The South Side Beat - Ep. 177: It all begins with defense

Nobody should make a bigger Year 2 leap than Keeanu Benton. Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic's Daily Shots of Steelers, Penguins and Pirates -- three separate podcasts -- every weekday morning on the DK Pittsburgh Sports podcasting network, available on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/dkpghsports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Panthers show why they're the deserving champs. Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic's Daily Shots of Steelers, Penguins and Pirates -- three separate podcasts -- every weekday morning on the DK Pittsburgh Sports podcasting network, available on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/dkpghsports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yasmani Grandal and the rest of this catastrophic catching. Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic's Daily Shots of Steelers, Penguins and Pirates -- three separate podcasts -- every weekday morning on the DK Pittsburgh Sports podcasting network, available on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/dkpghsports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The South Side Beat, Chris Halicke looks at the potential options with the large amount of cap space the Steelers have just a few weeks from the start of training camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could the Panthers be authoring the NHL's ugliest-ever collapse? Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic's Daily Shots of Steelers, Penguins and Pirates -- three separate podcasts -- every weekday morning on the DK Pittsburgh Sports podcasting network, available on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/dkpghsports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Bob Nutting in charge? Or Ben Cherington? Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic's Daily Shots of Steelers, Penguins and Pirates -- three separate podcasts -- every weekday morning on the DK Pittsburgh Sports podcasting network, available on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/dkpghsports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could this be a bona fide dominant defense? Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic's Daily Shots of Steelers, Penguins and Pirates -- three separate podcasts -- every weekday morning on the DK Pittsburgh Sports podcasting network, available on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/dkpghsports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we have two terrific discussions. First, we probe the possibility and what would need to happen for Drew Allar to become the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft. Then Steve Sampsell joins for a great business discussion, ranging from the whiteout to fascinating questions about the future of college athletics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Jeff Carr from Locked on MLB and Locked on Reds joins Jim Stamm and Gary Morgan to talk about the NL Central and the playoff hopes of The Pirates and Reds as we just wrapped the series between the two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The South Side Beat, Chris Halicke discusses the latest impact on a potential long-term deal with Najee Harris and why declining his fifth-year option is still a puzzling decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices