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| RECENT NFL TEAM NEWS |
| Coverwire Update |
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1/22/2010 |
The Steelers have hired Al Everest to coach special teams, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. He held the position with San Francisco the past three seasons and was Special Teams Coach of the Year in 2002 with Arizona. |
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1/14/2010 |
| The Steelers have hired Sean Kugler as offensive line coach, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Kugler held the same position for the Buffalo Bills this past season. |
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1/7/2010 |
| The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Steelers have signed nine players to their offseason roster. Practice squad members Eugene Bright, Jason Chery, Tuff Harris, Steve McClendon, Isaac Redman, Justin Vincent and Trae Williams were signed, in addition to Piotr Czech and Scott Paxson. The Steelers have fired special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky, the team's web site reports. Coverage on special teams was a concern this year as evidenced by Pittsburgh's allowing four kick returns for touchdowns in a five-game span this past season. |
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1/6/2010 |
| The Steelers have fired Offensive Line coach Larry Zierlein, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The Steelers allowed 50 sacks this season, the second-highest total in the league. As well, they allowed no less than 46 sacks in each of the three seasons prior to 2009. Offensive Coordinator Bruce Arians will return for 2010, the final year on his contract. |
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| PIT |
1/5/2010 |
| Offensive Coordinator Bruce Arians might be fired, according to KDKA.com. Coach Mike Tomlin did not address this situation specifically during his Tuesday press conference (the main news about the staff was that QB Coach Ken Anderson was retiring), so we'll see if the move happens in the immediate future. The team struggled in the red zone (finishing in the bottom-third of the league in efficiency) and Ben Roethlisberger was sacked 50 times this season (second-highest total in the league). However, the Steelers had a 4,000 yard QB, two 1,000 yard receivers and a 1,000 yard running back in 2009 under Arians' direction as well. It'll be interesting to see if he is let go after Ben Roethlisberger posted one of the best statistical seasons of his career. |
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| HOU |
1/4/2010 |
| Texans owner Bob McNair confirmed that head coach Gary Kubiak will return for the 2010 season, the Houston Chronicle reports. Kubiak has one more year remaining on his contract, and his future came under question with some disappointing efforts from his team this season. The 2009 team ended the season on a four-game winning streak and finished with the franchise's first winning season at 9-7. |
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| PIT |
11/30/2009 |
| Coach Mike Tomlin is not concerned over possible problems among the Steelers concerning comments made about Ben Roethlisberger, the Associated Press reports. "I’m not worried about a problem in the locker room," Tomlin was quoted in referring to what Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes voiced regarding Roethlisberger not playing against the Ravens. Regardless, the Steelers have blown four 4th quarter leads for losses this year --including Sunday's loss to the Ravens-- and that's not an issue that can be pinned to Roethlisberger's absence. With a 6-5 record, every person in that locker room needs to focus on righting the ship and winning some ball games. They have a winnable game in Week 13, a home matchup against the Raiders, and they cannot afford another loss to a much-less talented team as was the case with Kansas City in Week 11. |
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| BUF |
9/4/2009 |
| The Bills fired offensive coordinator Turk Schonert on Friday and replaced him with quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt.
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| PIT |
8/20/2009 |
| The Steelers are not expected to utilize the wildcat formation in 2009, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Offensive Coordinator Bruce Arians said "I'm not taking a $100 million quarterback (Ben Roethlisberger) and playing him at wide receiver. Or on the bench." Dennis Dixon would have been the QB to use in the formation since he ran the wildcat in college, but it looks like that will not happen this season. |
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