The Pittsburgh Steelers don't currently have any running backs under contract for the 2013 season. It is also rumored that they are looking for a feature back that can be a go to guy on offense. If they don't think that Jonathan Dwyer or Isaac Redman has what it takes to be that guy and if they don't want to re-sign Rashard Mendenhall then they will be forced to find a new running back this off-season. That means finding a player in free agency or in the 2013 NFL Draft. Mendenhall will become ... Read More
Steelers Off-Season issues being blown out of proportion in some areas
The Steelers will have a difficult off-season, yes. They will have to make some tough decisions and Steeler Nation will have to say goodbye to some players that they aren't yet ready to say goodbye too, but that doesn't mean the Steelers are facing the apocalypse as so many seem to assume. According to Spotrac.com, the Steelers have 51 players currently signed to deals for the 2013 season including those players signed to future/reserves contracts. The total amount owed to those 51 players is ... Read More
Steelers Cut Rainey After Arrest; Running Back Needs Addressed in the 2013 NFL Draft
Following his arrest Chris Rainey, the Steelers 2012 fifth round pick, was released from the team. This incident (read more here) is Rainey’s second issue with domestic violence. During his time at Florida, Rainey was arrested for texting his girlfriend “time to die.” This time around Rainey was arrested for allegedly slapping his girlfriend in the face and then wrestling her to the ground over a cell phone. Hours after the arrest became public, the Steelers decided to cut ties with Rainey ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 16 Report Card
Another week, another disappointment for the 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers. This time however the script was different as the Steelers' defense played great and their offense let them down. Thanks to Sunday's loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, there will be no postseason for Mike Tomlin's team, just plenty of questions. With that being said, let's take a look at this week's report card. Quarterback: Ben Roethlisberger played his worst game of the season. He was an MVP candidate before his ... Read More
Is Dwyer making a case to be starting running back
Back in 2008 when the Steelers drafted Rashard Mendenhall with the 23rd overall pick, they were surprised to see him there. Although his draft class included such running backs as Darren McFadden, Jonathan Stewart and Felix Jones, it was still surprising to see him fall as far as he did. Running back wasn’t necessarily a position of the need at the time with Willie Parker coming off a pretty good season in 2007, but broke his leg and the Steelers weren’t exactly sure if he’d be ready for the ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers’ Report Card in Win vs. Eagles
Sunday afternoon wasn't a must win for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it was close and while it wasn't a pretty performance all-around, the important thing for the black-and-gold was that it was a win. By doing so they remain 2.5 games behind the Baltimore Ravens, as falling over three games back, even this early in the season may have been too big of a hole to dig out of. But this wasn’t just a win as the Steelers showed a little bit of a running game and a much better defensive effort, ... 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
Pittsburgh vs. Denver – 7 reasons to go with the Broncos
It’s a gorgeous September Friday morning in the City of Champions with the buzz of a road opener putting a spring in the collective step of the “Steeler Nation”. Our beloved “Stillers” venture to Denver in an effort to get a little payback from that Tebow foolishness last January. Coach Lebeau, you are a great man, a great coach and a great Hall of Fame member, but you owe us one for calling all of the zero coverage that got us beat. (Sorry, I had to get that out) However, it is interesting ... Read More
Is Rashard Mendenhall on Track to Start vs. Broncos?
It wasn't too long ago that Pittsburgh Steelers' running back Rashard Mendenhall was an afterthought for coach Mike Tomlin's plans for the first four or five games of the season. But remarkably that may not the be case as Mendenhall has been practicing with the Steelers' first team unit and according to several Steelers' players, including captain Brett Keisel, who told Jim Wexell of Scout.com, "He looked incredible." Linebacker Lawrence Timmons also chimed in on Mendenhall by saying “I ... Read More