On this episode of Steelers Central, it’s crunch time as rosters need to be cut down to 53 by August 26 at 4:00 p.m., so we look over the last preseason game and see what players helped their case to make the Practice Squad or Active Roster.

I then give my prediction of what the 53-man roster will look like with some tough cuts at RB, WR, ILB, and CB. Some decisions include whether to keep Beanie Bishop or Cory Trice, which punter the team goes with, and whether Trey Sermon or Lew Nichols did enough with their preseason reps. The Steelers will have some tough decisions to make, and it will be interesting to see how they go about them.

Then it is time to see what moves the Steelers will make after the roster cutdown, with some holes remaining across the board. I’ll give some options for the team to look at in the WR and offensive line rooms, two rooms that lack depth and star power.

Lastly, with Derrick Harmon expected to miss one game at least to start the year, where do the Steelers turn up front? Two names should be expected to fill the void as the rookie recovers from an MCL sprain.

0:00-17:26 Steelers Panther takeaways

17:27-42:50 Steelers 53-man Roster

43:25-50:40 Post-53 Roster Needs

50:41-55:51 How to Replace Harmon