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Mike Batista

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Name: Mike Batista
Date registered: November 19, 2012

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Pittsburgh Steelers blogger since 2007

Latest posts

  1. Pittsburgh Steelers: Ranking the Top 10 Tall Receivers in the 2014 NFL Draft — April 13, 2014
  2. Pittsburgh Steelers 2014 Mock Draft 2.0: Full 7-Round Predictions and Analysis — April 6, 2014
  3. Pittsburgh Steelers: LeGarrette Blount Signing Is Surprisingly Bold Move — March 30, 2014
  4. Pittsburgh Steelers: Will Emmanuel Sanders’ Exit End the Curse of the No. 88? — March 16, 2014
  5. Pittsburgh Steelers Can Re-Sign Jason Worilds Without Any Painful Cuts — March 2, 2014

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Pittsburgh Steelers: Ranking the Top 10 Tall Receivers in the 2014 NFL Draft

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2014 NFL Draft, 2014 Offseason, AFC North, Offense, Pittsburgh Steelers, SteelerAddicts, Tight Ends, Wide Receivers

April 13, 2014

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Perhaps Ben Roethlisberger is on to something when he expresses his desire for a tall wide receiver. Eight of the NFL’s top 10 in receiving yards in 2013 stood at least 6’3″. Antonio Brown and DeSean Jackson, both 5’10″, were the only exceptions. Of the 13 players who caught at least 10 touchdown passes in …

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Pittsburgh Steelers 2014 Mock Draft 2.0: Full 7-Round Predictions and Analysis

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2014 Mock Draft, 2014 Offseason, AFC North, Defense, Defensive Line, Linebackers, Offense, Pittsburgh Steelers, Secondary, SteelerAddicts, Tight Ends, Wide Receivers

April 6, 2014

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When we released our first 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers mock draft two months ago, we knew the NFL Scouting Combine might shuffle the draft board. What we didn’t know is that the Steelers would be uncharacteristically active in free agency. So far they’ve signed seven players who were with other teams last season. That’s more players …

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Pittsburgh Steelers: LeGarrette Blount Signing Is Surprisingly Bold Move

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2014 Offseason, AFC North, Free Agency, Offense, Pittsburgh Steelers, Running Backs, SteelerAddicts

March 30, 2014

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The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t going out like lambs this March. In recent years, the Steelers have bid a reluctant farewell to some of their most iconic veterans. They’ve said their share of goodbyes this March, as well, but no one’s shedding any tears. Rather, the water is flowing from the splash the Steelers have made …

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Pittsburgh Steelers: Will Emmanuel Sanders’ Exit End the Curse of the No. 88?

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2014 Offseason, AFC North, Free Agency, Pittsburgh Steelers, SteelerAddicts, Steelers News, Uniforms, Wide Receivers

March 16, 2014

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Now that Emmanuel Sanders is gone, the Pittsburgh Steelers must retire the No. 88. Not because Sanders deserves the honor, but rather because that uniform number is cursed. Those digits seem to weave their way into Steelers misfortune whenever they get together. Isn’t it fitting that Sanders signed with the Denver Broncos, of all teams, …

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Pittsburgh Steelers Can Re-Sign Jason Worilds Without Any Painful Cuts

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2014 Offseason, AFC North, Contracts, Defense, Free Agency, Linebackers, Pittsburgh Steelers, SteelerAddicts

March 2, 2014

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The Pittsburgh Steelers’ salary-cap noose, which had been tight enough to choke even the most pencil-thin neck, is a whole lot more comfortable now that the NFL has increased the cap to $133 million. That’s $10 million more than last season and nearly $7 million more than the projection. This is the Steelers’ biggest stroke …

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2014 NFL Draft: Pittsburgh Steelers’ Wish List Remains Intact After Combine

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2014 NFL Draft, 2014 Offseason, AFC North, Defense, Defensive Line, Offense, Pittsburgh Steelers, Secondary, SteelerAddicts, Wide Receivers

February 28, 2014

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No matter how much anyone’s stock rose at the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine, all the players at the top of the Steelers board remain within their reach in the 2014 NFL draft. Sure, not everyone among Mike Evans, Justin Gilbert, Darqueze Dennard, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Calvin Pryor and Louis Nix will be available when the …

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Ranking the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 7 Worst Drafts Since 2000

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2014 Offseason, AFC North, Pittsburgh Steelers, SteelerAddicts

February 24, 2014

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The Pittsburgh Steelers’ two-year playoff absence is their longest since Kevin Colbert became the team’s director of football operations in 2000. Part of the problem is their recent drafts. Many of them are among the Steelers’ seven worst drafts since 2000. Not every draft on this list was a bad one. This is just the …

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Ranking the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Top 7 Drafts Since 2000

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2014 NFL Draft, 2014 Offseason, AFC North, Pittsburgh Steelers, SteelerAddicts

February 22, 2014

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The football world has descended upon Indianapolis this week for the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine. When all the bench presses, vertical leaps and 40-yard dash times for the 335 combine participants are recorded, the buildup to the 2014 NFL draft will kick into high gear. Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert, who began his scouting …

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5 Mistakes the Pittsburgh Steelers Must Avoid During the 2014 Offseason

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2014 NFL Draft, AFC North, Contracts, Defense, Defensive Line, Free Agency, Linebackers, Offense, Pittsburgh Steelers, Roster Cuts, SteelerAddicts, Wide Receivers

February 17, 2014

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have a lot of decisions to make between now and the start of training camp. If too many of those decisions are the wrong decisions, they’ll be no better than a .500 football team for the third year in a row in 2014. Kevin Colbert, Mike Tomlin and the Rooneys can get …

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Could the Pittsburgh Steelers Draft Michael Sam?

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2014 NFL Draft, AFC North, Defense, Defensive Line, Linebackers, Pittsburgh Steelers, SteelerAddicts

February 14, 2014

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What are the chances that Michael Sam could be in a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform next season? If the Steelers draft the Missouri defensive end, it wouldn’t be for the sake of having the NFL’s first openly gay player, it would be for the sake of an aging defense that declined rapidly in 2013. That brings …

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