We reacted to the Steelers preseason loss to the Buccaneers on Saturday night. No big concerns over the outcome of the game, but the game produced a question as we get closer to the regular season – do the Steelers have a plan at WR2? Roman Wilson showed us a little something in the game, but Calvin Austin is still hurt and the Steelers have Gabe Davis coming in for his second visit in almost as many months.
Who were the MVPs at St. Vincent for the Steelers, the team’s only home preseason game is this weekend and stick around to hear the PM guys talk to Jake “The Snake” Roberts!
PM Team FULL Show 8-15-25
Former Steeler Bryant McFadden joined the show. BMac talked about his trip to Saint Vincent a couple weeks ago to watch his former team practice. We got into the hold-ins of Cam Heyward and Chris Boswell, and Bryant said Boswell is just as valuable. What will it take for the Steelers to get back to the winning formula they had while winning championships? BMac told a good training camp story with Ryan Clark. How would BMac align the defensive backfield? Bucco Minute – The Pirates beat the Cubs t...
Former Steeler Bryant McFadden joined the show. BMac talked about his trip to Saint Vincent a couple weeks ago to watch his former team practice. We got into the hold-ins of Cam Heyward and Chris Boswell, and Bryant said Boswell is just as valuable. What will it take for the Steelers to get back to the winning formula they had while winning championships? BMac told a good training camp story with Ryan Clark. How would BMac align the defensive backfield?
Steelers correspondent Mark Kaboly from The Pat McAfee Show joined the show. Mark says that everybody has asked for a raise before, so it is hard to blame Cam Heyward. Mark says that after this contract, the Steelers shouldn’t want to sign Cam Heyward for more than a year. Mark didn’t like the interview with Jake “the snake” Roberts. Mark says Heyward is more important to the Steelers than Boswell is. More w/ Mark – Mark says that Calvin Austin’s injury is somewhat worrisome. Mark thinks that th...
Mike Tomlin said that this defense can do historic things. The joint practice against the Bucs went so badly that Todd Bowles decided to rest his starters on offense tomorrow. Is this cause for concern? Poni says that this better not be a bad omen for the season, as the Steelers defense is the highest paid unit in the league. Calls. Our good friend Lou in Staten Island met up with Lawrence Timmons this Summer. Surprise Name Game! Donny Football Debrief – Michigan Football was disciplined for the...
Surprise Name Game! Donny Football Debrief – Michigan Football was disciplined for the scandal of the 2023 season. Is this right? Poni says that the league shouldn’t be seen as a refuge for coaches that get disciplined in college football. Donny says that Harbaugh should be disciplined by the NFL.
Mike Tomlin said that this defense can do historic things. The joint practice against the Bucs went so badly that Todd Bowles decided to rest his starters on offense tomorrow. Is this cause for concern? Poni says that this better not be a bad omen for the season, as the Steelers defense is the highest paid unit in the league.
The Steelers will play their only home preseason game tomorrow night and Poni is wondering how fans will treat Cam Heyward once he runs out of the tunnel. Would it be outlandish for people to boo? Poni finds it odd that a player that has been an example of great Steelers football for 15 years is all of the sudden a jackass. How will fans treat Cam Heyward tomorrow night? ALL ACCESS w/ Aditi – Aditi is surprised the Cam Heyward and Chris Boswell stories popped up so late into the offseason. Aditi...
ALL ACCESS w/ Aditi – Aditi is surprised the Cam Heyward and Chris Boswell stories popped up so late into the offseason. Aditi isn’t too entrenched in the situation, so she didn’t want to comment too much on it. Poni pointed out how the Steelers don’t put incentives into contracts. Poni and Aditi pondered if Omar Khan would give an honest answer about the situation if they had him on the air right now. Aditi has Eagles-Browns this weekend, so she talked about the injury to Shedeur Sanders after ...
The Steelers will play their only home preseason game tomorrow night and Poni is wondering how fans will treat Cam Heyward once he runs out of the tunnel. Would it be outlandish for people to boo? Poni finds it odd that a player that has been an example of great Steelers football for 15 years is all of the sudden a jackass.
PM Team FULL Show 8-14-25
Pro wrestling Hall of Famer Jake ‘the Snake’ Roberts joined the show. Jake told the guys what he loves most about coming back to Pittsburgh – he will be in town Saturday night for the Riverhounds game. He said Jim Duggan and The Undertaker are two guys he usually he road to different towns with. Jake told an infamous Haku story, where he bit a guy’s nose off. Jake said he got into the snake gimmick because he was a big fan of Ken Stabler. Oddly enough, Roberts is terrified of snakes. Jake was pa...
Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. Ray gave his takeaways from the joint practice today with the Buccaneers. How much pad crunching did we get? Ray said Vita Vea and Zach Frazier was a fun matchup. There was a near skirmish on a punt. Which team got the most out of this? The guys asked Ray about what we should expect to see from Kaleb Johnson in the second preseason game after an underwhelming first game. Where are things at with the Cam Heyward negotiations? Has Cam ta...
Pro wrestling Hall of Famer Jake ‘the Snake’ Roberts joined the show. Jake told the guys what he loves most about coming back to Pittsburgh – he will be in town Saturday night for the Riverhounds game. He said Jim Duggan and The Undertaker are two guys he usually he road to different towns with. Jake told an infamous Haku story, where he bit a guy’s nose off. Jake said he got into the snake gimmick because he was a big fan of Ken Stabler. Oddly enough, Roberts is terrified of snakes. Jake was pa...
We haven’t heard from Omar Khan yet about the Cam Heyward negotiations. Andy Weidl told the media he is staying out of it and letting those guys do their thing. We had some laughs over a few questions in the Dulac mailbag, including a shot at a former intern. The AP put out their all-time All-American team, which featured 3 Pitt players over the last 100 years. The only other school to have 3 is Ohio State. Donny Football Debrief – Madden ’26 is out worldwide today. Will you play it?
The AP put out their all-time All-American team, which featured 3 Pitt players over the last 100 years. The only other school to have 3 is Ohio State.
We haven’t heard from Omar Khan yet about the Cam Heyward negotiations. Andy Weidl told the media he is staying out of it and letting those guys do their thing. We had some laughs over a few questions in the Dulac mailbag, including a shot at a former intern.
Weidl’s Words – What did Andy Weidl say to the Steelers media today? KDKA TV’s Bob Pompeani joined the show. Bob talked about the process of memorization when it comes to a play-by-play broadcast. He said the big hurdle is multiple guys with multiple numbers in the preseason. Pomp said it takes 4-5 hours to put together his spotter board, including players names, notes, sponsor reads, etc. and the challenges that come along with it. Pomp thinks Aaron Rodgers will get plenty of run in the joint p...
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KDKA TV’s Bob Pompeani joined the show. Bob talked about the process of memorization when it comes to a play-by-play broadcast. He said the big hurdle is multiple guys with multiple numbers in the preseason. Pomp said it takes 4-5 hours to put together his spotter board, including players names, notes, sponsor reads, etc. and the challenges that come along with it. Pomp thinks Aaron Rodgers will get plenty of run in the joint practice today, but wishes Rodgers would play a series or two on Satur...
With the guys stuck in traffic heading to Studio B, Donny had to start the show. He reacted to the words from Mike Tomlin on his philosophy of playing guys, or not doing so, in the preseason. Donny made the argument that Tomlin should play most of the starters, if healthy. Several big-name QBs play around the league and multiple teams in better spots than the Steelers play their starters at least a little bit. The guys have arrived. They gave thoughts on Mike Tomlin not playing most starters in ...
Bucco Minute – We reacted to Greg Brown predicting the Pirates to make a move ‘beyond our wildest dreams’ in free agency.
With the guys stuck in traffic heading to Studio B, Donny had to start the show. He reacted to the words from Mike Tomlin on his philosophy of playing guys, or not doing so, in the preseason. Donny made the argument that Tomlin should play most of the starters, if healthy. Several big-name QBs play around the league and multiple teams in better spots than the Steelers play their starters at least a little bit.
PM Team FULL Show 8-13-25
ESPN has taken an interesting route to the Cam Heyward discussion. Why didn’t Heyward take a ‘prove it’ deal last year? Poni doesn’t think anything is solved soon and thinks the crowd reaction on Saturday night will be interesting. We also had a gripe with the Steelers countdown, sighting Artie Burns as a ‘fan favorite.’ Is Kraig at fault? Former MLB pitcher Matt Clement joined the show. We reacted to the Pirates-Brewers series, which resulted in a sweep. How do the Brewers keep doing it? Matt t...
Former MLB pitcher Matt Clement joined the show. We reacted to the Pirates-Brewers series, which resulted in a sweep. How do the Brewers keep doing it? Matt talked about the culture created in Milwaukee as the Brewers are about to make the playoffs for the 7th time in 8 seasons. Matt said it all starts with a star and building great, in-house talent. He also lauded the signings and trades made to make the team in Milwaukee what it is. Matt talked about the wear and tear of the mind that could ha...
Apparently, Calvin Austin has some sort of injury and it is not good. Should the Steelers go out and get another wide receiver? Odell Beckham Jr was on a podcast recently and talked about how much he loved Aaron Rodgers, and did not rule out signing with the Steelers. Poni said that DJ Turner is a name that has been mentioned as a potential future Steeler. Jeff Hathhorn named Aaron Rodgers the Steelers’ offensive MVP of training camp. He also said that Scottie Miller was very consistent. Donny F...
Donny Football Debrief – Donny said that he has 0 interest in Hard Knocks. Mullsy agrees with this, and Poni says that they have ruined the show recently.
