November 15, 2024 -

For Episode 1,352 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora lays out why he doesn't think WR George Pickens is a bad teammate and why the negative stories about him only appear when the Steelers are losing.

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November 15, 2024 -

Season 15, Episode 52 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday episode, Josh Carney and Alex Kozora review the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report ahead of their Sunday matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. We discuss the new injury designations to RB Jaylen Warren and CB C.J. Henderson ahead of Friday's final report and status. We also highlight the possible return of Ravens' S Kyle Hamilton, practicing yesterday after suffering an ankle injury in Week 10.

After, Josh and I recap what OC Arthur Smith and DC Teryl Austin had to say during their usual Thursday meetings with the media. We delve into the possibility of the team using a Justin Fields package and the advantage Pittsburgh gains even when they don't use it. We also joke about Smith's comments of how much time he spends on Friday night with QB Russell Wilson that has their wives wondering where they're at.

We respond to Austin's lack of concern with CB Joey Porter Jr.'s three-penalty outing against the Washington Commanders Week 10 and if it's a problem going forward. We also weigh in on CB Cam Sutton's 2024 debut with the team following his eight-game suspension.

Our guest of the week is Jonas Shaffer who covers the Baltimore Ravens for the Baltimore Banner. I sit down with Jonas to offer his view of QB Lamar Jackson having another MVP-worthy season and how the Ravens managed to so easily land RB Derrick Henry. Defensively, we discuss the play of Patrick Queen's replacement in LB Trenton Simpson and why Baltimore's secondary has struggled so much this season. Jonas also offers his prediction for who will win Sunday's game.

If not already doing so, make sure to follow Jonas on X/Twitter @jonas_shaffer and make sure to read his work online here: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/author/jonas-shaffer/

After wrapping up with Jonas, Josh and I give our own preview of Sunday's game between the Steelers and Ravens. How to slow down Baltimore's offense and attack their defense while mentioning special teams being a potential X-Factor.

Finally, we make our Week 11 picks, including our score predictions for Sunday's game between the Steelers and Ravens.

This 122-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above.

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November 14, 2024 -

For Episode 1,351 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney cautions Steelers fans who seem to be downplaying Lamar Jackson's talents and elite-level play entering Sunday's matchup.

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November 13, 2024 -

For Episode 1,350 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the professionalism and readiness new Steelers WR Mike Williams and EDGE Preston Smith showed in their Pittsburgh debuts Sunday afternoon.

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November 13, 2024 -

Season 15, Episode 51 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they start preparing to play the Baltimore Ravens following the team's Sunday road win against the Washington Commanders.

The Steelers made a few transactions since our Wednesday show, so we make sure to get that bit of housekeeping covered early in this show. We also go over the health of the Steelers heading into Week 11 and that includes HC Mike Tomlin saying on Tuesday that OLB Alex Highsmith will miss this next game with an ankle injury. We discuss the possible return of OLB Nick Herbig this week from his hamstring injury and how he and new OLB Preston Smith might be utilized against the Ravens.

Tomlin's Tuesday press conference provided a few talking points for us to cover so we make sure to roll through those. We focus a little bit on what Tomlin said about Ravens WR Diontae Johnson in addition to comments he made about CB Joey Porter Jr. coming out of Sunday's game against the Commanders.

Will the Steelers change their approach to how they defend against Ravens QB Lamar Jackson now that Baltimore has RB Derrick Henry? We briefly attempt to answer that question during this Wednesday show.

With the all-22 tape from Pittsburgh’s Sunday win against Washington now fully digested, Alex and I go over a few additional things that showed for the Steelers on both offense and defense. We give out thoughts on the play of several individual players from Sunday and how the defense schemed up to control the effectiveness of Commanders QB Jayden Daniels. We go over a few throws we think Steelers QB Russell Wilson could have made and give our thoughts on the totality of Pittsburgh’s running game on Sunday.

This 78-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails we recently received from listeners.

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Nov. 12 – Ep. 33: On this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle dive into the Steelers' big Week 10 win over the Washington Commanders. We discuss some of the controversial calls from the game, and the failed fake punt that left many fans frustrated in the moment. We also talk about the performance of several individual players and more.

For the second topic, we discuss the immediate success of the two trade-deadline acquisitions with Mike Williams and Preston Smith making a big impact on the game less than a week after joining the roster. We discuss Williams' game-winning touchdown and whether it earned him an accelerated integration into the offense moving forward.

For the third topic, we recap the latest injury news including an update from Alex Highsmith's father on Twitter earlier today.

Thank you for joining us for this 33-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section.

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November 12, 2024 -

For Episode 1,349 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney credits Patrick Queen for finding his game, and doing so at just the right time in the Steelers' schedule.

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November 11, 2024 -

For Episode 1,348 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains how Mike Williams accelerated his integration into the offense by making a big play in a big moment.

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November 11, 2024 -

Season 15, Episode 50 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Washington Commanders on Sunday to improve to 7-2 on the 2024 season.

We go over the pregame roster moves and the team's inactive list from Sunday early in this show. That includes us discussing S Terrell Edmunds and RB Jonathan Ward being waived. We also discuss the overall health of the Steelers coming out of their Sunday win and that includes us discussing the ankle injury that OLB Alex Highsmith sustained late in the contest.

With only the TV tape digested, Alex and I proceed to recap the Steelers’ 28-27 win against the Commanders. We go over the positive contributions made by the team's two new players, WR Mike Williams and OLB Preston Smith. We go over the late TD from QB Russell Wilson to Williams. We give our early thoughts on the Steelers' running game on Sunday, play of the offensive line, overall play of Wilson and more. The TD passes to WR George Pickens and TE Pat Freiermuth are also covered.

The Steelers got the Washington defense to jump offsides late in the game to seal the win. Would HC Mike Tomlin have gone for it had that not worked? We discuss. We also talk about the fake punt the Steelers ran early in the game and why they ran it. Alex and I were both fine with that fake punt call and we explain why we both feel that way.

The Steelers defense had a few things for Washington QB Jayden Daniels that stood out on Sunday, so we recap those primary things. We talk about a few big plays the defense gave up and the huge stop late in the game on fourth down. We go over a few key plays, both good and bad, from the Steelers' defense on Sunday.

We make sure to cover a few special teams notes from Sunday and then Alex and I try to unearth a few hidden key plays from the win against Washington.

Should the Steelers now be considered serious contenders for the Super Bowl this year? We look at the AFC playoff picture and address that question with the team now 7-2.

This 93-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted, and we close things by answering a few emails that we recently received from listeners.

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November 10, 2024 -

For Episode 1,347 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander looks at the injuries on the Commanders' special teams unit and why that may give Pittsburgh an advantage.

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November 9, 2024 -

For Episode 1,346 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why Pittsburgh taking away the run will be paramount against the Washington Commanders.

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