Entries Tagged as 'Steelers'

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Roethlisberger causes dissension

Reporters managed to talk to Hines Ward about Ben Roethlisberger’s comments to the Post-Gazette last week and the Steelers’s receiver is not happy. Roethlisberger was quoted as saying that he wants a taller receiver, something that one of his favorite tiny targets is upset about.

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

On Mike Tomlin’s season-ending press conference

Mike Tomlin was not full of regrets Thursday, addressing the failed two-point conversions amongst other topics of concern for Steeler Nation.
Tomlin has received way too much heat over the two-point conversion calls, particularly considering the game situations at both times. The first time, the Steelers needed the two to get within a field goal of [...]

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

What If?

What if the Steelers had kicked the extra point both times instead of going for two?
What if Hines Ward’s catch on the first two point attempt had not been wiped out by holding?
What if Maurice Jones-Drew had not returned the kickoff 92 yards?
What if Rashean Mathis had not returned the interception for a touchdown?
What if [...]

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Friday night/Saturday morning Pittsburgh sports roundup

As usual, there are a ton of little notes worth mentioning and nothing really huge worth writing a post about, so here goes:

DePaul did not help out Pitt on Thursday night, defeating #17 Villanova 84-76 and giving one of the teams that expected to be the class of the Big East a shock to start [...]

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

How big of a loss is Willie Parker?

When Willie Parker broke his fibula Thursday in St. Louis, panic among the Pittsburgh airwaves as the everyone wondered who would be running the football for the rest of the season. Sure, Najeh Davenport stepped up and had the biggest game of his Steeler career, going for 123 yards on 24 carries with two [...]

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Anthony Smith needs to shut up

Anthony Smith decided to stir the pot a little bit on Wednesday, guaranteeing a Steelers’ victory over the New England Patriots. The only problems are that Smith is in his second season of professional football and that Bill Belichick is a master of motivation.