Updated 3rd Annual Steel Curtain Network Brett Keisel Award

Welcome back Steelers fans for an update to the Brett Keisel Award! Camp is just about wrapped up and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in town for a weekend clash in the Steel City. I gave you some names to ponder for the 3rd Annual Brett Keisel Award, and I’m back to give you some… read more

NFL Preseason Power Rankings: Team Tiers Ahead of Week One

Week 1 of the Preseason is in the books, training camps will be wrapping up across the league, and that means it’s time for my Preseason Power Rankings, setting the stage for the NFL Season. For this first rankings, I think it’s important to group these teams into tiers. In a numerical rankings process like… read more

Ennis Rakestraw is Out for the Season

The longterm injury bug continues to bite the Detroit Lions, this time being the 2nd year nickel-back Ennis Rackestraw. The former 2nd round pick was sidelined all last year with lingering hamstring injury. Rakestraw was having a strong preseason last year and Detroit was ready for him to showcase the talent he was beginning to… read more

The 12 Teams that Can Win the Super Bowl in 2025

The pads are finally popping across the league in Training Camps and every franchise is convinced that this year—finally—it’s all coming together. It’s optimism season in the NFL, that rare window in August when rosters are fresh, depth charts are being rewritten, and the untapped potential of free-agent additions and draft picks fuels winning dreams…. read more

3rd Annual Steel Curtain Network Brett Keisel Award Nominees

The Beard. Anyone who has watched the Pittsburgh Steelers for longer than the last 10 seconds knows exactly what that moniker means, and who it stands for. Six foot Five inches and 290 pounds of human teddy bear, except when stalking running backs on the football field. It’s not often that a late round draft… read more

The 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers Pre-Preseason Review

  For the Steelers, the 2024 season ended with a thud. The kind of thud that a boxer’s head makes when it hits the canvas. At least, that’s what it felt like from my perspective, watching the Black and Gold take a purple, black, and blue beating at the hands of the archrival Ravens. Watching… read more

It’s Time to Stop Overrating Team Success When It Comes to Grading Individual Player Legacy

When confronted with the topic of a specific player’s greatness, too often the question “Well, what has he won,” comes into play. I see it all the time on Social Media from fans, pundits, and experts alike. Recently on X, I responded to a claim that the Steelers’ lack of postseason success in recent years… read more

The Browns New Advantage When They Play in the Dome

On Christmas Eve in 2022 the Cleveland Browns hosted the New Orleans Saints in four-degree temperature and negative ten-degree wind chill at kickoff. The Saints defeated the Browns 17-10 in that game. The Browns had opportunities to tie the game, but three potentially game tying touchdown passes were dropped in the endzone. Amari Cooper, David… read more

Why Berry and Stefanski are not on the hot seat for 2025

On January 4th, 2025, the Cleveland Browns ended their 2024 season with a 35 -10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore Maryland. The Cleveland Browns finished the 2024 season with a disappointing 3-14 record. This was following a 2023 playoff appearance despite a rash of injuries that season. Prior to the end of the… read more

Why Kenny Pickett will start the Season for the Browns

On September 7th, 2025, at 1pm eastern time, the Cleveland Browns host the Cincinnati Bengals to open the 2025 NFL season at Huntington Bank Field in downtown Cleveland Ohio. The Bengals are expected to have Joe Burrow start at quarterback against the Browns. The Browns starting quarterback for that game is up in the air… read more

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