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October 7, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at the run defense of the Denver Broncos and if that unit might be overrated ahead of them playing the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

October 6, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora offers up a concern for Najee Harris during the rest of the Steelers' season.

October 6, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 32 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 transaction the team made on Tuesday.We go over the health update that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin provided on Tuesday and start looking ahead at what the team’s first injury report of Week 5 might look like when it gets released Wednesday after practice. We also talk about the possibility of two more players on the team’s Reserve/Injured list resuming practice this week. We obviously discuss Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger now dealing with a hip injury as of Sunday.Tomlin talked on Tuesday, so Alex and I go over all the main talking points to come out of that weekly session. We talk fourth down play breakdowns, Roethlisberger’s ability to change plays at the line and much, much more related to what Tomlin said on Tuesday.Alex and I have gone all through the Steelers all-22 tape from their Week 4 loss to the Green Bay Packers, so we thoroughly review all that we have in our notes. We talk quite a bit about the Steelers run game success, how much zone the defense is playing and much, much more. We also talk about how good defensive tackle Cameron Heyward has been playing so far this season and the stats that back that up.Alex and I are then pleased to welcome to the show the great Ryan O’Halloran from The Denver Post. Ryan covers the Denver Broncos for the outlet, and he’ll be present for the Steelers Week 5 Sunday home game at Heinz Field. We spend roughly 30 minutes with Ryan previewing the 2021 Broncos, the Sunday game and much, much more.Ryan 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 Ryan on Twitter at @ryanohalloran and thank him for appearing on the Wednesday show. You can also read Tom’s work online here: https://www.denverpost.com/sports/After our interview with Ryan 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 5, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at the improved running game the Pittsburgh Steelers had in Week 4 and how it needs to get even better against the Denver Broncos in Week 5.

October 4, 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.

October 4, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora discusses the "weird" that is the Steelers being in the ugly place they currently are.

October 4, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 31 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 4 Sunday road loss to the Green Bay Packers. We talk about the players who were injured during the game on Sunday and the ones who missed the game with injuries as well.Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had a key quote after Sunday’s game that Alex and I highlight right off the bat.The Steelers are now 1-3 after Sunday’s loss to the Packers so Alex and I start the breakdown of the game by first focusing on what went wrong on offense. We talk about the great first quarter that was then followed by not-so-great quarters. We discuss the failed fourth down plays in-depth as well as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger missing wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on two big plays.We go over a few offensive positives from Sunday and that includes talking about the run success rate that running back Najee Harris posted. We also discuss the play of the offensive line being somewhat improved.We then move over to the defensive side of the football. We discuss the many failures that unit had and the overall game plan they seemed to have.We obviously address the blocked field goal that was called back on an offsides penalty. We go over the impact that had on the game and more.Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Tomlin had a moment on Sunday so that is addressed.Will the Steelers bench Roethlisberger soon? We discuss that topic late in the show and share our disappointing outlook for the rest of the Steelers 2021 season based on certain stats.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 3, 2021 -For Episode 213, a submitted take from our very own Melanie Friedlander on this gameday Sunday.

October 2, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, our very own Alexa DellaRocco weighs in with what she us expecting out of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense in Week 4 against the Green Bay Packers.

October 1, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora talks about how the Pittsburgh Steelers can remain competitive while the offense struggles.

October 1, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 30 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. Will tackle Zach Banner play on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers? It looks like outside linebacker T.J. Watt will be back on Sunday but what about fellow outside linebacker Alex Highsmith? We discuss his status and more.The Steelers waived outside linebacker Jamir Jones earlier in the week and he was claimed by the Los Angeles Rams so we discuss that transaction a bit.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 the latter talking about the failed fourth and 10 play this past weekend. When will defensive end Stephon Tuitt be back? We go over that topic based on what Butler said on Thursday.With the Steelers Week 4 game forthcoming, Alex and I dive deep into our final breakdowns of that contest against the Packers. We talk about the best way to defend the Packers offense and especially quarterback Aaron Rodgers. We also discuss the Steelers defensing against Packers wide receiver Davante Adams on Sunday.We discuss what we think the Steelers might try to do offensively on Sunday against the Packers and how rookie center Kendrick Green has a tough matchup ahead in defensive tackle Kenny Clark. We discuss if the Steelers should run more outside zone against the Packers on Sunday and if quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be able to push the football deep down the field.Are the Steelers really thinking about replacing guard Kevin Dotson with B.J. Finney like a Thursday report apparently indicated? Alex and I made sure to address that topic in this show as well.As usual, we pick all the remaining Week 4 NFL games against the spread later in this show and then follow that up by answering several emails we received from the listenership.

September 30, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan revisits the odds of Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris possibly winning the 2021 Offensive Rookie of the Year award with Week 4 now upon us.

September 29, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora talks about Ben Roethlisberger's future with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

September 29, 2021 - Season 12, Episode 29 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.We go over the health update that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin provided on Tuesday and start looking ahead at what the team’s first injury report of Week 4 might look like when it gets released Wednesday after practice. We also talk about the possibility of the three main players on the team’s Reserve/Injured list resuming practice this week.Tomlin talked on Tuesday, so Alex and I go over all the main talking points to come out of that weekly session.Alex and I have gone all through the Steelers all-22 tape from their Week 3 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, so we thoroughly review all that we have in our notes. We talk quite a bit about the failures the Steelers are having on offense so far this season and ways they might should consider going about improving. We talk a bit about the play of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, route concepts and more.Alex and I also flip over to the defensive side of the football and discuss what the all-22 shows for that unit in Week 3.Alex and I are then pleased to welcome to the show the great Tom Silverstein from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Tom covers the Green Bay Packers for the outlet, and he’ll be present for the Steelers Week 4 Sunday road game at Lambeau Field. We spend roughly 30 minutes with Tom previewing the 2021 Packers, the Sunday game and much, much more.Tom 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 Tom on Twitter at @TomSilverstein and thank him for appearing on the Wednesday show. You can also read Tom’s work online here: https://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/After our interview with Tom 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.

September 28, 2021 - Today on The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at the chore Steelers have in Week 4 against the Packers when it comes to possibly duplicating their improbable Week 1 road victory against the Bills.