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December 24, 2024 - For Episode 1,391 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says that DeShon Elliott's likely return to the lineup is bigger than the return of George Pickens due to the stabilty he provides the defense. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 24, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 69 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they continue to prepare to play the Kanas City Chiefs Wednesday at home on Christmas Day. We go over the Steelers' Monday injury report and highlight the fact that it is looking good that the team will have at least four players that missed the Week 16 game due to injuries back for the Wednesday contest against the Chiefs. We also go over the injury report from the Chiefs and how there’s a chance that DT Chris Jones might sit out Wednesday’s game in Pittsburgh. Steelers coordinators Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin both held their weekly media sessions on Monday, so Alex and I parse the meaningful things that each had to see during his session. After flying through the all-22 tape from the Steelers' Week 16 road loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Alex and I give our observations and recaps of what stood out from that defeat on both sides of the football. Former Steelers WR Diontae Johnson has a new home as of Monday as the Houston Texans claimed him off waivers from the Ravens. We discuss him landing with the Texans and the news that the Steelers did not submit a waiver claim for him. Alex and I then proceed to give our full breakdown and preview of the Steelers' home game against the Chiefs. We go over what we have observed on tape from the Chiefs on both sides of the football. We go over several key stats concerning the Chiefs and how they have managed to compile a 14-1 record to date. We address the things the Steelers need to do on offense and defense to beat the Chiefs at home on Wednesday. Later in this show, Alex and I give our picks for the Wednesday and Thursday NFL games and that obviously includes our final score predictions for the Steelers' game against the Chiefs. This 119-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 23, 2024 - For Episode 1,390 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle discusses the Steelers' poor performance and frequent losing streaks in the month of December since their last playoff win. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 23 – Ep. 39: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe and Ross start by going over the important factors that led to the Steelers' 34-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The score looked much worse than it actually was with just a few key plays defining the outcome of the game. We discuss Russell Wilson's key turnovers and how concerned we are with the defense. We also talk about Jaylen Warren and Najee Harris' snap share and more. For the second topic, we discuss the latest injury news including Joey Porter Jr.'s injury against the Ravens. How much trouble is the secondary in without him? We also weigh in on George Pickens' chances of returning for Wednesday with a limited practice on Sunday to start the week. For the third topic, we preview the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite them winning 10 games by one score or less, they are a one-loss team that is defending back-to-back Super Bowl championships. We talk about some factors in the upcoming matchup and give score predictions. We wrap up the show by answering a listener question about the offensive tackle situation for 2025. Thank you for joining us for this 33-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 22, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 68 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Sunday night episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers' Saturday road loss to the Baltimore Ravens and where the team sits in the AFC playoff picture. We go over the Saturday inactive list the Steelers turned in and how it included all five players on the injury report. We go over it being a very minor surprise that DT Larry Ogunjobi and CB Donte Jackson did not suit up Saturday and how it resulted in CB Cory Trice Jr. being active. The Steelers sustained injuries to CB Joey Porter Jr. and WR Ben Skowronek in Saturday’s loss, so we discuss what HC Mike Tomlin said about the statuses of those two players on Sunday in addition to him being hopefully to get some injured players back for the Christmas Day game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Alex and I discuss several other things that Tomlin said during his postgame press conference as well as his Sunday afternoon press conference. We go over what Tomlin had to say about the team possibly having interest in recently waived WR Diontae Johnson. We also give our thoughts on whether there’s a chance Johnson winds up back with the Steelers. After all the housekeeping is out of the way, Alex and I dive deep into recapping the Steelers' Saturday loss to the Ravens. We focus our early talk on the play of the Steelers' defense. We go over the three touchdowns allowed by the defense, the inability to stop Ravens RB Derrick Henry and much more. We discuss the positive play we saw out of a few defensive players on Saturday. After fully dissecting the defense, Alex and I focus on breaking down the play of the Steelers' offense on Saturday. We talk quite a bit about the two turnovers by QB Russell Wilson. We spend a lot of time going over Wilson's fumble. Additionally, we go over the play of Wilson outside of his two turnovers. Alex and I discuss WR Calvin Austin III stepping his game up of late. We also discuss a few play calls from the loss to the Ravens and that includes the deep fourth down pass to start the fourth quarter. We discuss the playing time of RB Jaylen Warren, the running game overall, and much more concerning the offense. Alex and I make sure to talk a little about special teams play from Saturday and several key moments from the loss to the Ravens. This 131-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 22, 2024 - For Episode 1,389 on this Sunday Afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander encourages Steelers fans to cheer up and explain why things are not as bleak as they might feel today. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 21, 2024 - For Episode 1,388 on this Saturday morning, Joe Clark discusses why the Steelers need to look to throw the ball deep to open up the offense against the Ravens. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 20, 2024 - For Episode 1,387 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why the deck is stacked against the Steelers, and why they can still find a way to beat the Ravens this weekend. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 20, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 67 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they continue to prepare to play the Baltimore Ravens Saturday on the road. We go over the Steelers' Thursday injury report and highlight the fact that the team will not have WR George Pickens on Saturday against the Ravens. We also discuss S DeShon Elliott being doubtful for Saturday’s game and OLB T.J. Watt seemingly being ready to play against the Ravens. Will Watt be on any sort of snap count on Saturday in Baltimore and will the Steelers at least have CB Donte Jackson for this contest? We attempt to answer those questions and also look at what the Saturday inactive list is shaping up to be. The Ravens are also dealing with key injuries at the wide receiver position ahead of Saturday's game, so we go over that topic early in this show as well. Will WR Rashod Bateman play through his foot injury? Will he be impactful even if he does? We discuss his situation ahead of Saturday's game in Baltimore. Steelers coordinators Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin both held their weekly media sessions on Wednesday, so Alex and I parse the meaningful things that each had to see during his session. Alex and I proceed to give our full breakdown and preview of the Steelers' road game against the Ravens. We go over what we have observed in the last few weeks from the Ravens, what the Steelers must do on both sides of the football to win, and much more. Later in this show, Alex and I give our picks for all of the Week 16 NFL games against the spread. This segment also includes our final score predictions for the Steelers' game against the Ravens. One of us has the Steelers beating Baltimore. This 100-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 19, 2024 - For Episode 1,386 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says that the Steelers need the best version of Patrick Queen Saturday, the version that showed up in Week 11 against Baltimore. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 18, 2024 - For Episode 1,385 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses Mike Tomlin's continued downplaying of the Steelers slow starts and why that message must change if he ever wants the offense to improve out of the gate. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 18, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 66 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they start preparing to play the Baltimore Ravens on the road Saturday. With their first official injury report out for the Steelers on Tuesday, Alex and I go over it as we look ahead to which players may or may not play on Saturday against the Ravens. We also go over the recent transactions made by the Steelers on Tuesday as well. A few players comments from both the Ravens and the Steelers are covered early in this show. We discuss how big of a game this upcoming one is for the Ravens and how the Steelers can still win the AFC North should they lose on Saturday in Baltimore. The third episode of AFC North Hard Knocks dropped on Tuesday night so Alex and I make sure to recap all of the notable things to come out of that. We discuss several segments that QB Russell Wilson and HC Mike Tomlin were in. With the all-22 tape from the Steelers' Week 15 road loss to the Philadelphia Eagles now fully digested, Alex and I give our extended thoughts from that game when it comes to offensive and defensive play. We discuss the offensive attack by the Steelers, the scheming of the defense, a few key third downs allowed and a few other significant plays from that contest. The Atlanta Falcons made an interesting decision at the quarterback position on Tuesday, so Alex and I discuss that for a bit. We go over what is likely to happen with veteran QB Kirk Cousins and how we don't see him being a good option for the Steelers if they need to find an option other than Wilson or QB Justin Fields. Should the NFL expand to an 18-game season and add to the number of teams that make playoffs? Would fans be in favor of that? We discuss that topic briefly later in this show. This 84-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 17 – Ep. 38: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe and Ross start by breaking down the blowout loss to the Eagles. We discuss how the Steelers had their chances to sneak out a win, but were largely dominated on both sides of the ball. We talk about the drastic loss in time of possession and whether that's a worry moving forward for the Steelers in the playoffs. We also talk about some controversial calls from the game that all seemed to be slanted against the Steelers. For the second topic, we discuss the injury report from Tuesday including T.J. Watt, DeShon Elliott, George Pickens, Justin Fields, and Donte Jackson failing to practice. We discuss whether any of those players are likely to play this week and what it means if they don't. For the third topic, we preview the upcoming Ravens game and how the Steelers can clinch the division with a win. We talk about the Steelers needing to do more than their last game against the Ravens if they hope to win on the road. Thank you for joining us for this 30-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on X/Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 17, 2024 - For Episode 1,384 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says that the blowout loss to the Eagles might have been just what the Steelers needed this late in the season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 16, 2024 - Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on YouTube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream every other Monday from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one. If you missed it live, you can check an archive below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 16, 2024 - For Episode 1,383 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle hopes that Cory Trice Jr. gets a helmet in Week 16 so they can start preparing additional depth at cornerback with Donte Jackson's frequent injuries. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 16, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 65 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers' Sunday afternoon road loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and how the team managed to secure a playoff spot despite that. The Steelers sustained a few injuries during their loss to the Eagles with the primary one being to OLB T.J. Watt. We go over the latest updates on his health and the outlook for him potentially playing on Saturday against the Baltimore Ravens. We also go over the other five players dealing with injuries that HC Mike Tomlin talked about during his weekly press conference that took place on Monday. We go over a few other talking points from the Tomlin press conferences from Sunday evening and Monday afternoon. Alex and I then dive deep into breaking down the Steelers Sunday loss to the Eagles. There is a ton to go over when it comes to the offensive and defensive play from Sunday, most of which was bad. We discuss how the Eagles offense decided to attack the Steelers defense and how RB Saquon Barkley didn’t impact the game as much as most thought he would. That came at a cost, however, and we break that down. The Steelers offensive scheme and game plan was quite flawed on Sunday, so we go over that. We also go over the lack of possession time from the Steelers offense and how the unit only managed to get 3 points off of two turnovers. Seemingly bad penalty calls went against the Steelers on Sunday so Alex and I go over those and the impact, or lack thereof, they may have had on the overall outcome of the contest. We also discuss some Tomlin decisions made on Sunday, with one of those being related to a timeout not taken. Several snap counts and stats from Sunday are covered in this episode along with us slowly looking ahead to the Week 16 Saturday game against the Ravens with some worry. This 90-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 15, 2024 - For Episode 1,382 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about how the Steelers defense has already proven they can beat an offense like the Eagles, as long as they stick to the same plan. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 14, 2024 - For Episode 1,381 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explain why Cameron Heyward is the catalyst for the Steelers stopping Saquon Barkley and the Eagles' run game. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 13, 2024 - For Episode 1,380 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith will need to bring his A-game to overcome not having George Pickens and beat the Eagles. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices