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Parker downgraded to Questionable; other starters ready to play
posted 35 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Playing surfaces in Pittsburgh have never been very user-friendly. Three Rivers Stadium, while not as bad ... more
Steel’s Take: Week Five Predictions
posted 48 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Bad week, good week. Bad week…good week? I sure hope so. If I was playing the stock market with these p... more
Hampton, Parker out Monday night against Ravens
posted 58 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Mike Tomlin announced that Casey Hampton and Willie Parker, two vital cogs in the Steelers’ machine, will m... more
Week Two Wrap-Up: Getting Better all the Time
posted 64 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Steel’s Take for week one was a wash — 8-8 is a pretty…blah…way to kick off a season of swami impressions. ... more
Week Two Preview: Steelers @ Browns
posted 68 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)The Steelers and Browns are bitter division rivals. No one will dispute the level of athletic hatred betwe... more
Steel’s Take: Week Two Predictions
posted 70 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Week one is history, and so are my predictions. Let’s leave last week in the past — 8-8 isn’t exactly how ... more
Steel’s Take: Week One
posted 77 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)For a little non-Steelers diversion each week (I know, I know, I’m walking perilously close to sacrilege he... more
Who in the North will contend?
posted 85 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Three weeks into the pre-season, a few things are becoming obvious in the AFC North. Sure, it’s hard to re... more
On the Bubble: Sean Mahan
posted 185 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin seems to have an affinity for his former players. This year’s hot choice w... more
Best of the North? QB, RB, WR, TE
posted 164 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)After taking a look at the teams in the AFC north, it seemed like the proper thing to do to break down each... more
NON-FOOTBALL: The Steel Tradition salutes Penguins, congratulates Red Wings
posted 168 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Football news is at a complete stand-still in Pittsburgh, unless you call a few dust-ups in OTAs “news.” I... more
Get well soon, James
posted 167 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)I just wanted to pass along that my cohort in crime here will be MIA for a while due to a recent injury. O... more
Dwight White dead at 58
posted 166 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Dwight “Mad Dog” White, an original member of the Steel Curtain defense, died Friday at the age of 58 of un... more
From the annals of the obscure…
posted 162 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)We’ve all heard the name, although only those fans who are at least five years older than me will have any ... more
Best of the North? T, G, C
posted 156 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Author’s note: This one is a little behind, and I apologize. Unfortunately, with Jim currently down for th... more
Davenport to be cut
posted 145 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)According to ProFootballTalk, the Steelers have, or are planning to, cut Najeh Davenport after failing to f... more
Steelers Fantasy Football Preview: Quarterback
posted 133 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)It’s almost that time, folks.Training camp is right around the corner — July 27th, to be exact. While no f... more
Steelers plead the sixth (round), sign two picks
posted 131 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)The Steelers signed two picks Friday, both sixth-round selections.The agreements, with West Virginia safety... more
Training Camp Battles (Part 1)
posted 121 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Heading into training camp, there are more questions in Pittsburgh than any time in recent memory. Not lon... more
Steelers Fantasy Football Preview: Running Back
posted 121 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)The bread-and-butter of the Steelers’ offense has, for a long time, been the running game. So it may be su... more
Steelers Fantasy Football Preview: Wide Receiver
posted 115 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Your fastest wide receiver is battling to keep his job as the third option, and his competition is a 6′-4″ ... more
Training Camp Battles (Part 2)
posted 118 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Running back…wide receiver…they’re both exciting places to have position battles, but in the case of the St... more
A big, fat problem with the defensive line
posted 115 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)FoxSports.com is reporting that Casey Hampton, the Steelers long-time starting nose tackle, has been placed... more
Mendenhall, Sweed signed, team harmony ensues
posted 117 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)All is well in Pittsburgh, days before the team reports to Saint Vincent College, as the team has signed fi... more
Training Camp Battles (Part 3)
posted 117 days ago from Mike Frazer (Most Valuable Network)Okay, so there are a lot of battles on the offensive side of the ball in Pittsburgh as the team heads into ... more