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Hines To Have Surgery on His Knee This Week

Hines Ward is scheduled to undergo knee surgery some time this week.  Ward has been playing on the injured knee for most of the 2007 season.  The injury Ward has is similar to the injury that Indianapolis Colts wideout Marvin Harrison has.  Despite the injury, Ward led all Steelers receivers with 10-receptions for 135-yards against [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 07 2008

Steelers’ Off-Season Starts with Player Meetings

The Steelers will begin focusing on 2008 following Saturday night’s loss to Jacksonville in the NFL Playoffs.  Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin will spend the next day or two meeting with his players reflecting on the season and looking ahead.  Two of the Steelers starters, guard Alan Faneca and linebacker Clark Haggans, are eligible for [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 07 2008

Steelers 2008 Opponents

For those that are already talking about 2008, here is the schedule in terms of who the Steelers will play next season.  Not going to be easy from the looks of it:
Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants
Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 06 2008

Two Plays Made all the Difference

Tough to feel good about  the Black and Gold today, less than 24 hours from a heartbreaking 31-29 loss to the Jags in a game in which it seemed that the Steelers outplayed the big bad Jags.  They outgained them (340-239), were better on third down (7-of-14 as compared to 4-of-11), had more first downs [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 06 2008

An Effort to be Proud Of - Steelers Fall Short 31-29 to Jaguars

Considering the circumstances, the black and gold played one heck of a game.  In a heartbreaking finish that was totally unexpected based on the first 35 minutes of football, the Jacksonville Jaguars survived after blowing an 18-point fourth quarter lead only to kick a last second field goal to top the game Steelers 31-29 at [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 05 2008

5 Keys to the Steelers Beating the Jaguars on Saturday

 
The sky seems to be falling in Pittsburgh these days, as the team comes into the playoff game with the Jags Saturday as banged up as can be, playing poorly on each side of the ball, and according to most will be run all over by the Jaguars. Not so fast. The Steelers are wounded, [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 04 2008

Polamalu Practices; May Play vs Jags

Good news for the Black and Gold today as safety Troy Polamalu practiced with the team for the first time this week and now it looks as if he could play tomorrow night vs the Jaguars.  “He looked good enough today to be a game-time decision,” Coach Mike Tomlin said of Polamalu to the Post-Gazette. [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 04 2008

Steelers Finalizing Gameplan

The Steelers will be finalizing their game plan for Saturday night’s game against the Jaguars when they practice today on the South Side.  Safety Troy Polamalu (knee) and cornerback/returner Allan Rossom did not practice on Thursday and head coach Mike Tomlin says he would like to see them practice before making a determination on whether [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 04 2008

Plenty Sit Out of Wednesday’s Practice

Safety Troy Polamalu (knee), cornerback Deshea Townsend (foot), wide receiver Hines Ward (knee) did not practice yesterday but are expected to be ready for Saturday’s game.  Cornerback Bryant McFadden (ankle), receiver Willie Reid (shoulder) and cornerback/returner Allen Rossum (hamstring) did not practice on Wednesday either.  Their status remains questionable for the gam

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 03 2008

Steelers Make Moves Trying to Add Depth to the O-Line

With the Steelers limping towards their playoff game on Saturday, the team today tried to add some sort of depth to their offensive line, as they pulled up offensive lineman Jonathan Parquet from the practice squad and signed rookie offensive lineman Jason Capizzi for the second time.  With both Marvel Smith and Max Starks hurt, [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 02 2008