A new Steelers season is about to begin in less than 48 hours as the Steelers will host the Atlanta Falcons at Heinz Field. Quarterback Dennis Dixon will make his second career start as Ben Roethlisberger begins his four game suspension and Byron Leftwich sits out with a MCL knee injury. Below are 7 keys to the game that I believe the Steelers need to focus on to beat the Falcons. Let Dennis Be Dennis - If we learned anything about Dennis Dixon in his only career start last year versus Baltimore is that he can make plays with his legs. This time around Dixon will not be on as short of leash Read more [...]

The Steelers are inching closer to a contract with 1st round pick Maurkice Pouncey and agent Joel Segal, sources tell Steelers Depot. Negotiations have picked up steam the last few hours and have been aided by the recent signings of Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon and the Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain. Witherspoon was drafted one pick after Pouncey at number 19 overall and received a 5-year, $17.5 million max deal that includes $10.5 million in guaranteed monies. The Pouncey deal is expected to be 5 years and in the neighborhood total value of between 20 and 22 million dollars, sources Read more [...]

Missouri linebacker Sean Weatherspoon has caught the Steelers eye as expected. He could be a guy the Steelers have an eye on in round one. Mike Bires does not think the new contract that head coach Mike Tomlin gets over the next few weeks will come close to what ex-Steelers and current Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt just received. Remember Mike Kudla? He was once with the Steelers. Mike Sando of ESPN.com analyzed the 25 best combine performers in six key categories since 2000. The performances show how important and unimportant raw ability and stats can be. Rich Eisen Read more [...]