JotCast | Paul Zeise's sports chat: 10.08.20

Paul Zeise's sports chat: 10.08.20

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Zeise

12:04

Let’s get started!!

Jeff Z. South Side

12:04

Hey paul. Was the return enough for Murr?

Zeise

12:05

Given the market for goalies yes. I think Jim Rutherford got as much as he could out of that trade

Jeff Z. South Side

12:06

I was shocked those 'people ' to be nice we're speaking to you the way they did yesterday in the mailbag. Saying you have an agenda against Pitt and the Steelers? Unbelievable people read these sports pages and still not get how it works or how you all do your jobs. Sad.

Zeise

12:09

Here is what 25 years of being in the news business has taught me - fan boys are delusional and you should not take what they say personally. Fans are rational and I have wonderful conversations with them all the time and enjoy chats and things of the such. Fan boys - who are so irrational in their love for teams/players/political parties that they are emotional and can’t have a rational conversation are just amusing because we can all make fun of them for being so ridiculous

Buzz

12:09

Any chance the NFL could/would change the date of that Titans game? that scheduling gave the Steelers a Murder's Row to deal with. Seems like they are being punished and they did nothing wrong!

Zeise

12:13

They can be punished with draft choices being docked, fines, some player suspensions but the NFL isn’t concerned about making the Steelers schedule easier. That’s not on their minds nor should it be

Jeff Z. South Side

12:13

So can we expect the Steelers to play like they feel some kinda way about their perceived slight?

Zeise

12:14

What is the perceived slight? What am I missing?

Jeff Z. South Side

12:15

Lebron and the Boys are bringing the title to tinseltown tonight. How do you feel about that Paul?

Jimmie

12:15

What will it take to resign Bud Dupree? Will the Steelers sign him?

Zeise

12:16

Jeff - this was a bad year for the NBA, a really bad year. Too many top players hurt or not playing. Too many mediocre teams.Bad atmosphere in the buildings. The best part of the Lakers winning the title is it will put thi

s season out of its misery!

12:17

Jimmie - the way Dupree is playing he is pricing himself out of Pittsburgh. He is going to command a huge number and the Steelers probably won’t be able to fit him under their cap

poppy

12:19

Can Pitt Fb get to the 'next level'? What is the realistic 'next level' ?

Zeise

12:20

Yes. But they can’t if they keep losing to teams like NC State at home. I think it is realistic to be a team that gets to ten wins most years, a bad year is 8 and a really good year ends up in the ACC title game. Pitt isn’t really that far from there, well again they need to stop losing bad games to bad teams

Joe

12:20

Has Jim Rutherford bungled any remaining window for Sid and Geno and should he have been fired?

Zeise

12:22

Yes unfortunately I think he has. The Penguins are not good enough to win a Stanley Cup as constituted and I don’t think they have the cap space and young talent to get measurably better in the next few years

Tina

12:22

Hey Paul, what are your thoughts on the Murray trade and the Pens draft choices? Thank you .

Zeise

12:24

I had Dan Kingerski from Pittsburgh Hockey Now on the show the other day. Between what he said and reading what our Post Gazette hockey coverage team has written it seems like they have drafted well and got good value from their picks. It is strange the emphasis on goalies but then again depth at that position is extremely important

Jimmie

12:24

Is there any reason why #7 won't play into his forties like Brady has? Since the offense has so much potential, as you have indicated, why not play on beyond this contract?

Zeise

12:26

I think he might play beyond this contract if his body holds up. That’s the key with any aging player - can they physically keep playing. If he has two good seasons I think he will play again for another year or two. The other question is always - when does his contract/cap hit become too much given his level of play. I would sat at this point he is year to year

Timmy Colorado Springs

12:26

On a scale from one to "White House Rose Garden" how bad do you think it was to play the Patriots Chiefs MNF game.

Zeise

12:27

It was fine. I mean, I suppose if there is a massive breakout it will he looked at as a bad decision. By so far that hasn’t happened

alan

12:27

Should the NFL shut down for 2 weeks..?

Zeise

12:27

No. The NFL should push forward, learn from mistakes, keep being vigilant and handle issues as they arrive

Southside Jimmy

12:27

Hi Paul. It seems to me the Pitt football players shouldn’t be complaining about not getting rankings respect when for the most part, they don’t beat the teams they’re suppose to defeat easily. Do you agree?

Zeise

12:29

I’ve said it many times - Pitt has never understood that rankings and respect come from winning and winning consistently. Go win games and the rankings will follow

Debbie

12:39

Have you heard if Jim R. will be trying to sign any free agents?

Zeise

12:40

Yes it sounds like he is going to be looking for some cost effective veterans. A wing and a defenseman

Jeff

12:41

Thanks for the chats. You don't hear of this much so I thought I would ask. Can NHL teams restructure deals to create more cap space like the NFL?

Zeise

12:41

Yes, they can also buy out contracts which is obviously what happened in the case of Jack Johnson

Often Cranky Old Guy

12:41

What sort of reactions have you been hearing to the expanded baseball playoffs and what has yours been? I think of myself as mostly a baseball traditionalist and was lukewarm to the idea but I have to say, last week when all of those first round games were going on was pretty cool. It felt kind of like the opening days of the NCAA basketball tournament.

Zeise

12:42

I think unlike the NBA, these MLB playoffs have been excellent. Really. I’ve enjoyed them and I like the format a lot. I hope this is something they revisit and talk about when the next CBA talks come about

Jeff

12:43

Guess i dont buy into the bellyaching about not getting a forfeit. yes, we need everyone to be diligent and all it takes is one person out of 100+. Just a slippery slope to start complaining about positive tests when we have a long way to go in this season and this Covid mess

Zeise

12:45

The forfeit stuff from Steelers fans/media guys is silly. The forfeit wasn’t put on the table as an option until after the fact. You can’t retroactively punish teams using punishments that weren’t in place when they broke protocols

Greg

12:45

If NFL games get cancelled would it be more fair to start tracking statistics per game rather than for the whole season? The leader in sacks for the whole season maybe played one more game, and least points allowed on defense maybe played one less game, etc

Zeise

12:47

They already do that in some categories actually

Wendy

12:47

Have you watched Terry Bradshaw’s show? If so, what did you think?

Zeise

12:48

No, I’m aging and already have to worry about losing brain cells daily....

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