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Pittsburgh Steelers Want to Add a Running Back to the Stable, but Who?
March 18th, 2013 at 8:49 PM
This past weekend Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media at the NFL General Managers / Coaches meeting. While most of what he said was chalked full of Tomlinisms, there was one thing that stood out, the Steelers must add a running back.***PHOTO1***The majority of fans would agree...
Why is It All Quiet on the Search for the New Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Line Coach?
January 21st, 2013 at 11:06 PM
Most of the offseason to this point has been focused on what type of moves Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert and head coach Mike Tomlin plan to make with the roster. However, are these questions masking something that should be more pressing, the coaching staff?***PHOTO1***Offensive coordinator Todd Haley did...
Pittsburgh Steelers to Select Number 17 in the 2013 NFL Draft
January 3rd, 2013 at 9:33 PM
What are the positions of need? What veteran will not return? Will there be coaching changes? What has to be done to make the playoffs again? These are common questions for Pittsburgh Steelers fans, who do not like the fact that the team missed the playoffs in 2012. While fans...
Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Questionable with a Sprained Shoulder
November 13th, 2012 at 10:20 PM
The Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3) may have pulled out a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs (1-8) on Monday night, but the price of that victory is still up in the air. At this point, both the short and long-term status of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has yet to be determined.***PHOTO1***Head coach...
Pittsburgh Steelers Expect to Have Three Stars Back for Their Sunday Tilt with the Philadelphia Eagles
October 2nd, 2012 at 8:24 PM
It appears that the early bye week for the Pittsburgh Steelers will pay dividends this season, as for the first time in 2012; the team appears to be healthy.***PHOTO1***While their Sunday match-up with the Philadelphia Eagles is still days away, there is a good chance the safety Troy Polamalu, running...
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers Defense Conjuring Memories of the Defensive Collapse of 2009
September 24th, 2012 at 8:56 PM
As the fallout from Sunday’s horrible loss continues to build, the memory of one play should continue to standout as a potentially unwanted harbinger for Pittsburgh Steelers fans. No, it is not the 64-yard Darren McFadden touchdown run, or the borderline hit that Ryan Mundy delivered to Darius Heyward-Bey, Not...
Pittsburgh Steelers Will not Trade Wide Receiver Mike Wallace
August 7th, 2012 at 9:48 PM
The Pittsburgh Steelers will not trade unsigned holdout Mike Wallace at any point this season, as reported by Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.***PHOTO1***He goes on to report that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is also “no longer supportive” of Wallace in his attempts for a long-term deal. The Steelers...
Pittsburgh Steelers Reward Head Coach Mike Tomlin with a Three-Year Contract Extension
July 24th, 2012 at 10:31 PM
Today, on the eve of the training camp, the Pittsburgh Steelers rewarded head coach Mike Tomlin with a three-year contract extension (financial terms not disclosed) through the 2016 season. This extension continues a trend that began with Tomlin’s predecessor Bill Cowher after he succeeded Chuck Noll as their coach in...
Time is Right for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Head Coach Mike Tomlin to Agree on a Contract Extension
June 26th, 2012 at 9:29 PM
About this time two years ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers ended building speculation and awarded head coach Mike Tomlin with a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season. That trend was nothing new for the Steelers, who have a history of negotiating extensions with their coaches at that point of their...
Pittsburgh Steelers Set Sights on Training Camp After Completing an Injury Free Mini-Camp
June 14th, 2012 at 10:38 PM
Today, the Pittsburgh Steelers completed their final session of the 2012 mandatory mini-camp. In fact, the team ended their practice early as Head Coach Mike Tomlin decided to give his team a breather and laughs, featuring the much anticipated completion of the throwing competition, which was won by quarterback Byron...
Pittsburgh Steelers Mourn Loss of Former West Virginia Head Coach Bill Stewart
May 21st, 2012 at 8:20 PM
On the eve of the first OTA of the offseason, fans, former West Virginia players, head coach Mike Tomlin, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the football world is mourning the loss of former West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart, who passed away today as a result of an apparent heart attack....
Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Finally Breaks Offseason Silence
March 27th, 2012 at 9:21 PM
For the first time since the day after the Playoff loss to the Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin fielded questions from the media. During this session, he touched on a myriad of topics. From the firing of Bruce Arians, to the hiring of Todd Haley, to leadership,...
Coach Mike Tomlin, not Art Rooney, Hired Todd Haley
February 19th, 2012 at 6:01 PM
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers nation has had some time to digest the hiring of Todd Haley as the next Offensive Coordinator, some information has surfaced on exactly who made the hire. From the outset of the coaching staff shake-up, many pundits and fans jumped and pointed to Art Rooney....
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Coordinator Moves on to Indianapolis Colts
January 30th, 2012 at 7:34 PM
The Indianapolis Colts have officially hired former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians as their offensive coordinator.
On Jan. 22 the Steelers let Arians' contract expire against the wishes of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. It has been said that Steelers president Art Rooney II wants the team to regain its blue-collar identity on offense.
Arians, 59,...
Pittsburgh Steelers Now in Search for New Offensive Cooridnation as Bruce Arians Resigns
January 20th, 2012 at 11:22 PM
On Friday January 20th 2012 many fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers finally got their wish to be once and for all rid of Bruce Arians. Many have felt that the direction of the offense under Arians at times was mislead, unsuccessful and game plans were miscalculated. With the Arians deciding it was finally time to retire, it is now time to see how Mike...
Is Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Coordinator Bruce Arians Leaving?
January 19th, 2012 at 11:14 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians "might not return in 2012," the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. If he leaves, it'll be the first time that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has had to replace an offensive or defensive coordinator since taking over the team in 2007.
Arians considered retirement last year, the paper...
Mike Tomlin’s Father Dies of Heart Attack
January 17th, 2012 at 11:11 PM
According to the Beaver County Times, the father of Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has died after suffering a heart attack in Ocala, Fla.
Ed Tomlin was 63.
As the Ocala Star-Banner writes, Tomlin was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1968, and he played eight games in Montreal of the CFL that...
The Season That was a Failure for the Pittsburgh Steelers
January 14th, 2012 at 11:41 PM
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers 2011 season has been closed, how are we to assess this season? The Steelers have set a standard with six Super Bowl Championships over the years, which means the expectation is to win it all every year. While that is unrealistic, in New York Yankees fans expect a World Series every year and anything short...
Did the Ben Roethlisberger Injury Decision Ultimately Cost the Pittsburgh Steelers?
January 9th, 2012 at 12:05 AM
Throughout the entire offseason there is going to be a lot of debate about Ben Roethlisberger;s role in taking the blame for the demise of the 2011-12 Pittsburgh Steelers. A lot of that blame will also fall into the lap of Mike Tomlin for not taking a stand when the playoffs were already clinched and it was more important to play the "franchise...
Was Starting Ben Roethlisberger the Right Decision for the Pittsburgh Steelers?
December 20th, 2011 at 8:53 PM
The Pittsburgh Steelers loss at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers has a lot of tag lines and headers, but the storyline that could haunt this team and Mike Tomlin could be the decision to let a quarterback held together by ace bandages and duct tape run the offense at 50%. Ben Roethlisberger wasn't effective and since that injury...
