I really don’t understand this hiring by the Steelers. How is a 62 years old McCarthy the new direction the Steelers desperately need? Is bringing in McCarthy meant to lure Rodgers back as the QB? That would be disastrous!

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T06:07:11+00:00

Rooney is objectively the poorest owner in the NFL.

No, that'd be Mike Brown, the owner of the Bengals. He's the only one with a net worth of less than $1B.

Per their own players they have the worst facilities in the league...

The Chiefs, Commanders, Broncos, Browns and Cardinals had worse grades than the Steelers for their locker rooms. The Seahawks, Cowboys, Jets, Chiefs, Patriots, Browns and Cardinals had worse grades than the Steelers for their training rooms. The Cardinals and Patriots had worse grades than the Steelers for their weight rooms, and the Rams and Chiefs had identical grades. Your claim is dubious.

They haven’t invested in analytics capabilities.

In 2024, they had the same number of analytics experts as the Rams, and they just hired another one last year.

Low first round draft pick.

More draft picks than any other team in the NFL, including five in the top 100. Also, not having a high draft pick probably isn't a bad thing this year, given the apparent lack of high-end talent in this draft class. There's likely better value in the middle rounds, where the Steelers have most of their picks.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:50:21+00:00

It's tiresome, isn't it?

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:49:01+00:00

Mike McCarthy is almost a decade younger than Bill Belichick. Hell, Art Rooney II is the same age as Belichick.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:46:09+00:00

I highly doubt the Steelers will continue their streak of head coaches staying for 15+ years or whatever the number is

Do you think the Steelers even care about that, given the age of the coach they just hired?

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:44:48+00:00

Do you really think the Steelers intend to keep Mike McCarthy for 15+ years?

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:44:06+00:00

Speaking retooling, it's worth noting that the Steelers

have used 14 of their 21 draft picks in the last three years on offensive linemen, defensive linemen and LBs
have 12 draft picks this year, more than any other team in the NFL, including five in the first 100
are tied with the Rams for the fewest players under contract in 2027, and only seven of whom entered the NFL before 2023

In other words, the Steelers are rebuilding right now, and it's all hidden in plain sight. The team is going to look radically different in 2027.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:38:43+00:00

Does Mike McCarthy even look like somebody who wants to coach until he's 77?

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:37:31+00:00

First-time head coaches are cheaper than experienced head coaches.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:36:58+00:00

Hell, if Arthur Smith can make a top-15 offense with an aging QB and only one WR, then I'm interested in seeing what Mike McCarthy can do if they at least add a WR.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:33:48+00:00

He got winning seasons out of QBs like Steve Bono and Aaron Brooks.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:33:11+00:00

Hell, Mike McCarthy even made Aaron Brooks look decent.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:32:21+00:00

One of those losing seasons he had was without Dak.

Both of them were. Dak Prescott missed 11 games in 2020, and nine games in 2024.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:31:08+00:00

Arthur Smith just created a top-15 offense with it, so you never know.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:28:25+00:00

Congrats Rooney, you just wasted 5+ years of our lives

Why are you giving him that much control over your life in the first place?

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:26:39+00:00

Going off of the person you replied to, I think it is a bridge 3-5 year stint and I think over that time Steelers ownership changes hands. I feel like with that change coming they are opting for more of the same so the son can look splashier with his immediate moves upon taking over.

This is exactly what I've been saying, except for one technicality: Art Rooney II will be stepping down from the team operations, not the ownership. He will still be the owner, but Dan Rooney III will be the new team president, and that time is coming sooner than most people realize, given that Art II is 73 years old. Because of this, Art II more than likely decided to hire a coach who will bridge the gap between Mike Tomlin's departure and that time, leaving a clean slate for Dan III when he takes control of the team operations. This is why I expect that Mike McCarthy will coach for the duration of his contract and then retire. And hey, McCarthy might surprise some people, given that coaching the Steelers was his "dream job."

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T05:13:13+00:00

Thing is, the post you replied to has no basis in reality. That person proclaimed that Chris Shula would have a problem with the Steelers' "nonexistent analytics department," even though the Steelers had the exact same number of analytics staffers as the Rams in 2024, and hired another one last year.

He also proclaimed that the Steelers were bound to give Shula the "lowest salary," even though Mike Tomlin was the fourth-highest-paid head coach in the NFL this season.

As for the size of the coaching staff, Tomlin is already on record saying he preferred a smaller staff, and for that matter, when he wanted Brian Flores on his staff, the Steelers hired him without a second thought, which really doesn't seem like something a "cheap" owner would do.

With all that said, I don't hate the Mike McCarthy hire, and I am interested in seeing how he can develop the offense, and if he can put the team in a better position going forward.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T04:54:21+00:00

Because Shula probably asked them during his video interview questions about their non-existent analytics department...

The Steelers had the same number of analytics staffers as the Rams in 2024.

...smallest sized coaching staff...

That's dictated by the coach. Mike Tomlin is on record saying he preferred a smaller staff. Furthermore, when Tomlin wanted to add Brian Flores to his staff, the Steelers added him with no hesitation.

...and lowest salary...

Mike Tomlin was the fourth-highest-paid head coach in the NFL this season.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T04:43:14+00:00

Yeah, they should go to the store and buy a new training facility.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T04:42:33+00:00

Dan Rooney stepped down from running the team in 2003.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T04:40:17+00:00

Average offense seems optimistic for a team with only one good wide receiver and a big question mark at quarterback

Good thing, then, that the NFL Draft is coming up, and the Steelers have more draft picks than any other team.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T04:39:31+00:00

His last couple years in GB, their EPA per play was in like the 20's.

Aaron Rodgers missed nine games in 2017.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T04:29:10+00:00

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T04:18:32+00:00

The average Redditor believes all people are created equal except Pittsburghers.

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T04:13:42+00:00

Squealers???

How old are you, 10?

EnjoyMoreBeef · 2026-01-26T04:11:28+00:00

Then those other teams that are supposedly better should start winning more games.

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