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Steelers fully prepared to handle this offseason & the future

February 22, 2012 Posted by SteelerAddicts

Even with all the hype surrounding the Steelers this offseason; Todd Haley, Ben Roethlisberger, Free Agency, who’s running the team, the Steelers are not in any worse shape than they are in any other year organizationally speaking. Sure they are working their way out of a tricky salary cap situation but it’s not as hopeless as it was made out to be initially. The front office knows exactly what they’re doing with player contracts, the draft, and pretty much everything else that involves running the franchise.

For some reason there is this notion that this offseason is so much different than previous years, that the Steelers are somehow potentially in trouble in the future with the salary cap. The Rooney’s and Kevin Colbert have not steered us wrong in the past so we shouldn’t be worried now about how things are going now.  Every year no matter what the cap is, no matter who leaves or comes into the franchise, they always field a competitive team with a solid coaching staff. Ok, I know the whole Bruce Arians thing is debatable but we’ve beaten that horse long enough.

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Oh happy day! Roethlisberger & Haley finally meet

February 21, 2012 Posted by SteelerAddicts

The day we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! The Steeler Nation can rest easy now that Big Ben and new offensive coordinator Todd Haley finally met today according to Post Gazette’s Ed Bouchette via twitter: @EdBouchette News many have waited for: Ben & #steelers new OC Todd Haley finally met, sat down and talked.

It’s been nothing short of amazing how much media attention this whole insignificant saga has gotten since Haley was formally introduced at a press conference earlier this month. Twitter, Facebook, the water cooler, the line at the grocery store, everybody and their brother has been wondering when it would happen.  You couldn’t go a day without somebody talking about it.

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Bouchette talks Wallace, Big Ben, Haley, & Free Agency

February 21, 2012 Posted by SteelerAddicts

Ed Bouchette’s latest chat on 93.7 The Fan.  We’ve highlighted a few of the key topics covered on the Vinnie & Cook show today, and of course be sure to listen to the full show:

Mike Wallace: Ed feels there’s definite danger of losing Mike Wallace but nothing definite yet, and that franchising Wallace is not going to happen.

The team will still tender Wallace  $2.7 million so they will get a first round pick in this years’ draft if he’s signed away by another team.  They could also opt to match whatever offer he potentially gets and still be able to keep them.

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Rooney II always has the Steelers under control

February 17, 2012 Posted by SteelerAddicts

This whole offseason for the Steelers has been more of a circus than most of us can probably remember in a long time, if ever.  At least that’s how it appears from the outside right? Who really hired Todd Haley? Does Ben think he should have had more say in who was hired as the new OC? That’s just the tip of the ice berg as we all know but the fact is that Art Rooney II is the president, he can call the shots any way he chooses. He shouldn’t have to answer to the media, fans, or anyone else to justify his decisions or that of his coaches. He’s got the entire team well under control just like always.

In an article on Thursday in the Pittsburgh Trib by Rob Rossi, Rooney addresses some of the recent questions that everybody has been asking:  “I can`t say what people on the outside think, but (Tomlin) picks his staff,” Rooney told the Tribune-Review.  “Mike picks his staff, like I said, so he should talk about it in public,” Rooney said in a wide-ranging interview. “The head coach should do the talking in that situation, not the owner.”

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Recent media interviews by Steelers officials & players

February 17, 2012 Posted by SteelerAddicts

The Steelers have been fairly quiet since the season ended, in terms of media interviews and news announcements. That all began to change within the last week as Steelers GM Kevin Colbert has been making the rounds with the local Pittsburgh media to talk about the offseason.  With so much speculation surrounding the hiring of Todd Haley, comments by Ben Roethlisberger, and the speculation of a power struggle in the front office, Colbert puts all that and more into perspective.  He puts to rest any concerns about who is in control, who makes decisions, who hired who, how the salary cap is being handled and much more.  Basically if you’ve heard one interview you’ve heard them all but each is interesting to listen to nonetheless if you’re a Steelers junkie like we are.

All the questions asked in virtually every interview center around the following:

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The REAL Scoop on Ben and Haley

February 16, 2012 Posted by SteelerAddicts

If there is anything that is causing anxiety in this 2012 offseason of discontent in Pittsburgh, it’s the suddenly building animosity between two guys who have yet to meet. This is at least, what is being portrayed by the Pittsburgh Media and many websites like this one as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and new Offensive Coordinator Todd Haley have yet to meet face to face.

I have news for you Steelers’ fans. The joke is on us and Ben and Haley are the pranksters laughing themselves silly over this brewing cauldron of speculation in the local media. They read the papers and listen to the radio like you and I do so why wouldn’t they want to have a little fun at our expense? (more…)

Kevin Colbert talks with KDKA about the Steelers offseason.

February 15, 2012 Posted by SteelerAddicts

Steelers GM Kevin Colbert joined KDKA this morning to talk about the pertinent topics at hand facing the team this offseason. Key talking points include Hines Ward, in which Colbert mentioned there still has not been a decision made on his future. He talks about making sure you do the right thing and be sensitive to all those involved including the players in the locker room when it comes to such a great player like Hines. “Ultimately our job is to win a championship and we have to make the decisions that will give us the best chance to do that.”

He can’t speculate how far the team will be over the salary cap by the March 13th deadline because the league will not give out the final cap number for 2012 until the first week of March.

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Blitzburgh Radio Podast with Matt Finucane of ArrowAddict.com

February 14, 2012 Posted by SteelerAddicts

BRC & Steeldad are joined by a great guest, Matt Finucane from www.ArrowAddict.com. Matt is on the senior staff of the website; writing articles & hosting the Arrowhead Addict podcast.  He’s a dedicated Chiefs fan who’s been writing about the team since 2007 but has been a fan for as long as he can remember. On top of all that Matt is also a contributing writer for cagepages.com, an MMA site. You can follow him on twitter @BigMattFinucane

Topics on the show include Haley’s coaching style, was he really as fiery as the media portrays him to be, how good of a game planner is Haley and much more. Definitely worth a listen as we get into a good discussion on Haley’s past coaching endeavors and future potential in Pittsburgh.

Check out and listen now!

 

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Steelers Need to Stop the Off-Season Drama

February 13, 2012 Posted by SteelerAddicts

Former Cincinnati Bengals’ Head Coach Sam Wyche once took to the public address system in the old Riverfront Stadium in the Queen City to address fans who were chucking snowballs at opposing players and officials. His comments were short and to the point and echoed throughout Ohio when the words “you don’t live in Cleveland” came out of his mouth.

It’s with this same sentiment in mind that I would like to remind the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Front Office and Ownership that we don’t live in Dallas or New York where drama off the field is the norm 12 months out of the year. Apparently, team president Art Rooney II has decided that the Steel City could use a little drama and his fan base is none too happy about it. (more…)

Kurt Warner talks with 93.7 The Fan, about working with Haley

February 13, 2012 Posted by SteelerAddicts

93.7 The FAN talked this morning with Kurt Warner, former Arizona Cardinals QB who of course worked with Todd Haley. He gives some good insight into how Todd Haley coaches and how the players can relate to him.  He also talks about what Haley expects out of his players and what the players can expect out of him.

Warner said that to date, Ben Roethlisberger has not contacted him to pick his brain about working with Haley.

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