Perhaps the biggest news to come out of the Thursday Mike Tomlin press conference was the word that Jonathan Scott would work at right tackle with the first-string offense after Flozell Adams exits. We broke down Adams 11 snaps earlier in the week and he was not even close with his pass blocking. Adams hopefully will improve leaps and bounds this week as we will be watching both very closely. The fact is that neither measure up to Willie Colon thus far from where we are standing. John Harris wrote about the battle for the left cornerback position between Bryant McFadden and Keenan Lewis. Lewis Read more [...]

Mike Florio was on 93.7 The Fan a week ago and was talking about the LaMarr Woodley contract situation. Florio had a quote that intrigued me when he said, “Is it the system or is it the player? Sometimes they decide it’s the player and they pay the player. Sometimes they decide it’s the system and they let the player walk away.” I went back and compiled the stats of Steelers left outside linebackers going back to 1994 and the numbers have been fairly consistent for the most part over the years. For years that players did not start all 16 games, I added the stats of the players that started Read more [...]

Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer has a press conference scheduled for this afternoon and will respond to allegations that former Gator lineman Maurkice Pouncey took $100,000 from the representative of a sports agent in December. The Pouncey family is reportedly holding off on a statement until Meyer addresses the media today. Steelers outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley is getting a bit more vocal about his contract situation and we have all the interviews and stories here. Mike Florio joined Seibel and Starkey on 93.7 The Fan to discuss the Woodley situation in depth. Florio says the Read more [...]

You can tell it is the lull before training camp as bloggers, news outlets and online sports media persona's scrape for any topical subject to write or speculate about in order to bring visitors to their sites. I guess you can add this very post on to the heap, but only in hopes of squashing all of this stupid speculation of Terrell Owens landing with the Steelers. The notion was put into motion in a Sporting News article by the rumor flogging writer Mike Florio, who runs Pro Football Talk. In Florio's defense he does break a ton of news, but he is better known for sensationalizing topics and speculating Read more [...]

Joe Linta, the agent for Steelers offensive tackle Willie Colon, was interviewed by The FAN’s John Seibel on Wednesday to discuss how the surgery on Colon went and his furture going forward as he will remain a restricted free agent going into 2011. The injury has devastated Colon who was looking at a chance at his one huge pay day, should he have had a good season this year. You have to feel bad for poor Willie as he was hurt by the NFL not having a CBA in place this year as we mentioned a few days ago. Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio and Joe Brocato discuss the season ending injury to right Read more [...]

Sports Illustrated writer, David Epstein, speculates if the head injuries suffered by Ben Roethlisberger over the years may offer any insight into his recent alleged behavior. Carl Prine touched on this as well for the Pittsburgh Tribune last month. Ben Roethlisberger jersey sales have taken a nose dive in the month of April. Roethlisberger had ranked 11th in the NFL for the year ending March 31st. Broncos rookie quarterback Tim Tebow saw his jersey was at No. 1 for the month of April. Steeler Nation has been asking how the 49ers got around the 30% rule with the new Patrick Willis contract. Read more [...]

Jason Cole from Yahoo Sports writes that by Tuesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to hand out the suspension for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as a result of the recent sexual assault investigation in Milledgeville, Ga. Roethlisberger is expected to take part in the Steelers first offseason practice today. Jonathan D. Silver of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a long but informative read on how the documents from the Roethlisberger investigation reveal questionable decisions, missteps and contradictions. Former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher commented on the situation surrounding Read more [...]

A reader alerted me to a Best Pittsburgh Sports Blog Tournament that has started and I am a #8 seed. The last #8 seed mind you. Not sure how that happened as I guess they think this blog is the equivalent of the Mount St. Mary's of the Final Four. If you would like to show them how Cinderella can dance.... VOTE for Steelers Depot here! Brandon Hunt, who broke into the NFL as an intern in the Steelers player personnel department will replace Doug Whaley as the team’s Pro Scouting Coordinator. Whaley left last week to become the Buffalo Bills Assistant General Manager. Ed Bouchette is back Read more [...]

Self loving writer, Mike Florio, ranked the Steelers move of putting the franchise tag on tackle Max Starks as one of the ten worst offseason moves in the NFL. Teresa Varley of Steelers.com has a great piece on the ever helpful Hines Ward helping out the young batch of wide receivers. Ward comments that the Steelers are thin at the wide receiver depth. Bengals cornerback Leon Hall pleaded guilty Monday to a less serious charge of reckless operation of a vehicle. He was facing a DUI charge. Watch the sobriety field test given to Hall. Dale Lolley has posted his early guess at the Steelers Read more [...]

Newly re-signed linebacker and special teamer Keyaron Fox is happy to be staying put with the Champs. Members of the Steelers Super Bowl XLIII winning team including linebackers Larry Foote and LaMarr Woodley, safety Ryan Mundy and assistant offensive line coach Harold Goodwin, will be recognized during the Michigan alumni players flag football game. The Steelers have not started contract extension talks with Hines Ward as of yet, who is entering a contract season. Steelers Post-Gazette beat writer Ed Bouchette is projecting a 75:25 carry split between Willie Parker and Rashard Mendenhall Read more [...]