Steel Curtain Network: A Pittsburgh Steelers podcast

Random Steelers Observations: Bye Week edition

News flash: NFL defenses are catching up and catching on. They have adjusted to all the pre-snap motion meant to create mass confusion for their schemes. For the third year in a row, we are witnessing the ebb and flow of this evolutionary NFL battle, and defenses are gaining the upper hand. Each year, the… read more

NFL Power Rankings, Week 7: Perfect No Longer

Congratulations, National Football League. Parity reigns supreme in 2023. With the final unbeaten juggernauts in San Francisco and Philadelphia falling to two teams starting backup QBs on the same day, the gap between the league’s best and worst teams seems smaller than ever. In reality, there are around 22 teams who I believe can still… read more

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NFL Picks: Experts don’t buy into the Steelers post-bye history

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off their bye, and Mike Tomlin’s record in that situation has been discussed thoroughly. In case you don’t know, Tomlin has been tremendous in his career coming out of the off week. But the Steelers are also a struggling team heading into Week 7. Yes, they are coming off a… read more

Blowing a 29-point lead at home will cause Colorado fans to turn on Coach Prime

It’s one thing for a plucky, brash underdog like Colorado has been so far in 2023 to lose a game to then-undefeated USC at Folsom Field on Sept 30. Head coach Deion Sanders’s Buffaloes looked severely outclassed for most of the first half–Colorado trailed by a score of 34-7 late in the second quarter–but rallied… read more

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Can Darius Rush be a future starter for the Steelers at cornerback?

The Steelers have made an impressive amount of under-the-radar signings this offseason, and, while not all of them have turned out perfectly, it has shown the eye this front office has for true football talent. This week, the front office showed that eye once again. With Anthony McFarland and Diontae Johnson returning from injury, roster… read more

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T.J Watt added to Steelers injury report on Thursday

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming out of their 2023 bye week hoping to have a significant number of players returning from injury. Not only do the Steelers have five players who did not play in Week 5 due to injury who they hope can return, two more players were moved to the designated to return… read more

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The Steelers success coming out of the bye… and beyond

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming out of their 2023 by week looking to stack wins and keep up with the rest of the AFC North. While the Steelers record coming out of the bye under head coach Mike Tomlin has been well documented, with the team going 12–4 in his 16 seasons, there are several… read more

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Mike Tomlin needs to stop treating his rookies like the Steelers have a stacked roster

Mike Tomlin addressed the media during his weekly press conference on Tuesday and, of course, gave updates on who will be starting at left tackle and at one of the cornerback spots against the Rams this Sunday in Los Angeles. And when I say “gave updates,” Tomlin gave us vague answers riddled with isms and… read more

Texas Tech Travels to Provo for the First Time to Take on BYU

We are back for week 8 of college football. This week, Texas Tech is playing in Provo against BYU, where both teams are coming off some pretty bad losses. Tech just dropped a game at home to Kansas State where the Red Raiders would lose 38-21, while BYU would drop a game on the road… read more

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The Steelers need a big game from their secondary to succeed against the Rams

While most of Steeler Nation is focused on whether embattled offensive coordinator Matt Canada will be fired (he won’t), there’s another offense they should be worried about. It’s the offense of their opponent on Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams may not be who they were two years ago when they claimed the Super… read more

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