Bills' Defensive Coordinator Dave Wannstedt Talks Game Preps Against Steelers
With the Steelers playing the Buffalo Bills in the preseason Saturday, Bills defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt joined The Fan Morning Show on Friday.
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With the Steelers playing the Buffalo Bills in the preseason Saturday, Bills defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt joined The Fan Morning Show on Friday.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- It's not easy for a young defensive back to make an impact on a team that has such intense intra-squad competition at that spot, but after a year of playing in a high-profile environment like the one at Michigan, Cullen Christian feels up for the challenge.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Paul Chryst wants to take Pitt football back to its roots, which is fine with the young man his teammates call "Lumpy."
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Last December receiver/return specialist Cam Saddler, in typical fashion, was outspoken about his suddenly departed head coach, Todd Graham, saying he and his teammates "felt betrayed." Now the redshirt senior and former Gateway standout says there was definitely a different vibe in the first training camp of the Paul Chryst era.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- The Steelers have fired special teams coach Al Everest and promoted assistant Amos Jones to his job, effective immediately.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- When head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media at his weekly press conference in preparation for Saturday night's preseason game in Buffalo, he praised the work backup linebacker Chris Carter has done while superstar James Harrison and semi-regular Jason Worilds try to regain their health.
Pittsburgh Steelers CB Cortez Allen checks in with Vinnie & Cook on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan following Thursday's practice.
Pitt football Fan Fest is taking place 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday evening at Heinz Field, which means the season is fast approaching.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Some of his Steeler teammates have reportedly pointed to this weekend, following their exhibition game in Buffalo, as a return date for restricted free agent Mike Wallace. On Wednesday afternoon "Seibel, Starkey & Miller" turned to Jim Wexell of Steel City Insider to assess the latest word on Wallace.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Day number seventeen of the inaugural Camp Chryst ended with important, if not good, news for the Panthers: clarity at the tailback position.
A lot of eyes are going to be on this conference not just because it got tougher, but because the defending champion Clairton Bears enter the new season with four straight district titles, three consecutive PIAA crowns, and a nation-best 47-game winning streak, a WPIAL record, on the line.
While Casey Hampton continues his methodical comeback from offseason knee surgery - a return that hit a bit of a snag when the five-time Pro Bowler underwent a procedure recently to "fix" his left elbow - McLendon is blossoming into the heir apparent as the anchor of Pittsburgh's 3-4 defense.
A number of news outlets have published their PIAA football preseason rankings for the 2012 season, which kicks off around these parts next Friday, including brother website MaxPreps, which tabs defending Class AAAA state champ Central Dauphin as number one in the Commonwealth, regardless of classification.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- The starting quarterback job at Pitt remains Tino Sunseri's to lose, despite his highly publicized 2011 struggles, but in the meantime, his successor is showing signs of improvement, according to first-year head coach Paul Chryst.
PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison remains optimistic his aching left knee will be ready in time for the season opener against Denver.
Did you know that the first Professional Football Player took the field in Pittsburgh 120 years ago? That's one of many stories featured in a Hall of Fame Exhibit coming to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at Heinz History Center on October 6.
Two games down, two games to go for the Steelers' preseason schedule. To take a look at the team's development, and some insight into the next couple weeks, the Fan Morning Show spoke with Post Gazette Beat Writer, and 93.7 The Fan Steelers Insider, Ed Bouchette.
Mike Wallace will end his holdout and report to team headquarters this weekend, according to at least one source.
The most dominant team in the history of that section, along with a typical playoff challenger, are both gone, so, to the casual observer, biennial WPIAL realignment has sucked the fun out of following it. However, with several teams now having a chance to follow in the footsteps of Frazier and end playoff droughts, there may yet be a story for which to root.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Rushel Shell wore No. 1 for a reason at Hopewell. The all-time leading rusher in PIAA history is used to dominating the gridiron, but he's not used to chasing someone else who wears that number, at least not on his own team.
PITTSBURGH (AP) Ike Taylor stuck his hands out and reached for the ball. Normally, it leads to an incompletion - and more than a little frustration for the Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback. This time, it led to a touchdown.
I do take one glaring thing from a nationally-televised 26-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts at Heinz Field Sunday: a blocked punt.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- At least, on this particular Sunday, the Steelers didn't miss Mike Wallace that much.
We're going to keep our preseason coverage going a series of rapid-fire previews, focusing this time on the Big 7 Conference in Class A. Rochester had been the traditional flag-bearer in that section for many years, but the tradition was broken in 2011 with the rise of Sto-Rox.
PITTSBURGH (AP) Unlike his electric preseason debut, Andrew Luck's first pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers didn't result in a touchdown. His eighth one did. Just not for the Indianapolis Colts.
