Monday Evening Quarterback - Preseason

Posted Sun, 08/10/2008 - 00:00 by Hardnosed

Football is back.
Fall is almost here.
And a new season of Monday Evening Quarterback begins with a special Sunday Evening Edition.

Anatomy of a Winner

 
The Head

Bruce Arians took a lot of flak as a play caller last season, and rightfully so.  His strength has always been teaching and play design, not playing chess on Sunday afternoons.

Well, there's a new play caller this season and his name is Ben Roethlisberger.

Setting the Steelers' Draft Board - 2008

Posted Mon, 04/21/2008 - 00:00 by Hardnosed

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

In 2007's version of this article, I made the following statement:

"For too long, Bill Cowher retained serviceable journeymen as backups instead of young, developmental players with future starter potential. That's a great philosophy for generating stability, but it's lousy for restocking a roster with players who can be developed into future starters."

A year later and the same problem exists.

SteelerFury draft coverage exclusive. Walter Cherepinsky

Posted Thu, 03/27/2008 - 00:00 by Iron_City

As we approach the draft, I wanted to do something a little different and get an outsiders point of view  about some draft philosophies and prospects with respect to the Pittsburgh Steelers. One draft site I like to look at and sort through mock drafts and analysis is www.walterfootball.com. There are thousands of sites out there, but theres alot of stuff on this one I tend to agree with and and I like the '09 projections as well. The site creator of www.walterfootball.com , Walter Cherepinsky, was kind enough to give an exclusive draft interview to SteelerFury.

34 DEFENSE: A GENERAL PRIMER

Posted Mon, 01/21/2008 - 01:00 by Iron_City

The 34 defense has been used in the NFL for decades.  Wikipedia reports that at least one team that played in every superbowl from 1980 to 1993 ran some version of a base 34 defense.

COVER 2 DEFENSE: A GENERAL PRIMER

Posted Mon, 01/21/2008 - 01:00 by Iron_City

For years,  the NFL has widely been known as copycat league.  Modern day schemes evolve and vary week to week in hopes to countering specific offensive plays,  players,  and tendencies.  Modern day coaches who have achieved success have roots firmly embedded in coaching trees of past innovators.

Monday Evening Quarterback - January 7, 2008

Posted Mon, 01/07/2008 - 01:00 by Hardnosed

 

A Long Offseason Ahead

No season of football ends painlessly, unless there is confetti, a trophy and a parade. This season is no different, and the fact that the Steelers engineered a remarkable comeback before losing made the loss to the Jaguars even more difficult to take.

Monday Evening Quarterback - December 31, 2007

Posted Mon, 12/31/2007 - 01:00 by Hardnosed

Special Edition - MEQB's Regular Season Grades

The Steelers wrapped up their season with a poor loss at Baltimore, a game where both sides had a large number of players sitting out. While the offense was predictably pedestrian without Ben Roethlisberger, the defense allowed a third string quarterback and third and fourth string running backs to put up 27 points.

Still, the playoffs await. A home game against Jacksonville on Saturday night allows the team to start with a clean slate. Playoff football is a whole new game, and a whole new season.

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