Episode 2: Linebacker Core Gets Turned Over

We are days away from finding out who the Pittsburgh Steelers will play in the first ever regular season NFL game in Dublin. This week, Michael chats with two time Super Bowl Champion and Steelers legend ​​Brett Keisel on his time in Ireland and thoughts on the NFL Draft.

Matt and Dale talk rookie mini camp, the Pickens trade, and Omar's comments from earlier today.

The guy's run through whom they believe will be the strongest defensive units in fantasy leagues this upcoming season, dissect a QB power rankings list, and we hear Omar's conversation with the assembled media.

Dale and Matt share some of their music tastes to kickoff the show, discuss the Steelers' track record of moving on timely from players, and chat about next year's draft in Pittsburgh.

Who will be the top fantasy tight end this upcoming season? The guys answer that question and answer listener questions in the mailbag portion of today's show.

Uhler and Moats dive into all the angles of the George Pickens trade on today's edition of the Blitz.

The Blitz continues to talk about the Steelers offense and wide receiver group in the wake of the Pickens trade.

Dale and Matt have an exciting discourse on the Steelers trading George Pickens to the Cowboys, before bringing in Bob Labriola for his insight on the trade.

Matt and Dale talk fantasy football rankings for wide receivers and breaking news regarding an alternate Steelers helmet design.

Dale and Matt discuss the Ravens releasing kicker Justin Tucker, analyze Warren Sharp's strength of schedule projections for the 2025 NFL season, and postulate the idea of the NFL having a draft lottery.

Matt and Dale have their regular Fantasy Football Focus segment, before trying to explore reasons why each NFL team can have optimism for the upcoming season.

The rookie class got their official numbers and will be at the Southside facilities starting on Friday for Rookie Mini Camp.

Whether it's Aaron Rodgers this year or a rookie QB next year and Kaleb Johnson getting off to a good start to his career, it is imperative the offensive line gels as quickly as possible and have their starting five figured out and as healthy as possible throughout the entire season.

We play another round of Mh Hmm or Uh Uhh to determine if the finishing order of each division in 2024 will be the same or different in 2025.

Uhler and Moats talk Steelers UDFA signings and laugh about some Pittsburgh Marathon stories from over the weekend.

The Blitz discusses a veteran addition at wide receiver and gets to your questions during Time's Yours.

Michael reflects on the NFL Draft and recent happenings for Steelers fans in Ireland, including the first ever Draft Party on the island of Ireland with Mark Hogan of Pro Football Ireland, as we get closer to the 2025 NFL Schedule Release.

Labs and Tom talk about Rookie mini camp and then get into this week's questions

Matt and Dale compare the current constructed roster to last year's, discuss possible rule changes, and more in hour one.

The guys take a look at the highest graded QB's and where they may go in fantasy drafts, debate which rookies are poised to take starting roles, and chat about the latest from around the league.

Dale and Matt talk about predictions for 2025 NFL rookie of the year as well as differences in how the 2021 NFL Draft was initially graded to how it is graded now.

Matt and Dale discuss some favorable and unfavorable NFL fantasy football prospects coming out the NFL Draft before giving their opinions on past Steelers Drafts.

Dale and Matt discuss the perception of teams post draft in the eyes of the league.

The Drive duo takes a look at a too early fantasy flex position big board as well as answer listener questions

Kaleb Johnson was taken in third round, and we expect him to be RB1 by the start of the season pairing nicely with Jaylen Warren. Steelers add a veteran to the wide receiver room in Robert Woods who can fit in as the fourth or fifth string guy.

Aaron Rodgers is still unsigned and potentially mulling retirement; given the Steelers young roster and incoming rookie class, he should legitimately want to come to Pittsburgh. It seems like Steelers Nation is running away with hype and expectations surrounding rookie QB Will Howard.

We look around the league to see which guys received fifth year options, and Kevin Patra of the NFL Network made his top ten list of the most anticipated regular season games of next year.

Dale and Matt talk about the recent storm in Pittsburgh and its aftermath, before bringing in Steelers.com Editor Bob Labriola to discuss his thoughts on how the 2025 NFL Draft went for the Steelers.

Matt and Dale discuss post-Draft rookie mock drafts as well as which teams that improved the most due to the NFL Draft.

Matt and Dale talk a little bit of this and a little bit of that in the first hour. They discuss limiting snaps for key players, tight end contracts, and unrestricted yet restricted free agents.

Matt and Dale take a look at what next year's first round may look like and gander at the current state of league power rankings.

Uhler and Moats are all Draft reaction today on the Blitz, as they go over the Steelers picks and the national story lines from the 2025 NFL Draft

The Blitz continues to go over all the action from the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Steelers used the final two rounds of the NFL Draft to add some depth on defense and bring in a third quarterback while still waiting on Aaron Rodgers.

The Steelers added some depth at quarterback via the draft in Will Howard, but all eyes turn back to Aaron Rodgers. Shedeur Sanders had one of the more unexpected slides in recent draft memory.

The Steelers continue to follow the Andy Weidl model by adding Jack Sawyer and Yahya Black on the defensive front. Najee Harris is no longer on the team, so the Steelers wasted no time in finding his replacement in Kaleb Johnson in the third round of the draft.