Pomp and Joe Show 7-23

The Pomp And Joe Show

The start of the Steelers season is today. There's plenty of excitement. What is the realistic path this year. Austin says 12-5 is the absolute ceiling. The tackles are a major question mark. What is the floor? 6 wins? Rodgers is bad, the run defense continues to struggle, the old guys look old, WR2 remains a weakness. Austin still predicts 10-7, but feels like it'll be a better season than last. Derrick Harmon has barely been discussed lately with all of the other big Steelers news. Jalen Ramsey is #66 on the NFL Top 100. Can the Steelers improve their run defense? A caller says the lines will determine how the season goes, while another is down on the team because of Tomlin. Is Arthur Smith going to utilize his talent properly? The General has a Skenes card of the week and highlights some big card releases. Patrick Queen was worried about getting traded, maybe because he had a rough year. Losing Elandon Roberts might prove costly. A caller lectures us for thinking the Steelers are going to the Super Bowl (we don't think this). What are the Bengals thinking with their defense? Big Ben thinks it's the Super Bowl or bust this year? We listen to some of Aaron Rodgers' previous comments as we await his arrival today. Austin gives the 7 players/coaches he will have his eye on during Steelers camp. Tyler Kennedy is back in studio to compare Skenes to Sid, his memories from the first day of camp, Brooks Orpik's strength, his fastest mile, what it's like playing preseason games at home vs on the road, a story about his belongings catching on fire (it's an amazing story). TK tells a story about playing in beer league games and how a teenager tried to fight him, how he and his teammates handled the trade deadline and rumors. Mark Kaboly joins to give a sarcastic response about the Pirates, Aaron Rodgers has not appeared to the media, Jalen Ramsey has been reserved, Mark gets distracted by an expensive vehicle and then gets lost, Broderick Jones' outlook, and then Mark sees TJ Watt but doesn't wave to him. Dan Zangrilli reports live from the Pirates game and their impressive showing against the Tigers, Mitch Keller's trade outlook, his time with Chuck in Uniontown today. Jeff Hathhorn jumps on to discuss TJ Watt's media availability, his takeaways from Jalen Ramsey's comments.