Though there are a laundry list of reasons for why the Pittsburgh Steelers have been unable to stay consistent during an increasingly frustrating 7-5 campaign, one of the biggest reasons of late is the poor play of Ben Roethlisberger. After a two-game stretch that was among the best in NFL history, Roethlisberger has been unable to find the same passing touch that had him throw for nearly 900 yards, 12 TD's, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 143.5 in back to back contests against the ... Read More
Steelers Report Card following disappointing loss to Saints
In the middle of a tight AFC playoff race, all signs pointed to the Pittsburgh Steelers coming out of the gates strong following their bye week. They had a week off to recharge the batteries, got some key players back healthy, had a New Orleans Saints team coming to town that has been especially poor on the road and was coming off a short week having played Monday night. Those are the types of things that you can throw out the window when trying to figure this Steelers team out though, ... Read More
Steelers season hanging in the balance
Understatement of the year in Pittsburgh sports...the Steelers are maddeningly frustrating. This a team that is the epitome of any and all of the following: bizarre, inconsistent, dysfunctional, implosive, dangerous, full of potential. Let me start with that first descriptor, "bizarre." How can a team stomp all over a first-place Indianapolis Colts (8-4) team led by a top-tier quarterback (Andrew Luck) and its division rival Baltimore Ravens (7-5) the next week, setting passing records, ... Read More
Drew Brees, Saints pick Steelers apart
Drew Brees threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers as the New Orleans Saints came into Heinz Field and defeated a sloppy Pittsburgh Steelers team 35-32, in a game that could prove very costly to the Steelers playoff hopes. The game was a blowout and nowhere near as close as the three-point difference would indicate. All signs pointed to the Steelers having success against a team that had won only four games coming into Sunday. The Saints were a poor road team coming off ... Read More
Brett Keisel likely done for the season with injury
It took a while, but eventually defensive end Brett Keisel signed back for one more year with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now it appears his final run has been cut short. Keisel had to leave Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints and appeared to be in a great deal of pain on the sidelines. While nothing was made official, word around the Steelers locker room is that Keisel is lost for the season with what is likely a torn tricep. If that is the case it likely wouldn't just end ... Read More
Ryan Shazier tops Steelers inactive list vs. Saints
The Pittsburgh Steelers are starting to get healthier on the defensive side of the ball, but as they prepare to play the New Orleans Saints Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field, they will still have to go without one of their key starters. Rookie linebacker Ryan Shazier still isn’t healthy enough to go and leads the list of Steelers inactives. In addition to Shazier, also inactive for the Steelers are Landry Jones, Justin Brown, Cortez Allen, B.W. Webb, Marcus Gilbert and Steve ... Read More
No time for slip ups in the ultra-competitive AFC North
As the 2014 season began, it was clear that the AFC North would be one of the tougher divisions in football. The Cincinnati Bengals were coming off an 11-win season and division title, and though the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens struggled through 8-8 seasons, both teams are perennial contender’s year in year out. Though the Cleveland Browns ended the year at 4-12 with seven straight losses, they were beginning to show signs of no longer being the pushover everyone had grown ... Read More
Steelers soft schedule has them poised to end playoff drought
Many look at the fact at all four teams in the AFC North currently being over .500 and believe it is the best division in football. That very well may be true, but all four AFC North teams can thank a very weak out of division schedule that featured the AFC and NFC South, as a major reason why they are all in the position that they are in right row. Of the eight common non-division opponents all AFC North teams have played, or will play the rest of the season, only the Indianapolis Colts ... Read More
Steelers 2014 rookie class off to less than impactful start
Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert has come under fire lately for some less than spectacular results from some of his more recent draft classes. At the end of the day, bad drafts have played a large role in why this franchise has produced back-to-back 8-8 seasons. As soon as this past draft ended, many experts were grading Colbert’s performance either very positively or very negatively, with not much ground in the middle. I for one did not like the past draft at all, but ... Read More
Ike Taylor, Jarvis Jones could be back for Steelers on Sunday
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense could get a boost following their bye week as a pair of opening day starters could be set to return from injuries. Both cornerback Ike Taylor and outside linebacker Jarvis Jones have been cleared to practice and both could be in uniform when the Steelers play host to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Heinz Field. Taylor, who has been sidelined with a broken arm suffered in the teams Week 3 victory against the Carolina Panthers, has been cleared by doctors ... Read More