The Pomp And Joe Show

Hour 4 with Joe Starkey: Michael McKenry does think the World Baseball Classic has something to do with Skenes' season. Skenes never was in rhythm and had his delivery right. Michael thinks $20-25 million is a fair deal for Lowe and he thinks Lowe would stay in Pittsburgh to be in a small market. Three years, $60 million with a mutual option. Nate Burleson and Russell Wilson went after the Steelers offense and movement.

Lane Kiffin took credit for Ole Miss having the stadium full an hour early before the game against LSU. Nate Burleson and Russell Wilson went after the Steelers offense and movement.

Michael does think the World Baseball Classic has something to do with Skenes' season. Skenes never was in rhythm and had his delivery right. Michael said he would do the World Baseball Classic again and he thinks it's one of the best things to happen to baseball. Michael thinks $20-25 million is a fair deal for Lowe and he thinks Lowe would stay in Pittsburgh to be in a small market. Three years, $60 million with a mutual option.

Mo Egger of ESPN1530 in Cincinnati joined the show. Mo helps us preview Steelers-Bengals. You can't block Dexter Lawrence 1-on-1 and has been a force for the Bengals. Dax Hill has been an important member of the Bengals secondary after being an issue last year. If the Steelers don't have Joey Porter Jr. it will be CRITICAL. Amarius Mills has been very good, but Orlando Brown has been a trainwreck.

The Saints are better than we think and beat the Ravens in Baltimore. The Ravens got away from the run game and letting Henry win the game. Some offensive coordinators are too cute with play calling. Rob is a fan of Tyler Shough! He didn't think Ravens players looked bad, but Shough looked really good. The Ravens are playing the Cowboys in Rio.

Paul Skenes said that his drop in velocity was partly due to the World Baseball Classic. Joe believes Paul Skenes and thinks the WBC really did effect him. Maybe the velocity drop was intentional, but Skenes could never get back to 99 mph and 100 mph.

Nick thinks the Steelers have to get back to running the football. Nick would feature Darnell Washington and Pat Freiermuth. Rico Dowdle is a hot and cold running back. Dowdle has a stretch where he puts up 400-500 yards in three weeks but then has a ton of poor ones. Nick would start Max Iheanachor and Brock Hoffman.

What if the Steelers' corners hold down the fort against Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins? Porter may want to play, but not play in Pittsburgh anymore. People question if Joey Porter Jr. is actually hurt. Do people actually believe this??

Yes, we are talking about Joey Porter Jr. Joe thinks Porter looks at the guarantees DK Metcalf got and is frustrated he isn't getting what he thinks he is worth. The Steelers reportedly offered $27 million per season. It all comes down to guarantees and we don't know the exact totals.

93.7 The Fan brings together the top Steelers discussions following a brutal 20-3 loss to the Patriots, featuring The Fan Morning Show, The Pomp & Joe Show, and The PM Team. Adam Crowley and Dorin Dickerson vent over the offensive line allowing a 62% pressure rate; Pomp and Joe Starkey marvel at a 4th-and-43 catastrophe and Rodgers sacking himself; and Andrew Fillipponi and Chris Mueller debate who holds the biggest blame between DK Metcalf, Omar Khan, and Mike McCarthy.