Award-winning 93.7 The Fan reporter Josh Rowntree joined the show. Josh said Najee Harris didn’t say much more about his lingering Lisfranc injury. Josh heard it is “foot related,” while others have heard it is a flare up of the Lisfranc from the preseason. Josh said he’s confident Harris will start, but he expects Jaylen Warren to be worked in a lot, even more than he was in the season opener. 

A breakdown of Mitch Trubisky chatting with the media earlier today. He was asked about some miscommunication with George Pickens and why there was no connection between himself and the rookie WR. Chris said Trubisky is a former 2nd overall pick that played with the fear of a player with zero pedigree. Poni wondered if it was almost a cry for help in hoping Mike Tomlin and Matt Canada will allow him to take more risk in the offense. After what Tomlin said over the summer, all he is looking for is an ordinary quarterback that doesn’t turn the ball over or screw things up. The guys said this offense might work against teams like New England, but when Tampa Bay and Buffalo come up on the schedule – good luck. 

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike talked about the impact of losing TJ Watt for 4-6 weeks and how the defense/team can adjust. The guys congratulated Mike for predicting a Steelers win and getting the score on the nose. He gave his report card of Mitch Trubisky on the day and his general thoughts on the QBs debut with Pittsburgh. Mike talked about what Trubisky can do to keep the people rooting for Kenny Pickett off his back. Mike said he’s hopeful the Steelers crank it up a little bit on offense with the absence of Watt on defense because it will be hard to win games their way the entire season. The guys asked Mike about where the Patriots are right now and how people aren’t used to seeing Bill Belichick in the position he’s in. He wondered how long Robert Kraft gives Belichick to get something done in the post-Tom Brady era. The guys asked about Brady and if there’s any shot he retires midseason due to struggles in his marriage. Mike said the Cowboys have likely made all the calls they planned on making to trade for a QB with Dak Prescott hurt as Mason Rudolph is still a member of the Steelers roster. He doesn’t expect Dallas to go anywhere outside the organization to fill the void. 

A breakdown of Mitch Trubisky chatting with the media earlier today. He was asked about some miscommunication with George Pickens and why there was no connection between himself and the rookie WR. Chris said Trubisky is a former 2nd overall pick that played with the fear of a player with zero pedigree. Poni wondered if it was almost a cry for help in hoping Mike Tomlin and Matt Canada will allow him to take more risk in the offense. After what Tomlin said over the summer, all he is looking for is an ordinary quarterback that doesn’t turn the ball over or screw things up. The guys said this offense might work against teams like New England, but when Tampa Bay and Buffalo come up on the schedule – good luck. 

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike talked about the impact of losing TJ Watt for 4-6 weeks and how the defense/team can adjust. The guys congratulated Mike for predicting a Steelers win and getting the score on the nose. He gave his report card of Mitch Trubisky on the day and his general thoughts on the QBs debut with Pittsburgh. Mike talked about what Trubisky can do to keep the people rooting for Kenny Pickett off his back. Mike said he’s hopeful the Steelers crank it up a little bit on offense with the absence of Watt on defense because it will be hard to win games their way the entire season. The guys asked Mike about where the Patriots are right now and how people aren’t used to seeing Bill Belichick in the position he’s in. He wondered how long Robert Kraft gives Belichick to get something done in the post-Tom Brady era. The guys asked about Brady and if there’s any shot he retires midseason due to struggles in his marriage. Mike said the Cowboys have likely made all the calls they planned on making to trade for a QB with Dak Prescott hurt as Mason Rudolph is still a member of the Steelers roster. He doesn’t expect Dallas to go anywhere outside the organization to fill the void. 

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike talked about the impact of losing TJ Watt for 4-6 weeks and how the defense/team can adjust. The guys congratulated Mike for predicting a Steelers win and getting the score on the nose. He gave his report card of Mitch Trubisky on the day and his general thoughts on the QBs debut with Pittsburgh. Mike talked about what Trubisky can do to keep the people rooting for Kenny Pickett off his back. Mike said he’s hopeful the Steelers crank it up a little bit on offense with the absence of Watt on defense because it will be hard to win games their way the entire season. The guys asked Mike about where the Patriots are right now and how people aren’t used to seeing Bill Belichick in the position he’s in. He wondered how long Robert Kraft gives Belichick to get something done in the post-Tom Brady era. The guys asked about Brady and if there’s any shot he retires midseason due to struggles in his marriage. Mike said the Cowboys have likely made all the calls they planned on making to trade for a QB with Dak Prescott hurt as Mason Rudolph is still a member of the Steelers roster. He doesn’t expect Dallas to go anywhere outside the organization to fill the void. 

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike talked about the impact of losing TJ Watt for 4-6 weeks and how the defense/team can adjust. The guys congratulated Mike for predicting a Steelers win and getting the score on the nose. He gave his report card of Mitch Trubisky on the day and his general thoughts on the QBs debut with Pittsburgh. Mike talked about what Trubisky can do to keep the people rooting for Kenny Pickett off his back. Mike said he’s hopeful the Steelers crank it up a little bit on offense with the absence of Watt on defense because it will be hard to win games their way the entire season. The guys asked Mike about where the Patriots are right now and how people aren’t used to seeing Bill Belichick in the position he’s in. He wondered how long Robert Kraft gives Belichick to get something done in the post-Tom Brady era. The guys asked about Brady and if there’s any shot he retires midseason due to struggles in his marriage. Mike said the Cowboys have likely made all the calls they planned on making to trade for a QB with Dak Prescott hurt as Mason Rudolph is still a member of the Steelers roster. He doesn’t expect Dallas to go anywhere outside the organization to fill the void. 

Mitch Trubisky spoke to the media today to recap the win in Cincy and to preview the matchup with New England on Sunday. What did we make of the Mitch performance? Chris said it fueled his fire to see Kenny Pickett at some point. Poni said, for now, don’t bitch about Mitch. 

Mike Tomlin said the Najee Harris injury is unrelated to the Lisfranc injury Harris suffered during the preseason. Good friend Ray Fittipaldo from the PG said he heard otherwise and that it is, in fact, an aggravation of the Lisfranc. Harris told reporters today he is confident he will play Sunday against New England. Is it a smart move? Chris thinks it’s a very bad idea and he feels like Harris will injure it worse if he pushes early in the season. Chris said Jaylen Warren should get the start and majority of the touches – continuing that it’s a huge mistake by Tomlin if Harris plays.  

Musician Pete Bender joined the show. Pete is a Pittsburgh guy and he wrote a new show tune for The PM Team. 

Mitch Trubisky spoke to the media today to recap the win in Cincy and to preview the matchup with New England on Sunday. What did we make of the Mitch performance? Chris said it fueled his fire to see Kenny Pickett at some point. Poni said, for now, don’t bitch about Mitch. 

Mike Tomlin said the Najee Harris injury is unrelated to the Lisfranc injury Harris suffered during the preseason. Good friend Ray Fittipaldo from the PG said he heard otherwise and that it is, in fact, an aggravation of the Lisfranc. Harris told reporters today he is confident he will play Sunday against New England. Is it a smart move? Chris thinks it’s a very bad idea and he feels like Harris will injure it worse if he pushes early in the season. Chris said Jaylen Warren should get the start and majority of the touches – continuing that it’s a huge mistake by Tomlin if Harris plays.  

Musician Pete Bender joined the show. Pete is a Pittsburgh guy and he wrote a new show tune for The PM Team. 

Poni Express - Pete Bender

Poni Express - Pete Bender

Musician Pete Bender joined the show. Pete is a Pittsburgh guy and he wrote a new show tune for The PM Team.