When the average NFL team is suffering through a pedestrian, occasionally embarrassing 5-7 season, they often have no business making league headlines week after week. The Pittsburgh Steelers are, apparently, hardly average. For a franchise that has experienced so much success in the Super Bowl era and, more recently, in the past decade, the Steelers are certainly going through a strange and difficult time. It began with four losses to start the season. Then, after appearing to right the ... Read More
Tomlin receives $100,000 fine from NFL
The NFL has announced that it has fined Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin $100,00 for his actions against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night. While watching the jumbotron, Tomlin stepped on to the field of play, interfering with Jacoby Jones return. During his weekly press conference, Tomlin apologized for his actions and called it an 'inexcusable blunder.' Tomlin went on to say that his actions were not intentional, and that if the Rooney's though they were, he wouldn't have ... Read More
Ten realistic targets for the Steelers in the NFL Draft
Roughly 20 seconds after the whistle sounded on any realistic Pittsburgh Steelers playoff hopes on Thanksgiving night, the scramble began. Grown men and women throughout Steeler Nation called on the last little bit of their energy that had not been affected by mass amounts of Tryptophan and pumpkin pie, hopped up from their favorite chair and began their online search for the next great Pittsburgh Steelers first round draft pick. With just four more weeks left in the regular season – and ... Read More
Top five best & worst Steelers draft picks of all time
The Pittsburgh Steelers live and die by the NFL draft. An organization that rarely plunges into the free agent market prides itself on developing and molding players into greatness. In this article, we look back at the five best and five worst draft selections in in Steelers' History. Furthermore, I want to be clear about my list for the five best as you won't see the five best players in Steelers' history, but the five best draft selections. You also won't see players like Terry Bradshaw, ... Read More
Steelers fear fine, loss of draft pick for Tomlin’s actions
Yesterday, our Michael Waterloo said that the NFL needed to set a precedent by suspending Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin for getting in the way of Jacoby Jones along the sidelines on Thanksgiving. While a suspension may not happen, it looks as if the league may use the Steelers as an example after all. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, the Steelers fear that they'll be fined for the ordeal, as well as possibly losing a future draft pick. La Canfora said the act is under ... Read More
Looking back at the crazy calls in the Ravens-Steelers game
Thursday night’s game between the Steelers and Ravens was full of physical altercations, controversial play-calling and odd officiating calls. Whenever these two teams meet, there is sure to be plenty of fireworks; the last five meetings between these two have been decided by three points or less. Last night’s game had as big of stakes as any either team has played all season long, and unfortunately for both the Steelers and Yinzer Nation, the black and gold came out on the wrong side of a ... Read More
Mike Tomlin deserves more than a fine from the league
OK, before you bash me, which is going to happen, let me preface this article off the right way. Regardless if it was Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh, Tony Dungy, John Fox or Vince Lombardi, I'd feel the same way. Tomlin deserves not just a fine, but he needs to be suspended at least one game by the NFL for intentionally getting in the way of Jacoby Jones on Thanksgiving. Intentional or not — it was — Tomlin needs to sit out one game. The NFL admitted that it blew the call, and the league said ... Read More
Steelers Week 13 Report Card
The Pittsburgh Steelers rally Thanksgiving night fell short in their 22-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens and as a result the playoff odds took a serious hit. The Steelers didn't make enough plays early on and dug themselves too big of a hole in what turned out to be the usual hard-hitting matchup between the two AFC North rivals. With that being said, let's take a look at how the Steelers graded out at each position in my weekly report card. Quarterbacks: Ben Roethlisberger played well enough ... Read More
Steelers fall short in comeback effort
Ben Roethlisberger's two-point conversion pass attempt in the final minute fell through Emmanuel Sanders' hands in the final minutes, handing the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-7) a crushing 22-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens (6-6) on Thanksgiving night. After trailing the entire game and engineering a potentially game-tying drive, Roethlisberger and the Steelers finally got into the end zone on a pass to Jerricho Cotchery after being denied on two plays that were reviewed. Heath Miller was ruled ... Read More
What I’m thankful for as a Pittsburgh fan
Pittsburgh fans had plenty to be thankful for up to this point in 2013 and in some instances, things might be brighter heading into 2014. Let's take a look at the thankful list: Mike Tomlin — Yes, many thought he was on the hot seat up until merely weeks ago, and some still think he is. He might be a player's coach, but he's also a coach that players play for. This team has not quit after starting 0-4, and Tomlin should get a good deal of credit for this. Sidney Crosby — Just the fact ... Read More