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The Terrible Podcast – Chris Hoke Interview Episode

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | No Comments

Season 2, Episode 73 of The Terrible Podcast is up and David Todd and I jump right into the continued offensive coordinator search by the Pittsburgh Steelers along with the news that linebackers coach Keith Butler has decided to stay with the Steelers instead of heading off to the Indianapolis Colts to become their new defensive coordinator. We discuss what Butler may or may not been offered and guaranteed to stay in Pittsburgh to be the successor to Dick LeBeau. Todd Haley and Alex Van Pelt are the latest names to surface that head coach Mike Tomlin might be checking into and we wonder if this Read more [...]

Forecasting The Steelers 2012 First Round Pick

By Jeremy Hritz on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 | 16 Comments

By Jeremy Hritz It’s never too early to talk about the NFL Draft, and it’ never to early to speculate about the direction that the Pittsburgh Steelers will go in the first round. While the needs on the offensive line are well known, there are some other positions that need to be considered with the 24th overall pick. The pundits have wasted no time in showcasing their 2012 Mock Drafts on espn.com and nfl.com. In looking at those projections, the following seven players have surfaced: Safety, Mark Barron from Alabama Defensive End/Tackle, Fletcher Cox from Mississippi State Guard, Read more [...]

Steelers Take Two Punches To The Nose On Thursday

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | 3 Comments

While not totally unexpected and certainly on the horizon for a while now, the Pittsburgh Steelers officially took two punches to the nose on Thursday as it was reported the veteran nose tackle Casey Hampton would indeed require ACL surgery on the left knee he injured in the Wild Card game against the Denver Broncos and veteran backup nose tackle Chris Hoke made his retirement official. Heading into the offseason, Hampton has been at the top of the list of possible players the Steelers will need to cut or restructure to get underneath the projected salary cap number of $125 million when the Read more [...]

The Terrible Podcast – Divisional Round Talk Plus Steelers Roster Talk Episode

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 | No Comments

Season 2, Episode 69 of The Terrible Podcast is up and with David Todd back in the co-host chair we talk about the playoff games this past weekend in the Divisional Round and continue to cry about the Steelers loss to the Denver Broncos in the Wild Card round. It is still very hard to get over and will be for some time. The first half of the show we talk about how close the Houston Texans were to beating the Baltimore Ravens despite their turnovers and how San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith answered the critics against the New Orleans Saints. Although I did not pick the New York Giants Read more [...]

Steelers Broncos Wild Card Game Defensive Participation Chart & Personnel

By Dave Bryan on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 | No Comments

Below is the defensive participation chart for the Pittsburgh Steelers Wild Card game loss versus the Denver Broncos this past Sunday in Denver. The Steelers were in their base defense for 44 of the 55 non-penalty plays Sunday against the Broncos. Just 11 plays in the nickel sub-package. Nose tackle Casey Hampton left after just 2 plays with his ACL knee injury and left defensive end Brett Keisel left with an injured groin after 11 non-penalty snaps. Steve McLendon, Ziggy Hood and Cameron Heyward all finished out the game on the defensive line. LaMarr Woodley saw 37 snaps and Jason Worilds Read more [...]

Steelers Week 17 Coverage Stats Versus Browns

By Dave Bryan on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 | No Comments

Below are the Pittsburgh Steelers coverage stats for their week 17 win against the Cleveland Browns on the road in Cleveland. These stats are broken down by play and include down and distance, line of scrimmage, direction, yards gained, yards after catch, personnel the offense used, defensive package, number of pass rushers and whether or not the defense blitzed on the play. Browns quarterback Seneca Wallace was 16 of 41 for starters, with two incompletions being spikes. Those are not accounted for below. He also threw for just 177 yards on the day. William Gay was the most targeted in coverage Read more [...]

More Steelers Browns Game Observations & Notes

By Dave Bryan on Monday, January 2nd, 2012 | 1 Comment

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns Sunday to close out the regular season at 12-4. As I do every week, here are my deeper post game observations after going through the game tape a few more times. The sack by Lawrence Timmons on the Browns opening saw Timmons come on a delayed blitz and he took on fullback Owen Marecic. Marecic did not hold his block long and Timmons spun away back inside for the sack. Jason Worilds should get a little credit on the play for taking right tackle Artis Hicks up the field to open up the lane. Great tackle on Josh Cribbs by Keenan Lewis on the Read more [...]

Breakdown Of James Harrison Abusing Adam Goldberg For Near Sack

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, December 25th, 2011 | 5 Comments

Although the play did not end in a sack, it was fun to watch Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison almost get a sack of Rams quarterback Kellen Clemens by using left tackle Adam Goldberg to do it with. Below is the breakdown of the play in pictures that shows just how strong Harrison is. Remember that Goldberg goes about 6’7″, 305 lbs and Harrison around 6’0″, 242 lbs. Roughly 7 inches and 63 lbs difference in the two. The situation is a 3rd and 7 from the rams 40 yard-line with 5:36 left in the first half. The Steelers are in their nickel defense and will rush 5 on the play as linebacker 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 Six From Around The Web – December 24th – Steelers Versus Rams Gameday Edition

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

If you are looking for a good pregame read, make sure to check out the Steelers official game release for the Saturday game against the St. Louis Rams. Undrafted rookie running back John Clay was promoted to the 53 man roster from the practice squad on Friday and gave an interview to his hometown paper after he heard the news. Clay says he was told he will be on the punt return team on Saturday against the Rams. Rookie tight end Weslye Saunders sat down with Teresa Varley for an interview in the latest edition of Steelers Speak. Saunders really gives a good interview and tells about how he Read more [...]

Week 16 – 7 Things To Look For Against The Rams & Game Prediction

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

It seems like the Pittsburgh Steelers just returned back from blacked out San Francisco and now they must turn around quickly, lick their wounds and host the 2-12 St. Louis Rams today at Heinz Field. Starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not start this game due to his bad left ankle, but could be in uniform just in case of emergency. The Rams are a very depleted squad and that certainly will be just what the Steelers need on a short week. As I do every week, here are my 7 things to look for against the Rams as the Steelers look to move to 11-4 on the season along with my score prediction. No Read more [...]

2011 Steelers Christmas Carol Videos Start To Roll Out

By Dave Bryan on Monday, December 19th, 2011 | 1 Comment

The 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers Christmas carol videos are beginning to be posted on steelers.com and today the first of four videos is now up. It opens with head coach Mike Tomlin giving Christmas greetings to all Steelers fans. The Steelers defensive linemen open up the carol singing by performing “Winter Wonderland” and Chris Hoke steals the show as usual with Ziggy Hood a close second. They also get help from defensive line coach John Mitchell, but Casey Hampton is nowhere to be found. The tight ends are up next with a very off key rendition of “Sleigh Ride” and the specialist follow them with Read more [...]

Breaking Down The Steelers Goal-line Stop On 3rd Down Versus Browns

By Dave Bryan on Friday, December 16th, 2011 | No Comments

There were several great play by the Pittsburgh Steelers defense last Thursday night in their 14-3 win over the Cleveland Browns and I wanted to focus in on the 3rd down and goal play from the Steelers 1 foot line with just over 10 minutes left in the first quarter. This play followed the great touchdown saving tackle of Browns quarterback Colt McCoy by James Harrison, that was originally ruled a touchdown. The Steelers are in goal-line personnel on this play and the first picture has the Steelers players numbered that are on the field so you can see who is where to begin with. Read more [...]

Steelers 49ers Thursday Injury Report Week 15 – Roethlisberger, Pouncey, Polamalu & Sanders Sit

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, December 15th, 2011 | 5 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers were back on the practice field Thursday in preparation for their week 15 Monday night game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park. The first official injury report of the week was released on Thursday and it shows that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (ankle), center Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (foot), linebacker Chris Carter (hamstring), tackle Marcus Gilbert (illness) and safety Troy Polamalu (hamstring) all did not practice. Roethlisberger, Pouncey, and Polamalu were all injured in the Thursday night game against the Cleveland Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Tuesday Press Conference – 49ers Week 15

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media today for his weekly press conference in preparation for their Monday night game against San Francisco 49ers. The hot topic was of course the one game suspension of linebacker James Harrison that was announced this morning following his helmet-to-helmet hit on Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy. Tomlin also addressed the injury status of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, center Maurkice Pouncey, linebacker LaMarr Woodley, defensive end Ziggy Hood, safety Troy Polamalu, wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, wide receiver Arnaz Battle and linebacker Read more [...]

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