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From the notebook of a sportswriter who can’t think of a worse call that decided a bigger game than the pass interference call not made in New Orleans:n But then someone on Twitter called it the worst since “Ben was gifted a TD in the Super Bowl.”n Sigh. That third-down play at the ...

It was Week 13 of the 2017 season and the Steelers were cruising along with a 9-2 record. They had won three of those games by three points, and were about to win another by the same margin that Monday night. But they also lost Ryan Shazier, the heart and soul and best player on their defense, ...

Whoa, whoa, whoa, take it easy out there.The hysteria over the end of the Steelers’ season is a bit over the top, wouldn’t you say?I don’t need to cite examples. Google your own. Try “Steelers embarrassed” and I’m sure a lush list of the latest entries will rush to the top of the ...

The perfect execution of Opposite Day

From the notebook of a sportswriter who just witnessed a perfect execution of Opposite Day:n You know, up is down, black is white, eating tuna on toast when maybe the salmon swims against the current. You know, Costanza, when he did the opposite of what his instincts told him and ended up with ...

Just for a minute, go back two months to the day Steelers offensive linemen ripped Le’Veon Bell for not reporting.While national media came down hard on the linemen for getting into BellĢƵ business, some of us were maintaining that Maurkice Pouncey, David DeCastro and Ramon Foster were ...

Breaking down last three roster battles

After last SaturdayĢƵ game I added five players, and as the Steelers head into tonightĢƵ preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers, with SaturdayĢƵ cut down date looming, I’m adding these four to give them 51:n Ryan Switzer, WR/RS — With Marcus Tucker limping around on a bad ...