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 if the team can learn from its failures on defense against the Chicago Bears, whether those lessons apply this week to the Buffalo Bills, and if Teryl Austin and company have an answer for Bills quarterback Josh Allen.

Alan breaks it down.

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Welcome to the Steelers Afternoon Drive, our new daily podcast featuring all the latest Steelers news and analysis.

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, Brendan Howe fills in for Smitty, as the guys discuss the team's Thursday practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, and what both coordinators Teryl Austin and Arthur Smith had to say, specifically about the team's deep passing game on offense and defensive playcalling.

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

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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 what Thanksgiving and other holidays are like for NFL players and for those whose lives revolve around NFL football.

. Alan breaks it down.

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Welcome to Steelers Night Shift! Our new LIVE audience interaction broadcast across YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook hosted by Jobe Morrison! Brendan Howe joins to preview Steelers vs Bills.

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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

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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 defense went back to a Cover 3-based scheme against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, after running two-high safety looks successfully the last few weeks.

The Bears run the ball a lot and also play with two tight ends, necessitating additional coverage in the middle of the field, and not double covering the outside receivers as Teryl Austin's unit had been doing.

That works in principle, but the Bears were able to attack the weaknesses in the Pittsburgh scheme, and Austin and company never adjusted. Alan breaks it down.

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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, we discuss what Mike Tomlin had to say during his weekly availability. He ruled out Broderick Jones and Derrick Harmon for the team's upcoming matchup against the Buffalo Bills, said special teams played a large role in the team's loss to the Bears and much more. We also discuss the overarching issues with the team's defense and potential roster building reset that is needed.

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

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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 Steelers' standing in the AFC North, as they are now tied with the Baltimore Ravens in 6-5 at first place.

With the Ravens coming on strong after getting Lamar Jackson back from injury, it's a no-brainer to like the Ravens the best out of the four AFC North squads right now.

But would you rather be in Pittsburgh's place than the Cincinnati Bengals or Cleveland Browns? Alan breaks it down.

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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

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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 team's 31-28 loss to the Chicago Bears, the team's continued problems on defense, and what that means for not only 2025 but for the future of the organization.

The team's defense, hailed as historic before the start of the 2025 season, is ranked 13th in scoring defense. The entire theory of this team was that a strong defense would keep them competitive until they were able to rebuild the offense in the post-Ben Roethlisberger years. 

After Sunday's bashing by the Bears, that plan does not seem to be working. Alan breaks it down.

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