The Pittsburgh Steelers know all about what the Baltimore Ravens are trying to do this post-season. A legend on their team, Ray Lewis, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the season and the team is rallying behind him to try and send him out on top. For the Steelers this scenario played out to perfection during the 2005-2006 season. The player was Jerome Bettis and the Steelers road "The Bus" all the way to Detroit and allowed him to finish his NFL career as a Super Bowl ... Read More
Is Steelers line or running backs at fault for running game?
The Pittsburgh Steelers run game is not what it used to be. During the 2005 season, the Steelers won a Super Bowl behind Willie Parker and Jerome Bettis and the run game. They passed the ball only when they needed too and Ben Roethlisberger only averaged 15 completions per game during the regular season. In comparison Roethlisberger averaged almost 24 completions per game in 2012 including only nine against the Chiefs in the game when he was injured. Roethlisberger was drafted by the Steelers ... Read More
Two Steelers among Hall of Fame finalists
There were 15 players and coaches named as finalists for the 2013 Hall of Fame class. The 15 finalists are: Larry Allen, Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Curley Culp, Edward DeBartolo Jr., Charles Haley, Art Modell, Jonathan Ogden, Bill Parcells, Andre Reed, Dave Robinson, Warren Sapp, Will Shields, Michael Strahan and Aeneas Williams. That list also includes two former Steelers players: running back Jerome Bettis and linebacker Kevin Greene. Greene played for the Steelers from 1993-1995 and finished ... Read More
It’s time for Steelers fans to forget about “The Bus”
At 5-foot, 11-inches, he was hardly an intimidating persona. Weighing in at 252 pounds, he would at times appear pudgy and out of shape. His perpetually smiling face hardly instilled the kind of fear that Ravens’ linebacker Ray Lewis’ scowl did. Yet, despite these facts, former Steelers’ running back Jerome Bettis captured the love and adoration of Pittsburghers for a decade, and to this day stands as one of the most celebrated athletes in the city’s history. When Bettis benevolently ... Read More