The projections are currently showing that Pittsburgh lost money from NFL Draft weekend, per reports. It seemed like everything went over with rave reviews from outsiders, but that didn’t tell the full story. A lot of local businesses shared that they did not get anywhere near the crowds they anticipated. What was it like outside of the North Shore bubble? Was it the case of a lot of cities being within a day-trip driving distance to Pittsburgh? The hotel business reportedly got hit big time last weekend. Other cities have seen big returns in previous years of hosting the draft.

How did fans feel about the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh? Good? Bad? Reviews were mostly positive.

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike joked with Poni about quitting on Monday. Mike described the newest move between the Steelers and Aaron Rodgers as a ‘swing & a miss.’ What does it mean? Mike said it’s mostly so Rodgers can’t wait around and latch onto a team that loses its QB in the middle of the season, like we saw with Phillip Rivers last season. Mike said the whole thing doesn’t make sense. Mike believes this is an indication that the Steelers don’t really know if Rodgers is coming back. Mike said the Steelers are still in a tough spot because their plan at QB mostly stinks. We rekindled the Rodgers to the Broncos conversation because on the same day the Steelers made this chess move, the Broncos announced that Bo Nix needs another surgery on his ankle. Is Mike Vrabel really going to resign from the Patriots and could Mike Tomlin be his replacement? Mike reminded us that the Patriots would need to talk to the Steelers before they speak with him about the hypothetical head coach vacancy. Mike doesn’t think the Steelers will get in any trouble for the Makai Lemon debacle on draft night. Mike isn’t surprised by Pittsburgh losing money during draft weekend and said it’s not likely that other cities make all that much in the end.