NOVEMBER 2, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Is Derrick Henry's injury a cautionary tale for Steelers? How is another Alabama running back — Najee Harris — going to survive the season, considering the punishment he takes in each game?
Ron Cook: Porous defense gives Kenny Pickett, Pitt little hope It was like old times at Heinz Field on Saturday. A week after Pitt won a big game, it lost. A week after Pitt climbed to No. 17 in the Asso...
OCTOBER 30, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Let's put this silliness to rest: Mike Tomlin isn't leaving It started locally because of former Buffalo Bills general manager, Doug Whaley, an Upper St. Clair man. “Six letters for Steelers fans to b...
OCTOBER 25, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: 'Signature win' for Kenny Pickett-led Panthers Where was this Pitt team when the great Larry Fitzgerald needed this kind of game? Go back to 2003. Pitt was blown out at home by Miami, 28-...
OCTOBER 24, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Is Cam Heyward really a 'no-question' Hall of Famer? “Cam Heyward, a no-question Hall of Famer, in my mind,” Sunday Night Football color man Cris Collinsworth said this weekend. Is he right?
OCTOBER 19, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: T.J. Watt proves his worth with monster performance against Seattle Is it just me or did T.J. Watt earn his $112 million extension Sunday night against the Seattle Seahawks? It’s not much of a stretch to say...
OCTOBER 18, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: A tough exit for Steelers' JuJu Smith-Schuster This is a big loss for the Steelers. It’s an even bigger loss for Smith-Schuster.
OCTOBER 12, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Injury to Penn State QB Sean Clifford the deciding factor IOWA CITY, Iowa – I thought of Mike Tomlin on Saturday when one Penn State player after another went down with an injury in the big game aga...
OCTOBER 10, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Penn State-Iowa game is a battle for 'elite' status Georgia coach Kirby Smart made a curious observation Saturday.
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Ron Cook: Steelers have plenty of problems, but Najee Harris isn't one Najee Harris probably won’t break the Steelers’ rookie rushing record. He might not score double-digit touchdowns. He almost certainly won’t...
OCTOBER 2, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Steelers playing like their best days are behind them You made it pretty clear Sunday how you feel about your football team, didn’t you, Pittsburgh? More than 10,000 of you had tickets but were...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Craig Wolfley opens up on life without Tunch Ilkin It was never just Ilkin. It was never just Wolfley. It always was Tunch and Wolf. “I miss my buddy,” Wolfley said.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Bengals are coming for the Steelers — for real this time Maybe it won’t happen Sunday afternoon. But the day is coming quickly when the Bengals will be better than the Steelers.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Steelers' oldest players are leading the way Ben Roethlisberger, Cam Heyward, Melvin Ingram, Joe Haden and Tyson Alualu are a combined 169 years old and have 63 years of NFL experience....
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Nothing can top a Penn State White Out night There will be another White Out on Saturday night when No. 22 Auburn plays No. 10 Penn State.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Steelers offense revolves around top-notch receivers The Steelers’ receivers aren’t as good as most people are saying. They are better.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Steelers defense casts aside doubt in huge win ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Ben Roethlisberger was resplendent in a Pacific salmon-colored suit, easily the best-dressed Steelers player to walk ou...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: It's hard to muster up optimism for Steelers' season Ben Roethlisberger won’t be able to do enough Sunday to get it done in Buffalo even with significant help from Najee Harris, JuJu Smith-Schu...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Not without blame for 2020 collapse, Steelers' defense must improve this year Two truths about the Steelers’ defense are evident with the opening game in Buffalo just three days away: One, it has a chance to be better...
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Tunch Ilkin's unbreakable faith will be his lasting legacy Joe Fryz, like Tunch Ilkin, died much too young. He was 58 when he passed in June 2017 from complications from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis...
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Ben Roethlisberger appears to be in top form ahead of regular season The previous time we saw Ben Roethlisberger at Heinz Field, he was crying on the Steelers’ bench. He had just thrown four interceptions in a...
AUGUST 22, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Tim Tebow's polarizing career has reached its end The headline blared throughout the sports world Tuesday: “Jaguars release Tim Tebow” Just like that, the career of one sports’ most fascinat...
AUGUST 18, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
