Steelers Outpost Podcast

We send our condolences to the Rooney family who lost matriarch Patricia - wife of Dan Sr., mother of AR II - who passed away this week at 88. She was another pillar in a family who built and maintained a team with integrity and pride.

Ben Roethlisberger: "I don’t care bout my pay at all this year!” With $40m of cap hit kicked down the road until it reached a dead end in 2021, Ben says he want to play, even at a financial cost. A lot of pieces need to come together to make this Rubik's Cube work, but this is the biggest piece.

What about the blockbuster Goff-Stafford trade?! Goff moves north shackled with an enormous contract while Stafford travels to SoCal for a potential Super Bowl run for the first time in his career.

T.J. Watt wins AFC Defensive Player of the Year - 101 Awards

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Were we worried about this game with the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars? If you were around in 2017, yeah. You'd be worried too. Even with Jaguars coming out of the tunnel with a QB playing in his third NFL game.

The Steelers finally take care of business. When they have a 10 point spread on the road, now THAT's the time to worry. But this turned out to be the second yawner (was anyone awake in the third quarter) in a row.

What's new to say? Certainly not the offensive play calling. Why is Benny Snell the go to guy with the ball inside the 5 yard line. Why are we running on 2nd and long, let alone 3rd and long?

While we're not seeing Ben the Bomber of old, he's making it happen with an armamentarium replete with deadly weapons. Diontae Johnson broke the 100 yard mark for the second game in a row. Chase Claypool came within one TD (10) of the all-time Steeler record for a rookie.

James Conner exceeded 6 yards per carry on his way to 89 yards.

But it was the magnificent defense that held Jacksonville to 3 points, which came on the first drive. The Jaguars would only see the Steeler side of the field once more in the entire game.

Minkah Fitzpatrick and Terrell Edmunds turned on their Luton Radars, picking him for two INTs each. While the Bud Dupree and Stephon Tuitt extended the Steeler consecutive game sack streak to 67.

Tune into this podcast as we contemplate the disrespect for the Steelers 10 game winning streak.

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• Ben Roethlisberger gets personal in his new documentary Bigger Than Ben. With insight from Ashley Roethlisberg, team doctor Jim Bradley and Ben himself, you’ll get insights into his decision to undergo surgery to set him up for his 17th NFL season.
• Friday Night Lights were cut short, but in a 45 minute intra-squad scrimmage, there were plenty of performances that kept us salivating for the upcoming season
• The defense showed why teams should be working overtime to scheme against to overcome a squad with few apparent weaknesses.
• Ray-Ray McCloud, a guy who should be playing in the NFL if only for his awesome moniker, is also putting on a performance that needs to put him in consideration for the WR rotation.=
• The Zach Banner-Chukwuma Okorafor battle for the starting right tackle position will come down to the wire
• Curtis Riley’s case for #3 safety.
• Concussion Lawsuit Claims Discriminates Against Black Players
• Game Pass Film Session - Cam Heyward
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QBs in the News

Andy Dalton, recently released by the Cincinnati Bengals, was picked up by the Dallas Cowboys to backup Day Prescott. We talk about whether he would have been a preferable backup to Ben given his reasonable $3m salary.

Jameis Winston signed with the New Orleans Saints for an unfathomable $1.1m. What's the strategy behind that and why didn't any other teams take advantage of this opportunity (including the Steelers)?

And what is the Green Bay Packers strategy, picking Jordan Love in the first round? Are we going to see a reprise of the Brett Favre situation with Aaron Rogers? What are some possible landing spots for him if the Packers and he decide to part ways?

Juju's Departure

In one of his Asked and Answered columns, Ed Bouchette opines that JuJu Smith-Schuster, Alejandro Villanueva nor James Conner are likely to be on the roster post 2020. We talk about this prediction as well as the reasons for the animosity directed at JuJu by Steelers fans.

Claypool vs Mims

Denzel Mims was on the board when the Steelers chose Chase Claypool, but slid to the NY Jets. Both of these guys can burn, but many "experts" gave the edge to Mims. What did the Steelers see in Claypool (or not see in Mims)?

Duck Calling

Joey of Barstool Sports interviewed Devlin "Duck" Hodges to talk about his experience on the Steelers, his ascension to starting QB and his relationship with Ben.

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