Starkey & Mueller

10-10 PM Team Full Show

Bryant McFadden, Donny Football Debrief, and a Steelers-Browns QB preview

Fair Game with Nick Farabaugh, more on Steelers-Browns.

Show Open, phone calls, and Andrew Siciliano

Bryant McFadden. B Mac wants to know why Poni is so sure that the Steelers are going to win? He says they should follow all trends. He also says that the Browns still need to score points and that the Steelers shouldn't need to be worried. He agrees with Big Ben that Dick Lebeau would have rookie quarterbacks panicking.

10-10 Mark Kaboly in Studio Full

Fair Game with Farabaugh.

Dillon Gabriel and Aaron Rodgers are both playing their first AFC North games. Does Mike Tomlin deserve more credit for how he handles rookie quarterbacks, bye weeks, and the Cleveland Browns?

Andrew Siciliano, Browns play-by-play announcer, joins the show to talk about the Browns and what the Steelers should expect to see from rookie QB Dillon Gabriel. Andrew talks about how the Browns defense has been good through the beginning of the season outside of Myles Garrett. How can the Steelers stop Garrett? Who is the backup quarterback to Gabriel?

All signs are pointing to a Steelers win this Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. The amount of records going against the Browns, Mike Tomlin's numbers against a rookie quarterback, and more are all pointing to a Steelers blowout. Is this the biggest trap game on the Steelers schedule? Big Ben says that this is a second Steelers Bye Week. Is he right?

PM Team FULL Show 10-9-25

Austin’s Answers – What did Teryl Austin say to the Steelers media earlier today? Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. What is the latest with the Steelers injuries? Ray doesn’t think Roman Wilson is set for a big bump in snaps. Ray didn’t say Pat Freiermuth has fallen out of favor with the offense, but it is bizarre how little we have seen of him through 4 games. Ray said there is still a belief in Pat, but it’s hard to pay him $11M and barely use him. Total Request Thursday.

Smith’s Sayings – What did Arthur Smith say to the Steelers media earlier today? Steve Palazzolo from the 33rd Team joined the show. Steve broke down the Browns’ trades over the last couple of days, which included moving Joe Flacco and swapping corners with Jacksonville. What was Steve’s impression of the Dillon Gabriel debut? Steve thinks spreading out the Browns defense is the best play. What are some things the Browns do well? Steve is confused as to why Pat Freiermuth has been phased out of the Steelers offense. Steve doesn’t think the Bengals got that much more dangerous with the acquisition of Flacco. If the Ravens start 1-5, Steve feels like the tide will finally be turned on the Steelers being the favorite in the division. Donny Football Debrief – The Browns are currently paying 8 QBs. They still owe Deshaun Watson $35.9M.

Is there a different level of animosity when it comes to Browns fans and Steelers fans? Why do their fans seem to hate the Steelers and their fans more than the other AFC North teams? The guys think the AFC North feuds have more to do with the characters involved. How much do Steelers fans hate the Browns? Power Rankings – One-sided Pittsburgh area sports rivalries.

What is going on with Pat Freiermuth? The Steelers paid the TE last offseason and now he is being phased out of the team’s offense. He’s roughly an $11M cap hit, but is on-pace to catch 0 TD this season and catch about 30 passes. Should they use Pat in a trade? Will we see him in the offense more going forward? The guys pointed out the usage of the other TEs in the offense and wondered where Pat really fits in right now. Is there a Pitt-Penn State element to why Pat Freiermuth gets more hate than other players? Does he get extra hate for not being Heath Miller? The money is another big part of it. Pirates insider Jason Mackey from the PG joined the show. Jason is not confident the Pirates will hand out a multi-year free agent deal, which they haven’t done in nearly a decade. He expects the Pirates moves to be in trade form, like a Mitch Keller deal or something else with their young pitchers. Jason said the Pirates still probably have some shame in the Tyler Glasnow trade, even though it was under the las

Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. What is the latest with the Steelers injuries? Ray doesn’t think Roman Wilson is set for a big bump in snaps. Ray didn’t say Pat Freiermuth has fallen out of favor with the offense, but it is bizarre how little we have seen of him through 4 games. Ray said there is still a belief in Pat, but it’s hard to pay him $11M and barely use him.

Steve Palazzolo from the 33rd Team joined the show. Steve broke down the Browns’ trades over the last couple of days, which included moving Joe Flacco and swapping corners with Jacksonville. What was Steve’s impression of the Dillon Gabriel debut? Steve thinks spreading out the Browns defense is the best play. What are some things the Browns do well? Steve is confused as to why Pat Freiermuth has been phased out of the Steelers offense. Steve doesn’t think the Bengals got that much more dangerous with the acquisition of Flacco. If the Ravens start 1-5, Steve feels like the tide will finally be turned on the Steelers being the favorite in the division.

Smith’s Sayings – What did Arthur Smith say to the Steelers media earlier today?

Is there a different level of animosity when it comes to Browns fans and Steelers fans? Why do their fans seem to hate the Steelers and their fans more than the other AFC North teams? The guys think the AFC North feuds have more to do with the characters involved.

Pirates insider Jason Mackey from the PG joined the show. Jason is not confident the Pirates will hand out a multi-year free agent deal, which they haven’t done in nearly a decade. He expects the Pirates moves to be in trade form, like a Mitch Keller deal or something else with their young pitchers. Jason said the Pirates still probably have some shame in the Tyler Glasnow trade, even though it was under the last regime. Jason doesn’t expect Tommy Pham or Isaiah Kiner-Falefa will be in Pittsburgh next season. Jason wouldn’t be surprised if the Pirates ‘just run it back with a lot of what they had this past year.’