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This is it. There are no more excuses for Kenny Pickett. His biggest hurdle to success in the NFL, offensive coordinator Matt Canada, is gone. Pittsburgh fired him on Tuesday to the jubilation of Steelers fans worldwide. In his place, the Steelers are employing a tag team strategy at the position; Running Backs Coach Eddie…

The New York Jets made headlines when news broke that they were sitting quarterback Zach Wilson for Sunday’s upcoming game against the Miami Dolphins. In fact, they went one step further than simply benching him. With Tim Boyle taking over the starter’s job and veteran Trevor Siemian serving as backup, Wilson has plummeted to QB3…

The Matt Canada era in Pittsburgh, at long last, is over. The Steelers fired their offensive coordinator this morning, with head coach Mike Tomlin adding in a brief statement “I appreciate Matt’s hard work and dedication, and I wish him the best moving forward.” Canada, in his third year as the offensive coordinator for the…

Like many of you, I cannot believe this is a real thought I am having, but here we are. This was actually something I had first thought about during the short week before the Thursday night game against the Tennessee Titans. With Pickett’s status in doubt, and Mitch Trubisky coming off of a very uninspiring…

We all knew it was coming, right? I found it somewhat amusing when a lot of NFL pundits and the national media painted it as a massive positive for the Pittsburgh Steelers when news broke that the team would be facing backup rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Of course, why would they think anything else? In…

There has been a lot, and I mean a LOT of discourse about starting quarterback Kenny Pickett in media, fan, and social media circles all season long. There’s been a never ending war between the Pickett stans (a dying breed) and the Pickett haters (a growing army) every week after a Steelers game. The latest…

Starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, DeShaun Watson, is out for the season. Watson has been battling a peculiar shoulder injury for weeks, and earlier this week, the team announced he would undergo season ending surgery. This will dramatically alter how the Pittsburgh Steelers plan for the of their biggest games of the season, now…

After days of wondering if Steelers Special Teams Coach Danny Smith was alright after sustaining a huge hit on the sideline as time expired in Sunday’s win over the Green Bay Packers. Smith was on the sideline when Pittsburgh’s Damontae Kazee intercepted Green Bay’s Jordan Love on the final play of the game. Kazee took…

The Patrick Peterson signing has not worked out nearly as well as the Pittsburgh Steelers had hoped for in 2023. Peterson has been routinely beaten in the passing game and has been maligned by fans and media who have been very critical of the 33 year old’s poor play. But Peterson found a new level…

Folks, they’ve done it again. They’ve gave everyone in Pittsburgh a heart attack as another one-score game ends with an end-of-game interception for the Steelers. Damontae Kazee gets the honor this go around, picking off Green Bay’s Jordan Love to end the game. And once again, the Steelers were outgained in yardage, but somehow walk…

It’s been a long time since the Green Bay Packers visited the Steelers in Pittsburgh, but that won’t be the case on Sunday afternoon when these two teams face off at Acrisure Stadium. The Packers come to town after beating the LA Rams 20-3 last week, meanwhile the Steelers hope to start stacking wins after…

Heading into the NFL’s trade deadline on Halloween afternoon, the Pittsburgh Steelers were among the final front runners to pick up a cornerback to boost their struggling secondary. The Steelers, along with other teams, were linked to Chicago Bears CB Jaylon Johnson, who had just recently been granted permission to seek a trade after talks…

Mike Tomlin heavily downplayed any concerns or potential problems regarding George Pickens’ social media controversy this week after the Steelers win vs the Tennessee Titans. “It is a pebble in my shoe to be quite honest with you,” Tomlin said during his Tuesday press conference when asked about Pickens’ actions on Instagram after Pittsburgh’s win.…

On Thursday Night Football, Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson ended a frustrating and miserable drought of touchdown passes when he finally caught a pass by fourth quarter Kenny Pickett (who we should really start referring to as an entirely different Pickett). Johnson had went the entire 2022 season without scoring a touchdown, and had waited…

Martavis Bryant’s name is making the rounds after the announcement that he has officially been reinstated to the National Football League. Bryant had been barred from NFL action for four years after numerous positive drug tests plagued his career. The 31 year old wide receiver has not played in the NFL since 2018, where he…

Tighten up also works a s a title for this week, but I hope you’ll see why I opted to give Matt Canada a little credit this time around. This was the most classic win we’ve seen for the Steelers teams we’ve watched in the last few years. Middling offense, keep your opponents (mostly) in…

Unfortunately, I did not have enough time to write a full preview column for the Steelers vs Titans game tonight. The short week threw me off and life gets in the way. You didn’t ask, but I figured I’d tell you anyways. However, in lieu of that, I wanted to zero in on a particular…

What do you mean we play again on Thursday?! After an ugly loss in every sense of the word on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers need to have a short memory as they gear up for a short week. The Steelers will be featured on Thursday Night Football against the Tennessee Titans in just a few…

This game sucked, man. Prior to the game, it was pretty clear that the Jacksonville Jaguars were going to give the Pittsburgh Steelers all they could handle. With Trevor Lawrence at quarterback and various weapons on both sides of the ball, the Jags were set to once again give the Steelers a hard time. But…

After another surprising win last week in Los Angeles, your Pittsburgh Steelers are *somehow* 4-2 on the year. But this Sunday features one of the biggest tests of the year for this young team. The pesky Jacksonville Jaguars come to town this weekend, coming off three straight wins. Jacksonville leads their division, the AFC South,…

The Steelers defense had a lot to focus on coming into Sunday’s “road” game against the Los Angeles Rams in SoFi Stadium. Despite having little in the running game, the Rams boasted several high powered weapons on the offensive side of the ball. An extremely talented duo of wide receivers were going to give the…

We’re gonna be talking a lot about Kenny Pickett for the rest of this week. Sunday was the latest edition of the patented Pickett game, a mediocre three quarters that get washed away by a Tom Brady-esque fourth quarter performance to swing the game for the Steelers. Pickett went 7/7 for 138 yards in the…

What’s a Sunday without some extra stress and anxiety for NO good reason? After a bliss filled week that was the bye for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team returned to action this week in Los Angeles against the Rams. The Steelers were looking for their seventh straight win coming out of the bye week, while…

With the news yesterday that the Pittsburgh Steelers released Gunner Olszewski, there are plenty of fans who are happy to see him gone. And they have every right to be. Constant fumbles, horrible gaffes, mental miscues, and a depressing stat line all culminated for a downright awful year and a half for Gunner in a…

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero is reporting that the Pittsburgh Steelers are waiving kick/punt returner and wide receiver Gunner Olszewski. His release comes after a year and a half of constant scrutiny ever since joining Pittsburgh. The 26 year old has unfortunately made constant gaffes and mistakes that have harmed his team, and arguably cost them…

My friends, it is with a heavy heart I inform you that the Pittsburgh Steelers are back in action. Coming off their bye week, the Steelers will travel to Los Angeles to take on the Rams at Sofi Stadium. Sunday’s 4:25 matchup provides a very interesting collision of historical trends, pinning Pittsburgh’s post-bye success under…

A note before we begin: I know this game is almost two weeks old, but I don’t really care. Rodney Williams deserves praise for the game against the Ravens. Rodney Williams had yet to make a name for himself, whether it be as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, or the National Football League. A…

The Pittsburgh Steelers are gonna be a heck of a trivia question answer when we look back on Desmond King’s career. King broke his own news story late Tuesday night when he posted “welp on to the next” on Twitter/X, sending Steelers fans into a flurry of curiosity. Not long after, it was reported that…

The Steelers didn’t play football this week, but it’s safe to say things did not go well for Pittsburgh yesterday. All three of their divisional opponents won, further tightening the standings in the AFC North heading into Week 7. With every team picking up a win, the Steelers no longer hold first place in the…

With starting quarterback DeShaun Watson likely out on Sunday, the Brows have said they are turning to newcomer PJ Walker to lead the offense if Watson cannot go. Watson has been dealing with a shoulder injury, a rotator cuff contusion, for a few weeks now. Despite being medically cleared to play, Watson was a surprise…