There's a difference between being a player and a part of the media. It's no surprise that many athletes plan on taking to the booth when they are done playing the game. Look at any of the major networks, and you'll see guys like Trent Dilfer, Andy Roddick, John Lynch, Barry Larkin and even the insufferable Ray Lewis analyzing or calling games regularly. That's all fine and good. However, if you're still playing the game, should you really be auditioning for your post-athletic career? Ryan ... Read More

Maybe the bye week came at the perfect time for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sunday against the New York Jets, the Steelers turned in their best performance of the season and came away with their first win of the 2013 season. The formula was simple. The Steelers forced their first two turnovers of the season and didn't turn the ball over for the first time on the year. The Steelers defense made it tough on Jets' rookie quarterback Geno Smith as Dick LeBeau improved to 16-2 all-time as ... Read More

For the first time since Dec. 30, 2012, the Pittsburgh Steelers put up a tally in the win column.  And that includes the preseason.  Visiting the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium, the site of Super Bowl XLVIII in February, the Steelers improved to 1-4 with a physical 19-6 victory.  Losses by Baltimore and Cleveland left them at 3-3, so the Steelers are remarkably just one loss behind two division rivals in the standings after Week 6.  Cincinnati won in overtime at Buffalo and now leads the ... Read More

Pittsburgh Steelers GM Kevin Colbert was in attendance at the recent Rutgers-Louisville game. Colbert — and about 20 or so officials from other NFL teams — were in town to watch Heisman-hopeful, Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater didn't really live up to the Heisman hype in this contest, going 21 for 31 for 310 yards, two touchdowns, 1 interception and a quarterback rating of 78.4 en route to an uninspiring 24-10 win. Why are all eyes on Bridgewater? Well, for starters, ... Read More

A rested and, hopefully, revitalized and refocused Pittsburgh Steelers team visits the Meadowlands and East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday to play the New York Jets for the second consecutive season.  In 2012, Pittsburgh won at home in Week 2, 27-10.  This year, in Week 6, the Steelers enter the game 0-4 coming off of a loss to Minnesota in London and their bye week, while the Jets (3-2) are coming off a road win at Atlanta. The Jets, not expected by many to be successful in 2013, especially with a ... Read More

Todd Haley has been in the news quite a bit more as of late, and for reasons outside of his offensive (please use both meanings of that word) playbook.  It seems as if the legal community is catching up with Todd and his wife for some of their indiscretions that stemmed from their move to Pittsburgh. The widely publicized housing snafu in which the Haleys allegedly trashed a home that they reneged on buying, including removing some major appliances, has led to the coming forward of an Oakdale ... Read More

Short and simple, that answer is no. Is he pretty good and a solid #2? Yes. Antonio Brown is nothing to sneeze at, but he's not a guy a team will change the game plan for. Brown might be the best receiver on the Steelers right now, but he's arguably only the fourth best receiver in the division, behind Torrey Smith, A.J. Green and Josh Gordon. In 2011, Brown benefited from teams being worried about Mike Wallace. Sure, drops and inconsistent play plagued Wallace, but he did have a career year ... Read More

A familiar face will be part of the CBS broadcast when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the New York Jets on Sunday. Bill Cowher will work as an analyst, and his first game in this role just happens to feature the team he coached from 1992-2006. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ed Bouchette caught up with Cowher and got his thoughts on a number of subjects, including what has ailed the 0-4 Steelers. "There's no need to be sensitive about anything," Cowher said in an interview Wednesday from New York. ... Read More

Attention sports fans throughout the western PA region: there is a third sports team in Pittsburgh. Sure, they may not be a playoff team like the Pirates, or a talent-rich powerhouse like the Penguins. They may not sell as much merchandise anymore, and sure, they haven’t won a game – not even a preseason game – in over nine months. And even that was against the Browns, so it shouldn’t really count. But the true Steelers fans don’t just jump on the bandwagon for the Super Bowls. We are fans ... Read More

For decades, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been known for smash mouth football.  There was one thing as Steeler fans we could always rely on and that was defense.  Even when their offense would struggle as it has this year, Steeler fans always knew that their defense would keep them in games. In years past, when the Steelers offense would score 20-plus points, that would secure a "W" in the win column. Hall of famers such as Lack Lambert and "Mean" Joe Greene were staples in starting the ... Read More