Rashard Mendenhall is back at his old Twitter nonsense. This time he is calling out Steeler Nation for not supporting this team. “Seriously, if you’re gonna talk trash about your team and everyone on it, don’t call yourself a fan. A fan is a supporter.” – Rashard Mendenhall (@R_Mendenhall on Twitter) Is it really talking trash, or more like discussing the cold hard truth about this team? My gut feeling is that the Steelers need a wakeup call in more ways than one. Maybe the Steelers need to ... Read More
Not our Grandfather’s Steelers
Yikes, that is pretty much an easy way to describe the Steelers season thus far. They are sitting at 2-3 and not looking that great. Since I am a glass half full kind of guy, I believe this season could be much worse than it has been so far. With a losing record after five games, people want to start putting the blame on one person and or group. Breaking it down, problems lie within all phases of their game. Offensively the Steelers are statistically playing much better than a 2-3 team, well ... Read More
Steelers drop to 2-3 after shocking loss to Titans
The Steelers fell on another last second field goal tonight, this one coming on the leg of Rob Bironas. On a game the Steelers were favored and picked to win by almost everybody, they once again played down to their competition and were unable to come away with a victory. The Titans were able to strike first as they had their opening drive result in a Rob Bironas 22-yard field goal. The field goal wasn't as easy as it seems, as Bironas banked it off the post, but the ball was still able to ... Read More
Deem’s Week 6 NFL Spread Predictions
Pittsburgh vs Tennessee +6.5 Cincinnati vs Cleveland +3 Indianapolis +3 vs NY Jets Kansas City vs Tampa Bay -4 Oakland vs Atlanta -9 Dallas vs Baltimore -4 Detroit +4 vs Philadelphia St. Louis +3.5 vs Miami Buffalo vs Arizona -4.5 New England vs Seattle +4 Minnesota -1.5 vs Washington NY Giants +6.5 vs San Francisco Green Bay vs Houston -3 Denver +1.5 vs San Diego ... Read More
Yinzer of the Week: Lawrence Timmons
Lawrence Timmons has often been called a hybrid linebacker. He is Mike Tomlin's "baby" as he was the first draft pick that Tomlin made as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Last year, he and LaMarr Woodley both signed contract extensions with the Steelers. The only problem is that Timmons was supposed to have his "breakout season" for the past three years now. It hasn't happened yet and Steelernation has been voicing their displeasure. When Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles came to town ... Read More
Week 6 Fantasy Advice
Start QB Matt Stafford- Stafford and the Lions have had their bye week to prepare for the Eagles and their passing attack should be in full force Sunday. HB Arian Foster- The Packers run D has been bad. Look for Foster to have a big game. HB Jamaal Charles- Charles has carried the ball 80 times over the last three weeks, and this trend should continue Sunday, as the Chiefs will likely rely heavily on the run with Brady Quinn starting. TE Owen Daniels- Daniels has scored touchdowns in ... Read More
A look at Ben Roethlisberger’s season
If the Steelers can pull out a win this Thursday against the Tennessee Titans, they will go over .500 for the first time all season. Overall, the Steelers are in an OK spot. The season is only a quarter of the way through and with a 2-2 record, the Steelers are still in contention. Meanwhile, Ben Roethlisberger is off to a great start, on pace to throw for 4,444 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions; a career high. Do these numbers mean another playoff run for the Steelers? Well, it ... Read More
Deem’s preview of the weekend’s top games
Carolina at Atlanta looks like a good match up on paper, but if Carolina comes out and plays the way they did against the Giants last week, this will be over very quickly. The Falcons are coming off a dominant win over San Diego in which the offense and defense played great. Matt Ryan is the highest rated quarterback in the NFL after three weeks and I look for him to continue that trend this week against the Panthers secondary. Cam Newton needs to bounce back and prove to his doubters he can win ... Read More
Don’t blame the refs for the calls. All blame goes to the league
In the NFL's 92 years of existence, there have been some memorable finishes. On Monday Night Football however, the craziest finish in the history of the league took place. Greater than the Immaculate Reception, Music City Miracle and Desean Jackson's punt return for the Miracle at the Meadowlands Pt. 2. Golden Tate won the game for the Seahawks on a reception from Russell Wilson on a hail mary as time expired to beat the Packers. If only it were that simple however as once again, the ... Read More
The Steelers in a trap game? Not so fast
I’ve heard rumblings afoot about the Steelers-Raiders tilt being “a trap game” due to the fact that the up-trending Steelers are favored by a mere four points on the road against an 0-2 Raider squad that has underperformed at home and on the road. Why such a tempting offer of minus 4? The prevailing logic suggests that if something is too good to be true, then it probably is. The Steelers laying four to make the post-Al Davis Raiders a home dog certainly meets that criteria. All the ... Read More