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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.

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October 9, 2026 -

For Episode 2,045 on this Friday afternoon, Jake Brockhoff explains why Roman Wilson and Germie Bernard give him hope in the wake of Michael Pittman Jr. 's injury.

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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...

October 8, 2026 -

For Episode 2,044 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney says the Michael Pittman Jr. trade and extension is looking like a massive swing and miss early from Omar Khan.

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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."

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October 7, 2026 - For Episode 2,043 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora wonders which rookie lineman replaces Derrick Harmon this weekend - Gabriel Rubio or Kevin Jobity Jr.? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠steelersdepot.com

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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...

October 6, 2026 -

For Episode 2,042 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney expresses his frustration with the Steelers' tackling on Thursday Night Football, and the concerns there moving forward.

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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.

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October 5, 2026 -

For Episode 2,041 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle explains why Kevin Jobity Jr. should get a chance now with Derrick Harmon on IR.

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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...

October 4, 2026 -

For Episode 2,040 on this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander explains why the Steelers can say they are in "win now" mode but that won't happen unless they change how they do business.

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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.

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October 2, 2026 -

For Episode 2,038 on this Friday afternoon, Jake Brockhoff describes the three biggest issues the Steelers must fix after their loss to the Browns.

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October 2, 2026 -

Season 17, Episode 30 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' 27-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night.

We start this show off with our overviews of the Steelers' Week 4 loss in addition to our initial thoughts on the trading of CB Joey Porter Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys late Wednesday night.

Alex and I discuss the play of the Steelers offense, defense, and special teams on Thursday night and how all three...

October 1, 2026 -

For Episode 2,037 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney reacts to the Joey Porter Jr. trade to the Cowboys.

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September 30, 2026 -

For Episode 2,036 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the noticeable improvements made by Steelers DL Derrick Harmon.

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September 30, 2026 -

Season 17, Episode 29 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers' Tuesday injury report ahead of the team's Week 4 Thursday night road game against the Cleveland Browns. We go over how all eyes will be on CB Jalen Ramsey (wrist) and CB Brandin Echols (concussion). We also discuss whether this will be the game that CB Joey Porter Jr. finally makes his debut in.

On the heels of us finally getting through the all-22 tape from the Steelers' Week 3 home...

September 29, 2026 -

For Episode 2,035 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney hopes the Steelers learned that Jaylen Warren has to be the feature back moving forward after his career performance.

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September 28, 2026 -

For Episode 2,034 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle wonders why Max Iheanachor wasn't in from Week 1 after what we saw on Sunday.

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September 28, 2026 -

Season 17, Episode 28 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' 30-27 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday to move to 2-1 on the season.

Alex and I discuss the team's perceived health coming out of its third regular-season game in addition to going over the seven players who were inactive for that contest, one of which was once again CB Joey Porter Jr.

The trade chatter surrounding Porter Jr. continued to pick up...

September 27, 2026 -

For Episode 2,033 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about Mike McCarthy's plan to get the offense back on track and how that could backfire instead of helping the players succeed.

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September 26, 2026 -

For Episode 2,032 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark argues that the Steelers need to move on from Joey Porter Jr. if he doesn't play this week.

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September 25, 2026 -

For Episode 2,031 on this Friday afternoon, Jake Brockhoff explains why it's starting to feel as if this will be a lost season in the first year under Mike McCarthy.

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September 25, 2026 -

Season 17, Episode 27 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the Thursday injury report the Pittsburgh Steelers released ahead of the team's week 3 home game against the Cincinnati Bengals. We go over how all eyes will be on WR Michael Pittman Jr. (foot), RB Rico Dowdle (toe), OG Gennings Dunker (knee), and CB Joey Porter Jr. (NIR/conditioning) when it comes to the Friday injury report.

Will the Steelers make a few practice squad elevations on Saturday? Will the...

September 24, 2026 -

For Episode 2,030 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney questions Mike McCarthy's comments regarding the O-line, and then his actions in practice ahead of Week 3.

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Sept. 24 – Ep. 116: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Ross McCorkle and Joe Clark recap the Pittsburgh Steelers' ugly 20-3 loss to the New England Patriots. We discussed the defense's solid showing and the offense's continued futility. How can it improve, and will it? We each weigh in.

Next, we discuss the offensive line debacle, including Mike McCarthy's admission that his training camp approach may have hurt the early development. Are the Steelers going to make changes on the right side of the line, and will the "star" players get back on track?

For the fi...

September 23, 2026 -

For Episode 2,029 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses two big-picture reasons why the Steelers offense is struggling so much despite Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers reuniting.

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September 23, 2026 -

Season 17, Episode 26 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the several practice squad transactions that the Pittsburgh Steelers have made this week. We also go over a few of the injured players we will have close eyes on this week when it comes to the team's three forthcoming injury reports for Week 3.

Former Steelers QB Charlie Batch weighed in on the ongoing situation with CB Joey Porter Jr. doing a Wednesday morning interview, so we make sure to...

September 22, 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.

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September 22, 2026 -

For Episode 2,028 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney praises defensive lineman Derrick Harmon for his performance in New England, one of the few bright spots in an ugly loss.

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September 21, 2026 - For Episode 2,027 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle wonders if the McCarthy-Rodgers connection is hurting the team more than helping them early on. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠steelersdepot.com

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September 21, 2026 -

Season 17, Episode 25 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 losing to the New England Patriots, 20-3, on Sunday.

Alex and I discuss the team's perceived health coming out of their second regular-season game in addition to going over the seven players who were inactive for that contest, one of which was once again CB Joey Porter Jr.

The Steelers offense really looked pitiful on Sunday against the Patriots, so we start on that...

September 20, 2026 -

For Episode 2,026 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the changes we have already seen in the Steelers defense and why new DC Patrick Graham may be just what Pittsburgh needed.

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September 19, 2026 -

For Episode 2,025 on this Saturday afternoon, Joe Clark explains why he doesn't think the Patriots are as good as they're getting credit for and why he can see the Steelers winning.

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September 18, 2026 -

For Episode 2,024 on this Friday afternoon, Jake Brockhoff names three players who must have a strong game for the Steelers to beat the Patriots on Sunday.

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September 18, 2026 -

Season 17, Episode 24 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the latest concerning Pittsburgh Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. on the heels of his leaving practice early on Thursday.

Did the Steelers make a mistake initially with Porter in placing him on the Active/PUP list? What is Porter's endgame goal now? Is he following the Jalen Ramsey playbook from 2021 at this point? Can the Steelers trade Porter at this point? Should placing Porter on the Reserve/Injured list...

September 17, 2026 -

For Episode 2,023 on this Thursday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses the latest ugly turn just taken in the Joey Porter Jr. vs. Steelers saga.

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Sept. 17 – Ep. 115: For this episode of The Depot Dive, Joe Clark and Ross McCorkle discuss the Steelers' Week 1 win over the Atlanta Falcons. We talk about the defensive brilliance and the offensive sloppiness and one major silver lining for the offense moving forward.

Next, we talk about the latest developments with Joey Porter Jr. including a trade request, no contract at the deadline, and a curious change in his injury designation ahead of Week 2.

For the last topic, we preview the Steelers' matchup against the New England Patriots. We each give one reason on offense an...

September 16, 2026 -

For Episode 2,022 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses why the Steelers Week 1 game was acceptable even if it didn't come with much style.

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