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Tim Benz: How are we to believe Art Rooney II is feeling ‘urgency’ when he’s already walking back his ‘impatient’ statements?
Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II continues to preach the same message. We all continue to wait for a different result. During his season-ending press conference, Rooney II said, “I think there’s an urgency. I think everybody, myself, Mike (Tomlin), guys that have been on the team for a while,...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans pop off about Arthur Smith’s interview, Mason Rudolph’s situation
The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t played a game in 24 days. But there still have been plenty of reasons to write about them. Therefore, there have been plenty of reasons for you to get angry about what I have written or things they have said and done. Let’s work through all...
First Call: Art Rooney II leaves door open to a QB trade; Oilers fail to match Penguins’ record win streak
Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II is commenting on the team’s quarterback landscape. One national media pundit is projecting that Russell Wilson will land in Pittsburgh. Patrick Peterson is standing by his early season comments about the San Francisco 49ers in advance of the Super Bowl. The Edmonton Oilers come...
Pittsburgh Stadium Authority backs Steelers’ bid to host NFL draft
The City of Pittsburgh formally approved a bid by the Steelers to host the next available NFL Draft. The city’s Stadium Authority voted unanimously Tuesday to enter into agreements with the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers, marketing groups and municipal agencies to “support, effect or cause to occur an NFL Draft...
Cam Heyward defends Steelers’ hiring of Arthur Smith against ‘mob’ criticism
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward used his podcast platform to praise the hire of offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. “Arthur Smith (was) balling out with Tennessee all those years ago,” Heyward said on his “Not just Football” podcast. “I know he didn’t have all the success in Atlanta, and everybody...
First Call: Steelers still in mix to play Brazil game in ’24; NFL commish insists kickoffs not going anywhere
Tuesday’s “First Call” looks at the increasing prospect of the Pittsburgh Steelers playing in Brazil next year. Peter King has some Steelers inclusions and omissions in his personal All-Time team that will have you buzzing. The NFL insists kickoffs will not be banned in the near future. We look at...
WR coach Frisman Jackson no longer part of Steelers offensive staff
Frisman Jackson, the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach the past two seasons, will not have his contract renewed, according to a source. The Steelers are searching for a replacement, which will be the fourth at the position since wide receiver coach Daryl Drake’s death during the 2019 training camp. Ray...
Mark Madden: How the Steelers handle the quarterback position will show their true ‘urgency’
The Super Bowl hasn’t yet been played. But Pittsburgh Steelers offseason talk is constant and onerous. It’s aggravating to no end, not least when it involves the quarterback position. (Nonstop mock drafts will soon accelerate the stupidity. There’s no way to know in February who the Steelers will pick 20th...
Pittsburgh ranks as best city for football fans for 6th year in a row
Pittsburgh was ranked the best city for football fans — again. It’s the sixth year in a row Steelers Nation has been at the top of WalletHub’s Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans list. “Football fans are intensely loyal to their favorite teams, especially when a team comes from...
Tim Benz: Sorry, Mason Rudolph. It appears it’s Kenny Pickett’s show, based on Arthur Smith’s 1st interview as OC
Arthur Smith’s first interview as Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator was conducted by Missi Matthews of Steelers.com. It was posted Saturday on the team’s website. It was a wide-ranging sitdown. Topics bounced around from Smith’s upbringing in a house with 10 kids, his climb up the coaching ladder, his offensive philosophy...
First Call: Luke Getsy beats out Mike Sullivan for reopened Raiders job; Le’Veon Bell wants a comeback with Steelers
Monday’s “First Call” sees a Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach passed over for another NFL job by a former WPIAL standout. Le’Veon Bell is talking about a comeback. T.J. Watt gets a nod of approval from his peers at the Pro Bowl, and it was a good weekend of hockey for...
Under OC Arthur Smith, Steelers set to prove strong running game is key to NFL success
Given team president Art Rooney’s II desire for the Pittsburgh Steelers to feature a strong running game, it’s not surprising that he signed off on coach Mike Tomlin hiring Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator early last week. Smith’s tenure calling the plays in Tennessee, when he relied on bell cow...
Steelers announce hiring of Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator
Three days after the Pittsburgh Steelers completed their courtship of Arthur Smith, the organization announced his hiring Friday as offensive coordinator. Smith, 41, spent the past three seasons as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. He previously spent two years as offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans. The Steelers interviewed...
Mark Madden: If the Steelers won’t change Arthur Smith’s staff, maybe they’ll upgrade personnel?
This is a magical time of year for Pittsburgh Steelers fans. Optimism runs rampant. Mock drafts pile up. We imagine that new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith will revolutionize, not be a different take on the same outdated offensive philosophy. (The vision is Mike Tomlin’s, not the coordinator’s.) We’re told Smith...
Football Footnotes: Why Arthur Smith’s offense worked in Tennessee and how it may work again with the Steelers
It’s been three days since word broke that the Pittsburgh Steelers plan to hire Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator. By now, you’ve probably read a lot about what went wrong for him as Atlanta’s head coach from 2021-23. Those teams never made the playoffs, going 7-10 every year. The last...
First Call: 2 NFL coaching moves have Steelers ties; bar set for Jake Guentzel’s trade return?
Friday’s “First Call” spotlights a pair of NFL coaching moves that tie into the Pittsburgh Steelers. We reflect on a very important Steelers Super Bowl anniversary. The market for a Jake Guentzel trade may have just been set for the Penguins. Also, both Robert Morris hockey teams have important conference...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans mad about the hiring of Arthur Smith and media coverage of it
Mr. Smith isn’t going to Washington. Or Tampa Bay for that matter. He’s coming to Pittsburgh. And I wonder if he’s going to regret that. After all, the criticism of Mike Tomlin’s decision to hire Arthur Smith as Steelers offensive coordinator is getting awfully thick awfully fast. Believe it or...
First Call: Steelers meeting with standout center at Senior Bowl; a team that also may have wanted Arthur Smith
Thursday’s “First Call” has some background on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ hiring of Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator. The Steelers are meeting with a topflight center at the Senior Bowl. Ravens coaches are leaving Baltimore in a hurry. A former Penguins front office executive just got a contract extension in Vancouver....
Mark Madden: Hiring Arthur Smith hardly makes Steelers better but is a sensible choice with Kenny Pickett at QB
Arthur Smith is the new offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s an indictment of Kenny Pickett and potential opportunity for Ryan Tannehill. Smith relies on the run and plays it safe with quarterbacks. He wasn’t hired to develop Pickett. Smith will minimize Pickett and try to mask his deficiencies. That...
First Call: Ex-Steelers O-lineman lukewarm on Arthur Smith hire; decisions are made by Steelers’ others candidates
Not everyone is thrilled with the hire of Arthur Smith as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive coordinator. We get word on what happened with the other Steelers candidates. An NFL coordinator target with local ties is starting to get some interest. And the Duquesne Dukes are welcoming one of college basketball’s...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ reported hiring of Arthur Smith is as logical as it is uninspired
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ reported decision to hire Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator makes total sense. That’s not entirely a compliment, mind you. But it does make total sense. Credit the Steelers for being extremely pragmatic. Somehow, in one hire, the organization has managed to be thoroughly logical in its thought...
Reports: Steelers to hire former Falcons coach Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator
By planning to hire Arthur Smith, the Pittsburgh Steelers are getting an offensive coordinator who excelled in that role for two seasons with the Tennessee Titans but didn’t enjoy the same kind of success in three seasons as a head coach in Atlanta. The Steelers have agreed to hire Smith,...
Past and current Steelers weigh in on offensive coordinator prospects
Pittsburgh Steelers past and present are throwing their two cents into the mix of opinions on the offensive coordinator search. During his “Not Just Football” podcast, defensive captain Cameron Heyward suggested we should have an open mind about the idea of Arthur Smith becoming the offensive coordinator. Smith, fired as...
Tim Benz: Art Rooney II feels urgency about ending Steelers’ playoff win drought. Great, show us
During a season-ending media availability Monday, Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II was asked if there was a sense of urgency within the franchise to finally win a playoff game again. After all, it’s been seven years since that has happened, and Rooney’s franchise has accomplished that task in just...
First Call: Art Rooney II says O-line must get better, wants to keep Cam Heyward, discusses Najee Harris’ contact
During his various media stops Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II talked about Cam Heyward’s future, Najee Harris’ fifth-year option and the state of the offensive line. We have all of those quotes for you in Tuesday’s “First Call.” Plus, there’s news about a former Steeler who is in...
