Steelers Afternoon Drive

Apr 18 2025 662 ep. 34 mins 14

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Zachary Smith of Around the 412 and Alan Saunders of Steelers Now bring you their takes on the latest Pittsburgh Steelers news, reports and rumors every weekday afternoon.

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Where to Find Best Value in NFL Draft? | Steelers Afternoon Drive

Apr 18 2025 43 mins

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Jaxson Dart backing out from attending the 2025 NFL Draft, how to find the best value in this year's draft class, if the team would draft Shedeur Sanders if he fell to pick 21 and if Will Howard is still an ascending player. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and disc

Is Aaron Rodgers Holding Up T.J. Watt Deal? | Steelers Morning Rush

Apr 18 2025 15 mins

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 that the Steelers are waiting to resolve things with free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers before they negotiate a contract extension for star outside lineba

Reaction to Aaron Rodgers Breaking Silence | Steelers Afternoon Drive

Apr 17 2025 51 mins

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Ed Thompson joins us to discuss his photos of Aaron Rodgers in Pittsburgh being shared on the Pat McAfee show and other places following the QB confirming it was him. We discuss what Aaron had to say in his first appearance of the off-season, if we buy what he's selling and if we are any cl

What to Make of Shedeur Sanders Reports? | Steelers Morning Rush

Apr 17 2025 15 mins

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 reporting surrounding the pre-draft meeting between the top Pittsburgh brass and Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Shedeur Sanders. Sanders came to Pittsburgh for

Mock Draft Mania | Steelers Afternoon Drive

Apr 16 2025 51 mins

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we go back and forth pick by pick and see which one of us can land the Steelers a better haul from the 2025 NFL Draft. Will we trade up? Trade back? What boxes will we be able to check? Is acquiring more draft capital the priority? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss

Should Steelers Pay T.J. Watt $40M? | Steelers Morning Rush

Apr 16 2025 16 mins

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 pending contract extension for star outside linebacker T.J. Watt. Watt will almost certainly get a contract extension in the range of the four-year, $160 millio

What's Omar Cooking in First Round? | Steelers Afternoon Drive

Apr 15 2025 46 mins

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss if the picture is becoming any clearer about the direction the Steelers will go in Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft as the pre-draft visits wrapped up. Is QB, WR, S or RB as much or even more likely than DT based off the information we have? Did they pivot during the process? If the

Explaining Steelers Defensive Line Positions | Steelers Morning Rush

Apr 15 2025 18 mins

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 names for the positions that defensive linemen line up in. The Steelers traditionally play in a 3-4 defense, which uses a nose tackle and two defensive ends. So

Top DT Falling Off Steelers' Board? | Steelers Afternoon Drive

Apr 14 2025 49 mins

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the idea of the Steelers potentially not being all that interested in either Kenneth Grant or Walter Nolen. It's been an interesting process for the team leading up to the NFL Draft when you look at who has visited and who hasn't. We discuss the fits of the top group of DTs and h

Can Steelers Put All Eggs in 2026 QB Basket? | Steelers Morning Rush

Apr 14 2025 14 mins

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 whether the team can or will put all of its eggs in the 2026 NFL Draft quarterback basket. The 2026 NFL Draft quarterback class is expected to be a very strong one,