Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

November 26, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 55 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 who we think will play on Sunday against the Cinninciniti Bengals and who we think will be sidelined.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. We spend a lot of time addressing the comments that Butler made about inside linebacker Devin Bush and rookie defensive end Isaiahh Loudermilk. Canada also talked briefly about his offense and the mobility of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, so we address that.Steelers special teams ace Myles Killebrew and wide receiver Chase Claypool both met the media on Thursday, so we hit on those two sessions briefly.With the Steelers Week 12 game forthcoming, Alex and I dive deep into our final breakdowns of that contest against the Bengals. We talk about the best way to defend the Bengals offense and especially quarterback Joe Burrow. We also discuss the Bengals great receiving core and running game. We also discuss how good the Bengals defense has been against the run this season. We discuss what we think the Steelers might try to do offensively on Sunday against the Bengals and if we think the running game will have some success in Week 12 with rookie running back Najee Harris.We look back to the Steelers Week 3 loss to the Bengals several times during this episode as part of us previewing the Sunday game in Cincinnati.As usual, we pick all the remaining Week 12 NFL games against the spread later in this show and then follow that up by answering several emails we received from the listenership.

November 25, 2021 -Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks ahead at the Steelers Week 12 game against the Bengals with emphasis on both the historical and current elements related to it.

November 24, 2021 -For Episode 265 on this Wednesday, Alex Kozora discusses the play of Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Chukwuma Okorafor so far this season.

November 24, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 26 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 transactions the team made on Tuesday and the latest injuries they are also now dealing with.We go over the health update that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin provided on Tuesday and that includes four players possibly returning on Sunday for the teams road game against ther Cincinnati Bengals. We go over a few Saturday moves that might be made ahead of the Steelers playing the Bengals on Sunday.Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin talked on Tuesday so Alex and I go over all the main talking points to come out of that weekly session. We talk about his comments on the Steelers Sunday night defensive game plan against the Los Angeles Chargers, his thoughts on the play of inside linebacker Devin Bush so far this season and much, much more.Alex and I are then pleased to welcome back to the show the great Paul Dehner Jr. from The Athletic. Paul covers the Bengals for the outlet, and he’ll be present for the Steelers Week 12 Sunday road game against Cincinnati. We once again spend roughly 30 minutes with Paul previewing the Sunday game and much, much more.Paul 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 Paul on Twitter at @pauldehnerjr and thank him for appearing on the Wednesday show. You can also read Paul’s work online here: https://theathletic.com/author/paul-dehner-jr/After our interview with Paul is complete, Alex and I recap our final thoughts on the Steelers Sunday night loss to the Chargers after fully dissecting the all-22 tape from that contest. We also 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 ahead of Thanksgiving.

November 23, 2021 -Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan talks about a few things the Steelers might consider doing on offense and special teams should WR Ray-Ray McCloud miss the Sunday game against the Bengals.

November 22, 2021 - For Episode 263 on this Monday, Alex Kozora discusses the Steelers’ defensive issues when they can't rely on their star guys.

November 22, 2021 -Season 12, Episode 53 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 night game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday that ended in a loss for the visitors.Alex and I cover the lead up to the Sunday night game from Saturday afternoon transactions and on and that means we discuss the news about Ben Roethlisberger coming off the COVID-19 list. Alex and I also recap the Sunday pregame inactive list that once again included running back Anthony McFarland Jr.The Steelers suffered a few more injuries during their Sunday night road loss to the Chargers so Alex and I recap the health of the team coming out of that contest.As usual, Alex and I fully breakdown the Steelers game. We go over the good and bad on both sides of the football, discuss several key plays and individual performances. There’s a lot to cover in the middle of this show and as usual, there is some positive and negative to talk about.Alex and I go over the AFC North picture exiting Week 11 and talk about how big of a game the Steelers face in Week 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals.We wrap up the show by answering questions from our listeners.

November 21, 2021 -For Episode 262, a submitted take from our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander that includes her discussing if Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger can be good enough to pull off what Peyton Manning did in 2015 with the Broncos.

November 20, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, our very own Alexa DellaRocco provides a quick preview of the Sunday night Week 11 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers.

November 19, 2021 - For Episode 260 on this Friday, Alex Kozora discusses the Steelers' slow adjustments on defense to what offenses have done so far this season.

November 19, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 52 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 ahead of their Sunday night road game against the Los Angeles Chargers.Alex and I go over the Steelers Week 11 Thursday injury report for starters and then get into discussing the roster minutia that might transpire on Saturday and what the Sunday night inactive list might look like.Steelers coordinators Matt Canada and Keith Butler both talked to the media on Thursday, so Alex and I parse the meaningful quotes to come out of those press conferences. There’s a lot to get to this week.Devin Bush Sr. was on 93.7 The Fan on Thursday discussing his son, Steelers inside linebacker Devin Bush, so Alex and I spend about 10 minutes on that topic.In the middle of the show, Alex and I are joined by former NFL great and ex-Chargers’ linebacker Shawne Merriman. We review the Chargers’ season to date with Shawne, discuss his NFL career, and talk about his new company, Lights Out XF. Here’s a link to find out more info on that lightsoutxf.com.After talking to Merriman for about 25 minutes, Alex and I get into our full preview of the Steelers Sunday night road game against the Chargers. We talk about both sides of the ball for both teams and go over what we expect to see Sunday night in that Week 11 contest.After previewing the Sunday night game, Alex and I then move on to pick all the Week 11 games, per the mybookie.ag betting lines. We also predict the final score of the Steelers Sunday night game against the Chargers.We wrap up the show by answering questions from our listeners.

November 18, 2021 -Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan talks about how the Steelers need to soon start paying closer attention to the workload they are giving to rookie running back Najee Harris.

November 17, 2021 - For Episode 258 on this Wednesday, Alex Kozora talks about the hyper-focus on Devin Bush's struggles.

November 17, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 51 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about what all Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had to say in Tuesday during his weekly press conference.We talk about the Steelers injury report heading into Wednesday and that includes talk about the two players currently on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.Tomlin talked some about the play of quarterback Mason Rudolph on Tuesday, so Alex and I break what he had to say down. We also review several bad throws that Rudolph had on Sunday in the tie against the Detroit Lions.Tomlin talked about the run defense fails on Sunday against the Lions and so after recapping those comments, Alex and I discuss the video breakdown that he did on the huge issues the Steelers had when it came to giving up big running plays.We go over several other aspects that we observed on the alll-22 tape from the game against the Lions in this show.We wrap up the show by answering questions from our listeners.

November 16, 2021 -Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan explains why it really might not matter who starts at quarterback on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Chargers.