Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

October 18, 2026 - For Episode 2,054 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why the timing of Michael Pittman Jr and Roman Wilson going on IR makes things complicated for the Steelers and may have a ripple effect next season. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 16, 2026 - For Episode 2,052 on this Friday afternoon, Jake Brockhoff explains the three biggest threats Tampa Bay will pose against the Steelers on Sunday. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 15, 2026 - For Episode 2,051 on this Thursday afternoon, Chris Gates questions when return specialist Kaden Wetjen, who has yet to make a meaningful impact this season, is going to justify his spot on the roster. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 14, 2026 - For Episode 2,050 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the need for the Steelers to stack wins and stop the up-and-down nature of their season so far. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 13, 2026 - For Episode 2,049 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney is glad to see Elandon Roberts back in a Steelers uniform, even if it's the practice squad. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 12, 2026 - Season 17, Episode 34 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers' 34-22 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday to move to 3-2 on the season. Alex and I discuss the team's perceived health coming out of its fifth regular-season game and that includes the team losing two wide receivers, Roman Wilson (finger) and Ben Skowronek (calf) during their Sunday contest. We discuss what the loss of two more wide receivers might mean for the offense. The Steelers Sunday inactive list included seven players, so we go over those that were listed in addition to discussing the transactions that the team made on Saturday. Sunday was a very productive and historic day for Steelers RB Jaylen Warren, so Alex and I make sure he gets plenty of praise for his play on Sunday against the Colts. The Steelers’ offense really looked good overall against the Colts, so we start on that side of the football as part of our game recap. We discuss the play of the offensive line, the blocking from the wide receivers, key throws made by QB Aaron Rodgers, and the play of TE Pat Freiermuth. The Steelers posted a lot of YAC on offense against the Colts so we discuss how that played a huge part in Sunday's win. While the Steelers certainly played well enough defensively on Sunday to win, they still allowed the Colts offense to register a fair share of explosive plays. The unit did, however, accomplish the main goal of limiting Colts RB Jonathan Taylor on Sunday and that played a huge part in the win. We make sure to go over the great play of several players on defense against the Colts and make sure to go over the decision to have DC Patrick Graham on the sideline for Sunday's game in Pittsburgh. The Steelers' special teams play against the Colts wasn’t particularly good overall. Alex and I discuss the good, bad and ugly from Sunday’s game when it comes to that phase of the team. The Steelers are reportedly bringing ILB Elandon Roberts to Pittsburgh this week with the possibility that he might be signed back to the roster. We go over that exciting Monday morning news during this show. This 72-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners. Thanks to Len Testa at ⁠⁠touringplans.com⁠⁠ for once again being a sponsor of our Monday episodes of the podcast throughout the 2026 season. You can follow their work on X at @touringplans as well. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 10, 2026 - For Episode 2,046 on this Saturday afternoon, Chris Gates discusses the upcoming four-game stretch on the Steelers' schedule and how important it is for the rest of the season. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 9, 2026 - Season 17, Episode 33 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers' Thursday injury report ahead of the team's Week 5 home game against the Indianapolis Colts. We go over the step backwards with WR Michael Pittman Jr. (foot), the step forward of S DeShon Elliott (knee) and RB Rico Dowdle (toe), and how Saturday's transactions should give us better clarity as to what the Steelers' Sunday inactive list might look like. Steelers HC Mike McCarthy met the media again on Thursday, so Alex and I briefly go over a few things he said during that recent press conference. We also cover a few things that several Steelers' players have said this past week. With the news of Mike Ditka passing away on Friday morning breaking during this show, Alex and I make sure to pay our respects to him. We also discuss the chances of Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield returning from his injury for the Week 6 game against the Steelers. With the Week 5 home game against the Colts coming up on Sunday, Alex and I are joined by Nathan Brown, who covers Indianapolis for the Indy Star at indystar.com. Nathan provides his insight into the 2026 Colts ahead of the game and answers several questions we have about the Indianapolis ownership, offense and defense. At the end of our interview, Nathan provides us with a final score prediction for Sunday's game in Pittsburgh. If you aren't already doing so, please follow Nathan on X at @By_NathanBrown and read his online work here as well. Following our interview with Nathan, Alex and I provide our own full preview of the Steelers' game against the Colts. With the rest of Week 5 now close, Alex and I pick the remaining games against the spread. We also provide our final score predictions for the Steelers-Colts game. This 107-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above, and we end the show by answering several listener emails. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct. 8 – Ep. 117: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap the Steelers' narrow loss to the Browns, what went wrong, the media drama in the aftermath, and perhaps even a silver lining from their effort. Next, we discuss the state of the roster with several notable injuries plagueing the roster at the moment. For the final topic, we preview the Steelers-Colts matchup this weekend. To wrap up the show, we answer a listener question about what it means to "clean house." Thank you for joining us for this 48-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 Check out our work at Steelersdepot.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 7, 2026 - Season 17, Episode 32 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the new cornerbacks the Pittsburgh Steelers have their 53-man roster Sean Murphy-Bunting and Terell Smith. We discuss how both players are likely to be in unform right away for the team. The Steelers also made a few other transactions since our last show, so we make sure to recap those heading into Wednesday morning. Will Steelers RB Rico Dowdle make it back from his toe injury this week? Alex and I go over what he had to say about his rehab on Tuesday. Steelers HC Mike McCarthy talked about the team having to clean their own house during his Monday media session, so we go over how several people missed the context of what he was saying. We also discuss what McCarthy had to say about the animated player reactions Thursday night and specifically when it comes to QB Aaron Rodgers and OLB T.J. Watt during the Week 4 game against the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers three coordinators, Brian Angelichio, Patrick Graham, and Danny Crossman, talked to the media on Monday so Alex and I recap the main talking points that came out of those press conferences. As we start getting ready for the Steelers Week 5 home game against the Indianapolis Colts, Alex and I go over the lengthy list of woes the team has on offense, defense, and special teams after the first four games of the 2026 regular season. This 81-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 5, 2026 - Welcome back to the archive of our Tuesday 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

October 5, 2026 - Season 17, Episode 31 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the injury updates on the two Pittsburgh Steelers' players, DT Derrick Harmon and CB Jamel Dean, as the team heads into Week 5. With Harmon expected to be sidelined for multiple weeks, will rookie defensive linemen Gabriel Rubio and Kevin Jobity Jr. start seeing game action? Will one or both be active for the team's Week 5 game against the Indianapolis Colts? We address those two questions. The Steelers reportedly have a new practice squad player as of Monday morning, so we go over that bit of news. Alex and I also address the production of Steelers WR Michael Pittman Jr. through the first four games of the regular season and how it needs to increase over the course of the next three games. With the all-22 tape from the Steelers Thursday night road loss to the Cleveland Browns now fully digested by both of us, Alex and I provide some extended thoughts on the offensive, defensive and special teams units coming out of that game. Finally, Alex and I recap the state of the AFC North after the first four weeks of the 2026 regular season. This 79-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners. Thanks to Len Testa at ⁠⁠touringplans.com⁠⁠ for once again being a sponsor of our Monday episodes of the podcast throughout the 2026 season. You can follow their work on X at @touringplans as well. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 3, 2026 - For Episode 2,039 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark argues that the Steelers really aren't much better at receiver than they've been in the past. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices