http://www.post-gazette.com/steelers/ Steelers coverage / NFL news en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:59:13 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015421-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml QB Matt Cassel has had to run an offense that lost its top running back and wide receiver. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015412-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml DETROIT -- A Cleveland Browns fan held up a sign that read "No Fun Losing" during their latest loss. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015416-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Few NFL teams have the kind of history combined with a large fan base as do the Steelers. One comes close: the Green Bay Packers. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015417-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml In the so-called Miracle at the Meadowlands, New York Giants coach John McVay calls for a handoff from quarterback Joe Piscarcik to running back Larry Csonka on third-and-2 at the Philadelphia 29, leading 17-12, with less than 30 seconds remaining. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015420-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml It is unlikely any of the Steelers who will play in Kansas City today have heard of Dave Smith, a former wide receiver who played three of his five National Football League seasons with the Steelers, beginning in 1970. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015422-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Suddenly, the big pass play has disappeared from the Steelers offense. After torturing opposing secondaries with long passes in the first six games, the Steelers are finding them harder to come by than swine flu shots. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015498-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Considering that Madden NFL 2010 cover boy Troy Polamalu will miss time today because of his second knee injury of the season, it's fair to say that if you didn't believe in such jinxes before, you're at least taking the time to reconsider your stance this morning. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1015255-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Willie Colon belted out Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Put it this way: As a singer, he is a right oh-ffensive tackle. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1015256-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Last April, upon its public unveiling, Keyaron Fox was a mite juiced. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1015316-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015068-286.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml You don't need me advising you to start Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson, or to bench Bruce Gradkowski and Mike Furrey. So I'll leave the obvious recommendations to the network bozos and focus instead on players typically on the bubble of most fantasy lineups. Here are my picks to roll, and get rolled, in Week 11. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014933-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml It is bounce-back time for Big Ben, his coach says, and that often means trouble for an opposing defense. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:45:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014932-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml The fans in Houston always have hated the Titans, identifying them as the team that left town without looking back. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014955-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml The federal government yesterday asked for former Steelers Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount to be held in default on more than $600,000 in back taxes that he owes. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014793-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Steelers linebacker James Harrison told the Post-Gazette today he was fined $5,000 by the NFL for punching Cincinnati offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth Sunday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014661-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Guard Chris Kemoeatu likes nothing better than to block for the run. It remains his forte, a big reason Sports Illustrated chose him to its midseason All-Pro team. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014656-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Bumping into a Rooney at a film festival probably should never be considered surprising, and now that Hollywood producer Thomas Tull owns a chunk of the Steelers, the incidence of Rooney sightings Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014666-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml If LeBron James truly believes he can help the Cleveland Browns, coach Eric Mangini has an orange helmet waiting for him. "I think he should come on down," Mangini said, smiling. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500