The Pittsburgh Steelers of 2019 are writing a story for themselves that defies the odds. It features a defense that has been transformed since the arrival of Minkah Fitzpatrick and just enough contributions from its young QB and its special teams. What that defense did yesterday was obvious: they took Jared Goff’s soul, buried Sean McVay’s...
Wk 9 Recap Colts at Steelers: The Indy .500
It was a win Vince Lombardi would have loved. I mean, he’s the one who coined the phrase, “Winning isn’t everything… it’s the only thing”, right? A win is a win is a win is a win. Not only that, but it gets this team somehow, someway to the .500 mark, after a disastrous 1-4 start....
Wk8 recap Dolphins at Steelers: Growing Pains
We understood that things with a young quarterback weren’t likely to be easy, and especially so with one coming off getting KTFO in his most recent appearance–some three weeks earlier. In fact, if you heard last week’s podcast, you know that I was probably the least surprised person in the world on Monday night, when the...
Wk 6 Recap Steelers at Chargers: Deja Vu All Over Again
Other than bad officiating on purpose, nothing chafes my sense of righteousness like bad behavior and stupid philosophies being rewarded. The NFL changed its game to reward scaredy-cat QBs who couldn’t take a hit, dumped the ball off underneath, and would never take chances with the football. Now, they’re all the rage and statistically superior to...
Wk 5 recap Ravens at Steelers: Shame, Shame, Shame!
You can blame coaching and the mistakes early in the game all you want: this game was STOLEN from the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Defense ended this game like champions. The offense made plays to erase the lead and went ahead in Q4 with their 3rd string, rookie UDFA QB. The Special teams cost the team...