Steelers Outpost Podcast

Slim playoff chances continue to fade QB conundrum - Duck-Mason-Duck...... Injuries - Conner, Pouncey, Rudolph (scares - Heyward, Washington) Offensive ingenuity is not overcoming QB woes What changes need to take place next year? Randy Fichtner? Do we need to acquire another QB? What are our priority positions? We talk about it all in this episode. Bonus: Long-suffering Jets fan and Steelers Outp...

The Steeler offense was characterized by futility as it turned the ball over 5 times (4 INTs and a fumble) while generating a paltry 229 total yards. Duck Hodges fell to Earth after a 3-0 start throwing 23 for 38 for 202 yard and 4 INTs. He completed only 5 of 11 of his passes over 10 yards, with three of those being intercepted. The O-line gave up 4 sacks as the Bills, not fearful of Duck's wing...

The Steelers have hopefully broken the West Coast jinx, by winning a game west of the Mississippi in which they were favored to win. While Duck Hodges wasn't lights-out in this contest he was a gamer, going 16/19 for 152 yards and a TD. Diontae Johnson hauled in 4 completions for 60 yards and a TD, but the icing on the cake was his 87 yard punt return for a TD, the longest such TD-punt return in S...

Ed has very interesting life experiences, and importantly relevant experience for the topic at hand.  He was drafted by major league baseball, spending nine years in the minors before pivoting and joining the Atlanta Falcons as a tight end in 1997.  He has since become a published author and works as a motivational speaker.  He is the co-host of the EZ Sports Talk Show on 1060A...

Not only did Duck Hodges not kill us, but he proved to be more than a game manager once the Steelers let up on the brakes to let him hunt downfield.  Duck was 14 for 21, gaining  212 yards with 1TD and 1 INT.  He found James Washington on passes of 44, 31, with a 30 yarder for a TD. The Steelers defense was, once again, omnipotent, scoring 5 sacks, a strip sack fumble recovery and a...

The Steelers patchwork offense was sparked by a second half gear shift that saw Duck Hodges go in for an ineffective Mason Rudolph and throw a 79 yard TD pass to James Washington. The Steelers are now the 6th seed in AFC Playoffs Who is the starting QB going forward: Duck Hodges or Mason Rudolph? Bennie Snell nears the century mark: 21 carries, 98yds James Washington is good. Doles out a stiff-arm...

The melee that ensured Myle's Garrett's attack on Mason Rudolph may be impetus to greater intensity from the Steelers in the upcoming games, but it doesn't soften the blow as we fell to 5-5 with a 21-7 loss. The Steelers' white blood cell count is critical with the absence of key players before, during and after the game. James Conner was a scratch before the game, while both Juju Smith-Schuster a...

Steelers 17 Rams 12 The Steelers suppressed the LA Rams, holding them to 3 points. Unfortunately the offense gave up 9 points en route to a 17-12 victory. How good is this defense really? In this game, it held the Charges to 2 of 10 on 3rd down. Further, it held the Chargers in check, preventing them from passing the 50 yard line on only 5 of 15 possessions. Turnovers The Steelers have recove...

Steelers 26 - Colts 24 The Steelers once again overcame a lackluster offensive performance, winning a game, when Adam Vinatari kicked what appeared to be a breaking ball at the outside corner of the plate with 1:14 left in the game. Unsatisfying as it was to "not lose", it would be overlooking some tremendous individual defensive performances to chalk this victory up to fate. The Steeler run game...

We take stock of the Steelers almost halfway through the season 4:00 The AFC is abject garbage outside the Patriots. Nobody is strong on both sides of the ball except for the Steelers (obviously accounting for the loss of Ben Roethlisberger).  What could have been? 7:15 The Steelers passing game is supposed to open up the running game. How has that been working out? JuJu Smith-Schuster, James...

Of the 25,424 people to witness the 24-17 Pittsburgh victory over the L.A. Chargers, Steelers Nation comprised 20,000. Why our hosts played Renegade to fire up their team is a mystery, but a helpful anthem for the Black and Gold loyalists. Themes Did the Steelers just play a home game in L.A.? Hodges is the 6th UFA rookie to win 1st game O-Line and D-Line created this win Defense continues taking...

TOUGH loss. Especially when the Steelers are more strategic and successful on defense, we lose Mason Rudolph on a brutal hit and we shoot ourselves in the foot in overtime to lose what was promising to be an upset. 3:12 Mike Tomlin elects to defer in overtime.  Good move? 3:30 JuJu Smith-Schuster’s fumble 5:25 This is a good defense 5:50 The secondary is for real 6:30 Steelers QB problem. Mas...

Mason Rudolph was not as steady as he looked in the first game. Inaccurate and poor timing defined this game, but the play of the offensive line frightens us.  This was supposed to be the most solid component of this team, yet the holes weren’t there. The unencumbered time for Rudolph wasn’t there. The most glorious play of the game - JuJu Smith-Schuster’s 76 yard TD grab and run composed alm...

We are thrilled to have Eric Davis on the show. Eric played 13 seasons in the NFL, achieving All-Pro status three times and winning a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49rs. He currently hosts a podcast on the Bleev network, providing pre and post-game analysis, and discussions about the 49ers. In this episode, Eric gives us an inside perspective on the Steelers latest blockbuster acquisition of M...

Steelers 26 Seahawks 28 Ben Roethlisberger left this game with one drive to go in the first half with what looked like a right elbow industry, yielding his position to Mason Rudolph.  This was just more bad news in a game that signalled to Steelers Nation that it’s going to be a long year. The injury bug also hit James Conner, who, except for one play of 14 yards experienced more futility, ga...

Steelers 3 Patriots 33 “Coach Tomlin…. Zero point zero..I have notified your local draft board and told them that you are eligible for military service…” Whaddya say about this 33-3 drubbing?   NO MATTER WHAT t he Steelers do, it ends up in futility in the hands of the inscrutable genius of Bill Belichick. Three silver linings: The Steelers won the coin toss Chris Boswell hit his sole FG...

With the 53-man roster in hand, Steelers Nation will now see whether Tuzar Skipper is the second coming of James Harrison.  We’re a little thin on guys from Toledo though. Are we now poised to leap out that Super Bowl window?  How do you feel about the talent and depth at each position group? We talk about it on this show. We open up next Sunday with the midnight game (practically) again...

Steelers 18 Titans 6 The first test of the Steelers starters provided evidence that perhaps less is more as the Next-Man-Up philosophy took hold. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As if watching the Steelers isn’t stressful enough, as Outpost-ers, we had to watch the NFL Game Pass version of the Steelers-Chiefs, featuring the Kansas City broadcast crew of Ari Wolfe, Todd McShay and Trent Green, who apparently did their homework on this game in the broadcast truck during the rain delay. Then they put it over the edge with a migraine-inducing, quarter-long interview with...

Steelers Go To Washington Steelers 30 Tampa Bay 28 Our prayers go out to the family of Steelers wide receiver coach Darryl Drake who passed away on Sunday morning, August 11. He was 62 years old. No cause of death was given. Coach Drake leaves behind his wife, Sheila, three daughters, and several  grandchildren.  Expectations of a quality performance were low, but this was an entertaining game.  F...

Steelers Emerging Players Shuffling the Deck? At this time of year, all things are possible for all 32 teams in the NFL. As we watch Steeler training camp, there are some players who are playing above the line and may play roles beyond special teams. Ola Adeniyi has been dominant against the second team. He has come down to Earth a bit when he engaged with the first team, but there is something to...

Steelers Training Camp Opens Training Camp Entrances No grand entrances Opening Practices No pads yet - mostly passing  Juju has been crushing it Moncrief is the clear #2 right now Tomlin Interview What did we learn? Tyreke Hill Not Suspended By NFL Steelers Hall of Honor Larry Brown Bill Cower Elbie Nickel Hines Ward Please drop us a note: Check us out on Instagram Hit us up on Twitter at @Steele...

Steelers Outpost Mad As Hell About Madden The Madden ratings are out and Ben's rating is 85 placing him as the #9 QB behind even Matt Ryan and and Phillip Rivers. We debate whether these ratings matter. You can imagine the Baby Boomer cannot understand this millennial concern. Mike Tomlin's interviewing prowess is underrated. He exceeds Belichick's brevity of factual information by delivering his...