Entries Tagged as 'Football'

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Alan Faneca, free agent casualty

Alan Faneca, one of the anchors of the Steelers’ offensive line for the past 10 seasons, will be leaving the team to play for the New York Jets.  Faneca will be the highest-paid lineman in football, signing a four year contract for $32 million and showing that he actually did not care about going to [...]

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Terrible Towels hang at halfstaff

As many sports fans have already heard, Myron Cope, iconic radio broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Steelers died this morning at the age of 79.  He was the voice of the Steelers for 34 years, up until his retirement in 2004, when his health began to decline.  Cope, best known for his warbly voice and his [...]

Monday, February 25th, 2008

News flash: No decision yet for Pryor

All-athlete QB Terrelle Pryor has not officially made up his mind on where he will attend college yet, but the quarterback is making news with his personal appearances.

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

On Ryan Doumit, Joe Flacco, bad Steeler veterans, and the return of Marc-Andre Fleury

Here are notes from all of the professional sports in Pittsburgh and some from Pitt.  Included here are a Pirate position controversy, the breakout performance of one former Pitt prospect at the Combine, the release of three Steelers and what the impending return of Marc-Andre Fleury means to the Penguins.

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

The Steelers are being delusional

Kevin Colbert has announced the Steelers’ draft strategy and, while it is no different than it has been in previous years, it is still somewhat surprising.  Colbert stated, of course, that the Steelers are going to draft the “best player available” as long as that player is not a quarterback or a tight end, two [...]

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Steelers make proper decision on Spygate

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been illegally filmed by the Patriots on four separate occasions according to Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pen.) and the team does not care, stating that it considers the tapes a “nonissue” and that the franchise would support whatever measures the NFL chose to take. This stance is the proper and mature [...]