The Three Spirits of Yancey Thigpen Work a Christmas Miracle in Pittsburgh

Published on: 20th December, 2009

The Three Spirits of Yancey Thigpen worked a Christmas miracle at Heinz Field this week in the Steelers win over Green Bay.  For those of you who may not remember (and even for those of you who do), in the last game of the 1995 season, the Steelers ...

With Steelers Loss, It’s Official: The Underworld Has Frozen Over

Published on: 6th December, 2009

"We will unleash hell here in December because we have to." —Mike Tomlin Well, it's official.  With the Steelers loss to the Raiders, hell has frozen over.  Three times the Steelers had the lead in the fourth quarter.  Three times the defense surrendered the lead because of ...

The Verdict: Steelers Coaches Failing in Critical Situations

Published on: 2nd December, 2009

Well, concerning our beloved Pittsburgh Steelers I think that we can honestly say (with apologies to Oliver Hardy), "That's another fine mess you've gotten yourselves into." But don't blame Dennis Dixon for the loss to the Ravens.  He played as well as could be expected given the circumstances, ...

Pittsburgh Steelers: The Verdict…It’s Not Just The Offense, Either

Published on: 2nd October, 2009

In a previous article I put forth the case that the problems with the Steelers so far are not primarily on the defensive side of the ball. My contention was, that while defensive performance has decreased somewhat from last season, the offense needs to make up the difference, but has ...

The Verdict: It’s Not The Defense

Published on: 28th September, 2009

I keep hearing that the defense is the primary culprit in the Steelers' two losses.  The claim is that the defense isn't playing as well as it should or could, and isn't making the plays it needs to make.  Not so, says I.  Granted, the defense faced mediocre offenses in ...

Nobody Asked Me, But…

Published on: 25th September, 2009

Well, earlier this year, long-time Pittsburgh sportswriter Bob Smizik officially retired (although he does still blog on the Post-Gazette website).  Say it isn't so, Bob! To whom will we turn to provide irregularly-timed, unsolicited opinions born of biased random thought processes?  Someone must take the mantle of BS.  Therefore, I ...