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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 […]

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 […]

Dejan talks Steelers issues, then he is joined by special guest Jack Wilson to talk Pirates and MLB. Plus Jerry DiPaola In-Studio to talk Pitt football and Dejan takes e-mails and calls from the listeners. http://filesource.abacast.com/tribtotal/925-DEJAN.mp3

OAKLAND, Calif. – Sebastien Janikowski kicked a 43-yard field goal on the final play of game, and the Oakland Raiders, staring at an 0-3 start to the season, rallied from a 10-point deficit to stun the Steelers, 34-31, Sunday at O.co Coliseum. Three Steelers fumbles proved costly, two of which led to Raiders scores. The […]

Oakland boasts the fastest offense in the NFL. If each franchise formed a 4×100-meter dash team, the Raiders would smoke everyone. The average 40-time of its starting running backs and wide receivers-Darren McFadden, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Denarius Moore-is 4.33 seconds. That's insane. But while the Pittsburgh Steelers, who'll face off against the Silver and Black […]

Two months ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates owned other teams in head-to-head matchups. Andrew McCutchen crushed the ball consistently night after night, and the Buccos sat 16 games over .500. Today, officially, the Pirates fell to 74-75. I know 13 games remain in the baseball season, but honestly, the thought of a losing season seems all […]

This week, I think I'd like to talk about a few of my favorite things. Let's start with fans. No, not the kind you use to keep cool in the heat or the kind of fan who cheers for the winning team. I'm talking super fans! The die-hard, take-no-mercy, live, breath and bleed football kind […]

Dejan talks Pirates to start the show, then he's joined by special guest-Pitt Basketball Coach Jamie Dixon. Steelers Writer Mark Kaboly stops by the TribLIVE Radio studios to talk about his breakdown of the Steelers-Jets tape plus your e-mails every week- sportstalk@tribweb.com. http://sportstalk.triblive.com/podcast.xml