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 so...

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 in...

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...

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...

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 ta...

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 posi...

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. Le...

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. K...

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!...

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-r...

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...

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 soun...

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! Lear...

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...

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 f...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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 fif...

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 i...

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 befo...

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 c...

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 availa...

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