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Steelers Fans Need to Be Patient with Ziggy Hood

When the Steelers lost defensive end Aaron Smith for the season, it wasn't too much of a shock that the Steelers turned to veteran Travis Kirschke instead of first-round pick Ziggy Hood.But now that Kirschke is also likely to be sidelined for next Sunday's Broncos game, it looks like the Steelers would turn to Nick Eason...

Steelers Sign First-Rounder Ziggy Hood

If the Steelers have any plans to extend the contracts of any veterans, they won't have to worry that chief negotiator Omar Kahn will be distracted by signing draft picks.Nearly a week before training camp opens on July 31, the Steelers have already signed every one of their draft picks. First-round pick Evander Hood...

Analyzing the Playoffs: What to Look for When the Ravens Have the Ball

Every time you rewatch the Steelers-Ravens games from earlier this year, it's hard to not get even more excited about Act III.You have the league's two best defenses facing off, and two offenses that will be trying to prove that they aren't over their head. You'll watch James Harrison try to terrorize Joe Flacco again,...

Steelers Bring Back an Old Pro

The Steelers have made a move to shore up their horrendous defensive line depth by signing a backup defensive end, but for some reason I don't think Steelers fans are going to be real thrilled by this move.Pittsburgh re-signed Travis Kirschke to a two-year, $2.28 million deal. Kirschke, 33, has battled back issues for the...

Steelers Really Miss Smith and Clark

I've been going back through the Steelers win to analyze the offensive line as usual, but also to try to figure out what's going wrong with the Steelers defense, and then before I'm even halfway through the game, Michael David Smith already did the work for me.In his newest Every Play Counts over at Football Outsiders, MDS...