Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

August 23, 2023 -

Season 14, Episode 13 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest moves made by the Pittsburgh Steelers. We cover the signings, waivings and Reserve/Injured additions that happened since our Monday show.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held another press conference on Tuesday, so Alex and I parse all of the meaningful things that he had to say. We discuss who may or may not play on Thursday night against the Atlanta Falcons based on some things that Tomlin said on Tuesday. We also discuss what we would like to see in that regard when it comes to first-team players.

Alex and I then dive into other aspects of the Steelers' third preseason game on Thursday night and what we both hope to see and will be looking for in that contest.

Alex has completed his most-recent 53-man roster prediction, so we discuss the few changes that one has when compared to his previous one. We discuss the offensive line, tight end, and wide receiver spots quite a bit during this breakdown of his 53-man roster.

Several other minor topics not noted in this recap are also discussed in this 80-minute episode and we end it by answering several listener questions.

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August 22, 2023 -

For Episode 901 on this Tuesday, Josh Carney discusses how the depth the Pittsburgh Steelers now have at the outside linebacker position now looks like the strength of the defense.

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August 21, 2023 -

Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on Youtube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream each week from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one and if you missed today’s, you can check it out below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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August 21, 2023 -

For Episode 900 on this Monday, Alex Kozora gripes about the NFL’s weird end to its preseason schedule and the problems it causes.

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August 21, 2023 -

Season 14, Episode 12 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Saturday night preseason game against the Buffalo Bills and specifically, about how rookie offensive lineman Spencer Anderson was used in that contest as he played four different positions.

We discuss the offensive line groupings used Saturday night against the Bills and which players played multiple positions.

The steelers will reportedly sign a new wide receiver soon so we update that latest news that surfaced Monday morning.

Alex and I then move on to discuss the Saturday night game against the Bills after both of us fully digesting the all-22 tape from the contest. We go position group by position group and start on the offensive side of the football. We highlight several plays and several individual players throughout and also question roster chances on a few of them.

We move over to the defensive side of the football as well and discuss what stuck out on the all-22. The play of rookie CB Joey Porter Jr. is discussed quite a bit during this segment. Alex also offers up some detailed usage on how the steelers used their top three safeties Saturday night.

We make sure to hit on some special teams talk late in this show and that mostly includes our thoughts on how P Pressley Harvin III represented himself Saturday night at home against the Bills.

Several other minor topics not noted in this recap are also discussed in this 100-minute episode and we end it by answering several listener questions.

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August 20, 2023 -

For episode 899 on this Sunday, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the importance of the bonds developed among the players on the Pittsburgh Steelers while at training camp.

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August 20, 2023 -

Season 14, Episode 11 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Sunday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Saturday night preseason game against the Buffalo Bills.

We start with the health of the team coming out of the Saturday night home game. We also talk about the several players that did not participate in the contest throughout the show. Some postgame comments made by head coach Mike Tomlin and a few players are addressed early in this show and throughout it.

Alex and I then get into recapping the Saturday night preseason game and we start with the Steelers’ offense and the first two touchdown drives that unit had before exiting. We talk about the fine showing that quarterback Kenny Pickett had once again in his two and only series and make sure to go over the long touchdown run by running back Jaylen Warren and what the byproduct of that might be.

We then go through each offensive position group and discuss the play of certain players based on the TV tape of the game. We then do the same on the defensive side of the football and spend extra time talking about rookie outside linebacker Nick Herbig and how definitely needs to stay on the outside based on just 40 preseason snaps played. We both eat some crow for the listeners in this segment. We go in-depth on his growth already as a pass rusher. We also discuss the debut of rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and his Saturday night interception.

Special teams play also gets covered late in this show. Several snap counts are discussed in this episode, and we make sure to highlight the play of several players on both sides of the football.

Several other minor topics not noted in this recap are also discussed in this 87-minute episode.

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August 19, 2023 -

For Episode 898 on this Saturday, Joe Clark discusses new Pittsburgh Steelers RB Xazavian Valladay ahead of his preseason debut with the team Saturday night against the Buffalo Bills.

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August 18, 2023 -

For Episode 897 on this Friday, Alex Kozora offers up thanks to all for supporting him throughout his coverage of another Pittsburgh Steelers' training camp.

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August 18, 2023 -

Season 14, Episode 10 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Thursday press conference that Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin conducted. We go over the main talking points from what Tomlin had to say about the team's upcoming preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, who will play Saturday night, agendas, and much more.

Alex and I then go over the health of the Steelers as they break their 2023 training camp and prepare to play Saturday night at home against the Bills. We also discuss the returner roles Saturday night.

Alex and I have now posted our latest 53-man roster predictions for the 2023 Steelers so we go over those position group by position group. We point out the tough decisions that we made and discuss the few differences that we had.

In a Friday morning post on the site, Alex passed along his awards from the Steelers' 2023 training camp. Those cover quite a few categories so we discuss each when it comes to the winners and honorable mentions he chose.

We give a brief synopsis preview of the Steelers' Saturday night preseason game against the Bills later in this show.

Several other minor topics not noted in this recap are also discussed in this 80-minute episode. We get to a few listener questions to close out this Friday morning show.

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