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Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss all the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team's season of mixed results continued since we last spoke with a blowout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs followed by a victory over the Minnesota Wild. Ryan Graves early struggles have continued and have us questioning the short- and long-term implications of his deal. As the Penguins have gotten guys b...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. The team lost it's third consecutive game to the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday to put them outside of the playoff race. Mason Rudolph replaced Mitch Trubisky in this one once it got out of hand and could start on Saturday against the Cincinnati Bengals if Kenny Pickett is unable to return for the contest. George Pickens made ple...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates off-season has been underwhelming to say the least. This seems like the right time to add to the roster via free agency/trade and as we sit here right now, the team has done very little to improve their roster externally. They added Marco Gonzales via trade from the Atlanta Braves and signed Rowdy Tellez and Ali Sanche...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team came up 0-2 on their Florida trip against the Lightning and Panthers, but have won back to back games against the Coyotes and Canadiens since. The team has scored 4 power play goals on their last 8 attempts over those 2 games and continued to get solid goaltending whether it's been Tristan Jarry or Alex N...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. Following back-to-back losses against the Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots, the Steelers are going to have to right the ship and do so fast as they head to Indianapolis to take on the Colts who also sit at 7-6. Will they have to do so without TJ Watt and/or Alex Highsmith? Mitch Trubisky has already been named the start...

Smitty and Tyler are back to talk all things Pittsburgh Penguins. The team's inconsistent season continued over the last week with a comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning followed by back-to-back OT/Shootout losses to their cross-state rival Philadelphia Flyers. Tristan Jarry, who has been fantastic in net also potted his first NHL goal and first by a goalie in Pittsburgh Penguins history....

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Following a disappointing loss to the Arizona Cardinals, how will the Steelers rebound on a short week against the New England Patriots? Kenny Pickett suffered an ankle injury that required surgery and will sideline him for a few weeks, so in comes veteran Mitch Trubisky to try to steady the ship. Will he, Jaylen...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mike Sullivan's team has had a roller coaster start to the 2023-24 season. At 10-10-1, you can't get much more average than what the Penguins have been. The biggest reason they sit in this position? The Powerplay in our opinions. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson, Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust...the talent i...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. In their first game following the firing of Matt Canada, Kenny Pickett and the Steelers offense surpassed 400 yards for the first time since Week 2 of the 2020 season. Najee Harris and Pat Freiermuth led the way for the Steelers' offense, that scored just 16 points despite the large spike in yardage and time of possession. What d...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mike Sullivan's team has won 4 straight and the key to unlocking the best version of this team appears to be a change in the system they're playing. They've switched up their forechecking approach and that has seemingly propelled them into being a much more sound club that can play to their strengths. Erik Karlsso...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mike Tomlin's team took care of business against a visiting Green Bay Packers squad on Sunday. Jaylen Warren and Najee Harris led the way for a Steelers rushing attack that had 205 yards. Broderick Jones, Darnell Washington and company were clearing lanes all game. Kenny Pickett and the passing attack still left a...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens bounced back in a big way, outscoring their opponents 12-2 over the last 2 games. A 10 goal performance vs the San Jose Sharks went a long way in propping up their goal differential. Only 5 players didn't register a point in that contest. Jeff Carter was made a healthy scratch for the first time in his career, as Vinny H...

Smitty and Tyler discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mike Tomlin's team took care of business on Thursday Night Football over the visiting Tennessee Titans and Mike Vrabel. Kenny Pickett did what we've grown accustomed to seeing, playing poorly for the majority of the game, only to come up big when it mattered by engineering a game-winning touchdown drive, ending with Diontae J...

Smitty and Tyler discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins. The sudden and tragic loss of Adam Johnson rocked the entire hockey and sports world last week and the guys spend some time talking about that situation and the changes the game could make due to it. Their underlying numbers suggest the Penguins shouldn't be as bad as they've been this season, which to outsiders may suggest t...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. They discuss the team's loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Kenny Pickett left the game with a rib injury, but even prior to being replaced by Mitch Trubisky, he looked like he had taken 3 steps back after seemingly taking a step forward in the week prior. He couldn't get on the same page as Diontae Johnson and George Pickens. The...

Smitty and Tyler are back for another Pittsburgh Pirates based show! It's been a minute, we know, but we felt inspired. The Arizona Diamondbacks clinched a spot in the World Series after knocking off the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS. A team that won just 84 regular season games will now play for the game's top prize. How far off are the Pirates, really then? Can they accomplish what we are wi...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team has dropped 3 consecutive games after starting the season 2-1. The team continues to get nothing from their bottom six forward group, having just one Radim Zohorna goal to show for the entire unit. Even captain Sidney Crosby has not looked like himself as of late. Where does the team go from here? Is this...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. Mike Tomlin was able to lead his team to victory over Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. Kenny Pickett and the offense once again came alive in the 4th quarter to give the team just enough for victory. The return of Diontae Johnson to form a duo with George Pickens was a welcomed addition. Najee Harris...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss the week that was for the Pittsburgh Penguins. After an opening night loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Pens bounced back winning both games of the back-to-back against the Washington Capitals and Calgary Flames. Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel have all gotten out to fast starts in terms of production, but how about newcomer Reilly Smith? The w...

Tyler and Smitty are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. Coming out of the bye, how can the team make internal improvements to their roster after a week of self scouting. With Dan Moore Jr. set to return from injury, is it possible he takes his starting spot back over from Broderick Jones? How can the team continue to ramp up the usage of Joey Porter Jr. and Keeanu Benton? What types o...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Penguins. Mike Sullivan's team returned to the ice to kick off their 2023-24 campaign on Tuesday evening playing host to rookie Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks. After going up 2-0 on the back of goals from Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby, the team did what it did several times last season. They blew a lead late and ended up losing in...

Smitty and Tyler are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. Mike Tomlin's squad got a much needed win over John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens thanks to more heroics from TJ Watt and Alex Highsmith and a late touchdown from Kenny Pickett to George Pickens. Joey Porter Jr. came away with a late interception and Miles Killebrew got a game-changing punt block. The Steelers have just found...

Smitty and Tyler go over their biggest surprises both positively and negatively from the Pittsburgh Pirates 2023 season and discuss if their bar was raised, lowered or has stayed the same for 2024 because of that? With the likes of Endy Rodriguez, Henry Davis, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Mitch Keller and Bryan Reynolds being joined by a returning Oneil Cruz, we could be in store for a 2024 that is at the very...

Smitty and Tyler go through their 2023-24 predictions for who will lead the Pittsburgh Penguins in goals, assists, points and who will be the team's x-factor? They then take a look around the league and give some bold predictions in terms of standings and who will take home some hardware come NHL Awards time. Let us know your thoughts! Rockin' Around The 412: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rockin-arou...

Smitty and Tyler discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers loss to the Houston Texans in a 30-6 blowout loss. Pretty much everything went wrong for Mike Tomlin's team at NRG Stadium on Sunday. Kenny Pickett not only played poorly but got hurt taking a sack. Pat Freiermuth, Dan Moore Jr. and DeMarvin Leal also left the game with injuries. From start to finish, Mike Tomlin, Matt Canada and Teryl Austin were j...