Episode Details

Thumbs up or down for Mike McCarthy so far? We know it’s pretty early to make that declaration, but which way do you go? Chris says the arrow should be slightly up for McCarthy, even if the numbers for Aaron Rodgers don’t match what they were last year – the eye test tells him differently. Poni says it’s a thumbs down, but doesn’t think he’s doing his main job yet – that is to develop a young QB. A brief update on Ben Kindel after a scary situation as the Penguins were leaving Utah. Should we be giving more blame to Aaron Rodgers for the end-of-game time management on Sunday? Former Penguin Tyler Kennedy joined the show. Tyler reacted to the Ben Kindel health scare that required the Penguins to land their plane soon after takeoff from Utah. TK was teammates with guys like Kris Letang and Pascal Dupuis, who both had serious health scares during their careers, but he explained why Kindel’s situation may be even scarier considering his young age. He said even in the business nature of the NHL, the team will take care of their player first & foremost. TK doesn’t know about the severity of Kindel’s health, but reflected on Letang returning the same season in which he suffered a stroke. Tyler said this may be a level of adversity a lot of the players haven’t felt before, but players have to get their minds back into the game. TK was worried about Kindel hitting a sophomore slump, but he was impressed by what he was seeing on the ice early in the season. Are the Penguins about what we expected or can they turn things around after some early season struggles?