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Pittsburgh Steelers Lull AFC Into False Sense of Security

The abomination at Arrowhead was all part of “the plan". So was the loss to the Bengals the week earlier. The Steelers have set out to lull the rest of the AFC playoff field into a false sense of security...

Written by Todd Fleming about 4 days ago 518 reads 6 comments
Cincinnati Bengals Success Linked To Shedding of Terrible Towel Curse

There has been plenty of commentary on the Cincinnati Bengals' sudden success. One strain of thought is that Carson Palmer is finally fully back from his knee injury...

Written by Todd Fleming about 9 days ago 251 reads 8 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers Ready to Roll Into Final Stretch

The day after the Steelers lose, the city of Pittsburgh and the extended Steelers Nation that circles the globe went into a collective and palpable state of depression. We are ready to grab pitchforks and all meet up at Bruce Arians' house...

Written by Todd Fleming about 11 days ago 437 reads 4 comments
Bill Belichick Shows Genius With Tough Call

Almost the entire sportswriting universe has turned on Bill Belichick with a vengeance. Peter King, who I think is a very good sportswriter, called his decision hubris. It was just Belichick pridefully showing off...

Written by Todd Fleming about 12 days ago 141 reads 6 comments
Steelers Will Need to Follow 2005 Route to Return to Super Bowl

Every team has a mulligan in them somewhere. Sometimes a team survives its mulligan (see the Saints today). Sometimes a team doesn’t. Today’s game was the Steelers’ mulligan, coming after an impressive five-game win streak...

Written by Todd Fleming about 13 days ago 129 reads 2 comments
Steelers-Broncos: Random Thoughts on Pittsburgh's Slaying of Denver

The Pittsburgh Steelers served notice to the rest of the league with their 28-10 drubbing of the Broncos in Denver. That is no small feat...

Written by Todd Fleming about 19 days ago 805 reads 4 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers: Who Represents Super Bowl Champs' Biggest Threat?

The NFL’s regular season is now eight weeks old. We’ve seen enough out of each team to have a pretty good idea which teams are clear-cut elite squads, which teams are maddeningly unpredictable, and which teams just plain aren’t very good...

Written by Todd Fleming about 27 days ago 1,141 reads 24 comments
Brett Keisel: Pittsburgh Steelers' Biggest "Offensive" Weapon Against Vikings

Brett Keisel is often the forgotten man on the Steelers' vaunted defense. His injured counterpart, Aaron Smith, is widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, 3-4 defensive ends in the league...

Written by Todd Fleming about about 1 month ago 450 reads 6 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers Face Tough Test Over Next Month

In their next three games, the Steelers will face off against two teams that are yet to lose this year and another team that has already beaten them once...

Written by Todd Fleming about about 1 month ago 426 reads 6 comments
The Steelers Anti-Injury Wish List: Which Losses Hurt the Most?

The Steelers clearly lost one of their most important players this week in Aaron Smith. He is indisputably one the best 3-4 defensive ends in the league...

Written by Todd Fleming about about 1 month ago 219 reads 0 comments
Mike Wallace Looks Like Next Steelers Star

Going into the draft this year, I thought the Steelers would likely draft a wide receiver in the first round. There were two reasons for this. One, it was an area of need assuming that Hines Ward is unable to play until he is 86 years old...

Written by Todd Fleming about about 1 month ago 957 reads 20 comments
The Pittsburgh Steelers' Best Chance to Win Is to Play Like They're Losing

One odd fact that I’ve noticed while watching the Steelers over the last couple years is that I’m more comfortable when they are behind by a few points than when they are ahead with a small lead in the second half...

Written by Todd Fleming about 2 months ago 350 reads 19 comments
Steelers 2008 Draft Ending With a Whimper

"This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper." So wrote T.S. Eliot in The Hollow Men. The oft-quoted line in one of Eliot's most famous poems could have easily been referring to the 2008 Steelers' draft...

Written by Todd Fleming about 2 months ago 433 reads 19 comments
Heath Miller Signs with Steelers: Who's Next?

The Steelers made one last big preseason move with the signing of Heath Miller to a six-year, $35.3M contract, all but announcing that this will be their final big signing before the start of the season...

Written by Todd Fleming about 3 months ago 834 reads 10 comments
Dennis Dixon Is Surer Bet for Steelers Than Michael Vick

The Steelers and Patriots are the two teams that sit atop just about all of the key pre-season power rankings as the teams most likely to win the Super Bowl this year. The teams share something else in common...

Written by Todd Fleming about 4 months ago 1,171 reads 8 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers' Untradeables Set Them Apart

When I was a kid, I used to collect football, baseball, and hockey cards. Part of the fun of collecting cards was trading them with friends or flipping them in an attempt to win more cards...

Written by Todd Fleming about 4 months ago 738 reads 22 comments
The Steelers Should Run With the Idea of Mixing Play-Calling Up More

One common complaint on message boards and blog sites throughout 2008 was that the Steelers had gotten away from “Steelers football,” at least on the offensive side of the ball...

Written by Todd Fleming about 4 months ago 867 reads 25 comments
Steelers And Penguins Done: Surviving the Dog Days of Pittsburgh Sports

What an incredible rush of a six months it has been for Pittsburgh fans. First, we watched the Steelers win the greatest Super Bowl in the history of the game, which was followed up by the ...

Written by Todd Fleming about 4 months ago 454 reads 20 comments
Pittsburgh Is the Nation's Premier Sports Town

Arriving at Pittsburgh International Airport on a trip back to the city to attend my brother’s wedding, we were greeted at the top of the airport's escalator by two lifelike mannequins...

Written by Todd Fleming about 4 months ago 790 reads 27 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers Will Field a Better Team in 2009

The 2008 Steelers overcame several handicaps to win the Super Bowl. The playcalling for much of the season was uninspiring, the punter was only mildly better than the kid who punts for your ...

Written by Todd Fleming about 5 months ago 1,156 reads 22 comments
Philadelphia Flyers Overpay for Chris Pronger to Challenge Penguins

A man who stands 6'6" tall casts a big shadow. On draft weekend, the shadow of defensive giant Chris Pronger and the blockbuster trade that moved him from Anaheim to Philadelphia was so big that it pushed every other story to the back burner...

Written by Todd Fleming about 5 months ago 918 reads 30 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team...Sort Of

All of us members of Steelers' Nation love to remember our all-time favorite players. But, this list is a tribute to the players we loved to hate...

Written by Todd Fleming about 5 months ago 835 reads 20 comments
Jordan Staal a Shopping Possibility for Penquins?

Jordan Staal was easily one of the most important Penguins in the Stanley Cup finals. His short-handed goal in Game Four may have been the single most important goal of the series, with the goal he notched in Game Six coming in a close second...

Written by Todd Fleming about 5 months ago 923 reads 17 comments
Sidney Crosby Derangement Syndrome Strikes Again

There is not a player in all of sports who is more unfairly vilified than Sidney Crosby, the Penguin's on-ice leader. The guy can't catch a break. Every thing he does results in the spewing of hatred in his general direction...

Written by Todd Fleming about 5 months ago 872 reads 28 comments
Pittsburgh Penguins Beware: The Salary Cap Reaper Cometh

The 2009 hockey season is in the books. All is right in the world. The Penguins stand alone atop the hockey universe, as champagne continues flowing out of the Cup in Pittsburgh...

Written by Todd Fleming about 5 months ago 1,305 reads 21 comments

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Todd Fleming Article Archive

Pittsburgh Steelers Lull AFC Into False Sense of Security

Cincinnati Bengals Success Linked To Shedding of Terrible Towel Curse

Pittsburgh Steelers Ready to Roll Into Final Stretch

Bill Belichick Shows Genius With Tough Call

Steelers Will Need to Follow 2005 Route to Return to Super Bowl

Steelers-Broncos: Random Thoughts on Pittsburgh's Slaying of Denver

Pittsburgh Steelers: Who Represents Super Bowl Champs' Biggest Threat?

Brett Keisel: Pittsburgh Steelers' Biggest "Offensive" Weapon Against Vikings

Pittsburgh Steelers Face Tough Test Over Next Month

The Steelers Anti-Injury Wish List: Which Losses Hurt the Most?

Mike Wallace Looks Like Next Steelers Star

The Pittsburgh Steelers' Best Chance to Win Is to Play Like They're Losing

Steelers 2008 Draft Ending With a Whimper

Heath Miller Signs with Steelers: Who's Next?

Dennis Dixon Is Surer Bet for Steelers Than Michael Vick

Pittsburgh Steelers' Untradeables Set Them Apart

The Steelers Should Run With the Idea of Mixing Play-Calling Up More

Steelers And Penguins Done: Surviving the Dog Days of Pittsburgh Sports

Pittsburgh Is the Nation's Premier Sports Town

Pittsburgh Steelers Will Field a Better Team in 2009

Philadelphia Flyers Overpay for Chris Pronger to Challenge Penguins

Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team...Sort Of

Jordan Staal a Shopping Possibility for Penquins?

Sidney Crosby Derangement Syndrome Strikes Again

Pittsburgh Penguins Beware: The Salary Cap Reaper Cometh

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