John Harris wrote on Saturday that New York, Philadelphia, Denver, St. Louis, Arizona and Houston are some of the teams targeting Steelers free agent cornerback Ike Taylor. Ed Bouchette has a look back at the Steelers 1971 draft that produced eight Super Bowl starters. I think we all can name them alphabetically by now. Dale Lolley has a look at the defensive line position in the upcoming draft and a few names the Steelers might have their sights on. Steelers.com is having a Draft Day Sweepstakes in which you can win four tickets to a Steelers 2011 regular season home game at Heinz Field. Read more [...]

Bob Labriola latest in his series of stories chronicling the 52 playoff games in Steelers history focuses on the 1975 playoff win against the Colts is up on Steelers.com. The Steelers 2011 regular season schedule was released Tuesday evening and my podcast partner David Todd has a look at the first 4 games of which 3 are on the road. John Harris has a draft value piece up on the Trib site and makes a strong argument for drafting a defensive or offensive line player instead of a cornerback. Gerry Dulac gives a more in-depth breakdown of the Steelers first round pick on this NFL.com Path Read more [...]

Remember Steelers special teams ace Chidi Iwuoma? He is the latest former player that Teresa Varley talked to in her "Where Are They Now" series. Ed Bouchette has more from his recent sit down with Ben Roethlisberger and how he reminds himself daily of the Super Bowl loss to the Packers. John Harris goes over where several Steelers players are working out at during the lockout and the importance of it. ESPN.com is gearing up for it's annual blogger mock draft on April 25 and AFC North blogger James Walker will be taking reader input starting on Tuesday. Steelers Hall of Fame running Read more [...]

This morning Pittsburgh Tribune sports columnist John Harris posted 20 questions concerning the Steelers that mostly centered around the draft, Ike Taylor, LaMarr Woodley and a few more of the potential free agents. I thought it would be fun to post his questions along with my answers to them on this slow Saturday. Question 1. If the lockout isn't lifted before April 28 and the Steelers are unable to re-sign unrestricted free agent cornerback Ike Taylor, should they reach for a cornerback in the first round, even if the cornerbacks available at No. 31 don't have first-round ratings? Answer: Read more [...]

John Harris takes a look at the transition tag numbers and how they could relate to soon to be unrestricted free agent cornerback Ike Taylor. The Steelers risk losing Taylor if not re-signed to a new deal or tagged with the transition tag by 12:01 a.m. Friday. Harris also talks the LaMarr Woodley and Willie Colon situations. Speaking of Colon, Post Gazette beat writer Ed Bouchette said he talked to Joe Linta, the agent of Colon, who said there is little chance of him being a Steeler in 2011. Of course Linta could just be posturing, but Bouchette seems to believe him. Colon currently is scheduled Read more [...]

Director of Football Operations Kevin Colbert says the Steelers would like to have tackle Flozell Adams back for a 14th NFL season. Colbert commented on several other things as well when Bob Labriola caught up with him recently. John Harris list some potential candidates for the vacant secondary coach position and reasons behind each. The candidates are: Chuck Cecil, Lionel Washington, Donnie Henderson, Corwin Brown and Joe Woods. Looks like Sunny Harris might make back for his 3rd training camp for the Steelers if he makes it to Latrobe. The Steelers will likely have a couple spots to fill Read more [...]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell claimed that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger didn't have support of teammates following a tumultuous offseason and several players are calling BS on that. As several teammates rebuff Goodell's claims no one defended Ben. Episode 32 of The Terrible Podcast is up and we get you up to speed on the Steelers first day in Dallas. Also David Todd has a great open letter to Ann Killion of Sports Illustrated in defense of Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers offensive line decided to honor Flozell Adams for his first trip to the Super Bowl, with all of them wearing Adams’ Read more [...]

AFC North blogger James Walker has a good little piece on the young rookie receiver duo of Emmanuel Sanders and Antonio Brown. Jets head coach Rex Ryan met the media on Monday to start talking about the upcoming AFC Championship game against the Steelers. You can watch the presser here or read the transcript here. Steelers safety Ryan Clark also talked to the media on Monday to discuss the Ravens game and how he and Troy Polamalu are interchangeable. Terrible Podcast #26 is up as David Todd and I wrap up the big Saturday win against the Ravens. John Harris writes about how William Gay Read more [...]

Here are some locker room interviews from Thursday from Mike Wallace, Hines Ward and Maurkice Pouncey. Troy Polamalu was on Jim Rome Thursday for the first time ever and you can hear the interview right here in it's entirety. Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt is expected to come after Steelers linebackers coach Keith Butler to be his defensive coordinator again according to Ed Bouchette. Things are looking up for running back Mewelde Moore, who reportedly is back practicing after missing the Browns game with a knee injury. John Harris has a look at how the Steelers pass defense has Read more [...]

Today is the 38th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception. God bless Terry Bradshaw, Frenchy Fuqua and Franco Harris. Mark Kaboly list 3 reasons why the Steelers will beat the Panthers and 3 reason why they could lose to them tonight as well. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin takes a look at this week’s opponent the Carolina Panthers in the latest Q & A. John Harris looks at how the pass happy AFC North embraced the run this past weekend. Steve Reed of the Gaston Gazette writes about how dreadful the Panthers have been in the redzone this season. NFL.com Senior Writer Steve Read more [...]

John Harris writes that Steelers defensive captain James Farrior suggested to defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau to call more blitzes and LeBeau listened to his players. Mark Roth has everything you want to know and more about the surgery on the broken nose of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger yesterday. The Yahoo NFL Playoff Scenario Generator is up and running and as long as the Steelers win 3 out of their last 4 games, they will get a first round bye. Dale Lolley wrote about the Steelers injuries and the fact that if left tackle Flozell Adams can not go against the Bengals with Read more [...]

It is another Ravens week and Dale Lolley writes how the Steelers have won five of the last eight games against their AFC North Division nemesis and in every one of those wins, Ben Roethlisberger has played quarterback. It was announced yesterday that Steelers linebacker James Harrison had lost both appeals filed on his behalf for a pair of fines totaling a combined $95,000. Now he must worry if he will be fined for the hit this past Sunday on Ryan Fitzpatrick. John Harris wonders if age is taking it's toll on the Steelers defense, especially on the defensive line with all the injuries. The Read more [...]

Thursday was coordinator day and Scott Brown has the Bruce Arians Q & A sessions transcript with reporters. Arians revealed that right tackle Flozell Adams did tweak his ankle the other night against the Patriots. Steelers punter Dan Sepulveda did an interview with Jon Burton of 93.7 The Fan did discuss the release of kicker Jeff Reed and how several teammates are sad to see him go. John Harris wrote about how Lawrence Timmons and Troy Polamalu have traded roles so-to-speak on defense and how Timmons is flourishing in it. [phpbay]Steelers Sepulveda, 3, "", ""[/phpbay] Wide receiver Read more [...]

Mike Bires reports that safety Troy Polamalu may have been called upon to carry the football this past Monday night had Rashard Mendenhall went down late as backups Mewelde Moore and Isaac Redman were sidelined with concussions. Steelers linebacker James Harrison talked to Jon Burton on 93.7 The Fan about the upcoming games against the Patriots. John Harris wrote about how the Steelers defense is bending a lot late in games but often times coming up with big stops at the end. On the flip side, Jason Vida of ESPN looks at the numbers allowed by the Steelers defense in the 4th quarter. Ed Read more [...]

Steelers linebacker James Harrison and his agent Bill Parise appealed two fines totaling $95,000 to the NFL Tuesday morning. Parise predicted a ruling within 10 days. John Harris wrote about the redemption inside linebacker James Farrior got Monday night against the Bengals in Cincinnati for the struggles he had against them last season. The fun to read pregame release for the Sunday night game between the Steelers and Patriots is up now on Steelers.com. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addressed the media during his conference call on Tuesday. You can listen yourself to the audio of Read more [...]