The Terrible Podcast — Talking Steelers Injuries, Slay Out, Thielen In, Tomlin Tuesday, Bills All-22 Final Notes & More

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The Terrible Podcast

Sports, Football

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 110 minutes

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December 3, 2025 - Season 16, Episode 58 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right into talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers making several transactions on Tuesday as they get ready to play the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. We discuss the waiving of CB Darius Slay and how the writing was on the wall for that move to happen. We also discuss Slay being waived with a non-injury settlement and what that may or may not mean. We also discuss the problems the Steelers have had when it comes to signing defensive players over the age of 30. The Steelers claimed former Minnesota Vikings WR Adam Thielen off waivers on Tuesday so Alex and I discuss that transaction. We go over Thielen's fit on offense, how much playing time he might see, and what is addition to the 53-man roster might mean when it comes to WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who remains on the team's practice squad. We discuss the possibility of both Thielen and Valdes-Scantling playing on Sunday against the Ravens. The Steelers won't have DT Derrick Harmon (knee) on Sunday so we discuss what a big deal that might be when it comes to stopping the Ravens' rushing attack in Baltimore. We also make sure to go over the fact that CB James Pierre (concussion) and ILB Patrick Queen (glute) are starting the week off with questionable listings after both were injured in the game this past Sunday. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference and Tuesday, and he certainly gave us quite a few talking points to discuss. We roll through the notable things Tomlin said on Tuesday. The outcome of the Steelers Sunday game against the Ravens has a large swing of playoff probabilities attached to both teams so Alex and I go over what ESPN has listed. We also discuss how there’s a good chance that the AFC North division might be won by a team with a 9-8 record. With the All-22 tape from the Steelers' Sunday home loss to the Buffalo Bills now fully digested by us, Alex and I discuss the bad, ugly and very little good that we uncovered from that when it comes to the team's offensive, defensive, and special teams play. Should TE Jonnu Smith be sat down for Sunday's game against the Ravens? We go over some seldom-used stats related to how the Steelers' offense has performed so far this season when he is on and off the field. If Tomlin remains the head coach of the Steelers past the 2025 season, will and should the Steelers fire OC Arthur Smith and DC Teryl Austin? Alex and I make sure to address that question later in this show. This 110-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted and we wrap things up by answering several emails we received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.6	Welcome to the terrible podcast with your host from Steelers Depot.com where you can find all your latest and greatest Steelers news.
1:11.3	It's Dave Brian and Alex Kizura.
1:14.5	Always Lynn talking Steelers.
1:17.4	And now, here's Dave and Alex.
1:25.3	Welcome to the Terrible Podcast, Season 16, episode 58.
1:32.4	He's Day, Brian. I'm Alex Kazora.
1:34.8	Steeler's Depot.com.
1:36.7	Welcome back to the show this Wednesday, Steelers Nation Day.
1:40.7	We always have a lot to talk about, always a lot on our minds, but we truly have a lot to talk about for this episode.
1:48.4	To summarize Tuesday, Pittsburgh, waived a 34-year-old quarterback in Darius Slay, claimed a 35-year-old wide receiver and Adam Thielen, and it was Aaron Rogers' 42nd birthday. And so make of that what you will. So Dave,
2:05.2	they're doing some stuff. They're making some moves. The quality of those moves we'll talk about,
2:10.3	but how you doing? Yeah, it's fun watching the chairs on a Titanic get moved around from a distance
2:15.6	and watching these morning
2:17.9	uh uh sports talking head shows and seeing how many different ways they can phrase the
2:23.9	question uh do the Steelers need to fire Mike Tomlin uh what they've attacked this every
2:30.9	different way uh that they that they can since since the bills game obviously here
2:36.6	and big game coming up uh the battle of the mid mids uh on on on sunday at m&T bank stadium where the
2:47.2	six and six Pittsburgh Steelers will play the six and six Baltimore Ravens.
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