We last looked at the Jets game when the Steelers’ Cover 3 was exposed on a Jeremy Kerley 45 yard reception. We’ll take another look at this matchup, focusing on the power of playaction that led to the Jets only touchdown of the day. Personnel: Heavy Route Concept: Slant Defense: Cover 1 Result: Santonio Holmes Touchdown As noted, New York is in their heavy personnel. Creates a run look. Steelers counter by bringing strong safety Ryan Mundy in the box for an eight man front and walk ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers have released their initial depth chart of the 2013 season. Team PR man Burt Lauten tweeted a picture of the depth chart. The first @steelers depth chart of 2013 (subject to change). pic.twitter.com/i25JBDUc19 — Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) July 28, 2013   It's definitely worth keeping in mind Lauten's caution of not putting too much stock into the initial lineup. With just two practices under the team's belt, it's impossible to make any final decisions. But ... Read More

Ryan Clark wearing #21 in honor of Sean Taylor (Photo Credit: vader29) - Two injuries to pass along in Mile Tomlin's press conference after practice. Cortez Allen was held out with "discomfort" in his knee and cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke hurt his left hamstring late in practice. Tomlin did not have a timetable for either injury. - Special teams notes. Drew Butler kind of kicking Brian Moorman butt right now during special teams period. — Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly_Trib) July 28, ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers – long the team that an entire region has hung their hopes and dreams on – arrived in Latrobe for 2013 Camp Tomlin this week, and with the exception of the eccentric Brett Keisel showing up in a massive yellow dump truck, nearly nobody noticed. That’s what happens when you have a baseball team who is playing meaningful games in July, and that’s what happens when you finish your 2012 season a disappointing 8-8 with several horrific losses fueling the fire.  The Steelers ... Read More

Admittedly, yesterday was more of a fluff piece. Players checking in, Coach Tomlin getting a Twitter, not much going on the football field. That's all pushed aside as the team hit Chuck Noll Field for its first practice of the season. Notable observations from those there. - Some of the early rotation/depth chart action RB rotation is: Redman Dwyer, Batch, McNeal, Stephens Howling, Johnson, Bell — Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly_Trib) July 27, 2013   Beachum second team left tackle. ... Read More

As a cornerback, the status of playing on an island is usually reserved for only an elite few. And while well deserved, the reality is that all cornerbacks will be on their own multiple times throughout a game. Even if they’re not constantly going up against a #1 receiver, he must still be technically sound or will get burned all day. A sample of what to do coming from Josh Victorian last season against Cincinnati. Empty set for the Bengals. Steelers in Cover 3 in the Warhol-worthy ... Read More

In yesterday's training camp preview, we looked at training camp battles and a brief study of how the team has assembled its roster the last few seasons. Today, I'll begin my attempts to determine what the roster will look like come Week One. We'll update throughout training camp and note the changes made along the way. My guesses predictions of the year with notes to follow. QB (3): Ben Roethlisberger, Bruce Gradkowski, Landry Jones RB (4): Le’Veon Bell, Isaac Redman, LaRod ... Read More

As the Black and Gold hordes anxiously clamor for their team to arrive in Latrobe, a decidedly unsettled aura surrounds the immediate future of the Steelers, in terms of what the impending season will hold. The X’s and O’s have been drawn and redrawn, analyses have been spewed (much to the delight of the masses), and the depth chart has been speculated at length. It’s more than easy to prognosticate what the regular season record will be, and everyone has a healthy chance of being correct, ... Read More

Taking a 90 man roster and withering it down to 53 is one of the difficult tasks coaches deal with in training camp. A three year review of how the Steelers' have filled out their roster, position-by-position. QB: 2012: 3 2011: 3 2010: 4 RB: 2012: 5 2011: 4 2010: 4 FB: 2012: 1 2011: 0 2010: 0 TE: 2012: 3 2011: 3 2010: 3 WR: 2012: 4 2011: 6 2010: 6 OT: 2012: 4 2011: 4 2010: 4 G/C: 2012: 5 2011: 5 2010: 4 DE: 2012: 4 2011: 4 2010: 4 NT: 2012: ... Read More