Some of Antonio Brown’s most recent bizarre behavior includes throwing phallically-shaped gummy’s at his former girlfriend and the mother of his three boys outside his Florida home. He’s had increasingly hostile clashes with local police called in to mediate the situation, then proudly posted the profanity-filled video on social media. Now, Brown finds himself in the middle of a felony investigation allegedly involving his trainer. The entire situation, once ridiculed with laughs from spurned St...
Jan 22, 2020•18 min
The Titans showed the football world how to go right at Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. They didn’t just get their feathers plucked, their deepest vulnerabilities were revealed. Both Jackson and his team face long-term game-planning headaches as the copycat NFL duplicates what Tennessee did. First among those mimickers will be the Steelers, potentially turning the 2020 season on its head. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Jan 15, 2020•19 min
The ending to Tom Brady’s season wasn’t much better than that of the Steelers. When last we saw the aging GOAT, he was throwing a pick-six to the Tennessee Titans, en route to a crushing 20-13 Wild Card loss. To think it could be the GOAT’s last game in New England? But Tom Brady a Steeler? Pittsburgh fans have plenty to say about that – and it’s classic! I cover it all in the podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
Jan 08, 2020•13 min
Here’s all the iron-clad reasons why the Steelers are shoo-ins for the 2020 season of HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’ – the annual all-access peek unto NFL training camps. Not only is Steelers Nation a built-in fanbase sure to boost ratings, out-of-football Antonio Brown won’t be able to resist hate-tweeting about every episode providing plenty of free publicity. Then there’s all the built-in Steelers’ drama a storylines, which I detail here, making for must-see TV. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt...
Jan 02, 2020•19 min
Of all the shocks this Steelers season, the demise of receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster ranks among the biggest. He went from being given the No. 1 receiver position on a prolific offense to having become all but irrelevant player with lingering injuries. These maladies haven’t stopped his social media partying and hijinks one bit – and some fans are finally growing tired of his act. Meanwhile, the Steelers final act awaits – so do the playoffs if Pittsburgh can win the reunion with Le’Veon Bell and ...
Dec 18, 2019•22 min
How sweet it is for Steelers fans, who proudly took over the Cardinals’ stadium in Arizona to cheer on a fourth-string, undrafted quarterback, a bunch of rookies and no-names on offense, along with that swarming, smothering defense that has brought the Steel Curtain back after a long absence. Meanwhile, in a home loss to the Chiefs, Boston boo-ers were turning their backs on six-time Super Bowl winners Tom Brady, who has been less than terrific, and Bill Belichick, who finds himself embroiled in...
Dec 11, 2019•22 min
Unheralded, undrafted Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges flew over No. 1 draft pick Baker Mayfield as the Steelers bested the Browns. Now comes Kyler Murray, another No. 1 pick pedigree quarterback. Look for your stellar Steelers D to feast, your re-energized head coach to come up with a fool-proof game plan and your offense under Duck to quack just enough for the win to keep Pittsburgh’s playoff hopes very healthy, indeed. This season has become an absolute blast because no one could have penned this Pittsbu...
Dec 04, 2019•18 min
Plenty of Browns bluster is blowing into Pittsburgh for the big rematch of HelmetGate at Heinz Field. Meanwhile, Steelers Nation is embroiled in a quarterback controversy. Mason Rudolph is out, and a possible Duck Dynasty begins with Devlin “Duck” Hodges calling offensive signals, instead of making duck calls. Despite it all, on the week of Thanksgiving, we can all be thankful the Browns-Steelers rivalry is officially back. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more ab...
Nov 25, 2019•17 min
After getting smashed over the head with his own helmet by the Browns Myles Garrett, Steelers quarterback has been getting beat up in the media for starting the Browns brouhaha. But the biggest causality is the Steelers offense, which now must rely on no-names signed off the street to beat Cincinnati. Oh by the way, the aptly named Bungles always manage to play the Steelers pretty tough. Expect the Steelers to try plenty of surprises to move the football. But one thing that won’t change: Gritty ...
Nov 20, 2019•17 min
Steelers QB Mason Rudolph remains the reluctant starter who was thrust into service beneath Big Ben’s long shadow. Without doubt, he has much growing to do in order remain at the helm in Pittsburgh for the long haul. But will Steelers fans stay patient through Rudolph’s inevitable growing pains? Meanwhile, Baker Mayfield and the Browns were much ballyhooed all off season as AFC Super Bowl prospects. That is, until the actual games began. Since then, Mayfield has become an interception machine, h...
Nov 14, 2019•19 min
Just call him the most eligible receiver in Pittsburgh: Massive offensive tackle Zach Banner has become something of a Steelers folk hero as he declares himself as an eligible receiver in about a dozen plays per game. It’s just one sign of the rising excitement sweeping Steelers Nation as the beloved black and gold are busy stacking wins for the first time in the 2019 season. I have all the best Steelers’ buzz on playoff prospects, the big home game vs. the L.A. Rams and the development of Mason...
Nov 06, 2019•16 min
Finding a franchise quarterback, even high in the first round of the draft, remains a crapshoot. The Steelers were lucky enough to have a lightning strike twice in 50 years with Terry Bradshaw in the 1970s and Big Ben Roethlisberger in the 2000s. Who knows when it will strike again in the vicinity of Heinz Field? And to already think it has, in the form of Mason Rudolph, is the real definition of fantasy football. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your a...
Oct 30, 2019•21 min
The verdict is in: The Steelers missed on one of the most exciting, electric players in the NFL right now. That player is Lamar Jackson. He resides in Baltimore. And he could help his rising Ravens preside over the AFC North -- and the Steelers -- for some time to come. To say many in Steelers Nation aren’t happy is as big an understatement as saying Jackson can run the ball a bit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
Oct 23, 2019•20 min
Two teams linked by a mutual hatred and 90 miles of bad turnpike go into their bye week with identical 2-4 records. But the gulf that separates the Steelers and the Browns couldn’t be wider. Looking forward, Cleveland is reverting to basement-dwelling form, while the Steelers are surging to salvage a season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 16, 2019•20 min
We already may be past the point of having JuJu and James measure up to the playmaker level of their predecessors, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. But they must to do the bare minimum. They can’t be a reason the Steelers lose. Otherwise, even a very sympathetic Steelers Nation soon will turn on these highly likable replacement stars who just aren’t ready for prime time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 09, 2019•22 min
The Ravens will force Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph to beat them, not with gadget plays, but with his arm by throwing downfield. Winning could be the biggest trick of all for still-struggling Steelers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 02, 2019•19 min
Would it be unfair for Tomlin to finally be fired after a season in which he loses his Hall of Fame quarterback? Yes. But if he is let go, it would not be about just this one season. Here’s how and why it just could happen this time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 25, 2019•15 min
Perhaps Steelers Nation should be known as Prozac Nation, given its collective mood swings from booking Super Bowl plans to going on suicide watch. (Kidding, of course!) But despair is no way to win a football game vs. Seattle. Here’s what is. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 11, 2019•15 min
What an opener! The contrast between the Patriots and the Steelers couldn’t be starker, especially these last 19 seasons of the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era. But a victory on Super Bowl banner-raising night in New England wouldn’t just be sweet for the Steelers and their fans. It would punctuate an offseason-long metamorphosis into what a fervent fanbase truly believes can be a surprise Super Bowl team. One that would finally supplant all those talented-packed and heavily predicted championship ...
Sep 05, 2019•13 min
Regrets? Big Ben has a few, especially when it comes to his fractured relationship with Antonio Brown. But even as Roethlisberger owns up to his deepest regret in handling his fragile relationship with the ego-centric receiver, a major media reappraisal of the Steelers is in the offing. Plenty of national TV talking heads are suddenly changing their tunes on the Steelers and the team’s fortunes in 2019. But why? I clue you in right here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
Aug 27, 2019•16 min
Here’s why Jay Z’s deep-pocketed ownership interest and Antonio Brown’s big blow-up rank as major Steelers wins before the 2019 season even begins: If those Jay Z part-ownership reports turn out to be true, the pressure for the Steelers to win now will only increase. That's a good thing. Still, there’s something to be said for the careful and considered Steelers stewardship the Rooney family has displayed all these 80-plus years now. After all, the Rooneys stuck with Mike Tomlin amid the ugly An...
Aug 21, 2019•18 min
All that ‘I-told-you-so’ Steelers’ snickering over Antonio Brown’s antics ended abruptly Sunday morning, plunging Pittsburgh into crisis. Already, the pressure was going to be on the Steelers receivers, who must collectively make up for plenty of big plays and a plethora of catches once hauled in by the unlikeable but undeniably talented Brown. But with the untimely death Sunday of Steelers’ receivers coach Darryl Drake, it will be a highly emotional battle for grieving Steelers’ pass-catchers t...
Aug 14, 2019•14 min
Let the Browns have all the hype and headlines they want. Pittsburgh is more than ready to be “bored” by a business-like football team of like-minded pros that simply churns out wins. If Ben Roethlisberger is happy and has his own workman-like receiver with no attitude, it means the Steelers have a singular focus – winning. Not stats. Not social media. Not recording rap music. Just winning – and winning it all! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad c...
Aug 07, 2019•15 min
The Steelers exorcised the demons of dispatched superstars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Now they just need JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Conner to replace all their big plays. This season of change begins in the hallowed place where Pittsburgh’s Super Bowl hopes springs eternal – Steelers training camp in Latrobe, Pa. But of late, the practice field that has spouted so many great Steelers teams of old has been fallow, giving the 2019 season the feel of a grand but uncertain experiment. See ac...
Jul 29, 2019•18 min
Shouldn’t Mike Tomlin be angry at the man in the mirror and all those ugly blemishes of poor performances in the playoffs? Instead he’s bucking for a big, new contract and PO’ed that the Steelers's chances are being dissed in 2019. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2019•14 min
Is JuJu Smith-Schuster the Chosen One? He certainly thinks so, saying a God-given opportunity awaits with the Steelers. But beware. Heavy is the crown of football stardom in Pittsburgh. Expectations are sky-high and so will be the pressure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 10, 2019•13 min
It sounds like heresy given all the big plays. But consider the fact that malcontent receiver Antonio Brown was constantly clamoring for the football, leading to many interceptions by Big Ben. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 26, 2019•12 min
The Steelers’ diminutive rookie linebacker Devin Bush may be the latest star player to shatter those old NFL stereotypes. Here's why. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 19, 2019•11 min
Some telling stats covering Tomlin’s last eight seasons – which have been devoid of Super Bowl wins and full of playoff futility – offer Tomlin fans and critics, alike, plenty of ammo. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 12, 2019•12 min
JuJu Smith-Schuster has been a fan favorite almost since he arrived in Pittsburgh. But by going to a high school prom as a boy’s date at age 22, along with handing out packets of Heinz ketchup at Kennywood amusement park, has the social media savvy Steelers star gone too far? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 05, 2019•10 min
