Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

November 4, 2024 - For Episode 1,341 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle discusses why Adam Thielen could be the Steelers' best—but riskiest—wide receiver option at the trade deadline. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 4, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 47 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the recent practice squad transactions made by the Pittsburgh Steelers that includes the signing of OT Dylan Cook back to the practice squad. We also examine the health of the Steelers coming out of their Week 9 bye and how the team should be relatively healthy heading into Week 10. The AFC North looks to be a three-team race at this point on the heels of the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals both notching big wins in Week 9. We look at the big Thursday night game that lies ahead for those two teams and also look at the big AFC picture entering Week 10. Alex and I go over the outlook for the 2024 Steelers with the second half of the season now on tap. We go over the strengths and weaknesses of the Steelers heading into the team's final nine regular season games. With the 2024 NFL trade deadline now almost 24 hours away, Alex and I take one last look at potential trade acquisitions the Steelers could secure at the wide receiver position. We also look at the plausibility of the Steelers trading for a position other than wide receiver in the next 24 hours. This 67-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

November 3, 2024 - For Episode 1,340 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why the Steelers' lack of effort to add a tackle prior to the trade deadline could signify their confidence in Broderick Jones to improve. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 2, 2024 - For Episode 1,339 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses his faith in the Steelers winning a playoff game after their 6-2 start to the season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 1, 2024 - For Episode 1,338 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora weighs in on the NFL's quarterback development program, what has and hasn't changed, and the problem with how teams view raw young quarterbacks. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 1, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 46 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the latest transactions made by the Pittsburgh Steelers since our Tuesday episode. We talk quite a bit about the team’s decision to waive OT Dylan Cook on Thursday and the thinking behind that move. The Steelers also have CB Cameron Sutton back from the reserve/Suspended list and on a roster exemption until Monday so we discuss his status right now and the state of the rest of the roster when it comes to more transaction that could be coming by next Saturday. The Steelers used their bye week to get all of their position coaches in front of the media, so Alex and I make sure to go over some meaningful and notable things that a few of them said these last few days. We highlight a few things that special teams coordinator Danny Smith had to say this week as well. Alex and I then transition into going over what we both learned from the All-22 tape from the Steelers’ Monday night game against the Giants. We start on the offensive side of the football and then move over to the defense. We discuss several plays, schematics, and the play of several players during this segment. The Baltimore Ravens traded for WR Diontae Johnson a few days ago so we discuss that news and what it means for that team. We also look at the possibility of the Steelers trading for a wide receiver before next Tuesday’s deadline. As usual, Alex and I use the Friday show to give all of our picks for this week’s NFL games against the spread. This 104-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

October 31, 2024 - For Episode 1,337 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney expresses his disappointment in Broderick Jones' first half of the season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 30, 2024 - For Episode 1,336 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses WR Calvin Austin III's big performance against the Giants, an easy guy to root for making splash plays to propel the Steelers to victory. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 29, 2024 - For Episode 1,335 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney credits the Steelers for taking advantage of the first-half schedule, getting to 6-2 and looking like a team nobody wants to play. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct. 29 – Ep. 31: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle begin by recapping the Week 8 win over the New York Giants to advance to 6-2 ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers' bye week. We discuss the offense's ability to move the ball and inability to score in the red zone. We also discuss the defense allowing big plays and the dominance of T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith. For the second topic, we talk about Roman Wilson being sent to IR and the state of the wide receiver room. We touch on a number of WR trade candidates ahead of the deadline and how necessary a trade may or may not be given Russell Wilson's recent ability to elevate the group. For the third topic, we discuss the excellence of the Steelers' special teams units and how this is now a team that is capable of creating a spark in all three phases of the game. Thank you for joining us for this 34-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. Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Follow our work on Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 29, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 45 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 beating the New York Giants at home Monday night to improve to 6-2 on the 2024 season. We go over the pregame roster moves and the team's inactive list from Monday early in this show. That includes us discussing rookie WR Roman Wilson being placed on the Reserve/Injured list and what that might mean for him moving forward. We also discuss the overall health of the Steelers coming out of their Monday night win and into their bye week. With only the TV tape digested, Alex and I proceed to recap the Steelers’ Monday night win against the Giants and as usual, we start on the offensive side of the football. We talk about the offense’s ability to move the football against the Giants' defense and how they were unable to have overall success in the red zone throughout the game. We highlight the play of QB Russell Wilson against the Giants, the effectiveness of the running game and our overall thoughts of how the offensive line played at first glance. We highlight several positive plays the offense made and how the unit racked up plays that went for 10 yards or longer. We go over the two missed touchdowns that went to WR George Pickens. We discuss the prospects of the offense moving forward with Wilson at quarterback after his first two games played. After fully breaking down the play of the Steelers' offense on Monday night, Alex and I flip over to the defensive side of the football. We discuss that unit’s inability to stop the run throughout the game and the several explosive plays that were allowed. We go over the positive performances that OLB T.J. Watt and OLB Alex Highsmith had against the Giants and especially in the second half of the contest. Special teams made another impact for the Steelers on Monday night, so we discuss that topic and that includes the long punt return for a touchdown by WR Calvin Austin III that ignited the team in the second half. We review my pregame five keys ahead of the Monday night game against the Giants and go over several other talking points coming out of the home win., Alex and I also discuss the prospects of the 2024 Steelers moving forward past the bye week and if they should be considered playoff contenders now and a team capable of winning in the postseason. This 94-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

October 28, 2024 - For Episode 1,334 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle would like to see the inside linebackers get involved as blitzers more in the Steelers' defense. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 28, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 44 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepare for their Week 8 Monday night home game against the New York Giants. We go over the updated injury report that the Steelers released over the weekend which now includes QB Justin Fields as questionable for Monday night with a hamstring injury. We ponder if Fields will even dress Monday night as the emergency third quarterback. The Steelers are likely to have a transaction or two on Monday afternoon so we go over those possibilities. We also discuss the team hopefully getting several injured players back after their upcoming bye week. Alex and I welcome Dan Duggan of The Athletic to the Monday show, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers' home game against the Giants. Duggan has covered the Giants for some time and that means he has a great pulse on the team. We go over the Giants' injury situation heading into Monday night and who might get the start at left tackle. We go over the state of the Giants with Dan heading into Monday night and what the visiting team's plan of attack on both sides of the football should be. At the end of our talk with Dan we get his thoughts on the Giants possibly trading away WR Darius Slayton soon. He also gives us his score prediction for the Steelers-Giants game. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Dan on X/Twitter at @DDuggan21 and make sure to read his work online here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/dan-duggan/ After finishing with Dan, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Giants game. We break down what we are looking for out of both teams on both sides of the football. Alex and I then give our score predictions for Steelers-Giants to end that segment. This 82-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we also answer a few email questions we received from listeners since Friday. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 27, 2024 - For Episode 1,333 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains how the Steelers' passing game can improve even if they don't add another receiver before the trade deadline. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 26, 2024 - For Episode 1,332 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark predicts that Minkah Fitzpatrick will have his first interception of the season on Monday against the New York Giants. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 25, 2024 - For Episode 1,331 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why he's not focused on if the Steelers are Super Bowl contenders and why the more realistic and attainable goal is finally winning a playoff game. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 25, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 43 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they continue to prepare for their Week 8 Monday night home game against the New York Giants. The Steelers have made a few more transactions since our last episode and those included ILB Tyler Matakevich having his 21-day window being opened and WR Andy Isabella being sighed to the practice squad. We address those two moves and go over what we might see happen transaction-wise on Monday afternoon. The Steelers first injury report of Week 8 was released on Thursday, so we make sure to recap it. We also look at the Giants' injury situation heading into Friday's practice. On Thursday, we once again heard from all three of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith, Teryl Austin, and Danny Smith. As usual, Alex and I recap the few main talking points to come out of those media sessions. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night and with that win it seems very doubtful that they will be trading WR Cooper Kupp. We discuss that development and then transition into talking about a few remaining trade targets the Steelers might have at the wide receiver position as the annual deadline creeps closer. We give some early thoughts on the Steelers upcoming Monday night game versus the Giants later in this show. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 8 NFL games. On Monday, we will fully preview the game between the Steelers and the Giants and give our predictions for that contest. This 80-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we also answer a few email questions we received from listeners since Wednesday. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 24, 2024 - For Episode 1,330 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney is thrilled to see Steelers' running back Najee Harris being rewarded in the run game in the last two weeks. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 23, 2024 - For Episode 1,329 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the Steelers' strong special teams and the culture coordinator Danny Smith has created that's producing seriously good results. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 23, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 42 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the latest transactions made by the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of their first practice of Week 8. We also discuss the health of the Steelers stemming from what HC Mike Tomlin said during his Tuesday press conference. Tomlin's Tuesday press conference provided quite a few talking points for Alex and me to discuss. We talk about his thoughts on QB Rusell Wilson versus the Jets, the challenge C Ryan McCollum faces in Week 8, the status of WR Roman Wilson, the play of T Broderick Jones on Sunday night, and much more. Tomlin also gave his thoughts on the effectiveness of play-action against the Jets, so Alex and I go over those comments and how it all looked on tape. Alex and I then transition into going over what we both learned from the all-22 tape from the Steelers Sunday night game against the Jets. We start on the offensive side of the football and then move over to the defense. We discuss several plays, schematics, and the play of several individual players during this segment. Alex and I look at where optimism should be concerning the 5-2 Steelers when it comes to the team not only possibly making the playoffs but winning a game in the tournament as well. Another wide receiver trade happened in the NFL on Wednesday morning as the Tennessee Titans dealt WR DeAndre Hopkins to the Kansas City Chiefs. We discuss that deal, in addition to it sounding like the Los Angeles Rams might be willing to part ways with WR Cooper Kupp ahead of the trade deadline. We look at Kupp's contract, what the Rams seem to want as trade compensation, and the chances of the Steelers ultimately being able to acquire him. This 109-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