Oct 9, 2026 · 48 min · 14 segments
Ed Troup and Brian Batko preview the Week 5 matchup between the Colts and Steelers. The guys break down the key matchups, storylines, and what to watch for when Indianapolis visits Acrisure Stadium on…
Brian BatkoHost
Ed TroupHost
Um, and one thing the Steelers are gonna have to navigate now, as it came out late yesterday, you were on the south side, you were at practice, head coach Mike McCarthy announcing that Michael Pittman Jr. will be a no-go for this upcoming Sunday.
In one hand I say to myself, "Well look, he was brought in to be the number two wide receiver.
Um, man, this is a huge loss for the Steelers moving forward." But then on the other hand, I look at his numbers through the first handful of games, and we talked about it here on the show this week.
Now again, he's only played three games, but seven catches, 89 yards, no touchdowns on 12 targets through three games.
Especially when you've got Roman Wilson playing pretty well right now, Ed, and Jeremy Bernard.
I think we've, we've all been kind of itching to see, uh, what more he can do if, if he gets more opportunities on his plate.
And then the other thing that I'll be curious to, to see between now and, oh, I guess, uh, tomorrow afternoon is, is when they would have to make this move by, a couple of big bodies on the, uh, practice squad at receiver who are similar build to Michael Pittman Jr.
But funny thing about him, his actual games played in the NFL, regular season appearances, uh, only Buffalo and only the Giants for Isaiah Hodgins.
Uh, but he did have a touchdown catch last year for the Giants after I think they signed him off the Steelers practice squad.
Uh, he's got eight career touchdown catches at the NFL level, so he, he can maybe do some things.
And then the other guy who we all noticed out in Latrobe, uh, this preseason, and we didn't, didn't have it on our bingo card, so to speak, was Brandon Smith, uh, who, who played well in his, uh, practice opportunities and-
Um, and one thing the Steelers are gonna have to navigate now, as it came out late yesterday, you were on the south side, you were at practice, head coach Mike McCarthy announcing that Michael Pittman Jr. will be a no-go for this upcoming Sunday.
In one hand I say to myself, "Well look, he was brought in to be the number two wide receiver.
Um, man, this is a huge loss for the Steelers moving forward." But then on the other hand, I look at his numbers through the first handful of games, and we talked about it here on the show this week.
Now again, he's only played three games, but seven catches, 89 yards, no touchdowns on 12 targets through three games.
Especially when you've got Roman Wilson playing pretty well right now, Ed, and Jeremy Bernard.
I think we've, we've all been kind of itching to see, uh, what more he can do if, if he gets more opportunities on his plate.
And then the other thing that I'll be curious to, to see between now and, oh, I guess, uh, tomorrow afternoon is, is when they would have to make this move by, a couple of big bodies on the, uh, practice squad at receiver who are similar build to Michael Pittman Jr.
But funny thing about him, his actual games played in the NFL, regular season appearances, uh, only Buffalo and only the Giants for Isaiah Hodgins.
Uh, but he did have a touchdown catch last year for the Giants after I think they signed him off the Steelers practice squad.
Uh, he's got eight career touchdown catches at the NFL level, so he, he can maybe do some things.
And then the other guy who we all noticed out in Latrobe, uh, this preseason, and we didn't, didn't have it on our bingo card, so to speak, was Brandon Smith, uh, who, who played well in his, uh, practice opportunities and-
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