heels, sox & steelers
Tunch Ilkin on FSN Pittsburgh just made the comment that the Steeler offensive line will be much better than people expect. He believes they will be a much more cohesive unit.
Umm...is that Bruce Davis?
SteelerBill, why,yes, yes it is.
Glad to see a Bruce Davis mention, even though I cannot see it as I do not have FSNP.
People in the last thread were talking about how scary good we could be at LB if Farrior and Silver and Foot keep doing their thing while Woodley and Timmons blossom. I want Davis on that list too, at least as the yappy little guy who stirs up fights for his bigger friends.
But right now, kicking off the season in fine fashion, I am stuck at work for the beginning of the game. And it's the MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF THE YEAR TOO (so far).
I mean Foote. He's even better when he has his e on.
Oh wow -- now I get it. The main page picture is Davis, not some FSNP footage?! Holy Cow.
Great news, BEST FIELD CONDITIONS EVA AT HEINZ FIELD TONIGHT? What does that mean for January. Um, nothing.
Well, FWP looks swell in the first series. Maybe the o-line will be awesome this year! (3 carries, 23 yards)
Bruce Davis looks like David Carradine in "Kung Fu"...
Or at least..his monk-like assistant..
I'll take it...
And how big are Mendenhall's arms? Should he be called Mendenarms?
Best... drive... ever...
Ok sit down Ben, see you in September...
SUPER BOWL.
Seriously, what coverage was that? Brian Dawkins had half the field and played 20 yards off SH from the 10?
The new updated Gamecenter on NFL.com looks good
I miss Casey Hampton.
Hey there's Tyrone Carter...
Good to see you Tyrone
I was just thinking that I miss Big Snack, too. But he'll be ready for Sept.
So what do you think Big Snack is eating right now?
"So what do you think Big Snack is eating right now?"
Troy Polamalu
Love it...
So this would be the definition of vanilla defense - on both sides of the ball
Juan got tripped
I'm still at work. Damn west coast.
Bad call...bad call..
Vanilla D with extra vanilla flavor on top, I bet. I hadn't realized just how soon we played them again.
David -- luckily for me, I'll be able to watch the game later, thanks to my state of the art circa 1997 VHS videotape recording machine.
Timmons is quick...
Thanks god for the new push-out rule.
I'll take it..
One Blitz = one sack plus a bad call...not too shabby...
Hooray for David Akers. He is my kicker in my preseason fantasy league! Now I just hope that I can get some catches from Dallas Baker to go along with the big night I got of the Lions' Calvin Johnson last night . . . .
Woo who! Five bells. On my way home. Be back online ASAP. Hopefully 14-3 by the time I get home.
I WANT POT(TS)! I WANT POT(TS)!
Mendenhall is averaging 28 yards per kick return!
C Batch almost pulled a Maddox there...
Yay...our First Team beat your First Team...
Can we call Sepulveda Dead Eye Dick now?
On GameCenter it looks like McNabb really is lighting up Mundy and Steely McBean.
Eddie Nelson sure is talking up Ryan McBean. According to Wex/Dale, McBean just isn't picking up the defense.
Is that Mundy that is hurt?
#30 is Roy Lewis...Wex likes him...
Yep, Mundy. Looks like Max Jean-Gilles delivered the late hit. Nothing like getting creamed by 400 pounds of flesh.
Oh by the way Mundy has 3 tackles..leading the Steelers thus far tonight....
Ugh...Eagles broadcast...
Eagles broadcast = HD. And no Bob Pompeani.
In other news, Ty Carter can return kicks. I'm not surprised.
Well, I say cut ROBO-PUNTER. Ernster is the REAL DEAL.
I'll say this for Richard Menthol: he falls forward. I love FWP, but RM doesn't do a lot of backfield dancing.
If Batch gets hurt then the Dixon pick will look great (provided he's good of course). Let the Dixon era begin.
Ugh missed the 15 yard run...
And C Batch is injured....here comes Dennis Dixon..
Good sign: DD is wearing St. Pierre's No. 2. I wanna see Brian Jackson try to convince the ladies that he's Dennis Dixon.
Ryan wins....line of the night...
He's in regular season form folks..
Russell sucks. Why him and not Najeh? I just don't get it.
Glad to see the Steelers did just as well in the game as in the goal line drill...
Huh, I actually thought Russell was okay. Worst case, the Steelers cut him and re-sign Najah, who's currently doing what we are: watching the Steelers on teevee.
Nice return Eddie Drummond...nice return...
Like I was saying ... Eddie Drummond is AWEZUM
Nice catch Limas
71 yards rushing by the Steelers in the first half...
Mendenhall 7-34
FWP 3-20
B Mac with the body slam...
Tony Hills gets beat bad....
Nice play by Dixon...despite the hold....
Sweed 2-14
Dixon 5-7 21
Willie Reid!!
We have a guy named Trucks?????
Sweed..nice hands...
Did I hear that Charlie Batch has a broken collarbone? Oh, snap!
Let the Chad Pennington era begin, anyone?
So what happened to the Steeler broadcast???
What?? C Batch is out?
Here it is:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/0...1/902994-
66.stm
That means that BigBen should not take a snap until the first game...
The Dolphins just signed Pennington
Our perfect season begins.
Maybe we can bring Steve McNair back from retirement or something.
Seriously, anyone know any QBs who are floating around out there? Jeff George, anybody?
Also, we really only threw the ball 16 times tonight? 48 rushes, 16 passes (+1 sack, props to the o-line, I guess).
Russell does not suck. He was very good playing behind the NFL Europe line. wink.. He got a couple of first downs..looked frisky and he's a load to bring down. He's going to be the short yardage back and RM is going to push FWP for the starting job. I had no idea he was that good! OK..he's not pushing FWP for the starting job but he's going to be a terrific addition.
All in all..not a bad start. I was impressed with Keyaron Fox..looks like a guy who can play on ST's at least..Humpal and Bailey, Madison and Travis Williams had a lot of jump tongiht as well. I hope they can help us get to respectable on the ST's chart.
I liked a few of Ernster's kickoffs..better to kick it out of the end zone than to risk a return. He had a nice night punting as well and didn't bobble the holds. Cool. About as much as you could ask for in a preseason game.
It was basically a running game after Ben retired and Charlie B. left the game. I was so sick of Charlie Casserly by the second series he called that I turned the sound off. Iknow he's been around for years. but he still talks in cliches and even used the old "they come off the bus blitzing" I think I heard that one in the late 60`s the first time..
Tony Hills had no idea where he was most snaps..comical. DD looked very athletic but he's the so slim ..he's gonna get killed out there.
Santonio and Ben are going to score a lot of TD's together this year.
Yikes on the broken collarbone.
But Jeff George? Puh-leaze. You know what it's time for: Tomlin wielding the T-Gun.
Now Bucs just need to close out 2-0 win in 12th to complete the coveted Pennsylvnia Eastern Conference Finals/preseason NFL/Friday night August baseball sweep.
You know, it's Mewelde Moore's fault on Chaz's injury; it was a broken play and Batch decided to scramble. So, here's to hoping the Colts cut Lorenzen and the Steelers move quickly. There's also Aaron Brooks, Daunte Culpepper, Byron Leftwich, and two or three guys sure to be cut from the Bucs any day now.
Chris Simms?
I wanted Chad Pennington..no chance of that but I have always liked his accuracy. I know he isn't ready to play backup to anyone at this point in his career. My nephew the Dolphin fan will be overjoyed to hear he has a legit NFL QB.
Errrr..I was wondering what Charlie was doing running and putting a shoulder into someone anyway. Just football instincts taking over but its going to make us scramble for a vet. I am sure we'll find someone and hopefully Batch won't be out more than a month.
Did anyone notice Kyle Clement out there tonight? I didn't and was hoping he would make some kind of impact. I was laughing at the Steeler colour guy (Edmund Nelson the old DE for us? Sorry I have never seen a KDKA broadcast before) and his pimping of Ryan McBean..the staff was "high" on him apparently. I don't think so..
Terry Bradshaw was watching the game, and when Chaz Batch went down, he made the announcement that he's coming out of retirement. The Steelers promptly traded him to the Jets for Pennington and a sack of magic beans.
The highlights, gentlemen.
http://www.nfl.com/videos?
videoI...9000d5d809dd584
Men...
According to the PPG - Byron Leftwich is scheduled to arrive in Pittsburgh today for a workout and "..possibly sign with the Steelers.."
Talk amongst yourselves.
According to the 212, Batch wll only be out 4-6 weeks.
I was pretty impressed with the team overall. Seemed like Prince was in a lot more than Clement. I agree that Gary Russell did well with running behind slop. Lentz and Parquet, BTW, are slop. Madison looked out of position a lot.
If we're bringing in Leftwich, does he get cut in 6 weeks?
I think Leftwich is fine, but, honestly, how the hell is Kyle Boller battling for a starting job and Leftwich unemployed?
Also, if St. Pierre was on the roster along with Chaz, Dixon and Potts, would the Steelers still be looking for help? I'd actually be fine with St. Pierre in the backup role for 1.5-2 months.
If Leftwich does come in, maybe that'll give us some inside info on the Jags. It'd be nice to beat them for once. Lord knows we could use the karma.
Oh, and for anyone that plays Madden, the Steelers were rated #4 in the game. Ben is the #4 rated QB, too, under Brady, Manning, and for some reason Palmer.
I'm very happy that Pennington was signed by the Dolphins. We have now dodged the Pennington bullet twice.
Leftwich will be a nice fit and is a guy who understands "run first and often" as an offense. Let's hope he doens't weigh more than Big Snack since he's been out of work for awhile.
Let's hope for Ben to finally play all 16 games this season. I don't want backups to do anything but hold a clipboard.
St. Pierre was the backup in '04. Remember that game in Dallas were Ben had to come out for a couple of plays and St. Pierre had to come in a series?
He also threw a pass in the last game of the season at Buffalo.
good thing we drafted omar jacobs lat year.
on no. wait. my bad.
Wasn't Parcells the guy that picked up Pennington in the first place?
Batch only out four-to-six weeks? Hmm. As a teenager, I cracked my collarbone and was laid up nearly three months. Lost my job, lost my summer... and it hurt--a lot. Many sleepless nights.
Agreed, Randy. Breaking the collarbone is very painful,Broke mine in high school (yes, kids, they had HS back in the dark ages from whence I sprang) I remember being in a sling for months. Very restricting in terms of range of movement etc. I don't know how bad the break is, mine was pretty bad (hit by a car) and caused me a lot of back trouble as a result of favouring the side of the break.
This could take some time for Batch, will cost him some conditioning.
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