Former Steelers CB Bryant McFadden on Ben Roethlisberger:
"Mr. Clutch. In my opinion, he was our John Elway. When I watched Elway play growing up, the play was never dead and he always showed up in the most critical moments. Our generation, our era, he was our John Elway."
Ramon Foster on Jags talking: "I specifically saw Telvin Smith walk right behind Ben (after 2nd INT) for no apparent reason just to say, 'That's
#2
we're going to get more.' I walked behind him & said, 'Hey, just make sure you keep that same energy towards the end of the game.'"
CBS Sports says a potential offer from the Pittsburgh Steelers for Aaron Rodgers would be:
2022 first-round pick (No. 20), 2023 first-round pick & third-round pick, 2024 conditional first-round pick
Would you want them to make that deal?
Steelers insider
@EdBouchette
on Deshaun Watson:
"They (the Steelers) wouldn't have touched him. If he came free they wouldn't have touched him. Not with 22 women charging him with sex crimes, no. I'm telling you they wouldn't have."
Steelers insider
@EdBouchette
on WR's:
"I'd be talking to Jarvis Landry. He's young enough, you can give him a 2-year contract."
You on board with this?
Foster on Bell: "I want to win a damn Super Bowl. Period. I want the parade. I want the firetrucks, I want the convertibles. That's all I care about. If he's going to be all in on making that happen, I'm OK with that. Everybody eats after a Super Bowl. I need him to see that."
Our friend
@rayfitt1
tells us that in his latest mock draft, he has the Pittsburgh Steelers taking this guy, Trevor Penning of UNI, with the 20th overall pick.
Ray likes him because he’s
#nasty
We would like to thank
@Josh4Miller
for his 7 years at
@937theFan
and 5 years as part of The Fan Morning Show. We appreciate the insight he gave to us and wish him well in his future endeavors. Thank you Josh and sleep in!
Sure, McDavid...Matthews...MacKinnon, they're all young superstars. But
@NHLonNBCSports
Keith Jones says...
"those guys have done nothing yet to be in the same conversation with Sidney Crosby"
Crosby is still king 👑
Full interview:
Aaron Donald's defense attorney Casey White came on with us & explained what exactly happened with the NFL star. He details how Donald actually broke up a fight and was not the aggressor, as video surveillance will confirm.
CBS Sports put out a list of 7 potential Ben Roethlisberger successors including:
-Aaron Rodgers
-Russell Wilson
-Kenny Pickett
-Matt Corral
-Malik Willis
-Carson Strong
-Mason Rudolph
Who on the list makes the most sense? Or is it someone else?
Check out former Steelers CB
@BMac_SportsTalk
telling us how
@VinnyVidiVici98
's Steelers roots run deeper than you might have thought...& that description of his back 😂
Could Kenny Pickett get drafted by the Steelers?
Former GM Doug Whaley: "I would say so. The big question is, is he mobile enough for what Tomlin is talking about he wants."
He doesn't think a QB on the Steelers roster can make this throw on the run.
AB to Steelers: "I apologize to those guys for the distractions, the unwanted attention I probably caused those guys. I'm forever grateful & indebted to the Steelers organization. Mike Tomlin, Kevin Colbert, Ben Roethlisberger. A lot of beautiful moments. A lot of positive things
Foster on Dobbs calling pass play: "I look at him sideways like, 'Did you really just call that? I like you and all but I don't know if you're ready for this.' You think, it's a cold QB coming in, not ready to throw, we're going to run the ball and punt."
.
@RamonFoster
on Rudolph saying something racist on field: "It's ludicrous. That's very unprofessional. Is it unfair? Absolutely. I've always been taught you can't start a fight or argument with somebody on the radio or who controls the newspapers. I just sit back & listen (cont)
.
@colin_dunlap
says that if the Steelers lose to the Browns this weekend, the embarrassment of it would be on par, if not worse, than the loss to Jacksonville in 2017.
Agree?
Charlotte head coach
@Coach_heals
on Alex Highsmith: "I'm telling you, if you ask me to bet on somebody, I'm betting on him. I've never been around one that's a better locker room culture, work ethic, total package. That dude's got it."
Guard Ramon Foster told us he does imagine Patrick Peterson here. No disrespect to anyone on the roster but "when you have an opportunity to get a guy like him or position yourself with a defensive player of his magnitude you gotta see if your management team will take the shot."
AB's parting words to us: "You learn the true character of a man when he goes through adversity so I'm excited to show people who I am & what I'm made of. Thank you guys for having me. I miss the Burgh man, hopefully I can come back and get it going."
Sending out a search party for Lewis in Cleveland who called us just about every day over the last two weeks to tell us how the Browns were "coming for" the Steelers. Anyone heard from him? Anyone? Lewis???
"Ebron sucks and he doesn't have a role on this football team. And he needs to go. There's nothing Ebron does that's endearing quality for this team. He can't block and when he gets the ball thrown to him, he drops it. He has to go." -
@colin_dunlap
Thoughts?
Reminder: Ben Roethlisberger is 24-2-1 against the Cleveland Browns in his career.
They will miss having their daddy around on Sunday...right
@RamonFoster
?
Ramon Foster on Patriots: "I really hope they're not playing afoul like that because if that's the case, I think that's bigger than steroids, HGH or anything else like that. You're slanting a game and you're not giving both sides of the ball a fair competition. That's 'if'."
Guard
@RamonFoster
with us on Diontae Johnson: "They knew he had talent. I said from the beginning, he reminds me of a young
@ESanders_10
. I think he has a lot of room for growth. He's humble about it. He's quiet. I like the way he's becoming a pro."
Capel on "he'll leave for Duke": "Pitt fans can be Debbie Downers, little bit insecure at times. Something positive happens & looking for the negative. That's exciting now but in 2 years or this kid will never come here, things like that. That's been a little bit shocking to me."
Steelers Draft Scoreboard
Gerry Dulac, Post-Gazette: A
NFL dot com: A
Sporting News: B+
The Athletic: B-
Mel Kiper of ESPN: C+
Sports Illustrated: C+
Yahoo! Sports: C+
Pete Prisco of CBS Sports: C
The Ringer: C
USA Today: C
The Draft Network: C
PFF: C
NBC Sports: C-
Steelers guard Kevin Dotson on
@gmfb
today on what he would say to Ben doubters:
"If ya'll don't believe he can do it, I can't tell you anything. Ben has everything he needs. He's the smartest guy I've seen on the team. He's the biggest leader. He has full control of the team."
Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon just told us he is interested in signing a long-term deal with the Pirates to avoid going to arbitration in the future. He loves the organization and the city of Pittsburgh.
JuJu Smith-Schuster. Diontae Johnson. James Washington. Chase Claypool.
None were 1st round picks.
NFL WR legend James Lofton with us on why they've all worked for GM Kevin Colbert...
.
@RamonFoster
earlier with us: "A rivalry is when two teams go back and forth and there's wins and losses on both sides. We've kind of dominated the series in a sense that, is it really a rivalry or is it just a messy game at times?"
Our friend
@rayfitt1
on the Steelers draft:
"I really think they are setting up to draft a defender in the 1st round. I think they're looking at DL, CB, a wildcard would be LB at 20. This is a defense-heavy draft. Go out and get an impact defender & fill in after that."
Some foreshadowing here?
Brian Burke with us: "Pittsburgh's the last team to win with a small, fast team. The last 3 Cup winners have been big, they play long pants hockey, they play ugly hockey. I think we need to look at that & see, have we kept up with the joneses here?"
.
@Pitt_MBB
coach Jeff Capel on his contract extension: "I believe in what we're doing. I believe in this place. I believe in the city of Pittsburgh. I believe in the university. I believe in our leadership. So for me, it was something that I didn't hesitate to do."
Pitt coach Jeff Capel w/ us: "The main thing that has to happen with our program is that guys have to be all about winning. It can't be about being cool or stuff for social media or trying to please different people. It has to be all about winning. The 'we' the 'us' the 'our.'"
Here we go....caller Mike in the North Hills just called in and said his son (who doesn't care about football) got a text from his friend last night at 7:30 that
@LeVeonBell
was on his flight to Colorado with him.
Happy Bell Day.
@RamonFoster
I just shake my head & lose respect for people that put that out there like that. I know my guys. My guys wouldn't do anything like that. People lose their cool, I'm ok with that. But to put a narrative out there that's untrue is irresponsible."
Hi
@AB84
,
Your friend Jim Colony (
@JColony13
) misses talking to you and would love to catch up with you for your side of things. Would you have any time to come on the show tomorrow morning?
Thank you & hopefully talk to you soon,
-The Fan Morning Show
Rod Woodson on possible Hall of Famers: "Out of 15 guys they have on the list, I had 4 that I thought were no-brainers. I had Alan Faneca. I had Troy [Polamalu]. I had Isaac Bruce. And I had [Steve] Hutchinson."
Brian Urlacher, Ray Lewis & now Woodson saying Faneca is a HOFer
AB on Ben: "I just think too much stuff built up, it was too late. Do I hate Ben? No. Do I love Ben? Yes. Ben's a great guy, great person, great QB. All the disappointment & frustration we had could have been hashed out. But we let ego & emotions get involved."
Former Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd: "Honestly, the Pirates are built for these type of moments. If you don't take advantage of these types of moments then what are you trying to accomplish as an organization? They've put themselves in a great position."
AAA Indianapolis pitching coach Joel Hanrahan on Mitch Keller's mentality:
"One of the things I tell my guys is, 'Dude you throw 97 mph. Act like it. Walk around like you're a bad dude.' And I think that's going to be one of the things for him."
.
@RossTuckerNFL
thinks Ben should get 1 more ride: "What are you going to say to Minkah, Cam, TJ, Tuitt? Those guys know Mason can't do it. They know Ben might be able to. It's sticking the middle finger to those guys like we don't care about these 2, 3 years of your career."
Steelers guard
@RamonFoster
with us on Le'Veon Bell tweet: "The alerts come across my phone. I see it. It's talked about a lot. But what do you do? I've got to prepare for Carolina this week on a short week so I can't give it too much energy."
One of Pittsburgh's favorites,
@wudeydo34
, has made the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot this year. How many votes is he going to receive? Check out his thoughts with us today & the game we made him play 😂
.
@RamonFoster
on crowd: "It was electric. They were a huge factor. I think they (Patriots) had 2 or 3 false starts, just from the anxiety of the crowd. A couple of their offensive lineman had holding calls because they were a second late on their snap count. It was huge."
FMS Question:
@MarkKaboly
reports that the Steelers had some extra skirmishes in practice yesterday, with Marcus Allen and Kam Kelly knocking JuJu and Conner to the ground. Defense loved it, offense definitely did not.
How do you feel about this?
Pat Narduzzi on rumors linking him to Notre Dame or otherwise:
"It's twitter. It's amazing what kind of stuff's out there. It's all rumors. I'm at Pitt and want to be at Pitt."
So nobody from ND or anywhere else has called?
"I'm here at Pitt and want to be at Pitt."
NBC Sports
@peter_king
w/ us on Minkah: "I think he's going to be a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year this year. The safety position he plays in that defense is so well-suited to make plays all over the field. He's not going to be good, I think he'll be great this year."
.
@PFF_Brad
on Steelers losing:
"The answer is the QB. Mike Tomlin is fine. The answer is you have the worst starting QB in football. His numbers are impressively bad. It's hard to be as bad as he's been because guys get benched before they're allowed to do what he's doing."
Check out what former Bucco shortstop Jordy Mercer (
@jordy_mercer
) said about the impact that AJ Burnett (
@wudeydo34
) had on those Pirates playoff teams...
Catch the full interview with the recently retired Jordy here:
Jason La Canfora tells us he thinks that a future 1st round pick would be on the table in exchange for Mike Tomlin, although not this year's considering it might be the
#1
overall pick.
Run the ball more at goal line? Foster: "The thing is we did have 2 running calls they just had pass options on them & the pass option was better. Of course in hindsight you could say we should have handed it off. We've been in that situation before & Ben has diced guys apart."
Steelers insider
@EdBouchette
with us on the impact of the Steelers defensive coaching hires:
"I think you'll finally see Mike Tomlin give up the play calling duties and both Teryl Austin and Brian Flores will maybe not share them, but certainly have a bigger input."
So, Charlie Batch floated out there last night that James Harrison might be available and ready to work in light of the injury to Bud Dupree...
Thoughts???
We asked
@JColony13
what his platforms would be if he ran for President:
-Monday Night Football at 7 pm ET
-Super Bowl on Saturday
-At least 2 daytime World Series games
-Free beer Friday (everywhere!)
-Over 30? No wearing jerseys w/ someone else's name on it
Thoughts?
LISTEN: Former Steelers CB Bryant McFadden (
@BMac_SportsTalk
) told us what bothers him MOST about the Steelers defense right now...
Full interview here:
NFL insider
@JasonLaCanfora
on Melvin Ingram:
"Definitely worth the $4 million to find out. I don't think he's done. He's had some difficult circumstances & bad luck. Justin Houston was their top target, that didn't work out. But getting Ingram at this price point works."
We’ve got Fan Morning Show 👀 everywhere. This was sent to us from a fan video on their phone at the game...looks like more than just a “toe” issue for JuJu
Steelers insider
@EdBouchette
with us: "They're sputtering. Of course they're sputtering. They can't run the ball. They can't catch the ball. And their defense is decimated by injuries. Other than that...they're in the playoffs."
Good morning.
"I like Anthony Rizzo, he's a nice guy. But if I watched him laugh at my teammate...I'm a very calm guy but I was a team-first guy. I probably would have Waterboy'd him. Just started screaming and hammered him and we would have just brawled." -
@theFortMcKenry
with us
Upon sifting through some postgame sound this morning, Cam Heyward said that the head official Walt Anderson, during the coin toss before OT, told him that both teams get the ball in the OT period.
The head official.
On AB: "How do you know what happens if he gets traded to the New York Jets, if he becomes this generation's Santonio Holmes? And he's got a frustrating first 8 weeks with Sam Darnold and they can't totally get on the same page? I mean, he's an incendiary device." -
@peter_king
Great observation by
@colin_dunlap
...Joey Porter has fought/tried to fight every AFC North opponent
-Fist fought Browns RB William Green pregame
-Tried to board Ravens bus postgame
-Walked out on the field to confront multiple Bengals in a playoff game as a coach
😂
What will the return be for Adam Frazier? Audacy MLB insider
@JonHeyman
:
"At this point, it's a sellers market. He should bring back at least a Top 50 prospect or maybe two Top 100 or 150 prospects."
After beating the Pirates last night, Cleveland Indians starter Shane Bieber now has 5 wins on the season.
That's more than:
-double the wins from Pirates starting pitchers (2)
-Gregory Polanco hits (3)
-Josh Bell + Bryan Reynolds + Kevin Newman HR's (4)
-Pirates total wins (4)