Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

January 5, 2023 -


On this Thursday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan discusses the job that Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has done this season ahead of the team's 2022 finale at home against the Cleveland Browns.

January 4, 2023 -

On this Wednesday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora discusses Damar Hamlin's Monday night injury and the tragedies Pittsburgh's had to endure over the last 12 months.

January 4, 2023 -

Season 13, Episode 70 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I spend the first part of it going over the significant injury that Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin suffered early in the Monday night game. We have a lengthy talk about Hamlin's status, what Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had to say Tuesday about the Pittsburgh product and much, much more. We obviously talk about the Monday night game being suspended and how ESPN handled the post-injury coverage.

After discussing Hamlin, Alex and I move forward to discuss the Steelers Week 18 injury situation. We also talk about the few visitors the team had on Tuesday.Tomlin's weekly press conference on Tuesday produced several nice talking points that Alex and I make sure to address. The play of rookie defensive end DeMarvin Leal and inside linebacker Mark Robinson on Sunday night are discussed as part of that.

We wade through the rest of the Tomlin stuff from Tuesday and then get into recapping the Steelers Sunday night game against the Baltimore Ravens now that we have both fully viewed the all-22 tape from that contest. We discuss offense, defense, special teams and much more.

We discuss the future of several players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents during the offseason in this podcast as well.

We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post, and then we close this show out by hitting the e-mail machine for several listener questions.

January 3, 2023 -

On this Tuesday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan delivers some much-deserved recognition to Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Miles Boykin entering the final week of the 2022 NFL regular season.

January 2, 2023 -

On this Monday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora explains why the Pittsburgh Steelers' success in two-minute drills the last two weeks are rooted in what the team does in August.

January 2, 2023 -

Season 13, Episode 69 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Baltimore Ravens on the road Sunday night.

There’s a lot to talk about in this show and we start by going over the pregame roster moves as well as the inactive list ahead of the Sunday night game. We quickly get into the big win over the Ravens with rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett playing a huge part in that. We talk about the several good things that Pickett did Sunday night and especially late in the game.

We spend a lot of time talking about the play of the Steelers' offense Sunday night and that includes talking about how strong the running game was. We go over several key plays and stats from Sunday night like we usually do in these postgame shows.

After spending a lot of time on the offense, Alex and I flip over to talking about the play of the Steelers' defense against the Ravens. We talk snaps counts, individual performances and more. We also talk a little scheme and go over a few key stats on that side of the football.

As you would expect, we talk some special teams stuff late in the show. We also discuss the Steelers' playoff scenarios entering Week 18. We spend time talking about the job that Steeles head coach Mike Tomlin has done to get this team in the playoff picture with one game remaining in the 2022 regular season.

Oh, we make sure to talk about that big penalty on Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward late in the first half.

We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post, and then we close this show out by hitting the e-mail machine for several listener questions.

January 1, 2023 -

For Episode 668, a submitted take from our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander in which she talks about the Pittsburgh Steelers' chances to sneak into the playoffs compared to prior similar scenarios.

December 31, 2022 -

On this Saturday version of The Terrible Take, Alexa DellaRocco previews the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 17 Sunday night game against the Baltimore Ravens in addition to talking about rookie WR George Pickens.

December 30, 2022 -

On this Friday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora shares a hope - and a concern - for the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of their Sunday night game against the Baltimore Ravens.

December 30, 2022 -

Season 13, Episode 68 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Joshua Dobbs playing Thursday night for the Tennessee Titans. We then move forward to talk about what a big game that the Pittsburgh Steelers will have on Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens and what needs to happen earlier in the day.

We go over the Steelers' Week 17 injury report as of Thursday and also talk about the injuries that the Ravens are dealing with this week. Alex and I then move on to parse the notable comments made on Thursday by Steelers' coordinators Matt Canada and Teryl Austin.

Midway through this show, Alex and I are joined once again by Jonas Shaffer, who covers the Ravens for the Baltimore Sun. We talk a good 25 minutes with Jonas about the upcoming Sunday night game on both sides of the football. After previewing the game between the Steelers and the Ravens, Jonas gives us his score prediction for Sunday night.

If not already doing so, please follow Jonas on Twitter at @jonas_shaffer and please read his work online here: https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-jonas-shaffer-20141007-staff.html

After talking to Jonas, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers' Sunday night game against the Ravens. We look at the Ravens on both sides of the football based on their recent tape. We attempt to cover all the usual angles when it comes to previewing this Week 17 game.

As usual, Alex and I wind down this Friday show by providing our picks of the remaining weekend games against the spread before picking the final score of the Steelers' game against the Ravens.

We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post, and then we close this show out by hitting the e-mail machine for several listener questions. Alex and I have a good discussion about Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett late in this show.