Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

December 25, 2024 - For Episode 1,392 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why the ultimate definition of the Steelers remains the postseason, minimizing their last two losses to the Eagles and Ravens. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

December 13, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 64 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they continue to prepare to play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday on the road. We go over the Steelers' Thursday injury report and highlight the fact that the team might not have S DeShon Elliott and DT Larry Ogunjobi on Sunday in addition to being without WR George Pickens. We discuss whether the team might decide to elevate S Eric Rowe from the practice squad on Saturday in addition to activating DT Montravius Adam from the Reserve/Injured list. The Eagles are in good shape from a health standpoint, and we quickly go over their Thursday injury report as well. Steelers’ coordinators Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin both held their weekly media sessions on Thursday, so Alex and I parse the meaningful things that each had to see during their sessions. Midway through the Friday show, Alex and I are joined by Zach Berman, who covers the Eagles for All Phly. Zach helps us preview Sunday's matchup in Philadelphia between the Eagles and the Steelers. We get Zach to address the recent turmoil with the Eagles before talking more about the team on the offensive and defensive sides of the football. We address the plan of attacks for both teams heading into Sunday and much more. Zach ends his interview with a score prediction for Sunday's game. If not already doing so, please follow Zach on Twitter/X at @ZBerm and make sure to read his work online here: https://allphly.com/author/zach/ Alex and I then proceed to give our full breakdown and preview of the Steelers' Sunday road game against the Eagles. We go over what we have observed the last few weeks from the Eagles, what the Steelers must do on both sides of the football to win, and much more. Later in this show, Alex and I give our picks for all of the Week 15 NFL games against the spread. This segment also includes our final score predictions for the Steelers' game against the Eagles. 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

December 12, 2024 - For Episode 1,379 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney makes the case for Elandon Roberts to remain a Steeler for the rest of his career. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 11, 2024 - For Episode 1,378 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why Steelers DT Cam Heyward should win the 2024 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award and why he's a stronger candidate than all of the other favored options. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 11, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 63 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they start preparing to play the Philadelphia Eagles on the road Sunday. We talk early in this show about the status of Steelers WR George Pickens, who is dealing with a hamstring injury right now. We go over him being doubtful to play Sunday against the Eagles and the possibility of him missing additional games beyond that. Alex and I also address the rest of the injuries the team is currently dealing with and if Saturday might be the day that DT Montravius Adams gets activated to the 53-man roster. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday, so Alex and I make sure to hit all of the main talking points to come out of that media session. We discuss the Steelers' offense starting slow again this season and what Tomlin had to say Tuesday about that. On the heels of the second episode of AFC North Knocks Hard Knocks airing Tuesday night, Alex and I go over a lot of the segments that featured the Steelers and give our thoughts on where this series will go from here. We discuss several clips that Tomlin and CB Jory Porter Jr. were in. Later in this show, Alex and I get into our full takeaways and what all we learned from the all-22 tape of the Steelers' Week 14 home win against the Cleveland Browns. We focus on our offensive takeaways before moving on to cover our thoughts on the defense as well as a little bit on special teams. We discuss the state of the Steelers defensive line moving forward into 2025 as well as several players that are poised to become unrestricted free agents during the offseason. Will ILB Cole Holcomb make back from the Reserve/PUP list before the 2024 season ends? What about rookie WR Roman Wilson as well? Alex and I discuss the situation of both players heading into Wednesday afternoon. This 90-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 10 – Ep. 37: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe and Ross start by discussing the Steelers getting back on the Browns with a 27-14 win. We talk about the offense's sluggish start and discuss why Najee Harris suddently stopped being involved after a great start to the game. We also talked about Keeanu Benton's interception, Jameis Winston's continued turnovers and more. For the second topic, we dive into the injury updates and spend most of the time talking about George Pickens and his hamstring. We talk about the latest news on his health, and what the offense might look like without Pickens for a game or two. Will Mike Williams finally get more involved? Will the extra practice time for the receivers help this time around? We discuss all of that and more. For the third topic, we preview the Eagles matchup including their impressive offensive line and RB Saquon Barkley. Can the Steelers slow their attack down? We also chat about the Eagles' secondary and whether the offense can put up points without Pickens in the mix. Thank you for joining us for this 31-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 10, 2024 - For Episode 1,377 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says that the three-game stretch without George Pickens will be very difficult for the Steelers to make a statement offensively. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 9, 2024 - For Episode 1,376 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle hopes the Steelers play it safe with George Pickens after the Russell Wilson debacle at the beginning of the season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 9, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 62 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers' Sunday afternoon hone win against the Cleveland Browns and how it effectively eliminated their divisional foe from playoff contention. Before we dive deeper into breaking down the Steelers' Sunday win against the Browns, Alex and I go over the pregame news that mostly centered around WR George Pickens being made inactive for the contest with a hamstring injury. We discuss the notion that Pickens was made inactive Sunday as some sort of punishment, and we push back on that based on comments made after the game and how the tera leaves add up to him truly being injured. We also discuss the decision that was made to make DL Dean Lowry inactive on Sunday as well. With the pregame housekeeping all out of the way, Alex and I dive into the Steelers’ win against the Browns and we start on the offensive side of the football. We discuss the play of Steelers QB Russell Wilson against the Browns, some key throws that he made and how he got rid of the football a lot quicker on Sunday. We go over the offensive attack the Steelers had on Sunday against the Browns and the play of several other individual players. We also peek at some early offensive linemen grades from Pro Football Focus as well. We make sure to give flowers to appropriate players and that include Mike Williams, Scotty Miller, Pat Freiermuth and Jaylen Warren for plays they made on Sunday. Alex and I then go over the play of the Steelers’ defense on Sunday against the Browns. We talk about the long touchdown pass allowed, the three sacks and two defensive takeaways with the early one from DT Keeanu Benton being a catalyst. We also discuss the good, bad, and ugly from that side of the football. Steelers DT Cameron Heyward continues to have a very impressive 2024 season, so Alex and I make sure to highlight more of that coming out of Sunday's game. We also hit on a few special teams notes that we have coming out of Sunday's win against the Browns. We discuss several key stats from Sunday as part of our game recap discussion. Alex and I look at the Steelers’ last four games and what the team needs to do to clinch a playoff spot in Week 15. We also discuss the expectations and excitement for the 2024 Steelers in the playoffs. The Tuesday episode of AFC North Hard Knocks should be an entertaining one once again, so we look ahead to that later in the show. This 100-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 8, 2024 - For Episode 1,375 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why TJ Watt should have a much better game against the Browns in their second meeting this season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 7, 2024 - For Episode 1,374 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why the Pittsburgh Steelers need to get off to a fast start on Sunday and put the Cleveland Browns away early in Week 14. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 6, 2024 - For Episode 1,373 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the need for the Steelers' special teams unit to return to its special ways for the remainder of the 2024 season and playoffs. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 6, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 61 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the late-game fourth down decision that Detroit Lions HC Dan Campbell made Thursday night against the Green Bay Packers. We discuss the decision and if Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin would have done the same thing in that situation. Based on the team's Thursday injury report, the Steelers certainly seem to be a healthy team as they head into their Week 14 Sunday home game against the Cleveland Browns. We discuss that injury report and the activation of CB Cory Trice Jr. from the Reserve/Injured list on Thursday. We also look ahead at what the Steelers Sunday inactive list might look like and if Trice might be on it. Can Tomlin's Coach of the Year candidacy ultimately be helped by the Steelers being on Hard Knocks? We discuss that topic briefly. Steelers coordinators Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin both held their weekly media sessions on Thursday, so Alex and I parse the meaningful things that both had to see during their sessions. Baltimore Ravens WR Diontae Johnson certainly is going down a wrong path with his current team and we discuss the latest news on him and his immediate future. Alex and I then proceed to give our full breakdown and preview of the Steelers' Sunday home game against the Browns. We go over what we have observed the last few weeks from the Browns, what they did specifically against the Steelers in their win a few weeks ago, and much more. We go over how both teams are likely to scheme on both sides of the football as well. Later in this show, Alex and I give our picks for all of the Week 14 NFL games against the spread. This segment also includes our final score predictions for the Steelers Sunday home game against the Browns, 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

December 5, 2024 - For Episode 1,372 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney credits Broderick Jones for working through adversity and improving his play, quietly becoming a leader for the Steelers, and showing that patience is key. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 4, 2024 - For Episode 1,371 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the Steelers' defensive performance against the Bengals and why there's positives to be found despite allowing 31 points. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 4, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 60 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers' on the heels of the first episode of AFC North Knocks Hard Knocks airing on Tuesday night. We go over a lot of the segments from the episode that featured the Steelers and give our thoughts on where this series will go from here. We talk a lot about Steelers HC Mike Tomlin being the star of the first episode of Hard Knocks and why. After thoroughly discussing the Hard Knocks episode, Alex and I dive deep into the Tomlin press conference from Tuesday. We go over the health of the team and parse out a lot of what Tomlin had to say on Tuesday when it comes to the most interesting talking points. We discuss Tomlin's thoughts on CB Joey Porter Jr., WR George Pickens, WR Mike Williams, and much more. Later in this show, Alex and I get into our full takeaways and what all we learned from the all-22 tape of the Steelers Week 13 road win against the Cincinnati Bengals. We focus on our offensive takeaways first before moving on to cover our thoughts on the defense as well as a little bit on special teams. We talk about the identity of the offense moving forward as well. This 99-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 3 – Ep. 36: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe and Ross dive right in on recapping the exciting 44-38 win over the Cincinnati Bengals to improve the Pittsburgh Steelers' record to 9-3. We talk about Russell Wilson's big day winning in multiple different ways. We also talk about the defense allowing 31 points, Joey Porter Jr.'s penalties, the three forced turnovers and more. For the second topic, we recap the injury news from Mike Tomlin's Tuesday press conference. Alex Highsmith should be returning, so we talk about having all four outside linebackers available for the first time and more. For the third topic, we preview the upcoming rematch against the Cleveland Browns. It could be quite the chippy game given some of what happened during the last matchup. We wrap it up by answering a question about Nick Herbig and whether he is a franchise-type player that needs to be extended following the 2025 season. Thank you for joining us for this 35-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 3, 2024 - For Episode 1,370 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney credits Cameron Heyward for playing some of his best football at 35 years old, providing an emphatic answer to questions surrounding him this offseason. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 2, 2024 - Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on YouTube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream every other Monday from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one. If you missed it live, you can check an archive below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 2, 2024 - For Episode 1,369 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle hopes that the young, budding leaders on offense are soaking up all they can from Russell Wilson to help with the next QB transition. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 2, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 59 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday afternoon episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers' Sunday afternoon road win against the Cincinnati Bengals and how it was an unexpected shootout that they came out on the right side of. There was not much in the way of pre-game news to discuss when it comes to the Steelers, but we knock that out early in the show. That includes no Saturday transactions being made, the inactive list being as expected and the team only sustaining one injury on Sunday against the Bengals. We also discuss the Steelers hopefully being a very healthy team next Sunday. With the housekeeping all out of the way, Alex and I dive into the Steelers’ win against the Bengals and we start on the offensive side of the football. We discuss the great game that Steelers QB Russell Wilson had in Cincinnati and go over several plays he made in addition to several impressive stats from that contest. After spending a lot of time discussing Wilson's Sunday play, Alex and I make sure to go over several other things, most of which were very positive, concerning the play of the Steelers' offense. We talk about several individual performances on offense. We also talk some about WR George Pickens and his few penalties on Sunday and the reaction HC Mike Tomlin had to them after the game. We discuss how Pickens needs to stop the nonsense and grow up quickly. After spending a lot of time talking about the Steelers' offense, Alex and I move on to the defensive play from Sunday. We talk about the penalty-filled game that CB Joey Porter Jr. had for starters. We also discuss several other big plays, how the defense played against Bengals QB Joe Burrow, the red zone defense and more. We make sure to highlight the positive Sunday play of OLB T.J. Watt, DT Cameron Heyward, and OLB Nick Herbig. We also discuss CB Cameron Sutton playing a lot snaps on Sunday as well. The Steelers' special teams weren’t perfect on Sunday but good enough. We go over the blocked field goal and more to wind down our recap of the road win against the Bengals. 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

December 1, 2024 - For Episode 1,368 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains that no matter what Myles Garrett or PFF says, the Steelers need to focus on a single stat. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 30, 2024 - For Episode 1,367 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses the importance of CB Donte Jackson and his role in taking away WR Tee Higgins in Sunday's game. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 29, 2024 - For Episode 1,366 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora gives Steelers WR Calvin Austin III credit for the season he's having and explains how the team is using him more effectively. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 29, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 58 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they continue to prepare to play the Cincinnati Bengals on the road Sunday. We talk about the team's injury report from Wednesday and Thursday and if there's a chance that CB Cory Trice Jr. and DT Montravius Adams might not be activated from the Reserve/Injured list on Saturday. Will OLB Alex Highsmith make it back on Sunday to play against the Bengals? We'll attempt to answer that question with the important Friday injury report yet to be released. The Steelers offensive and defensive coordinators, Athur Smith and Tery Austin, both held their weekly press conferences on Thursday, so we go over a few main talking points to come out of those two sessions. We discuss Smith's response to the rumors and reports related to linking him to the head coaching job at North Carolina. A few other responses from Smith and Austin are also covered. With the Steelers poised to play the Bengals on Sunday, Alex and I are once again joined by Jay Morrison, who now covers Cincinnati for Sports Illustrated. We get Morrisons thoughts on the 2024 Bengals so far this season, the play of QB Joe Burrow and more. He helps us preview the Bengals on both sides of the football and updates the health status of Cincinnati heading into Friday. At the end of our 30-minutes talk with Morrison, he gives us his score prediction for the Sunday game between the Steelers and the Bengals. If not already doing so, please follow Morrison on X/Twitter at @byjaymorrison and please make sure to read his work online at https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/author/jay-morrison. After finishing up with Jay, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Sunday game between the Steelers and the Bengals. We discuss what each of us believe to be the best aspect of the Bengals' offense to start with. We also discuss several other things related to our tape study of not only the Bengals' offense, but their defense as well. We go over several key things we scouted out by watching the Bengals’ last three games. Alex and I start winding down this show by giving our remaining Week 13 picks against the spread for the rest of the NFL slate. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers game against the Bengals. We discuss what a win and loss might look like for the Steelers. This 101-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 28, 2024 - For Episode 1,365 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says that Steelers' WR George Pickens deserves some grace for what happened at the end of the Browns game, rather than piling on with criticism. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 27, 2024 - For Episode 1,364 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses how NFL teams don't just scout opposing teams, but they also spend time gaining insight on the officiating crew, too, and what the ref for Sunday's game against the Bengals tells us. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 27, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 57 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers upcoming road game against the Cincinnati Bengals and the overall magnitude of it for both teams. We talk how this particular upcoming game means more to the Bengals than it does the Steelers and why. The Steelers signed OLB Julius Welschof back to the practice squad on Tuesday, so we discuss his return to the team. We also look at the health of the Steelers ahead of their first injury report for Week 13 being released Wednesday afternoon. Will OLB Alex Highsmith return on Sunday from his ankle injury? We discuss that question briefly. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday, so we make sure to recap all of the main talking points that it produced. As part of that, we discuss what happened to Steelers WR George Pickens during the final Hail Mary play on Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns. We discuss his effort on that play, what Tomlin said about the play and what a few Browns players have said about Pickens since Thursday night. Might Steelers OC Arthur Smith be in serious consideration to become the new head coach at his alma mater, North Carolina? We discuss the possibility of that happening following a few Tuesday speculator reports that have now linked Smith as a potential candidate for that job. Later in this show, we go over how the Steelers have used TE Pat Freiermuth in the passing game so far this season. We also discuss league wide ANY/A stats entering Week 13 later in this show as well. With three Thanksgiving games on the docket for Thursday, Alex and I give our picks against the spreads for those contests. This 84-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov. 26 – Ep. 35: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross and Joe dive right in with the hottest topic of the week. George Pickens and his postgame scuffle with Browns CB Greg Newsome II. We attack that from every angle including impending fines, what Pickens could have done differently and more. We then transition to talking about the Steelers' 24-19 loss to the Browns and some of the controversies that led to the loss. Should the Steelers have been so aggressive on fourth downs early in the game? Did they use Justin Fields appropriately? Why did Mike Tomlin accept that penalty? We touch on all of this and more. We then discuss some matchups to watch in the Steelers-Bengals game and talk about Mike Tomlin's injury updates for the Steelers ahead of Week 13. To end the show, we answer a listener question about the Steelers being overly reliant on winning matchups. 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. 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 26, 2024 - For Episode 1,363 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney believes that the national media and the Steelers' fanbase is overreacting to the loss to the Browns. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices