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The Terrible Take - Episode 945 - October 5, 2023

The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

The Terrible Podcast

Football, Sports

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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October 5, 2023 - For Episode 945 on this Thursday, Josh Carney discusses how Pittsburgh Steelers OC Matt Canada made a terrible situation worse on Thursday by providing a non-answer for the reasoning behind his dreadful 4th and 1 play call against the Houston Texans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the terrible take mini podcast telling Steelers Nation what's on our mind.

0:05.0

I'm Josh Carney. By now you've all seen the dreaded fourth in one play call from the Pittsburgh Steelers on

0:12.8

Sunday in Houston against the Texans, trailing 16 to 6 at the time.

0:18.8

After picking up 17 yards on a third and 18,

0:21.9

the Steelers decided to call time out to get a proper

0:25.5

spotting of the football and then they decided to line up in shotgun and throw the

0:31.4

football. In the same quarter in which running back Naji Harris

0:36.4

was averaging 6.1 yards per carry. Of course the play went haywire as quarterback Kenny Pickett bailed out of a clean pocket again and ran right into a sack injuring himself in the process.

0:52.0

On Tuesday Mike Tomlin stated that injuries to Pat Freermouth

0:56.0

and Dan Moore Jr took away the short yardage package for the Steelers,

1:00.0

which was an awful answer not based in fact.

1:05.0

Then offensive coordinator Matt Canada somehow made an awful situation even worse on

1:12.4

Thursday stating the reporters that the fourth down call was

1:19.2

really that's just the play call we had that's's it. That's what he said. If that doesn't

1:25.4

about sum up the Steelers offense in the incompetency at the top on that side of

1:29.9

the football, I'm not sure what more is needed.

1:35.0

It's fourth and one in a critical spot in the game.

1:40.0

The Steelers were mounting a comeback at that point, moving the football consistently,

1:44.4

and really starting to put it to the Texans.

1:47.4

Then that play call happened.

1:50.0

That's your best play call?

1:52.0

Seriously? In that situation? What process could have

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