The Steelers are 1-0 in the preseason after a 31-25 win in Jacksonville Saturday night and we are ready for overreactions. Poni is ready to say Mason Rudolph is better than Aaron Rodgers – or he ‘might’ be. That’s right, we are already doing this. How much rope would you give Rodgers before making the switch?
The Steelers open the preseason this weekend, Cam Heyward wants to renegotiate his contract and a surprise visit from former Penguins Defenseman Darius Kasparaitis.
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We are one day away from the Steelers first preseason game against the Jaguars. Who are the players we are most excited to see?
Steelers correspondent Mark Kaboly from The Pat McAfee Show joined the show. Mark says that Cam Heyward made it very hard to tell if he was holding out or not. He says the same with Chris Boswell. Mark also says that it was definitely Cam Heyward’s agent that told Schefter about his situation. Cam Heyward didn’t bet on himself when he signed the contract with the Steelers last year, and now that he was an all-pro again, he wants a raise. Mark also mentions that it’s hard to form an opinion on th...
Tomlin said that Rodgers and most vets will sit out the first preseason game. Poni says that he thinks that most starters should be playing in the game tomorrow. Mullsy mentions that Burrow usually starts the season slow, and the Bengals are adjusting to that by letting him play in the preseason. The Chiefs and Bills are also going to play Mahomes and Allen. Poni mentions that it is interesting that Herbig and Porter were deemed valuable enough to not play in the preseason. A SURPRISE NAME GAME....
Donny Football Debrief – David Hale from ESPN ranked every single FBS team in tiers. What did he get right/wrong? Syracuse was ranked ahead of both Pitt and West Virginia. Pitt, however, was ranked ahead of WVU. Harry Callas admitted to killing a pet bird when he was 6.
Tomlin said that Rodgers and most vets will sit out the first preseason game. Poni says that he thinks that most starters should be playing in the game tomorrow. Mullsy mentions that Burrow usually starts the season slow, and the Bengals are adjusting to that by letting him play in the preseason. The Chiefs and Bills are also going to play Mahomes and Allen.
We started with more fallout about the Cam Heyward contract ‘dispute’ that spurred up yesterday with the All-Pro wanting a pay raise. Fans have gone from loving Heyward and his legacy in Pittsburgh to calling him a ‘diva’ and ‘distraction’ at training camp. We took some calls on the topic. Chris Boswell is getting out of this scot-free because Cam Heyward is taking up the headlines. How will this work out? More calls. Bucco Minute – 6 shutout innings from Paul Skenes, who is reportedly ‘optimist...
Chris Boswell is getting out of this scot-free because Cam Heyward is taking up the headlines. How will this work out?
We started with more fallout about the Cam Heyward contract ‘dispute’ that spurred up yesterday with the All-Pro wanting a pay raise. Fans have gone from loving Heyward and his legacy in Pittsburgh to calling him a ‘diva’ and ‘distraction’ at training camp.
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Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. Ray said Cam Heyward had been present for the early stages of camp and nobody thought to ask about him working to the side because vets of his status get treated a little bit differently. Ray thinks both sides of the equation have an argument. Ray told us Chris Boswell has spent more time at the local Latrobe golf courses than on the practice field, but it doesn’t change the fact that he is among the best in the game. Ray said this cou...
We gave some time to the Chris Boswell news, sitting as the 11th highest-paid kicker in football. Poni said he is more sympathetic to Cam Heyward and his situation given how much he puts his body on the line. More calls. Steve Palazzolo from the 33rd Team joined the show. Steve said Cam Heyward is still a very good player and he is coming off an ‘incredible’ 2024 campaign. Steve said the age with Heyward makes things tricky, but if it’s for this year and next year, they can handle it financially...
Steve Palazzolo from the 33rd Team joined the show. Steve said Cam Heyward is still a very good player and he is coming off an ‘incredible’ 2024 campaign. Steve said the age with Heyward makes things tricky, but if it’s for this year and next year, they can handle it financially. Steve joked that he hates discussing kickers, but when it is clear you have one in the top tier, like Chris Boswell, you should ‘hold your nose’ and pay the player. Steve likes the Steelers addition of Derrick Harmon to...
We gave some time to the Chris Boswell news, sitting as the 11th highest-paid kicker in football. Poni said he is more sympathetic to Cam Heyward and his situation given how much he puts his body on the line.
BREAKING: Chris Boswell is also going through a silent hold-in at training camp, per ESPN. We took calls on that news and the Cam Heyward situation. Former Steeler Chris Hoke joined the show. Hokie isn’t worried about Cam Heyward, saying he will be on the field in Week 1 no matter what. Chris thinks Heyward deserves the money as one of the best in the business. Chris kept saying that Heyward is a ‘team guy’ and isn’t worried about where this leaves the rest of the operation. Hokie called out tea...
BREAKING: Chris Boswell is also going through a silent hold-in at training camp, per ESPN.
Former Steeler Chris Hoke joined the show. Hokie isn’t worried about Cam Heyward, saying he will be on the field in Week 1 no matter what. Chris thinks Heyward deserves the money as one of the best in the business. Chris kept saying that Heyward is a ‘team guy’ and isn’t worried about where this leaves the rest of the operation. Hokie called out teams for often not honoring contracts the way players are always told to. Chris really likes what he has seen from Derrick Harmon in camp so far. He al...
BREAKING: Cam Heyward is undergoing a silent hold-in at training camp, per ESPN. There is a long list of defensive tackles that are making more than Cam, who is due $15M this season. Should the Steelers give him another extension and bump up the money to over $22M/year? We think the local media assumed it was simply Heyward getting veteran time off. Should the Steelers give Cam Heyward a raise? PG columnist Jason Mackey joined the show. Poni asked Jason how some of the people with boots on the g...
PG columnist Jason Mackey joined the show. Poni asked Jason how some of the people with boots on the ground missed the story about Cam Heyward. Does Heyward deserve the extension? Paul Skenes is pitching tonight – is there truth to the rumor that the Pirates are trying to extend him? Jason believes Skenes is optimistic about the Pirates’ offseason plan for 2026. What will Ke’Bryan Hayes do in his return to PNC Park tonight?
BREAKING: Cam Heyward is undergoing a silent hold-in at training camp, per ESPN. There is a long list of defensive tackles that are making more than Cam, who is due $15M this season. Should the Steelers give him another extension and bump up the money to over $22M/year?
PM Team FULL Show 8-6-25
We got an update on the Will Howard injury from Mike Tomlin. It appears to be a broken finger that will have him ‘week-to-week.’ Howard has a fracture on a finger of his throwing hand, but surgery won’t be necessary. A few reports are suggesting it is his pinky finger, which is probably the one you want it to be if you had to pick. There was also a brawl at today’s practice. Juan Thornhill stoked the fires of the hype around the team’s defense. How good can they be? 93.7 The Fan Sports Director ...
93.7 The Fan Sports Director Jeff Hathhorn joined the show. Jeff mentioned Derrick Harmon missing practice for a second day in a row. Jeff broke down the practice fight from earlier today. Chris asked Jeff about Harmon flying under the radar compared to 1st round picks of the past. Jeff brought up the combo of Broderick Jones and Isaac Seumalo on the left side and noted it has looked better for Jones since Seumalo came back to practice. Jeff said it was another solid day for Aaron Rodgers. Jeff ...
Rodgers Replies. Rodgers was empathetic of Will Howard after it was announced that Howard will miss 3 weeks. Rodgers said that the offense has been clicking more the last 3 or 4 days. Rodgers also praised Roman Wilson a lot and called him “so talented”. He was also very complementary of Arthur Smith. Mullsy says that Rodgers sounds way more authentic and normal than Russell Wilson. ALL ACCESS w/ Aditi – Aditi says that it is an unfortunate time for Will Howard to get hurt because it stunts his d...
ALL ACCESS w/ Aditi – Aditi says that it is an unfortunate time for Will Howard to get hurt because it stunts his development. She also says that the Steelers would have wanted to see Howard in live action football. Aditi says that it would have been important for Howard to get experience calling the offense in preseason games.
Rodgers Replies. Rodgers was empathetic of Will Howard after it was announced that Howard will miss 3 weeks. Rodgers said that the offense has been clicking more the last 3 or 4 days. Rodgers also praised Roman Wilson a lot and called him “so talented”. He was also very complementary of Arthur Smith. Mullsy says that Rodgers sounds way more authentic and normal than Russell Wilson.
Aaron Rodgers said in his press conference that Preseason games are meaningless, and that joint practices are more useful. Would other players in different situations disagree? Mullsy says that preseason matters more to rookies than it does to a 20+ year vet like Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers says that join practices are more useful than preseason games because teams aren’t afraid to show things to teams that they will not play. Mullsy says it would be worse if a player got hurt in a joint practice tha...
Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike says that joint practices make more sense for teams because they can avoid QBs getting hit. He also says that if they could, the NFL would get rid of preseason games and go to a 20 game season right now. Mike says that we need to see how the whole ESPN Redzone thing plays out before we can determine what it’s going to be like. ESPN bought the name “Redzone” so they can now make an NBA Redzone or a CFB Redzone.
