Steelers Podcast - The Terrible Podcast

April 29, 2026 - For Episode 1,882 this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora reacts to and analyzes the Steelers' decision to place the rarely-used unrestricted tender on QB Aaron Rodgers. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 29, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 129 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers and the recent roster moves the team has made. We discuss DL Dean Lowry deciding not to sign just yet and the Steelers cutting WR/QB John Rhys Plumlee on Tuesday. We also discuss the roster total number entering Wednesday. The Steelers surprised a lot of people on Tuesday when they placed an unrestricted free agent tender on QB Aaron Rodgers. Because of that move, Alex and I discuss the who, what, when and where related to the transaction. We attempt to clarify everything related to the tender and how it relates to the compensatory draft pick formula. Alex and I also discuss how Rodgers might take the tender transaction in addition to us building a short list of teams that might potentially consider signing Rodgers before July 22. Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette seems pretty convinced that the Steelers won't go into the regular season with young quarterbacks Will Howard and Drew Allar as the only two backups behind Rodgers should he ultimately re-sign with the team. We give our thoughts on what Dulac said on the topic during the middle of this show. Later in this show, Alex and I reveal our initial 53-man roster predictions for the 2026 season now that the draft has concluded. We highlight our few differences and go over our reasons for them. This 111-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering a few emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 28, 2026 - For Episode 1,881 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney says Navy's Eli Heidenreich is more than just a feel-good moment for the Steelers. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 27, 2026 - 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 27, 2026 - For Episode 1,880 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains one key thing to consider when evaluating the Steelers' draft plan, and offers his grade for the class. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 27, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 128 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 and their post-draft signings of DL Dean Lowry and WR Brandon Johnson. We go over the fits of both players returning to the Steelers and their expected contracts. Former Steelers HC Mike Tomlin is now officially a member of the NBC Sports team and his Sunday night interview with Maria Taylor included his reasons for stepping down this past offseason and whether he thinks QB Aaron Rodgers will re-sign with Pittsburgh. Alex and I make sure to recap what all Tomlin said to Taylor during that Sunday interview. In the middle of this show, Alex and I are joined by Brad Denny, who covers Arizona State for 3TV and CBS 5 in Tempe, AZ. Brad gives us a rundown on two Arizona State products that are now members of the Steelers, first-round OT Max Iheanachor and undrafted free agent TE Chamon Metayer. Brad is also a long-term fan of the Steelers, so because of that, we get his overarching thoughts on the team's 2026 draft class. He goes over his likes and dislikes when it comes to the team's 10 selections in 2026. If you’re not already doing so, please follow Brad on Twitter/X at BDenny29. After spending 30 minutes with Brad, Alex and I give more of our overarching thoughts on the Steelers 2026 draft class. We go over our favorite selection made by the Steelers this year and which players are most likely to contribute greatly as rookies. We also attempt to summarize the Steelers 2026 draft class by using one adjective. This 111-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering a few emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 26, 2026 - For Episode 1,879 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the questions that remain for the Steelers offensive line based on the 2026 draft selections. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 26, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 127 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Sunday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the five Saturday selections that the Pittsburgh Steelers made during day-three of the 2026 NFL Draft. Alex and I thoroughly profile the selections of RET/WR Kaden Wetjen, FB/TE Riley Nowakowski, DL Gabriel Rubio, S Robert Spears-Jennings, and RB/WR Eli Heidenreich on Saturday morning. We also talk about where all five of the players fit positionally and how and how much each one of the five could contribute to the Steelers in 2026. Throughout us discussing the Saturday selections, Alex and I have conversations about overall value of a few of them when it comes to perceived consensuses round grades. We discuss convictions and wants related to perceived draft value. After recapping the Steelers day-three draft picks, Alex and I discuss the growing list of undrafted free agents that the Steelers have reportedly agreed to terms with as of Sunday morning. Just five players on that list with more likely to be known by Monday morning. We also discuss when the Steelers are likely to hold their annual rookie minicamp now that the draft is over with. There is some news related to the Steelers' scouting department that surfaced on Sunday morning that Alex and I make sure to pass along late during this podcast episode. This 88-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 25, 2026 - For Episode 1,878 this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why he loves the value the Steelers got on Day 2 of the NFL Draft. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 25, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 126 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Saturday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the four Friday selections that the Pittsburgh Steelers made during day-two of the 2026 NFL Draft. Alex and I thoroughly profile the selections of WR Germie Bernard, QB Drew Allar, CB Daylen Everette, and OL Gennings Dunker on Saturday morning. We also talk about where all four of the players fit positionally and how and how much each one of the four could contribute to the Steelers in 2026. With the Steelers drafting yet another quarterback this year, Alex and I discuss what the future now probably holds for QB Mason Rudolph, and especially should QB Aaron Rodgers ultimately re-sign with the team this offseason. We talk about the timeline moving forward for Rudolph as far as him possibly being traded and much more. After recapping the Steelers day-two draft picks and our conversation about Rudolph, Alex and I look at the five scheduled selections the Steelers have remaining for day-three. We discuss the positions the Steelers will likely draft on Saturday and go over our complete lists of logical selection candidates during day-three. This 68-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 24, 2026 - For Episode 1,877 this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses how Steelers first round pick OT Max Iheanachor breaks all the "rules" of nearly the last 20 years. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 24, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 125 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers selecting OT Max Iheanachor out of Arizona State with their first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. We discuss what the Steelers are getting in Iheanachor, his strengths and weaknesses, and how he probably fits in positionally on the offensive line as a rookie. Alex and I discuss what Steelers GM Omar Khan and HC Mike McCarthy both had to say about Iheanachor following the selection of the tackle in the first round. We also discuss whether OT Troy Fautanu will shift over to the left side at some point as well as the future of OT Broderick Jones moving forward into the coming season. The Steelers were poised to select WR Makai Lemon out of USC with their first-round selection and even had him on the phone prior to the Philadelphia Eagles trading ahead of them to snatch the wide receiver before Pittsburgh was officially on the clock. We discuss the overall process that led to Lemon being snaked via a trade with the Dallas Cowboys and how it makes Pittsburgh's front office look bad overall. The Steelers seemed to use most of their clock time before turning in their selection of Iheanachor so we discuss what may have led to that. We talk about the Steelers failing to trade up one spot for Lemon and then apparently not being able to trade back in the first round after the Eagles picked the wide receiver. Alex and I discuss the importance of looking at what happened Thursday with separate views as it relates to Iheanachor and the overall process that led to him being their selection. After recapping everything related to the Steelers first round selection on Thursday night, Alex and I go over several possible and realistic Friday night targets for the Steelers in Rounds 2 and 3. We make sure to discuss how both of us would like to see the Steelers trade up on Friday night and thus go get a player or players they really want, and especially after failing to land Lemon in the first round. This 65-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 23, 2026 - For Episode 1,876 this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney gives his final first-round projection for the Steelers in the 2026 NFL Draft. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 22, 2026 - For Episode 1,875 this Wednesdsay afternoon, Alex Kozora offers his final thoughts before the Steelers make their first-round pick and if the team will break its longstanding "rule" of the top selection. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 22, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 124 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the Tuesday press conference that Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike McCarthy took part in. We go over the notable things that McCarthy had to say about players on the roster, the team's offseason plans and schedules, and much more. After recapping McCarthy's Tuesday presser, Alex and I then conduct full recaps of our final 2026 mock drafts for the Steelers. We go over each one of our 12 selections in our final mock drafts and reasons why we made every week. This segment of the Wednesday show is quite lengthy. After our final mock drafts are fully recapped, Alex and I attempt to answer several questions related to the 2026 NFL Draft ahead of it getting started in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Alex and I discuss some of our overarching thoughts on the draft that are related to the Steelers and what we both hope ultimately happens. We also address several of the potential trade possibilities related to the Steelers as well. This 140-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering several email questions we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 21, 2026 - For Episode 1,874 this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to the latest report from Tom Pelissero regarding QB Carson Beck, and what it could mean for the Steelers. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 21, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 123 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing former Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin being hired by NBC as part of their Sunday Night Football crew. Steelers team president Art Rooney II recently addressed the wait for QB Aaron Rodgers to decide on his future during an interview, so we make sure to recap what he had to say on a possible timeline moving forward with the 2026 NFL Draft now right around the corner. The contract details related to the Steelers’ recent signings of OL Brock Hoffman and RB Travis Homer are now known as of Tuesday morning, so Alex and I recap those figures during the first half of this episode. On the heels of Steelers GM Omar Khan and HC Mike McCarthy holding their pre-draft press conference on Monday, Alex and I make sure recap everything notable that was said during it. We parse a lot of quotes from Khan and McCarthy from Monday. This leads to good discussions of various key topics related to both the draft and other things. At the end of this show, Alex and I go over the combined deep reception stats from the last two seasons of the top 15 wide receiver prospects in the annual Dane Brugler draft guide. This 95-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering several email questions we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 20, 2026 - For Episode 1,873 this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why he would consider trading Alex Highsmith during the draft. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 20, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 122 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into our annual pre-draft roundtable discussion with several members of the site's staff. Joining the draft roundtable discussion this year are Ross McCorkle, Joe Clark, Josh Carney, Jake Brockhoff, Ryan Paglia, and Jim Hester. As part of our annual pre-draft roundtable discussion, we discuss several of the draft prospects the Steelers seem to have a lot of interest in this year. We also make sure to go through prospects at several different position groups. We talk a lot about the quarterback prospects the Steelers could select this year. As part of roundtable discussion, we discuss the latest news concerning Steelers OT Broderick Jones and how that could impact the team's draft plans. At the end of this annual roundtable discussion, we get the first-round selection predictions from each of our guests. Please make sure to follow, Ross, Joe, Josh, Jake, Ryan, and Jim on Twitter/X after listening to today's episode. After finishing our roundtable discussion, Alex and I have a few discussions of our own related to latest news concerning the Steelers. We go over recent comments made by Art Rooney II about the draft, the injury report on Jones, the team potentially trading one of OLB Alex Highsmith or OLB Nick Herbig, and the Cincinnati Bengals recently trading for former New York Giants DT Dexter Lawrence. This 119-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering several email questions we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 19, 2026 - For Episode 1,872 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains which way she thinks the Steelers will go in the first two rounds of the draft later this week. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices