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August 18, 2021 - Welcome back. This is the twelfth and final special edition episode of The Terrible Podcast that have been posted nightly after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up their 2021 training camp practices. It’s Wednesday night and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Heinz Field earlier in the day. As per usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and try to give you the rundown on as many players possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Wednesday report right here.Special thanks to Alex for the tremendous job he did again this year at training camp. Special thanks to Len Testa from www.touringplans.com for sponsoring Alex again this year.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

August 18, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora thanks everyone for making our 2021 training camp coverage possible.

August 18, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 11 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the reported ankle injury that Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool suffered late in Tuesday’s training camp practice and what the early prognosis for him is.We go over the Steelers full injury report based on what Alex saw at training camp on Tuesday. We also discuss the five players who the Steelers cut on Tuesday to get down to 85 on their roster.The Steelers recently restructured the contract of defensive end Stephon Tuitt, so Alex and I discuss that move and where the team currently stands salary cap wise as of Wednesday morning. we go over the upcoming costs the team will still have as well.Alex released his latest 53-man roster ahead of the team’s third preseason game that will take place Saturday night, so we review it and more.Alex and I close this show out by hitting the e-mail machine for a few listener questions as part of closing out this Wednesday episode.

August 17, 2021 - Welcome back. This is the eleventh of several special edition episodes of The Terrible Podcast that are being posted nightly after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up their 2021 training camp practices. It’s Tuesday night and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Heinz Field earlier in the day. As per usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and try to give you the rundown on as many players possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Tuesday report right here.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

August 17, 2021 -For Episode 166, a submitted take from our very own Melanie Friedlander in which she addresses Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt not yet practicing during training camp so far this summer.

August 16, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora gives a shout out to Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman John Leglue for what he's done in training camp.

August 16, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 10 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to the annual NFL Top 100 for 2021 getting started Sunday night and where a few defensive players from the Pittsburgh Steelers rank in it.The Steelers have now officially made a trade for inside linebacker Joe Schobert, and he’s already practiced once with the team since being acquired. Alex and I go over the details of the trade, what Schobert brings to the Steelers in addition to going over the news that he’s expected to wear the green dot in 2021. We talk about what the 2020 tape says about Schobert and attempt to discover why the Jacksonville Jaguars had no issues pushing him off on the Steelers.What does the expected role of Schobert in the Steelers defense mean for fellow inside linebacker Devin Bush? Should this be considered a bad sign for Bush? We go over that topic quite a bit.The Steelers need to trim their roster by five players in the next few days so Alex and I attempt to predict which players will jettisoned from the active roster by Tuesday evening.Alex and I have made it through the tape of the Steelers Thursday night preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles a few more times since the Friday show so we wrap up our final thoughts that we have from that contest in this show. We talk about a couple of positional roster battles along the way in this show as well.Alex and I close this show out by hitting the e-mail machine for a few listener questions as part of closing out this Monday episode.

August 15, 2021 -For Episode 164, a submitted take from our very own Melanie Friedlander in which she shares some great tidbits and facts about new Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Joe Schobert.

August 14, 2021 - Welcome back. This is the tenth of several special edition episodes of The Terrible Podcast that are being posted nightly after the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up their 2021 training camp practices. It’s Saturday night and Alex Kozora joins me to discuss what he observed at Heinz Field earlier in the day. As per usual, Alex and I go through all of the position groups and try to give you the rundown on as many players possible in the shortest amount of time. In case you missed it, you can read Alex’s Saturday report right here.Thanks for listening and don’t forget to call or email with questions or comments and please pass us along to your friends!

8/14/2021 -Today on The Terrible Take, our very own Alexa DellaRocco talks about who she thinks might be the next Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

8/13/2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora highlights Kevin Colbert's aggressive roster building over the last two months.

August 13, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 9 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest on the Pittsburgh Steelers following their second preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night. The Steelers are making a trade for inside linebacker Joe Schobert, so Alex and I address that topic thoroughly to start this show. We go over what we know about the trade details so far and talk a little about Schobert and what his addition to the team means.The Steelers beat the Eagles in Thursday night preseason action so Alex and I review that game thoroughly. We start by talking about the Steelers offensive play by position group. We then go over the play of the Steelers defense Thursday night by position group.We talk about a couple of positional roster battles along the way in this show as well.Alex and I close this show out by hitting the e-mail machine for a few listener questions as part of closing out this Friday episode.

8/12/2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan discusses why watching the special teams phase of the game Thursday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Philadelphia Eagles is very important.

8/11/2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora reviews some of the top ongoing training camp battles for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

August 11, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 8 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest he has on the Pittsburgh Steelers following their rain shortened practice on Tuesday. We go over the injury report and who of that group might play Thursday night in the team’s second preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles.Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held a Tuesday afternoon press conference, so Alex and I recap all the main talking points to come out of that media session. We talk about what he said about outside linebacker T.J. Watt, guard Kevin Dotson as well as the quarterback rotation he revealed for the Thursday night game against the Eagles.Speaking of Watt, we talk again about what a contract extension for him might look like if it gets done prior to next week. We also discuss whether or not the Steelers will sign veteran cornerback Joe Haden to a contract extension in the coming weeks.Alex posted his updated 53-man roster prediction ahead of the Thursday night game so we review it and compare it to mine that will post on Wednesday.We close out this podcast episode with a small preview of the Steelers Thursday night game against the Eagles and what we are looking forward to watching in that second preseason contest.Alex and I close this show out by hitting the e-mail machine for a few listener questions as part of closing out this Wednesday episode.