HR1: Class vs. Class

It's only a few days away, so what did you expect? Matt and Dale chat all things draft as Thursday night looms.

Dale and Matt make some moves in today's mock, read through a top 150 list, and more in the second hour.

The NFL Draft is now only three days away and everyone in Pittsburgh is dying to know which direction the Steelers will go with the 21st overall pick.

Aaron Rodgers made another appearance on the Pat McAfee Show last Thursday afternoon and once again left fans in limbo with his vague comments and unwillingness to commit to either signing with a team or finally going into retirement.

With the NFL Draft coming up on Thursday, there's only so little time left for the experts and fans to get their mock drafts in before the big night.

Dale and Matt lead off the show with more QB talk and all the different avenues the Steelers could take and decipher whether each team in the first round needs to prioritize with their picks, team need or player value?

Michael is joined by Steelers reporter Missi Matthews, who rejoins the podcast as we enter the final week ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Missi recalls her NFL Draft memories and looks ahead to a historic game later this year in Dublin.

Matt and Dale kick off the show discussing the Aaron Rogers saga as he gave an update on his state of mind. The guys also take a look at the greatest players drafted at every draft number.

Dale and Matt run another mock as we are a week away from the draft and they also answer listener questions to finish today's second hour.

TJ Watt is arguably the most important Steeler of the last decade, but with his contract set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 season, is it in the team's best interest to give him another extension.

Gerry Dulac was asked yesterday his thoughts on the George Pickens trade scenarios, and he said he doesn't believe the team will trade GP because it will leave the receiver room with a similar lack of talent behind WR1 like it had in 2024.

With the 2025 NFL Draft only a week ago, rumors are running rampant but one that's picked up steam is Sheduer Sanders falling to the Steelers at pick 21 in the first round. We look around the rest of the Steelers' conference leading up to draft week.

Uhler and Moats run through some Draft hypotheticals as we are just one week away from the first round in Green Bay.

The Blitz does it's one annual mock draft as they continue to talk about the big week coming up.

Matt and Dale chat about another pre-draft visitor, discuss prospects that are currently being over and under valued, and of course Bob Labriola calls into the show.

The Drive duo first run their daily mock, dissect a top 350 list, and ponder the question of trading upwards for a running back in this year's deep class.

Dale and Matt take a look at the players the Steelers have brought in for a pre-draft visit prior to the last handful of drafts to highlight certain trends. The guys also discuss the running back position and where the team may take one.

Less than two weeks away from draft night and as Matt and Dale run their latest mock and critique a 3 round mock that has the Steelers moving up in the later rounds.

As the ongoing theme of quarterback conversation continues, the Blitz looks ahead to the Draft and what options might be available at pick 21.

Uhler and Moats get into the latest on TJ Watt and contract negotiations, while laughing about a crazy story happening in college football affecting a high-profile draft prospect.

Labs and Tom get right into this week's batch of questions.

Dale and Matt share their thoughts on Watt's contract situation, take a look at player comparisons for some of the top draft prospects and players of interest for the Steelers.

Another mock in the books for Matt and Dale, the duo also evaluates another and the percentages of teams taking a specific position with their first-round pick, as well as news and notes from around football.

Matt and Dale dive into listener questions and chat the latest happenings in hour one.

The guys run a favorable mock in their eyes, discuss "The Beast" and Travis Hunter, as well as, their stance on the latest NIL rules in the college game.

The guys discuss the importance of top 30 visits as another QB made a trip to the facility, review a top 100 listing, and make some bold predications for the first round of the draft

The second half of the show consists of a mock draft critique, a trade up for a quarterback discussion, and a chat about news and notes from around the

It's been a busy 24 hours if you've been paying attention to the Steelers list of potential QBs for 2025. Once again fans were left in waiting after Aaron Rodgers didn't make an appearance or an announcement at Pat McAfee's Big Night Aht. Meanwhile Shedeur Sanders is making his official visit to the Steelers today, could he really be the pick at 21 if he's still available.

Pat Freiermuth is emerging as a top-ten tight end in the league and Darnell Washington is fitting in as the TE2 nicely, but could they be even more effective if Arthur Smith transitions from a run-first to a pass-first offense in 2025.

Cam Heyward, TJ Watt, and Minkah Fitzpatrick are still the big three on the Steelers defense but since all three have come together in 2019 does it feel like the defense could have done more in that time.

The speculation that the Steelers could get Aaron Rodgers news on Wednesday did not happen. Where do we go now?

Uhler and Moats tackle the recent updates from the national and local media as it relates to TJ Watt's contract extension negotiations.

Matt and Dale have their weekly chat with Bob Labriola, discuss recent prospect visits, what positional group is the deepest in this draft, a running back conversation and more.

The second half of today's show includes another mock as we approach the draft later this month, the guys discuss the recent issue of Draft Digest which Matt contributed toward, and a chat on QB prospect team fits.