The NFL handed out 32 compensatory draft picks for the 2011 NFL Draft that are awarded to teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last offseason. The Steelers as expected did not receive any after receiving 3 last year. The compensatory draft picks will supplement the 221 regular picks in the regular seven rounds of the draft this April, with picks positioned within the 3rd through the 7th rounds based on the value of the free agent lost. Below are the compensatory draft picks awarded by round with overall selection in parentheses: 3 (97) Carolina Panthers 4 Read more [...]

Willie Colon was quoted in an article about players who are watching their spending while they are locked out. Colon had plans of purchasing a new car for himself and one for his brother, but has put off those purchases until the labor situation is resolved. Steelers Director of Football Operations Kevin Colbert chatted with reporters down at the owners meeting in New Orleans and Scott Brown has the Q & A. Desmond Brown, the brother of Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, concluded his first week as a University of Pittsburgh walk-on Saturday. He is currently backing up starter Ray Graham, Read more [...]

Now that the Steelers have won the AFC North earlier today we now know what the initial Steelers opponents for the 2011 season that will be on the Steelers schedule. The dates and times will be set in a few more months and there could be 2 more games added depending on when and if a new CBA is agreed upon and there is no lockout. The Steelers of course will play 6 games within the AFC North and will host and visit Cleveland, Baltimore and Cincinnati. They play the NFC West and AFC South as you see below and get the Patriots and Chiefs because of how they finished first in the AFC East amd AFC West Read more [...]

Below is the Steelers week 14 defensive participation chart versus the Cincinnati Bengals from this past Sunday. Please comment with any discrepancies you find. Good to see Brett Keisel still getting a ton of snaps. Casey Hampton only saw 19 snaps with 12 coming in the base 3-4 package. He saw one goal-line snap and 6 snaps in the nickel. Defensive Player Snap Count 98 - Casey Hampton 19 of 49 99 - Brett Keisel 40 of 49 76 - Chris Hoke 9 of 49 93 - Nick Eason 11 of 49 96 - Ziggy Hood 34 of 49 92 - James Harrison 49 of 49 56 - LaMarr Woodley 49 of 49 51 - James Farrior 49 of 49 50 Read more [...]

Below is the Steelers week 14 offensive participation chart versus the Cincinnati Bengals from this past Sunday afternoon. I have also designated where each player lined up at the snap of the ball. Example: LOWR = Left Outside Wide Receiver. RITE = Right Inside Tight End etc. The defensive chart will be up shortly. Offensive Skill Position Player Snap Count (by group) 7 - Ben Roethlisberger 63 of 64 34 - Rashard Mendenhall 33 of 64 21 - Mewelde Moore 24 of 64 33 - Isaac Redman 9 of 64 17 - Mike Wallace 63 of 64 86 - Hines Ward 54 of 64 84 - Antonio Brown - 9 of 64 82 - Antwaan Randle Read more [...]

The Steelers allowed 4 sacks Sunday afternoon against the Cincinnati Bengals and we have the breakdowns of all of them below in animated gif form. If you click on any of the images, you can see the full size replay on NFL.com. If you missed are offensive line breakdown grading against the Bengals, you can read the grades here. On the first sack the Bengals rush 5 and blitz a linebacker and safety. Jonathan Scott starts well with Geno Atkins put allows Atkins to get his hands up in his body and is driven back into the pocket. Maurkice Pouncey sees the overload to his right and looks to lend a Read more [...]

Below is the play by play break down of the offensive line from the Sunday afternoon week 14 game versus the Cincinnati Bengals. It is merely a pass or fail grade on if I think the lineman did his job or not. It also should be noted that we go under assumptions that we know what the assignment on each play was and sometimes it is not obvious. We have to grade on what we see and go from there. We added small notes to each play as well. As always if you disagree with any play, do so respectfully in the comments and give your reason so I can go back through and re-watch your disagreement. Although Read more [...]

By David Todd Overview: After a slow start on both sides of the ball the Steelers put together a workman-like 23-7 win. The defense dominated after the first quarter, scoring both Steelers touchdowns, actually outscoring the Bengals 12-7. The offense did a good job of possessing the ball and moving the chains but continued to have trouble finishing drives. Nonetheless it was a good division win coming off an emotional national television win against Baltimore the previous week. Injuries: There were no significant new injuries reported after the game for the first time in weeks. Both Ben Read more [...]

This is too good that I had to post this video for those that are not on Twitter and such. Flatwoods, Kentucky native Ryan Parker has been writing songs about Cincinnati-area sports teams since 2005 and his latest is dedicated to Bengals owner Mike Brown to the tune of the Eminem song, Love The Way You Lie. Well done Ryan Parker. You can visit his site here. http://www.ryanparkersongs.com/ Read more [...]

One of the best sights during the Steelers Bengals week 14 game was the fist pump by Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau on the sideline following the sack of quarterback Carson Palmer by William Gay. We have done up another animated gif of the gesture by the one they call Coach Dad as it seems to be requested by several folks after it happened. Read more [...]

Both sides of the ball were very sluggish to start with and it was not the first time we have seen this. The defense seemed confused to start with how the Bengals were lining up the fullback, tight end and extra tackles. Once they got that sorted out after the first drive they calmed down. LaMarr Woodley got of to a rough start starting with the first 3rd down, but he more than made up for it. I do not harp on non-calls that much in these recaps, but the missed holding calls on Woodley and James Harrison were VERY noticeable. I might try to clip gifs of all of these as the week goes. They Read more [...]

Audio from Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin post game press conference following the 2010 week 14 23-7 win against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon December 12th, 2010. Transcript to follow soon! [audio:http://www.steelersdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mike-tomlin-bengals-press-conference-dec-12-2010.mp3|titles=Steelers HC Mike Tomlin Cincinnati Bengals Post Game Press Conference Week 14] Coach Mike Tomlin: It was a good AFC North victory for us. Obviously we rode the wave that our defense provided today with the turnovers and touchdowns, it was a good team win. We are not Read more [...]

Below are the week 14 pre-game inactive players list of both the Steelers and the Bengals in Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon. The inactive list are released 90 minutes before game time.

Steelers Inactives
QB Charlie Batch (3rd)
RB Jonathan Dwyer
DE Aaron Smith
T Chris Scott
CB Keenan Lewis
TE Heath Miller
DT Steve McLendon
T Tony Hills

Bengals Inactives
CB Johnathan Joseph
RB Cedric Peerman
QB Dan LeFevour (3rd)
WR Jerome Simpson
T Kirk Chambers
G Reggie Stephens
DL Victor Adeyanju
LB Vincent Rey

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There is no room for a let down against the Bengals after the hard fought victory last week against the Ravens in Baltimore. A loss this week, could cost them a shot at the AFC North title as well as a good shot at the home field advantage. Playoffs? Why am I talking about playoffs? The Steelers should not be worried about anything but treating this as a must win divisional game and everything else will take care of itself. They have to remember that the Bengals swept them in 2009. This game has to be personal for them and they must play as such. Below are what we deem to be 7 keys to the game Read more [...]

I have been spot on with these as of late and feel pretty sure of the first 7 of 8 on this weeks guess list. Aaron Smith, Heath Miller and Steve McLendon are out, so they are slam dunks. Rookies Chris Scott, Crezdon Butler and Jonathan Dwyer are near locks. Charlie Batch has been the #3 QB for some time. That leaves the 8th spot. Does Tomlin dress and extra tackle in Tony Hills with Flozell Adams being dinged up and Matt Spaeth returning from a concussion? Also the Steelers are minus a tight end in Miller. My 8th choice will not be popular with Steeler Nation. I just do not think there will be Read more [...]