In addition to all that optimism that surrounds every training camp, there's the overarching feeling of negativity about practices and preseason games. Namely, the fear that players will get injured. And players will get injured. The Eagles have already lost Jeremy Maclin and the look of their offense has changed entirely. With that in mind, the […]

Training camp is a weird time for a football fan. There's pretty much no actual news unless someone gets injured, but with everyone ready to talk about football, good news gets manufactured. This kind of stuff gets thrown in training camp by every team, every year. In my mind, this came to a head last Saturday […]

This got kind of pushed aside for me as training camp opened, but Pittsburgh's favorite badass football coach showed his more progressive side and became one of the very few NFL coaches to join Twitter. He's

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The long and tedious NFL offseason has a way of letting us forget what's happened. "Did that one guy re-sign? Or wait, he went somewhere else. Who's that guy? Wait, they signed him?" With such huge gaps in the tidbits of football news throughout spring and summer, we all forget some kminor roster moves here […]

It’s been a long time since the 49ers screwed up their playcalling and let the Baltimore Ravens win a Superbowl. NFL fans have had months to sit around with little to talk about. Sure, Aaron Hernandez killed a guy or whatever, Robert Griffin III probably tweeted or something, and NFL Network probably ranked another 100 […]

Kevin Colbert, the Steelers' general manager   So, we've previewed some of the rookies who will be joining the Steelers this fall, and like every rookie on every team, both the player and team are hoping they make a big impact in their first year. That's always good to see, but is it required?    […]

  Rashard Mendenhall joined the Pittsburgh Steeler Retirement Home out in Arizona this spring, and it left a gaping hole at an already underwhelming position. The Steelers were left with Isaac Redman, Jonathan Dwyer, and Baron Batch as ball-carriers with Will and David Johnson handling fullback duties. Each of those is a nice complementary runner. […]

Editor's Note: Bam Morris doesn't run Blitzburgh anymore. Of course, you can take a man away from his blog, you can't take the blogger out of the man, or something like that. Bam sent in a guest post (which is a weird concept to wrap my brain around still), and here's a rundown on the […]

  With the departure of Mike Wallace for the Scrooge-McDuck-like riches offered by the Miami Dolphins, the Steelers found themselves hurting for wide receiver depth. Antonio Brown has solidified himself as the #1 playmaker in Pittsburgh, and Emmanuel Sanders is a good complementary receiver. If you remember anything about Emmanuel Sanders, it's probably him converting […]

  The Steelers addressed perhaps their most urgent and pressing need in the first round of the 2013 Draft when they selected Jarvis Jones, a pass-rushing specialist from Georgia.   Now, it doesn't take Bill Walsh to figure out how this little puzzle fits together. James Harrison is gone, and Jason Worilds is the incumbent […]

  I've been banging the drum for a little while now that the Steelers need to think about a more stable backup QB for Ben Roethlisberger. Those concerns were addressed when the team signed Bruce Gradkowski to a three-year deal. Still, the quarterback position was among the oldest on the team. Gradkowski is certainly a […]

June is a great time to work on things, because there’s nothing to post about in the NFL (unless you’re on the edge of your seat about Chad Johnson going to jail, but if you are, this isn’t the website for you. Try TMZ). In the past, Blitzburgh had been sort of haphazardly organized between […]

  One of the most iconic Steelers of the 2000s has been strong safety Troy Polamalu. If his flowing mane didn't identify him on the football field, his style of play would on its own. Polamalu plays football with reckless abandon. He can line up all over the defense and has the foot speed to […]