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PM Team FULL Show 4/25/24

Hour 4: Is Graham Barton bound to be the Steelers pick at 20th overall? Is he a “generational talent” like we’ve been told? The guys went over the 4 glaring holes the Steelers have heading into the draft weekend. Are people wounded from how poorly the Kendrick Green experience went that they don’t want to wait on a center?  Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. Ray talked about how quickly Graham Barton has been climbing up draft boards and why he’s been doing so. Are guys like Jackson Powers-Johnson and Zach Frazier being overlooked? Ray thinks Andy Weidl knows what he wants with a center and puts faith into him finding the right guy. How much longer will the love affair with Dan Moore continue? Ray thinks the Steelers will simmer on Amarius Mims because they want someone to start right away. Could the Steelers go corner or wide receiver with this pick tonight? Ray thinks a trade up tonight is more likely than a trade for Brandon Aiyuk.   Total Request Thursday. 

Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. Ray talked about how quickly Graham Barton has been climbing up draft boards and why he’s been doing so. Are guys like Jackson Powers-Johnson and Zach Frazier being overlooked? Ray thinks Andy Weidl knows what he wants with a center and puts faith into him finding the right guy. How much longer will the love affair with Dan Moore continue? Ray thinks the Steelers will simmer on Amarius Mims because they want someone to start right away. Could the Steelers go corner or wide receiver with this pick tonight? Ray thinks a trade up tonight is more likely than a trade for Brandon Aiyuk.  

Is Graham Barton bound to be the Steelers pick at 20th overall? Is he a “generational talent” like we’ve been told? The guys went over the 4 glaring holes the Steelers have heading into the draft weekend. Are people wounded from how poorly the Kendrick Green experience went that they don’t want to wait on a center?

Hour 3: KDKA TV legend Bob Pompeani joined the show. Bob has a fear that if Graham Barton is picked by the Steelers as a center and has a successful start to his career, he could be paid as a tackle. Does Bob have a player he would consider a slam-dunk type pick? Bob thinks Cooper DeJean could be an instant NFL playmaker and is worth looking into. Bob had some thoughts on the Pirates loss today.  Steve Palazzolo from Pro Football Focus joined the show. Steve is a big fan of Graham Barton, who is the favorite to be the Steelers pick at 20th overall. Steve thinks Amarius Mims is a more projectable player. Steve also likes Jackson Powers-Johnson and doesn’t understand why his stock has fallen ahead of the draft. The guys asked Steve about the second tier of tackles that will more than likely be 2nd round picks and could be targeted by the Steelers. Steve said Jermaine Burton from Alabama is his 4th best receiver in the draft, but he has multiple off-the-field incidents that could keep him off boards. Steve broke

Steve Palazzolo from Pro Football Focus joined the show. Steve is a big fan of Graham Barton, who is the favorite to be the Steelers pick at 20th overall. Steve thinks Amarius Mims is a more projectable player. Steve also likes Jackson Powers-Johnson and doesn’t understand why his stock has fallen ahead of the draft. The guys asked Steve about the second tier of tackles that will more than likely be 2nd round picks and could be targeted by the Steelers. Steve said Jermaine Burton from Alabama is his 4th best receiver in the draft, but he has multiple off-the-field incidents that could keep him off boards. Steve broke down a few cornerbacks that could be found in the middle rounds. 

KDKA TV legend Bob Pompeani joined the show. Bob has a fear that if Graham Barton is picked by the Steelers as a center and has a successful start to his career, he could be paid as a tackle. Does Bob have a player he would consider a slam-dunk type pick? Bob thinks Cooper DeJean could be an instant NFL playmaker and is worth looking into. Bob had some thoughts on the Pirates loss today. 

Hour 2: What will the Steelers do at WR? Will it be addressed in the draft? Will they make a big move? We were big-timed by Pomp, so we talked about which coverage is the best for the draft.   Mock of the Day – The great Daniel Jeremiah with his final mock. 

Mock of the Day – The great Daniel Jeremiah with his final mock. 

What will the Steelers do at WR? Will it be addressed in the draft? Will they make a big move? 

Hour 1: It is Draft Day. The Steelers are heavily linked to Graham Barton at 20th overall, who is projected to play center in the NFL. Would you like that pick? Poni and Donny have some reservations and Chris has a few too. Who do fans want tonight? Is it Graham Barton? 49ers insider Mike Silver from the San Francisco Chronicle joined the show. We tried to get the latest on Brandon Aiyuk, who appears to be the hot trade target as we close in on draft night. Mike said the 49ers are not far away from contract time for Brock Purdy and the team is addressing how they can allocate the cap for their other stars, including Aiyuk. Mike said right now the 49ers are looking in the middle of the draft right now and scoping out a team they could flip spots with in a trade that involves Aiyuk, but he doesn’t believe the Steelers are one of those teams. Mike said he wouldn’t be surprised if Aiyuk stays with the 49ers and a trade never takes place. Mike thinks Aiyuk is great in the 49ers’ system, but did have some question

49ers insider Mike Silver from the San Francisco Chronicle joined the show. We tried to get the latest on Brandon Aiyuk, who appears to be the hot trade target as we close in on draft night. Mike said the 49ers are not far away from contract time for Brock Purdy and the team is addressing how they can allocate the cap for their other stars, including Aiyuk. Mike said right now the 49ers are looking in the middle of the draft right now and scoping out a team they could flip spots with in a trade that involves Aiyuk, but he doesn’t believe the Steelers are one of those teams. Mike said he wouldn’t be surprised if Aiyuk stays with the 49ers and a trade never takes place. Mike thinks Aiyuk is great in the 49ers’ system, but did have some question as to how good he would be with others. 

It is Draft Day. The Steelers are heavily linked to Graham Barton at 20th overall, who is projected to play center in the NFL. Would you like that pick? Poni and Donny have some reservations and Chris has a few too.

PM Team FULL Show 4/24/24

93.7 The Fan Sports Director Jeff Hathhorn joined the show. The guys asked Jeff about some of his final thoughts ahead of the NFL Draft and which direction the Steelers could be going in. Jeff didn’t necessarily think what was happening with the Alex Highsmith contract reconstruction happening right before the draft. Jeff said he is not closing the door on the idea of Brandon Aiyuk as a Steeler. The guys asked Jeff how many players the Steelers have ahead of Graham Barton, who seems to be the favorite to be their pick. If the Steelers had their choice at tackle, who would be their selection? 

Hour 3: 20 years ago today, the 2004 NFL Draft took place and the Steelers selected Ben Roethlisberger with the 11th overall pick. We have Ben to thank for 2 more Super Bowls, but is he an all-time great? The Morning Show had a discussion today and there was actually a debate of Ben being better than Peyton Manning. Where does Ben rank on an all-time list? How many all-time players do the Steelers have?  Aditi Kinkhabwala from the NFL on CBS joined the show. Aditi doesn’t think Brandon Aiyuk will be coming to Pittsburgh. If it’s not Aiyuk, could it be Courtland Sutton from the Broncos? Aditi thinks JC Latham is a player the Steelers should not let get passed them tomorrow night. The guys asked Aditi her thoughts on the QBs that are expected to go in the 1st round. Aditi said it’s hard to fathom that there may only be one defensive player going in the top 10. The guys asked Aditi who they will take at 20th tomorrow night.  Donny Football Debrief – An interesting chart posted today on the ‘hits’ of 1st round pi

Aditi Kinkhabwala from the NFL on CBS joined the show. Aditi doesn’t think Brandon Aiyuk will be coming to Pittsburgh. If it’s not Aiyuk, could it be Courtland Sutton from the Broncos? Aditi thinks JC Latham is a player the Steelers should not let get passed them tomorrow night. The guys asked Aditi her thoughts on the QBs that are expected to go in the 1st round. Aditi said it’s hard to fathom that there may only be one defensive player going in the top 10. The guys asked Aditi who they will take at 20th tomorrow night. 

20 years ago today, the 2004 NFL Draft took place and the Steelers selected Ben Roethlisberger with the 11th overall pick. We have Ben to thank for 2 more Super Bowls, but is he an all-time great? The Morning Show had a discussion today and there was actually a debate of Ben being better than Peyton Manning. Where does Ben rank on an all-time list? How many all-time players do the Steelers have? 

Hour 2: It’s been reported that the Steelers are not exercising the 5th year option for Justin Fields. But is there a chance they could make a deal with Fields before the season begins? Then what would they do with Russell Wilson in that instance? How good would the numbers need to be for Wilson to keep him around beyond this season?  Could the Steelers kick the tires on one of the QBs that will likely go later in the 1st round like Michael Penix Jr. or Bo Nix? Should the Steelers make a big swing on a trade tomorrow night and try to make the biggest splash of the 1st round?  Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike said everyone has gotten “quiet” on the trade involving Brandon Aiyuk and he isn’t sure the 49ers will get the 20th overall pick from the Steelers if the deal is made. Mike gave a few other teams that could be in on Aiyuk. Mike doesn’t think it is a coincidence that the Steelers are restructuring the deal of Alex Highsmith right ahead of the draft. The guys asked Mike if Courtland

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike said everyone has gotten “quiet” on the trade involving Brandon Aiyuk and he isn’t sure the 49ers will get the 20th overall pick from the Steelers if the deal is made. Mike gave a few other teams that could be in on Aiyuk. Mike doesn’t think it is a coincidence that the Steelers are restructuring the deal of Alex Highsmith right ahead of the draft. The guys asked Mike if Courtland Sutton should be one the Steelers’ target list if they can’t land Aiyuk. He thinks the Steelers will at least consider drafting Michael Penix if he is available at 20th overall. How can the Steelers make a deal with Justin Fields?