Steelers restructuring deals of Roethlisberger, Timmons to get under cap
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger to no surprise, is in the process of restructuring his contract. Roethlisberger’s agent Ryan Tollner and Steelers officials met this week to begin the process of restructuring Roethlisberger’s deal to help the Steelers get under the salary cap room. Roethlisberger is scheduled to carry a $19.595 million cap hit and has a base salary of $11.6 million. The bulk of Roethlisberger’s base salary will be turned into a signing bonus. High priced players like Roethlisberger are always fans of restructuring because they get their money for that season upfront. Roethlisberger, 30, has three seasons left on his current deal and seeks an extension, although the Steelers are not believed to be open to negotiating a new
Three Takeaway’s from Steelers – Giants: Pass rush from the edge came alive in 4th quarter
THREE TAKEAWAY’S FROM SUNDAY’S 24-20 STEELERS WIN 1. DOMINATING AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE: The Steelers are suddenly a team where there is some buzz about them in the AFC when discussing the top teams in the conference. The sense around the league is that Pittsburgh has the look of a football team that is peaking and two areas that standout over the past three to four weeks is Pittsburgh being a team that is dominating at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the football. Pittsburgh gave up four sacks against the Giants but against the pass rushers New York has on the edge, that is going to happen. Where Pittsburgh’s O-line dominated was in the trenches, opening up huge holes
Steelers – Tuesday: On lack of aggressiveness defensively, where has Timmons explosiveness gone & offensive road woes
Steelers – 49ers Fallout — The Pittsburgh Steelers know they squandered a tremendous opportunity last night and you could see it on Mike Tomlin’s face today during his weekly press conference. Tomlin is taking a lot of heat for poor clock management and how he didn’t step in and take Ben Roethlisberger out of the game in the 4th quarter when things were out of reach. “He’s a competitor and I’m not going to deny those guys those opportunities,” Tomlin said today on Roethlisberger’s gutsy performance. “I think his teammates have an appreciation for that and that’s how we’re built.” Tomlin said today that “he never considered” taking Roethlisberger out of the game. [instory] — Offensively, the Steelers moved the
If it comes down to keeping Timmons or Woodley, Timmons will be the priority
The Pittsburgh Steelers have until Friday to place the franchise tag on any of their impending free agents. Whether the franchise tag means anything remains to be seen, because without a new CBA, they don’t mean much as frachise tags might not be in the new CBA. As mentioned last week, the Steelers top priority is cornerback Ike Taylor but the belief around the league is that the Steelers will place the franchise tag on LaMarr Woodley. Ike Taylor though is also under consideration for the tag. Of the two, Taylor is likely to get a long-term deal from the Steelers, once a new CBA is in place, while the chances of Woodley receiving a long-term contract from the Steelers
Post-Green Bay Judgements: Roethlisberger delivers
Roethlisberger saves Steelers *Great players deliver in clutch situations and Ben Roethlisberger did exactly that as the Steelers franchise quarterback threw for a team record 503 yards and saved the Steelers season with a 19 yard game winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace as time expired. Roethlisberger’s heroics against Green Bay was one of the greatest quarterback performances in the history of the game (10th to be exact) as Roethlisberger became the first quarterback to throw for 500-plus yards in a win since Boomer Esiason in 1996. Roethlisberger’s game winning pass has given the Steelers life, after driving the Steelers 86 yards on 11 plays for the Steelers winning score that included a 4th and 7 and 3rd
Ryan Clark among players whose focus is not where it should be
After a 2-6 start, the Pittsburgh Steelers showed pride in 2006 when they finished 6-2 in their final eight games that included a overtime victory of the Cincinnati Bengals in their regular season finale. In the midst of a five game losing streak, that’s the big question surrounding this years team. Do they have it in them to finish on a high note? Mentally it doesn’t look like it Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark went on a tirade following practice on Wednesday, criticizing the fans and media for what Clark claims to be is harsh coverage of the players. Clark went as far as calling the media turds as frustrations are brewing in the Steelers locker room. “You watch the
Wednesday Notebook: No linebacker controversy in Pittsburgh
Starting in place of Lawrence Timmons Monday night, inside linebacker Keyaron Fox led the Steelers with 9 total tackles including 8 solo tackles against the Broncos Fox drew praise from head coach Mike Tomlin following the game and again on Tuesday at Tomlin’s weekly press conference. “Guys like James Farrior and Keyaron Fox really created a lot of disruption,” Tomlin said. Even though neither guy registered a sack, they created disruption. They broke the pocket down. Guys did a nice job complementing that with solid coverage on the back end, and as the evening wore on we were able to gain a significant advantage in that regard.” There is some thought around the Steelers that Keyaron Fox is a better
Mundy to make 1st career start against Denver?
Safety Ryan Clark will not make a decision on his playing status in Denver until next week. Internally a decision will be made by Monday when the Steelers return to practice. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has given his veterans the entire week off which is a first under Tomlin. As for Ryan Clark, it is very unlikely that he plays against Denver, despite the notion that he hasn’t made a decision. Clark has a sickle-cell trait which was aggravated by the high altitude in Denver during the Steelers – Broncos contest on October 21, 2007. Clark was hospitalized following the game and eventually had his spleen and gall bladder removed and lost more than 30 pounds. It took him
Roethlisberger throws for 417 yards and 2 TD’s in 27-14 win
Post-Game Analysis: Pittsburgh 27 – Cleveland 14 Ben Roethlisberger was 23 of 35 for 417 yards and two touchdowns and the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) amassed 543 total yards of offense en route to a 27-14 win over the Cleveland Browns Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field. Roethlisberger was spectacular throwing an NFL high in yards and tied Steelers hall of fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw for 31 career games with a 100.0 quarterback rating or higher.
Latest Steelers Buzz: Aaron Smith out for a significant period of time?
Week 6: Mike Tomlin Press Conference The Steelers have begun preparations for the lowly Cleveland Browns as the Steelers look for their first division win of the season. The Steelers have won 11 straight against Cleveland winning the previous meeting against Cleveland 31-0 last December. The Browns are 1-4 this season and 0-2 in the AFC North. Injury Front The big news on the injury front today is that