Steelers Gab

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 [...]

No one since the Patriots have been to the Super Bowl in back-to-back seasons, but that isn’t stopping some Steelers led by last year’s Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes thinking that the 09 season will once again belong to the Black and Gold.
Yes, Holmes thinks the Steelers are going to be Super Bowl bound once [...]

While the Steelers will have to pay some attention to the Cardinals running game Sunday in Super Bowl XLIII, there is no question what the Steelers D will focus in on – stopping Kurt Warner and the Cards passing attack. When you have a guy like Larry Fitzgerald who can out-jump two guys to get [...]

They may be ready to make a serious run at the Super Bowl, but for the Steelers, for the most part they are going to be shut out of the Pro Bowl on February 8th in Hawaii. The Black and Gold have just three players on the AFC squad – LB James Harrison, Safety [...]

From: Yahoo Sports
• Vegas oddsmakers place the over-under at 33 for Sunday’s game between the Steelers and Ravens. That may be too high.
“I imagine points are going to be at a premium this week,” Steelers linebacker James Farrior said. “A touchdown’s going to really be crucial. I don’t think there will be many touchdowns.”
• Coach [...]

I think it does! Think about it, Gene Upshaw was the biggest roadblock in CBA extensions and talks because of rookie pay scales. Most players and team owners are in agreement that the rookie payscale needs to change, and veterans need to be rewarded once they have “earned” the money. (See: Roethlisberger, Ben)
Do you think [...]

The Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday retained one of their top linebackers as according to John Clayton of ESPN.com, the team signed James Farrior to a 5-year, $18.25 million including a $5 million signing bonus.  With the signing, the Steelers have one of the deeper linebacker corps in the NFL; the team believes that Farrior has 3 [...]

Steelers LB James Farrior is entering his last season of a $16.4 million dollar deal, but stated in today’s Tribune-Review that he wants to wrap up his career as a Steeler.  He told the paper he understands if the final part of his career has to be as a backup.  “They’re always going to have [...]

Monday the Steelers named their four 2007 team captians. They choose one for offense, defense, and two for special teams. Linebacker James Farrior was named as the defensive team captain for the fourth straight season. Wide out Hines Ward gets the nod on offense. He is the offensive team captain for [...]