Show Notes
Bill and ESPN's Bills reporter Alaina Getzenberg react to a wild press conference in which Bills' brass explained the firing of Sean McDermott. Plus, Bill and ESPN's Brooke Pryor discuss the end of the Mike Tomlin era in Pittsburgh.
0:00 Welcome
0:53 Crazy Bills press conference
2:10 Surprised by McDermott firing?
6:03 Wild press conference moments
9:37 Brandon Beane's promotion complicates things
12:13 Was McDermott's message wearing thin?
16:46 Was there a rift between Beane and McDermott?
19:54 Bean's halo effect for drafting Josh Allen
21:36 The Keon Coleman situation
27:47 How does press conference look to potential head coaches?
35:35 Brooke Pryor joins
39:31 When did you get a sense that Tomlin was done?
49:06 Was there any scenario where Tomlin would have stayed?
57:42 Would Tomlin have stayed if there was a stable QB situation?
1:03:25 State of the Steelers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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