Hour 2: We should have a pretty clear answer on what will happen with the Steelers quarterback situation in less than a week when the tampering period starts ahead of NFL free agency. Will the Steelers pursue Russell Wilson or will they venture more down the path that leads to Kenny Pickett being the unquestioned QB1? Is there still any hope of a Justin Fields trade? Is it more likely that they just re-sign Mason Rudolph and we have a fugazi competition? 

Does Mason Rudolph deserve the real shot to be the Steelers next starting quarterback? 

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. The guys asked Mike if the Steelers will work to re-sign Mason Rudolph before free agency opens next week. Mike doubled down what he reported in Indy last week – the Steelers are committed to the QB battle between Rudolph and Kenny Pickett. He told the guys why he doesn’t see Russell Wilson being a real option. The guys asked Mike if the Steelers are still going about business the right way in 2024. If the Steelers offered Rudolph a deal of 2-years/$10M, would that be a good deal? Mike tried to list a few guys – legit names – the Steelers could look at in free agency. He explained why the Steelers are so invested in their homegrown guys. The guys shot some rapid-fire questions to Mike and he thinks the Bears are in a really tight spot with how things could play out with Justin Fields.

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. The guys asked Mike if the Steelers will work to re-sign Mason Rudolph before free agency opens next week. Mike doubled down what he reported in Indy last week – the Steelers are committed to the QB battle between Rudolph and Kenny Pickett. He told the guys why he doesn’t see Russell Wilson being a real option. The guys asked Mike if the Steelers are still going about business the right way in 2024. If the Steelers offered Rudolph a deal of 2-years/$10M, would that be a good deal? Mike tried to list a few guys – legit names – the Steelers could look at in free agency. He explained why the Steelers are so invested in their homegrown guys. The guys shot some rapid-fire questions to Mike and he thinks the Bears are in a really tight spot with how things could play out with Justin Fields.

We should have a pretty clear answer on what will happen with the Steelers quarterback situation in less than a week when the tampering period starts ahead of NFL free agency. Will the Steelers pursue Russell Wilson or will they venture more down the path that leads to Kenny Pickett being the unquestioned QB1? Is there still any hope of a Justin Fields trade? Is it more likely that they just re-sign Mason Rudolph and we have a fugazi competition?

Hour 1: We started the show on Jake Guentzel trade watch after reports surfaced late in the show yesterday that the Penguins will likely have a deal done by tonight to send Guentzel to another team. Is this a sign of the end? Should the Penguins have signed Guentzel to an extension before this? How will his time in Pittsburgh be remembered? 

How do fans feel about possibly seeing Jake Guentzel play his final game in a Penguins sweater? 

Former Penguin Tyler Kennedy joined the show. TK talked about why we have seen struggles from Evgeni Malkin in the back half of this season and why Geno might be in his own head. Does Reilly Smith really want out of Pittsburgh as much as the scuttlebutt has said? The guys asked Tyler if Jake Guentzel is worthy of being ‘irked’ by lack of communication on a contract extension – but he feels like Kyle Dubas may have looked at the numbers and noticed it just wasn’t feasible. The guys asked Tyler to predict where Guentzel ends up following the trade deadline.

Former Penguin Tyler Kennedy joined the show. TK talked about why we have seen struggles from Evgeni Malkin in the back half of this season and why Geno might be in his own head. Does Reilly Smith really want out of Pittsburgh as much as the scuttlebutt has said? The guys asked Tyler if Jake Guentzel is worthy of being ‘irked’ by lack of communication on a contract extension – but he feels like Kyle Dubas may have looked at the numbers and noticed it just wasn’t feasible. The guys asked Tyler to predict where Guentzel ends up following the trade deadline.

We started the show on Jake Guentzel trade watch after reports surfaced late in the show yesterday that the Penguins will likely have a deal done by tonight to send Guentzel to another team. Is this a sign of the end? Should the Penguins have signed Guentzel to an extension before this? How will his time in Pittsburgh be remembered?

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Hour 4: During the NFL Combine, it sounds like Rich Eisen got some scoops and it sounds like the Steelers like Kenny Pickett way too much to move on from him entering his third year. Are the Steelers going to scour the available QBs to make a splash this off-season? What do the Steelers have to build to make Pickett a success? The Steelers think Pickett can be like Brock Purdy. Do you?  

Do fans still have faith in Kenny Pickett turning things around? 

The Pirates announced today that Paul Skenes will start the year in the minors. The guys asked Donny how big Rowdy Tellez looked in person and who some of the bigger Pirates ever were.

During the NFL Combine, it sounds like Rich Eisen got some scoops and it sounds like the Steelers like Kenny Pickett way too much to move on from him entering his third year. Are the Steelers going to scour the available QBs to make a splash this off-season? What do the Steelers have to build to make Pickett a success? The Steelers think Pickett can be like Brock Purdy. Do you?

Hour 3: Some prankster called in to Pomp’s show on Saturday and that perpetrator was Joe Starkey. The Giants announced today that they will not franchise tag Saquon Barkley. With that, we took a trip down memory lane to see the last time a 1st round RB got an extension from the team that drafted them. How many 1st round RBs have lived up to the pick they were drafted? \

CBS Sports NFL Draft analyst Ryan Wilson joined the show. In Ryan’s recent mock draft, he has the Steelers taking Jackson Powers-Johnson. He said fans should have the same feeling they had when the Steelers picked Maurkice Pouncey and David DeCastro if they get him. He said the testing for Powers-Johnson was off-the-charts and said it’s very hard to find anything wrong with his game. Could the Steelers trade up for a big play WR in the 1st round? Who does Ryan see the Steelers targeting in the 2nd round? Ryan dove into some of the mid-round options and guys the Steelers could see on the third day of the draft. Do the Steelers have any shot to snag Zach Frazier at 51st overall? 

Donny Football Debrief – NFL franchise tag deadline day left a few big names without a team. The guys put together a funny hypothetical.