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2012 Steelers Draft, Rounds 2-3: Open Thread

Posted on April 27, 2012 by ryan

Well, the first round couldn’t have gone any better. But there’s still work to do. The Steelers have needs at linebacker and possibly defensive line.  Of course, as always, it’ll depend on what happens in front of them. In the … Continue reading →

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2012 Steelers Draft, Round 1: Open Thread

Posted on April 26, 2012 by ryan

It’s draft time, peeps. We’ll post a thread for each day of the proceedings so consider this your first-round thread. Feel free to make your first-round predictions in the comments (and if you’re so inclined, mock all seven rounds of … Continue reading →

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Steelers Lounge Podcast #70: Ernie Stautner

Posted on April 25, 2012 by ryan

Yes, we’re jerks for leaving you without so much as a card. But we’re back! (We’re out of money and need a place to stay, sure, but that’s not the point. The point is that we missed you. Also, can … Continue reading →

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Another View on Tomlin, Arians, Big Ben and Art II

Posted on February 14, 2012 by ryan

I saw longtime reader Randy Steele’s comment on the previous post about all the upheaval going on at Steelers HQ and thought it would make for a good standalone post. Randy’s views differ from most folks’ here and that’s okay. … Continue reading →

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Steelers Lounge Podcast #69: It’s Todd Haley, Y’all

Posted on February 13, 2012 by ryan

On Friday, I posted my conversation with Lance Zierlein, son of former Steelers’ o-line coach Larry Zierlein and co-owner of TheSidelineView.com. He had a lot of interesting things to say about Big Ben, Todd Haley, Tomlin and the Steelers organization. … Continue reading →

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Lance Zierlein Talks Todd Haley, Big Ben, Steelers

Posted on February 10, 2012 by ryan

Hello, peeps. Sorry for the long absence — I was in Indy last week covering the Super Bowl (my first!) for CBSSports.com. It was … crazy. Indianapolis was unbelievably organized, efficient, and the people in that town couldn’t have been … Continue reading →

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Steelers Lounge Podcast #68: Bruce Arians and Free Agents

Posted on January 27, 2012 by ryan

This is going to be a busy offseason. The organization got things rolling when Bruce Arians “retired” last week. We spend a good part of the podcast wondering what the end game is here, from the front office’s perspective, as … Continue reading →

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Art Rooney Asserts His Authority

Posted on January 23, 2012 by ryan

I have no idea what’s going on in Pittsburgh right now. For some god forsaken reason, team president Art Rooney wants the the Steelers to return to their roots (whatever that means), which apparently includes running the ball more more … Continue reading →

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Who Replaces Arians if He Leaves Pittsburgh?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by ryan

We’re filing this under “Be careful what you ask for,” right above “Don’t worry, Tommy Maddox will turn the Steelers into an awesome passing offense” and “Chad Scott and DeWayne Washington always play much better than they practice.” Gerry Dulac … Continue reading →

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Steelers Have Some Decisions to Make

Posted on January 13, 2012 by ryan

Almost six years ago (!), shortly after the Steelers and Bill Leavy beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl, I wrote a post on HSS (remember that place?) about the impending free agents, and which ones the organization should target … Continue reading →

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