By Bob Smizik | Tuesday, 12:30 a.m. Almost anything can happen in competitive athletic competition, and that’s particularly true in the National Football League. Which means it’s possible any number of things could occur that would ruin the Steelers chances of returning to the Super Bowl...
By Bob Smizik | Monday, 12:45 a.m. It would be an exaggeration to say everyone and his brother has a mock draft posted on the Internet. But not by all that much. Hundreds, if not thousands, feel the need to go public with a prediction on what will happen when the NFL sits down to the ultra-serious business...
By Bob Smizik | Friday, 5:30 p.m. Who would have thought, say, 10 weeks ago that the high probability of keeping the team’s offensive line together for another season would be greeted with massive sighs of relief across the Steeler Nation? But that’s the case today. The widely ridiculed group...
By Bob Smizik | Posted at 10:05 a.m. Mike Tomlin says he wants no talk of repeat, but with all due respect to the coach that’s the subject today. Under any circumstances it is difficult to repeat as Super Bowl champion. One injury, one off-year by a key player or a couple of bad bounces can turn...
By Bob Smizik | Posted at 10:20 a.m. There's an old football adage that goes something like this: ``It all starts with the offensive line.'' The champions of Super Bowl XLIII disproved that, winning the title with a patchwork O line that never truly distinguished itself but which produced...