Without Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers are given little to no chance of beating the Baltimore Ravens this Sunday and it's easy to see why. The Ravens have won four straight games against the Steelers with Ben Roethlisberger starting in three of those games. On top of that, the Ravens have won their last 13 games at M&T Bank Stadium. We already know the Steelers' defense needs to replicate its performance from two weeks ago when they held Baltimore to six points. So what ... Read More
Could injuries actually be a good thing?
Every year players get injured. It's going to happen, it just depends who and how bad of an injury. But is it possible that injured players could possibly be a good thing for a team? The Steelers have been decimated by injuries this year. That is not my opinion, it is a fact. No team is 100 percent healthy, and that is completely understandable. But, I don't believe there is another team out there that has any more key injuries than the Steelers. The biggest and most obvious key injury has ... Read More
Ryan Clark Coming Up Big in Troy Polamalu’s Absence
Not having Troy Polamalu on the field with his hair flopping around from sideline to sideline is very noticeable. Ryan Clark though is filling Polamalu’s shoes pretty well and making a huge difference on the Steelers’ defense. At one point Clark was ready to leave the Steel City, but the Steelers realized what they had in him and made sure they kept him around. Usually it’s Troy’s job to prowl all over the field and mess with the quarterback’s head, but since he’s only played in two games ... Read More
A Steelers hangover
For about three weeks now, the city of Pittsburgh has been feeling the excruciating side effects from a Steelers hangover. The common remedy for any Steelers hangover is catching the ball when thrown to you (ahem Mike Wallace), holding onto the ball (cough-cough Rashard Mendenhall), and throwing the football accurately (gag CharlieBatch). Please don’t hold your breath Steelers fans, for this quick hangover cure is nowhere in sight. Sunday’s performance against the Cleveland Browns was ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers Week 12 Report Card
The Pittsburgh Steelers did not fare well Sunday in Cleveland turning in an ugly overall effort in a 20-14 loss that could prove very costly in the long run. On the day, the Steelers had more penalties (nine) and turnovers (eight), than points the offense put up (seven). While it was an ugly day offensively, the Steelers' defense didn't play very bad- at least good enough to beat the Browns. With that being said, let's take a look at how the Steelers graded out in my weekly report ... Read More
Go Mendenhall and take Mike Wallace with you
Goodbye Rashard Mendenhall and while you're at it, take Mike Wallace with you. The Steelers need a real running back whose not afraid to get hit and wont shoot his mouth off every few weeks on Twitter. Your four injury plagued years have helped minimally while you continue to fumble your way back onto the bench. Heading into yesterday's game, your offense had a plan to pound the football with you leading the charge. Against one of the league's worst rushing defenses, you were supposed to ... Read More
Steelers lose tough game to Browns
The Steelers dropped their fifth game of the season to the Cleveland Browns this afternoon. With Ben Roethlisberger missing his second consecutive game, turnovers killed the team, as they finished the game with eight. The game opened up with an explosive play by Lawrence Timmons. On a ball tipped by Brett Keisel, Timmons grabbed it out of the air and took it 53 yards to get the Steelers on the board with a 7-0 lead. The Steelers would force a three-and-out which led to their first turnover ... Read More
Time for Steelers to find Polamalu’s Replacement
In 2003 the Steelers traded up in the first round for the 16th pick. They used that pick to select Troy Polamalu; a safety out of Southern California. Many thought it was questionable move because of him not being able to perform at the Senior Bowl, or the NFL Combine. He impressed enough scouts at his Pro Day I guess since he was worthy of the Steelers trading up to get him. Polamalu was the only safety that the Steelers have drafted in the first round. The move worked out quite well for the ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers sign Plaxico Burress and Brian Hoyer
The Pittsburgh Steelers needed to make some roster moves before their AFC North battle with the Cleveland Browns on Sunday and did so by signing former Steelers' wide receiver Plaxico Burress and former New England Patriots' backup quarterback Brian Hoyer. With injuries to both Antonio Brown (ankle) and Jerricho Cotchery (ribs), depth was needed at receiver and Burress was the logical choice. He's coming off a solid 2011 season with the New York Jets in which he caught 45 passes, eight of ... Read More
It’s Official, Plaxico Burress is back with Steelers
After watching Plaxico Burress work out Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed the veteran wide receiver. "Plaxico is in very good physical condition, from what I saw today," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. Burress played last season with the New York Jets after spending nearly two years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm. Despite missing the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Burress was productive with the Jets, hauling in 45 receptions and eight touchdowns. But the 35-year-old has ... Read More