The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

November 26, 2025 -

For Episode 1,728 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the big opportunity that awaits forgotten Steelers DL Esezi Otomewo beginning Sunday against the Bills.

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November 26, 2025 -

Season 16, Episode 55 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers making a few practice squad transactions since our last show. We also discuss the news related to injured Steelers DL Daniel Ekuale being given a five-game suspension on Tuesday and the impact that has on him and the team.

Alex and I then go over the list of injured Steelers players heading into Week 13 and that includes DT Derrick Harmon and T Broderick Jones already being ruled out for Sunday's home game against the Buffalo Bills. We discuss whether Calvin Anderson or Andrus Peat will replace Jones at left tackle on Sunday and if both DL Logan Lee and DL Brodric Martin-Rhodes will be active on Sunday with Harmon sidelined.

Steelers HC Mike Tomlin addressed the health QB Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday, so we discuss the optimism he showed when it comes to the team possibly having their starter back on Sunday against the Bills. We also discuss the other injured players that Tomlin listed during his Tuesday press conference,

As usual, Alex and I parse all of the notable talking points that came out of Tomlin Tuesday. We discuss what Tomlin had to say about the team's loss to the Chicago Bears this past Sunday, the late illegal formation penalty in that game and what he said about the play of QB Mason Rudolph in that contest. We also discuss Tomlin focusing on special teams play to open his Tuesday press conference.

Tomlin was asked about the usage of the middle of the field in the passing game on Tuesday, so we go over his comments on that subject. Alex and I also look at some passing stats related to deep and ultra deep attempts so far this season as it relates to usage of the middle of the field. We also recap Tomlin essentially glossing over the defensive schematics used on one of the touchdown passes the Bears had on Sunday.

With the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Sunday road loss to the Bears now fully digested by us, Alex and I discuss the good, bad and ugly that we uncovered from that when it comes to the offense, defense, and special teams. We start with the offense and go over the missed deep shots, the effectiveness of the running game, and the several second and long runs in that contest.

After talking about the offensive play on Sunday, Alex and I move on to talk some about what we saw from the Steelers' defense on the All-22 tape from the Bears game. We go over the lack of pressure on Bears QB Caleb Williams in that Week 12 game, the opposing offense’s ability to attack between the numbers in the passing game, and how that side of the football played against the Chicago running game.

Alex and I mix in quite a few tape observations during this show and we make sure to discuss the recent play of several different players as well.

Would it be a huge shock to most fans of the Steelers should the team beat the Bills on Sunday at home? We address that question later in this show.

This 101-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we wrap things up by answering several emails we received from listeners.

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November 25, 2025 -

For Episode 1,727 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says frustrations are mounting for players and fans regarding the Steelers' scheme and coaching staff, and something has to give.

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November 24, 2025 -

For Episode 1,726 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle wonders if Mike Tomlin will ever adapt from the (failing) way he prefers to "engineer victory".

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November 24, 2025 -

Season 16, Episode 54 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into our overarching thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 12 Sunday afternoon road loss to the Chicago Bears.

In our weekly housekeeping portion of this Monday show, which is sponsored by the fine folks at TouringPlans.com, Alex and I talk about the Sunday afternoon inactive list and how the Steelers decided to sit QB Aaron Rodgers as one of the team's five inactive players against the Bears. We discuss Rodgers not even being listed as the emergency third quarterback on Sunday.

The Steelers sustained a few injuries during Sunday’s road loss to the Bears, so we discuss what happened to CB Joey Porter Jr. (hip), T Broderick Jones (stinger), and WR DK Metcalf (ankle) during the contest. We also discuss the prospects of Rodgers returning to action on Sunday for the team's week 13 home game.

After going through the newsy items related to Sunday's game, Alex and I look at what all transpired at Soldier Field in Chicago. We first talk about the play of the Steelers' defense and how poor things looked on that side of the football. We discuss that unit's play against the run on Sunday and several plays of 10 yards or longer that were allowed. We also discuss the defense’s inability to get pressure on Bears QB Caleb Williams on Sunday.

The Steelers methodology and scheming late in the first half against the Bears really upset Alex and me. We also discuss the longest touchdown pass allowed by the Steelers defense on Sunday and how the coverage used on that play shouldn't have been completely utilized.

After discussing the play of the Steelers' defense against the Bears, Alex and I then do the same when it comes to Pittsburgh's offense. We talk a lot about how QB Mason Rudolph played overall and his inability to effectively push the football down the field through the air. We discuss Rudolph’s intended air yard average as well as his completed air yard average. We also talk about how poorly Rudolph performed on Sunday when using play-action.

While the Steelers’ running game was effective enough against the Bears, it still wasnt enough to help the passing game portion of the offense. The offensive line, in our opinion, played well overall. We discuss the tight end output, the overall lack of yards after the catch on Sunday, and much more.

The illegal formation penalty on the Steelers offense late in Sunday’s game really disturbed Alex and me. We discuss how and why that shouldn’t have happened and how a timeout should have been called to avoid the penalty.

Special teams certainly played a role in Sunday's loss, so Alex and I make sure to hit on what went wrong in that phase of the game at Soldier Field.

We make sure to discuss a few in-game decisions made by Steelers HC Mike Tomlin throughout this show as well.

The Steelers are really just a mid team this year and that's been known for several weeks now. We discuss how hard it will be for the 2025 Steelers to not only win the AFC North division at this point but merely make the playoffs as well.

This 107-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we wrap things up by answering several emails we received from listeners.

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November 23, 2025 -

For Episode 1,725 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explain why the questions at left tackle could be an issue for Bears QB Caleb Williams and an opportunity for Steelers OLB Nick Herbig.

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November 22, 2025 -

For Episode 1,724 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why he thinks the Steelers' defense should have an edge over QB Caleb Williams.

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November 21, 2025 -

For Episode 1,723 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why it feels like this week's game between the Steelers and Bears will go one of two ways when it comes to QB Caleb Williams versus the Steelers' defense.

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November 21, 2025 -

Season 16, Episode 53 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepare to play the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field.

Alex and I start this show by looking at the Steelers’ Thursday injury report and specifically, what the current outlook is for QB Aaron Rodgers, RB Jaylen Warren, and OLB Alex Highsmith. We discuss the contraption that Rodgers wore on his injured left wrist on Thursday and he reportedly looked as a limited practice participant.

We move forward from Pittsburgh's injury report heading into Friday to look briefly at the injured players that Chicago is currently dealing with.

On Thursday, we once again heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin, so Alex and I recap the main talking points to come out of those media sessions. We discuss Smith possibly adding a wrinkle to the team's version of the tush push, how he feels about using RB Jaylen Warren and RB Kenneth Gainwell in any situation, and what it would take for rookie RB Kaleb Johnson to get more touches moving forward.

As for Austin's Thursday comments, we discuss what he had to say about CB Cory Trice Jr. now being out for the rest of the season. We also talk about what Austin had to say about OLB Nick Herbig and OLB Jack Sawyer. We also go over Austin's thoughts on preparing to defend against Bears QB Caleb Williams on Sunday in Chicago.

We welcome Adam Hoge of All City as a first timer to the show on Friday, and he helps us preview the Steelers-Bears game. Hoge has covered the Bears for many seasons, and he certainly knows that team inside and out. We get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday afternoon game in Chicago and that includes his analysis of Williams and new HC Ben Johnson.

Adam fills us in on the Bears’ injuries, how CB Jaylon Johnson might be back this week and the impact that could potentially have. We also get his thoughts on Rodgers potentially playing on Sunday against the Bears, a team that he has a lot of history and success against dating back to when he was the longtime quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.

Adam talks about the Bears’ offense and defense quite a bit in this interview, and we get his not-yet-set-in-stone prediction for the Sunday game at the end of the interview.

If not already doing so, make sure to follow Adam on X/Twitter at @adamhoge and make sure to read his work here: https://allchgo.com/author/hogejahnsauthor/.

After finishing with Hoge, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Bears game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday afternoon.

Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the remainder of the Week 12 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Bears game.

This 135-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above and we end this episode by answering several emails we received from listeners.

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November 20, 2025 -

For Episode 1,722 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney praises Keeanu Benton for the turnaround he's had this season.

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