It should be interesting. I`M VERY EXCITED ABOUT NEXT SEASON .I just became a season ticket holder toward the end of last season . I got to go to both playoff games. I `M looking forward to many great seasons and maybe a couple of Super Bowls.... we will see, time will tell
Hopefully...there will be a shitload of pressure next season...that is for sure...
either they'll rebound like they did when they lost to the Chargers in 94...
or...Cowher will get canned...
"Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."
You are right about the pressure ...the steelers won`t be able to sneak up on anyone thats for sure ....Lets just hope that Cowher finally wins the big one .
Well...he'd have been more ready than the Eagles were in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl...that's for sure...
and Lou...before you get all hot and bothered...the Eagles just looked tired...that had to infuriate you...
I think Cowher will win at least one before its all said and done.
I don't know...I sometime's wonder...mistakes have killed him...in the big games...because it seems as though they are always playing from behind in the big games...
that needs fixed...
Yea that needs fixed . Over all its been turnovers in the big games that have done them in . You can`t turn the ball over like that in the big games. ALTHOUGH I STILL THINK HE SHOULD HAVE WENT FOR 6 IN THE LAST GAME.
Oh...I agree...but the reason there are mistakes...is because they are playing from behind...
you rush...you make mistakes...
if they don't get down...or stay real close...they generally win...
If I were Cowher...I'd have been playing Nickel D's...and some Zones...to make sure I don't get beat deep...
but hey...hindsight is 20/20...
Steelers release Scott, Riemersma in salary cap moves
By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
February 25, 2005
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers released cornerback Chad Scott and tight end Jay Riemersma on Friday in a pair of salary-cap moves that had been anticipated since their season ended last month.
The Steelers were only $500,000 under the salary cap at season's end and, partly because of the numerous performance bonuses they paid following their 15-1 regular season, they needed to trim several contracts.
The bonuses, including the more than $2 million paid rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, count against next season's $85.5 million cap that goes into effect Tuesday.
Scott was a Steelers starter for six-plus seasons before injuring a knee Oct. 17 against Dallas. He was unable to beat out former backup Willie Williams after returning in December and spent the rest of the season and the playoffs as a reserve, though he did start the meaningless Jan. 2 game at Buffalo.
Scott's $3,885,000 base salary last season was the highest for a Steelers defensive starter. He was due to make $3,885,000 in 2005 and $4,297,000 in 2006, as part of the $25 million, six-year contract he signed in 2001.
The Steelers clear about $9 million in salary cap over the next two seasons by releasing Scott, who made 19 interceptions in 91 career games. He will count about $1 million per season against the cap through 2006, the prorated share of his $5.45 million signing bonus in 2001.
Riemersma, 31, signed with the Steelers in 2003 during their brief and unsuccessful transition to a pass-heavy offense after Tommy Maddox beat out Kordell Stewart at quarterback. But Riemersma caught only 10 passes in 11 starts as the Steelers went 6-10 in 2003, then spent 2004 as backup playing mostly on passing downs. He had 17 catches for 220 yards and three touchdowns in his two Steelers seasons.
The Steelers still must clear additional salary cap room and will likely do so by either re-signing running back Jerome Bettis to a less-burdensome contract or releasing him. Bettis is also weighing an offer from ESPN to become an NFL analyst, though it is believed he would prefer to play another season.
Bettis accepted a $2.7 million pay cut to $1 million last year, when he started the season as Duce Staley's backup. After gaining at least 100 yards in all but one of his eight starts last season, he is believed to want about $2 million in 2005 base salary -- or as much as he would count against the cap the next two seasons should the Steelers release him.
Bettis, the No. 5 rusher in NFL history, is due to make $4,484,000 in 2005 and $5,351,000 in 2006, with an additional $1 million per season counting against the cap.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns
The first 2 casualties...
I think the Steelers will sign him for a Mil and a half...since he is a backup...
or just dump him...
FINALLY !!!!!
Sayonara Scott....
By the way, the reason they probably won't grab a CB early is because they're thinking Colclough should be ready for a starting spot....
More cash will be saved by Wednesday by either restucturing the Bus' contract or he retires....
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Well...he's going to count 2 million against the cap irregardless...now that I've looked into it...
Bettis is saying...pay me 2 million...and I'll play...seems to make some sense...
And to Plax and Hines...respectively...
#'s don't mean everying...
rings do...
Plax will go where the money is, no doubt about that.....
He could give a shit less about the rings, you could tell right after the Pats game....
Rather than talk about the team, he wouldn't shut up about how he doesn't get the ball enough....
Maybe if he caught the balls he was thrown, like the one in the endzone in the Pats game, he'd get more thrown to him....
By the way, I'm hearing Plax to the Giants.....
He'd be perfect for the Giants...Ike Hilliard and Amani...both notorious ball droppers...and add Plax to the mix...and Eli will be looking like Stoudt more and more...and probably not his fault...
Yo Va...don't you have a feeling that the Steelers are thinking they have a move to make...maybe KNOW of a guy or two who are knocking on their door at WR?...
I don't know why I'm thinking this...but I just have a feeling that the Steelers are going to have a good deep threat by April...we'll see...but I'm almost counting on it...
I would agree that I don't think they'd be naive enough to believe that they would be good to go with either the present set of WR's, or even to add a WR in the draft....
But most free agent WR's are gonna cost plenty enough in itself.... I don't know who would be knocking on the door that the Steelers would realistically pay for....
It depends what they'll pay...I'm not saying there's somebody out there right now that is calling the Steelers saying please pick me...but...in the same respect...I'll bet you the Steelers have their eye on a guy or two...
The Steelers sign Bettis to a one year 1.5 mil deal
.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05057/463504.stm
Well...something good...and they save another 500 grand...well...shit...more than that...2 mil total...Originally posted by POJO_Risin
The first 2 casualties...
I think the Steelers will sign him for a Mil and a half...since he is a backup...
or just dump him...
nice...
and they don't have to draft a running back until next year...although perhaps you get one late...who knows...there's a lot of good ones in this draft...
Well I`m glad he will finish up a Steeler ,and hopefully with a SUPER BOWL win in his home town. That would be a classic ending for a class player.
Well...and 10 years in the Steeler jersey...can't believe it's been that long...
Yea , I remember watching the draft and seeing the trade go down. SEEM LIKE JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.
I am really ready to see what moves the Steelers will make in free agency. This should be a very interesting off season
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I'm starting to get the feeling they're going to be very quiet....
Dunno, just a feeling...
When are they not quiet?
I'm not saying they are going to come out with a big ole' pen...
but I do think they'll make their as usual quiet 2 or 3 seemingly meaningless pickups...that will turn into starters...
That's why when you mentioned Housh...it made a bit of sense...
Well, relatively speaking...
The Staley signing last year wasn't a quiet signing...
At 32...many people thought that Staley was past his prime...and done...and being that he was injured half the year...and lost his job to Bettis...
well...were they wrong?
I'd say it was a very typical Steeler signing...
under the radar...
LARRY FOOTE agrees to 5 year deal.
http://secure2.steelers.com/article/51250/
Good signing....
See ya Bell... Damn, he's got the "P" word (potential) to be All-Pro, but the bastard can't stay on the field....
But with Foote and James Harrison, they more than made up for him....
In addition, Farrior restructured his contract to free up more money...
NOTE TO PITTSBURGH STEELERS:
You guys can start the free agent signings ANY TIME NOW.....
See, this is what pisses me off....
They're close, CLOSE to the promised land....
They just need to tweak a few positions and they're right back in shape to contend for a SB berth again....
But the tweaking is going to HINDER rather than HELP if you wait until all of the decent free agents are gone...
Mason, gone.... AND TO THE FUCKING RAVENS....
Housh, resigned with the Bungles...
Word is that Plax is close to signing with the Vikings....
I fear they're going to wait until the draft, when they'll select a marginal WR in the 1st or 2nd round, who won't be a contributor for at least a year....
Oh well, why should this offseason be any different.....
Housh resigning pisses me off...don't care about Mason...Plax going is now a worry...
Pittsburgh is fucking up...I concur...
maybe they know something we don't...doubt it...but you never know...
Dunno....
Maybe a possible trade up in the draft ??
They HAVE to know with the #30 pick they're not going to get a Williams or Edwards-type of receiver, although this is considered a deep draft for WR's...
This is fucking depressing. Usually when I think a team probably knows something I don't, they don't.
(I was a Toronto Maple Leaf fan at one point in my life...)
Roth Army Militia
Originally posted by WARF
Rikk - The new school of the Roth Army... this dude leads the pack... three words... The Sheep Pen... this dude opened alot of doors for people during this new era... he's the best of the new school.
But Va...you know as well as I do...those 2 guys will step right in...and they'll be the only ones...
I'd love to get fucking Williams...love 2...
hmmm...how about this...
Minny takes Burress...and Pittsburgh trades Minny a first and 2nd or first and 3rd to move up to 7...and get Williams?
Minny maybe trying to stack some picks...to reload that D...
Day 2...
Their collective thumbs continue to be crammed up their collective asses....
Unfuckingbelievable, the ONLY thing I've seen that the Steelers are even REMOTELY doing is with this cheesehead....
http://www.greenbaynewschron.com/pac...article=130296
JUE, KAMPMAN DRAW INTEREST
While the Packers don't have the means to make a big splash in free agency, a couple more of their free agents are being courted.
A league source said backup safety Bhawoh Jue, an unrestricted free agent, visited San Diego on Wednesday.
Starting defensive end Aaron Kampman, a restricted free agent, apparently is on Pittsburgh's radar. Green Bay tendered him at the lowest level, so a team would have to part with only a fifth-round draft pick if it signs him without resistance from the Packers.
DAY FUCKING 3....
Why is that I'm imagining Cowher and Colbert like Rip Van Winkle ???
Ya know, it's literally unbelievable to read dozens of websites and not read that the Steelers are looking at ANYONE.....
Now tonight, I was watching Sportsbeat and Stan said that they might be looking at Corey Bradford....
OH SHIT, STOP THE PRESSES !!!!
Might as well size up the rings now, they're looking at Corey Bradford !!!
Just a tad bit of sarcasm in there.....
Corey Bradford...you have to be fucking kidding...
I'm really hoping you guys can land Bradford.
lol
OK, more tidbits of a MAJOR resigning....
Willie Fucking Williams....
Nothing like a 34 year old CB who gives 15 yards of cushion on all pass routes....
And OT Oliver Ross signed with Arizona for 5 years, 17.5 million....
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