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Season 15, Episode 129 of the Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Ross McCorkle sits in for Dave Bryan and joins me to share his thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2025 NFL Draft class. We discuss each of the team's seven selections and how they can improve the roster. We discuss DL Derrick Harmon's Year One role, how EDGE Jack Sawyer fits into the Steelers' defense, and how seventh-rounders ILB Carson Bruener and CB Donte Kent can make the team. Our draft conversation also touches on the notable undrafted free agents Pittsburgh added and why their UDFA class was unusually strong. Ross and I also briefly touch on the one roster move the Steelers made since our Wednesday show, releasing linebacker Thomas Rush. We end the show by looking around the AFC North to evaluate the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, and Cleveland Browns and offer a loose ranking of which classes were best and worst. Mixed in-between draft talk is a discussion of the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2025 offensive line and how much confidence we have in LT Broderick Jones, entering a critical third year in the NFL. This 77-minute episode also touches on several other minor topics not noted in the recap. Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 13, Episode 138 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest to come out on the Pittsburgh Steelers when it comes to the team’s OTA practices these last few days. We talk quite a bit about the rookie cornerbacks, Joey Porter Jr. and Cory Trice Jr., in addition to discussing things that veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson has said these last few days. Steelers tackle Dan Moore Jr. is getting practice snaps on the right side in OTAs, so we discuss that bit of news. We also discuss what else is newsworthy concerning the Steelers now that their second week of OTA practices has concluded. We talk some about three position groups we feel the team could quite possibly address moving forward into the summer. Might Arizona Cardinals inside linebacker Isaiah Simmons be a plausible trade candidate for the Steelers? We discuss that topic quite thoroughly in this show as well. In the middle of this show, Alex and I are joined by former Steelers longtime scout Mark Gorscak, who is now transitioning into other professional areas in his life. We have a great 40-minute interview with Gorscak that you won't want to miss. He answered quite a few questions from us concerning the inner workings of the scouting process and much more. Make sure you follow Mark on Twitter at @gors55, if not already doing so. Later in the show, Alex and I answer a few questions we have received from listeners over the last several days. We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 2, 2026 - For Episode 1,765 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora offers one final piece of motivation the Steelers should be fueled by in Sunday night's winner-take-all game against the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 2, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 72 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 Baltimore Ravens at home on Sunday night for the AFC North title and a spot in the playoffs. We open this show by going over the latest injury report for the Steelers that was released on Thursday afternoon. We discuss how we'll be watching closely the game-status given on Friday to OLB T.J. Watt, who has been sidelined with a lung issue the last few weeks. We also discuss how important it might be to have G Isaac Seumalo back from his triceps injury on Sunday night. The Ravens have a few players on their Week 18 injury report that we will be monitoring on Friday, so we quickly go over who they are ahead of Friday's practice. We also discuss QB Lamar Jackson deeming himself healthy enough to play on Sunday night against the Steelers. Alex and I move forward in this show by looking at the Steelers’ most recent transactions that were made this week. We also discuss the possibility of the team not needing to make any elevations from their practice squad on Saturday. 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. There's truly little to chew on from those two once again this week, but we tackle the most notable comments from both ahead of the Sunday night game against the Ravens. We welcome Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Banner back to the show on Friday, and he helps us preview the Steelers-Ravens game. Shaffer has covered the Ravens for many seasons, and he certainly knows that team inside and out. We get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday night game in Pittsburgh and his thoughts on the future of Jackson and Ravens HC John Harbaugh moving past the 2025 season. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Jonas on X/Twitter at @jonas_shaffer and make sure to read his work here: https://www.thebanner.com/author/jonas-shaffer/. After finishing with Shaffer, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Ravens game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football Sunday night. Alex and I go over a few wrinkles we would like to see from the Steelers on offense on Sunday night and that includes the unit possibly having seven offensive linemen on the field at the same time a few times during that contest. We also discuss the possibility of us seeing RB Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell both on the field at the same time a few times against the Ravens. The Steelers defense will have a chore when it comes to stopping Ravens RB Derrick Henry on Sunday night so that topic gets a lot of our attention. We also discuss whether we'll see the Ravens defense play a lot of man-coverage on Sunday night in Pittsburgh against Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers, much like they did in Baltimore back in Week 14. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 18 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Ravens game. This 136-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above and we end this episode by answering several emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 1, 2026 - For Episode 1,764 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says Aaron Rodgers being fiery after the loss to the Browns bodes well for Pittsburgh Sunday against the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan. 1 – Ep. 85: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap the Steelers' disappointing loss to the Cleveland Browns and the position it's put them in for Week 18. We talk about the lack of offense, the missed opportunities, the WR struggles, and much more. Next, we preview the winner-takes-all game against the Ravens including the injury reports, matchups to watch, and what Pittsburgh needs to do to win. We also give score predictions. For the last topic, we try to get a handle on what this team actually is? Can they win a playoff game if they get in? What will happen to the roster and coaching staff if they don't? To end the show, we answer a listener question about comparing 2024 and 2025 seasons for some players. Thank you for joining us for this 43-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 31, 2025 - For Episode 1,763 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains the Steelers' mindset and the recognition that someone must step up and answer the call in Sunday's must-win game against the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 31, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 71 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the latest news concerning Pittsburgh Steelers as they start preparing for their Week 18 home game against the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers have made a few practice squad moves so far this week so we go over those transactions and what they might mean for a few players looking to return this week from injuries such as CB Brandin Echols (groin) and CB James Pierre (calf). Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I parse all of the notable things that he had to say to the media. We discuss his comments on the health of the team heading into Week 18. We go over TE Darnell Washington (arm) being ruled out for this week and the possibility of him being placed on the Reserve/Injured list before Sunday's kickoff. We also discuss what Tomlin had to say about the possible return this week from injuries of OLB T.J. Watt (lung), G Isaac Seumalo, and WR Calvin Austin III (hamstring). Tomlin talked about the limited usage of WR Roman Wilson in Week 17, so we discuss his answer on that topic. We also talk about what Tomlin had to say about the usage of TE Pat Freiermuth and TE Jonnu Smith, both in Week 17 and moving forward into the regular season finale against the Ravens. Former Steelers WR Hines Ward once again failed to be named a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists this past week, so Alex and I discuss that news. We go over what might be needed moving forward to at least see Ward named a finalist in the coming years. Alex and I begin our weekly recap of the All-22 tape of the Steelers’ last game, the Sunday afternoon road win against the Cleveland Browns. We start on the offensive side of the football and spend a lot of time discussing the play of several individual players. We review, in detail, the play of QB Aaron Rodgers and WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling against the Browns. We also make sure to focus tighter on the final three offensive possessions the Steelers had against Cleveland. After thoroughly discussing the offensive tape from Week 17, Alex and I then do the same when it comes to the defensive side of the football. We discuss the Steelers defense having a good game overall after a shaky start in the contest, which resulted in the Browns jumping out to a 10-0 lead. We go over a few missed plays on defense and how that unit ultimately did enough to help the team win in Cleveland. This 112-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we wrap things up by answering several emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 30, 2025 - For Episode 1,762 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says the entire point of last offseason for the Steelers — shoring up the run defense — will come down to Sunday's performance against the Ravens. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 29, 2025 - For Episode 1,761 this Monday morning, Ross McCorkle questions the Steelers' approach to feature Marquez Valdes-Scantling and barely use Roman Wilson. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 29, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 70 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 17 road loss to the Cleveland Browns and what a disappointment that game was. We also set the stage for the Steelers Week 18 home game against the Baltimore Ravens for all of the AFC North marbles. Early in this show, Alex and I go over the last four plays of the Steelers Sunday loss to the Browns as they attempted to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. In our weekly housekeeping portion of this show, which is sponsored by the fine folks at TouringPlans.com, Alex and I talk about the Steelers' Sunday inactive list and the players who missed the contest due to injuries. We also talk about the transactions that the team made on Saturday afternoon. Alex and I discuss RB Kaleb Johnson being a healthy scratch once again on Sunday. The Steelers sustained another key injury on Sunday. The key player that was lost during the game against the Browns was TE Darnell Washington, who reportedly sustained a broken left arm in the first half. We discuss what his loss means moving forward into Week 18. After going through the newsy items related to Saturday and Sunday, Alex and I look at what all transpired at Huntington Bank Field against the Browns. We first talk about the Steelers' offense and that unit failed miserably in situational football, third downs, fourth downs, and inside the red zone. We also discuss the offensive game plan on Sunday when it comes to the handling of Browns DE Myles Garrett. Alex and I look at the national and local narrative concerning the Steelers’ main focus being to prevent Garrett from getting the sack record as the team's main focus, instead of trying to win the game. Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers made several questionable decisions on Sunday, so we go over those. We also talk about the quality of the running game and the overall play of the offensive line against the Browns. We also discuss WR Roman Wilson playing just nine offensive snaps against the Browns and not registering any targets. After a lengthy discussion about the Steelers' offense, Alex and I do the same with their defense. We discuss that unit getting off to a relatively poor start against the Browns offense but getting much better in the second quarter and on. We discuss the touchdown allowed by S Kyle Dugger, the two interceptions the defense had, and the almost interception by OLB Nick Herbig. We highlight the play of OLB Alex Highsmith, DT Cameron Heyward and S Jalen Ramsey as positives on Sunday. For all practical purposes, the Steelers’ defense did more than enough to help the team win on Sunday, so we make sure to drive that point home. Finally, Alex and I give some thoughts on special teams play from Sunday. We discuss the miss by K Chris Boswell, the effort by P Corliss Waitman, and all of the kick and punt units. After discussing Sunday's game in detail, Alex and I talk about the latest news concerning suspended WR DK Metcalf. We discuss the latest concerning his contract and future guarantees in addition to the Sunday report concerning his previous experience with the troubling fan that he had an altercation with in Week 16 and in Detroit. After discussing Metcalf's incident, Alex and I take a tiny look ahead at the Steelers week 18 home game against the Ravens and whether either of us have much optimism when it comes to the home team winning that game and thus getting into the playoffs as the AFC North champions. 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. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,760 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the obvious choice for the 2025 Steelers team MVP and why this might not mean that much this year. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 27, 2025 - For Episode 1,759 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark names some players who could see more work in DK Metcalf's absence and why his absence will not have a huge impact against the Browns. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 26, 2025 - For Episode 1,758 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora explains why DK Metcalf isn't like the Steelers receivers before him despite his poor actions in Sunday's game against the Lions. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 26, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 69 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 Cleveland Browns on the road on Sunday afternoon. We open this show by going over the latest regarding the transactions that the Steelers have made since our Wednesday show and that includes us discussing the addition of free agent CB Tre Flowers to the roster. We discuss what kind of player Flowers is at this stage of his career and what he brings to the Steelers. As usual, Alex and I look at the Steelers' latest injury report and how there's a possibility that several players could miss the Sunday game in Cleveland due to health reasons. The Browns' latest injury report is also covered during this segment. Will and should OLB T.J. Watt, OLB Nick Herbig, WR Calvin Austin III, CB Brandin Echols, and G Issaac Seumalo play on Sunday, and especially if the game against the Browns winds up being meaningless? We discuss that question early in this show. 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 welcome Scott Petrak of The Browns Zone back to the show on Friday, and he helps us preview the Steelers-Browns game. Petrak has covered the Browns for many years, and he certainly knows that team inside and out. We get his thoughts on several things related to the Sunday afternoon game in Cleveland. We talk in-depth to him about QB Shedeur Sanders and what he has seen out of the rookie to date. Will Browns DE Myles Garrett get the sack record on Sunday against the Steelers? Will talk to Scott about the season Garrett has had to date. We also discuss the future of Browns HC Kevin Stefanski and GM Andrew Berry moving past the 2025 season. Scott also tells us what positions the Browns should focus on when it comes to the early rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft. Finally, Scott tells us that he thinks the Browns will beat the Steelers on Sunday and regardless of if the game winds up not being meaningless to Pittsburgh. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Scott on X/Twitter at @scottpetrak and make sure to read his work here: https://www.brownszone.com/author/spetrak/. After finishing with Petrak, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Browns 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 17 NFL games provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our final score predictions for the Steelers-Browns game. This 136-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above and we end this episode by answering several emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 25, 2025 - For Episode 1,757 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney praises rookie Jack Sawyer after his first career start in the NFL. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 24, 2025 - For Episode 1,756 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the chance RB Kaleb Johnson and WR Roman Wilson could have for the final two games of the season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 24, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 68 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the latest news concerning Pittsburgh Steelers WR DK Metcalf on the heels of his two-game suspension being upheld on Tuesday following his appeal hearing. We discuss several aspects related to Metcalf’s suspension and that includes going over voids of guaranteed money in his contract moving forward. We also talk about the wide receiver situation in Pittsburgh for the team’s final two regular season games now that Metcalf has officially been suspended. The Steelers are bringing back WR Brandon Johnson to the practice squad this week, so we go over that bit of news. We also talk about one sport on the active 53-man roster being open now that Metcalf has been suspended for the next two games. The Steelers have three players that were voted to the annual Pro Bowl Games this week, so we discuss that news. We also discuss the one Pro Bowl Games alternate from the Steelers that we know about so far. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I parse all of the notable things that he had to say to the media. We discuss his comments on the Metcalf situation, the overall health of the team entering Week 17, and how the team might handle a potential meaningless game on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns and much more. Is OL Spencer Anderson poised to be the team's future starting left guard in 2026 at this point? We discuss that possibility based on what Tomlin said about Anderson on Tuesday. We also discuss the help that T Dylan Cook should get on Sunday against Browns DE Myles Garrett. Alex and I begin our weekly recap of the All-22 tape of the Steelers’ last game, the Sunday afternoon road win against the Detroit Lions. We start on the offensive side of the football and spend a lot of time discussing the play of several individual players. We discuss QB Aaron Rodgers long touchdown pass to RB Kenneth Gainwell as well as several key plays that were made in that contest. After thoroughly discussing the offensive tape from Week 16, Alex and I then do the same when it comes to the defensive side of the football. We discuss the Steelers shutting down the Lions' running game and the unit managed key situations on Sunday. We also discuss the overall play of Lions QB Jared Goff against the Steelers and several key stats related to both sides of the football. Alex and I make sure to recap the AFC North clinching scenarios the Steelers have entering Week 17 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. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,755 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney thinks DK Metcalf's absence won't be that big of a deal in Week 17 against the Browns. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 22, 2025 - Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on YouTube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream every other Monday from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one. If you missed it live, you can check an archive below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices