DICK LEBEAU RUMORS & GOSSIP
Steelers’ Butler Needs His Opportunity
I am going to do something that will more than likely get me in trouble with the Yinzers but I just have to say it. No, I’m not going to bash the running game but this is right there I suppose. I’m suggesting that the Pittsburgh Steelers need to give linebackers’ coach Keith Butler the opportunity to run the Steelers’ defense.
Yes I know exactly what that means. It means...
Steelers Looking to the Future by Selecting Jones
I wrote earlier this week that if I had my druthers I would take Texas’ Safety Kenny Vaccaro over Georgia Linebacker Jarvis Jones with pick 17 in the first round of the NFL Draft. The next day, I wrote about taking Notre Dame tight end Tyler Eifert if the Steelers were to go offense with the pick.
As it turned out last night in New York, the one team I thought would take Jones...
Keenan Lewis, Dick LeBeau System Cornerbacks And Their Free Agency History
The start of 2013 NFL free agency signing period is quickly approaching and all of our eyes will be fixed on Pittsburgh Steelers unrestricted cornerback Keenan Lewis, should he not be re-signed beforehand.
If indeed Lewis is allowed to test free agency, you have to wonder how many teams will consider him a system cornerback. More specifically, a Dick LeBeau system cornerback....
Dick LeBeau is Right; Health is the Key to Steelers Success in 2013
Luck and injuries play a big role in the NFL. This week Dick LeBeau said that he believed the Steelers could have won the Super Bowl if they hadn’t suffered so many injuries. LeBeau’s comments were featured on NFL.com and bring another issue to the forefront. The Steelers injury woes in 2012 played a large role in their 8-8 season.
Early in the season the Steelers were without...
Dick LeBeau believes Troy Polamalu has plenty of football left in him
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu has missed 24 games over the past four years due to injuries. But defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau believes the all-pro safety has plenty of football left in him.
“He has a lot of tremendous football talent still in him,” LeBeau said, per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “Once he got back on the field, I couldn’t see any difference...
Steelers Should Try and Lure Ray Horton Back to Pittsburgh
Ray Horton served as a secondary coach with the Steelers from 2004-2010 before being hired as the Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator. However, the Cardinals just hired Bruce Arians as their head coach overlooking Horton who was considered a candidate. Now Horton is expected to look for opportunities elsewhere. That should at least warrant a call from the Steelers front office...
Steelers' Dick LeBeau putting Denver playoff loss behind him
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick Lebeau must have run the heart-breaking Tebow to Demaryius Thomas play over and over in his head during the long off-season, but he's man enough to know when to take the blame.
When discussing the "cover 9," (which some call an "inverted cover 2") on that particular play, LeBeau told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...
LeBeau Thinking Turnovers, Not Retirement, After Atypical 2011 Season
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau has made it clear in a recent interview with 93.7 The Fan that his defense must force more turnovers in 2012, and he is confident that they will.
The Steelers defense finished last in the NFL in 2011 in defensive takeaways with 15, with 1 of those 15 coming via a fumble recovery on special teams. LeBeau, however, thinks it was...
Dick LeBeau Confident That Steelers Defense Will Improve Turnovers
In 2011 the defense of the Pittsburgh Steelers was good, if not great, in several statistical categories as they led the league in pass defense and scoring defense. While the run defense finished eighth, a category defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau admits that he wants to lead the league in every year, the biggest improvement he would like to see his unit make in 2012 is in the turnover...
Keith Butler Giving Steelers A Chance. Time to Tell Lebeau to Retire.
The Post Gazette is reporting that the position for Butler to Colts is “not a done deal.” If that is the case the Steelers need to tell Dick Lebeau to retire immediately. I love Dick Lebeau but he is not going to be around for the next 10 years, Butler will be.
If Butler has not accepted this job yet the Steelers need to throw whatever money necessary at him and promote him...
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