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December 26, 2021 - For Episode 297, a submitted take from our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander that includes her discussing Pittsburgh Steelers rookie punter Pressley Harvin III.

December 25, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, our very own Alexa DellaRocco looks at where Pittsburgf Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt sits in the DPOTY race with three games remaining.

December 24, 2021 - For Episode 295 on this Friday, Alex Kozora discusses the exclusion of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson from the 2021 Pro Bowl.

December 23, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 67 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest news concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 16 and that includes us going over the team’s Thursday injury report. We also talk about the shape of the Steelers roster, as well as the roster of the Kansas City Chiefs, heading into Sunday’s game as both teams have been dealing with a lot of COVID issues these past several days.We try predicting who will be in and out on Sunday against the Chiefs for both teams and more.Alex and I review the Steelers Pro Bowl selections for 2021 and talk some about wide receiver Diontae Johnson and if he was snubbed this year.The Steelers two main coordinators, Matt Canada and Keith Butler, both talked to the media on Thursday, so as usual, Alex and I attempt to parse all the important things each had to say.What’s the latest with Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool and offensive line coach Adrian Klemm? Alex and I cover both of those topics in this show on this Christmas Eve Friday.Alex and I welcome back to the show Adam Teicher, who covers the Chiefs for ESPN. We spend roughly 20 minutes with Adam previewing the Chiefs ahead of the Sunday afternoon game at Arrowhead Stadium. We also get his prediction for the game at the end of the interview and get him to talk briefly about his book.If not already doing so, please follow Adam on Twitter at @adamteicher and read his coverage of the Chiefs here: https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/kc/kansas-city-chiefsAlex and I then proceed to give our own preview of the Steelers Sunday game against the Chiefs and then go on to pick all the Week 16 games against the spread. That includes us predicting the game between the Steelers and the ChiefsWe then move on to wrap up this Friday show by answering several questions from our listeners.

December 23, 2021 - On this Thursday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at one grievance that several fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers are likely airing today on Festivus.

December 22, 2021 -For Episode 293 on this Wednesday, Alex Kozora talks about Zach Gentry, Pittsburgh's most improved and unsung player on the team.

December 22, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 66 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest moves made by the Pittsburgh Steelers these last few days. We also talk about the health of the team heading into Week 16 and go over the COVID issues both the Kanas City Chiefs and the Steelers are now having.Will the Steelers’ Week 16 Sunday game against the Chiefs get moved for COVID reasons? We discuss that. We also discuss the Wednesday morning news concerning Steelers’ offensive line coach Adrian Klemm early in this show as well.Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and as usual, Alex and I parse the notable things to come out of that. Tomlin gave us quite a bit to talk about and that includes him discussing the decision to trade away outside linebacker Melvin Ingram to the Chiefs several weeks ago.With no Chiefs beat writer to talk to on this Wednesday, Alex and I get into talking about what we move observed while going through the all-22 tape from the Steelers week 15 Sunday hone win against the Tennessee Titans. We go over the good, the bad and the ugly on both sides of the football for the Steelers in that big win against the Titans.We then move on to wrap up this Wednesday show by answering several questions from our listeners.

December 21, 2021 -On this Tuesday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at how the Pittsburgh Steelers could still win the AFC North division with a final record of 9-7-1.

December 20, 2021 - For Episode 291 on this Monday, Alex Kozora talks about the ability for the Pittsburgh Steelers to win ugly.

December 20, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 65 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the win the Pittsburgh Steelers had on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.Before we get deep into breaking down the Sunday afternoon game, however, Alex and I recap the pregame moves and the inactive list. We also talk a little about the latest on the players who were injured in the Week 15 contest.As you would expect, Alex and I deep-dive the Steelers game against the Titans in the middle of this show and that takes quite a while to do. We talk offensive and defensive positives and woes in addition several key plays from the game. We also talk about several individual performances that we saw just from the television copy and ahead of us getting into the all-22 version of the tape. Alex and I also discuss a few of the postgame comments that were made after the Steelers win against the Titans. We also discuss comments made by Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin about rookie center Kendrick Green ahead of the Sunday game against the Titans.We then move on to wrap up this Monday show by answering several questions from our listeners.

December 19, 2021 - For Episode 290, a submitted take from our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander that includes her discussing the new NFL COVID-19 protocols that were agreed to.

December 18, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, our very own Alexa DellaRocco explains why we could see a solid game on Sunday from Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool against the Titans.

December 17, 2021 - For Episode 288 on this Friday, Alex Kozora gives his latest thoughts on Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler ahead of the team's Week 15 home game.

December 17, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 64 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest news concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 15 and that includes us going over the team’s Thursday injury report. we also talk about the shape of the roster heading into Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans.We try predicting who will be in and out on Sunday against the Titans and what the inside linebacker rotation might look like in that contest.The Steelers two main coordinators, Matt Canada and Keith Butler, both talked to the media on Thursday, so Alex and I attempt to parse all the important things each had to say.Alex and I then do our own preview of the Sunday game against the Titans based on our tape study these last few days. After that, Alex and I welcome back to the show David Boclair, who covers the Titans for Sports Illustrated. We spend roughly 33 minutes with David previewing the Titans ahead of the Sunday afternoon game at Heinz Field. We also get his prediction for the game at the end of the interview.If not already doing so, please follow David on Twitter at @BoclairSports and read his coverage of the Titans here: https://si.com/nfl/titansWe go over what Hall of Famer Joe Greene said about the Steelers after their Week 14 Thursday night loss and also touch on other NFL items later in this show.Alex and I then proceed to pick all the week 15 games against the spread and that includes us predicting the game between the Steelers and the TitansWe then move on to wrap up this Friday show by answering several questions from our listeners.

December 16, 2021 -Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at how injuries and COVID might just play a heavy hand in how the AFC North division shakes out these final four weeks of the 2021 season.