The Pittsburgh Steelers know all about what the Baltimore Ravens are trying to do this post-season. A legend on their team, Ray Lewis, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the season and the team is rallying behind him to try and send him out on top. For the Steelers this scenario played out to perfection during the 2005-2006 season. The player was Jerome Bettis and the Steelers road "The Bus" all the way to Detroit and allowed him to finish his NFL career as a Super Bowl ... Read More
The X’s and O’s of the 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers’ new look offense has received plenty of attention for its pistol and zone read wrinkles. Today, a breakdown of the 49ers’ offense. We’ll start with the zone read concept. On paper? Read the end man on the line (EMOL) at the mesh point (where the RB meets QB). If he crashes, the quarterback keeps it. If he contains, give to the running back. Here’s the tape against Green Bay in the Divisional matchup. San Francisco is in the Pistol (QB four yards behind center, RB ... Read More
A Steelers fans guide to Enjoying Super Bowl XLVII
Its Super Bowl week and not a black and gold jersey to be found. The sickness of the Steelers “offseason” has set in throughout Western Pennsylvania and the extended Steeler Nation. As the rest of the Country starts prepping their menus and beverage selections for the big game, Steelers fans are simply trying to feign interest in the Super Bowl. We here at “The Yinzer” want to do our part to ensure that YOUR Super Bowl Sunday is spent with a little bit of skin in the game. It’s the final ... Read More
Steelers: Tomlin Discusses Hiring of New Offensive Line Coach
Mike Tomlin talks about results a lot and is considered results-oriented guy. So when he had a chance to hire the offensive line coach that was behind the fifth best rushing team in the NFL in 2012 he made a quick decision. “The proof is in the pudding,” said Tomlin. “When I had an opportunity to look, not only at what he says from a presentation standpoint but also at what the tape looks like, it was attractive. Obviously they were in a tough situation this past year in Kansas City from a team ... Read More
How the Pittsburgh Steelers Revived the Steel City
For most, when they think about the city of Pittsburgh the first thing that pops into their mind are the Steelers. The great Steel Curtain Dynasty. People think about greats like Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, and Lynn Swann. People think about the Immaculate Reception and the four Lombardi Trophies that Steeler greats hoisted up in the 1970's. But do today's fans stop and think about the importance of the 1970's Steelers? Those teams not only built a football dynasty, but they rebuilt a town. ... Read More
Hines Ward keeping in the spotlight after retirement
Hines Ward played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1998-2011 and retired a legend a year ago. After retiring, the Steelers unofficially retired Wards' No. 86 and it will not be issued to players in the future. Ward retired as the Steelers leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. Ward helped the Steelers to the Super Bowl three times and won twice including Super Bowl XL in which Ward won the MVP award for his performance. Following his NFL career Ward has kept busy. ... Read More
Mock off-season: Steelers may fill holes via free agency this off-season
The Pittsburgh Steelers could be looking to improve and add depth at multiple positions across the roster. It is still early in the process, but if you take a look at 2013 NFL mock Drafts across the internet it is clear that no one really knows what the Steelers will do with that first pick. There are plenty of positions they could choose to address early in the draft, but they only have a limited number of picks. That means that the Steelers may have to do something uncharacteristic and fill ... Read More
Is Steelers Star Safety Troy Polamalu Unfairly Labeled as Injury Prone?
There is no denying the fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers safeties, Ryan Clark and Troy Polamalu, are getting older. Polamalu will soon turn 32 and Clark will turn 34 during the 2013 season. However, there is also no denying the fact that when healthy Clark and Polamalu are still a very good tandem at safety on the Steelers defense. Regardless of production though the Steelers have to start finding their replacements due to age and contract issues. Clark’s contract ends following the 2013 ... Read More
Ray Lewis: The bitter and the beloved
In 1998, a middle linebacker entering his third season with the Baltimore Ravens signed a four-year contract totaling $26 million dollars, with a $7 million dollar signing bonus. This newly rich man was Ray Lewis, and this made him the highest paid linebacker in the NFL. One might say that is quite a bit of money for a young, professional athlete to handle himself. In recent years, we have all seen cases of how other athletes act when they think they are guarded by an invincible shield of ... Read More
Steelers may announce offensive line coach, special teams coordinator
When Sean Kugler accepted the head coaching position at UTEP it meant that the Steelers would need to find a new offensive line coach this off-season. There was also speculation that Todd Haley could leave and join the Cardinals as their new head coach and talk of the Steelers parting ways with special teams coordinator Amos Jones. Arizona decided not to hire Haley and instead hired former Steelers' offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. Today Arians announced the hiring of Jones as the ... Read More