The Pomp And Joe Show

Brian Batko joins to discuss Arthur Smith's work with the Titans and Derrick Henry, his struggles with the Falcons, Smith vs the other reported candidates for the job. Calls on Arthur Smith, will the receivers be featured enough, will he be blamed for QB struggles.

Joe's UberEats burger was delivered in Miami. Jon Burton joins to discuss Art Smith to the Steelers. his demeanor, his development of QBs. the future of Ryan Tannehill, Derrick Henry, and Mike Vrabel. Did Henry make Smith look good with the Titans?

Starkeys Mailbox - Is Lamar overrated, has the Ravens window closed, will the Pens bottom out ::BREAKING:: The Steelers are expected to hire Arthur Smith! 

Jay Caufield joins to discuss the Pens weekend, their schedule, the Oilers winning streak, the Pens PP changes and their play in 3-on-3, the team's playoff odds. Will Derek Shelton still talk to the guys weekly?

What do the Steelers plan to do about their playoff woes? Are they being too patient with Pickett? Is Arthur Smith the likeliest choice for OC? Mason Rudolph talk from Rooney. Everything sounds lukewarm.

Art Rooney talked yesterday and gave a lukewarm endorsement of Pickett. Why do the Steelers need previous playcalling experience for their OC? 

(Hour 1 with Cook and Joe)

The guys are reminiscing about their trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this past Friday. I am wearing an Iona College hoodie today and the conversation shifts to Rick Pitino and the old Big East days. Dan Campbell is facing a lot of scrutiny from yesterday's ultimate collapse against the San Francisco 49ers. He left nearly guaranteed points on the board by not kicking a field goal. He chose to go for it and it backfired. There were multiple choices he made that ended up backfiring and Joe had a problem with them. We hear a sound byte from the Campbell press conference, who looked like a man defeated. 

We take some phone calls about the Lions collapse. Callers agree that it was a combination of Dan Campbell's "macho-ism" and analytics that was the reason for the Lions' downfall. 

(Hour 2 with Cook and Joe)

The guys react to the AFC Championship game. If the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, they would have three championships in five years. That would make them a dynasty in our eyes. At this point, Patrick Mahomes is on the way to becoming one of the best of all time. Ron gives him a zero percent chance at winning seven Super Bowl's like Tom Brady. Joe disagrees with that since he is almost half way there before he is 30. The conversation shifts to Steve Spagnuolo as a defensive coordinator and why he does not get enough looks at Head Coach. His record as head coach with the Rams does not paint the full picture. The question about Lamar and being able to take a team to the Super Bowl still stands. 

Who would you rather have for a Super Bowl: Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady? Ron goes over the stats between the two and what Mahomes has done in recent years, which includes one of the best halves in NFL history last night against Baltimore. The conversation shifts to who would you rather have, Rob Gronkowski or Travis Kelce? There are 5 former Steelers heading to the Super Bowl. Joe tries to get us to name the 5 and we would have never guessed three out of the five.

(Hour 3 with Cook and Joe)

It's a Wheel of Ball! Penguins, Joe Montana, Pitt Men's basketball, and more. 

Bill Cowher had a different opinion on the worst loss he had as head coach of the Steelers. The conference championship against San Diego or Dallas in the Super Bowl? Chad Brown says it was the Super Bowl loss however Cowher says it was the Chargers loss that was worse. 

(Hour 4 with Cook and Joe)

Ron has the odds for next year's Super Bowl. The Chiefs are the favorite for the 2024 Super Bowl. Where are the Steelers? The Steelers are currently ranked 23rd as a 66/1 favorite, behind teams like Cleveland and Atlanta. Arthur Smith interviewed with the Steelers for the open offensive coordinator position. Art Rooney II is slated to speak at 1:30. Cook and Joe pose one question they would ask Art if they were guaranteed a truthful answer. 

Joe changes his question that he would ask Art Rooney. He would ask him about the Steelers' quarterback situation and what they are doing there. Is Mason Rudolph coming back to the Steelers after his effort later in the season? One more recap of the Conference Championship games.