Monthly Archives: September 2012

29 Sep

Steel Missing Polamalu and Harrison

published in category: Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers
Saturday, September 29th, 2012 – 8:45 am

What is the Pittsburgh Steelers record without Troy Polamalu and James Harrison in the lineup since they became staters? This season, the Steelers have been without OLB James Harrison for all three games and without S Troy Polamalu for the last two contests. The team has allowed 30+ points in both of their defeats, starting […]

 

28 Sep

TribLIVE Radio High School Football Athlete of the Week

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Friday, September 28th, 2012 – 3:07 pm

Congratulations to Peters Township's Mike Minjock who was voted TribLIVE Radio High School Football Athlete of the Week. Last Friday, Minjock ran for four touchdowns to lead #9 Peters Township to a nonconference win at Shaler by a score of 36 – 7. Minjock who has 11 touchdowns this season finished with 157 yards on […]

 

28 Sep

Pittsburgh Steelers: Finger Should Point at Running Game Rather Than Defense by David Daniels

published in category: Pittsburgh Steelers
Friday, September 28th, 2012 – 9:06 am

Troy Polamalu and James Harrison will be back. Chill. While the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense isn't living up to its prestigious reputation, the return of two former Defensive Players of the Year in Polamalu and Harrison are sure to resurrect its supremacy. You can't be as optimistic about a ground-game turnaround, though. Through three weeks, Pittsburgh's […]

 

28 Sep

Defensive Woes for the Steelers Could Leave Team Home for Playoffs by Ryan Shaffer

published in category: Pittsburgh Steelers
Friday, September 28th, 2012 – 9:05 am

The Pittsburgh Steelers head into the bye week at 1-2, with both losses occurring against AFC opponents on the road. The team suffered both losses while missing at least two key defensive players, which left them trying to outscore their opponents. Many Steelers fans believe that a slow start means nothing in the grand scheme […]

 

27 Sep

What

published in category: Uncategorized
Thursday, September 27th, 2012 – 8:56 am

The Robert Morris University football team is looking forward to another Homecoming weekend, when the Colonials take on the Lafayette Leopards under the lights at Joe Walton Stadium. This will be the Colonials second night game ever played at Robert Morris. Last week, the Colonials had a bye week after another loss against Dayton, Ohio. […]

 

27 Sep

Thirty Rocked

published in category: Ike Taylor, Pittsburgh Steelers
Thursday, September 27th, 2012 – 12:47 am

The Oakland Raiders 34. What went wrong with the Steelers defense on Sunday at the Coliseum? The Coaches Tape shot from the sky doesn't lie, of course, so I put a few hours into studying the 56 plays Dick Lebeau's defense was on the field in their loss to Oakland on 9/23/12. Here were some […]

 

26 Sep

What's Wrong with the Steelers D? by Jon Pennline

published in category: Pittsburgh Steelers
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 – 9:47 am

Since returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers as the defensive coordinator in 2004, Dick Lebeau's defenses have dominated the NFL leading to three Super Bowl appearances and two championship rings. The father of the zone blitz, originally implemented in Cincinnati in the late 1980s, has been lauded by many in the NFL as one of the […]