File this report in the "doesn't mean crap" category but it is my duty to pass along the report by Jason La Canfora on Twitter today that stated former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has had talks with other NFL teams since it was announced last week that he would not be back with the Steelers in 2012. La Canfora reports that one of those talks was with the Arizona Cardinals, and presumably with head coach Ken Whisenhunt about the vacant quarterbacks coach job. Whisenhunt of course was the Steelers offensive coordinator under head coach Bill Cowher from 2004-2006 and Arians Read more [...]

While it is not official yet, the Green Bay Packers are expected to promote quarterback coach Tom Clements to offensive coordinator according to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Packers previous offensive coordinator, Joe Philbin, was named head coach of the Miami Dolphins on Friday. Silverstein reports that a source familiar with the Packers operation said it was expected that Clements would replace Philbin. Clements name has been tossed around by many as possible candidate for the Pittsburgh Steelers open offensive coordinator position after it was announced on Friday Read more [...]

The news officially broke this morning that Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians will not be back in 2012 according to a statement by head coach Mike Tomlin. With the offensive coordinator position now open I have put together a list below of the likeliest candidates to be the Steelers next offensive coordinator. Tomlin will be down in Mobile, Alabama next week for the Senior Bowl and there could be a few interviews that take place down there, but that is just speculation. Those interviews could include a few coaches not on my list below as well, as the Senior Bowl always is a Read more [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians is reportedly retiring according to the Steelers official Twitter account. Arians has been the Steelers offensive coordinator since 2007 after being promoted from wide receivers coach after Ken Whisenhunt left to become the Arizona Cardinals head coach. Arians had contemplated retirement last offseason because of health reasons and was reportedly talked into coming back in 2011 by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Head coach Mike Tomlin announced the news today about Arians. The search now begins for a new offensive coordinator and it might Read more [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch was on 93.7 The Fan today and was asked about several different topics that ranged from the loss Sunday to the Denver Broncos, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, the struggles on offense this past season and the future of both Hines Ward and Dennis Dixon. I transcribed the important questions and answers below and you can listen to the whole interview here. RE: On why Bruce Arians is a good offensive coordinator Batch: When you look at what he has done, he's been able to break down the playbook to exactly what Ben likes. So immediately in 2007 Read more [...]

26 modern-era semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012 were announced on Tuesday and the list includes four former Steelers players. Making the cut were running back Jerome Bettis, center Dermontti Dawson, linebacker/defensive end Kevin Greene and safety Donnie Shell. Jack Butler also remains a senior candidate finalist. Former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher did not make the cut to 26. The semifinalist list is normally limited to 25 players, but this year there are 26 resulting from a tie for the final position according to the press release. The list was narrowed down Read more [...]

Hines Ward is the hot talking point this week after not being in the starting lineup against the Bengals and having his playing time limited. He was asked about it yesterday and gave all the right answers. On Oct. 2, ESPN The Magazine followed Ben Roethlisberger from start to finish in the Steelers game against the Texans and here is a teaser of the article that will appear in the Nov. 28 issue "One Day, One Game" issue of the magazine. James Harrison is on the cover of that issue as well. Speaking of Roethlisberger, AFC North blogger Jamison Hensley shows that he has struggled the most in Read more [...]

Ian Rapoport said on NFL Network yesterday that before the season started a Patriots offensive player told him that Tom Brady said “Against the Steelers, don’t worry, I got it.” You can see the report here as Brady insinuates he owns Dick LeBeau. The pregame release for the Patriots game is up in PDF format and it tells us the Steelers look to open the season 4-0 at Heinz Field for the first time since 2009. Mark Kaboly has his review of the Cardinals game up and it always makes for a good read. Kaboly saw as I saw and stats that Rashard Mendenhall did not have much room to run Sunday. Emmanuel Read more [...]

Cornerback Joe Burnett signed a practice roster agreement with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL on Friday. Burnett was the Steelers 5th round draft pick in 2009 and lasted just one season. Former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher tossed the coin before the Virginia Destroyers UFL game tonight against Sacramento. Marty Schottenheimer is the head coach of the Destroyers and a long time mentor of Cowher. I wonder if flashbacks from the Thanksgiving game against Detroit went through his head. A man wearing a Steelers shirt was run over by Colts fan in Indianapolis on Friday. The victim is hospitalized Read more [...]

Season 2, Episode 22 of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd and I try to put the Steelers 23-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts in perspective. The Patriots lost to the Bills, the Jets lost to the Raiders and the Chargers beat the Chiefs by four at home. While things weren't perfect in Indianapolis, the Steelers still got the W. From there we get to the injury report and it's a bit longer than we've seen so far this season. Mike Tomlin didn't have a lot of answers at his Tuesday press conference, but we share our thoughts on how things might play out on the offensive line and some other Read more [...]

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced this afternoon that former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher, center Dermontti Dawson and running back Jerome Bettis are among the 103 modern-day nominees for the 2012 Hall of Fame class. This is the first year that Cowher is eligible after leaving coaching following the 2006 season. The selection committee will next choose 25 candidates from the list who will advance as semifinalist nominees. Those nominees will be announced sometime in mid-November and those 25 will be reduced to 15 in early January after the mail ballots are tabulated. Those 15 will then Read more [...]

The biggest and perhaps saddest news from training camp thus far happened yesterday as fan favorite and rookie sensation Baron Batch will be out for the year with a torn ACL in his left knee. Please pray for a speedy and thorough recovery for him. Kevin Colbert joined KDKA Radio to address the upcoming game against the Redskins and talked briefly about the ACL injury to Batch and what it means to his future. He also updates progress of Cameron Heyward and the plan for Washington. Scott Brown has a piece on Jason Worilds and how linebackers coach Keith Butler is trying to show the second year Read more [...]

Former Steelers running back Merril Hoge called the the WDVE morning show to talk about the call James Harrison made to Ben Roethlisberger yesterday. Great interview. Linebacker Lawrence Timmons did an interview with Cybulski & Company yesterday on TSN radio to talk about the Harrison situation and show his support for James. Here is my reaction to the Harrison comments after I had time to digest most of the information that was out there yesterday afternoon. Steve Wyche of the NFL Network caught up with former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis and gets his reaction to the Harrison negative Read more [...]

Steelers receiver Hines Ward was on 680 The Fan radio in Atlanta for an interview you can listen to and said it's difficult to take big hits out of football and suggests flag football and that the new guidelines clash with the physical nature of the sport. He made it pretty clear that he didn't agree with the new rules. The latest episode of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd and I talk about the Ohio State mess, the recent James Harrison comments on the new rules and it ends with an interview of Steelers kicker Swayze Waters. NFL.com writers Charles Davis, Jason La Canfora, Vic Carucci, Read more [...]

There seems to be several misunderstandings out there of the timeline of events that eventually led to the Steelers not re-signing guard Alan Faneca and letting him walk following the 2007 season. I wrote a few days ago that it was a good decision based on the money wanted by Faneca and the attitude he had. I have assembled a timeline of the offseason prior to the start of the 2007 season below so everyone has a firm grasp of how those events transpired. It should be noted and no surprise that the Steelers like to extend their potential free agents the offseason before they are to enter the Read more [...]