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The Pittsburgh Steelers releasing offensive tackle Levi Brown was just a matter of time. The organization’s decision to move on from inside linebacker Larry Foote at the same time was somewhat unexpected, though not entirely surprising. After all, the Steelers played almost all of the 2013 season without the aging signal caller, having handed the […]

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By Matthew Marczi For a team facing so much adversity in the past season and heading into the next with a litany of questions to address, it’s natural to consider the issues and how they can either go right or wrong, as well as how they will affect  the broader dynamics and future success of […]

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By Matthew Marczi When it comes to determining draft needs, it’s important to make a distinction in future projections of current talent between expectations and hopes. It’s very dangerous to make draft decisions based solely on your hopes for your current talent pool. Expectations are not always met, but they are certainly more assured than […]

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By Matthew Marczi It has been a theme for many years that, aside from the occasional special teams contributions, rookies on the Pittsburgh Steelers, including even first-round draft picks, rarely contribute during their first season. That has been especially true over the years on defense, though less so on offense. That pattern changed somewhat in […]

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By Matthew Marczi It has been a theme for many years that, aside from the occasional special teams contributions, rookies on the Pittsburgh Steelers, including even first-round draft picks, rarely contribute during their first season. That has been especially true over the years on defense, though less so on offense. That pattern changed somewhat in […]

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By Alex Kozora A Pittsburgh Steelers player by player recap, grouped by position, reviewing the 2013 season. A review of the squad’s inside linebackers. Lawrence Timmons: Timmons was the rock of the defense in 2013. It didn’t come in spectacular fashion but his consistency was sorely needed for a defense that overall, struggled. He led […]

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Every draft class for every team in the National Football League is important. Just about every year feels to some as though it’s the most important draft for their favorite team in recent memory. We hear that already about the 2014 draft for the Pittsburgh Steelers…we also heard that about 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010. […]

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By Matthew Marczi It’s still hard to say exactly what the Pittsburgh Steelers have in inside linebacker Vince Williams. The fact that his playing time, despite technically being in the starting lineup, no doubt has a lot to do with it, as his snaps in any given game can be quite sporadic. While there are […]

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Last week, we had a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers 2014 draft needs as it relates to the offensive side of the football so this week, we will shift our focus to the defensive side, where I fully expect most of the picks to be used on in May. Cornerback – Regardless of what ultimately […]

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By Michael K. Reynolds Not to be lost in the fanfare of the nearly miraculous entry into the playoffs by the Pittsburgh Steelers is the fact the team remains a work in progress when it comes to returning to the elite status it’s enjoyed the past decade. The good news is this is a team on the rise […]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers won’t be partaking in the playoffs this year, but as of Tuesday, their former punter will be. Zoltan Mesko, who was signed by the Steelers following his waiving by the New England Patriots just prior to the start of the season, signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday and he will punt […]

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Pittsburgh Steelers soon-to-be unrestricted free agent linebacker Jason Worilds is inactive for the 2013 regular season finale against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday as he was unable to recover from an abdomen injury suffered last Sunday in the win over the Green Bay Packers. With Worilds out, Chris Carter will more than likely start in […]

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Below are the inactive players for the Pittsburgh Steelers 2013, week 17 Sunday game against the Cleveland Browns. The inactive list is released 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Steelers QB Landry Jones CB Isaiah Green OL David Snow NT Hebron Fangupo LB Terence Garvin DE Brian Arnfelt LB Jason Worilds Browns DT John Hughes NT […]

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By Matthew Marczi When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted rookie inside linebacker Vince Williams in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft, they most certainly didn’t envision him starting most of the season next to Lawrence Timmons. Of course, plans can change on the fly, as it did when veteran Larry Foote was lost for […]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the Cleveland Browns Sunday at Heinz Field and below is a best guess as to what the inactive list will look like this week. The official list of inactives will be announced 90 minutes before kickoff. Landry Jones – As expected, Jones should make it a full season on […]

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With inside linebacker Terence Garvin now ruled out for the Sunday game at Heinz Field against the Cleveland Browns, the Pittsburgh Steelers might have to consider promoting linebacker Kion Wilson from the practice squad to the 53 man roster on Saturday. Not only is Garvin out, but starting outside linebacker Jason Worilds is also questionable […]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have now released their final injury report of the regular season as they prepare to take on the Cleveland Browns this Sunday at Heinz Field and only one player has been ruled out for the game. Rookie linebacker Terence Garvin (knee) failed to practice again on Friday and as a result, he’s […]

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By Alex Kozora Game notes from the Pittsburgh Steelers victory over the Green Bay Packers. CLICK ON ANY PICTURE TO ENLARGE First Half – Kickoff coverage to start the game. L-R. Cortez Allen, Robert Golden, Shamarko Thomas, Chris Carter, Stevenson Sylvester, Shaun Suisham, Antwon Blake, Terence Garvin, Will Allen, Will Johnson, and Markus Wheaton. – […]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers were back on the practice field on Thursday after having Wednesday off for Christmas and latest injury report shows us that a few key players have yet to work this week. Not practicing on Thursday were linebacker Jason Worilds (abdomen), wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (knee), linebacker Terence Garvin (knee) and guard David […]

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In the Pittsburgh Steelers 38-31 win this past Sunday over the Green Bay Packers, rookie linebackers Vince Williams and Terence Garvin both saw about equal playing time prior to the latter leaving the game with a knee injury. During his Monday press conference, head coach Mike Tomlin gave an up-to-date assessment of each of their […]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers practiced on Tuesday this week so that they could have Christmas off and as a result of that, the first injury report of the week that was provided to the league on Wednesday is only an estimated report. Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (knee), safety Troy Polamalu (not injury related), defensive end Brett […]

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Below are the snaps counts from the Pittsburgh Steelers 38-31 Sunday win over the Green Bay Packers along with some observations. As far as the offense goes, reserve tackle Mike Adams was actually used on four snaps as an extra tight end. With wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders out of the game for the entire second […]

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During his Monday press conference following the Sunday win over the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin updated the injury situation heading into Week 17. According to Tomlin, linebacker Terence Garvin (knee) has a knee sprain that will have him questionable for the Sunday game against the Cleveland Browns. They’ll see how […]

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On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Green Bay Packers 38-31 and below is my list of winners and losers from the game. Feel free to add your own in the comments below. Winners: Le’Veon Bell – Bell registered the first 100-yard game of his career and snapped the Steelers streak of 22 games without […]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are still mathematically alive in the race for the final AFC Wild Card spot following their 38-31 win on Sunday over the Green Bay Packers, but a few players suffered injuries that will need to be evaluated heading into Week 17. During his post game press conference, head coach Mike Tomlin said […]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have a few injuries in their Sunday game against the Green Bay Packers as wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders is out with a right knee injury and linebacker Terence Garvin is also out with a left knee injury. If Sanders is out and the Steelers get knocked out of the playoffs this week, […]

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