DK Pittsburgh Sports Steelers http://dkpittsburghsports.com Award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic covers Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Pitt and more Thu, 01 Oct 2015 04:58:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3 Matt’s Stats: Any hope in Ben-for-Vick swap? http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/10/01/matts-stats-what-do-steelers-lose-without-ben/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/10/01/matts-stats-what-do-steelers-lose-without-ben/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2015 04:05:37 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=33205 The Steelers head into Thursday’s home game against the beloved Ravens compromised at the quarterback position. For this first AFC North matchup of the season, they go from one of the NFL’s top passers to a guy signed at the end of August. This isn’t to denigrate Mike Vick‘s remaining skills as much as it […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/10/01/matts-stats-what-do-steelers-lose-without-ben/feed/ 0 Neal’s kickoff keys: Steelers-Ravens http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/30/steelers-ravens-game-preview-week-4-nfl/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/30/steelers-ravens-game-preview-week-4-nfl/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:00:53 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=33079 Don’t expect Mike Vick to be Ben Roethlisberger. That doesn’t mean the Steelers have no chance of finding offensive success. The Steelers don’t have much knowledge of how their offense will work with Vick under center. The Ravens — their opponents Thursday night in Week 4 action —  know even less. As Todd Haley explained Tuesday, the “next man up” mantra doesn’t […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/30/steelers-ravens-game-preview-week-4-nfl/feed/ 17 Haley preparing left-handed offense http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/steelers-mike-vick-todd-haley-ravens-week-4/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/steelers-mike-vick-todd-haley-ravens-week-4/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:47:26 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=32983 A left-handed quarterback replaces a righty, an offensive coordinator has to change everything. That includes the Jugs machine. Todd Haley said after practice Tuesday on the South Side the Steelers are adjusting to the left-handed throws from Mike Vick in preparation for Thursday night’s game against the Ravens. That includes changing the rotation of the Jugs machine used […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/steelers-mike-vick-todd-haley-ravens-week-4/feed/ 18 Five Qs at 5: PIs, Pouncey and game-planning http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/five-qs-at-5-pis-pouncey-and-game-planning/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/five-qs-at-5-pis-pouncey-and-game-planning/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:00:49 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=32928 It’s Steelers-Ravens Week. It’s the second consecutive time these teams have met with the Steelers missing a huge piece of their offense, and that’s clearly the story leading into Thursday night. We’re going to discuss that and everything else related to the best rivalry in the NFL. rwattersa: Everyone seems to be assuming that the […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/five-qs-at-5-pis-pouncey-and-game-planning/feed/ 7 Ben will ‘drink my milk,’ but no return date http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/ben-roethlisberger-injury-steelers-ravens-nfl-week-4-preview/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/ben-roethlisberger-injury-steelers-ravens-nfl-week-4-preview/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:40:07 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=32929 Ben Roethlisberger spoke Tuesday from the Steelers’ South Side facility, walking on crutches but still cracking smiles and joking on occasion. “I’m trying to talk to doctors and trying to drink my milk,” he said. “I’m trying to get back as fast I can.” He’s not committing to a return date, and for good reason. […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/ben-roethlisberger-injury-steelers-ravens-nfl-week-4-preview/feed/ 14 Steelers PATs: Vick showed pros, cons http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/steelers-pats-vicks-contributions-to-offense/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/steelers-pats-vicks-contributions-to-offense/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2015 04:05:56 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=32789 With Ben Roethlisberger down, Michael Vick will get his first start with his fourth franchise when the Steelers host the Ravens Thursday night in the NFL’s most bitter rivalry. Does the former Pro Bowl player turned Eagles lightning rod turned Jets outcast have anything left? Can this powerful offense survive without its quarterback? There are […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/29/steelers-pats-vicks-contributions-to-offense/feed/ 30 Hoge takes leave at ESPN for heart surgery http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/hoge-takes-leave-at-espn-for-heart-surgery/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/hoge-takes-leave-at-espn-for-heart-surgery/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 23:30:53 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=32829 Merril Hoge, former Steelers running back and current ESPN commentator, has taken a leave from his job to have heart surgery. Hoge, 50 made the announcement Monday on ESPN’s ‘NFL Primetime,’ saying: “I’m taking a little bye week. I’m going to have heart surgery, but I’ll be back in a month, though.” He appeared to […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/hoge-takes-leave-at-espn-for-heart-surgery/feed/ 18 Five Qs at 5: PEDs, Pirates, Perron http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/five-qs-at-5-professionalism-pittsburgh-kid-playing-perron/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/five-qs-at-5-professionalism-pittsburgh-kid-playing-perron/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:00:59 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=32798 Here’s a changeup: I won’t be covering tonight’s Pirates game. Taking a couple days away from the club after a three-city, 10-day trip across this great nation of ours. To fill the void, here’s some content driven by you, the wonderful subscribers at DKPittsburghSports.com. cdavies0303: So how do you (DK or anyone) bounce back with […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/five-qs-at-5-professionalism-pittsburgh-kid-playing-perron/feed/ 43 Tomlin: Ben to miss ‘a number of weeks’ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/ben-roethlisberger-injury-status-return/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/ben-roethlisberger-injury-status-return/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:18:11 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=32739 It appears the Steelers will see Ben Roethlisberger on the field again this season. Mike Tomlin, speaking at his press conference Monday at the South Side facility, said Roethlisberger has an MCL injury to his left knee and that he will be “out for a number of weeks.” He ruled Roethlisberger out for the team’s Week 4 game against the Ravens, […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/ben-roethlisberger-injury-status-return/feed/ 47 Podcast: DK on WDVE Morning Show http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/radio-915-a-m-dk-on-102-5-wdve/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/radio-915-a-m-dk-on-102-5-wdve/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:45:21 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=32734 Here’s the podcast of my check-in with Randy Baumann on 102.5 WDVE-FM‘s ‘Morning Show.’ We talked Steelers, scorched turf and whether or not Ratt was a one-hit wonder.

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