Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

July 25, 2023 - For Episode 873 on this Tuesday, Josh Carney discusses former NFL GM Mike Tannenbaum saying that he believes Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett doesn't have the ability to score points in chunks to compete against the best signal callers in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 24, 2023 - Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on Youtube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream each week from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one and if you missed today’s, you can check it out below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 24, 2023 - For Episode 872 on this Monday, Alex Kozora reviews the Pittsburgh Steelers' news from last week and offers up an overview of the team's 2023 offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 24, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 156 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora is back from his week off and we jump right into extended thoughts about the four-year contract extension that Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith recently signed. The finer details related to the Highsmith deal are now in so Alex and I go over those numbers and the structure and how the Steelers got the better end of the deal via threat of the franchise tag in 2024. Steelers running back Najee Harris reportedly recently took part in a league-wide Zoom call with other members at his position, so we discuss that news and other elements related to the market value at that group. We discuss how Harris is likely to be asked to give his extended market value thoughts about running backs when he arrives at Saint Vincent College for the start of the team's 2023 training camp on Wednesday. With the start of the Steelers 2023 training camp now just a few days away, Alex has submitted his latest 53-man roster prediction. We go over it position group by position group. We start closing this Monday show by discussing a few key talking points and storylines we will likely be covering the rest of the week as training camp gets underway. We go on to read and answer several listener questions we received via email to close out the episode. As usual, we mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 23, 2023 - For episode 871 on this Sunday, Dr. Melanie Friedlander discusses the recent comments from Le'Veon Bell and Najee Harris regarding the efforts to improve the current NFL running back market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 22, 2023 - On this Saturday version of The Terrible Take, Alexa DellaRocco gives her way-too-early prediction for the Pittsburgh Steelers when it comes to their two meetings against the Baltimore Ravens in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 21, 2023 - For Episode 869 on this Friday, Alex Kozora discusses the key to every player's success during training camp this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 21, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 155 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, I am joined once again by Josh Carney and Jonathan Heitritter as they sit in for the vacationing Alex Kozora. We start this show by reviewing the latest concerning Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith, who signed a four-year contract extension this past week. We talk about how deserving Highsmith is of that deal, the message and example his deal sends to the rest of the organization and what we expect to see out of him on the field moving forward into his career. Moving on past Highsmith deal, the three of us discuss the latest negative-based narrative concerning the Steelers and them presumably overspending on the defensive side of the football. Not surprisingly, Colin Cowherd of Fox Sports attempted to take this narrative to a higher level on Thursday by comparing what the Steelers are doing with their spending to what the Kansas City Chiefs have been doing. We rip through the complete narrative the best way can and attempt to look at all sides of it. We all discuss what a successful 2023 season looks like for the Steelers both on defense and offense. Included within that, we discuss how Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett holds the keys to the team's Super Bowl window fully opening in 2024. The Steelers 2023 training camp will get underway late next week so I get Josh and Jonathan to go over several things they are both looking to learn about the team over the course of the next month. We also discuss several intriguing players ahead of training camp getting underway. Is Steelers second year inside linebacker Mark Robinson a guaranteed lock to make the 53-man roster again in 2023? We have that discussion later in this show. As usual, we mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 20, 2023 - For Episode 868 on this Thursday, Josh Carney discusses how Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith earned every penny of his new contract extension that he just signed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 19, 2023 - For Episode 867 on this Wednesday, Alex Kozora shares a record that Pittsburgh Steelers QB Kenny Pickett set during his 2022 rookie season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 19, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 154 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, I fly solo with Alex Kozora out on vacation this week. This solo podcast was needed because of the Pittsburgh Steelers signing outside linebacker Alex Highsmith to a four-year, $68 million contract extension Wednesday morning. In this show, I go over the early known details related to the Highsmith contract extension. I talk about new money average, likely guarantees and likely structure of the deal. I also give my thoughts on what Highsmith's new salary cap charge for 2023 is likely to be, or at least in the neighborhood of. Later in this 30-minute show, I talk about how the Highsmith deal was fairly easy to predict overall with the only real unknown being the length of the extension. I also discuss how the threat of the franchise tag in 2024 possibly played a part in the contract negotiations with Highsmith. As soon as the full details related to Highsmith's become available, I will post them on the site. Additionally, we will be back on Friday with a new podcast episode to continue discussing the Highsmith extension and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 18, 2023 - For Episode 866 on this Tuesday, Josh Carney discusses how Pittsburgh Steelers K Chris Boswell finds himself in a familiar spot in 2023 after an injury-filled 2022 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 18, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 153 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday morning show, I am joined by Josh Carney and Jonathan Heitritter as they sit in for a vacationing Alex Kozora. We start this Tuesday show by discussing the outlook of the NFL running back market on the heels of three players at the position not receiving long-term deal after receiving franchise tags earlier in the offseason. On Monday, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris weighed in with his thoughts on the running back market, so we discuss that and what the outlook is for him with his fifth-year option decision due after the 2023 season. We discuss what a good 2023 season looks like for Harris and if a long-term extension with the Steelers is in the future. The three of us move on to talk about Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett and what 2023 potentially holds for him. We discuss how bullish the outlook is for Pickett in 2023 and if he will top certain over/under statistical plateaus. Who will be the Steelers' top wide receiver in 2023 between Diontae Johnson and George Pickens and will either top 100 receptions or 1,000 receiving yards? Josh and Jonathan both give their answers to those questions. I move on to ask Josh and Jonathan about their top offensive and defensive offseason additions made by the Steelers and also get their thoughts on second year player jumps in 2023. Who is the Steelers' unsafest, safest player this summer? Josh and Jonathan both attempt to answer that question ahead of training camp getting underway next week. We close this show out by going over who will be the Steelers top rookie in 2023 and what the team's top three positions of need are right now when it comes to the 2024 NFL Draft. If you are not already doing so, please follow Josh and Jonathan on Twitter at @ByJoshCarney and @J_Heits, respectively. I appreciate them both sitting in for Alex on this Tuesday. As usual, we mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 17, 2023 - For Episode 865 on this Monday, Alex Kozora discusses the long football career of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Levon Kirkland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 16, 2023 - For episode 864 on this Sunday, Dr. Melanie Friedlander recaps the annual Cameron Heyward charity softball event from Saturday night that several other members of the Pittsburgh Steelers played in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 15, 2023 - On this Saturday version of The Terrible Take, Alexa DellaRocco goes over her outlook for Pittsburgh Steelers rookie T Broderick Jones and his ceiling related to the other top tackles drafted in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 14, 2023 - For Episode 862 on this Friday, Alex Kozora argues why Pittsburgh Steelers RB Najee Harris is poised to have a career-year in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 14, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 152 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I start things off by talking about the Netflix 'Quarterback' series that just dropped. We have a lengthy conversation about Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett in this show on the heels of a recent interview that he did. We talk about the top coverage he likes to see, his maturation process and much more as he enters his second NFL season. Steelers wide receiver Allen Robinson II was a co-host on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Friday morning, so we quickly cover a few things that he had to say to open that show. The Steelers lost a front office member recently, so Alex makes sure to recap that news in the middle of this show. I have now wrapped up my series on Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt and the right tackles he's likely to face in 2023 so Alex and I finish recapping those latest posts. We then move forward to discuss more posts in my ongoing 90-In-30 Training Camp series. We have a handful of Steelers players to discuss in this show related to that series, and they are Ryan McCollum, Anthony McFarland Jr., Dan Moore Jr., Tanner Morgan, Tanner Muse, Toby Ndukwe, Keanu Neal, Tre Norwood, and James Nyamwaya. We hit a few listener emails late in this show as well. As usual, we mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 13, 2023 - For Episode 861 on this Thursday, Josh Carney discusses the one Pittsburgh Steelers player that he believes is going to generate a lot of headlines in 2023 and turn heads now that he's healthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 12, 2023 - For Episode 860 on this Wednesday, Alex Kozora discusses the trend of the Pittsburgh Steelers losing analytics staffers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 11, 2023 - For Episode 859 on this Tuesday, Josh Carney discusses Pittsburgh Steelers DT Cameron Heyward and how it is foolish to bet he'll have any sort of decline in 2023, his 13th NFL season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 10, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 151 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I start things off by talking about Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward and his immediate future. We discuss the chances of Heyward being signed to a contract extension after the 2023 season and what that might look like should it happen. We also discuss snap totals for Heyward in 2023. The Steelers have still yet to sign rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr., so Alex and I go deep into what his ongoing contract negotiations likely look like at this point of the summer and if there is any worry of him not being inked by the start of training camp. We move on and start discussing a few of the right tackles that Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt will face during the first several games of the 2023 regular season. Alex then reviews his four veteran breakout player candidates for the Steelers in 2023. We then move forward to discuss more posts in my ongoing 90-In-30 Training Camp series. We have several Steelers players to discuss in this show related to that series, and they are Jason Huntley, Diontae Johnson, Broderick Jones, Manny Jones, Damontae Kazee, Miles Killebrew, Christian Kuntz, Nick Kwiatkoski, DeMarvin Leal, Isaiahh Loudermilk, Braden Mann, and Jonathan Marshall. We hit a few listener emails late in this show as well. As usual, we mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 10, 2023 - Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on Youtube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream each week from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one and if you missed today’s, you can check it out below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 10, 2023 - For Episode 858 on this Monday, Alex Kozora argues what veteran running back the Pittsburgh Steelers should now consider signing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 9, 2023 - For episode 857 on this Sunday, Dr. Melanie Friedlander discusses the recent criticism of the Rooney Rule by outgoing NFLPA Executive Director Demaurice Smith and his suggestions for improvement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 8, 2023 - On this Saturday version of The Terrible Take, Alexa DellaRocco checks in on former Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antwaan Randle El and how his NFL coaching career is going with the Detroit Lions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 7, 2023 - For Episode 855 on this Friday, Alex Kozora wonders if the Pittsburgh Steelers can maintain their success in one-possession games in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 7, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 150 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I start things off by talking about the recent Instagram post made by Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward. From there, we discuss what Heyward's future looks like past the 2023 season. We move forward to discuss Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and his chances of getting into the Pro Football Hall of Fame if he were to retire right now. We also discuss what Tomlin needs to do moving forward to make himself an unquestioned lock for a gold jacket and bust in Canton, OH. Updated passing stat odds are out for Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett so Alex and I discuss his over/under lines for both touchdown passes thrown in 2023 and passing yards. We also discuss the play of Pickett in 2024 as potentially being the key element of the Steelers Super Bowl window opening back up for the next several years after he hopefully makes another jump in 2023. Alex and I then move on to discuss the way-too-early outlook for the Steelers own unrestricted free agents in 2024 and how many of those players might ultimately be must-have re-signings. We then move forward to discuss more posts in my ongoing 90-In-30 Training Camp series. We have several Steelers players to discuss in this show related to that series, and they are Madre Harper, Najee Harris, Pressley Harvin III, Nate Herbig, Nick Herbig, Cameron Heyward, Connor Heyward, Alex Highsmith, and Cole Holcomb. We hit a few listener emails late in this show as well. As usual, we mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 6, 2023 - For Episode 854 on this Thursday, Josh Carney explains why he believes new Pittsburgh Steelers CB Patrick Peterson is the biggest x-factor for the team when it comes to the 2023 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 5, 2023 - For Episode 853 on this Wednesday, Alex Kozora discusses three of the most underrated Pittsburgh Steelers in the history of the franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 4, 2023 - For Episode 852 on this Tuesday, Josh Carney discusses how the contract situation with Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith shouldn’t serve as a distraction if a new deal's not done by the start of training camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 4, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 149 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I start things off by talking about the Fourth of July and specifically, hot dog consumption. We move on to talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers and specifically, rookie tackle Broderick Jones and his chances of opening Week 1 of the 2023 regular season as a starter. As part of this discussion, Alex and I recap the history of the Steelers when it comes to rookie offensive linemen starting Week 1. Who are some underrated Steelers in the history of the franchise? Alex and I go down that rabbit hole of a topic for a little bit. Will the Steelers sign inside linebacker Reuben Foster now that his USFL season with the Pittsburgh Maulers has concluded? We discuss that question and topic a little bit in the middle of this show. We then move forward to discuss more posts in my ongoing 90-In-30 Training Camp series. We have several Steelers players to discuss in this show related to that series, and they are Duke Dawson, Kevin Dotson, William Dunkle, Breiden Fehoko, Dez Fitzpatrick, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pat Freiermuth, Zach Gentry, Markus Golden, Alfonzo Graham, Kendrick Green, and Darius Hagans We hit a few listener emails late in this show as well. As usual, we mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 3, 2023 - For Episode 851 on this Monday, Alex Kozora shares his thoughts on if the Pittsburgh Steelers should sign LB Reuben Foster, who just finished his impressive season with the Pittsburgh Maulers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 2, 2023 - For episode 850 on this Sunday, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the future of Pittsburgh Steelers third-year offensive lineman Kendrick Green ahead of training camp getting underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 1, 2023 - For Episode 849 on this Saturday, Alexa DellaRocco discusses the potential future of Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin beyond the 2023 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 30, 2023 - For Episode 848 on this Friday, Alex Kozora defends former Pittsburgh Steelers WR Chase Claypool and his fashion choices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 30, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 148 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I start things off by talking about the history of Pittsburgh Steelers when it comes to the team signing players after their annual mandatory minicamp ends that wind up making the Week 1 53-man roster. We discuss how that history might play into 2023 and at which positions as well. The Steelers seem to have a big hole at the backup center position ahead of training camp, so Alex and I discuss that topic quite a bit during this show. We then move forward to discuss my ongoing 90-In-30 Training Camp series. We have several Steelers players to discuss in this show related to that series and they are Luq Barcoo, Keeanu Benton, Chris Boswell, Miles Boykin, Ja'Marcus Bradley, Hakeem Butler, Jordan Byrd, Dan Chisena, Le'Raven Clark, Mason Cole, Dylan Cook, and James Daniels. Former Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva is back in the news on this Friday, so we go over a few things he had to say during a recent podcast interview that he did. We hit a few listener emails late in this show as well. As usual, we mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 29, 2023 - For Episode 847 on this Thursday, Josh Carney discusses how the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker room went from a weakness to arguably the team's biggest strength in the blink of an eye this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 28, 2023 - For Episode 846 on this Wednesday, Alex Kozora debates whether or not it's smarter for the Pittsburgh Steelers to play third-year offensive lineman Kendrick Green at center or guard moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 27, 2023 - For Episode 845 on this Tuesday, Josh Carney discusses the possibility of Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jaylen Warren eclipsing 500 rushing yards in 2023, just his second NFL season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 26, 2023 - Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on Youtube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream each week from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one and if you missed today’s, you can check it out below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 26, 2023 - For Episode 844 on this Monday, Alex Kozora explains the hidden meaning of the Pittsburgh Steelers recently signing long snapper Rex Sunahara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 26, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 147 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I start things off by talking about Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett getting married on Saturday. The Steelers have made several roster moves since Alex and I last talked so we discuss those transactions in addition to talking about the team signing two more of their 2023 draft picks, tackle Broderick Jones and defensive tackle Keeanu Benton, last week. We also discuss Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. remaining unsigned as of Monday morning. On the heels of all these recent moves, Alex and I discuss the Steelers current salary cap situation as of Monday morning. San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle recently made some comments that revolved somewhat around the Steelers, so we add context and our own thoughts on those. Alex and I talk a little about what new Steelers wide receiver Allen Robinson II brings to the position group from a leadership standpoint. With my annual 90-In-30 series now underway, Alex and I discuss the first three Steelers players that I previewed ahead of training camp starting, defensive tackle Montravius Adams, offensive lineman Spencer Anderson, and wide receiver Calvin Austin III. Alex and I also move on to discuss the recent study he did on the size of the Steelers coaching staff in relation to the rest of the NFL. We close out this show by discussing former Steelers quarterback Neil Graff and his 1977 season with the team. We hit a few listener emails late in this show as well. As usual, we mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 25, 2023 - Episode 843 on this Sunday, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the NFL and NFLPA sponsorship of research on CBD use for pain management and whether they should wait for results to change their current policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 842 on this Saturday, Alexa DellaRocco discusses Pittsburgh Steelers G James Daniels and what the outlook is for him in 2023, his second season with the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 841 on this Friday, Alex Kozora discusses why Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith may or may not receive a contract extension prior to training camp starting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 22, 2023 - For Episode 840 on this Thursday, Josh Carney talks about how he has eyes on second-year Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Connor Heyward this summer to see if he can take a step forward in his second NFL season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 22, 2023 - Season 13, Episode 146 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Thursday morning show, Alex Kozora and Josh Carney get right to discussing the sudden and recent passing of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Clark Haggans. The Steelers have made quite a few transactions the last few days so Alex and Josh get everybody caught up on the recent moves made by the team. The Steelers have several second year players expected to make jumps in 2023 so Alex and Josh go over that group in this show. Finally, Alex and Josh discuss the tackle battles the Steelers will have this summer. As usual, we mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 21, 2023 - For Episode 839 on this Wednesday, Alex Kozora offers up a solution to the Hard Knocks problem that the NFL seems to currently have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 20, 2023 - For Episode 831 on this Tuesday, Josh Carney discusses how the Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker depth chart still remains a clear weakness despite being addressed quite frequently this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices