The Steelers weren鈥檛 getting much done Sunday against the Buffalo Bills until their leading rusher 鈥� from last season 鈥� entered the game in the second quarter.Jonathan Dwyer, who was cut before the season in spite of leading the team both last season and this past preseason, was given the ...
For reporters at least, Cameron Heyward was the toast of the locker room this past week.Yes, he's been kicking tail and taking names since being promoted to the starting lineup two games ago, and that was the gist of most conversations.The buy-in, though, was that Heyward went to college with ...
The quote of the night belonged to Ben Roethlisberger, who, after the Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens, said of his offensive linemen: 鈥淭hey were almost fighting in the huddle. The right side wanted to run it their way and the left side wanted to run it their way.鈥漁ne would hope that ...
In the reporting game sometimes, one must veil a question in a way that competitors won't be able to pick up the scent of the story.Of course, one had better know if the coach is going to understand one's gibberish, or it will be given right back.Take Mike Tomlin, for instance.The other day he ...
Last January I introduced readers here to the greatest football savant in Pittsburgh. Those of us who've been reading him faithfully at SteelCityInsider.net simply refer to him as The Answer Man. I caught up with him over the bye week, and here's how the conversation went:JW: OK, how deep of a ...
The cab driver was gouging me at 15 pounds, 40 pence for a two-mile drive from the Rail Station, but he did get us to the stadium in time for the tour, so I gave him a tip anyway.And then he gave me one."Make sure you rub Shankly's shoes," the cabbie said. "It'll bring you good luck."I was in ...
