On a recent episode of "The Best Damn Sports Show Podcast" Steelers running back Willie Parker admitted he had to do a little research before Super Bowl XLIII. You know, about the halftime entertainment. It turns out that Parker wasn't that enthusiastic about Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band'...

Super Bowl Sunday The Arizona Cardinals versus Pittsburgh Steelers How the Steelers win — There’s a tendency in big games to try to surprise your opponent. This is what the Baltimore Ravens tried to do when they played Pittsburgh in the conference finals. They tried to pass their way t...

- Just for a little perspective, over the past four games, the Steelers won at New England, against Dallas and at Baltimore before losing Sunday at a 13-2 Tennessee team. If someone told you before stretch that the Steelers would go 3-1, I think you would be happy. - As for Sunday’s game, way too ...

The 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers are a defensive team, it’s just time to face facts. The Steelers spent the offseason loading up with offensive weapons to give to Ben Roethlisberger and Bruce Arians. The thinking was that the Steelers would quickly become a vertical team. Roethlisberger would have...

If you were to believe most of the pundits out there in the ‘media-world,’ the Cleveland Browns are going to be the best team in the AFC North. It’s actually interesting reading the articles that are out there, as most of them talk about how good the Browns are going to be, then th...

Mike noted earlier that tailback Najeh Davenport was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday. With Davenport officially out of the picture, the Steelers’ backfield becomes pretty clear-cut to start the year. With Willie Parker once again healthy, Rashard Mendenhall coming in as a first-r...

After taking a look at the teams in the AFC north, it seemed like the proper thing to do to break down each position in the division and take a stab at who is the best in the division at their respective spots. Teams win championships, but players make plays. Here’s a look at the best players ...

Here’s a look at some of the e-mail I’ve received about the Steelers since the 2008 NFL draft. One focuses on Ben Roethlisberger, and how this particular fan can’t believe that Steelers’ fans believe all the hype. Another focuses on why there isn’t as much hype on Willi...

Free Agency has come to a close.  The draft is behind us, and team practices have started up once again.  In this series — because Mike loves to write in series — we’ll take a look at players who, in spite of playing important roles in 2007, will be looking over their shoulders a...

The big need areas for Pittsburgh this year are offensive line, corner back, defensive end, running back and wide receiver. This week I’m going to focus on those five positions and look at who could actually be available when the Steelers are on the clock on day one. I’m not even going to attemp...