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Turning The Corner: Where The Steelers Go From Here

Okay. Everyone take a deep breath. First, the positive. The Steelers are still alive in the division courtesy of Cincinnati's unthinkable loss to the lowly Oakland Raiders...

Written by Nick DeWitt about 5 days ago 159 reads 0 comments
Backsliding Pittsburgh Steelers Have Their Backs Against the Wall

Someone must have forgot to tell the Steelers that return season doesn't start until after Christmas. In the past eight games, the Steelers have allowed some type of return for a touchdown. In the last two games, it has cost them in the final tally...

Written by Nick DeWitt about 5 days ago 504 reads 10 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers: Special Problems, Offensive Offense Doom Steelers

There are three phases to every football game. Sunday, the Steelers failed miserably in two of those phases and wore down in the third phase. That added up to an 18-12 loss to division-leading Cincinnati...

Written by Nick DeWitt about 11 days ago 558 reads 1 comments
Film Study: Mendenhall, Wallace Among First Half Surprises For Steelers

Eight games into their season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have definitely received two very early Christmas presents in rookie receiver Mike Wallace and second-year back Rashard Mendenhall...

Written by Nick DeWitt about 15 days ago 580 reads 2 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers Film Study: Forget Stats, Defense Was Great Against Vikings

Numbers can lie. Want an example? In 2002, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced off with the Houston Texans for the first time. In that game, the Steelers generated over 400 yards of offense. They allowed less than 100 on defense...

Written by Nick DeWitt about 24 days ago 743 reads 0 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers: Passing Grades on Post-Bye Week Report Card

At 5-2, Pittsburgh is in a de facto tie for first place in the AFC North with the Cincinnati Bengals. They technically are in second place by virtue of the Bengals' 23-20 win over Pittsburgh in Week Three...

Written by Nick DeWitt about 25 days ago 1,214 reads 3 comments
Green Bay Packers Passing Problems Not All on Offensive Line

Four seconds. You've heard this all before. It should be as blaringly loud as the alarm that wakes you in the morning, jarring you to action...

Written by Nick DeWitt about 26 days ago 530 reads 7 comments
Steelers-Broncos: Follow in the Ravens' Footsteps for Once

It's usually unthinkable for the Steelers to follow in the footsteps of rival Baltimore. But, just this once, it's imperative that the Steelers do just that...

Written by Nick DeWitt about 26 days ago 1,490 reads 29 comments
Just In Time: Your 10 Sports-Themed Halloween Costumes

So you're a sports fan with no idea what to wear to that Halloween party Saturday night? Here's a few ideas for you (and how to create them) 1. Eric Mangini Depending on your attitude, you may need an attitude adjustment...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 155 reads 1 comments
NFL: Enough With The Throwbacks

It's getting ugly out there. Literally. The Pittsburgh Steelers do it right. They wear their throwback jerseys, which are nowhere near as offending to the eyes as some that we've seen, a couple times a year during important home games...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 67 reads 4 comments
Yankees-Phillies Series A Throwback to the Glory Days

Okay, so perhaps a better throwback matchup would have been if the Yankees were preparing to face the Dodgers. But let's face it. Since the Dodgers bolted from Brooklyn, the matchups haven't been nearly as exciting...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 73 reads 1 comments
NFL: 2009 Is The Season Of Disparity

Pete Rozelle is rolling over in his grave. Paul Tagliabue is having fits. Roger Goodell is pretending that everything is fine...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 73 reads 0 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers: A Checklist for the Bye Week

After seven games and a few ups, downs, and injuries, it's finally time for the Pittsburgh Steelers to take a break. The bye week couldn't really come at a better time for the Steelers, who ...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 1,858 reads 7 comments
NFL in LA: If You Come, He Will Build It

WANTED: Suffering NFL team with old, small stadium, terrible fan support to play in new LA stadium. Current revenue problems not a must. Happy teams need not apply...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 266 reads 5 comments
Jim Zorn Will Rise Again, but Redskins' Future Less Certain

Sometimes in baseball, players who fail in the big leagues are often said to have been rushed into action. In football, we might be witnessing something similar in Washington...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 568 reads 3 comments
Film Study: Ben Roethlisberger Flying High, Under the Radar

You know you're good when you can throw for 417 yards and two touchdowns and still not get much of a mention beyond a footnote in the highlight reel...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 874 reads 15 comments
Breast Cancer Awareness an Important Promotion for Sports

As I was sitting, curled up from the cold of an ice rink yesterday watching Division II California of PA's girl's hockey team roll up a 4-1 win over the University of Maryland, I was rather taken ...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 85 reads 0 comments
Rush Limbaugh Is Not the Kind of Owner the NFL Needs or Players Want

Has it really been long enough to forget? Rush Limbaugh has flirted with the sports world before. The outspoken talk show host once, albeit briefly, worked for ESPN as an analyst...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 355 reads 5 comments
Film Study: Steelers' Defense Finishes, But Still Not Completing Games

It took five weeks, but the Steelers' defense finally stepped up to finish a game, delivering three consecutive sacks to stop the Detroit Lions' last drive before it could really even begin. It was a masterful game for linebackers...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 394 reads 0 comments
Native American Mascots: Honorable or Ignorant?

It's been a prickly topic for years, even decades. It spans not just every professional sport, but collegiate sports as well. Depending on who you talk to, it's a stain on the organizations it affects or a way of honoring those who came before us...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 17,338 reads 141 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers Don't Pass on Chance to Welcome New Offensive Era

There are two passes that could end up telling us a great deal about how the Steelers intend to operate their offense from now on. Those two passes opened the Steelers' week four matchup with the San Diego Chargers...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 995 reads 5 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers Offense Aces Test vs. San Diego, Defense Gets an Incomplete

Finally, a second victory. Many people say that the Steelers should be 4-0, undone by an inability to finish that is foreign to Pittsburgh football teams of the past. Well, they're 2-2...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 714 reads 6 comments
With Parker Doubtful, Is Mendenhall Ready To Shoulder The Load?

Rashard Mendenhall has certainly made an auspicious start to his NFL career, logging 107 yards in seven games since being drafted in the first round last year by the Steelers...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 822 reads 5 comments
Steelers-Chargers: A Look Inside the Game

At 1-2, the margin for error is now razor thin for the defending champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Back home, where they usually dominate, the Steelers face what is almost a must-win game against the San Diego Chargers...

Written by Nick DeWitt about about 1 month ago 1,760 reads 2 comments
Film Study: Ben Roethlisberger's Way Works for Steelers

It's not always pretty. In fact, it's rarely pretty. But it works. Brett Favre is the classic gunslinger. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning throw the pretty passes from the pocket. Donovan McNabb has the flashy running skills...

Written by Nick DeWitt about 2 months ago 619 reads 6 comments

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Nick DeWitt Article Archive

Turning The Corner: Where The Steelers Go From Here

Backsliding Pittsburgh Steelers Have Their Backs Against the Wall

Pittsburgh Steelers: Special Problems, Offensive Offense Doom Steelers

Film Study: Mendenhall, Wallace Among First Half Surprises For Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers Film Study: Forget Stats, Defense Was Great Against Vikings

Pittsburgh Steelers: Passing Grades on Post-Bye Week Report Card

Green Bay Packers Passing Problems Not All on Offensive Line

Steelers-Broncos: Follow in the Ravens' Footsteps for Once

Just In Time: Your 10 Sports-Themed Halloween Costumes

NFL: Enough With The Throwbacks

Yankees-Phillies Series A Throwback to the Glory Days

NFL: 2009 Is The Season Of Disparity

Pittsburgh Steelers: A Checklist for the Bye Week

NFL in LA: If You Come, He Will Build It

Jim Zorn Will Rise Again, but Redskins' Future Less Certain

Film Study: Ben Roethlisberger Flying High, Under the Radar

Breast Cancer Awareness an Important Promotion for Sports

Rush Limbaugh Is Not the Kind of Owner the NFL Needs or Players Want

Film Study: Steelers' Defense Finishes, But Still Not Completing Games

Native American Mascots: Honorable or Ignorant?

Pittsburgh Steelers Don't Pass on Chance to Welcome New Offensive Era

Pittsburgh Steelers Offense Aces Test vs. San Diego, Defense Gets an Incomplete

With Parker Doubtful, Is Mendenhall Ready To Shoulder The Load?

Steelers-Chargers: A Look Inside the Game

Film Study: Ben Roethlisberger's Way Works for Steelers

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