By Bob Smizik | Monday, 12:15 a.m. I haven’t done the research, but it’s entirely possible that in the era of NFL free agency no team has been better equipped to repeat as Super Bowl champion than the Steelers. It’s an NFL tradition that lesser teams regularly pick off the best talent...
8:07 p.m.: Meanwhile, back at the ranch. . . . One-hundred ninety-three days later -- and, man, did those pass quickly -- the Super Bowl Polamalu finalists returned to kick-start their 2009 preseasons. A touchback, a nowhere run from a one-back, and the defending champYinz weren't exactly off to...
By Bob Smizik | Monday, 12:30 a.m. The job of a columnist, which I was, or a blogger, which I am, is to have opinions. Sounds easy, but not always. A few readers, for example, requested I speak out on the charges that have been placed against Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. As well they should...
By Bob Smizik | Friday, 12:30 a.m. A year after having the toughest schedule in the NFL, and still winning the Super Bowl, the Steelers face a considerably less daunting list of opponents this season. What's not to like about a schedule that has two games with Cleveland and Cincinnati and also includes...
Saturday, 12:15 a.m. Q: Does it look like Charlie Batch's days are numbered with the Steelers? He looks like the fourth leg on a three-legged stool. Assuming, they sign Byron Leftwich, of course. Don Reed Smizik: Batch and Leftwich are both free agents. Leftwich has suitors, Batch does not. If the...