Archive for December, 2009

We caught up with Brant Houghton, editor of Dolphins Gab, and asked him for some thoughts on the Dolphins as we enter the last game of the regular season Sunday:
1. How big was the loss last week, do you think there will be any lingering hangover basically being out of the playoff race after the [...]

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Outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week. Woodley had a team-high 10 tackles and two sacks in the Steelers’ 23-20 win against the Ravens last Sunday. Woodley’s second sack of the game forced a fumble that rookie defensive end Ziggy Hood recovered.

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Safety Troy Polamalu practiced in a limited role for the first time in seven weeks, although it seems unlikely he will play Sunday in Miami. Polamalu has missed 10 full games and most of two others with a pair of left knee injuries. He hasn’t played since November 15th against Cincinnati because of a sprained [...]

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There’s plenty of talk in the Steeler locker room about how the Pats and Bengals are going to play Sunday, and one linebacker says that there’s no doubt that the two teams that the Steelers need to win Sunday are going to do quite the opposite.
“All of them lay down,” LB LaMarr Woodley said today. [...]

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The 2010 Pro Bowl rosters were announced on Tuesday night, and just two Steelers were on the list, with one major snub. The snub was quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who didn’t make the roster as a reserve despite being the first Steeler QB ever to throw over 4,000 yards.
The two Steelers to make the roster [...]

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Mike Tomlin met with the media today in his weekly press conference, and stated that safety Troy Polamalu is still a big question mark when it comes to the chance of him playing this week in Miami vs the Dolphins.
“Troy [Polamalu] ran yesterday in a straight line, is doing the same thing right now as [...]

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The Steelers signed first-year defensive back Trae Williams to their active roster, the team announced today. Financial terms of the one-year deal were not disclosed.
Williams (5-10, 195) was signed to Pittsburgh’s active 53-man roster from the Seattle Seahawks’ practice squad. He was originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2008 [...]

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While there are still a couple days left in 2009, Yahoo Sports has put together their list of the Top Plays of the Year 2009 in the NFL, and with another Super Bowl under their belt, the Steelers have a couple of plays on the list. You can see the whole list by clicking [...]

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1. Indianapolis Colts (14-1) – Clinched top seed in AFC.
Next week: at Buffalo
2. San Diego Chargers (12-3) – Clinched No. 2 seed and first-round playoff bye with win at Tennessee.
Next week: vs. Washington
3. New England Patriots (10-5) – Clinched AFC East title with win vs. Jacksonville. Lead Bengals based on better strength of victory [...]

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Remember those five weeks of losing? Yeah, they still sting, but it’s amazing that heading into week 17 with a five game losing streak still on their resume, that the Steelers have any chance whatsoever to play in the postseason. To me, too much has to happen for this team to make the [...]

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