Steelers Outpost Podcast

Clearing the Deck for Le'Veon Even with so much action....signing players and bringing on new coaches, the $64,000 question remains - what's going to happen with Le'Veon?! There's more reconstruction going on with the Steelers than they had with the Marshall Plan after World War II. Stephon Tuitt and David DeCastro have had most of their salaries converted into bonuses, pushing their compensation...

Super Bowl Eagles 41 - Patriots 33 This was a game for the ages, a record-breaker statistically and wire-to-wire excitement.  Even with only 1:05 left in the game and the ball on his 9 yard line no one doubted Tom Brady's and the Patriot's ability to come back from an eight-point deficit.   But fall they did and along with them, their hopes of securing a Steeler-tying seventh Lombardi trophy. In t...

2017 FINAL GRADES In this episode we revisit our grades for the entire year, compiling those from the individual games to see if the average matches up to our impression of the total body of work for each position. Steeler players led the NFL in several categories. We'll go through the list of the most significant ones. After we highlight and debate the final grades, we offer the first annual Stee...

Countdown to 2018   Yeah, I know. It's 2018. I'm talking about the Steelers 2018 season. We probably shouldn't have a countdown. It's like watching water boil...trying to make mock drafts sound like something other than abject guesswork that it is....project roster moves....calculating salary cap space... Anyway, we're going to keep it rolling through the entire barren wasteland that is the off se...

Steelers 42 - Jaguars 45 Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.  We are experiencing, shock, disbelief, outrage, despondency, utter heartbreak.  This game highlighted all that was right with the 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers and all that was wrong.  The offense put together a masterpiece of unparalleled play that rivals anything we have ev...

STEELERS vs Jaguars PLAYOFF PREVIEW  The Jacksonville Jaguars bring their 10-6 regular season record to Heinz Field to meet the 13-3 Pittsburgh Steelers at 1:05 this Sunday afternoon for the AFC Divisional Round. The Jaguars flex their league-leading passing defense in trying to match up with the Steeler's high-flying arial attack. The first matchup of these teams had the Steelers ahead 9-7 midway...

Steelers 28 vs Browns 24    Wow. I was not really looking forward to this game. Not because I thought the Steelers would easily beat the spread, but the only meaning it had was the sequestration of our players from injury.  The Cleveland Browns seemed to be TRYING to lose this game.. as if the #1 pick in the 2018 draft was at stake (it's not).  Heartened as we were to observe just how deep our off...

In this microburst episode, we add our voices to the cacophony on both sides of the fence about James Harrison's departure from the Steelers and his landing in New England. Were things handled as well as they could have been by management, the players and Deebo?  Was this just a business decision played out in the harsh light of the 24/7 press and social media?   Were things handled as well as the...

Steelers 34  Texans 6 Merry Christmas! We hope you all enjoyed time with your family over the past few days.... and a Merry Christmas it was with the Steelers making quick work of the beleaguered Houston Texans, 34 to 6.  This is a special episode since Nick was able to sneak out of Houston to join us in the Washington DC outpost.  Unfortunately, no one is manning the fort back in Texas, so we're...

Steelers 24 vs Patriots 27 The elation of the would-be touchdown pass to Jesse James, followed the hope that even though we didn't score on that play, we still had time and downs to at least come away with a field goal to tie the game, was brought to gut-wrenching finality in that last, intercepted pass. The Steelers drop a heartbreaker to the Patriots 27 to 24.  This is one of the most hyped Stee...

Steelers 39 vs Ravens 38 In a game of prolific offensive performances victory came once again on the right foot of Chris Bosworth as the ball passed through the uprights with 1:43 left in the game pushing the Steelers a point ahead of the Ravens.   But it was a Stephon Tuitt deflected pass and a T.J. Watt sack that gave us permission to exhale, as both plays stymied potential drives that would tak...

Steelers  23 vs Bengals 20  This game was earned in blood.  While the offense continues to rev and show (but not for 60 minutes yet) its stratospheric potential the defense overcame a near mortal wound in the loss of Ryan Shazier in the first series of the game.   We still don't know Ryan's fate.  Forgetting about how his loss will affect the team, we just pray for his complete recovery.  The defe...

Steelers  31 vs Packers 28  The most important thing about this game is that it made the sleep deprivation that I experienced the next day worthwhile.  Given that the result hung in the balance until the FINAL SECONDS, I couldn't get my heart rate down until well after time had expired and the interviews had been completed. Listen, as Steeler fans we realize that a 13.5 line from Vegas never bodes...

Steelers 40 - Titans 17 On Thursday we witnessed the transformation of the Steeler juggernaut from a theory to reality.    The game didn’t feel fully in hand until the 4th quarter when the Steelers 17 unanswered points to reach their highest scoring title of the season.  Aside from an errant 75 TD pass by the Titans, Pittsburgh dominated the second half, possessing the ball for 20 minutes. Althoug...

Steelers  20 vs Colts 17     Just like Mr. Hyde in Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novel, the Steelers drank the serum at halftime to overcome their dark and sinister alter ego, emerging with a victory over the underperforming Indianapolis Colts.    Fortunately there were some heroes in this game who stood in the breach to prevent the calamity of letting down (once again) to team that was predicte...

The Steelers had a well-needed reprieve this past weekend, but it took a toll on us as we suffered through the withdrawals of adrenaline rush. But we get Tuitt, Gilbert and Bryant back to face the 3 and 6 Colts in Indianapolis for our last 1:00 pm game until the final against Cleveland. Nick and I take a look at how the Steeler identity has developed over the course of the first half of the season...

Steelers 20 - Lions 15 If there's anything I hate more than losing, it's losing a Sunday night game and getting to bed at midnight on a work night.  Fortunately, I awoke with a smile on my face and a song in my heart.  The Steelers defense prevented the Matthew Stafford-led Lions from entering the end zone, in spite of the fact he was completing passes like two guys catching football on the sideli...

Steelers  29 vs Bengals 14 Nick made his Heinz Field debut this weekend, and did not leave the Garden of Eden disappointed as the Steelers produced a season high 29 points in a victory of the Bengals.   Although the offense is rising, it was the defense that stymied Cincinnati, shutting the door in the second half and force the Bengals BACKWARDS to the tune of minus 17 yards.   The four-headed hyd...

Steelers  19 at Chiefs 13    C'mon... you're unhappy because this isn't the +30 points per game team that we thought we had back in August?    We just beat the #1 and only undefeated team in the NFL in their house!    This contest was replete with superstar performances and splash plays that made it as fun to watch as it was stressful.  AB's one-handed grab of a pass that ricocheted off of Phillip...

Did you make it to the end of the game? If so, was your head wrapped in your hands or had you placed it gingerly through the closet door as the seconds ticked off in the 4th quarter? This performance certainly doesn't represent what we see on paper. The media (and Ben himself) are making Ben the centerpiece to explain the performance of this team. But it take more than even a franchise QB to expla...

  Are you convinced yet?  Is this the 2017 Steelers?  Le'Veon has a breakout game, but Ben has yet to connect on the stratospheric passes.  The defense was stout, but still has some disturbing lapses in run coverage and pass defense.  Let's not dwell on style points. Winning in Baltimore is a rarity and a treat.   Themes Run Game Revival: Looked identical to the 2nd half of last season: Heavy, hea...

Steelers 17 -  Bears 23 Welcome to the Steelers Outpost podcast episode 3.  While everyone is distracted  talking about the NFL like it's a third political party, we're going to sneak in a football podcast. Not just a football podcast, but a Steelers football podcast.   Unfortunately it's not a story Steeler fans want to relive.  Just like that skinny kid who all the bullies picked on in 8th grade...

Click to download. Steelers 26 - Vikings 9  If you're looking for style points, watch America's Got Talent. If you're looking for a team that's working out early-season kinks and molding an identity rewatch this game.  There's a lot to be happy about in a game where the defense is becoming an amoebic, swarming mass of relentless, charging, tackling Vandals.  Perfect? Far from it, but we're moving...

Click to download. S T E E L E R S 21 vs Browns 18  What were you expecting, a blowout?  Certainly we expected this offense with a top-tier QB, an offensive line that is among the best in the league and what are arguably the premier wide receiver and running back in the NFL that we would see more than 14 points of production... and we certainly didn't think that production would come from an under...