Starkey & Mueller

Mike Tomlin said that the Steelers defense is capable of “much better than that”. The Steelers let Brian Flores walk, which seems to be a mistake. Sam Darnold is historically very bad under pressure, and the Steelers refused to send any. Nick Herbig actually played one more snap than TJ Watt did. Patrick Queen didn’t really answer questions postgame. The Steelers will likely play Carson Wentz in Ireland, as opposed to JJ McCarthy, due to McCarthy’s injury. Callers voice their opinions on yesterday’s game. PIT-SEA Game Balls. Game ball number 3 goes to Byron Murphy II for his constant pressure and his TFL. Game ball number 2 goes to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who had over 100 yards. Game ball number 1 goes to Kenneth Walker, who averaged over 8 yards per carry.

The Seahawks put up 30+ points and beat the Steelers 31-17 in the home opener yesterday at Acrisure Stadium. So many things to dive into from the loss, including mental gaffes, a quiet offense and a terrible defense. Are we changing our tune about this team? Callers weighed in on the Steelers loss to the Seahawks. PIT-SEA Plays of the Game.

Kaleb Johnson with an all-time gaffe yesterday could have been the turning point in the game. How much of it was his fault? The guys got into the coaching of Danny Smith and if he deserves some blame for why the guy is out there to begin with. We joked about the Steelers goofy history of kick returners in the Mike Tomlin era. The guys wondered how much we will see this guy touch the ball going forward after yesterday.

Donny Football Debrief – WVU beat Pitt in Morgantown to close out this edition of the Backyard Brawl. Pat Narduzzi is lucky that the Steelers lost, so that nobody talks about the brawl. The guys expected Pitt to win, but thought it would be close.

Aaron Rodgers said that it is only week 2 and everybody should relax. Poni mentions that Rodgers was great in week one, but the offense as a whole really was not. The Seahawks did a good job taking DK Metcalf out of the game yesterday. Mullsy does not think that Mike Tomlin will win another playoff game with the Steelers.

PIT-SEA Game Balls. Game ball number 3 goes to Byron Murphy II for his constant pressure and his TFL. Game ball number 2 goes to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who had over 100 yards. Game ball number 1 goes to Kenneth Walker, who averaged over 8 yards per carry.

Mike Tomlin said that the Steelers defense is capable of “much better than that”. The Steelers let Brian Flores walk, which seems to be a mistake. Sam Darnold is historically very bad under pressure, and the Steelers refused to send any. Nick Herbig actually played one more snap than TJ Watt did.

PIT-SEA Plays of the Game.

The Seahawks put up 30+ points and beat the Steelers 31-17 in the home opener yesterday at Acrisure Stadium. So many things to dive into from the loss, including mental gaffes, a quiet offense and a terrible defense. Are we changing our tune about this team?

The Steelers are 1-0 but couldn’t get their run game going and on the defensive side of the ball, gave up over 180 yards. They open up Acrisure Stadium on Sunday against the Seahawks.

9-12 PM Team 5pm Hour: Steelers-Seahawks low spread, Jenn Mueller, and The Hodgepodge of Nothingness

Potential Mullsy relative Jenn Mueller, sideline reporter for the Seahawks, joins to talk about the game. What are the thoughts of DK Metcalf's first game against the Seahawks? She says there is no bad blood on the Seattle side towards DK. She says that there will probably be some chippiness, but nothing more than that.

Mark Kaboly joins the show for the 4pm hour to review the Steelers win against the Jets, preview the game against the Seahawks, and answer if the Steelers are interested in Tyreek Hill.

9-12 PM Team 3pm Hour: DK Metcalf against his old team, Bryant McFadden, and The Donny Football Debrief

Pitt and WVU have extended The Backyard Brawl a few years. It will take a break after this weekends matchup but stay for longer when it comes back.

Bryant McFadden joins the show. He has faith that Broderick Jones will get it together and have a better game this Sunday. He thinks that PFF is dead wrong and Rodgers looked great. The eye test was passed with flying colors for Rodgers. What will the Steelers do at corner with Joey Porter Jr. seemingly not playing?

DK Metcalf will be playing against his old team. There does not seem to be any drama there unlike Rodgers coming back and facing the Jets. He says that this is just another game for him.

9-12 PM Team 2pm Hour: Aaron Rodgers home debut, calls, and Fair Game with Nick Farabaugh

Fair Game with Farabaugh: what is fair to say will happen against the Seahawks and what is not fair? Will Broderick Jones play better this weekend?