As the remainder of the NFL played yesterday and tonight, the Steelers sat and watched as they attempt to figure out what has gone wrong (or a tougher question: what has gone right?) with their 2013 season. The team sits in an unfamiliar place currently, that is to say, the cellar of the AFC North. They are 0-4 and are coming off of a heartbreaking defeat in London at the hands of the previously 0-3 Minnesota Vikings, in which Ben Roethlisberger fumbled near the goal line just as he was about to ... Read More

So, Ryan Clark thinks the 0-4 Pittsburgh Steelers can still make the playoffs? Is he watching the same team that the rest of us are? The Steelers season is upside down, and they are in a downward spiral from which they may not escape. In the first two games of the season, the offense was only able to muster a meager 19 points. True, in the past two games, they've scored 23 and 27 points, respectively. Meanwhile, the defense had given up 36 points in the first two games. In the past two, ... Read More

Mike Tomlin certainly knows how to talk the talk.  From the mouth of this gifted orator, we’ve gotten such gems as “the standard is the standard,” and constant referrals to the members of his team as “men.”  Fine.  Great.  Sounds good, coach. How about showing a little of that spirit when it actually comes to coaching your team? Let’s face it, the days of the super disciplined coach are gone now.  Tom Coughlin and Mike Shanahan are holdouts from a by-gone era in coaching, but only because they ... Read More

Almost mercifully, it will be impossible for the Pittsburgh Steelers to fall to 0-5 this weekend, because...they have the week off. Coming home from one of the NFL's annual visits overseas in London, Coach Mike Tomlin and the Steelers are one of four teams on a bye week in Week Five. The others, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, and Washington, certainly have issues themselves, so this figures to be a busy week of surgical analysis for teams that are a combined 2-14 through four weeks. Tampa Bay, for ... Read More

Here we are, Pittsburgh. October is a day away and the Pirates continue to be more relevant than the Steelers. For the first time since 1968, the Pittsburgh Steelers are 0-4. Yikes. With the slow start, there continues to be a need to blame someone for fans. Again, it continues to be Todd Haley and Mike Tomlin. The thing is, the offense isn't the problem. Sure, there are some calls that make you scratch your head, but over the past two games, do any bad calls really stick out to ... Read More

Former defensive end, LC Greenwood, died Sunday afternoon at the age of 67 from natural causes. Greenwood was one of four defensive linemen that dominated the 70's, helping the Steelers win four Super Bowls in six years. Partnered with Ernie Holmes, Dwight White, and "Mean" Joe Greene, Greenwood terrorized opposing offensive lines as part of the "Steel Curtain".  Joe Greene is the only surviving member from that group as White and Holmes died six months apart in 2008. Greenwood was a tenth ... Read More

What it means: Four games into the season, the Steelers have all but played their way out of postseason contention. They are 0-4 to start a season for the first time since 1968, and fans will start turning their attention to the 2014 draft. The Steelers are making a dubious run at a top-10 if not top-5 pick. Maybe they will use it on a left tackle, as Mike Adams continues to look overmatched there. A playmaker for a defense that is in serious decline is also an option. As well as the Steelers’ ... Read More

Think about the NFL over the past five to 10 years.  A few things have been undeniably true, for the most part, in that general span of time.  The likes of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have been tossing touchdowns and winning a ton of games in New England and Indianapolis/Denver, respectively.  Adrian Petersen runs, Andre Johnson catches, Tony Gonzalez scores and dunks the football through the goalpost and Clay Matthews tortures quarterbacks.  There are perennial losers - I'm lookin' at you, ... Read More