Turnovers & Injuries

The Steelers take a shaky 2-1 record into Houston for another AFC test on the road after escaping Indianapolis 23-20 this past Sunday. The Steelers were heavily favored to trounce the winless Colts, but the Steelers had to score three times in the fourth quarter to win the game. Turnovers have plagued the Steelers this season, and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been in the middle of most of them. He has thrown 4 interceptions and lost 4 fumbles on sacks this year. There is also a sudden inability to run the football as well for the Steelers. They ran the ball 28 times for 67 yards against the Colts and only have 257 yards after three games and averaging 3.3 yards per carry this year. " That is not Steelers football." I know this is a passing league now, and the NFL is at a record setting pace as far as scoring, but you need to be able to run the ball to control the clock, and you need to be able to run the ball in December when it's cold out and it's a little bit harder to put the ball in the air as much. The Steelers have also lost another 3 offensive linemen, and it's not immediately known how long those injuries will keep them out. A scary stat to take notice to, the Steelers have 10 turnovers and only 1 takeaway in three games, not too good. The positive thing to take from all of this is that the Steelers have not yet played a complete mistake free game yet, and that could be scary for upcoming opponents. LETS GO STEELERS...

It wasn't easy...

Well, the Steelers got past the Colts Sunday night, and it wasn't easy. The Colts knew that they were dealing with a vulnerable offensive line in the Steelers, and they took advantage. The two defensive ends for the Colts, Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis caused havoc all night for Big Ben causing two fumbles, returning one of them for a touchdown. Steelers did take a big hit from an injury standpoint losing three starters- left tackle Jonathan Scott, right guard Doug Legursky, and right tackle Marcus Gilbert all left the game with injuries, and their availability is uncertain for Sundays game at Houston. The big question is still being asked, how is our O-line going to last if we're already this banged up 3rd game into the season? On a positive note wide receiver Mike Wallace had another outstanding game with a 81 yard touchdown catch and a total of 144 yards on the night. Pro bowl safety Troy Polomalu looks like the reigning Defensive player of the year again scoring a defensive touchdown on a James Harrison strip sack. Troy was in the Colt's backfield all night long, so as long as he stays healthy the Steelers defense should remain at the top of the heap...

Bounce-back win enthuses...

The Steelers find themselves in an early tie with the Ravens, as Pittsburgh travels to Indianapolis to play the Colts this Sunday night. Now, coach Mike Tomlin is trying to keep the memory of their 35-7 shellacking in Baltimore alive, to drive them even harder. He keeps mentioning the loss to his players, even right after their resounding 24-0 shutout victory at home this past Sunday to the Seahawks. The Steelers find another soft landing pad as they continue to rebound off their season opener loss to Baltimore. The two players to watch this week are wide receiver Mike Wallace and rookie right tackle Marcus Gilbert. Marcus Gilbert will have his hands full with Colts DE Robert Mathis rushing QB Ben Roethlisberger all night long. The pressure amps up this week in a noisy dome against Mathis, a nine year veteran with an array of pass-rush moves and who is an expert at getting under the pads of an offensive line. Another player to watch is the exciting speed star Mike Wallace who has five consecutive regular season games with more than 100 yards. He caught eight passes for 126 yards against Seattle and scored a touchdown. He looks to have another huge game against a depleted secondary in the Colts. Prediction: 34-13 STEELERS....

Can the Steelers take advantage of a Peytonless Colts team ???

This Sunday night the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Indianapolis to take on the Colts in a prime time Sunday night game. The Colts will be without their MVP quarterback Peyton Manning. The Steelers should be able to take full advantage of this game and apply a lot of pressure on back-up QB Kerry Collins and their "now" sluggish offense. But this game is no gimmie by any means. The Colts are coming off of two very disappointing losses and look to get their season back on track by beating a solid team in the Steelers. Big Ben better bring his A game, GO STEELERS.....

Seahawk Down...

Steelers got back on track this past Sunday with a 24-0 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Although the Steelers left a lot of potentially big plays out on the field, they still posted a pretty dominating performance. The defense gained their swagger back with a shutout, which was the first shutout of this 2011 NFL season. The performance they gave was a critic silencer and should give the Steelers good momentum moving forward. If Pittsburgh stays healthy and can continue to improve they will be a very difficult team to beat. A lot of people think that the Steelers run at championships is over, but the Steelers are using that criticism motivation to fuel the beast....

Seahawk fans still crying...

This Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the Seattle Seahawks in their home opener at Heinz field. The Steelers are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Ravens so " look out " Seattle. The Seahawks  and their fans are still very bitter about their 2005 Super Bowl loss to the Steelers, blaming the refs for a lot of bad calls in that game. Time to get over it Seattle... The Steelers are a very proud group of professionals and they are gunning for a dominating performance to send a message out to the whole NFL. There is no game planning for this game, just hit them and hit them hard. I look for the Steelers to put up big points against the Seahawks to prove to the rest of the league and to themselves that they are still one of the elite teams in the NFL. This is really the perfect scenario for the Steelers to get back on track and get their season pointed in the right direction. GO STEELERS......

" And the hits just keep on coming."

The Pittsburgh Steelers took another devastating blow on Sunday after the loss to the Baltimore Ravens, starting offensive tackle Willie Colon will be out for the season with a torn bicep. Willie was sidelined all of last year too with an Achilles injury. This is bad news for the Steelers because they are already very weak on their interior line. Steelers got rid of Max Starks in the off season hoping for Willie to have a big impact and help out the O-line. 2nd round pick Marcus Gilbert will most likely get the start this coming Sunday against the Seahawks. Gilbert played with pro bowl center Maurkice Pouncey at the university of Florida, so the Steelers are hoping that those two will gel good together and help solidify this line for the future. Hopefully Pittsburgh can overcome another disappointing injury yet once again...

Monday after

Well, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to Baltimore... To say they lost is a big understatement, they got destroyed. The big question is being asked now, "why didn't they make any moves in the off season." If you look at the big teams in the AFC, the Patriots, Jets, and the Ravens, they all made moves in the off season to improve their team, Pittsburgh DID NOT! The Steelers are the 5th oldest defense in NFL history, and they definitely looked like it on Sunday. It only is the first game of the season but there are several concerns after a divisional thrashing against their biggest rival. Pittsburgh turned the ball over seven times, and the Ravens took advantage. The Steelers made Baltimore look like a Super Bowl caliber team. The Steelers have one eight straight opening day games, which is 4th most in NFL history, but that streak came to an embarrassing stop in Baltimore. It is a long season, but the big question is, can the Steelers compete for another championship....

Lets kick this season of right....

The NFL season kicks off tonight with the last two year Super Bowl champions, the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints. Should be a great Thursday night game for all of us football viewers. But if your like me and you look for the old school "rock em sock em" games, then you have to be excited about the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens Sunday afternoon game. Two of the best defenses going head to head to kick off their season, wow, this is going to be classic. Either one of these teams have a legit shot at going to the Super Bowl, and the Steelers are itching to get back for the third time in four years. GO STEELERS...

Rivalry Week

The NFL season kicks off this week with some great week 1 match ups. The one game that has most peoples attention is the AFC North rivalry game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens. This matchup has turned in to one of the most physical matchups in the game of football. So bring your hard hats to this one because its gonna be epic.