http://www.post-gazette.com/steelers/ Steelers coverage / NFL news en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:17:49 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015068-286.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml You don't need me advising you to start Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson, or to bench Bruce Gradkowski and Mike Furrey. So I'll leave the obvious recommendations to the network bozos and focus instead on players typically on the bubble of most fantasy lineups. Here are my picks to roll, and get rolled, in Week 11. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014933-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml It is bounce-back time for Big Ben, his coach says, and that often means trouble for an opposing defense. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:45:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014932-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml The fans in Houston always have hated the Titans, identifying them as the team that left town without looking back. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014955-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml The federal government yesterday asked for former Steelers Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount to be held in default on more than $600,000 in back taxes that he owes. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014793-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Steelers linebacker James Harrison told the Post-Gazette today he was fined $5,000 by the NFL for punching Cincinnati offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth Sunday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014661-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Guard Chris Kemoeatu likes nothing better than to block for the run. It remains his forte, a big reason Sports Illustrated chose him to its midseason All-Pro team. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014656-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Bumping into a Rooney at a film festival probably should never be considered surprising, and now that Hollywood producer Thomas Tull owns a chunk of the Steelers, the incidence of Rooney sightings Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014666-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml If LeBron James truly believes he can help the Cleveland Browns, coach Eric Mangini has an orange helmet waiting for him. "I think he should come on down," Mangini said, smiling. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014534-213.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml The Post-Gazette's gridiron guru makes his pigskin picks for week 11. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:47:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014271-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, the newest member of the Cincinnati Bengals, knows who's coming to town two days after Christmas. And it's not Santa Claus. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014272-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml At least one head rolled because of the inability of the Steelers' kickoff team to make a tackle in the past four games, and coach Mike Tomlin even fired a zinger at his own return specialist as he tries to correct a problem that may have cost them the AFC North Division title. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1014190-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml After a hiatus owing to travel conflicts, Ed returns to answer your questions on the Steelers in his weekly online forum. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:09:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1014168-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Safety Troy Polamalu has what coach Mike Tomlin called a strained PCL in his left knee and will be listed as questionable for the Steelers' game in Kansas City Sunday. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1014156-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Backup linebacker Arnold Harrison is the first confirmed victim of the three touchdowns scored against the Steelers kickoff team. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1014106-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml CLEVELAND -- For 30 minutes, the Baltimore Ravens were inefficient, unproductive and disorganized. In 17 seconds, they changed all that. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1014081-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml The Steelers' defense that played without Troy Polamalu for all but one series Sunday likely will have to do it again without him for one game, two, maybe three. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:32:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1014080-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Nothing had changed by the Mourning After. "We're still looking up," Steelers linebacker James Farrior said. At the first-place Cincinnati Bengals. It seems so strange. The Bengals? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1014079-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml Bill Belichick defended his decision to go for it on fourth down as criticism mounted yesterday of the call that led to New England's stunning 35-34 loss after leading by 17 points in the fourth quarter Sunday night. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500