The Pittsburgh Steelers got off to a slow start during Sunday’s 14-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the Hall of Fame Game. The score doesn’t matter at all, neither does the result. What does matter is the things that we can take away from the Steelers first performance. With that being said, here’s five takeaways from the Steelers first preseason game. 1. The Steelers defense shows off its speed Gone are the veterans and in their place are a bunch of youngsters with speed. That is ... Read More
Steelers struggle on offense in Hall of Fame Game loss
Football season is now officially underway as the Pittsburgh Steelers faced the Minnesota Vikings in Sunday night's preseason-opneing Hall of Fame Game. Although there were flashes of talent, the Steelers failed to score a touchdown and would go on to lose 14-3. Ben Roethlisberger was scratched from the game, giving third-year pro Landry Jones the start. Jones has been inactive every career regular-season game as he has yet to advance up the depth chart. The Oklahoma standout played well in an ... Read More
Four things to focus on in Steelers preseason opener
Amid the celebration of the induction of Jerome Bettis in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend in Canton, the Pittsburgh Steelers will open their preseason on Sunday night against the Minnesota Vikings with kickoff slated for 8 p.m. Though the recurrent theme of putting in quality work without players getting injured during the preseason rarely changes, it does not mean there won't be plenty of things to keep an eye on Sunday night. Add the laundry list of injuries and players ... Read More
Justin Brown impresses at training camp
When the Steelers released their initial training camp depth chart a few days ago, there were certainly a few surprises. However, the biggest might have been wide receiver Justin Brown, who was listed as the primary back up behind pro bowler Antonio Brown. Selected in the sixth round in the 2013 draft, Brown was one of the final cuts in training camp, and spent the remainder of his first season on the Steelers practice squad. Brown seems to be opening eyes in his second training camp with the ... Read More
Questions at backup QB for the Steelers
In 2013, Ben Roethlisberger was able to do something he had only done once over his 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers — start the entire 16-game schedule. In fact, the Steelers 2008 championship team was one of those two seasons where Roethlisberger was healthy for an entire season, so clearly having Big Ben on the field is critical to the team's success in 2014. Obviously, the value of having a franchise quarterback can't be understated. Ask fans in places like Oakland, Tampa Bay or ... Read More