Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

Season 9, Episode 90 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can and in this Tuesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about what all transpired during the recently concluded NFL scouting combine. We discuss players we feel had their pre-draft stock rise and drop over the course of the last week and why. We also discuss several players we both look forward to learning more about in the coming weeks.Alex has released his annual list of potential free agent targets for the Pittsburgh Steelers, so we review several of the players included on that. We also discuss what the Steelers likely to-do list is between now and the start of the new league year.Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown recently had a long sit-down interview with Jeff Darlington of ESPN so Alex and I discus a few talking points from that in addition to discussing what the current trade speculation is for him now that the combine is over.As usual, we close this episode by answering several emails we have received from listeners over the course of the last several days.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!

Season 9, Episode 89 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest comments made by Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown during his interview with ESPN concerning the recent "52 kids" comments made by general manager Kevin Colbert.A lot of head coaches and general managers around the NFL are being asked about Brown this week at the annual scouting combine so Alex and I go over what all several have said the last few days and where we think the wide receiver's trade value currently sits with two weeks remaining until the start of the 2019 league year.Colbert also talked about several over topics in addition to Brown during his Wednesday press conference and that includes his thoughts on the team's own free agents, free agency plans and much, much more. We go over everything that Colbert said on Wednesday and task some about what the Steelers might do if tight end Jesse James is allowed to sign elsewhere in the coming weeks and how the team might address free agency and the draft this year.We talk a little about the combine being underway now in Indianapolis and Alex teases his annual free agent target list at the end of the show.As usual, we close this episode by answering several emails we have received from listeners over the course of the last several days.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!

Season 9, Episode 88 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Tuesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the new contract numbers of Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Tyson Alualu, who was re-signed this past Thursday to a two-year deal. We discuss what those numbers mean and what the Steelers might do to further address their defensive line depth in the coming weeks and months.I released my first Steelers mock draft of 2019 Sunday night so Alex and I go over every selection and how each would potentially fit in Pittsburgh. We also discuss a few other players I considered including in it and why I chose to mock in a trade.With the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine getting underway in Indianapolis this week, Alex and I preview the annual pre-draft event and go over several players we look forward to watching compete and why. We roll through probably 50 or so names of draft hopefuls during this segment and make sure to cover most of the position groups in the process.Where will Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown wind up playing in 2019 and which team is most likely to trade for him in the coming weeks? Alex and I attempt to answer those questions as part of us reviewing the recent breakdown of odds related to the topic.As usual, we close this episode by answering several emails we have received from listeners over the course of the last several days.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!

Season 9, Episode 87 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers re-signing defensive end Tyson Alualu to a two-year contract. We also discuss a few other Steelers unrestricted free agents with just four weeks remaining until the start of the 2019 league year.Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert gave us quite a bit to talk about this past week thanks to his session with the local media. We discuss Colbert's comments on quarterback Ben Roethlisberger being the unquestioned leader of the team and how he's not overly concerned with some comments he's made about the play of teammates in past radio show interviews. We also discuss Colbert referring to 52 players on the roster as Roethlisberger's kids.After fully breaking down the context of what Colbert had to say this week about Roethlisberger and how the major media has responded to several of his quotes, Alex and I move on to talk about the team's decision to not tag running back Le'Veon Bell this offseason in addition to them now attempting to trade disgruntled wide receiver Antonio Brown.Colbert also talked a little about the current statutes of kicker Chris Boswell, outside linebacker Bud Dupree and safety Morgan Burnett this past week so Alex and I make sure to recap those talking points.As usual, Alex and I read several listener emails to close out this episode and then we end the show with the breaking news of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft being arrested and charged on Friday with solicitation of prostitution in Florida.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!

Season 9, Episode 86 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Tuesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest news concerning Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown and how his recent meeting in Florida with Art Rooney II and other members of the organization has apparently resulted in the two sides now preparing to part ways in the very near future.We move on to discuss Brown's current trade value once again in addition to what his current legacy is with the Steelers and his NFL career as a whole should he never play another down.The time period for the Steelers to place the franchise tag or transition tag on running back Le'Veon Bell is now underway and so Alex and I discuss the most recent speculation related to that topic and where we both stand right now on what we think might ultimately happen with him.Alex released a new mock draft for the Steelers a few days ago so we discuss several of his selections in addition to a few other players he considered.We close out this Tuesday show by answering a few more emails that we have received from some of our 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!

Season 9, Episode 85 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest news concerning Pittsburgh Steelers and that means discussing the latest traffic court news concerning wide receiver Antonio Brown. We also discuss Brown's current trade stock with roughly four weeks remaining until the start of the 2019 NFL league year.The Cleveland Browns signed troubled running back Kareem Hunt on Monday so we discuss that news.With the first week of the new AAF league now in the books, Alex and I give you our opinions on what we observed over the weekend and what needs to improve moving forward for it to survive. We also discuss what challenges the new XFL will face. We discuss a few former Steelers players who had good Week 1 showings in the new AAF.After now being finished with the contextualization reports of this years presumed top three off-the-ball linebackers, Devin White, Mack Wilson and Devin Bush, Alex and I discuss what we learned. We also discuss where we currently are on a few other potential Steelers first-round selections with the annual NFL combine now just a few weeks away.The Steelers were a better defensive tackling team in 2018 so we go over that tidbit along with a few other items related to the team and that includes us discussing the free agent value of inside linebacker L.J. Fort.We close out this Tuesday show by answering a few more emails that we have received from some of our 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!

Season 9, Episode 84 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest news concerning Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell and the upcoming transition tag decision that lies ahead. We go over the pros and cons of transition tagging Bell and all the details related to possibly trading him.We move on to talk about a few more details that have surfaced concerning the January domestic dispute that Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown reportedly was part of and what that might now mean to his trade value. We discuss if a team such as the San Francisco 49ers would really desire to trade for him. Brown supposedly did a recent podcast interview with Bill Simmons so we alert everyone to that possibly dropping soon.Alex and I talk some about the new Alliance of American Football league that will get underway this weekend and why the Steelers might want to scout one particular position.Will and should the Steelers have any interest in signing Houston Texans safety Tyrann Mathieu in March if he's allowed to hit free agency? Alex and I go over the possibilities of that happening and review his NFL career to date and what his potential free agent market might ultimately be.We discuss the possibilities of the Steelers signing veteran linebacker Thomas Davis in addition to talking about how we expect the Steelers to make a splashier move or two this offseason during the free agent signing period.I recently finished compiling the unofficial defensive stats of former Steelers safety Donnie Shell so Alex and I discuss his numbers and the player's Hall of Fame worthiness. We also discuss another former NFL defensive back who belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and that's long-time Seattle Seahawks cornerback Dave Brown, who was originally a Steelers first-round draft pick.We close out this Friday show by answering a few more emails that we have received from some of our 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!

Season 9, Episode 83 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest news concerning Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown and specifically the January domestic dispute he was allegedly part of. We talk about Brown's trade value at this point and what what former Steelers wide receiver Plaxico Burress had to say about him in a recent interview.The Steelers hired a new offensive line assistant on Tuesday in Adrian Klemm so Alex and I discuss his resume and what he brings to the table for the team. That discussion leads to us discussing if tackle Marcus Gilbert will be cut prior to the start of the new league year or if the Steelers will hold on to him one last season.What kind of contract will Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell be offered during free agency? Alex and I discuss a few early projections that are now floating around the internet and more.We move on to talk some about the 2018 snap to throw time that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger posted in addition to talking more about the relevance of ANY/A stats and turnover differentials. That leads to us discussing if the Steelers are close to meeting the needed criteria of those stats and if they can even do so without having Brown in 2019.We close out this Wednesday show by answering a few more emails that we have received from some of our 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!The Steelers hired a new offensive line assistant on Tuesday in Adrian Klemm so Alex and I discuss his resume and what he brings to the table for the team. That discussion leads to us discussing if tackle Marcus Gilbert will be cut prior to the start of the new league year or if the Steelers will hold on to him one last season.What kind of contract will Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell be offered during free agency? Alex and I discuss a few early projections that are now floating around the internet and more.We move on to talk some about the 2018 snap to throw time that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger posted in addition to talking more about the relevance of ANY/A stats and turnover differentials. That leads to us discussing if the Steelers are close to meeting the needed criteria of those stats and if they can even do so without having Brown in 2019.We close out this Wednesday show by answering a few more emails that we have received from some of our 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!

Season 9, Episode 82 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about what a depressing week last week was for fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. We quickly transition to what happened in Super Bowl LIII that resulted in the New England Patriots beating the Los Angeles Rams to win their sixth Lombardi Trophy, a feat that only the Steelers had accomplished before Sunday.We go over how defensive play dominated Super Bowl LIII and discuss the game from top to bottom. We also discuss the way Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and the New England organization does business and how they'll likely be back competing for a seventh Super Bowl championship in 2019. We also discuss Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, the MVP of Super Bowl LIII, and his current Hall of Fame chances.Speaking of the Pro Football Hall of fame, Alex and I discuss the 2019 class that was elected on Saturday and one that will not include former Steelers guard Alan Faneca. We discuss what maybe led to Faneca not getting in this year and if he'll get in next year with former Steelers safety Troy Polamalu. We also discuss if Polamalu's career stats will be over studied a year from now. We talk some about the Hall of Fame voting committee, me putting together a stronger push top get former Steelers safety Donnie Shell elected, and much more. We also talk more about why former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward might never get in and if he does, how it might take a long, long, long wait.On Sunday there were a few national media "reports" about Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le'Veon Bell so we address both of those head-on.We close out this Monday show by answering a few more emails that we have received from some of our 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!

Season 9, Episode 81 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about today being the ten year anniversary of the Pittsburgh Steelers win over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.Current and former Steelers players were busy this past week giving radio row interviews in Atlanta, GA ahead of Super Bowl LIII so Alex and I start with reviewing what all wide receiver Antonio Brown said about his current situation Thursday night and then move on to cover what former players Hines Ward, James Harrison and Charlie Batch had to say about the current state of the organization. We spend a little extra time talking about Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the criticism he received from Ward on Thursday about how he handles himself on his weekly radio show.We move on to discuss the Steelers salary cap carry over amount that was announced on Thursday by the NFLPA and then talk about free agent wide receiver Terrelle Pryor saying during a Thursday radio row interview that he'd welcome the opportunity to play for the Steelers in 2019. Former Steelers guard Alan Faneca will know by Saturday night if he'll be part of the 2019 Hall of Fame class so Alex and I discuss his chances one final time in addition to predicting one last time the five modern era finalists who will get in Canton this year.During the second half of this show Alex and I preview Sunday's Super Bowl game between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams. After that, we give you our final score predictions for the big game in addition to predicting a few prop bets associated with the contest.We close out this Friday show by answering a few more emails that we have received from some of our 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!

Season 9, Episode 80 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about some recent news concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers and that includes recapping some Super Bowl week comments made by Bill Cowher and Jerome Bettis about the current culture of the team, how head coach Mike Tomlin runs the team behind closed doors and the ongoing saga with wide receiver Antonio Brown and what might can be done to fix that.We discuss a recent transaction made by the Steelers that caught us off guard before talking some about the decision to let defensive coordinator Keith Butler adding coaching the outside linebackers to his list of duties.Midway through this show we are joined once again by former Steelers defensive lineman Chris Hoke, who played in three Super Bowls during his long career in Pittsburgh. Chris shares with Alex and I some of his Super Bowl week memories in addition to letting us know the differences in coaching styles between Cowher and Tomlin being as he played for both of them. Hoke lets us know how he thinks the Steelers and Tomlin should try to move forward with Brown, the role he thinks quarterback Ben Roethlisberger may have played in the most-recent drama and how he thinks the entire situation might ultimately play out with all parties. Chris also weighs in on the recent Butler news before previewing Super Bowl LIII for us to close out his long interview with us.If you are not already doing so, please follow Chris on Twitter at @hokiebro76 and let him know that you appreciate coming on the podcast once again.After outr interview with Hoke, Alex and I touch on his Senior Bowl mock draft in addition to discussing a few other draft prospects and Steelers-related items. We close out this show by answering a few more listener emails that we have received.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!

Season 9, Episode 79 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pro Bowl and the left knee injury suffered by Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. We talk a little about the future format of the Pro Bowl game before moving on.As expected, Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown remains in the news heading into the week of the Super Bowl so we discuss the latest on him as well as the Friday report by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com as it relates to what potential happens in the Steelers locker room and meeting rooms and more. We discuss if anything can be changed by head coach Mike Tomlin at this point and what kind of impact the loss of Brown in 2019 would be to the team.The Senior Bowl week is now behind us so Alex and I give some final thoughts on several players who participated in the annual All-Star game. We also discuss one underclassman who has Twitter buzzing on this Monday morning.Will Tomlin or Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger ever win another Super Bowl in Pittsburgh? Will backup quarterback Mason Rudolph ever start a full season in Pittsburgh? We attempt to answer several of those kind of questions Alex compiled this past week.We close out this show by answering a few more listener emails and that includes one asking about our past jersey purchases.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!

Season 9, Episode 78 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about what all has transpired during the Senior Bowl practices the last few days. We go over several players participating in Mobile, AL that have caught our attention and ones that we plan on learning more about throughout the pre-draft process.The Pittsburgh Steelers have a long history of drafting players who participated in one of the three annual college all-star games so we discuss that topic quite a bit and explain why we will be profiling a lot of players from those rosters this offseason.We go over a few ages of a few senior Senior Bowl players and discuss how much that might matter to the Steelers. We also discuss the likelihood of the Steelers drafting another underclassman in the first-round this year and talk about how Florida edge-rusher Jachai Polite could be a serious candidate and if we should be concerned about some of his measurables.We move on to discuss the Steelers offseason fifth-year option decision they'll need to make with cornerback Artie Burns by the first weekend in May. Is Burns the worst first-round draft pick that Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert has made since joining the organization in 2000?Alex and I end the show with some talk about the Steelers kick return game and special teams rankings from the 2018 season and we also fill everybody in on the latest concerning wide receiver Antonio Brown as of Friday morning.We close the show once again by answering several emails 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!

Season 9, Episode 77 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to going over some early thoughts to come out of the 2019 Senior Bowl week. We go over a few highlighted prospects from the Tuesday practice and talk in-depth about a few players we've already watched a lot tape on. Our 2019 NFL Draft profiles are now in high gear so Alex talks about a few recent players he has studied.I released my annual state of the Pittsburgh Steelers salary cap situation post on Tuesday so Alex and I go over that thoroughly with the 2019 new league year now roughly seven weeks away. We discuss several things that are likely to happen between now and the middle of March and each might impact the Steelers salary cap situation. We end our salary cap discussion with a look ahead at how the Steelers might approach free agency this offseason and throw around a few names of players they might want to look at signing.We close out this Wednesday episode by answering several more emails we received from our listenership that cover quick a few different topics.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!

Season 9, Episode 76 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to recapping the NFL's Conference Championship games that took place on Sunday that has resulted in Super Bowl LIII now featuring the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams.In addition to talking about how all four teams played on Sunday, Alex and I spend a lot of time discussing the officiating in those two games and going over the key calls and non-calls. We also wonder out loud about how the NFL might go about fixing their officiating problem and if that's even a possibility.Pittsburgh Steelers safety Morgan Burnett apparently wants the team to release him in the next 8 or so weeks so we go over that report and discuss how he's likely to be granted his request. We also discuss where that would leave the Steelers in terms of a dimeback need in 2019 and how they could potentially go about replacing Burnett.Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown had another social media post over the weekend that has people speculating several things so we go over that topic in addition to mopping up and recapping some final quotes from team president Art Rooney II with a few related to defensive play calling and officiating.The East-West Shrine game was played on Saturday so Alex and I quickly recap some players from that event. Additionally, we get you ready for Senior Bowl week as we have two site contributors in Mobile to cover that college all-star game.We close up this episode by answering a few more listener emails.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!