Oct 2, 2026 · 45 min · 11 segments
Ed Troup and Brian Batko recap the Steelers first four games of the 2026 season and look ahead to the next four games. The guys also review the Steelers statistical leaders through four games and take…
Brian BatkoHost
Ed TroupHost
Double B, I was gonna ask you, after that two-point conversion, I did not have a lot of faith in the Steelers' defense going into that last drive.
And I think McCarthy and his staff thought that too, 'cause they started using some timeouts to preserve some time, um, but they couldn't do that.
You know, I, I thought that [clears throat] Deshaun Watson's hot streak had, had kind of fallen off a little bit in the second half, but-
... [clears throat] he dialed back into it and, you know, there was no, uh, no T.J. Watt heroics to be found at that point, and put some stress on the, on the secondary.
I'm sure people will be second-guessing Patrick Graham and his coverage, uh, on that drive, you know.
But you're damned if you do, damned if you don't sometimes, because if you play, play tight press man and someone gets behind the defense and they score a touchdown rather than set up for a 56-yard field goal, then everybody's saying, "Why didn't you just keep them in front of you and, uh, and make them make a long kick?" So I...
That's coaching, but ultimately you're judged at the end of the day by the wins and the losses, and that's all that matters.
T.J. Watt's final stat line last night, four tackles, one sack, uh, two tackle for losses, two quarterback hits, pass deflection, forced fumble, fumble recovery.
Again, showing the quarterback that you're taking the bait on the running back, but really you're not, and that behind the back almost interception batting down the ball type play.
I mean, T.J. Watt, for all intents and purposes, four games into the season, Brian Yatko, is having that type of defensive player of the year performance through one-fourth of the season.
And, you know, I think the, the sacks will continue to come for T.J. Um, there, there's been some metrics out there, some advanced analytics about just how fast his get off has been to this point in the season, so he's timing things up really well.
... on one play? But you'll live with that with the best pass rushers in the league because more often than not, they are gonna get that cadence and that's gonna give them a huge jump on the opposing tackle.
Double B, I was gonna ask you, after that two-point conversion, I did not have a lot of faith in the Steelers' defense going into that last drive.
And I think McCarthy and his staff thought that too, 'cause they started using some timeouts to preserve some time, um, but they couldn't do that.
You know, I, I thought that [clears throat] Deshaun Watson's hot streak had, had kind of fallen off a little bit in the second half, but-
... [clears throat] he dialed back into it and, you know, there was no, uh, no T.J. Watt heroics to be found at that point, and put some stress on the, on the secondary.
I'm sure people will be second-guessing Patrick Graham and his coverage, uh, on that drive, you know.
But you're damned if you do, damned if you don't sometimes, because if you play, play tight press man and someone gets behind the defense and they score a touchdown rather than set up for a 56-yard field goal, then everybody's saying, "Why didn't you just keep them in front of you and, uh, and make them make a long kick?" So I...
That's coaching, but ultimately you're judged at the end of the day by the wins and the losses, and that's all that matters.
T.J. Watt's final stat line last night, four tackles, one sack, uh, two tackle for losses, two quarterback hits, pass deflection, forced fumble, fumble recovery.
Again, showing the quarterback that you're taking the bait on the running back, but really you're not, and that behind the back almost interception batting down the ball type play.
I mean, T.J. Watt, for all intents and purposes, four games into the season, Brian Yatko, is having that type of defensive player of the year performance through one-fourth of the season.
And, you know, I think the, the sacks will continue to come for T.J. Um, there, there's been some metrics out there, some advanced analytics about just how fast his get off has been to this point in the season, so he's timing things up really well.
... on one play? But you'll live with that with the best pass rushers in the league because more often than not, they are gonna get that cadence and that's gonna give them a huge jump on the opposing tackle.
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