Takeaways: this game had ’em, this season has them in abundance, the Steelers defense like Rolling Rock has 33, and I’ve got many. Maybe not 33 like they do, but here goes… The fake punt was a mistake, doesn’t matter whose fault it is, doesn’t matter who took the blame. The takeaway is: even when...
Wk 14 recap Steelers vs Browns: Who Are These Guys?
I’d wager that, in the Summer of 2018, a large percentage of even diehard football fans of your Pittsburgh Steelers had next to no idea who half the guys who played yesterday were. Devlin Hodges Deon Cain Telvin Jones Benny Snell Kerrith Whyte Jaylen Samuels Nick Vannett Matt Feiler B.J. Finney Diontae Johnson Steven Nelson...
Wk 13 recap Steelers at Bengals: Rudolph’s Last Stand
Rudolph’s Last Stand: A Microcosm Someday, long after Paul Brown Stadium is demolished and long after the 0-16 Cincinnati Bengals of 2019 are forgotten, they’ll have a National Park dedicated to the site of the last Mason Rudolph pass. Visitors will get a Gettysburg-style pictograph to show them the positions of both sides of the...
A Long Look at the 2020 Steelers Offseason
by Scunge Let us turn our attention to the upcoming offseason, of 2020, and how difficult it is going to be. I can’t remember a time that the Steelers had so many players up for free agency, both as unrestricted, restricted free agents or playing in the last year of their contracts. These are the...
Wk 11 recap Steelers at Browns: Purgatory
Purgatory. Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Somewhere between Hell and the sublime. Ladies and gentlemen: your 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers! I am an not an NFL coach, but if I were, I’d try to build a team based around making the best decisions for each player. It is hard to treat...