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Season 15, Episode 129 of the Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Ross McCorkle sits in for Dave Bryan and joins me to share his thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2025 NFL Draft class. We discuss each of the team's seven selections and how they can improve the roster. We discuss DL Derrick Harmon's Year One role, how EDGE Jack Sawyer fits into the Steelers' defense, and how seventh-rounders ILB Carson Bruener and CB Donte Kent can make the team. Our draft conversation also touches on the notable undrafted free agents Pittsburgh added and why their UDFA class was unusually strong. Ross and I also briefly touch on the one roster move the Steelers made since our Wednesday show, releasing linebacker Thomas Rush. We end the show by looking around the AFC North to evaluate the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, and Cleveland Browns and offer a loose ranking of which classes were best and worst. Mixed in-between draft talk is a discussion of the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2025 offensive line and how much confidence we have in LT Broderick Jones, entering a critical third year in the NFL. This 77-minute episode also touches on several other minor topics not noted in the recap. Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 13, Episode 138 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest to come out on the Pittsburgh Steelers when it comes to the team’s OTA practices these last few days. We talk quite a bit about the rookie cornerbacks, Joey Porter Jr. and Cory Trice Jr., in addition to discussing things that veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson has said these last few days. Steelers tackle Dan Moore Jr. is getting practice snaps on the right side in OTAs, so we discuss that bit of news. We also discuss what else is newsworthy concerning the Steelers now that their second week of OTA practices has concluded. We talk some about three position groups we feel the team could quite possibly address moving forward into the summer. Might Arizona Cardinals inside linebacker Isaiah Simmons be a plausible trade candidate for the Steelers? We discuss that topic quite thoroughly in this show as well. In the middle of this show, Alex and I are joined by former Steelers longtime scout Mark Gorscak, who is now transitioning into other professional areas in his life. We have a great 40-minute interview with Gorscak that you won't want to miss. He answered quite a few questions from us concerning the inner workings of the scouting process and much more. Make sure you follow Mark on Twitter at @gors55, if not already doing so. Later in the show, Alex and I answer a few questions we have received from listeners over the last several days. We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 16, 2025 - For Episode 1,687 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says that OLB Nick Herbig will be the x-factor Thursday night for the Steelers in an advantageous matchup. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 15, 2025 - For Episode 1,686 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora offers a Baltimore Ravens reality check and pushes back on the notion they have an easy schedule that will allow them to waltz in and capture the AFC North crown. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 15 – Ep. 76: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap the Steelers' 23-9 win over the Cleveland Browns. We discuss the defense finally living up to expectations, the offense starting the game with a bang, and Nick Herbig's big day. For the second topic, we talk about Darnell Washington dominating the TE snap share and whether or not he will end the season as the team's top tight end. For the third topic, we go over the injury report for the Bengals and Steelers and preview their Thursday Night Football matchup. To wrap up the show, we answer a listener question about Arthur Smith not getting enough credit. Thank you for joining us for this 36-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 15, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 37 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepare to play the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night. We discuss the Steelers' injury report heading into Wednesday, the free agent visitor the team brought in on Tuesday, and other miscellaneous items related to the team that happened since Monday. On Tuesday, we heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin, so Alex and I recap the main talking points to come out of those media sessions on this short week. There is a lot of talk from us in this segment about Steelers ILB Patrick Queen and TE Darnell Washington based on comments made by both coordinators on Tuesday. With the all-22 from the Steelers Week 6 game against the Cleveland Browns now fully digested by both of us, Alex and I go deeper into our recap of that home win this past Sunday. We discuss how the Steelers were able to minimize the impact of Browns DE Myles Garrett on Sunday and how that unit ran the ball more effectively in that contest. Steelers T Broderick Jones is a big conversation topic coming out of the game against the Browns, so Alex and I discuss his play and future outlook with the team now in Week 7. Alex and I go over the play of the Steelers’ defense against the Browns and how the depth on that side of the football performed well overall after a few starters were pulled from the contest in the fourth quarter. I welcome Jay Morrison of Sports Illustrated back to the show, and he helps me get started with a preview of the Bengals-Steelers game. Morrison has covered the Bengals for many seasons, and nobody knows that team better than he does. I get his thoughts on several things related to Thursday’s night game in Cincinnati. Jay fills all of us in on the trade that the Bengal’s made for veteran QB Joe Flacco and how he played in Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers. We talk about the status of Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson headed into Wednesday and how the Bengals might get a few other injured players back for the game against the Steelers. Jay talks about the Bengals offense and defense quite a bit during his time with me and I get his score prediction for the Thursday night game at the end of the interview.If not already doing so, make sure to follow Jay on X/Twitter at @ByJayMorrison and make sure to read his work here: https://www.bengalstalk.com After finishing with Morrison, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Bengals-Steelers game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football on Thursday night in Cincinnati. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for the Thursday night game between the Steelers and the Bengals using the line provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. This 118-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted above. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 14, 2025 - For Episode 1,685 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers' secondary needs to prove decision makers right Thursday night since this is the exact matchup they were brought in for. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 13, 2025 - For Episode 1,684 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why the Steelers shouldn't make any blockbuster trades at the deadline this year. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 13, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 36 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into our overarching thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 6 Sunday home win against the Cleveland Browns and how the team must now get ready to play on a short week. As part of our Monday Housekeeping segment, which is brought to you by Touring Plans, Alex and I go over the Steelers' Week 6 inactive list, the transactions that were made on Saturday, and the injury sustained by S Miles Killebrew against the Browns, which is likely to end his 2025 season. As usual, Alex and I get into recap the Steelers' win against the Browns. We start on the offensive side of the football and talk about several individual performances, the few big plays and the plays to WR DK Metcalf and TE Connor Heyward for touchdowns. We discuss the running game being adequate against the Browns and how there is still room for improvement when it comes to that phase. We also talk about the play of the offensive line, tight ends, and running backs on Sunday and how and why Browns DE Myles Garrett wasnt allowed to wreck the game on Sunday. The Steelers recorded another six sacks on Sunday. We go over the solid performances of several Steelers defensive players against the Browns, and we make sure to highlight the strong games that both OLB Nick Herbig and CB Jalen Ramsey put on tape. We discuss the play of every position group on defense and how the Browns running game was limited. Alex and I go over several of the snaps counts from Sunday and especially on the defensive side of the football. We discuss how a few key players on defense were rested some late in Sunday's game and how that could wind up paying dividends on a short week. The Sunday penalty total is also discussed during this show.After fully recapping the Steelers' win against the Browns, Alex and I discuss a few notable things that Steelers HC Mike Tomlin had to say right after the Sunday game and during his Monday press conference. Alex and I discuss a few other notable things from around the NFL, and we also start looking ahead to how the Steelers might gameplan for new Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Flacco on Thursday night. This 70-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 12, 2025 - For Episode 1,683 this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why WR Roman Wilson's slow start this season may have more to do with offensive scheme than lack of ability and why Steelers' history shows he should still get his chance to contribute. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 11, 2025 - For Episode 1,682 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark discusses why the Steelers may have a tough time running the ball on Sunday against the Browns. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 10, 2025 - For Episode 1,681 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses TE Pat Freiermuth being a good teammate through his lack of involvement even while knowing the offense needs him to make a bigger impact. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 10, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 35 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking briefly about the Thursday night game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles and how it was a huge coming out party for both QB Jaxson Dart and RB Cam Skattebo on the main stage. Alex and I move on to discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers' injury report heading into Friday. We talk about Steelers CB Jalen Ramsey and WR Calvin Austin III both trying to return this week from their respective injuries. We also discuss what the early inactive list for the Sunday home game against the Cleveland Browns is shaping up to be. The Steelers brought in a few free agents for tryouts this past week, so Alex and I go over that list of players and the return of ILB Jacoby Windmon to the practice squad. On Thursday, we heard from two of the Steelers' coordinators, Arthur Smith and Teryl Austin, so Alex and I recap the main talking points to come out of those media sessions. Will Steelers OL Spencer Anderson factor into the receiving game on Sunday against the Browns? Alex and I go deep into trying to answer that question on this Friday. We also talk about the roles of Steelers outside linebackers Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig on Sunday and if either have a shot at making huge plays against the Browns. Alex and I welcome Scott Petrak of The Chronicle-Telegram and Medina Gazette back to the show, and he helps us get started with a preview of the Steelers-Browns game. Petrak has covered the Browns for many seasons, and nobody knows that team better than he does. We get his thoughts on several things related to Sunday’s game at Acrisure Stadium. Scott fills us in on the two trades that the Browns made this past week and if the loss of veteran QB Joe Flacco might impact the upcoming game against the Steelers from a preparation standpoint. We talk about the Browns on offense and defense and how Cleveland’s rookie class seems to be impacting the team in a lot of positive ways so far in 2025. At the end of our talk with Petrak, he gives us his score prediction for the Steelers-Browns game. If not already doing so, make sure to follow Scott on X/Twitter at @ScottPetrak and make sure to read his work here: https://www.brownszone.com After finishing with Petrak, Alex and I provide our own preview of the Steelers-Browns game. We break down what we are looking for out of each team on both sides of the football on Sunday at Acrisure stadium in Pittsburgh. Alex and I then give our picks against the spread for all of the Week 6 games in the NFL using the lines provided by show sponsor MyBookie.ag. We also give our score predictions for Steelers-Browns to end that segment. This 112-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we close out this show by answering a few questions we received via email from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 9, 2025 - For Episode 1,680 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Steelers cannot afford to overlook either AFC North foe in the next week. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 9 – Ep. 75: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark start by discussing the ongoing collapse of the AFC North as well as recent trades made around the division. Is it already safe to say the Steelers will win the division or is that jumping the gun? We discuss all of that and more before previewing the Steelers' Week 6 game against the Browns. For the second topic, we talk about the Steelers' jumbo package on offense with OL Spencer Anderson acting as a tackle-eligible on the end of the line of scrimmage. How will that change the offense and are they prepping to throw him a pass? For the third topic, we go over the injury reports for both the Steelers and Browns. To wrap up the show, we answer a listener question about Will Howard and Skylar Thompson. Thank you for joining us for this 36-minute episode, and we hope to see your thoughts in the comment section. Call the hotline at (412) 254-3145 and leave us a question for a chance to have it answered in a future episode. You can also text the line if you don't wish to have your voice on the show! Follow us on Twitter: Ross: @Ross_McCorkle Joe: @jclark1233 Steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 8, 2025 - For Episode 1,679 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora offers Steelers DC Teryl Austin credit for the job he's done, especially when it comes to creating a strong turnover culture. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 8, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 34 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers exiting their bye week as they start to prepare to play the Cleveland Browns at home on Sunday. Alex and I discuss the recent transactions made by the Steelers and the team losing one of their practice squad players to the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday. By the sound of things, the Steelers will get CB Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring), OLB Alex Highsmith (ankle), and RB Jaylen Warren (knee) back from their injuries on Sunday against the Browns. Additionally, and based on what Steelers HC Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday, it sounds like WR Calvin Austin III (shoulder) and CB Jalen Ramsey are both highly questionable to play against the Browns. We also wonder if Austin and Ramsey could wind up missing the team's Week 7 game next Thursday night against the Cincinnati Bengals as well. With Tomlin holding his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Alex and I have a lot to recap when it comes to notable things he had to say. We discuss the Steelers’ expected usage of their tight ends the next few weeks and which wide receiver or wide receivers might see expanded action against the Browns on Sunday should Austin wind up being sidelined with his shoulder injury. Will and should the Steelers use more 13-personnel that includes TE Darnell Washington and OL Spencer Anderson on Sunday against the Browns? Alex and I attempt to answer that question midway through this Wednesday episode. Tomlin talked about the development of rookie RB Kaleb Johnson on Tuesday, so we discuss that topic for a bit. We also go over the several things that Tomlin had to say about the Browns on Tuesday and that includes his thoughts on their rookie QB Dillon Gabriel and what the plan might be to slow down DE Myles Garrett on Sunday. The Browns traded veteran QB Joe Flacco to the Bengals on Tuesday, so Alex and I discuss what that deal likely means for both teams in addition to the Steelers. We also discuss the Week 6 trade that Baltimore Ravens have made. Is New York Jets WR Allen Lazard destined to become a Steeler at some point before the annual trade deadline arrives? Alex and I make sure to address that question during this show. This 96-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. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 7, 2025 - For Episode 1,678 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says it's a tough task trying to run the ball against Cleveland, but the Steelers invested heavily in the trenches for this reason. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 6, 2025 - For Episode 1,677 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle says there is a silver lining in Calvin Austin III's brief injury, which is hopefully getting Roman Wilson more involved. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 6, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 33 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about how the Pittsburgh Steelers essentially won their bye week on Sunday thanks to the other three teams in the AFC North division all losing their respective games. As part of our weekly housekeeping portion of the show on Monday, which is sponsored by Touring Plans, Alex and I dive even deeper into what happened in the AFC North division on Sunday and how Week 6 has the potential to be a great one for the Steelers when it comes the standings. Alex and I go over the Steelers injury situation heading into Week 6 and the news of the team filling their open practice squad spot early Monday morning. We go over why the Steelers currently sit at 3-1 entering Week 6 and the areas that team needs to improve in on both sides of the football as they exit their bye week. What should the message from Steelers HC Mike Tomlin be to the team on Monday? Alex and I attempt to answer that question. We also go over why the Cleveland Browns shouldn’t necessarily be considered an easy win for the Steelers this coming Sunday at home. At this point, should the Steelers going 3-3, or worse, within the AFC North division be considered a huge disappointment? Is 3-3 good enough? Alex and I discuss that question and topic in the middle of this show. Should the Steelers be entertaining thoughts of trading for another wide receiver right now, or at least before the annual deadline? We make a segment out of that question and pinpoint a few teams and wide receivers that make the most sense should the Steelers decide to go down that path of exploration. This 82-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. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices