The Pomp And Joe Show

Who can follow Bill Belichick, Pete Carroll, and Nick Saban? There are significant shoes to fill at two of the most storied teams. Calls on Bill Belichick. Ron asks Joe how people live in Buffalo with terrible winters. The summers are great. The weather for this game? Not so good. We're looking at 50 mph winds! 

Bill Belichick is out as Patriots head coach after 24 seasons in New England. Him and Tom Brady took more from the Steelers than anyone with some great Steelers teams coming up short against the Patriots. We look back on Belichick's career and the biggest games he coached in that changed the NFL.

Hour 1 of Cook and Joe: We recount some of the best moments in Pittsburgh-Buffalo history. Starkey named Pittsburgh people whose career went to die in Buffalo. He is starting to believe in the Steelers because Buffalo is cursed. Buffalo guys who helped Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh guys who helped Buffalo. Audacy betting expert Chelsa Messinger joined the show. Chelsa doesn't love the spread favoring the Bills at 10 points. Chelsa is a Titans fan and doesn't like the Mike Vrabel decision. Playoff QBs making their first playoff start are 17-35-1 against the spread (32%). Chelsa is taking the Browns with Joe Flacco over the Texans. CJ Stroud has been a great story but has to go up against a defense giving up the second fewest passing yards per game. Jeff Patton of the Baseball Card Castle joined the show. Larry Fitzgerald is going into the College Football Hall of Fame and is the Card of the Week. Hopewell native and Penn State grad Paul Posluszny is also being inducted and honored with a card.

Hour 2 with Cook and Joe: We hear what Mike Tomlin had to say about the quarterback depth chart and Kenny Pickett still listed as the starter despite Mason Rudolph being the starter. What does the future hold for Mason Rudolph? We discuss the Steelers matchup in Buffalo in the Wild Card Round. Where would Mason Rudolph have a better chance to start than Pittsburgh? We take calls on the Steelers. 

Hour 3 with Cook and Joe: T.J. Watt has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week. He continued to star in the last three games and was dominant. Myles Garrett is another possible option to win the award. Starkey thinks Mike Tomlin did a great job with managing the defense with so many injuries. Cleveland finished No. 1 in total defense. The Steelers averaged 19.1 points per game. Steelers insider Mark Kaboly of The Athletic joined the show. Mark threw Tyler Boyd as a player the Steelers could possibly sign this offseason in his mailbag. Ron thinks Tomlin struggles to praise Mason Rudolph. He doesn’t hesitate to praise Kenny Pickett. There’s supposed to be 20-30 mph winds in Buffalo Sunday. Could this be an advantage for the Bills given Josh Allen’s arm? Mark thinks the Steelers are playing with house money since they had around a 7% chance to make the playoffs weeks ago. He thinks Tomlin is back and won’t take a year off. Mason Rudolph was behind guys like Josh Dobbs and Duck Hodges, he might go and try to make a lot more money and opportunity elsewhere. Mark has nothing wrong with a two year deal for Rudolph and Kenny Pickett coming back as well. 20-17 Steelers. 

Hour 4 with Cook and Joe: The Steelers have brought punter Brad Wing back to the practice squad. Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale and head coach Brian Daboll are at odds. ProFootballTalk picked Browns DC Jim Schwartz as Assistant of the Year. A Bill Belichick-Jerry Jones relationship isn't out of the question or crazy to think they could team up in Dallas. What's Cookin'.  It's the anniversary of former Penguins coach Michel Therrien's rant where he said the players don't care and called out just about everyone. We recall some of the best rants in Penguins history. 

What's Cookin'.  It's the anniversary of former Penguins coach Michel Therrien's rant where he said the players don't care and called out just about everyone. We recall some of the best rants in Penguins history. 

The Steelers have brought punter Brad Wing back to the practice squad. Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale and head coach Brian Daboll are at odds. ProFootballTalk picked Browns DC Jim Schwartz as Assistant of the Year. A Bill Belichick-Jerry Jones relationship isn't out of the question or crazy to think they could team up in Dallas. 

Steelers insider Mark Kaboly of The Athletic joined the show. Mark threw Tyler Boyd as a player the Steelers could possibly sign this offseason in his mailbag. Ron thinks Tomlin struggles to praise Mason Rudolph. He doesn’t hesitate to praise Kenny Pickett. There’s supposed to be 20-30 mph winds in Buffalo Sunday. Could this be an advantage for the Bills given Josh Allen’s arm? Mark thinks the Steelers are playing with house money since they had around a 7% chance to make the playoffs weeks ago. He thinks Tomlin is back and won’t take a year off. Mason Rudolph was behind guys like Josh Dobbs and Duck Hodges, he might go and try to make a lot more money and opportunity elsewhere. Mark has nothing wrong with a two year deal for Rudolph and Kenny Pickett coming back as well. 20-17 Steelers. 

T.J. Watt has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week. He continued to star in the last three games and was dominant. Myles Garrett is another possible option to win the award. Starkey thinks Mike Tomlin did a great job with managing the defense with so many injuries. Cleveland finished No. 1 in total defense. The Steelers averaged 19.1 points per game.