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In this second article in the series I will examine which offensive players will struggle in their second NFL season. They are not listed in any order, and are just guys I believe will not live up to expectations. Let me know what you all think of my picks. Begin Slideshow
This is the first of a series of articles about which NFL rookies from last year will sustain success this upcoming season, or struggle. I’m starting positively, talking about which offensive players will avoid slumps this season. The players are not ranked in any order. These are just five guys I believe will breakout. I am going to try to get the other three installments of this series written and ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers have always been known as a run-first, run-second, and possibly think-about-passing-third team. During the 2009 season, however, Ben Roethlisberger had 4,328 passing yards and 26 touchdowns, throwing to Hines Ward (1,248 yards) and Santonio Holmes (1,167 yards) on a regular basis. Rashard Mendenhall also had 1,108 yards and seven touchdowns, but the Steelers were pretty much always a pass-first team this season, especially in short yardage and goal line ...
On Sunday the Steelers traded troubled wide receiver Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets for a fifth round pick. This move leads many people to believe that the Steelers could possibly go wide receiver in the first round in this year’s draft. I have heard scenarios from them trading up to get Dez Bryant to them trading down to grab Golden Tate. Of the two, I would not be sad ...

Santonio Holmes Gone from Pittsburgh: What Was His Value?

Posted: 12th April 2010 by Joseph Bruno in NFL
There was a growing sentiment around the Steelers community that Santonio Holmes was on his way out of Pittsburgh. I was starting to see a bunch of articles on here about what Holmes’ worth was and the pros and cons of both keeping him and getting rid of him. I was up and down with my own opinion of the situation. On the one hand, Santonio is an electric player with blazing ...