July 26th, 2007 
CJ 
Posted in As if this was ever in doubt, the Steelers are thankfully NOT going to mess with the backup quarterback position as they are not going to sign former Saints and Raiders QB Aaron Brooks. The inconsistent QB was in town for a visit, and there were some rumors that he would be joining the team [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Tomlin Pushes Team to the Limit in Early Practice
Remember how light practice was the other day? Well, you can forget about that for the rest of the summer. All indications are that the Steelers first real practice of 2007 was about as intense as a practice the team has had in quite some time. From 9 on 9 drills, to 11 on 11 [...]
Punt Return Game Looking to Rebound in 2007
Everyone knows what a nightmare last year was for the Steelers when it came to returning punts. First there was the disaster against the Bengals when Ricardo Colclough bobbled and lost a punt with the Steelers leading in the 4th quarter that directly led to them losing that game. Then there was the adventure [...]
Ben Talks About the New Season and Bouncing Back
Steeler fans didn’t get their first look at the 2007 Steelers at Saint Vincent on Tuesday. An afternoon thunderstorm with vivid lightning chased the Steelers indoors and and the gathered crowd of several thousand back to their cars. Before the skies parted, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had his first meeting with the media and said the [...]
Steelers Go All Out On Day One of Camp
A full pads workout greeted the Steelers on the first full day of workouts at their Saint Vincent College training camp. The morning session included the backs-on-backers drill in which running backs try to block linebackers. The best hit of the morning came from rookie Lamarr Woodley, who ran over veteran running back Najeh Davenport. [...]
Steelers In Good Enough Shape To Skip Runs on First Day
Head coach Mike Tomlin spoke like he was going to carry a heavy hand when it came to how hard players would have to work in training camp. While that still may happen, the first day on Monday went out like a lamb, with not many players grumbling about how hard it was. Some of [...]
Three Steelers, Holmes Included Start Camp on the PUP List
Three players are going to start camp for the Steelers on the PUP List (Physically Unable to Perform). Those three are Verron Haynes, Santonio Holmes and Derek Rehage. The biggest of the three is Holmes, who is expected to be the #2 wide out in the Steelers offense next to Hines Ward. Head coach Mike [...]
Big Ben to Strike Back According to Fantasy Site
Top Fantasy football site FFToolbox.com has written about Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, and thinks that this season will be a big one for the Steelers signal caller. Below is their comments in an article called “Ben Strikes Back”. Ben Roethlisberger is coming off an interception (and injury) laden season, but there are high hopes that [...]
