2024 NFL Mock Draft 1.0: Quarterbacks fly off the board in Round 1

Mock draft season is officially upon us! If your team is no longer in playoff contention, you have probably already shifted focus to the offseason, and if you are like me, it does not matter whether or not your team is in the playoff picture. There is never a bad time for a mock draft!… read more

Around the AFC North: Week 15

The Baltimore Ravens made it four straight wins on Sunday Night Football when they knocked off the Jacksonville Jaguars 23-7. Lamar Jackson threw for 171 yards and a touchdown and ran for 97 yards. Keaton Mitchell was having a great night with 73 yards on nine carries before suffering a knee injury that ended his… read more

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

Mason Rudolph starting again for the Steelers was inevitable

As I sat down to watch Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin’s weekly press conference on Monday afternoon (btw, Twitter, you don’t have to tell us everything Tomlin says right after he says it–we all have YouTube), I knew that one of his first announcements would be that Mason Rudolph was going to get the start… read more

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Kenny Pickett returns to practice on Tuesday

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be returning to the friendly confines of Acrisure Stadium this Saturday for their final home game of the season. With the games going from Saturday to Sturday this week, everything gets shifted forward one day as the first practice comes on Tuesday. In the first injury report this week courtesy of… read more

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Steelers open Elijah Riley’s 21-day practice window off IR

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in need of help at the safety position, and help might be on the way with Elijah Riley’s pending return off Injured Reserve (IR). Monday Mike Tomlin spoke about how Riley could return to the team soon, and the organization started that process Tuesday when it was announced they started the… read more

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

Pinpointing a scapegoat for the 2023 Steelers is a waste of time

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a bad team at this juncture of the 2023 regular season. Once 6-3, the downward spiral has been steep and precipitous as the team now stares at a 7-7 record and the playoffs looking like nothing more than a pipe dream. Fans everywhere want to know who is to blame. Who… read more

Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

3-and-Out: Injuries and ineptitude lead to an ugly loss to the Colts

In this week’s “3-and-Out” article, we look at how injuries on defense and continued sub-par quarterback play doomed the Steelers in Indianapolis. Running out of bodies Professionally, I’m a history teacher. In my United States History II course we recently finished a lesson on World War I, where we learned that one of the primary reasons… read more

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15 players mentioned by Mike Tomlin in Monday’s press conference

The 2023 regular season is moving through December. With the Steelers coming off three-straight losses, thouts of the posteason are a distant memory. After playing on Saturday and yet another Saurday game for Week 16, head coach Mike Tomlin took to the podium on Monday to address in the media. With plenty of questions asked… read more

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The Steelers need to let George Pickens be great

I was super-shocked when I researched the 2023 state line for Steelers second-year receiver George Pickens and discovered that he has 52 receptions for 814 yards. Pickens is on pace to catch 63 passes for 988 yards. I did not think he was anywhere near 1,000 yards on the season. That is amazing. Imagine how… read more

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My opinion of their opinion: Breaking down the Steelers PFF scores from Week 15

Earlier this season I decided to switch up how I report the grades by Pro Football Focus (PFF) because of some of the absurdity of their findings. Since it seemed to be the most receptive approach, I decided to make this a weekly thing where I give my opinion of the PFF scores. As always… read more

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