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 decision of Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin to turn the offense over to Russell Wilson. Tomlin got a lot of flack for his decision to sit down Justin Fields, who many believed had a chance to be the franchise's quarterback of the future, and instead go with veteran...

Live from Acrisure Stadium, Alan Saunders is joined by Matt Gajtka to break down the #Steelers 28-16 victory over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we review the new DangeRuss sandwich that was created by Primanti Bros. in honor of Pittsburgh Steelers' starting quarterback Russell Wilson. Piled high with ham, bacon, pepperoni and salmi along with the staple fries, cheese, coleslaw and tomato, how does this sandwich stack up compared to their classics? Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss! Learn more about your ad choices....

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 injured Steelers players that could be making their return after the team's bye next week. The Steelers have certainly been very banged up this season, but after Monday's game against the New York Giants, they should get a phalanx of performers back in action. Zach...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss injury news surrounding Roman Wilson, DeShon Elliott and Keeanu Benton. Who is in and who is out as we gear towards Monday Night Football. On the other side of things, will Dexter Lawrence and Brian Burns be good to go for the Giants? We then discuss the key matchups for this game including how to slow down Burns and Lawrence, if George Pickens can get the best of Deonte Banks, and how the...

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 number of badly missed calls around the NFL and if there's anything that can be done about it. The Minnesota Vikings lost on Thursday Night Football, which sunk the Steelers' hopes of trading for Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, after a badly missed face mask in...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss injury news surrounding Roman Wilson, DeShon Elliott and others as we get closer to the team's Monday Night Football matchup with the New York Giants. We then discuss if Roman's injury history heightens the need for another pass-catcher. What did Arthur Smith have to say about the state of the offense? What is the biggest difference for the playmakers in going from Justin Fields to Russell...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss injury news surrounding Roman Wilson, DeShon Elliott and others as we get closer to the team's Monday Night Football matchup with the New York Giants. We then discuss if Roman's injury history heightens the need for another pass-catcher. What did Arthur Smith have to say about the state of the offense? What is the biggest difference for the playmakers in going from Justin Fields to Russell...

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 Mike Tomlin too frequently allows his teams to play down to their level of competition. The Steelers are facing a 2-5 New York Giants team on Monday Night Football that has scored just 10 points over their last two games. With Pittsburgh owning the No. 2 scoring...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss injury news surrounding Donte Jackson, Damontae Kazee, Cordarrelle Patterson and others. We then discuss Elandon Robers talking about how to not fall into a trap game and the familiarity of doing so going back to last season against the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals. We also discuss James Harrison, Hines Ward and Gary Anderson being amongst the final 50 candidates for modern era...

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 what kind of upgrade the team needs at the wide receiver position. The Steelers have been connected to a pair of wide receivers on the trade market in New York Jets deep threat Mike Williams and Los Angeles Rams do-it-all Cooper Kupp. Both players are well past their prime...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss injury news surrounding Monty Adams, Tyler Matakevich, Cordarrelle Patterson, Damontae Kazee and Donte Jackson. We then dive into LC Greenwood having to wait at least one more year for his call to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Finally, we discuss if Cooper Kupp is the right fit for this team or if a Mike Williams type just makes too much sense to pass on. Let's go for another Steelers...

The Steelers offense went off for 37 points and 409 yards in Sunday's win over the New York Jets, thanks in part of the addition of Russell Wilson into the team's starting lineup. Head coach Mike Tomlin made the switch, reportedly chasing great at the expense of good, because he's trying to win a championship. So can the new Russ-led Steelers offense take the Black and Gold deeper into the playoffs? Or was it a one-game mirage? Alan breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss Russell Wilson's performance against the New York Jets. Just how good was he? Is there more meat left on the bone? Is just giving guys like George Pickens and Pat Freiermuth opportunities to make plays a big part of this? On the reverse side, how were DeShon Elliott, Beanie Bishop and the Steelers defense able to make like tough on the New York Jets. Despite the pass rush not getting home,...

Live from Acrisure Stadium, Alan Saunders breaks down the Pittsburgh Steelers 37-15 victory over the New York Jets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, Derrick Bell joins the show to preview the team's upcoming matchup against the New York Jets. Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams and company come to town to take on TJ Watt, Cam Heyward and the Steelers defense. On the flip side, Russell Wilson will make his first start as a Pittsburgh Steeler. Will he be able to guide the unit to success against Sauce Gardner, Quinnen Williams and the Jets defense. Finally,...

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 key matchup for the team's Week 7 game against the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football. With the Jets adding Davante Adams to Garrett Wilson and Allen Lazard, that gives Aaron Rodgers three targets all 6-foot or taller. Lazard, the most likely of the three to move into...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss injury updates to Najee Harris and Roman Wilson. We also talk about the praise Justin Fields has gotten from teammates, fans, coaches etc... in regard to how he has handled his business. Arthur Smith spoke about Justin, Russell Wilson and more. Najee Harris came to the defense of his quarterbacks and said it's about all 11 guys. Finally, we discuss if Mike Williams makes sense as a trade...

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 continued pursuit of an impact wide receiver by Steelers general manager Omar Khan and why that may never happen. Khan put the Steelers behind the eight ball by trading Dionte Johnson and not acquiring a real replacement before the start of the season. Now wide receivers...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss injury updates regarding Alex Highsmith, Nick Herbig, Zach Frazier, Cordarrelle Patterson and MyCole Pruitt. We then dive into the QB conversation. Russell Wilson took QB1 reps to start the practice week over Justin Fields. Will that continue? Could we see the team utilize both? We then discuss how the team can get George Pickens involved earlier in games and more often. Is a QB change the...

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 or not the Steelers should actually consider the idea of playing both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields at quarterback. Head coach Mike Tomlin opened the possibility of doing just that on Tuesday, when he said he's undecided about the quarterback situation this week, but...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss injury updates regarding Alex Highsmith, Nick Herbig, Zach Frazier, Cordarrelle Patterson and MyCole Pruitt. We then dive into all of the WR news that took place including Davante Adams, Amari Cooper, Mike Williams and Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Finally, we discuss if Mike Tomlin will continue to roll with Justin Fields or turn the keys over to Russell Wilson. Let's go for another Steelers...

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 or not the 4-2 start to the team's 2024 season is sustainable in the long run. We talked earlier when the Steelers were 3-0 about what they needed to do to give themselves a better chance to have some real success this...

Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode, we discuss the recent transactions of the team. They currently have an open roster spot on the 53-man roster, we will see what they do with that. We then discuss George Pickens' snap count, the performances of Najee Harris and Broderick Jones and discuss the outlook of the AFC North. Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Steelers quarterback position, and what Mike Tomlin should be doing with Justin Fields and Russell Wilson. Fields struggled to throw the ball for the second straight game in the Steelers 32-13 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, but he may also be making himself...