No More Doom & Gloom on TJ Watt?

Latest Steelers Buzz — Pittsburgh ‘s 23-20 upset win against the Cincinnati Bengals was amazing theater in the 4th quarter + overtime. So many twists and turns, it doesn’t get better than that. Winning a game on the road you’re not expected to against a top playoff contender in your division, is how a team on the Steelers level can find a way to get to 10 wins this season when it’s all said and done. Pittsburgh had a similar win last season in Buffalo where the defense just balled out. What the Steelers have to avoid is what transpired the following couple weeks, losing home opener and eventually starting 1-3. Bill Belichick against the Steelers is so often a

Tomlin Tuesday: Explaining QB Decisions

Mike Tomlin Explains QB Decision Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin discussed today the QB decisions that will see Mitch Trubisky as expected open as QB 1 and why Kenny Pickett has jumped to No. 2 over Mason Rudolph. (Tomlin said today the depth chart mistake was a cut and paste mistake) “It was a clerical error. Cut and paste component,” said Tomlin of Kenny Pickett originally being No. 3 on the depth chart Monday. Why Tomlin, coaching staff never wavered from Trubisky “Mitch Trubisky is our starting Quarterback,” said Tomlin…….”We’re just really comfortable with what Mitch has showed us. He’s been the focal point of a football team [before]. He took the Bears to the playoffs, two out of

Rumors: Mike Tomlin hasn’t dismissed notion that Mitch Trubisky could be long-term answer at QB 1at QB

LATEST STEELERS BUZZ Going from Ben Roethlisberger to Mitch Trubisky doesn’t scream playoff contender in 2022 but the Steelers internally not only believe this is a potential 10-11 win squad, they’re also quite confident the quarterback play led by Trubisky will be an upgrade over what Ben Roethlisberger gave them in 2021. And they don’t even see it as a question mark. Offensively, the Steelers feel they will be harder to defend and game plan with Trubisky who Steeler coaches feel can attack the middle of the field with much higher success than Roethlisberger could last season, a key area the team saw as a major issue. Time will tell how long the Mitch Trubisky era last. As good as

The Steelers Organizational Failure was on display in Week 3 Loss

We’re All Witnessing The End of the Big Ben Era and an Organizational Failure: That’s the only narrative that be should be coming out of Sunday’s debacle where the Steelers were exposed in every phase in a 24-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. At the end of the day the Steelers made their bed. What we’re seeing from a 39 year old Ben Roethlisberger was always the more likely outcome than Roethlisberger maintaining or getting better with age like the Steelers talked themselves into believing. Roethlisberger’s second half interception just felt like the end for him and there were several other situations from him in the game where Roethlisberger looked everything of a quarterback that’s fallen off a cliff to

Steelers sign T.J. Watt to a Mega-Deal

— The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed linebacker T.J. Watt to a mega 5 year, $122.1 million contract that includes a franchise record $80 million in guaranteed money. The deal adds four years and $112 million in new money to Watt’s current one year contract, keeping him under contract through the 2025 season. The signing is a massive one in how the Steelers structure contracts as they have never structured a contract like this with the guaranteed money before. Sometimes you have to bend for the greats and the Steelers did in this instance dishing out QB type money to Watt with the total value and guarantees. [hide] [/hide]

Rumors: Dwayne Haskins to the Steelers?

Steelers to take a flier on Haskins? [hide] Former Washington Football Team QB Dwayne Haskins is visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers today, the NFL Network reports. Haskins the No. 15th overall pick in the 2019 draft, has had a troubled start to his NFL career. Haskins threw for 1,439 yards with 5 touchdowns and 7 interceptions prior to his release this season by WFT. Haskins was soon released after being spotted at a strip club, violating covid protocols. Haskins has a career mark of 12 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions through two NFL seasons. There’s certainly going to be a team out there that believes they can fix the former Ohio State star. Mike Tomlin sure does love him some Ohio

Latest Steelers Buzz: Playoff Debacle & What’s next for the Steelers

‘Fire Mike Tomlin, Fire Mike Tomlin, Fire Mike Tomlin’……… ‘The coach has to go’…….. ‘That will solve everything’…….. Right? Mike Tomlin deserves to be criticized to the extent he is today for being passive in Sunday’s debacle but anything beyond that is wrong when it comes to him losing his job for Sunday’s loss. The job of the head coach is to make high pressure decisions based on where momentum is going and Mike Tomlin failed in the third quarter when the Steelers were buzzing. Tomlin was living in his fears by trying to play the field position game. The decision to punt had logic in trying to pin the Browns back as Tomlin’s defense was finally showing some life,

Rumors: Kevin Colbert to the Lions gaining steam?

Colbert to Lions chatter still mounting? [hide] Multiple members of the Steelers organization continue call it a ‘garbage rumor’ by CBS Insider Jason LaCanfora but LaCanfora again on Sunday is keeping the Kevin Colbert to Detroit rumors alive. Reported on the Lions deep interest in Steelers GM Kevin Colbert a few weeks ago. Remains very real. Most who know Colbert do not think he would leave Pittsburgh but the Lions continue to gather info and strategize on how to possibly lure him — Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 10, 2021 Colbert’s ties to Detroit have always had him linked to the Lions when there’s been an opening over the years, so this isn’t new. The top Steelers executive, though, has

Wildcard Sunday: Steelers – Browns Top Storylines to Watch

Steelers – Browns — TOP STORYLINES TO WATCH — — No Coach, No Practice, No Chance? — A covid outbreak has put the Cleveland Browns in uncharted waters for a franchise appearing in his first playoff game since the 2002 season. No head coach, little to no practice time, ect. The Pittsburgh Steelers enter tonight as a six point favorite, but all week they’ve been penciled in by many as already advancing to the divisional playoffs. Pundits and the local media have chalked tonight up as being potentially one of the worst if not the worst playoff loss in Steelers history, were the Steelers to stumble at home against the Browns. For all that’s going on with the Browns, it’s

Rumors: Release or Extension for Big Ben in 2021?

Release or Extension for Big Ben in 2021? The Pittsburgh Steelers brass has been operating for several months under the mindset that an extension for Ben Roethlisberger after the 2020 season was going to be inevitable compared to the alternative of being released or retired. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported prior to Monday Night’s game that Roethlisberger has all intentions of returning in 2021 and that’s how the Steelers internally have been operating. However, has the last couple weeks completely changed the situation? It’s a valid question as the Steelers brass see’s what everyone else see’s right now.   If the rest of the season plays out like the last couple weeks and Ben Roethlisberger holds firm on wanting to return in