STEELERS SQUAD SHOW: Right Move or Big Mistake? Grading the Mike McCarthy Hire!

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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The Locked On Steelers Squad breaks down why the Steelers moved quickly to hire Mike McCarthy as their next head coach, discusses what pushed Art Rooney II and the Steelers brass to make the move now instead of waiting, dives into why McCarthy fits the moment, what upside he brings to Pittsburgh, and the risks that come with the hire.

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0:00.0	Hey, what is up, Steelers Nation?
0:02.8	I'm Tyler Feldman.
0:04.5	Mike McCarthy, he won the press conference.
0:07.1	He sure is hell won our hearts, but will he win on the football field?
0:13.6	And I'm Ben Bobick just a week ago.
0:16.6	I was the one saying, you know, amongst the charge,
0:18.9	ah, this seems like a courtesy interview for Mike McCarthy.
0:21.9	You got to interview the Pittsburgh guy.
0:23.6	So much more than a lot more courteous than we thought.
0:28.1	And I'm weighing Gandhi.
0:30.1	Give the man a chance, Tyler and Ben.
0:33.0	Give him a chance.
0:34.2	He's a Pittsburgh guy.
0:36.6	Let's go hit him on the Pittsburgh Steelers Squad Show. Who said we weren't giving him a chance. He's a Pittsburgh God. Let's go. He's on the Pittsburgh Steelers Squad Show.
0:39.4	Who said we weren't giving them a chance? We're going here on the squad shows.
0:43.3	Come on. Wave those terrible towels. It's the Steelers Squad. Everything Pittsburgh Steelers
0:50.5	every week. Breaking down all the big hits and game-changing plays from the Steel City,
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1:02.7	the Steelers Squad Show starts now. Yes, it does. This is the Steelers Squad Show, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network. Now the number one sports podcast network.
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1:25.1	He's 15-year NFL vet Wayne Gandy. He's Pittsburgh native Ben Bobick,
1:29.8	and I'm your host fellow Pittsburgh native, Tyler Feldman, and on tonight show, yes, we are
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