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The “Professor” returns, as Zach Metkler joins Joe Kuzma to ask: Which Steelers are on the hot seat heading into this season? From staying healthy to earning a new contract, or looking over their shoulder at an incoming potential replacement, the players named each have a small fire under their ...

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In the coming weeks, I will be summarizing the film notes from my personal pre-draft prospect scouting reports and take an in-depth look at the Steelers' 2020 rookie class (including undrafted free agents). What are their strengths and weaknesses? Where do they fit in with the Steelers? Be sure to ...

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NFL Draft analyst Zach Metkler summarizes pre-draft prospect scouting reports and an in-depth analysis of the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2020 rookie class; Antoine Brooks, Jr.

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Joe and Zach jump on the horn and take a look at how the Steelers 2019 season was impacted by injuries: not just overall, but from a week-to-week perspective. Even the hosts, who are immersed in football 24/7, had forgotten the names of several players who received snaps on the ...

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In the coming weeks, I will be summarizing the film notes from my personal pre-draft prospect scouting reports and take an in-depth look at the Steelers' 2020 rookie class (including undrafted free agents). What are their strengths and weaknesses? Where do they fit in with the Steelers? Be sure to ...

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Brian and Zach team up to sort out the “not takes” from the “hot takes” circulating Steelers Nation. Among the narratives littering social media (especially) is whether Ben Roethlisberger is “washed up”, if JuJu Smith-Schuster will have a bounce back season or if James Conner can remain healthy. The contract ...

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In the latest SCU Podcast, Joe and Zach attack the recent wildfire which has spread from James Harrison’s comments about Mike Tomlin “handing him an envelope”, in reference to a fine he received for a hit on former Cleveland Browns WR Mohamed Massaquoi. While Harrison has come out to defend ...

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In the coming weeks, I will be summarizing the film notes from my personal pre-draft prospect scouting reports and take an in-depth look at the Steelers' 2020 rookie class (including undrafted free agents). What are their strengths and weaknesses? Where do they fit in with the Steelers? Be sure to ...

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The SCU team takes to the airwaves to breakdown the Pittsburgh Steelers 2020 schedule which was released Thursday evening. What games stand out as an advantage to the Steelers? And which games are the setup for failure? Joe Kuzma and Zach Metkler examine these questions and more while going over ...

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On this episode, Brian and Zach attack the Steelers top offseason contract priorities before Joe joins in for a round table discussion on whether or not JuJu Smith-Schuster is in the team’s future plans. With a lot of mouths to feed financially, can the Steelers afford to keep everyone’s favorite ...

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In the coming weeks, I will be summarizing the film notes from my personal pre-draft prospect scouting reports and take an in-depth look at the Steelers' 2020 rookie class (including undrafted free agents). What are their strengths and weaknesses? Where do they fit in with the Steelers? Be sure to ...

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Joe Kuzma and Zach Metkler take a common sense approach to grading the Steelers 2020 NFL Draft class: they don’t! Looking around the Internet, there are a lot of opinions about Pittsburgh’s picks, however, when they’re already drafting with limited capital, what can you realistically expect? That’s the approach the ...

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In the coming weeks, I will be summarizing the film notes from my personal pre-draft prospect scouting reports and take an in-depth look at the Steelers' 2020 rookie class (including undrafted free agents). What are their strengths and weaknesses? Where do they fit in with the Steelers? Be sure to ...

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Brian Roach and Zach Metkler review the Pittsburgh Steelers picks during Day 3 of the 2020 NFL Draft, as well as the group of undrafted free agents the team picked up shortly thereafter. Find out what the hosts think of new Steelers Anthony McFarland Jr., Kevin Dotson, Antoine Brooks, Jr.: ...

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Following Day 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft, here is a revised Big Board with selected players highlighted and crossed out. After much anticipation, the 2020 NFL Draft is finally in sight. After months of thorough film study, I have finally put together my final positional rankings and big board. ...

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