Pittsburgh Football Podcast

Welcome to the Pittsburgh football podcast!

I started this show because I physically can’t stop thinking about football.

If you asked my wife, my friends, or my kids, they’d all tell you the same thing: Football is constantly on my mind.

The reality is...

There aren’t many people in everyday life who want to spend an hour talking about Pitt’s third-down tendencies...

...or whether the Steelers should’ve run the ball on 3rd-and-2...

...or why one coaching decision changed an entire season.

But I know those people exist.

That’s who this podcast is for.

The people who love talking football long after the game ends.

The people who enjoy the details.

The context.

The history.

The strategy.

The conversations.

One thing that’s frustrated me over the years is that so many sports podcasts have started sounding like sports radio.

Commercial breaks.

Sponsored segments.

“Hot takes.”

Constant debates.

Trying to be first instead of trying to be thoughtful.

That’s not what I want this show to be.

I’m not trying to break news.

I’m not trying to manufacture outrage.

I’m not trying to yell the loudest.

I just want to have the conversations we’re already having.

» What actually happened?

» Why did it happen?

» What does it mean moving forward?

Those are the discussions that keep me interested.

I also want to tell the stories that often get forgotten.

The incredible upsets.

The turning points.

The underrated players.

The moments that meant everything to Pitt and Steelers fans, but slowly fade from memory over time.

If this podcast becomes anything, I hope it becomes a community for people who simply love football.

No manufactured drama.

No clickbait.

Just thoughtful conversations about the teams we care about.

If that sounds like your kind of football podcast... Welcome!

I’m really glad you’re here.

Check out the link in my profile for all the details.

Let’s have a great season!

6-8 dropped passes.
1/4 on fourth downs.
7 penalties.
Critical turnover that lead to a TD.

In close games those types of numbers will kill you.

This is pretty rough football to watch, man.

The more time I’ve had to process the Steelers doing absolutely nothing at the trade deadline, the more I keep coming back to one conclusion.

This organization isn’t serious about winning right now.

I’ve heard all the arguments against trading for a wide receiver.

“Why overpay for a rental?”

“Why give up a third-round pick?”

“Why sacrifice future draft capital when you still need to find your quarterback of the future?”

I understand those concerns.

But when you’re halfway through the season, sitting among the best teams in the AFC, and have a legitimate opportunity to win your division and secure home-field advantage in the playoffs, you have to take that opportunity seriously.

Your players have put you in position to make a run.

And sometimes, adding one or two pieces can be the difference between another early playoff exit and actually making some noise in the postseason.

Instead, the Steelers did nothing.

And I can’t justify it.

If the organization’s priority is protecting draft picks and preparing for the future, that’s fine. But then why bring back Aaron Rodgers?

You don’t bring back a 42-year-old quarterback to simply make the playoffs and extend a decade-long streak without a postseason victory.

You bring him back because you’re trying to win now.

Otherwise, you move forward with Mason Rudolph, Drew Allar, Will Howard, or whoever else might be part of your future plans, and start figuring out the quarterback position.

But the Steelers didn’t choose that path.

They chose to bring Rodgers back and compete this season.

And when the opportunity came to improve their biggest weakness at the trade deadline, they stood pat.

You can’t tell everyone you’re in win-now mode and then refuse to make a reasonable investment in winning.

That’s what makes this so frustrating.

The Steelers had an opportunity to give themselves a better chance at making a legitimate playoff run.

And they let it pass.

“Everything sucks.” ~ Reel Big Fish.

It sounds like Pitt quarterback Holden Geriner is not going to be available for tonight’s game against Florida State.

Which means the Pitt QB carousel marches on.

It might be Corey Dailey under center.

I’ve even heard we might see sophomore walk-on Beau Jackson.

We’ll find out for sure soon enough, but it’s definitely another frustrating development in a season that has slowly fallen apart ever since Mason Heintschel tore his ACL.