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Despite all the speculation surrounding the release of Bruce Arians from his duties as offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it has not come to pass. He will finish out the final season of his four-year contract. With his being kept on staff,ámore speculation has since come to surface. One debate centers around who really runs the show in Pittsburgh. -Did Mike Tomlin keep Arians simply to pad his own stats, as a ...

Mike Tomlin Has Intertwined His Own Fate With That of Bruce Arians’

Posted: 8th January 2010 by Timothy Kessler in NFL
Amongst all the controversy surrounding the third year offensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Tomlin has made a move that has the majority of Steelers nation shaking their collective heads. After a meeting that lasted several hours, Bruce Arians walked out of Tomlin's office with his job intact. He will enter the final year of his contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers as their offensive coordinator. Many non-Steelers fans may wonder why ...

Mike Tomlin Keeps Bruce Arians on As Pittsburghs Offensive Coordinator

Posted: 7th January 2010 by Timothy Kessler in NFL
It has beenáreported since yesterday that Mike Tomlin fired offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. It supposedly happened after his weekly news conference...sometime after 2p.m. on the 5th of January. It had not been confirmed and remained unofficial. I even read an article on this very site... and my hopes were high. As unfortunate as it is to say, new reports state that it is not the case. Pittsburgh Post Gazette writer Gerry Dulac has reported ...
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers season has come to a close, it is time to move on and start to think about the future. á Although that includes the entire team as a whole, I am focusing this article on one area of the teamàthe offense. á There has been a lot of talk recently about the job security that Bruce Arians may or may not have. I, for one, believe that for the ...

The New York Jets Are Handed a No. 5 Seed in the Playoffs

Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Timothy Kessler in NFL
Most NFL players will tell you that it is a great accomplishment to make it to the playoffs, asáthirty-two different teams are fighting it out for twelve spots. And it usually only gets harder as the season comes to a close. Ask any member of the New York Jets and they may tell you an entirely different story. Two weeks in a row the New York Jets have been practically handed a win, ...

The New England Patriots Shaft the Pittsburgh Steelers

Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Timothy Kessler in NFL
The New England Patriots ended their 2009 regular season by allowing the Houston Texans to score twenty-one unanswered fourth quarter points in a 34-27 loss. Their bid for a third seed in the AFC playoffs was put second on their list to the possibility of meeting the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round. LaMarr Woodley of the Pittsburgh Steelers called it as he saw it and it turns out that he may ...

A Philadelphia Eagles Loss Drops Them From No. 2 to No. 6 Seed

Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Timothy Kessler in NFL
In the crazy world of the NFL, a single game can hold plenty of ramifications for any team. But, that is putting it lightly for Philadelphia's final game against the Dallas Cowboys. A Philadelphia win and they win their division. They would enter the NFC playoffs as the No. 2 seed which includes a first round bye and home field advantage for at least one game, if not more. A Philadelphia loss ...

Pittsburgh Steelers Magic…Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way

Posted: 2nd January 2010 by Timothy Kessler in NFL
The year was 2005. The Pittsburgh Steelers started the season with a record of 7-2, not much different than this seasonÆs 6-2 start. They then went on a three game losing streak to bring their record to 7-5, hurting their playoff chances in the process. á Sound familiar? á They needed to win their final four games that year to capture the final spot in an extremely tight AFC playoff race. á A lot of people ...

Steeler Fans Must Cyborg Their Brains into One Singular Focus-Oakland

Posted: 29th December 2009 by Timothy Kessler in NFL
After the Pittsburgh Steelers' one oÆclock game against the Miami Dolphins, all Steelers fans alike should put away the black and gold and trade it in for black and silver. á If our beloved Steelers are to have a chance of making the playoffs, we need the Oakland Raiders to step up their game one final time this season to beat the Baltimore Ravens in their four oÆclock game on Sunday. á They have ...

Rescheduled Cincinnati Game Holds Tremendous Playoff Implications

Posted: 28th December 2009 by Timothy Kessler in NFL
Whose bright idea was it to reschedule SundayÆs Cincinnati game against the New York Jets to 8:30 p.m.? A game that originally was to be held at 1 p.m. á The Pittsburgh Steelers are counting on both the New England Patriots and the Cincinnati Bengals to fight for the thirdáplayoff seed, to have a reasonable shot at making the postseason. á Both games were originally scheduled at 1 p.m. which was ideal as both ...