Hey Steelers Fans. Welcome to Monday.
The Kickoff
Did you survive? I did, obviously or else I wouldn’t be writing this… Did you survive your first Sunday without football? Personally I always go through a couple of stages. The first is when the Steelers themselves are done and we all know when that has been lately. The second is when the Super Bowl is over. That’s where we found ourselves yesterday and no, the NBA All-Star Game didn’t fill the gap. The good news is that the NFL Combine is right around the corner. Is it a football “game?” No, but it’s football and it’s also an opportunity to see guys who could potentially be wearing Black and Gold. I shall enjoy the brief reprieve but let’s be honest, this is a 365-day venture regardless.
Getting in Early
For those of you interested, and there’s more than many of you would like to admit, you can get those NFL futures bets in now at Woom.Bet. I always like to throw a few bucks at a couple of teams with long Super Bowl odds. You just never know right?
The First Domino
EDGE rusher Preston Smith became the first casualty of the Steelers’ roster overhaul when he was cut this past weekend. The veteran was brought over at the trade deadline from Green Bay for a seventh round pick in this year’s draft. While he picked up a couple of sacks he was also inactive late in the season not even getting a helmet in the playoff loss at Baltimore. The most important news here is that the Steelers will save $13 million dollars with the move.
Gold Helmets?
It seems there’s a significant group of people on social media who constantly want to give the Steelers “alternate” uniforms. My suggestion is to embrace the tradition! Each year the Steelers wear a throwback uniform and a color rush uniform. There is a rumor out there that the throwbacks for 2025 will involve gold helmets. We’ve seen these before as recently as the Ben Roethlisberger era. It’s my hope these are the ones being discussed.
The Latest Podcast
Just in case you missed it, episode 408 of the SCB Steelers Podcast presented by DEK Roofing Inc is available! And this week’s show will be our annual “Blitzies!” We hand out our awards for just about everything imaginable from the 2024 NFL season.
Draft Work
Make sure you check out Cliff’s first two draft profiles. He’s passionate about the draft and it shows! Here are his looks at Emeka Egbuka and Cam Skattebo.
Not Good
Seven more people came forward this weekend accusing Ravens’ kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate behavior. That brings the total to nearly 20 women now and I’m not sure how much longer Baltimore can go without addressing it and/or letting him go.
If You Had Told Me…
That the only changes to the coaching staff would be a new ILB Coach and a new Defensive Backs Coach I would have said “bullshit.” There is of course still time but most staffs – both collegiate and professional – are already filled. The fact that they didn’t make changes at Defensive Coordinator and Offensive Line remain stunning to me.
Random Reads
I see the NBA once again changed their All-Star Game format. Here’s my take – and it’s the same one I have for the Pro Bowl – who cares? It’s all about money… Kudos to the young lady at Vanderbilt. 55 points in a game and she’s a freshman… How about that young man at Auburn University? His mother passes away and on the same day he hits a home run for the Tigers… Was Jaylen Warren’s “down” season due to injuries or was it something else? It will be curious to see how the Steelers address the running back situation.
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