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Zachary Smith of Around the 412 and Alan Saunders of Steelers Now bring you their takes on the latest Pittsburgh Steelers news, reports and rumors every weekday afternoon.
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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.
On today's episode, we discuss the latest injury updates surrounding Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, Cam Heyward, Alex Highsmith and Joey Porter Jr. We also dive into if it makes sense to just roll with Mason Rudolph moving forward. What has led to the defensive disappointment that has taken place this season? What major moves can be made to ensure this doesn't happen again in 2026?
Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this!
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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's why the defense went back to a Cover 3-based scheme against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, after running two-high safety looks successfully the last few weeks.
The Bears run the ball a lot and also play with two tight ends, necessitating additional coverage in the middle of the field, and not double covering the outside receivers as Teryl Austin's unit had been doing.
That works in principle, but the Bears were able to attack the weaknesses in the Pittsburgh scheme, and Austin and company never adjusted. Alan breaks it down.
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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.
On today's episode, we discuss what Mike Tomlin had to say during his weekly availability. He ruled out Broderick Jones and Derrick Harmon for the team's upcoming matchup against the Buffalo Bills, said special teams played a large role in the team's loss to the Bears and much more. We also discuss the overarching issues with the team's defense and potential roster building reset that is needed.
Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this!
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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the Steelers' standing in the AFC North, as they are now tied with the Baltimore Ravens in 6-5 at first place.
With the Ravens coming on strong after getting Lamar Jackson back from injury, it's a no-brainer to like the Ravens the best out of the four AFC North squads right now.
But would you rather be in Pittsburgh's place than the Cincinnati Bengals or Cleveland Browns? Alan breaks it down.
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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.
On today's episode, we discuss the team's loss to the Chicago Bears and the funeral of the season largely taking place on this misery Monday. Would a win against the Bills get the fanbase on the climb up the roller coaster again? What went wrong and why are the issues bigger picture things that aren't unique to 2025. Are we trending towards a massive, missed opportunity of a season?
Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this!
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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the team's 31-28 loss to the Chicago Bears, the team's continued problems on defense, and what that means for not only 2025 but for the future of the organization.
The team's defense, hailed as historic before the start of the 2025 season, is ranked 13th in scoring defense. The entire theory of this team was that a strong defense would keep them competitive until they were able to rebuild the offense in the post-Ben Roethlisberger years.
After Sunday's bashing by the Bears, that plan does not seem to be working. Alan breaks it down.
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Join Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith to discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-28 loss at the hands of the Chicago Bears.
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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.
On today's episode, Derrick Bell joins us to give injury updates, game statuses and then preview and predict the team's upcoming matchup against the Chicago Bears.
Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this!
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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the narratives surrounding the recent performance of quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers wasn't great before leaving last week's win over the Cincinnati Bengals at halftime, but he wasn't as bad as he had been the previous week, either. Back up Mason Rudolph only slightly performed better, and most of that was do to his receivers running after the catch.
Is there really a lot that Rodgers could be learning from Rudolph if he is unable to play against the Chicago Bears this Sunday? Alan breaks it down.
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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.
On today's episode, we discuss the latest injury report as the Steelers begin to prepare for the Chicago Bears. Aaron Rodgers, Jaylen Warren and Alex Highsmith all returned to practice in a limited capacity. We also discuss if the team needs to pay extra attention to ball security against the team leading the league in takeaways, who that may favor and how the Bears' results may be a mirage. We also discuss what to make of Broderick Jones' play and the course of action they should take contract wise.
Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this!
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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the Pittsburgh offense, which is currently 12th in scoring in the NFL.
But while Arthur Smith's unit is doing well enough on the scoreboard, they are 22nd in passing yards per game and 29th in rushing yards per game. They're 28th in total yards pre game, and only 22nd in yards per play.
So how are they scoring at a level that far outpaces their statistical contributions? Alan breaks it down.
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Welcome to Steelers Night Shift! Our new LIVE audience interaction broadcast across YouTube, Twitter, and Facebookhosted by Jobe Morrison! Zachary Smith joins to preview Steelers at Bears.
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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.
On today's episode, we discuss the latest injury report as the Steelers begin to prepare for the Chicago Bears. Aaron Rodgers, Jaylen Warren and Alex Highsmith all missed practice. Cory Trice Jr. wasn't activated off of IR, thus ending his 2025 season and putting his future with the team in serious jeopardy. We also touch on the unique relationship between Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph and what has allowed Rudolph to excel in this role. Finally, Alan once again goes off on PFF and the way people use and discuss their data.
Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this!
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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the play of safeties Kyle Dugger and Jalen Ramsey, who have stabilized the team's secondary since their installment as starters, with Dugger coming over in a trade from the New England Patriots and Ramsey moving from cornerback to free safety.
Against the Cincinnati Bengals the second time around, the Pittsburgh secondary did much better facing Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins and the play of the safeties was a big part of it.
Alan breaks it down.
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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.
On today's episode, we discuss what came of Mike Tomlin's weekly availability. He updated us on injuries of Alex Highsmith, Aaron Rodgers, Darius Slay, Jaylen Warren and others. He also said Darius Slay will resume his starting CB duties, but James Pierre will stay in the mix. What has led to Aaron Rodgers' declining play over the last few weeks, even prior to injury? What does he bring to the table that Mason Rudolph doesn't and vice versa?
Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this!
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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the play of cornerback James Pierre, who made his first start of the season in Sunday's 34-12 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Pierre was replacing Darius Slay, who missed the game with a concussion, but has he played well enough to keep that starting job, even after Slay returns?
Alan breaks it down.
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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.
On today's episode, we discuss James Pierre and Kyle Dugger bringing out what we had hoped for from this Steelers defense. A team that could match the Bengals wide receivers. How we got here was unconventional, but the secondary got theirs back. We also discuss the growth of Darnell Washington, Kenny G. stepping up in relief (again) and the Jalen Ramsey-Ja'Marr Chase incident.
Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this!
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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's whether the team has a quarterback controversy after Mason Rudolph played well in relief of Aaron Rodgers in Sunday's 34-12 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
The team does not, as they intend to play Rodgers as soon as he's healthy, which could be this Sunday against against the Chicago Bears.
But should they? Alan breaks it down.
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Pittsburgh Steelers Postgame: Join Alan Saunders and Jobe Morrison from Acrisure Stadium after the Steelers' victory over the Bengals on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.
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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.
On today's episode, Derrick Bell joins us to preview and predict how things will go between the Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals. What are the key matchups in this one that will determine who comes out of this one on the right side of things?
Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this!
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