Archive for March, 2008

Whoops. Looks like Anthony “Booger” McFarland isn’t about to use the Terrible Towel as his personal Snot Rag of Doom any time soon. According to the Beaver County Times, the reason my witty headline went for naught is he failed his post workout physical. Shocking, I know, considering the reason he was released in the first place was he failed a physical. Guess that Wolverine-like healing factor the Steelers thought he possessed didn’t kick in yet. I apologize for jumping the gun in bringing you the exciting news that we signed Booger. Serves me right for reading a Post-Gazette headline [...]

Toldja they read our blog. The Pittsburgh Steelers, having evidently read John’s post on the city’s Roller Derby scene, were not to be outdone by the Wrecking Dolls having a player with the WWE-esque nickname of “Snot Rocket Science” so they went out and one-upped them by signing former Tampa Bay Buccaneer defensive end Anthony “Booger” McFarland. I’d love to give you a scouting report on good ‘ol Booger but alas, he tore his patella tendon and missed the entire 2007 season. However, McFarland should still be somewhat familiar to football fans as he was a starter on two Super [...]

by John Cihon A lot of readers of this blog may not be aware that Pittsburgh has its own roller derby league, which had its season opener this past Saturday night. I’ll be covering their whole season over at http://johncihon.blogspot.com/ The style of roller derby Pittsburgh plays is hard hitting and brutal, and might appeal to football fans looking to find a way to kill some time before training camp starts. On Thursday, we’ll go back to the Steelers and the 99 problems they’re having lately. This past Saturday night the Steel City Derby Demons, Pittsburgh’s female roller derby league [...]

Every spring, millions of Americans come down with a fever. And that fever spreads like the virus from 28 Days Later until every person you know is clutching a newspaper or a computer print out, sweat beads dotting their forehead, drool forming in the corner of their mouths, nervously checking their brackets with the desperate hope that the Golden Flash of Fresno somehow upset the mighty Running Rebels of UNLV. Of course I’m talking about March Madness. But for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, March Madness will take on a slightly different tone this year. The team he’ll no doubt be [...]

Rejoice, Steeler Nation, our long national nightmare is finally over. Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Steelers came to terms with center Justin Hartwig. The deal is a reported $4 million dollars for two years, including a $975,000 signing bonus. Once again, our tricky Player Personnel Director, Kevin Colbert, sits back during the early days of free agency, allowing the rotten teams to blow their wads like a virgin on prom night, then swoops in and manages to pick up a quality player at a discount price. Don’t be fooled by the relative pittance we’re paying him, Hartwig is a fine player who [...]

Rest easy, Steeler Nation. Andre Frazier has re-signed with our beloved Black and Gold. Not only do we get his special teams expertise for another year but we also managed to save some space under the salary cap through a shrewd bit of maneuvering by Player Personnel Director Kevin Colbert. Instead of tendering him an offer which would pay him $927,000, the Pittsburgh Steelers cleverly allowed him to become an unrestricted free agent, allowing them to then sign him at a lower salary. These sort of ingenious maneuvers are why we’ve been such a successful franchise the past 15 years. [...]

September 27, 1992. I was a senior in high school, eagerly awaiting my acceptance letter from Carnegie Mellon University. Between us, I firmly believe the extra 250 points the SATs give you for spelling your name correctly put me over the top. “Wayne’s World” kept me sane by repeatedly asking, “Are you mental?” Kriss Kross promised to make me Jump! Jump! And for the first time in 25 years, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a new coach roaming the sideline. Emperor Chuck Noll had stepped aside and his successor was a fiery, spit-spewing, thirty-five year old former KC assistant with a [...]

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by John Cihon Today, Ben Roethlisberger became the highest-paid Pittsburgh Steeler ever, as well as one of, if not the highest, paid players in the NFL. NFL contracts being only slightly simpler to understand than the tax code, it’s unclear whether or not Ben has the absolute highest paying contract in the NFL, but he’s definitely up there. To be specific, $102 million over eight seasons, $36 million in guaranteed money, and a $25 million signing bonus. A lot of money, to be sure, but the way the NFL is going, it won’t seem as high in six years towards [...]