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The Terrible Take - Episode 1809 - February 15, 2026

The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

The Terrible Podcast

Sports, Football

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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February 15, 2026 - For Episode 1,809 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about why Will Howard may not even make the Steelers' final 53-man roster for the 2026 season. ⁠⁠steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

We're into the thick of the season now and so's Coral's reward-shaker with even bigger rewards and offers.

0:06.0

The half-and-half scarfers shaking decisively for once.

0:10.0

They backed a super boost.

0:12.0

Next to them, the prawn sandwich brigade.

0:14.0

Oh, they've shaken up a free bet after that free lunch.

0:17.0

Play Coral's free reward shaker to win bigger guaranteed daily rewards and offers this season. Coral, we're here for it. 18 plus UK max one reward or offer per player per day. 8am to 8 p.m. to 8 p.m. and reward restrictions and teas and seas apply. Gambleaware.org. Welcome to The Terrible Take, a daily segment telling Steeler Nation what's on our minds. I'm Melanie Friedlander. It's the middle of February,

0:38.7

and that means that mock draft season has already begun. If you're looking at the early

0:42.7

visions already being published, you will see more than a few that have the Steelers taken

0:46.5

a wide receiver in the first round. No surprise there, given the team's struggles to add a legit

0:51.3

wide receiver two via trade or free agency in the past two years.

0:55.6

What is also a consistent theme is LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier in the second or third round.

1:01.9

While his 2025 season wasn't stellar, a solid performance at the Senior Bowl has added to his draft clout.

1:08.1

It's still isn't clear if Aaron Rogers will return to Pittsburgh, move on to another

1:11.7

team, or retire finally. But if you believe the rumblings, it seems that Rogers will be the

1:17.0

Steelers' starting quarterback next season. All of this math could be bad news for Will Howard,

1:22.5

the Steelers' sixth-round draft pick last year. Sidelined by a fractured bone in his throwing

1:27.3

hand during training camp last summer, Howard never got a fractured bone in his throwing hand during training camp

1:28.3

last summer, Howard never got a chance to play in a preseason game, and obviously never took a

1:33.4

snap in the regular season either. Incoming head coach Mike McCarthy has spoken highly of Howard's

1:38.6

potential, but the team really doesn't know what Howard's sealing is and whether he can be a starter

1:43.5

in the NFL.

1:50.1

The Steelers typically take four quarterbacks to training camp. At least they did under Mike Tomlin.

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