Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

Several players return to Steelers practice on Thursday

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 second injury report this week courtesy… read more

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

How the Steelers confused Jake Browning and the Bengals offense

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off their best offensive performance of the season, but it also might have been considered their best defensive performance as well. The defense held the Cincinnati Bengals to just 11 points, and had three interceptions in doing so. The big question which was asked after Saturday was how Mason Rudolph… read more

Around the AFC North: Week 16

Lamar Jackson led the Baltimore Ravens to an impressive 33-19 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Christmas night. Jackson threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns and added 45 yards on the ground. Zay Flowers had one of the biggest games of his career with nine catches for 72 yards and a touchdown. The… read more

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

The cost of the Steelers signing Mitch Trubisky

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

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

Pro Football Hall of Fame swings and misses, again, with Hines Ward

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

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

If Kenny Pickett can’t handle being benched, he can’t handle being a starting QB

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

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

Minkah Fitzpatrick unable to practice on Wednesday

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

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

How Mason Rudolph delivered for the Steelers in Week 16

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

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

My Worthless 2 Cents After The Steelers Played The Bengals

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

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

Report Card: Grading the Steelers after beating the Bengals

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

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