Former Steelers Super Bowl champ Bryant McFadden joined the show. BMac isn’t surprised this is what ended up of the Joey Porter Jr. saga because it’s become commonplace in Pittsburgh. He thinks Porter is probably happy for the change of scenery, even if it didn’t immediately result in a new deal. BMac said this is probably tough for players on the team to hear less than 24 hours before they play a divisional game, regardless of his status for the game itself. BMac said you can’t tell yourself Porter wasn’t the best cornerback on the team the last 2 seasons. BMac talked about his first start in the NFL and gave some advice for Daylen Everette, who is going to see a huge increase in his workload. Can the Steelers keep the good mojo going on their offense? BMac is thankful the Eagles jumped the Steelers in the draft because he thinks Max Iheanachor is a ballplayer. BMac expects the Steelers to win a Thursday night game in Cleveland for the first time ever. He can’t believe the Steelers are just 1-6-1 since 2018 in the Dawg Pound. BMac sees a 19-13 Steelers win.
Steve Palazzolo from the 33rd Team joined the show. Steve said the Sunday win against the Bengals would absolutely be a game the Steelers would win under Mike Tomlin only to lose the Thursday night road game. Steve loved what he saw from the Steelers offensive line in the win – shouting out Max Iheanachor and Brock Hoffman as the big change up front. Jared Verse hasn’t been great yet with the Browns, but Mason Graham has turned a page and is still a very strong unit. Will Aaron Rodgers be able to find holes in the Browns defense? Steve acknowledged that the wins for the Browns haven’t come from Deshaun Watson, who he said was really bad in the game against the Panthers. Did the Steelers drop the ball with Joey Porter Jr. and what will the Cowboys get out of him? Steve likes adding draft picks, even if the 2nd round pick is in 2028. Is it fair that the Steelers are on upset alert?
Donny Football Debrief – Madden has simulated tonight’s game. Aaron Rodgers throws 5 TDs in a Steelers win.
