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Revamping The Pro Bowl By Taking A Cue From The Old Superstars & Superteams Competitions

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | 13 Comments

I am a football junkie and have been since about the age of 4 according to my parents. I am also a Pittsburgh Steelers fan that grew up in the deep south during the 1970′s and 1980′s as well and was always starved for any and all Steelers football that I could get my eyes on. The game of football captivated me as a child and I can remember reading the Monday morning box scores of all the games and reciting statistics of all my favorite Steelers players at a moments notice. I knew who all of the NFL teams were and all of the great players on each of those teams. Like I said, I was and still am a Read more [...]

Brett Keisel Talks About How He Thinks James Harrison Is Targeted By League & More

By Dave Bryan on Monday, January 30th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel is at the Super Bowl this week and making the rounds on radio row as part of a promotion with Head and Shoulders. Keisel sat down with Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio to talk with host Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg about his beard, the promotion and what it feels like to lose in the Super Bowl. Keisel is also asked about Pittsburgh’s season-ending loss to the Denver Broncos, James Harrison being targeted by the league, the departure of Bruce Arians and more. Below is the transcript of the few pertinent questions in relation to the Steelers Read more [...]

Steelers Take Two Punches To The Nose On Thursday

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | 3 Comments

While not totally unexpected and certainly on the horizon for a while now, the Pittsburgh Steelers officially took two punches to the nose on Thursday as it was reported the veteran nose tackle Casey Hampton would indeed require ACL surgery on the left knee he injured in the Wild Card game against the Denver Broncos and veteran backup nose tackle Chris Hoke made his retirement official. Heading into the offseason, Hampton has been at the top of the list of possible players the Steelers will need to cut or restructure to get underneath the projected salary cap number of $125 million when the Read more [...]

Report: Casey Hampton Will Have ACL Surgery Friday

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | 10 Comments

How quickly things change. Gerry Dulac reports that Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton said today that he will have surgery on Friday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Hampton injured the knee early in the Steelers AFC Wild Card game against the Denver Broncos and all of the early reports suggested that Hampton would not need surgery. Defensive end Brett Keisel told DVE on Wednesday that he thought that Hampton would still not need surgery as well, but that of course was one player talking about another player. According to Dulac, this will be the third time Read more [...]

Still No Surgery Needed For Brett Keisel & Casey Hampton

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | No Comments

Another injury note I forgot to pass along today, but according to Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel this morning on DVE, he will not need surgery on his injured groin that forced him out of the AFC Wildcard game early against the Denver Broncos. Keisel told DVE when asked about his injury, “I’m healing up good, I’m healing up good. As of right now I am not going to need surgery, so that’s a great thing and you know just back on the rehab wagon and get going.” Keisel added, “I’m happy that I can just work myself back into getting in shape and it feels a lot better and I’m healing well.” Not Read more [...]

Recapping Rooney – No Real Surprises

By Dave Bryan on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 | 2 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II sat down with a few members of the Pittsburgh media on Tuesday for a half hour interview to discuss the Steelers past season and look ahead to 2012. You can read the question and answers here on the Post-Gazette blog. When you read through everything there were not too many surprises if you ask me, but I will go over the main talking points below with my own comments and view points added to a few of the things that Rooney said. Even though we do not usually learn too much from these interviews every offseason, it is just good to hear some of the things Read more [...]

Art Rooney II Talks About Roethlisberger, Ward, Mendenhall, Salary Cap & More

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 | 3 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers president and co-owner Art Rooney II talked to the Pittsburgh media today and beat writers Ed Bouchette, Scott Brown and Mike Bires are all relaying the conversation via Twitter for us and I will recap those Tweets below. Rooney II said today that his father Dan Rooney to step down as the Irish Ambassador and rejoin the team in 2012. He also told the reporters that they will add 3,000 seats to Heinz Field after the 2012 season. As far as potential moves go during the offseason, Rooney II called wide receiver Hines Ward an “all-time” Steelers great and hopefully a future Read more [...]

The Terrible Podcast – Steelers Beat Writer Scott Brown Episode

By Dave Bryan on Friday, January 13th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Season 2, Episode 68 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd tied up in New York, Nick Richetta helps co-pilot the show today and I get the thoughts from Nick from the AFC Wild Card Game against the Denver Broncos from an offensive perspective to start things off with after we get through the latest headlines. Nick and I talk about the offensive line, running backs and wide receiver in addition and get to several questions from Twitter followers and emailers as well. Make sure to follow Nick on Twitter at @SteelerCityKid117 and if you want to buy him a cup of coffee, you can send him Read more [...]

Steelers Broncos Wild Card Game Defensive Participation Chart & Personnel

By Dave Bryan on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 | No Comments

Below is the defensive participation chart for the Pittsburgh Steelers Wild Card game loss versus the Denver Broncos this past Sunday in Denver. The Steelers were in their base defense for 44 of the 55 non-penalty plays Sunday against the Broncos. Just 11 plays in the nickel sub-package. Nose tackle Casey Hampton left after just 2 plays with his ACL knee injury and left defensive end Brett Keisel left with an injured groin after 11 non-penalty snaps. Steve McLendon, Ziggy Hood and Cameron Heyward all finished out the game on the defensive line. LaMarr Woodley saw 37 snaps and Jason Worilds Read more [...]

Mike Tomlin 2011-2012 Season Ending Press Conference

By Dave Bryan on Monday, January 9th, 2012 | 4 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media Monday for his season ending press conference and he talked about the game yesterday against the Denver Broncos, injuries suffered yesterday and various other talking points. Below is the audio of the press conference and I will continue to add recap notes and talking points over the next hour.

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Tomlin opened up by saying he is still coming to grips with what happened last night in Denver and kind of how it unfolded. Read more [...]

Starks, Hampton & Keisel Suffered Significant Injuries Against Broncos

By Dave Bryan on Monday, January 9th, 2012 | 7 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his final press conference of the 2011 season on Monday to talk about the loss to the Denver Broncos yesterday and the season as a whole. Tomlin said the team suffered three significant injuries yesterday in the loss as left tackle Max Starks suffered an ACL knee injury of some sorts as did nose tackle Casey Hampton. Both are being reevaluated today to see if they will require surgery. In addition to both Starks and Hampton, defensive end Brett Keisel suffered a significant groin injury that might also require surgery and he is being looked Read more [...]

Steelers Season Ends In 29-23 Overtime Loss To Broncos In AFC Wild Card Game – Game Recap

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 | 18 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers saw their 2011 season come to an abrupt end Sunday in Denver with 29-23 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Wild Card game. Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow hit wide receiver Demaryius Thomas on the first play in overtime for a game-winning 80-yard touchdown pass to give the Broncos the win. Tebow had 316 passing yards and two touchdowns in the game and the Broncos now advance to play the New England Patriots in a divisional playoff game Saturday night in Foxboro. The Broncos finished with 447 total yards against the Steelers No. 1 defense that allowed an average Read more [...]

Steelers Broncos Friday Injury Report AFC Wild Card Week – Pouncey Questionable

By Dave Bryan on Friday, January 6th, 2012 | No Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up practice preparations on Friday for their AFC wild card on Sunday against the Denver Broncos and the Friday injury report has some expected bad news as center Maurkice Pouncey (ankle) did not practice for a second straight day due to aggravating his injured left ankle during practice on Wednesday. Pouncey is listed as questionable this week, but Gerry Dulac reported earlier today that he will not play Sunday. With Pouncey expected to be out, guard Doug Legursky (shoulder) will likely get the start at center against the Broncos after practicing fully again Read more [...]

Steelers Broncos Thursday Injury Report AFC Wild Card Week – Pouncey Sits

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 | No Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers continued their on-field practice preparations Thursday for their upcoming AFC wild card game Sunday against the Denver Broncos and the Thursday injury report is now out. Defensive end Brett Keisel (groin), cornerback Cortez Allen (shoulder), linebacker James Harrison (toe), safety Troy Polamalu (calf) and running back Mewelde Moore (knee) all sat out for a second straight day. Moore and Allen will not play Sunday. Center Maurkice Pouncey (ankle) did not practice on Thursday after being limited on Wednesday and there is some concern he will not be able to play against Read more [...]

Steelers Six From Around The Web – January 4th – Ike Taylor Is Burning Edition

By Dave Bryan on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 | No Comments

The Steelers pregame release for the AFC Wild Card game against the Denver Broncos is up on steelers.com in case you have not seen it yet. Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor was on Jim Rome is Burning this afternoon and you can listen to the whole interview online starting at the 8:30 mark. Taylor talks about the Pro Bowl snub and getting ready to play the Broncos. Our good friends at Trib live Radio will be broadcasting live from Monte Cello’s in Cranberry (Address is 30325 Perry Highway Cranberry Twp, PA 16066) starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday and will be taking you right up to kickoff. You can Read more [...]

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