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By Cotter(noreply@blogger.com) See, that headline is good because it's true. I mean where else can you find a Steelers-Browns checkers set? Or a Steelers propane tank cover? Or a Snoop Dogg t-shirt with a Steelers logo on it? I mean these are must have items. Ok, I'd venture to say you can probably find that last one at Tobiath...

By maryrose SAVRAN:  Both.  They do limit themselves by playing it straight.  They just don't overpay for players like some teams that are more aggressive do.  However, their system is designed to be a contending team year after year, not just go gung-ho for a Super Bowl and then bottom out for 10 years. ...

By James Pete To e-mail Steel Tradition about the Steelers, and possibly be included in a future wail, MAIL, send it to steeltradition@mvn.com, or pojorisin@gmail.com. We look forward to your e-mails! Here’s a look at some of the e-mail I’ve received about the Steelers since the 2008 NFL draft. One focus...

If healthy, McFarland good for Steelers  PA - The Jaguars needed a pass rusher to keep pace among AFC playoff teams and drafted not one but two. If I'm offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, ...

By BadMaafala Strengths: Dixon is a dual threat athlete who led his team to an 8-1 record before being injured, after which the team went 1-3. He was having an outstanding senior season, with 2700 total yards, completing 67.7% of his passes, and having a 20-4 TD to INT ratio. He has good height for an NFL QB, al...

By RickVa Chargers. Best team to have not won a championship in over 40 years! No Lombardi Trophies. Zip. Nada. Only trip to Super Bowl was when they upset the chokin' dog Steelers in '94. The Super Bowl was over halfway through the first quarter. But who knows? This may be the year. The Cubs are playing well to...

By BadMaafala After 2 no-brainers in the first 2 rounds, the Steelers made a more debatable pick with Bruce Davis. With no obvious BPA, they bypassed the DL prospects and honed in on a need for depth at OLB. Davis gives the Steelers a solid group of 6 LB’s, and he has a chance to be a decent starter in a few years.

By BadMaafala Analysis: As PB@BON said, it may take a year or two before he is ready to be a dominant receiver, so hold off on the top 5 offense talks for now. If he adjusts well to the NFL and continues to work hard, 2009’s offense of Parker/Mendenhall, Miller, Holmes, Sweed, and Ward in the slot (oh, and Roet...

By BadMaafala All value at OT was gone with 7 OT’s taken before our pick. Merling wouldn’t have been a great fit in the 3-4, although that didn’t stop the Dolphins from drafting him. The knock on Jenkins is that he can’t catch the ball, and we already have a couple CB’s that can’t catch, so I can see why we woul...

AFC North draft roundup Injuries did not scare the Pittsburgh Steelers away from NFL Draft prospects they felt were too good to pass up. Texas wide receiver Limas Sweed (2nd round) ... Mundy to join NFL Steelers Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By James Walker, ESPN.com Eschewing their most pressing need for the best available talent, the Steelers landed two offensive players, each of whom could have an immediate impact, writes James Walker.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 23. Pittsburgh Steelers Pick Rashard Mendenhall, RB Illinois, in ... AOL SPORTS, NY - Illinois RB Mendenhall is Steelers' top pick Centre Daily Times Steelers | Team preferred J. Stewart KFFL Illini's Mendenhall falls to Pittsburgh Chicago Tribune

Steelers plan to use Mendenhall - (Former) Denver Press Club Fantasy Football League Player

Mendenhall Looking Like a Good Fit for Steelers Offense - Steelers Gab

Rashard Mendenhall a Good Fit in Pittsburgh - Fantasy Football Mastermind

By Blitzburgh 3.  Finally, Mr. Kriewaldt. A two-time special teams captain and a reliable back-up and locker-room guy. Hard to kick good guys to the curb, but that's the nature of the business. Kriewaldt is no spring chicken and frankly, his value as a special-teams head-hunter has diminished in recent yea...

By TheMostViolentTeam Well, my spies in the Steelers organization took these pictures (aka, they were on the Steelers website).  Looks like Starks has started working out at the facility (this is from this weeks off-season work outs photo album--he was not in any of the previous ones) with the team.

By cgolden Farmer not only didn't play a game in the Black and Gold, he never even broke camp with the team. He was among the final cuts in training camp in 2000 and was picked up by the Bengals before the Steelers could sign him to the practice squad. Farmer played three seasons in Cincy and ended his career...

31 Reasons That Broncos Fans Should Not Feel Bad - Mile High Report

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By Blitzburgh 5) All I've read and been told is that Corey Williams is a great guy and a fabulous football player. I typically don't invest much of my little free time watching the NFC North so honestly, I have little to say about him. I have heard that he's really the prize addition of the offseason for the Bro...

By Blitzburgh Contract Status: Harrison is an Exclusive Rights Free Agent, meaning basically he's 'owned' by the Steelers and isn't able to take his services to the open market. If the Steelers want him, Harrison will be paid and have a chance to compete. It's unclear if Harrison will make the team in '08 a...

By cgolden 2007 Analysis: Troy suffered through a couple of different injuries and played in a career low 11 games. He also set a career low (not counting his rookie year, when he wasn't a starter) in tackles, sacks (0), and interceptions (0). Polamalu was still pretty effective when he was healthy but...

By cgolden I'm still not 100% sure on this story because it's not being reported by NFL.com, Steelers.com, ESPN, or the Post Gazette but the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is reporting that right now. The transition tag ensures that the Steelers can match any offer made to Starks throughout the free agenc...

By Head Coach Watching the old footage of Bradshaw throwing deep balls to Swann & Stallworth is something else.  Bradshaw had one hell of an arm and 2 awesome receivers that helped make him one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks.  We have had many quarterbacks since Bradshaw retired, Mark Malone, Mike T...

By James The Steelers have to establish the run.  Is Najeh Davenport a good back?  I think most Steelers’ fans have wondered that since Bill Cowher signed him to be the big back that the Steelers lacked after Jerome Bettis retired.  He has shown flashes of being that very back, but nobody really knows...

 PA - Steelers' Roethlisberger makes first Pro Bowl Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Steelers Sending 5 Players To Pro Bowl Pittsburgh Channel.com Five Steelers named to Pro Bowl Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh Channel.com

Carter will start for Steelers Thursday instead of Smith  PA - Injuries continue to mount for Steelers Steelers.com Steelers likely to miss Haggans, Marvel Smith Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Ed Bouchette's Steelers chat transcript 12/17/07 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Steelers' Marvel Smith, Taylor don't practice - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Opinion: Steelers Notebook: DE Smith might return Sunday vs. Browns - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - post-gazette.com

Steelers' Roethlisberger could have mammoth season - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Steelers short on long gains Jags to see Steelers' new Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Painful memories of Jags for Roethlisberger Washington Observer Reporter Jaguars benefit from preseason QB change Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Jags to see Steelers' new Roethlisberger By Scott Brown The Jaguars blitzed Ben Roethlisberger early and often when the Steelers visited Jacksonville last September, and it's not hard to figure out why. Steelers Notebook: Big Ben vs. Jaguars -- No fond memories Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Steelers cut RB Davenport - phillyBurbs.com

Report: Steelers release Davenport - nationalpost.com

Steelers' Davenport on trading block - ESPN

 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Aaron Smith has suffered a torn bicep that could require surgery, which would effectively end his season. Steelers lose Smith for rest of the season Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Steelers have what it takes to end Pats' run MSNBC - Pats hope Steelers game is memorable The Patriot Ledger Steelers vs Patriots: Win or Lose, Let It Not Be Decided By The ... Behind the Steel Curtain Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

AP PITTSBURGH: This game has been on the Pittsburgh Steelers' minds for weeks and, finally, they can talk about it. The Steelers (9-3) are convinced they can ruin New England's perfect season, and they were secretly rooting for the Patriots (12-0) to ...

Steelers remain work in progress  PA - By John Harris At 9-3, the Steelers have far exceeded the expectations that most everyone outside the organization had for first-year coach Mike Tomlin. Steelers still confident despite recent slip-ups Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Scott Brown Art Rooney II said the Steelers will consider installing some form of artificial turf at Heinz Field after the season but added that the team has not ruled out staying with the DD Grassmaster surface that is currently used.

Grass is good in Pittsburgh - RealFootball365.com

Steelers say grass surface has natural appeal - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Opinion: Steelers weighing field options following a Monday night mess - USA Today - usatoday.com

By Jeffrey Boswell(jeffreyboswell@sports-central.org) This team could make history," says New England special teams great Larry "H to the" Izzo. "Sure, we could go undefeated and win the Super Bowl. But I think a game in which the spread equals the over/under would truly cement the legacy of this team." Pittsburgh wins, 27-9.

Steelers' Faneca fights off hard feelings  PA - Faneca has played at his usual high level, even though he reported to training camp in July as a reluctant Steeler at best. Chiropractor Uses Untraditional Treatment To Relieve Steelers ... WPXI.com

The Never Ending Question of the Steelers Offensive Line - Behind the Steel Curtain

Opinion: Steelers Fans, Let's Help Send Ike Taylor To Honolulu - Behind the Steel Curtain - Behind the Steel Curtain

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Ben leads comeback as Steelers take command in AFC North You know, the ones that lost eight straight times to the Steelers ... the team that committed four penalties on one play earlier in the season ... the team that was destroyed by Pittsburgh two months ago ... the team that traded its starting ...

Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Cleveland Browns led the Steelers 7-3 at the end of the first quarter and were poised to increase that lead with a second down at the one to start the second quarter.

By Chris Maier Defensively, the game was a near disaster.  The Steelers ran and passed at will proving the Bengals defense is ranked 27th or worse against both the run and pass for reason.  After getting a stop on the game’s first drive, the Bengal defense didn’t force another punt the rest of the game.   Eac...

By Chris Maier Defensively, the game was a near disaster.  The Steelers ran and passed at will proving the Bengals defense is ranked 27th or worse against both the run and pass for reason.  After getting a stop on the game’s first drive, the Bengal defense didn’t force another punt the rest of the game.   Eac...

By Kirkendall The status report for both teams. Pittsburgh Steelers Out: DE Aaron Smith (knee) Doubtful: S Ryan Clark (abdomen), CB Bryant McFadden (ankle) Probable: LB Clint Kriewaldt (shoulder) Fantastic Four Against the Steelers Primer Against the Steelers

A lot of that kind of gets blown out of proportion" Carson Palmer called Dick LeBeau the best defensive coordinator in the NFL. T.J. Houshmandzadeh said the Steelers haven't faced an offense like the one the Bengals will trot out Sunday, but he quickly added ... via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By TheSportsGuru Let's see....How can I start this off??  I know.  Let me start by saying I will never, ever apologize for a win.  They are too damn hard to come by in the NFL to weigh the validity.  The Pittsburgh Steelers are a good football team and the Broncos are trying to get back to the business of being a good foot...

If we look past this game, and look to whoever we have next week, we're idiots" The Pittsburgh Steelers last visit to Denver for the AFC championship game less than two years ago changed a lot of people's perceptions about the team. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By James Later, in the second half, Pittsburgh sustained another drive, and Roeth hit Jerame Tuman in the right side of the endzone, for a nine-yard TD pass.  It’s the third tight end to catch a touchdown for Pittsburgh, and the fifth TE TD overall.  Tuman was in the game due to Matt Spaeth’s quad injur...

The newest Steeler also is one of the smallest players on the team. But the 5-foot-8, 178-pound return specialist/cornerback has blazing speed and is the one guy in the Steelers' locker room that could hang with Willie Parker in a foot race.

Reed boots Steelers past Panthers  - Steelers take battle of backups with Panthers Myrtle Beach Sun News Steelers stop Carolina, 19-3 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Steelers show little in last preseason game Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Steelers Training Camp: Tomlin's first camp was tough on the players Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Steelers Training Camp Video: On to the South Side Pittsburgh Post Gazette Steelers Notebook: Parker will play against Redskins Pittsburgh Post Gazette

2007 NFL Draft Steelers Review  PA - After two days and eight new players, the Steelers had what I would consider a solid but not spectacular draft. They started off with a very good pick in Lawrence Timmons. Steelers take FSU linebacker Patriot-News all 2 news articles

A fire-breathing, pass-rushing defensive end such Clemson's Gaines Adams or Arkansas' Jamaal Anderson would be nice, but both will be gone before the Steelers select with the 15th pick. If the Steelers want to draft a defensive end in the first round, ...

 PA - Chuck Noll, however, will be very much on the sideline when the Indianapolis Colts play the Chicago Bears in the same city where the Hall of Famer led the Steelers to their third world championship in 1979. Colts coach Tony Dungy has made that ...

There have to be even more ridiculous mismatches somewhere in this National Football League, but you'd have a hard time persuading anyone who has watched eight quarters of Steelers-Ravens in the past month to search for one. The Steelers' third-down ...

Harris: Steelers getting defensive Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Head to Head: Saints WR Marques Colston vs. Steelers CB Bryant ... Pittsburgh Post Gazette Game 9 Matchup: Steelers vs. Saints Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Beaver County Times

By John Harris. When Steelers running back Fast Willie Parker turns into Talkative Willie Parker, people listen. And when the Quiet One takes time to discuss the recent problems with the team's running game, he does so with a sad smile.