{"podcast":{"title":"Steelers Afternoon Drive","slug":"steelers-afternoon-drive-6553917","podcast_index_feed_id":6553917,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RRTET7764502074","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c056b29c-2b51-11ee-ad72-539ba4911b35/image/485f60f8d4f0ebd4c995cd2e640c257c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Pro Football Insiders","episode_count":1320,"summary":"Zachary Smith of Around the 412 and Alan Saunders of Steelers Now bring you their takes on the latest Pittsburgh Steelers news, reports and rumors every weekday afternoon.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T00:19:52.943987+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steelers-afternoon-drive-6553917"},"episode":{"title":"What's Stopping Steelers from Competing with NFL's Best? | Steelers Morning Rush","slug":"what-s-stopping-steelers-from-competing-with-nfl-s-best-steelers-morning-rush","published_at":"2026-07-06T15:39:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steelers-afternoon-drive-6553917/what-s-stopping-steelers-from-competing-with-nfl-s-best-steelers-morning-rush","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steelers-afternoon-drive-6553917","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/RRTET7037898064.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/RRTET7037898064.mp3","summary":"Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's why the Steelers have struggled against the top teams in the NFL over the last decade, and if there's hope for Mike McCarthy to be able to reverse the team's fortunes in that regard. Without a franchise quarterback, the team is looking at long odds against the likes of Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. But the Seattle Seahawks in 2025 proved that it's possible. What does McCarthy need to do that his predecessor Mike Tomlin was unable to when it comes to winning without one of the best at the quarterback position? Alan breaks it down: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":911,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/steelers-afternoon-drive-6553917/episodes/what-s-stopping-steelers-from-competing-with-nfl-s-best-steelers-morning-rush/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steelers-afternoon-drive-6553917/what-s-stopping-steelers-from-competing-with-nfl-s-best-steelers-morning-rush.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}