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Bruce Arians Says Wearing Bulls-eye Is Fun As An Offensive Coordinator

By Dave Bryan on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 | 9 Comments

Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians spoke to the Indianapolis Colts media today after being named the teams new offensive coordinator. Arians talked about returning to Indianapolis, Peyton Manning and the upcoming opportunity to possibly work with a young quarterback. He also took questions about his offensive philosophy and of course about his time in Pittsburgh. Below are the transcribed questions and answers pertaining to the Steelers. Re: On his main philosophy in running an offense Arians: Balance. You cannot be one dimensional. I like to go back and look at Read more [...]

Ike Taylor Would Like The Steelers New Offensive Coordinator To Run The Ball

By Dave Bryan on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 | 8 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor joined John Harris on Trib Live Radio on Tuesday for his weekly “Ike Taylor Show” and Taylor talked on several topics during the almost half hour spot. Taylor specifically was asked about the change at offensive coordinator and how if it were up to him, he would want the offense to run. Taylor gives his reasoning why in the interview from the perspective of a defensive player. You can listen to the full interview here and below are the three questions and answers concerning the running game transcribed below for your convenience. Harris: The recent changes Read more [...]

2012 Steelers Mock Draft Version 1.0 – Post Senior Bowl

By Dave Bryan on Monday, January 30th, 2012 | 27 Comments

The Senior Bowl is now in the books and so kicks off the march towards the 2012 NFL draft. The next big event of course is the NFL combine that begins February 22nd and that is followed by the individual college pro days and pre draft visits. I purposely waited to release my first version of the 2012 Steelers mock draft so I could watch the Senior Bowl week coverage and game as to allow me to see several of players play and practice. With that said, I also like to research extensively to get a feel of what rounds players are expected to go in. As we have seen time and time again, several players Read more [...]

If Blue-collar Identity Means Running More, I Am Not Buying It

By Dave Bryan on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | 9 Comments

The recent report by ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen suggest that Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II did not retain offensive coordinator Bruce Arians for 2012 because Rooney wants the team to shift the offense back toward its blue-collar identity of years past. Well, what exactly does he mean by blue-collar identity? That could mean several things, run more, work ethic, etc. I know what Mortensen is likely implying here and of course the media and fan base will jump right to the idea of running more as he hints in his report. First, there remains a ton of speculation to the Read more [...]

Troy Polamalu Will Not Play In Pro Bowl, Replaced By Broncos S Brian Dawkins

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu will not play in the 2012 Pro Bowl in Hawaii due to an injury according to the Denver Broncos website. Polamalu will be replaced on the AFC roster by Broncos safety Brian Dawkins as a result according to the site. Polamalu had 91 tackles during the regular season and recorded 2 interceptions, 1 sack and recovered 1 fumble that he returned for a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts back in week 3. Polamalu was selected to his seventh Pro Bowl this year, his sixth as a starter and also earned Associated Press first team All-Pro honors as well. Earlier Read more [...]

Jerricho Cotchery Talks Future With Steelers, Bruce Arians & The Young Wide Receivers

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery was on 93.7 The Fan this morning and talked candidly on several subjects. Cotchery, who is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent, talked about his want to stay in Pittsburgh and his meeting with head coach Mike Tomlin after the season ended. Cotchery also talked about the rumor that offensive coordinator Bruce Arians might be gone next year and how he enjoyed playing in his system. He also discussed the great year that Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders had, but thinks they could still use a veteran presence in the lockerroom. Below Read more [...]

Breaking Down The Steelers 2011 Wide Receiver Bubble Screens

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 | 7 Comments

One of the biggest gripes you will hear from Steeler Nation concerning the play calling of Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians is his use of the wide receiver bubble screen. Everyone screams bloody murder when one goes for negative or minimal yardage and to hear the fan base talk, Arians uses it 10 times a game and 10 times too much. The bubble screen is predominantly used as a run game alternative and is effective in getting the ball in the hands of your best play makers using a high percentage throw. The use of it can help in keeping defenses honest in regards to over-committing Read more [...]

Hines Ward Has Nothing To Prove & The Steelers Don’t Owe Him Anything

By Dave Bryan on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 | 8 Comments

As Ed Bouchette reported this morning, veteran Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has made it clear he wants to come back in 2012 and he is willing to take a pay cut to do so. Ward seems dead set on playing next year and he also made it clear that he will do so elsewhere if the Steelers choose not to bring him back. According to Bouchette, Ward has a clause in his contract that states they must either guarantee his job by March 1st then or release him. There are also reports he has a $1 million roster bonus due at that time, but my records do not match that report. It could be true Read more [...]

The Terrible Podcast – Steelers Broncos Game Recap Episode

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Season 2, Episode 67 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd back in New York we recap the Pittsburgh Steelers overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Wild Card game. We sort of start our recap backwards and talk about the game winning play on the first play of overtime from Tim Tebow to Demaryius Thomas. It was a great play call against the right defense and Tebow made the throw. We break down the play pretty good along with things that led up to it. Sometimes you just have to tip your hat to the other team. We sure do. After talking about some key injuries suffered in the Read more [...]

AFC Wild Card Game – 7 Things To Look For Against The Broncos & Game Prediction

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 | 3 Comments

The playoffs begin today for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they take on the Denver Broncos in the 2nd AFC Wild Card game of the weekend in Denver. With a win, the Steelers will move on to face the New England Patriots next Saturday. As I have done each and every week this season, here are my 7 things to look for against the Broncos. Also included is my score prediction for the game. Seeing Red – Isaac Redman will make his second career start at running back now that Rashard Mendenhall was lost for the season last week with a torn ACL in his right knee. His first start came back in week 5 against Read more [...]

Ben Roethlisberger Since The Ankle Injury

By Dave Bryan on Friday, January 6th, 2012 | 3 Comments

I wanted to do some in-depth research tonight on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger since he suffered his left high ankle sprain late in the first half against the Cleveland Browns in week 14 and found quite a few things that stuck out to me in the research. Below you will see a table of every pass that Roethlisberger has thrown from the second half of the Browns game on. This table includes the down and distance of the play, the targeted receiver, whether or not the pass was complete and both the yardage gained and yardage that the ball traveled in the air to the intended receiver. First Read more [...]

The Terrible Podcast – Steelers RB Chad Spann Interview Episode

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

Season 2, Episode 65 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd still on the injury report with (blackjack), Nick Richetta joins me once again this week and we start by recapping the Steelers Wednesday injury report as they get ready to take on the Denver Broncos Sunday in the AFC wild card game. Nick and I move on to start breaking down the matchup on both sides of the ball and get in a lengthy talk about Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow and running back Willis McGahee as it relates to the Broncos use of the option offense. We discuss how the Steelers will likely try to defend against it and Read more [...]

Steelers Browns Week 17 Offensive Participation Chart & Personnel

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

Below are the offensive personnel packages, play counts and participation chart for the Pittsburgh Steelers week 17 win on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. It is not surprising that Hines Ward saw 26 snaps in this game as they looked to feed him the ball to get him to his 1,000th career reception. Emmanuel Sanders saw 23 non-penalty snaps in his return to action. Rookie running back John Clay received extra playing time due to the early ACL knee injury to Rashard Mendenhall, and saw 15 non-penalty snaps. Personnel wise we saw the return of the 0 personnel grouping this past week with Read more [...]

Prediction Of Week 17 Steelers Inactives Against The Browns

By Dave Bryan on Saturday, December 31st, 2011 | No Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Cleveland Browns Sunday at Cleveland Municipal Stadium as they look to close out the regular season at 12-4. Most of the inactives for this week are pretty easy to decipher with two players already ruled out on the Friday injury report and one listed as doubtful. The big question is who is the 7th inactive this week on the list? As I do every week, here is the prediction of the 7 game inactives for Sunday and a few notes on each of the players. The official inactive list of players will be announced 90 minutes before kickoff and I will have them posted on the Read more [...]

Steelers Browns Friday Injury Report Week 17 – Polamalu Probable, Woodley Doubtful

By Dave Bryan on Friday, December 30th, 2011 | No Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their final practice preparations on Friday for their final regular season Sunday game against the Cleveland Browns on the road in Cleveland. The final injury report of the week is out and it shows that guard Doug Legursky (shoulder) and running back Mewelde Moore (knee) have both been ruled out for the game as expected. Legursky suffered a shoulder strain last week against the St. Louis Rams, while Moore is still recovering from an MCL knee sprain suffered in the Monday night game against the San Francisco 49ers. Linebacker LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) is listed Read more [...]

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