Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

December 15, 2021 - For Episode 286 on this Wednesday, Alex Kozora discusses why Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward has so clearly worn his heart on his sleeve this season.

December 15, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 63 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers and specifically as it relates to the health of the team and recent transactions that have been made.Will we see more playing time from inside linebacker Robert Spillane and rookie Buddy Johnson moving forward into Sunday and beyond? Alex and I attempt to answer that question early in this show.Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media on Tuesday and his weekly press conference provide a lot of material for Alex and myself to parse. We go over what Tomlin said about wide receiver Chase Claypool and much, much more.What will happen with Steelers tackle Zach Banner in 2022? Alex and I address that topic early in this show.The Cleveland Browns are having some serious COVID-19 related issues this week ahead of their Saturday game so Alex and I make sure to cover that news.There were a few new updates provided on possible compensatory draft picks the Steelers will earn after the season has concluded so Alex and I recap the latest on that topic and more. We also discuss the first mock draft by Todd McShay of ESPN that was released this week that includes the Steelers selecting Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett at 12th overall in the first round.We take a tiny look ahead at the Steelers Week 15 opponent, the Tennessee Titans, later in this show.We then move on to wrap up this Wednesday show by answering several questions from our listeners.

December 14, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at the potential future of Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Zach Banner past the 2021 season.

December 13, 2021 - Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on Youtube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream each week from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one and if you missed yesterday’s, you can check it out below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

December 13, 2021 - For Episode 284 on this Monday, Alex Kozora talks about how punter Pressley Harvin III must end his 2021 rookie year with the Steelers.

December 13. 2021 - Season 12, Episode 62 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers following their Thursday night road loss to the Minnesota Vikings.Alex and I talk about the latest concerning the health of Steelers outside linebackers T.J. Watt (groin) and Alex Highsmith (quad) with Week 15 about to get underway. We also talk about if a few other players on the IR or the COVID list will resume working this coming week. Alex and I also recap the weird set of practice squad moves that the Steelers made in week 14 that revolved around a few specialists.Alex and I have both fully digested the all-22 tape from the Steelers Week 14 loss to the Vikings, so we spend quite a bit of time in this show talking about the good, the bad and the ugly from those film sessions.The Steelers did get a little help in the AFC playoff race on Sunday, so Alex and I recap the comings and goings of Week 14 in addition to discussing the AFC North race heading into the final four weeks of the 2021 regular season.We then move on to wrap up this Monday show by answering several questions from our listeners.

December 12, 2021 - For Episode 283, a submitted take from our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander that includes her discussing all aspects of the proverbial rookie wall.

December 11, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, our very own Alexa DellaRocco in which she looks at the Pittsburgh Steelers playoff chances and the play of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with four games remaining in the regular season.

December 10, 2021 - For Episode 281 on this Friday, Alex Kozora discusses the monotony of the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2021 season.

December 10, 2021 -Season 12, Episode 61 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the loss the Pittsburgh Steelers had at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night.Before we get deep into breaking down the Thursday night 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 Thursday night.As you would expect, Alex and I deep-dive the Steelers game against the Vikings in the middle of this show and that takes quite a while to do. We talk offensive and defensive woes in addition to discussing a few positive showings in the game.Several individual plays and performances are discussed as part of our game recap. We also discuss a few of the postgame comments that were made.Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool will be in the NFL news cycle the next few days, so Alex and I discuss why that is the case and more.As usual, Alex and I pick the remaining Week 15 NFL games against the spread.We then move on to wrap up this Friday show by answering several questions from our listeners.

December 9, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at the Thursday morning mockup by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN that includes the Steelers signing Matt Ryan to succeed Ben Roethlisberger during the offseason.

December 8, 2021 - For Episode 279 on this Wednesday, Alex Kozora talks about the potential rookie wall for the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2021 class.

December 8, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 60 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest news concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 14 and that includes us going over the team's Tuesday injury report.We predict who will be in and out on Thursday night against the Minnesota Vikings and go over a few activations we think might be made prior to kickoff.The Steelers two main coordinators, Matt Canada and Keith Butler, both talked to the media on Tuesday, so Alex and I parse all the important things each had to say.Alex and I also go over what we learned from the Steelers Sunday home win against the Baltimore Ravens after fully digesting the all-22 tape from that contest.The Steelers will play the Vikings on the road on Thursday night so ahead of that primetime contest, Alex and I welcome Arif Hasan to the show. Arif covers the Vikings for The Athletic and we spend roughly 35 minutes with him previewing the Vikings ahead of the Thursday night game. We also get his prediction for the game at the end of the interview.If not already doing so, please follow Arif on Twitter at @ArifHasanNFL and read his coverage of the Vikings here: https://theathletic.com/author/arif-hasan/Alex and I then proceed to further preview the Steelers game against the Vikings before giving our own final score predictions.We then move on to wrap up this Wednesday show by answering several questions from our listeners.

December 7, 2021 -Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan reviews the season Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson has had to date and begins to speculate what the future might hold for him during the offseason.

December 6, 2021 - For Episode 277 on this Monday, Alex Kozora talks about John Leglue's NFL debut for the Pittsburgh Steelers and path to the lineup.