Every so often, even football teams with storied traditions like the Pittsburgh Steelers put together a “throw-away-the-film” type of performance. You know, the game where it's nearly impossible to find anything positive. The type of defeat that, in retrospect, might end up being labeled as the worst regular-season loss in the Mike Tomlin era. In the wake of a 34-3 drubbing by the Philadelphia Eagles (3-0), Tomlin and his staff need to take that tape and burn it, bury it, do anything to rid ... Read More
Column: Don’t sleep on wide reciever Eli Rogers
The Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves a diamond in the rough with wide receiver Eli Rogers. The Steelers found Rogers last year and signed him as undrafted free agent out of Louisville, but he was placed on the team’s injured reserve last August and spent the whole 2015 season on IR. This year, Rogers appeared in his first NFL regular season game, which he even started. In his first game, he recorded six receptions for 59 yards. He even earned his first NFL touchdown after it bobbled ... Read More
Keys for Sunday’s Steelers-Bengals game
In what has become a grudge match of the highest caliber, the Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) and Cincinnati Bengals (1-0) will face each other for the first time this season when the two kickoff at 1 p.m. at Heinz Field. If we know anything, it's that it'll be a very good game between two of the league's top offenses — and that a lot of yellow flags will fly. The Steelers are still without running back Le'Veon Bell, who was suspended for the first three games of the season for a missed drug test, ... Read More
Position grades for the Steelers’ win over Washington
The Pittsburgh Steelers opened up their 2016-17 NFL season with a dominant 38-16 win over Washington. A lot of pressure was put on the offense, what with the suspensions of Le’Veon Bell and Martavis Bryant and Markus Wheaton's injury. The Steelers’ defense also had some pressure on them, as their inconsistency last season led to the Steelers to drafting two defensive backs early in the 2016 NFL Draft. Without further ado, here are the first grades of the 2016-17 season. Quarterback: Ben ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Washington
So much for early concerns about the Pittsburgh Steelers, who made good on one of head coach Mike Tomlin's favorite coaching mantras. Despite of a myriad of losses of key contributors on offense, Tomlin assured anyone and everyone who would listen that the Steelers' high-octane offense would continue to get the job done. After the Steelers convincing 38-16 win over Washington in their season opener on Monday Night Football last night, it looks like Tomlin had reason to be confident. In our ... Read More
Steelers dismantle Washington in 38-16 win
Leading up to Monday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington, everyone was focused on who was missing from the Steelers’ side. Wide receiver Martavis Bryant? Suspended for the year. Wide receiver Markus Wheaton? Injured for the game. Running back Le’Veon Bell? Suspended for three games. Tight end Heath Miller? Retired. In fact, Pittsburgh came into Washington D.C. missing players who provided 41 percent of its yards from scrimmage last year. But Monday’s game ended up being ... Read More
Final preseason game provides many storylines for Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers head into their final exhibition game tomorrow night in Carolina looking to move past a preseason that clearly did not go as well as the team would have wanted. Injuries, question marks and the occasional unwelcome distraction marred the weeks leading up to final cutdown to the 53-man roster expected to be set later this weekend. The good news is the team is ready to move past a mostly dreadful camp and focus on their opening game of the season against the Washington ... Read More
Brown, Bell and Big Ben all in midseason form in preseason win
After two mediocre performances in preseason games, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a statement Friday night. Against the New Orleans Saints, the Steelers reminded everyone that—oh, yeah—they’ve got an offense and—hey—it’s pretty darn good. Pittsburgh won the game, 27-14, but it was more how they won the game that matters. Here are some key takeaways from Pittsburgh’s win: Sometimes a ‘B’ is best The Steelers’ three ‘Bs’—Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell—all were ... Read More
Storylines, players to watch as Steelers open preseason
The Pittsburgh Steelers will get game action for the first time this season when they host the Detroit Lions at Heinz Field with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Granted, the team will look considerably different than the one they will field when they open their season against the Washington Redskins Sept. 12, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty on the line for a number of players fighting for a 53-man roster spot. Here's some key themes and things to look for against the Lions tomorrow ... Read More
Three players to watch in training camp for the Steelers
Mike Tomlin has a favorite axiom that has helped shape the culture of the team during his tenure as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The standard is the standard. Steelers fans have heard those words many times over the years and with the team set to begin training camp next Thursday, you can rest assured that standard will be as high as ever. It's easy to see why. Few teams boast a roster with as much talent as the Steelers, and it has many believing this could be the year ... Read More