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*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** While it is in no way big news, I enjoy passing along any player related tidbits this time of year. Pittsburgh Steelers third year running back Jonathan Dwyer told me via Twitter on Thursday that he will be spending the whole month of…
While it is in no way big news, I enjoy passing along any player related tidbits this time of year. Pittsburgh Steelers third year running back Jonathan Dwyer told me via Twitter on Thursday that he will be spending the whole month of July training with the great Tom Shaw down in Orlando at the…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Free-agent tackle Demetrius Bell is getting around. Which means he’s not getting the kind of offer he wants. His free-agent tour will continue this week with a visit to the Packers, according to Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Bell most recently…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** It is being reported on Profootballtalk.com that the USFL, the pro football league from the 1980’s that unsuccessfully tried to compete with the NFL, is coming back and will act more as a minor league for the NFL this time around. The new…
The NFL owners meetings get underway Monday down in Florida at that means the 2012 compensatory draft picks will be awarded for 2011 unrestricted free agents lost sometime this week. Compensatory picks are awarded by using a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors and is also weighed against any unrestricted free agents…
Enough with the fanshot, this is getting an actual post now. Around 1:30 pm, I realized that the second round of the Best Pittsburgh Sports Blog Tournament was underway, and put a fanshot on the front page. Much to my (perhaps, our) chagrin, BTSC was getting its ass kicked 102-36 by The “Mc” Effect. The…
Shortly after the new year, I had a back and forth email session with someone debating the abilities of Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin. It was a respectful debate, but the person I was talking with was certainly on the “anti-Tomlin” side of the issue. This was right in the middle of the “should he…
The Steelers are considering throwing the never well received “Franchise” tag on number one wide out Mike Wallace, making it near impossible for the team to lose him this offseason. Due to the new CBA, the agreement has eliminated the “First- and Third-Round” restricted free agent tender, which could result in more offer sheets for…
When about 3,200 fans were denied their seats at last year’s Super Bowl because of the temporary-seating debacle, one of the NFL’s offers to compensate them was a free trip to this year’s Super Bowl. More than 90 percent of those fans turned that trip down. The NFL told the Indianapolis Star that 246 fans……
There are times in our lives when we all want to be wrong. For me, this is one of them. I want the new offensive coordinator to come in and make things better. I want him to stay for three years until he is so good he gets a head job somewhere. I want to…