Steelers Afternoon Drive

Nick Farabaugh joins Zachary Smith to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Diontae Johnson and Larry Ogunjobi both returned to practice, which put a lot of minds to ease about any hamstring setbacks for Johnson. Joey Porter Jr., Levi Wallace and James Pierre are all questionable to play Sunday though after varied participation throughout the week. Luq Barcoo and Darius Rush both...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith are back to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cam Heyward was back at practice and his 21 day window was opened to be activated off IR. On the reverse side of that, Diontae Johnson and Larry Ogunjobi both didn't participate in practice with hamstring and shoulder injuries, respectively. Joey Porter Jr. was a limited participant with a calf inju...

Chris Carter joins Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team was listed as the betting odds favorite to land wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans, as the NFL trade deadline approaches. Does it make sense for the team, both from an acquisitional cost perspective as well as his fit with the team? Should they instead be focu...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Today they discuss if Kenny Pickett can become anything close to Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence, who has thrived under new coaching following a tumultuous rookie season. They also discuss several nuggets from Mike Tomlin's press conference including the way in which the game vs the Rams was officiated,...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith are back to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mike Tomlin's team went into SoFi to get a big win on Sunday against Sean McVay and the LA Rams. Kenny Pickett did what Kenny Pickett does and engineered a 4th quarter game-winning drive to complete a comeback victory, but he wasn't alone in making that happen. TJ Watt had a massive interception to...

Back from the bye, the Steelers soar west to Los Angeles to take on the Rams, hoping to keep pace in the AFC North. Derrick Bell joins Matt Gajtka to chat about several aspects of the matchup, including how George Pickens' leap could tilt the scales in Pittsburgh's favor. Also on the docket: How the Steelers could scheme offensively to face more broken coverages, what the addition of Darius Rush m...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith are back to talk all things Pittsburgh Steelers. The team parted ways with wide receiver/returner Gunner Olszewski to create a spot to activate wide receiver Diontae Johnson. After not being able to practice due to a heel issue, TJ Watt was a full participant on Friday and is good to go on Sunday. Pat Freiermuth on the other hand, went in the wrong direction with hi...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. It's pretty clear that you can trust Kenny Pickett to go and win you a football game if he has the opportunity to at the end of the game. His ability to come up with game-winning drives in the 4th quarter of games has been on display since entering the league. How can we get to a point where we see more of that ver...

Chris Carter of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Locked on Steelers joins Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Omar Khan and Mike Tomlin did some reshuffling of the cornerback room as they added Darius Rush from the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad and plan to trade or release Desmond King. Rush fits the mold the team is clearly targeting similarly...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. Mike Tomlin seemed a bit testy on this Tomlin Tuesday as he fielded many of the same questions in regard to the poor offensive performance under offensive coordinator Matt Canada. He was also non-committal on whether it would be Broderick Jones or Dan Moore Jr. starting at left tackle if the latter was healthy enou...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. Dan Moore Jr. returned to practice and stole ALL THE headlines as he got first team reps over Broderick Jones. Diontae Johnson, Anthony McFarland, Pat Freiermuth and DeMarvin Leal all are trending in the right direction with Johnson and Freiermuth going as far as saying they will return for this game. A report came...

Nick Farabaugh joins Zachary Smith to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the trade deadline nearing, we discuss what position(s) the Steelers could look at to upgrade the roster externally. Mason Rudolph has been the topic of trade discussions for a while now, but would the team consider dealing him? Will Desmond King and Breiden Fehoko take on larger roles after the bye...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Matt Canada, Eddie Faulkner, Frisman Jackson and Pat Meyer all spoke to the media today as the Steelers assess where their offense sits during their bye week. What has the team been successful doing and what have they failed to do? This is a good opportunity for the team to self-scout and make adjustments a...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. Kenny Pickett spoke to the media and clarified that he made a protection check due to the coverage the Baltimore Ravens were in which automatically means George Pickens route was changed in order to exploit the defense. Joey Porter Jr. and Keeanu Benton have continued to provide quality play when on the field, coul...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Alan goes on an epic rant about people trying to read into the celebration or lack of from offensive coordinator Matt Canada following the team's go-ahead touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens. There's also been conversation surrounding if Kenny Pickett audibled to a different play and we think it's important...

Steelers Now analyst Derrick Bell joins host Matt Gajtka for another round of the SN Pregame Scout! This time, it's Ravens Week, with Baltimore bringing a new-look attack to Acrisure Stadium as the rivalry renews. What different wrinkles can the Steelers defense expect from the Lamar Jackson-led Birds? Also, the guys discuss the difference between the environment around Kenny Pickett compared to w...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith are back to discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. DeMarvin Leal, Dan Moore Jr., Pressley Harvin III, Pat Freiermuth and James Daniels were all ruled OUT for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. Kenny Pickett has no injury designation and will start. Najee Harris was limited on Friday but will play. Alex Highsmith who hasn't practice since Wednesday said he...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Offensive coordinator Matt Canada pushed back on quotes that he said the offense wasn't built to come from behind saying they were taken out of context and he believes in the offense's ability. Quarterback Kenny Pickett practiced in full and without a knee brace putting him on track to start on Sunday. Dan Moor...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris coming to the defense of offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Saying it doesn't matter who is calling the plays and it comes down to execution from the players, echoing a lot of the same sentiments as head coach Mike Tomlin. Quarterback Kenny Pickett was limited during practice and was sporting a very thick brace o...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith are back to discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Following their embarrassing loss to the Houston Texans, Mike Tomlin said there would be changes. On Tuesday, he spoke to the media for his weekly availability and laid out what those changes would be. We can anticipate seeing the team wear pads for practice on Wednesday and some personnel changes t...

Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers laid an absolute egg at NRG Stadium on Sunday against the Houston Texans. First year head coach DeMeco Ryans and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik mopped the floor with Tomlin, Matt Canada and Teryl Austin. In a game that really wasn't much of a game, pretty much everything went wrong. They gave up explosive plays through the air and on the ground to the li...

Nick Farabaugh joins Zachary Smith to talk about the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pressley Harvin III and Jams Daniels were ruled OUT for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans. How will Nate Herbig and Brad Wing fare as they are set to replace them in the lineup? What do we make of the latest trade buzz surrounding the Steelers? Jonathan Taylor? The Steelers could've certainly do...

Spencer Holbrook of Lettermen Row joins Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith to give the scoop on Houston Texans QB on CJ Stroud. He gives a glowing report on the person and player that he watched during his time as an Ohio State Buckeye. His early season success may be a surprise to some, but Stroud continues to impress on and off the field. Will that continue to be the case on Sunday when he faces a...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss the state of the Houston Texans offensive line as they prepare for the Pittsburgh Steelers to come to town. Laremy Tunsil appears set to miss his third consecutive game, while backup Josh Jones is set to miss the game with a hand injury. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was very complimentary of rookie quarterback CJ Stroud, but how will he hold up against TJ...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach Mike Tomlin's weekly press conference where he provided injury updates for Allen Robinson, James Daniels and Pressley Harvin III, addressed the Matt Canada "promotion" and looked ahead to the team's matchup with the Houston Texans. The guys then take to the YouTube comments to answer questions about the Steelers invasion of aw...