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November 20, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 54 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday afternoon episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers and their Thursday night AFC North road game against the Cleveland Browns. We go over the Steelers' injury report coming out of Tuesday with this being a short week and discuss the team signing S Eric Rowe to the practice squad recently. We also discuss the potential of CB Cory Trice Jr. being activated off the Reserve/Injured list on Thursday and playing against the Browns. We take an early look at the Steelers' possible inactive list for Thursday night and make sure to hit on the recent Browns' injury report as well. The Steelers offensive and defensive coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin, both talked to the media on Tuesday, so we go over a few main talking points that came out of those two press conferences. With the all-22 tape from the Steelers' Week 11 win against the Baltimore Ravens now digested on a short week, Alex and I wrap a bow around that AFC North win with a few final assessments from both sides of the football. In the middle of this Wednesday show, Alex and I are joined once again by Scott Petrak, who covers the Browns for The Chronicle-Telegram and Medina Gazette on BrownsZone.com. Scott helps us preview the Thursday night game between the Browns and the Steelers. We talk a lot about Browns QB Jameis Winston, the offensive struggles that Cleveland has had to date, ways the unit is improving and more for that side of the football. We also get several questions poised to Scott when it comes to the Browns’ defense. Scott updates the injury statuses of a few Cleveland players and lets us know who he thinks will start at left tackle Thursday night. To end this interview, we get Scott’s thoughts on the upcoming AFC North Hard Knocks series as well as his score prediction for the Thursday night game. If not already doing so, please follow Scott on X/Twitter at @ScottPetrak and please make sure to read his work online at brownszone.com as well. After having Scott on, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers Thursday night game against the Browns. We obviously end that segment with our final score predictions for the Thursday night AFC North contest. This 122-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

Nov. 19 – Ep. 34: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe and Ross dive right in by recapping the 18-16 win over the Baltimore Ravens. We discuss some of the key plays from the game including the two-point attemp by the Ravens, the key turnovers, and Justin Fields getting his first snaps off the bench. We then transition to talking about the Cleveland Browns on a short week ahead of Thursday Night Football. We talk about the Browns getting torched by Saints QB/TE/WR Taysom Hill and what that could mean for Fields. We also discuss Myles Garrett's DPOY comments about T.J. Watt and more. We wrap up our topics by discussing the injury report for the Steelers ahead of their Thursday game. To end the show, we answer a listener question about Fields' involvement in the offense. Thank you for joining us for this 29-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

November 19, 2024 - For Episode 1,356 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney thanks Cleveland's Myles Garrett for poking the bear with his Tuesday comments about T.J. Watt and the 2023 DPOY award. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 18, 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

November 18, 2024 - For Episode 1,355 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle is thrilled with Mason McCormick's development and says there are good times ahead for the offensive line. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 18, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 53 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 beating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday to improve to 8-2 on the 2024 season. We go over the pregame roster moves and the team's inactive list from Sunday early in this show. That includes us discussing RB Jaylen Warren playing through a back issue and RB Jonathan Ward being inactive. We also discuss the overall health of the Steelers coming out of their Sunday win and that includes us discussing the ankle injury the Monday morning status of DT Keeanu Benton. With only the TV tape digested, Alex and I proceed to recap the Steelers’ 18-16 win against the Ravens. We spend a lot of time going over the flow of the game and the play of the Steelers' defense and the big part that had in Sunday’s win. We obviously address the Steelers being thankful to have K Chris Boswell on Sunday as his six field goals were the only scoring Pittsburgh had. We discuss the defensive game plan that wound up limiting Ravens QB Lamar Jackson and RB Derrick Henry on Sunday and go over several individual performances on defense. After fully discussing the play of the Steelers' defense against the Ravens, Alex and I focus on the good, bad, and the ugly of the team's offense. We talk a lot about the Steelers offensive attack, the play of QB Russell Wilson, the unit's lack of success on third downs and inside the red zone, and much more. We talk a little about offensive line play from Sunday’s game and several individual performances on that side of the football. Alex and I make sure to talk some about special teams play on Sunday, and we make sure to pass along several key stats coming out of the win against Baltimore. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held a Monday morning press conference, so we go over the big talking points to come out of that session as the team prepares to play the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. This 107-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 17, 2024 - For Episode 1,354 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains how the Steelers have the ability to limit Derrick Henry despite his incredible success this season so far. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 16, 2024 - For Episode 1,353 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark talks about why a win over the Ravens would cement the Steelers as Super Bowl contenders. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 15, 2024 - For Episode 1,352 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora lays out why he doesn't think WR George Pickens is a bad teammate and why the negative stories about him only appear when the Steelers are losing. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 15, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 52 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday episode, Josh Carney and Alex Kozora review the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report ahead of their Sunday matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. We discuss the new injury designations to RB Jaylen Warren and CB C.J. Henderson ahead of Friday's final report and status. We also highlight the possible return of Ravens' S Kyle Hamilton, practicing yesterday after suffering an ankle injury in Week 10. After, Josh and I recap what OC Arthur Smith and DC Teryl Austin had to say during their usual Thursday meetings with the media. We delve into the possibility of the team using a Justin Fields package and the advantage Pittsburgh gains even when they don't use it. We also joke about Smith's comments of how much time he spends on Friday night with QB Russell Wilson that has their wives wondering where they're at. We respond to Austin's lack of concern with CB Joey Porter Jr.'s three-penalty outing against the Washington Commanders Week 10 and if it's a problem going forward. We also weigh in on CB Cam Sutton's 2024 debut with the team following his eight-game suspension. Our guest of the week is Jonas Shaffer who covers the Baltimore Ravens for the Baltimore Banner. I sit down with Jonas to offer his view of QB Lamar Jackson having another MVP-worthy season and how the Ravens managed to so easily land RB Derrick Henry. Defensively, we discuss the play of Patrick Queen's replacement in LB Trenton Simpson and why Baltimore's secondary has struggled so much this season. Jonas also offers his prediction for who will win Sunday's game. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Jonas on X/Twitter @jonas_shaffer and make sure to read his work online here: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/author/jonas-shaffer/ After wrapping up with Jonas, Josh and I give our own preview of Sunday's game between the Steelers and Ravens. How to slow down Baltimore's offense and attack their defense while mentioning special teams being a potential X-Factor. Finally, we make our Week 11 picks, including our score predictions for Sunday's game between the Steelers and Ravens. This 122-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 14, 2024 - For Episode 1,351 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney cautions Steelers fans who seem to be downplaying Lamar Jackson's talents and elite-level play entering Sunday's matchup. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 13, 2024 - For Episode 1,350 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the professionalism and readiness new Steelers WR Mike Williams and EDGE Preston Smith showed in their Pittsburgh debuts Sunday afternoon. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 13, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 51 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they start preparing to play the Baltimore Ravens following the team's Sunday road win against the Washington Commanders. The Steelers made a few transactions since our Wednesday show, so we make sure to get that bit of housekeeping covered early in this show. We also go over the health of the Steelers heading into Week 11 and that includes HC Mike Tomlin saying on Tuesday that OLB Alex Highsmith will miss this next game with an ankle injury. We discuss the possible return of OLB Nick Herbig this week from his hamstring injury and how he and new OLB Preston Smith might be utilized against the Ravens. Tomlin's Tuesday press conference provided a few talking points for us to cover so we make sure to roll through those. We focus a little bit on what Tomlin said about Ravens WR Diontae Johnson in addition to comments he made about CB Joey Porter Jr. coming out of Sunday's game against the Commanders. Will the Steelers change their approach to how they defend against Ravens QB Lamar Jackson now that Baltimore has RB Derrick Henry? We briefly attempt to answer that question during this Wednesday show. With the all-22 tape from Pittsburgh’s Sunday win against Washington now fully digested, Alex and I go over a few additional things that showed for the Steelers on both offense and defense. We give out thoughts on the play of several individual players from Sunday and how the defense schemed up to control the effectiveness of Commanders QB Jayden Daniels. We go over a few throws we think Steelers QB Russell Wilson could have made and give our thoughts on the totality of Pittsburgh’s running game on Sunday. This 78-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov. 12 – Ep. 33: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle dive into the Steelers' big Week 10 win over the Washington Commanders. We discuss some of the controversial calls from the game, and the failed fake punt that left many fans frustrated in the moment. We also talk about the performance of several individual players and more. For the second topic, we discuss the immediate success of the two trade-deadline acquisitions with Mike Williams and Preston Smith making a big impact on the game less than a week after joining the roster. We discuss Williams' game-winning touchdown and whether it earned him an accelerated integration into the offense moving forward. For the third topic, we recap the latest injury news including an update from Alex Highsmith's father on Twitter earlier today. 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 Follow our work on steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 12, 2024 - For Episode 1,349 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney credits Patrick Queen for finding his game, and doing so at just the right time in the Steelers' schedule. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 11, 2024 - For Episode 1,348 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains how Mike Williams accelerated his integration into the offense by making a big play in a big moment. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 11, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 50 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 beating the Washington Commanders on Sunday to improve to 7-2 on the 2024 season. We go over the pregame roster moves and the team's inactive list from Sunday early in this show. That includes us discussing S Terrell Edmunds and RB Jonathan Ward being waived. We also discuss the overall health of the Steelers coming out of their Sunday win and that includes us discussing the ankle injury that OLB Alex Highsmith sustained late in the contest. With only the TV tape digested, Alex and I proceed to recap the Steelers’ 28-27 win against the Commanders. We go over the positive contributions made by the team's two new players, WR Mike Williams and OLB Preston Smith. We go over the late TD from QB Russell Wilson to Williams. We give our early thoughts on the Steelers' running game on Sunday, play of the offensive line, overall play of Wilson and more. The TD passes to WR George Pickens and TE Pat Freiermuth are also covered. The Steelers got the Washington defense to jump offsides late in the game to seal the win. Would HC Mike Tomlin have gone for it had that not worked? We discuss. We also talk about the fake punt the Steelers ran early in the game and why they ran it. Alex and I were both fine with that fake punt call and we explain why we both feel that way. The Steelers defense had a few things for Washington QB Jayden Daniels that stood out on Sunday, so we recap those primary things. We talk about a few big plays the defense gave up and the huge stop late in the game on fourth down. We go over a few key plays, both good and bad, from the Steelers' defense on Sunday. We make sure to cover a few special teams notes from Sunday and then Alex and I try to unearth a few hidden key plays from the win against Washington. Should the Steelers now be considered serious contenders for the Super Bowl this year? We look at the AFC playoff picture and address that question with the team now 7-2. This 93-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 10, 2024 - For Episode 1,347 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander looks at the injuries on the Commanders' special teams unit and why that may give Pittsburgh an advantage. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 9, 2024 - For Episode 1,346 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why Pittsburgh taking away the run will be paramount against the Washington Commanders. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 8, 2024 - For Episode 1,345 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the role DB Cam Sutton could play in his return from suspension and why it might not mean taking Beanie Bishop Jr. off the field. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 8, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 49 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 10 Sunday afternoon road game against the Washington Commanders. We go over the Steelers' Thursday injury report and how important Friday will be for a few players, including rookie OLB Nick Herbig and TE MyCole Pruitt. We go over possible elevations from the team's practice squad on Saturday and possible other weekend transactions forthcoming. On Thursday, we once again heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin. As usual, Alex and I recap the few main talking points to come out of those media sessions. We continue to go over the additions of new WR Mike Williams and OLB Preston Smith based on things the coordinators said. Alex and I welcome Ben Standig of The Athletic to the show, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers' road game against the Commanders. Standig has covered the Commanders for some time and that means he has a great pulse on the team. We go over the Commanders' addition of CB Marshon Lattimore and the play of rookie QB Jayden Daniels so far this season. We also discuss with Ben what new OC Kliff Kingsbury brings to Washington. We go over Commanders' injury situation heading into Friday afternoon and what the home team's plan of attack on both sides of the football should be. At the end of our talk with Ben, he gives us his score prediction for the Steelers-Commanders game. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Ben on X/Twitter at @BenStandig and make sure to read his work online here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/ben-standig/ After finishing with Ben, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Commanders 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 picks against the spread for all of the Week 10 NFL games. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Commanders to end that segment. This 114-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we also answer a few email questions we received from listeners since Tuesday. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 7, 2024 - For Episode 1,344 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney thinks the Steelers shouldn't be viewed as contenders after the trade deadline additions. Because they were already contenders beforehand. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 6, 2024 - For Episode 1,343 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the Steelers' pair of trade-deadline deals for WR Mike Williams and EDGE Preston Smith and why he likes the Smith deal a little bit more. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov. 6 – Ep. 32: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle dive into the trade deadline news starting with WR Mike Williams. We talk about the value he can add to the offense, whether the trade was too pricey, and why it is perfect for Russell Wilson's deep ball. For the second topic, we talk about the trade for OLB Preston Smith. While he won't play as much as Williams, he still provides valuable depth at an important position, so we talk about all of that and more. We offer up knee-jerk grades for these two moves. For the third topic, we discuss Mike Tomlin's injury updates from his Tuesday press conference, which could leave the team with remarkably good health entering the final stretch of the season. Thank you for joining us for this 24-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

November 5, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 48 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday night episode, which will take the place of our usual Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the two trades that the Pittsburgh Steelers made earlier in the day and ahead of the annual deadline. The Steelers acquired WR Mike Williams and OLB Preston Smith from the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers, respectively, on Tuesday, so we recap the compensation, expected salary cap impacts, and what the team seems to be getting in both players. We go over everything that we know about Williams and Smith and how we think each will help the Steelers moving forward into the second half of the 2024 regular season. The Steelers made several other transactions on Tuesday in addition to the two trades, so we make sure to recap all of those moves as well. A late Tuesday practice squad addition also happened while we recorded this episode that we make sure to pass along as well. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday episode, so Alex and I make sure to recap all of the main talking points that come out of that 20-minute session. We also make sure to recap what Tomlin said about the health of the team with the first injury report of Week 10 set to be released on Wednesday after practice concludes. A few other notable trades happened around the NFL on Tuesday, so we make sure to hit on the one that the Washington Commanders made with them being the Steelers' next opponent on Sunday. This 62-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 5, 2024 - For Episode 1,342 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers have two very difficult tests right out of the bye week in QBs Jayden Daniels and Lamar Jackson. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 4, 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

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

Oct. 22 – Ep. 30: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle begin by recapping the exciting 37-15 blowout victory over the New York Jets. We talk about Russell Wilson's debut and what he was able to do for the offense that should see him keeping hold of the starting gig for the foreseeable future. We also talk about several other aspects of the game including Najee Harris' performance and Beanie Bishop Jr.'s big day. For the second topic, we dive into the injury news out of Mike Tomlin's Tuesday press conference. Montravius Adams was added to IR, but Tyler Matakevich and Cordarrelle Patterson are getting close to returning. We also talk about cornerback depth and more. For the third topic, we talk about the various wide receiver trade rumors and the approaching trade deadline. The Steelers figure to be major players in that market so we discuss Cooper Kupp, Deebo Samuel, Mike Williams, and more. We wrap up the show by answering a listener question a coaching decision near the end of the Jets game. Thank you for joining us for this 37-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 22, 2024 - For Episode 1,328 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney credits Steelers' head coach Mike Tomlin for his call turning to Russell Wilson, which paid off in historic fashion. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 21, 2024 - For Episode 1,327 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle describes the key differences between Russell Wilson and Justin Fields at quarterback that made a big difference for the Steelers' offense. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 21, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 41 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 beating the New York Jets at home Sunday night to improve to 5-2 on the 2024 season. We go over the pregame inactive list from Sunday early in this show and discuss how that played out wasn't very surprising. We also discuss the few roster moves that the team made on Saturday. A lot was made on Sunday morning about Steelers HC Mike Tomlin going "Lone Ranger" this week when it came to his decision to start veteran QB Russell Wilson over QB Justin Fields so we discuss all of that build up to the game. We discuss the play of Wilson Sunday night from his slow start to him playing better as the game went on. We talk about several throws he made, the use and effectiveness of play-action, his overall control of the offense, how he spread the football around, and more. We discuss how Wilson's Sunday showing, while great in totality, also showed room for him to play even better moving forward. Wilson seemingly had the crowd against him early Sunday night, so we talk about the fortitude he showed to push through all of that. After talking quite a bit about Wilson’s play Sunday night, Alex and I discuss several other players that made huge contributions in the win over the Jets. That list obviously includes WR George Pickens, RB Najee Harris, TE Darnell Washington TE Pat Freiermuth and of course several members of the offensive line. We discuss a few significant offensive plays that occurred during the game and go over several very relevant stats related to the victory. After talking about the offensive play from Sunday night, Alex and I address the overall play of the defense against the Jets. We discuss the tackling issues early on, the pressure amounts, the lack of overall true blitzing, and much more. We discuss the stellar play of rookie CB Beanie Bishop Jr. Sunday night that included him having two huge interceptions. We also discuss several key bat-downs in the game, the play of OLB Alex Highsmith and S DeShon Elliott and a few others as well. After talking about the defense, Alex and I of course address the great special teams play the Steelers had Sunday night against the Jets. We talk about the penalty on the extra point block, the punting and how excited that unit was for coordinator Danny Smith after the late field goal block. This 88-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 20, 2024 - For Episode 1,326 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander looks at the quarterback matchup we will see when the Steelers host the Jets Sunday night and explain why it might not be as uneven as the national media would have you believe. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 19, 2024 - For Episode 1,325 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why getting pressure on Aaron Rodgers is essential and argue the Jets' offense is the biggest test the Steelers have faced this year. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 18, 2024 - For Episode 1,324 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses how the Steelers have the clear edge when it comes to kickers with ace Chris Boswell compared to the Jets' struggling Greg Zuerlein. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 18, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 40 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 7 Sunday night home game against the New York Jets. We go over the Steelers' Thursday injury report and how important Friday will be for a few players, including rookie WR Roman Wilson and S Damontae Kazee. We go over possible elevations from the team's practice squad on Saturday and what the early Sunday inactive list is looking like heading into Friday. The Steelers have yet to announce their starting quarterback for the Sunday game against the Jets and we wonder if HC Mike Tomlin will do so on Friday after practice. We also talk about the press conference that QB Justin Fields had on Thursday and how we think he handled it with it looking like he might lose the starting job this weekend. On Thursday, we once again heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin. As usual, Alex and I recap the few main talking points to come out of those media sessions. We discuss how Smith certainly sounded like he is more in the corner of sticking with Fields at quarterback than turning to veteran QB Russell Wilson. While Austin didn't say a whole lot, we go over his comments made about CB Joey Porter Jr. as well as him possibly blitzing more on defense. Alex and I welcome Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic to the show, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers' home game against the Jets. Rosenblatt has covered the Jets for some time and that means he has a great pulse on the team. We go over the Jets' addition of WR Davante Adams, whether WR Mike Williams is now likely to be traded soon, and why the Jets enter Sunday's game against the Steelers with just a 2-4 record. We go over New York's injury situation heading into Sunday 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 Zack, he gives us his score prediction for the Steelers-Jets game. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Zack on X/Twitter at @ZackBlatt and make sure to read his work online here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/zack-rosenblatt/ After finishing with Zack, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Jets 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 picks against the spread for all of the Week 7 NFL games. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Jets to end that segment. This 118-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 17, 2024 - For Episode 1,323 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says that cornerback Donte Jackson has been exactly what the Steelers hoped for so far. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 16, 2024 - For Episode 1,322 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses Mike Tomlin not committing to Russell Wilson or Justin Fields for Week 7 and why hedging was the wrong approach. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 16, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 39 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 7 getting underway. We also discuss the health of the Steelers stemming from what HC Mike Tomlin said during his Tuesday press conference. With Tomlin certainly making sound like there’s a good chance that QB Russell Wilson will start on Sunday night against the New York Jets, Alex and I parse everything he had to say on Tuesday. We go over why we think Tomlin will potentially start Wilson over QB Justin Fields and if we think it is the right decision if that ultimately is the case. We discuss the fears and concerns most fans seem to have when it comes to Wilson getting the nod over Fields. After looking at all angles related to a possible switch at quarterback this week, Alex and I discuss the Las Vegas Raiders trading WR Davante Adams to the Jets on Tuesday. We also discuss the Cleveland Browns trading WR Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday. We then look at other wide receivers that the Steelers could potentially trade for ahead of the deadline. We also give our thoughts on whether indeed the Steelers will ultimately trade for a wide receiver. With the all-22 tape from the Steelers Week 6 road game against the Raiders now fully digested, Alex and I give more of our takeaways that stuck out from that win on both sides of the football. This 103-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

Oct. 15 – Ep. 29: On this episode of the Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle get right into the big news story of the day, which was Russell Wilson seemingly being in line to start his first game in black and gold. We discuss if we agree with the decision, what it could potentially do for the offense, any potential drawbacks, and more. For the next topic, we dive into the injury report coming out of Mike Tomlin's Tuesday press conference. We discuss the offensive line still being in flux with Zach Frazier out injured and the possible return of Alex Highsmith. For the final topic, we offer our final thoughts on the Week 6 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. We talk about Najee Harris' big day, Justin Fields' up-and-down performance, and George Pickens getting some garbage time looks in the passing game. We wrap up the show by answering a listener question about Justin Fields and the conservative game plans for him. Thank you for joining us for this 38-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 15, 2024 - For Episode 1,321 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says he understands why the Steelers are eyeing a potential change at QB to Russell Wilson in an effort to spark the passing game. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 14, 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

October 14, 2024 - For Episode 1,320 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle says Cameron Heyward now looks like a total bargain after his dominant start to the 2024 season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 14, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 38 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 beating the Las Vegas Raiders on the road Sunday afternoon to improve to 4-2 on the 2024 season. We go over the pregame inactive list from Sunday early in this show and discuss how that played out wasnt very surprising. We also discuss the few roster moves that the team made on Saturday. While the Steelers did beat the Raiders in convincing fashion on Sunday, Alex and I do wonder how the starting quarterback situation will now play out for the team's Week 7 Sunday night home game against the New York Jets. Was QB Justin Fields close to getting benched at halftime against the Raiders on Sunday? How did he play overall Sunday night? With QB Russell Wilson now healthy, there are certainly arguments to be made that he should be the starting quarterback against the Jets. Alex and I go over the good and bad from Fields on Sunday versus the Raiders. We also talk about the play of the Steelers offense as a whole and how RB Najee Harris had a great showing in the win. We discuss offensive line play from Sunday's win, C Zach Frazier getting injured, a few snap counts on that side of the football, and much more. After thoroughly discussing the Steelers offense and quarterback situation, Alex and I finally get to breaking down how the defense played against the Raiders. We go over the disappointing start the unit had against the Raiders offense and that side of the football rebounded from it. We talk about the unique sequence of plays late in the third quarter that the Raiders offense had, the huge play made by S DeShon Elliott and obviously the two forced fumbles that OLB T.J. Watt had on Sunday. The Steelers made some plays on special teams against the Raiders, so we make sure to recap that third phase of their units later in this show as well. This 102-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 13, 2024 - For Episode 1,319 on this Sunday, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the change the Steelers offense needs to make this week if they want to get a win in Las Vegas. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 12, 2024 - For Episode 1,318 on this Saturday, Joe Clark discusses his concerns about the Steelers’ pass rush on Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 11, 2024 - For Episode 1,317 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the Steelers' OLB options after suffering a wave of injuries to their starters and backups, needing someone unknown to step up against the Raiders. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 11, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 37 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 6 Sunday afternoon road game against the Las Vegas Raiders. We go over the Steelers' Thursday injury report and how important Friday will be for a few players and that includes RB Jaylen Warren and QB Russell Wilson. We go over possible elevations from the team's practice squad on Saturday and what the early Sunday inactive list is looking like heading into Friday. As has been the case for several weeks now, we discuss once again if Sunday afternoon rookie WR Roman Wilson will finally make his NFL debut. On Thursday, we once again heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin. As usual, Alex and I recap the few main talking points to come out of those media sessions. We continue to discuss how the team has limited the snaps of WR George Pickens this season, what Austin said about blitzing more with the edge unit down a few players, and also what he had to say about ILB Patrick Queen and rookie CB Beanie Bishop Jr. Pickens met the media on Thursday for a short question and answer and so Alex and I discuss that. We go over how Pickens handled that session and much more. We also discuss the possibility of Pickens playing a few more snaps on Sunday against the Raiders and how we won't be surprised if he has a productive game coming off a week where he was very much under the media microscope. Alex and I welcome Vinny Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal back to the show on Friday, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers' road game against the Raiders. Bonsignore has covered the Cowboys for quite some time and that means he has a great pulse on the team. We go over the status of Raiders WR Davante Adams, who is likely to be traded soon, the Las Vegas injury situation heading into Sunday afternoon and what the home-team's plan of attack on both sides of the football should be. At the end of our talk with Vinny, he gives us his score prediction for the game between the Steelers and the Raiders. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Vinny on X/Twitter at @VinnyBonsignore and make sure to read his work online here: https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/vincent-bonsignore/ After finishing with Vinny, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Raiders 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 picks against the spread for all of the Week 6 NFL games. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Raiders to end that segment. This 118-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 10, 2024 - For Episode 1,316 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says there is one good thing coming out of the George Pickens situation: TE Pat Freiermuth is establishing himself as a leader. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct. 10 – Ep. 28: Before we get into this episode of The Depot Dive, a little house keeping for the show. We are moving to Tuesday afternoons for now to see if that flows better. We hope you will join us then! On this episode Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle start off by having an in-depth conversation about George Pickens. Several things that went down on Sunday haven't sat right with us, so we talk about all of that and the repercussions. Is he a ticking time bomb for this team? Can you even think about giving him a second contract? We debate all of this and more. We then discuss the quarterback controversy brewing in Pittsburgh and talk about whether we would like to see Russell Wilson start a game now that he is fully healthy. Has Justin Fields done enough to hold on? Would Wilson really elevate the offense enough to be worth the change? Could the Steelers benefit from Wilson's veteran leadership?  For the third topic, we put a bow on Week 5 and discuss other odds and ends from the Pittsburgh Steelers' loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Is the defense a big concern? Why can't the Steelers run the ball against bad defenses? We talk about all of this and more. Thank you for joining us for this 29-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 9, 2024 - For Episode 1,315 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses CB Beanie Bishop Jr.'s recent struggles and why the Steelers' front office is to blame for putting too much on an undrafted rookie's plate. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 9, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 36 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the lengthy list of injured players that the Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with entering Week 6 of the 2024 regular season. With seven total players looking very unlikely to play on Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, Alex and I look at some transactions that might be coming by Saturday afternoon and how the defense is likely to manage personnel at the outside linebacker positions on Sunday. It sounds like QB Russell Wilson has a chance to practice fully three days in a row this week so we discuss what that might ultimately mean come Sunday's game. We both think that QB Justin Fields will start again on Sunday with Wilson potentially having a chance to be his backup against the Raiders. We go over what it would take to see Wilson come off the bench on Sunday to replace Fields should the former ultimately be active as the backup. Tomlin hit on a few other minor topics on Tuesday that Alex and I discuss as talking points before getting into all that he had to say about WR George Pickens. With the usage, effort and behavior of Pickens being in extra focus this week, Alex and I have a long discussion about each of those individual topics. We go over the data related to his snap management, we break down his effort on several plays on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, and even talk a little about some of his behavior both on the field and on the sidelines. We discuss what Tomlin had to say about Pickens on Tuesday and if we believe every ounce of it. Should Pickens have a higher snap count in heavy personnel groupings than he has had to date? Should the onus be to get Pickens the football earlier in games? We address those two questions during our long conversation about the Steelers wide receiver. Now that Alex and I have gone through the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Week 5 home loss against the Cowboys, we give additional observations we both had when it comes to the offensive, defensive, and special teams play in that contest. We talk about the We go over several individual plays and player performances as part of us recapping the All-22 tape. We spend extra time once again discussing the play of Fields on offense and ILB Patrick Queen on defense. We also once again discuss the run attempts by RB Najee Harris and the blocking on those plays as well as the overall play of the offensive line. We go over the Steelers' offensive woes on first downs, the lack of explosive plays and the heavy usage of zone on the defensive side of the football. This 117-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 8, 2024 - For Episode 1,314 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney is frustrated that we have another unnecessary storyline surrounding wide receiver George Pickens. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 7, 2024 - For Episode 1,313 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle says the time is now to make the change back to Russell Wilson as the Steelers' starting quarterback. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 7, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 35 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 losing to the Dallas Cowboys at home Sunday night to move to 3-2 on the 2024 season. While the Steelers were just one play at the end of the Sunday night game from notching their fourth win, we wonder what the rest of the talk would have been on this Monday about the entire contest had they actually escaped with the victory. Alex and I get right after it and get heavy into our breakdown of the Steelers' 20-17 home loss to the Cowboys. We start on the offensive side of the football for the Steelers and discuss their game plan, the play of QB Justin Fields, big and negative plays, the play of the offensive line, and much more. We talk about lack of explosive plays, the limited snap counts of WR George Pickens and what HC Mike Tomlin said about that after the game. We also talk about Fields being asked to explain the identity of the offense after the game. Will the Steelers switch from Fields to QB Russell Wilson as the team's starter? We go over why we would listen to an argument for Wilson to start but wonder if anyone could really make a strong and compelling one based on several factors. After thoroughly breaking down the offense, Alex and I move on to do the same with the defense. We go over how that unit really let the team down again against the Cowboys and specifically on third downs in weighty moments. We also talk about continued miscommunications on defense, the play of outside linebackers T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig, the three takeaways and much more on that side of the football. We also talk about a few things related to special teams from the Sunday night game against the Cowboys and go over the pregame inactive list, the Saturday elevations from the practice squad, and the list of injured players coming out of the loss. This 77-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 6, 2024 - For Episode 1,312 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why the SNF game against the Cowboys might be the perfect bounce-back game after a tough outing in Indianapolis. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 5, 2024 - For Episode 1,311 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses the matchup between Joey Porter Jr. and CeeDee Lamb and how it could impact the game on Sunday night. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 4, 2024 - For Episode 1,310 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the opportunity for the Steelers' running game to get going this weekend against the Cowboys, a prime chance to have more success. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 4, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 34 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 5 Sunday night home game against the Dallas Cowboys. We go over the Steelers' Thursday injury report and how important Friday will be for a few players and that includes DT Larry Ogunjobi and QB Russell Wilson. We go over possible elevations from the team's practice squad on Saturday and what the early Sunday inactive list is looking like heading into Friday. We also discuss once again if Sunday night rookie WR Roman Wilson will finally make his NFL debut. On Thursday, we once again heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin. As usual, Alex and I recap the few main talking points to come out of those media sessions. We discuss when QB Justin Fields might start getting more autonomy at the line of scrimmage and if CB Joey Porter Jr. will shadow Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb on Sunday night. Why is everyone down on RB Najee Harris right now? We discuss that topic briefly and how Sunday night sets up to be a nice 2024 breakout game for him. We also go over the latest news concerning Las Vegas Raiders WR Davante Adams when it comes to him potentially being traded soon. Alex and I welcome Joseph Hoyt of DLLS Sports to the show on Friday, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers' home game against the Cowboys. Hoyt has covered the Cowboys for quite some time and that means he has a great pulse on the team. We go over the Cowboys injury situation heading into Sunday night and what the Dallas plan of attack on both sides of the football should be. At the end of our talk with Joseph, he gives us his score prediction for the game between the Steelers and the Cowboys. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Joseph on X/Twitter at @JoeJHoyt and make sure to read his work online here: https://alldlls.com/author/jhoyt/ After finishing with Joseph, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Cowboys 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 picks against the spread for all of the Week 5 NFL games. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Cowboys to end that segment. This 111-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

Oct. 3 – Ep. 27: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and I start out by wrapping up the Steelers' Week 4 loss against the Indianapolis Colts. We discuss the several mistakes made by the Steelers and the fact that they nearly absorbed all of them to come back and win. We also talk about Najee Harris' rough performance and some of the postgame comments that were made. Could Week 5 be Fields' final audition to retain the starting job with Wilson being nearly healthy? We debate that and more. We then go through the injury reports for both teams with the Steelers and Cowboys both having some key players set to be out. We discuss the offensive line of the Steelers and the constant shuffling that has occurred to start the season. For the third topic, we preview Sunday Night Football against the Cowboys and offer up some of our matchups to watch before giving a score prediction. We wrap up the show answering a listener questions about whether the Steelers are Super Bowl contenders. Thank you for joining us for this 37-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 3, 2024 - For Episode 1,309 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the play of Patrick Queen through the season's first month has been concerning, but it's no time to panic — yet. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 2, 2024 - For Episode 1,308 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the personal side of Steelers OG James Daniels' season-ending Achilles injury, an issue the team has to deal with but one that puts a cloud over Daniels' future market value. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 2, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 33 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the several transactions made by the Pittsburgh Steelers since their Week 4 game. There are a lot to go over when it comes to these moves and we break down what several of them might indicate. We go over several injuries the team is dealing with right now as we await the Steelers first injury report of Week 5. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday, so Alex and I make sure to recap all of the main talking points that came out of that session. We go over what Tomlin said about QB Russell Wilson on Tuesday and what the initial practice plan for him this week appears to be. Will and should Wilson be the backup quarterback on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys if he can practice fully at least twice this week? Alex and I make sure to discuss that topic during this show. The Las Vegas Raiders appear set to trade WR Davante Adams as of Tuesday and with the Steelers potentially being a team looking to make a deal for him, Alex and I discuss all aspects of that topic. We go over the plausibility of the Steelers trading for Adams, what the compensation might need to be, and what an adjusted contract for the wide receiver might look like should the team ultimately acquire him. Now that Alex and I have gone through the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Week 4 road loss against the Indianapolis Colts, we give our thoughts on additional observations we both had when it comes to the offensive, defensive, and special teams play in that contest. We go over several individual plays and player performances as part of us recapping the All-22 tape. We spend extra time discussing the play of QB Justin Fields on offense, ILB Patrick Queen on defense. We also discuss the run attempts by RB Najee Harris and the blocking on those plays. This 110-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 1, 2024 - For Episode 1,307 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says that through the first four weeks, Cameron Heyward looks like his old self and is putting an end to all the doubt. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 30, 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

September 30, 2024 - For Episode 1,306 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle worries that injuries have put the Steelers' intended offensive identity at risk after building their entire offseason around it. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 30, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 32 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 losing to the Indianapolis Colts on the road on Sunday to move to 3-1 on the 2024 season. News broke early Monday morning that Steelers G James Daniels will be lost for the season after sustaining a torn Achilles during the Sunday game against the Colts so we recap that injury and the impact it might have moving forward. We discuss whether the team might consider flipping Isaac Seumalo over to right guard if he is able to return from his pectoral injury this week so that rookie G Mason McCormick can stay at his more natural position of left guard. We go over the Sunday pregame inactive list and discuss the few healthy scratches the team had following their two elevations from the practice squad on Saturday. We also discuss the other few injuries the Steelers sustained during their Sunday loss to the Colts. After getting all of the housekeeping out the way early in this show, Alex and I get heavy into our breakdown of the Steelers' 27-24 road loss to the Colts. We start on the offensive side of the football for the Steelers and discuss the game plan, the play of QB Justin Fields, big and negative plays, the play of the offensive line, and much more. We talk about how we both still feel that Fields should keep the QB1 job moving forward and how it is his to lose in our opinion. Extra observations about Fields are made about the few key negative plays that Fields was in the middle of on Sunday and how both played a key part in the team's loss. We discuss a few key personnel choices the Steelers made during Sunday's game on offense and how RB Cordarrelle Patterson sparked a slow-starting running game until he left with an injury. We make sure to hit on the play of WR George Pickens on Sunday and that includes his red zone fumble. After thoroughly breaking down the offense, Alex and I move on to do the same with the defense. We go over how that unit really let the team down on Sunday against the Colts and specifically on third downs in weighty moments. We also talk about the three chances the defense had to take the football away from the Colts offense that the unit failed on. Veteran QB Joe Flacco shredded the Steelers defense in the passing game on Sunday after he replaced injured starting QB Anthony Richardson. We discuss how Flacco did that and the big part that WR Josh Downs played in that. We quickly go over the two touchdown passes that Flacco threw on Sunday, both of which came on third downs. Steelers S Minkah Fitzpatrick was on the wrong end of an unnecessary roughness penalty in a key moment of Sunday's game, so we make sure to voice our opinion on that flag. We also talk about a few things related to special teams from the Sunday game against the Colts and go over a few dubious coaching decisions that Steelers HC Mike Tomlin on Sunday when it came to timeout usage and challenge situations. This 85-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

September 29, 2024 - For Episode 1,305 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about how the list of injured Steelers is growing quickly and the team may have some difficult decisions about which players to bring back. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 28, 2024 - For Episode 1,304 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why he wants to see the Steelers throw more against the Colts. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 27, 2024 - For Episode 1,303 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the state of NFL kickers and wonders if it's a question of when - not if - someone will break Justin Tucker's record of longest field goal. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 27, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 31 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 4 Sunday road game against the Indianapolis Colts. We go over the Steelers' Thursday injury report and how important Friday will be for RB Jaylen Warren, who is currently dealing with a knee injury. We go over possible elevations from the team's practice squad on Saturday and what the early Sunday inactive list is looking like heading into Friday. Might rookie WR Roman Wilson not make his NFL debut on Sunday? We discuss that topic. On Thursday, we once again heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin. As usual, Alex and I recap the few main talking points top come out of those media sessions. We go over why Sunday is a big game for OLB Nick Herbig and if he might see his special teams snaps reduced a little against the Colts with him needing to play a larger number of snaps on defense with OLB Alex Highsmith sidelined with his groin injury. Can the Steelers get their running game going earlier on Sunday against the Colts? What about QB Justin Fields being used more on the ground as well? We address those two key questions ahead of Sunday's game against the Colts. Alex and I welcome Nate Atkins of The Indianapolis Star back to the show on Friday, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers' road game against the Colts. Atkins has covered the Colts for quite some time and that means he has a great pulse on the team. We go over the play of Colts rookie QB Anthony Richardson so far this season with Nate as part of this interview. At the end of our talk with Atkins, he gives us his score prediction for the game between the Steelers and the Colts. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Nate on X/Twitter at @nateatkins_ and make sure to read his work online here: https://www.indystar.com/staff/2684227001/nate-atkins/ After finishing with Atkins, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Colts 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 picks against the spread for all of the Week 4 NFL games. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Colts to end that segment. This 115-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

September 26, 2024 - For Episode 1,302 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers' defense will face it's best QB test yet this season in the Colts' Anthony Richardson. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sept. 26 – Ep. 26: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle start out by wrapping up the Steelers' Week 3 win against the Los Angeles Chargers. We talk about the defense now being the best in the league in multiple major stat categories, the dam getting closer to breaking on offense, and more. We then go through the list of injuries which seems to be piling up for the Steelers. We discuss which situation is most troubling, including Alex Highsmith being out for a couple weeks with a groin injury and Cory Trice Jr. going to IR with a hamstring. For the third topic, we preview the Steelers' Week 4 matchup against the Colts. We discuss stopping the Colts' run game, Anthony Richardson's athleticism at quarterback, their offensive line talent, and more. 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. Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Check out the show on YouTube. Follow our work at Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 25, 2024 - For Episode 1,301 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora vents his frustration with the delay of game the Steelers were called for after they stemmed the front against the Chargers, a play that shouldn't be a penalty. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 25, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 29 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about several transactions made by the Pittsburgh Steelers since their Week 3 game. There is a lot to go over when it comes to these moves with one, a practice squad signing, happening early in this episode. We go over several injuries the team is dealing with right now and the impact that they could have come practice-squad elevations on Saturday afternoon. We briefly discuss the chances of the Steelers newest offensive lineman dressing for the Week 4 game and what the inactive list is shaping up to be for that contest as well. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday, so Alex and I make sure to recap all of the main talking points that came out of that session. We also talk about QB Justin Fields very likely starting again on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts and how Tomlin could soon be running out of time to dance around the QB1 questions he continues to get. We go over the Steelers situation with Fields through three games and how he has earned the right to not have to worry about looking over his shoulder as he prepares for his fourth consecutive start on the road Sunday. Now that Alex and I have gone through the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Week 3 home win against the Los Angeles Chargers, we give our thoughts on additional observations we both had when it comes to the offensive, defensive, and special teams play in that contest. What can the Steelers do on offense to get their running game going earlier in games? We discuss that aspect a little during the middle of the show. Will the Steelers have rotation at the left guard position again in Week 4? We attempt to answer that question during this show. We go over several individual plays and player performances as part of us recapping the All-22 tape. We spend extra time discussing the play of new Steelers ILB Patrick Queen, not only in Week 3, but for the start of the regular season as well. Later in this show, Alex and I look at the Steelers 3-0 start and what history tells us about it when it comes to the team's playoff chances. This 98-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

September 24, 2024 - For Episode 1,300 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says that the Steelers are doing exactly what they said they wanted to do, which was be the bully. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 23, 2024 - For Episode 1,299 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle says he is thrilled for Calvin Austin III's big day and hopes his role can continue to expand in the offense. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 23, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 28 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 beating the Los Angeles Chargers at home on Sunday to move to 3-0 on the 2024 season. Alex and I quickly go over the roster moves that transpired ahead of the Sunday game against the Chargers and how the pregame inactive list ultimately shook out. We discuss why rookie WR Roman Wilson did not ultimately make his NFL debut on Sunday as well. Steelers rookie T Troy Fautanu is now on the Reserve/Injured list, so Alex and I discuss what happened with him since our Friday show and what the early speculated timeline for him to return seems to be. The Steelers sustained a few injuries during their Sunday home win against the Chargers, so we make sure to recap all of those during this show as well. After getting all of the housekeeping out the way early in this show, Alex and I get heavy into our breakdown of the Steelers 20-10 win over the Chargers. We start on the offensive side of the football for the Steelers and discuss the game plan, the play of QB Justin Fields, big and negative plays, the play of the offensive line, and much more. We talk about how Fields should now have the QB1 job moving forward and how it is his to lose, in our opinion. Extra observations about Fields are made by both of us and we make sure to talk about how experienced rookie C Zach Frazier looks just three games into his NFL career. After thoroughly breaking down the offense, Alex and I move on to do the same with the defense. We go over how dominant that unit was once again on Sunday against the Chargers. We also discuss the game plan the Chargers had and how several players on the Los Angeles offense were knocked out of the game due to injuries and that includes QB Justin Herbert. Several individual performances of Steelers players are also discussed during this segment and that includes discussing the play of DL Cameron Heyward and OLB Nick Herbig. We also talk about several other things related to special teams from the Sunday game against the Chargers and that includes talking about the punting of Corliss Waitman and CB James Pierre doing work as a gunner. This 97-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

September 22, 2024 - For Episode 1,298 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why we may not get the answer to our question regarding whether Justin Fields should be the starting quarterback for the rest of the season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 21, 2024 - For Episode 1,297 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses how Justin Herbert's injury could affect Sunday's game against the Steelers, even if Herbert is able to play. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices