Tonight the Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the Washington Redskins in their second pre-season game of the 2013 season. This game will be a chance for some players to show that game one was a fluke and for others to show that they’re the real deal. All eyes will also be on running back Le’Veon Bell is he makes it onto the field tonight. Bell missed the first game of the pre-season against the Giants with a sore knee, but he re-aggravated that injury this week and was limited in ... Read More
Steelers won’t be starting a rookie in 2013; they’ll be starting two
There has been a lot of talk about the Steelers first two draft picks of the 2013 NFL Draft. Both players are having good training camps and are still in the race to win their starting jobs; and both of them will. At some point, that is. Outside linebacker Jarvis Jones and running back Le’Veon Bell are both future NFL starters, but that future isn’t too far away. Today, Jones was playing with the first team defense to start practice. He is still listed as the number 2 right outside ... Read More
Training Camp Roundup: Day Fourteen
David Gilreath's roster spot is in jeopardy following the release of today's depth chart (Photo Credit: vader29) The Steelers were back in action at St. Vincent College following yesterday's off day. As usual, we'll start with the injuries. As suspected, guard Justin Cheadle has a significant hamstring injury. Tomlin says Cheadle has a significant hamstring injury. Says it's a matter of weeks and not days. — Bob Labriola (@BobLabriola) August 14, 2013 Following Plaxico Burress' ... Read More
Losing Plaxico Burress’ Intangibles
The Steelers will miss more than just receptions from Burress (Photo Credit: vader29) The Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart took another hit as we saw Big Ben's biggest target Plaxico Burress go down for the season last week with a torn rotator cuff. As we know, Rothlisberger and Burress have a close relationship on and off the field and chemistry goes a long way in team sports. Burress wasn't going to play a prominent role in the Steelers offense. He would have been brought in primarily for ... Read More
Predicting the Steelers’ Roster: Attempt Two
Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith is back on my roster. Who else joined him? (Flickr.com/bmward_2000) Nearly three weeks ago, I took my first attempt to guess predict the Steelers' 53 man roster. After many more days of practice and a preseason game under our belts, the fog has lifted a little bit (but still exists, mind you). The new roster with the addition of a practice squad. Critique away. QB (3): Ben Roethlisberger, Bruce Gradkowski, Landry Jones RB (4): Le’Veon Bell, Isaac Redman, LaRod ... Read More
Training Camp Roundup: Lucky Thirteen
Rookie running back Le'Veon Bell returned to practice today. (Photo Credit: vader29) Comin' back at you with another TC Roundup. If you missed it, check out my Game Notes from the Giants' game. Lots of information from the game. And hit up our snap count article to see how many snaps each Steeler participated in. Shamless plugs aside, your notes from today. As we usually do, starting with the injury report. The Good? Le'Veon Bell, as expected, was back in practice and looking ... Read More
Steelers/Pirates: Slump Now, Not Later
The Pirates dodged a bullet with Starling Marte but need to rebound from a sweep to the Rockies (Flickr.com/Sports Crazy) The city of Pittsburgh had a rough weekend. The Pittsburgh Steelers looked sloppy in their first preseason game against the New York Giants. The Pittsburgh Pirates traveled to Denver to build on a hot streak only to got swept by the Colorado Rockies. As far as I'm concerned, if these teams are going to be in a slump, this is the time to do it. The Pittsburgh Steelers ... Read More
Steelers vs Giants Game Notes
Ramon Foster struggled in Saturday's game (Photo Credit: vader29) Tidbits I saw while rewatching the game. Lot to cover so let's hop to it. First Half - First team KR. Dunn return man, Kashif Moore the upback. Dwyer and Will Johnson forming the two man "wedge". Also on the unit were: Slyvester, Paulson, Vince Williams, Marshall McFadden, Cromartie-Smith, Chris Carter, and Brian Arnfelt. - Michael Palmer started the game in a 2 TE set with Paulson. Paulson obviously the #1 though. ... Read More
Steelers’ Snap Counts – Week One
Jarvis Jones led all Steelers' linebackers in snaps Sunday (Photo Credit: vader29) A log of all offensive and defensive snaps for each Steeler that played in Sunday's game. Special teams snaps are not included. OFFENSE Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger: 19 Bruce Gradkowski: 19 Landry Jones: 14 John Parker Wilson: 13 Running Back Jonathan Dwyer: 22 Alvester Alexander: 18 LaRod Stephens-Howling: 12 Baron Batch: 9 Isaac Redman: 2 Tight End David Paulson: 38 Michael Palmer: ... Read More
Steelers Fall to Giants in First Preseason Game, 18-13
Multiple miscues from the Pittsburgh Steelers coupled with one big play from the Giants was all New York needed in an 18-13 victory in each team's first preseason game of the 2013 season. The first of many mistakes from Pittsburgh came on the team's first drive. Forced to punt, Giants' rookie Damontre Moore flew in to block Drew Butler's punt. New York recovered it and returned to the Steelers' five. The Steelers' defense would hold the Giants to a field goal, however, for the first points of ... Read More