October 13th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in After a week of watching from the sidelines in the teams 38-17 win over the Titans, Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall is back and will start on Sunday against the Jaguars Mendenhall was dressed, but wasn’t used last week as he missed the game with a hamstring injury. Mendenhall, who had 1,273 rushing yards and [...]
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Regular Season Game Five vs Jacksonville: Keys and Prediction
The Steelers look to get to 4-2 Sunday when they play host to the Jaguars, a team that appears to be on life support for coach Jack Del Rio at 1-4. While it looks like an easy game on paper, don’t overlook the Jags so quickly. Below are the keys as well as prediction for [...]
Roethlisberger Throws 5 TD’s; Steelers Dominate Titans 38-17
The Steelers may want to name their 2011 highlight film “Jekyll and Hyde.” That’s the way it’s been for the team this year, with two blowout wins at home, two bad losses on the road, and a close win in Indy two weeks ago. Sunday on a day with their backs against the wall and [...]
Second Quarters Thoughts – Best Quarter of the Year Nets Big Lead
A trick play and a huge run helped the Steelers net an 18-point lead, up 21-3 at the half. The defense stuffed Chris Johnson, who has just 42 yards on the day so far, and the Steelers are gang tackling him every time he touches the ball. Ben Roethilsberger (15-for-22, 114 yards) deserves a game [...]
Steelers-Raiders Inactives: Oakland without CB Asomugha
Oakland: LB Bruce Davis, WR Chaz Schilens, OG Daniel Loper, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, QB Kyle Boller, RB Michael Bennett, CB Nnamdi Asomugha, CB Walter McFadden. Pittsburgh: DL Aaron Smith, DL Brett Keisel, QB Charlie Batch, CB Crezdon Butler, RB Jonathan Dwyer, OT Jonathan Scott, OT Tony Hills, SS Will Allen.
A choice coming if Smith stays on the roster – what will it be?
So the Steelers have decided for now not to put Aaron Smith on IR, which means for the moment the team is going to have to figure out what to do the D-line in terms of rotation. The club will have to bring up a D-linemen, and as the Trib reported, the decision is not [...]
Dwyer Fine After Shoulder Injury; Still Behind in the RB Battle
All signs seem to be pointing to rookie back Jonathan Dwyer being okay after suffering an injury on Saturday night vs the Lions: RB Jonathan Dwyer shrugged off his shoulder injury he sustained during Saturday’s preseason game against the Lions. “I’m fine. It was just a little stinger,” he said. “It’s frustrating. I’m just going [...]
RB Dwyer Getting Beat Up in Camp, Needs to Step it Up
Steeler rookie back Jonathan Dwyer has been not so good in camp so far, and a recent blocking drill once again showed just how far the back has to go to make it with the club: Dwyer went up against rookie linebacker Thaddeus Gibson in a renowned blocking drill called backs on ‘backers. Dwyer whiffed [...]
