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October 18, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 37 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers injury situation coming out of the team’s Week 6 Sunday night home win against the Seattle Seahawks. We talk about the players who were injured during the game on Sunday and the ones who missed the game with injuries as well. We also go over the inactives ahead of that contest.The Steelers are now 3-3 after Sunday’s win so Alex and I start the breakdown of the game. We go over what we observed overall in the game before focusing specifically on the offensive and defensive play. We go over big plays, missed plays, some play calls as well as some snap count totals from the Sunday night game.Alex and I make sure to discuss the play near the end of regulation time that wound up being subject to an official review. We go over the process and everything related to the Seahawks getting a chance to send the game into overtime via a spike and a field goal..Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin weighed in with his thoughts on what transpired late in the fourth quarter so we go over what he said and more. We also go over several stats from the Sunday night game and make sure to discuss the huge hand that outside linebacker T.J. Watt played in the win. The play of several individual players are discussed throughout this contest and that list includes wide receiver Chase Claypool, running back Najee Harris, inside linebacker Devin Bush and safety Terrell Edmunds, just to name a few.As usual we finish this show out by tying up some loose ends before diving into answering several emails that we received from listeners since the Sunday night game ended.

October 17, 2021 -For Episode 220, a submitted take from our very own Melanie Friedlander as she looks at new Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad wide receiver Anthony Miller.

October 16, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, our very own Alexa DellaRocco weighs in on the one player the Pittsburgh Steelers offense should now rely on more with wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster now out of the season.

October 15, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora discusses the personal ramifications of the injury suffered in Week 5 by Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.

October 15, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 36 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report heading into Friday. We go over some possible scenarios that might take place with the roster ahead of Sunday’s night home game against the Seattle Seahawks when it comes to active and inactive players and potential moves to and from the Reserve/Injured list.As usual, the Steelers had several media sessions on Thursday and those included coordinators Keith Butler and Matt Canada. Alex and I hit on the main talking points from both coaches and that includes talking more about the loss of wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on offense and how he’ll be replaced. We go over several interesting comments made my Butler as well with a few of them being related to young cornerback James Pierre.Alex and I are once again joined by Dr. Melanie Friedlander in this show and we get her thoughts on Smith-Schuster’s shoulder injury, the groin epidemic the Steelers have going through as well as talking some about rookie running back Najee Harris and his cramping issue that he had in Week 5. We also talk to the good doctor about her thoughts on the Steelers five games into the 2021 regular season.With the Steelers Week 6 Sunday night game forthcoming, Alex and I dive deep into our final breakdowns of that contest against the Seahawks. We talk about the best way to defend the Seahawks offense and the challenges that their defense might present. We talk about their quarterback Geno Smith and sure-fire ways for the Steelers to lose the game on Sunday night that they should be expected to win.We go over the things we think the Steelers might need to do specifically on Sunday to beat the Seahawks at Heinz Field.As usual, we pick all the remaining Week 6 NFL games against the spread later in this show and then follow that up by answering several emails we received from the listenership.

October 14, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 6 Sunday night home game against the Seattle Seahawks and why it's now one they should be expected to win.

October 13, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora talks some about about former Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner.

October 13, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 35 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about all that has transpired with the Pittsburgh Steelers the last 48 hours and that includes a look at the practice squad transactions the team made on Tuesday.We go over the health update that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin provided on Tuesday and that includes us discussing wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster now likely being out for the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury. Will Smith-Schuster be back in 2022? We discuss that topic for a bit.The Steelers signed free agent wide receiver Anthony Miller to their practice squad so Alex and I go over his path from the Chicago Bears to the Pittsburgh practice squad.Will the Steelers have several injured players back on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks and will tackle Zach Banner be back in the active roster come the end of Saturday night? We discuss all of that in this show.Tomlin provided a few other talking points on Tuesday that Alex and I discuss midway through this show.Alex and I have gone all through the Steelers all-22 tape from their Week 5 win against the Denver Broncos, so we thoroughly review all that we have in our notes. We talk quite a bit about the play of the Steelers offensive line on Sunday, how wide receiver Chase Claypool might make a solid big slot and much more. We also make sure to go over some key things on the Steelers defense that jumped out to us both during the all-22 tape review.Alex and I are then pleased to welcome to the show the great Gregg Bell from the Tacoma News Tribune. Gregg covers the Seahawks for the outlet, and he’ll be present for the Steelers Week 6 Sunday home game at Heinz Field. We spend roughly 30 minutes with Gregg previewing the 2021 Seahawks, the Sunday game and much, much more.Gregg is kind enough to give us his early thoughts on the possible outcome for the Sunday game at the end of the interview. If not already doing so, please follow Gregg on Twitter at @gbellseattle and thank him for appearing on the Wednesday show. You can also read Gregg’s work online here: https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/seattle-seahawksAfter our interview with Gregg is complete, Alex and I recap it and tie up other loose ends related to the Steelers and the show. As usual, we end this episode by answering several emails we have received from listeners.

October 12, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at the early probability of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster returning in 2022 for at least one more season.

October 11, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora reviews the play of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback James Pierre against the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

October 11, 2021 - UNCATEGORIZEDThe Terrible Podcast — Talking Steelers Broncos Recap, Big Plays, Injuries, Tomlin Comments, Listener Questions & MoreByDave BryanPosted on October 11, 2021 at 1:14 pmSHARE TWEET SHARE EMAIL Season 12, Episode 34 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers injury situation coming out of the team’s Week 5 Sunday home win against the Denver Broncos. We talk about the players who were injured during the game on Sunday and the ones who missed the game with injuries as well.We also talk about what the future might hold for Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster with it looking like he’ll miss the rest of the 2021 season with a shoulder injury. We go over the Steelers slot wide receiver options moving forward from Sunday.Alex and I recap the Steelers Saturday roster moves and the Sunday inactive list before getting into a full recap of the Steelers Sunday home win against the Broncos.The Steelers are now 2-3 after Sunday’s win so Alex and I start the breakdown of the game by first focusing on what went right and wrong on offense. We talk about the great running game the Steelers had on Sunday and how quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throwing less than 40 times was great to see. We break down a few of the key plays the offense made on Sunday and how what we saw in Week 5 is the recipe for future Steelers wins in 2021.Alex and then move on to the play of the Steelers defense on Sunday. We go over the up and down day that Steelers cornerback James Pierre had on Sunday and talk about several other notable things that we observed on that side of the football.What did Jay Glazer say on Fox Sports Sunday that has us interested in diving into the full context? We discuss that and much, much more in this show.As usual we finish this show out by tying up some loose ends before diving into answering several emails that we received from listeners.

October 10, 2021 -For Episode 220, a submitted take from our very own Melanie Friedlander as she examines the refereeing and officiating process in the NFL on the heels of the Pittsburgh Steelers' called back field goal block in Week 4.

October 9, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, our very own Alexa DellaRocco weighs in on Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Najee Harris when it comes to the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award race.

October 8, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora previews the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 5 game against the Denver Broncos.

October 8, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 33 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report heading into Friday. We go over some possible scenarios that might take place with the roster ahead of Sunday’s home game against the Denver Broncos when it comes to active and inactive players.We mix in some optimism early in this show when it comes to the Steelers Week 5 game and especially on the heels of what happened in the NFL’s Thursday night game.As usual, the Steelers had several media sessions on Thursday and those included coordinators Keith Butler and Matt Canada. Alex and I hit on the main talking points from both coaches and that includes talking more about one of the failed fourth down plays that happened in Week 4 against the green Bay Packers.With the Steelers Week 5 game forthcoming, Alex and I dive deep into our final breakdowns of that contest against the Broncos. We talk about the best way to defend the Broncos offense and the challenges that their defense might present. We also talk about the Broncos run defense from a statistical standpoint.We go over the things we think the Steelers might need to do specifically on Sunday to beat the Broncos at Heinz Field.As usual, we pick all the remaining Week 5 NFL games against the spread later in this show and then follow that up by answering several emails we received from the listenership.