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Did Aaron Rodgers come back simply for the 'farewell tour'??
Apparently, this is Rodgers' last season- Will Tomlin and Rodgers have success?
Apparently, this is Rodgers' last season- Will Tomlin and Rodgers have success?
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00:00Give me a break with the, I just wanted to do this for fun for, you know, my final, I
00:04spent 20 years, ha ha, chuckle, chuckle.
00:07No, you, you did it so that you could tell everybody you're retiring and have a farewell
00:10tour.
00:11That's why you did it.
00:12You're an egomaniac, a narcissist.
00:15Um, is that how you feel about announcing it before?
00:18Like you don't like the, you don't like the Derek Jeter, uh, farewell tour around.
00:24You know what?
00:25I'm going to be so for real right now.
00:27I'm being a hypocrite.
00:28Like I, I would probably, if I was a professional athlete, I would do this.
00:32If Tom Brady did this, I'd be like, he should get his flowers.
00:34Everybody should do this.
00:35The fact that it's Aaron Rogers, that's why I hate it.
00:39But at least I'm honest.
00:40No, I agree a hundred percent.
00:42This guy is loathsome.
00:44He's it's beneath the Steelers to bring this guy in.
00:46It is pathetic.
00:47I, I, I hate that Tomlin's on board with it.
00:50Like I just, huh, he's not good anymore.
00:54Well, we'll find out week three, remove all the other nonsense, right?
00:58Even if it's just the quarterback, he's not good.
01:01He was not good.
01:02The last several years, the Packers got better with Jordan Love.
01:06Would anybody dispute that?
01:09Uh, no, they're a good football team with Jordan Love.
01:12I mean, they were, did they miss Aaron Rogers and Green Bay?
01:14No, no, no, Jordan Love panned out to be a good, he looks like he's going to be a good quarterback.
01:19So yeah, they didn't miss out on it.
01:22And so, I mean, look at, I don't know.
01:24I just, I can't figure it out.
01:26And the, the Steelers defense is really good.
01:29Yeah.
01:30That's why you go there.
01:31But the, no, I understand why he wanted to go there.
01:34I just, I can't figure out why the Steelers, they've been almost as bad as the Patriots post Brady as they have been post Roethlisberger.
01:40I mean, using that first round pick on Kenny Pickett.
01:42Right.
01:43See, that's the thing with the Steelers.
01:44They're a playoff team in there just saying, if we can just find the right quarterback.
01:48Well, they had no other choice, really.
01:50Oh, no.
01:50He was their only choice.
01:52Yeah.
01:52It is kind of a douche move.
01:55Training camp hasn't even started.
01:57And you need to declare that this is it.
01:59This is the last.
02:00If you want to ask me about it when I come to your city, feel free to ask me about it.
02:05Feel free to bother all the other guys.
02:07Also, all season long, when you ask them about my last season.
02:11That.
02:11That right there.
02:12All of his teammates.
02:13Now, that's your quarterback.
02:15Where you're going to be hearing about it game after game.
02:18And you're just trying to win.
02:19That's it.
02:20You're just trying to win.
02:21You're trying to make the Pittsburgh Steelers the best team imaginable.
02:24And now it's the Aaron Rodgers show.
02:26Yeah, but they're built for it in Pittsburgh where they can handle it.
02:29Yeah, Mike Tomlin can handle it.
02:30Mike Tomlin, those guys in that locker room.
02:32They're built for a guy like Aaron Rodgers.
02:34They're built for a guy like Aaron Rodgers that's good.
02:36They're not built for a headache for a guy that sucks.
02:38No, no, no.
02:38That's, yeah.
02:39Obviously, if he pans out and he's solid, they're built for it.
02:43You know, the question is whether or not he's going to be solid.
02:46You know, that's the thing.
02:47Can he still, can he give you one more run?
02:50And not like Aaron Rodgers, what we used to see.
02:53But can he be that quarterback who makes smart decisions, who doesn't turn the football over, who's not forcing things, who can understand the offense?
03:04Is he that guy that you can say, okay, he's doing a good job and keeping our offense where it needs to be because we have a good football team?
03:13Aaron Rodgers' final year in Green Bay, 2022.
03:17He had 26 touchdowns, 12 interceptions.
03:19They went eight and nine, and he had a passer rating of 91.
03:23Jordan Love, in his first full year in 2023, 32 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, a passer rating over 96.
03:31Okay.
03:31Like, so he...
03:33But I bet the Steelers would take that Aaron Rodgers year right there.
03:37Right, but that was then, that's three years ago.
03:39He's now 41.
03:40Well, I mean, they were a playoff team last season.
03:43Right.
03:43So, I mean, they should be this season again.
03:46Right.
03:47And I think they probably feel like Rodgers is a better quarterback than both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, and he gives us a better chance to win right now.
04:00Like, if you're a Steelers fan, would you rather have Geno Smith or Aaron Rodgers?
04:03Aaron Rodgers.
04:05I don't know, man.
04:05Geno can sling it.
04:06Yeah, give me Aaron Rodgers.
04:07With the full package, on and off the field, I would take Geno.
04:10Aaron Rodgers all day.
04:12But if you believe the reports, they didn't even want Aaron Rodgers first.
04:15I don't care.
04:16It's their third pick.
04:17I don't care.
04:19I think that...
04:20Who was the two guys that they wanted before him?
04:23I believe Justin Fields was one of them that they brought up, and they couldn't get it done.
04:26Correct, because Justin Fields felt slighted, so he took them more money.
04:29Right, and then who was the other one, the first?
04:31Matthew Stafford?
04:32Yeah, they tried to transfer.
04:33Okay, yeah, Stafford.
04:35But I would rather Rodgers...
04:36I mean, even though I like Justin Fields, I would rather Rodgers than Justin Fields, personally.
04:42That's crazy.
04:43You loved Justin Fields.
04:43Yeah, I do.
04:44I mean, I think he's a good player, but he's got a show.
04:46Like, that could also be your future.
04:49Right, but he has to show it.
04:50Like, that's...
04:51If you're asking me for one...
04:52Justin Fields.
04:55If you're asking me for one year, I mean, Justin Fields, he hasn't done nothing in the NFL yet.
05:05But if you're in the Steelers organization, or if you're a Steelers fan, isn't it kind of frustrating that you're getting Aaron Rodgers for a year, and now you're back at this drawing board next season?
05:14Yeah.
05:14Unless you're right, what's the quarterback class like for the draft next year?
05:19Sean?
05:20It seems like there's not a lot of hype, but there's a decent amount of hype around some of these guys.
05:25Like, it looks like there's three or four that they project in the top 10 to 15 picks.
05:29Yeah.
05:30It's the kid from Penn State, right?
05:32The kid from LSU, Nussmeyer.
05:33Yep.
05:34Arch Manning.
05:34Yeah.
05:35Oh, I love it.
05:36And Arch Manning is like...
05:37And then who's the other kid, too?
05:38The...
05:39The kid from...
05:40Oh, man.
05:42Tennessee.
05:42Isn't he up there, too?
05:44Nico Iamaliava is at UCLA now.
05:46Yeah.
05:47I don't think he's up there.
05:49So, I mean, but...
05:50Sean, Aaron Rodgers, definite Hall of Famer?
05:52Oh.
05:53Yeah, yeah.
05:53Lock, stock, and barrel.
05:54Like, absolutely.
05:55I mean, what, four-time MVP?
05:57Yeah.
05:57Yeah, absolutely.
05:58He's a Hall of Famer.
05:59Yeah.
05:59Hall of Famer douche.
06:00That's true.
06:01You were asking me if I was a Steelers fan, Courtney.
06:04So, yeah.
06:05If I was a Steelers fan, I'd rather Rodgers than Geno Smith.
06:09My favorite thing about all these 40-year-olds sucking is it makes Tom look even better,
06:12if we're being honest.
06:13It really does.
06:14Yeah, Tom is another world.
06:16One of one.
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06:38We'll be back with Derek, the Steelers fan.
06:40We haven't heard from Derek in a long time.
06:42Yeah, I just saw that.
06:43There was a guy that was at the show at Bernie's who coaches with Derek, the Steelers fan.
06:47Yes.
06:47Excellent.
06:48Hello, Derek.
06:50Well, good morning, everybody.
06:51What's going on, D?
06:54Ah, hell, dog.
06:55It's the best time of year.
06:56Two months off.
06:58It's just, you know, I'm blessed.
07:01That's all I can say.
07:02Yeah.
07:03A little painting project, some landscaping.
07:06And, yeah, we're good.
07:08Are you excited?
07:09Are you excited about this upcoming season with the great Aaron Rodgers?
07:14Well, so let's get a few things straight.
07:17First of all, unlike your boy, Curtis, I'm not a fanboy that's just going to roll over anything that the franchise does.
07:25It's an absolute – this is why it will fail, Curtis.
07:29It has nothing to do with Rodgers.
07:31It's going to fail because of Mike Tomlin.
07:35Period.
07:36End of discussion.
07:37Okay, this guy –
07:38Just quickly here.
07:39One second.
07:39So are you saying that I don't criticize organizations?
07:43No, no.
07:44That's not what I said.
07:46Here's what I – let me clarify.
07:48So, you know, you love to tell everyone how right you are all the time.
07:52Yet, when it comes down to the predictions, abysmal.
07:56I mean, holy smokes, kid.
07:58You got – you fell in love with Mayo and you started spewing eight wins.
08:03Then this Sox season, I mean, are you kidding me?
08:07Look at you.
08:08A mess.
08:09And I know as soon as you get, like, the second or third time you get Vrabel in the studio, you're going to be in love.
08:16It'll be a ten-win season prediction.
08:19You and I both know that's how it's going to go.
08:22So it's okay.
08:23I'm not – I'm not disputing those.
08:25Those were massive whips.
08:27My question is – my question is – my question is – no, you said that fall in love.
08:31I'm saying – I've never defended an organization that I thought did something wrong.
08:38I'm saying that – I believe that Aaron Rodgers is – Aaron Rodgers – if you're going to blame Mike Tomlin for Aaron Rodgers sucking,
08:46then that is dumber than anything you've even said before, which is a high bar.
08:52No, no, no, no.
08:52You're talking performance, okay?
08:55You have no idea what's going to happen.
08:56You're predicting that he's going to stink.
08:58And it's – you know, it's 50-50.
09:00He could.
09:01The reason it's going to become a disaster is because the fake narrative of, oh, the malcontent player sending the Mike Tomlin.
09:10If you – I'm surprised you're not on this.
09:12If you look at that, there is no bigger lie in sports.
09:16He has failed with every player.
09:18The list goes on and on.
09:21Brown, Bell, Claypool, Deontay Johnson.
09:26And now this last season, this offseason, all he had to do was re-sign one of the quarterbacks he had.
09:32Bring in the Metcalf kid.
09:34Tell Pickens, hey, shut up.
09:36You have one great year.
09:37You're going to have more money than you can ever think of.
09:40But what's he do?
09:41His ego gets in the way.
09:43He ships both guys out, doesn't re-sign them, brings this moron in,
09:47and then acquiesces to Pickens.
09:50You had control of the kid.
09:52Imagine that offense with both those receivers.
09:54That's why Mike Tomlin's a mess and a disaster.
09:57Period.
09:58Okay.
09:59They have a pretty good offense, so I love George Pickens.
10:01Well, so you feel like Aaron Rodgers.
10:04He could have had him for one more year.
10:06No, I know.
10:06They had all the control.
10:08I was hoping they traded him to the Patriots.
10:11It will fail because of Mike Tomlin's inability to manage a football team.
10:18He was a glorified position coach, maybe a coordinator at best,
10:23and people have just continued to say that this guy is something he's not.
10:27He's not a very good coach, and he's got too much power in that organization.
10:32They continue to make poor decisions.
10:34Derek, Derek, Derek, you've had the floor for far too long.
10:38So we saw a glorified position coach.
10:41Yeah, coming from you, that's pretty rich kid.
10:42Well, that's my dad.
10:43I'm not rich.
10:44The glorified position coach was Gerard Mayo last year.
10:49That's what that looks like.
10:51It was a disaster.
10:51He's not even on the same planet, Curtis.
10:53But what I'm explaining to you is Mike Tomlin is not a glorified position coach.
10:57He has made more out of less than you could argue almost any other coach in the NFL.
11:05I mean, Derek, he does.
11:07Derek, he's had Hall of Famer after Hall of Famer, Curtis.
11:11He had a winning season with Doc Duggins or whatever the hell the guy's name was.
11:15He has a team around that kid that year.
11:19Well, you just said Hall of Famer.
11:20I gave you Duck Hodges or Podges.
11:22Derek, he does.
11:22You go from one extreme to another to prove your point.
11:25Right.
11:26You just picked out two random predictions that happened to be wrong.
11:29I'd give you 5,000 when we run out of time.
11:31Derek, he does get his team to the playoffs most seasons.
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