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Archive for August, 2008

Batch’s Placement on IR May Mark of the End of His Steelers Career

With the team placing backup QB Charlie Batch on injured reserve, his career with the Steelers very well may be over.  Despite being a great leader in the locker room, Batch’s contract expires at the end of the 2008 season, and with the OK to solid play of backups Byron Leftwich and rookie Dennis Dixon, [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 31 2008

WR Reid, KR Drummond Among Steelers Cuts

The Steelers made their necessary roster cuts today to get to 53.  Here are the players gone: LB Patrick Bailey, P Paul Ernster, FB Billy Latsko, OG Doug Legursky, OG Matt Lentz, CB Roy Lewis, S Grant Mason, DE Ryan McBean, OT Jeremy Parquet, DT Scott Paxson, DE Jordan Reffett, WR Micah Rucker, TE Dezmond [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 30 2008

Breaking Down the 08 Steelers Schedule Game by Game

Now that the preseason is in the books, it’s time to start day dreaming as to how the Steelers 2008 season will play out.  Here is a look at the season, which is the toughest in the league by most standards, and how the Steelers will fare:
9/7 vs Houston - The Steelers usually start well, [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 30 2008

Reserve LB Harrison Lost for the Season with a Torn ACL

The Steelers were able to escape the final preseason game rather healthy, but did suffer the loss of one player for the season, as reserve linebacker Arnold Harrison will miss the season after he tore his ACL in his left knee and will need surgery.  Rookie Donovan Woods who had a sack in the contest [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 29 2008

Reed Saves Steelers Again in 19-16 Win over Panthers

For the second game in a row kicker Jeff Reed drilled a 43 yard field goal on the last play of the game and was the largest offensive force as the Steelers closed out the pre-season with a 19-16 win over the Carolina Panthers at Heinz Field. Reed was 4 of 5 on the night [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 29 2008

Fourth WR Spot Somthing to Watch For Tonight

The 4th preseason game is usually a snore-fest, and tonight vs the Panthers should be no exception, as both teams simply want to get out of Heinz Field without any major injuries. There is one thing to look for from the Steelers standpoint, and that is the 4th WR spot. The battle remains [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 28 2008

Leftwich to Get Plenty of Reps Thursday Night vs Panthers

Look for backup QB Byron Leftwich to get most of the snaps Thursday night when the Steelers play their final preseason game vs the Panthers at home.  The team needs to continue to check out Leftwich, mostly since they still don’t know how much longer former back Charlie Batch will be out with his broken [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 27 2008

Rooneys Talk to Goodell About Steelers Ownership

The five Rooney brothers sat down with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday in his New York office to talk about the future of the ownership of the Steelers. The two and a half hour meeting was the second the two sides have had this summer while the brothers try and sort out a [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 27 2008

Steelers Put Sepulveda on IR; Cut Potts, Bloom and Prince

In getting ready for Tuesday’s roster cutdown, the Steelers made some moves today to get ready.  The team put punter Daniel Sepulveda on the Reserve/Injured List, and also Additionally, the Steelers released quarterback Mike Potts, wide receiver Jeremy Bloom and defensive lineman Martavius Prince.  The team has 77 players on their roster due to the [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 25 2008

Steelers Wait on the Status of Foote

The Steelers are hoping that further tests on the injured knee of linebacker Larry Foote. Foote left Saturday night’s exhibition game with the Minnesota Vikings with the injury that Coach Mike Tomlin categorized as fairly minor. The Steelers scraped out a 12-10 victory over the Vikings on a 47-yard field goal with four [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 25 2008