you need to have to be an alumni to 84 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 4: be invited or be welcome here. I mean, all those guys, 85 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 4: I believe all live in the area there, you know, 86 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 4: full time. I don't know about Alex for sure, but 87 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 4: you know, you get you know, win the mellow from 88 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,119 Speaker 4: around here and all that. So I'm sure that they 89 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 4: and yeah, the Steelers definitely, I mean, you know, and 90 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 4: then a good old Irish Catholic family. The McCarthy's took 91 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 4: up like three rows of okay, yeah, yeah up front 92 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 4: there between his you know, you know, his kids and 93 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 4: his brother and his parents and then you know, cousins 94 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 4: things like that. So it was again getting back to 95 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 4: that sort of you know, hometown in Pittsburgh, you know 96 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 4: field that you get from the whole situation. 97 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: Tuesday, mass Don Dan Akerscher for the McCarthy Game Buzz. 98 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: One of the things, you were the one who asked 99 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: about calling the plays, and Mike McCarthy, he didn't shy 100 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: away from it. He said, yes, I will call the plays. 101 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,799 Speaker 1: I got to imagine that that's a that's a refreshing answer. 102 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's something we know. That's his track record. 103 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: He's talked about it. He mentioned, you know, he gave it. 104 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: I don't. 105 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: He didn't mention in this press conference, but he's mentioned 106 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: in the past. Matt pointed out that he gave up 107 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: play calling for two years of his career, so said 108 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: he'd never do it again type thing, leaning into that 109 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: I will call the plays, was his answer to your question. 110 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: I gotta imagine that's freshing to hear, and that's gonna 111 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: be one of those things right out of the shoot 112 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: that I think we're all keeping an eye on when 113 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,799 Speaker 1: you know, the regular season gets going in September. 114 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, we were talking about it, and without you know, 115 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 4: going back to you know, nineteen thirty three Street or whatever. 116 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 4: But I imagine then there's a lot like up until 117 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 4: the seventies, carry Bradshaw's calling his plays. You know, there's 118 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 4: probably never been a head coach in Stewart's history that 119 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 4: called the plays. And maybe I'm wrong about that, but 120 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 4: this team is maybe I don't, you know, it's relatively 121 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 4: rare even to this day, although I guess at some 122 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 4: point there probably six or so coaches in the league 123 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 4: right now, I would guess. 124 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 2: Andy Reid and McVeigh and yeah. 125 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah, O'Connell probably does right. 126 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 4: But but so it's it's not completely totally rare or shocking, 127 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 4: but it's still not the common practice. And of course 128 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 4: coordinators and and up until you know, fifty years ago, 129 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 4: quarterbacks was a lot of times called their own play. 130 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 4: So it's it's something different for sure. And hey, this 131 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 4: is you know, like I said, you know as much 132 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 4: as you know, I mentioned McVeagh there. McVay is kind 133 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 4: of the you know, the hot young offensive mine. He 134 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,799 Speaker 4: has been now for for several years here in the league. 135 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 4: But I mean that was essentially that was Mike McCarthy 136 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 4: twenty years ago, right, I mean that was it was 137 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 4: the uh you know that tree, coming from where he 138 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 4: came from and he was a coveted head coach. And 139 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 4: they're nineteen years ago for for Green Bay and coming 140 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 4: from you know, being kind of one of those young 141 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 4: at that point, a young, bright offensive mine coming up. 142 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 4: So it's you know, it is one of those things 143 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 4: I think amongst the fan base, it's like the the 144 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 4: well they was some of the cliches. The most popular 145 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 4: man of town is the backup quarterback. I think, at 146 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 4: least Poplar, a man of town is always a play caller, 147 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 4: you know what I'm saying, Like, I feel like offensive 148 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 4: coordinators an easy target a lot of times and things 149 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 4: aren't going well, or if it aren't going well, you know, 150 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 4: so and you know, certainly there's been elements of that 151 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 4: in recent years here with the Steelers with at least 152 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 4: one coordinator in particular play caller. But yeah, I think 153 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,679 Speaker 4: that that's something. And hey, how long has it mentioned 154 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 4: the Steelers had a head coach with an offensive background, 155 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 4: Let alone want to call the play, right, we're going back. 156 00:06:59,200 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 3: I know we're going back. 157 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 4: Sixty years, so iout knowing. You know that those guys 158 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 4: that coached him with Dad are if they were even 159 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 4: off from the offensives that or defenses, either ball or not. 160 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 4: It's been a long time. 161 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 5: So of course the quarterback situation came up, and he 162 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 5: quickly said something along the lines of, yes, why wouldn't 163 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 5: you be interested in bringing back Aaron Rodgers. 164 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 2: Definitely don't see why you wouldn't. 165 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 5: Okay, you know so certainly didn't dismiss that. I'm sure 166 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 5: those conversations were had before he ever put pen to paper, 167 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 5: and unsolicited he brought up Will Howard's name. I mean, 168 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 5: I know he was talking quarterbacks, but nobody asked him 169 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 5: specifically about Howard. From what I remember, he brought that up. 170 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 5: Do you get the impression that those two are very 171 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 5: much in the mix for next year? 172 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, you're right, because he brought up Howard unsolicited in 173 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 4: and also talking to Bob Withabriola the other day, Art 174 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 4: Rudy essentially brought it up. I guess unslicit or what 175 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 4: I Rerick brought up. You know, it got brot up 176 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 4: with with with the team president referencing the quarterback or 177 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,119 Speaker 4: to the new head coach talking about Will Howard, which 178 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 4: I didn't think they had to do at that point 179 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 4: for sure. So part of me says, well, if you're 180 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 4: asked in this setting about a player who's currently on 181 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 4: the roster, you're going to You're not going to say, well, 182 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 4: I don't know about that Will Howard. You know, you 183 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 4: know what are you gonna say? 184 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 3: Right? I mean, you have to kind of be positive. 185 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 4: The part of me wants to say that, but you're right, 186 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 4: it seems like there he's certainly going out of his way. 187 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 4: I mean, I imagine even what was put out on 188 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 4: Sunday with some sort of Mike McCarthy blessing of you know, 189 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 4: representing them, you know what I'm saying, or had some 190 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 4: sort of from the from the Steelers themselves, and what 191 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 4: he said today, it seems like that there is some 192 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 4: sort of now, you know, his view from where he's at. Obviously, 193 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,319 Speaker 4: there's no NFL game film on O Howard because he 194 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 4: didn't play the NFL game yet, even a pre season game, 195 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 4: So you know, I imagine he's looking to college things 196 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 4: things like that, And yeah, there's no reason you should. 197 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 4: I mean, again, we have because we haven't seen WI 198 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 4: Howard in the game. 199 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 3: So there's no reason we. 200 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 4: Should dismiss the idea that he can be part of 201 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 4: the part of the discussion, certainly, and part of the 202 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 4: answer there. The Rogers thing is again, that's a it's 203 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 4: a relationship he has with Aaron Rodgers for twenty years now. Again, 204 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 4: he's not gonna totally poop poo the idea of him 205 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 4: coming back. I mean there's a lot of layers of that, 206 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 4: of course, because you Aaron first has to want to 207 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 4: come back. I mean that that whole thing, I hope, 208 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 4: and I wouldn't think this was the last till June. 209 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 4: This time, if there is an idea that he's coming back, 210 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 4: they go through that again for that spring. But there's 211 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 4: no as you guys well know, there's not like this 212 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 4: clear and easy well there's never really a clear and 213 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 4: easy path to f on of your franchise star quarterback. 214 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 4: But like this year even more so in terms of 215 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 4: the draft and this in terms of it might be 216 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 4: available or whatever, there's not like that. Young you know, 217 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 4: there's certain things you can look at and like this 218 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 4: option or that option, but it's not like cut and dried, right, 219 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 4: So you're probably gonna have to have some veteran on 220 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 4: your team, right, It's one way or another. And you know, 221 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 4: obviously with the familiarity both with the team and with 222 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 4: now with the head coach and everything, there's there's a 223 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 4: there's there's probably worst routes you can go support that one. 224 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: Well, staying with that, then, Chris, because he was asked 225 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,839 Speaker 1: about a timeline with Aaron Rodgers too, if you and 226 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: again this all just happened, we're all reacting to it. 227 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: I forget what his exact answer was, but it was 228 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: something along the lines of, like, you know, I've got 229 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: to discuss the timeline with Omar Khan and in that 230 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: type of thing, which I'm sure is the truth. I 231 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: doubt that they've gone sure that they've gone real and 232 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 1: they've had these conversations, but they haven't had time yet 233 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: to go reel in the weeds and kind of break 234 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: down every different possible scenario you mentioned there buzz with 235 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: the June last year and Aaron Rodgers. Do you think 236 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: that there's a chance that that door is still open 237 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: for Aaron Rodgers, but it's not going to be on 238 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: your terms? You can wait until the middle of the 239 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: summer to make a decision, because this is my first 240 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 1: year with a new organization. 241 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 2: We've got to get that quarterback room ironed out. 242 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: You know, we got to know what we're working with 243 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: before we get to minicamp, before we get to OTAs 244 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: we you know, do you think that there's a chance 245 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: that they'll keep that door open? They'll motel six leave 246 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: the light on for Aaron Rodgers, but they might not 247 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: leave it on well into the summer like they did 248 00:10:58,640 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: last year. 249 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 5: It got to be shocked if OTA is open and 250 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 5: Rudolph and Howard are the only two quarterbacks, I mean, 251 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 5: like that's so late in the process, you know. 252 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, And you kind of wonder even this past season 253 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 4: if even if it seemed, you know, kind of a 254 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 4: fad of compleat and you know whatever, even you know, 255 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 4: Mike Comban kind of did the wink in the nods 256 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 4: essay and the certain people that we are. I kind 257 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 4: of an idea. By the time that the June, you 258 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 4: still wonder if you know whatever. So it's all hypothetical. 259 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 4: But maybe the organization loved Jackson Dart, like, oh my god, 260 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 4: you know, we're not gonna take Jackson Dart because they're 261 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 4: you know, no that you know what I'm saying, like 262 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 4: like that, that they're from courting the draft again, maybe 263 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 4: there's a name and I just always stay Ty Simpson 264 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 4: because as as everybody's draft board sits now, it seems 265 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 4: to be the sweet spot where burn round where the 266 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 4: Steelers are picking would be the would be the guy. 267 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 4: But whether it's sim or whether somebody climbs up the 268 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 4: depth chart or somewhere up to the draft board, or 269 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 4: somebody in the second or third round, whatever it might be, 270 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 4: if they fall in love with somebody there, you know, 271 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 4: you would think that they would still take them, right, 272 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 4: you still because there is two you know. I talked 273 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 4: to with Tom today on the Blitz about you know, 274 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 4: finding there's a quarterback you need for twenty twenty six, 275 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 4: and there's a quarterback you need for your future, and 276 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 4: that they can be they can be the same person 277 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 4: in theory or they could be two different people, and 278 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 4: certainly if you're if one of them is a forty 279 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 4: two year old, he's not going to be the latter. 280 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 4: Ear this too, right, that's just simple simple biology. So 281 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 4: if you know, and unless it's no matter what, if 282 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 4: you go with a young guy, you probably need a 283 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 4: bridge guy. Now, I guess you could tuck yourself into 284 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 4: Mason Rudolph being that guy. 285 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 3: That's possible. 286 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 4: But yeah, the long way saying that I can't, you know, 287 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 4: I don't think you can. You need to go into 288 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 4: free agency and the draft or that their trade market 289 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 4: whatever it is, with a plan and not saying well, 290 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 4: this is the backup and Rodgers might come and we'll 291 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 4: see it, you know it kind of you got to 292 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 4: kind of know. I think this year, you know, last 293 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 4: year was one thing. Maybe a little different circumstances. We 294 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 4: don't have a new coach and everything, and hey, Art 295 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 4: Rooney was pretty upfront about that. For the reason they 296 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 4: hired that Mike McCarthy was hired was a developing knee 297 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 4: on quarterback. Now me, you're right, man, you can punt 298 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 4: it one year down the road, and you know that's fine, 299 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 4: but you know, at some point here they I mean, 300 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 4: it's common sense too. You need to get a young 301 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 4: quarterback to develop him. So probably the sooner the better 302 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 4: for our parties. But again that's easier said than done, 303 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:13,839 Speaker 4: especially to look at the way the draft boards fits 304 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 4: right now. 305 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, Kurtz, I'm putting it in a spot because I 306 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 5: wouldn't expect you to have an answer to this, but 307 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 5: any inclination on coordinator hires. He did mention leaning a 308 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 5: three to four on defense or Wes and I kind 309 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,319 Speaker 5: of talked about that. I don't know if I'd look 310 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 5: too much into that, as he only in the market 311 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 5: for three four guys because the Steelers are running three 312 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 5: to four for fifty years. I don't know if that 313 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 5: makes sense, but. 314 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 4: You know what I mean, Yeah, yeah, yeah, I mean 315 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 4: he did. You know, he referenced that he's been busy already. 316 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 4: What do you know you expect him to be and 317 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 4: he can better have been, you know, the last couple 318 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 4: of days earlier. But that's obviously kind of the first 319 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 4: priorities assembled the staff top to bottom in that way. 320 00:13:55,840 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 4: So yeah, I mean, anymore, I feel like like something 321 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 4: as simple as three four four. I think, you know, 322 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 4: up thirty years ago that was pretty rigid, right, and 323 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 4: now there's so much. Yeah, it's just you know, down 324 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 4: to down play to play, package to package opponent two opponent, right. 325 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 4: I mean we saw this year with the Steelers that 326 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 4: they you know, and certainly use different personnel a game 327 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 4: the game or what situation situation. So I think it's 328 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 4: a lot more now where you're getting you know, your 329 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 4: best to living on the field for this certain situation 330 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 4: than you are so much for it. But there is 331 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 4: still an element. There's still some players that will fit 332 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 4: a lot better and offensively and defensively in certain schemes. 333 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 4: So yeah, it'll be interesting to see. I don't know, 334 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 4: you know. One of the reasons I wanted to ask 335 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 4: about the play calling is I think that that certainly 336 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 4: affects the tape a coordinator you're going to get, I 337 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 4: would think, right, I mean I wouldn't. 338 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 3: Maybe I'm wrong. 339 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 4: You know, a veteran offensive coordinator probably not going to 340 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 4: want to come and not call the plays, right, you 341 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 4: know that probably, But that's not a bad thing either. 342 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 4: I don't think if you get a young, kind of innovative, 343 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 4: up and coming mind to you know, have the coordinator 344 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 4: title and he kind of learned his way into it, 345 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 4: and you know, I think. 346 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 3: That could be good for an organization too. So I 347 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 3: think I. 348 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 4: Think at least off of that alone, you know that 349 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 4: that's maybe a little bit of a hint and where they. 350 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 3: Might go offensively. 351 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 5: I would really like to see them do that offensively. 352 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 5: The quarterback coach or the offensive coordinator be a younger, 353 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 5: you know, maybe an innovative thinker, maybe someone that isn't 354 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 5: directly related to him outside the organization, a totally different 355 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 5: way of viewing things that maybe could even be the 356 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 5: head coach in three four years here. But on the 357 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 5: other side of the ball, I couldn't care less if 358 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 5: the defensive coordinator is thirty five or seventy. 359 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, it has that feel, and that's one of the 360 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 4: I wanted to It's kind of hard to frame the 361 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 4: question even and we seemed like we pretty much one 362 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 4: question each, but I was curious in that way too. 363 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 4: But Mike did reference that in terms he pretty much 364 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 4: said paraphraise to hear that. You know, when they're building 365 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 4: a staff, you want to have a blend of real experience, 366 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 4: you know, hardened guys that've been around and know everything, 367 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 4: and also young and hungry, and you know, go get 368 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 4: them types up, up and coming type guys. And I 369 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 4: think part of that ladder is what you just referenced 370 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 4: is just kind of fresh ideas, new ideas, and you're 371 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 4: kind of incubating. I mean you're not, I mean you're 372 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 4: not especially doing for them, although I'm sure you're. If 373 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 4: you're getting guys hired, that means you're doing a good 374 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 4: doing a good job, but just sort of, you know, 375 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 4: the different perspective and that kind of young and young 376 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 4: and hungry type of thing. So yeah, I would kind 377 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 4: of to me and and I and I guess, you know, 378 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 4: going back to some of his staff, that depends on 379 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 4: I guess how you view some of those guys that 380 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 4: you know, especially if you're going to in other words, 381 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 4: to me, it's just maybe I'm making too much of this. 382 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 3: But to be. 383 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 4: A coordinator and you're not calling the plays, you're probably 384 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 4: going to trend more on the younger side. The guy 385 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 4: that wants to commit, Yeah, thirty something guy who wants 386 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 4: to learn under Mike McCarthy, Right, I mean, that's that's 387 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 4: going to be pretty appealing if you're a young and ambitious, 388 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 4: you know, up and coming and want to be an 389 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 4: NFL coordinator, NFL head coach, NFL play caller to be 390 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 4: able to to you know, work under him for a 391 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 4: couple of years, that I think would be So I 392 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 4: think that may be one of the areas where you 393 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 4: see that and yeah, I think offensively. I mean, look at again, 394 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 4: I mean the Steelers, we know they talk to Nie Schuehouse, 395 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 4: he talked to a Kubiak. You know, I think that 396 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 4: there is sort of a recognition that, yeah, maybe the 397 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 4: you know, we're seeing trends. I mean, Mike, Mike talked 398 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 4: about that a lot too. He talked a lot about trends. 399 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,959 Speaker 4: That was a big yeah. He definitely hammered on that. 400 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 4: And so he's aware of the trends and he's aware 401 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 4: of some of these. You know, I'm sure he's hyper 402 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 4: aware of the offense. He's an offensive guy and aware 403 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 4: of the offensive trend So he knows that, and I'm 404 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 4: sure he's going to try to get some of those 405 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,400 Speaker 4: people thinking along those lines here too. 406 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: Great stuff with Chris Adamsky. While as as Mike McCarthy says, 407 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:35,120 Speaker 1: things are moving one hundred miles an hour. 408 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 2: I did love how he emphasized. 409 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 4: The guys the way he said Will Howard was probably 410 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 4: the thing, and that, yeah, the introduction of a Stewers 411 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 4: head coach being from Greenfield and saying Will Howard by 412 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 4: Howard was the most I think it might have happened. 413 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,640 Speaker 2: I think Myron Cope and mister Rogers were high five 414 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 2: and upstairs when they heard that one. 415 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: Things are moving one hundred miles an hour according to 416 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy. But we do know that if he is 417 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 1: able to win that seventh Lombardi Championship for the city, 418 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 1: the parade will start at eleven thirty seven Greenfield Avenue. 419 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: I wonder if the people who live there now are like, wait, wait, 420 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: hold on, wait, I didn't sign up to give it 421 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: out our address for a Super. 422 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 5: Bowl party of the tree stopping there tonight. 423 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: Most poor people, it's probably like the breaking Bat House 424 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: in in Albuquerque, like those people like the year after 425 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: that episode, they'd like walk outside and there'd be pizza 426 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: up on their rooms all the time, Like those poor 427 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 1: people didn't deserve that. 428 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 2: Come on, man, Chris Danski. 429 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: If he ever wins a Super Bowl for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 430 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: the parade will start at the Flying Saucer up and 431 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 1: downtown Mars Pa we know that, we know. 432 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 2: That for sure, buzz. Thanks for taking the time, partner. 433 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 4: We'll talk to you soon, all right, Take care guys 434 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 4: any time.