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Yes, I spelled Chiefs incorrectly on purpose. If it's good enough for the Bungles. . . . A few pregame notes: * Expect Willie Parker to play more today. Of course, Bruce Arians planned to play his -- dare we say this now -- No. 2 halfback more often, on every third series, the past two games. Situations...
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11:35 a.m.: INACTIVES include FB Carey Davis (hamstring), starting DE Travis Kirschke (calf), CB Keiwan Ratliff, G Kraig Urbik, OT Tony Hills, DE Sunny Harris, WR Shaun McDonald with Dennis Dixon as the No. 3 quarterback. All of which means: WR Limas Sweed is active again. We'll see if the one thing...
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By Bob Smizik | Thursday, 12:20 a.m. With the Steelers sitting at 6-2 and the most recent Lombardi Trophy in their possession, here‘s a question worth pondering: Are we in the midst of another dynasty? Or if that’s too much for you to take in at one time, try this: Are the current Steelers...
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By Bob Smizik | Tuesday, 12;15 am. The look on the face of Denver quarterback Kyle Orton as he came off the field with about six minutes remaining said it all: He wasn’t just beaten. He was beaten and befuddled. What a performance by the Steelers last night in Denver. The Broncos were rendered...
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Minnesota -- how could a team with horns on its helmet call "tails?" -- won the toss and elected to receive. The temp is up to 55, and the sun makes it feel warmer. Game on. FIRST QUARTER 1:03 p.m.: The Vikings gave the defense three very different looks, including a little no-huddle. And you...
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Sunday, 1 a.m. Q: Here are a couple of observations from watching the Pitt-Rutgers game: Henry Hynoski is a great player. I wish the Steelers had a fullback like him. I think Pitt needs to develop some blitz packages and use them. Their linebackers are not very good. Seems like opposing quarterback have...
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By Bob Smizik | Tuesday 7:50 a.m. Know this about the many questions surrounding the Steelers defense, the one that has gone from being the very best in the NFL to one that is suspect: None of them will be answered Sunday when the team plays the perennially hapless Cleveland Browns. The Steelers could...
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A truly excellent video sent to us by Adrian in Pittsburgh, examining a question that will stymie scholars for generations -- who is better, Ed Reed or Troy Polamalu? Personally, I've always found this argument is a bit apples & oranges -- though they're both safetys, Ed Reed is a free safety...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- We;re live, on location, at a Steelers bar. . . .. Oops, sorry, slipped into television blow-dry mode for a second there. While in Florida picking up a number of other stories (shhhh, the folks at Brand X can read, so we have to keep it from them for awhile), the Live Blog follows...
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By Bob Smizik | Monday 1:05 a.m. For the first 40 minutes it was almost perfection. For the final 20 it was an actual nightmare. So what does the Steelers 38-28 win over the San Diego Chargers last night -- a game in which they led by 28 points late in the third quarter -- really mean? * First and foremost...