After little more than a week into Steelers’Training Camp 2012 there has already been some discussion about our first round draft pick David DeCastro. I wish I could tell you it was more positive than it is but I wouldn’t hit the panic button just yet. DeCastro as you recall was a pipe dream back …
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Steelers’ fans should welcome Pirates’ success
I don’t need to tell any of you that what is happening. A couple of Ben Roethlisberger deep balls from Heinz Field is nothing short of amazing in it’s own right, however the long-awaited ‘season above. 500′ is finally happening at PNC Park and Pirates’ fans deserve it. Sadly, I’ve seen some comments recently where …
Steelers’ training camp week one; Reading the tea leaves
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 …
SteelDad’ Rants and Slants Version 4
Kicking Off First off, congratulations to Steelers’ Wideout Antonio Brown who has reportedly signed a contract extension with the team. Brown becomes one of the rare players in Steelers’ history to be extended with more than a year left on his current deal. At 5 years, $42 million, I’d say Brown is in line to …
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers training camp roster throwdowns: specialists
Did you really think we at steeleraddicts would just give position battles for the offense and defense? Heck no! Football has three phases not two. In our final edition of the 2012 roster throwdowns we take a look at the men on special teams. The kickers, the punters, the return men and even the long …
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers training camp roster throwdowns: defensive line
While many of us out there in the Steeler Nation use the term, ‘Steel Curtain’ to describe our defense, in my opinion there will always be just the one of the 1970′s. Mean Joe Greene, LC Greenwood, Ernie Holmes and Dwight White will forever be linked to that name and rightfully so. Part of …
Max Starks re-signs with Steelers on a 1 year deal
According to numerous sources including Max himself via Twitter, Steelers’ right tackle Max Starks has re-signed with the team and will be joingin them in Latrobe in eight days. This was the tweet sent out by Starks just recently; Max Starks IV @maxstarks78 It’s real and sealed! I’ll be seeing you in Latrobe! http://instagr.am/p/NMQ9-hufnW/ Drafted …
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers roster throwdowns: linebackers
There is no comparison whether I am biased or otherwise when it comes to linebackers. There is no team, I repeat, “no team,” in the National Football League with a richer history of great linebackers than the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lambert, Ham, Russell, Lloyd, Kirkland, Greene (Kevin), Harrison, Woodley, Farrior, and so on… I could certainly …
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers training camp roster throwdowns: cornerbacks
It’s the position that can make a good defense a great one and the position that can make a good defense look like Swiss cheese. The Pittsburgh Steelers head into 2012 with questions at cornerback and veteran Ike Taylor is a part of those questions in my opinion. As we move from back to front, …







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