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3 lower profile NFL rule changes for 2024
During the NFL league meetings this past week, a number of rule changes were passed for the upcoming season. With most of the discussion centered around the new kickoff rule, the swivel hip drop tackle, and bumping back the NFL trade deadline, there are some other rules that made it through which could impact how… read more
Dave Schofield
03/29/24
Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast
Steelers announce the dates of their 2024 spring workouts
It may be hard to believe, but spring is officially here and that means the National Football League is starting to ramp up. With the first wave of free agency and the NFL’s league meetings now in the past, big events await. While everyone points to the NFL Draft as the pinnacle of offseason events,… read more
Jeff Hartman
Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast
Omar Khan doing everything he can to get the Steelers to the second week of February
We’ve all heard the nicknames and monikers… The Khan Artist King Khan You’ve been Khanned It all resonates back to the Pittsburgh Steelers General Manager (GM) Omar Khan and his perceived aggressiveness when it comes to the team’s approach to the offseason, mainly free agency and the NFL Draft. But is his aggressiveness nothing more… read more
Jeff Hartman
2024 NFL Mock Draft 3.0: 6 Quarterbacks Sneak Into Round 1
The NFL Draft is just four weeks away, and the first wave of free agency is now behind us. With this in mind, it is time for an updated mock draft! Between Christmas and late April, I have five mock drafts. For mock 3.0, we will be going three rounds long, and I will give… read more
Andrew Wilbar
The NFL will broadcast games on 6 different days in 2024
I don’t want to say I told you so, but I did not long ago when I said the NFL would soon broadcast games on television seven days a week. It had long since been routine for the NFL to air games four days a week throughout the regular season–Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday–and the… read more
Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast
If the Steelers are going to address offensive tackle, they should “go big or go home”
On the most recent episode of The Scho Bro Show podcast, our topic as we continue to go through the different position groups this offseason for the Steelers dealt with the offensive life. Whie the biggest question mark at the position has to be at center, that was not the only discussion that was made…. read more
Dave Schofield
03/28/24
Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast
Steelers still needing to add a slot cornerback this offseason
The Pittsburgh Steelers have several glaring needs still remaining on their roster as the 2024 NFL Draft approaches, and while the majority of the fan base is focused on center and offensive tackle, there is another position which needs addressed and it’s in the secondary. More specifically slot cornerback. During the league meetings in Florida… read more
Jeff Hartman
Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast
Quick observations about NFL Draft evaluations
Breaking news. I have a secret to share with the knowledgeable SCN community: It’s impossible to separate personal preferences and opinions from prospect evaluations. I finally let the monkey out of the bag. I feel a refreshing sense of relief. Like a burden has been lifted. The truth really does set you free. Obviously my… read more
Shannon White
The stat line vs. the tape on Russell Wilson
A quick glance at the main stat line for Russell Wilson last year suggests a good year. In 15 games, he had 3070 yards, 26 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions. Dive a little deeper and some not so great numbers show up, such as he was the fourth most sacked QB with 45. Wilson also tied… read more
The banning of the hip-drop tackle is sure to cause confusion for NFL officials, players and fans
Among the rules changes approved at the annual NFL owners meeting in Orlando, Florida, this week was one banning the hip-drop tackle, starting in the 2024 regular season. What is a hip-drop tackle? It’s when a defender uses his body weight to sort of twist a ball-carrier to the ground from the side. It’s hard… read more
Tony Defeo
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