After missing two crucial fourth-quarter kicks during Thursday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, it was only a matter of time before kicker Josh Scobee packed his bags and headed out of town. That became official on Saturday when, according to ESPN’s Adam Caplan, the Steelers signed kicker Chris Boswell and released Scobee. The #Steelers are going to sign K Chris Boswell, per league source. He worked out for the team today. — Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) October 3, 2015 Scobee, who is ... Read More
Steelers Report Card: Grading Steelers after Week 4 loss to Ravens
The Pittsburgh Steelers let one slip away Thursday night against the Baltimore Ravens. The loss is one that could be felt later on in the season and there is plenty of blame to go around. With that being said, let’s take a look at how the Steelers graded out on a disappointing Thursday night. Quarterback- Mike Vick got his first start for the injured Ben Roethlisberger and it went about as well as you could expect it to go. Todd Haley had a conservative game plan for Vick and he should ... Read More
Ravens out-kick Steelers for overtime win
Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker tied a Heinz Field NFL record with a 52-yard field goal as the Ravens beat the Steelers 23-20 in overtime on Thursday. It won’t go down in the annals of Steelers history as one of team’s more impressive quarterbacking performances, but Mike Vick stepped up in the absence of Ben Roethlisberger and had the Steelers in position to beat the Ravens. In overtime, the Steelers twice went for it on fourth down and were twice unable to convert as Vick was stopped on a ... Read More
Can Josh Scobee be trusted as Steelers kicker?
From 2012 to 2014, a case could be made that Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham was one of the best kickers in the NFL. Over that span, Suisham converted 87 of 95 kicks for a 91.5 percent conversion rate. He put up those incredible numbers kicking not only in the notoriously difficult conditions at Heinz Field, but playing in the AFC North, where conditions in places like Baltimore, Cleveland and Cincinnati are not exactly optimal. So when Suisham was lost for the season with a torn ... Read More
Steelers acquire veteran kicker Josh Scobee
You know it has been a bad training camp when you are on your third kicker already, but that is exactly the situation the Pittsburgh Steelers are in. After a season-ending injury to Shaun Suisham and an injury to his replacement Garrett Hartley, the Steelers are now turning to veteran Josh Scobee. Scobee was acquired from the Steelers on Monday from the Jacksonville Jaguars. The return the Jaguars are getting from the Steelers wasn’t immediately known. Scobee was the longest-tenured ... Read More