Derrick Bell and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, we discuss the fits of the top DTs in the class including Derrick Harmon, Walter Nolen and Kenneth Grant. Who are our favorite fits at any position at any point in the draft? Are the Saints going to be the team to take Shedeur Sanders with the unsure health of Derek Carr?

Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this and more!

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's whether the Steelers could or would trade up for a quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft.

We're talked a lot about Steelers general manager Omar Khan hoarding compensatory draft picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, and with that selection taking place in Pittsburgh, and a strong class of quarterbacks expected, trading up then is a very attractive option for the Steelers.

But what about using those comp picks to move up in the 2025 NFL Draft for a player like Shedeur Sanders? While possible, that idea comes with some pitfalls. Alan breaks it down.

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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, we discuss the fit of Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders. What does he do well? Where are his deficiencies? Is he the type of QB that you can compete with in a loaded AFC? Is he becoming the team's preference above all else? How important is draft slot and the fifth-year option to teams? How drastic is the drop off in slot money? Should the team consider trades of TJ Watt and Minkah Fitzpatrick?

Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this and more!

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the idea that the team and T.J. Watt are at some kind of a contract impasse.

Watt ramped up speculation that something might be amiss with a cryptic Instagram post on Wednesday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network said on Thursday that could mean things aren't going well in negotiations between the team and Watt on a long-term contact extension.

Watt is entering the final season of his contract, and with Myles Garrett re-setting the edge rusher market at $40 million per year, he is likely due for a significant raise. But general manager Omar Khan said he is hopeful the Steelers will be able to sign Watt to an extension.

Could there really be trouble brewing? Alan breaks it down.

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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, we discuss the team bringing in Oregon DT Derrick Harmon, North Carolina RB Omarion Hampton and Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon for pre-draft visits. What do we make of the players and their perspective fits? We also discuss if we are getting any closer to an Aaron Rodgers decision, if it could happen at Pat McAfee's show and if the team is using a Shedeur Sanders pre-draft visit to put pressure on Rodgers.

Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this and more!

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's how the 2025 NFL Draft quarterback class compares to its predecessor.

Last season, an unprecedented six quarterbacks were taken in the first round, with Caleb Williams starting the draft off and Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, J.J. McCarthy, Bo Nix, and Michael Penix all getting their names called before the end of the first round.

This time around, Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are first-round locks, with Jalen Milroe and Jaxson Dart hovering around the periphery.

So how does this year's class stack up to last year's? Alan breaks it down.

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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, we discuss the team bringing in Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders for a pre-draft visit. Could he fall to 21? Are they interested in trading up for a QB? How much would Aaron Rodgers impact or not impact their investment at QB? Between Sanders, Dart and Milroe, do we need to take the interest in QB more seriously than we have been? What do the Steelers still need to address?

Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this and more!

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's why the Steelers don't play more of their 3-4 base defense.

With the team looking all over the board at different types of defensive personnel, including potential first-round draft picks at strong safety and outside linebacker, it's given rise to some question about what Mike Tomlin and company have planned for the Pittsburgh defense.

The Steelers haven't played much of their 3-4 base defense in recent years, but one member of the audience wonders if that's because they don't have the proper personnel to do it. Alan breaks it down.

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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, we discuss the team bringing in Texas A & M EDGE Shemar Stewart for a 30 visit and what to make of that. Is the team seriously interested in using a first round pick on what looks like one of their deepest position groups right now? We also discuss if bringing Calvin Anderson back is the swing tackle answer, past failures at the QB position, if DeShon Elliott is in his last year with the team and more.

Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this and more!

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the most unbreakable NFL career record.

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin set the NHL career goal-scoring record over the weekend, surpassing the record set a generation ago by Wayne Gretzky, who was on-hand for the moment. Gretzky's record was long considered to be unbreakable in NHL circles.

But what would be an unbreakable NFL career record? Unlike other sports, football doesn't care much about stomping all over its record books, expanding the season from 12 games to 14, 16, 17, someday soon 18 and probably eventually 20.

So what is an NFL record that looks like it's going to pass the test of time?

Alan breaks it down.

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