Steelers Afternoon Drive

Welcome to Steelers Night Shift: Opposite Sideline, our new Night Shift Show where we preview with the opposition! Hosted by Jobe Morrison. This week, Sara Marshall joins to discuss Steelers at Patriots Week 2!

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Joey Porter Jr. leaving practice early and finding himself back on the injury report. Where can the team and where should the team go from here? Michael Pittman Jr. went in the wrong direction, not practicing at all today, neither did Darnell Washington (though his isn't injury related). The good news is Troy Fautanu was able to return to get some work in. We then answer a question about whether the pass rush value is why maybe the team and player aren't aligning in regard...

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's the drops by the Steelers wide receivers in Week 1. Or should I say drop. DK Metcalf definitely dropped a picture-perfect ball from Aaron Rodgers on a post route that probably would have been a long, game-breaking touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons, but other than that? 

The idea that the Steelers wide receivers were dropping balls left and right just isn't true.

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Welcome to Steelers Night Shift! Our LIVE audience interaction broadcast across YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook hosted by Jobe Morrison! Brendan Howe joins to discuss Steelers-Patriots!

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Joey Porter Jr. doing more at practice but still being limited due to (conditioning). Michael Pittman Jr. was also limited with a foot injury. Troy Fautanu (ankle) and Darnell Washington (NIR/Personal) didn't participate in practice and will be worth monitoring. We dive into why the Steelers do business the way they do in regard to not negotiating in season and how GM's operate with future draft capital. Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show on...

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's the Steelers contract negotiations with cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and why they were so much more difficult than the deals that Omar Khan previously made with Keeanu Benton, Darnell Washington and Nick Herbig.

Alan breaks it down:

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss a couple of tackles the Steelers brought in to get a look at, the truth behind the guaranteed money offered to Joey Porter Jr. and then answer some questions about the run game, Michael Pittman Jr. Derrick Harmon and much more. Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show on our YouTube page, or find it on Megaphone or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's our new The Good, The Bad and the Ugly column, which debuted on Tuesday morning, putting a cap on Week 1 by taking a look at the hot points good and bad from the previous week, while also talking about how those issues may or may not play in the future.

Alan breaks it down:

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what we took away from the team's Week 1 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Did Patrick Graham change his gameplan up based off not having Joey Porter Jr.? How close was the passing offense to finding much more success than they did? Who stood out to us upon second watch? Is there hope for the run game? Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show on our YouTube page, or find it on Megaphone or wherever you get...

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's the Steelers' season-opening win over the Arizona Cardinals, and even though the end result was a relatively narrow victory, just how different the Black and Gold looked in Week 1 under Mike McCarthy.

Alan breaks it down:

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Pittsburgh Steelers Postgame: Join Alan Saunders and Jobe Morrison from Acrisure Stadium after the Steelers' Week 1 win over the Falcons on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Derrick Bell joins the show to help us preview and predict the team's season opener against the Atlanta Falcons. We give you bold predictions for each side of the ball and a final score prediction. Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show on our YouTube page, or find it on Megaphone or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Welcome to THE PITTSBURGH FOOTBALL SHOW! Hosted by Alan Saunders The Pittsburgh Football Show is your new Friday morning home for all Pittsburgh football, talking the Pittsburgh Steelers, college football, high school football, fantasy, gambling and more. Each week, Jack Hillgrove of WPGH Channel 53 will wrap the show with our grand finale.

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Welcome to THE PITTSBURGH FOOTBALL SHOW! Hosted by Alan Saunders The Pittsburgh Football Show is your new Friday morning home for all Pittsburgh football, talking the Pittsburgh Steelers, college football, high school football, fantasy, gambling and more. Each week, Zachary Smith of Around the 412 and Steelers Afternoon Drive will give us his six pack of topics he's looking forward to for the weekend ahead.

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Welcome to THE PITTSBURGH FOOTBALL SHOW! Hosted by Alan Saunders The Pittsburgh Football Show is your new Friday morning home for all Pittsburgh football, talking the Pittsburgh Steelers, college football, high school football, fantasy, gambling and more.

Every week, Nick Farabaugh of PennLive.com joins the show to talk about the Steelers' opponent and matchup, this week getting ready for Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons.

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's how sports can bring us together in the aftermaths of tragedy like September 11, 2001, and how they build and strengthen our community ties, like in Pittsburgh, where football is basically in the water.

Alan breaks it down:

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Welcome to THE PITTSBURGH FOOTBALL SHOW! Hosted by Alan Saunders The Pittsburgh Football Show is your new Friday morning home for all Pittsburgh football, talking the Pittsburgh Steelers, college football, high school football, fantasy, gambling and more.

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Welcome to Steelers Night Shift: Opposite Sideline! Dom C. of 92.9 The Game in Atlanta joins to preview Week 1 Steelers-Falcons.

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what Mike McCarthy had to say in regard to Joey Porter Jr.'s status for Sunday's season opener against the Atlanta Falcons. How concerned should we be about the Steelers' run game, especially when bad weather comes in to play late int he season? Where do we think they'll find the most success? The Falcons may be without Tua on Sunday, and if so it'll be Cooper Rush getting the nod. How does this change things and what does the rest of their injury report...

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's the process of how NFL defenses identify what personnel opposing offenses are operating in, how they go about getting their correct personnel package into the game and get the right play called and communicated, and how that might change under Patrick Graham.

Alan breaks it down:

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Welcome to Steelers Night Shift! Our LIVE audience interaction broadcast across YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook hosted by Jobe Morrison! Brendan Howe joins to discuss Steelers-Falcons!

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what Mike McCarthy had to say, discuss Dylan Cook seeming poised to start at RT over Max Ihenachor, if Joey Porter Jr. could really miss Sunday's season opener and what Cam Heyward had to say about the franchise tag and the timeline in which the team does business. Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show on our YouTube page, or find it on Megaphone or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's how contract details like guaranteed money could be holding up the deal between the Steelers and cornerback Joey Porter Jr., how contract guarantees work in general, and how some reporting can be misleading when it comes to contract details.

Alan breaks it down:

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the latest depth chart, where Joey Porter Jr & Asante Samuel Jr. are listed as an "Or" situation at starting CB. The same is true at TE with Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington, but that's obviously a different situation. Jaylen Warren is listed ahead of Rico Dowdle, Dylan Cook over Max Iheanachor and Roman Wilson ahead of Germie Bernard. We then discuss if there's still hope for a Porter Jr. deal and answer questions about weekly captains, and how Mike McCarthy answers questions regarding changes he's...

Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what Mike McCarthy had to say in his first regular season press conference. He touched on the team being largely healthy, where things stand with Joey Porter Jr. and not yet making a decision between Dylan Cook and Max Iheanachor at the RT spot. What do we make of McCarthy not naming season-long captains? What did Brian Angelichio have to say about Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle's timeshare? What can we expect at safety in the absence of DeShon Elliott? What has Danny Crossman liked...

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's what's left to learn about the 2026 Steelers before the start of the regular season. The Atlanta Falcons -- Pittsburgh's Week 1 opponent -- just named Tua Tagovailoa their starting quarterback on Monday morning. When Mike McCarthy has his weekly press conference on Monday afternoon, is there anything significant left to learn about the Black and Gold?

Alan breaks it down:

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, we go game by game to predict the 2026-2027 season for the Steelers. We also give you our team MVP, OPOY, DPOY, breakout player and coach of the year. Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show on our YouTube page, or find it on Megaphone or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss if Max Iheanachor has a real shot to start in Week 1, the role of Rayshawn Jenkins in the absence of DeShon Elliot, the history of Joey Porter Jr.'s agent in negotiations, the role of box safeties and much more. Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show on our YouTube page, or find it on Megaphone or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's the concept of size at the wide receiver position. The Steelers have plenty of it, with twin 6-foot-4 starters in DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman Jr. How much of an advantage is that, and do you need to have size to succeed at wide receiver in the NFL?

Alan breaks it down:

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Welcome to Steelers Night Shift! Our LIVE audience interaction broadcast across YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook hosted by Jobe Morrison! Brendan Howe joins to discuss Steelers kicking off in 11 days!

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Joey Porter Jr. returning to practice, along with a bunch of guys including Jaquan Brisker, Sebastian Joseph-Day and a slew of others. Aaron Rodgers blamed Roman Wilson making a repeated mistake for why he threw an interception to Asante Samuel Jr. but also talked Roman up a good bit. We also discuss a new safety in the fold and answer some questions. Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show on our YouTube page, or find it...

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's the Steelers keeping four quarterbacks on their 53-man roster, and how much player development will actually occur with four quarterbacks at practice during the 2026 season. Former Mike McCarthy quarterback Ben DiNucci thinks not much, but what if there's a way to make that happen?

A member of our audience has a galaxy-brained idea. Alan breaks it down:

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Joey Porter Jr. returning...kinda. What did Joey have to say amid his contract stalemate about his "health" and week one status. What did Mike McCarthy have to say in regard to it as well? What about Elandon Roberts' release from the team? The team signed Car'lin Vigers, Bradyn Swinson and Brandon Johnson to the practice squad. What did Ben DiNucci have to say about the Steelers keeping 4 quarterbacks? Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show...

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's the ongoing contract saga between the Steelers and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. Porter was removed from the PUP list on Sunday and general manager Omar Khan said on Monday that Porter is healthy and that the team expects him to play. But he wouldn't say if he's aware of Porter's intentions.

What are Porter's options when it comes to holding in, holding out...

Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss our takeaways from the team's initial 53-man roster, including Deshon Elliott going on IR, Joey Porter Jr. being activated off the PUP and the team releasing Elandon Roberts. What else stood out to us? We then dive into what Omar Khan had to say during his availability about roster cuts, his trades of Broderick Jones and Kaleb Johnson and much more. Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show on our YouTube page, or find it on...

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's a surprising cut-down day for the Steelers, which included keeping all 10 2026 NFL Draft picks -- and an undrafted free agent -- while releasing veteran Elandon Roberts and landing several players on the injured list. 

That, plus the latest on Joey Porter Jr. Alan breaks it down:

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the team trading away Broderick Jones and a 4th round pick for a 3rd round pick and a 6th round pick. Where does the team go from here and what is next? Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this. Check out the show on our YouTube page, or find it on Megaphone or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Alan Saunders & Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, we discuss takeaways from the preseason finale, Alan's updated 53-man roster prediction, initial roster cuts and much more. Join us for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all of this.

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's what happens with Steelers quarterback Will Howard, who struggled through the end of the preseason and then ended up being evaluated for a potential head injury against the Buffalo Bills on Friday.

Alan breaks it down:

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Pittsburgh Steelers Postgame: Join Alan Saunders and Jobe Morrison from Highmark Stadium after the Steelers' preseason loss against the Bills on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

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