Steelers Outpost Podcast

FOOTBALL IS BACK! Finally! Training camp isn't exactly the kind of football we're looking for, but a raindrop in the desert is a deluge to a thirsty man. In this episode we talk about: Scary moment Antonio raises the entry fee Prodigal Son is back in the fold A lesson in humility Was there anything to the James Harrison quip? The New Ben What did this week reveal about who will play this year? Ple...

2018 Predictions We’ll Be Accountable For   We pull out our crystal balls to look at: Most Improved Player Rookie of the Year Diamond in the Rough  All Smoke, No Fire Most Improved / In Trouble Offensive Facet Most Improved / In Trouble Defensive Facet We will compare our forecast once the season is over and learn how well we understood this team. We also talk about the MAN who was at the helm at...

For Whom the Bell Tolls   At 4:00 pm today, July 16,  it became official. Le’Veon Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers threw in the towel.  There will be no long-term contract for our superstar do-all running back. He receives the franchise tag for the second year in a row, all but ensuring his departure in 2019. We talk about the obvious negatives of this development, which was all but expected, othe...

Football vs. Futbol  Iceland with .001% of our population advances in the World Cup.  Why doesn't the USA put out a juggernaught soccer team?!   Given our abject lack of knowledge of soccer, we take on this question in this episode. We think it has to do with the fact that our best athletes stop playing soccer after they're 5 years old.  Why?  It's hard to figure because soccer pays now.  There ar...

Headlines Le'Veon's Contract Greatest Steelers Wide Receivers   Le'veon's Contract Le’Veon seems more upbeat about the possibility of getting a contract done for this season.  He appearEd on the NFL Network's Top 100 and said that he's closer to an extension than last offseason. "Obviously, the people in the organization try to do what's best for them, and I'm trying to do what's best for me," Bel...

Greatest Steelers Running Back We’re going to take issue with a recent ranking we saw of the Steelers all-time best running backs.  The list was: Franco Harris Jerome Bettis Willie Parker Le’Veon Bell John Henry Johnson Now, it appears that the compilers of this list were looking at the RB’s entire Steeler career, but Steelers Outpost likes to take nuanced view of these things. There’s no accounti...

Headlines   Martavis Continues to Amaze Ben and the Little Children Ben and The Backups Kevin Colbert Draft Production   Martavis Continues to Amaze   Can this guy do any more to suppress his potential. It's just a rumor now, but where there's been smoke in the past, there's been a forest fire. Does Martavis survive the 2018 off season?   Ben and the Little Children   Sixty-five percent of America...

AB's Meltdown   Antonio Brown never fails to perform and never fails to entertain! But he does seem to be in some kind of existential crisis, asking what all the money, fame and attention is all about. Join us as we discuss what he said and what's behind the outpouring of frustration.   Please drop us a note:  Hit us up on Twitter at @Steelersoutpost  Leave us a note at the website - www. Steelers...

  Headlines Steelers Outpost Podcast - Origin Story Most Under-Appreciated Steelers by position   Origin Story Listen for the BIG REVEAL!!!!   Who the hell are we and from what primordial ooze did emerge!  We talk about how we became Steelers fans and what force compelled us to do this podcast.   Most Under-Appreciated Steelers Nick responded to a question from out pal at @PittsburghSport who aske...

Headlines OTA and Injuries Killer B's OTA and Injuries Jerald Hawkins' and Jake McGee's season is over....even before OTA are done. Careers that were always tentative at best.  Have the missed their last chance? Hawkins and McGee were undone in the Official Team Activities, known as OTAs.  What is the value of these practices?  Are they a chance to ramp up by teaching basics, learn the schemes and...

Headlines 2018 Upside 2017 Toxicity Rank Strength of Schedule 2018 Upside We spent a lot of time these past two weeks administering a dose of reality about the upcoming season.  While we do have concerns about several positions, the Steelers are still poised like a crazed mongoose in a room full of pythons, ready to strike with the venomous fangs of its vaunted offense, while perhaps the “known un...

We are fortunate to have Patrick join us on this show. Pat is a fellow Washington DC outpost denizen who spends hours each week endlessly debating with Nick the issue of the day attendant to the National Football League.  We thought that instead of commiting all of that effort to the ether we would capture it and bring the the conversation to you.  Who is in the Steelers Way? Of course you can't p...

Prospects for Steelers 2018 Season Did the Kevin Colbert and crew improve the Steelers' chances for a Super Bowl in 2018? We talk about whether the revolving door of players' comings and goings brought in a net positive impact on talent, or became the exit door for our chances for getting to Atlanta next February.   Please drop us a note:  Hit us up on Twitter at @Steelersoutpost  Leave us a note...

Steelers QB Controversy There's no controversy over who's starting, but between the Steelers selecting Mason Rudolph in the third round of the 2018 draft and Ben's reaction to it, social media has plenty to talk about. In this podcast, we'll talk about what was said what and whether Ben's getting a poor or deserved treatment. We also talk about the Steelers own Kentucky Derby with three QBs vying...

Steelers 2018 Draft Class Topping last year's mystifying selection of a long-snapper, the Steelers sure surprised us by not drafting any linebackers and picking up a QB for the second year in a row.  Join us on this week's podcast for our breakdown of the Steeler's draft selections. Did this draft improve upon the 2017 Steelers? Any weird picks in this class? Is Mason Rudolph the heir apparent?  ...

Four days before we learn who the Steelers #1 pick is! R.I.P. Bennie Cunningham The Steelers #1 draft pick of 1976 out of Clemson, Bennie Cunningham died today (April 23, 2018) from cancer.  Bennie only learned of his condition in January. Bennie played 10 seasons with the Steelers, hauling in 202 receptions for 2,879 yards and 20 touchdowns. He garnered two Super Bowls rings in 1978 and 1979,  pu...

Headlines James Harrison Retires Ryan Shazier NCAA Kickoff Rule Weekly Draft Preview: Running Backs Sorry everyone, it was a long day and we got a late start. Please listen to the podcast where we get into each of the topics above. We are striving to make this show as informative and entertaining as possible.  We’d love to get your feedback. You can leave us rating on your app. We would also like...

We’re between the combine and the draft. There's been so much conjecture about who’s going where and when. Sam Darnold was the projected as the #1 pick to the Browns. Now it seems that Josh Allen may have supplanted him as Cleveland’s target.  Of course none of this is proven fact, but if it it's true, it kind of explains an organization with a 1-23 record over the past two years.   Jordan Mailata...

Headlines Le’Veon: “It’s so hard to be a hero in a city that paints you out to be the villain.” Number Switches (Haden 21 to 23 and Davis 28 to 21) Draft priorities Do D players take longer than O players to develop? Draft Preview: INTERIOR D-LINE Da’Ron Payne - Alabama Joshua Frazier - Alabama RJ Mccintosh - Miami Chad Thomas - Miami Kendrick Norton - Miami Nathan Shepherd - Fort Hays   Thanks fo...

Welcome to this week's episode!!  Here's what we have in store - Headlines Kevin Colbert Interview Free Agent Signings Bud DuPree NFL Rule Changes Ethical Conundrum We discuss what Kevin Colbert comments at the owner's meeting in Orlando this week. Next we talk about the implications of the Jon Bostic (LB) & Morgan Burnett (S) signings We're all waiting for Bud Dupree to break out. The Steelers ar...

There was a TON of free agent movement in the NFL this past week, with some marquee names changing teams.  Among them...not the Steelers, although they did make a move to shore up the inside linebacker position. Headlines Free Agency Steelers characteristically inactive Jon Bostic signed Resigned Fitz Toussaint Steelers still need a safety NFC gets even stronger in free agency Draft Preview Tommy...

Listen to this week's podcast. There's been a lot of action as teams begin to jockey for position in the free agent sweepstakes. Headlines Free Agency Willie Gay released  Mike Mitchell released Boswell signs 2nd Round Tender (expected to sign long-term deal later in summer) 89.5% fg conversion rate (1 of 4 kickers to ever hit this mark in his first 3 years) Timmons released by MIA (do NOT sign hi...

The 2018 season is off and running in the form of the combine!  Who among the 300 in Indianapolis will we be seeing in the Black and Gold later in the year?    In this episode: News of the Day:  BELL Watch Kevin Colbert Reveals All....well...some Draft Report: Inside Linebacker   Check out more at www. Steelersoutpost.com.     See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Steelers to Trade Up for QB You heard it here first, the Steelers will give up its first-round choices this year and next to procure the services of Wyoming's vaunted Josh Allen. Seriously? We are in the doldrums of the NFL year where the vacuum attracts lunatics, liars and soothsayers. There's no cost to tossing an unsupportable guess and a lot to be gained in the remote chance that things work o...

BELL WATCH Tomorrow (February 20, 2018) is the first day that teams can place the franchise tag on a player. We talk about the divergent views on whether to spend almost 2x the cost of a top-tier RB to keep Le'Veon. JuJu Smashes Record Pro Football Focus just reported the top rookie season for a wide receiver from 2007-2017. Guess who's on top?   Going to School on Draft Class We compare the Steel...