Saturday Night Open Thread: The change would do us good
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - SEPTEMBER 07: Former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is honored during halftime of a game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on September 07, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesLive from Delaware, it's Saturday Night! I, NAS204PSU, am here at BTSC to bring you this Saturday Night Open Thread (aka SNOT).
I didn't see that MMcC hire coming last Saturday, but since energy=mc^2, it has massively energized Steelers fans everywhere. Whether you love the move or hate it, things are at least going to be different in 2026.
This 6 pack of questions is here to get the conversation going, so let us know what you're eating/drinking!
1: Among all the coaching changes, two guys from 2025 kept their jobs. (Gerald Alexander decided to leave for Minnesota this week). Thoughts on the guys who survived?
- Quarterbacks coach Tom Arth (reported Jan. 28).
- Linebacker coach Scott McCurley (reported Jan. 28).
2. Will Howard, a 6th round pick and 3rd QB on the depth chart in 25 continues to be mentioned by coaching staff and fans. Are you expecting much, if anything, out of Will Howard?
3. Would any of these potential 2026 free agent QBs excite you if they end up in Black & Gold this coming season?
- Aaron Rodgers (PIT)
- Russell Wilson (NYG)
- Daniel Jones (IND)
- Malik Willis (GB)
- Marcus Mariota (WAS)
- Tyrod Taylor (NYJ)
- Joe Flacco (CIN)
4. Which Steelers own Free Agents should be top priority to retain under the new regime?
5. I feel like the Pro Bowl selection process is broken with Shedeurs Sanders selected as a Pro Bowl alternate (7 TDs and 10 INTs). Clearly the Fans- players- coaches voting ain't working. Suggestions to fix it?
6. My neighbors and I helped each other out shoveling the foot of snow we got Sun-Mon: one guy's snowblower plowed through driveways while me and some others shoveled out. How do you get along with your neighbors?
BONUS Song Of The Night (Didn't see that MMcC hiring coming): Everyday Is A Winding Road - Sheryl Crow