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Don’t Count Out Koogs

By Jeremy Hritz on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 | 7 Comments

By Jeremy Hritz Jim Irsay, who is becoming more eccentric with each passing day, and the Indianapolis Colts wasted no time in hiring a replacement head coach for Jim Caldwell. Nor did they hesitate in hiring a new offensive coordinator. Within eight days, Chuck Pagano, one-time defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, was hired to replace Caldwell, with the embattled and “retired” Bruce Arians following a few days later. Some Steelers’ fans may be looking at the Colts with envy, not because the history and tradition of the Colts’ franchise, but because of the swiftness that Read more [...]

Marcus Gilbert Says Strong Possibility He Will Be Moved To Left Tackle In 2012

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tackle Marcus Gilbert said tonight on a live Spreecast video chat that he was told by the coaching staff during his exit meetings that that there is a “strong possibility” that he will be flipped over to left tackle next season. Gilbert started 14 games at right tackle for the Steelers in 2011. This news is not very surprising considering that Willie Colon is expected to return from his triceps injury suffered week 1 against the Baltimore Ravens to be the Steelers starting right tackle. Colon signed a 5-year, $29 million dollar contract late last July and reportedly Read more [...]

Steelers Offensive Line Injuries & The 10 Different Starting Combinations Used In 2011

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 | 2 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers 2011 season will be remembered as an injury plagued one and the offensive line certainly had their fair share of them. In the 17 games the Steelers played this past season they started 10 different line combinations due mostly to injuries as the table below shows. Offensive line coach Sean Kugler broke his personal best this year with starting line combinations as he used 9 different offensive line combinations in his final year with the Bills. Here is a rundown by game of the musical chairs on the offensive line. Week 1 – Against the Ravens the starting 5 left to Read more [...]

Looking At The Steelers 2012 Free Agents Heading Into The Offseason

By Dave Bryan on Monday, January 9th, 2012 | 17 Comments

The questions are rolling in about the Pittsburgh Steelers 2012 free agents so I threw together a quick rundown of the restricted, unrestricted and exclusive rights free agents as the Steelers head into the offseason. The 6 restricted free agents will all certainly be tendered with only Mike Wallace receiving a first round tender. The other 5 will receive the lowest one year tenders. These amounts have not yet been released and I will post those amounts later in the offseason when they are made known. Both exclusive right free agents have no choice but to accept their tender offers and they can’t Read more [...]

Steelers Browns Week 17 Offensive Line Breakdown Report

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 | 5 Comments

The week 17 offensive line breakdown report for the Pittsburgh Steelers win this past Sunday against the Cleveland Browns is now complete and overall it was a very solid game for the offensive line as everyone scored 90% or higher. The Browns really did not get that much consistent pressure on quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and there front 4 were very inconsistent at defending at the point of attack. Here are the scores and a recap of each lineman. TOTAL POSPLAYER PLAYSGOOD BADGOOD % SP H LGChris Kemoeatu 75714 95%.51 0 LTMax Starks 82775 94%02 1 Read more [...]

Steelers Six From Around The Web – December 30th – Madden Curse Talk Edition

By Dave Bryan on Friday, December 30th, 2011 | No Comments

The press conferences of Pittsburgh Steelers 2011 Team MVP Antonio Brown and Chief Award Winner James Farrior from yesterday are up on steelers.com for your viewing pleasure. Bruce Arians and Dick LeBeau both talked to the media on Thursday and here is what they had to say during their Q & A’s. Browns defensive coordinator Dick Jauron also talked to the media yesterday and discussed the possibly blitzing Ben Roethlisberger more and how tough it is covering the Steelers receivers. Brian Baldinger does a great job breaking down some of the Steelers favorite plays and how they do it out of Read more [...]

Steelers Rams Week 16 Offensive Line Breakdown Report

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, December 29th, 2011 | 1 Comment

The week 16 offensive line breakdown report for the Pittsburgh Steelers win this past Saturday against the St. Louis Rams is now complete and overall it was a pretty solid performance as everyone scored 86% or higher. The Rams run defense was pretty poor and the Steelers unit was able to push them around on quite a few plays and even get second level blocks on their linebackers, including James Laurinaitis. TOTAL POSPLAYER PLAYSGOOD BADGOOD % SP H RT/TEMarcus Gilbert 220 100%00 0 CDoug Legursky 220 100%00 0 C/LGTrai Essex 51465 90%01 0 Read more [...]

Steelers Six From Around The Web – December 29th – No Free Cars For Cleveland Edition

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, December 29th, 2011 | No Comments

The Bill Doraty Kia dealership in Medina, Ohio will give away cars if the Cleveland Browns shutout the Pittsburgh Steelers this Sunday. On a related note, if the Steelers shutout the Browns it will be no big deal. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund will be distributing a grant to the Cleveland Heights Police Department that will go towards the purchase and training of a new canine, as well as a K-9 ballistic vest. Roethlisberger has provided this same grant in every visiting city that the Steelers have played in this season. The ESPN Read more [...]

Steelers Rams Week 16 Offensive Participation Chart & Personnel

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 | No Comments

Below are the offensive personnel packages, play counts and participation chart for the Pittsburgh Steelers week 16 win Saturday afternoon against the St. Louis Rams. Participation wise, Hines Ward saw an increase to 16 non-penalty snaps this week, 7 more than last week. 5 of those 16 came in the last 6 offensive plays of the day. Newly promoted rookie running back John Clay saw the field 3 times on Saturday and carried the ball once for his first NFL touchdown on his first NFL carry. Starting center Doug Legursky left after just 2 plays with his left shoulder injury and Trai Essex slid over Read more [...]

The Terrible Podcast – Steelers Rams Game Recap Episode

By Dave Bryan on Monday, December 26th, 2011 | No Comments

Happy Holidays from The Terrible Podcast! We hope your Christmas was great and 2012 brings you health and happiness. The Steelers brought their fans some happiness with a 27-0 shellacking of the St. Louis Rams at Heinz Field on Christmas Eve. In Episode 61 of Season 2, David Todd and I review the Steelers win on Saturday and a whole lot more. With few injuries other than the shoulder strain to Doug Legursky to report, we open the show with a look at the Week 17 schedule and the flex time changes the NFL instituted to keep the competitive landscape as even as possible this coming week. Both the Read more [...]

Steelers Sign G/C John Malecki To Practice Squad

By Dave Bryan on Monday, December 26th, 2011 | 2 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers filled their open spot on the practice squad today by signing guard John Malecki. There was an open spot after running back John Clay was signed to the 53 man roster on Friday because of the shortage of running backs. Clay was signed and cornerback Curtis Brown was placed on injured reserve. The shortage at running back was due to running back Mewelde Moore being sidelined for the next couple of weeks after suffering an MCL sprain against the San Francisco 49ers. Moore missed the Saturday game against the St. Louis Rams and will likely be out again this coming Sunday against Read more [...]

More Steelers Rams Game Observations

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, December 25th, 2011 | 3 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the St. Louis Rams 27-0 Saturday at Heinz Field and improved their record to 11-4 on the season. I have made it back through the game again twice and here are my further observations from the game not included in the regular game recap. The opening stop of Rams running back Steven Jackson by Troy Polamalu, as he blew by the attempted block of wide receiver Danario Alexander, set the tone for the type of day he would have. Polamalu finished the game with 6 total tackles, second most on the team. he was all over the field Saturday. Ike Taylor would have had the Read more [...]

Steelers Shutout Rams 27-0 – Game Recap

By Dave Bryan on Saturday, December 24th, 2011 | 1 Comment

The Pittsburgh Steelers notched their second shutout of the season on Saturday at Heinz Field with their 27-0 win over the St. Louis Rams. The win moves the Steelers to 11-4 on the season and they remain in second place in the AFC North after the Baltimore Ravens held off a late charge by the Cleveland Browns today. Veteran quarterback Charlie Batch, who started in place of the ailing Ben Roethlisberger, was 15 of 22 passing on the day for 208 yards in the game. He had just one interception on the day on a ball intended for wide receiver Antonio Brown. Both Batch and Brown had slips on that Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Rams Post Game Press Conference Week 16

By Dave Bryan on Saturday, December 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media following their 27-0 win over the St. Louis Rams at Heinz Field. Tomlin said he particularly liked the effort of Trai Essex today as he he played center most of the game after Doug Legursky went down injured. Tomlin says he tips his hat to him. Tomlin said Legursky suffered a shoulder strain and could have went back in if it was necessary. Tomlin said rookie Marcus Gilbert was less than professional in his preparation this week and that was the reason Jonathan Scott started at right tackle. Tomlin said he will see where the week takes them Read more [...]

Steelers Rams Inactives Week 16

By Dave Bryan on Saturday, December 24th, 2011 | No Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers take on the St. Louis Rams today at Heinz Field as the Steelers look to move to 11-4 on the season. Charlie Batch gets the start at quarterback today, but the injured Ben Roethlisberger is active. Doug Legursky will start at center in place of the injured Maurkice Pouncey. Both Trai Essex and Chris Kemoeatu will get time today at left guard, but Essex will start. The Steelers ruled out three players on Friday and below are the rest of the 7 inactive players today on the inactive list released 90 minutes before kickoff. Steelers RB Mewelde Moore C Maurkice Pouncey LB Read more [...]

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