Category: Steelers

Steelers Roster Cut Down To Their 53-Man Roster

By James Layton

This is the Steelers cut that they made on September, 5th. Here are a few that surprised me, WR Ryan Switzer, DT Daniel McCullers and DL Henry Mondeaux.

  1. Paxton Lynch, QB
  2. Kerrith Whyte, RB
  3. Trey Edmunds, RB
  4. Wendell Smallwood, RB
  5. Saeed Blacknall, WR
  6. DeAndre Thompkins, WR
  7. Deon Cain, WR
  8. Amara Darbah, WR
  9. Ryan Switzer, WR
  10. Christian Dilauro, OL
  11. John Keenoy, OL
  12. Derwin Gray, OL
  13. Anthony Coyle, OL
  14. Jarron Jones, OL
  15. Kyle Markway, TE
  16. Kevin Rader, TE
  17. Caron Walker, DL
  18. Henry Mondeaux, DL
  19. Calvin Taylor, DL
  20. Daniel McCullers, DL
  21. Tuzar Skipper, OLB
  22. Jayrone Elliott, OLB
  23. Trajen Bandy, CB
  24. John Battle, S
  25. Antoine Brooks, S
  26. Corliss Whitman, P
  27. Liam McCullough, LS

2020 NFL Record Predictions

By Barb Layton

I am so thrilled that football season is upon us. Every year I do a divisional prediction. I think this year was extremely difficult to select a winner.

AFC East

  1. Bills 10-6
  2. Patriots 7-9
  3. Jets 6-10
  4. Dolphins 4-12

AFC North

  1. Steelers 13-3
  2. Ravens 11-5
  3. Browns 7-9
  4. Bengals 3-13

AFC South

  1. Texans 10-6
  2. Colts 9-7
  3. Titans 7-9
  4. Jaguars 2-14

AFC West

  1. Chiefs 14-2
  2. Broncos 9-7
  3. Raiders 7-9
  4. Chargers 5-11

NFC East

  1. Eagles 11-5
  2. Cowboys 10-6
  3. Giants 5-11
  4. Washington 2-14

NFC North

  1. Vikings 12-4
  2. Packers 10-6
  3. Lions 8-8
  4. Bears 6-10

NFC South

  1. Saints 12-4
  2. Buccaneers 10-6
  3. Falcons 8-8
  4. Panthers 3-13

NFC West

  1. 49ers 11-5
  2. Seahawks 10-6
  3. Rams 8-8
  4. Cardinals 6-10

I would like your feedback on how you think I have done.

Steelers Roster Bubble Players

By James Layton

With the Steelers Training Camp in full swing, I started to take a look at their roster and noticed a few players that are in jeopardy of losing their roster spots. Some of these players had impact with the team last season.

Offense

  1. Paxton Lynch, QB
  2. Jaylon Samuels, RB
  3. Kerrith Whyte, RB
  4. Saeed Blacknall, WR
  5. Deon Cain, WR
  6. Zach Gentry, TE
  7. Derwin Gray, OT
  8. Anthony Coyle, OT

Defense

  1. Isaiah Buggs, DE
  2. Cavon Walker, DE
  3. Chris Wormley, DE
  4. Daniel McCullers, DT
  5. Tuzar Skipper, OLB
  6. Ola Adeniyi, OLB
  7. Alexander Myres, CB
  8. Marcus Allen, S
  9. Jordan Dangerfield, S

If I missed anyone or you would take someone off the list let me know.

Steelers 53 Man Roster 1.0

By Barb Layton

This is how I believe the Steelers roster will look like when the season starts. It is so good to put Ben Roethlisberger and Stephon Tuitt back on the list.

Offense (25)

Quarterbacks (3)

Ben Roethlisberger

Mason Rudolph

Devlin Hodges

Running Backs (5)

James Connor

Benny Snell

Anthony McFarland

Wendell Smallwood

Derek Watt (FB)

Wide Receivers (5)

JuJu Smith-Schuster

James Washington

Diontae Johnson

Chase Claypool

Ryan Switzer

Tight Ends (3)

Vance McDonald

Eric Ebron

Zach Gentry

Offensive Line (9)

Alejandro Villanueva

David DeCastro

Mike Pouncey

Matt Feiler

Zach Banner

Chukwuma Okorafor

Stefen Wisniewski

Christian LiLauro

Kevin Dotson

Defense (25)

Defensive Line (6)

Cam Heyward

Stephon Tuitt

Tyson Alualu

Chris Wormley

Isaiah Buggs

Carlos Davis

Outside Linebackers (5)

T.J. Watt

Bud Dupree

Alex Highsmith

Ola Adeniyi

Tuzar Skipper

Inside Linebackers (4)

Vince Williams

Devin Bush

Ulysees Gilbert lll

Robert Spillane

Defensive Backs (10)

Joe Haden, CB

Steven Nelson, CB

Mike Hilton, CB

Minkah Fitzpatrick, S

Terrell Edmunds, S

Justin Layne, CB

Curtis Riley, S

Cameron Sutton, CB

Trajan Bandy, DB

Antoine Brooks, S

Special Teams (3)

K Chris Boswell

P Jordan Berry

LS Kameron Canaday

Practice Squad (16)

Paxton Lynch, QB

Saeed Blacknall, WR

Trey Edmunds, RB

Derwin Grey, OT

J.C. Hassenauer, C

Dax Raymond, TE

Deon Cain, WR

Kerrith Whyte, RB

Daniel McCullers, DT

Henry Mondeaux, DE

Marcus Allen, S

James Lockhart, LB

Alexander Myers, CB

Cavon Walker, DT

Calvin Taylor, DE

James Pierre, DB

NFL Roster Cut Down Tracker

By James Layton

The NFL has reduced the amount of players you can have on your roster for Training Camp from 90 players to 80. Most teams had 90 or close to 90 players on the roster.

Here are the cuts so far.

Bears

  1. Ben Braunecker, TE
  2. Devante Bond, LB
  3. Kentrell Brice, S
  4. Alex Wesley, WR

Bengals

  1. Isaiah Swann, CB

Cardinals

  1. Vontarrious Dora, CB
  2. Drew Anderson, QB
  3. T.J. Carter, DE
  4. Jackson Dennis, OL
  5. Drew Dickinson, OL
  6. Parker Houston, TE
  7. Shane Leatherbury, WR
  8. Devin Phelps, WR
  9. Jarren Williams, CB
  10. Bejour Wilson, CB

Chiefs

  1. Javaris Davis, DB
  2. Alex Wesley, WR

Dolphins

  1. Ray Lima, DT
  2. Jake Rudock, QB
  3. Ricardo Louis, WR
  4. Trent Harris, LB
  5. Avery Moss, DE

Eagles

  1. Alex Ellis, TE
  2. Khalil Tate, WR
  3. Keegan Render, C
  4. Trevor Williams, CB
  5. Shelton Gibson, WR
  6. Marcus Green, WR
  7. Daeshon Hall, DE
  8. Albert Huggins, DT
  9. Tremon Smith, CB

Giants

  1. Aldrick Rosas, K

Packers

  1. Gerald Willis, DT

Patriots

  1. Lenzy Pipkins, CB
  2. J’mar Smith, QB
  3. Brain Lewerke, QB
  4. Isaiah Zuber, WR
  5. Sean Riley, WR
  6. Will Hastings, WR
  7. Kyahva Tezino, LB
  8. Courtney Wallace, DT
  9. Adarius Pickett, S
  10. Malik Grant, S

Rams

  1. Jake Gervase, S
  2. Ethan Wolf, TE
  3. Greg Dortch, WR
  4. Nate Trewyn, C

Ravens

  1. Michael Onuoha, DE

Seahawks

  1. Patrick Carr, RB
  2. Seth Dawkins, WR
  3. Kahlil McKenzie, G
  4. Josh Norwood, DB
  5. Jordan Roos, G
  6. Sutton Smith, OLB
  7. Dominick Wood-Anderson, TE
  8. Joey Hunt, C
  9. Brandon Jackson, DE

Steelers

  1. Christian Scotland-Williamson, TE

Texans

  1. Nick Tiano, QB
  2. Anthony Kukwa, LS

Titans

  1. Amani Bledsoe, DL
  2. Nigel Harris, LB
  3. Cole Hardman, TE
  4. Trevion Thompson, WR
  5. Zac Kerin, G
  6. Shaun Wilson, RB (Injured)

Washington

  1. Jeremy Vujnovich, G
  2. Emanuel Hall, WR

Steelers 2021 Free Agents

By James Layton

With the Steelers players starting to report to Training Camp tomorrow, I thought of taking a look at the their upcoming Free Agents for the 2021 Season.

They have some key players that this could be their last season in a Steelers uniform like Bud Dupree, Juju Smith-Schuster, James Conner, and Cameron Heyward.

Tier 1 Free Agents (7)

  1. Bud Dupree, OLB
  2. Cameron Heyward, DE
  3. Alejandro Villanueva, OT
  4. Juju Smith-Schuster, WR
  5. James Conner, RB
  6. Mike Hilton, CB
  7. Jordan Berry, P

Tier 2 Free Agents (13)

  1. Matt Feiler, OT
  2. Cameron Sutton, CB
  3. Zach Banner, OT
  4. Tyson Alualu, DL
  5. Chris Wormley, DL
  6. Ryan Switzer, WR
  7. Devlin Hodges, QB
  8. Ola Adeniyi, OLB
  9. Jordan Dangerfield, S
  10. Cavon Walker, DE
  11. Kerrith Whyte, RB
  12. Robert Spillane, LB
  13. Deon Cain, WR

Tier 3 Free Agents (25)

  1. Breon Borders, CB
  2. Paxton Lynch, QB
  3. Trey Edmunds, RB
  4. Marcus Allen, S
  5. Amara Darboh, WR
  6. Anthony Coyle, OT
  7. Christian Kuntz, LB
  8. John Keenoy, C
  9. Aarion Springs, CB
  10. Saeed Blacknall, WR
  11. Tyree Kinnel, S
  12. Jarron Jones, OL
  13. Dwayne Hendrix, OLB
  14. Quadree Henderson, WR
  15. JC Hassenauer, C
  16. Derwin Gray, OT
  17. Christian Scotland-Williamson, TE
  18. John Battle, S
  19. J.T. Barrett, QB
  20. Anthony Johnson, WR
  21. Alexander Myres, CB
  22. Kevin Rader, TE
  23. Christian Dilauro, OT
  24. Ralph Webb, RB
  25. Henry Mondeaux, DT

The Steelers have a total of 45 Free Agents.

Let me know who you would resign and who you let walk.

NFL Top 10 Head Coaches

By Barb Layton

My take on the top 10 NFL Head Coaches. So many analysts give their top 10 at this time of year. So I decided to do list too.

1. Patriots Bill Belichick: This was a no brainer. No one else belongs in the top spot.

2. Chiefs Andy Reid: He has always been a top coach, but winning the Super Bowl last year gives him the 2nd spot in my rankings.

3. Saints Sean Peyton: He has been an excellent coach for many years. He just continues to win. In my book that gives you the 3rd spot.

4. Steelers Mike Tomlin: He is the 4th best coach in the NFL for 3 reasons. He never had a losing season. He has been in 2 Super Bowls and won 1. Like Belichick and his talent evaluation in the draft process Mike Tomlin is just like him.

5. Ravens John Harbaugh: He has changed his offensive thinking and is still winning. Lamar Jackson is a very good QB/RB. He build the offense around his QB. His running attack is better than most teams.

6. Eagles Doug Pederson: He went from a high school coach to NFL coach. He had a super bowl victory with a back up QB. One more thing he beat Bill Belichick with a backup QB that contemplated retirement the season before.

7. Seahawks Pete Carroll: He can have a team on paper that looks mediocre and will take them to the playoffs. Could it be him or the greatness of QB Russell Wilson? Only time will tell.

8. 49ers Kyle Shanahan: I feel there is not a long enough history to rank him higher than 8th at this time. He has proved that he does belong in the top 10. He is building a very good offense and has one of the best defenses in the league.

9. Rams Sean McVay: I feel the same way about McVay as I did Shanahan. He is a very good coach with the talent he has around him. He has regained the respect in the league for the Rams. They are a very talented team and the credit goes to Sean McVay.

10 Titans Mike Vrabel: It was a genius idea to use Ryan Tannehill as QB. He proves he is a good coach by knocking off both Belichick and Harbaugh in the playoffs last season.

I would like to hear your thoughts on my head coach rankings.

Steelers Top 50 Players From 2000-2019

By James Layton

With no live sports or any football mini camps or OTA’s really going on live. I have been watching a lot of old Steelers Games, which got me thinking who are some of the top players to play for the Steelers from 2000 to last season.

The Steelers have had a lot good players, and when I started to make my list the players had to play three or more seasons with the team. The reason being they’ve had several good players that only played one to two seasons with them.

Here are my Top 50 Steelers Players for 2000-2019:

  1. Ben Roethlisberger, QB 2004-Present
  2. Troy Polamalu, S 2003-2014
  3. Jerome Bettis, RB 1996-2005
  4. Maurkice Pouncey, C 2010-Present
  5. James Harrison, OLB 2002, 2004-2012, 2014-2017
  6. James Farrior, ILB 2002-2011
  7. Antonio Brown, WR 2010-2018
  8. Alan Faneca, G 1998-2011
  9. Hines Ward, WR 1998-2011
  10. Heath Miller, TE 2005- 2015
  11. David Decastro, G 2012-Present
  12. T.J. Watt, OLB 2017-Present
  13. Casey Hampton, NT 2001-2012
  14. Le’Veon Bell, RB 2013-2018
  15. Chris Boswell, K 2015-Present
  16. Cameron Heyward, DE 2011-Present
  17. Santonio Holmes, WR 2006-2009
  18. Brett Kesiel, DE 2002-2014
  19. Willie Parker, RB 2004-2009
  20. Lamar Woodley, OLB 2007-2013
  21. Ike Taylor, CB 2003-2014
  22. Lawrence Timmons, ILB 2007-2016
  23. Ryan Clark, S 2006-2013
  24. Ryan Shazier, ILB 2014-2019
  25. Joe Haden, CB 2017-Present
  26. Aaron Smith, DE 1999-2011
  27. Shaun Suisham, K 2010-2015
  28. Joey Porter, OLB 1996-2006
  29. Deshea Townsend, CB 1998-2009
  30. Mike Wallace, WR 2009-2012
  31. Kordell Stewart, QB 1995-2002
  32. Kimo Van Oelhoffen, DT 2000-2005
  33. Larry Foote, ILB 2002-2008,2010-2013
  34. Marvel Smith, OT 2000-2008
  35. Jeff Reid, K 2002-2010
  36. Ramon Foster, G 2009-2019
  37. Bud Dupree, OLB 2015-Present
  38. Vince Williams, ILB 2013-Present
  39. Alejandro Villanueva, OT 2014-Present
  40. William Gay, CB 2007-2011, 2013-2017
  41. Juju Smith-Schuster, WR 2017-Present
  42. Greg Warren, LS 2005-2016
  43. Stephon Tuitt, DE 2014-Present
  44. Matt Speath, TE 2007-2010, 2013-2015
  45. Jesse James, TE 2015-2018
  46. Jason Worilds, OLB 2010-2014
  47. Javon Hargrave, NT 2016-2019
  48. Mike Mitchell, S 2014-2017
  49. Marcus Gilbert, OT 2011-2018
  50. Martavis Bryant, WR 2014-2017