Joe Starkey Show 10-17-24

Starkey highlights Evgeni Malkin's 500th goal and Sidney Crosby's 1,600th point in the same game as a monumental highlight in Pittsburgh sports. We're close to 20 years of Crosby, Malkin, and Letang together. Are Crosby, Malkin, and Letang the greatest trio in sports history? They've overcome adversity, have longevity, and have won championships together. Russell Wilson took first-team reps Wednesday and is trending toward starting against the Jets. If you're Justin Fields, what are you thinking? Steelers analyst Chris Hoke joined the show. Chris is curious to see how Russell Wilson will play this week, especially with Wilson being a more 'professional passer' than Justin Fields. Chris believes Fields made this decision easier for Mike Tomlin after the Raiders win due to some struggles, especially in the first half. He does not think this move proves that Justin Fields is no longer viewed as a long-term option. Elandon Roberts' forced fumble at the goal line is one of the wildest plays Starkey's ever seen and Hokie gives some context behind big hits he's experienced playing football. Chris Hoke likes the honesty displayed by Justin Fields today, admitting he hasn't played well enough. Chris enjoys the humility and Starkey thinks it's a good thing a Steelers QB is displaying this after Kenny Pickett's comments at the end of last season. Chris predicted a Steelers win in a 23-20 game. MVP of the game: Russell Wilson. Sean Meyers takes over for City Limits to produce the rest of the show. Justin Fields sounds a lot better than Kenny Pickett did when it comes to competition. We hear from Fields, and it sounds like the job was up for the taking if he played well enough. If they were 5-1 and Fields was playing great, would Russ still start? If this is Deal or No Deal, Tomlin wants to go for $1 million and not settle for $50K. Calls on the topic. If the Steelers are going all in this year, they should get a WR too. The Steelers need explosives in the pass game. Continuing on Fields' comments and calls on the topic. When was the last time a run-first QB won a Super Bowl? Quinnen Williams returning for the Jets could be scary for the Steelers. The tough part of the schedule is still to come, and the current level of play isn't good enough against them. Dalton Wasserman of PFF joins to discuss Justin Fields, the good grade for Najee Harris and hideous grade for Broderick Jones, Zach Frazier graded as nearly elite, James Daniels was playing at the highest level of his career, why Minkah still grades so high without creating turnovers, Cam Heyward is the best at his position thus far, Watt having maybe the best year of career, Joey Porter Jr is getting a very low grade. and so is Patrick Queen. who draws some concerns. Jeff Hathhorn joins to react to Fields' comments, what he would've needed to do to keep the job, the latest on injuries - Highsmith, Pruitt, his game prediction against the Jets. Reminiscing about Ron.