Steelers Afternoon Drive

Derrick Bell and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we answer questions about DK operating as the true #1 option in the passing game, if Deshon Elliott's role will change at all, confidence level in Arthur Smith long-term, TJ Watt's value 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 Steelers' defensive coverage options in the secondary and how a change in the type of zone defense they call could be beneficial. The Steelers have always been a team that primarily runs Cover 3, prioritizing stopping the run over softer zone coverages like Cover 2. But there is another option that is becoming more popular around the NFL that could be a fit for the Steelers, and that's Cover 4 or quarters. 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, Aaron Becker joins the show to discuss Adam Schefter saying the Steelers are done adding significantly to the roster, what to make of Justin Simmons' comments about playing for a contender and answer questions about the confidence of the Steelers' future, success of teams who run 12 personnel and what happens when a player has to go to the bathroom. 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, Dylan Winters joins the show to discuss creating the graphic for Steelers Afternoon Drive, some of his favorite projects, dream projects, growing up a Steelers fan and his favorite memories doing so. 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 trying to project the roster battles in the Steelers secondary. With the addition of Jalen Ramsey, the Steelers have seven cornerbacks who finished the 2024 season on an NFL roster, and they also have seventh-round draft pick Donte Kent in competition for a roster spot. Is seven too many, and does it matter where Ramsey plays? What about the suddenly-thin free safety spot after the trade of Minkah Fitzpatrick? 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, Jim Wexell joins to discuss what role Tim Rooney played in the organization and tells a Jack Lambert story. We then dive into his book set to release later this year that was written by the late Craig Wolfley with contributions from his family and Wex. What can we expect from the book and why did Wex get into writing in the first place? Finally, we discuss how media has transformed since he got into the game. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Wex's site: https://www.jimwexell.com/ 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 trying to rank the quarterbacks in the 2026 NFL Draft class. Which, of course, is a fool's errand. The NFL teams that will spend millions of dollars between now and next April attempting to do that have a 100% chance of getting it wrong. So who cares what anyone thinks now? Arch Manning is probably the prospect in the class with the highest upside, but it's a real question as to whether he'll even come out. You can make good arguments for an against the likes of LaNorris Sellers, Drew Allar, Cade Klubnik, Fernando Mendoza, Garrett Nussmeier and Nico Iamaleava, and there are plenty more that could play their way into that conversation. The real question isn't who's best, it's who will be available when the Steelers are on the clock -- or how far up they'll have to go to get a franchise quarterback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Chris Halicke joins to discuss the column about Jalen Ramsey's time in Miami, suggesting the team wanted to move on from him as much if not more than the other way around. We also discuss if Darius Slay can offset some of that from a leadership perspective and discuss if the reporting about a knee issue is anything to be concerned about. We then answer questions on how fan reception will be towards TJ Watt at training camp and how we think the Steelers PPG will look in 2025? 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 Steelers big trade with the Miami Dolphins last week and how general manager Omar Khan is counting on Mike Tomlin and his coaching staff to make the pieces fit. The Steelers got the best of the trade with the Dolphins, adding a more-valuable secondary piece in Jalen Ramsey in addition to Jonnu Smith in exchange for Minkah Fitzpatrick. But it's not immediately clear how all the pieces will fit together, and if the coaching staff can't make it work, it will open fair questions about the quality of the trade and their future. 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 give us his thoughts on the Jalen Ramsey & Jonnu Smith trade and then we answer a bunch of non-football related questions as we prepare for a long 4th of July weekend! 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, we discuss the team giving GM Omar Khan a new three-year contract extension, moving DeShon Elliott to FS, where the team is at in terms of QB proofing their offense and if Arthur Smith could find himself back in head coaching conversations if the Steelers offense takes the strides they can. 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 Steelers offseason, including Monday's big trade with the Miami Dolphins, and how much they're focused on trying to beat -- or be -- the Baltimore Ravens. The 2025 season fell apart for Pittsburgh, thanks to a five-game losing streak to close the season that included two losses to the Ravens. The latter, in the playoffs, involved Baltimore racking up nearly 300 rushing yards against the Steelers defense. So how much of what Omar Khan is doing this offseason has been about trying to reverse the trend against the Ravens, and possibly even taking some of Baltimore's ideas for themselves? 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, Christian Kuntz joins the podcast to discuss his perspective of the Minkah Fitzpatrick trade, Aaron Rodgers, growing up a fan of the team he now plays for, starting his own podcast 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 how the trade to acquire tight end Jonnu Smith has continued an offseason-long trend of catering to the personality and scheme of offensive coordinator Arthur Smith -- putting the pressure on him to increase the performance of his offense. The Steelers acquired Smith, making him the third former Smith protege on the current roster, joining Cordarrelle Patterson and Scotty Miller. In addition to players that have played for Smith before, the Steelers have also made moves to help better fit his scheme, grabbing Aaron Rodgers instead of Russell Wilson and drafting Kaleb Johnson instead of keeping Najee Harris. Smith did a good job last year in his first season as the Steelers offensive coordinator, but the unprecedented level of service to his scheme and personality fit this offseason definitely ramps up the pressure to be an above-average offense in 2025. 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, Nick Farabaugh joins to discuss if there is any impact on the deal to acquire Jalen Ramsey & Jonnu Smith on TJ Watt's future. Are we still expecting a deal or is the door open for a trade given Omar's willingness to wheel and deal? Could this change the financial structure of the deal? Is Cory Trice Jr. a viable option in dime or as a safety? Should we trust Teryl Austin's ability to get the most out of Jalen Ramsey? 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 once again blockbuster trade between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins. There seems to be a lot of negative feelings about this trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers fanbase, and a lot of them come from the lack of understanding about the relative positional values of safety and cornerback. 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 massive trade that sent Minkah Fitzpatrick back to Miami in exchange for Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith. The Steelers also sent a 2027 5th round pick and got back a 2025 7th round pick. Where did the team get better and where do they still have work to do to find solutions before the season begins? Are these obvious solutions to the team's problems or was this more so just acquiring talent? 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 blockbuster trade between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins. The Steelers sent All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Dolphins in exchange for All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith, along with a swap of day-three 2027 draft picks. What precipitated the blockbuster and how do the pieces all fit? 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 the price of trading up for a QB, the timeline of when they should look to strike, if Chris Boswell will have an impact on the optics of Aaron Rodgers 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 Cincinnati Bengals new deal on a lease extension at Paycor Stadium.The Bengals and Hamilton County, Ohio have agreed to a $470 million deal to keep the Bengals in Cincinnati for another 10 years. With Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro cautioning that the state budget may not have stadium money for the Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles in it this time around, a local deal like the one the Bengals reached might just be the ticket for when the Steelers' lease ends in 2030. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Mike DeFabo joins the show to discuss report about collusion in the NFL, if Roman Wilson is capable of stepping into a WR2 role, who will take on the short yardage role for the Steelers and Mike's path to covering the Steelers for the Athletic. 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 question about the cause of problem players like former Pittsburgh receiver George Pickens. Pickens was in the headlines again on Wednesday after bailing last-minute on a youth football camp in Pittsburgh that he had committed to running, despite his trade to the Dallas Cowboys. What causes players like Pickens to allow to continue to have attitude problems throughout their careers, and is it a rising problem? 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 Smitty's vacation and Twitter hiatus, Aaron Rodgers' comments on the Pat McAfee Show, Pat Freiermuth stepping into his own as a leader on this team and Diontae Johnson's comments about playing in cold weather. 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 question about a new NFL Draft trade trend that Omar Khan has jumped on. The Steelers' trade of George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys contains both a third-round pick in 2026 coming from Dallas to Pittsburgh, and a swap of 2027 NFL Draft picks, with the Cowboys' fifth-rounder coming to Pittsburgh in exchange for the Steelers' sixth-rounder. This type of trade is a relatively new trend around the NFL, but Khan has been a keen adopter. What are the benefits and why do NFL teams like this structure? Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Steelers Afternoon Drive, our new daily podcast featuring all the latest Steelers news and analysis. Noah Strackbein of Sports Illustrated and the All Steelers Podcast joins Alan Saunders to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, the guys discussed Aaron Rodgers' appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, when he, among other things, announced that he only intends to play one more season at the NFL. The guys also talked about Rodgers' buy-in, and what that means for Will Howard and the rest of the team, and also the trade market, with Jalen Ramsey talk and also the WR2 market. 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 putting to bed the incessant rumors connecting the Steelers to Miami Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Ramsey has been on the block for months without a deal coming to the forefront, and the Steelers have been repeatedly connected to him, despite the lack of an obvious fit or need. ESPN's Adam Schefter put those rumors to bed for good on Tuesday, saying it's unlikely that the Steelers will acquire the former All-Pro. Instead, it seems much more likely that Ramsey will head to the West Coast, where he'd prefer to play, and the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams have more obvious fits for him in their depth charts. Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Locked On Steelers Podcast joins Alan Saunders to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, the guys discussed the fate of the Steelers' offensive line rebuudling project, expectations for 2025, and if anything can be learned from the three weeks of offseason pracitces in the rear-view window, or if we have to wait until training camp.The guys also talked about Beanie Bishop and the Steelers' secondary plans for the upcoming season. #steelers #herewego #nfl 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 whether the team will be looking for a new stadium when their least expires after the 2030 season. Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro told reporters on Sunday that the state does not think funding new stadiums for the Steelers (2031) and Philadelphia Eagles (2033) when their current leases expire should be a priority. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie has been publicly noncommittal about whether the Eagles will pursue a new stadium when their lease expires. Steelers president Art Rooney II has said he expects his team to extend its lease and remain at Acrisure Stadium beyond 2023. 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 if the team is better equipped to beat Baltimore, Jalen Ramsey, scouting the 2026 QB class, the grind of covering the team, the playoff win drought 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 how the change from Russell Wilson to Aaron Rodgers will change the way offensive coordinator Arthur Smith goes about his business. The relationship between Smith and Wilson had famously deteriorated by the end of the 2024 season, with stories leaking in the media about Smith restricting his ability to make changes to plays at the line of scrimmage. Will things be different with Rodgers under center in 2025? 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 fans who simultaneously want to tank but also bring up the long playoff win drought, if CB is the team's biggest need, answer questions about Asante Samuel Jr. 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 whether the Steelers should pursue cornerback Jalen Ramsey as a trade option. The Miami Dolphins are trading Ramsey, the 30-year-old, seven-time Pro Bowler, in what is apparently a mutual decision. The Steelers are already set at outside corberback with Darius Slay and Joey Porter Jr. in the fold. They could use Ramsey as an option in the slot, where he would certainly be an upgrade over Beanie Bishop. But he is due $21.1 million over the rest of the 2025 season -- a hefty sum for any cornerback, let alone one playing in the slot -- and it's unlikely that a move to a more phyiscally demanding position at 30 years old would be the thing that would please the disgruntled Dolphins corner. 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 if we think the team should've pursued Jaire Alexander more aggressively, if the fit would've made sense, what type of DB they should be in the market for if anyone and why there is such an overcorrection on player projections when it comes to players 30+ years old. We also discuss what we've seen from Brandin Echols, Daniel Ekuale and Kenny Gainwell so far and if Aaron Rodgers can still play at a high level. 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 question about trading for cash or cap space in the NFL.Unlike baseball, where it's relatively common, you can't trade for cash in an NFL trade. You also can't trade for salary cap space in the NFL, which is much more valuable than cash. But there are ways for teams to make financial considerations in the midst of a trade.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 extending DeShon Elliott and the bigger picture of what it means. Could Calvin Austin III and/or Jaylen Warren be in line for extensions next? Should they be? The team needs to check as many boxes as they can to fill holes before the 2026 NFL Draft. Where do things stand with TJ? Has Omar Khan mastered finding value in middle-tier FA contracts? 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 signing of strong safety DeShon Elliott to a two-year contract extension on Monday, and whether general manager Omar Khan made a good deal. Elliott has agreed to a two-year contract extension with $12.5 million in new money, which will make him just the 30th-highest-paid safety in the NFL, despite a strong season with the Steelers in 2024. So how did the Khan Artist work his magic this time? 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 if the team is in a better spot going into 2025 than they were in 2024. What does Aaron Rodgers bring to the table that could go beyond his playing career here? Will the Ireland game be the pivot point in the season. Are the Colts a possible trade partner? Alan explains a little of the percentage of cap that must be spent. 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 three weeks of spring practices have set up 53-man roster battles to watch during training camp.  The Steelers just went through two weeks of OTAs and one week of mandatory minicamp, and now have five weeks off before the start of training camp 2025 at St. Vincent College. But the roster battles that will take place in the foothills of Latrobe have already begun to be identifiable, thanks to the performances this spring --or lack thereof. 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 reset where the Steelers stand from a salary cap perspective, explain how cash flow can help to manipulate the salary cap in a way, discuss if the Steelers are going all in for 2025 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 how veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers looked at the team's three-day mandatory minicamp, which wrapped up on Thursday. Rodgers signed with the Steelers two weeks into the three-week offseason period, missing the first two weeks of optional OTAs before coming to town and signing for the mandatory minicamp. Rodgers didn't do much this week, with head coach Mike Tomlin choosing to hold him out of team periods while he gets up to speed with the offense. But we did get to see Rodgers throw this week, and even at 41 years old, one of the most talented quarterbacks in NFL history can still rip it. 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 go through each position group as we hit the reset button between minicamp and training camp. Who stood out? Who needs an impressive training camp to be on the right side of the roster bubble? Is Payton Wilson in for a larger role than we expected? What players should we be keeping an eye on at training camp for one reason or another? 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 much of a hurry Omar Khan should be in when it comes to making an addition to his wide receivers room. The Steelers have reportedly not been aggressive in making offers on the few receivers that are available. Should Khan be in a hurry to make a move, or is he better off being patient and waiting until closer to cut-down day? 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 if Will Howard's destiny is stamped as a backup following the arrival of Aaron Rodgers, which team has the greatest all-time roster, why fans are pressing the panic button over the TJ Watt contract discussions, Aaron Rodgers' fit with Arthur Smith and if the team is really in the market for Jaire Alexander or Jalen Ramsey. 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 what the objectives are and aren't for the Steelers in their three-day mandatory minicamp. Minicamp used to be about a mid-offseason check-in between the team and the players to see how far from condition they'd be entraining training camp. Now, it's all about learning for the newest players, expanding roles and opportunities for some returners, and pretty much a waste of time for elite veterans. 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 came out of Aaron Rodgers' first media availability as a member of the Steelers. What did he have to say about the process that led him to Pittsburgh, the already established connections, the ones he hopes to build and much more. We also discuss what Mike Tomlin had to say on that matter and TJ Watt not being with the team at mandatory 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 whether the T.J. Watt holding out from mandatory minicamp is an issue for the Steelers. Watt will not be in attendance for the three-day mandatory minicamp, which starts Tuesday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, as he is seeking a contract extension. Is Watt's absence a big deal? 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 the team pursuing soon to be FA CB Jaire Alexander following his release from the Green Bay Packers. Is he a fit after the team added Darius Slay? We also discuss how contract incentives work, how QB-QB matchups go head-to-head, if there is a WR to be had in the New England Patriots' room 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 whether the signing of Aaron Rodgers raises the Steelers' ceiling in 2025. Despite it being several days since the news broke that Rodgers will be joining the team for 2025, the Steelers' betting win total hasn't moved from over/under 8.5.  So has the Rodgers addition raised the team's ceiling? 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 the show to discuss what type of WRs you ideally need to build a room out, what the steelers are missing and if they can find what they are looking for in the form of a pass-catching TE? Is Darnell Washington underutilized? Does Aaron Rodgers move the needle for the team or just add entertainment value? 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 why some people are still salty about signing Aaron Rodgers. During Thursday's Afternoon Drive, Alan asked for questions about why fans that were upset about the team signing Rodgers felt that way, and he got them, with a couple great questions about the injury risk, team chemistry, and the inescapable scourge of tanking. 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 news that Aaron Rodgers will be coming to Pittsburgh on Friday to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The long saga will finally come to an end, with the 4X NFL MVP joining Mike Tomlin's team as we all expected would ultimately happen. The timing of it is important as he will now be around for all of the mandatory portions of the off-season phase. We discuss the fit and fallout of this move and if this is the best path for 2025 and beyond. We then discuss if Gabe Davis could still be in play despite leaving his FA visit without a contract. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices