It’s Week eight of the NFL season and the Pittsburgh Steelers are on their bye week. Let’s run down the positional units for a check-up and talk a little bit about what we saw and look ahead to the final 110games of the season. Najee Harris is the man It took a couple of weeks for Najee Harris and the offensive line to get on the same page but the plan is starting to come together. Harris is currently 2nd in the NFL in rushing yards with 806yards. Modest numbers him after the teams slugg...[ Continue reading ]
A cold rainy Heinz Field truly was the Home Field advantage for the Steelers as they proved they were some tough Mudders tonight. An unprecedented rain fall soaked and overflowed the field turf which helped the Steelers run to a 30-20 victory over the visiting Dome playing LA Rams. Rams Rookie sensation QB Russ Lambert looked dialed in until the rain soaked ball and TJ Watt and company really welcomed him to Pittsburgh. Watt racked up 3 sacks and a forced fumble before exiting the game in the...[ Continue reading ]
The Steelers have gone back to basics the last few weeks with a vicious run game. Najee Harris has put the team the offense on his back the last two weeks with his bruising and electrifying runs. Harris amassed over 200yds on the 49ers in last week's victory and had 91yds and 3 Tds over the browns the week prior. While the defense is still looking for answers to it's problems the offense seems to be hitting it's stride with the good old "Rock to the Naj" philosophy. The Steelers will face a ...[ Continue reading ]
Who is responsible for the Steelers abysmal 1-2 start? Jameis Winston has been pulled the last two games after helping to put the Steelers behind by 20 or more at the half. The poor decision making by the QB isn't the only thing wrong in the Steel city. The once stout defense has been getting gouged by opposing offenses, the defense has been sluggish and down right slow. Team captain Cam Heyward has taken to organizing a Defensive players only meeting today "This is not our brand of football" ...[ Continue reading ]
The Steelers held the #10 and #24pick in this past simmed draft and all the rumors had the Steelers taking QB Blanton from FSU at 10 but instead they drafted a stud OLB in 6'4 267 Roman Franklin the fast powerful backer from LSU pairing him with Alex HighSmith Cam Heyward Dj Jones Kingsley Keke and TJ Watt provides a stout front in the Steelers vaunted 3-4 defense which should pose numerous problems for opposing teams offenses. When asked about why they chose not to draft a QB Coach King retort...[ Continue reading ]
The 5-2 Ravens will look for some retribution this week as the take on the Steelers also 5-2 for supremacy of the AFC North for now. While the rivalry may have lost some of the "spunk" with players and coaches moving it's still Ravens Steelers with Zach Wilson and Hollywood Browns continued bond and Winston getting comfortable in this Steelers offense it could be a air show...unless Patrick Queen and TJ Watt decide to take over the game and make the QBs very uncomfortable with their splash play...[ Continue reading ]
CINCINNATI -- James is Winston saw the defensive alignment and knew immediately that the Pittsburgh Steelers had a chance for a winning touchdown. All he had to do was get the ball to Juju Smith Schuster right away. Juju took a few strides, got in front of Chris Harris caught the pass and avoided a potential game ending tackle by Jessie Bates at the 3 before finishing the 37-yard touchdown with 11 seconds left Sunday and yet another improbable -- and entirely unpredictable -- victory over the...[ Continue reading ]
Steelers vs Browns looking a little like the old days There once was a time when the Pittsburgh Steelers had trouble beating the Cleveland Browns. Those days were the mid to late 80’s, seeping a little bit into the early 90’s. Since 1992, the Browns have only beaten the Steelers just eleven times out of the last 54 times they’ve met. Including a nail biter in Cleveland last year. The undefeated Steelers (3-0) will host the streaking Browns (2-1) this Sunday afternoon in Cleveland ...[ Continue reading ]
Steelers vs. Titans Final Score: Steelers ride four takeaways to 31-17 win over the Titans in Week 3. In a much anticipated rematch of the 2021 divisional round playoff game that saw Tannehill dink and dunk all over the Steelers Defense with his precision short passes enroute to a Superbowl parade. While the Titans partied with the Lombardi trophy the Steelers focus fell upon getting better in the secondary and replacing a future HOF QB in Ben Roethlisberger. While Ben ultimately did not hang...[ Continue reading ]
All anyone wanted to see was how the Steelers would be different this year but in the end, it was what hadn’t changed that mattered the most. The Steelers offense is still very much a work in progress but thanks to a near-perfect performance from the Steelers defense, they are 1-0 after a 34-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Offensively, the Steelers were able to manufacture drives, mostly off one the many turnovers the defense forced. But they did give everyone a taste of what this off...[ Continue reading ]