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Behind the Steel Curtain (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
What an exciting weekend of football ahead of fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings . Two of the NFL's most historic and storied franchises squaring off in an October showdown of teams with Super Bowl aspirations. I'm going to leave much of my analysis of the game for a bit later in the week, but I wanted to begin by laying out what some of the key matchups will be on both sides...
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Behind the Steel Curtain (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Browse more photos » What, you didn't really think it was going to be that easy for the Pittsburgh Steelers, did you? Like they've done the previous two weeks, Pittsburgh roared out of the gates in the 1st half. Only this week, the Steelers offense capitalized on their early success and marched in for touchdowns rather than settling for field goals....
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Behind the Steel Curtain (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
I just wanted to throw this discussion starter out there to see what some of you guys thought - are the Steelers making more little mistakes early on in the 2009 season because they are working in a high volume of rookies compared to in years past? It's fairly well documented that rookies don't often see the field much during their first season in Pittsburgh. There have been exceptions, for sure, but...
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Behind the Steel Curtain (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
My turn to answer a few questions about the Pittsburgh Steelers heading in to the 2009 season and more specifically, about the home opener at Heinz Field between Pittsburgh and Tennessee. Thanks to Jimmy at Music City Miracles for arranging the back-and-forth. - Blitz - (Michael B.) *************** 1) In the match-up between these two teams last season the Titans were able to sack Big Ben 5 times and...
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The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
by JJ Cooper The old days of Pittsburgh being known as a team unwilling to spend the big bucks need to buried and forgotten. Pittsburgh capped off an extremely busy offseason of signings by re-signing defensive end Brett Keisel to a four-year contract extension. By re-signing Keisel, Pittsburgh now has re-upped Max Starks , Heath Miller , Chris Kemoeatu , Trai Essex and Hines Ward during this offseason....
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Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Defensive end Brett Keisel has signed a five-year contract, becoming the eighth player to reach a new deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers since they won the Super Bowl in February. Because the Steelers have a policy of not negotiating during the regular season, Keisel is expected to be the final player signed before the Sept. 10 opener against Tennessee. Keisel signed his new contract on Monday. The...
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Steelers Gab (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
Good news on the O-line, as Darnell Stapleton will be back next week according to the Post-Gazette: Darnell Stapleton, the starting right guard last season who lost his position to Trai Essex in the aftermath of an Aug. 7 arthroscopy on his left knee, aims to return to practice as early as next week. That would [...]
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Hogs Haven (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
With all the time and effort it takes to keep up with all the Redskins daily updates, it becomes almost impossible to truly know the ins and outs of every football team, so it works out well that each week leading up to the Redskins game, I will be able to do a Q&A session with the Redskins' opponents SB Nation blog. In this week's case, Behind the Steel Curtain . These Q&A session will give...
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Behind the Steel Curtain (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
IX- Casey Hampton has been one of the top players at his position for the better part of this decade so when he compliments an offensive lineman I tend to take notice. Take for instance Hamptons' endorsement of former swing tackle and possible future starting right guard, Trai Essex . In an article with Gary Dulac from the Post Gazette Hampton and offensive line coach Larry Zierlein have both been...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
If indeed it takes one to know one, Casey Hampton likes what he sees in Trai Essex. And there is a lot to see. "He's got a bad body, man," said Hampton, the 6-foot-1, 330-plus-pound nose tackle.
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The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
by JJ Cooper It doesn't seem to matter if the Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a non-playoff season or a Super Bowl title, at the start of training camp there always seems to be plenty of worries about the Steelers' offensive line. It's been a common thread at the start of each and every training camp over the past four years. It's business as usual this year, which means that the Steelers' biggest...
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Behind the Steel Curtain (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
Here's my latest version of what I think the Steelers 53-man roster will look like when the roster is trimmed down from 80. The players who are underlined are those that I think may be on the bubble. OFFENSE: Quarterbacks (3): Ben Roethlisberger , Charlie Batch , Dennis Dixon Running Backs (5): Willie Parker , Rashard Mendenhall , Mewelde Moore , Carey Davis , Frank Summers Wide Receivers (5): Hines...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
The Steelers' offensive line has a new starter, again. His name is Trai Essex and, while injuries to two other starting linemen hastened his rise, he had a bead on it anyway.
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) James Harrison got his money, and so did Hines Ward and Heath Miller. Max Starks, Chris Kemoeatu and Trai Essex cashed in, too. Here's the potential problem for the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers: Casey Hampton, Jeff Reed, Willie Parker, Brett Keisel and Ryan Clark are assured of one more season's worth of paychecks but no more. Read the full story
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