Steelers Afternoon Drive

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Derrick Bell joins us to discuss the main takeaways from the NFL Combine. How impressive is the linebacker class? Does he, like Alan, feel like a double dip at WR is in play? What do we make of the secondary class? Could a punter be in play at some point or another strictly special teams player? What are some of our biggest NFL Draft misses, and what did we learn from them? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 third day of prospect interviews at the 2026 NFL Combine, which continued on Friday morning with quarterbacks and wide receivers. The Steelers did use four of their 45 formal interviews at the quarterback position, with Ty Simpson, Drew Allar, Garrett Nussmeier and Carson Beck all getting formals. But it was the wide receiver position that Mike McCarthy and company blitzkrieged, using over a dozen formal visits on that position, which has been one of dire need for the team for several years now. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the latest NFLPA report cards that leaked. The Steelers were dead last in terms of overall grade. We dive into what does and doesn't matter from this report card and the impact it truly has. We then answer questions on Omar Khan's philosophy as opposed to Kevin Colbert's in terms of the NFL Draft and decide between three bleak options for the team's offense posed by a viewer. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 second day of prospect interviews at the 2026 NFL Combine, which continued on Thursday morning with safeties and cornerbacks. The Pittsburgh Steelers definitely need so help in the secondary, with just Jalen Ramsey, Joey Porter Jr. and DeShon Elliott under contract as starters right now. Furthermore, they don't even seem sure where Ramsey will play after he dressed at outside cornerback, slot and free safety last season. So what should Omar Khan be looking for in the draft? Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss a new QB option entering the fold in the form of Tyson Bagent, who the Bears say they've received trade calls on. Is he a fit for the Steelers? We also discuss Malik Willis' market, Drew Aller participating in the NFL Combine and what Alan took away from talking to the linebacker and defensive tackle groups at the NFL Combine. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 first day of prospect interviews at the 2026 NFL Combine, which began on Wednesday morning with linebackers. The Pittsburgh Steelers probably have an unheralded need at the position, with Cole Holcomb a free agent and Patrick Queen and Malik Harrison both entering the final season of their contracts. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what Omar Khan had to say at the NFL Combine, including thoughts on Aaron Rodgers, Kenny Gainwell, Darnell Washington, Cam Heyward, Patrick Queen, Isaac Seumalo and other pending free agents. We also discuss what he had to say about keeping 12 draft picks, the role of NFL owners and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 press availability of general manager Omar Khan, who opened the 2026 NFL Combine by discussing a number of topics and giving significant updates on the team's offseason plans. Khan talked about brining back quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the team's plans in the 2026 NFL Draft, the future of Cam Heyward, Broderick Jones' injury situation, the gaping hole at the wide receiver position and more. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what Alan is looking forward to at the NFL Combine, the Premiere of 'Football Town', the seeming lack of desire to ban the tush push from teams, the 20-game sample size for college QBs and finally some trade ideas thrown our way. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 bit of a preview of the 2026 NFL Combine, which starts on Tuesday at Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, and will feature exactly one first-round option for the Steelers at the quarterback position in Alabama's Ty Simpson. We know Pittsburgh was interested enough in Simpson to scout Alabama at least four times during the 2025 college football season -- but are they still interested, and what do they and the rest of the NFL make of his medical issues and struggles down the stretch run of the 2025 season? That remains a mystery, that might be partially revealed this week. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what a reasonable expectation is for QB Will Howard and how we got to the point where the hype is off the rails, given what the team invested in him. What is the most likely outcome? We also discuss what Mike McCarthy had to say about landing the position at his age, Aaron Rodges and the idea of the team returning to Saint Vincent College for training camp. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 idea, put forth by NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah on Thursday, that general manager Omar Khan could trade back in the 2026 NFL Draft. With 12 picks already, that sounds crazy on the surface, but what if, instead of acquiring 2026 draft capital in exchange for moving back, Khan targeted 2027 picks in an effort to rebuild his war chest for a future quarterback trade up? That might make some sense. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the external QB options in the event that Aaron Rodgers doesn't return to the team in 2026, and also where Rodgers would rank among those options. We also discuss the impact NIL has had on the Steelers finding their next QB. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 team's external quarterback options, through free agency, trades or the 2026 NFL Draft. Alan broke down 12 of the top options --and they aren't good, at all. So how to rank the best of a bad bunch, and where should Aaron Rodgers fit into the mix? Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Zach Azzanni being the new WRs coach for the LV Raiders, Minkah Fitzpatrick finding himself back in trade talks, if there is a position group whose growth we would put at the same level of importance that we did with the OL heading into the 2025 season, the franchise tag and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 where the team's plans for the 2025 season fell short. General manager Omar Khan again left the team wanting at the wide receiver position, which turned into a near-disaster and has left the cupboard extremely bare entering 2026, while their long-term desire to land a quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft might have handcuffed them from acquiring a wide receiver -- only for that plan to largely fail, anyway. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss how NFL teams and specifically the Steelers go about planning for the future, is it long or short-term when putting together their vision? What upgrades need to be made both for the organization and on a gameday experience level? Should the team look into adding a designated QB scout or scouting department until they land their next franchise signal caller?Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 if the team will change its free agency approach under new head coach Mike McCarthy. General manager Omar Khan has been more aggressive than his predecessor has been in free agency. Has that been reflective of a shift in team priorities, and will it continue with a new head coach?  Also, how hard is it to make impactful moves in free agency? Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the idea of bringing in any of the Dolphins' veteran cuts including Tyreek Hill, Tua and James Daniels. We also discuss how any of those additions shouldn't impact draft plans. We then answer questions on team building and front office structure. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 seven players in the team's 2023 NFL Draft class, all of which are entering the final season of their rookie contracts. General manager Omar Khan must make a decision on the fifth-year option of first-round pick Broderick Jones, while the decisions on Joey Porter Jr., Keeanu Benton, Darnell Washington, Nick Herbig, Cory Trice and Spencer Anderson may have to wait until later this offseason. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the idea of trading Nick Herbig for Tanner McKee, as brought up by ESPN's Bill Barnwell. Speaking of trading with the Eagles, could the Steelers be in play for AJ Brown? What about DJ Moore of the Chicago Bears? With the possibility of Derek Carr coming out of retirement, should the Steelers be in play for him? What do we make of the NFLPA report cards going away? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the team's needs align with both the free agent class of 2026 and the 2026 NFL Draft, and which positions Omar Khan, Mike McCarthy and company should hope to have locked up before the NFL descends on Pittsburgh this April, and which ones would be better served by waiting for the draft. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss how Mike McCarthy's staff stacks up to Mike Tomlin's in terms of quality and quantity. Will there be a noticeable difference in that regard? We also discuss if the team will go big for a WR in free agency, what to make of all the smoke surrounding Patrick Queen and how Mike Tomlin's role on the competition committee goes away with him no longer being a head coach. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 outlook for the 2026 season for the team, where they will have a new coaching staff, but there does not appear to be a much better option than a return from Aaron Rodgers available at quarterback. If Mike McCarthy and Omar Khan decide to run it back with the veteran signal caller, what else can the Black and Gold accomplish in 2026? It's easy to look at what they accomplished in 2025 as a blueprint, when a half-dozen slots on the roster got locked down by younger players. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Steelers Night Shift! Our new LIVE audience interaction broadcast across YouTube, Twitter, and Facebookhosted by Jobe Morrison! This week we review the offseason so far before the NFL Combine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Joey Porter calling out Ben Roethlisberger for being a bad teammate and person and James Harrison for criticizing Mike Tomlin, despite Tomlin being the coach that unlocked Harrison's Hall of Fame potential. What do you make of all of this? We also talk about the idea of the team making all 12 of their current draft picks and if the team will continue to go to Saint Vincent College for training camp. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 plans for the upcoming offseason, specifically when it comes to breaking down the team's offseason needs. Today, Alan tries the opposite: what positions should Mike McCarthy consider to be completely taken care of as he enters office as the head coach? Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Alan's Super Bowl experience, if the teams that played in it should be what the Steelers are trying to emulate or if they are flashes in the pan and answer questions about trade up scenarios and draft content plans. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 plans for the upcoming offseason, both for the team and for the site, with upcoming dates of the NFL Combine, pro days, NFL Owners' Meetings, the 2026 NFL Draft and more.  Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan Howe and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss how roster construction has flown under the radar due to a coaching change and staff hires. Will Joey Porter Jr. and Nick Herbig receive extensions this summer? Who are some cut candidates? How will the team approach free agency and the NFL Draft? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 defense-dominated Super Bowl LX with the Seattle Seahawks winning with a familiar game plan to Pittsburgh fans: a dominant defense and running game, with a scrap-heap quarterback that was just asked to not do too much. Which begs the question, was 2025 an outlier of a year, or should the Black and Gold have doubled down on their usual plan instead of going with Mike McCarthy? Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derrick Bell and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we answer questions about who the biggest beneficiaries of the coaching changes are, which WR duos could make the most sense if the team double dips in the NFL Draft, if Aaron Rodgers is really the best option and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 team's present and future of international play. The team's trip to Ireland last September was a rousing success, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL will be going back to Dublin as a result. Steelers vice president Dan Rooney said on Wednesday that the team wants to return to Ireland, as well, but it's not clear how that will dovetail with other international priorities in Mexico and Germany. Michael McQuaid of Pro Football Ireland joins the show to talk about the Steelers' potential fanbase in Ireland and how this year's game has impacted Irish NFL fandom. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Matthew Coller joins to give us the inside scoop on what Brian Angelichio brings to the table as the Steelers offensive coordinator. How much KOC influence will he bring with him? Matthew and Alan then go back and forth about PFF and the good and the bad they offer. We then discuss the latest with the Steelers staff and answer a question about being in the sports media space in today's climate. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From his time as a ballboy in his youth, Dan Rooney has been involved with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the son of president Art Rooney II has taken a bigger role in the team's off-the-field affairs over the last few years in his role as vice president of business development and strategy. That included the rousing success that was the Steelers' trip to Dublin, Ireland to play the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park, and also the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft, which Pittsburgh will host for the first time in the modern era. For the first time, the younger Rooney was also involved in the process as the Steelers made a transition at head coach this offseason, helping to hire new head coach Mike McCarthy. Dan Rooney sat down with Alan Saunders of Steelers Now at Super Bowl LX in San Francisco to touch base on the excitement leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, the Steelers' international future and more: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Alan Saunders takes you behind the scenes of media row at the Moscone Center in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Brian Angelichio officially being named the offensive coordinator and more of the staff coming together. What does he bring to the table that meshes so well with what Mike McCarthy does? What does Joe Whitt Jr. bring to the table as the new DB coach? We also touch on the idea of drafting a WR in the first round and if Chris Boswell could call it a career early? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Charlie Batch joins the show, talking about the team's head coach transition from Mike Tomlin to Mike McCarthy, Super Bowl LX and the excitement surrounding the 2026 NFL Draft coming to Pittsburgh. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Scott Tolzien returning to the Saints and not becoming the next Steelers Offensive Coordinator. The focus shifts to Brian Angelichio now. What does he bring to the table? Eddie Faulkner will join the Baltimore Ravens as their RB coach. Is this a big deal? We then talk about what Roger Goodell had to say about international games going forward and what the NFLPA had to say in regard for the desire to have an 18-game regular season. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Scott Tolzien removing his name for consideration to be the team's next offensive coordinator, and Chase Haslett following suit for a passing game coordinator rule shortly afterward. Where will the Steelers turn to next int terms of the offensive coordinator search, and what does one rejection mean about the perception of the Pittsburgh position? Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the team making a bunch of coaching moves official, as well as interviewing Scott Tolzien for their vacant offensive coordinator position, Chase Haslett for the passing game coordinator/TEs coach role and much more. We then discuss what Alan is doing while covering the Super Bowl in California and if Garrett Nussmeier makes even more sense for the Steelers assuming Scott Tolzien is brought into the fold. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 coaching staff being assembled by new head coach Mike McCarthy, and whether there were lessons learned from the failures under head coach Mike Tomlin. Tomlin's coaching staffs seemed like an afterthought: small, cheap and uninspiring, with a noted failure to find successful coordinators holding back his tenure as the team's head coach. So far, it looks like the staff under McCarthy won't be any of those things. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Derrick Bell joins to discuss if there is a specific WR that fits this offense more after Mike McCarthy's hiring. We also discuss the idea of adding Ty Simpson, if they could double dip at WR, what Aaron Rodgers coming back would mean, Patrick Graham becoming defensive coordinator and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 coaching staff being assembled by new head coach Mike McCarthy. The coaching staff is almost exclusively coaches that have worked with McCarthy before, or have connections to Pittsburgh or the Steelers -- and in many cases both. But does that mean the staff is lacking, or has McCarthy been around long enough, and done a good enough job of developing coaches, to be able to build an all-star staff from his own Rolodex? Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Patrick Graham, James Campe and Jason Simmons officially joining the Pittsburgh Steelers' staff. We also discuss the report Ramon Chinyoung is coming in some capacity, the team's interest in Jahri Evans. Scott Tolzien and Brian Angelichio are two names to watch at offensive coordinator, so we will see how that shapes up. Alan then talks about what he's seen so far from the Senior Bowl, and we answer some questions about position groups and standouts. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 2026 NFL Draftclass at the wide receiver position. There are five players that are projected to be first-round picks, and with the quarterback class looking awfully thin, it's very possible that's the way that Mike McCarthy could lean in the draft to try to get the personnel required to run his preferred West Coast offense. In fact, the Steelers may need to double dip at wide receiver, even if they take one early, and there are lots of solid options here at the Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl last week. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Mike McCarthy's staff starting to take place as he is bringing in Adam Henry to be the new WRs coach and Patrick Graham as the new defensive coordinator. There will also be some retention from Mike Tomlin's staff, as Scott McCurley, Gerald Alexander and Tom Arth will all be retained. The team also requested to interview Bubba Ventrone for their special team's coordinator role. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 snubbing of legendary New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick from the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Belichick's omission from the class in his first year of eligibility certainly helps the candidacy of former Pittsburgh defensive end L.C. Greenwood. But at what cost? With the best coach in NFL history left waiting, it brings into question the entire voting process, and makes a mockery of one of football's great institutions. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss what was said during Mike McCarthy's introductory press conference. McCarthy, Omar Khan and Art Rooney II all spoke about how the process went, how the roster will be evaluated, the potential of Aaron Rodgers returning, QB development and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Joe Hoyt of DallasNews joins to discuss what Mike McCarthy brings to the table as a person and coach, as he is set to be named the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach. Is he the bridge coach needed to find the team their next franchise QB and set them up for life beyond him? We also dig further into the team's hiring process that led them here, if there are coaches/players McCarthy will want to bring with him and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 hiring of Mike McCarthy as the team's next head coach, a process that has been roundly panned both nationally and in Pittsburgh. While the hiring of McCarthy feels rushed, and the product of a poor process, that doesn't necessarily mean he's going to be awful as the team's head coach. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices