Published on: 17th April, 2010
I have changed my daily routine. I generally love to read the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and PG+ online, then watch Dan Patrick as I work. Today, I swapped my online reading for a good book and I left the TV off because I want to get some distance ...Published on: 8th January, 2010
Mike Tomlin's reflections and analysis of the 2009 season are cloudy. He is still too close to the confusion that comes from finishing a disaster of a season on an upswing. At one point, the season was truly capable of standing as a gorgeous parallel to the championship season of 2008. In ...Published on: 10th December, 2009
The Super Bowl hangover was bounced around when the Steelers' 2009 season began, though thoughts of an actual meltdown were the farthest thing from most people's imagination. The season began on a breezy evening at Heinz Field, as the Steelers finally got their chance to exact revenge on those disrespectful of ...Published on: 5th October, 2009
I can't remember the last time that I was so thrilled to be completely wrong. Maybe my estimation that Gwen Stefani's career would have the shelf life of a snowflake in July was further off the mark, but I had honestly given up on Rashard Mendenhall. Mendenhall has in no way reached ...Published on: 24th September, 2009
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has a strong sense of style. It is evident in the way he presents himself, in his manner of speech, and in his approach to the game. Constantly stating that "style points do not count" does not eliminate the fact that his Steelers also have developed ...Published on: 16th September, 2009
In the voluminous outpouring of analysis of the Steelers' running game that has followed the Steelers vs. Titans game last Thursday, what is missing is the amazing fact that the Steelers won. True, I am unabashedly clinging to a silver lining but honestly, I feel that the 2008 Steelers would have ...Published on: 11th September, 2009
We had perfect weather for viewing the game that everyone had waited to see. Scheduled to kickoff the 2009 NFL season, The Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers would at last face off against the last team to beat them, the Tennessee Titans. The delicate, early evening breeze was the perfect compliment to ...Published on: 26th August, 2009
Mat McBriar, you have lost your mind! You already hit the screen at the sparkling new Cowboys Stadium, now you add insult to injury saying that you were not consulted about its height? What on Earth possessed you, the Cowboys punter, to pipe up about the height of the screen in ...Published on: 13th July, 2009
The patronizing chuckle from a Heinz Field usher as he gave us directions was my first indication of just how awful our seats were. As my nephew and I settled into our Upper Level West seats in the double-letter section high above the end zone, we were happy just to ...Published on: 30th June, 2009
The statuesque tree that stands shading my street with its voluminous leaves has begun to shed. Handfuls of yellow foliage flutter down with each passing breeze. It doesn't feel like the Summer has gone that fast. I've yet to make my July trip to Kennywood Park. I haven't been there since ...