Archive for August, 2007

The Talent is There for Steelers to Rebound in 2007

  While most “experts” say that the Steelers are due to have no better than a season between 7 and 9 wins, the team is for sure not buying into that fact, proclaiming that 2007 is going to be a season of redemption after taking a big step backwards last year after winning Super Bowl [...]

Number #3 on the List of All-Time Best Players of the Cowher Era

For 15 Days we will be counting down the Top 15 Greatest Steelers of the Bill Cowher Era. The list will have both offensive and defensive players, and in doing the list no kickers or punters were selected. Below is our number choice of the day building towards the number one Steeler of the Cowher [...]

Ward Still May Play Thursday Despite Breaking Nose

Steelers wide out Hines Ward had minor surgery on Tuesday to repair a broken nose that he suffered in Sunday night’s 27-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Hienz Field. Ward, known for being one of the more aggressive wide outs in the game, never mentioned the injury. All that was given as far as [...]

Steelers Make Cuts, Last RB Spot Down to Three

The Steelers fifth and final running back spot on the roster will come down to fullback Dan Krieder, halfback Verron Haynes and fullback John Kuhn.  This comes from Monday’s announcement of the release of Kevan Barlow, who was hoping to play in his hometown but was a victim of a team that seems to have [...]

Steelers Come Together; Top Eagles 27-13

  The Steelers were not very nice to their guests – the Eagles, on Sunday night at Hinez Field, as the Black and Gold beat up Philly 27-13 and it could have been worse without some bone head turnovers that could have resulted in another 14 points.  Oh well, beggers can’t be choosers, and in [...]

Steelers O-Line Shaping Up

The offensive line shuffle should wrap up tomorrow night for the Steelers when they host the Philadelphia Eagles in preseason game four at Hinez Field.  That position has been a major source of trouble for the Steelers so far this preseason, as new head coach Mike Tomlin has played with numerous combinations trying to find [...]

Taylor Back to Starting, Putting 06 Behind Him

The utter frustration that Steelers fans across the country felt last season as Ike Taylor allowed big play after big play and jump ball after jump ball will have a shot to be redeemed in 2007.  That is because new head coach Mike Tomlin is going right back with Taylor, a player whose confidence seemed [...]

Bus Throwing Punches at Cowher in New Book

  Jerome Bettis is talking, and in doing so is taking some shots as his former coach. The former Steelers running back and future Hall of Famer is set to release a book about his career – “The Bus: My Life in and Out of a Helmet,” and in the book there are some tidbits [...]