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The Pittsburgh Steelers traded with the Denver Broncos for outside linebacker Malik Reed, an undrafted 4th year player.  Reed started only 8 games his rookie season and has started 13 games the last 2... with 5 sacks last year.  He has fla…

In a word, no.  And I could leave it there.  Easily.  What do we know about the Steelers heading into the 2022 season?  Here are 5 things I am sure of: 1.  The Steelers Will Live or Die with the O-Line In a word, offensive…

Yes... it's still preseason.   Yes... it looks like Mitch Trubisky is still the #1 QB on the roster.  But not because of his accomplishments.  Trubisky was under constant pressure in the series he played... having to avoid multip…

“You talk about a no name lineup!”... heard on NESN as Bligh Madris (#66), a 2017 9th round pick sporting a .180 average for the Pirates, takes a called strike at PNC Park this past Tuesday. Dennis Eckersley is having a conversation with…

It’s only preseason so chill out. It’s impossible to know if we can learn anything from mostly non-NFL players challenging each other in a meaningless game. Since I love speculation, of course I’m going to make that attempt anyway.…

First and foremost... YES... I realize this was just the first preseason game, and not much can be said for either defense on the field.  Which is why I'm not going to talk about the defense.  This game was not about the defense...  t…