# Shut down Paul Skenes? Trade Mason Rudolph?--Beyond the Bylines With Tim Benz & Joe Starkey

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Podcast: [Breakfast with Benz: A TribLIVE sports podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breakfast-with-benz-a-triblive-sports-podcast-6460213)
Published: 2026-08-21T12:49:00+00:00
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## Resource

Joe Starkey and Tim Benz host this Friday's Beyond Bylines. They debate the idea of shutting down Paul Skenes for the rest of 2026, the Steelers' quarterback situation, and how Jim Rutherford would handle the Penguins' current roster construction.

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