All posts tagged "Dick LeBeau"
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ArticleHe Had Game: Don’t Forget That Dick LeBeau Was As Great A Player As He Was A Coach
To most, Dick LeBeau is remembered for being a Hall of Fame coach. Make no mistake, he absolutely was, modernizing the Fire...
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ArticleDick LeBeau Shares His Favorite Troy Polamalu Memory
Dick LeBeau and Troy Polamalu had a special relationship. It was LeBeau who helped mold Polamalu into the Hall of Fame player...
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ArticleFollowing Big Series Against Colts In 2005 Playoffs, Dick LeBeau ‘Never Had To Worry’ About Bryant McFadden Again
As a rookie during the 2005 season, cornerback Bryant McFadden — a second-round pick at No. 62 overall out of Florida State...
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ArticleDick LeBeau Talks The Origins Of His Famous Fire Zone Defense
When you think Dick LeBeau, you think the Fire Zone defense. Though he’s not the lone coach in NFL history to tinker...
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ArticleDick LeBeau Says Hines Ward And Heath Miller Should Make The Pro Football Hall Of Fame
The Steelers teams of the 2010s are often remembered for their physical, smashmouth style on both the offensive and defensive sides of...
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Dick LeBeau Praises Troy Polamalu/Ryan Clark Safety Tandem: ‘They Gave Us The Best Two Safeties In The League’
Former Steelers S Troy Polamalu and DC Dick LeBeau had quite the unique relationship during their time together in Pittsburgh. Polamalu spoke...
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Dick LeBeau Says James Harrison Had The Most Surprising Career Of Anyone He Ever Coached
For a long stretch of James Harrison’s NFL career, if you can even call it that, he was an afterthought. Undrafted from...
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‘Ain’t Nobody Gonna Touch That Defense’: Dick LeBeau Believes 2008 Steelers Defense Was His Best Ever
As a defensive coordinator in the NFL for 27 seasons, Pro Football Hall of Famer Dick LeBeau has coached some great defenses...
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‘We Finally Did It:’ Dick LeBeau Reacts To Winning His First Super Bowl
It was a long time coming. And no one was more deserving. A player since 1959, a coach since 1973, it took...
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Cool Steelers Plays: Triple Inside Fire Zone
Another new series we’re adding to Steelers Depot throughout the offseason. One that’s been on my mind for a little while. These...
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Troy Polamalu Reflects On Relationship With Dick LeBeau: ‘We All Love Him Equally Well’
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a number of great defenders step onto Heinz Field donning the black and gold in the 2000s, but...
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Bryant McFadden Explains How Dick LeBeau Beat Peyton Manning In The 2005 Playoffs
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2005 playoff run was a historic one, the first-ever sixth seed to win a Super Bowl. To do that...
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How Dick LeBeau’s Zone Blitz Could Have Started In Pittsburgh…But In The USFL
Even casual Pittsburgh Steelers fans know about legendary defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau and the role he played in the organization playing in...
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Dick LeBeau, Kordell Stewart And His ‘Slash’ Role
A memory triggering a memory. Well, sort of. Dave Bryan’s recent post about Kordell Stewart’s contract extension in 1999 and how it...
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Ike Taylor Reveals Dick LeBeau Helped Shape Deshea Townsend Into A Coach, Letting Him Call Third Down Plays
Throughout his NFL career that spanned 13 seasons — 12 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and one with the Indianapolis Colts — cornerback...
