The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

April 25, 2024 - For Episode 1,148 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney believes that the Steelers' first-round pick will come down to two players: Duke's Graham Barton and Georgia's Amarius Mims. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 25, 2024 - On this special episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark go through their final all-round mock drafts for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the afternoon ahead of the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. They talk about each prospect in their mocks, their reasoning for each pick, and which positions maybe received less-than-ideal placement in the mock. They then briefly talk about the Alex Highsmith restructure which could open the way for a draft-day trade with the extra cap space they created, and finished the show with a listener question. Thank you for joining us for this 36-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Follow our work at www.steelersdepot.com Follow us on Twitter: Joe: @jclark1233 Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 24, 2024 - Season 14, Episode 121 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, the second one of the day, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly recently restructuring the contract of OLB Alex Highsmith, the timing of it, and what it might mean right ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft taking place. We break down the actual Highsmith restructure details, the 2024 salary cap space cleared, and how much under the Steelers sit now ahead of the start of the 2024 NFL Draft. While the Highsmith contract restructuring isn’t huge news in the grand scheme of things, the timing of it is and we tell you why that is. Could this mean that Steelers are earnestly attempting to trade for a wide receiver such as Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers or Courtland Sutton of the Denver Broncos? We dive deeper into attempting to answer that question again. We make sure to ponder if there would be any other reason to restructure Highsmith’s contract this early in the offseason, and specifically right ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft getting underway. We attempt to address what a new contract for Aiyuk or Sutton might look like right now and on the heels of yet another NFL wide receiver signing a mega extension. Alex and I also ponder what sort of trade compensation might be involved when it comes to trading for either Brandon Aiyuk or Sutton in the next few days. In total, this emergency episode is just 35-minutes in length, and we appreciate everyone listening. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 24, 2024 - For Episode 1,147 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses his final Pittsburgh Steelers mock draft, and why he's less confident in his final predictions compared to 2023. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 24, 2024 - Season 14, Episode 120 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the mock draft process during the offseason and why I loathe having to do at least one. We move on to discuss the rumors floating around concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft getting underway on Thursday night. Most of those rumors are related to possible trades the Steelers could make in the coming days. There are a few nuggets to cover so we do just that. Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger chimed in Wednesday morning with his thoughts on the needs the Steelers have ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. We discuss the direction he thinks the Steelers should go in the first round when it comes to a position. Today is the 20th anniversary of the Steelers drafting Roethlisberger, so we talk about where we both were when that happened in 2004. Alex and I then dive into our final mock drafts for the Steelers that are now live on the site. We go pick-by-pick and discuss reasons for each selection. We also discuss several players we considered mocking to the Steelers in various rounds. Is the weight of Oregon C Jackson Powers-Johnson a feature or a bug? We have a brief discussion about him during this show. We close this show out by going through each of the position groups ahead of the draft and which prospects within them seem like potential Steelers' selections. We also discuss our podcasting plans for the upcoming draft weekend. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 23, 2024 - For Episode 1,146 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney details two of "his guys" in the upcoming 2024 Draft Class. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 23, 2024 - Season 14, Episode 119 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this special Tuesday show, Alex Kozora and I welcome several of our site contributors to the show for a 2024 pre-draft roundtable discussion. In this show, Alex and I joined by site contributors Josh Carney, Jonathan Heitritter, Tom Mead, Joe Clark, Ross McCorkle, Jim Hester, and Steven Pavelka to talk 2024 draft prospects for the Pittsburgh Steelers and much more. We make sure to hit on various position groups in this show along with potential best fits for the Steelers. We make sure to rotate through all of our contributors as much as possible throughout this show as well. If you love draft talk and the Steelers, you should love this nearly two-hour long show ahead of the real thing getting underway Thursday night. Below are the Twitter/X accounts of all of our contributors we had on this show as roundtable guests. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 22, 2024 - For Episode 1,145 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle talks about Mike Tomlin's WR room comments from the pre-draft press conference ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 22, 2024 - Season 14, Episode 118 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to parsing the annual Pittsburgh Steelers pre-draft press conference that took place earlier in the day. We go over the main takeaways from what all Steelers GM Omar Khan and HC Mike Tomlin said and didn’t say on Monday as the team makes their final preparations for the 2024 NFL Draft, which will get underway Thursday night. We talk about Tomlin's comments on his pro day actions, the team possibly selecting a quarterback in the later rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft and much more. We also go over the loose health updates that were given on CB Cory Trice Jr. and ILB Cole Holcomb on Monday. How likely is it that the Steelers will trade down in the first round Thursday night based on what Khan said on Monday? We make sure to deep dive into that topic once again in this episode. Did Khan or Tomlin say anything on Monday that influenced any of our current thoughts on what may or may not happen during the 2024 NFL Draft? We have that discussion briefly. Former LSU WR Brian Thomas Jr. is seemingly being linked as the Steelers possible first round selection to start this week, so we discuss those major media rumblings later on in this Monday show. Several other minor topics not noted are also discussed in this 75-minute episode, and we end things by answering several emails that we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 21, 2024 - For Episode 1,144 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander discusses why, regardless of the endless preparation we do, it's challenging to predict how a team's draft will turn out. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 20, 2024 - For Episode 1,143 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why this draft is one of the most important ones the Steelers have had in years. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 19, 2024 - For Episode 1,142 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the intrigue in Pittsburgh Steelers pre-draft visitor OT Travis Clayton, an International Pathway Program player from the United Kingdom and potential Steelers version of Jordan Mailata. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 19, 2024 - Season 14, Episode 117 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about his livestreamed mock draft Thursday night and how he did a great job of overcoming it going off the rails in several areas. With the 2024 NFL Draft now less than a week away, Alex and I discuss the conundrum the Pittsburgh Steelers are likely to have in the first round when it comes to them possibly needing to pick between the tackle and center positions. We discuss which position is really the greatest need of the two and how the rest of the draft could become really messy should a tackle be chosen in the first round. Alex has completed a few more ‘What The Steelers Look For’ studies since our last show and so we discuss the results uncovered when he addressed the inside linebacker and interior offensive linemen positions. How soon should the Steelers address the cornerback position in this year's draft? Could Michigan CB Mike Sainristil slide to 84th overall due to his height? If he doesn’t, which cornerback that fits in the slot might still be on the board come the 84th overall selection? How big of need is defensive line and inside linebacker in this year's draft and might one or both positions be addressed within the first four picks? We discuss that topic some during this show. Steelers CB Cory Trice Jr. seems to be on track to participate in the team's rookie minicamp this year, so we talk a little bit about his prospects moving forward into the summer. Several other minor topics not noted are also discussed in this 97-minute episode, and we end things by answering several emails that we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 18, 2024 - On this weekly episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle kick things off by wishing a very special happy birthday to Steelers Depot on its 16th anniversary. They then dive right into the week's topics and discuss the finalized list of pre-draft visitors including a high level overview of the number of players at each position that came to town and some surprising names to consider, including some top inside linebackers that were added to the list over the last few days. Next, they talk about something said by CBS Sports' Aditi Kinkhabwala stating that the Steelers could potentially draft a quarterback at some point with QB coach Tom Arth doing his due diligence. Which prospects have the Steelers shown interest in, and how late in the draft could a QB be drafted? They wrap up the topics with talking about some words from Post-Gazette insider Gerry Dulac, stating his opinion that the Steelers will select Duke OL Graham Barton in the first round and some thoughts on the WR2 situation in Pittsburgh. The show is wrapped up by a voicemail question from a listener about the prospects of trading up or down in the draft. Thank you for joining us for this 31-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Follow our work at www.steelersdepot.com Follow us on Twitter: Joe: @jclark1233 Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 18, 2024 - For Episode 1,141 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney makes an appeal to the Pittsburgh Steelers to bring back the gray facemasks for the 70s throwbacks, along with the yellow helmets from the 50s. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 17, 2024 - For Episode 1,140 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the importance of Duke offensive lineman Graham Barton coming into Pittsburgh for a pre-draft visit on Tuesday, increasing his odds of becoming the Steelers' pick. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 17, 2024 - Season 14, Episode 116 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to the big news from Tuesday, which was former Duke OL Graham Barton finally having a pre-draft visit with the Pittsburgh Steelers. We discuss what a big deal that is when it comes to him potentially being the team's first round draft pick this year. North Carolina State LB Payton Wilson was also in for a pre-draft visit on Tuesday, so Alex and I discuss him a bit as well. Later in the show, Alex and I go over the three players who were brought in for pre-draft visits on Wednesday. Is former Washington OL Troy Fautanu a tackle or guard at the NFL level? Alex and I discuss that topic during the show and mainly due to his height versus arm length. We discuss him potentially being a center convert like Barton should the Steelers ultimately draft him. Alex has started his annual "What The Steelers Look For" studies when it comes to the NFL Draft and specific positions and with him now completing the wide receiver and defensive end positions for 2024, we look at what his results show. We also discuss the lack of players doing all of the drills throughout the pre-draft process and what that might mean for Alex's studies moving forward. As part of the wide receiver box checking, I attempt to build the list out even more at that position based on projections. More betting odds concerning several draft prospects have started to surface so we mix a few of those into our Wednesday podcast episode. We make a quick run through of the Steelers' 2024 pre-draft visitor list as it sits right now. Several other minor topics not noted are also discussed in this 109-minute episode, and we end things by answering several emails that we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 16, 2024 - For Episode 1,139 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney wonders if there is more to second-year offensive lineman Spencer Anderson spending time with quarterback Russell Wilson in recent days. Could he be a potential answer at center? steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 15, 2024 - Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on YouTube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream every other Monday from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one. If you missed it live, you can check an archive below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 15, 2024 - For Episode 1,138 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle discusses the pre-draft visitors at the center position, including some conversion prospects, and talks about why the Steelers are better equipped to handle a position switch this time around. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices