Steelers Outpost Podcast

Steelers Outpost Century Mega Episode! This is our 100th episode!  Thanks for making this such a worthwhile endeavor.  We're humbled that you have listened for the past two years.   Thanks also for the mercy you had on me (Tom) for last week's solo show.  As you have experienced, my talents lie in pursuits outside broadcast.   We're psyched to have PButch (aka Long Suffering Jets Fan) back. We cov...

Steelers: Sacrificing the Terrible Towel   Unfortunately, Nick got some bad sushi and is on injured reserve for this podcast. Unfortunately, you are in my hands.... We did some work while at the beach last week and put together this video for you to watch. It may be sacrilege to some, but it's a sacrifice for us.  We think we've done our part for campaign for the 2019 Super Bowl. Bradshaw versus R...

Steelers Outpost at the Beach, featuring PButch Ah...the glorious days of summer as the family converges on the beach for the annual vacation.  It not only gives Nick and Tom a chance to do the show in the same place, but it presented us the opportunity to bring Nick's cousin, PButch, NFL aficianado and long-suffering Jets fan onto the show for the first time this year! This is a relaxed, wide-ran...

Steelers Nation: Standing Up to a Ravens Fan Le’Veon has once again demonstrated an puzzling lack of judgement, this time unrelated to football, but similarly linked to his personal wealth.  Where is he getting his advice?!  Listen to the 911 call here. A Steelers Outpost host walks into a bar......   It's a true story... I was listening to the bartender extol the virtues of his foray into DIY gra...

Steelers Rotating Running Backs It's Father's Day so what a great time to relive Tom's failings as a parent and how Nick had to develop his passion for the Steelers on his own, like a lonely orphan, abandoned to his own devices and Nintendo 64. The Steelers seem to be have the deepest contingent of running backs in years.  We talk about how the Steelers may allocate the workload to optimize result...

Stacking The Steelers: 2018 versus 2019 Mandatory mini camp gets underway this week SteelersOutpost is very optimistic about this year's roster. In our opinion, Pittsburgh is one of the few teams without a major hole on the field (except for perhaps placekicking).  But have we improved over last year's team?  We review the position groups to assessment improvement or deterioration from last year....

Steelers Written Off?! The QB Beer Challenge Gauntlet has been dropped and we're finding out who men and who are the pinky-extending, pinot gregio aficionados are. The Steelers have one more week of OTAs, followed by mandatory mini camp during the week of June 10.  James Washington follows in the footsteps of Le’Veon Bell, Ben and James Conner on the Nutri System, slimming up over the off season a...

Ben and the skill players go yachting. Le'Veon ghosts Jets during voluntary workouts who just fired their GM for over-paying. Ben takes responsibility for comments about AB.  AB: "Two Face". Terrell Edmunds agrees.  Do the Steelers have any holes on the roster? Please drop us a note: Check us out on Instagram Hit us up on Twitter at @Steelersoutpost Leave us a note at the website - www. Steelersou...

Steeler Rookie Mini-Camp Results The Steelers rookie mini-camp was held  over the three days from Friday through Sunday. The following players were signed: Quarterback Devlin Hodges, Samford Defensive tackle Greg Gilmore, LSU Defensive end Henry Mondeaux, Oregon Offensive lineman Damian Prince, Maryland Linebacker Tuzar Skipper, Toledo The #Steelers also signed veteranWR Johnny Holton, who was wai...

Steeler’s Satiating Selections 2019 Draft We continue to ride the high of the Steeler's 2019 draft.  We talk specifically about why this is the most satisfying draft in recent memory Media  Isn't it funny the difference a couple of weeks make? For months the media report on how badly the Steelers handled the AB and Le'Veon exits. Now they're mimicking Mike Tomlin's characterization that their depa...

Steelers’ 2019 NFL Draft - Colbert’s Coup Wow!!  A 10-position move up the draft board.  Astounding! We didn't think we would get one of the premier linebackers in the draft, but Devin Bush is now a Pittsburgh Steeler! We added a number of other players who fill vital needs on the roster. Join us as we give a rundown of each new Steeler.   Please drop us a note: Check us out on Instagram Hit us up...

Colbert Presser - Steeler Secrets Revealed Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin held a press conference this week and revealed next to nothing about their draft strategy. Oh, of course they noted that they don't use a draft chart and that the essentially draft the best athlete available, stating "drafting for need is never going to make you a better franchise." While we're at it, check out this video doc...

Are the Steelers Cornered by the Salary Cap? The AB-JuJu fight has rolled out into the Twitter alley as the sniping continues.  We give a brief nod to the feud, but quickly move on because we're sure you've has as much of this as you can stand.   John Clayton wrote a piece for the Washington Post, "As NFL salaries continue to rise, more teams adopt new rules for roster-building". In it he highligh...

Quenching the Flames Under Tomlin's Seat The NFL Draft is in sight, but none too soon as we fend off these bait-click stories that have no regard for the truth, especially as it applies to the Pittsburg Football Steelers. Rather than produce another iffy mock draft, we try to prioritize the Steeler positional needs and weigh that against the possible options presented to us by pick 20. Bleacher Re...

Steelers Draft Options Come Into Focus The NFL Competition Committee made  the kickoff rule changes that were implemented during the 2018 season permanent.  We talk about whether this makes any difference in our campaign for world peace. Notably, the committee also lifted the restriction on calling for reviews of plays with pass interference implications.  Will this change provide the satisfaction...

With memories of Le’Veon and AB fading into the sunset, the trolls have turned their vitriol on the last remaining Steeler lightning rod - Ben Roethlisberger.   Josh Harris continues to get more than his 15 minutes of fame, solely on the basis of his 10 minutes playing for the Steelers, claiming that Ben intentionally fumbled.  Well enough of this balderdash. Finally someone stands up to this wann...

Free Agency Frenzy and Our Wide Receiver Review   NFL is being reshaped. Cleveland looks like the favorite in the AFC North having added coveted OBJ to the roster.. The Browns added to its booty with the radioactive Kareem Hunt.  Although the Steelers were able to retain its own Eli Rogers, we unfortunately lost Jesse “The Outlaw” James to Detroit. We review the Steelers acquisitions: Steven Nelso...

AB got his way.  Unless something flukey happens between today (March 10) and March 13 at 4:00 pm when  NFL trades can become official, he will once again be the highest paid wide receiver in the game. He will purportedly receive a new contract worth $50.125 million over the next three seasons. Of that amount $30.125 million will be guaranteed.  In more positive news: Pouncey’s contract extension...

Exclusive Tape Through intrepid detective work, we were able to procure a recording between Kevin Colbert and Antonio Brown*.  OK, we only recorded Kevin's side of the conversation, but you'll get the gist. Antonio Brown Saga Continues AB is due $2.5 million on March 15. Will this press the Steelers into dealing him, or will they keep a steady hand on the tiller in search of the best deal they can...

Colbert Interview Notes Man, the media did not miss an opportunity to jump all over an innocuous comment by Kevin Colbert about Ben Roethlisberger's leadership of the Pittsburgh Steelers.  His interview gave the media another chance to jump all over Ben with all the insight of armchair psychiatrists, diagnosing the so-called Steeler lock room ills, attributing everything from AB's demand to leave...

What did Antonio Brown’s Twitter Q&A Reveal? Nick flies solo in this episode with time literally in the air and unavailable at game time. Antonio Brown  has been in existential crisis since at least last summer, starting with his complaint that he hasn’t been allowed to express himself. AB held a Twitter Q&A on February 16.  Unless you are AB’s therapist, you’ll need a cryptographer to figure out...

The Kardashians were relatively quiet this week, although we have some updates to talk about.     1. Steelers 2019 Opponents Announced 2. Steelers Put Final Touches on the Coaching Picture 3. Steelers Permeate the New American Alliance of Football 4. How Long Would a 2021 NFL Lockout Last? 5. The First Player to Fight the NFL in Court and Win 6. How Did the 2018 Draftees Do Against Our Predictions...

Super Bowl Sunday Yesterday we witnessed the Super Bowl. In what could only be described as the most boring game in Super Bowl history, the Patriots joined the Steelers at the grown ups table, amassing their 6th Lombardi Trophy in a game that resembled a baseball game in mid-June. The Patriots game-planned the 11th most prolific offense in NFL history into scoring purgatory, 13-3. Tony Romo showed...

The Steelers keep giving us red meat to talk about, even as the we stare seven months until the next game in the face. In this episode, we talk about: Pro Bowl JuJu’s injury Our concept of a Pro Bowl weekend that will preserve athlete's bodies for REAL football while sating the competitive thirst of football fans AR II’s most recent comments Imminent re-signing of Ben Re-signing  the entire offens...

In this episode: Mike Munchak Departs Family is thicker than football. Five years after he arrived to coach the offensive line, Mike Munchak departs for the same position in Denver, having molded the Steelers offensive line into the #1 rated line in the NFL. Shaun Sarrett steps into the role, having served as assistant offensive line coach in 2018.  He previously was an offensive assistant with th...