One of my favorite expressions and an easily over-used cliche of mine is ‘reading the tea leaves.’ I really believe in the days of 24/7 media and sports hype, people often say or do things that are not quite on point so we are left to decipher exactly what they are getting at. Thus, we …
Category Archive: Tight Ends
2012 Steelers training camp, July 28, recap of feisty day in Latrobe (pics included)
For the second time so far in Steelers training camp this year, rain started coming down in buckets just after practice finished. The afternoon workout ran a little past 5pm until the lightening started and the rain came shortly afterward. Very spirited outing today with a couple scuffles between players during the 11 on 11 …
Blitzburgh Radio Steelers Podcast – Pre Training Camp 2012
Steeldad and BRC on the Blitzburgh Radio podcast this week as we get ready for training camp 2012, Pittsburgh Steelers. We’re super excited to have the offseason nearly in the rear view mirror now and there’s much to look forward too. We cover topics such as the David DeCastro signing, latest Mike Wallace updates, review …
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers training camp roster throwdown: tight ends
The National Football League is a copycat league plain and simple. If teams have success throwing the ball then other franchises take notice. If the 3-4 defense is more productive than the 4-3, teams make changes. The tight end position is no exception. Once a spot reserved for men who were nothing more than extra …
Steelers Tight Ends to see an increased work load? Heath Miller thinks so
Recently during the mini camps that the Steelers are holding this offseason, tight end Heath Miller and Mike Tomlin both mentioned about the increased role that the tight ends may see this season under new offensive coordinator Todd Haley. NFL.com had an article about just this such topic but time will tell and we’ll believe …
Steelers post draft roster breakdown: Tight Ends
The tight end position for the Steelers is one of those things that every fan screams for more use of every year but we never seem to get our prayers answered. Each year we wonder if the offense will finally feature more use of the tight end in the redzone or on 3rd down, but …
Steelers sign 2 more, 7th rounders David Paulson & Terrence Frederick
The Steelers front office continues to sign draft picks at a record pace thanks to the new CBA rookie salary cap and of course their own imposed rookie pool of funds. According to our friend Chuck Finder at CBS Sports: The Steelers reached agreements with two more draftees, meaning six of their nine picks have …
Steelers’ No Huddle talk shouldn’t surprise you
If you were at all shocked to hear Ben Roethlisberger’s comments regarding the potential for “lots of no-huddle” offense in 2012 my question would be… Why? In an interview with the NFL Network’s Rich Eisen which will air Thursday, Roethlisberger was quoted as saying, “In these meetings I’ve had with Coach Haley, he’s all about …
Steelers 2012 draft is like Christmas coming early
I have to admit that watching Stanford offensive lineman David DeCastro fall during the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft reminded me of my favorite Christmas movie, ‘A Christmas Story.’ Much like young Ralphie, I really never dreamed that what I actually wanted would truly come my way but as in the case of …







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