A big question in the direction of Art Rooney II made its way to the Gerry Dulac chat. The answer gave us another example of the owner leaning back on the organization being better than the mean of the league. Does he hear the fans growing tired? Maybe. But Gerry gave a pretty good guess as to how Art would answer things – telling fans to get off their backs because they are in first place, just in nicer words. Does he make a point? The guys think the team is still stale and the owner should show more emotion more than just simply wanting them to win more than they lose, on average. It sounds like Art would puff his chest out because the Steelers have been in first place since the beginning of the season – which is factually incorrect. The guys pointed out some of the better teams in the league that are better than the Steelers, but they aren’t leading their own division.

The Fan vs The Fans.

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. The conversation started with Christmas cookies before it shifted to the Philip Rivers signing in Indianapolis. The 44-year-old was apparently always the backup plan in Indy if things went south with QB health, which it has after the Daniel Jones season-ending injury. If the Colts still make the playoffs and Rivers plays respectable football, should he win the Comeback Player of the Year award? Mike said there’s no way you can go back and act like the chants and boos didn’t happen in the game against the Bills. What if things go off the rails against the Dolphins? Mike said if Art Rooney is in some state of delusion, that’s not good for anybody. Mike believes you always have to have your finger on the pulse of the fanbase as an owner. The guys asked Mike about the catch rule and determining how the game ended in Baltimore on Sunday. Mike believes that Isaiah Likely play was a touchdown that the league missed and that the offices have gone a little rogue, which only confuses the viewer more. Mike dove into the gambling factor and is surprised Roger Goodell didn’t resign once they got into bed with all of the sportsbooks.