The Terrible Podcast — Steelers Midseason Review, Latest Trade Buzz, McCarthy Evaluation & More

November 4, 2026 - Season 17, Episode 44 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday morning show, Ross McCorkle, Joe Clark, and Alex Kozora start out with a discussion about struggling Pittsburgh Steelers WR DK Metcalf, which leads us to a conversation about the WR room as a whole. We then segway into a larger conversation about the trade deadline, what positions should be on Pittsburgh's radar, and whether they should stand pat with no moves. The Steelers are atop the division at the midway point of the season. With the team on bye, we gave our midseason review of the team as a whole including the offensive and defensive MVPs with a particular focus on Jaylen Warren, Zach Frazier, Jalen Ramsey, and others. Mike McCarthy gave the team some additional time off this bye week, so we discuss how well he's connected with the veteran locker room through his first half season with the team. What has he done well as a head coach and what tests still lie ahead? Is the AFC North down to a two-horse race? And why are the Steelers trailing the Bengals in odds to win the division despite leading them in record and head-to-head? We give our thoughts. This 58-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners. Thanks to Len Testa at ⁠⁠touringplans.com⁠⁠ for once again being a sponsor of our Monday episodes of the podcast throughout the 2026 season. You can follow their work on X at @touringplans as well. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices