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Best Player Available Likely To Be Steelers Draft Plan In 1st Round Of 2011 Draft

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 | 10 Comments

The days of March are clicking off the calendar and there are only 44 days now until draft day. The Pro Days are also winding down and the Steelers will soon be entertaining draft prospect visitors down at the South Side later this month and into April. In my recent post about 1st round tackles drafted from 1995-2010 I showed how just because you might need a tackle while drafting late in the first round, it might very well not be the best course of action. David Todd and I even elaborated more on this in the latest episode of the Terrible Podcast. Without a doubt, we can pretty well safely Read more [...]

10 Things We Learned About The Steelers After First 4 Games Of 2010

By Dave Bryan on Monday, October 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment

The Steelers are coming out of their early bye week with a 3-1 record and getting back their star quarterback. Before we get into week 6 of the season, I wanted to post 10 things we have learned about the 2010 Steelers through the first 4 games. Offensive Line Not That Bad – One of the biggest concerns headed into the 2010 season was how quick the offensive line could gel together. Veteran center Justin Hartwig was released and rookie first rounder Maurkice Pouncey started right out of the chute. Right tackle Willie Colon injured his Achilles over the Summer and veteran left tackle Flozell Adams Read more [...]

Breaking Down The Blame Of The 2009 Sacks Allowed

By Dave Bryan on Friday, October 1st, 2010 | 2 Comments

I was asked via email if I had time to break down the blame of the 50 sacks allowed last year against the Steelers. We are linking to each play on NFL.com so you can watch each sack yourself and agree or disagree below in the comments. We are missing one sack against the Vikings. We have it, we just need to find it. We will update the results when we find it tonight. Updated: We found the missing play and updated everything below. It was a busted play. Steelers 2009 Sacks Allowed Name Blamed Ben Roethlisberger 10.5 Justin Hartwig 7.5 No Blame 7 Trai Essex 5 Max Read more [...]

Steelers Reach 53 Man Roster With Release Of 11 Players, Start Practice Squad Process

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, September 5th, 2010 | 2 Comments

The Steelers reached their 53 man roster limit today when they released 11 players and placed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the reserve/suspended list. The following released were: LB Patrick Bailey, CB Joe Burnett, S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith, WR Tyler Grisham, DE Sunny Harris, C Justin Hartwig, WR Stefan Logan, DT Steve McLendon, FB Frank Summers, OG Kraig Urbik and DT Doug Worthington. The Steelers will now look to put together their 8 man practice squad after players clear waivers. Players released over the last two days that are eligible for 2010 Practice squad are Worthington, Urbik, Read more [...]

Steelers Make First Round Of Cuts In Release Of 10 Players

By Dave Bryan on Saturday, September 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment

The Steelers released 10 players from their preseason roster today in an effort to get down to the NFL’s 53-man limit for the regular season. None of the players released were surprising cuts as TE Eugene Bright, G Dorian Brooks, T Kyle Jolly, WR Brandon London, TE Sean McHugh, DT Scott Paxson, LS Matt Stewart, S Justin Thornton, RB Justin Vincent and LB Renauld Williams were all released. Although no official word yet, reports surfaced that Kraig Urbik was told he would be released and veteran C Justin Hartwig has been given permission to seek a trade or be released. The Steelers must release Read more [...]

SOURCES: Hartwig Given Permission To Seek Trade, Urbik Released

By Dave Bryan on Saturday, September 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Various reports are surfacing that the Steelers have given veteran center Justin Hartwig permission to seek a trade or be released. Hartwig was passed on the depth chart by rookie first round draft pick Maurkice Pouncey and has worked as the 2nd team center in the 3rd and 4th preseason games against the Broncos and the Panthers. Before the start of the 2009 season, Hartwig signed a four-year, $10 million contract that included a $2.1 million signing bonus. If a team were to trade for Hartwig they would inherit the contract or get Hartwig to agree to restructure prior to a trade. Hartwig signed Read more [...]

10 Steelers Players With Turk Appointments & 17 Bubble Boys

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | 1 Comment

The Steelers trimmed down to 75 players on Tuesday morning and now will need to cut 21 more by September 4th. Why 21 and not 22 you ask? This is because quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be moved to the reserve/suspended list, so technically that will not be a cut. I have listed 10 players that will likely be seeing the Turk soon and 16 players who could be considered on the bubble right now in my opinion. None of these are locked in stone mind you and this list is for entertainment purposes only, so no one get your feelings hurt until the cuts are made as ANYTHING can happen in these final days Read more [...]

Steelers Broncos Preseason Offensive Participation Chart

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | 1 Comment

Attached is the preseason Broncos game Steelers offensive player participation chart for all plays on offense and does not include penalties considered no plays. You can follow along play by play with the gamebook here. The thing that jumps out the most this week is that veteran Justin Hartwig received so many snaps in relief of Maurkice Pouncey and Doug Legursky received no snaps at center and all snaps at right guard in relief of Trai Essex. It makes you think that both Hartwig and Legursky might both make the 53 man roster. Ramon Foster and Kraig Urbik rotated series at the end at left guard Read more [...]

Broncos Beat Steelers 34-17 – Game Notes

By Dave Bryan on Monday, August 30th, 2010 | No Comments

The Steelers lost to the Denver Broncos 34-17 in the 3rd preseason game of the 2010 season. Below are my notes and nuggets I kept on the game along with my observations. I have much more coming on this game and am working through the night. These are initial reactions of mine as I am about to watch the game a second time and begin working up tape selections. Below are the notes I compiled throughout the game. remember these are initial reactions one time through the game. Ben Roethlisberger looked more ready to start a season than any other season I have ever seen. Too bad we have to wait at Read more [...]

10 Things To Look For Sunday Versus Denver In Preseason Game 3

By Dave Bryan on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Sunday night the Steelers will travel to Denver to play the Broncos in the third preseason game of the 2010 season. Per my normal routine, I have listed below 10 things to look for Sunday heading into the game. Brown Sanders Flip Flop X & Z – The education of rookie wide receivers Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders continues this week as both will play their opposite positions this week as Brown moves from the z flanker position to the x split end spot and Sanders moves from split end X spot to the Z flanker position. Sanders mostly played the slot and flanker in college and looks to be the Read more [...]

Steelers Six From Around The Web – Thursday August 27th – Past, Soon Past & Future Center Edition

By Dave Bryan on Friday, August 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Veteran center Justin Hartwig said he is worried about his future with the team because he sees what is happening with rookie Maurkice Pouncey taking over his job. Hartwig, though, said he wants to remain with the Steelers. You can listen to his media interview from yesterday right here. Speaking of Pouncey, it is a big week for him, but you would not know it by this interview yesterday. For a rookie, he is very relaxed and poised with the media. He also says he and former Steelers center Dermontti Dawson have reached out to one another. Dale Lolley caught up with Frank Summers to talk about Read more [...]

Maurkice Pouncey Works At First Team Center On Wednesday

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | 3 Comments

The Steelers returned to the practice on Wednesday and first round draft pick Maurkice Pouncey was working at first team center in the team portion of practice in place of veteran Justin Hartwig. Pouncey received all the first team 11 on 11 snaps today. Pouncey looks to be headed to start the 3rd preseason game versus the Denver Broncos on the road this Saturday and if all goes well, one would assume he has indeed unseated Hartwig for the job and will be the odds on favorite to start the season as the first team center. If indeed it comes to fruition, the Steelers have to decide what to do with Read more [...]

Steelers Giants Preseason Offensive Participation Chart

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Attached is the offensive player participation chart for all plays on offense and does not include penalties considered no plays. You can follow along play by play with the gamebook here. The thing that jumps out the most this week is that rookie Maurkice Pouncey received another 32 snaps strictly at center and none at right guard. In my opinion Pouncey is close to, if not already overtaken veteran Justin Hartwig for the week one job at center. It is hard to imagine that Pouncey would be started at right guard with so little preseason work. Doug Legursky received 27 snaps at right guard behind Read more [...]

Who The Hell Is Dorian Brooks And Why You Should Care?

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 | 3 Comments

Always tough to find something good to write about on gamedays of the preseason, but I thought I would make a point to cover undrafted free agent Dorian Brooks today. I did not add this to the 10 things to watch against the Giants as it’s level of importance is way down the scale and it might not even come to fruition. First, who is Dorian Brooks? Brooks is the Steelers undrafted free agent from James Madison that made the transition in college from a defensive lineman to an offensive lineman after his freshman season. He is a bit undersized, but ended up making thirty-seven consecutive starts Read more [...]

10 Things To Look For Saturday Versus New York In Preseason Game 2

By Dave Bryan on Friday, August 20th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Saturday the Steelers will travel to New York to play the Giants in the second preseason game of the 2010 season. Per my normal routine, I have listed below 10 things to look for Saturday heading into the game. Robo Kickoff Guy Watch #2? – Last week we were teased that Daniel Sepulveda could likely be allowed to kickoff against the Lions. It did not happen and as we showed on video this past week, nothing has changed with Jeff Reed and his kickoffs. This could be a huge step forward with special teams if Sepulveda can nail a few. Let’s hope he gets quite a few chances to show what he has on Read more [...]

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