The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to allow long-time nose tackle Casey Hampton to leave via free agency. Since 2001, Hampton has anchored the Steelers defensive line and has been a key to the Steelers success against the run. Hampton's ability to take up blockers and open lanes for linebackers has helped the team rank first on defense for multiple years during his career. Hampton is still playing well despite being 35 years old and coming off of a torn ACL in 2011 and he will be looking ... Read More
Are the Steelers still an Elite Team on Draft Day?
For many years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been considered one of the elite teams in the National Football League when it comes to building their roster through the NFL Draft. Starting with the amazing draft classes of 1969 and 1970 that essentially built one of the best teams in football history, and carrying through the start and development of the free agent system, very few franchises can claim the level of success that Pittsburgh has experienced in the draft. However, the past decade ... Read More
Steelers’ GM Kevin Colbert’s Expects a lot of Change in 2013
The Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert talked to the media today and based on his comments, we can expect a lot of change heading into the 2013 season. Change was not unexpected from a team that struggled in 2012 and finished 8-8. In fact, prior to the 2012 season, starting many fans saw change coming at the end of the season. Before the Steelers can start making moves or signings in the off-season they must first get under the salary cap. The deadline to get under the cap number ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers: Todd Haley, Omar Khan and LaMarr Woodley’s Training Regimen
The Pittsburgh Steelers have multiple people in the headlines right now, but LaMarr Woodley is getting more talk than anyone on the team. Woodley's conditioning has been in question due to his injury issues and poor performance during the past two seasons. Todd Haley, the Steelers offensive coordinator, is also in the news as he is a candidate for the Arizona Cardinals head coaching position. Also, Omar Khan, the Steelers salary cap guru, is a finalist for the New York Jets open general manager ... Read More
Pitt Panthers at the Next Level
The Pittsburgh Panthers have several players avalaible for the upcoming NFL Draft in April. While Wide Receiver Devin Street and Defensive Tackle Aaron Donald will stay for their senior season, there are eight seniors who will have the ability to hear their name called on draft day. Let's take a look at each player. First and foremost, there's running back Ray Graham. Photo Credit: Wager Minds Graham rushed for 1.042 yards and 11 touchdowns this past season. NFL teams know what ... Read More
Why Mike Wallace is treated unfairly by Steeler fans
Throughout the course of the Steeler season, one of the most talked about things was the play of Mike Wallace. Wallace had a tough season, and became known for his poor effort on the field by fans. He was booed at times, to go along with people consistently saying they don’t want him to come back for the 2013-2014 season. After you finish reading this, you should all understand why Wallace is treated completely unfair by Steeler fans. First off, we’re going to talk about the whole “drop” ... Read More
Why the Ravens have a little bit of Steelers magic in them
When thinking about the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens football teams, most think of a hard nose, physical rivalry between two teams that do not like each other. Besides the physical state of play, there is not much that you could find that both teams have in common. That is, until he Ravens set off on their most current playoff run that looks quite similar to a playoff run that the Steelers embarked on earlier this century. As most already know, before the playoffs started this ... Read More
Playoff Preview – Conference Championships
NFC Championship – San Francisco 49ers @ Atlanta Falcons – Sunday January 20th 3:00 p.m. ET Matt Ryan finally got a playoff victory and Colin Kaepernick set an NFL record. Now these two will face off in the NFC Championship game. The 49ers seem to be clicking on all cylinders after beating the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round, while the Falcons struggled to close out their game against the red hot Seahawks. If Atlanta wants to advance to the big show, they’re going to have to keep ... Read More
Thoughts on the Steelers and Pengiuns from The Pittsburgh Housewife
Considering there was not a tremendous amount of actual sports activity this week, the Pittsburgh sports scene has been busy. Mainly off the field/ice. Steelers’ running back Chris Rainey was released hours after being arrested for attacking his girlfriend in Florida. Might you ask, why did this dipshit attack his girlfriend? His answer, she took his phone. Yes folks, the girl took his phone. At least the Rooney’s managed to cut ties with him, even though I’m sure it wasn’t too painful to say ... Read More
2013 Steelers Mock Draft
The National Championship game ends College Football’s Bowl season and is the final contributor to draft statuses before the NFL scouting combine and player’s pro days. As of now, the Steelers may be looking a couple players from Alabama’s rout over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Steelers 2013 Mock Draft: Round 1.) Manti Te’o, ILB, Notre Dame Manti Te’o had a bad National Championship game which has finally shown many people what I have been saying all along. Te’o is a good linebacker ... Read More