January 30, 2023 - <br /><br />On this Monday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora gives his thoughts on the NFL's drawn-out head coaching cycle.

January 30 - <br /><br />Season 13, Episode 80 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday show, site contributor Tom Mead sits in for Alex Kozora, who is down in Mobile, AL this week covering the 2023 Senior Bowl.<br /><br />Tom and I get those show started by talking a little bit about the two NFL Conference Championship games that took place on Sunday that resulted in the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City chiefs advancing to the Super Bowl.<br /><br />Tom already has three draft profiles posted on the site so far this offseason so he recaps those three players and how each could potentially fit with the Pittsburgh Steelers. We move on to talk quite a bit about several players at the 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl that have Tom's attention as that annual all-star game event moves forward in Las Vegas.<br /><br />Tom goes over what he believes to be the Steelers' biggest needs when it comes to the 2023 NFL Draft as we sit here in late January. We also talk a little bit about what the Steelers' Week 1 offensive line might look like in 2023.<br /><br />We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post.

January 29, 2023 - <br /><br />For Episode 696, a submitted take from our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander in which she looks at whether the super senior year for college players has impacted the average age of players drafted to the NFL and whether it matters at all.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

January 28, 2023 -<br /><br />On this Saturday version of The Terrible Take, Alexa DellaRocco gives her predictions for the two Conference Championship Round playoff games that will take place on Sunday.

January 27, 2023 - <br /><br />On this Friday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora takes a rare moment to thank the Cincinnati Bengals.

January 27, 2023 - <br /><br />Season 13, Episode 79 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the latest couple of players that the Pittsburgh Steelers signed to Reserve/Future contracts this past week. Those two players are wide receiver Dan Chisena and outside linebacker Quincy Roche.<br /><br />What's the latest on Steelers senior defensive assistant Brian Flores? Alex and I make sure to answer that question early in this Friday show.<br /><br />Steelers team president Art Rooney II started his annual media rounds on Thursday with three separate interviews so Alex and I go over the several main talking points to come out of those. It makes for a long segment, but we make sure to be as thorough as possible in covering everything that was pertinent.<br /><br />Rooney talked a little about Steelers' veteran backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky and his 2023 status on Thursday so that makes for a bit of winded conversation between Alex and myself.<br /><br />With the annual East-West Shrine Bowl and Senior Bowl weeks now upon us, Alex and I make sure to carve out some time to do a little preview of those two college all-star games.<br /><br />The NFL's Conference Championship games will take place on Sunday so Alex and I make our picks against the spread for those two contests later in this show.<br /><br />We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post and as usual, we close down this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show.

January 26, 2023 - <br /><br /><br />On this Thursday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at one significant and specific passing game stat that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense needs to show remarkable improvement in when it comes to the 2023 season.<br />

January 25, 2023 - <br /><br />On this Wednesday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora argues why newly signed WR Dan Chisena has a path to making the Pittsburgh Steelers' 53-man roster later this summer.

January 24, 2023 - <br /><br />On this Tuesday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan looks at the recent futures signing of OLB Quincy Roche to the Pittsburgh Steelers' roster and the impact it has on the outside linebacker room moving forward into the offseason.

January 23, 2023 -<br /><br />Welcome back to the archive of our Monday live stream over on Youtube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream each week from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one and if you missed yesterday’s, you can check it out below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

January 23, 2023 - <br /><br />On this Monday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora talks about why 2022 was the year of the QB sneak in the NFL.

January 23, 2023 - <br /><br />Season 13, Episode 78 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the four Divisional Round Playoff games that took place over the weekend. We discuss our main takeaways from the final four playoff teams as they relate to the Pittsburgh Steelers moving forward.<br /><br />Alex and I discuss a few key stats, yards after the catch and adjusted net yards per passing attempt, when looking at the Steelers and the remaining four playoff teams for the 2022 regular season.<br /><br />Former Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall managed to put himself back in the news cycle on Sunday night so Alex and I discuss he latest controversial tweets early in this show.<br /><br />With the senior Bowl now on tap, Alex goes over a young defensive lineman out of Wisconsin who has already captured his attention. That player is Keeanu Benton.<br /><br />I provide a small Steelers' salary cap update during this show and Alex and I discuss a few topics related to the team and how they will likely work through their cap situation throughout the offseason.<br /><br />We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post and as usual, we close down this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show.

January 22, 2023 - <br /><br />For Episode 689, a submitted take from our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander in which she looks at the early plausibility of the Pittsburgh Steelers taking WR Jordan Addison with their first round pick in the 2023 NFL draft.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

January 21, 2023 -<br /><br />On this Saturday version of The Terrible Take, Alexa DellaRocco gives her predictions for the four Divisional Round playoff games that will take place this weekend.

January 20, 2023 - <br /><br />On this Friday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora explains why he disagrees with one possible reason why the Pittsburgh Steelers kept offensive coordinator Matt Canada.

January 20, 2023 - <br /><br />Season 13, Episode 77 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers decision to keep offensive coordinator Matt Canada for the 2023 season. We spend a lot of time on that topic as it relates to the overall decision to keep Canada, what needs to improve drastically in 2023 on offense and much, much more.<br /><br />We knock out other news related to the Steelers and that includes the team losing coach Blaine Stewart to West Virginia. We also talk about there not likely to be any other changes on the coaching staff this offseason.<br /><br />Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett has had a few media interview the last few days so Alex and I make sure to review all the main things that he had to say in both of those.<br /><br />Former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was on the Jim Rome Podcast this past week and he had a lot to say about his Hall of Fame chances. We go over what all he had to say about that topic.<br /><br />The Divisional Round of the 2022-2023 NFL Playoffs will get underway on Saturday so Alex and I pick those games against the spread on this Friday.<br /><br />We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post and as usual, we close down this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show.

January 19, 2023 - <br /><br />On this Thursday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan explains why he currently believes that the Pittsburgh Steelers will ultimately spend one of their first two picks in the 2023 NFL Draft on a defensive lineman.

January 18, 2023 - <br /><br />On this Wednesday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora explains why the Pittsburgh Steelers should change their goal line approach next season.

January 18, 2023 -<br /><br />Season 13, Episode 76 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers re-signing wide receiver Anthony Miller to a one-year deal on Tuesday and what the immediate future looks like for him.<br /><br />What's going to happen with Steelers linebackers coach Brian Flores and offseason Matt Canada in the coming days? Alex and I update the latest known about both of them as of Tuesday night. (this was recorded before it was reported that Canada is expected to be retained)<br /><br />Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett was a guest on the latest episode of ‘Not Just Football’ podcast, which is hosted by defensive tackle Cameron Heyward. Pickett gave us a lot to talk about in that interviews so we roll through all of the notable topics.<br /><br />Tennessee Titans tackle Taylor Lewan seemed to make pitch on Twitter at becoming a member of the Steelers on Tuesday so Alex and I spend a little time discussing the plausibility of that happening.<br /><br />Alex and I talk about possible first round selections in the 2023 NFL Draft when it comes to positions during this show as well.<br /><br />We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post and as usual, we close down this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show.

January 17, 2023 - <br /><br />On this Tuesday version of The Terrible Take, Dave Bryan reveals his biggest takeaway from the Super Wild Card round of the 2022 playoffs that wrapped up Monday night.

January 16, 2023 - <br /><br /><br />On this Monday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora discusses the potential future and role of ILB Robert Spillane with the Pittsburgh Steelers.<br />

January 16, 2023 - <br /><br />Season 13, Episode 75 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday show, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about the five games that took place on Saturday and Sunday as part of the Super Wild Card Game weekend. We talk about the amount of points scored in the five games and more.<br /><br />The wait continues when it comes to Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada on this Monday so Alex and I talk about the likelihood of him being retained now that he has survived the weekend. Additionally, Steelers inside linebacker Devon Bush had a few tweets over the weekend that are worth discussing as it relates to his future.<br /><br />The Steelers have quite a few defensive unrestricted free agents this offseason that are worth discussing in depth so Alex and I do just that. We go through each one of them in detail and build a list of players we think will eventually be re-signed this offseason.<br /><br />We mix in other Steelers talk throughout this episode that is not noted in this recap post and as usual, we close down this show by answering several emails we received from listeners of the show.

January 15, 2023 - <br /><br />For Episode 682, a submitted take from our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander in which she talks about the likely turnover and potential replacements for the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers' QB depth chart.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

January 14, 2023 -<br /><br />On this Saturday version of The Terrible Take, Alexa DellaRocco reveals her early top free agency wish-list want for the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason.

January 13, 2023 - <br /><br /><br />On this Friday version of The Terrible Take, Alex Kozora examines the career parallels between Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt and his older brother J.J. Watt.