Steelers Afternoon Drive

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Cam Heyward's vet day, Nick Herbig remaining a limited participant while Malik Harrison worked in some EDGE reps, Darius Slay discussing an emotional night ahead as he watches his old team raise a Super Bowl banner and if cap circumvention takes place in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices....

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 would make for a successful 2025 season for the team. In the big picture, the Steelers are in the midst of a rebuild, as Omar Khan and Andy Weidl are undertaking a trenches-out...

Welcome to Steelers Night Shift! Our new LIVE audience interaction broadcast across YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook hosted by Jobe Morrison! Alan Saunders joins and previews week one against the New York Jets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Julianne Pelusi joins to discuss the launch of Pelusi's Picks on the channel, if we are buying what Aaron Rodgers is selling in terms of the game against the Jets just being another game, his faith in his tight end group, the latest surrounding Nick Herbig and Cam Heyward and much more. Learn more about you...

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 start of the 2025 season, and why some fans seem to lack optimism about the team. The Steelers had a well-regarded 2025 NFL Draft, adding multiple key contributors, and had the...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Jobe Morrison joins to discuss what Mike Tomlin had to say at his first Tomlin Tuesday of the regular season. We know Derrick Harmon won't be in the mix for the team, but what about Nick Herbig. What's the plan if Herbig can't go? How unique of a challenge is it to face a team with a new coaching staff, but...

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 evaluating the fit between the Black and Gold and recently released New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers. The Patriots surprisingly cut Peppers last week, and he has remained...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the team and RB Jaylen Warren agreeing to an extension, the team naming their captains for the 2025 season, what Beanie Bishop had to say about being cut and if there should be any concern about the team pricing themselves out of a trade up for a QB in the 2026 NFL Draft. Learn more about your ad...

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 we're evaluating the quarterbacks in the 2026 NFL Draft class. The Pittsburgh scouts scattered the nation this weekend as Omar Khan seems dead-set on landing his team's next fra...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Derrick Bell joins to discuss if the Steelers can get off to a fast start, expectations for the offensive line and offense as a whole, how Rodgers and Smith will pair together, who will have the most noticeable impact among the new faces and much more. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discu...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the blockbuster that sent star EDGE rusher Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys to the Green Bay Packers for two first-round picks and Kenny Clark and the way it relates to the Steelers. We also discuss Aiden Williams returning to the practice squad and answer some audience questions. Learn more...

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 rules for practice squad players. With the Steelers putting Beanie Bishop on the practice squad this week, how possible is it for another team to poach him over the course of a...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the team filling out their practice squad with only players who spent the summer with the team and how strong of an indictment that is about the group they had. We also discuss what missing out on Marquez Valdes-Scantling means for their WR search and if somebody like Javon Baker or Kendrick Bour...

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 interest in signing free agent wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Valdes-Scantling spent four years playing with Aaron Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers, but that's...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we react to the team cutting their roster down to an initial 53 and discuss any surprises we didn't see coming. Who is on that surprised us and who is off that surprised us? Could Chuck Clark and James Pierre be paper moves of shorts who will shortly rejoin the team? Did any of the action around the league...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Alan and Smitty go through the first wave of roster cuts and discuss which of them if any standout and what the fallout could be. Later in the show, Senior Bowl Executive Director Drew Fabianich joins to discuss the Senior Bowl Top 300 prospect list and who we should be keeping an eye on. Learn more about y...

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 upcoming cut down to 53-man rosters on Tuesday, and whether general manager Omar Khan might trade away some players instead of releasing them to the waiver wire. The team appear...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Derrick Bell joins to answer questions regarding the emergence of Yahya Black, Keeanu Benton's game, if the team is going to be more pass-heavy than we think, who is on the chopping block come final cuts 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, it's the rash of injuries the Steelers have suffered late in training camp and the preseason, and how they'll impact the roster cuts that are coming by Tuesday. Derrick Harmon is the mos...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss the team's postseason finale win over the Carolina Panthers 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 Roman Wilson can put his stamp on the WR2 job and prevent the team from acquiring another WR, if there's any change in the contract status of Cam Heyward and or Chris Boswell and discuss what to watch for in the team's preseason finale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the competitive market to acquire a WR and how that could impact the Steelers. Should the Steelers be interested in adding just any WR or only somebody that would crack their top 4? Is Romeo Doubs off the table considering the injuries in that room? We also touch on how housing works for players...

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 quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who will not suit up in the preseason. That'll make the first time in the career of head coach Mike Tomlin that his quarterback will have not played a pre...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss injury updates, update about Gabe Davis' status following him leaving without a contract yet again, talk about who Tomlin has already ruled out for Thursday and who else we might see not get any preseason action, and talk about Cam Heyward returning to being a full participant in the team's pract...

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 free agent wide receiver Gabe Davis' second visit to the team, what makes him a good fit and why he's so attractive to general manager Omar Khan, despite his injury issues. Alan bre...