https://steelersdepot.com/ Pittsburgh Steelers blog featuring news, discussion & merchandise! Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:50:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://steelersdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-favicon-512x512-1-32x32.png https://steelersdepot.com/ 32 32 199681879 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/i-take-that-very-personal-one-area-where-mike-mccarthy-needs-offense-to-do-better/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/i-take-that-very-personal-one-area-where-mike-mccarthy-needs-offense-to-do-better/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:00:51 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963958 The Steelers haven’t had all bad times, but Mike McCarthy knows the offense can and must do better during one phase. That is the start of games, and this season they have scored on three of their six opening drives. They didn’t on Sunday, however—in fact, it might be their worst start all season. The […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/i-take-that-very-personal-one-area-where-mike-mccarthy-needs-offense-to-do-better/feed/ 0 963958 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/steelers-intend-to-let-the-competition-play-out-as-deshon-elliott-works-his-way-back-into-secondary/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/steelers-intend-to-let-the-competition-play-out-as-deshon-elliott-works-his-way-back-into-secondary/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:03 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963954 The Steelers opened DeShon Elliott’s 21-day practice window on Oct. 8, but he isn’t yet playing—let alone starting. Speaking to reporters yesterday, DC Patrick Graham did not even make clear that he will start when he returns. And even disregarding the injury from which he is recovering, this was always a dilemma they would have […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/steelers-intend-to-let-the-competition-play-out-as-deshon-elliott-works-his-way-back-into-secondary/feed/ 1 963954 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/pff-grades-and-snap-counts-steelers-vs-buccaneers/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/pff-grades-and-snap-counts-steelers-vs-buccaneers/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:15:45 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963816 The Pittsburgh Steelers luckily are on their first winning streak of the season after staging a late comeback Sunday to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 26-19, in overtime. In this article, I will provide data from Pro Football Focus (PFF) and takeaways from the Steelers’ Week 6 game. Offense: Excellent (90-Plus Grades): NONE. Great (80-Plus […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/pff-grades-and-snap-counts-steelers-vs-buccaneers/feed/ 1 963816 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/steelers-stock-watch-2026-cb-jamel-dean-2/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/steelers-stock-watch-2026-cb-jamel-dean-2/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:00:01 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963956 Player: CB Jamel Dean Stock Value: Up Reasoning: Questionable to even play on Sunday, Jamel Dean proved to the Steelers what he’s worth—and what the Buccaneers are missing. Having spent his entire career with Tampa Bay before this season, he made QB Jalon Daniels’ day a long one. Along the way, he set a franchise record […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/steelers-stock-watch-2026-cb-jamel-dean-2/feed/ 1 963956 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/no-backsies-germie-bernard-quickly-making-starting-role-his-own/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/no-backsies-germie-bernard-quickly-making-starting-role-his-own/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:20:11 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963952 Don’t look now, but Germie Bernard is quickly ascending as a starter for the Steelers. In fact, he may already be there. While injuries have provided him the opportunity to see increased playing time, he is taking the reins. If he continues to play this way—even with his mistakes—the Steelers will not be able to […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/no-backsies-germie-bernard-quickly-making-starting-role-his-own/feed/ 2 963952 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/ravens-add-veteran-kicker-after-tyler-loop-misses-another-key-field-goal/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/ravens-add-veteran-kicker-after-tyler-loop-misses-another-key-field-goal/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:40:46 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963949 The Ravens lost to the Browns, 13-10, in a game in which Tyler Loop missed a field goal. Now they have another kicker on their roster. Or at least the practice squad, as for the second time this month, they have added former third-round pick Jake Moody to try to push their own 2025 draft […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/ravens-add-veteran-kicker-after-tyler-loop-misses-another-key-field-goal/feed/ 1 963949 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/will-steelers-quickly-promote-marquez-valdes-scantling-to-wr3/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/will-steelers-quickly-promote-marquez-valdes-scantling-to-wr3/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:48 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963950 Will the Steelers quickly promote Marquez Valdes-Scantling to WR3? With the Steelers in a wide receiver crisis is veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling their answer for now, given his ties? Having previously played with Aaron Rodgers and HC Mike McCarthy—and having played for the Steelers last year—he certainly will know his way around the facility as well […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/will-steelers-quickly-promote-marquez-valdes-scantling-to-wr3/feed/ 7 963950 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/the-forgotten-play-that-helped-the-steelers-beat-the-buccaneers/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/the-forgotten-play-that-helped-the-steelers-beat-the-buccaneers/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:00:45 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963748 This is a weekly series capturing the forgotten, hidden plays that led to the Pittsburgh Steelers winning or losing. Not the touchdowns, turnovers, or plays that will make the Monday morning highlights – the little ones that, looking back, played a key role in the outcome. I’ll start with a hidden moment that helped the […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/the-forgotten-play-that-helped-the-steelers-beat-the-buccaneers/feed/ 18 963748 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/49ers-practice-squad-player-turned-down-chance-to-sign-with-steelers-in-2025/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/49ers-practice-squad-player-turned-down-chance-to-sign-with-steelers-in-2025/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:34:07 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963944 San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Sebastian Valdez played the long game. He passed up a chance to land on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster to stay with the 49ers in the hopes and belief he could carve out a role with San Francisco, instead. That calculation paid off with Valdez making his regular season debut […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/49ers-practice-squad-player-turned-down-chance-to-sign-with-steelers-in-2025/feed/ 17 963944 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/listen-steelers-depot-qa-livestream-october-19th/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/listen-steelers-depot-qa-livestream-october-19th/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:13:47 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963827 Welcome back to the archive of our Tuesday Steelers Depot livestream over on YouTube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream every other Monday from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one. If you missed it live, you can check the archive below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/listen-steelers-depot-qa-livestream-october-19th/feed/ 2 963827 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/depot-after-dark-players-and-danny-smith-warren-and-gainwell-jersey-swap-colts-fire-gm/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/depot-after-dark-players-and-danny-smith-warren-and-gainwell-jersey-swap-colts-fire-gm/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:00:49 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963918 A Steelers Depot daily segment. A quick hit of some Pittsburgh Steelers-related stories that may not require a complete article, but nuggets worth mentioning and passing on to you guys. Your Depot After Dark for Oct. 19. PLAYERS AND DANNY SMITH Mike Tomlin wasn’t the only coach who parted ways with the Steelers this offseason. […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/depot-after-dark-players-and-danny-smith-warren-and-gainwell-jersey-swap-colts-fire-gm/feed/ 1 963918 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/report-steelers-signing-wr-marquez-valdes-scantling-2/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/report-steelers-signing-wr-marquez-valdes-scantling-2/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:46:40 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963930 The Pittsburgh Steelers are reuniting with veteran WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, per The Athletic’s Mike DeFabo. Similar to a year ago, Pittsburgh’s receiving corps needs help, and Valdes-Scantling provides a stopgap solution while players like Roman Wilson and Michael Pittman Jr. get healthy on IR. Valdes-Scantling is signing with the Steelers’ practice squad. Veteran wide receiver […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/report-steelers-signing-wr-marquez-valdes-scantling-2/feed/ 189 963930 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/patrick-graham-explains-what-makes-nick-herbig-special/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/patrick-graham-explains-what-makes-nick-herbig-special/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:00:02 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963912 The Pittsburgh Steelers saw enough in Nick Herbig to give him a four-year contract extension this offseason, but through the team’s first five games of the season, Herbig had yet to register a sack. That changed on Sunday in the team’s 26-19 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as Herbig registered two sacks and helped […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/patrick-graham-explains-what-makes-nick-herbig-special/feed/ 9 963912 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/brian-thomas-jr-needs-to-be-a-steeler-trai-essex-wants-pittsburgh-to-trade-for-jaguars-wr/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/brian-thomas-jr-needs-to-be-a-steeler-trai-essex-wants-pittsburgh-to-trade-for-jaguars-wr/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:30:16 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963906 Despite adding to the position this offseason, wide receiver is once again a weakness for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Injuries have hit them hard there. Michael Pittman Jr. and Roman Wilson are both on injured reserve, and Ben Skowronek is also banged up. As a result, the Steelers could look to add to their receiver room. […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/brian-thomas-jr-needs-to-be-a-steeler-trai-essex-wants-pittsburgh-to-trade-for-jaguars-wr/feed/ 14 963906 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/listen-the-terrible-take-episode-2055/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/listen-the-terrible-take-episode-2055/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:30:48 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963787 Welcome back to the latest episode of The Terrible Take. Think of it as a super-mini version of The Terrible Podcast. A short, 1-3 minute episode seven days a week at 5:30 PM/EST with Alex Kozora, Dave Bryan, Josh Carney, Ross McCorkle, Melanie Friedlander, Jake Brockhoff, and Joe Clark telling you what’s on our minds. […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/listen-the-terrible-take-episode-2055/feed/ 0 963787 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/theres-nobody-that-can-stop-him-chad-johnson-urges-steelers-to-get-darnell-washington-involved-more/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/theres-nobody-that-can-stop-him-chad-johnson-urges-steelers-to-get-darnell-washington-involved-more/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:15:20 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963863 The Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense didn’t have its best day in Week 6 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Despite it waking up in the fourth quarter and overtime to help the Steelers win, that’s no excuse for how poorly that unit played overall. Perhaps part of that was because of how depleted Pittsburgh was at wide […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/theres-nobody-that-can-stop-him-chad-johnson-urges-steelers-to-get-darnell-washington-involved-more/feed/ 15 963863 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/he-flipped-the-game-germie-bernard-changed-everything-for-steelers-offense-orlovsky-believes/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/he-flipped-the-game-germie-bernard-changed-everything-for-steelers-offense-orlovsky-believes/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:00:23 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963796 It’s been a long time since the Pittsburgh Steelers had two wideouts they could consistently count on. But over the last couple of weeks, DK Metcalf and Germie Bernard have provided that. Both were impressive in the failed comeback attempt against Cleveland in Week 4. Then on Sunday against Tampa Bay, they completely carried the […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/he-flipped-the-game-germie-bernard-changed-everything-for-steelers-offense-orlovsky-believes/feed/ 17 963796 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/not-a-factor-steelers-coach-shuts-down-theory-about-chris-boswells-missed-field-goal/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/not-a-factor-steelers-coach-shuts-down-theory-about-chris-boswells-missed-field-goal/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:20:45 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963842 The Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves in a dogfight Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While they did enough to win the game, it wasn’t easy, needing overtime to beat a one-win team. The Steelers didn’t play well enough in all three phases, including special teams. Even kicker Chris Boswell, who is usually as reliable as […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/not-a-factor-steelers-coach-shuts-down-theory-about-chris-boswells-missed-field-goal/feed/ 4 963842 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/steelers-detail-key-area-where-offense-must-be-sharper/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/steelers-detail-key-area-where-offense-must-be-sharper/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:10:07 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963836 The Pittsburgh Steelers found their stride just in time to come back and beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday afternoon. Mike McCarthy has plenty to be pleased with. He still knows there are key areas to clean up. “Third and one-to-six this week,” he told reporters during a Monday press conference via the team’s YouTube […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/steelers-detail-key-area-where-offense-must-be-sharper/feed/ 7 963836 https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/missed-tackles-report-steelers-at-buccaneers/ https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/missed-tackles-report-steelers-at-buccaneers/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:55 +0000 https://steelersdepot.com/?p=963727 Slowly but surely, the Pittsburgh Steelers are starting to clean things up in the tackling department. After missing 17 tackles in their Week 4 Thursday Night Football loss to the Cleveland Browns, the Steelers have lowered that number in the last two weeks. Following nine misses in the win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week […]]]> https://steelersdepot.com/2026/10/missed-tackles-report-steelers-at-buccaneers/feed/ 3 963727