The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America has announced Ike Taylor and Le'Veon Bell were awarded the "The Chief Award" and “Joe Greene Great Performance Award”, respectively. "The Chief Award" was established in honor of Steelers’ founder, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. and presented annually to the member of the Steelers’ organization who best exemplifies the spirit of cooperation with the media that Rooney did. Ike Taylor is host to his own radio show, The Ike Taylor Show, in ... Read More
Todd Haley should return next season for the Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley has been voted over the years as one of the most hated coaches by players, media outlets and fans. As you might remember, Haley didn't exactly get the warmest of welcomes into Pittsburgh. The Steelers franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger campaigned publicly for Bruce Arians' job security after the 2009 season, and didn’t take the news well when Arians was released after the 2011 season. So, when Haley was brought in by the team to replace ... Read More
Steelers Week 16 Report Card
If anything, the Pittsburgh Steelers sure make things interesting. After a thrilling 38-31 win in the snow over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, the once 0-4 Steelers still have their playoff hopes alive as they head into a Week 17 home matchup against the Cleveland Browns. Troy Polamalu's forced fumble set up Le'Veon Bell's one-yard touchdown run with 1:28 left, then Pittsburgh withstood Green Bay's last throw into the end zone and dealt the Packers' playoff hopes a blow ... Read More
Playoff Hopes Alive After Thrilling Victory
Four NFL Week 16 game results had to go in Pittsburgh's favor for the Steelers (7-8) to remain in playoff contention heading into the final week of the regular season. All four, in somewhat remarkable fashion, happened. With a thrilling 38-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers (7-7-1) at historic and chilly Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon, Pittsburgh used (mostly) great special teams play, a defensive touchdown, a few key defensive stops, and another heap of offense to stay alive in the AFC ... Read More
Steelers of the Week: The Defensive Line
Last Sunday's game seems like forever ago but it was an important one for the Pittsburgh Steelers. While they may be on the outside looking in on the playoff race, they showed they still have some fight left in them when they took down division rival Cincinnati. A big part of that win was the pressure on quarterback Andy Dalton and the way the Steelers defensive line shut down the Bengals running game. The Bengals were averaging nearly 116 rushing yards per game with their dual-back ... Read More
Steelers in Lambeau; Playoff Hopes Alive
December visits to Lambeau Field are generally feared due to the perennial strength of the Green Bay Packer organization and the frigid temperatures. Very fittingly, when the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-8) take on Green Bay (7-6-1) on Sunday afternoon, there will be playoff implications for both historic franchises and the weather will be cold and wet. A mix of rain and snow and a high of just 26 degrees is expected in Green Bay, but the presence of star QB Aaron Rodgers is not, as he will miss his ... Read More
Who’s in and who’s out next year for the Steelers
With two games remaining, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be looking to finishing strong and extend their non-losing streak which dates back to 2003. Even in a down year, there is no quit from the Steelers, who in a year of countless injuries and demoralizing defeats, continue to push forward. Over the last 10 games, the Steelers are 6-4 and yet could easily be 8-2. For Mike Tomlin's squad, It's not how you start, it's how you finish. Attention should now be focused on personnel to see where ... Read More
Brown should, but won’t, get MVP recognition
In a season all but lost at this point, the Pittsburgh Steelers played for pride on Sunday night against the Bengals and didn't disappoint. Through all of the ups and downs, there has been one player who continues to silence critics. While Big Ben continues to have a stellar season amongst all the rumors, Antonio Brown has been the MVP of this team and should be considered in the talk for MVP of the league. Heading into training camp and during the preseason, there was a pressing concern of ... Read More
Steelers Week 15 Report Card
It took 15 weeks of the NFL season, but the Pittsburgh Steelers finally put together a complete effort in Sunday night's 30-20 victory over division rival Cincinnati Bengals. That was the case for the first half at least as the Steelers resembled a dominant team that forced mistakes and took advantage of them when they happened. While in the grand scheme of things their performance may have been a case of "too little, too late," in terms of their playoff chances, it was nice to see the ... Read More
Why I’ll never attend another NFL game
Over the past few years, the NFL has been the ultimate hypocritical league in professional sports in a number of different areas. The first and most discussed one is the whole player safety issue, which the league says it cares so much about. That topic is for another day, but really? You want to add additional games, add Thursday night games and have a team in London, but you're concerned about player safety? Oh. But getting back on track here, the other way the league is hypocritical is ... Read More