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The Terrible Take (Episode 818)

The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

The Terrible Podcast

Sports, Football

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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May 31, 2023 - For Episode 818, Alex Kozora explains why depth in the NFL can only be so good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the terrible take a daily segment telling Steelers nation what's on our mind.

0:05.2

I'm Alex Kizora.

0:06.5

Adding depth has certainly been the Pittsburgh Steelers focus in many areas this season. Offensive line most notably but they're

0:15.0

deeper and stronger at tight end wide receiver and most recently outside linebacker

0:19.6

with the addition of Marcus Golden. Depth is good. Depth is important, but there's one note

0:25.2

that should come attached with it. Depth can also only be so good. Ideally you want

0:31.4

perfect players as next man up to be too deep three deep to protect yourself

0:36.0

against any worst case scenario the reality is though that's hard to do everywhere

0:42.0

you only have so much money so much capital and

0:44.8

some players choose the chance to compete somewhere over the depth role you can't

0:50.2

just wave a magic wand and get starting caliber players to come sign in Pittsburgh to be backups.

0:55.4

It's hard to get a stud-pass rushure to sit behind T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith.

0:59.8

It's why you turn to a 32-year-old old golden who clearly was not getting starting

1:04.2

chances anymore. Depth it's about picking your spots what's most important in the

1:09.7

NFL and to your team build depth at quarterback so one injury does not completely

1:14.9

derail your season. Build it along the online because finding quality top to

1:19.5

bottom there is so scarce so when you can add you better do it.

1:23.2

Build it at outside linebacker because of how vital that is to the Steelers defensive

1:27.5

success.

1:28.5

TJ Watts injury was proof of that last year.

1:31.5

Pittsburgh's depth is not perfect across the board.

1:34.0

It's a little thin at running back

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