After the 2011 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers and offensive coordinator Bruce Arians parted ways. The Steelers tried to pass it off as Arians’ retirement, but in a recent profile on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Arians confirmed what most already knew: He was fired. And he was “pissed” about it. According to Arians, he was told by head coach Mike Tomlin that a new contract was coming. Then, Arians told journalist Andrea Kremer, a different kind of call came. “(Tomlin) said, ‘I ... Read More
The decision not to rush Roethlisberger back is the right one
I'm sure if you asked Ben Roethlisberger if he is ready to play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, he'd give a myriad of reasons why he is good to go. For starters, he's provided evidence that he's getting pretty close based the on the work he's done in 7 on 7 passing drills the past two days. Speaking to NFL HQ after Wednesday's practice, Markus Wheaton made it clear that Roethlisberger is showing no signs of rust in passing drills after missing the past two starts with a knee injury, "He ... Read More
Steelers may announce offensive line coach, special teams coordinator
When Sean Kugler accepted the head coaching position at UTEP it meant that the Steelers would need to find a new offensive line coach this off-season. There was also speculation that Todd Haley could leave and join the Cardinals as their new head coach and talk of the Steelers parting ways with special teams coordinator Amos Jones. Arizona decided not to hire Haley and instead hired former Steelers' offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. Today Arians announced the hiring of Jones as the ... Read More
Bruce Arians hired by Cardinals; Todd Haley stays in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley was at the fore-front of the Arizona Cardinals search for a new head coach. However, when the Cardinals made their decision on their new head coach it was the Steelers last offensive coordinator that was hired, not their current one. Today, the Arizona Cardinals named Bruce Arians, who served as the Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator in 2012 and with the Steelers from 2004-2011, as their new head coach. Arians was signed to a ... Read More