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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

September 20, 2024 - For Episode 1,296 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses what he's liked most from QB Justin Fields, the "boring" quarterback play that's smoothed out the edges in his game. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 20, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 27 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 3 Sunday home game against the Los Angeles Chargers. We go over the Steelers' Thursday injury report and how important the Friday will be for rookie WR Roman Wilson, who is looking to possibly make his NFL debut on Sunday against the Chargers. We discuss the Steelers not having TE MyCole Pruitt on Sunday due to knee injury and if that is a huge concern overall. We also talk about TE Rodney Williams being signed off the team's practice squad a few days ago and what the Steelers Sunday inactive list is shaping up to look like. On Thursday, we 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. Alex and I welcome Daniel Popper of The Athletic to the show on Friday, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers' home game against the Chargers. Popper has covered the Chargers for quite some time and that means he has a great pulse on the team. At the end of our talk with Popper, he gives us his score prediction for the Sunday game between the Steelers and the Chargers. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Daniel on X/Twitter at @danielrpopper and make sure to read his work online here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/daniel-popper/ After finishing with Popper, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Chargers game. We break down what are looking for out of both teams on both sides of the football ahead of the Week 3 game. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 3 NFL games. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Chargers to end that segment. This 124-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

Sept. 19 – Ep. 25: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle start out by wrapping up the Steelers' Week 2 win over the Denver Broncos. We discuss the slow second half, the defense's dominance, Justin Fields' performance, and more. We then go through the injury report for both the Steelers and the Los Angeles Chargers, including Roman Wilson getting closer to return, Russell Wilson starting to feel better, and Chargers QB Justin Herbert dealing with an ankle injury. For the third topic, we dive into Broderick Jones' struggles and the tackle rotation. We talk about his postgame comments, what a potential rebound could look like, and Troy Fautanu being named the starter on the depth chart. We wrap up the show by answering a listener question from Brett in Texas about the 2025 quarterback situation. 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. 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

September 19, 2024 - For Episode 1,295 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney credits second-year cornerback Joey Porter Jr. for stepping up and taking an additional responsibility on special teams. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 18, 2024 - For Episode 1,294 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the Steelers' favorable fumble luck on bad snaps throughout the last month and why they can't keep testing that luck any longer. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 18, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 26 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 2 game ended. There is a lot to go over when it comes to these moves with one of them happening midway through this episode. We go over the several injuries the team is dealing with right now and the impact that it could have come on practice squad elevations on Saturday afternoon. 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 to start again on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers and how Tomlin has surely left the door open for him to remain QB1 once Russell Wilson is fully healthy. We make sure to spend extra time on Steelers T Broderick Jones and how the team might go about giving him small chances to rebound from his recent benching. We both think there’s a chance he might be used in Week 3 as a sixth offensive lineman on a few plays. Now that Alex and I have gone through the all-22 tape from the Steelers' Week 2 road win against the Denver Broncos, 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 focus a lot of our discussion on what transpired in the second half with the offense. We also give big-picture thoughts on how we thought Fields played against the Broncos. 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 17, 2024 - For Episode 1,293 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says that DeShon Elliott has been everything the Steelers were hoping for when they signed him in free agency. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 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

September 16, 2024 - For Episode 1,292 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle discusses the pitiful production coming from the wide receiver room outside of George Pickens and what that could mean for Roman Wilson's return. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 16, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 25 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 Denver Broncos on the road on Sunday to move to 2-0 on the 2024 season. Included in the opening are a few stats related to the steelers 2-0 start. Alex and I quickly go over the roster moves that transpired ahead of the Sunday game against the Broncos and how the pregame inactive list ultimately shook out. We also discuss the Sunday decision to start rookie T Troy Fautanu on the right side and then rotate in T Broderick Jones, who was eventually benched for three penalties. After getting all of the housekeeping out the way early in this show, Alex and I get heavy into our breakdown of the Steelers 13-6 win over the Broncos. 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 go over some personnel groupings used by the Steelers on offense, a few plays that won't show up in the box score, and more. 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 as a whole against the Broncos. We also discuss the game plan the Broncos had and the overall play of rookie QB Bo Nix. We make sure to highlight the key red zone that CB Cory Trice Jr. had in the second half. Several individual performances of Steelers players are also discussed during this segment. We also talk about several other things related to special teams from the Sunday game and how S Miles Killebrew almost blocked a punt early. The Steelers did sustain a few injuries on Sunday with one of those being TE MyCole Pruitt. We cover the health of the team during this show. Should the Steelers start Fields in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers if Russell Wilson is deemed 100 percent healthy enough to return from his calf issue? We both once again attempt to answer that popular question during this Monday show just as we did a week ago. 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

September 15, 2024 - For Episode 1,291 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about how George Pickens performed in the first game, even without a true WR2. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 14, 2024 - For Episode 1,290 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark talks about Alex Highsmith potentially having a big day on Sunday against the Denver Broncos. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 13, 2024 - For Episode 1,289 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora outlines the value K Chris Boswell brings, giving Mike Tomlin plenty of comfort and little reason to spend mental calories on the position over the last decade. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 13, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 24 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 2 Sunday road game against the Broncos. We go over the Steelers' Thursday injury report, QB Justin Fields likely to make his second consecutive start and which players are likely to be on the Sunday pregame inactive list. We also briefly wonder if we might see a Saturday practice squad elevation again as well. Is QB Russell Wilson likely to be sidelined by his calf injury in Week 3 as well? Alex and I address that question early in this show. By the sound of things, rookie T Trot Fautanu is likely to start on Sunday for the Steelers with second-year T Broderiock Jones likely to be benched. Alex and I discuss that topic very thoroughly on Friday morning and what that might mean for both players. On Thursday, we heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin, so, as usual, Alex and I recap the few main talking points top come out of those two media sessions. Alex and I welcome Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette back to the show, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers' road game against the Broncos. Tomasson has covered the Broncos for quite some time and that means he has a great pulse on the team. At the end of our talk with Tomasson, he gives us his score prediction for the Sunday game between the Steelers and the Broncos. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Chris on X/Twitter at @christomasson and make sure to read his work online here: https://denvergazette.com/users/profile/chris%20tomasson/ After finishing with Tomasson, Alex and I provide our own preview of the game between the Steelers and the Broncos. We break down what are looking for out of both teams on both sides of the football ahead of the Week 2 game. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 2 games in the NFL. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Broncos to end that segment. This 106-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

Sept. 12 – Ep. 24 On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle start by wrapping up the Steelers' Week 1 win over the Atlanta Falcons. We talk about the dominant defensive line play that was ultimately the difference in this game, and the contributions that came from T.J. Watt, Larry Ogunjobi, and Cameron Heyward. We also discuss Zach Frazier's impressive debut and the Steelers' decision to go for it on 4th and 1 towards the end of the game. It was Justin Fields' unexpected Steelers debut, so we talk about that, the game plan, and more. We then go through the injury report for both the Steelers and the Denver Broncos, including ILB Patrick Queen not practicing on Thursday with a groin injury. We also discuss Broderick Jones and Troy Fautanu in this segment and whether Jones is going back to the bench. For the third topic, we give the second half of our season predictions since we didn't get all of them last week. We wrap up the show by answering a listener question from Brett in Texas about the personnel groupings that the Steelers used in Week 1. Thank you for joining us for this 39-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