Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin answered some questions for Steelers.com and says the move of Tony Hills to right guard is a little more than an experiment. He also talks about new receiver Jerricho Cotchery as well as cornerback Donovan Warren. Dick LeBeau talked to Tim Beinz about his Steelers 2011 defense and why you cant replace Troy Polamalu, James Harrison or Casey Hampton. LeBeau also talked to Joe Starkey on Wednesday as well. Scott Brown says Antonio Brown has the go ahead to return all kickoffs provided he catches them 5 yards or less into the end zone and is moving forward when 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 [...]

Gerry Dulac still thinks the Steelers will re-sign free agent cornerback Ike Taylor according to his Sunday story. Albert Breer of the NFL Network reported on Sunday that the rookie salary system is a major discussion point as talks roll on today. Even the twin brother of Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber, does not think it is realistic that Tiki ends up with the Buccaneers. So much for that short list Tiki had as he better make another one. Mark Madden weighed in last night on the Hines Ward DUI charge that took place early Saturday morning. Madden says Ward will get a pass with Pittsburgh fans. Read more [...]

Steelers linebacker James Harrison of course was talked about quite a bit on Wednesday as Jamie Dukes says he is out to hurt and maim everyone while Joe Starkey says he should stop complaining and move on. Harrison created a new blog Wednesday night to further explain his thoughts on the rule changes last night and will be the talk of Pittsburgh sports radio today. Ed Bouchette has the reaction of Art Rooney II to the comments that Harrison made. Rooney says he probably would have preferred Harrison use a little different description to his disagreement than the initial one on Twitter and he Read more [...]

Ed Bouchette wrote in on Sunday that he does not think that the Steelers will have interest in bringing back running back Willie Parker this season. Parker has been campaigning hard for a return. Pro Football Focus has a great post up that breaks down the cornerbacks last season by cover snaps, times thrown at and receptions allowed. Ike Taylor ranks pretty well as I sort of though he would in this and Bryant McFadden not so good. On Saturday Steelers safety Ryan Mundy talked with John Phillips on 93.7 The Fan about what he is doing during the lockout and talks about his upcoming football Read more [...]

Did you miss any Steelers press conferences from Super Bowl Media Day or from Wednesday? We have all the transcripts for you of both. Joe Starkey checks in on legendary Steelers head coach Chuck Noll who isn't doing particularly well these days with a "horrific" back condition. Noll will be watching Super Bowl XLV from his home in Florida. Limas Sweed said he is still about five weeks away from full recovery after tearing his left Achilles' tendon and will be ready to go for next season, his last on contract with the Steelers. He is a long shot to make the 53 man roster right now. If you Read more [...]

Emmanuel Sanders was named the AFC Special Teams Player Of The Week on Wednesday and maybe backup quarterback Byron Leftwich had something to do with it. Manny also sat down with Joe Starkey and discusses a number of topics on 93.7 The Fan. He talked about his jersey number and the game last week against the Dolphins. Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel didn't practice on Wednesday, but is hopeful to play against the Saints on Halloween night at the Superdome. [phpbay]Steelers Emmanuel Sanders, 3, "", ""[/phpbay] Rick Gosselin has a great piece on right tackle Flozell Adams in the Dallas Read more [...]

Left tackle Max Starks hinted that with the return of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers just want to play consistently, control the line of scrimmage and control the time of possession. He warns against fans expecting them to light it up. Steelers defensive coordinator and former Lions cornerback Dick LeBeau was inducted as the 13th member of the Pride of the Lions in a halftime ceremony Sunday of the Lions game against the Rams. Speaking of the Lions, former Steelers kick returner Stefan Logan returned one 105 yards yesterday with his ailing father Michael in the stands to see Read more [...]

Wide receiver Hines Ward said he wants Dennis to be Dennis against the Falcons on Sunday when talking about quarterback Dennis Dixon and we could not agree more. Like we mentioned in our Dixon is disposable article, it is time to pull out all of the stops in these four games. Two quarterbacks met with the media on Wednesday as both Dennis Dixon and Byron Leftwich met with reporters. Dixon talks a little about freedom of changing plays, while Leftwich talks about the rehab of his knee injury. Joe Starkey writes why he thinks the Steelers will win without Ben Roethlisberger and list the schedule, Read more [...]

A reminder that the Steelers will play under the lights tonight when they hold their annual night practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. Practice begins at 7 p.m. and will be preceded by a 15-minute autograph session at 6:45 p.m. We expect a ton of Tweets tonight from Latrobe. Ed Bouchette writes in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the lack of experienced depth the Steelers have at the running back position. Not a ton of career carries between all the backs on the roster. Mark Kaboly writes about how veteran Charlie Batch is finding out first-hand how hard it is to get snaps when the Steelers Read more [...]

Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said on Tuesday that he wants to keep the passing game right where it was last year and just improve those situations that are critical running areas. You can read the full transcript here as well as listen to the audio right here. Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon joined John Seibel and Joe Starkey for a Tuesday interview to discuss his situation at the beginning of training camp and what he expects to focus on as camp continues. Injured Steelers right tackle Willie Colon is hoping to mentor his replacement, recently signed free agent Flozell Adams, Read more [...]

This post is going to be a close spin off to the Steelers and Rashard Mendenhall needing to run better against the division post I did a few days ago. Tuesday, Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians talked with John Seibel and Joe Starkey about the running game where Arians said in the first 15 seconds of the interview, "We ran the ball well last year from the 20's, 20 to 20!" Stop the tape right there. In all of my recent research, I thought something did not sound right so I researched the numbers. In the first table below, I compiled all 32 teams running back stats from their own 20 Read more [...]

Part 3 of the Ask The Steelers segment with linebacker Larry Foote is up on Steelers.com. Foote tells that he does not believe in superstitions or any game day rituals and answers some other off the wall questions. Joe Starkey writes that despite several players getting up in years on defense, the Steelers still have the possibility of returning to a dominant unit. I concur as well. Visit Pittsburgh, the area's official tourism agency, is trying to help get a future Super Bowl played in Pittsburgh. He says he tried to get the Rooneys to put a roof on Heinz Field when it was built, but the Read more [...]

The biggest news on Tuesday was that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was back practicing with the team and looked loose and noticeably thinner according to reports. Ben did not address the media, but rumor is he might by the end of this OTA session. Byron Leftwich was an excused absence on Tuesday. Rookie wide receiver Antonio Brown and second-year cornerback Keenan Lewis went toe to toe during the Tuesday OTA session and had to be separated by teammates. Lewis is showing some feistiness from other reports this Spring and is battling hard to make the roster. This is welcomed news indeed after Read more [...]

The biggest news on Thursday was that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell advised the Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger that he is cleared to return to team activities beginning next week. No word on if the suspension has been shortened to 4 games yet, but there is no hurry for that word to come down. The Steelers resume practices on June 1st. Art Rooney II also issued a short statement on the matter. Scott Brown has a story on new Steelers special teams coordinator, Al Everest. Everest uses an interesting analogy in describing special teams play. "I always say if there's 20 hostages, and you save Read more [...]