OK here is the audio and transcript of the Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin press conference following the selection of Stanford guard David DeCastro with the 24th pick in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. [audio:http://www.steelersdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/colbert-tomlin-david-decastro-press-conference.mp3] Kevin Colbert: Good evening everybody. We are very excited to announce our first pick, David DeCastro, guard, Stanford University. He’s a great player, excellent intangibles and character, he’s tough, he’s a leader, he’s smart, everything you could ask for in a player Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 100 of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd and first thank the listeners for the great feedback and emails that we have received over the course of the last few weeks. It has been overwhelming and we both are grateful to have such a wide listener-ship. We hope our passion and honest opinions show that we love doing these podcast for you. The talk starts with a brief recap of the Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin pre draft press conference from Monday. Not much info was gleamed from it, but we share the nuggets we liked. This is the final episode prior to the draft that begins Read more [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert and head coach Mike Tomlin met the media on Monday for their annual pre draft press conference to talk about the upcoming draft. Below is the audio from the press conference and I will be filling in the key talking points from today, albeit not too many. The situation with restricted free agent Mike Wallace was addressed and both Colbert and Tomlin continue to say that they are committed to trying to get Wallace signed to a long-term deal. Tomlin said that they are not worried about all of the recent reports that Wallace intends to not sign his Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 99 of The Terrible Podcast is up and since we had overwhelming feedback from the last draft talk podcast with NFL draft scout Dave-Te Thomas, I decided to have him back on again Sunday night for a special edition of the podcast. You asked, you receive as I get Thomas for a solid hour and we talk about several of the Pittsburgh Steelers pre draft visitors and a slew of other prospects that the Steelers might have their eyes on in the upcoming draft. It is hard to recap this episode properly, but I hope you have an hour free as I threw question after question at him and nailed Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 98 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd start of by talking briefly about the restricted free agent offer sheet deadline today as it relates of course to Mike Wallace. No dead horse beating here, just a quick recap. We then move on discuss Ohio State tackle Mike Adams testing positive for marijuana at the combine and how the Pittsburgh Steelers likely have removed him from their draft board now, if they hadn't already. David and I get into the character aspect of players and where each of us might draw the line. Would we take one player off the board completely Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 97 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd start of by talking about the recent re-signing of Charlie Batch and what it means go forward. We are both in the opinion that Byron Leftwich will not be far behind him. With Tuesday being the release of Steelers 2012 schedule, we discuss a few things in regards to that. Did Weslye Saunders really grow an inch over the course of a year? He says he did and we talk briefly about that. Are the defensive tackle and wide receiver classes the deepest this year in the draft? We talk briefly about it. What about the new kickoff rule Read more [...]

The incomparable Chris Mueller had me on the Late Shift Show early this morning on 93.7 The Fan to talk a little Pittsburgh Steelers. Chris and I talked about the recent re-signing of Jerricho Cotchery as well as the signing of free agent tight end Leonard Pope and I gave my thoughts on both. I was then asked about a few of the needs the Steelers have in the upcoming draft and what player might hold the most positional value. We talk about the possible need of a safety and if the Steelers have any fears of drafting players from smaller schools early in the draft. The interview ends with a look Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 96 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd have no choice to start off talking about Mike Wallace and the recent news that he might not sign his tender. We both think that the talk of trading is pretty ludicrous and we give all the reasons as to why it will not happen and how his situation is different the Santonio Holmes one. We move on to talk a little about the rumors that the salary cap could be flat in 2014, which is when the new TV money is expected to kick in. I have my reasons as to why I think that might be premature talk. As part of that talk we get into Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 95 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd start off by wishing Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount a Happy 64th Birthday and discuss how he changed the game. We move forward and discuss the free agent visit made Tuesday by tight end Leonard Pope, who ended up signing later in the day, even though I thought the Steelers might wait until after the draft. In my opinion the Pope signing really means nothing. We also discuss the recent pre draft visits to the Southside made by Akiem Hicks, Michael Egnew, Nick Perry and Mychal Kendricks. When we start discussing Perry we Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 94 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd start off by talking about the visit that running backs coach Kirby Wilson made to the Steelers facilities this past week and how uplifting that must have been. we also talk about Ramon Foster signing his restricted tender offer and also about Daniel Sepulveda being told he would not be brought back in 2012. Have you seen the weight that unrestricted free agent Trai Essex has lost? We wonder if he has lost too much. We get into draft talk again and David gets me started on Dontari Poe again after my little Twitter banter Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 93 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd start off by talking about the new look Steelers Nike uniforms that were unveiled on Tuesday in New York and give our thoughts on them. Will the 2012 NFL schedule be released later this week? David has heard that rumor and we talk about what prime time, national television games the Steelers might get. We move on to talk about the report on Tuesday that the Indianapolis Colts might have interest in signing unrestricted free agent quarterback Byron Leftwich. Will the Steelers have a big hole to fill if Leftwich winds up elsewhere? Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 92 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd and concentrate on quite a bit of draft talk in this episode. Please forgive the sound quality today as David had to do the show from New York via a cell phone. As far as draft talk we fully examine the prospects of Dont'a Hightower being drafted in round 1 by the Steelers. Could Luke Kuechly drop like some are trying to suggest? We also talk about the possibility of the Steelers signing an inside BUCK linebacker prior to the draft to lessen that need. We explore several of the candidates and reason as to whether or not Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 91 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd and I are all over the place in this episode. We start off looking at some of the comments made by Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin at the NFL owners meeting about the injury concerns he has about Emmanuel Sanders and Willie Colon. We also discuss the pre draft visitors that the Steelers have had in thus far as well. What about Max Starks? He wants to come back and Kevin Colbert has hinted that might be a possibility down the line as well. Is this a pre draft smoke screen? Should they really be thinking about bringing Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 90 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd and start with the crazy few days of news around the NFL and that included the Bountygate punishment handed down by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to the New Orleans Saints and the trade of quarterback Tim Tebow to the New York Jets. Was the punishment just by Goodell and was it a good deal for the Jets? We discuss both. We them move forward and talk Steelers football with Mike Wallace being the main topic. David and I talk about the Thursday article by Matt Barrows in the Sacramento Bee that stated the San Francisco 49ers Read more [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was on DVE Radio Wednesday morning to give his thoughts on Hines Ward after he announced his retirement on Tuesday. Roethlisberger, as expected, talked glowingly about Ward and how good of player he was and how emotionally he was at times in the huddle. Later in the interview Roethlisberger was asked about restricted free agent wide receiver Mike Wallace and if he has been nervous about the possibility that he could leave now that free agency has started. Roethlisberger replied, "Nervous is not the word. I'm scared to death. I communicate with Read more [...]