January 21, 2026 - For Episode 1,784 this Wednesday afternoon, get to know head coach candidate Anthony Weaver and why he's a sleeper for the Pittsburgh Steelers head coaching job. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 21, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 82 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the morning press conference that the Buffalo Bills ownership and front office conducted and some of the jaw-dropping comments that we could not ignore. Steelers assistant general manager Andy Weidl will reportedly interview with the Atlanta Falcons for their general manager position, so Alex and I make sure to hit on that news early in this show. The Steelers have signed a few more free agent players to Reserve/Future contracts since our last episode, so Alex and I run through that list. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have now hired former Steelers STC Danny Smith, so we make sure to give that bit of news some attention. We also discuss the possibility of S Miles Killebrew following Smith to Tampa Bay this coming offseason with him scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in March. With the Steelers’ search for a new head coach now entering its second week, Alex and I discuss the latest concerning that topic. We go over the in-person meeting scheduled for this week with head coach candidates and whether the list of new prospects will grow any this week. Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger released a new episode of his podcast on Tuesday and that show produced several talking points. We go over Roethlisberger’s support for Mike McCarthy to be the Steelers’ next head coach and his thoughts on how he thinks the Steelers should handle their quarterback position in 2026 and possibly even 2027. Alex and I have a lengthy discussion about McCarthy potentially being the Steelers next head coach and the pros and cons related to that. We discuss McCarthy’s age, how much longer he would likely coach, and whether either of us would be happy if he ultimately gets the job. With Roethlisberger talking about the future of the quarterback position during his recent podcast episode, Alex and I discuss the possibility of QB Will Howard being the starter in Pittsburgh in 2026. We also discuss the possibility of the Steelers taking a hard look at Green Bay Packers QB Malik Willis in free agency this offseason. I make my thoughts known on Howard ultimately being the quarterback the Steelers decide to roll with for at least the 2026 season. Steelers DT Cameron Heyward addressed the departure of HC Mike Tomlin during his recent podcast episode, so Alex and I make sure to recap things he said on that topic. We also address what former Steelers RB Najee Harris said about Tomlin during his appearance on a podcast. This 106-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above and we close things out by answering a few emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 20, 2026 - For Episode 1,783 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney makes the case for the Steelers to retain one key position coach in an offseason filled with change. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan. 20 – Ep. 88: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark do a deep dive on the latest with the Pittsburgh Steelers' search for their next head coach. We discuss the candidate list, our most (and least) favorites, and how attractive the job is compared to the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills. Next, Ross previews the Senior Bowl and what to expect next week with an emphasis on wide receivers and quarterbacks, and Joe does the same for the Shrine Bowl. To end the show, we answer a listener question about pending free agents. Thank you for joining us for this 42-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

January 19, 2026 - 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

January 19, 2026 - For Episode 1,782 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why Chris Shula and Klay Kubiak are his two top choices for the next Steelers head coach. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 19, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 81 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right back into discussing the breaking news of the Buffalo Bills firing HC Sean McDermott following the team's loss on Saturday to the Denver Broncos in one of the four Divisional Round playoff games that took place over the weekend. We discuss the impact of the Bills open head coaching job on the Pittsburgh Steelers and how there are now eight openings around the NFL following the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons hiring John Harbaugh and Kevin Stefanski, respectively, over the weekend. We also discuss the possibility of McDermott receiving an interview with the Steelers. The Steelers will reportedly interview Mike McCarthy for their head coach job as of this past weekend, so Alex and I discuss that news. We discuss whether McCarthy is a serious candidate to become the next head coach of the Steelers and if either of us are a fan of such a potential hire. Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver is one of several head coach candidates of the Steelers at this stage of the process and with him now set for an in-person interview, Alex and I discuss him more thoroughly during this show. Could Weaver be the leading under-the-radar potential hire for the Steelers at this point? We discuss everything related to his candidacy during this show. Alex and I breakdown and update the latest news and dates related to the Steelers ongoing head coach search during this show. We also discuss the interest that several of the Steelers head coach candidates reportedly have from other NFL teams. The Steelers’ list of players signed to Reserve/Future contracts grew over the weekend, so Alex and I make sure to update that news related to recent transactions made by the team. With the Divisional Round of the 2025-2026 playoffs now in the books, Alex and I go over our main takeaways from the four games that took place over the weekend. We discuss the four quarterbacks and four head coaches that remain alive in the playoffs. We also discuss the quick turnaround made by three of the remaining playoff teams as it relates to future optimism for the Steelers. Steelers OC Arthur Smith continues to get interviews with other teams, so Alex and I discuss the up-to-date news related to him. Throughout this show, Alex and I mix in other nuggets and tidbits when it comes to linking head coach candidates to the Steelers. We also look back at the compact list of head coach interviews the Steelers had in 2007, the last time they were looking to fill the position. This 93-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above and we close things out by answering a few emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 18, 2026 - For Episode 1,781 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why she thinks the Steelers are likely to stick with their "type" in the current search for their next head coach. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 17, 2026 - For Episode 1,780 this Saturday afternoon, Josh Carney says that Cam Heyward's leadership is incredibly important moving forward for the Steelers in this period of transition. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 16, 2026 - For Episode 1,779 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why Packers DC Jeff Hafley is his personal favorite as the Steelers' next head coach. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 16, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 80 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday afternoon episode, Alex Kozora and I get right back into discussing everything related to the Pittsburgh Steelers continuing to search for their next head coach. The Steelers have signed several players to Reserve/Future contracts since our last show, so Alex and I make sure to catch listeners up on all of the recent transactions made by the team. The Steelers will reportedly allow all coaches currently under contract with the team to interview for other jobs, so Alex and I discuss that news. We also go over the brief list of current coaches under contract that at least have a small chance of being retained once a new head coach is hired. Three more head coach candidates now have interviews set with the Steelers since our last show so that means Alex and I must discuss Klay Kubiak, Ejiro Evero, and Jeff Hafley being added to the list, which now sits at eight in total. Alex wrote a detailed post on Friday on why Hafley is his favorite choice to be the Steelers new head coach, so we go through a lot of his thoughts on that. We also go over reasons why Hafley might not be the perfect choice to succeed Mike Tomlin. Alex and I talk a little bit about my favorite candidate at this point to be the Steelers new head coach, Chris Shula. We also discuss a few other candidates that might get interviews in the coming days. A few of the candidates have interesting links to certain players, both currently on the Steelers and on other teams, so there are some conversations to be had concerning that topic. With a lot of readers and listeners having questions about Steelers OLB T.J. Watt and whether he might be tradeable this offseason, Alex and I dive into his current contract situation, the financials related to his salary and possible dead money, and the probability related to him being dealt before the 2026 NFL Draft gets underway in late April. Later in this episode the news breaks that special teams coordinator Danny Smith is interviewing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, so we make sure to hit on that item. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the four NFL Divisional round playoff games that will take place this weekend based on the betting lines provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. This 122-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above and we close things out by answering a few emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 15, 2026 - For Episode 1,778 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the most disappointing performance in the Wild Card loss was the young offensive line, a unit that's been heavily invested in. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan. 15 – Ep. 87: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark quickly review the Wild Card loss to the Houston Texans and highlight some of the positives and negatives from another blowout playoff loss. Next, we talk at lenght about Mike Tomlin's decision to step down, how it was received by the team, Art Rooney II's thoughts and more. For the last topic, we talk about the many head coach interview requests that have already been reported, and our favorite candidates to become the Steelers' next hire. To end the show, we answer a listener question about Will Howard. Thank you for joining us for this 42-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

January 14, 2026 - For Episode 1,777 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora reflects on the Mike Tomlin era and why it was a home run hire despite the final years of frustrating stagnation. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 14, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 79 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday afternoon episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing everything that Pittsburgh Steelers team president Art Rooney II had to say during his afternoon press conference. We discuss what Rooney said about former HC Mike Tomlin deciding to step down on Tuesday and what the immediate future seems to hold for him. We also discuss the possibility of the Steelers trading Tomlin at some point. We also go over what Rooney said about the search for a new Steelers head coach, and everything related to what he might be looking for as part of said search. Alex and I go over some things related to head coach candidates and the side of the football they specialize in as it relates to the Steelers head coach search. During this show, Oregon QB Dante Moore officially announced that he is returning to college for another year, so Alex and I discuss that news. We also discuss what that means to the 2026 draft class right now. Throughout this show we receive the news that the Steelers have already requested five interviews with head coach candidates. We go over each of them, Nate Scheelhaase, Chris Shula, Anthony Weaver, Brian Flores, and Jesse Minter. Alex and I also go over several other head coach candidates for Steelers that are quite easy to link the team to. We talk about young and old candidates, retreads, and even a few current college head coaches throughout this show. The Steelers are starting to sign a few players to Reserve/Future contracts, so Alex and I update that current list as well. This 84-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above and we close things out by answering a few emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 13, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 78 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday afternoon emergency episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing Mike Tomlin deciding to step down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers just one day after the team lost to the Houston Texans in Monday night Wild Card playoff game. Alex and I go over the statements that Tomlin and Steelers team president Art Rooney II released on Tuesday. We also discuss Tomlin's remaining year on his contract and how that presumably means the Steelers still retain his rights until at least through the 2026 season. We discuss what Tomlin might do next and whether he will indeed go into television for at least the next year. Will the Steelers now make wholesale changes to their coaching staff with a new incoming head coach? Does Tomlin stepping down on Tuesday mean that QB Aaron Rodgers definitely won't be back in 2026? We address those two questions and several others during this emergency podcast. As you would expect, Alex and I look at several potential candidates the Steelers are likely to consider to be their next head coach. We also discuss if the Steelers head coach position is a desirable one right now. Later in this show, Alex and discuss how Tomlin will be best remembered during his time as the Steelers head coach. We also look ahead at the various ways the Steelers do things might change with a new head coach coming in. This 45-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 13, 2026 - For Episode 1,776 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to the shocking Mike Tomlin resignation. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 13, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 77 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Monday night loss to the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. After initial thoughts on the Monday night loss, Alex and I quickly go over the transactions the team made on Monday and the inactive list that was released prior to kickoff against the Texans. Alex and I get right into the Steelers' disgusting Monday night loss to the Texans and that starts with us reviewing the play of the team's offense. We talk about how the offense failed in numerous statistical categories and how the play of QB Aaron Rodgers was extremely poor. We discuss the key drop by WR DK Metcalf in the first half and how TE Pat Freiermuth wasnt targeted until the fourth quarter. The Steelers did not have much of a running game to speak of on Monday night and their deep passing game was also non-existent. We discuss the red zone failures, inability to stay out of manageable third down distances and much more. The Steelers offense only managing three points off of three defensive takeaways is also highlighted. We finally go over the play of the Steelers defense and how that unit struggled despite getting three takeaways. We talk about the Texans running game being incredibly good and the big game that WR Christian Kirk had. The Steelers third down defense wasnt nearly good enough and the unit also allowed four explosive plays during the game that were killers. After fully breaking down the offensive and defensive play from Monday night, Alex and I get into discussing the future of HC Mike Tomlin and QB Aaron Rodgers moving into the offseason. We also discuss whether there is any real optimism right now when it comes to the 2026 Steelers. Later in this show, Alex and I discuss the lengthy list of Steelers players that are set to become unrestricted free agents in March. This 114-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above, a ton of stats, 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

January 12, 2026 - For Episode 1,775 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains how the AFC playoff field has shaken out and why it would be devastating to drop another Wild Card game this season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 12, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 76 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepare to play the visiting Houston Texans on Monday night in the final Wild Card game of the week. In our weekly housekeeping portion of this show, which is sponsored by the fine folks at TouringPlans.com, Alex and I talk about the Steelers' latest injury report, which was released on Saturday afternoon. We discuss how we'll be watching closely on Monday whether the team makes any elevations and if so, how any of those could impact the pregame inactive list later in the evening. The Steelers opened the 21-day practice window on DT Isaiahh Loudermilk a few days ago so that nugget also gets our attention early in this show. The All-Pro designations came in on Saturday morning and so Alex and I discuss Steelers DT Cameron Heyward earning Second-Team honors for the 2025 season. We also go over all of the votes that other players from the Steelers received from the All-Pro voters this year. Wild Card weekend included a lot of great games on Saturday and Sunday, so Alex and I go over what transpired in the five contests that have now been completed. We also discuss the fact that the Steelers will play the New England Patriots on the road next Sunday in a Divisional Round playoff game should they beat the Texans on Monday night. With no beat writer from the Texans to talk to on this Monday, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Texans game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football. We start by talking about the Texans' offense and then move on to discussing their great defense. We go over what we think the Steelers need to do on offense, defense, and special teams on Monday night to beat the Texans. Alex and I then give our picks for Steelers-Texans based on the line provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We make sure to give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Texans Wild Card game as well. This 86-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

January 11, 2026 - For Episode 1,774 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the intangible difference between the Texans and the Steelers that just may give Pittsburgh an advantage. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 10, 2026 - For Episode 1,773 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses the Texans' defense and how it has performed the way the Steelers' defense was expected to ahead of the season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 9, 2026 - For Episode 1,772 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the real issue in the Steelers' kicking game, why it's not Chris Boswell's fault, and why it can't doom the team's possible playoff run. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 9, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 75 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest news concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepare to play the Houston Texans on Monday night in a home Wild Card game. Alex and I discuss the recent practice squad move made by the Steelers in addition to the team's injury report that was released on Thursday. We also go over the injury situation with the Texans as of Thursday. Steelers OC Arthur Smith will interview with the Tennessee Titans for their open head coaching job, so Alex and I make sure to address that news thoroughly. Is Smith prime head coach material right now? Will he ultimately land a second head coaching job this offseason? We attempt to answer those questions in this show. We also address some potential successors to Smith should he wind out being hired away from the Steelers this offseason. Might Steelers S DeShon Elliott be able to return from his injury should the team advance deeper into the playoffs? We go over the possibility of that happening and the latest Instagram post made by Elliott. How important is Steelers QB Aaron Rosdgers to the team heading into the playoffs and how much of an advantage will he having played the Texans last season as a member of the New York Jets matter come Monday night? We address that question and go over a few things Rodgers said on Thursday to the media. On Thursday, we once again 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. There's not a lot to chew on from those two once again this week, but we tackle the most notable comments from both, ahead of the Monday night game against the Texans. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin was on The Rich Eisen Show on Wednesday, so Alex and I go over the key things he had to say during that interview. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the NFL Wild Card NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We, however, won't be picking the Steelers-Texans game until our Monday show. This 111-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

January 8, 2026 - For Episode 1,771 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Texans' elite pass rush tandem will be nothing new for the Steelers offense to deal with. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan. 8 – Ep. 86: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark kick things off by rankings the Week 18 Steelers-Ravens classic among the all-timers in the rivalry. We also discuss the offensive explosion in the fourth quarter, the hidden benefits of not having DK Metcalf, and the defense faltering in the biggest of moments. Next, we have a discussion on the coaching corousel including Baltimore Ravens HC John Harbaugh getting canned after 18 years. We talk about potential replacements there before a discussion on Mike Tomlin's future. We also touch on Arthur Smith's first interview request with the Tennessee Titans. For the last topic, we preview the Steelers-Texans Wild Card game with some historical context, and some specifics on the matchup that are worth keeping an eye on. To end the show, we answer a listener question about the state of the Steelers' trenches on both sides of the ball. Thank you for joining us for this 42-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

January 7, 2026 - For Episode 1,770 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why fans and media should enjoy the the Steelers win over the Ravens instead of focusing on the offseason, Mike Tomlin's future, and the rest. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 7, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 74 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Baltimore Ravens firing HC John Harbaugh on Tuesday and all of the fallout and related items associated with that move. We discuss candidates to succeed Harbaugh in Baltimore and much more. We also discuss whether Harbaugh's firing has any impact on the Steelers quickly deciding to move on from HC Mike Tomlin, should he lose in the Monday Wild Card game. After quite a bit of head coaching talk from around the NFL, Alex and I talk quite a bit about Steelers K Chris Boswell and his failed extra point attempt late in the Week 18 game against the Ravens. Specifically, we discuss that miss by Boswell being in the books as a blocked kick and whether the tape shows any conclusiveness to that being the case. We also discuss the confusion related to the initial official scoring related to the Boswell failed extra point attempt. Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger made an interesting statement on his Tuesday podcast regarding a recent conversion that he had with Boswell, so we make sure to discuss that briefly. The Steelers made a practice squad move on Tuesday, so Alex and I make sure to cover that transaction early in this show. We also discuss the Steelers roster officially being at 52 players as of Wednesday morning. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I parse all of the notable things that he had to say to the media. We discuss his comments on the team's health heading into Super Wild Card week. We discuss how healthy the team is right now and the possibility of a few players having their 21-day practice windows opened on Thursday. Tomlin talked about special teams play on Tuesday, so Alex and I discuss that topic on the heels of the team's Week 18 win against the Ravens. We also go over what Tomlin had to say about the play of DT Keeanu Benton and DT Cameron Heyward against the Ravens. We make sure to cover Tomlin's comments on the team starting faster as well as what he had to say about the return from suspension of WR DK Metcalf. Alex and I begin our weekly recap of the All-22 tape of the Steelers’ last game, the Sunday night home win against the Ravens. We start on the defensive side of the football and spend a lot of time discussing the play of several individual players. After thoroughly discussing the defensive tape from Week 18, Alex and I then do the same when it comes to the offensive side of the football. The 2025 All-Pro selections should come out on Friday, so ahead of that, Alex and I go over the list of Steelers players likely to receive votes. We also give our thoughts on the two players on the team that are most likely to be voted First-Team selections. This 110-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

January 6, 2026 - For Episode 1,769 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney is simply running out of words to describe the greatness of Cameron Heyward after his legacy game against the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 5, 2026 - 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

January 5, 2026 - For Episode 1,768 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle makes the pitch to retain Aaron Rodgers in 2026 regardless of the Wild Card outcome. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 5, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 73 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 18 home win against the Baltimore Ravens, resulting in the team capturing the AFC North title. We go over what an exciting game it was and how the two oldest players on the field, QB Aaron Rodgers and DT Cameron Heyward, played a big part in the victory. Alex and I talk about how divine intervention possibly played a part in the Sunday win thanks to the pregame actions of a priest with some holy water. In our weekly housekeeping portion of this show, which is sponsored by the fine folks at TouringPlans.com, Alex and I talk about the Steelers' Sunday night inactive list and the transaction the team made on Saturday afternoon. RB Kenneth Gainwell was voted team MVP on Friday, so Alex and I discuss that bit of news. After going through the newsy items related to Saturday and Sunday, Alex and I look at what all transpired at Acrisure Stadium against the Ravens. We first talk about the Steelers' offense and how that side of the ball really got it going late in the first half. We discuss the failed fourth and goal play to close out the first half. The running game finally came alive late in the first half, and the passing game really followed suit in the second half. We discuss several big plays made by Pittsburgh's offense throughout the game and the contributions made in the contest by WR Calvin Austin III and TE Pat Freiermuth. We discuss how good the Steelers offense was on third downs against the Ravens. After a lengthy discussion about the Steelers' offense, Alex and I do the same with their defense. We discuss the way that unit shut down Ravens RB Derrick Henry in the second half. We also discuss the three explosive play touchdowns that Ravens QB Lamar Jackson delivered in the game. OLB T.J. Watt returned from his recent lung issue Sunday night, so we discuss the impact that he had on the win over the Ravens. The play of several individual Steelers defensive players, along with their respective snap counts, is discussed in the second half of the show. Obviously, the missed field goal by the Ravens to end the game is discussed and we make sure to go over the play of the Steelers’ special teams’ units on Sunday night. The Steelers will get WR DK Metcalf back for their Wild Card game against the Houston Texans next Monday night, so we make sure to highlight that. Alex and I make sure to mix in quite a few stats and tidbits throughout this show. This 105-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

January 4, 2026 - For Episode 1,767 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why losing to the Ravens at home on Sunday night could be the ugliest way the Steelers have ever ended a season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 3, 2026 - For Episode 1,766 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why Sunday's Steelers-Ravens game should be exciting and what's in store for the Steelers if they're able to win. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 2, 2026 - For Episode 1,765 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora offers one final piece of motivation the Steelers should be fueled by in Sunday night's winner-take-all game against the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 2, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 72 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 Baltimore Ravens at home on Sunday night for the AFC North title and a spot in the playoffs. We open this show by going over the latest injury report for the Steelers that was released on Thursday afternoon. We discuss how we'll be watching closely the game-status given on Friday to OLB T.J. Watt, who has been sidelined with a lung issue the last few weeks. We also discuss how important it might be to have G Isaac Seumalo back from his triceps injury on Sunday night. The Ravens have a few players on their Week 18 injury report that we will be monitoring on Friday, so we quickly go over who they are ahead of Friday's practice. We also discuss QB Lamar Jackson deeming himself healthy enough to play on Sunday night against the Steelers. Alex and I move forward in this show by looking at the Steelers’ most recent transactions that were made this week. We also discuss the possibility of the team not needing to make any elevations from their practice squad on Saturday. On Thursday, we once again 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. There's truly little to chew on from those two once again this week, but we tackle the most notable comments from both ahead of the Sunday night game against the Ravens. We welcome Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Banner back to the show on Friday, and he helps us preview the Steelers-Ravens game. Shaffer has covered the Ravens for many seasons, and he certainly knows that team inside and out. We get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday night game in Pittsburgh and his thoughts on the future of Jackson and Ravens HC John Harbaugh moving past the 2025 season. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Jonas on X/Twitter at @jonas_shaffer and make sure to read his work here: https://www.thebanner.com/author/jonas-shaffer/. After finishing with Shaffer, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Ravens game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday night. Alex and I go over a few wrinkles we would like to see from the Steelers on offense on Sunday night and that includes the unit possibly having seven offensive linemen on the field at the same time a few times during that contest. We also discuss the possibility of us seeing RB Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell both on the field at the same time a few times against the Ravens. The Steelers defense will have a chore when it comes to stopping Ravens RB Derrick Henry on Sunday night so that topic gets a lot of our attention. We also discuss whether we'll see the Ravens defense play a lot of man-coverage on Sunday night in Pittsburgh against Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers, much like they did in Baltimore back in Week 14. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 18 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Ravens game. This 136-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

January 1, 2026 - For Episode 1,764 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says Aaron Rodgers being fiery after the loss to the Browns bodes well for Pittsburgh Sunday against the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan. 1 – Ep. 85: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap the Steelers' disappointing loss to the Cleveland Browns and the position it's put them in for Week 18. We talk about the lack of offense, the missed opportunities, the WR struggles, and much more. Next, we preview the winner-takes-all game against the Ravens including the injury reports, matchups to watch, and what Pittsburgh needs to do to win. We also give score predictions. For the last topic, we try to get a handle on what this team actually is? Can they win a playoff game if they get in? What will happen to the roster and coaching staff if they don't? To end the show, we answer a listener question about comparing 2024 and 2025 seasons for some players. Thank you for joining us for this 43-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 31, 2025 - For Episode 1,763 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains the Steelers' mindset and the recognition that someone must step up and answer the call in Sunday's must-win game against the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 31, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 71 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the latest news concerning Pittsburgh Steelers as they start preparing for their Week 18 home game against the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers have made a few practice squad moves so far this week so we go over those transactions and what they might mean for a few players looking to return this week from injuries such as CB Brandin Echols (groin) and CB James Pierre (calf). Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I parse all of the notable things that he had to say to the media. We discuss his comments on the health of the team heading into Week 18. We go over TE Darnell Washington (arm) being ruled out for this week and the possibility of him being placed on the Reserve/Injured list before Sunday's kickoff. We also discuss what Tomlin had to say about the possible return this week from injuries of OLB T.J. Watt (lung), G Isaac Seumalo, and WR Calvin Austin III (hamstring). Tomlin talked about the limited usage of WR Roman Wilson in Week 17, so we discuss his answer on that topic. We also talk about what Tomlin had to say about the usage of TE Pat Freiermuth and TE Jonnu Smith, both in Week 17 and moving forward into the regular season finale against the Ravens. Former Steelers WR Hines Ward once again failed to be named a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists this past week, so Alex and I discuss that news. We go over what might be needed moving forward to at least see Ward named a finalist in the coming years. Alex and I begin our weekly recap of the All-22 tape of the Steelers’ last game, the Sunday afternoon road win against the Cleveland Browns. We start on the offensive side of the football and spend a lot of time discussing the play of several individual players. We review, in detail, the play of QB Aaron Rodgers and WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling against the Browns. We also make sure to focus tighter on the final three offensive possessions the Steelers had against Cleveland. After thoroughly discussing the offensive tape from Week 17, Alex and I then do the same when it comes to the defensive side of the football. We discuss the Steelers defense having a good game overall after a shaky start in the contest, which resulted in the Browns jumping out to a 10-0 lead. We go over a few missed plays on defense and how that unit ultimately did enough to help the team win in Cleveland. This 112-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

December 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,762 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says the entire point of last offseason for the Steelers — shoring up the run defense — will come down to Sunday's performance against the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 29, 2025 - For Episode 1,761 this Monday morning, Ross McCorkle questions the Steelers' approach to feature Marquez Valdes-Scantling and barely use Roman Wilson. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 29, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 70 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 17 road loss to the Cleveland Browns and what a disappointment that game was. We also set the stage for the Steelers Week 18 home game against the Baltimore Ravens for all of the AFC North marbles. Early in this show, Alex and I go over the last four plays of the Steelers Sunday loss to the Browns as they attempted to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. In our weekly housekeeping portion of this show, which is sponsored by the fine folks at TouringPlans.com, Alex and I talk about the Steelers' Sunday inactive list and the players who missed the contest due to injuries. We also talk about the transactions that the team made on Saturday afternoon. Alex and I discuss RB Kaleb Johnson being a healthy scratch once again on Sunday. The Steelers sustained another key injury on Sunday. The key player that was lost during the game against the Browns was TE Darnell Washington, who reportedly sustained a broken left arm in the first half. We discuss what his loss means moving forward into Week 18. After going through the newsy items related to Saturday and Sunday, Alex and I look at what all transpired at Huntington Bank Field against the Browns. We first talk about the Steelers' offense and that unit failed miserably in situational football, third downs, fourth downs, and inside the red zone. We also discuss the offensive game plan on Sunday when it comes to the handling of Browns DE Myles Garrett. Alex and I look at the national and local narrative concerning the Steelers’ main focus being to prevent Garrett from getting the sack record as the team's main focus, instead of trying to win the game. Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers made several questionable decisions on Sunday, so we go over those. We also talk about the quality of the running game and the overall play of the offensive line against the Browns. We also discuss WR Roman Wilson playing just nine offensive snaps against the Browns and not registering any targets. After a lengthy discussion about the Steelers' offense, Alex and I do the same with their defense. We discuss that unit getting off to a relatively poor start against the Browns offense but getting much better in the second quarter and on. We discuss the touchdown allowed by S Kyle Dugger, the two interceptions the defense had, and the almost interception by OLB Nick Herbig. We highlight the play of OLB Alex Highsmith, DT Cameron Heyward and S Jalen Ramsey as positives on Sunday. For all practical purposes, the Steelers’ defense did more than enough to help the team win on Sunday, so we make sure to drive that point home. Finally, Alex and I give some thoughts on special teams play from Sunday. We discuss the miss by K Chris Boswell, the effort by P Corliss Waitman, and all of the kick and punt units. After discussing Sunday's game in detail, Alex and I talk about the latest news concerning suspended WR DK Metcalf. We discuss the latest concerning his contract and future guarantees in addition to the Sunday report concerning his previous experience with the troubling fan that he had an altercation with in Week 16 and in Detroit. After discussing Metcalf's incident, Alex and I take a tiny look ahead at the Steelers week 18 home game against the Ravens and whether either of us have much optimism when it comes to the home team winning that game and thus getting into the playoffs as the AFC North champions. This 101-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

December 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,760 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the obvious choice for the 2025 Steelers team MVP and why this might not mean that much this year. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,759 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark names some players who could see more work in DK Metcalf's absence and why his absence will not have a huge impact against the Browns. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,758 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why DK Metcalf isn't like the Steelers receivers before him despite his poor actions in Sunday's game against the Lions. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 26, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 69 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 Cleveland Browns on the road on Sunday afternoon. We open this show by going over the latest regarding the transactions that the Steelers have made since our Wednesday show and that includes us discussing the addition of free agent CB Tre Flowers to the roster. We discuss what kind of player Flowers is at this stage of his career and what he brings to the Steelers. As usual, Alex and I look at the Steelers' latest injury report and how there's a possibility that several players could miss the Sunday game in Cleveland due to health reasons. The Browns' latest injury report is also covered during this segment. Will and should OLB T.J. Watt, OLB Nick Herbig, WR Calvin Austin III, CB Brandin Echols, and G Issaac Seumalo play on Sunday, and especially if the game against the Browns winds up being meaningless? We discuss that question early in this show. On Thursday, we once again 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. We welcome Scott Petrak of The Browns Zone back to the show on Friday, and he helps us preview the Steelers-Browns game. Petrak has covered the Browns for many years, and he certainly knows that team inside and out. We get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday afternoon game in Cleveland. We talk in-depth to him about QB Shedeur Sanders and what he has seen out of the rookie to date. Will Browns DE Myles Garrett get the sack record on Sunday against the Steelers? Will talk to Scott about the season Garrett has had to date. We also discuss the future of Browns HC Kevin Stefanski and GM Andrew Berry moving past the 2025 season. Scott also tells us what positions the Browns should focus on when it comes to the early rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft. Finally, Scott tells us that he thinks the Browns will beat the Steelers on Sunday and regardless of if the game winds up not being meaningless to Pittsburgh. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Scott on X/Twitter at @scottpetrak and make sure to read his work here: https://www.brownszone.com/author/spetrak/. After finishing with Petrak, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Browns game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday afternoon. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the remainder of the Week 17 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Browns game. This 136-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

December 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,757 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney praises rookie Jack Sawyer after his first career start in the NFL. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,756 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the chance RB Kaleb Johnson and WR Roman Wilson could have for the final two games of the season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 24, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 68 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the latest news concerning Pittsburgh Steelers WR DK Metcalf on the heels of his two-game suspension being upheld on Tuesday following his appeal hearing. We discuss several aspects related to Metcalf’s suspension and that includes going over voids of guaranteed money in his contract moving forward. We also talk about the wide receiver situation in Pittsburgh for the team’s final two regular season games now that Metcalf has officially been suspended. The Steelers are bringing back WR Brandon Johnson to the practice squad this week, so we go over that bit of news. We also talk about one sport on the active 53-man roster being open now that Metcalf has been suspended for the next two games. The Steelers have three players that were voted to the annual Pro Bowl Games this week, so we discuss that news. We also discuss the one Pro Bowl Games alternate from the Steelers that we know about so far. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I parse all of the notable things that he had to say to the media. We discuss his comments on the Metcalf situation, the overall health of the team entering Week 17, and how the team might handle a potential meaningless game on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns and much more. Is OL Spencer Anderson poised to be the team's future starting left guard in 2026 at this point? We discuss that possibility based on what Tomlin said about Anderson on Tuesday. We also discuss the help that T Dylan Cook should get on Sunday against Browns DE Myles Garrett. Alex and I begin our weekly recap of the All-22 tape of the Steelers’ last game, the Sunday afternoon road win against the Detroit Lions. We start on the offensive side of the football and spend a lot of time discussing the play of several individual players. We discuss QB Aaron Rodgers long touchdown pass to RB Kenneth Gainwell as well as several key plays that were made in that contest. After thoroughly discussing the offensive tape from Week 16, Alex and I then do the same when it comes to the defensive side of the football. We discuss the Steelers shutting down the Lions' running game and the unit managed key situations on Sunday. We also discuss the overall play of Lions QB Jared Goff against the Steelers and several key stats related to both sides of the football. Alex and I make sure to recap the AFC North clinching scenarios the Steelers have entering Week 17 as well. This 107-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

December 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,755 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney thinks DK Metcalf's absence won't be that big of a deal in Week 17 against the Browns. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 22, 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

December 22, 2025 - For Episode 1,754 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle questions fans who aren't getting at least a little excited about the Steelers after three straight December wins. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 22, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 67 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 16 Sunday afternoon win against the Detroit Lions. Was the Steelers’ Sunday road win the best one that HC Mike Tomlin has ever had in the regular season? Alex and I address that question early on in this show. We both make sure to note how surprised we were that the Steelers beat the Lions on Sunday and how enthralling the end of that game was. In our weekly housekeeping portion of this show, which is sponsored by the fine folks at TouringPlans.com, Alex and I talk about the Steelers' Sunday inactive list and the players who missed the contest due to injuries. We also talk about the transactions that the team made on Saturday afternoon. Alex and I discuss RB Kaleb Johnson and WR Roman Wilson both being healthy scratches on Sunday and why DL Logan Lee was likely active for the game against the Lions. The Steelers sustained a few injuries on Sunday, so we discuss those. That list of players included CB Brandin Echols (groin) and WR Calvin Austin III (hamstring). After going through the newsy items related to Saturday and Sunday, Alex and I look at what all transpired at Ford Field against the Lions. We first talk about the play of the Steelers' offense and how good the rushing attack was. We also discuss several of the big plays made on Sunday and how QB Aaron Rodgers once again seemed to be in total control of the unit. We make sure to discuss how often the Steelers used an empty backfield against the Lions and why. RB Kenneth Gainwell, RB Jaylen Warren, WR Scotty Miller and WR Adam Thielen all had healthy contributions on Sunday, so we make sure to tip our caps to those players, along with several others. After a lengthy discussion about the Steelers' offense, Alex and I do the same with their defense. We discuss that unit controlling the Lions' rushing attack and how there were essentially three takeaways on that side of the football on Sunday. We discuss several individual performances on defense against the Lions. Finally, Alex and I give some thoughts on special teams play from Sunday. We discuss the late miss by K Chris Boswell, the low snap by LS Christian Kuntz and the players that registered tackles in that third phase of the game. There were several key penalties during the Steelers-Lions game, so we discuss the more notable ones. We also discuss the final play of the game as well. After discussing Sunday's game in detail, Alex and I discuss the troubling altercation that WR DK Metcalf had with a fan on Sunday. We discuss what has been said about what possibly led to that interaction and whether Metcalf is likely to be suspended for a game for his actions. After discussing Metcalf's Sunday incident, Alex and I look at the AFC North clinching scenarios for the Steelers heading into Week 16. We discuss the possibility of the Steelers' Week 17 game against the Cleveland Browns possibly being meaningless and if the team would consider resting starters should that ultimately come to fruition. Is the AFC wide open enough for the Steelers to win at this point? Alex and I address that question later in this show. We also discuss Tomlin registering a 19th non-losing season on Sunday after logging his 200th career win in the NFL. This 114-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

December 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,753 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about how refreshing it is to see the Steelers find a creative way to convert on fourth down and short yardage situations. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 20, 2025 - For Episode 1,752 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why he thinks the Detroit Lions' speed will be the difference in the game. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 19, 2025 - For Episode 1,751 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why Steelers' OL coach Pat Meyer deserves credit and why doing so doesn't have to mean advocating for him to return in 2026. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 19, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 66 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 Detroit Lions on the road on Sunday afternoon. We open this show by going over the latest regarding the transactions that they Steelers made since our Wednesday show. We discuss OLB Jeremiah Moon being signed off the Carolina Panthers practice squad and what that might mean for the next few weeks. The steelers also signed LS Cal Adomitis to the practice squad on Friday so we discuss the possibility of him being elevated on Saturday for Sunday's game. As usual, Alex and I look at the Steelers' latest injury report for their upcoming game and how there's a possibility that several players could miss the Sunday game in Detroit against the Lions due to health reasons. The Lions' latest injury report is also covered during this segment. On Thursday, we once again 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. We welcome Dave Birkett of The Detroit Free Press back to the show on Friday, and he helps us preview the Steelers-Lions game. Birkett has covered the Lions for many seasons, and he certainly knows that team inside and out. We get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday afternoon game in Detroit and his recap of the Lions' season to date in addition to his outlook for the team moving into Sunday in addition to his final score prediction. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Dave on X/Twitter at @davebirkett and make sure to read his work here: https://www.freep.com/staff/2648005001/dave-birkett/. After finishing with Birkett, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Lions game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday afternoon. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the remainder of the Week 164 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Lions game. This 104-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

December 18, 2025 - For Episode 1,750 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney wants to see more work in the passing game for Pat Freiermuth after another strong showing in Week 15. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 18 – Ep. 84: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap the Steelers' big win over the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. We talk about Aaron Rodgers stringing together multiple good games, and the progress of the offense in general. We also discuss growing faith in the defense after an up and down season. Next, we talk about Dylan Cook's first start, the offensive line's long-term outlook, and OL coach Pat Meyer deserving more credit. For the last topic, we preview the Steelers' upcoming game against the Lions including both injury reports and some matchups to watch. To end the show, we answer a listener question about the left side of the offensive line. Thank you for joining us for this 40-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 17, 2025 - For Episode 1,749 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the value RB Kenneth Gainwell has created for himself and how much it will cost the Steelers to keep him into 2026. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 17, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 65 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the latest news concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers. We discuss the recent transactions made by the Steelers in addition to the team bringing in quite a few players for visits on Tuesday and the likely reasons for that. Former Steelers WR Ke'Shawn Williams was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday, so we make sure to hit on that little nugget of news as well. Either the Steelers or the Baltimore Ravens will win the AFC North division this year and on top of that, neither team is likely to make the playoffs as a Wild Card team. Because of all that, and based on what may or may not happen in Week 16, Alex and I wonder if there could be a situation where either the Steelers or the Ravens, or even both teams, wind up resting players in Week 17 in preparation for a winner-take-all game against each other in Week 18. After poor and inconclusive discussion about potential scenarios in Week 17, Alex and I began our weekly recap of the all-22 tape of the Steelers’ last game, the Monday night win against the Miami Dolphins. We start on the offensive side of the football for the Steelers and spend a lot of time discussing the play of T Dylan Cook against the Dolphins. We go over the other good, bad and ugly related to the Monday night offensive all-22 tape. After thoroughly discussing the offensive tape from Week 15, Alex and I then do the same when it comes to the defensive side of the football. We discuss the Steelers defense shutting down the Dolphins' running game on Monday night and how the unit went about limiting the Miami passing game for most of the game as well. Are the Steelers currently a team that could make some noise in the playoffs this year, assuming they indeed do wind up making the postseason tournament? Alex and address that question after we are finished discussing the Monday win against the Dolphins. This 87-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

December 16, 2025 - For Episode 1,748 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney makes the case for Dylan Cook remaining the Steelers' starting left tackle the rest of the season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 16, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 64 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into our overarching thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 15 Monday night win against the Miami Dolphins. In our weekly housekeeping portion of this show, which is sponsored by the fine folks at TouringPlans.com, Alex and I talk about the Monday night inactive list and the players that missed the contest due to injuries. We also talk about the several transactions that the team made on Monday afternoon. The Steelers sustained a few injuries Monday night, so we discuss those in addition to the outlook of several players looking to return from injuries. We also go over what Steelers HC Mike Tomlin had to say on Tuesday about OLB T.J. Watt, who missed the Monday night contest with a lung issue. Tomlin held his weekly press conference right before we recorded this episode, so Alex and I make sure to recap all of the main talking points that came out of that media session during this show. After going through the newsy items related to Monday, Alex and I look at what all transpired at Acrisure Stadium against the Dolphins. We first talk about the play of the Steelers' offense and how the Number 11 plays a big part in today's show. We discuss the play of QB Aaron Rodgers on Monday night and how T Dylan Cook represented himself well in his first NFL start. Alex and I mix in quite a few stats related to the Monday night game and we discuss how the offense came alive right before the second half ended. We go over several big plays that the offense made on Monday night and we make sure to spend extra time talking about the season that RB Kenneth Gainwell has had to date. After a lengthy discussion about the play of the Steelers' offense, Alex and then do the same with the team's defense. We discuss that unit controlling the Dolphins' rushing attack and how QB Tua Tagovailoa was made to hold the football way too ,long most of the game. We discuss several individual performances on defense, and we mix in snap counts along the way, in addition to several key stats. Finally, Alex and I give some thoughts on special teams play from Monday night. The New York Jets are reportedly waiving WR Allen Lazard on Tuesday, so we discuss the possibility and plausibility of him landing in Pittsburgh due to his association with Rodgers. Will and should the Steelers go with Cook as their starting left tackle moving forward? Alex and I address that question at length during this show. This 92-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

December 15, 2025 - For Episode 1,747 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle is concerned over the Steelers' long-held plan to draft a quarterback in 2026. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 15, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 63 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepare to play the Miami Dolphins Monday night to close out Week 15 of the 2025 NFL regular season. Alex and I quickly update the latest concerning Steelers OLB T.J. Watt, who is currently recovering from a partially collapsed lung that happened during a procedure late last week. We discuss Watt being officially ruled out for the Monday night game versus the Dolphins and what his prognosis for more missed games may or may not be. In addition to Watt, the Steelers have two other players that have been ruled out for Monday night in addition to two others being listed as questionable. Those two questionable players are DT Derrick Harmon (knee) and RB Jaylen Warren (illness), who was added to the team's injury report during this show. The Steelers are sure to have some transactions announced on Monday so Alex and I go over what those moves might possibly look like. We do, however, get news during the show that WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling will be signed off the team's practice squad later in the day. After going over a lot of housekeeping early in this show, Alex and I then welcome Hal Habib back to the podcast. Habib covers the Dolphins for The Palm Beach Post, and he is in Pittsburgh on Monday to cover the Monday night game. We spend 30 minutes with Habib discussing the Dolphins season to date in addition to previewing the Monday night game between Miami and Pittsburgh. He gives us his insight into the Dolphins when it comes to both sides of the football ahead of the Monday night game. At the end of our interview with Hal, he kindly gives us his score prediction for the Monday night game. If not already doing so, please follow Hal on Twitter/X at @gunnerhal and please make sure to read his work online here: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/staff/3294661001/hal-habib/. After finishing our interview with Hal, Alex and I then give our breakdown and complete preview of the Monday night game between the Steelers and the Dolphins. We also give out score predictions for the Monday night game to wrap up that segment. Finally, Alex and quickly go over what else transpired in the NFL on Sunday and how the Week 18 game between the Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens still figures to be one where the winner goes to the playoffs and the loser stays home for the postseason. This 95-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above and we end this episode by answering an email we received from a listener. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 14, 2025 - For Episode 1,746 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why the Steelers have their best chance to win without TJ Watt, despite their 1-11 record without him in the past. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 13, 2025 - For Episode 1,745 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why the Steelers need to continue to be aggressive throwing downfield against the Dolphins. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 12, 2025 - For Episode 1,744 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discussed the significant impact 7th-round rookie LB Carson Bruener has had on the Steelers' special teams. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 12, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 62 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest concerning Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt, who is currently dealing with a lung issue that could prevent him from playing Monday night against the Miami Dolphins. Alex and I go over the Friday morning report from Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network about Watt and how he is allegedly dealing with a tiny hole in one of his lungs. The Steelers released their first injury report of Week 15 on Thursday, so Alex and I make sure to recap it early in this show. We discuss the possibility of T Andrus Peat and DT Derrick Harmon not playing on Monday night against the Dolphins. We also talk a little about the big opportunity that potentially awaits T Dylan Cook should he wind up making his first NFL start on Monday night should Peat wind up being unable to play. The Steelers made several transactions the last two days, so Alex and I make sure to recap those, which includes two offensive linemen being added to the practice squad and Cook being signed to the 53-man roster. On Thursday, we once again 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. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the remainder of the Week 15 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We will have our picks for the game between the Steelers and the Dolphins during the Monday episode. This 74-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

December 11, 2025 - For Episode 1,743 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says Cameron Heyward's performance against the Ravens was a good reminder to everyone of just how great he remains. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 11 – Ep. 83: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark discuss the breaking news on T.J. Watt and his apparent lung issue that landed him in the hospital for further evaluation. We also talk about the various other injuries on the team as they round into the critical stretch run of the season. Next, we recap the Ravens game with a conversation on the deep-passing offense, the controversial calls, the defense's performance and more. For the last topic, we preview the Steelers' matchup against the Miami Dolphins on Monday night. To end the show, we weigh in on Joey Porter Sr. calling out former players for blasting the team in the media. Thank you for joining us for this 40-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 10, 2025 - For Episode 1,742 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora shares the potentially crazy take of feeling okay about the Steelers' run defense despite allowing 217 yards to Derrick Henry and the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 10, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 61 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about QB Philip Rivers making a comeback with the Indianapolis Colts this week and at the age of 44. We discuss how we think that Rivers’ comeback might go and where we are excited to potentially see him play on Sunday. The Steelers are dealing with quite a few injuries this week as they are preparing to play at home on Monday night against the Miami Dolphins. Alex and I go over that list of injured players and the key ones we will be watching the statuses of throughout the remainer of the week. Rookie DT Derrick Harmon might be able to return this week from his knee injury so Alex and I discuss how impactful that could be when it comes to the Steelers defense. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday, and he certainly gave us quite a few talking points to discuss. We roll through the notable things Tomlin said and that includes him seemingly taking a shot at Baltimore Ravens HC John Harbaugh for having conversation with the NFL offices in New York about a few calls that went against Baltimore’s way on Sunday. With the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Sunday road win against the Ravens now fully digested by us, Alex and I discuss the good, bad, and ugly that we uncovered from that when it comes to the team's offensive, defensive, and special teams play in Baltimore. This 83-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

December 9, 2025 - For Episode 1,741 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says Aaron Rodgers' message to the team last week wasn't as attention grabbing as his "R-E-L-A-X" one from Green Bay, but it could have a similar effect. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 8, 2025 - For Episode 1,740 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle states how the Steelers backed themselves into a corner with Roman Wilson and squandered his second season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 8, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 60 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 14 Sunday road game against the Baltimore Ravens. We also discuss the Steelers now leading the AFC North and having their playoff chances rise significantly after beating the Ravens. 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 afternoon inactive list and how it surprisingly included WR Roman Wilson. We talk about WR Adam Thielen and WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling both being active on Sunday along with WR Scotty Miller and why HC Mike Tomlin seemingly decided to go in that direction. The Steelers sustained several injuries Sunday, so we discuss what happened to TE Darnell Washington, ILB Malik Harrison, and T Andrus Peat. We also discuss the Monday morning report of WR DK Metcalf needing to stay behind in Baltimore Sunday evening because of stomach pains and how he needed to go to a hospital to get checked out. After going through the newsy items related to injuries and the Sunday inactive list, Alex and I look at what all transpired at M&T Bank Stadium against the Ravens. We first talk about the play of the Steelers' offense and how we saw the deep passing game come alive. We also discuss what a great game that QB Aaron Rodgers played against the Ravens. We make sure to highlight the great play and extra effort of Metcalf on Sunday. We also make sure to hit on the Steelers running game being poor against the Ravens and how the offense failed to move the ball any in their final three possessions, all of which came in the fourth quarter. We then discuss the Steelers’ defense doing just enough to win on Sunday and how several individual efforts on that side of the football played a big part in the victory. We also discuss the Ravens offense was unable to make key plays late in the game that could have won the game for them. We go over how the Steelers run defense still has room for quite a bit of improvement after Sunday's win in Baltimore. Obviously, there were several controversial plays that happened during Sunday’s game, so Alex and I go over the three huge ones, all of which went in the Steelers’ favor. We go over those plays by including what was said in the media pool report interview that took place with the game's referee Alex Moore and NFL Vice President of Instant Replay Mark Butterworth. After completely breaking down the Sunday game against the Ravens, Alex and I then address the Saturday report concerning Tomlin and his current contract and how it includes an option decision in March of 2026 for his 2027 year. We also discuss the NFL calendar in relation to March 1 and how Tomlin reportedly has a no-trade clause in his contract. Alex and I discuss how it's almost guarantees that Tomlin will be the head coach of the Steelers through at least the 2026 season and how team president Art Rooney II will more than likely exercise the 2027 year by this coming March 1. After discussing the Tomlin contract situation, Alex and I look at the AFC North division and the current playoff seeding. We also discuss how the Steelers' final regular season game against the Ravens may or may not have meaning by the time we get to Week 18. This 105-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

December 7, 2025 - For Episode 1,739 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why Art Rooney II will have a difficult situation if the Steelers don't exercise the 2027 option on Mike Tomlin's contract. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 6, 2025 - For Episode 1,738 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why it feels so hopeless for the Steelers despite being in a position to take the AFC North lead. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 5, 2025 - For Episode 1,737 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why it might be a good thing the Steelers are on the road this weekend against the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 5 – Ep. 82: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark get right into the biggest topic of the week, and that's the future of Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. Do we agree with the calls to fire him, and is there an alternate path forward where he remains the coach with hope for a better future? Next, we discuss the state of the Steelers' offense and whether or not it is fixable. We discuss Pat Freiermuth continuing to be an afterthought and the addition of Adam Thielen, and whether he can make a real impact. For the last topic, we preview the Steelers' matchup against the Ravens and lay out what's at stake for both teams in this game. We also discuss how there couldn't be a worse setup to try to overcome the rushing performance the Ravens had against the Steelers in the playoffs last year. To end the show, we answer a listener question about play-action passing, and why it's not working in Pittsburgh. Thank you for joining us for this 40-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 5, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 59 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 Baltimore Ravens on the road on Sunday afternoon. We open this show by going over the latest regarding former Steelers CB Darius Slay, who was waived by the team this past week. We discuss him not reporting to the Buffalo Bills after they claimed him off waivers and whether he will now just go ahead and retire. We make sure to tackle a few things that Slay said about the Steelers and HC Mike Tomlin during his Thursday night podcast interview with Emmanuel Acho. Alex and I move forward in this show by looking at the Steelers’ most recent transactions made and the team's Thursday injury report. We talk about the team likely not having backup T Calvin Anderson this week due to a knee injury and how it's looking like rookie CB Donte Kent won't make it back from the Reserve/Injured list this season. We also discuss the Steelers secondary seemingly being dinged up heading into Sunday’s road game against the Ravens. The Ravens are dealing with several key injuries this week as well and so Alex and I recap what their Thursday report said and how there are really just three players to watch closely on Friday's report. We discuss Ravens QB Lamar Jackson likely playing through his ankle injury on Sunday. On Thursday, we once again 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. We discuss whether the team will finally start playing TE Pat Freiermuth more than TE Jonnu Smith based on what Smith had to say about the two players on Sunday. A few comments made by Austin concerning the team's defense get our attention in this show as well. Steelers S DeShon Elliott and OLB Alex Highsmith are both in the news this week for their off-the-field community activities, so we recap those items. New Steelers WR Adam Thielen talked to the media on Thursday, so we go over a few things that he had to say. We discuss the level of potential impact that Thielen might be able to make on Sunday against the Ravens and which wide receivers might lose some snaps should the newest Steeler indeed be active against the Ravens. We welcome Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Banner back to the show on Friday, and he helps us preview the Steelers-Ravens game. Shaffer has covered the Ravens for many seasons, and he certainly knows that team inside and out. We get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday afternoon game in Baltimore and his recap of the Ravens' season to date in addition to his outlook for the team moving into Sunday. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Jonas on X/Twitter at @jonas_shaffer and make sure to read his work here: https://www.thebanner.com/author/jonas-shaffer/. After finishing with Shaffer, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Ravens game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday afternoon. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the remainder of the Week 14 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Ravens game. This 131-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

December 4, 2025 - For Episode 1,736 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers shouldn't delay the inevitable with Teryl Austin. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 3, 2025 - For Episode 1,735 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why Mike Tomlin has lost the Steelers' fan base - and he's never winning them back. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 3, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 58 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 several transactions on Tuesday as they get ready to play the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. We discuss the waiving of CB Darius Slay and how the writing was on the wall for that move to happen. We also discuss Slay being waived with a non-injury settlement and what that may or may not mean. We also discuss the problems the Steelers have had when it comes to signing defensive players over the age of 30. The Steelers claimed former Minnesota Vikings WR Adam Thielen off waivers on Tuesday so Alex and I discuss that transaction. We go over Thielen's fit on offense, how much playing time he might see, and what is addition to the 53-man roster might mean when it comes to WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who remains on the team's practice squad. We discuss the possibility of both Thielen and Valdes-Scantling playing on Sunday against the Ravens. The Steelers won't have DT Derrick Harmon (knee) on Sunday so we discuss what a big deal that might be when it comes to stopping the Ravens' rushing attack in Baltimore. We also make sure to go over the fact that CB James Pierre (concussion) and ILB Patrick Queen (glute) are starting the week off with questionable listings after both were injured in the game this past Sunday. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference and Tuesday, and he certainly gave us quite a few talking points to discuss. We roll through the notable things Tomlin said on Tuesday. The outcome of the Steelers Sunday game against the Ravens has a large swing of playoff probabilities attached to both teams so Alex and I go over what ESPN has listed. We also discuss how there’s a good chance that the AFC North division might be won by a team with a 9-8 record. With the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Sunday home loss to the Buffalo Bills now fully digested by us, Alex and I discuss the bad, ugly and very little good that we uncovered from that when it comes to the team's offensive, defensive, and special teams play. Should TE Jonnu Smith be sat down for Sunday's game against the Ravens? We go over some seldom-used stats related to how the Steelers' offense has performed so far this season when he is on and off the field. If Tomlin remains the head coach of the Steelers past the 2025 season, will and should the Steelers fire OC Arthur Smith and DC Teryl Austin? Alex and I make sure to address that question later in this show. This 110-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

December 2, 2025 - For Episode 1,734 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Bills running the same play over and over with success deserves plenty of credit. But is a sign of an underlying problem with the Steelers. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 1, 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

December 1, 2025 - For Episode 1,733 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle describes the nightmare scenario that could play out over the next five months in Pittsburgh. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 1, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 57 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 13 Sunday home loss to the Buffalo Bills. As you can probably imagine, this show begins with a lot of gloom, despair, and agony vibes. 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 afternoon inactive list and how the Steelers decided to sit CB Darius Slay as one of their five inactive players against the Bills. The Steelers sustained a few injuries Sunday, so we discuss what happened to ILB Patrick Queen and CB James Pierre. We also discuss QB Aaron Rodgers getting beat up more on Sunday against the Bills. The Steelers made a few transactions on Saturday with one of those being T Broderick Jones being placed on the Reserve/Injured list. We discuss Jones likely being out for the season and the offseason decision the Steelers have with him when it comes to his fifth-year option. After going through the newsy items related to Saturday and Sunday, Alex and I look at what all transpired at Acrisure Stadium against the Bills. We first talk about the play of the Steelers' defense and how poor things looked on that side of the football once again. We discuss the historical day the defense had, clearly a negative, and how the Bills offense ran at will against the unit by essentially spamming just two plays. We discuss the Steelers’ defense being unable to get to Bills QB Josh Allen on Sunday and how he used his legs, instead of his arm, to really impact the game. We also discuss the coverage bust the Steelers defense had on his lone touchdown pass as well. After beating up on the defense, Alex and I go over the lackluster play from the Steelers offense against the Bills. We talk about the unit's inability to run many plays, the overall lack of a running game, and how there was no passing game down the field to speak of. We discuss a few poor decisions that QB Aaron Rodgers seemingly made against the Bills and how he remains out of sync with TE Jonnu Smith. We go over a few things Rodgers had to say postgame in addition to things that OLB T.J. Watt said to the media. We also discuss the reaction Mike Tomlin had to Sunday's loss postgame. We also talk about the poor offensive schemes and game plans that OC Arthur Smith has put on display recently. The "Fire Tomlin" chants are getting louder in Pittsburgh, so Alex and I discuss that topic. We discuss our faith and lack of faith in Tomlin moving forward. We discuss the Steelers only having two home games remaining and how Tomlin is probably thankful for that. Special teams certainly played a role in the Steelers' loss to the Bills, so Alex and I make sure to hit on what went wrong in that phase of the game on Sunday. Alex and I certainly aren’t bullish at all on the Steelers when it comes to their final five games and thus playoff chances. This 109-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

November 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,732 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about how "next man up" is the key for the Steelers run defense with Derrick Harmon out due to a knee injury. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 29, 2025 - For Episode 1,731 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why the Steelers won't win if they can't slow down the Bills' rushing attack. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,730 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora shares one key aspect of the Steelers' 2025 season fans should be thankful for this year. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 28, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 56 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 Buffalo Bills at home on Sunday afternoon. With the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens both losing on Thanksgiving, Alex and I discuss the importance of the Steelers beating the Bills at home on Sunday. We talk about how a loss to the bills could potentially limit the Steelers' Wild Card spot chances down to one spot, assuming they don’t ultimately win the AFC North division. Alex and I move forward in this show by looking at the Steelers’ Thursday injury report, and specifically what the current outlook is for QB Aaron Rodgers, CB Joey Porter Jr., and WR Ben Skowronek when it comes to Sunday's game. We discuss the likelihood of OL Andrus Peat being the starting left tackle on Sunday with T Broderick Jones sidelined for this Week 13 contest. The Bills are dealing with several key injuries this week as well and so Alex and I recap what their Thursday report looked like and how it seems Buffalo is likely to be without their two starting tackles on Sunday. We also talk about the Bills recently signing veteran WR Bradin Cooks and the role he might have against the Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. On Thursday, we once again 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. We talk about what Smith had to say about hunting for more explosive plays on offense and what Austin had to say about some of the woes the team's defense has had. We welcome Matt Parrino of Syracuse.com back to the show on Friday, and he helps us preview the Steelers-Bills game. Parrino has covered the Bills for many seasons, and he certainly knows that team inside and out. We get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday afternoon game in Pittsburgh and that includes his analysis of QB Josh Allen, OC Joe Brady, and the several injuries that Buffalo is dealing with this week. Parrino gives us his outlook for the 2025 Bills moving forward this season and while he doesn’t give a final score prediction on Friday morning, he gives his early thoughts on how he sees the Sunday game in Pittsburgh going and which team he's leaning toward picking as the winner. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Matt on X/Twitter at @mattparrino and make sure to read his work here: https://www.syracuse.com/staff/mparrino/. After finishing with Parrino, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Bills game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday afternoon. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the remainder of the Week 13 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Bills game. This 129-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

November 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,729 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says there's no better time than now for the Steelers to elevate Asante Samuel Jr. and insert him into the lineup. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,728 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the big opportunity that awaits forgotten Steelers DL Esezi Otomewo beginning Sunday against the Bills. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 26, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 55 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 few practice squad transactions since our last show. We also discuss the news related to injured Steelers DL Daniel Ekuale being given a five-game suspension on Tuesday and the impact that has on him and the team. Alex and I then go over the list of injured Steelers players heading into Week 13 and that includes DT Derrick Harmon and T Broderick Jones already being ruled out for Sunday's home game against the Buffalo Bills. We discuss whether Calvin Anderson or Andrus Peat will replace Jones at left tackle on Sunday and if both DL Logan Lee and DL Brodric Martin-Rhodes will be active on Sunday with Harmon sidelined. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin addressed the health QB Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday, so we discuss the optimism he showed when it comes to the team possibly having their starter back on Sunday against the Bills. We also discuss the other injured players that Tomlin listed during his Tuesday press conference, As usual, Alex and I parse all of the notable talking points that came out of Tomlin Tuesday. We discuss what Tomlin had to say about the team's loss to the Chicago Bears this past Sunday, the late illegal formation penalty in that game and what he said about the play of QB Mason Rudolph in that contest. We also discuss Tomlin focusing on special teams play to open his Tuesday press conference. Tomlin was asked about the usage of the middle of the field in the passing game on Tuesday, so we go over his comments on that subject. Alex and I also look at some passing stats related to deep and ultra deep attempts so far this season as it relates to usage of the middle of the field. We also recap Tomlin essentially glossing over the defensive schematics used on one of the touchdown passes the Bears had on Sunday. With the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Sunday road loss to the Bears now fully digested by us, Alex and I discuss the good, bad and ugly that we uncovered from that when it comes to the offense, defense, and special teams. We start with the offense and go over the missed deep shots, the effectiveness of the running game, and the several second and long runs in that contest. After talking about the offensive play on Sunday, Alex and I move on to talk some about what we saw from the Steelers' defense on the All-22 tape from the Bears game. We go over the lack of pressure on Bears QB Caleb Williams in that Week 12 game, the opposing offense’s ability to attack between the numbers in the passing game, and how that side of the football played against the Chicago running game. Alex and I mix in quite a few tape observations during this show and we make sure to discuss the recent play of several different players as well. Would it be a huge shock to most fans of the Steelers should the team beat the Bills on Sunday at home? We address that question later in this show. This 101-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

November 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,727 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says frustrations are mounting for players and fans regarding the Steelers' scheme and coaching staff, and something has to give. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,726 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle wonders if Mike Tomlin will ever adapt from the (failing) way he prefers to "engineer victory". ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 24, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 54 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 12 Sunday afternoon road loss to the Chicago Bears. 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 afternoon inactive list and how the Steelers decided to sit QB Aaron Rodgers as one of the team's five inactive players against the Bears. We discuss Rodgers not even being listed as the emergency third quarterback on Sunday. The Steelers sustained a few injuries during Sunday’s road loss to the Bears, so we discuss what happened to CB Joey Porter Jr. (hip), T Broderick Jones (stinger), and WR DK Metcalf (ankle) during the contest. We also discuss the prospects of Rodgers returning to action on Sunday for the team's week 13 home game. After going through the newsy items related to Sunday's game, Alex and I look at what all transpired at Soldier Field in Chicago. We first talk about the play of the Steelers' defense and how poor things looked on that side of the football. We discuss that unit's play against the run on Sunday and several plays of 10 yards or longer that were allowed. We also discuss the defense’s inability to get pressure on Bears QB Caleb Williams on Sunday. The Steelers methodology and scheming late in the first half against the Bears really upset Alex and me. We also discuss the longest touchdown pass allowed by the Steelers defense on Sunday and how the coverage used on that play shouldn't have been completely utilized. After discussing the play of the Steelers' defense against the Bears, Alex and I then do the same when it comes to Pittsburgh's offense. We talk a lot about how QB Mason Rudolph played overall and his inability to effectively push the football down the field through the air. We discuss Rudolph’s intended air yard average as well as his completed air yard average. We also talk about how poorly Rudolph performed on Sunday when using play-action. While the Steelers’ running game was effective enough against the Bears, it still wasnt enough to help the passing game portion of the offense. The offensive line, in our opinion, played well overall. We discuss the tight end output, the overall lack of yards after the catch on Sunday, and much more. The illegal formation penalty on the Steelers offense late in Sunday’s game really disturbed Alex and me. We discuss how and why that shouldn’t have happened and how a timeout should have been called to avoid the penalty. Special teams certainly played a role in Sunday's loss, so Alex and I make sure to hit on what went wrong in that phase of the game at Soldier Field. We make sure to discuss a few in-game decisions made by Steelers HC Mike Tomlin throughout this show as well. The Steelers are really just a mid team this year and that's been known for several weeks now. We discuss how hard it will be for the 2025 Steelers to not only win the AFC North division at this point but merely make the playoffs as well. This 107-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

November 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,725 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explain why the questions at left tackle could be an issue for Bears QB Caleb Williams and an opportunity for Steelers OLB Nick Herbig. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 22, 2025 - For Episode 1,724 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why he thinks the Steelers' defense should have an edge over QB Caleb Williams. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,723 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why it feels like this week's game between the Steelers and Bears will go one of two ways when it comes to QB Caleb Williams versus the Steelers' defense. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 21, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 53 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 Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field. Alex and I start this show by looking at the Steelers’ Thursday injury report and specifically, what the current outlook is for QB Aaron Rodgers, RB Jaylen Warren, and OLB Alex Highsmith. We discuss the contraption that Rodgers wore on his injured left wrist on Thursday and he reportedly looked as a limited practice participant. We move forward from Pittsburgh's injury report heading into Friday to look briefly at the injured players that Chicago is currently dealing with. On Thursday, we once again 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. We discuss Smith possibly adding a wrinkle to the team's version of the tush push, how he feels about using RB Jaylen Warren and RB Kenneth Gainwell in any situation, and what it would take for rookie RB Kaleb Johnson to get more touches moving forward. As for Austin's Thursday comments, we discuss what he had to say about CB Cory Trice Jr. now being out for the rest of the season. We also talk about what Austin had to say about OLB Nick Herbig and OLB Jack Sawyer. We also go over Austin's thoughts on preparing to defend against Bears QB Caleb Williams on Sunday in Chicago. We welcome Adam Hoge of All City as a first timer to the show on Friday, and he helps us preview the Steelers-Bears game. Hoge has covered the Bears for many seasons, and he certainly knows that team inside and out. We get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday afternoon game in Chicago and that includes his analysis of Williams and new HC Ben Johnson. Adam fills us in on the Bears’ injuries, how CB Jaylon Johnson might be back this week and the impact that could potentially have. We also get his thoughts on Rodgers potentially playing on Sunday against the Bears, a team that he has a lot of history and success against dating back to when he was the longtime quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. Adam talks about the Bears’ offense and defense quite a bit in this interview, and we get his not-yet-set-in-stone prediction for the Sunday game at the end of the interview. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Adam on X/Twitter at @adamhoge and make sure to read his work here: https://allchgo.com/author/hogejahnsauthor/. After finishing with Hoge, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Bears game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday afternoon. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the remainder of the Week 12 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Bears game. This 135-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

November 20, 2025 - For Episode 1,722 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney praises Keeanu Benton for the turnaround he's had this season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov. 20 – Ep. 81: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark begin the show by recapping the Steelers' win over the Bengals. We discuss what led to this game looking completely different than their last matchup against the Bengals a month ago. We also talk about James Pierre, the RB committee, Aaron Rodgers' sluggish first half and more. Next we discuss Mason Rudolph's impressive second half, and whether or not he should start given Rodgers' left wrist injury. We each give our prediction for who will play on Saturday. For the final topic, we preview the Bears game with matchups to watch, injury news, and something that may favor the Steelers' defense in a big way. We wrap up the show with a listener question about the Steelers' top three draft needs (excluding quarterback). 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

November 19, 2025 - For Episode 1,721 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the hot streak Steelers DL Keeanu Benton is on as he's setting himself up for a handsome offseason payday. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 19, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 52 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 few transactions since our last show with one of those being the signing of QB/WR John Rhys Plumlee back to the practice squad on Tuesday. We talk about why Plumlee was likely added to the practice squad in addition to discussing why five other players were brough in for tryouts on Tuesday. Alex and I then go over the list of injured players the Steelers have heading into Week 12 with QB Aaron Rodgers obviously being our main focus due to a fracture of some kind in his left wrist. We discuss what all HC Mike Tomlin had to say on Tuesday about Rodgers possibly playing on Sunday against the Chicago Bears and whether our gut feelings tell us when it comes to that possibly happening. Should the Steelers strongly consider starting QB Mason Rudolph against the Bears regardless of what transpires this week with Rodgers? Alex and I attack that question in this show and also talk about the possibility of Rodgers being the backup on Sunday against the Bears. We also talk a little about rookie QB Will Howard possibly getting a few first-team reps this week with Rodgers slowed by injury. As usual, Alex and I parse all of the notable talking points that came out of Tomlin Tuesday. We discuss what Tomlin had to say about playing time on Sunday for CB Darius Slay and CB James Pierre and if indeed the former will wind up resuming as the starter against the Bears if he clears concussion protocol this week. We discuss what playing time on Sunday might and should look like on Sunday against the Bears when it comes to both Slay and Pierre. Tomlin talked some about TE Darnell Washington and his usage in the offense on Tuesday, so we make sure to dive a bit deeper into those comments. We also talk about what Tomlin had to say about the reaction S Jalen Ramsey had to Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase spitting on him in the second half of the Week 11 Sunday game at Acrisure Stadium. With Chase having his one-game suspension upheld on Tuesday as part of his appeal process, Alex and I address what should happen to every player that spits on another player during a game and how the NFL needs to take a more defined punishment stance moving forward. With the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Sunday home win against the Bengals now fully digested by us, Alex and I discuss the good, bad and ugly that we uncovered from that. We start with the defense and go over how that unit effectively did against the pass on Sunday and the changes that we have seen schematically the last several weeks with Ramsey and Kyle Dugger now manning the two safety positions. We also discuss the three outside linebacker packages the Steelers used on Sunday against the Bengals and how effective that was. After talking about the defensive play on Sunday, Alex and I move on to talk some about what we saw from the Steelers offense on the all-22 tape from the game against the Bengals. We were both less enthused when it came to that side of the football and we explain why. We also wonder if Rudolph might try to push the football down the field more on Sunday against the Bears should he indeed get the start in that contest over the injured Rodgers. Alex and I mix in quite a few tape observations during this show and we make sure to discuss the recent play of several different players as well. Alex previews a tape study that he is working on when it comes to Steelers DT Keeanu Benton as well. This 110-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

November 18, 2025 - For Episode 1,720 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers and Mike Tomlin are making a mistake giving Darius Slay a role in the secondary coming off injury. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 17, 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

November 17, 2025 - For Episode 1,719 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle offers his solution to fixing the Steelers' offense. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 17, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 51 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 11 Sunday afternoon home win against the Cincinnati Bengals. 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 afternoon inactive list and the few transactions the team has made since our Friday show. Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers sustained a left wrist injury late in the first half of the Sunday game against the Bengals and it resulted in him leaving the contest at halftime. Alex and I discuss the latest reports concerning that injury and whether Rodgers will ultimately miss a game or more as a result of it. Sunday's game included Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase spitting on Steelers S Jalen Ramsey, and it resulted in the former being ejected from that contest due to him throwing a punch. We discuss how Chase lied after the game about spitting on Ramsey and whether he or Ramsey will be suspended for any future games. We talk about Ramsey's reaction to getting spit on and how such an act is unforgivable. After going through the newsy items related to Sunday's game, Alex and I look at what all transpired at Acrisure Stadium. We talk first about the play of the Steelers defense on Sunday and that includes us discussing the individual performances of several players. We talk about Chase being limited in the passing game, Bengals QB Joe Flacco holding the football longer, and obviously the two key takeaways for scores that were registered during the second half. Steelers CB James Pierre continues to play well on Sunday, so we discuss how he deserves to play ahead of CB Darius Slay moving forward. We also discuss the bad penalty called on Steelers OLB T.J. Watt on Sunday. After discussing the play of the Steelers defense against the Bengals, Alex and I then do the same when it comes to Pittsburgh's offense. We talk a lot about how QB Mason Rudolph played in the second half and how RB Kenneth Gainwell and TE Darnell Washington made a few game-changing plays during the contest as well. We discuss the role yards after the catch played in Pittsburg's win over the Bengals and we make sure to hit on a few snap counts from that contest on that side of the football. The Steelers converted a few key third downs on offense on Sunday so we make sure to talk about that. We make sure to point out that the Steelers offense really only had two offensive possessions in the second half of Sunday's game. Alex and I provide a few thoughts on Pittsburgh's special teams play on Sunday and that includes us focusing in on one punt return that WR Calvin Austin III had in that contest. This 114-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

November 16, 2025 - For Episode 1,718 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about how hard it can be to build through the draft if the younger Steelers can't even get on the field. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 15, 2025 - For Episode 1,717 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark talks about why the Steelers feel less resilient this year than in years past. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 14, 2025 - For Episode 1,716 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why the Steelers have the perfect "get right" game Sunday against the Bengals - and why they must take advantage. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 14, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 50 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 Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon at Acrisure Stadium Alex and I start this show off by looking at the Thursday injury report released by the Steelers. We discuss the few players to watch closely on the Friday report and whether CB Darius Slay will be able to play on Sunday due to him being in concussion protocol this week. Will WR Ke'Shawn Williams be active again this weekend as a returner? If he isn’t, will rookie RB Kaleb Johnson be given another chance to return kickoffs? We address both of those questions early in this show. Alex and I also discuss the possibilities of both WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling and CB Asante Samuel Jr. being elevated from the practice squad on Saturday. On Thursday, we once again 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. While not a lot of pertinent information came out of those two media sessions, we address a few of the things both of the coordinators said. We welcome Jay Morrison of Sports Illustrated back to the show on Friday, and he helps us preview the Steelers-Bengals game. Morrison has covered the Bengals for many seasons, and nobody knows that team better than he does. I get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday afternoon game in Pittsburgh. Jay fills us in on the Bengals’ injuries, how QB Joe Flacco has fit in on offense the last several weeks, and the state of the Cincinnati locker room on the heels of their last two losses prior to bye week. Jay talks about the Bengals’ offense and defense quite a bit in this interview, and we get his score prediction for the Sunday game at the end of the interview. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Jay on X/Twitter at @ByJayMorrison and make sure to read his work here: https://www.bengalstalk.com. After finishing with Morrison, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Bengals game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday afternoon. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the remainder of the Week 11 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Bengals game. This 108-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

November 13, 2025 - For Episode 1,715 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney borrows Aaron Rodgers' famous words from 2014, telling Steelers fans to relax when it comes to Rodgers' bad performance against the Chargers. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov. 6 – Ep. 80: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap the disastrous game against the Los Angeles Chargers on primetime. They start by discussing Aaron Rodgers' bad game, and how he had very little help on offense around him to make up for it. We also talk about the defense looking good, but the other two phases letting them down. Next we talk we do a deep dive into the offense and try to answer the question of whether or not the offense can turn things around after a few bad games in a row. Can Marquez Valdes-Scantling help, and will he even play this weekend? For the final topic, we preview the Bengals game, including both teams' injury reports. We answer a listener questions about zone and man defense and which the Steelers are better suited for at the moment. Thank you for joining us for this 38-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 12, 2025 - For Episode 1,714 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora shares the NFL's worst penalty in the rulebook and why, if he was commissioner, it would be the first change he would make. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 12, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 49 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 several transactions since our last show with one of those being the signing of CB Asante Samuel Jr. to the team's practice squad. After going over all of the recent transactions, that also includes rookie QB Will Howard being activated to the 53-man roster from the Reserve/Injured list, Alex and I talk about what kind of player the Steelers are getting in Samuel. We also discuss the possibility of Samuel making his Steelers debut as early as Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers will have several notable injured players worth tracking these next few days, so Alex and I run through that list based on the information that HC Mike Tomlin provided on Tuesday during his weekly press conference. As usual, Alex and I parse all of the notable talking points that came out of Tomlin Tuesday. We discuss what Tomlin had to say about S Jalen Ramsey, the Week 10 usage of RB Jaylen Warren, the possibility of WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling getting elevated sooner rather than later, and much more. Tomlin gave us several things to discuss on this Wednesday, so we spend quite a bit of time doing so. With the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Sunday night road loss to the Los Angeles Chargers now fully digested by us, Alex and I discuss the good, bad and ugly that we uncovered from that. We start with the offense and that includes a discussion about how poorly QB Aaron Rodgers played, the explosive plays he missed, the running game output, third down failures, and much more. Should WR Roman Wilson start receiving more playing time than WR Calvin Austin III moving forward? Alex and I discuss that topic as well as whether we are concerned about Rodgers coming off his poor showing on Sunday night. Alex and I make sure to discuss the play of the Steelers' defense against the Chargers and how that unit started to wear down in the second half. We look at the first half running success the Chargers' offense had in the first half related to the second half. Alex and I mix in quite a few tape observations during this show and we make sure to discuss the recent play of several different players as well. This 110-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

November 11, 2025 - For Episode 1,713 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney joins Mike Tomlin in his praise for veteran cornerback James Pierre, who played a strong game against the Chargers in relief of Darius Slay. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 10, 2025 - For Episode 1,712 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle hits the panic button on the development of the young offensive line. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 10, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 48 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 10 Sunday night road loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. 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 few injuries sustained by the Steelers in their 25-10 loss to the Chargers, and the few transactions the team has made since our Friday show. The Steelers played very poorly on offense against the Chargers and QB Aaron Rodgers had a big hand in that. We discuss the offensive woes the Steelers had against the Chargers and that includes the unit’s ineffectiveness on third downs and the inability to produce explosive plays. We discuss a few huge misses that Rodgers had down the field and the running game only had just a few bright spots on Sunday night. The two interceptions are discussed in addition to the failed fourth and goal play. Overall, we struggle to produce very many positive things to say about Pittsburgh's offensive effort on Sunday night other than to conclude it was very offensive to watch. While the Steelers’ defensive play wasnt awful against the Chargers, the unit still failed to register any takeaways to go along with their five sacks of QB Justin Herbert. We discuss the good, bad, and the ugly when it comes to the Sunday night play of that side of the football. We discuss the quick snap to throw time of Herbert. The few big plays the Chargers offense registered, and much more. The Steelers weren’t great when it came to special teams play on Sunday night, so we go over that phase of the game from the Sunday night loss as well. Should the Steelers be heavy favorites in Week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals? Is this more than just a middling 2025 Steelers team we are all watching? Are at least five more wins this season for the Steelers a lock? We discuss those several questions later on in this show. Will we soon see WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling get playing time on offense? Should such a thing happen in the coming weeks? Alex and I address those few questions late in this show as well. This 88-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

November 9, 2025 - For Episode 1,711 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why she prefers that the Steelers didn't spend draft picks to add a wide receiver prior to the NFL trade deadline. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 8, 2025 - For Episode 1,710 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why he would’ve liked to see the Steelers trade for a cornerback. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 7, 2025 - For Episode 1,709 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora gives props to the Steelers' special teams unit for handling injuries well and performing at a high level in every phase of its play. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 7, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 47 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 Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. The Steelers made a few more transactions since our Wednesday show so Alex and I go over the Addition of DT Brodric Martin-Rhodes and the waiving of OLB DeMarvin Leal. We also go over the fact that the Steelers now enter Friday with just a 52-man roster. Will Martin-Rhodes see action on Sunday night against the Chargers and how does he fit with the Steelers? Alex and I attempt to answer those two questions early in this show. We also discuss whether the Steelers will activate QB Will Howard from the Reserve/Injured list prior to the Sunday night game. Alex and I go over the injury report released by the Steelers on Thursday as we attempt to get a better handle on who might be out this week. On Thursday, we once again 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. As part of this conversation, Alex and I discuss how QB Aaron Rodgers has fit in with the Steelers so far and how it looks like he has a great relationship with Smith. Will the Steelers ultimately sign free agent CB Assante Samuel Jr.? We talk about the visits that he has taking this next week and his potential fit in Pittsburgh should he ultimately sign with the Steelers. With no opposing team beat writer to talk to this week, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Chargers Sunday night game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday night. We start by looking at the Chargers offense before talking in-depth about their defense. Several key stats and rankings for both the Steelers and the Chargers are mixed in throughout this preview as well. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 10 NFL games against the spreads using the lines provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also provide our own score predictions for the Steelers-Chargers game. This 109-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

November 6, 2025 - For Episode 1,708 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney highlights one clear matchup advantage the Steelers have against the Chargers in Week 10. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov. 6 – Ep. 79: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start off the episode recapping the Steelers' big win over the Colts. How did the defense stop their skid against the league's best offense, and what changes can they learn from moving forward? We discuss all of that and more. Next we talk about the Steelers' inaction at the trade deadline and why that may have made the most sense given the inflated trade market. Pittsburgh also has an opportunity to keep adding to their roster with CB Asante Samuel Jr. We dive into how important another addition to the secondary is given the thin depth chart. Next, we preview Sunday Night's game against the Chargers, the injury report for both teams, and some matchups to watch. Thank you for joining us for this 38-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 5, 2025 - For Episode 1,707 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why Omar Khan and the Steelers made the right move by not adding a wide receiver during yesterday's trade deadline. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 5, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 46 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 not making any deals to acquire additional players on Tuesday, the final day of the NFL's 2025 trade deadline. We go over how hard the Steelers likely tried to trade for a wide receiver on Tuesday and the players they reportedly attempted to deal for. We also talk about the price that a few players ultimately went for in other trades. Overall, Alex and I let it be known that we weren’t surprised that the Steelers didn’t make any trades on Tuesday. Alex and I talk about several of the trades that were made by other teams on Tuesday. The Steelers made a few practice squad transactions on Tuesday, so Alex and I make sure to recap those moves. 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 session. We discuss what Tomlin had to say about Jalen Ramsey being moved to safety and the play on Sunday of new S Kyle Dugger. We also discuss Tomlin's thoughts on WR Roman Wilson and the running game on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Tomlin commented briefly on Tuesday on the signing of WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the practice squad, so we recap what he said about him. Tomlin ran down the health of the team on Tuesday so Alex and I go over that recap and what it might mean when it comes to the team's injury report for Week 10. With the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Sunday afternoon home win against the Colts now fully digested by us, Alex and I discuss the good, bad and ugly that we uncovered. We start with the offensive play on Sunday and that includes a discussion about lack of explosive plays the unit has produced so far this season. We also have another healthy discussion about the solid play turned in by the Steelers defense on Sunday. Should there be concern when it comes to the Steelers relying heavily on takeaways from the team's defense? Alex and I discuss that question that seems to be a popular one to start this week. 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 103-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

November 4, 2025 - For Episode 1,706 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says keeping Jalen Ramsey at safety is the right decision, and it shows the Steelers are willing to do whatever it takes to fix the defense. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 3, 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

November 3, 2025 - For Episode 1,705 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle makes the case for two positions other than WR that should receive trade deadline consideration from the Steelers. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 3, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 45 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 9 Sunday home win against the Indianapolis Colts. 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 inactive list, the few injuries sustained by the Steelers in their 27-20 win against the Colts, and the several transactions the team has made since our Friday show. The Steelers defense played extremely well on Sunday against the Colts as they rebounded following the unit's poor Week 8 showing against the Green Bay Packers. Because of that stellar performance by that unit against the Colts, Alex and I start on that side of the football. Alex and I go over the schematic and personnel changes the Steelers made on defense on Sunday against the Colts that resulted in the unit registering numerous takeaways and five sacks of Colts QB Daniel Jones. We discuss the several big plays made by the defense on Sunday and go over some key stats when it comes to the scheme used. While the Steelers defense was far from perfect on Sunday, the good clearly made a difference in the game. Will the Steelers continue to use Jalen Ramsey and Kyle Dugger as their two starting safeties? We discuss that possibility and go over several snap counts on that side of the football. After thoroughly breaking down the play of the Steelers’ defense on Sunday, Alex and I then discuss the good, bad, and ugly from the offense against the Colts. That unit was able to produce 24 points off of turnovers and even without registering any explosive plays of 20 yards or longer. We talk about how the offense was clunky overall on Sunday but managed to produce three touchdowns just the same. WR Roman Wilson fumbled away the football late in Sunday's game, so we discuss that play. We also discuss some key metrics related to the play of Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers against the Colts. We make sure to highlight the play of TE Darnell Washington, WR Calvin Austin III , and RB Kenneth Gainwell during this show. The Steelers special team units performed well on Sunday, so Alex and I discuss the contributions in that phase of the game. We also break down the brilliant decision that special teams coordinator Danny Smith made in the second half as part of a kickoff. Ramsey held court with the team on Saturday night, according to Rodgers, so we discuss that little tidbit later in this show. With the annual NFL trade deadline now upon us, Alex and I look at the possibility and probability related to the Steelers trading for a wide receiver. Could Washington Commanders WR Deebo Samuel be an underrated trade option for the Steelers? What other positions might the Steelers consider trading for other than wide receiver? We attempt to answer those questions later in this show. Did the Steelers win convincing enough on Sunday? Alex and I discuss that flawed question and narrative making the rounds on Monday morning. This 103-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

November 2, 2025 - For Episode 1,704 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the Steelers' current record when playing in Pittsburgh and whether their home field advantage is a factor this year. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 1, 2025 - For Episode 1,703 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why the Steelers need to trust their run game more than they have. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 31, 2025 - For Episode 1,702 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the need for the Steelers' red zone offense to take charge this weekend in order to pull off the upset against the Colts. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 31, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 44 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 Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night. We discuss the Steelers' injury situation heading into Friday and other miscellaneous items related to the team that have happened since Wednesday. On Thursday, we once again 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. We discuss Austin on talking about how he mostly does the play calling on defense and how HC Mike Tomlin has the liberty to call some plays as well. We go over several key stats related to the Steelers defense as the team enters Week 9. We also talk about the Steelers moving two players to the Reserve/Injured list on Friday and if the offense will stay committed to using a sixth offensive lineman on Sunday should G Isaac Seumalo miss the Week 9 contest with his pectoral injury. We welcome the Indianapolis Star's Joel A. Erickson to the show on Friday, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers-Colts game. Erickson has covered the Colts for many seasons, and nobody knows that team better than he does. We get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday game in Pittsburgh against the Colts. Joel fills us in on the play so far of the 2025 Colts based on what his preseason predictions for the team were. We also discuss the amazing seasons that Colts QB Daniel Jones and RB Jonathan Taylor are both having to date. Joel talks about the Colts' offense and defense quite a bit, and we get his score prediction for the Sunday game at the end of the interview. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Joel on X/Twitter at @JoelAErickson and make sure to read his work here: https://www.indystar.com/staff/2647522001/joel-a-erickson/ After finishing with Erickson, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Colts game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday afternoon. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 9 NFL games against the spreads using the lines provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also provide our own score predictions for the Steelers-Colts game. This 122-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 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,701 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers' trade deadline path will be decided by Sunday's performance against the Colts. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 30 – Ep. 78: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start off the episode discussing how disappointing the Steelers' defense has been with several stats to back it up. We recap Sunday night's loss to the Packers and where the blame falls. Why did they abandon the run and does the offense share in the blame for the second half collapse? Next, we talk about next Tuesday's trade deadline and the Steelers' first deal for Patriots S Kyle Dugger. Who else should they add and is it even worth it at this point given their 4-3 record? For the final topic, we preview the Colts game, go over the injury reports for both teams, and discuss a few notable matchups to watch. To wrap up the show, we answer a listener question about possible rule changes. Thank you for joining us for this 45-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 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

October 17, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 38 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into our overarching thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 7 Thursday night road loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on a short week. With the Steelers' defense playing a huge part in the team's loss to the Bengals, Alex and I spend a lot of time during this show talking about all of the woes that unit had on Thursday. We address the defense getting run on quite easily, and how Bengals QB Joe Flacco had no problems when it came to attacking either man or zone coverages that he faced. While the Steelers attempted to mix up their defensive coverages Thursday night, that unit still could not prevent WR Ja'Marr Chase from having a big night. We go over the play of CB Jalen Ramsey and how poor it was. We also discuss how Flacco easily used slants to destroy the defense. We also discuss Flacco getting the ball out quickly Thursday night and how the few deep shots he took connected quite easily. As bad as the Steelers defense played Thursday night, the team's offense still gave that unit one final chance to get a stop to win the game. The defense could not accomplish that, and we discuss how easily the Bengals offense moved the football during their final possession for a game-winning field goal. The Steelers offense, outside of the two interceptions thrown by QB Aaron Rodgers, played well overall on Thursday night. We discuss the running game showing more life against the Bengals and TE Pat Freiermuth also wound up having a monster game in a losing effort. The Steelers did have a few questionable play calls and execution errors that we cover during this show and that includes the botched flea-flicker. We also go over some key penalties the Steelers had on offense against the Bengals.Several various and key plays on both sides of the football are discussed throughout this show in addition to several individual player performances as well. We go over several snap counts from the Thursday night game and how OLB Nick Herbig probably should have seen more playing time against the Bengals. A few postgame quotes from Steelers HC Mike Tomlin are discussed during this show and we make sure to recap some Thursday night historical stats. After fully breaking down and recapping the Thursday night game, Alex and I then go over the health of the team as they exit Week 7. We also go over the Thursday night inactive list, and the roster move that the team made on Thursday. Alex and I then pick all of the remaining Week 7 NFL games against the spreads that are listed currently by our show sponsor, MyBookie.ag. This 105-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 16, 2025 - For Episode 1,687 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says that OLB Nick Herbig will be the x-factor Thursday night for the Steelers in an advantageous matchup. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 15, 2025 - For Episode 1,686 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora offers a Baltimore Ravens reality check and pushes back on the notion they have an easy schedule that will allow them to waltz in and capture the AFC North crown. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 15 – Ep. 76: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap the Steelers' 23-9 win over the Cleveland Browns. We discuss the defense finally living up to expectations, the offense starting the game with a bang, and Nick Herbig's big day. For the second topic, we talk about Darnell Washington dominating the TE snap share and whether or not he will end the season as the team's top tight end. For the third topic, we go over the injury report for the Bengals and Steelers and preview their Thursday Night Football matchup. To wrap up the show, we answer a listener question about Arthur Smith not getting enough credit. Thank you for joining us for this 36-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 15, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 37 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepare to play the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night. We discuss the Steelers' injury report heading into Wednesday, the free agent visitor the team brought in on Tuesday, and other miscellaneous items related to the team that happened since Monday. On Tuesday, 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 short week. There is a lot of talk from us in this segment about Steelers ILB Patrick Queen and TE Darnell Washington based on comments made by both coordinators on Tuesday. With the all-22 from the Steelers Week 6 game against the Cleveland Browns now fully digested by both of us, Alex and I go deeper into our recap of that home win this past Sunday. We discuss how the Steelers were able to minimize the impact of Browns DE Myles Garrett on Sunday and how that unit ran the ball more effectively in that contest. Steelers T Broderick Jones is a big conversation topic coming out of the game against the Browns, so Alex and I discuss his play and future outlook with the team now in Week 7. Alex and I go over the play of the Steelers’ defense against the Browns and how the depth on that side of the football performed well overall after a few starters were pulled from the contest in the fourth quarter. I welcome Jay Morrison of Sports Illustrated back to the show, and he helps me get started with a preview of the Bengals-Steelers game. Morrison has covered the Bengals for many seasons, and nobody knows that team better than he does. I get his thoughts on several things related to Thursday’s night game in Cincinnati. Jay fills all of us in on the trade that the Bengal’s made for veteran QB Joe Flacco and how he played in Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers. We talk about the status of Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson headed into Wednesday and how the Bengals might get a few other injured players back for the game against the Steelers. Jay talks about the Bengals offense and defense quite a bit during his time with me and I get his score prediction for the Thursday night game at the end of the interview.If not already doing so, make sure to follow Jay on X/Twitter at @ByJayMorrison and make sure to read his work here: https://www.bengalstalk.com After finishing with Morrison, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Bengals-Steelers game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football on Thursday night in Cincinnati. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the Thursday night game between the Steelers and the Bengals using the line provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. This 118-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 14, 2025 - For Episode 1,685 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers' secondary needs to prove decision makers right Thursday night since this is the exact matchup they were brought in for. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 13, 2025 - For Episode 1,684 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why the Steelers shouldn't make any blockbuster trades at the deadline this year. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 13, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 36 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 6 Sunday home win against the Cleveland Browns and how the team must now get ready to play on a short week. As part of our Monday Housekeeping segment, which is brought to you by Touring Plans, Alex and I go over the Steelers' Week 6 inactive list, the transactions that were made on Saturday, and the injury sustained by S Miles Killebrew against the Browns, which is likely to end his 2025 season. As usual, Alex and I get into recap the Steelers' win against the Browns. We start on the offensive side of the football and talk about several individual performances, the few big plays and the plays to WR DK Metcalf and TE Connor Heyward for touchdowns. We discuss the running game being adequate against the Browns and how there is still room for improvement when it comes to that phase. We also talk about the play of the offensive line, tight ends, and running backs on Sunday and how and why Browns DE Myles Garrett wasnt allowed to wreck the game on Sunday. The Steelers recorded another six sacks on Sunday. We go over the solid performances of several Steelers defensive players against the Browns, and we make sure to highlight the strong games that both OLB Nick Herbig and CB Jalen Ramsey put on tape. We discuss the play of every position group on defense and how the Browns running game was limited. Alex and I go over several of the snaps counts from Sunday and especially on the defensive side of the football. We discuss how a few key players on defense were rested some late in Sunday's game and how that could wind up paying dividends on a short week. The Sunday penalty total is also discussed during this show.After fully recapping the Steelers' win against the Browns, Alex and I discuss a few notable things that Steelers HC Mike Tomlin had to say right after the Sunday game and during his Monday press conference. Alex and I discuss a few other notable things from around the NFL, and we also start looking ahead to how the Steelers might gameplan for new Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Flacco on Thursday night. This 70-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 12, 2025 - For Episode 1,683 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why WR Roman Wilson's slow start this season may have more to do with offensive scheme than lack of ability and why Steelers' history shows he should still get his chance to contribute. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 11, 2025 - For Episode 1,682 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why the Steelers may have a tough time running the ball on Sunday against the Browns. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 10, 2025 - For Episode 1,681 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses TE Pat Freiermuth being a good teammate through his lack of involvement even while knowing the offense needs him to make a bigger impact. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 10, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 35 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking briefly about the Thursday night game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles and how it was a huge coming out party for both QB Jaxson Dart and RB Cam Skattebo on the main stage. Alex and I move on to discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers' injury report heading into Friday. We talk about Steelers CB Jalen Ramsey and WR Calvin Austin III both trying to return this week from their respective injuries. We also discuss what the early inactive list for the Sunday home game against the Cleveland Browns is shaping up to be. The Steelers brought in a few free agents for tryouts this past week, so Alex and I go over that list of players and the return of ILB Jacoby Windmon to the practice squad. 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. Will Steelers OL Spencer Anderson factor into the receiving game on Sunday against the Browns? Alex and I go deep into trying to answer that question on this Friday. We also talk about the roles of Steelers outside linebackers Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig on Sunday and if either have a shot at making huge plays against the Browns. Alex and I welcome Scott Petrak of The Chronicle-Telegram and Medina Gazette back to the show, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers-Browns game. Petrak has covered the Browns for many seasons, and nobody knows that team better than he does. We get his thoughts on several things related to Sunday’s game at Acrisure Stadium. Scott fills us in on the two trades that the Browns made this past week and if the loss of veteran QB Joe Flacco might impact the upcoming game against the Steelers from a preparation standpoint. We talk about the Browns on offense and defense and how Cleveland’s rookie class seems to be impacting the team in a lot of positive ways so far in 2025. At the end of our talk with Petrak, he gives us his score prediction for the Steelers-Browns game. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Scott on X/Twitter at @ScottPetrak and make sure to read his work here: https://www.brownszone.com After finishing with Petrak, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Browns game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football on Sunday at Acrisure stadium in Pittsburgh. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 6 games in the NFL using the lines provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Browns to end that segment. This 112-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we close out this show by answering a few questions we received via email from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 9, 2025 - For Episode 1,680 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers cannot afford to overlook either AFC North foe in the next week. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 9 – Ep. 75: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start by discussing the ongoing collapse of the AFC North as well as recent trades made around the division. Is it already safe to say the Steelers will win the division or is that jumping the gun? We discuss all of that and more before previewing the Steelers' Week 6 game against the Browns. For the second topic, we talk about the Steelers' jumbo package on offense with OL Spencer Anderson acting as a tackle-eligible on the end of the line of scrimmage. How will that change the offense and are they prepping to throw him a pass? For the third topic, we go over the injury reports for both the Steelers and Browns. To wrap up the show, we answer a listener question about Will Howard and Skylar Thompson. Thank you for joining us for this 36-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 8, 2025 - For Episode 1,679 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora offers Steelers DC Teryl Austin credit for the job he's done, especially when it comes to creating a strong turnover culture. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 8, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 34 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers exiting their bye week as they start to prepare to play the Cleveland Browns at home on Sunday. Alex and I discuss the recent transactions made by the Steelers and the team losing one of their practice squad players to the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday. By the sound of things, the Steelers will get CB Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring), OLB Alex Highsmith (ankle), and RB Jaylen Warren (knee) back from their injuries on Sunday against the Browns. Additionally, and based on what Steelers HC Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday, it sounds like WR Calvin Austin III (shoulder) and CB Jalen Ramsey are both highly questionable to play against the Browns. We also wonder if Austin and Ramsey could wind up missing the team's Week 7 game next Thursday night against the Cincinnati Bengals as well. With Tomlin holding his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Alex and I have a lot to recap when it comes to notable things he had to say. We discuss the Steelers’ expected usage of their tight ends the next few weeks and which wide receiver or wide receivers might see expanded action against the Browns on Sunday should Austin wind up being sidelined with his shoulder injury. Will and should the Steelers use more 13-personnel that includes TE Darnell Washington and OL Spencer Anderson on Sunday against the Browns? Alex and I attempt to answer that question midway through this Wednesday episode. Tomlin talked about the development of rookie RB Kaleb Johnson on Tuesday, so we discuss that topic for a bit. We also go over the several things that Tomlin had to say about the Browns on Tuesday and that includes his thoughts on their rookie QB Dillon Gabriel and what the plan might be to slow down DE Myles Garrett on Sunday. The Browns traded veteran QB Joe Flacco to the Bengals on Tuesday, so Alex and I discuss what that deal likely means for both teams in addition to the Steelers. We also discuss the Week 6 trade that Baltimore Ravens have made. Is New York Jets WR Allen Lazard destined to become a Steeler at some point before the annual trade deadline arrives? Alex and I make sure to address that question during this show. This 96-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 7, 2025 - For Episode 1,678 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says it's a tough task trying to run the ball against Cleveland, but the Steelers invested heavily in the trenches for this reason. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 6, 2025 - For Episode 1,677 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle says there is a silver lining in Calvin Austin III's brief injury, which is hopefully getting Roman Wilson more involved. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 6, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 33 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about how the Pittsburgh Steelers essentially won their bye week on Sunday thanks to the other three teams in the AFC North division all losing their respective games. As part of our weekly housekeeping portion of the show on Monday, which is sponsored by Touring Plans, Alex and I dive even deeper into what happened in the AFC North division on Sunday and how Week 6 has the potential to be a great one for the Steelers when it comes the standings. Alex and I go over the Steelers injury situation heading into Week 6 and the news of the team filling their open practice squad spot early Monday morning. We go over why the Steelers currently sit at 3-1 entering Week 6 and the areas that team needs to improve in on both sides of the football as they exit their bye week. What should the message from Steelers HC Mike Tomlin be to the team on Monday? Alex and I attempt to answer that question. We also go over why the Cleveland Browns shouldn’t necessarily be considered an easy win for the Steelers this coming Sunday at home. At this point, should the Steelers going 3-3, or worse, within the AFC North division be considered a huge disappointment? Is 3-3 good enough? Alex and I discuss that question and topic in the middle of this show. Should the Steelers be entertaining thoughts of trading for another wide receiver right now, or at least before the annual deadline? We make a segment out of that question and pinpoint a few teams and wide receivers that make the most sense should the Steelers decide to go down that path of exploration. This 82-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 5, 2025 - For Episode 1,676 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the potential for rookie Will Howard versus veteran backup Skylar Thompson to return from IR and what that decision will tell us. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 4, 2025 - For Episode 1,675 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses the Steelers' use of their jumbo package and how much we may see it going forward. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 3 – Ep. 74: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start by recapping the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 4 win over the Minnesota Vikings. They discuss key moments from the game including Payton Wilson's heroic tackle, DK Metcalf's big day, Aaron Rodgers' quick release and more. They also discuss how the Steelers are pacing compared to the last four seasons and why those numbers are confusing. For the second topic, we discuss several topics from the assistant coach pressers including Roman Wilson, Kaleb Johnson, Broderick Jones, WIll Howard and more. For the third topic, we take inventory of the Steelers' roster health during the bye week and discuss the most recent injuries like Jalen Ramsey and Calvin Austin III. Thank you for joining us for this 42-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 3, 2025 - For Episode 1,674 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora says the NFL must change its intentional grounding scoring to give defenders credit for sacks, like the one Nick Herbig should've had against the Vikings. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 3, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 32 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about Cleveland Browns rookie QB Sheduer Sanders going full mime in a recent interview ahead of his team's Sunday morning game in England against the Minnesota Vikings. The San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams Thursday night in an entertaining game that went into overtime and that leads to another rant by me on why there is no such thing as a trap game in the NFL. The Steelers brought in five defensive backs for tryouts a few days ago, so we make sure to go over that list of players. We also go over the latest information concerning Steelers injured WR Calvin Austin III heading into the weekend. A few more Steelers' coaches talked to the media since our Wednesday episode, so Alex and I go over some key talking points to come out of those sessions. Alex and I discuss the job that Steelers offensive line coach Pat Meyer has done so far this season and if the team should have gone in a different direction when Arthur Smith was hired to be the offensive coordinator in 2024. On the heels of the fine game that Steelers DT Keeanu Benton played on Sunday against the Vikings, Alex and I have a length conversation about his style of play and what he excels at. The Steelers haven’t run a ton of offensive plays through the first four games of the 2025 regular season, so Alex and I expand on that topic for a little while. With the Steelers now on their bye week, Alex and I go over several main takeaways we have concerning the team on both offense and defense. We discuss the key components to the Steelers being 3-1 at their bye. We also discuss the relatively low usage of the team's tight ends on offense so far through the first four regular season games. With it being Friday, Alex and I make our picks against the spreads for all of the remaining Week 5 games in the NFL using the lines offered by MyBookie.ag, one of our show sponsors. 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

October 2, 2025 - For Episode 1,673 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says Patrick Queen is becoming the true standout linebacker the Steelers always envisioned, and it's no coincidence the defense is taking off. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 1, 2025 - For Episode 1,672 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses how, for the first time of 2025, the Steelers looked like the team they were constructed to be, playing well in every phase for the best win of the season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 1, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 31 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they enter their bye week following their win in Dublin, Ireland this past Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. The Steelers lost rookie S Sebastian Castro off their practice squad to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, so we make sure to hit that news at the beginning of this show. We also go over the Steelers' list of injured players that now includes WR Calvin Austin III and CB Jalen Ramsey and how the team might compensate for not having those two players right after the bye week. Several members of the Steelers' coaching staff met with the media on Tuesday, so Alex and I pick out and discuss the meaningful talking points that came out of those several sessions. We talk about the overarching questions from Tuesday that centered around the offense’s yards after the catch totals and short passing game through the first four games of the 2025 regular season. Alex and I look at several passing game stats related to the Steelers' offense through four games and how they share some similarities with what the Kansas City Chiefs did in 2024 on that side of the football. Is a short passing game with a high percentage of YAC sustainable for the Steelers' offense moving forward and especially with that unit only registering 10 explosive plays through four games? We discuss all of that in the middle of this show. We move on to discuss how QB Aaron Rodgers is fitting in with the Steelers so far and how he has handled himself as the team enters their bye week. We also discuss the role and health of rookie QB Will Howard while he is on the Reserve/Injured list. With the All-22 tape from the Week 4 game against the Vikings now fully digested, Alex and I both deliver our additional thoughts from the Steelers' Sunday win in Ireland when it comes to the offense, defense, and special teams. We take a hard look at the Steelers' personnel usage, offensive running scheme, and much more in this segment. We also go over what we viewed as positives and negatives on the defensive side of the football on Sunday against the Vikings. Alex and I make sure to hit on the point of the Steelers being atop the AFC North through Week 4 and how the other three teams in the division have a much bleaker outlook for the near future due to injuries and other situations. We make sure to hit on the quarterback switch the Cleveland Browns are making this week. This 104-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,671 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says Nick Herbig's growth and success doesn't mean the Steelers should look into trading Alex Highsmith. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 29, 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

September 29, 2025 - For Episode 1,670 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle discusses the bad injury luck in the Steelers' secondary and how significant Jalen Ramsey's absence will be. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 29, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 30 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to giving our overarching thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 4 Sunday win against the Minnesota Vikings and how impressive and big of a victory it was. Steelers backup QB Skylar Thompson was unfortunately included in the Sunday pregame headlines due to him being mugged in Ireland over the weekend, so we make sure to bring listeners up to date on what is known so far about that incident. As part of our Monday Housekeeping segment, which is brought to you by Touring Plans, Alex and I go over the Steelers' Week 4 inactive list, the practice squad elevation made on Saturday, and the players who sustained injuries in their 24-21 win against the Vikings. As usual, Alex and I recap the Steelers' win against the Vikings. We start on the offensive side of the football and talk about several individual player performances, the big play to WR DK Metcalf for a touchdown, the improved running game, and how QB Aaron Rodgers continues to rely on a short passing game and tons of YAC. Alex and I make sure to dissect the key fourth down and play calls late in the win over the Vikings and how success in those two situations would have made for a more complete win in Ireland on Sunday. As part of our recap of the Steelers' offense from their Week 4 game, Alex and I mix in several key stats and snap counts concerning that unit. We talk about the heavy usage of RB Kenneth Gainwell, TE Darnell Washington, and OL Spencer Anderson, and how all three played well and a big part in the win. The Steelers recorded two takeaways and six sacks on Sunday. We go over the solid performances of several Steelers' defensive players on Sunday and we make sure to highlight the big play that ILB Payton Wilson made late in the game that included him chasing down Vikings WR Jordan Addison after a blown coverage. We discuss pressure opportunities, the third down play of defense and much more. The Steelers' special teams units looked much better overall once again on Sunday against the Vikings, so we make sure to recap that phase of the Week 4 game as well. We spend a little time discussing the blocked field goal attempt by K Chris Boswell in the first half as part of that. After fully recapping the Steelers' road win against the Vikings, Alex and I discuss the Steelers as the head into their bye week. We also make sure to pass along the Monday morning trade that the Cleveland Browns have finalized. This 111-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering several few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,669 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the pressure that Aaron Rodgers has faced and why that needs to change if the Steelers want a better record than the 2024 Jets. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,668 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why he's annoyed with the Steelers' traveling late to Ireland, but why it won't be as much of a factor as the team's late travel was in 2013. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,667 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the great chance the Steelers have before them in securing a victory over the Vikings in Ireland this weekend. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 26, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 29 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Thursday night game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks and how the new dynamic kickoff rules played into the ending of it. We discuss whether we like the new kickoff rules so far this season. Alex and I move on to discuss the Steelers' injury report heading into Friday. We talk about Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. and S DeShon Elliott trying to return this week from their respective injuries. We also discuss OLB Alex Highsmith not making the trip to Ireland because of his ankle injury. Will RB Trey Sermon once again be elevated from the practice squad on Saturday? Alex and I ponder that question early in this show as well. The Minnesota Vikings have a few key injuries this week that we are paying close attention to heading into Friday. They will be without their starting left guard this week as well. 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. Alex and I welcome Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune back to the show, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers-Vikings game. Goessling has covered the Vikings for many seasons, and nobody knows that team better than he does. We get his thoughts on several things related to Sunday’s game at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, where he is currently stationed. At the end of our talk with Goessling, he gives us his score prediction for the Steelers-Vikings game. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Ben on X/Twitter at @BenGoessling and make sure to read his work here: https://www.startribune.com/author/ben-goessling/6134708 After finishing with Goessling, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Vikings game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 4 games in the NFL using the lines provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Vikings to end that segment. This 173-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,666 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers have to find a way to win at all costs Sunday due to the meaning of the Ireland game to the franchise and the Rooney family. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 25 – Ep. 73: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap the Pittsburgh Steelers' 21-14 win over the New England Patriots. We discuss the five turnovers, Derrick Harmon's debut, the defensive struggles, and the disappearing run game and decide whether we would assess the defensive performance as positive or negative after an up-and-down game. For the second topic, we preview the Steelers' game in Ireland against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. We discuss DC Brian Flores and the impact he could have on this game to make Aaron Rodgers uncomfortable and the offense one dimensional. We also talk some individual matchups that will be important for the outcome of the game. For the third topic, we go over the injuries and roster moves for both teams. Thank you for joining us for this 40-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

September 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,665 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the impressive play of Steelers NT Daniel Ekuale and why he should be given consideration to a larger role instead of Yahya Black. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 24, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 28 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers bringing in free agent OL Nate Herbig in for a tryout on Tuesday. We go on to discuss the possibility of him being signed this week on the heels of the team losing OL Max Scharping to a knee injury last week. The Steelers' injury report for Week 4 looks about the same as last week's as we head into Wednesday's practice so we discuss whether CB Joey Porter Jr. and S DeShon Elliott might be able to return for the team's Sunday game in Dublin, Ireland against the Minnesota Vikings, Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I recap the main talking points that came out of that session. We discuss a few very curious answers that Tomlin gave to questions on Tuesday. Should he really be blaming the lack of a consistent running game on the team's defense? We talk that answer out and go over what Tomlin had to say about the overall direction of the Steelers' offense through three games. Tomlin talked about the team's travel preparation to Ireland on this week on Tuesday, so we discuss that topic and a few other notable things that he had to say during his weekly press conference. With the All-22 tape from the Week 3 game against the New England Patriots now fully digested, Alex and I both deliver our additional thoughts from the Steelers' Sunday road win when it comes to the offense, defense, and special teams. We take a hard look at the Steelers' running game woes from Week 3 and the defense s ability to not get off the field on third and fourth downs in that contest. Alex and I discuss several positive performances from Week 3, and we also talk some about the offense’s usage of 12 personnel through the first three games of the 2025 regular season. Later in the show, Alex and I discuss the New York Giants benching QB Russell Wilson this week and how that act impacts the Steelers when it comes to possible compensatory draft picks for 2026. This 104-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,664 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says if Kaleb Johnson is the future for the Steelers, then they need to start investing in his development with some playing time. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,663 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle wonders when the Steelers are going to use their expensive new WR DK Metcalf properly. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 22, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 27 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to giving our overarching thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 3 Sunday road win against the New England Patriots and how any win in the NFL is a huge accomplishment. As part of our Monday Housekeeping segment, which is brought to you by Touring Plans, Alex and I go over the Steelers' Week 3 Sunday inactive list, the practice squad elevation made on Saturday, and the players who sustained injuries in the 21-14 win against the Patriots. As usual, Alex and I then recap the Steelers' Week 3 win against the Patriots. We start on the offensive side of the football and talk about several individual player performances, the ineptitude on that side of the football after their great two touchdown drives to end the first two possessions. We discuss how the running game went downhill after the first two drives and how QB Aaron Rodgers continues to have a short passing game. We also discuss the three touchdowns the Steelers offense scored in Sunday’s win. As part of our recap of the Steelers' offense from their Week 3 game, Alex and I mix in several key stats and snap counts concerning that unit. We talk about the heavy usage of RB Jaylen Warren on Sunday and how he now leads the team in receiving yardage after three games. We also discuss the large amount of YAC that there was once again in the passing game on Sunday. The Steelers' defense recorded five takeaways and four sacks on Sunday and it's a good thing that they did. Even so, the Patriots' offense was still able to move the football on Sunday against the defense and mainly through their tight ends and the use of the legs on QB Drake Maye. We discuss how the defense wasnt great on third and fourth downs most of the game. We make sure to highlight some great individual defensive players and their respective performances from Sunday's game. The Steelers' special teams units looked much better on Sunday against the Patriots, so we make sure to recap that phase of the Week 3 game as well. After fully recapping the Steelers' road win against the Patriots, Alex and I discuss several more stats and snap counts from the Week 3 contest. We also quickly note two former Steelers running backs sustaining season-ending injuries in other Sunday NFL action. This 97-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering several few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,662 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friendlander explains why this week's road game at the New England Patriots feels like a must-win game in some ways. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 20, 2025 - For Episode 1,661 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark talks about the Steelers' continued failures against the Patriots and why it's led him to dread the Week 3 matchup. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 19, 2025 - For Episode 1,660 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses his biggest frustration to begin the NFL season - not the Steelers' offense or defense but the infiltration of AI video packages on Sunday pre-game shows. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 19 – Ep. 72: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap the 31-17 Week 2 loss against the Seattle Seahawks. We discuss the run defense woes with a focus on NT Keeanu Benton. We also talk about Kaleb Johnson's role now and moving forward after his costly kick return gaffe. For the second topic, we preview the matchup against the New England Patriots and what to watch for in Sunday's game. Several of the Patriots' strengths will test some of the Steelers' biggest pain points. We discuss specific player matchups that could shape the game and wonder if Jaylen Warren gets more involved after an impressive Week 2 performance. For the third topic, we go over the injuries and roster moves for both teams. Thank you for joining us for this 36-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

September 19, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 26 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 for their Week 3 road game against the New England Patriots. Alex and I start by discussing the Steelers and Patriots' injury reports. We talk about Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. seemingly being doubtful for Sunday with his hamstring injury and how the status of rookie DT Derrick Harmon making his NFL debut against the Patriots seems questionable entering Friday. We also discuss the knee injury sustained this past week by backup OL Max Scharping and how he'll likely be headed to the Reserve/Injured list soon. Will the Steelers' new practice squad ILB Ja'Whaun Bentley be elevated on Saturday and then play against the Patriots on Sunday? We explain how that seems a little unlikely based on things that have been said this past week. The Patriots are looking to get CB Christian Gonzalez back from his hamstring injury this week so Alex and I discuss his status headed into Friday as well. 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. We discuss Austin being fired up about his defense giving up a duplicate explosive passing play for a touchdown in consecutive weeks. We also go over communication comments made by Austin on Thursday and a few other minor things that Smith had to say to the media during his weekly session. The main one being that Steelers RB Jaylen Warren might get might touches on Sunday against the Patriots. Alex and I welcome Ben Volin of The Boston Globe back to the show, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers’ road game against the Patriots. Volin has covered the Patriots for several seasons, and nobody knows that team better than he does. We get his thoughts on new Patriots HC Mike Vrabel and second-year QB Drake Maye and many more things related to Sunday’s game at Gillette Stadium. At the end of our talk with Volin, he gives us his score prediction for the game between the Steelers and the Patriots. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Ben on X/Twitter at @BenVolin and make sure to read his work here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/staff-list/staff/ben-volin/ After finishing with Volin, Alex and I provide our own preview of the game between the Steelers and the Patriots. We break down what we are looking for out of each team 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 games in the NFL using the line provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Patriots to end that segment. This 125-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 18, 2025 - For Episode 1,659 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney believes the key to the game Sunday centers on the much-maligned Steelers O-line holding up against the best pass rush in the NFL. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 17, 2025 - For Episode 1,658 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses how the small improvements the Steelers showed in Week 2 isn't enough to get the team to where it wants to be. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 17, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 25 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the recent transactions that the Pittsburgh Steelers have made that included the signing of veteran ILB Ja'Whaun Bentley to the practice squad. We discuss what Bentley brings to defense and how he could see playing time right away if he is elevated from the practice squad on Saturday. The Steelers' injury report has once again grown some heading into Week 3, so Alex and I go over which players are already out for the Sunday road game against the New England Patriots and which players are currently deemed as being questionable for that contest. The Steelers made several transactions official on Wednesday morning, so Alex and I discuss those moves right after they were announced during our show. We discuss one of those moves being OLB/DL DeMarvin Leal being signed to the 53-man roster from the practice squad and another being DL Isaiahh Loudermilk being placed on the Reserve/Injured list with an ankle issue. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I recap the main talking points that came out of that session. We discuss Tomlin's thoughts on rookie RB Kaleb Johnson remaining on the kickoff return team for the near future. We also discuss the probability of Johnson being inactive on Sunday against the Patriots with it being very plausible that RB Trey Sermon could be elevated from the practice squad on Saturday. Several other talking points from Tuesday are also discussed throughout this show and Alex and I both discuss the hits Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers has taken so far and much, much more. We talk about the big plays of 15 yards or longer that the Steelers’ defense has surrendered so far this season and how the team leads the NFL in that statistical category entering Week 3. With the All-22 tape from the Week 2 game against the Seattle Seahawks now fully digested, Alex and I both deliver our additional thoughts from the Steelers' loss against the Seahawks when it comes to the offense, defense, and special teams. We pass along several advanced stats as well as personnel usage from the game against the Seahawks as part of us recapping what stood out from the All-22 tape of that contest. Later in the show, Alex and I discuss how the Steelers were tied 14-14 with the Seahawks late in the third quarter of Sunday's home game and how the wheels came off the team right after Tomlin decided to punt near midfield with just one yard needed on fourth down. This 105-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 16, 2025 - For Episode 1,657 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Kenneth Gainwell experiment offensively needs to end. It's Jaylen Warren's show. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 15, 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

September 15, 2025 - For Episode 1,656 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle wonders what the Steelers' plan is for Kaleb Johnson with a limited role on offense and a failing role on special teams. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 15, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 24 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about our overarching thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers losing at home on Sunday to the Seattle Seahawks. We talk about the few key turning points in the game and how it was a winnable one for the Steelers until the fourth quarter. As part of our Monday Housekeeping segment, which is brought to you by Touring Plans, Alex and I go over the Steelers' Week 2 Sunday inactive list, the practice squad elevation that was made on Saturday, and the players who sustained injuries against the Seahawks. As usual, Alex and I then move forward into recapping the Steelers' Week 2 home loss to the Seahawks. We start on the offensive side of the football with our recap and talk about several individual player performances and that includes the great game that RB Jaylen Warren played. We discuss offensive line play, the turnovers, the drops, overall quarterback play, and much more. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin decided to punt on fourth and short near midfield with the game tied at 14, so Alex and I discuss his decision to do so. As part of our recap of the Steelers' offense from their Week 2 Sunday, Alex and I mix in several key stats and snap counts concerning that unit. We talk about the heavy usage once again of RB Kenneth Gainwell on offense against the Seahawks and the large amount of YAC that there was once again in the passing game. The Steelers' defense did not play well once again on Sunday, outside of a few interceptions. We go over the run defense in the first and second halves against the Seahawks, the explosive runs allowed, and how the pass defense overall took a step backwards in Week 2 despite registering two sacks and two interceptions. The Steelers special teams units did their part to help secure defeat on Sunday, so Alex and I dive into that phase of the team. We discuss the role that STC Danny Smith played into the poor decision made by rookie RB Kaleb Johnson on the kickoff that resulted in a Seahawks touchdown. We also discuss how the Steelers kickoff return unit has underperformed so far through two regular season games. After fully recapping the Steelers' home loss to the Seahawks, Alex and I discuss the Sunday toe injury sustained by Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow and how he's now likely to miss most of the remaining regular season. Burrow will likely miss both games against the Steelers now and that is a huge development when it comes to the AFC North division race. This 95-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 14, 2025 - For Episode 1,655 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why games against former teams always matter more, no matter how much players try to downplay it. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 13, 2025 - For Episode 1,654 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark talks about OT Broderick Jones and what the team's options may be if he continues to struggle. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 12, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 23 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 for the Week 2 home game against the Seattle Seahawks. Alex and I start the show by discussing the injury reports of both the Steelers and Seahawks. We talk about Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. seemingly being very questionable for Sunday with a hamstring injury and how the Seahawks have a few defensive backs that are injured entering the team’s Friday practice. We discuss how it looks like the Steelers will get OLB Nick Herbig back this week from his hamstring injury. On Thursday, we heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin, so Alex and I recap the few main talking points to come out of those media sessions. We have some nose tackle talk based on things Austin said on Thursday when it comes that position and if we might see rookie DT Yahya Black play more on Sunday against the Seahawks. Steelers T Broderick Jones talked to the media on Thursday, so Alex and I go over some things that he said. We also talk briefly about what Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers said about Jones on Wednesday. Added details related to contract incentives given to Steelers DT Cameron Heyward have now surfaced so Alex and I make sure to recap the latest on that topic. With our Friday guest appearance falling to occur, Alex and I provide our own preview of the game between the Steelers and the Seahawks. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football ahead of the Week 2 game. We go over several things that jumped out on tape from Seattle's Week 1 loss and much more. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 2 games in the NFL using the line provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Seahawks to end that segment. This 103-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 12, 2025 - For Episode 1,653 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains the NFL's new wave of cold weather franchises building stadiums with domes and roofs and why Art Rooney II could consider doing the same. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 11, 2025 - For Episode 1,652 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to the report of the Steelers having interest in Tyreek Hill, and why Pittsburgh should avoid him at all costs. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 11 – Ep. 71: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start by recapping the Week 1 win over the New York Jets. We discuss Aaron Rodgers' big game, Arthur Smith's schematic wins, the run-game struggles on both sides of the ball and more. For the second topic, we preview the Week 2 home opener against the Seattle Seahawks. We highlight what we'd like to see improve and some key matchups to watch. For the third topic, we go over the injuries and roster moves including the addition of S Jabrill Peppers. Thank you for joining us for this 38-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. 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

September 10, 2025 - For Episode 1,651 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora offers a reason why the Steelers' run defense could improve and will get a truer evaluation against the Seahawks after an ugly start in Week 1 versus the Jets. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 10, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 22 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers signing veteran S Jabrill Peppers on Tuesday. We discuss what Peppers brings to defense and how he could see some playing time right away with S DeShon Elliott currently sidelined with a knee injury. The Steelers injury report has grown some heading into Week 2, so Alex and I go over Elliott, DT Derrick Harmon, and ILB Malik Harrison already being ruled out for the team's Week 2 Sunday home game against the Seattle Seahawks. We also talk about CB Joey Porter Jr. and OLB Nick Herbig both entering Week 2 as questionable with hamstring injuries. The Steelers made several transactions on Wednesday morning, so Alex and I make sure to cover those during the show. We address the Week 2 third quarterback situation the Steelers now have and if rookie QB Will Howard might find his way back from the Reserve/Injured list sooner than expected now that QB Skylar Thompson has joined him on that list as of Wednesday morning. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I recap the main talking points that came out of that session with the media. We discuss Tomlin's thoughts on the two starting tackles, Broderick Jones and Troy Fautanu, potential defensive line adjustments, the play of QB Aaron Rodgers in Week 1, and the usage of RB Kenneth Gainwell to start the 2025 regular season. Several other talking points from Tuesday are also discussed as well throughout this show and Alex and I both discuss Steelers DT Keeanu Benton and his play in the base defense and potential future at the nose tackle position. With the all-22 tape from the Week 1 game against the New York Jets now fully digested, Alex and I both deliver our additional thoughts from Sunday's win against the Jets when it comes to the offense, defense, and special teams. We pass along several advanced stats as well as personnel usage from the game against the Jets as part of us recapping what stood out from the all-22 tape of that Week 1 contest. This 92-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 9, 2025 - For Episode 1,650 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney believes the Steelers are miscasting Keeanu Benton, potentially ruining a young player's future. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 8, 2025 - For Episode 1,649 this Monday morning, Ross McCorkle rants about the ridiculous penalty called on Jalen Ramsey in Week 1. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 8, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 21 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about our overarching thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the New York Jets on Sunday. We talk about how the Steelers essentially escaped from New York with their first win of 2025. As part of our Monday Housekeeping segment, which is brought to you by Touring Plans, Alex and I go over the Steelers' Sunday inactive list, the practice squad elevation that was made on Saturday, and the players that sustained injuries during the Sunday road game against the Jets. As usual, Alex and I then move forward into recapping the Steelers Week 1 roads win against the Jets. We start on the offensive side of the football with our recap and talk about several individual player performances and that includes the great game that QB Aaron Rodgers played. We discuss offensive line play being poor overall against the Jets and the team's inability to run the football against the Jets defense. As part of our recap of the Steelers' offense from Sunday, Alex and I mix in several key stats and snap counts concerning that unit. We talk about the heavy usage of RB Kenneth Gainwell on offense against the Jets and the large amount of YAC that there was in the passing game.The Steelers defense did not play well on Sunday against the Jets outside of some late key plays made by CB Jalen Ramsey. We discuss the Steelers struggles to stop the Jets running game on Sunday, how New York QB Justin Fields played in the passing game, and a few key individual performances from defensive players, both good and bad. We go over explosive plays allowed, some snap counts, first down stats and much more. Steelers K Chris Boswell helped the special teams unit have a good showing on Sunday, so we discuss the two big field goals he made against the Jets. We also discuss the Steelers kickoff coverage not being fanatic and how WR Ben Skowronek showed up on special teams, along with Gainwell. After fully recapping the Steelers Sunday road win against the Jets, Alex and I discuss the contract adjustment that DT Cameron Heyward received on Saturday. We discuss what he got, how he can earn it all, and if it was worth the labor pains as it relates to optics. This 99-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 7, 2025 - For Episode 1,648 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander evaluates Cam Heyward's revised contract and examines which side won. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 6, 2025 - For Episode 1,647 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why Sunday's season opener feels like a big one for both Roman Wilson and Calvin Austin III. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 5, 2025 - For Episode 1,646 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers is highly motivated to beat his former team the New York Jets - even if he's not willing to share so publicly. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 5, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 20 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the 2025 NFL regular-season opener Thursday night between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys, which included the debut of former Pittsburgh Steelers WR George Pickens in a new uniform. With Steelers OLB Nick Herbig dealing with a hamstring injury this week, Alex and I have a lot to say on that topic and if the team might elevate OLB DeMarvin Leal or new ILB Jon Rhattigan on Saturday. We also discuss the possibility of ILB Malik Harrison playing on the edge some on Sunday should Herbig not play in the regular season opener against the New York Jets. We talk about how important the Friday injury report will be for Herbig as we then go through the rest of the Week 1 injury report heading into Friday's practice. On Thursday, we heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin, so Alex and I recap the few main talking points top come out of those two media sessions. Alex and I welcome Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic back to the show, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers' road game against the Jets. Rosenblatt has covered the Jets for several seasons, and nobody knows that team better than him. We get his thoughts on new Jets QB Justin Fields and Steelers new QB Aaron Rodgers and many more things related to Sunday's game at MetLife Stadium. At the end of our talk with Rosenblatt, he gives us his score prediction for the Sunday game between the Steelers and the Jets. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Zack on X/Twitter at @ZackBlatt and make sure to read his work online here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/zack-rosenblatt/ After finishing with Rosenblatt, Alex and I provide our own preview of the game between the Steelers and the Jets. We break down what we are looking for out of both teams on both sides of the football ahead of the Week 1 game. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 1 games in the NFL using the line provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Jets to end that segment. Finally, Alex and I make our predictions for not only the 2025 Steelers, but the entire NFL. We give our record predictions for the 20254 Steelers, if we think they will make the playoffs, and more. We also predict Super Bowl LX as well. This 127-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 4, 2025 - For Episode 1,645 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to Aaron Rodgers' comments about the Steelers' TE room. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 4 – Ep. 70: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start with the latest on Cam Heyward's contract situation, including statements from his coaches and teammates. This was taped before he was spotted not in uniform during Thursday's practice. For the second topic, we preview Week 1 with Justin Fields and Aaron Rodgers facing off against each other on opposite teams from last year. Is there an advantage on either side? We discuss that and give our top matchup and X-factor for Sunday's game. For the third topic, we give our season record prediction including the playoffs and explain our choices. We also work through a few key prop bet categories. Thank you for joining us for this 37-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 3, 2025 - For Episode 1,644 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora once again asks the Steelers' passing game to reach 25 TDs, a feat they haven't achieved in far too long and why it matters to the team's success. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 3, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 19 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the news concerning New York Jets G Alijah Vera-Tucker, who reportedly has suffered a potentially significant injury and could miss considerable time because of it. This is big news with Pittsburgh Steelers scheduled to open their 2025 regular season on Sunday against the Jets. We discuss who will likely replace Vera-Tucker at right guard on Sunday and how the Jets are also set to start a rookie at right tackle in Week 1 as well. The Steelers released veteran WR Robert Woods from the team's practice squad on Monday so we discuss that transaction in addition to the player the team will reportedly sign to take his place on that 17-man unit. Alex and I also discuss veteran free agent WR Gabe Davis deciding to sign back with the Buffalo Bills on Monday. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his first weekly press conference of the 2025 season on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I go over the key things that he had to say during that session with the local media. We talk about what Tomlin had to say about DL Cameron Heyward playing on Sunday versus what the veteran player said on his podcast about that subject recently. Tomlin talked about the running back rotation, defensive line division of labor and injured players on Tuesday so we make sure to address all of those topics during this show. We also talk about what Tomlin said about Jets QB Justin Fields on Tuesday. Cameron Heyward also defended his brother Connor Heyward as part of his recent podcast episode, so Alex and I make sure to address him doing that. We also talk about how there's still time for the Steelers to address Cameron Heyward's contract as well as the contract of K Chris Boswell before the team leaves on Saturday to play the Jets. Alex and I talk about the motivation that Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers has when it comes to him playing the Jets on Sunday. We also talk about the Rodgers versus Fields storyline ahead of the Sunday game for a bit. Later in this show, Alex and I go deeper into the numbers related to recent contract extension that Steelers RB Jaylen Warren signed and how the team certainly seems to have gotten the better side of that deal. This 90-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap and we make sure to answer a few email questions we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 2, 2025 - For Episode 1,643 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney gives his thoughts on Cameron Heyward potentially sitting out Week 1 against the Jets. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 1, 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

September 1, 2025 - For Episode 1,642 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle says there is no point trying to cap what Roman Wilson is capable of this season amid significant insider buzz. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 1, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 18 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to going over some housekeeping regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers when it comes to transactions and players that currently remain on the Reserve/Injured list with the start of the 2025 regular season getting closer. Steelers rookie QB Will Howard was on The Pat McAfee Show a few days ago so we go over a few things he had to say during that interview. We also discuss the Steelers having presence at a few key college football games over the weekend that highlighted several top quarterback prospects. With the Steelers getting ready to open their 2025 regular season on Sunday against the New York Jets, Alex and I start to give some of our early thoughts on that Week 1 matchup. We discuss both sides of the football for both teams and even debate whether the Jets are the perfect regular season opener for the Steelers knowing all that we know right now. We go over our biggest concerns related to the Steelers' 2025 defense as the team gets ready for Week 1. The Steelers reportedly signed RB Jaylen Warren to a two-year contract extension on Monday, so Alex and I interrupt this episode to go over that breaking news. Some of the early contract extension numbers also come in during this show and results in additional discussion on that topic. This 92-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap and we make sure to answer a few email questions we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 31, 2025 - For Episode 1,641 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why it is way too soon to know which college quarterback could be the next Steelers draft pick. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,640 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark examines how James Pierre landing on the practice squad could affect how the Steelers handle the gunner role opposite Ben Skowronek this season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 29, 2025 - For Episode 1,639 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses how Steelers rookie QB Will Howard is set to miss the first four games of the 2025 season and in all likelihood, a lot longer than that. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 29, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 17 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, which was recorded late Thursday night, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Dallas Cowboys trading LB Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers earlier in the day. We go over several things related to the Pittsburgh Steelers as a result of Parsons being traded to the Packers and how the Cowboys managed the situation and negotiations with the player. Alex and I discuss the differences between Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Steelers president Art Rooney II when it comes to how often each meets with the media. Alex and I also discuss how Parsons' agent is the same one that Cowboys WR George Pickens has. After discussing Parsons being traded, Alex and I discuss WR Marquez Valdes-Scantlingchoosing to sign with the San Francisco 49ers as a member of their practice squad following Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers reportedly recruiting him to sign with Pittsburgh. We discuss the possibility of Valdes-Scantling staying with the 49ers all season and whether there is still a chance he could wind up with the Steelers at some point in 2025. The Steelers have now established their initial practice squad for 2025, so Alex and I discuss the 17 players that have now been signed to that unit. We go over each player and how unusual it is for all 17 to come from the final 91-man roster. We also discuss the additional transactions the Steelers made on Thursday that included two players, S Chuck Clark and G Max Scharping, being signed to the 53-man roster, and two other players, QB Will Howard and CB Donte Kent, being placed on the Reserve/Injured list. Did the Steelers stunt the initial growth of Howard by placing him on the Reserve/Injured list to start the 2025 season? Will Howard stay on that list all season? Alex and I attempt to answer those two questions during this episode. Alex and I discuss the Steelers offensive line and wide receiver depth as the team gets ready for their Week 1 road game against the New York Jets. We also discuss a few possible roster elevations that might take place a week from Saturday. This 67-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap and we make sure to answer a few email questions we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,638 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says he believes a redshirt year on IR for Will Howard might be the best call for both he and the team in 2025. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 25, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 15 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the list of 11 players that the Pittsburgh Steelers parted ways with after their Thursday night 2025 preseason finale. We also talk a little about the updated statuses of several injured players since the final preseason game ended and that includes the positive news concerning rookie DL Derrick Harmon. With the early housekeeping out of the way, Alex and I dive right into our final 53-man roster predictions for the Steelers with the team set to establish that initial unit by Tuesday afternoon. Surprisingly, Alex and I have quite a few differences this year when it comes to our final 53-man roster predictions for the Steelers and perhaps the most since we both have been submitting them on the site. We discuss whether there’s a chance the Steelers might trade away any players by Tuesday afternoon and if QB Skylar Thompson might wind up being one of those players. We also discuss the possibility of the Steelers using a designated-to-return tag on rookie QB Will Howard. Might the Steelers decide to keep four quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster to get Howard to the Reserve/Injured list without the use of a designated-to-return tag? We discuss that question some. The Steelers could look to add some outside help to their roster in the next several days and especially at the tackle and wide receiver positions. Alex goes over the brief list of potential outside tackle additions that he has identified later in this show. Will the Steelers have any boomerang players that go off and then back on their roster in the next several days? We address that question one last time before the initial 53-man roster is set for the 2025 season. This 79-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a few questions from listeners at the end of this show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,637 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora offers a word of warning why the Steelers' initial 53-man roster often looks odd and why yesterday's edition felt out of sorts. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 27 – Ep. 69: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark react to the initial 53-man roster and recap all of the biggest surprises including the defensive back room, four quarterbacks and more. For the second topic, we discuss the many WRs on the move around the NFL and the high trade price as the Steelers still haven't added anybody. For the third topic, we talk about all of the notable injuries exiting the preseason with the first regular season game just around the corner. To wrap things up, we answer a listener question about starters not playing in the preseason. Thank you for joining us for this 35-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 27, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 16 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the initial 53-man roster that the Pittsburgh Steelers established on Tuesday. We go over each position group as we review the initial 53-man roster for 2025 and we start at the quarterback position. From there, we roll through the rest of the position groups when it comes to players kept and not kept. The Steelers are sure to massage their 53-man roster in the coming days so Alex and I discuss what additional moves might be made. We discuss the likelihood of CB James Pierre and S Chuck Clark both being re-signed and if QB Will Howard and CB Donte Kent will both be moved to the Reserve/Injured list in the coming days. We talk about some of the minutiae related to several decisions the Steelers made on Tuesday when it comes to the team setting their initial 53-man roster. The Steelers waived CB Beanie Bishop Jr. on Tuesday, and I present a tin foil hat theory related to that move and decision. Will Bishop ultimately land on the team's initial practice squad? What about ILB Mark Robinson, who like Bishop, was waived on Tuesday.As there any chance whatsoever that the Steelers wind up trading QB Skylar Thompson in the next week? Alex and I address that question and try to identify a few teams that might be looking for a backup quarterback still. The Steelers reportedly seem to have some level of interest in free agent WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling after he was cut by the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday. Alex and I discuss his potential fit with the Steelers and what the tape and stats say about him at this stage of his NFL career. Will the Steelers potentially trade for disgruntled Las Vegas Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers? Alex and I address that question briefly during this show. What will the initial practice squad look like for Steelers? Late in this show, Alex and I go over several players that we both feel are near locks to land on the 17-man unit. This 91-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,636 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to the decision to keep Corliss Waitman over Cameron Johnston at punter. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,635 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle urges fans not to worry about Jack Sawyer's lack of production in the preseason with solid tape to back it up. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,634 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander ponders the fate of CB Cory Trice Jr. when the Steelers cut the roster to 53 players. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,633 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark make the case for starting Yahya Black with Derrick Harmon potentially sidelined with an injury to start the season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 22, 2025 - For Episode 1,632 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the contract situations of Cam Heyward and Chris Boswell and questions the narrative they chose to "hold-in" during training camp and the preseason. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 22, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 14 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers on the heels of their Thursday night preseason game against the Carolina Panthers. The big topic coming out of the 2025 preseason finale is the knee injury sustained by rookie DL Derrick Harmon. Alex and I discuss how it sounds like the Steelers dodged a huge bullet with the Harmon injury based on the way he looked when he was carted off the field in the first half. We talk about the outlook for Harmon the next few weeks and also go over the other injured players on the Steelers as the team now gets ready for the start of the 2025 regular season in 16 days from today. Steelers CB Beanie Bishop Jr. did not play Thursday night against the Panthers, so we delve into the possible reasons for that surprise happening. We also go over the several other players that did not participate in the team's preseason finale. While the Steelers Thursday night game was sloppy and not overly entertaining, Alex and I still go over what transpired in all three phases. We start on the offensive side of the football and go through all of the position groups and discuss the performances of several different players. We then do the same for the defensive side of the football as well as special teams. Will the Steelers keep QB Skylar Thompson on their 53-man roster after his strong preseason showing? Will they trade him? Is sending rookie QB Will Howard to the Reserve/Injured list as a designated-to-return player the right move for the team to make? We discuss those several questions and go over a few other decisions the team has when it comes to potential trade candidates and use of the Reserve/Injured list. Is second-year DL Logan Lee a lock to make the 53-man roster this year like several believe? Alex and I discuss his roster hopes in this show and also talk about the preseason showing that rookie OLB Jack Sawyer had and even it was disappointing overall. Who won the punter battle this summer? Alex and I aren’t really sure which way that will go but we do have some thoughts on the matter. The Steelers have a few interesting roster decisions to make now that their preseason finale against the Panthers has taken place. We go over the players who seem to be on the roster bubble right now with the start of the regular season now less than three weeks away. This 89-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a few questions from listeners at the end of this show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,631 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney will have his eyes glued to the punting battle in the Steelers' final preseason game. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 20, 2025 - For Episode 1,630 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora shares the impressive part of what rookie RB Kaleb Johnson, EDGE Jack Sawyer, and TE JJ Galbreath have done this summer that few are recognizing. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 20, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 13 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the recent transactions made by the Pittsburgh Steelers that included the team parting ways with rookie undrafted free agent WR Roc Taylor. We go over why Taylor might have been jettisoned a few days ago. The Steelers had free agent WR Gabe Davis in for a second visit on Tuesday, so Alex and I discuss him reportedly leaving Pittsburgh unsigned once again. We address how Davis would fit with the Steelers if he is ultimately signed and what a contract for him would look like. Ahead of the team's Thursday night preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers, Alex and I go over the health of the Steelers 91-man roster. We discuss a few players we are hoping to learn more about when it comes to their injuries by the time the weekend is over. Steelers DT Cameron Heyward was back in team drills on Tuesday, so Alex and I discuss that big news as the team prepares for their final preseason game. We also talk about how Heyward, OLB T.J. Watt, QB Aaron Rodgers, and WR DK Metcalf are all scheduled to sit out Thursday night against the Panthers. Will the Steelers play CB Jalen Ramsey, CB Darius Slay, CB Joey Porter Jr., and S DeShon Elliott against the Panthers? Steelers HC Mike Tomlin sure made it sound like they all would during his Tuesday press conference. Alex and I discuss whether Tomlin will change his mind when it comes to those four players by the time kickoff rolls around. Alex and I also recap the few other minor things that Tomlin said on Tuesday. With the final preseason game now on tap, Alex and I look at a few players worth watching Thursday night when it comes to potential spots on the 53-man roster not deemed 100 percent secure. As part of this discussion, Alex and I go down a rabbit hole when it comes to the punter battle the Steelers need to conclude soon. Later in this show, Alex and I roll through our updated 53-man roster predictions with two preseason games now in the books. We discuss how there only seems to be a few questions regarding the initial roster right now and how players needing to go to Reserve/Injured as designated-to-return could shape a few final decisions. We also discuss how WR Scotty Miller might be used as a final roster manipulation piece should the need arise and why. This 90-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a few questions from listeners at the end of this show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 19, 2025 - For Episode 1,629 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says Teryl Austin's comments about Cory Trice Jr. were rather telling Monday as the young corner is on the shelf again with injury. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 19 – Ep. 68: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start by recapping the Steelers' second preseason week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including their joint practice on Thursday. We highlight Roman Wilson, Kalen Johnson, Derrick Harmon and more from Saturday's game. For the second topic, we discuss several position battles with the 53-man roster cutdown one week away. We focus on wide receiver and cornerback in particular, but also touch on the punter battle taking place. For the third topic, we talk about WR Gabe Davis coming in for his second visit of the offseason today and debate how he would fit into the roster. To wrap things up, we answer a listener question about the offensive line performance during the preseason. 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. 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

August 18, 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

August 18, 2025 - For Episode 1,628 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle discusses the Steelers bringing Gabe Davis in for another visit and what it might mean for the WR room. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 18, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 12 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers bringing in four long snappers for tryouts on Sunday on the heels of LS Christian Kuntz getting injured on Saturday night early in the team's second preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccerers. Later in this show, the news breaks that Kuntz might have a broken sternum so we discuss that news and what it might mean for him come the start of the 2025 regular season. We also go over a few things from DL Logan Lee and the long snapping that he did Saturday night after Kuntz left the game injured. Adam Schefter of ESPN passed along the news of the Steelers signing free agent CB Kam Alexander during this show, so Alex and I make sure to pass along that tidbit on this Monday as well. With the all-22 tape from the Saturday preseason game against the Buccaneers now fully digested, Alex and I run through what all we learned from that. We start on the offensive side of the football and go through all of the position groups to discuss the good, bad, and sometimes ugly play of several different players. Can OL Andrus Peat make the roster following a nice showing at left guard Saturday night? Alex and I then do the same sort of tape review when it comes to the defensive side of the football. We focus a lot on the play of rookie defensive linemen Derrick Harmon and Yahya Black against the Buccaneers and then move to other position groups. We also make sure to hit on a few special teams items from the Saturday night game against the Buccaneers. This 102-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a few questions from listeners at the end of this show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 17, 2025 - For Episode 1,627 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why Steelers DL Logan Lee may finally be getting more notice, both from coaches and fans. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 16, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 11 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Sunday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers on the heels of their Saturday night preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers After some initial overarching thoughts on the second preseason game, Alex and I roll through the players who did not play against the Buccaneers due to rest or injuries. We also go over the few injuries the Steelers did sustain in their 17-14 loss, which HC Mike Tomlin highlighted during his postgame press conference. Alex and I then get into breaking down the Saturday night preseason game based only on the television copy, and we start on the offensive side of the football. We discuss the play of quarterbacks Mason Rudolph, Skylar Thompson, and Logan Woodside and how each threw interceptions. We roll through all of the position groups on offense and discuss snap totals, the running game, and the play of RB Kaleb Johnson and WR Roman Wilson on Saturday night. We discuss the offensive line rotations used against the Buccaneers and the sloppiness that came from the second team unit. We also discuss when WR Robert Woods saw action Saturday night and what that could mean for him. Moving forward in this preseason game recap, Alex and I go through all of the position groups on defense. We discuss the play of the defense against the run and the pass on Saturday night and how rookie DL Derrick Harmon performed. We talk snap totals on the defensive side of the football and what happened on the two touchdowns allowed to the opposing offense. Alex and I highlight some special teams play from Saturday night and how DL Logan Lee filled in admirably as an emergency long snapper against the Buccaneers. We make sure to hit on the punting battle between Cameron Johnston and Corliss Waitman in this show as well. The Steelers have a few interesting roster decisions to make still ahead of their preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers. We go over the players that seem to be on the roster bubble right now with the start of the regular season now three weeks away. This 91-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a few questions from listeners at the end of this show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 16, 2025 - For Episode 1,626 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains how today's preseason game could help give QB Skylar Thompson some trade value. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 15, 2025 - For Episode 1,625 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora reacts to Mike Tomlin floating the idea of the Steelers' defense being "historic" in 2025 and why it's a good thing he's setting the bar so high for this unit. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 15, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 10 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Thursday joint practice that the Pittsburgh Steelers had against the Tampa Buccaneers. We go over what we know, don't know and think we know took place Thursday during that scrimmage at Acrisure Stadium and our takeaways from all of that. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin met the media on Thursday ahead of the team's scrimmage against the Buccaneers, so we go over the notable things that he had to say. We discuss what Tomlin had to say on Thursday about rookie RB Kaleb Johnson and second-year WR Roman Wilson. We also go over the lengthy list of players that Tomlin said won't play Saturday night against the Buccaneers. Steelers assistant GM Andy Weidl also held a Thursday press conference, so Alex and I make sure to roll through and contextualize all of the things that he had to say. We go over Weidl's thoughts on the 2026 QB draft class and a lot more. Alex and I have both posted our new 53-man roster predictions for the 2025 Steelers, so we go over each of those ahead of the team's second preseason game on Saturday night. We discuss our roster differences and a lot more as we go position group by position group through them both. Near the end of this show, Alex and I go over what we are both looking forward to seeing on Saturday night when it comes to the Steelers’ second preseason game. This 94-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer several email questions we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 14, 2025 - For Episode 1,624 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney struggles to understand Mike Tomlin's decision to sit most starters for Saturday's preseason matchup against the Buccaneers. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 13, 2025 - For Episode 1,623 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why rookie DL Yahya Black was the Steelers player who surprised him the most at training camp. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 13 – Ep. 67: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark kick things off with a lengthy recap of the first preseason game. We talk about who looked sharp, who disappointed and everything in between. For the second topic, we discuss Cam Heyward's holdout turning ugly and the possibility of him sitting out games this season. We weigh in with our opinions on the matter and what we think will ultimately happen. For the third topic, we talk about the Steelers reportedly having renewed interest in adding a No. 2 WR. To wrap things up, we have a discussion about the role of OL coach Pat Meyer in the run game coordination. Thank you for joining us for this 36-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

August 13, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 9 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the overall health of the Pittsburgh Steelers now that their 2025 training camp practices at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA are over with. We discuss Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers getting dinged during Tuesdays practice and more. Steelers DT Cameron Heyward finally addressed the media to talk about his contract situation a few days ago so Alex and I completely parse all that he had to say on that topic. We go over what it sounds like Cameron Heyward is waiting in terms of his contract being adjusted, what he might and might not get as an end result and the several types of pushbacks he has received concerning the topic. Would Cameron Heyward seriously consider missing games in 2025 due to his contract situation? We discuss that question and also go over several other questions related to his contract wants and how that has been handled by his side this offseason. Keeping with the Heyward theme, Alex and I discuss Steelers TE Connor Heyward in this show. We talk about how safe his spot on the 53-man roster seems to be right now and if the Steelers should look outside the organization for a possibly upgrade to be their fourth tight end. Speaking of the tight end position, Alex and I discuss an old breakdown that former New England Patriots HC Bill Belichick had when it comes to what he looked for in his tight ends and the roles for each on the depth chart. That makes for a fun conversation when applying to the Steelers current group of tight ends. We also go over Belichick’s old thoughts on offense and other offensive position groups. With the all-22 tape from the Steelers first preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars now fully digested by both of us, Alex and I recap the good, bad, ugly, and other notable things that we observed. We address and review the individual play of several Steelers players from Saturday night as part of our lengthy postgame breakdown of the tape. The Pivot podcast recently released training camp interviews with Steelers HC Mike Tomlin and new CB Jalen Ramsey that certainly got our full attention. We discuss both interviews and especially Ramsey's in depth. I explain why the Ramsey interview really has me even more fired up when it comes to the impact he can make on defense for the 2025 season and beyond. This 140-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer several email questions we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 12, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the 15th and final special edition of The Terrible Podcast. These special edition episodes have been posted after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Tuesday evening and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier today, the team’s 15th and final training camp practice of 2025 that was open to the public. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and try to give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. This is a longer episode as we recap all of training camp throughout this show when it comes to all position groups and main takeaways. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Tuesday report right here. Thanks to Len Testa at Touringplans.com for once again being a sponsor of these special edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments, and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 12, 2025 - For Episode 1,622 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney shares his thoughts on the debut of rookie seventh-round linebacker Carson Bruener. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 11, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the 12th special edition episode of The Terrible Podcast, which will be posted after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Monday night, and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Monday practice report here. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again sponsoring these special-edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening, and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments. Please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 11, 2025 - For Episode 1,621 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle highlights Yahya Black's impressive preseason debut and what it could mean for the 2025 D-line. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 10, 2025 - For Episode 1,620 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why the Steelers first preseason game gives optimism about the direction of the offense and why Darnell Washington needs to be more involved. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 10, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 8 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Sunday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers on the heels of their Saturday night preseason game win against the Jacksonville Jaguars. After some initial overarching thoughts on the first preseason game, Alex and I roll through the additional players that did not play against the Jaguars due to injuries. We also go over the one injury the Steelers did sustain during the Saturday night preseason game that HC Mike Tomlin highlighted during his short postgame press conference. Alex and I then get into breaking down the Saturday night preseason game based only on the television copy, and we start on the offensive side of the football. We discuss the play of quarterbacks Mason Rudolph and Skyler Thompson on Saturday night and how both played well above the line. We discuss those two quarterbacks pushing the football down the field quite frequently in Jacksonville and also discuss the few touchdown passes from the game. Could Thompson potentially make the Steelers 53-man roster as the third string quarterback over rookie Will Howard? Might the Steelers consider placing Howard on the Reserve/Injured list to accommodate Thompson? How about the Steelers potentially trading Thompson before the start of the 2025 regular season? We discuss all of those questions early in this show. Moving forward in this preseason game recap, Alex and I go through all of the position groups on both sides of the football. We talk snap totals and the play of several individual players on both offense and defense against the Jaguars. We make sure to hit on the offensive line combinations used Saturday night and how the pass blocking was much better than the run blocking in Jacksonville. Alex and I make sure to note the play of all of the rookie draft picks that played Saturday night such as DT Derrick Harmon, RB Kaleb Johnson, OLB Jack Sawyer, DT Yahya Black, and ILB Carson Bruener. We make sure to hit on special teams play from Saturday night and that includes the Jaguars kicker nailing a 70-yard field goal before the end of the first half. Our top takeaways from the first preseason game of 2025 are also mixed in throughout this podcast episode. This 65-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to give our and the Steelers' schedule for this coming week. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 9, 2025 - For Episode 1,619 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why the preseason opener will be a big test for Broderick Jones and Troy Fautanu. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 8, 2025 - For Episode 1,618 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora runs through a handful of players he's keeping an especially close eye on during the Steelers' preseason opener. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 8, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 7 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the recent transactions made by the Pittsburgh Steelers that include a new quarterback and offensive lineman being signed on Thursday. We go over the corresponding moves to those new signings and also discuss how a few more transactions might be on the way ahead of Saturday night. On Thursday, Steelers DT Cameron Heyward and K Chris Boswell both dominated the team's headlines due to their contract situations ahead of the 2025 regular season getting underway. Alex and I spend a lot of time in this show discussing why this contract news with both Heyward and Boswell has surfaced at this point of the offseason and what the options are for potentially appeasing both players. We talk about what could and likely will happen with both Heyward and Boswell prior to the regular season starting and how both players could still potentially be back in the same place a year from now when it comes to each’s 2026 earnings. We make sure to discuss the pushbacks that a lot of fans seem to have when it comes to both players and specifically when it comes to Heyward. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin met with the media on Thursday to discuss the upcoming preseason game on Saturday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Alex and I go over the extensive list of players that Tomlin said won't play Saturday night and why. We also go over a few things that Tomlin had to say on Thursday about a few younger Steelers players such RB Kaleb Johnson, WR Roman Wilson, and ILB Payton Wilson. Alex and I then preview the Saturday night road preseason game against the Jaguars when it comes to all three phases. We discuss the likely staring units, playing time and even attempt to take a stab at the quarterback rotation used and playing time. We make sure to go over some of the key things we'll both be looking for against the Jaguars. Later in this show, Alex and I discuss what Steelers president Art Rooney II recently said about the team's travel plans for the Week 4 road game in Dublin, Ireland against the Minnesota Vikings. This 103-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a few listener questions at the very end. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 7, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the eleventh special edition episode of The Terrible Podcast, which will be posted after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Thursday night, and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Thursday practice report here. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again sponsoring these special-edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening, and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments, and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 7, 2025 - For Episode 1,617 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney highlights rookie UDFA Max Hurleman as the one player who continues to show up at training camp. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 6, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the tenth special edition episode of The Terrible Podcast, which will be posted after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Wednesday night, and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Wednesday practice report here. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again sponsoring these special-edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening, and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments, and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 6, 2025 - For Episode 1,616 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora examines if the Steelers' offense is struggling that much or if the defense is that good, and the important litmus test to answer that question. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 6, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 6 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, which was recorded late Tuersday night, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the recent hand injury suffered by Pittsburgh Steelers rookie QB Will Howard. We discuss the probability that Howard will miss all of the preseason and how the team might add another quarterback to the roster on Wednesday because of that. After wallowing in the Howard injury news quite a bit. Alex and I then discuss the health of the rest of the roster heading into Wednesday’s training camp practice. We also go over other roster-related news that includes one recent transaction that the Steelers made. The Steelers released their first depth chart of the 2025 offseason on Tuesday, so Alex and I go over what is right and wrong with it ahead of the team's first preseason game on Saturday night. Alex and I look ahead a little bit to the first preseason game on Saturday against the Jacksonville Jaguars and that includes us going over training camp performances of several players on the roster. HC Mike Tomlin spoke to the media after the team's Tuesday training camp practice, so we recap that short press conference during this show. Later in this show, Alex and I discuss Steelers OLB T.J. Watt wanting to switch sides more in 2025 and if DT Cameron Heyward should think about doing the same. This 66-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a few listener questions at the very end. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 5, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the ninth special edition episode of The Terrible Podcast, which will be posted after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Tuesday night, and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Tuesday practice report here. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again sponsoring these special-edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments, and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 5, 2025 - For Episode 1,615 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney is most intrigued by rookie DL Yahya Black through two weeks of training camp as he continues to be praised for his effort, fitting into the culture in Pittsburgh. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 4, 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

August 4 – Ep. 66: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark discuss the defensive domination and offensive struggles through the first half of training camp. For the second topic, we discuss the WR2 position as Aaron Rodgers struggles to build chemistry with some of his younger teammates. For the third topic, we discuss the injuries along the offensive line and the disappointing start to camp for Broderick Jones. To wrap things up, we have a discussion about Darnell Washington saying he thinks he could play offensive tackle and why that transition is more feasible than you may think. Thank you for joining us for this 28-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

August 4, 2025 - For Episode 1,614 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why it's more feasible than you may think for Darnell Washington to move to tackle in the future. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 4, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 5 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the health of the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of a day off at training camp. We discuss Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith and his groin injury history and CB Cory Trice Jr. being sidelined again by yet another injury. Alex and I look at the Steelers’ biggest depth needs at this point of the summer and that includes a deeper dive into the tackle position. We also discuss the potential need for another wide receiver and if the team will even consider adding another veteran at some point prior to the 2025 regular season getting underway. Steelers TE Darnell Washington was asked recently if he would consider moving to tackle at some point down the road so Alex and I discuss what he had to say about that, and probability of such a position move ever happening. The Steelers used ILB Mark Robinson at fullback during Sunday's training camp practice, so Alex and I discuss that little tidbit. How many times will we see the Steelers use four tight ends in 2025? Alex and I address that question during this show. We also discuss several different players on the Steelers roster with training camp now over halfway completed. Should there be a lot of concern about the Steelers offense the way the unit has looked so far during training camp? We address that question later in this show and also how much, if any, QB Aaron Rodgers will play in the team's first preseason game this coming Saturday night. We wind this show down by discussing several players we look forward to watching in the first preseason game. This 83-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a few listener questions at the very end. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 3, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the eighth special edition episode of The Terrible Podcast, which will be posted after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Sunday night, and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Wednesday practice report here. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again sponsoring these special-edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments, and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 3, 2025 - For Episode 1,613 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander considers whether any player will stand out as the training camp darling in 2025. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 2, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the seventh of several special edition episodes of The Terrible Podcast that will be posted nightly after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Saturday night and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day, the team's ninth training camp practice of 2025. This session was not in full pads like the previous one Friday night under the lights was. We also discuss the physical Friday night practice, too. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and try to give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Saturday report right here. Thanks to Len Testa at Touringplans.com for once again being a sponsor of these special edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 2, 2025 - For Episode 1,612 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark talks about how bad the Madden 26 ratings have been across the board. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 1, 2025 - For Episode 1,611 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why Steelers rookie TE JJ Galbreath is a sleeper who could make the team's practice squad - and potentially more. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 1, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 4 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers getting ready for their annual training camp night practice under the high school lights. We make a point to recap the health of the Steelers ahead of their Friday Night Lights practice and how a roster move or two are likely to happen at some point today because of recent injuries the team has sustained to their defensive line. Washington Commanders WR Terry McLaurin was in the news on Thursday night as he has reportedly requested to be traded. Alex and I look at the likelihood, plausibility, and probability related to Steelers trading for McLaurin. While neither of us think the Steelers will trade for McLaurin, we both think the Steelers should at least inquire about him. We discuss how cash spending would likely be the biggest obstacle when it comes to the Steelers possibly trading for McLaurin. Alex and I then move on to discuss several recent comments made by Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers since our last episode. We go over what Rodgers said about how Steelers HC Mike Tomlin courted him this offseason and what he thinks about C Zach Frazier, who enters his second NFL season. We go over a few interesting stats related to Rodgers and those compare to other NFL quarterbacks such as Russell Wilson and Ben Roethlisberger throughout their careers. Alex goes over his impressions of Steelers training camp as it nears the halfway point. I reveal the one word on my mind when it comes to the 2025 Steelers at this point of the offseason. I have Alex quickly recap his evaluations of five overlooked players at this point of training camp. This 94-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a few listener questions at the very end. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 31, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the sixth special edition episode of The Terrible Podcast, which will be posted after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Thursday night, and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Thursday practice report here. There will not be a special edition podcast on Friday night due to the team's annual practice under the lights at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again sponsoring these special-edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments, and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 31, 2025 - For Episode 1,610 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney credits the offense for responding to a tough start of training camp with a strong day Thursday in Latrobe. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 30, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the fifth special edition episode of The Terrible Podcast that will be posted after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Wednesday night and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Wednesday practice report here. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again sponsoring these special-edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments, and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,609 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora argues why the Steelers should move future training camp practices to the morning instead of the team's 1:55 PM sessions this year. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 30, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 3 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, which was recorded Tuesday night, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers having their Tuesday training camp practice ruined by inclement weather just as it was about to get underway. Alex and I go over the several transactions that the Steelers made on Tuesday with the primary one being the contract termination of RB/KR Cordarrelle Patterson. We also discuss the team waiving OLB Jeremiah Moon and WR Montana Lemonious-Craig being waived as injured. We briefly discuss the two new players that the Steelers signed on Tuesday as well. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin did have a press conference on Tuesday after the team finished their work inside, so Alex and I go over the key things that he had to say during it. We also talk about how it sounds like T Broderick Jones should be able to resume practicing in some capacity on Wednesday. We finally have the contract details for new Steelers S Chuck Clark to pass along so we go over the specifics related to his one-year deal that he recently signed with the team. Two former Steelers players, S Minkah Fitzpatrick and G Nate Herbig, were in the news cycle the last few days so we go over the reasons for that. Alex and I also discuss the latest news concerning the camp holdout of Cincinnati Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson. Are the Steelers gaining more faith from the major media when it comes to the 2025 season now that training camp is underway? Alex and I both seem to think so and we explain why we think that might be. This 79-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a listener question at the very end. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 29, 2025 - For Episode 1,608 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says patience is required with the two young bookend tackles in Broderick Jones and Troy Fautanu early in training camp. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 29 – Ep. 65: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark give some of their biggest takeaways from the start of Steelers training camp. In the first topic, we discuss the new-look secondary and all the versatility and position flexibility brought to the team by Jalen Ramsey. For the second topic, we discuss injuries to Isaac Seumalo and Broderick Jones and how concerned we are about Jones in particular. For the final topic, we preview the first padded practice happening later today. To wrap things up, we answer two listener questions about special teams and Will Howard. Thank you for joining us for this 38-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. 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

July 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,607 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle gives three reasons why he believes T.J. Watt will return to top form in 2025. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 28, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 2 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the health of the Pittsburgh Steelers with four training camp practices now in the books for 2025. Alex and I discuss Steelers RB Cordarrelle Patterson still being on the roster through four training camp practices. (UPDATE: Patterson announced he was released by the Steelers right after the show wrapped up.) We discuss the Steelers adding veteran S Chuck Clark more in depth during this show and if that means the team will wind up keeping four safeties on their 53-man roster to start the 2025 regular season. The Steelers announced their 2025 Hall of Honor Class over the weekend, so Alex and I discuss this year's three new members, Joey Porter, Ben Roethlisberger, and Maurkice Pouncey. We also talk about Pouncey's chances of being voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame at a later date. The Miami Dolphins have now revamped the contract of new S Minkah Fitzpatrick since the Steelers traded him, so Alex and I go over the details of what that looks like. With Steelers T Broderick Jones being banged up now in training camp, Alex and I discuss his status this summer and the same with fellow starting T Troy Fautanu. We discuss T Dylan Cook getting extra reps at left tackle with the first and second team offense on Sunday. Kyle Brandt had two great interviews with Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers and HC Mike Tomlin on the NFL Network over the weekend, so we recap those during this show. We focus a lot on what all Rodgers had to say to Brandt and specifically what his rebuttal to the recent criticism he received from Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw of Fox Sports. We go over what Tomlin had to say about his long non-losing season streak. Later in this show, Alex and I look ahead to things we will be looking for once the Steelers resume training camp practices on Tuesday and how the team will begin donning pads this week. Alex and I then attempt to quickly recap a few notable things that a few other various Steelers players had to say since our last show. This 85-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap, and we make sure to answer a few listener questions at the very end. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 27, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the fourth special edition episode of The Terrible Podcast that will be posted after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Sunday night and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. Sunday was the team’s fourth training camp practice of 2025. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and give you the rundown on as many players as possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Saturday practice report right here. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again sponsoring these special-edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments, and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,606 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why the ILB group will have her attention throughout training camp. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 26, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the third special edition episode of The Terrible Podcast that will be posted after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Saturday night and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. Saturday was the team’s third training camp practice of 2025. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and give you the rundown on as many players possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Saturday practice report right here. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again sponsoring these special-edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,605 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains how the Steelers have adapted with their focus on defensive versatility early in training camp. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 25, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the second of several special edition episodes of The Terrible Podcast that will be posted nightly after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Friday night and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. Friday was the team’s first training camp practice of 2025. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and try to give you the rundown on as many players possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Friday report right here. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again being a sponsor of these special edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,604 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the versatility RB Kenneth Gainwell showed during Thursday's practice and the impact he could have as a receiver. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 24, 2025 - Welcome back. This is the first of several special edition episodes of The Terrible Podcast that will be posted nightly after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up each one of their 2025 training camp practices. It’s Thursday night and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe earlier in the day. Thursday was the team’s first training camp practice of 2025. As usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and try to give you the rundown on as many players possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Thursday report right here. Thanks to Len Testa at touringplans.com for once again being a sponsor of these special edition episodes during Steelers training camp. Due to time constraints, in the second half of this show we have a mini episode of our usual show that would run on Friday morning. We discuss the outlook of Steelers DT Keeanu Benton in 2025 to start with. We also go over several things that various players had to say on Thursday during their media scrums. We pay a lot of attention to quotes from Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers and WR DK Metcalf on Thursday. Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends! steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,603 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney agrees with Mike Tomlin, believing the Steelers now have the secondary pieces to play man coverage against anyone in the NFL. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 23, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 1 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday evening show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers reporting to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA earlier in the day for the start of their 2025 training camp. We first discuss the team placing G Isaac Seumalo on the Active/NFI list at the start of training camp with a soft tissue injury. We talk about how he will miss the start of training camp and who is likely to fill in for him at left guard until he is healthy. We talk a little bit about how the Steelers are really a healthy team overall heading into training camp this year. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin talked to the media Wednesday afternoon, so we go over a few key things that he had to say at the start of camp. We focus a lot on what Tomlin had to see about the expected cornerback usage in 2025 when it comes to the top three in that position group, Joey Porter Jr., Jalen Ramsey, and Darius Slay. Steelers GM Omar Khan also had a press conference on Wednesday, so Alex and I parse the main talking points to come out of his media session. There's a lot to recap from Khan when it comes to possible additions moving forward and future contract extensions this summer. We discuss how active Khan has been this offseason with him also keeping a close eye on the 2026 NFL Draft. We go over what he had to say about the decision to trade away S Minkah Fitzpatrick a few weeks ago as well. Fresh off of signing his new contract last week, Steelers OLB T.J. Watt also had a formal press conference on Wednesday. Alex and I make sure to parse the several key things that he had to say during his media session. Later in this show, Alex and I attempt to quickly recap a few notable things that a few other various Steelers players had to say on reporting day. With the Steelers set to have their first official training camp practice of 2025 on Thursday, Alex and I look ahead to things we are looking forward to learning right out of the chute this year. This 76-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap and we make sure to answer a few listener questions at the very end. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,602 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why the theme of Steelers training camp should be "division of labor" and how it'll look at a variety of positions. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 22, 2025 - For Episode 1,601 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to the Steelers' throwback uniform unveiling. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 22 – Ep. 64: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start by giving opinions on the new 1933 Steelers throwback jerseys. For the second topic, we discuss T.J. Watt's new contract and expectations for his career from here on out. For the final topic, we go through several of our top position battles to watch at training camp including the defensive backs, the wide receivers, offensive tackles, annd more. To wrap things up, we answer a listener question about undrafted free agents and the backup safety. Thank you for joining us for this 40-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

July 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,600 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle breaks down the most intriguing position group to watch at training camp – the defensive backs. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 21, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 163 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the new throwback uniforms that the Pittsburgh Steelers have now revealed for their 2025 season. We go over the uniforms and helmet that pay homage to the 1933 Steelers. We discuss what we like and dislike about the new throwbacks and talk about the changes that were made from the last time they wore them in the 90s. After discussing the new throwbacks thoroughly, Alex and I then dive into the final set of players that we have yet to cover in my annual 90 in 30 series that wrapped up on Sunday. Today, we discuss 15 final players from that ongoing series, and they are: P Corliss Waitman, T Gareth Warren, RB Jaylen Warren, TE Darnell Washington, OLB T.J. Watt, OLB Julius Welschof, G Aiden Williams, WR Ke’Shawn Williams, ILB Payton Wilson, WR Roman Wilson, WR Robert Woods, LS Tucker Addington, CB Jaylen Ramsey, TE Jonnu Smith, and TE Donald Parham Jr. At the end of this Monday episode, Alex and I look ahead to the several things we are excited to talk about and cover once the Steelers start their 2025 training camp this week. We also briefly discuss some notable things related to Alex's 53-man roster prediction for the Steelers prior to this year’s training camp get underway. We close this episode out by going over our plans for the Wednesday episode. This 103-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 20, 2025 - For Episode 1,599 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander reminisces about some of her favorite player arrivals to Steelers training camp and guesses who might pick up the tradition this year. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 19, 2025 - For Episode 1,598 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why the argument that the Steelers spend too much money on defense is dumb. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 18, 2025 - For Episode 1,597 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the young Steelers who could benefit the most from extra reps in training camp due to veteran rest days. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 18, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 162 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers getting OLB T.J. Watt agreed to a three-year, $123 million contract extension on Thursday. As you would expect, Alex and I cover the Watt contract extension from several different angles. The full contract details hit the internet early in this show, so we make sure to go over those thoroughly. We discuss Watt's cap charges, cash flow, guaranteed money, and we also go over how he was the big winner in nearly aspect of his negotiations with the Steelers. Alex and I have a long discussion about whether extending Watt and making him the new highest paid non-QB in the NFL was the right decision. Both of us think it was, and we explain why we both feel that why. We talk about how and why some analysts, media members, and fans of the team are likely upset that the Steelers extended Watt for so much money. We also discuss the overall franchise philosophy the Steelers have had for some time and how the Watt extension played into that. How big of risk do the Steelers now have with Watt moving forward? Alex and I attempt to address that question and topic during this show as well. Could and should have the Steelers gotten Watt extended earlier in the offseason to save a little money? Should they have traded Watt prior to the 2025 NFL Draft? We attempt to address those kinds of questions that several people seem to have concerning Watt during this show as well. After fully discussing Watt's extension multiple ways, Alex and I then dive into more players that we have yet to cover in my annual 90 in 30 series. Today, we discuss nine more players from that ongoing series, and they are: G Isaac Seumalo, WR Ben Skowronek, DT Jacob Slade, CB Darius Slay, WR Roc Taylor, FB DJ Thomas-Jones, QB Skylar Thompson, S Juan Thornhill, and CB Cory Trice Jr. This 119-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We also end this episode by answering a few outstanding email questions we have received this past week from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 17, 2025 - For Episode 1,596 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to the surprising Patrick Queen ranking in the NFL's Top 100, putting him over Cameron Heyward. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 16, 2025 - For Episode 1,595 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses what a reasonable expectation should be for Aaron Rodgers' passing yards during his 2025 season with the Steelers. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 16, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 161 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to going over the latest contract information regarding two new members of the Pittsburgh Steelers, CB Jalen Ramsey and TE Jonnu Smith, based on the latest NFLPA salary cap update. We go over what the new salary cap hits for Ramsey and Smith are perceived to be set at currently for 2025 and how the uncertainty of the former's option bonus could still play into his amount before Week 1. Based on the latest NFLPA update, the Steelers are now $25,425,794 under the cap. We go over what that means and also talk a little bit about where the Steelers now seem to be at from a cash spending perspective for the 2025 season. Could the Steelers make a trade for Washington Commanders WR Terry McLaurin or San Francisco 49ers WR Jauan Jennings really work from a cash and cap perspective if they really wanted to acquire either player? Alex and I address that popular question that several fans seem to have right now. We also discuss the latest reports cornering both McLaurin and Jennings regarding whether either might ultimately be traded by their current team. Starring in the middle of this show, we pick up where we left off on Monday when it comes to reviewing players in my annual 90 In 30 series. Today, Alex and I discuss 12 more players from that ongoing series and they are: DT Esezi Otomewo, RB/KR Cordarrelle Patterson, CB James Pierre, CB Joey Porter Jr., ILB Patrick Queen, ILB Mark Robinson, QB Aaron Rodgers, QB Mason Rudolph, K Ben Sauls, OLB Jack Sawyer, G Max Scharping, and RB Trey Sermon. This 119-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We also end this episode by answering a few outstanding email questions we have received this past week from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 15, 2025 - For Episode 1,594 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney is growing frustrated with the inconsistent reporting on the T.J. Watt contract situation. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 15 – Ep. 63: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start by diving into the latest on T.J. Watt's contract negotiations including the sticking point that's holding up a deal. How concerned are we and will a holdout at camp change that answer? We answer all of that and more. For the second topic, Ross guides Joe through a passing game projection and some key learnings including realistic expectations for Aaron Rodgers and how the tight ends fit in. For the final topic, we discuss the glaring need at safety and why Justin Simmons makes the most sense. To wrap things up, we answer a listener question about Cole Holcomb. Thank you for joining us for this 37-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 14, 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

July 14, 2025 - For Episode 1,593 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why Jonnu Smith can't be expected to replicate his 2024 season in Miami with the Steelers. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 14, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 160 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday episode, Alex Kozora is back after a long weekend off and we get right to discussing the latest concerning Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt and his ongoing contract situation. Specifically, Alex and I look at the probability and possibility of Watt holding out completely at the start of training camp and thus not showing up at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe when the rest of the team does. San Francisco 49ers WR Jauan Jennings is back in the news on Monday morning as he reportedly wants a new contract or to be traded. We look at if Jennings could potentially land with the Steelers via a trade and what kind of new contract he's likely looking for this summer. As a Monday morning, most of the NFL's 2025 second round selections remain unsigned. We discuss why that's the case this year and who is most likely to blame for that. We discuss the Steelers not having to worry about that problem this year and we look back at the contract that C Zach Frazier signed last year as a second round selection. On the heels of Ross McCorkle doing a 2025 passing and receiving stats exercise during the Friday show, Alex and I go over the changes he submitted over the weekend. Alex and I discuss a few loose stat projections that he has right now for the Steelers tight ends, QB Aaron Rodgers, and WR DK Metcalf as well. With Alex back on Monday, we pick up where e left off on Wednesday when it comes to reviewing players in my annual 90 In 30 serries. Today, Alex and I discuss 12 more players from that ongoing series and they are; OLB Eku Leota, DT Isaiahh Loudermilk, DT Dean Lowry, C Ryan McCollum, G Mason McCormick, CB Cameron McCutcheon, WR Lance McCutcheon, CB Kyler McMichael, WR DK Metcalf, WR Scotty Miller, OLB Jeremiah Moon, and T Doug Nester. This 115-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We also end this episode by answering a few outstanding email questions we have received this past week from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 13, 2025 - For Episode 1,592 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the division in the Steelers fan base when it comes to TJ Watt's contract negotiations. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 12, 2025 - For Episode 1,591 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark talks about the value in researching older Steelers and learning more about the players who helped shape the franchise. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 11, 2025 - For Episode 1,590 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses Patrick Rooney Jr.'s comment that it would be "absolutely insane" to pay T.J. Watt and the key factors needed to bridge the gap to reach a long-term extension. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 11, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 159 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday episode, Ross McCorkle sits in for Alex Kozora, who is taking some well-deserved time off ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers reporting to Latrobe for the start of their 2025 training camp. Ross and I start this show off by discussing where Steelers DT Cameron Heyward is ranked in the Top 100 Players for 2025. We discuss Heyward's ability to bat down passes and how this year's ranking on the list feels a bit low. We also discuss where Steelers OLB T.J. Watt is likely to land in this year's Top 100 list. We also discuss the probability associated with Watt being traded this summer and how most of the fanbase probably feels about him and his contract situation this offseason. Former Steelers RB Najee Harris, who is now a member of the Los Angeles Chargers, had an unfortunate fireworks accident during the Fourth of July weekend so we make sure to go over that bit of news that surfaced on Thursday. We also discuss the fact that not too much is known concerning the contracts of new CB Jalen Ramsey and TE Jonnu Smith as of Friday morning. Even though Alex is away on this Friday, his latest post about three overlooked players currently on the Steelers roster deserves some attention and review by us. Ross and I go over the three players that Alex listed in that post and then we attempt to build it out by two more players. In the middle of this show, I sort of ambush Ross a little bit with a passing stat prediction exercise for the Steelers' 2025 season. I start with getting Ross' 2025 stat predictions for the top five wide receivers. From there, I get Ross to throw out his 2025 passing stat prediction for Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers. We then subtract the wide receiver stat predictions from his Rodgers' prediction and go over what would presumably be left over for the Steelers tight ends and running backs in 2025. Overall, this exercise produces a little bit of eye-opening and should result in some level of pushback from the listeners. It's a great exercise to conduct at this point of the offseason and I will let Ross revise his numbers for Alex and I to go over during Monday's show. Based on the Friday stat exercise, it certainly seems less than likely that the Steelers will add another notable wide receiver to their roster this offseason. Near the end of this Friday show, Ross and I discuss the plausibility and probability related to the Steelers possible signing veteran free agent safety Justin Simmons this offseason. That discussion is a result of a few things that Simmons said about his future during a recent interview from this past week. This 105-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We also end this episode by answering one outstanding email questions we have received this past week from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 10, 2025 - For Episode 1,589 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says T.J. Watt's late-season struggles are a bit overblown and shouldn't be too much of a concern. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 9, 2025 - For Episode 1,588 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora reacts to the recent report of concerns over new Steelers CB Darius Slay's knees and why the report shouldn't be as alarming as it initially sounds. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 9, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 159 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about a few more details that have surfaced this week concerning the contract of new Pittsburgh Steelers CB Jalen Ramsey. We also go over the fact that Ramsey's new 2025 cap charge as a member of the Steelers is still yet to be known and how that should change by Friday night. Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger had a few interesting things to say about the backup quarterback battle in Pittsburgh this summer so we briefly touch on that topic and how it's very unlikely that rookie QB Will Howard will bypass veteran QB Mason Rudolph on the team's depth chart by Week 1 of the regular season. Alex and I spend a little time in this show discussing the hype surrounding Howard right now and especially when it comes to the majority of the Steelers' fanbase. Are fans needing to pump the breaks some when it comes to Smith's rookie season? Also in this show, Alex and I pick up where we left off when it comes to discussing players in my annual 90 in 30 series. Today, we discuss nine more players ahead of training camp getting underway and they are P Cameron Johnston, OT Broderick Jones, OG Steven Jones, CB Donte Kent, S Miles Killebrew, LS Christian Kuntz, DE/OLB DeMarvin Leal, DL Logan Lee, and WR Montana Lemonious-Craig. We spend a little extra time during the above segment discussing Broderick Jones and what a huge 2025 season it is for him. This 102-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We also end this episode by answering several outstanding email questions we have received this past week from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 8, 2025 - For Episode 1,587 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to Cameron Heyward barely cracking the top 10 in the latest ESPN rankings at defensive tackle. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 8 – Ep. 62: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start by discussing last week's massive trade that saw Minkah Fitzpatrick get shipped to the Miami Dolphins in return for Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith. Is the team better than it was before and who ultimately won the trade? For the second topic, we talk about Aaron Rodgers' Malibu workout with teammates and discuss who was present and who was missing. Is it a disappointment that Will Howard and the other quarterbacks weren't included? For the final topic, we talk about James Harrison's comments about Mike Tomlin's best and worst trait and some of what Aditi Kinkhabwala said about former players' opinions of him as a head coach. To wrap things up, we answer a listener question about the 2027 draft. Thank you for joining us for this 34-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. 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

July 7, 2025 - For Episode 1,586 this Monday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jaylen Warren and his potential production for the 2025 season. ⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 7, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 158 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking more about the Pittsburgh Steelers signing GM Omar Khan to a contract extension last week. This comes on the heels of Alex and Josh Carney discussing that news on the Friday show. This time I give my thoughts on the decision to extend Khan, and we go over how he should be graded so far in his short tenure and what should be expected out of him these next two seasons. After having a lengthy talk about Khan's career to date and his extension news, Alex and I go over his recent grading of all the big decisions and moves the Steelers have made so far this offseason. We grade the team trading for WR DK Metcalf, the trading away of WR George Pickens, the selection of DT Derrick Harmon in the first round, the addition and process of signing QB Aaron Rodgers, and the big trade that was recently made between the Steelers and the Miami Dolphins. While Alex and I are close when it comes to our grading of those several offseason moves, we do differ slightly on a few of them and especially when it comes to the Steelers trading away Pickens. Later in this show, Alex and I pick up where we left off when it comes to discussing players in my annual 90 in 30 series. Today, we discuss nine more players ahead of this year’s training camp getting underway and they are OLB Alex Highsmith, ILB Cole Holcomb, QB Will Howard, RB Evan Hull, RB Max Hurleman, CB D’Shawn Jamison, WR Brandon Johnson, RB Kaleb Johnson, and S Quindell Johnson. As part of Alex and I discussing Howard on Wednesday, we offer up some predictions and hopes when it comes to the number of preseason snaps he will ultimately play this summer. This 125-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We also end this episode by answering several outstanding email questions we have received this past week from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 6, 2025 - For Episode 1585 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why this recent trade the Pittsburgh Steelers made with the Miami Dolphins may be Omar Khan's biggest gamble this offseason. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 5, 2025 - For Episode 1,584 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark dares to compare the Pittsburgh Steelers to the hot dog at a fourth of July cookout. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 4, 2025 - For Episode 1,583 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora dedicates time to discussing who the Pittsburgh Steelers are getting in new tight end Jonnu Smith and why it's a clear upgrade to the team's new-look offense. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 4, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 156 of the Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday Fourth of July episode, Josh Carney and Alex Kozora discuss the three-year contract extension Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan received yesterday. We discuss the busy offseason Khan and the organization has had and wonder the status of Assistant GM Andy Weidl, too. Josh and I talk about why Khan received his extension, too. Josh shares his thoughts on Monday's mega-deal that sent FS Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Miami Dolphins in return for CB Jalen Ramsey, TE Jonnu Smith, and a 2027 Day Three pick swap. Josh weighs in if he likes the move and the impact Pittsburgh's aggressive offseason could have on 2025's results. We discuss why Fitzpatrick was dealt and what Ramsey's role on the defense could look like. Josh also shares the free agent addition he'd like to see Pittsburgh make. We briefly discuss the Steelers' Malibu workout that took place earlier this week. Several pass-catchers joined QB Aaron Rodgers in California for at least one practice and we offer our thoughts on how much it will help ahead of training camp. Finishing out our beat writer offseason reviews this week, Browns Zone's Scott Petrak joins myself to recap the Cleveland Browns past few months. We discuss the reason why Cleveland drafted DL Mason Graham in the first round, why the team moved up for QB Shedeur Sanders, and who has the edge in the team's up-for-grabs quarterback battle. We also discuss expectations for the Browns this season and the future of head coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry. Be sure to follow Scott here, @ScottPetrak. And thank him for joining us today. This roughly 65-minute episode also covers a few other topics not mentioned above, including the topic of sports betting and the negative impacts felt across sports. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 3, 2025 - For Episode 1,582 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney talks about how the Pittsburgh Steelers' young offensive line has a chance to be special during the 2025 season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 2, 2025 - For Episode 1,581 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora offers his reaction to Pittsburgh's mega-Monday trade and if the Steelers' new offseason pieces of Jalen Ramsey, Aaron Rodgers, and others can fit and come together as a team in such a short timeframe. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 2, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 155 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking a lot more about the trades the Pittsburgh Steelers made on Monday. This includes more discussion about the Steelers acquiring CB Jalen Ramsey and TE Jonnu Smith from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for S Minkah Fitzpatrick. Alex and I discuss the average number of interceptions Ramsey has had per season for his NFL career date, his fit in the Steelers offense, and his potential heavy volume of playing time. We discuss the Steelers’ possible usage of their top three cornerbacks throughout the 2025 season and if the team might add another veteran free safety at some point during this offseason. We also discuss once again what led to Fitzpatrick being a piece of the Monday trade with the Dolphins. We also discuss whether Fitzpatrick could have a 2025 season with the Dolphins that might make the Steelers regret trading him. Not to be forgotten, Alex and I discuss a little bit more what Smith brings to Pittsburgh's offense in 2025 and how he's not a No. 3 tight end on this year's roster. Will the Steelers sign veteran free agent WR Tyler Boyd this offseason? Should they? We discuss those two questions in addition to whether we think veteran free agent WR Gabe Davis will ultimately land with Pittsburgh before Week 1 of the 2025 regular season. In the second half of this show, Alex and I are joined by Jonas Shaffer, who covers the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Banner on thebaltimorebanner.com. Jonas spends over a half an hour with us previewing the 2025 Ravens and several other aspects related to the team and the offseason they have had to date. As usual, please make sure to follow Jonas on Twitter/X at @Jonas Shaffer and make sure to read his work and listen to his podcast here: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/author/jonas-shaffer/ Alex and I close out this Wednesday show by discussing the next six players listed in my annual 90 In 30 series; DT Derrick Harmon, ILB Devin Harper, ILB Malik Harrison, OLB Nick Herbig, DT Cameron Heyward, and TE Connor Heyward. This 117-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,580 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney credits GM Omar Khan for doing everything in his power to help the Steelers win, even if it costs them a franchise pillar following the Minkah Fitzpatrick trade. ⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 30, 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

June 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,579 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle says Aaron Rodgers has done well with a lot worse WR corps than Pittsburgh's. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 30, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 154 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the busy morning the Pittsburgh Steelers had when it comes to several trades they made. This includes us discussing the Steelers acquiring CB Jalen Ramsey and TE Jonnu Smith from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for S Minkah Fitzpatrick. We go over all of the known details related to the big trade between the Steelers and the Dolphins and we update several of those as the show guys on. We also make sure to go over some of the early known contract details related to both Ramsey and Smith. Alex and I give our overall thoughts on the Steelers trades and how the new players fit in Pittsburgh. We also discuss the departure of Fitzpatrick and wonder how the Steelers might go about filling his free safety position moving forward. We discuss the several surprising moves the Steelers have made so far this offseason and how it's been a spring and summer for the ages when it comes to the organization. Alex and I make sure to discuss what the Monday trades mean when it comes to Steelers OLB T.J. Watt as he continues to wait for a new contract. We discuss if a Watt extension is still in his future and why. In the second half of this show, Alex and I are joined by Jay Morrison, who covers the Cincinnati Bengals for Sports Illustrated on BengalsTalk.com. Jay spends roughly a half an hour with us previewing the 2025 Bengals and several other aspects related to the team and the offseason they have had to date. As usual, please make sure to follow Jay on Twitter/X at @ByJayMorrison and make sure to read his work and listen to his podcast here: https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/author/jay-morrison This 116-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 29, 2025 - For Episode 1578 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander looks at the Pittsburgh Steelers potential training camp competition at the long snapper position. ⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,577 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses the national media's infatuation with negativity surrounding Aaron Rodgers. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,576 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora examines the NFL's top-two kickers in Pittsburgh's Chris Boswell and Dallas' Brandon Aubrey and wonders who is the better leg. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 27, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 153 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the new contract numbers for Pittsburgh Steelers S DeShon Elliott that finally surfaced on Thursday. We go over the difference in the guaranteed money that was first reported last week, Elliott's new 2025 salary cap charge and everything else that is important related to his new deal. After talking about the Elliott contract details, Alex and I then discuss what the expectations should be for the Steelers' secondary in 2025. We talk interception totals and much more. We go over our bullishness when it comes to that position group in 2025. On the heels of my annual 90 In 30 series getting underway over the weekend, Alex and I go over the next six players I have covered. That means that we both take an in-depth look at T Troy Fautanu, S Minkah Fitzpatrick, C Zach Frazier, TE Pat Freiermuth, RB Kenneth Gainwell, and TE JJ Galbreath. This 93-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,575 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney tries to find the silver lining in Aaron Rodgers' early announcement that he's likely to retire after 2025. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,574 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora reacts to the news of Aaron Rodgers announcing 2025 is likely his final NFL season, the pressure that puts on Pittsburgh, and the reminder the Steelers' QB search starts anew come 2026. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 25, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 152 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Tuesday appearance that new Pittsburgh Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers had on The Pat McAfee Show. The Rodgers interview went over 40 minutes so as you can imagine, he said a lot of things worth discussing. We talk about 2025 likely to be his last NFL season, his thoughts on the team's leadership and his role within that, his mentoring of the other quarterbacks on the roster, and much more. Alex and I discuss a few of the major media thoughts to come out of the Rodgers' Tuesday interview. We also discuss Rodgers' thoughts on his privacy as well. The Steelers seem set to sign a new long snapper to the roster in the coming days, so we discuss that forthcoming transaction. We also talk a little about the recent story that surfaced on Tuesday concerning the possible collusion that has happened when it comes to fully guaranteed contracts and quarterbacks. On the heels of my annual 90 In 30 series getting underway over the weekend, Alex and I go over the next six players that I have covered. That means that we both take an in-depth look at DB Sebastian Castro, T Dylan Cook, DT Domenique Davis, CB Brandin Echols, DT Daniel Ekuale, and S DeShon Elliott. This 105-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 24 – Ep. 61: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start by discussing Adam Schefter's report that the Steelers checked in with the Miami Dolphins on CB Jalen Ramsey. We discuss if the secondary issues are being overblown and our expectations for the group in 2025. For the second topic, we discuss Aaron Rodgers' appearance on The Pat McAfee Show and his intention to make the 2025 season his last. We also talk about his vow to pass on his vast knowledge to the rest of the roster and how great of a situation that is for the young offense. For the final topic, we talk about T.J. Watt's ongoing holdout and offer a timeline for when we could see it ending. To wrap things up, we answer a listener question about DK Metcalf's impact on the offense. Thank you for joining us for this 37-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Alex: @Alex_Kozora Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,573 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says it's time for Patrick Queen to put an end to last season's struggles and let his play do the talking. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,572 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle gives the optimist's take on the Steelers' 2025 roster and the outlook for their season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 23, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 151 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the weekend passing of FedEx founder Fred Smith, the father of Pittsburgh Steelers OC Arthur Smith. Alex and I briefly retouch on the need for the 2025 Steelers to have faster starts on both offense and defense following a few social media posts over the weekend by NFL stats specialist Warren Sharp. On the heels of my annual 90 In 30 series getting underway over the weekend, Alex and I go over the first nine players that I have covered. That means that we both take an in-depth look at T Calvin Anderson, G Spencer Anderson, WR Calvin Austin III, DT Keeanu Benton, CB Beanie Bishop Jr., DT Yahya Black, K Chris Boswell, G Nick Broeker, and ILB Carson Bruener ahead of training camp getting underway next month. We go over our expectations for the nine players to start this series and much more. We spend a little time in this show speculating what the top three offensive line pairings will ultimately be once training camp gets underway. This 83-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,571 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about seventh-round CB Donte Kent's chance to make the Steelers 53-man roster. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,570 on this Saturday afternoon, Ross McCorkle disagrees with some of the recent media buzz about the secondary being the biggest weakness of the Steelers' roster. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 20, 2025 - For Episode 1,569 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the Steelers "longshots" and which players have the best chance of beating the odds to make the initial 53-man roster. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 20, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 150 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers cutting ties with veteran RB Jonathan Ward on Thursday. We go over the decision to release Ward, where that leaves the Steelers running back room, and what it means for a few others in that position group as far as potential goes the rest of the offseason. There's nothing new to report on the contract details for S DeShon Elliott, who was signed to a two-year extension earlier this week. We get that tidbit out of the way early in this show. The Baltimore Ravens signed veteran CB Jaire Alexander to a one-year contract this week, so Alex and I discuss that transaction. We talk about the contract details related to Alexander and why he likely decided to sign with Baltimore. We discuss whether the Steelers likely had any interest in signing Alexander and what a contract likely would have needed to look like for that to even happen. With there being quite a bit of buzz this week concerning the Steelers possible trading for veteran Miami Dolphins CB Jalen Ramsey, Alex and I decide to address that topic quite extensively during this show. We go over Ramsey's contract, the cost to acquire him via a trade and much more. We look at the probability and plausibility concerning the likelihood the Steelers would ultimately trade for Ramsey. Alex has some interesting stats concerning the potential usage of new Steelers RB Kenneth Gainwell in 2025, so we go over that nice pull by him. Alex and I also dive deep into the historical nature of the Steelers scoring a touchdown on their opening offensive possession in Week One games. This 86-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 19, 2025 - For Episode 1,568 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney believes that Troy Fautanu is a bigger question mark at RT than Broderick Jones is flipping over to LT this summer. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 18, 2025 - For Episode 1,567 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why Steelers DL Daniel Ekuale could be this year's version of DeShon Elliott, the shrewd FA signing come season's end. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 18, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 149 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers signing S DeShon Elliott to a two-year contract extension this week. We go over what is known about that extension so far, the probable salary cap numbers, associated with it, and whether the team did the right thing when it comes to giving him the new deal. With Elliott now being finalized, Alex and I look at three players currently under contract and that signed new deals this offseason that could potentially wind up having their deals extended next offseason. The main three players discussed in this segment are CB Brandin Echols, ILB Malik Harrison, and T Calvin Anderson. Would the Steelers now offer WR Calvin Austin III the same type of extension they signed Elliott to? Would Austin even seriously consider such an offer if given it? We discuss those two questions quite a bit. Recently, Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network made some interesting comments about the future of Steelers HC Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh. We attempt to get to the bottom of what Pelissero said and then attempt to speculate how, when, and why Tomlin's tenure with the Steelers will ultimately come to an end. Later in this show, Alex over all of the positional groups on defense and give our thoughts on those relative to being improved or not versus this time last year. We express our concerns about the Steelers’ defensive line depth ahead of training camp getting underway. This 91-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 17, 2025 - For Episode 1,566 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to DeShon Elliott’s extension and dishes why it’s a great move in an up and down offseason for the Steelers. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 17 – Ep. 60: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Alex Kozora kick things off with a discussion on DeShon Elliott's extension and what it means for the secondary and the defense overall. Next, we discuss some of the positive reports about the running back room coming out of spring practices. How will the division of labor be divided between Jaylen Warren and Kaleb Johnson? And how does Kenneth Gainwell fit into that equation? For the third topic, we discuss Arthur Smith's "wishbone" comments and what that might mean for the direction of the offense overall. Will Aaron Rodgers' history or Smith's history hold more weight? We also discuss what that might mean for Roman Wilson's role with everything else going on with the offense. To wrap things up, we answer a listener question about Zach Frazier's potential after a great rookie season. Thank you for joining us for this 32-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on X: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Alex: @Alex_Kozora Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 16, 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

June 16, 2025 - For Episode 1,565 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why RB Kenneth Gainwell isn't being talked about enough as a potentially significant contributor to the Steelers' offense. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 16, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 148 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the state of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense for the 2025 season and especially as it sits right now exiting mandatory minicamp. We goi over all of the positional groups on offense and give our thoughts on those relative to being improved or not versus this time last year. We express our concerns about the Steelers offensive line depth ahead of training camp getting underway. How will new QB Aaron Rodgers mesh with OC Arthur Smith in 2025? We address that question and also go over a few offensive stats that the Steelers must get better in when it comes to 2025. We discuss touchdown drives in the first two drives and much more. Alex and I discuss Smith's one season with the Atlanta Falcons that included QB Matt Ryan as the starter. We also talk about the chores that Rodgers will now have when it comes to him getting on the same page with all members of the offense prior to the regular season getting underway. Is there any chance that Rodgers is once again the Steelers' quarterback in 2026? If so, would Smith still be the team's offensive coordinator in such a scenario? We attempt to answer those two questions during this show. We close this show by discussing OLB T.J. Watt as it relates to fan perception during this offseason's contract negotiations. We look back at the fan perception from several years ago when Watt was aiming for a lucrative contract extension and how it's unlikely to be the same this offseason. This 80-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 15, 2025 - For Episode 1,564 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why she is optimistic about CB Joey Porter Jr. taking his game to the next level in his third season with the Steelers. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 14, 2025 - For Episode 1,563 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why we might see WR Brandon Johnson crack the initial 53-man roster for the Steelers. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 13, 2025 - For Episode 1,562 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses TE Darnell Washington's role in the Steelers' offense and how much more involved in the passing game he can be. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 13, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 147 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ recent mandatory minicamp that wrapped up on Thursday. We go over the few notable things that Steelers HC Mike Tomlin had to say on Thursday and that includes his thoughts on the team's contract situation with OLB T.J. Watt, the health of the squad coming out of minicamp, and the practice starting times for training camp. Alex and I talk about how Watt's contract situation is likely to be the biggest topic of discussion until the team reports to training camp in late July. We also talk about the prospects of any players not being able to practice fully once training camp gets underway. Throughout this show, Alex and I have fairly lengthy discussions about Steelers WR Calvin Austin III, TE Darnell Washington, CB Joey Porter Jr., and T Broderick Jones. Those were triggered by several comments made about those particular players by several members of the offensive coaching staff this past week. Should glove color be important to Porter in 2025? Alex and I make our thoughts on that question well known in this show. We go over our most significant takeaways from the Steelers 2025 mandatory minicamp. We also discuss the prospects of the Steelers adding another playmaker before the start of the 2025 regular season. Former Steelers WR Antonio Brown was unfortunately back in the news on Thursday for something negative, so Alex and I make sure to go over the specifics for that. This 92-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 12, 2025 - For Episode 1,561 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers deserve some grace with the T.J. Watt contract situation, based on their long track record. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 12 – Ep. 59: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark dive into the Aaron Rodgers signing and the various topics discussed during his introductory press conference. How much say does he want in the offense and what will the dynamic be between him and OC Arthur Smith? Ross gives reasons to get excited for Rodgers given his extensive list of injuries last season and an offensive scheme that will protect him better in Pittsburgh. For the second topic, we talk about the most notable quotes from the various coordinator and coach interviews including Calvin Austin III as the WR2, Derrick Harmon being named a starter and Rodgers being compared to Peyton Manning. We then dive into Adam Schefter's report about Aaron Rodgers being the Steelers' third option and some clarifying comments he made on Wednesday about Justin Fields and Matthew Stafford that were particularly interesting. To wrap things up, we answer a listener question about a game we would like to travel back in time to see in person. Thank you for joining us for this 36-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

June 11, 2025 - For Episode 1,560 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora shares his thoughts on QB Aaron Rodgers' first press conference Tuesday and why it might calm some fears fans had about his signing. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 11, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 146 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers starting their 2025 mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. We go over the absence of Steelers OLB T.J. Watt for minicamp and the relation that has to his contract extension negotiations. We discuss whether Watt's minicamp absence is a big deal, what he's likely angling for, and the possibility that he might ultimately hold out at training camp if he doesn’t sign a contract extension by then. We also talk about how we still both expect Watt to sign an extension but that it might not get done for several more weeks. New Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers took part in his first practice with his new team on Tuesday, so Alex and I discuss that major event. Rodgers also met with the local media for the first time on Tuesday, so Alex and I make sure to parse out everything he said during that 15-minute session. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin also talked briefly on Tuesday, so we hit on a few key things he said after the first minicamp practice concluded. The finer details related to Rodgers' one-year contract are now known, so Alex and I go over those incentives and what his 2025 salary cap charge is scheduled to be. We also go over the Steelers' 2025 salary cap and cash spending situation now that Rodgers has signed his deal. All of the Steelers position coaches on the defensive side of the football talked to the media on Tuesday so Alex and I recap the most notable things to come out of those sessions. We do the same for defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and special teams coordinator Danny Smith as well as both also met with the media on Tuesday. A few comments from a few coaches on the offensive side of the football surfaced Wednesday morning during our show so Alex and I make sure to cover a few of those. This 80-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 10, 2025 - For Episode 1,559 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to two Cleveland Browns' defenders firing salvos at Aaron Rodgers, which seems like a major mistake. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 9, 2025 - For Episode 1,558 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains how important Aaron Rodgers is to the young offensive line's development. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 9, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 145 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the one-year contract that new Pittsburgh Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers reportedly signed on Saturday. We go over what is known so far concerning the Rodgers' contract and what still needs to be learned when it comes to the incentives. We also discuss the difference between NLTBE and LTBE when it comes to the incentives. Alex and I discuss some of Rodgers' 2024 tape with the New York Jets and whether it looks like he can be successful in Pittsburgh and how. The Green Bay Packers are reportedly releasing CB Jaire Alexander on Monday and that has fans of the Steelers thinking the team should sign him. We go over what Alexander will likely be looking for when it comes to a new contract, if he fits with the Steelers, and the likelihood of Pittsburgh ultimately signing him. Free agent WR Gabe Davis reportedly will visit the New Orleans Saints soon, so Alex and I discuss that bit of news as well. It also looks like free agent RB Nick Chubb will be signing soon with the Houston Texans, so we cover that news. Was Rodgers really the Steelers' third quarterback option this offseason behind Justin Fields and Matthew Stafford? We discuss that report from ESPN's Adam Schefter over the weekend. Is it possible that the Steelers would pull the plug on Rodgers ahead of the 2025 trade deadline if things aren’t going well in Pittsburgh? Alex and I discuss that topic and if Rodgers could ultimately be traded ahead of the deadline. This 90-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 8, 2025 - For Episode 1,557 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why it's time to embrace the Aaron Rodgers era in Pittsburgh. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 7, 2025 - For Episode 1,556 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses the national media's pessimism of the Steelers' move to sign Aaron Rodgers. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 6, 2025 - For Episode 1,555 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why it's a key season for Steelers CB Cory Trice Jr. and what he has to do to prove the team can trust him as a potential 2026 starter. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 6, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 144 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right back to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers finally agreeing to terms with veteran QB Aaron Rodgers. We discuss the good, bad, and other things related to Rodgers upon him arriving in Pittsburgh based on his 2024 season with the New York Jets. We go over the culture and attitude fit of Rodgers with the Steelers and if there are any concerns there. Some initial contract numbers for Rodgers are being floated around as of Friday morning so we go over who is reporting what when it comes to that contract. The Steelers reportedly made a phone call to the Atlanta Falcons concerning the availability of TE Kyle Pitts, so we make sure to recap that bit of news in this show. We also talk about free agent WR Gabe Davis reportedly coming to Pittsburgh on Thursday and leaving town unsigned. The Steelers made a few roster moves since our Wednesday show so Alex and I recap those transactions in this show. The Steelers wrapped up their 2025 OTA practices on Thursday, so we give an update on takeaways from those sessions. We also discuss the attendance at OTAs and who we are expecting to see at mandatory minicamp next week. This 91-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 5, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 143 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Thursday night episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the big news earlier in the afternoon that free agent QB Aaron Rodgers will finally sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Alex and I go over our immediate reactions to the Rodgers' news breaking on Thursday and how glad we are this stage of the courtship is finally over with. We talk about how Rodgers will now at least be present for the Steelers mandatory minicamp next week and the positives related to that. Alex and I go over what Rodgers brings to the Steelers and that includes both positive and negative things. We discuss whether Rodgers and the rest of the Steelers offense can limit the amount of quarterback sacks and turnovers. Alex and I then address the expectations of the 2025 Steelers now that the team will have Rodgers at quarterback. While the money related to the Rodgers one-year contract he will reportedly sign is not yet known, we speculate what that might ultimately be. This show is focused only on the Rodgers' news, and we will have a regular full show on Friday morning. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 5, 2025 - For Episode 1,554 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the position battle at punter between Cameron Johnston and Corliss Waitman will be well worth watching this summer. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 4, 2025 - For Episode 1,553 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the Steelers' silver lining to QB Aaron Rodgers missing the team's OTA practice sessions and how it benefits the rest of the depth chart. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 4, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 142 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the release of the Pittsburgh Steelers official 2025 training camp schedule. We go over key dates in training camp and much more. Steelers TE Donald Parham Jr. reportedly sustained an Achilles' injury on Tuesday, so we discuss what that means for him and the team. We also discuss the Steelers now seemingly being back in play to trade for Miami Dolphins TE Jonnu Smith as of Tuesday evening. We go over our thoughts on whether Smith is worth trading for, what the compensation should be and if he should have his contract increased and extended into at least 2026. The Steelers are reportedly bringing in former Jacksonville Jaguars WR Gabe Davis in for a visit this week, so Alex and I discuss that news some. We talk about whether Davis would fit in with the offense, what his role would be, and if both of us would be for the team signing him. Alex and I then discuss how much better, if any, the Steelers would be if they were to add both Smith and Davis this offseason on the heels of the team trading away WR George Pickens several weeks ago. With the second week of OTA practices now underway as of Tuesday, Alex and I discuss several things related to that topic. We go over TE Darnell Washington reportedly dropping some weight, ILB Cole Holcomb reportedly being back fully healthy and much more. We go over who was not present for the Tuesday OTA practice as well. Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger attempted to clear the air some regarding his current and past relationship with QB Mason Rudolph during his latest podcast episode, so Alex and I go over what he had to say on that topic. We also do a small exercise related to what pick the Steelers could have made instead of Rudolph during the 2018 NFL Draft that might have appeased Roethlisberger at the time. This 87-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 3 – Ep. 58: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark discuss the latest news on the Steelers' search for an additional playmaker on offense including Adam Schefter's report that the Steelers would be hosting Gabe Davis for a visit this week. We discuss whether we like that idea and what it would mean for the rest of the WR room and the roster as a whole. For the second topic, we discuss Albert Breer's theory of why the Steelers didn't draft Shedeur Sanders and what Mike Tomlin has to do with it. We also go off on a tangent about the Steelers' overall vision for the QB position as a whole. We then discuss positive buzz on both Broderick Jones and Darnell Washington before answering a pair of listener questions. We also get a live reaction on air to Schefter walking back his report that the Steelers were out on Jonnu Smith and saying the talks are still alive. Thank you for joining us for this 44-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

June 3, 2025 - For Episode 1,552 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers' ILB room all of a sudden looks quite strong from a depth and talent perspective. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 2, 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

June 2, 2025 - For Episode 1,551 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle says Zach Frazier deserves more credit for his rookie season and what that means for the Steelers' O-line moving forward. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 2, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 141 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about today being June 2 and the significance that the date has around the NFL. The Steelers parted ways with UDFA rookie DL Blake Mangelson over the weekend, so we make sure to hit that bit of team news briefly. The Steelers’ second set of OTA practices will take place this week, so Alex and I go over a few things we are hoping to learn over the course of the three-day session. Agent Drew Rosenhaus has now weighed in on the situation with one of his clients, Miami Dolphins TE Jonnu Smith, on the heels of the player being linked to the Steelers as a possible trade candidate. We go over what Rosenhaus said and the likelihood that Smith remains with the Dolphins. New Steelers WR Robert Woods made some interesting comments last week so Alex and I go over what he said and the possible impact he might have in 2025 with the Steelers. How much longer might it take for the Steelers to get OLB T.J. Watt signed to a contract extension? Alex and I go over his current situation on the heels of him skipping the first set of OTA practices last week. This 74-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 1, 2025 - For Episode 1,550 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander considers whether Steelers OC Arthur Smith will really have all the personnel he needs to run his preferred offensive scheme in 2025. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 31, 2025 - For Episode 1,549 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why he thinks it will be hard for the Steelers to acquire a playmaker of note before the season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,548 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora says the Steelers' offensive line has plenty of questions that need answering in 2025. But they also have one key answer that was lacking in previous offseasons. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 30, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 140 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to the Thursday report concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers possibly being interested in trading for Miami Dolphins TE Jonnu Smith. We go over the specifics of that report from Adam Schefter of ESPN, how Smith would fit with the Steelers and the likelihood of such a trade ultimately happening. Alex and I discuss Steelers TE Connor Heyward and his chances of making the 53-man roster again this year on the heels of the Thursday report concerning the possible addition of Smith. Another Thursday report by Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports indicated that the Steelers are looking to add another playmaker on offense this offseason. We drill down that report some as well early in this show. The Steelers wrapped up their first set of OTA practices on Thursday so with that, Alex and I discuss a few things we think we learned over the course of the previous three days. We discuss T Broderick Jones and his weight comments, how he is settling in on the left side for starters. We also discuss the latest concerning DL DeMarvin Leal and how it sounds like he might have put on some weight this offseason. We discuss the tough road that Leal has this offseason when it comes to him being able to make the 53-man roster. Is Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. primed for a big 2025 season? We go over his 2025 outlook and some of the things he said this week during the team's first OTA practices. We also discuss new Steelers CB Darius Slay talking about training with some of the other cornerbacks this summer outside of Pittsburgh. We go over several other player quates and tidbits to come out of the first week of OTA practices to wrap up that portion of the show. We also discuss OLB T.J. Watt continuing to stay away because of his ongoing contract situation. NFL financial experts Joel Corry and Andrew Brandt recently weighed in on the integrity of the league's salary cap, so we go over a few suggestions that both have now made known. This 81-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 2025 - For Episode 1,547 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney is already buying the early hype on Broderick Jones entering Year 3 in his move back to left tackle. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,546 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why it's a mistake for the Pittsburgh Steelers to delay retiring QB Terry Bradshaw's jersey number and the good that would come from a ceremony. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 139 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers signing rookie WR Montana Lemonious-Craig on Tuesday and how that now means the team has 91 players under contract. We also quickly go over the one-year contract that RB Trey Sermon recently signed in addition to the small signing bonuses that two other rookies reportedly received. The Steelers’ first day of OTA practices took place on Tuesday so Alex and I go over everything notable from that momentous event. We discuss the four veteran players, OLB T.J. Watt, WR DK Metcalf, CB Darius Slay, and G Isaac Seumalo, that were reportedly absent from the voluntary Tuesday OTA practice. Alex and I go over the overall health of the Steelers at the start of OTAs and how it was great to see several players that dealt with injuries last season all on the practice field participation. QB Mason Rudolph was one of several players that met the media on Tuesday, so we go over what he had to say. We also go over the notable things that several other players said after Tuesday’s first OTA practice as well. Former Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw had a lot to say during a Tuesday radio interview, so Alex and I make sure to review what the Hall of Famer said about the Steelers and their perceived pursuit of free agent QB Aaron Rodgers. Bradshaw isn’t a huge fan of Rodgers, so we cover that aspect as well as what he said about the Steelers and their handling of former QB Kenny Pickett. Is it possible that the Steelers do indeed have some level of interest in trading for Atlanta Falcons QB Kirk Cousins, and especially if they are unable to sign Rodgers? Alex and I discuss Cousins not being present for the start of Falcons OTAs on Tuesday and why June 1 could be a huge date on the calendar when it comes to Atlanta possibly trading him. Alex and I go over the timeline of the Steelers situation with Rodgers that has now exceeded two months since he had a meeting with the organization in Pittsburgh. We discuss if Rodgers really will ultimately play for just $10 million in 2025 and how he possibly not signing with the Steelers until after mandatory minicamp just stinks overall. We also discuss how many more wins that Rodgers would be worth to the Steelers versus Rudolph being the starter. This 94-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27 – Ep. 57: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark discuss the start of voluntary OTAs including who wasn't in attendance. Is T.J. Watt set to get a record pay day and will the Steelers get beat to the punch? We discuss the various possibilities. We also talk about newcomers DK Metcalf and Darius Slay being absent on the first day. For the second topic, we discuss Aaron Rodgers tipping his hand on a recent podcast appearance, strongly hinting that he will sign with the Steelers. We then discuss recent reports about the Steelers' interest in Kirk Cousins, the curious timing of those reports and whether or not he is an upgrade over Mason Rudolph. Thank you for joining us for this 36-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

May 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,545 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says it's not a big deal T.J. Watt isn't at voluntary OTAs, but he's disappointed new faces DK Metcalf and Darius Slay are absent. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,544 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle is worried about the sudden increase in Kirk Cousins trade chatter and what that might mean behind the scenes in Pittsburgh. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 138 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into previewing the upcoming OTA sessions the Pittsburgh Steelers will go through beginning on Tuesday. We go over several things we will be looking for during the 2025 OTAs as it relates to several players, roles, and alignments. Veteran free age t QB Aaron Rodgers mase several interesting comments during a question-and-answer session at a recent musical event sop Alex and I make sure to go over those. We discuss whether or not Rodgers will sign with the Steelers in the next 24 hours and if it is fair to expect him to at least join the team by the start of the annual mandatory minicamp. Thanks to a recent study that Alex did on Steelers rookie QB Will Howard from his college career, we can effectively bust the recent narrative concerning his under-center experience as he enters the NFL. We go over his under-center snaps in college relative to all of the drafted quarterbacks this year. Alex and I go over my Steelers' cash-spending post that went up on the site on Sunday. We discuss how much more cash the Steelers should be expected to spend this offseason, who they are likely to spend that cash on, and why. While talking about cash spending as it relates to the Steelers, Alex and I discuss the difference between cash dollars and cap dollars. We also discuss what the NFL might do moving forward to potentially address cap integrity issues the league might be undergoing right now and especially since the COVID years. It's a lengthy conversation, but an informative one just the same. This 117-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,543 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why this could be the third season in a row with a quarterback controversy in Pittsburgh. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,542 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why the Steelers could keep four running backs on their active roster. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,541 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses Bill Belichick, the intrigue over the relationship with his girlfriend, and why he's not interested in the story and on-going saga. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 23, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 137 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the latest news concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers and that includes the team signing rookie DT Derrick Harmon, the team's first round draft selection this year, to his rookie contract. Alex and I discuss the Steelers signing G Nick Broeker this week and the signing bonuses the team gave to their 10 undrafted free agents as well. Steelers president Art Rooney II recently made a small comment about the team waiting a little longer to get a decision from veteran free agent QB Aaron Rodgers, so we make sure to parse that. We also discuss a little quote from Rodgers during a recent long interview he had with Joe Rogan. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay passed away a few days ago so we pay our respects to him during this show. The Tush Push is now staying around for at least one more season, so Alex and I discuss that news and the league's recent vote on possibly banning it. We discuss how that play impacts the Steelers moving forward into 2025 and if they should practice it and utilize it more. With Harmon now signed, I pass along a Steelers 2025 salary update and what it might mean for the team moving forward into the offseason. Alex and I also have an extraordinarily long discussion about where the Steelers now sit currently from a cash spending perspective for 2025. We talk about how the team should be expected to spend around $40 million more in cash this offseason and why. Alex and I also talk about how the Steelers have drafted as of late and the impact that has on their cash spending for this three-year phase, which ends in 2026. This 117-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 2025 - For Episode 1,540 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says that Keeanu Benton is the most important piece of the Steelers' defensive front this season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,539 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the progression WR Calvin Austin III has shown and the areas of his game must continue growing to earn a sizable contract after the 2025 season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 136 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the latest news concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers and that includes the waiving of OL Lecitus Smith on Tuesday. We go on to discuss the current depth issues facing the Steelers this summer when it comes to their offensive line unit. The NFL is addressing and voting on several rule change proposals on Wednesday, so Alex and I make sure to recap all of those. We discuss NFL players now being allowed to compete in the Olympics in flag football, the fairness of the Tush Push and the new rule concerning onside kickoffs. Alex and I briefly look ahead at the teams that might be looking to select a quarterback in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft and how that could impact the Steelers wanting to do so. We also briefly discuss how much work Steelers rookie QB Will Howard might get this summer in training camp and the preseason. Howard had an interview with Kay Adams at the annual NFL Rookie Premier event, so we go over a few things that he said during it. The Steelers reportedly indeed had some level of interest in trading for New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave earlier in the offseason, so Alex and I go over that little nugget that was passed along on Wednesday morning. Alex and I then move on to talk about Steelers rookie RB Kaleb Johnson as it relates to his pass protection ability in college. We go over what the tape says concerning that phase of his game. Steelers DT Cameron Heyward made his thoughts known recently about the team's travel plans for their last international game several years ago, so we make sure to go over his comments on that topic. This 83-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20, 2025 - For Episode 1,538 on this Tuesday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why he believes the Detroit Lions' rule change proposal to make divisionless playoff seeding is a bad idea for the league. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20 – Ep. 56: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark kick things off by discussing some comments made by former Steelers QB Charlie Batch. They debate his opinion about Mason Rudolph potentially gaining an edge over Aaron Rodgers if he waits too long to sign. We talk about that opinion as well as some things said by his biographer at the end of last week. For the second topic, we discuss Mason Rudolph's interview on Kaboly + Mack where he talks about the QB depth chart, getting acclimated to Arthur Smith's offense and more. Finally, we discuss the annual media projections of the Steelers having their first losing season under Mike Tomlin and why that is unlikely to happen regardless of who is at quarterback. Thank you for joining us for this 31-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 2025 - For Episode 1,537 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle worries about the path the NFL is going down with international game scheduling. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 135 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, which was recorded Sunday night, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the latest rumor concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers possibly trading for New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave. Alex and I look at all angles related to Olave and that includes his contract, his health, the Saints wide receiver depth chart, and much more. We go over what a few beat writers that cover the Saints think about the possibility of Olave being traded as well. As a whole, Alex and I come to the conclusion that the Steelers are very unlikely to trade for Olave this summer. Alex and I then go over a short list of wide receivers that the Steelers might consider trading for this offseason if Olave winds up being unobtainable. Will and should the Steelers sign WR Calvin Austin III to a contract extension this offseason? Alex and I attempt to answer those questions during this show. We also look at the overall probability that Austin will be signed to an extension this offseason. We discuss what a strong 2025 season would look like for Austin as well. Is there a drop-dead date for veteran free agent QB Aaron Rodgers when it comes to the Steelers needing a decision from him? Alex and I attempt to answer that question during this show. Alex and I later provide our top-five outside additions the Steelers have made so far this offseason either through free agency or the draft. Much later in this show, Alex and I discuss the possibility of rookie QB Will Howard seeing playing time in 2025 based on history of third-string quarterbacks being needed around the NFL in recent seasons. This 83-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 18, 2025 - For Episode 1,536 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander looks at some of the challenges the Steelers face with the 2025 schedule. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17, 2025 - For Episode 1,535 on this Saturday afternoon, Josh Carney is tired of hearing the losing season predictions year after year from talking heads, and this offseason is no different. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 16, 2025 - For Episode 1,534 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora predicts and explains why Jon Gruden will return as an NFL head coach come 2026 after his career revival has been "soft-launched" the last several years. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 2025 - For Episode 1,533 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to another brutal late-season stretch of games for the Steelers. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15 – Ep. 55: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle kick things off by discussing the 2025 schedule release and how it's similar (and different) from last year's version. Are they set up for another December letdown? We give some of our way-too-early predictions to open up the show. For the next topic, we talk about the George Pickens trade that happened last week and whether or not we like the trade value in return. We also talk about the current WR room and if we are buying what Omar Khan was selling about the 2025 situation being way different. How large of a role will Calvin Austin III play and could the Steelers look to extend him this offseason? For the third topic, we push back on some comments made by Ryan Clark on ESPN about Mike Tomlin's message going stale and how he should leave the team. To wrap things up we answer a listener question about the 12 draft picks the Steelers are projected to have. Thank you for joining us for this 38-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. 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

May 15, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 134 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Thursday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into recapping the Pittsburgh Steelers 2025 season schedule that was made official on Wednesday night. We go over the team's preseason schedule and then follow that up with a deep dive of their regular season schedule by game. Alex and I go over the early string of quarterbacks the Steelers will face in their first five games and the defensive mindedness of each of those first five opponents as well. The Steelers will close their 2025 regular season with a tough stretch of six games, so we compare that final gauntlet to the one the team had in 2024. Steelers team president Art Rooney II commented on the team's schedule after it was released on Wednesday, so we recap what all he had to say concerning that topic. We also discuss Rooney saying the team will have a new throwback jersey in 2025 in addition to a new helmet for at least one game. After wrapping up some concluding thoughts on the Steelers' 2025 schedule, we talk briefly about what the team's travel schedule to Ireland in Week Four might look like. We also go over some early odds and spreads related to the Steelers 2025 schedule in this show. We also go over a few schedule reaction videos from around the NFL. Alex and I recap some news from the AFC North that we have yet to cover. We also discuss if we think that Jon Gruden will return to the NFL as a head coach in 2026. At the end of this show, Alex and I have a nice debate concerning Steelers QB Will Howard and where he should be considered a lock to make the 53-man roster later this summer. This 86-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 14, 2025 - For Episode 1,532 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains his excitement for QB Will Howard but cautions he will have to earn his roster spot like any other sixth-round pick. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 13, 2025 - For Episode 1,531 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney highlights the one Steelers UDFA he's excited to watch this offseason as they compete for a roster spot. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 2025 - For Episode 1,530 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why, with George Pickens off the roster, the Steelers should look to extend Calvin Austin III. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 133 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the press conference that Pittsburgh Steelers GM Omar Khan had over the weekend that mostly revolved around the team's decision to trade WR George Pickens last week. We go over what Khan said about the wide receiver room moving forward and much more. The Steelers were able to get six of their seven 2025 draft picks signed to rookie contracts over the weekend, so Alex and I recap those moves and the expected timeline to get DT Derrick Harmon, the team's first round selection this year, signed to his deal. The Steelers reportedly agreed to sign RB Trey Sermon and OL Gareth Warren following both trying out during the team's rookie minicamp this past weekend, so we address their addition to the team. Alex and I go over a few other takeaways from the team's rookie minicamp based on quotes from players. We spend a little bit of time talking about rookie RB Kaleb Johnson and we go over some early stat projections for 2025 when it comes to him. We also estimate how much Johnson might eight right now based on pictures from this past weekend. 2025 is a big year for WR Roman Wilson so Alex and I discuss the outlook for the team's 2024 third round selection out of Michigan. Pickens was back in the news on Sunday, so Alex and I go over why he was and what he allegedly posted on Instagram, which was framed as him taking a shot at the Steelers for being cheap. We talk about how the Steelers aren’t allowed to be cheap when it comes to cash spending over a three-year span. Might the New Orleans Saints be a possible landing spot for veteran free agent QB Aaron Rodgers now that QB Derek Carr has decided to retire? Alex and I attempt to answer that question later in this show. This 83-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 11, 2025 - For Episode 1,529 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander discusses whether it was a mistake to draft WR George Pickens back in 2022. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 10, 2025 - For Episode 1,528 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark talks about how the Steelers could structure their wide receiver room in the wake of the George Pickens trade. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 9, 2025 - For Episode 1,527 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses what must be going through the mind of new Steelers WR DK Metcalf, still uncertain over who is throwing him the football and a roster that just shipped out George Pickens. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 9, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 132 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to previewing the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2025 rookie minicamp that will take place over the weekend. We start the rookie minicamp preview by reviewing the roster the team will use these next three days. Alex and I focus on a few notable tryout players that we believe could impress enough over the weekend to warrant signing. We also make sure to go over the five non-rookie players that were invited to participate in this year's rookie minicamp. We go over the main things we are hoping to learn from the rookie minicamp as well. On Thursday, former Steelers WR George Pickens met the media to discuss his landing with the Dallas Cowboys via a trade on Wednesday. We go over several key things that Pickens said during that press conference and apply a few things to his time with the Steelers. We discuss Pickens apparently not pushing for a new contract now that he has been traded and if he would have done the same with the Steelers had they not traded him. Alex and I go over the potential role that Steelers HC Mike Tomlin had in the team’s decision to trade Pickens. We also go over what the team's plan or plans might be moving forward into 20215 and 2026 now that Pickens is no longer in Pittsburgh. We discuss how serious the Steelers probably think they are right now when it comes to them being a competitive team in 2025. The details related to the Steelers' 2025 regular season game in Dublin, Ireland are scheduled to be announced early next week so Alex and I pass along that bit of news as well. This 87-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 8, 2025 - For Episode 1,526 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney is puzzled by the strong reactions against the George Pickens trade from both the national media and fanbase's perspective. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 7, 2025 - For Episode 1,525 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora offers his reaction and initial thoughts to the George Pickens trade that sent him from Pittsburgh to the Dallas Cowboys. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 7, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 131 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers trading WR George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys. We go over the trade details to start with. Alex and I discuss the Pickens' exit via a trade from several different angles during this show. We talk about why they possibly didn’t trade him before or during the draft. We also discuss the team not drafting a wide receiver this year and go over those available players at that position that were still on the board at the conclusion of the second round. Could any of these players offered significant contributions to the Steelers in 2025 as rookies? We discuss that question. Will the Steelers look to add another experienced wide receiver now that Pickens has been traded? We attempt to answer that question and even build a compact list of wide receivers the Steelers might could trade for or sign as free agents. We make sure to question the Steelers plan at wide receiver at this point and especially on the heels of what transpired in 2024 at that position. Does the trading of Pickens at all impact the decision that veteran QB Aaron Rodgers has yet to make when it comes to him possibly signing with the Steelers? We address that question as well. After thoroughly looking at the Pickens' situation and impact of the trade from all angles, Alex and I move on to briefly discuss former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger having QB Will Howard and OLB Jack Sawyer, two members of this year's draft class, on the latest episode of his podcast. This 85-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 6, 2025 - For Episode 1,524 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says to slow down the Will Howard hype train just a bit and have some perspective when it comes to the sixth-round pick. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 6 – Ep. 54: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle kick things off by talking about Arthur Smith admitting that he had to pivot his offensive scheme last year to fit the personnel. We discuss how different the offense might look in 2025 and the various reasons why. For the next topic, we discuss the high level of hype surrounding sixth-round QB Will Howard. How or when will he get his opportunity, and why did he slide to the sixth round? We grapple with all of those questions and more. For the third topic, we talk about some of the top things to watch at Rookie Minicamp this upcoming weekend including drafted rookies, undrafted free agents and tryout players. To wrap things up we answer a listener question about George Pickens supposed compensatory value if the Steelers don't trade him. 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. 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

May 5, 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

May 5, 2025 - For Episode 1,523 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle says it's not worth worrying how or when Will Howard will get an opportunity and that talent always rises to the top. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 5, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 130 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the latest news concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers. We go over the distribution of the initial jersey numbers for the 2025 draft class and undrafted free agents to start with. We also cover the jersey number given to new WR Robert Woods. Alex and I then have a quick discussion about rookie OLB Jack Sawyer, the team's fourth round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft. In the middle of this show, Alex and I welcome Joe Clark , Ross McCorkle, Melanie Friedlander, and Jake Brockhoff to the show for a post-draft roundtable discussion on the Steelers 2025 draft class. During this roundtable discussion we have conversations about all seven picks made by the Steelers. We also get roundtable thoughts on a few of the undrafted free agents the team has signed. This 98-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 4, 2025 - For Episode 1,522 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why Mason Rudolph could surprise a lot of people if he winds up as QB1 of the Steelers this year. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 3, 2025 - For Episode 1,521 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why it's refreshing to see the Steelers bring in a solid crop of undrafted free agents who can compete for roster spots. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 2, 2025 - For Episode 1,520 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the NFL's little-known unrestricted free agent tender, why it's clearly anti-player, and why it should be removed as soon as possible. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 15, Episode 129 of the Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Ross McCorkle sits in for Dave Bryan and joins me to share his thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2025 NFL Draft class. We discuss each of the team's seven selections and how they can improve the roster. We discuss DL Derrick Harmon's Year One role, how EDGE Jack Sawyer fits into the Steelers' defense, and how seventh-rounders ILB Carson Bruener and CB Donte Kent can make the team. Our draft conversation also touches on the notable undrafted free agents Pittsburgh added and why their UDFA class was unusually strong. Ross and I also briefly touch on the one roster move the Steelers made since our Wednesday show, releasing linebacker Thomas Rush. We end the show by looking around the AFC North to evaluate the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, and Cleveland Browns and offer a loose ranking of which classes were best and worst. Mixed in-between draft talk is a discussion of the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2025 offensive line and how much confidence we have in LT Broderick Jones, entering a critical third year in the NFL. This 77-minute episode also touches on several other minor topics not noted in the recap. Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 1, 2025 - For Episode 1,519 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says Ryan Clark's suggestion that the Steelers should want to lose is off-base and won't ever be the case for the franchise. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,518 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses two small but key changes the NFL should make that would make the draft even more appealing to fans who watch. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 30, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 128 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the recent transactions made by the Pittsburgh Steelers. That includes us talking about DT Montravius Adams being cut, DB Ryan Watts being waived with a failed physical, and the team signing veteran WR Robert Woods. With Woods coming to Pittsburgh, we discuss his potential fit on the roster and the impact he may or may not have on second year WR Roman Wilson. We go over Alex's overall tape study of Woods that he recently posted. The Steelers have also parted ways with veteran coach Mike Sullivan recently, so Alex and I discuss that little nugget that he unearthed a few days ago. We go over the Steelers adding another undrafted free agent and several players that are know to have had been invited to participate in the team's annual rookie minicamp. Alex and then move forward to discuss new Steelers QB Will Howard and specifically, the full contextualization I posted on his deep passing at Ohio State in 2024. We go over the data from that deep passing study and our main takeaways after going over all 47 attempts. Alex and then attempt to answer why Howard fell to the sixth round in the 2025 NFL Draft and if it was fine for the team to use a late-round selection on him. The Howard QB Camp episode with former NFL HC Jon Gruden is also covered by us during this show. We go over our main takeaways from that as well and why it was very enjoyable. On the heels of the Steelers selecting RB Kaleb Johnson in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, I have finished a full contextualization of his explosive runs for his college career at Iowa. Alex and I discuss what the data and film show from that big run contextualization. We also discuss how Johnson should be able to get on the field quickly for the Steelers as an early-down running back. Alex and I also go over several future contextualizations that should be covered when it comes to both Howard and Johnson. This 122-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show. https://steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 29, 2025 - For Episode 1,517 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says Montravius Adams was a surprise release, but it might be just the beginning for the Steelers' revamped DL room. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 29 – Ep. 53: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle dive right into recapping the Steelers' 2025 NFL Draft class. We discuss Derrick Harmon and his reported injury concern, the theme of marrying great value with positional need and which pick was our favorite of the class. For the next topic, we discuss the quarterback position after the Steelers passed on the position until the sixth round. We talk about the clear smokescreen that the Steelers used at quarterback, and whether we were surprised that they passed on a quarterback in the first and third rounds. We also talk about QB Will Howard and how he fits into the equation now and in the future. For the third topic, we discuss a report that the Dallas Cowboys reached out about trading for George Pickens during the draft. To wrap things up we answer a listener question about which pick we would change if we had to choose. 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. 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

April 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,516 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle wonders if Yahya Black will play more nose tackle than DL coach Karl Dunbar let on. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,515 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about how the Steelers stuck to their plan to address the weakness on the defense in the 2025 NFL Draft. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 27, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 127 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Sunday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the day-3 selections that the Pittsburgh Steelers made in the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday. That means we talk quite a bit about OLB Jack Sawyer, DT Yahya Black, QB Will Howard, ILB Carson Bruener, and CB Donte Kent. We go over the value of those final five draft selections, who remained on the board in a few of those day-3 rounds and much more. We discuss the players in that group we will hurry to learn more about as well. The Steelers also added seven undrafted free agents on Saturday night so Alex and I go over that list of players and the little bit we know about each of them. We touch a little bit on the draft drop of QB Shedeur Sanders, who was ultimately selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round. We make sure to blast ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. for his rants about the Sanders and the Steelers bypassing him. Alex and I put our first bow around the Steelers 2025 draft class later in this show and also talk about how WR DK Metcalf was essentially the team's second round pick this year. We also talk about the Steelers not trading WR George Pickens during the draft and what that means for him. This 98-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering a few emails we received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,514 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why he loves the Steelers taking Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 26, 2024 - Season 15, Episode 126 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Saturday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers selecting Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday night. We go over what Johnson brings to the Steelers, his pros and cons entering the NFL, things we plan to deep dive more with him and much more. We also discuss what Steelers OC Arthur Smith had to say about Johnson. We make sure to hit on some key analytics for Johnson coming out of college, his value where he was drafted, and much more related to the team's newest running back. We make sure to address the Steelers passing on Shedeur Sanders on Thursday night and the Colorado QB ultimately dropping out of the first round. With the three rounds now over, Alex and I look ahead to the third day of the 2025 NFL Draft and potential targets for the Steelers, who still have four remaining selections scheduled. We go over positional needs at this point and more. We make sure to address the Steelers passing on Shedeur Sanders again on Friday night and the Colorado QB ultimately dropping out of the first three rounds. Steelers team president Art Rooney II talked a little about the status of free agent QB Aaron Rodgers on Friday, so we pass along that little tidbit late in this show. This 52-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,513 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora react to the Steelers selection of Oregon DL Derrick Harmon, choosing him over nearly every QB in the 2025 NFL Draft. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 25, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 125 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers selecting Oregon DT Derrick Harmon in the first round of the 20925 NFL Draft on Thursday night. We go over what Harmon brings to the Steelers, his pros and cons entering the NFL, things we plan to deep dive more with him and much more. We also discuss the latest report concerning Harmon's shoulder issue that surfaced on Friday morning. We go over several things that Steelers GM Omar Khan and HC Mike Tomlin both said about Harmon last night after the team selected him. We also discuss a few things Harmon said during his short media conference call. We make sure to address the Steelers passing on Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders on Thursday night and him ultimately dropping out of the first round. With the first round now over with, Alex and I look ahead to the second day of the 2025 NFL Draft and potential targets for the Steelers. We go over positional needs at this point and more. We also give our overall thoughts on the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. This 56-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,512 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says that the Steelers should trade George Pickens this weekend to avoid the headache coming during the 2025 season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,511 on this Wednesday Afternoon, Alex Kozora shares his thoughts on Mike Tomlin's comments on Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders during his pre-draft press conference. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 23, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 124 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing our final 2025 mock drafts for the Pittsburgh Steelers with the real event getting underway on Thursday night. Alex and I go over our six mock draft selections for the Steelers by round and discuss each player thoroughly and the reasons for the selections. We also discuss our biggest remorse immediately after submitting our final mock drafts. Alex and I also discuss a few of our own ideal scenarios for the Steelers outside of our final mock drafts. We also go over a few draft predictions when it comes to several topics related to players and positions. We discuss a few curveballs that could come in the draft related to the Steelers. Oregon DT Derrick Harmon reportedly has a medical concern related to his shoulder with the 2025 NFL Draft approaching so we go over that bit of news during this show. The Steelers showed some late pre-draft interest in Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison so we discuss that topic briefly in this show. This 110-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 22, 2025 - For Episode 1,510 on this Tuesday Afternoon, Josh Carney says that Mike Tomlin's comments Tuesday about running back and safety fit into lying season in the NFL. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 22 – Ep. 52: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle start by discussing the many topics covered in Mike Tomlin and Omar Khan's pre-draft press conference. That includes Jaylen Warren RB1, Aaron Rodgers not impacting draft plans, how they will approach draft trades, and Tomlin being impressed with Shedeur Sanders. For the next topic, we discuss the idea of trading back being more likely than trading up and some reports that indicate a quarterback could be the target at the end of the first round. For the third topic, we discuss Cameron Heyward's PSA to fans during draft season to believe half (or less) of what you hear. To wrap things up we answer a listener question about Jalen Milroe's upside versus Shedeur Sanders' (perhaps) limited ceiling. Thank you for joining us for this 44-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

April 22, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 123 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the main takeaways stemming from the annual pre-draft press conference that Pittsburgh Steelers GM Omar Khan and HC Mike Tomlin had on Tuesday morning. While Khan and Tomlin didn’t give away any draft secrets on Tuesday, they did at least provide several talking points for us during their press conference. We discuss the Steelers possibly moving down instead of up in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft based on what Khan said. We also discuss the Steelers not moving away from a player or players they like in the first round as well. We go over what Khan and Tomlin said about the state of the quarterback room right now and their view of the status with free agent QB Aaron Rodgers. Tomlin talked a little about RB Jaylen Warren as well as the nose tackle position on Tuesday, so Alex and I parse those comments. We also go over what Khan said about the Steelers possibly trading WR George Pickens this weekend as well as the plausibility of the team re-acquiring a second round select in the 2025 NFL Draft. Tomlin talked a lot about the team's pre-draft meeting with Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders so Alex and I over parse what he had to say. We talk some about Tomlin saying that his first time ever meeting Sanders was when he came to Pittsburgh for his pre-draft visit and if that is in any way notable. Alex and I also discuss the Steelers need for a big play running back when it comes to this year's draft and how height, weight and age should not matter when it comes to landing such a player. This 46-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 21, 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

April 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,509 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle makes the case for the Steelers passing on D-line help in the first round, but doubling down on the position the first chance they get. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 21, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 122 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing a few notable things said and written by Adam Schefter of ESPN and Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette with draft week now officially here. When it comes to Schefter, we discuss him throwing out Pittsburgh Steelers WR George Pickens as one of 13 players still on rookie contracts that could potentially be traded before the 2025 NFL Draft ends. Alex and I discuss the plausibility and probability of Pickens ultimately being traded and what it would likely need to look like for both sides as far as compensation and potential contract negotiation obstacles go. There are quite a few hypotheticals thrown around in this discussion. Schefter also threw out the idea that the Steelers could trade down in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, so Alex and I look at the plausibility, probability and hypotheticals associated with the Steelers potentially doing that. As for Dulac, he has essentially indicated that the Steelers would only draft a position such as quarterback in the first round if a defensive lineman they desire is no longer on the board. Alex and I push back a little bit on that notion. We also address Dulac's recent thoughts on a new contract for OLB T.J. Watt this summer and push back on a few things associated with what he said on that matter as well. Will Oregon DL Derrick Harmon be off the board by the 21st overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft? Could the Cincinnati Bengals be in serious contention to select Harmon at 17th overall? Would the Bengals pick Harmon over Mississippi DT Walter Nolen? Also, could weight control at all be considered a concern when it comes to Harmon? We address all of these questions during the Monday show. Could North Dakota State QB Cam Miller factor into the Steelers' draft plans this year? We discuss the recent news associated with Miller and the Steelers. I also inform Alex how I have warmed up quite a bit on Ohia State QB Will Howard after watching more of his tape over the weekend. Alex and I discuss the possibility of only four or five running backs being selected before the 83rd overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. How many teams are likely to select a running back before the Steelers 83rd overall selection with this year's draft class being so deep at the position? Is there any chance at all the Steelers will select a tight end or offensive lineman in the 2025 NFL Draft? Alex and I tackle those two position groups later in this show. This 97-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering a few emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 20, 2025 - For Episode 1,508 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friendlander talks about the importance of the Steelers changing their penny pinching ways and investing in undrafted rookies this year. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 19, 2025 - For Episode 1,507 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why he would be content with the Steelers waiting until Day 3 to address wide receiver. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 18, 2025 - For Episode 1,506 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora recaps the most important parts of Aaron Rodgers' interview with the Pat McAfee Show and why the saga has no signs of concluding anytime soon. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 18, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 121 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the long interview that free agent QB Aaron Rodgers had on The Pat McAfee Show on Thursday. The Rodgers interview was nearly 40 minutes in length, and it provided a lot of talking points for us to discuss. Alex and I also go over our main takeaways that seemed useful stemming from that Thursday interview. We also discuss the stance the steelers should have with Rodgers at this point when it comes to a possible time frame they need his decision by. After discussing Rodgers to open the show we move on to our annual pre-draft roundtable discussion with several contributors of the site. The roundtable this year includes Joe Clark, Ross McCorkle, Josh Carney, Jonathan Heitritter, Nate Kosko, Jake Brockhoff, and Steven Pavelka all joining the show to discuss several 2025 draft prospects. We address several main position groups the Steelers are likely to have the most interest in this year. We name several late round draft sleeper prospects in this show, and we get the members of the roundtable to each name their top few choices to be the steelers first-round selection this year as well. This 117-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 17, 2025 - For Episode 1,505 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says it's time for the Steelers to pull the plug and move on from waiting for Aaron Rodgers after his Pat McAfee Show appearance Thursday. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 16, 2025 - For Episode 1,504 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why Ohio State RB TreVeyon Henderson could be a sleeper Steelers' selection at No. 21 overall. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 16, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 120 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers re-signing G Max Scharping to a one-year contract on Tuesday. We go over what his signing means and what his contract should look like. The Steelers have now completed all of their pre-draft visits as of Wednesday morning, so Alex and I go over that list of players. We discuss notable players that were not brough in for a visit and what that is likely to mean for a few of them. We also discuss the two running backs that visited on Tuesday and the likelihood of one of them being selected by the Steelers in 2025 NFL Draft. Will the Steelers make three selections in the first three rounds of this year’s draft by the time day-two ends? Alex and I discuss my gut feeling when it comes to that specific question. Alex and I attempt to build a compact list of players we think the Steelers will draft in the first round based on pre-draft visits and pro-day activity. Now that I have caught up more on the tape of Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, Alex and I have a lengthy conversation about him and if the Steelers should consider him a franchise player in the first round and especially if he were to fall to them at 21st overall. We also go over some deep passing stats related to other Power Five Conference quarterbacks in this year's draft class. Later in this Wednesday show, Alex and I go over some choices to be late-round sleepers for the Steelers in this year's draft. This 115-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. As usual, we end this episode by answering a few email questions we have received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 15, 2025 - For Episode 1,503 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney credits Ryan Clark for taking a public stand against his former team and speaking harshly about how the Steelers have handled the Aaron Rodgers saga. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 15 – Ep. 51: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle dive right in on all things Shedeur Sanders with a discussion on his visit, his chances of falling and whether or not we would take him if he falls to No. 21. We talk about reports of Mike Tomlin really liking him and what that could mean for the Steelers' draft plans. For the next topic, we discuss the final list of pre-draft visitors and any surprises we noticed along the way. We talked about the number of running backs and how that leaves options open for the Steelers on how they want to address the position. We also give our list of top five prospects that we want the Steelers to draft in the first round. For the third topic, we talk about Justin Fields' comments about being benched by the Steelers and why he chose the Jets. To wrap things up we answer a listener question about Roman Wilson and Troy Fautanu. Thank you for joining us for this 42-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

April 14, 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

April 14, 2025 - For Episode 1,502 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle discusses what S Nick Emmanwori could bring to the Steelers in year one if he becomes their first-round pick. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 14, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 119 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the recent injury news concerning New Orleans Saints Derek Carr and the impact that might have on quarterbacks being selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. We also discuss the likelihood of free agent QB Aaron Rodgers maybe being an option for the Saints. If the Steelers select a defensive lineman in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, could that player wind up being either Derrick Harmon out of Oregon or Kenneth Grant out of Michigan? What if both players are still on the draft board and the Steelers have to decide between the two? Which one is the best fit for the Steelers and why? Alex and I attempt to answer those questions. Alex released another positional draft study over the weekend and this one revolves around running backs. We go over the box checkers from that position group and much more as a result of his study. 2025 sets up to be a huge deciding season for Steelers T Broderick Jones. We discuss what a big 2025 year it is for Jones and some of the areas he must improve him based on his first two seasons with the Steelers. We also discuss how it's hard to be bullish on the Steelers 2025 offensive line until we see more out of the unit. Alex recently wrote about members of the 2025 draft class that have NFL bloodlines, so we go over that list of players during this show as well. This 103-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. As usual, we end this episode by answering a few email questions we have received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 13, 2025 - For Episode 1,501 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why bringing in Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders for a pre-draft visit doesn't necessarily mean that the Steelers will draft him. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 12, 2025 - For Episode 1,500 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why he doesn't think it makes sense for the Steelers to trade George Pickens this offseason. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 11, 2025 - For Episode 1,499 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses defensive line being back on the Steelers’ first-round board following Derrick Harmon’s pre-draft visit with the team. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 11, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 118 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers having Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders in for a pre-draft visit on Thursday and how that trip to the facility supposedly went. On Wednesday, Steelers OLB T.J. Watt had a post on Instagram that went viral, so we discuss all of the commotion that produced. Alex and I dive into whether Watt really was trying to send some sort of message with that picture that lacked context or narration. We also discuss the likelihood of Watt being trading and him ultimately signing a contract extension at some point this summer. I go over why I believe Watt will sign an extension this offseason as it relates to the Steelers projected cash spending in 2025. We also discuss what Watt might be looking for in a contract extension in both APY and cash flow. The Steelers have three additional pre-draft visitors on Friday, so Alex and I roll over that list of three players. We also total up the number of visitors so far and how many we expect to have come to Pittsburgh next week. We also discuss the Steelers having a pro day dinner at Michigan not long ago and the significance of that. Alex released another positional draft study on Friday and this one revolves around cornerbacks. We go over the one player that checked every box for what the Steelers look for as well as others that just missed the cut by one box. The Steelers seem primed to draft a running back this year, so Alex and I discuss the 2025 draft class at that position. We each name our top fits for the Steelers at that position. What is the value of free agent QB Aaron Rodgers at this point? Alex and I go over an outsiders’ value on Rodgers and much more related to him as we wait to see if he'll sign with the Steelers. This 119-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. As usual, we end this episode by answering a few email questions we have received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 10, 2025 - For Episode 1,498 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney makes the case for Rutgers OT Hollin Pierce to be a guy the Steelers should eye in the 2025 NFL Draft. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 9, 2025 - For Episode 1,497 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora reacts to the news of the Steelers bringing in QB Shedeur Sanders for a pre-draft visit and what it means about their interest at the position. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 9, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 117 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly having Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders in for a pre-draft visit this week. We discuss everything related to Sanders and the Steelers possibly even drafting him this year in the first round. We discuss the risks and rewards related to drafting Sanders. The Steelers pre-draft visitor list grew again on Wednesday, so Alex and I discuss the players in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. One of those players is Oregon DL Derrick Harmon and so we discuss what a big deal that is. Alex recently posted another draft history study on Wednesday, and it revolves around what the Steelers look for at the wide receiver position. We go over the five players that checked all of the boxes in his study and a few others that just missed that list as well. The Steelers recently re-signed T Calvin Anderson to a two-year contract so we review the numbers and layout associated with that deal. Alex also released a new mock draft on Wednesday, so we go through all six of his selections for the Steelers and the reasoning behind each one of them. NFL draft analyst Dane Brugler released his annual draft guide on Wednesday, so Alex and I review several rankings at various positions that he has. This 111-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. As usual, we end this episode by answering a few email questions we have received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 8, 2025 - For Episode 1,496 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says that the Steelers must keep swinging at the QB position in the draft until they find a franchise guy, even if that initial swing might be on Day 3. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 8 – Ep. 50: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle discuss the re-signing of OT Calvin Anderson and where the remaining veteran FA signings could come throughout the rest of the offseason including EDGE and CB. For the next topic, we discuss the Steelers' recent pre-draft visitors and whether or not we are concerned about the lack of first-round defensive linemen so far with only nine visits remaining. We walk through all 24 visitors so far and discuss trends that could matter come draft day. For the third topic, we discuss the Steelers' shortened OTA experience. Will they still have their annual Kennywood/Dave & Buster's outing with four fewer sessions? We also briefly touch on the Hard Knocks rule change and discuss whether the Steelers could be forced to appear on the training camp version so soon after the in-season version last year. To wrap things up we answer a listener questions about the comp pick system and a project quarterback to consider. Thank you for joining us for this 40-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

April 7, 2025 - For Episode 1,495 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle is concerned with the lack of first-round D-linemen on the pre-draft visitor list so far. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 7, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 116 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing Alabama QB Jalen Milroe being invited to the 2025 NFL Draft. We discuss the possibility of Milroe being a first-round selection this year and if he could be in play for the Pittsburgh Steelers at the 21st overall selection. Alex and I go over the Steelers Friday pre-draft visitors that included Texas WR Matthew Golden. We talk about the significance of Golden coming to Pittsburgh for a visit and the likelihood of him being the Steelers selection at 21st overall. The Steelers have yet to bring in several of the top defensive linemen in this year's draft class for facility visits and we discuss the significance of that. Alex and I go over a lengthy list of players in this year's draft class as it relates to each possibly being guaranteed to be selected within the first 20 picks. In short, we attempt to build a list of players we believe will be off the board when the Steelers pick in the first round. Is Oregon DL Derrick Harmon worthy of a first-round selection? Alex and I debate his pre-draft status after going back through some more tape on him. Alex has started his annual series on what the Steelers look for in the draft at certain positions and his first post is up on Monday on the defensive linemen group. We go over the list of players that check all of the boxes and more. Alex has watched a few more wide receivers in this year's draft class and that leads to us discussing players from that position group we firmly believe could be in play at 21st overall in the first round of this year's draft. The Steelers have named two pre-draft visitors for Monday, so Alex and I make sure to go over those players in this show. This 100-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. As usual, we end this episode by answering a few email questions we have received from listeners of the show. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 6, 2025 - For Episode 1,494 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why a less than spectacular performance in 2024 isn't a reason to trade Steelers S Minkah Fitzpatrick. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 5, 2025 - For Episode 1,493 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why he thinks the Steelers shortening OTAs is a good decision. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 4, 2025 - For Episode 1,492 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the importance of understanding that teams select people, not just prospects, when it comes to the NFL Draft. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 4, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 115 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Josh Carney and Ross McCorkle both sit in for Alex Kozora, who is limited with an upper body injury. We start this show by going over a recent debit to the salary cap that the Pittsburgh Steelers received on Thursday that revolves around former WR Mike Williams. I explain why that debit came as a surprise. While we are all waiting for free agent QB Aaron Rodgers to make his decision, the three of us discuss his possible contract asking price and especially on the heels of Las Vegas Raiders QB Geno Smith agreeing to a two-year extension on Thursday. We also talk about where the Steelers are most likely to select a quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft and if they would dare consider picking one in the first round. The Steelers have had several more pre-draft visitors at their facility since our Wednesday show so the three of us go over that full list of players. Texas WR Matthew Golden, who many believe will be a first-round selection this year, was one of those recent visitors so we discuss his trip to Pittsburgh and what it might mean. All three of us discuss several members of the wide receiver and running back draft class this year as it relates to the Steelers. Might the Steelers really consider trading WR George Pickens during the draft? We discuss that possibility during this show as well. Josh posted a new mock draft version on Friday morning so the three of us review his six selections for the Steelers. Later in this Friday show, the three of us discuss the Steelers offseason practice schedule that was released on Thursday. Additionally, we discuss if the Steelers might break out another alternate uniform during the 2025 regular season. Would Hard Knocks dare feature the Steelers in 2025? We discuss the possibility of that happening during this show as well. This 98-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 3, 2025 - For Episode 1,491 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney credits Steelers owner Art Rooney II for saying what needed to be said about the Aaron Rodgers saga. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 2, 2025 - For Episode 1,490 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why Steelers RB Jaylen Warren is among the players facing the most amount of pressure in 2025 and what this season means to him. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 2, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 114 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing what all Pittsburgh Steelers team president Art Rooney II had to say on Tuesday during his media session at the NFL's owners’ meetings in Florida. Rooney talked about where things currently sit with the team's pursuit of free agent QB Aaron Rodgers, the recent rule proposals that were voted on, and how he feels the team has done in free agency to date. We discuss several of those topics he commented on and more. The NFL's official records will finally incorporate All-America Football Conference statistics moving forward so Alex and I briefly discuss that bit of news to come out on Tuesday. Will the Steelers do anything with K Chris Boswell this offseason when it comes to his 2025 contract year? Alex and I attempt to answer that question and what things the Steelers might do should they decide to give Boswell more money in 2025. With the 2025 NFL Draft taking place later this month, Alex and I start to have more nuanced talks about the position groups. During this Wednesday show, Alex and I discuss the 2025 wide receiver draft class as it relates to the more prominent players. Moving on, we talk about where the Steelers might select a wide receiver in this year's draft, the type of wide receiver they might draft, and much more. We also discuss a few more wide receivers in this year's draft class we will be efforting to learn more about this next week. Later in this episode, Alex and I numerically rate the need at every position when it comes to the Steelers and the 2025 NFL Draft. It's a fun little exercise overall. This 135-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 1, 2025 - For Episode 1,489 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says that trying to ban the Tush Push is a waste of time and would punish innovation and toughness. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 1 – Ep. 49: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle dive into the latest on Aaron Rodgers and his throwing session with WR DK Metcalf. We also talk about Mike Tomlin's relaxed stance on a deadline and Art Rooney II's slightly harsher stance. For the next topic, we discuss the various options for the Steelers in the first round of the draft. Is quarterback, running back, or wide receiver in play for No. 21 overall? We give our opinions and what we are hearing from various insider reports. For the third topic, we talk about the NFL rule changes coming out of the owner's meeting this week and how the Steelers voted on certain issues. To wrap things up we answer a question about the offensive tackles influencing Rodgers' decision. Thank you for joining us for this 36-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

March 31, 2025 - For Episode 1,488 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle discusses Omar Khan's confirmation of something many Steelers fans have been hoping for — a clear focus on the future. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 31, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 113 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the early morning news that free agent QB Arron Rodgers had a throwing session with new Pittsburgh Steelers WR Dk Metcalf over the weekend. With the 2025 NFL owners’ meetings underway in Florida, Steelers HC Mike Tomlin and GM Omar Khan have both conducted media sessions to start this week. Tomlin has had several since Sunday, so we parse everything that he had to say during all of them. That includes his comments on Rodgers, Metcalf, and other players on the roster. We go over a few things that Khan reportedly said during his Monday media session as well. Alex and I discuss the similarities and differences between Metcalf and WR George Pickens based on things Tomlin said during his interviews. We also discuss the Steelers having full confidence in QB Mason Rudolph should Rodgers ultimately decide not to sign with the Steelers. How big of need to the Steelers have at the cornerback position when it comes to the 2025 NFL Draft? Alex and I attempt to answer that question. We also discuss whether it is a slam dunk to expect the Steelers to select a wide receiver in the first two days of the 2025 NFL Draft. Will the Tush Push play get banned this week? Should divisional winners get a home playoff game? Alex and I address those two questions during this show as well. With the 2025 pro day circuit starting to wind down, Alex and I recap several other sightings of members from the Steelers at various pro days since our last episode. This 95-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,487 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why she thinks the Steelers are setting a problematic precedent by letting Aaron Rodgers string them along. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 29, 2025 - For Episode 1,486 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why he doesn't buy that the Pittsburgh Steelers could consider drafting a running back in the first round. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,485 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the Steelers recent Pro Day tour to the Dakotas and the interesting prospects those unheralded schools offer the 2025 NFL Draft. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 112 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the latest buzz concerning Alabama QB Jalen Milroe and the Pittsburgh Steelers potentially selecting him in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. We discuss the likelihood of that happening in addition to other quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft that the Steelers could potentially select at any point. The 2025 pro day circuit is starting to wind down and all eyes are on whether HC Mike Tomlin and GM Omar Khan will show up at the Mississippi one on Friday. We discuss Tomlin and others being at the Notre Dame pro day on Thursday. Alex also continues to wonder if the Steelers might strongly consider selecting a safety in the first round of this year's draft. We move on to recap several other sightings of members from the Steelers at various pro days since our last episode. The details related to several previously unreleased contracts of signed Steelers players are now known so Alex and I recap that extensive list. We also go over the Steelers 2025 salary cap situation as the team sits in real-time during this show. Finer details of the contract that QB Russell Wilson signed with the New York Giants are also now known so Alex and I go over several of his incentives for 2025. A few rule change proposals have been made this offseason, so Alex and I briefly discuss that topic. We also discuss the Steelers bringing in three free agent long snappers for workouts this past week. This 100-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,484 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says that the Steelers need to give Aaron Rodgers an ultimatum -- either sign, or go retire. This has dragged on long enough. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,483 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the range and type of running back the Steelers are poised to select during the 2025 NFL Draft. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 26, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 111 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing QB Russell Wilson signing with the New York Giants on Tuesday. We discuss Wilson's deal and thus his exit from the Pittsburgh Steelers after just one season. Alex and I discuss the one-year that Wilson played in Pittsburgh and what likely resulted in him not re-signing with the team this offseason. We also roll back to comments made in late January by Steelers president Artt Rooney II concerning his hope being that the team would re-sign one of Wilson or QB Justin Fields this offseason. With Wilson off to the Giants, Alex and I discuss the Steelers' current compensatory draft pick situation for 2026. We talk about the possibility of the team having a total of four third-round draft picks in 2026 should Wilson and Fields both have solid 2025 seasons for their new teams. We also discuss the possibility of the Steelers ultimately being able to trade up in the 2026 NFL Draft to select a first-round quarterback. With Wilson now out of the picture, Alex and I discuss what that means for QB Aaron Rodgers possibly finally landing with the Steelers in the very near future. Will we get a decision within the next two weeks when it comes to Rodgers' future? We discuss that topic as we all wait to see if he'll be the team's next starting quarterback. We move on to discuss the Steelers claiming OL Lecitus Smith off waivers from the New England Patriots a few days ago. We also discuss the news that free agent WR Terrace Marshall recently came in for a visit. As expected, the Steelers have a large contingent at the Ohio State pro day on Wednesday, so we discuss that news and the Wednesday report that HC Mike Tomlin and GM Omar Khan met with three notable players from that school on Tuesday night. Hall of Fame CB Mel Blount was on the latest episode of the Ben Roethlisberger podcast, so Alex and I discuss a few blunt things that he had to say about the Steelers organization. This 81-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,482 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says that Jalen Milroe should generate as much excitement for Steelers fans as Justin Fields once did, should they land the Alabama product. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 25 – Ep. 48: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle dive into another discussion on Aaron Rodgers given his meeting ot the Steelers on Friday. We discuss contingency plans at the quarterback position and explain how certain (or not) we are that Rodgers will ultimately choose Pittsburgh. For the next topic, we deep dive into the Steelers comp pick strategy for 2026 and how it likely informed their free agency plan. Is the comp pick windfall a sign of things to come for the Steelers' draft plans of the future. What are they planning to do with the extra draft capital? Can the Steelers get a fourth draft pick from Russell Wilson? For the third topic, we discuss some comments made by Cameron Heyward on his podcast this morning about recruiting DK Metcalf and scouting D-line prospects like Michigan's Kenneth Grant. To wrap things up we answer a pair of questions from listeners. Thank you for joining us for this 35-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 24, 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

March 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,481 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle discusses the Steelers' outlook for the 2026 compensatory pick formula and why that's great news looking ahead. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 24, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 110 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, which was recorded late Sunday night, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers brining free agent QB Aaron Rodgers for a six hour visit on Friday. We discuss Rodgers fit in Pittsburgh, what his relationship with Steelers OC Arthur Smith might be like and much more. The quarterback free agents shrunk by one on Friday as Jameis Winston is signing with the New York Giants. We discuss what that might mean for QB Russell Wilson at this point. Could Wilson ultimately sign with the Cleveland Browns after the 2025 MNFGL Draft and cost his former team some compensatory draft pick value? Alex and I discuss that notion as well as the possibility of Wilson and former QB Kenny Pickett landing on another team together. Alex and I discuss how the Rodgers' visit on Friday prevented Steelers HC Mike Tomlin and GM Omar Khan from attending the Michigan pro day. We also discuss the possibility of the Steelers still selecting a quarterback in the middle rounds of 2025 NFL Draft. Are the Steelers still primed to select a defensive lineman in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft? We have that discussion. Alex and I also discuss the pro day schedule for this week and where we might see certain members from the Steelers' organization at. This 77-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,480 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains that building through the draft should still be the cornerstone of the Steelers plan. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 22, 2025 - For Episode 1,479 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark talks about why it may not be feasible for the Steelers to draft a quarterback in the middle rounds. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 21, 2025 - For Episode 1,478 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains the several reasons why the Big 12 Pro Day doesn't work and why the old-school model of individual school Pro Days should return. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 21, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 109 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing a few more players that the Pittsburgh Steelers have now signed to contracts since our last episodes on Wednesday. That list of players includes CB James Pierre, OLB Jeremiah Moon, and DT Esezi Otomewo. The new and detailed contract numbers for new Steelers WR DK Metcalf were released Thursday night so Alex and I make sure to recap everything related to that deal. We go over the guaranteed money, layout and much more when it comes to Metcalf's new contract. With the Metcalf numbers now known, I provide an educated projection as to where the Steelers now sit when it comes to their 2025 salary cap situation. We go over the list of players we're awaiting actual contract numbers for. We also discuss where the Steelers now roughly sit from a cash spending perspective. We also talk about the future signing of a veteran quarterback to an expensive contract and how that will impact both the salary cap and cash spending totals. Steelers OLB T.J. Watt is still expected to get a new contract at some point during this offseason so Alex and I again address the impact that should have on the team's salary cap and cash spending totals. Are the Steelers now done with the bulk of significant offseason roster additions? We discuss and attempt to answer that question during this show. Former Steelers RB Najee Harris recently made some interesting comments to a Los Angeles media outlet about his time spent in Pittsburgh. We go over those comments and see if Harris had grounds for making them. As usual, Alex and recap the Steelers latest pro day signings as part of this show. This 88-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 20, 2025 - For Episode 1,477 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers are doing well to add experienced veterans to the DL in free agency, even if it's not the splash moves many hoped for. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 19, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 108 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday afternoon episode, Alex Kozora and I get together for our second offering of the day and only because there is some important news to discuss related to new Pittsburgh Steelers WR DK Metcalf. On Wednesday, former NFL agent Joel Corry of CBS Sports passed along some interesting early details related to the new contract that Metcalf signed with the Steelers after the team traded for him. Corry reported that Metcalf's new deal with the Steelers includes the first two years of it being fully guaranteed. We discuss the significance related to that portion of the contract when it comes to Steelers' precedents that we have seen for over two decades now. Alex and I discuss what Metcalf’s new contract might mean moving forward when it comes to the Steelers getting lucrative deals done with players. While we don’t yet have the full layout of Metcalf's new deal, Alex and I discuss possible signing bonus and the new 2025 salary cap charge that the contract might have. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 19, 2025 - For Episode 1,476 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why fans should start considering the Steelers drafting a safety higher than anyone is currently thinking. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 19, 2025 - Season 15, Episode 107 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers failed attempt at signing free agent FB Kyle Juszczyk, who ultimately signed back with the San Francisco 49ers. We discuss the reports that the Steelers offered Juszczyk more money and why he likely turned that down to return to the 49ers. The Steelers reportedly signed free agent S Juan Thornhill, formerly of the Cleveland Browns, on Monday so Alex and I talk about what he brings to Pittsburgh. We also talk about the Steelers re-signing DL Isaiahh Loudermilk on Tuesday and what that means to that position group ahead of this year's draft. Will the Steelers re-sign a few more of their own unrestricted free agents in the coming week or weeks? We discuss a few of those players that might re-sign on the cheap. We are obligated to pass along the latest rumblings on free agent QB Aaron Rodgers during this show and we get that topic covered. We also discuss what Steelers DT Cameron Heyward said about Rodgers and Pittsburgh's ongoing quarterback search on his latest podcast episode. The Steelers reportedly had a big dinner with Alabama QB Jalen Milroe prior to his Wednesday pro day, so Alex and I discuss the significance of that. We discuss where Milroe is likely to go in the 2025 NFL Draft and if the Steelers will ultimately draft him or another quarterback at some point this year. We also discuss another Alabama that was reportedly at that pro day dinner on Tuesday night. The Steelers are staying busy on the annual pro day trail, so Alex and I discuss DB coach Gerald Alexander going to South Carolina to put S Nick Emmanwori through his drills. Is it possible that the Steelers will draft a safety in the first round this year? What about in the first four rounds? Alex and I attempt to answer those questions. The Oregon pro day took place on Tuesday and the Steelers only had one scout there, according to reports. We discuss that pro day some and a few more that other members of the Steelers' scouting department were spotted at since our last episode. Alex posted his second mock draft of 2025 on Wednesday, so we go over each one of his selections. We also discuss the state of the Steelers' tackle depth chart later in this show as well. This 100-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap as well. We end this show by answering several emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 18, 2025 - For Episode 1,475 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney agrees with Cameron Heyward regarding a pitch to sign with the Steelers and believes that Aaron Rodgers needs to make a decision one way or another. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 18 – Ep. 47: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle kick things off with everybody's (least) favorite topic. What's the latest with Aaron Rodgers? We give a high-level overview of where things stand and why this could drag on for a lot longer. We also weigh in on Mason Rudolph joining the team and whether he should just be the starter. For the next topic, we discuss all of the various free agent moves including two signings on the defensive line, a running back, and three new players in the secondary. We discuss how these signings fit in and whether that will change the Steelers draft plans. To wrap things up, we discuss Jeremy Fowler's report that the Steelers were "all-in" on Justin Fields and they gave a very competitive offer to him. Thank you for joining us for this 34-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. 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

March 17, 2025 - For Episode 1,474 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why the Steelers can get similar or better production out of Mason Rudolph than they did with Russell Wilson last season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices