Numerous times throughout the 2012 NFL season Steeler fans and national media pundits alike have had the pen and paper out, ready to write the eulogy for this year’s Pittsburgh Steelers. And every time they have, these Steelers have made them put it away. In Sunday’s win over the Ravens was yet another example of this team being able to summon up a win when not many gave them a chance. Trailing most of the game, on the road against a team that hasn’t lost at home in two years, with their third ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 13 Report Card
No one, and I mean no one expected it, but the Pittsburgh Steelers went into Baltimore and came away with a win. Despite having a laundry list of injuries, Mike Tomlin's team played as an inspired game as they have in quite some time and in the process, saved their season. You can even make the case that Sunday's win was the biggest regular season win in the Tomlin era. If not the biggest, definitely the most meaningful. With that being said, let's take a look at how each position ... Read More
The Hometown “kid” has his hometown moment
We've seen every statistic that showed how the Steelers can't beat the Ravens without Ben Roethlisberger. It has been all over the place since Roethlisberger went down after a sack in the second half of the Steelers' Monday Night Football game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Steelers' backup quarterback Charlie Batch told the sports world to take those statistics and shove them where the sun doesn't shine after he led the Steelers past the Ravens Sunday evening. Batch, who was drafted in the ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers Week 12 Report Card
The Pittsburgh Steelers did not fare well Sunday in Cleveland turning in an ugly overall effort in a 20-14 loss that could prove very costly in the long run. On the day, the Steelers had more penalties (nine) and turnovers (eight), than points the offense put up (seven). While it was an ugly day offensively, the Steelers' defense didn't play very bad- at least good enough to beat the Browns. With that being said, let's take a look at how the Steelers graded out in my weekly report ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers sign Plaxico Burress and Brian Hoyer
The Pittsburgh Steelers needed to make some roster moves before their AFC North battle with the Cleveland Browns on Sunday and did so by signing former Steelers' wide receiver Plaxico Burress and former New England Patriots' backup quarterback Brian Hoyer. With injuries to both Antonio Brown (ankle) and Jerricho Cotchery (ribs), depth was needed at receiver and Burress was the logical choice. He's coming off a solid 2011 season with the New York Jets in which he caught 45 passes, eight of ... Read More
Dependable Batch gets the go-ahead
The Pittsburgh Steelers, who have lost Ben Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich within the past two games, have much to be thankful for with their No. 3 quarterback, Charlie Batch. Week in and week out Batch has been draped in a parka on the sidelines awaiting the chance to actively play. Being dressed in an oversized coat without the Steelers uniform underneath, means you ain’t playin. With his notorious inactive role for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Batch is changing his look into something more ... Read More
Do we know Steelers identity?
Who are the real Steelers? Are they the 2-3 team that people were writing off and saying “this season is over already.” Or are they the 4-0 team that has the city believing again and the league talking about them. Let's be honest, the Steelers looked pretty bad through the first five games. They beat two teams that in retrospect are pretty terrible, the Eagles and Jets. Out of their losses, two were to dreadful teams, the Titans and Raiders. This version of the Steelers could have been 4-1 if ... Read More
Has immense wingspan of James Harrison been clipped?
Having the Steelers season now in full throttle, where is the dynamic duo of LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison, most importantly, Harrison? He’s a five time Pro-Bowl linebacker with fearsome abilities to force fumbles, sack quarterbacks and frightfully make his presence known on the field. Yet he has missed the first three 2012 regular season games and continues to be invisible on the stat sheet. The previous four seasons, he mustered 45.5 sacks and well over 200-plus tackles which most outside ... Read More
Leftwich or Batch?
Charlie Batch was once a franchise quarterback. From 1998 to 2001, he started 46 games for the Detroit Lions. As a rookie, he handed off to Barry Sanders. In Batch’s first full season as a starter, he led the hapless Lions to the playoffs; it would be their last postseason appearance until 2011. Byron Leftwich was once a franchise quarterback. From 2003 to 2006, he started 44 games for the Jacksonville Jaguars. As a rookie, he took over as the starter for Mark Brunell, an original member of ... Read More
Steelers avoid the trap game; lose Ben in process
The Pittsburgh Steelers came out of this sloppy Monday night football game with a win in overtime against the Kansas City Chiefs 16-13. But the biggest story may be the injury to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger who ended up leaving the game in the third quarter with an apparent shoulder injury. He did not return to game. Both teams came out fired up for this primetime game on Monday night as the Chiefs got the scoring started in the first quarter on their second drive. Tight end Tony Moeaki ... Read More