Archive for September, 2009

Sweed May Sit the Bench After Latest Blunder in Cincy

A lot of fans (even here on Steelers Gab) are still fuming at the latest drop of WR Limas Sweed, a sure touchdown Sunday that for sure would have put the game away. The ball was right in his hands, and Mike Tomlin was peeved as well with the drop. Now it looks like Sweed [...]

Tomlin Says He Doesn’t Have a Doghouse

Rashard Mendenhall sat the bench for the game Sunday in Cincy, and one has to wonder if he is going to show up this week for the game at home vs the Chargers. Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday that despite how it looks, he does not have a doghouse: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin took issue [...]

Steelers Sign RB Carey Davis, Place RB Summers on IR

The Steelers have brought back running back Carey Davis, signing him on Tuesday to a one-year deal. The deal came down after the team put rookie fullback Frank Summers on IR with a back injury. Davis knows the Steelers system, as he spent the past three seasons in Pittsburgh and has appeared in all but [...]

Steelers Defense Searching for Answers

The Steelers defense looked like the 08 version for three quarters on Sunday holding the Bengals offense to just a miss of a field goal. Problem was, they didn’t play a full 60 minutes. We all know by now what took place in the fourth and final disaster of a quarter for the Steelers defense, [...]

Mendenhall Benched on Offense During Loss to Bengals

The Steelers finally reached over 100 yards rushing Sunday in the losing effort against the Bengals, but it was still an effort that could have been better on the ground. Willie Parker was the spark plug, and really the only back to get much work, as out of 28 carries for the team, Parker had [...]

Rerun Not Fun; Steelers Fall Down the Stretch for Second Straight Week in 23-20 Loss

Stunning as it was disturbing, the Steelers for the second straight week started out like gang-busters, had chance after chance to beat a team they have owned the last five seasons, and in the final seconds, gave the game away with their defense looking like they had just run gasers on the first day of [...]

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Inactives for Today in Cincy

Here are the inactives for today’s game for the Steelers: #20 CB Keenan Lewis #43 S Troy Polamalu #44 FB Frank Summers #65 G Kraig Urbik #66 OT Tony Hills #81 WR Shaun McDonald #93 DE Nick Eason #23 Ty Carter Starts for Polamalu, and #85 David Johnson starts for Summers at fullback.