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Steelers need to address needs at CB

The loss still stings.The need still rings.Here was Mike Tomlin finally admitting to that need last month at the NFL Owners Meetings:“Our inability to play man-to-man effectively and our inability to apply pressure on the quarterback without blitzing were issues in that game,” Tomlin said ...

Steelers on the lookout for OLB/DE hybrid

James Harrison covered up a big problem last season, and that problem could actually be a structural one for a team that believes it can continue using OLB/DE hybrids as edge rushers in their nickel defense.The nickel defense has become the base defense for the Steelers, who seemingly refuse to ...

PITTSBURGH — The NFL schedule has been finalized with its official release Thursday night. Five games will be nationally televised in a seven-week span, with three games taking place at Heinz Field.As had already been determined, the Steelers will meet the New England Patriots for the third ...

Foster looks a lot like Shazier

Reuben Foster looked like Ryan Shazier playing middle linebacker for Alabama last season.He was lightning-quick and always got to where he was going in a really bad mood.Of course, the cost was expected to be exhorbitant. Shazier was a middle-of-the-first player, and so, apparently, was ...

Steelers might not be set at safety

Their free safety is a team leader who won’t turn 30 until June. He has two years left on his contract.Their strong safety was drafted in the second round last year and was voted the teamĢƵ Rookie of the Year.The Pittsburgh Steelers are set at safety, correct?Well, maybe not.In fact, they ...

Kittle solid blocker, maybe more

You hear the question every year at the NFL Combine and just once you would like a player to answer, “This one. This is the dumbest question I’ve heard.”But every year it comes around:WhatĢƵ the dumbest question you’ve heard?“Someone asked me if I was a cat or a dog,” said George ...