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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: 5 Burning Questions Heading into 2014 Training Camp — July 21, 2014
  2. Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-Man Roster Projection — June 24, 2014
  3. How Does Maurkice Pouncey Compare to Great Pittsburgh Steelers Centers of the Past? — June 16, 2014
  4. Chuck Noll’s Teaching Skills Helped Change Steelers History — June 14, 2014
  5. Grading the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2013 Draft a Year Later — June 9, 2014

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Pittsburgh Steelers: 5 Burning Questions Heading into 2014 Training Camp

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2014 Offseason, 2014 Training Camp, AFC North, Defense, Latrobe, Linebackers, Offense, Offensive Line, Pittsburgh Steelers, SteelerAddicts, Wide Receivers

July 21, 2014

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For the second year in a row, Pittsburgh Steelers fans were subjected to a longer offseason than expected. That’s what happens when the Steelers don’t make the playoffs and the season ends in December. Nearly seven of those eight excruciating months have passed, and the appetizer to the Steelers’ long-awaited 2014 season will be served …

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Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-Man Roster Projection

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2014 Offseason, AFC North, Defense, Defensive Line, Depth Chart, Kickers, Linebackers, Offense, Offensive Line, Pittsburgh Steelers, Practice Squad, Quarterbacks, Roster Cuts, Running Backs, Secondary, Special Teams, SteelerAddicts, Tight Ends, Training Camp Roster, Wide Receivers

June 24, 2014

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Summer vacation has begun for the NFL and the 90 players trying to make the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2014 roster. The Steelers coaching staff got a look at those players at organized team activities and minicamp. Now there’s a respite before training camp begins July 25 at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA. The picture will …

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How Does Maurkice Pouncey Compare to Great Pittsburgh Steelers Centers of the Past?

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2014 Offseason, AFC North, Contracts, Offense, Offensive Line, Pittsburgh Steelers, SteelerAddicts

June 16, 2014

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How much does Maurkice Pouncey mean to the Pittsburgh Steelers? One woman’s face said it all. When Pouncey went down after David DeCastro’s wayward block in last year’s season opener, it was an emotional punch to the gut for the Steelers and their fans. Pouncey was taken off the field on a flatbed cart, and …

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Chuck Noll’s Teaching Skills Helped Change Steelers History

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2014 Offseason, AFC North, Coaches, Hall of Fame, NFL News, Pittsburgh Steelers, SteelerAddicts, Steelers News

June 14, 2014

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Chuck Noll’s death on Friday at the age of 82 was hardly a surprise. He had been in poor health for a number of years. But couldn’t he have had just one more Father’s Day? Noll was more than just a football coach. Unlike many of today’s NFL coaches, he wasn’t working 18-hour days and …

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Grading the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2013 Draft a Year Later

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2013 NFL Draft, 2014 Offseason, AFC North, Defense, Depth Chart, Linebackers, Offense, Pittsburgh Steelers, Practice Squad, Quarterbacks, Report Cards, Running Backs, Secondary, SteelerAddicts, Wide Receivers

June 9, 2014

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The meter is running on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2013 draft class. At a time when the Steelers need immediate contributions from their rookies because of all the holes in their roster, even more will be expected from their second-year players in 2014. Pundits have handed out letter grades like candy to each NFL team’s 2014 …

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How Much Would Expanded NFL Playoffs Help the Pittsburgh Steelers?

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2014 Offseason, AFC North, AFC Playoff Picture, Pittsburgh Steelers, SteelerAddicts

June 1, 2014

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Most fans don’t want expanded NFL playoffs. And Roger Goodell doesn’t care. Principal Goodell tried to ram expanded playoffs down everyone’s throat for 2014, but the matter wasn’t voted upon at the owners meetings in Atlanta. Expanded playoffs are coming, though, probably by 2015. So enjoy one last year of the NFL as we know …

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Pittsburgh Steelers: Are Martavis Bryant and Ben Roethlisberger Compatible?

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

May 20, 2014

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Super Bowl-winning quarterback, 32, height-weight proportionate, seeks tall wide receiver who’s down to earth but has a high vertical leap. Must have amazing hands to fulfill my red zone fantasies. I like long walks along the Allegheny River, no-huddle offenses and clean pockets. I love to travel, especially to Cleveland, Cincinnati and Baltimore. I work hard and …

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Pittsburgh Steelers Beef Up Defensive Line in 2014 NFL Draft

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

May 14, 2014

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Cornerback, cornerback, cornerback. That’s what most Steelers followers were thinking in the weeks leading up to the 2014 NFL draft. Now, if the Steelers accomplish their mission, everyone will be thinking defensive line, defensive line, defensive line when they look back on this draft. The Steelers didn’t get that fast, sleek, shiny new Lamborghini of …

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Pittsburgh Steelers Pull Rare Surprise, Repeat History by Drafting Ryan Shazier

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

May 12, 2014

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Raise your hand if you seriously thought the Pittsburgh Steelers would draft Ryan Shazier after the first 14 picks were made in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft. Didn’t think so. This was the Steelers’ most dramatic, unpredictable first-round move since they traded up to take Santonio Holmes in 2006. In recent years, …

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What Were the Pittsburgh Steelers Thinking Drafting Dri Archer?

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2014 NFL Draft, 2014 Offseason, AFC North, Offense, Pittsburgh Steelers, Running Backs, Special Teams, SteelerAddicts, Steelers News, Wide Receivers

May 10, 2014

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Dri Archer? Really? The Pittsburgh Steelers punctuated a 51-pick wait Friday night on Day 2 of the 2014 NFL Draft to take this guy? The Steelers used their third-round compensatory pick, No. 97 overall, on Archer. The 5’8″, 173-pounder from Kent State has been listed as both a running back and a wide receiver. Archer …

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