Kaboly + Mack · Chris Mack and Mark Kaboly

Hopeful There Will Be a Quarterback … Kaboly+Mack 4-2-26

April 2, 2026·1 hr 13 min·4 clips

The hosts argue Connor Griffin should have been called up days earlier, not after 20 at-bats in Indianapolis.

Kaboly and Mack open on a bright Pittsburgh morning with baseball news, the draft three weeks away, and the sense that a few good things are lining up at once. They settle into the quarterback conversation after Mike McCarthy says he’s hopeful a quarterback will be there at the right time and that, with 12 picks, the team wants a strong class. The hosts treat that less like a throwaway line and more like a clue about how the board might get shaped. That pushes them into the bigger question of whether the team is signaling real interest or just leaving itself room to maneuver. From there they focus on the traits McCarthy says he likes: long arms and big hands. That narrows the discussion to a small set of quarterbacks, with Carson Beck and Drew Aller named as the ones that fit those markers. They also note McCarthy’s comments on wide receivers, where big targets seem to matter regardless of position, which opens the draft talk beyond quarterback alone. The conversation keeps circling back to how all of this fits the roster and whether every one of the 12 picks will actually survive the final cuts. The hosts also work through the practical side of draft strategy without pretending it is tidy. They question whether it makes sense to spend a second- or third-round pick on a quarterback, while leaving room for a flyer later on. They bring up the Steelers’ usual habit of keeping only three quarterbacks and contrast it with McCarthy’s preference for having four or five on the roster. That roster math becomes part of the larger debate about how aggressive the team should be with its draft capital. The episode stays loose and argumentative throughout, like two people trying to pin down the same draft idea from different angles before the clock runs out.

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Pittsburgh draft banter that turns quarterback clues into a loose, lively argument.

This episode keeps its focus on draft speculation once Mike McCarthy's comments enter the picture, and it uses that setup to argue about quarterbacks, arm length, hand size, and when a team might actually take a swing.

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