Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

September 16, 2022 - Season 13, Episode 22 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Thursday night game and specifically about it being on Amazon Prime. This results in me going on a rant of sorts and down a rabbit hole related to college football and all-22.We move on to talk about Pittsburgh Steelers moving outside linebacker T.J. Watt to the Reserve/Injured list on Thursday and replacing him with former Tennessee Titans outside linebacker David Anenih. We talk about the team's Thursday injury situation heading into Friday's practice as the team continues to prepare to play the New England Patriots at home on Sunday in Week 2 action. Will running back Najee Harris play or play a lot on Sunday? Will he be effective if he does play? We discuss his situation Friday morning.After going over the latest news surrounding the Steelers, which includes covering a few comments made on Thursday by Matt Canada and Teryl Austin, Alex and I get hard and heavy into our look at the Week 2 home game against the Patriots. We then welcome Ben Volin from the Boston Globe back to the show again. Ben, who covers the Patriots, helps us preview the Sunday Week 2 game between the two teams. He fills us in on the Patriots' outlook for 2022 as well as the team's Week 1 loss to the Miami Dolphins. After 20-plus minutes of talk, Ben gives us his score prediction for the Sunday game.If not already doing so, please follow Ben on Twitter at @benvolin and read his work online here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/staff-list/staff/ben-volin/Alex and I then move on to provide our own breakdown of the Steelers' Sunday home game against the Patriots. We then move on to provide our Week 2 picks against the spread as sponsored by MyBookie.ag. That of course includes the two of us providing our own score predictions for the Steelers' Sunday game against the Patriots.We mix in other Steelers' talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post, and then we close this show out by hitting the e-mail machine for a few listener questions.

September 15, 2022 -On this Thursday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks ahead to one of several key matchups that should take place in the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 2 Sunday home game against the New England Patriots.

September 14, 2022 -On this Wednesday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora explains why a field goal is so much more than a kicker kicking.

September 14, 2022 - Season 13, Episode 21 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 and that of course includes going over the latest on injured outside linebacker T.J. Watt and running back Najee Harris.There's quite a bit of other Steelers' news to pass along on this Wednesday and that includes safety Minkah Fitzpatrick being named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 1. The steelers also made a few practice squad moves on Tuesday that we recap early on in this show.Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference on Tuesday, so Alex and I make sure to recap all the notable things that he said during that media session.With the all-22 tape from the Steelers' Week 1 game against the Cincinnati Bengals now digested, Alex and I offer up our extended thoughts on that contest.Later in this Wednesday show, Dr. Melanie Friedlander once again joins Alex and I, and we go over her thoughts and analysis on injured players Watt and Harris and the outlook for each player. If not already doing so, please follow Melanie on Twitter at @girlsurgeon.After our interview with Dr. Mel is completed, Alex and I entertain several email questions we received from listeners.

September 13, 2022 -On this Tuesday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks ahead to the Week 2 status of Pittsburgh Steelers RB Najee Harris after his morning radio interview and the Mike Tomlin afternoon press conference.

September 12, 2022 -On this Monday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora offers up mixed emotions when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 1 win against the Cincinnati Bengals

September 12, 2022 - Season 13, Episode 20 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 Sunday Week 1 road win against the Cincinnati Bengals.As you would expect, Alex and I start this show off by discussing the latest concerning Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt, who left Sunday’s game late with a pec injury. We discuss the latest updates concerning Watt's injury in addition to going over the other players who suffered injuries against the Bengals.Before we break down the Sunday win against the Bengals, Alex and I discuss the Week 1 pregame inactive list and the five players who were listed on it.Alex and I then move on to start breaking down the Sunday game and that discussion starts with us talking about the play of the defense. We discuss the play of several individual players on Sunday and what all stood out to us both based only on the television tape.Later, Alex and I move over to the offensive side of the football and talk quite a bit about that unit's play on Sunday against the Bengals. Once again, we discuss the play of several individual players and more.As you would expect, we have quite a few stats from Sunday’s game to pass along in this show. Special teams play is also discussed a little bit in this show as well. We have a little fun with some crow eating in this show after both picking the Steelers to lose to the Bengals on Sunday.We mix in other Steelers' talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post, and then we close this show out by hitting the e-mail machine for a few listener questions.

September 11, 2022 - For Episode 556, a submitted take from our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander that includes her talking about her thoughts and predictions for 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers prior to the Sunday game.

September 10, 2022 - On this Saturday version of The Terrible Take, Josh Carney previews his key matchup on Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Cincinnati Bengals.

September 9, 2022 -On this Friday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora weighs in on some recent bad analysis about Pittsburgh Steelers rookie QB Kenny Pickett.

September 9, 2022 - Season 13, Episode 19 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 and their injury situation heading into Friday’s practice as the team continues to prepare to play the Cincinnati Bengals on the road on Sunday in Week 1 action to get 2022 started.After going over the latest news surrounding the Steelers, which includes covering a few comments made on Thursday by Matt Canada and Teryl Austin, Alex and I get hard and heavy into our look at the 2022 team. We go over our thoughts on the 2022 Steelers in all three phases and reveal our record predictions and if we think the team will make the playoffs. We go over our entire predictions for the NFL in 2022 when it comes to the playoffs and Super Bowl.Alex and I discuss the ceiling and the floor for the 2022 Steelers before welcoming Paul Dehner Jr. from The Athletic back to the show again. Paul, who covers the Bengals, helps us preview the Sunday Week 1 game between the two AFC North teams. He fills us in on the changes the Bengals made during the offseason in addition to his expectations for the 2022 team. Paul also gives us his thoughts on the 2022 Steelers prior to giving us his score prediction for Sunday’s game.If not already doing so, please follow Paul on Twitter at @pauldehnerjr and read his work online here: https://theathletic.com/author/paul-dehner-jr/Alex and I then move on to provide our own breakdown of the Steelers’ Sunday road game against the Bengals. We then move on to provide our Week 1 picks against the spread as sponsored by MyBookie.ag. That of course includes the two of us providing our own score predictions for the Steelers’ Sunday game against the Bengals.We mix in other Steelers’ talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post and then we close this show out by hitting the e-mail machine for a few listener questions.

September 8, 2022 -On this Thursday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan highlights a few things about the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of their Week 1 matchup and start of the 2022 regular season.

September 7, 2022 -On this Wednesday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora talks about the first Pittsburgh Steelers' player to ever have his number retired by the franchise.

September 7, 2022 - Season 13, Episode 18 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 1 depth chart and especially the order of quarterbacks. We discuss the clerical error that took place between Monday and Tuesday afternoon that sent a lot of fans of the Steelers into a frenzy.Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his first Tuesday press conference of the 2022 regular season, so Alex and I go through the notable things said by him. We also discuss the Tuesday news that centered around Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris having his No. 32 retired by the Steelers.The Steelers recently restructure the contract of outside linebacker T.J. Watt, so we go over that expected transaction as well as a few others and their financial impact on the team's salary cap situation. I also provide a cap update on where the team now sits entering the 2022 regular season.The Steelers made a practice squad move on Wednesday, so Alex and I squeeze that news in. We also talk a little bit about our 2022 expectations for the Steelers prior to giving our predictions on Friday.We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post.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.

September 6, 2022 -On this Tuesday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan discusses just how much the Pittsburgh Steelers value players, who predominately play on special teams based on the current makeup of the 2022 roster.