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Posted on January 12, 2020 by KT Standard	Reply
The NFL is planning an expanded Hall of Fame class to celebrate its 100th anniversary and this year's class already has a tinge of Black and Gold as former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher has been elected.
Bill Cowher succeeded Chuck Noll starting in 1992, and led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 149-90-1 regular season record and a that included 8 AFC North or AFC Central titles and 10 playoff appearances. Bill Cowher took the Steelers to Super Bowl XXX in the 1995 season in just his fourth year as coach, in a game that saw the Steelers fall to the Cowboys.
Newly elected Hall of Famer Bill Cowher in January 2006 at Super Bowl XL. Photo Credit: Tribune-Review
The 1995 Steelers made the Super Bowl despite weathering an annual exodus of free agents, as Pittsburgh lacked the big budgets to compete financial. That exodus would continue following Super Bowl XXX, as the Steelers lost starting quarterback Neil O'Donnell and Leon Searcy, their top offensive lineman.
Yet, the Steelers were back in the playoffs in 1996, thanks in no small part to the arrive of The Bus Jerome Bettis in one of the biggest highway robberies disguised as a draft day trade during the 1996 NFL Draft.
Jerome Bettis hurdles guard Alan Faneca evading Dewayne Robertson in the Steelers 2004 AFC Divisional playoff win. Photo Credit: Matt Freed, Post-Gazette
A year later, during Kordell Stewart's first season as starter, the Steelers were back in the AFC Championship, losing in a heart breaker to the Denver Broncos. It was Cowher's 3 AFC championship appearance in just six years, and another trip to the Super Bowl in the near future seemed be nothing more than a formality.
Alas, the 1998 and 1999 season would prove that even Bill Cowher and the Pittsburgh Steelers could only resist gravity for so long.
Veterans like Rod Woodson, Greg Lloyd, Carnell Lake and Dermontti Dawson were lost to the pull of free agency, injury and/or Father Time. While Tom Donahoe had done a solid job of drafting with an eye to replacing soon-to-depart free agents, misfires took their toll.
Will Blackwell was no Yancey Thigpen. Jamine Stephens was no Leon Searcy. Chris Conrad was no John Jackson. The Steelers fell to 7-9 in 1998, in a season that ended in a 5-game losing streak which followed an uneven, but nonetheless promising 7-4 start.
1998 was just a warmup, as the 1999 Steelers would finish 6-10 in a season that saw Kordell Stewart take another step backwards as he finished spending his days at Three Rivers Stadium working with the wide receivers.
Below it all, a feud brewed between Bill Cowher and Tom Donahoe.
The relationship between the two had been deteriorating for years but by 1999, Cowher and Donahoe were openly sniping at each other in the press and barely on speaking terms. Dan Rooney had to make a decision and he chose Cowher.
The decision shocked and angered many. Some, including yours truly, thought he'd made the wrong choice.
But the return of Kevin Colbert to his native Pittsburgh brought Bill Cowher his second wind. The 2000 season didn't start out kindly for Cowher, as they began 0-3, but Bill Cowher engineered a shocking upset on the road against the Jaguars to turn things around in a season that ended 9-7 and just barely out of the playoffs.
Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert at a Super Bowl Parade. Photo Credit: SI
The Steelers would take the NFL by storm in 2001, locking up the number 1 seed in the AFC while finishing 13-3. They entered the AFC Championship as favorites, but fell to the then underdog New England Patriots.
In 2002 the Steelers struggled to start the year, and Bill Cowher benched Kordell Stewart in favor of Tommy Maddox. Cowher would later explain to Raul Allegre on ESPN Deportes that he hadn't wanted to bench Stewart, but he felt that he had to because Kordell Stewart had lost the confidence of the locker room.
The Tommy Gun era in Pittsburgh won't last long, but he did lead the Steelers to a 10-5-1 finish, in a season that included a dramatic comeback win at Heinz Field over the Cleveland Browns and a controversial overtime loss to the Titans.
The next year the Steelers took another surprised turn on the 2004 NFL Draft when they picked Miami of Ohio signal caller Ben Roethlisberger with their first round pick. While Dan Rooney would in fact have to prod Cowher and Colbert to draft Roethlisberger, the decision gave The Chin something he'd never had before: A franchise quarterback.
Tommy Maddox began the 2004 season as the starter, but got injured in week 2 against the Ravens.
Ben Roethlisberger came in, and while he didn't rally the Steelers to win, he did see them to 14 straight wins. Roethlisberger didn't begin playing like a rookie until the playoffs, where Pittsburgh would ultimately fall to the Patriots in yet another AFC Championship loss.
The 2005 season began with Ben Roethlisberger admitting that he could win fewer games but still be a better quarterback. He was right. The Steelers would struggle at times due to injures that saw both Tommy Maddox and Charlie Batch start games. The team needed help getting into the playoffs.
When they got there, the Steelers didn't look back.
The Steelers went on the road and defeated the Bengals. They went to Indianapolis and stunned the AFC favorite Colts in one of the most dramatic 4th quarter finishes in franchise history. Then it was on to Denver for a convincing win over the Broncos.
That set up the Steelers trip to Detroit, Jerome Bettis' home down, where the Steelers played the Seattle Seahawks. The game saw the Steelers make their own luck, with Willie Parker's 75-yard touchdown run, Ike Taylor making only one of 17 career interceptions, and Antwaan Randle El hitting game MVP Hines Ward for a touchdown on a play fake.
Hines Ward seals the win in Super Bowl XL.
The Bus added a Lombardi Trophy before it made its final stop in the Steelers victory at Super Bowl XL.
Bill Cowher returned for the 2006 season, although his wife Kaye and his daughter Lindsey had already moved to North Carolina. The Steelers would start 2-6, but rallied by going 6-2. Unfortunately both losses came to the hands of the Baltimore Ravens, and Bill Cowher decided to hang it up after that.
When Bill Cowher stepped down, he titled it a resignation, not a retirement, and "everyone" assumed he would be back coaching in a few years. But enjoyed the low stress life of working as a CBS broadcaster and enjoyed spending time the final years he had with his wife Kaye Cowher, who would lose her battle with skin cancer in 2010.
Other Steelers Eligible for Hall of Fame Induction in 2020
Two former players and one Steelers legend could join Bill Cowher in Canton this July. Troy Polamalu is in his first year of eligibility and deserves to make it in. Alan Faneca is also eligible, although voters have had chances to vote him in, but declined.
Finally, Donnie Shell of the Super Steelers is a candidate on the Seniors circuit.
Donnie Shell deserves wear the yellow blazer and his own bust in Canton and his candidacy has been getting a boost from Tony Dungy, among others.
Steelers Name T.J. Watt MVP for 2019, Highlighting Balance of Power Shift from Offense to Defense
Posted on December 26, 2019 by KT Standard	Reply
Members of the Pittsburgh Steelers closed the year by voting T.J. Watt as the MVP for the 2019 season, a move that was widely expected and an honor that is richly deserved.
Prior to the 2017 NFL Draft, Steel City Insider writer Matt C. Steel described T.J. Watt as a "unicorn" in terms of his ability to be the type of outside linebacker who could both pressure the passer and work in coverage.
At the time, the Steelers were coming off of the 2016 season, which had been saved, in part by Mike Tomlin's decision to bench Jarvis Jones and start James Harrison in his place.
James Harrison made an immediate impact in terms of pressuring the passer and setting the edge, but his limited ability to cover receivers down the field became brutally apparent in the Steelers loss to the Patriots in the 2016 AFC Championship game. (To be fair, James Harrison was far from the only player who had his limitations exposed that day.)
The Steelers of course drafted T.J. Watt with the 30th pick in the first round, and the only question is, "What were the 29 teams that passed on him thinking?"
OK, to be objective a look at the 29 players taken ahead of T.J. Watt in the 2017 NFL Draft does reveal some players who were picked ahead of him, but it is also safe to say the number of General Managers who'd like that draft pick is probably measured in the 20's.
T.J. Watt made an immediate impact as a rookie, logging 7 sacks and making 1 interception. In his second season he exploded for 13 sacks and added 6 forced fumbles. With one game to play in the 2019 season, T.J. Watt already has 14 sacks, 2 interceptions, 7 forced fumbles, and 34 hits to the quarterback.
Those statistics are excellent, but they fail to capture the true value that T.J. Watt brings to the Steelers defense.
Plays like this strip-sack of Sam Daronold are why T.J. Watt is the Steelers 2019 MVP. Photo Credit: Karl Rosner, Steelers.com
Great defensive players don't simply make great plays. They change games by making them at critical moments. Think:
Troy Polamalu's interception in the 2008 AFC Championship Game
Rod Woodson's forced fumble and recovery in during the 1989 Steelers overtime wild card upset of the Oilers
James Harrison sacking Joe Flacco three times in the 2nd half of 2010 Divisional Playoff Game
T.J. Watt has delivered this level of playmaking to the Steelers throughout 2019. To see a recent example, look no further back than last week against the Jets. Mason Rudolph had just come off the bench for Devlin Hodges and gotten the Steelers on the board near with 1:22 left to play.
The Jets remained aggressive, and got to midfield with 0:36 when T.J. Watt hit Sam Daronold with one of his patented strip-sacks. 5 plays later and Mason Rudolph was hooking up with Diontae Johnson to tie the game.
There's no better example of T.J. Watt's timely playmaking, a tendency which was on display throughout the season.
T.J. Watt MVP Selection Highlights Shift in Balance of Power of Steelers Roster
T.J. Watt's selection as Steelers MVP should surprise no one. While the Steelers don't reveal the vote tally, it is likely that Watt's closest competition was Minkah Fitzpatrick.
And assuming that's the case, this highlights a dramatic shift in the balance of power within the Steelers roster. The Steelers are an organization that prides themselves on defense, but T.J. Watt's 2019 MVP selection marks the first time a defensive player has earned those honors since Troy Polamlau won it in 2010.
The winners through the rest of the decade alternated between Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, with Heath Miller winning in 2012 and JuJu Smith-Schuster winning last year. While Cam Heyward would have been a worthy winner in 2017, the Steelers MVP choices accurately reflect a decade dominated by offense and book-ended by stout defense.
Congratulations to T.J. Watt for being the Steelers 2019 MVP.
Pittsburgh Steelers History vs The New York Jets
At first glance, the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets are two teams that share little history. They've only played 25 times. For comparison's sake, the Steelers and Saints have played 17 times.
For the record, the Steelers own a 20-5 advantage over the Jets, 10-1 at home and 10-4 in New York
What the Steelers and Jets history might lack in quantity is made up in quality. Many meetings between these two teams have been steeped in significance, although that fact wasn't always eveident at the time.
Click on the links below or scroll down to relive some of the key moments in Steelers-Jets History.
1969 – Super Bowl III, The Most Important Steelers Game in History – Not Involving the Steelers?
"I Guarantee Victory" – Joe Namath, prior to Super Bowl III
You know the story. The NFL and AFL were merging, and the brash young quarterback of the upstart New York Jets guaranteed victory despite being an 18 point underdog.
The Jets took an early lead, Don Shula of course waited too long to put Johnny Unitas in, and the biggest upset in Super Bowl history was on.
On the Colts sidelines that day was a young assistant named Charles Henry Noll. Who knows what happens if the Colts win? Does the added notoriety lead to a better offer for Chuck Noll? Does perhaps stick around hoping to repeat? We'll never know. One thing we do know is this:
Noll learned that the Colts were too tense prior to Super Bowl III felt it cost them the game.
Chuck Noll avoided the same mistakes when he led the Steelers to Super Bowl IX. The rest, as we say, is history.
1983 – The End of Eras
December 10, 1983, Shea Stadium
Pittsburgh 34, New York 7
A moment far more bitter than sweet for Steelers fans. The Steelers snapped a three game losing streak, but the price, as Myron Cope would write a decade later, was "the last throws that were left in Terry Bradshaw's arm."
Bradshaw opened with a pass touchdown pass to Gregg Garrity and followed with another touchdown pass to Calvin Sweeney. And that was it.
Not just for the game. Not just for the season. But forever.
It was the last NFL game at Shea Stadium. It was the last pass of the last game of Terry Bradshaw's career. It was the last time the remnants of the Super Steelers would ever contend.
Too many eras ended that day.
1988 – So Far, Yet So Close
October 10, 1988, Giants Stadium
New York 24, Pittsburgh 20
The 1988 Steelers had started 1-6, but on the previous week, led by Rodney Carter, Gary Anderson and Rod Woodson, the Steelers had thumped the Broncos to snap a six game losing streak. Could Chuck Noll's boys make it two in a row?
The Steelers jumped to a 10-0 lead but, as was the case many times during the 1988 season, the Steelers saw that lead evaporate in the second half.
1989 – The Shadow (and Promise) of Things to Come
December 10, 1989, Giants Stadium
Pittsburgh 13, Jets 0
Steel Curtain Rising discussed this Steelers-Jet's match up in the tribute to the 1989 Steelers, celebrating Greg Lloyd's announcement to the NFL that he was a force to be reckoned with, as he knocked Pat Ryan out of the game, caught an interception, and WWE-style three counted a concussed Al Toon.
Greg Lloyd. Photo Credit: Getty Images, via Zimbo.com
Jet's fans jeered "Joe Must Go!" calling for their coaches head. Joe did go.
Unfortunately he arrived in Pittsburgh; hiring Joe Walton became Chuck Noll's fateful mistake.
1990 – IF Only this Could Have Been a Divisional Game…
November 25, 1990, Giants Stadium
This victory was sandwiched in between losses to the Cincinnati Bengals. The 1990 Steelers would finish 9-7. Unfortunately, only one of those victories came against an AFC Central team.
One more divisional win would have put the Steelers into the playoffs….
1992 – Cowher Power's Second Victory – Barry "Bananas" Foster Romps
September 13, 1992, Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh 27, New York 10
Rookie head coach Bill Cowher's Steelers shocked the NFL in defeating the Oilers the week before. Chris Berman remained unconvinced, predicting that Brownie Nagel would lead the Jets to victory.
Barry Foster had other ideas, as he ran for a then team record 190 yards.
The Steelers revival under Bill Cowher was was on!
2000 – Vinny Testaverde – New Uniform, Same Result
October 8, 2000, Giants Stadium
The Steelers had tormented Vinny Testaverde in Tampa, Cleveland, and Baltimore. Would things be different in New York?
Afraid not. One week after upsetting the Jacksonville Jaguars in a game that set the tone for a decade, the Steelers showed they were for real. The Steelers did not intercept Testaverde because he got only one pass off before getting knocked out of the game.
2001 – Hines Ward's First 10 Catch, 100 Yard Game
December 6, 2001, Heinz Field
It is hard to believe that the Steelers had one of the NFL's best-kept secrets and it is hard to believe that his name is Hines Ward. The previous week the Steelers had lost Jerome Bettis, who had been dominating the league in rushing, and were in need of leadership.
Hines Ward delivered posting his first 10 catch game while breaking the 100 yard barrier for the first time.
2003 – 40 Passes, in the Snow….?
New York 6, Pittsburgh 0
Ok, it was 38 passes not 40, but the Meadowlands are a difficult place to throw in December, let alone in a blinding snow storm. That didn't stop Mike Mularkey from throwing the ball, which did stop the Steelers from winning.
The Steelers failure to draft Chad Pennington was a subplot that day.
During the next draft that proved to be one of Kevin Colbert's wiser non-decisions
Jerome Bettis broke Franco Harris record that day, causing Mike Prisuta to plead for the Steelers to part ways with the Bus. 1,309 yards and 22 touchdowns and a Super Bowl later, Bettis would prove Prisuta wrong.
2004 – Regular Season – Rookie Roethlisberger's 11th Victory
December 12, 2004, Heinz Field
The Jet's played this one closer than the score might indicate, as Curtis Martin crossed the 13,000 yard barrier, marking the first time that 13,000 rushers faced off against each other.
Rookie Ben Roethlisberger won his 11th consecutive game, in route to setting the rookie record.
2004 Playoffs – Steelers Football at Its Best: Pure Power Rushing Carries the Day
January 15, 2005, Heinz Field
People remember this as the game where Ben Roethlisberger started playing like a rookie. They remember it for the Jet's Doug O'Brien missing 2 field goals that cost his team the game. But the real beauty of the game was the effort put forth by the Steelers running back crops.
Jerome Bettis ran 27 times 101 yards and a TD
Duce Staley ran 11 times for 54 yards
That might not be an overwhelming total, but both backs had to come out due to injuries at critical times, and the Steelers ability to beat the Jets into submission with two power rushers was a sight to remember.
2007 – Tomlin's First True "Trap" Game?
During Mike Tomlin's rookie season the knock on him was that his Steelers "played down to the competition." No where was this more apparent than against the Jets. New York was 1-9 in route to 4-12, but the Steelers struggled all day, as Bob Ligashesky's special teams gave up a 33 yard punt return that allowed the Jets to send the game into overtime where they won by a field goal.
2010 – Jets Out Fox Steelers
December 19th, 2010, Heinz Field
The New York Jets stumbled into this game and seemed prime for the picking. However, Al Everett's special teams, which had been a strength all season long, gave up a touchdown on the opening kickoff. The Steelers fought back with a workman like performance and tied the game at the half.
But the miscues continued in the 2nd half.
First Mark Sanchez scored on a 7 yard bootleg after the rest of the Jets offense executed a perfect play fake up the middle. Then Sanchez faked a perfect drop back while LaDainian Tomlinson took a direct snap that converted a third down and burned previous time off of the clock. Rex Ryan's Jets outfoxed the Steelers.
Finally, when the Steelers were trying to mount a come back Jason Taylor ran unblocked on a tackle of Mewelde Moore, giving the Jets a safety at the 2:38 moment.
2010 AFC Championship – Steelers Defeat Jets, Head to Super Bowl XLV
Sunday January 23rd, 2011, Heinz Field
It was a tail of two halves. During the game's first 3 minutes, the Pittsburgh Steelers played two of the best quarters of football in franchise playoff history. Running back Rashard Mendenhall took over the game in the first half, running for 97 of his 120 yards during the game's first 3 minutes.
Rashard Mendenhall had a career game vs the Jets. Photo Credit: Gregory Shamus, Getty Images via ESPN
Ben Roethlisberger capped off the Steelers offense's scoring run at the 2:00 warning of the first half, putting the Steelers up 17-0. 47 seconds later, Ike Taylor strip-sacked Mark Sanchez and William Gay recovered the ball and put the Steelers up 24-0.
The Jets, to their credit, managed to get on the board with a field goal before the half, but it only appeared to be window dressing at the time…
Except it wasn't. That Nick Folk field goal sparked a 19 point New York rally.
In the second half, New York harassed Ben Roethlisberger relentlessly, and shut down Rashard Mendenhall. On offense a 45 yard strike to Santonio Holmes started the scoring for the Jets, followed by a safety and a Jerricho Cotchery scored in the bottom half of the 4th quarter.
Unfortunately for the Jets, the safety was set up by a failed 4th and goal attempt at the 1.
Those two series gave New York 9 points when it needed 14, and left Pittsburgh with the ball with 2:56 left to play. That series saw Ben Roethlisberger connect on his first two consecutive passes of the afternoon, first hooking up with Heath Miller for 14 yards on 2nd and 9 and then hitting rookie Antonio Brown for 14 on 3rd and 6.
Going into the game, Peter King had profiled how Rex Ryan had implored his General Manager to get him the players he needed to get past the Colts and Patriots in the playoffs. Rex Ryan fulfilled his goal, and so did the Steelers who were AFC Champions and off to Super Bowl XLV.
2012 – Steelers Workman Like Effort Rebounds from Opening Day Loss
September 16th, 2012, Heinz Field
The Steelers had open the 2012 season severing as fodder for Peyton Manning's debut with the Broncos in a defeat raised troubling questions about the Steelers defense. And the defense didn't do much to answer those as the Jets put 10 points on the board quickly while the Steelers offense could only manage two 45 yard Shaun Suisham field goals.
But the Steelers defense kept the Jets off the board for the entire 2nd half, while Ben Roethlisberger led 3 clock consuming drives that ended with Heath Miller, Mike Wallace and Isaac Redman touchdowns.
2013 – Steelers Snap 0-4 Start
October 13, 2013, MetLife Stadium
The Steelers started 2013 by going 0-4, the franchise's worst start since Bill Austin's tenure in 1968. Unfortunately, as their game against the Jets began, things looked startlingly familiar as the Steelers lost a player during warm ups, lost tight end David Johnson early on, failed to protect Ben Roethlisberger and started each drive deep in their own territory.
But Brett Keisel and Cam Heyward in his debut as an official starter, helped force Jets to settle for field goals after a long drive. The Steelers then assembled 3 straight Shaun Suisham field goal drives.
Ben Roethlsiberger and Emmanuel Sanders added a touchdown to open the 2nd half, and just when the Jets looked to make it competitive again, Ryan Clark netted the first turn of the season. When the dust settled the Steelers finished with a 19 to 6 victory which, while not impressive, did get Pittsburgh in the win column for the first time in 2013.
2014 – Another Tomlin Team Gets Tripped up in Trap Game
November 9th 2014, MetLife Stadium
Mike Tomlin on Steelers sidelines. Photo Credit: Karl Rosner
The Pittsburgh Steelers ended their two year playoff drought in 2014 but it took and up and down ride to get there. Sure, the Steelers noticed some impressive wins, like the victory over the Ravens in Joe Greene's Jersey retirement game, but also struggled against inferior teams.
And the loss to the Jets is probably the best, or worst example of that.
After giving up a field goal on the opening drive, the Steelers could do nothing on their first procession, allowing Mike Vick to hook up with T.J. Graham for a 67 yard touchdown on the Jets next play from scrimmage. Ben Roethlisberger responded by hooking up with Antonio Brown who promptly fumbled away the ball at Pittsburgh's 21. It only took Mike Vick 6 plays to hook up with Jace Amaro for 5 yards.
The first quarter wasn't even over, and the Steelers were down 17 to 0.
Things didn't get much better for the Steelers, who saw Ben Roethlisberger throw a Red Zone interception on their next possession. The Steelers defense held the Jets to just one field goal on the rest of the day, but Steelers offense could only muster two Shaun Suisham field goals until Ben Roethlisberger hit Martavis Bryant for an 80 yard touchdown with 1:16 left to play.
The 2014 Steelers would rebound for a strong finish to the regular season, but 2014 loss to the Jets counts as one of Mike Tomlin's worst trap games.
2016 – This Steelers Win over the Jets Came at a Cost
October 9, 2016, at Heinz Field
Pittsburgh 31, Jets 13
The final score makes this game look like a slam dunk for the Steelers, but the truth is that much more up or down event than the naked eye suggests. Nick Folk put the Jets on the board first with a field goal, but Ben Roethlisberger quickly hooked up with Sammie Coates to when he converted a 3rd and 7 with a 72 yard touchdown pass.
However, the New York Jets scored 10 unanswered points and appeared to be set to take a 13-7 lead into the half when they scored a touchdown at the 2:11 mark.
Ben Roethlisberger engineered a masterful 2 minute drill that saw him hit Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, Sammie Coates and Xavier Grimble before connecting with Jesse James at the 0:44 mark for the go ahead touchdown.
The Steelers dominated the second half, shutting the Jets out and scoring two touchdowns.
But victory came with costs. Sammie Coates, who otherwise had a career game with six catches for 139 yards and two touchdowns, needed stitches at half time, and never, ever approached that level of play again. The game also represented the end Markus Wheaton's season, which set up a Steelers playoff run where Cobi Hamilton and DeMarcus Ayers would become defacto starters.
Early Steelers 2019 Training Camp News: A Primer on Separating Facts from False Flags
The Pittsburgh Steelers begin arriving at St. Vincents in Latrobe today bringing the tumultuous 2019 off season to an end. And while Steelers Nation will be treated to interviews and photos of players and coaches, they'll have to wait a bit before real news surfaces.
Staff writer Tony Defeo likened this period to breaking through traffic congestion while still needing to drive quite a distance before reaching home.
Nonetheless, they'll be lots of juicy headlines to feast on, and here's a primer for separating the real news from the false flags.
Mike Tomlin addresses the men at Steelers training camp. Photo Credit: Karl Rosner, Steelers.com
Contract Action vs Contract Talk
The Steelers have opened camp in the past by announcing contract extensions for Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert. Both are due for new deals, but there's been speculation about whether Art Rooney II will break from tradition this summer.
One way or another, fans will have some indication of Art Rooney's inclinations very soon.
Likewise, with Ben Roethlisberger locked up, Joe Haden, Sean Davis and Javon Hargrave are candidates for extensions, but in recent summers the Steelers have trended towards resigning veterans closer to the end of camp rather than the beginning. Talk you hear on this front over the next several days will likely be just that, "talk."
Watch Out for Those PUP List Surprises
Every year a certain number of players begin camp on the PUP list. Often times this is simply proactive roster management. But at other times it is a red flag. And there are always surprises in the opening PUP announcements.
Casey Hampton began training camp in 2008 on the PUP, but was in fine form when the season started. Maurkice Pouncey has started camp on the PUP and played in full health throughout the season.
In 2015 Bruce Gradkowski's name appeared on the PUP much to everyone's surprise given that he'd played as recently as the playoff loss to the Ravens. Bruce Gradkowski got well enough to get activated and play in one preseason game and then his NFL career was done. Senquez Golson began 2015 on the PUP and literally has never played an NFL down.
Ladarius Green and Mike Adams were also surprise PUP additions. Adams never played for the Steelers again and Ladarius Green saw some mid season action before getting reinjured and has been out of football since.
Keep an eye on the PUP list.
Take Run Test Results with a Gain of Salt
Since Bill Cowher's days as head coach, the Steelers have begun training camp with an annual run test where players must complete a set number of sprints within a certain time determined by their position.
Beyond gauging conditioning, it is often seen as the first test of a player's mettle.
Yet, readers should take the results with a grain of salt.
Rod Woodson and Carnell Lake at St Vincents. via Steelers.com
The 1994 Steelers infamously finished the season 3 yards short of a go ahead touchdown in the AFC Championship loss to the San Diego Chargers. When the group assembled in Latrobe the next summer, every player successfully completed Bill Cowher's run test. At the time, if memory serves, Steelers Digest editor Bob Labriola remarked that the results indicated the focus and commitment of the players.
Now that 1995 squad did of course reach Super Bowl XXX, but that was only after starting 3-4.
Injuries to Neil O'Donnell, Rod Woodson, John Jackson and John L. Williams had a lot to do with that. But a player's only meeting that resulted in Greg Lloyd threatening to break any player who brought a phone or a pager (remember those??) to a team meeting was necessary to spark a turn around.
A little later in the Cowher era, the summer of 1999 started with 1996 first round draft pick Jamain Stephens failing the run test.
Bill Cowher and Tom Donahoe cut him on the spot.
At the time the move was hailed as sending a strong signal on the heels of a 7-9 1998 season that ended with a 5 game losing streak. Signal it might have been, but the 1999 team finished 6-10 with Lee Flowers openly accusing unnamed teammates for quitting.
Enjoy the run test, but don't read too much into the results.
On the flip side, Steelers fans can give thanks that no one will be arriving at St. Vincents via helicopter this sumer….
Dwayne Woodruff's Steelers Career Is Worth Remembering & Honoring
When talking about their all-time great Steelers players, cornerback Dwayne Woodruff, who played for Pittsburgh from 1979-1990, rarely (okay, never) is mentioned by fans.
While that's unfortunate, it is perhaps understandable.
After all, Dwayne Woodruff played the overwhelming majority of his career for a Steelers team that was stuck in a decade-plus post-dynasty malaise after winning four Super Bowls in a six-year period in the 1970s.
Dwayne Woodruff and Mel Blount close on Duriel Harris. Photo Credit: Getty Images, via the SportingNews
The same can be said for players like Bryan Hinkle, David Little and Louis Lipps, but Dwayne Woodruff actually had the fortune of coming along just before Pittsburgh's time atop the football mountain came to an end, as it afforded him the opportunity to earn a ring in his rookie season thanks to a 31-19 victory over the Rams in Super Bowl XIV.
In-fact, Dwayne Woodruff had two key interceptions postseason interceptions on the way to the Super Bowl — one in a 34-14 victory over the Miami Dolphins in the divisional round; and one in a 27-13 win over the Houston Oilers in the AFC title game.
When Dwayne Woodruff drove to Latrobe to announce his retirement prior to the start of training camp in 1991, , he was actually the last remaining player from any of those Super Bowl teams from the '70s.
But you don't remember much about Woodruff's contributions to that Steelers '79 Super Bowl season because they were relatively minor.
Dwayne Woodruff's true legacy was his contribution to the team after his rookie year. Beginning in 1981, he became a full-time starter at left cornerback. The former sixth-round pick out of Louisville would remain a fixture on the left side for the next nine seasons, starting a combined 103 games.
For someone who had to play in the shadows of a former dynasty, Dwayne Woodruff had a really respectable career.
In addition to starting a total of 105 games in 12 seasons, Woodruff posted 37 interceptions and returned three for touchdowns. Woodruff had five defensive touchdowns in all, which is pretty exceptional when you consider Rod Woodson, a First Ballot Hall of Famer and one of the best cornerbacks to ever play in the NFL, had six defensive touchdowns in his 10 years as a Steeler.
Dwayne Woodruff helps gang tackle Wendell Tyler of the LA Rams. Photo Credit: Getty Images, via Zimbo.com
As per his Wikipedia Page, Woodruff either led or co-led the Steelers in interceptions five times–1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989–and his 37 picks rank fifth all-time in franchise history.
Woodruff's Wikipedia Page references a key interception that set up an overtime victory over the Bengals in Week 2 of the 1982 season. As a 10-year old boy who had witnessed Cincinnati sweep the once-mighty Steelers in both 1980 and 1981, I can tell you that Week 2 win is one I still cherish to this day. In fact, it was probably the first time I really went crazy as a fan.
Perhaps the greatest testament to Dwayne Woodruff's skill as a player came during his final season with the Steelers. It the first week of October 1990, following a offensive touchdownless September under Joe Walton's offense.
Everyone remembers that week 5 victory over the San Diego Chargers for the offensive explosion that saw rookie Eric Green catch two touchdown passes, with Warren Williams and Barry Foster rushing for two more. (Well, OK, the sum total of people who actually remember that game is probably a lot fewer than "everyone.")
However Steelers defense played just as an important of a role in that win, and perhaps no player played a bigger role than Dwayne Woodruff.
After injuries to Rod Woodson, Thomas Everett and Larry Griffin left the Steelers with just four healthy defensive backs, Dwayne Woodruff was forced to play right cornerback for the first time in 11 years. As Woodruff relayed to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
When I first went out there I thought I was going to fall down. After 11 years of backpedaling always looking to your right and breaking to your right and all of the sudden everything's opposite it was strange.
"Strange" it might have been, but Woodruff responded with 2 interceptions, one of which he returned for 51 yards in the Steelers 36 to 14 win over the Chargers.
Dwayne Woodruff Excels in His "Life's Work."
It was well-known during his playing days that Dwayne Woodruff was attending law school at Duquesne University.
Dwayne Woodruff actually began practicing law in the latter stages of his football career, and following his retirement from the NFL, he remained in Pittsburgh and founded the firm, Woodruff & Flaherty.
In the 2000s, Woodruff was elected as a judge for the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County.
Woodruff is still a judge in Allegheny County, and he and his wife are very involved in charity work in the Pittsburgh community.
Dwayne Woodruff perhaps falls a bit short of qualifying as an all-time Steeler great, and he arrived a little too late to be associated with the dynasty of the 1970s, despite playing on the Super Bowl XIV team.
But if Dwayne Woodruff doesn't quite qualify as one of the greatest all time Steelers, he certainly ranks up there as one of Pittsburgh's best cornerbacks. Any All Time Steelers cornerback depth chart would have Mel Blount, Rod Woodson and Jack Butler at the top.
Some fans might rank Ike Taylor as 4th, but there's a strong argument to suggest that Dwayne Woodruff should occupy that slot on the depth chart.
When you're neck-and-neck with Ike Taylor on the all-time Steelers corneback depth chart, you've certainly authored a career that is worth remembering and honoring. Such is the case with Dwayne Woodruff's Steelers career.
Final Analysis: Steelers Killer Bees Were Too True to Their Nickname
Posted on March 27, 2019 by KT Standard	Reply
March 2019 marks the date in Steelers history when the Killer Bees came to an end. Ben Roethlisberger remains in Pittsburgh, but Antonio Brown is now in Oakland while Le'Veon Bell is a New York Jet.
To milk the metaphor a bit more, Brown and Bell seem intent on keeping the story alive by stinging their former team via social media.
But none of the barbs that Brown and Bell are throwing Ben Roethlisberger's way change the fact that these two Killer Bees left town without fulfilling their purpose – bringing Lombardi Number Seven back to Pittsburgh.
Maybe that shouldn't surprise us, given the trio's nickname.
Sports nicknames entrench themselves with fans when they're both fun and accurate.
The Steelers Killer Bees were too true to their name. Photo Credit: pegitboard.com
"The Steel Curtain" conjured images of strength while Joe Greene, Dwight White, Ernie Holmes and L.C. Greenwood became the front to an impenetrable defense. Kevin Greene, Greg Lloyd, Carnell Lake and Rod Woodson breathed life into "Blitzburgh" as they terrorized opposing quarterbacks. Jerome Bettis was the football embodiment of a Bus.
This isn't just a Pittsburgh thing either.
Cincinnati's Big Red Machine really did churn out division titles, pennants, and championships in machine like fashion. Washington's "Hogs" really did dominate the line of scrimmage. The Redskin's "Fun Bunch" was fun.
And so it was with the Steelers Killer Bees, whose nickname was both fun and accurate.
The "killer bees" or Africanized bees were brought to the Americas in the late 1950's in an attempt to breed bees that produced more honey. They were originally contained in a secure apiary near Rio Claro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. But the escaped and headed north!
An urban legend was born.
The phenomenon reached critical mass in popular culture the 1970's. Although their stings weren't worse than normal bees, "killer bees" were more aggressive, and more likely to swarm. It was too much for Hollywood to resist.
Several (bad) killer bees movies were shot. If memory serves, a Super Friends episode plot line revolved around the "killer bees." And I even had to read a story about the coming threat of the "Killer Bees" in one of my elementary school reading books.
When the killer bees arrived in the United States in the 1980's, their buzz was much worse than their bite.
Kind of like the Steelers Killer Bees.
Injury = Steelers Killer Bees Insecticide
Shortly after the Steelers January 2015 playoff loss to the Ravens, a fellow Steelers blogger, who is no homer, sent me a sort of "chin up" email, assuring me that by mid-October the Steelers offense would be "Blowing other teams out of the water."
Ben Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant gave Pittsburgh its most potent collection of talent at the skill positions since the days of Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann and John Stallworth. Yet, the later quartet delivered 4 Lombardi trophies; the former delivered none.
As others, such as the Post-Gazette's Joe Starkey have pointed out, injuries and suspensions are the main culprit behind Steelers Killers failure meet expectations. Ben, Bell, Brown and Byrant only played together for a handful of quarters in 2015. Le'Veon Bell missed games to suspension in 2015 and 2016 and Martavis Bryant missed all of 2016 due to suspension.
The Steelers should have had the 3 Killer Bees on the field together for 6 playoff games.
Instead, Ben, Bell and Brown only managed 3 complete games and the first quarter of the AFC Championship loss to the Patriots together. They won 2 of those three, and only won 1 of the other 3 contests.
Injury was the ultimate insect repellent even when all 3 Killer Bees remained healthy.
The 2017 Steelers defense was flashing signs of being good, if not very good before injuries to Joe Haden and Ryan Shazier. But of course we know what happened to the defense without Shazier. For whatever else you want to say about the Jacksonville disaster, Antonio Brown, Le'Veon Bell (and Martavis Bryant) did their part.
Its been pointed out that Ben Roethlisberger led the Steelers to victory in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII before Bell and Brown even arrived on the scene. Perhaps he can do it again.
But if the trio of Ben Roethlisberger, JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Conner develops a nick name, let's hope they find one that has a stronger pedigree.
Steelers Center Maurkice Pouncey Is A Loyal Teammate and a True Leader
Posted on March 24, 2019 by Tony Defeo Standard	Reply
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As the saying goes, if I was in an alley fight, and I had to pick a Pittsburgh Steeler to have my back, center Maurkice Pouncey would likely be at the top of my list.
I'm sure the same goes for many of Maurkice Pouncey's teammates–at least in a metaphorical sense, if not literal.
It has been known for quite some time that, in addition to ably filling the footsteps of Ray Mansfield, Mike Webster, Dermontti Dawson and Jeff Hartings by being the latest in a long line of great Steelers centers (seven Pro Bowls and almost certainly destined for immortality in Canton, Ohio, when his career is finally over), Maurkice Pouncey embodies the word "teammate."
Maurkice Pouncey is keeping Ben Roethlisberger clean. Photo Credit: MyDaytonDailyNews
It's also no secret he's one of the true leaders of the Steelers locker room, a player that just about every teammate who has known him during his career has respected and admired.
There's also no question how much Maurkice Pouncey appreciates being a Pittsburgh Steeler.
While not as vocal about it as other Steeler greats such as Mean Joe Greene and Hines Ward, there's no doubt Pouncey has always cared about the Steeler shield–the brand–and makes sure others show the same respect and love for the organization that he does.
At the tail-end of the 2017 season, shortly after legendary outside linebacker and fan-favorite James Harrison was released from the team, Maurkice Pouncey was quick to set the record straight on the sentiment that James Harrison was a victim and treated unfairly.
In fact, Maurkice Pouncey was the first to speak up and bring to light Harrison's unprofessional behavior throughout the season–behavior that was spurred on by his frustration over a lack of playing time–that ultimately forced head coach Mike Tomlin to get rid of him.
Harrison quickly signed a deal with the Patriots, Pittsburgh's nemesis for many years. This action seemed to really irk Harrison's old teammates, especially Maurkice Pouncey, who said Harrison 'erased' his Steelers legacy.
It's important to point out that Pouncey later clarified his statement and softened his stance on Harrison's ultimate legacy in Pittsburgh. But there the Steelers were, in a PR alley fight with James Harrison, the media and the fans, and who was the first person to come to the rescue? Maurkice Pouncey.
Maybe that's why I'm not surprised Pouncey was really aggressive just last week when his Steelers–specifically quarterback Ben Roethlisberger — were being dragged through the mud by two recent former teammates —Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell, both of whom accused Roethlisberger of being the real problem in the Steelers locker room.
"I've been with Ben going on 10yr," Pouncey said on Wednesday via his Instragram page. " I swear on my kids he is a true leader!! sucks to see players who leave and are mad at the organization now try and point fingers like they are perfect! But this is the world we live in now!"
Spoken like a loyal Pittsburgh Steeler and a true team leader.
Will anyone grant Maurkice Pouncey, who, again, has quite the career resume, a national interview to get his positive take on Roethlisberger's leadership qualities and Pittsburgh's locker room situation?
Not likely, not when it's become oh so chic to bash the Steelers on a national level. Not when people take as gospel the words of an All-Pro receiver but not those of an All-Pro center who has been hiking the ball to Roethlisberger for years.
No doubt Pouncey had some issues earlier in his career involving the law and immaturity. He also seemed to alienate the fan base a bit after suffering two season-ending injuries (as if that were his fault). However, Pouncey has not only put to rest his reputation for being injury prone. Much like Rod Woodson, who had some brushes with the law in the early portion of his Steelers career, Maurkice Pouncey has grown into a mature person and, by all accounts, a model citizen.
Fans have always demanded loyalty from their players, which is why the disdain for those who would rather hold out of training camp for more money or go play for another while trashing their previous one is so palpable.
But if you're looking for loyalty — if you're looking for someone who is pretty darn proud to be a Pittsburgh Steeler — look no further than Maurkice Pouncey.
Pittsburgh Steelers History vs the New Orleans Saints – a 31 Year Retrospective
The Steelers history against the New Orleans Saints has Pittsburgh taking a 7-8 record down to the Big Easy where the Steelers are 4-5 vs. 3-3 at Heinz Field and Three Rivers Stadium.
As the Steelers prepare for their 10th trip to New Orleans for a game that could make or break their 2018 season, here is a look at highlights of the Steelers last 31 years of history against the Saints.
Antonio Brown stiff arms P.J. Williams. Photo Credit: USA Today Sports via, Tribune-Review
1987 – Steelers Playoff Potential Nothing More than a Tease
November 29th @ Three Rivers Stadium
New Orleans 20, Pittsburgh 17
The 1987 Steelers were looking to build on a 6-4 record as Pittsburgh was very much alive in the AFC Central playoff picture during that strike shortened season. The Steelers took a 14-3 lead into the locker room at half time on the strength of a Dwayne Woodruff pick six and a Walter Abercrombie touchdown.
However, Pittsburgh faltered in the 2nd half as the Saint scored 17 unanswered points, aided by 3 Mark Malone interceptions. The Saints took an intentional safety at the end of the game to bring Pittsburgh to within 4, but the Steelers could not mount a comeback.
The game was typical of the 1987 Steelers who teased playoff potential but ultimately fell short against a quality Saints team.
1990 – Joe Walton's Ineptitude on Full Display in Steelers win
December 16, 1990 @ The Superdome
Pittsburgh 9, New Orleans 6
The 1990 Steelers entered the game with a 7-6 record and an an offense floundering under Joe Walton's mismanagement. And this game shows just how badly Joe Walton had neutered the 1990 Steelers offense, as a single Gary Anderson field goal were the only points it could score for 3 quarters.
Bubby Brister only threw for 154 yards passing, while Merril Hoge and Tim Worley couldn't combine to break the 100 yard rushing mark.
For its part, the Steelers defense held the Saints to two Morten Andersen second half field goals, until Gary Anderson booted two more 4th quarter field goals to give the Steelers the win.
The 1990 Steelers went 9-7 yet only one two games against teams that finished with winning records. This was one of them.
1993 – Rod Woodson's Career Day
October 17th 1993 @ Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh 37, New Orleans 14
The 1993 Steelers started 0-2 leading many to question whether Cowher Power's 1992 debut had been a mirage. But Pittsburgh won its three games, leading up to a showdown with the then undefeated Saints.
Rod Woodson intercepted Wade Wilson's opening pass and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown. Two series later Rod Woodson picked off Wilson again. On Pittsburgh's next procession, Neil O'Donnell hit Barry Foster for a 20 yard touchdown pass, and the Steelers were leading 14-0 in less than 8 minutes.
And Pittsburgh was just warming up.
By half time the Steelers were up 24-0, and the Saints hadn't even managed a first down. Carnell Lake intercepted Wade Wilson's first pass of the second half, which made way for two more Gary Anderson field goals, followed by an Eric Green touchdown.
Wade Wilson had arrived in Pittsburgh as the NFL's number 3 passer, only to have the Steelers intercept him three times and limit him to 6 completions on the day as Donald Evans, Levon Kirkland, Joel Steed and Kevin Greene sacked him 5 times.
While the 1993 Steelers would ultimately underachieve, this game revealed that their championship potential was real.
2002 – Poor Defense Dooms Tommy Gun's First Start
October 6th, 2002 @ The Superdome
The 2002 Steelers had started 0-2 and only won in week three thanks to a blocked field goal plus Bill Cowher's decision to bench Kordell Stewart late in the game for Tommy Maddox.
But the Steelers defense gave up 13 points early in the game before Tommy Maddox and Plaxico Burress connected to get Pittsburgh on the board before the half. The Steelers mounted a spirited effort in the 2nd half with Jerome Bettis, Hines Ward and Terance Mathis scoring touchdowns, the but Saints scored 13 points to keep ahead of the Steelers.
The game confirmed, if there had been any doubt, that the once vaunted Steelers secondary was a shell of its former self.
2006 – Ben Roethlisberger vs Drew Brees I
November 12th, 2006 @ The Superdome
The 2006 Steelers took a Super Bowl Hangover induced 2-6 record to New Orleans to face the 6-2 Saints. Fireworks ensued as the Saints and Steelers fought to a 24 to 17 half time score. The Steelers fought back in the second half, scoring as Ben Roethlisberger connected for a touchdown to Cedric Wilson in the air as Willie Parker ran for two more on the ground.
Deuce McAllister put the Saints within striking distance of a comeback with a fumble returned for a touchdown with 8:31 remaining in the 4th quarter. But the Steelers defense burned nearly 4 minutes off of the clock, and closed the game as Tyrone Carter and Ryan Clark teamed up to end a Saints comeback effort with a forced fumble and recovery.
The game marked the 6-2 rebound of the 2006 Steelers that would ultimately allow Bill Cowher to retire during a non-losing season.
2010 – Ben Roethlisberger vs Drew Brees II
October 31st, 2010 @ The Superdome
If the first battle between Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees was a shootout, their second meeting took on the character of a slug fest.
Both teams were scoreless during the entire 1st quarter, and when they both got on the board in the 2nd quarter it was only with field goals. In the second half New Orleans put 10 points on the board, but the Steelers moved to within three on a Rashard Mendenhall touchdown.
However, the Steelers defense couldn't hold on, as Drew Brees connected with Lance Moore at just over the two minute mark to give the Saints a 10 point lead. Ben Roethlisberger attempted to rally the Steelers and got them to mid field but Leigh Torrence intercepted him as he attempted to hit Mike Wallace.
Lot's of commentators suggested that this loss spelled gloom and doom for the 2010 Steelers, but the tam of course finished in Super Bowl XLV.
2014 – Ben Roethlisberger vs Drew Brees III
November 30th, 2014 @ Heinz Field
Don't let the close score fool you. The Saints marched into Heinz Field and blew out the Steelers, with Pittsburgh only getting in theoretical striking distance of pulling ahead thanks to a 2 point conversion pass to Lance Moore, of all players, as time expired.
The story of this game was Ben Roethlisberger.
The offensive line gave him time, Heath Miller and Antonio Brown served as reliable targets, but Ben Roethlisberger's passes were too often off target. Roethlisberger threw two picks, but that number could have easily been double.
Drew Brees only threw for 257 yards, but he threw 5 touchdowns, as an unknown Kenny Stills lit up the Steelers defense for 162 yards.
This was Brett Keisel's last game, Troy Polamalu's final regular season game, Ike Taylor's penultimate game and the final time the trio was to play with James Harrison.
This late November loss to the Saints seemed to signal that Pittsburgh was nothing more than average, but the 2014 Steelers rebounded for 4 straight wins
The Steelers history vs the New Orleans Saints offers a mixed bag, with both some impressive wins and tough losses. But none of the outcomes had season-defining implications. Today's contest could be quite different in that respect.
Watch Tower Special Edition: Ryan Switzer and Colin Dunlap Transform Conflict into Charity
Posted on November 25, 2018 by KT Standard	Reply
The "Watch Tower's" lights have been out for a while as material has abounded but time has been in short supply. However a recent player-pundit spat prompts us this special edition.
Ryan Switzer in the Steelers win over Tampa Bay
The Inherent Tension Between Journalists and Athletes
An inherent tension defies the relationship between sports journalists and the athletes they cover. Journalists, unlike us bloggers, job depends on getting athletes to talk to them. But by the same token, a journalist's credibility with his or her readers depends on them writing objectively about those athletes.
And by definition, it is inevitable that at some point are going to rub the men in the locker room the wrong way.
Usually these tensions remain below the surface, although writers like Jim Wexell frequently share insights into how easy or difficult it is to talk various players. Sometimes the public gets wind of these tensions.
Greg Lloyd stopped talking with much of the local media in the mid-1990's, and John Stiegerwald even described how Greg Lloyd once physically shoved him out of the way while he was trying to interview another player. If memory serves, Rod Woodson barred reports from the Tribune-Review from a press conference when he announced he was leaving Pittsburgh.
More recently Ben Roethlisberger blew off an interview with reporters who overheard him explain "I ain't gonna win no Rooney award anyway." (The post-Midgeville Roethlisberger did in fact win The Chief Award a year later.) And just last summer Antonio Brown blasted Ed Bouchette over an injury report.
But if tension is natural, it doesn't mean that it can't be resolved, as Ryan Switzer and 93.7 The Fan's Colin Dunlap demonstrate.
Switzer – Dunlap Turn Twitter Spat into Charity Fundraising Challenge
If you're reading this you know that the Steelers 20-16 win over the Jaguars came down to a hectic and heroic goal line situation set up a James Conner drop and by several Ben Roethlisberger JuJu Smith-Schuster hookups.
The target of Ben Roethlisberger's penultimate pass was Ryan Switzer, prompting Colin Dunlap to make this observation:
So the plan was to throw to Switzer? Yikes.
— Colin Dunlap (@colin_dunlap) November 18, 2018
Ryan Switzer responded:
Clearly I must have done something to upset this dude. lol c'mon man there's no need to be a keyboard warrior. https://t.co/ai73K1jxa9
— Ryan Switzer (@Switz) November 20, 2018
However, rather than given into the corrosive nature of bad blood, Colin Dunlap and Ryan Switzer decided to do something constructive:
Talking about sports is what I do. Sometimes that involves criticism. It's my goal to never make it personal. @Switz felt I did, I felt I didn't. It bothers me and demands olive branch.
That said, for every catch he has rest of season I'll donate $20 to his charity($500 min).
In response, Ryan Switzer pledged to donate $40-per-catch to UPMC Children's Hematology/Oncology Department for the rest of the season.
And the duo didn't stop there.
The two opened their challenge to the public and are inviting everyone to join in which they can do via the Pittsburgh Children's hospital page. Their orginal goal was to raise $5000 dollars, but as of 4:00 pm Eastern on Saturday November 24th it appears they've raised over $10,000 already, with team mate T.J. Watt donating $1000 dollars.
While this won't be the last time a journalist butt's heads with one of the Pittsburgh Steelers, in this time of tension and violence both Ryan Switzer and Colin Dunlap win Watch Tower Kudos for finding a way to transform conflict into an opportunity to raise money for UPMC Children's Hematology/Oncology Department.
Click here to donate to the The Ryan Switzer Reception Challenge.
Steelers Tarping Practice Field? Why Not Follow Chuck Noll's Lead and Practice without Numbers?
Change happens fast. Only two weeks ago the Steelers decision to erect a tarp to block the view from the Southern End of their practice field was the "big news" out of Pittsburgh.
Now everyone is focusing Joshua Dobbs' promotion to QB Number 2 at Landry Jones expense, Terrell Edmunds possibly starting for Morgan Burnett and, in case you missed it, Le'Veon Bell holding out.
Excellent. Football news should focus on what happens between the lines, not around them.
But this is a new and a strange development as Mike Tomlin explains:
You know how it is. This is an interesting time, drones and so forth, you know? We'll do what we have to do to prepare and be ready to play. Play on a level of fair competitive playing field
Fair enough. But if Mike Tomlin is worried about the Bill Belichick's of the NFL spying on him, wouldn't he be wiser to combat today's technological threat by snatching a page from Steelers history?
Chuck Noll (may have) had the same concerns. No, he did have to worry about drones, but given his love of both flying and cameras, he almost certainly could have predicted the problem. Regardless, The Emperor had a solution:
Chuck Noll's Steelers practiced with no numbers. Photo Credit: Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated
Your eyes tell no lie. Chuck Noll's Pittsburgh Steelers practiced with no numbers.
I first learned of this in the 80's when a TV news story on cheating in pro sports, concluded with shot from Steelers practice and a reporter observing "…Some teams, like the Pittsburgh Steelers, still practice with no numbers."
The offense wore Gold and the defense work Black, and that was that. Chuck Noll's motives were less clear. On a summer trip to Pittsburgh in the late 80's or early 1990's I remember reading in the Pittsburgh Press or Post-Gazette that Noll practiced with no numbers because he wanted coaches to treat all players equally.
If a cornerback was out of position, he wanted to coaches to correct him, whether he was Rod Woodson as a rookie or a veteran like Dwayne Woodruff. If an undrafted rookie free agent like Dwight Stone made a head turning play he wanted him to earn the same praise that Louis Lipps or John Stallworth would.
That is highly plausible, given Chuck Noll's focus on teaching.
Stories of Noll of spending valuable practice time correcting a rookie's mistake, only to cut him days later, are legendary. Likewise, Noll never hesitated to correct a veteran, as he did with Andy Russell, the only Pro Bowler he inherited from Bill Austin.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Ed Bouchette believes that Noll's goal was to confuse any unwanted on-lookers.
And Noll's gambit worked.
In the '80s the Steelers and Redskins held annual training camp scrimmages which Washington's WTTG Channel 5 broadcast. Years later, on WCXR's "Harris in the Morning" Steve Buckhantz recounted how one summer Chuck Noll decided that the Steelers would scrimmage without numbers.
Buckhantz explained to Paul Harris and "Dave the Predictor" that "I had Franco Harris running for touchdowns, yet didn't know it was him" as Steelers PR staffer would sit behind him in the broadcast booth try to determine who the player was based on his body type.
At the end of the day, its doubtful that Mike Tomlin would follow Chuck Noll's example, although numberless jersey's would be cheaper than tarping off the south end of the practice field, and wouldn't practicing without numbers eliminate the problem of drones flying directly above the field instead of just close to it?
Just say'n….


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Australia's Victoria state witnesses lowest daily rise in coronavirus infections
MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – Authorities of the state of Victoria in Australia said the state recorded the lowest rise in the number of coronavirus infections in two months. But there will be no hasty lifting of social distancing norms.
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Melbourne, the capital of the state, has completed four weeks of a strict lockdown which was implemented to contain the spread of second wave of infections.
On Saturday, health officials recorded 94 new cases of infections and 18 fatalities. It is for the first time that the number of daily new infections has fallen below triple digits in eight weeks.
"Every day we see the strategy working is a good day but we just need a bit more time to be able to be confident that we are, in fact, defeating this and that we can open up, gradually, steadily, safely," state premier Daniel Andrews said.
Melbourne residents are allowed just one hour of outdoor activity a day. Even if the current measures are eased after the end of six weeks, some curbs are likely to remain.
In the bordering state of New South Wales, there are concerns about a resurgence in cases after more than a dozen people were found to be infected at one of the oldest clubs in Sydney.
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Emelia M. (Millie) Sanchez, 83, of Waurika, Oklahoma, passed from this life April 5, 2019. She was born August 8, 1935, in Victoria, Texas to Mateo and Teresa (Morin) McDonough. She was a homemaker, provided private housekeeping and cooked at Junior's Truck Stop. She married José D. Sanchez October 29, 1949, in Victoria, Texas. She and José loved to dance. She also loved to shoot pool and working in her flower beds - she loved her plants. She enjoyed upholstery work and sewing as well.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two daughters - Emily Sanchez and Josie Black, one brother Willie McDonald, one sister Minnie Leal, and two grandchildren.
Survivors include: her husband José D. Sanchez, of the home in Waurika, OK; her children Frances Vines of Duncan, OK, Joe and his wife Christy Sanchez of Waurika, OK, and Sandy and her husband Buddy Goodin of Waurika, OK, her son-in-law Roger Black, ten grandchildren, and twenty-three great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at the Addington Baptist Church with Mike Bates officiating. Burial will be in the Addington Cemetery under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Waurika. Visitation will be at the Dudley Funeral Home Chapel in Waurika from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday with a Rosary Service at 6:00 PM.


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Scottish Culture
The Antonine Wall
Guest Author - Asha Sahni
The Antonine Wall, a World Heritage site, was built in the second century under the direction of the Roman Emperor Antonius Pius. The turf wall straddled Scotland, running from the River Clyde to the River Forth, creating a thirty-seven mile long northern frontier for the Romans in Britain.
Very little remains of the original Antonine Wall today – some twenty or so years after the Wall was completed the Romans decided to abandon Scotland in order to focus their forces on other parts of the Empire. The fact that the Romans withdrew meant that their influence on Scotland was less lasting than on England, where substantial evidence of Roman occupation includes Roman baths, forts, roads, villas and Hadrian's Wall. There is evidence that the Romans under Agricola did reach northern Scotland where they defeated the Caledonians, most of whom escaped to hide in the mountains of the land they knew so well. The result – Roman withdrawal to the south and, a generation after Agricola's campaign, the building of a wall which announced their presence in the land. Roman records of the time provide the earliest recorded history of Scotland, a land to this day steeped in oral tradition.
On the northern side of the Antonine Wall the Romans dug a defensive ditch; they used earth from the ditch to make a smaller rampart on the far side, creating a substantial earthwork that was not easy to pass. Forts which were both guard points and living quarters for the soldiers were integrated along the length of the Wall, linked by a road called the Military Way. Thus the Romans gained control of much of the traffic between Scotland and England.
Remnants of the wall that have survived include a stretch of the stones that formed the base of the Antonine Wall at New Kilpatrick (also known as Hillfoot) Cemetery and sections of the ramparts and ditch along the route. Excavation of several sites along the wall commenced in the early twentieth century, uncovering forts including those at Croy, Castlecary and Rough Castle. Sometimes this work was driven by the need to unearth sites before new buildings covered the remains, as was the case at Mumrills.
The foundations of Roman bath houses were uncovered at Bearsden and Bar Hill (the latter being a good area to view what is left of the wall). Remains including stones on which Romans recorded information about the building of the wall (distance slabs) can be seen at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow.
If you are interested in learning more about the Antonine Wall you may find the book about the subject by David J Breeze of interest. He is an authority on the subject and was instrumental in the achievement of World Heritage Status for the Antonine Wall.
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Michael Krumm
Michael Krumm ( born March 19, 1970 in Reutlingen ) is a German racing driver and winner of the FIA GT1 World Championship 2011.
Krumm began his motorsport career in 1984 in karting, where he was active until 1987. In 1988 he moved to Formula racing and competed in the German Formula Ford. After he had become in his debut season in fifth, he won the championship in 1989. He also made his debut in the German Formula 3 Championship, where he took part in a race. In 1990 he moved to the German Formula Opel Lotus and secured another title. In 1991 he raced in the Formula Opel Lotus Euro Series and finished with a podium placing seventh overall.
In 1992 he moved to the German Formula 3 Championship for the Beru ignition technique Racing Team. As a teammate of the later runner- Krumm, Marco Werner won a race and finished at the end of the season in sixth place overall. The following season, he played his second full season in the German Formula 3 Championship for G M Escom Motorsport. The German scored four victories and finished fourth in the drivers' standings. Only Jos Verstappen, who won the championship could win more races. In addition, he was a guest driver part in two races of the Italian Formula 3 Championship and won both races.
1994 Krumm left Europe and moved to Japan, where he competed in Japanese Formula 3 Championship. He won six of ten races and decided the championship. He also participated in several races in the Japanese Touring Car Championship and the Japanese Formula 3000. In 1995 he raced in the Japanese Touring Car Championship with a victory and was eighth in the drivers' standings. He also appeared again to race in the Japanese Formula 3000. 1996 improved the German to third place in the Japanese Touring Car Championship. In the Japanese Formula 3000, the Nippon was from this season formula, he was 14 the following season Krumm remained in both series and was tenth in the Japanese Touring Car Championship and 16th in the Formula Nippon. The most successful he was in the All- Japan GT Championship, in which he scored the championship title.
In 1998 he moved back to Germany for a year and competed in the German Super Touring Car Championship. With a podium placement, he finished ninth overall. He also competed in the 24 - hour race at Le Mans, where he finished fifth in the GT1 class. In 1999 he competed in the LMP class for 24 - hour race at Le Mans, but did not reach the goal. In addition, he returned to Japan and was fifth in Formula Nippon, and sixth in the All- Japan GT Championship. He stayed in two series without a win. In 2000 he was, though he could not win a race again, behind Toranosuke Takagi runner- Formula Nippon. In the All- Japan GT Championship, he finished eighth overall.
2001 started Krumm first two races at the North American CART series. He then returned to Japan and was seventh in the Formula Nippon and with a win ninth of the All- Japan GT Championship. In 2002, he focused on his involvement in the All- Japan GT Championship and classified on the twelfth overall. He also competed in two Formula Nippon race and was in a team with Marco Werner and Philipp Peter for Audi starting third in the 24 - hour race at Le Mans. In 2003 he went to exclusively in the All- Japan GT Championship and won, although he scored a victory, along with Satoshi Motoyama the championship.
Over the next two seasons Krumm was not able to win the title and was in two seasons ninth in the drivers' standings. In 2004, he won another race. Furthermore, he entered in 2005 in the LMP1 class for 24 - hour race at Le Mans. In 2006 he joined again in the GT Championship, which had been renamed Super GT in 2005 and finished at the end of the season fourth overall. In 2007 he started again in the Super GT and was this season fifth in the overall standings. In addition, he again took part in the Formula Nippon and finished tenth overall in this series. In 2008, he refocused on its commitment to the Super GT and was seventh in the overall standings.
2009 Krumm went to only a total of six races. Four times he raced in the FIA GT Championship, and once each in the Super GT and the Le Mans Series. 2010 and 2011 he drove in the newly formed FIA GT1 World Championship, which he won as a team with Lucas Luhr, 2011.
Since 2012, Krumm moves back in the Super GT. In 2012 he took there in a team with Satoshi Motoyama 8th place He also participated in the redesigned Nissan DeltaWing part in the 24 - hour race at Le Mans, where he retired after a non- self-inflicted accident of his teammate Satoshi Motoyama after 75 rounds.
2013 drove Krumm in GT500 class of the Super GT for Masahiko Kondo's team Kondo Racing on the side of Hironobu Yasuda on a Nissan GT -R. The team finished 13th out of 15 seats. In Le Mans Krumm started the team with Jann Mardenborough and Lucas Ordoñez for Greaves Motorsport Zytek on a Z11SN, finishing in 9th place.
2014 travels Krumm continues for Kondo Racing, this time as a team with Daiki Sasaki.
Krumm is married to Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date Krumm -.
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2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season German Formula Three Championship Italian Formula Three Championship Super Formula 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans Nissan GT-R 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans Nissan R390 GT1 France Franck Lagorce John Nielsen (racing driver) 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans All-Japan Formula Three Championship Toshio Suzuki (racing driver) Tom Kristensen Pedro de la Rosa Tom Coronel Darren Manning James Courtney Adrian Sutil Carlo van Dam Marcus Ericsson


The new recommendations allow more wiggle room, but enjoyed support from many committee members.
One change was language that encouraged trustees to think about their statements and the overall impact on the university if they were taking an opposing view.
"I thought the purpose was not have any public dissent after board meetings," she said.
The board has been divided in recent years between its largest single block — the nine alumni-elected trustees — and everyone else. The decision, however, ultimately drew supportive discussion from multiple camps, including University Park Undergraduate Association Vice President Alex Shockley, agricultural trustee Chris Hoffman and Gov. Tom Wolf's non-voting member William Shipley.
"I kind of like it because it outlines the right way to do it," Shipley said, saying it was "crazy" to expect dozens of board members to agree.
The next stop is the full board for an up or down vote.


Rami Malek has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
Malek, 37, is being honored for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the rock biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and he paid tribute to Mercury in his acceptance speech.
Bohemian Rhapsody is also nominated for SAG's ensemble award and previously won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture — Drama.
This is Malek's first SAG Award, though he was previously nominated twice for his work on the television series Mr. Robot. On Sunday, Malek beat out a competitive field of Christian Bale (Vice), Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born), Viggo Mortensen (Green Book), and John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman).


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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks say they will continue to use their team name because it honors a Native American leader who has been an inspiration to generations.
"The Chicago Blackhawks name and logo symbolizes an important and historic person, Black Hawk of Illinois' Sac & Fox Nation, whose leadership and life has inspired generations of Native Americans, veterans and the public," the NHL team said in a statement Tuesday.
"We celebrate Black Hawk's legacy by offering ongoing reverent examples of Native American culture, traditions and contributions, providing a platform for genuine dialogue with local and national Native American groups. As the team's popularity grew over the past decade, so did that platform and our work with these important organizations.
"We recognize there is a fine line between respect and disrespect, and we commend other teams for their willingness to engage in that conversation. Moving forward, we are committed to raising the bar even higher to expand awareness of Black Hawk and the important contributions of all Native American people. "
The Athletic first reported on the team's statement.
Under renewed pressure to change their name, the NFL's Washington Redskins announced a "thorough review" of the issue. In baseball, the Cleveland Indians are also looking into it while the Atlanta Braves declined.
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and a real time clock.
In the serial monitor, it will print the real time and when you set your alarm.
For this tutorial, you will need 2 libraries, the Time library and the Real Time Clock library.
You will also need an RTC DS3232RTC.
Make sure you install these first via Sketch> Include Library > Manage Libraries.
Geef boven de setup aan dat je rtc van DS3232RTC is.
do the same with a black wire from your ground (GND) to your minus on your breadboard.
Now, we will set up your RGB led.
It is best do use a red wire for the Red, and so on. Use a black one for ground.
The longest steel side is the ground. The sole one next to it is red.
Between your red and green wire and your LED, you want a 180 Ohm resistor.
Between the blue one, a 220 Ohm resistor.
Set up your code like this. Where you choose to wire your RGB led to is set up here. I chose 9, 10 and eleven.
Make sure an ~sign is before the number so you can work with analogWrite.
In your loop, make a switch case with a couple of colors based on the integer ledColor.
It is important that the wire in the middle goes to an Analog input on your Arduino. I chose A0.
In your setup, set your serial baud rate to 38400, to make sure it's quick enough.
You don't need to see it's values yet.
Step 4: Setting Up Your 2 Buttons.
We will need 2 buttons: one that sets your time definitely, and one that makes sure you can switch between setting the hours or minutes.
One thing that is important for your button to work is the use of a pull down resistor. As you can see on the picture, the 10K Ohm resistor is before your wire to the Arduino and it goes to the ground.
Set up both of them like the picture.
Now we're going to input a lot of booleans here.
These booleans are for debouncing your buttons, but we will need some more.
You are differing between hours and minutes.
Let's get into coding the rest.
Now, to get everything working, we just have to do a couple of things in our loop.
We'll begin with some static bools.
Sometimes, we want the code in our evergoing loop only to be used once. Therefore, these static booleans will only bet set once (henceforth static).
static char regel (Regel is Dutch for line. 100 defines the amount of characters that is going into our sentence line).
Now, we'll want to get the actual time from our RTC.
Our time_t instance called t1 calls the function get from the rtc structure to get the actual time and store it into t1.
'Time and day " plus what follows after. the %02d simply says: I want you to look after the comma. It is an integer, or digit, therefore the d. also, it has to have 2 characters (02d), but if it hasn't, I want you to add a 0.
This is so the time prints 12:04 for example, instead of 12:4.
After this sentence, you define what every %02d is. Namely the hour, minute, second and day.
When that is all set, you print via Serial.println(regel) and you set the once to false so it doesn't run again.
This code goes above your currentSwitchbutton debounce.
Directly under this code, we'll set the alarm time by using our potentiometer.
If you haven't set your alarm yet, you want to keep reading the value from your potentiometer. If you're working on hour (so HourorMin is true) you want the integer setHour to be 1023 (the values of your potentiometer) to be between 0 and 23. therefore, by dividing 1023 by 44,4782, we'll have a nice range.
If you're working on hours you'll have to divide it by something else to get it to go between 0 and 59.
You also want to see your values while you're setting them, so make sure it prints.
After this code, put the code where you debounce your setButton.
if your time is set, we want another bit of code to run once: the one where you print the alarm you set.
We'll then print the time and use the RTC function to set our alarm.
You then want to exit this code by setting setOnce to false.
If the alarm goes off, this function will not last very long. But we want our led to keep shining.
So, use the function of RTC to ask if alarm 1 is going off, and if so, set your boolean alarmOn to true.
Now, we want to make sure our LED goes on and keep disco'ing.
In order to make the lamp change colors at set intervals we originally used the delay function.
This however causes the whole machine to stop and thus prevent the clock from counting forward and that will desync the alarm clock.
So in order to fix this problem you have to use the millis() parameter which Arduino uses to register the amount of milliseconds the program is running.
So, how do we keep track of the Millis and use them to change the ledColor variable. Well, to do that we use the modulo function within Arduino.
Modulo can be used to get the remainder after a division.
So, if we make sure that when we devide the amount of millis that have passed by for example 250 we make sure that you can get it to trigger every time millis pass a multiplayer of 250.
I.E. 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500…, etc.
After doing all this the code should only assign a new number to the ledColor variable every ~250 millis. You can increase this number to enlarge the amount of time needed for the Arduino. Or you could also decrease the time in order to make the Arduino change colors faster.
where do we implement this code?
And here, still in your if statement, put the whole switch case of led's. Make sure to close it off with another curly brace.
To end this tutorial, we want to make sure that your Serial monitor keeps showing the time once you set your alarm. Do this by this simple code and then close off your loop.


[Image: sta8EyD.jpg]MUMBAI: Hindi GEC Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is all set to air another comedy show 'The Drama Company' from 16 July.
The one-hour show will be aired at 8 pm every Saturday and Sunday, replacing the existing kids' reality series 'Sabse Bada Kalakar'.
The show will precede the channel's popular comedy series 'The Kapil Sharma Show', which is broadcast at 9 pm.
With the launch of 'The Drama Company', SET will now offer two one-hour stand-up comedy shows for its viewers.
Produced by Preeti Simoes, 'The Drama Company' will feature Kapil Sharma's arch rival Krushna Abhishek along with other stand-up comedians Sudesh Lehri, Sanket Bhonsle, Ali Asgar and Sugandha Mishra.
The show has also got on board veteran Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty, who has been part of several reality series.
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Beautifully uplifting and deeply personal, Amy Speace has made the most revealing album of her career with There Used to Be Horses Here. Described by MOJO Magazine as "an album of hope to get you through the hardest times." in their 4 star review, the new album is released today and available to buy on …
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Beautifully uplifting and deeply personal, Amy Speace has made the most revealing album of her career with There Used to Be Horses Here. Recorded in Nashville in just four days, the award-winning songwriter pulls directly from her own childhood memories, coming of age in New York City, and losing a parent while learning to become one.


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Officials of the Federal Ministry of Health, yesterday in Abuja, prevented Policemen from arresting Linus Awute, permanent secretary and other top officials of the Ministry over the management of the N1.9 billion Ebola fund.
Daily Independent findings showed that the plain clothe Policemen arrived the ministry's premises at about 1pm to arrest Awute and two others.
The other officials pencilled down for the arrest in connection with the Ebola fund included Prof. Abdulsalam Nasidi, Chief Executive Officer/National Coordinator of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC); Mr. John Akintunde Kehinde, Director, Emergency Health Response; and one Dr. Joshua Obasanya, team leader of the Nigerian Volunteers and Deputy Head of the ASEOWA Mission. Obasanya is out of the country on official assignment, just like Prof Nasisdi.
Kehinde was picked from his office and brought to the third floor with the intention to arrest the Perm Sec, who was not in his office at the time.
As the drama began to unfold, Kehinde insisted that he was not going to follow them unless the Police team obtained permission from his boss.
Workers of the Ministry however prevented the Policemen from whisking him away as they followed them to the car park and also blocked their movement.
At a point, the workers ordered the private security guards to lock the gates.
While this was going on, Mr. John Eleke, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Federal Secretariat approached the team from the Police Headquarters and pleaded that they allow the arrest go through a proper channel so as not to give room for chaos.
The police team led by one Inspector Adamu from the Analytical Tracking and Interception unit under the Inspector General of Police (IGP) monitoring team, accused the officials of refusing to honour an earlier invitation to answer to some allegations.
The police team, Daily Independent findings showed, is acting on allegations filled against the officials by Dr. Davidson George, which bothered on fraud and mismanagement of the N1.9 billion ebola fund.
A 15-paged document obtain by reporters gives a complete breakdown of how the amount which was said to have been spent.
According to the document, the procurement of isolation tents, gulp the sum of N900 million.
Also, an expenditure payment voucher dated 11/8/2014 being personal advance granted one Musa A.A, was initiated by Mr. Kehinde John Akintunde, Director, Environmental Health, head of health emergency response and disaster for the release of N28.22 million for the decontamination of First Consultant hospital, Obalende, Lagos.
Nasidi, the document indicated, withdrew N63,581,250 claiming it was meant for pre-departure training of Nigerian volunteers who left the country on December 5th, 2014 for Liberia and Sierra Leon.
However, the document claimed that the African Union Commission paid for all the expenses.
The document also claimed that on 23/12/2014, N30,769,000 million was withdrawn from the Ebola account.
The payment was made to Musa A Musa in Abuja and was claimed to be for a treatment research group on Ebola.
A breakdown of the expense, showed that Prof. Nasidi collected N250,000 as local running per kilometer. He also collected N216,000 for airfare for a meeting which held within Nigeria and N375,000 as sitting allowance.


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