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If you follow the Pittsburgh Steelers closely
in Quasselecke 06.08.2019 08:19von chenyan94 • 506 Beiträge
Mike Wagner Jersey , you know team president Art Rooney II meets with a select group of Pittsburgh media members after every season. It just happens the past few meetings have been after very disappointing endings.On top of the overall vibe surrounding the team at the time of the meeting, it seems there is always drama circulating the Steelers — even after the season ended.In 2017, there was the talk of Le’Veon Bell skipping/missing a walk through prior to the team’s playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. This year it is how Antonio Brown didn’t show up leading to the team’s Week 17 game vs. the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field.While this has dominated headlines, there are still those holding out hope for news of the Steelers parting ways with some coaches. Defensive Coordinator Keith Butler and Special Teams Coordinator Danny Smith would top most fans’ lists of coaches who they feel should get the ax.During the meeting between Rooney and the media, he stated after the team parted ways with Outside Linebackers coach Joey Porter and Running Backs coach James Saxon, the organization won’t be getting rid of any other coaches the rest of the offseason.They will only be adding coaches from this point on. This from DKPittsburghSports.com’s Dale Lolley:Other than replacing Porter and Saxon, the team is also looking to possibly add someone in the booth to help Mike Tomlin with replay challenges — an area Tomlin has struggled mightily in the past few seasons — but it would likely be someone on the current staff, not someone whose sole job is to help with challenges/time management.For those who are prepared to grab their pitchforks and torches and storm the team’s facility, Rooney did talk about Mike Tomlin, and the entire organization, falling short.This from the Associated Press’ Will Graves:While this isn’t the news many were expecting regarding the coaching futures of people like Butler and Smith, it at least closes the door Mark Barron Jersey , and thus ending the speculation, on the topic for the 2019 season.Stay tuned to BTSC for the latest news and notes surrounding the Steelers as they continue to prep for the 2019 NFL Draft and free agency. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ season is over, but if you think the news surrounding the black-and-gold is over — think again. For the drama-filled Steelers, things are just heating up, and this is where the daily links article comes in. You might have missed some key news, and we fill you in and give you the latest, and sometimes greatest, news surrounding the Steelers.Today in the Black-and-gold links article we take a look at how difficult it would be to make an all-time Super Bowl roster for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Some players and position are slam dunks. No one is going to do it better than ‘Mean’ Joe Greene, but what about quarterback? Terry Bradshaw or Ben Roethlisberger?Let us know who would make your all-time Super Bowl roster in the comments below!Let’s get to the news:Tim Benz: The definitive all-Steelers Super Bowl rosterBy: Time Benz, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSuper Sunday is this weekend. Without the Pittsburgh Steelers. Again.But that doesn’t mean we haven’t had our fair share.Eight of ‘em, in fact.So, it’s time for us to do what we do best in Pittsburgh when the Super Bowl doesn’t involve the Steelers. We just flash back to the ones that did.In an effort to bask in the past Bud Dupree Jersey , I tried to come up with a Steelers all-time, all-Super Bowl team.These selections were made based on how the players played in the actual Super Bowl games themselves. Not their careers or their play in the season leading up to the big games.And it was way harder to do than I thought.QuarterbackNeil O’Donnell.Just kidding.Obviously, it’s Terry Bradshaw or Ben Roethlisberger. And almost as obviously, it’s Bradshaw.This is one of the few achievements Bradshaw still holds over Roethlisberger. Bradshaw won four of those games. He was the MVP twice. Only Joe Montana, Jim Plunkett and Russell Wilson have better career passer ratings in Super Bowls.Only Tom Brady (18) and Montana (11) have more career passing touchdowns than Bradshaw (9). And Bradshaw’s 11.1 yards per pass in Super Bowls are still tops in the history of the game.Despite Roethlisberger’s game-saving heroics at the end of Super Bowl XLIII, he was only so-so in Super Bowl XLV (25 for 40, 263 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions).And Ben was just flat-out bad in Super Bowl XL (9 for 21, 123 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions). Actually Javon Hargrave Jersey , Antwaan Randle El threw the best pass that day.At least the Steelers still won.Running backRashard Mendenhall.Got you again.Of course, it’s Franco Harris. Over four games, his 101 carries and 354 yards and Super Bowl IX MVP are the stuff of legend. He’s the Super Bowl career leader in both categories.Sorry Willie Parker.(For more, click the link in the headline...)A special honor for CowherBy: Teresa Varley, Steelers.comFormer Steelers Coach Bill Cowher received the Pat Summerall Award at the Legends of Charity Dinner held in Atlanta, an event that benefitted the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.“It is a true honor to receive the Pat Summerall Award. Pat was an icon. He was a special broadcaster and even better person,” said Cowher. “I grew up watching him and it is humbling to be in the elite company of the previous recipients.”Cowher spent 15 seasons at the helm for the Steelers, including leading the team to a victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL. Cowher retired from coaching in 2007, and went on to become a studio analyst for the NFL Today on CBS. It’s that work in the studio that Cowher was honored for.“I watch him quite a bit on there,” said Jerome Bettis, the Hall of Fame running back who flourished under Cowher. “Just like he did with our team, he adds that calmness Sean Davis Jersey , that stablility they need on the show. A couple of guys go here, go there, off the rails.“He is stable. He breaks it down, explains to you what is going in terms you understand. That is who coach has been his whole career, he always explained it to us in a way we can understand. That is what coach is doing now, he is just appealing to the masses and not just us.”Calmness. Yes Bettis used that to describe Cowher. Not something many would expect, but something that is fitting.“When you are trying to get across to guys you have to talk a certain way,” said Bettis. “He is one way behind the scenes when it was time for him to be a teacher. There was another side when he had to be a fiery coach on the sideline because that’s when his energy came out, his passion showed. On television he is doing more teaching and explaining than coaching, so every now and then you see him get fired up.”Cowher is the 14th recipient of the award and while Bettis loves to see what he is doing on camera, it was his time coaching the Steelers that will always special.(For more, click the link in the headline...)VIDEO: JuJu Smith-Schuster opens up about team’s dramaClick HERE to watch the video.Cowher on Faneca: ‘He led the way’By: Teresa Varley Artie Burns Jersey , Steelers.comFormer Steelers guard Alan Faneca is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019. The class will be revealed on Saturday during the NFL Honors show.Throughout the week Steelers.com will be highlighting Faneca as his quest for a Gold Jacket closes in.Today Bill Cowher shares why the six-time first-team All-Pro should be in the Hall of Fame.It’s hard to measure statistics for an offensive lineman, but there is one for former Steelers guard Alan Faneca that clearly stands out.Six time first-team All-Pro selection. Not once, not twice, but six times.It’s a number you can’t ignore. It’s a number Hall of Fame voters can’t ignore.Faneca is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019, and the do-it-all guard has every right to be alongside the greatest ever to play the game.“As a left guard one of the staple running plays we had with him was pulling right and he paved the way for a lot of the runs Jerome Bettis had, especially late in games,” said Bill Cowher, one of his former coaches. “We knew if we ran left we ran behind him, if we ran right we pulled him. We always found a way to make sure he was at the point of attack when we ran a running play.”(For more, click the link in the headline...)
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