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2012 NFL Scouting Combine Schedule

The 2012 NFL Scouting Combine starts on Wednesday in Indianapolis.  The first group to arrive is the Special Teams, Offensive Linemen and Tight Ends.  They will be the first group through the process.  They start orientation on Wednesday.  Medical and Weigh Ins will be on Thursday.  Also included on Thursday will be media sessions [...]


New CBA gives the Steelers an extra $506k in Salary Cap space

The new CBA for the NFL has a provision in it that teams that do not spend up to the salary cap can transfer over money to the following years salary cap.  The Steelers who spent the most money in the league this year salary wise get to add an extra $506k to their [...]


Noll and Bradshaw Reign Supreme For At Least One More Year

Former Steelers Head Coach Chuck Noll and Quarterback Terry Bradshaw have been in a class all by their lonesome since the 1979 season.  They are the only coach/quarterback duo who have successfully won 4 Super Bowls together.  They won those 4 Super Bowls in a 6 six year period.  The Steelers won Super [...]


Steelers Salary Cap Situation Not As Dire As The Numbers Say

The Steelers have been reported to be as low as $22 million over next years Salary Cap by ESPN’s John Clayton.  It has also gone as high as $30 million which was stated by Hines Ward in his conversation with the Pittsburgh Post Gazette in an article about him staying with the Steelers in [...]


Dermontti Dawson and Jack Butler Named to 2012 Hall of Fame Class

The Steelers got 2 selections to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  They got the Jack Butler and Dermontti Dawson in the 2012 Hall of Fame Class.  Congratulations to both of these guys.  They are both more then deserving of this honor.

Butler was a an undrafted free agent for the Steelers in [...]


Jerome Bettis and Kevin Greene Have To Wait Another Year For Hall of Fame

Former Steelers Jerome Bettis and Kevin Greene have to wait at least another year to be selected to the NFL Hall of Fame.  They were left off the list of the final ten selections.  The Steelers still have 2 players left on the final list.  They are Dermonti Dawson and Bill Dudley.

Bettis was [...]


Antonio Brown Makes the Pro Bowl Fun to Watch

The AFC won the Pro Bowl 59-41 yesterday.  The game looked like it was going to be a boring snooze from minute one.  There were boos on the first running play from the NFC because no one blocked and no one tackled.  Then Larry Fitzgerald scored 2 touchdowns with no one even attempting to [...]


5 Players Who Impressed In the Senior Bowl

The North won the Senior Bowl yesterday 23-13.  Even though the South was stacked the North came out and just played better.  The North won the game in the trenches and it showed on the scoreboard.  Here are the 5 guys who I think looked the best from the game.

Players:

Mike Adams- The [...]


5 Observations From Senior Bowl Day 3 Practice

Day 3 in the books.  I just cant believe the difference in talent from the North Team to the South Team.  It could be bad on Saturday.  Here is some stuff I saw today.

5 Observations

Billy Wynn is a guy I almost forgot about.  He was big on my list early in the [...]


5 Observations From Senior Bowl Day 2 Practices

Day two is in the books.  The pads came on and the play intensified.  Some big changes from yesterday in the way play went down.  I love seeing how much these guys care.  That love for the game goes a long way at these events.  It makes things much more competitive.

I loved some [...]


The BB&G 2012 Draft Board is Up

Now that all the underclassmen have declared and it is under 100 days until the draft the draft board has been posted.  The next three months this will be a fluid board with updated rankings after more film study, the combine and the Senior Bowl.  The draft is a great time of year.  Though [...]


5 Players to Watch in the East West Shrine Game

The East West Shrine Game is this weekend.  The Shrine Game is the same thing as the Senior Bowl just with the lesser known players.  Guys that will go anywhere from the 3rd to 7th round on most occasions.  If a player plays well enough they can earn a spot on the Senior Bowl [...]


College Underclassmen Declaring for the 2012 NFL Draft

We are down to 1 day until the cutoff for the 2012 NFL Draft declarations.  There are 57 guys who have declared at this point.  One more then last season.  Pretty much all the big names have declared.  We may get a few late shows over the weekend but this should be most of [...]


NFL Offseason Schedule

Since the Steelers are out of the playoffs.  Here is the timeline on what to watch for in the offseason.

NFL Schedule:

January 23-27- Senior Bowl Practice January 28- Senior Bowl February 22-28- NFL Combine March 2- Start of New League Year* March 2- Free Agency* April 26-28- 2012 NFL Draft

*Still Pending but [...]


Maybe a Pack of Gum for Santonio Holmes was worth it

When the Steelers traded Santonio Holmes to the Jets for a fifth round pick I equated it to getting a pack of gum in return.  At the time that was what it felt like.  We were trading our number one wide receiver for a fifth round pick to a team that went to [...]