Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert has come under fire lately for some less than spectacular results from some of his more recent draft classes. At the end of the day, bad drafts have played a large role in why this franchise has produced back-to-back 8-8 seasons. As soon as this past draft ended, many experts were grading Colbert’s performance either very positively or very negatively, with not much ground in the middle. I for one did not like the past draft at all, but ... Read More
Ike Taylor, Jarvis Jones could be back for Steelers on Sunday
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense could get a boost following their bye week as a pair of opening day starters could be set to return from injuries. Both cornerback Ike Taylor and outside linebacker Jarvis Jones have been cleared to practice and both could be in uniform when the Steelers play host to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Heinz Field. Taylor, who has been sidelined with a broken arm suffered in the teams Week 3 victory against the Carolina Panthers, has been cleared by doctors ... Read More
Key pieces of Steelers defense have been invisible at times
On paper, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has been neither really good or really bad in this 2014 season. Heading into a late Week 12 bye, the team is 7-4 and ranks a very average 16th against the pass (allowing 241 yards per game) and a respectable 10th against the run. Allowing 23.9 points per game, coordinator Dick LeBeau's unit ranks 18th in the 32-team league. The 14 turnovers forced already matches last year's total with five games still remaining, so that is certainly an improvement, even ... Read More
Steelers face tough questions at running back
With Tuesday's release of LeGarrette Blount, the Pittsburgh Steelers now are perilously thin in terms of running back depth behind starter Le'Veon Bell. Only rookie Dri Archer and Josh Harris, who was activated from the practice squad yesterday afternoon, are part of the Steelers active roster. Wednesday's addition of rookie free agent LaDarius Perkins to the practice squad gives the Steelers another body, but is a long shot to do much else. Considering he's a rookie coming off the street and ... Read More
Steelers sign RB LaDarius Perkins to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers have made some noise the past two days surrounding their running back position, beginning with the release of LeGarrette Blount on Tuesday. That led to the promotion for rookie Josh Harris from the practice squad to the active roster and on Wednesday the team filled Harris' place on the practice squad by signing rookie RB LaDarius Perkins. The 5'10", 195 pound Perkins went undrafted out of Mississippi State, where he was a second-team All-SEC in 2013. He initially ... Read More
Steelers made right call to cut LeGarrette Blount
In the early season, hopes were high that LeGarrette Blount and Le’Veon Bell would provide the Steelers with a high-powered running game; something that had been lacking in recent years. Unfortunately, those hopes were dashed less than 24 hours after Blount walked off the field before Monday night’s game in Tennessee had ended. The Steelers wasted no time in permanently relieving him of his duties. Blount’s release has ignited a controversy, with some fans in total agreement with the decision ... Read More
PSN Player of the Week: Le’Veon Bell
Pittsburgh Steeler running back Le"Veon Bell picked a great time to make history, as the Steelers leaned heavily on the franchise back in a hard fought 27-24 win on Monday night against the Tennessee Titans. Bell finished with 204 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries, and his yardage total was not only the highest in the NFL in 2014, it was the fourth best in franchise history. Bell saved his best moments for the Steelers final possession, where he carried the ball seven consecutive times for 43 ... Read More
Jerome Bettis, Kevin Greene among semifinalists for 2015 Hall of Fame Class
Could this finally be the year for former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis to get the call? It could be, as Bettis, along with former Steelers linebacker Kevin Greene are among the 26 modern era semifinalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015. Bettis has been a finalist the past four seasons and while you really couldn’t make a case for him to get in with the past couple of classes, this could be the year for “The Bus.” Bettis ranks sixth on the all-time rushing ... Read More
Mitchell doesn’t embody Steelers
Mike Mitchell is currently the bane of Pittsburgh Steelers' fans existence. After another social media mishap, Mitchell's bags have been packed for him, so to speak, by the entire fan base, many calling for his release. To put it simply: players like Mitchell don't belong on a team like the Pittsburgh Steelers. Let me first preface that with saying that I'm not a Steelers fan but rather a football fan. With that, I have respect for the game and then players who represent it with class ... Read More
Cutting Blount was the only choice
When the Pittsburgh Steelers announced earlier this afternoon that LeGarrette Blount had been released, I was busy furiously penning my own case as to why there was no other choice but to cut ties after only 11 games. You see, for all of the transgressions over Blount's career, both in college and in the pros, the last of those poor decisions was his worst. In this case, there were no punches thrown at an opponent, no police involved, no nearly coming to blows with one of your teammates or ... Read More