Pittsburgh’s Path Back to Real Contention is both Simple and Complicated
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Is Russell Wilson the leader of the Steelers Offense?
Sometimes in life we don’t realize how good things are until they are gone. The Steelers went almost twenty years with an established leader, almost to the point we took it for granted. Now that we’ve had that void at such an important role on a team, it echo’s throughout not only the building but… read more
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Based on recent spending, the Steelers are far from done in free agency
On the most recent episode of the Steelers Stat Geek podcast, I was tasked with comparing players signed in free agency in terms of the salary cap in recent years. While Patrick Queen is by far the most expensive outside free agent the Steelers have ever signed, when looking at it in terms of the… read more
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A Letter From the Editor: For some Steelers, enough is enough
Many Pittsburgh Steelers fans were beyond excited heading into this past week. The last weekend was filled with excitement as the team made drastic changes on the roster, primarily at the quarterback position. Let’s see what Omar Khan is cooking up next!! Well, that was a whole lot of nothing. The week came, and the… read more
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The discrepancy within the Pittsburgh Steelers roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been orchestrating their offseason with an intelligent approach to adding new names and faces. When you consider the shuffling at the quarterback position, they were able to completely re-vamp the quarterback room without increasing the amount of money given to the position. When you look at the financials of the Steelers… read more
Establishing the chain of command within the QB room
Trading Kenny Pickett provided the QB position with a clear number 1 in the room. Of course, there was only one guy in it, which makes that call fairly easy. The trade to acquire Justin Fields threatened to undo that. The last thing the team needs is another year of questions and doubt on who… read more
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Born to be a Steelers fan
My earliest memory of watching sports came when I was 7 years old. I watched Orel Hershiser put the finishing touches on a dominant World Series performance for the ages, although, at the time I had to ask my dad who the guy throwing the ball on the TV was. How ignorant I was in… read more
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Steelers Friday Night Six Pack: Well…we’re waiting
It’s another week in the NFL offseason, but the first weekend of the new league year. That means one thing, and one thing only — welcome to the start of free agency! It also means it’s time for a Friday night six pack of questions for the black-and-gold faithful. So, you should know the rules… read more
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Digging up the Roots of the Steelers Sudden Philosophical Shake-up
Around a month ago, I wrote a piece explaining how the Pittsburgh Steelers were seemingly stuck in a philosophical rut when it came to building their roster, specifically on offense in an ever-evolving NFL. The team’s unwillingness to upset the apple cart by moving on from failed draft picks and/or coaching hires until absolutely necessary… read more
2024 FFSN NFL Draft Big Board: EDGE Rankings and Scouting Reports
The 2024 NFL Draft is getting closer by the day, and Fans First Sports Network is here to give you the best draft analysis anywhere! Between now and the NFL Draft, we will reveal our NFL Draft big board, one position at a time. Today, we will continue with the EDGE rushers. Those of you… read more
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Updating the Steelers salary cap situation after reports of the Deshon Elliott contract
The Pittsburgh Steelers are rolling along through the 2024 league year. With no new signings reported this week, I’ve been looking for the previously unreported breakdowns in order to update my numbers for the salary cap availability for the Steelers. While reports come in about deals, it can sometimes take a while to know the… read more
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