Acquiring talent in the NFL is a very tricky skill set. When looking at the NFL draft, if a team’s draft class has half the players turn into significant contributors it is usually deemed a success. When it comes to free agency, a place where players have at least shown what they can do in… read more

Sadly, this has become a yearly event with the Pittsburgh Steelers fan base. What event, you ask? The Pro Football Hall of Fame announcing their finalists and Hines Ward’s name not being among those 15 finalists. It pains me to say, tweets like this one from Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette almost become expected… read more

Mason Rudolph needs to start in Seattle this Sunday vs. the Seahawks. Before I go any further, this isn’t some personal agenda where I’m on Team Mason and want my narrative to “win.” By the way, social media (and everyone else), it only took you a day to ruin what should have been a great… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers got back on the winning track last Saturday and will hit the road to Seattle for Week 17 with their playoff hopes alive. With the Steelers back to a regular schedule with a Sunday game this week, the first practice is back on Wednesday. In the first injury report this week courtesy… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers scored north of 30 points for the first time in the 2023 season vs. the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16. Yes, it’s been that kind of season for the Steelers on offense, but what was the difference? Was it simply the insertion of Mason Rudolph as the team’s starting quarterback over still-injured… read more

The 2023 NFL regular season is officially in the final quarter, and that means it’s time to start taking a look at the playoff pictures for both the AFC and NFC. This becoming a weekly exercise will mean eventually the total numbers of teams represented on this list will start to decrease as they are… read more

The title “My Worthless 2 Cents” that I came up with isn’t one I feel I can take full credit for, but is a story in itself, so here it is. I was in the 8th grade at the time, and found myself tagging along with my older sister (a senior in high school), as… read more

There are times as an educator, something I was for 16 years, when you see that stack of quizzes or tests sitting on your desk and you just have to wait to grade them. Sometimes it is based on the fact you just haven’t carved out time to dive into the grading process, and other… read more

The 2023 regular season is moving through December. With the Steelers bouncing back with a decisive win over the Bengals on Saturday, thoughts of the posteason are starting to creep back in. Getting back to a regular Sunday game for Week 17, head coach Mike Tomlin took to the podium on Tuesday to address the… read more