Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

12/27/19Season 10, Episode 61 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I start by going over the designated-to-return moves made by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday and what they mean and why they were made.The Steelers Thursday injury report had a few updates included on it so Alex and I review it and go over the players likely to be given game status designations on Friday.Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt was voted team MVP on Thursday so we discuss that topic in addition to talking about which players are likely to win The Joe Greene and The Chief awards on Friday. That meas a lot of talk about rookies Devin Bush and Diontae Johnson.Steeler coordinators Randy Fichtner and Keith Butler both talked to the media on Thursday so Alex and I make sure to discuss the main talking points from their sessions.Alex and I are then joined on the podcast once again by John Eisenberg, who covers the Baltimore Ravens for the team’s official website. As usual, we get John’s thoughts on the Ravens as they enter their final regular season game of 2019 against the Steelers with the No. 1 seed in the AFC locked up. We talk which players will be rested on Sunday by head coach John Harbaugh and talk some offense and defense with John. John also tells us how far he expects Baltimore to go in the playoffs. We close out our interview with him by getting his prediction for the Sunday game in Baltimore against the Steelers.If not already doing so, please follow John on Twitter at @BMoreEisenberg and make sure to read his work online here. John has also published several books to date that we highly encourage you to check out and you can do just that on Amazon at this link https://amzn.to/2pnwOtgAfter talking some with John about the Ravens, Alex and I move on to give our final thoughts on the Steelers Sunday regular season finale.Alex and I finally close out this Friday show with our weekly picks of all the Week 17 games and then follow that up by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

12/25/19Season 10, Episode 59 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Wednesday Christmas morning show, Alex Kozora and I start by going over the transactions made on Tuesday by the Pittsburgh Steelers and what the team’s early Week 17 injury report looks like.We discuss what a crazy 2019 season Steelers Mason Rudolph had as it is now over with due to a shoulder injury. We also talk quite a bit about quarterback play during the first part of the show. What’s the latest on the future of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger? We go over the recent reports by Chris Mortensen concerning Roethlisberger’s future and how the quarterback responded to them Christmas morning.Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held a shorter-than-usual press conference on Tuesday but even so, he gave us a few key talking points to discuss and Alex and I do just that. It leads to us talking quite a bit about the Steelers running game woes this season and more.Will the Steelers turn to quarterback Paxton Lynch at any point during Sunday’s regular season finale against the Baltimore Ravens? We discuss that topic and actually get into a hypothetical or two regarding the quarterback positionAlex and I have both reviewed the all-22 tape from the Steelers Sunday week 16 road loss to the New York Jets and make sure to go over several things that stuck out to us both good and bad on both sides of the football.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that’s by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

Steelers Football - The Terrible Podcast - Episode 1236

12/20/19Season 10, Episode 57 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the latest news on Pittsburgh Steelers safety Kameron Kelly, who was arrested in the last 24 hours. We discuss the potential fallout from the Kelly news in addition to talking about the team’s Thursday injury report and which players might play Sunday against the New York Jets.The Steelers two coordinators, Randy Fichtner and Keith Butler, both talked to the media on Thursday so as usual, Alex and I go over the main talking points based on what both had to see.With the Steelers playing the Jets on Sunday we are pleased to have Andy Vasquez from The Record and USA Today on the show to preview the Week 16 game. Andy gives us the latest on the Jets and fills us in on how their season has gone to date. We talk injuries, offensive and defensive previews heading into Sunday’s game and more. Andy is also nice enough to give us score prediction for Sunday’s game at the end of the interview. If not already doing so, please follow Andy on Twitter at @Andy_Vasquez and read his work online here.After having Andy on the show, Alex and I then give our collective game preview of the Sunday contest between the Steelers and Jets. As usual, we try to be as thorough as possible and let all know what we expect to see from both teams on both sides of the football on Sunday.Alex and I move on to make our Week 16 NFL picks and that includes picking the final score of the Steelers game against the Jets. We also talk about the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020 Class Centennial Slate Finalists with Steelers ties that were announced on Thursday.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that’s by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

12/18/19Season 10, Episode 57 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the latest transactions made Pittsburgh Steelers. We discuss the promotion of one wide receiver, the waiving of another and the signing of another one to the practice squad.The Pro Bowl teams were announced on Tuesday so Alex and I go over the several Steelers players that were selected in addition to talking about a few that weren'tSteelers head coach Mike Tomlin provided an injury report on Tuesday during his weekly press conference so Alex and I go over that list of players and discuss the probability of each playing in Week 16.Tomlin also provided us several talking points on Tuesday with several related to the Steelers Sunday loss to the Buffalo Bills. We dive into several of those comments and then proceed to go into what all we observed on both sides of the football against the Bills following our long looks at the all-22 tape from the contest. We go over several instances from Sunday's game that show how the Steelers were out-schemed on both sides of the football.The Steelers exit Week 15 as the No. 6 seed in the AFC and so Alex and I once again over the exact playoff scenarios for the team in the final two weeks. We then predict if the Steelers will ultimately make the playoffs.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that's by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

12/16/19Season 10, Episode 56 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night home loss to the Buffalo Bills after first going over the pregame inactive list and the post-game injury report.As you would expect, most of this show includes Alex and I breaking down what went wrong for the Steelers Sunday night in their loss to the Bills,. We spend a lot of time discussing the offensive play-calling, turnovers, lack of runs and more during the first part of the breakdown. We also go over the play of Devlin Hodges and if the team should stick with him against the New York Jets next weekend.We move on to spend time discussing the Steelers defensive play Sunday night and how it was good enough for the team to come away with a win.The Steelers exit Week 15 as the No. 6 seed in the AFC and so Alex and I go over a few different playoff scenarios for the team in the final two weeks.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that’s by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

12/13/19Season 10, Episode 55 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the latest on Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and tight end Vance McDonald and their respective injuries. Will any of those three payers play Sunday night against the Buffalo Bills? We discuss that to get this show rolling.Steelers coordinators Randy Fichtner and Keith Butler both talked to the media on Thursday so Alex and I review their main talking points. Additionally, Alex and I dive deep into the comments made on Thursday by Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree on his future past this season. That leads to us obviously going down the offseason rabbit hole for a while.While we dont have a beat writer who covers the Bills on the show on Friday to help us preview the Sunday night game, Alex and I still go over our own thoughts on the upcoming contest at Heinz Field. We go over the Bills from all areas and what we expect to see out of them Sunday night. We discuss the Steelers likely method of attack on offense Sunday night and more. Several stats are thrown around as part of our weekly game preview.Alex and I make all of our picks against the spread for the rest of the NFL’s Week 15 games and that includes us picking the final score of the Steelers Sunday night game against the Bills.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that’s by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

12/11/19Season 10, Episode 54 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the health of the Pittsburgh Steelers as they begin preparing for their Week 15 Sunday night home game against the Buffalo Bills. We also open the show discussing the team’s decision to wear their Color Rush uniforms Sunday night.Who will be in and who will be out Sunday night against the Bills. Alex and I try to speculate several days out when it comes to wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, running back James Conner, tight end Vance McDonald and running back Jaylen Samuels.Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has quite a bit to say on Tuesday during his weekly press conference so as usual, Alex and I attempt to parse all that was important and more. We discuss several of the players that Tomlin highlighted on Tuesday and his thoughts on strong defensive play and more.With the all-22 tape from the Steelers game against the Arizona Cardinals now mostly digested by Alex and myself, we spend time going over additional things we observed from Sunday’s win. We discuss offensive and defensive plays from the Sunday game and much more.Can the Steelers go far in the playoffs with their current defense and offense? We discuss that and go over how important the Sunday night home game against the Bills is.What will a future long-term contract extension look like for Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt and will he get it in 2020? We discuss that topic and more in the back-half of the show.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that’s by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

12/9/19Season 10, Episode 53 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday road win against the Arizona Cardinals and it all starts with us going over the team’s injury report coming out of that contest.We move on to talk about the reports stating that both wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and running back James Conner might be back for the team’s key Sunday night home game against the Buffalo Bills.Will the Steelers lose general manager Kevin Colbert or anyone else from their front office to the Carolina Panthers in 2020? Alex and I discuss the latest report associated to that topic and question.The Steelers Sunday road win gave us quite a bit to discuss on this victory Monday so Alex and I start with the offensive side of the football. We talk about the play of rookie quarterback Devlin Hodges on Sunday, go over a few throws we both liked and discuss any bad decisions he may have made.We also discuss all other elements of the Steelers offensive play Sunday night and that includes play-calling and other individual performances.Alex and I switch over to the defense and how that unit played on Sunday against the Cardinals. There’s a lot to go over on that side of the football both good and bad.Finally, we save special teams for last and go over the good and bad from that phase of the game. We spend extra time on the fake punt.Alex and I go over the AFC playoff picture late in the show and also give our outlook for the Steelers with three weeks remaining in the regular seasonAlex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that’s by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

12/6/19Season 10, Episode 52 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers latest injury updates as of Thursday. We also discuss why running back James Conner has a lot of incentive to get back on the field sooner rather later.Randy Fichtner and Keith Butler both talked to the media on Thursday so Alex and I highlight the main talking points from the Steelers two coordinators.In the middle of this show Alex and I are pleased to be joined by Bob McManaman, who covers the Arizona Cardinals for The Arizona Republic. As usual, we preview the Steelers upcoming opponent with our guest and get as much insight on the upcoming Sunday game as possible. Bob does a great job of explaining what all has gone on with the Cardinals organization so far this season and where they are going. Bob predicts the outcome of the Sunday game between the Cardinals and the Steelers complete with a final score. If not already doing so, please follow Bob on Twitter at @azbobbymac and make sure to read his work online here at this link.During the back half of this episode, Alex and I both give our thoughts on the Steelers game against the Cardinals on Sunday and what we expect to see on both sides of the football. We also talk abut the perceived top 12 NFL teams likely to win the Super Bowl this year based on ANY/A stat history. Can the Steelers pull off the miracle? We discuss.We move on to give our Week 14 picks of all the NFL games against the spread. We also predict the final score of the Steelers game versus the Cardinals.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that’s by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

12/4/19Season 10, Episode 51 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers latest injury updates as passed along by head coach Mike Tomlin during his Tuesday press conference. That means we discuss the potential Week 14 playing statuses of running back James Conner and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.The Steelers lost center Patrick Morris on waivers to the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, so Alex and I chime in with a few thoughts on that piece of news.Tomlin had a few notable things to say on Tuesday, so Alex and I attempt to hit on most of those talking points. We also talk a little about how Tomlin and the Steelers coaches have handled rookie quarterback Devlin Hodges to date.With a good chunk of the all-22 tape from the Steelers Sunday game against the Cleveland Browns digested by both us, Alex and I discuss several things that stuck out to us on both offense and defense. This makes for a fairly long, yet informative, segment.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that's by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

12/2/19Season 10, Episode 50 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday home win over the Cleveland Browns.After going over the Steelers inactive players from Sunday Alex and I discuss the health of the team based on what we know as of Monday morning. We also discuss the pregame talk and how Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens handled his t-shirt fiasco and what his future ultimately might be past this season.We move on to talk about our 30,000 foot overview from the Steelers Sunday win over the Browns before diving deep into the play of the defense. We go over several good and bad things that we observed on Sunday from the Steelers defense in addition to talking about the individual play of several players.After discussing Sunday's defensive play thoroughly, Alex and I move on to discuss the play of the Steelers offense against the Browns. We talk scheme, play-calling, individual performances and much, much more.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that's by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

11/29/19Terrible Podcast LogoSeason 10, Episode 49 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers latest injury updates as of Thursday evening and also talk some about the comments made on Wednesday by the the team’s coordinators, Randy Fichtner and Keith Butler.In the middle of this show Alex and I are pleased once again to have Scott Petrak back with us. Scott, who covers the Cleveland Browns for The Chronicle-Telegram and Medina Gazette, gives us his thoughts on what all has transpired in Cleveland since the incident at the end of the Thursday night game between the two teams. Scott also helps Alex and I start to preview the Sunday rematch at Heinz Field. We talk both sides of the football with Scott and much more in this interview segment. Scott ends latest his appearance with us by predicting the final score of the Sunday game between the Browns and the Steelers. If not all ready doing so, please follow Scott on Twitter at @ScottPetrak and make sure you read his work and listen to his podcast on Brownszone.com.After our interview with Scott is over with, Alex and I give our final thoughts and preview on the Sunday game between the Steelers and the Browns and what we expect to see on both sides of the football from both teams. As usual, we give our final score predictions for the upcoming game after first giving our picks of all the Week 13 games against the spreads.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that’s by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

11/27/19Season 10, Episode 48 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers latest injury updates in addition to head coach Mike Tomlin announcing on Tuesday that quarterback Devlin Hodges will be the team's starter against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.We discuss several of Tomlin's Tuesday comments about the switch at quarterback in addition to covering a few other talking points he had during his press conference. We discuss the Steelers running game with Benny Snell Jr. and Kerrith Whyte Jr. in addition to a few other things related to the Bengals game in the first segment.The all-22 from the Bengals has now mostly been digested by both of us so we talk about the Steelers offense and defense related to what we observed in the last 36 hours. There's a lot to cover so this makes for a long segment.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that's by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don't forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

11/25/19Terrible Podcast LogoSeason 10, Episode 47 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday road win over the Cincinnati Bengals.We talk about the quarterback change that took place in the third quarter that included Mason Rudolph being benched in favor of Devlin Hodges. We discuss the comments made by head coach Mike Tomlin about that change after the game and which quarterback he’ll likely to go with Sunday at home against the Cleveland Browns.Alex and I discuss several other things related to the Steelers offense such as the running game and short-yardage. We go over a little bit of offensive line play and more before switching over to the defensive side of the football.Alex and I point out the good and bad from the Steelers defense on Sunday and the play of several players on that side of the football. We also spend a little bit of time talking about special teams play from Sunday.We go over the AFC playoff picture heading into Monday night and start discussing how big the Sunday game against the Browns is.Alex and I finally close out this show like we close out most episodes and that’s by answering several email questions we received from listeners.As always, several other smaller talking points are mixed in throughout the show that are not highlighted here in this post.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!