Club Shay Shay: Deebo & Joe - REACTION to Steelers Beating the Browns, Ravens Dropping to 1-5, Tua Postgame

Release Date: October 13, 2025
Hosts: James “Deebo” Harrison & Joe Haden
Podcast: Club Shay Shay (iHeartPodcasts & Shay Shay Media)

Episode Overview

This episode delivers passionate, unfiltered commentary from former NFL stars James Harrison and Joe Haden as they react to a pivotal week of football. The main focus is the Steelers' dominant 23-9 win over the Browns, the continued struggles of the Ravens (now 1-5), and a candid discussion about Tua Tagovailoa’s controversial postgame comments after the Dolphins’ loss. The hosts break down games, share locker room stories, debate leadership and coaching, and don’t shy from calling out teams and players who aren’t performing.

Steelers Beat the Browns 23-9: Detailed Game Breakdown

Steelers' Perspective

• First Play Impact (03:14):
  Deebo: “First play was like foreshadowing…We ain’t hit that tight end in I don’t know how many games, and we hit him for 36, baby. They ain’t even know what to do.”
• Physical Edge: Harrison jokes about his dog “pissing on anything orange” around the house after a win, setting a lighthearted, rowdy tone for the rivalry (02:15).
• Red Zone Troubles: Despite multiple long drives, the Steelers settled for field goals early:
  • 11-play drive resulting in a field goal (05:39)
  • Additional 10-play drive, again for 3 points (06:23)
• Defensive Dominance:
  “Six sacks. Hey, listen, we played the run better... Zero sacks [allowed], Miles Garrett only had two tackles, no pressures, no hits on the quarterback.” (13:01)
• Spreading the Ball:
  Deebo: “We got the tight ends involved...now you gotta worry about them tight ends. Now you done gave Aaron more targets.” (13:13)
• Quarterback Efficiency:
  “Aaron was greatly effective. You talking 21 of 32, 235, two touchdowns. Here we go, Steelers, here we go.” (14:01)
• Team Cohesion:
  Joe: “It was a team effort... It just looks like the Defense is out there fighting for your life, and if you keep giving somebody love and hooking them up and they ain’t giving you nothing, that’s demoralizing.” (10:46)

Browns Meltdown

• Offensive Failure: Browns scoreless in red zone, unable to finish drives—theme of the season.
• Dylan Gabriel Overworked:
  “Why they have him pass the ball like, like, like 52 times… You go have him come in here and think he go pass on the Pittsburgh Steelers 52 times and you go win that game?” (14:27)
• Dropped Balls & Turnovers:
  “Our defense dropped three, four picks that they had in their hands that they should have came up with.” (14:44)
• Lack of Support for Rookie QB:
  Joe: “I don’t think the Browns are helping him in any way with his progression of becoming a better quarterback right now.” (17:00)
• O-Line & Coaching Criticism:
  “You can’t come in there with a game plan, think you’re going to win with a—[trails off, frustrated].” (16:38)
  • Suggests coaching staff is confused, unprepared, and failing rookie QB.

Ravens Drop to 1-5: Postgame Analysis

• Strong Start, Steep Decline:
  • Derek Henry effective early (“Derek Henry right, Derek Henry left…”), but Ravens “totally forget” about him after a holding penalty and failed fourth down attempts (19:46–22:23).
  • Ravens offense squanders opportunities, go for it twice on fourth down, come up empty.
• Defensive Improvement—But Not Enough:
  • Joe: “I thought Matthew Stafford was going to pick them apart... Ravens defense...stepped up a little bit versus the Rams.” (20:52)
• Injuries & Struggles Without Lamar Jackson:
  • Hosts note that only one team (2020 Washington) made the playoffs after a 1-5 start in new playoff format (25:41).
  • “If they get mathematically damn near eliminated, then you don’t want to risk Lamar Jackson’s long-term future for him to just come back and for what?” (26:57)
• Bleak Outlook:
  “Over the last, what, three weeks, they’ve been outscored 98 to 33. Like, you can’t win like that.” (25:26)

Tua Tagovailoa’s Postgame Controversy

The Comments (35:12–36:07)

• Tua calls out Dolphins teammates for being late or missing “players-only” meetings, suggests making them mandatory.

Tua [35:57]:
"So it’s a lot of things of that nature that we got to get cleaned up. And it starts with the little things like that."

Hosts’ Reaction

• Lack of Leadership:
  Deebo: "Your job is to score a touchdown every possession...Take accountability. What are you even talking about that for right now?" (37:43–38:54)
• Media Etiquette:
  Joe: “Nobody’s respecting you as a leader for one thing. And now if it’s a players’ only meeting that they’re not attending, it’s because they don’t respect you or they don’t respect whoever’s throwing the meeting.” (38:54)
  • Emphasizes grievances should stay internal.
  • “Now they looking at you like, damn, fed, you a snitch.” (43:16)
• Lack of Team Buy-In:
  “Take them seeds off their chest. Because if that’s the people that’s making these meetings and ain’t nobody showing up, the respect is lost and gone there…destroy the whole team, the head coach and start over.” (40:00)
• Accountability First:
  Deebo: “What you should have been talking about, Tua, was the second play of the game. You threw a pick, you gave them a short field...You lost by two. Take accountability.” (38:03)

Around the League: Quick Takes

Broncos Dominate Jets 13-11

• Jets’ Offensive Disaster:
  “He had nine completions, and they got nine sacks on that head. That’s the only thing I could say.” (47:46)
• Fields’ Fit Questioned:
  Joe: “It just looks like the simple passes he could not make. You know what I’m saying? So I was looking at it because I’m like, okay, Denver isn’t doing anything… but Justin Fields, you’re not doing anything. Like you’re harming your team.” (48:44)
• Coaching & QB Issues:
  Discussion over whether Fields’ struggles are due to inability to process/execute or offensive coordinator’s first-year struggles.

Chiefs vs. Lions Skirmish

• Branch Punches JuJu Postgame:
  Noted as a bad look—guys have the whole game for physicality, should settle differences on the field, not after (55:26).
  Joe: “Words can be spoke, whatever, whatever. And we go our separate ways. But once you start touching me… all hell break loose.” (56:44) Deebo: “I’m already thinking about money. In today’s era, how dudes post social media this and that...if you really want to do this, you can meet me in the offseason. Do it behind closed doors.” (57:30)

Locker Room Stories & Leadership Nuggets

• Debo’s Orbital Fracture Story (28:23 - 34:38):
  Entertaining, graphic tale about finishing a game with a facial fracture and storing pieces of his own bone in his refrigerator.

  Deebo [31:43]:
  "When I would go to hit somebody, I would just close my right eye so it'd be one person, and then I'd open it back up."

• On Player-Only Meetings:
  • Mandatory vs. Respect:
    “It’s a respect thing...If Joe in there, I’m in there. You know what I’m saying? If I’m in, like, why the fuck would I be in there?” (45:07)
  • Deebo: “Troy Palomalu never went out, never partied, never did anything but come rookie dinner...because that’s what it is. It’s camaraderie.” (46:12)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Steelers’ Mentality:
  “We the Pittsburgh Steelers… when the orange in the sky… we fly high.” (13:01)
• On Browns’ Offense:
  “It’s a professional football team, but it is the Browns offense…same team who hasn’t scored more than 17 points in the last 11 games straight.” (18:00)
• Tua’s Leadership Questioned:
  "You trying to literally...going to the media about them not coming to your [players only meeting]. That ain’t how you lead." (43:10)
• On Postgame Fights:
  “You got three hours in that game to...really go get your revenge in a good way...But after the game, once it’s all over, it is what it is.” (55:26)
• Lead by Example:
  “If you want to win, put Ewers in.” — reference to potential QB change.

Episode Structure (Key Timestamps)

• 00:00 - 07:25: Steelers/Browns rivalry, game start, spirited banter
• 07:49 - 14:46: Steelers offense explodes, Browns’ struggles, coaching critique
• 15:09 - 18:36: Wrap-up Steelers/Browns, surging Steelers, league outlook
• 19:25 - 26:15: Ravens-Rams breakdown, running game, missing Lamar Jackson
• 26:15 - 27:54: Ravens’ playoff hopes, risk with injuries
• 28:23 - 34:38: Harrison’s orbital fracture story, NFL toughness
• 35:12 - 41:28: Dolphins loss & Tua’s media misstep, leadership debate
• 41:28 - 46:28: On leadership, culture, player meetings, analogies
• 46:36 - 54:53: Jets-Broncos breakdown, Fields’ woes, O-coordinator debate
• 54:53 - 58:33: Chiefs-Lions postgame brawl, after-the-whistle etiquette

Final Thoughts

The podcast packs humor, candor, and genuine football IQ. Deebo and Joe break down games not just as former pros, but as lifelong competitors—bluntly calling out poor leadership, strategizing player respect, and dissecting X’s and O’s behind both failure and success. Their locker-room stories and banter add authenticity and entertainment, delivering insight for die-hard fans and casual listeners alike.

If you missed the episode, this summary captures the core debates, memorable stories, and raw analysis that make Deebo & Joe an unmissable listen for football fans.