DickLebeau News

DickLebeau News From AOL News

Mike Tomlin Explains Why Steelers Never Considered Michael Vick

To think, when the Steelers announced that Mike Tomlin -- not Russ Grimm -- would replace Bill Cowher, the biggest concern was that the former Vikings defensive coordinator who had learned the intricacies of the Cover-2 while serving as Tony Dungy's secondary coach in Tampa Bay would get rid of zone-blitz architect Dick...

James Harrison, Environmentalist, Admits He Guessed on Super Bowl Pick-Six

The Cardinals trailed the Steelers 10-7 when linebacker Karlos Dansby intercepted quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at the Pittsburgh 34-yard line with two minutes to go in the first half of Super Bowl XLIII. Seven plays and 1:42 later, Arizona had a first-and-goal from the 1. Best case: the Cards headed to the locker room...

Philadelphia Eagles Name Sean McDermott Defensive Coordinator

In May, the Eagles announced that Sean McDermott would be the team's interim defensive coordinator, replacing Jim Johnson indefinitely while he received cancer treatments. Friday, the organization named McDermott to the full-time gig. Johnson continues to battle cancer, and as NFL Network's Jason La Canfora writes, "If...

Larry Foote Says Detroit Is 'A Lot Different From Pittsburgh'

Good news: Larry Foote is an NFL starter, which is all he wanted. Bad news: he went from the Steelers, twice Super Bowl champs in the past three years, to the Lions, winners of exactly zero games in 2008. In Detroit, Foote will have to adjust to playing middle linebacker in the 4-3, and despite suspect pass-coverage...

Steelers Officially Release Larry Foote; Obvious Next Stop: Detroit

As expected, the Steelers finally got around to releasing linebacker Larry Foote today. The team's 2002 fifth-round pick hadn't missed a start since 2004, but with the emergence of Lawrence Timmons, Foote became expendable. In fact, last season, Foote was a two-down player, coming off the field in passing situations. And...

DickLebeau News From the Web

05/21/12 Pittsburgh Steelers: Dick LeBeau Will Have the Best... Source: Bleacher Report Recently, Jeff Fisher challenged his St. Louis Rams team to lead the league in sacks this year.