Episode #59 of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd and I find a few football things to talk about during this current dead period. After a 30 second update on the labor situation --- the next hearing is this Friday June 3-- we get into the problems at Ohio St. and give our thoughts on Jim Tressel, Terrelle Pryor and paying college athletes. After that we talk about James Harrison and his comments regarding the new rules and we discuss my upcoming post on offensive line penalties that you can find shortly on SteelersDepot.com. It's really interesting stuff that you should definitely check Read more [...]

Episode #58 of The Terrible Podcast is up and in Part 1 David Todd and I open by discussing the canceling of the NFL rookie symposium which was to be held a month from now in Canton, Ohio. While most of these young guys have their heads on straight, this was a useful event. It is now another casualty of the lockout. We also see more fallout as employees of some teams are getting salaries slashed or being told to take mandatory furloughs. We discuss whether this is due to good business or just greed. Gossip and opinion are ruling the day so we have at it on the Ray Lewis comments that if there Read more [...]

Episode #57 of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd and I open up by discussing the current labor situation. While this isn't the most entertaining topic, we try to give you a short recap of where things stand now and what dates are important in the immediate future. Turning to on-the-field issues we discuss the undrafted free agents and how the teams around the league will have much more time to review film and decide which guys to sign once the lockout is lifted. Is this good (more money) or bad (much harder to make the team)? We move on to the Jim Wexell tweet that Daniel Snyder had Read more [...]

Episode #56 of The Terrible Podcast is up and Dave and I bring you 36 minutes of joy and light. Okay, we bring you 36 minutes of off-season football talk. We open with a short update on the labor situation and note that Art Rooney is going to take part in the negotiations that are taking place in Minneapolis this coming Monday. After that we get into what is probably the most interesting news of the week, the retirement of Steelers great Alan Faneca. We discuss the following: Good or bad decision for the Steelers to let Faneca walk when they did, Best Steelers guard or lineman ever and Certain Read more [...]

Episode #55 of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd and I get into the topics of the day. Unfortunately with the draft behind us and the lockout still in effect the biggest topic this week were the thoughts of Rashard Mendenhall on the death of Osama bin Laden. We have a long discussion about Mendenhall's tweets and subsequent apology and whether they are newsworthy. No doubt they got plenty of coverage. We talk about what the Steelers have done thus far and what they might do going forward. Is a trade a possibility? We also discuss Ryan Clark who jumped in and added his opinion that social Read more [...]

Episode #54 of The Terrible Podcast is up and in this special edition podcast I interview the Steelers 2011 7th round draft pick Baron Batch, running back from Texas Tech. Baron discusses how he has been received thus far by Steeler Nation since being drafted on Saturday and talks a little about spending draft day with his father in New Orleans and his reaction when he got the call that the Steelers had drafted him. Baron tells about his ankle injury, he suffered early on in his career at Tech and the challenges he had overcoming it and how doctors thought he would not play football again. Next Read more [...]

Episode #53 of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd and I start by recapping Day 3 of the 2011 NFL Draft. We take a look at the Steelers four picks (Cortez Allen, Chris Carter, Keith Williams, Baron Batch) and come to the conclusion that two are locks to make the team and two will have to be impressive in camp to secure a roster spot. You might be surprised which ones we place where. Stepping back we look at the draft as a whole and discuss picking for need vs. taking the best athlete available. The Steelers definitely filled needs. We take a look around the AFC North to see what the Steelers Read more [...]

Episode #52 of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd start by discussing the Steelers 2nd round and 3rd round draft picks Marcus Gilbert and Curtis Brown and how each breakdown. We discuss the needs going forward and recap other thoughts from the second day of the draft. We talk about names to watch for the Steelers in rounds 4-7 as well. Thanks for making our podcast so successful and we hope you continue to listen. Thanks for listening and your continued support! As always we love talking football, particularly Steelers football. We hope you enjoy listening! We hope you listen weekly Read more [...]

Episode #51 of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd start by discussing the Steelers 1st round draft in the 2011 NFL Draft, defensive end Cameron Heyward from Ohio State and how he was the best player available on the board that fit a Steelers need. We discuss the type player Heyward is and how he will be integrated into the Steelers defense. We talk about how Brett Keisel will remain the starter as he played great in 2010 and how Heyward can be brought along slowly much like 2009 1st round pick Ziggy Hood was. We then go over our overall thoughts on the 1st round of the draft and discuss Read more [...]

Episode #50 of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd joined for an early morning draft day podcast to discuss the 2011 NFL Draft that begins tonight and banter about the possibility of a 1st round trade up for Mike Pouncey and the direction the Steelers will go in relation to position. I briefly discuss the Lance Zierlein post on how the Steelers set up their draft board. We then go on to discuss what Steeler Nation is thinking in the online poll that I started late last night and the early results show Steeler Nation wants to trade down. We also discuss the Mike Mayock and Ed Bouchette mock Read more [...]

Episode #49 of The Terrible Podcast is up and in part 1 of this podcast episode David Todd and I discuss the recent lifting of the NFL lockout by Judge Susan Nelson and raise several questions regarding free agency, the draft and the trading of players that exist while the owners appeal is heard. We then move on to talk about the Steelers pre draft press conference that Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin held yesterday and discuss a few players the Steelers will likely consider should they hold on to the 31st overall pick. We also discuss the options of the Steelers trading up or down on Thursday as Read more [...]

Episode #48 of The Terrible Podcast is up and in this special pre draft podcast episode I am joined by Dave-Te' Thomas, the Director of Operations for Scouting Services Inc to discuss the 2011 NFL draft as it relates to the Steelers. Dave is a long time NFL scout that got his break with the Raiders and Al Davis back in 1968 at the young age of 14. Dave starts off telling me a little about his background and he turned heads with the Raiders with his first 4000 page draft report. We then get into to talking about players the Steelers might have interest in drafting next week and Dave tells me why Read more [...]

Episode #47 of The Terrible Podcast is up and in this 30 minute episode David Todd and I discuss the Steelers 2011 schedule that was released on Tuesday and talk about what we dislike about it and how the Steelers strength of schedule is misleading. We continue on and discuss the latest news from the Sports Business Journal that a “breakaway group of players” want a seat at the mediation table and might be close to hiring a lawyer to intervene in mediation. We then move on to talk about the recent pre draft visitors the Steelers have had in and discuss a little about the Steelers 1st round Read more [...]

Episode #46 of The Terrible Podcast is up and in Part 1 we open with the minor controversy surrounding Ben Roethlisberger's conversation with a Ed Bouchette in which he suggested the team would have liked to pass more often but couldn't. We then take a look at the list of players who have visited the Steelers facility on the South Side as the team conducts their pre-draft interviews. After discussing the reported interest of the San Francisco 49ers in restricted free agent quarterback Dennis Dixon we finish the segment with listener Gregg's draft questions. In Part 2 we have a great interview Read more [...]

Episode #45 of The Terrible Podcast is up and In Part 1 of the podcast David Todd and I talk briefly about the new ESPN Power Rankings of current NFL head coaches where Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was ranked 2nd behind Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. We discuss a few coaches we think may be ranked too high and also talk about why Tomlin did not receive any Coach of the Year votes following the regular season. In Part 2 of the Terrible Podcast we talk draft and prospects with Shawn Zobel from DraftHeadquarters.com. Zobel recently released his 2011 Draft Preview and his new updated first Read more [...]

Episode #44 of The Terrible Podcast is up and In Part 1 of the podcast David Todd and I banter briefly about the upcoming Steelers pre draft visits, the chance of LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson going number one overall in the draft and some odds and ends on potential open roster spots on the Steelers 53 man roster. We also talk briefly about the Steelers 2010 redzone woes as compared to the Patriots and their use of their two rookie tight ends along with a few other rushing redzone stats. In Part 2 of the Terrible Podcast we welcome back former Steelers running back Verron Haynes to the show Read more [...]

Episode #43 of The Terrible Podcast is up and In Part 1 of the podcast we take a look at the current state of the NFL labor negotiations and discuss the "modern-day slavery" comments of running backs Adrian Peterson and Rashard Mendenhall. After that we start looking at the draft and discussing players who have or will be visiting the Steelers on the South Side and a list of players who really will be available when the Steelers pick at #31 and the potential the Steelers move down in the draft. In Part 2 Dave Bryan interviews Steelers offseason signee Donovan Warren, a defensive back who attended Read more [...]

Episode #42 of The Terrible Podcast is up and in Part 1 we get into the nuts and bolts of the lockout. As expected the players union decertified on Friday and the owners proceeded with the lockout. The Federal anti-trust lawsuit will be heard April 6 in Minneapolis. We fill you on all you need to know about how things could play out. We also discuss the NFLPA's efforts to keep this year's top picks from attending the draft and our thoughts on the 18 game schedule, the rookies wage scale and each team's inability to sign undrafted free agents after the draft. In Part 2 we look at the Steelers Read more [...]

Episode #41 of The Terrible Podcast is up and in part 1 we open up by looking at the Steelers' move to place a first round restricted tender on tackle Willie Colon and its ramifications. We also discuss Adam Schefter's news concerning tackle Flozell Adams, Ziggy Hood's surgery and Hines Ward's appearance on Dancing With the Stars. We follow up the Steelers news with a discussion of the Jets big cuts, Clinton Portis being let go and other NFL moves. We close Part 1 with a look at the CBA and get Dave's take on the combine. In Part 2 we have a great interview with Leon Hughes of Football National Read more [...]

Episode #40 of The Terrible Podcast is up and In Part 1 we start by discussing the state of negotiations between the NFLPA and management. Let's just say things don't look good. We then discuss the return of Bruce Arians, the various Steelers who have gone under the knife and the history of cornerbacks drafted by the Steelers in the past ten years. In Part 2 we discuss Kevin Colbert's comments from the combine in Indianapolis and his thoughts on Willie Colon and Ike Taylor among others. We then take an in-depth look and what goes on at the combine which started today. We close by answering three Read more [...]