Cook And Poni

Aaron Rodgers played decent in San Francisco. There is a significant problem in Cleveland with Deshaun Watson. Paul Skenes was excellent for the Pirates last night with six strong innings of one-run baseball. 

The full Joe Starkey Show, with Joe Starkey and Bob Pompeani, from Monday, September 9th, 2024

Hour 1 with Joe Starkey and Bob Pompeani: BREAKING: Pitt relieves Athletic Director Heather Lyke of her duties. Where does Pitt go from here? he Steelers defeated Atlanta thanks to Chris Boswell and the defense. Justin Fields played ok, but not good enough to replace Russell Wilson without any controversy.

Hour 2 with Joe Starkey and Bob Pompeani: Pitt was behind in embracing NIL and the plan to take care of revenue sharing wasn't really in place. Pitt has a very expensive bill with Victory Heights and there's questions if Pitt was going to raise $200 million to pay for the project. Tom Brady had an average debut in the broadcast booth. The officiating was horrible and ruined two T.J. Watt sacks.

Hour 3 with Joe Starkey and Bob Pompeani: Our Steelers grades for each positional group. Big day from the linebackers, secondary, and special teams. Would you have kicked the field goal to go up eight points instead of going for it at the six-yard line in the 4th quarter?

Hour 4 with Joe Starkey and Bob Pompeani: A trip around the NFL to every game in the league. If you have two quarterbacks, do you really have one? We want to see Russell Wilson against Denver and realize what the Steelers have in both quarterbacks.

If you have two quarterbacks, do you really have one?

A trip around the NFL for opinions on every game in the league.

Would you have kicked the field goal to go up eight points instead of going for it at the six-yard line in the 4th quarter?

Our Steelers grades for each positional group. Big day from the linebackers, secondary, and special teams.

Tom Brady had an average debut in the booth. The officiating was horrible and ruined two T.J. Watt sacks.

Pitt was behind in embracing NIL and the plan to take care of revenue sharing wasn't really in place. Pitt has a very expensive bill with Victory Heights and there's questions if Pitt was going to raise $200 million to pay for the project.

Chris Boswell had a historic day with six field goals and a punt while filling in for Cameron Johnston.

BREAKING: Pitt moves on from Athletic Director Heather Lyke. Where does Pitt go from here? It's a surprising move but one that has a lot to do with finances. The Steelers defeated Atlanta thanks to Chris Boswell and the defense. Justin Fields played ok, but not good enough to replace Russell Wilson without any controversy. 

The full Joe Starkey Show from Friday, September 6th, 2024

Hour 1 with Joe Starkey: It's officially over. Joe thinks after 1 game the Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl. The rest of the season doesn't matter. Austin vehemently disagrees and doesn't see a third Super Bowl win coming. Fans try to cheer up Starkey about the idea the Chiefs will dominate and win the Super Bowl again.

Hour 2 with Joe Starkey: Ray thinks the Steelers would be fine with Justin Fields as the starting quarterback this week if Russell Wilson can't play. Wilson is still dealing with his calf injury and Ray thinks it might affect him all season. What game would you want a ticket for this weekend?

Hour 3 with Joe Starkey: Audacy betting insider Nick Kostos joined the show. Nick's picks for the week, including that he thinks Kansas City will once again win the Super Bowl... Nick has the Steelers as an under .500 team but takes them against the Falcons. The Bechtold Breakdown.

Hour 4 with Joe Starkey: Pirates broadcaster Bob Walk joined the show. Bob can't deny there's been a lack of hustle but tries to point out where guys are giving the extra effort. Jim Leyland would chew players out but did it behind closed doors. Bob thinks Paul Skenes is the finest young pitcher he's ever seen on the mound. BREAKING NEWS: Steelers extend Pat Freiermuth with a four-year, $48 million deal.