Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

October 29, 2025 - For Episode 1,700 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the importance of losing SS DeShon Elliott to a knee injury and the impact his absence has proven to have on the Steelers' defense. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 29, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 43 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 acquiring S Kyle Dugger from the New England Patriots via a Tuesday trade. Alex and I discuss why the Patriots likely traded Dugger, why the Steelers wanted to trade for him, and how the new safety will likely fit in the defense moving forward. Alex and I go over what the tape says about Dugger and much more. The Steelers have made quite a few transactions since our Monday show, so Alex and I recap the recent cuts and additions. We also discuss the recent injuries the Steelers sustained that will result in at least two defensive players, S DeShon Elliott and DL Daniel Ekuale, being placed on the Reserve/Injured list this week. We also discuss the possibility of Elliott returning from his knee injury later on in the season. Will the Steelers ultimately sign free agent WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling? Will the team ultimately trade for a wide receiver prior to next week’s deadline? Alex and I address those two questions in the middle of this show. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I parse all of the notable talking points that came out of that media session. With the all-22 tape from the Steelers Sunday night home loss to the Green Bay Packers now fully digested by us, Alex and I discuss the good, bad and ugly that we uncovered. We go over several of the offensive and defensive deficiencies the Steelers have as they are now getting ready to play the Indianapolis Colts at home on Sunday. Alex and I mix in quite a few stats during this show and we make sure to discuss the recent play of several different players as well. This 116-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we wrap things up by answering several emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,699 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney criticizes the Steelers' decision to get away from the run game in the second half Sunday night, flying in the face of their grand vision for their style of play. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,698 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle talks about how the Steelers are on pace to have one of the worst defenses in franchise history. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 27, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 42 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into our overarching thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 8 Sunday night home loss to the Green Bay Packers. In our weekly housekeeping portion of this Monday show, which is sponsored by the fine folks at TouringPlans.com, Alex and I talk about the Sunday night inactive list, the several injuries sustained by the Steelers during the game against the Packers, and the report that the team is bringing in free agent WR Marquez Valdes-Scandling in for a visit this coming week. The Steelers’ defense registered another poor showing on Sunday night against the Packers and particularly in the second half. Alex and I spend quite a bit of time breaking down the defensive play against the Packers and how that unit couldn’t get it done against the pass in either man or zone. We talk about the several big plays the defense gave up to the Packers, the quick game used by Green Bay QB Jordan Love, and how TE Tucker Kraft dominated with his yards after the catch. The Steelers defense turned in another poor tackling effort Sunday night against the Packers, so we discuss that subject. We also discuss how the defense’s ability to mostly bottled up the Packers running game certainly wasnt enough. The outlook for the Steelers’ defense moving forward isn’t great, in our opinion, and we explain why. We also go over a few comments made by Steelers DT Cameron Heyward and ILB Patrick Queen after the Sunday night home loss. After tearing up the play of the Steelers defense, Alex and I move over to discussing the play of the Steelers’ offense on Sunday night. We discuss that unit going 1 of 10 on third downs. We talk about the limited success the Steelers had with their running game in the first half and that side of the football just couldn’t finish drives with touchdowns. We go over some of the missed penalties from Sunday night and how several called penalties against the Steelers in the second half certainly did not help matters. The play of the Steelers special teams units was fine on Sunday night and we make sure to highlight that briefly during this show. We discuss the tough next three games that the Steelers have on their schedule and how they are once again early home underdogs in Week 9. This 102-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we wrap things up by answering several emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,697 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander look at the current situation in Baltimore and whether the Ravens are in a small rut or a full freefall. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,696 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why it's important for the Steelers to establish the run against the Packers on Sunday. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,695 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora compares the Steelers to the Jets and why it's no wonder QB Justin Fields found far more success with Pittsburgh than he has in New York. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 24, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 41 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 prepare to play the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. We discuss the Steelers' injury report heading into Friday and other miscellaneous items related to the team that have happened since Wednesday. On Thursday, we heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin, so Alex and I recap the main talking points to come out of those media sessions on this longer week. There is a lot of talk from us in this segment about what transpired in Week 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals and how the team is preparing for the Packers. We welcome Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel back to the show on Friday, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers-Packers game. Silverstein has covered the Packers for many seasons, and nobody knows that team better than he does. We get his thoughts on several things related to Sunday's night game in Pittsburgh against the Packers. Tom fills us in on the Packers' trade for OLB Micah Parsons and how he has played for Green Bay since arriving. We also talk to Tom a lot about Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers as he prepares to play his former team. Tom talks about the Packers' offense and defense quite a bit, and we get his score prediction for the Sunday night game at the end of the interview. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Tom on X/Twitter at @tomsilverstein and make sure to read his work here: https://www.jsonline.com/staff/4804382002/tom-silverstein/ After finishing with Silverstein, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Packers game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday night in Pittsburgh. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 8 NFL games against the spreads using the lines provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also provide our own score predictions for the Steelers game against the Packers. This 144-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above and we end this episode by answering several emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,694 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says one week after having issues against the run with the Bengals, the Steelers will have their hands full with Green Bay's Josh Jacobs. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 23 – Ep. 77: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap what went wrong in the Steelers' 33-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. We talk about the struggling defense, the flourishing offense, and what needs to change on both sides moving forward. Next, we talk about the approaching trade deadline and the names that have loosely been connected to the Steelers so far. Could Aaron Rodgers' success change the calculus at the deadline? For the final topic, we preview the Packers game and discuss injuries for both teams. Will the offensive line be able to slow down Micah Parsons? Is Aaron Rodgers full of it when he claims this isn't a revenge game? We talk about this and a lot more. To wrap up the show, we answer a listener question about Spencer Anderson. Thank you for joining us for this 41-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

October 22, 2025 - For Episode 1,693 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why he's more alarmed by the Steelers' run defense than the play of its secondary following Week 7's loss to the Bengals. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 22, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 40 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 making a practice squad transaction on Tuesday and how the team might now open a 21-day practice window for one of their two quarterbacks that are currently on the Reserve/Injured list. Alex and I briefly discuss whether or third quarterback is needed on the 53-man active roster these next few weeks and what the Steelers would do during a game if both Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph were to go down injured. Will the Steelers also open the 21-day practice window of CB Cory Trice Jr. this week? Alex and I address the possibility of that happening. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday, so Alex and I go over all of the notable things that he had to say. We go over what Tomlin said about WR Calvin Austin III possibly returning from his shoulder injury this week. Is Steelers OC Arthur Smith likely to become an NFL head coach in 2026? Alex and I once again address that possibility on the heels of a few things Tomlin said about Smith on Tuesday. We also go over what Tomlin had to see about the lack of defensive snaps that OLB Nick Herbig had on Thursday night against the Cincinnati Bengals. Is it plausible that Rodgers could return for one more season in 2026? Alex and I attempt to answer that question during this show. After even further review of the defensive all-22 tape from the Week 7 game against the Bengals, Alex and I dive deeper into how that side of the ball played in coverage and most notably when it came to types and how WR Ja'Marr Chase was defended. We speculate and suggest how the Steelers might want to defend Chase in the upcoming rematch against the Bengals. This 84-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we wrap things up by answering several emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,692 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers' fanbase needs to take some sage advice from Aaron Rodgers and not ride the emotional rollercoaster. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 20, 2025 - Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on YouTube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream every other Monday from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one. If you missed it live, you can check an archive below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 20, 2025 - For Episode 1,691 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle says the performance of the offense, powered by Aaron Rodgers and Jaylen Warren, is enough reason for optimism compared to last year. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 20, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 39 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about where the Pittsburgh Steelers stand as the team exits their mini bye week. As part of our weekly Monday morning housekeeping portion of the show, which is sponsored by Touringplans.com, Alex and I look at where the Steelers now stand in the AFC North and how the team has four very tough games coming up. We discuss the possibility of the Steelers getting injured WR Calvin Austin III back for the team's Sunday night home game against the Green Bay Packers. There continues to be rumblings about the Steelers trading for a wide receiver at some point in the coming weeks, so Alex and I again address that topic. While it's plausible that the Steelers could wind up trading for a wide receiver before this year's deadline, we are not overly convinced that any such deal will come to fruition. Now that Alex and I have completed our individual looks at the all-22 tape from the Steelers Thursday night loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, we each give extended thoughts on what transpired in that contest. We start off with the positives that we saw from the Steelers offense against the Bengals and then go over the several negatives that transpired on defense. We discuss the quick snap-to-throw time that Bengals QB Joe Flacco had on Thursday night and how the Cincinnati running game gave the Steelers defense fits. Missed tackles played a huge role in the Thursday night loss so we go over that element from the contest. We also discuss once again the limited playing time that Steelers OLB Nick Herbig had in Cincinnati. Alex and I both agree that we will learn quite a bit more about the Steelers defense in the next two weeks as that unit will face quality offenses in the form of the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts This 98-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we wrap things up by answering several emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 19, 2025 - For Episode 1,689 this Sunday afternoon, Melanie Freidlander looks at the 4-2 Pittsburgh Steelers and whether the 2025 version of the team is any better than they were a year ago when they had the same record. ⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 18, 2025 - For Episode 1,689 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses his biggest concern with the Steelers' defense after their lackluster performance on Thursday Night Football. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 17, 2025 - For Episode 1,688 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why Pittsburgh Steelers OC Arthur Smith could become the Tennessee Titans' head coach, leaving the Steelers to find his replacement. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices