Steelers Gab

I was listening to NFL Radio yesterday, and they were interviewing Vikings coach Brad Childress about the game Sunday in Pittsburgh, and Pat Kirwan, an excellent NFL mind in my opinion, said he felt that the Vikings Sunday lost to a “great” football team in the Steelers.
Do you agree?
For sure the teams win over the [...]

In a bizarre case, the Steelers are not sure if safety Ryan Clark is going to be able to go Monday November 9th when the team plays in Denver. It goes back to Clark getting ill after the October 21st game in Denver two seasons ago.
Clark didn’t play the rest of the 07 season [...]

It may have taken awhile, but the Pittsburgh Steelers big-play defense finally seemed to be back in form Sunday afternoon in Heinz Field. After taking hits for allowing two fourth quarter comebacks in weeks two and three this season, the Steelers D was back to form Sunday, stopping the Vikings with a pair of [...]

Two times this season the Steelers defense couldn’t get things done in the fourth quarter of games they were leading in. Sunday vs the undefeated Vikings, they not only got the job done, but put up two huge scores to cement a 27-17 win over Brett Favre and a Minnesota team was was 6-0 [...]

Minnesota: RB Albert Young, CB Antoine Winfield, WR Darius Reynaud, LB Erin Henderson, DL Jayme Mitchell, C Jon Cooper, DL Letroy Guion, QB Sage Rosenfels.
Pittsburgh: LB Andre Frazier, FB Carey Davis, QB Dennis Dixon, CB Keenan Lewis, OG Kraig Urbik, WR Limas Sweed, DL Ra’shon Harris, OT Tony Hills.

Pro Football Talk talks about how the Steelers likely won’t do much to keep either running back Willie Parker and kicker Jeff Reed past this season:
Rumor has it that the Steelers won’t try hard to keep either running back Willie Parker or placekicker Jeff Reed, both impending free agents, after this season ends. [...]

Willie Colon says that the Steelers like to be under the radar:
Right tackle Willie Colon was asked if he considers tomorrow’s game a five-star matchup. “As a team, we’re not playing five-star ball,” Colon said of the Steelers’ 4-2 start that leaves them tied with Cincinnati for first place in the AFC North. “Last week [...]

Sunday’s game at Heinz Field is littered with stars on both sides of the ball, but one player that has become a key in the Vikings offense the past two weeks is tight end Visanthe Shiancoe. The 7-year pro has 17 catches on the season, but a team high 5 touchdowns, which means he’s [...]