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The clear message I want Tomlin to send is that everybody better get their act in gear. The proven vets are the ones who shouldn't be resting on their laurels and lead by example. Young players will have their ups and downs, but the vets need to play up to their previous set standards and so far too many are not. Let's hope SD is just what the doctor ordered and they get back on track.
Yep. Redman goes in on short yardage, and it's a telegraph that is a run play. Roethlisberger audibles out to a pass, how do we know Redman hits the correct blocking scheme?I loved Redman in preseason, not too sure of his entrance in week 4.
Birthday is tomorrow. Leaving at 6 am for the drive out to Pittsburgh for my FIRST ever Heinz field gameI feel like I'm 12
Have a blast. FYI, Atria's at PNC Park has a great game day buffet.Birthday is tomorrow. Leaving at 6 am for the drive out to Pittsburgh for my FIRST ever Heinz field gameI feel like I'm 12
Birthday is tomorrow. Leaving at 6 am for the drive out to Pittsburgh for my FIRST ever Heinz field game
What an awesome time. The hotel was a bit of a walk but overall not paying for parking and getting the room $50 cheaper than any others was worth the 75 in savings.We didn't have time to hit any local places, we arrived around 1:30, walked around penn street for a while, not sure if it was "china town" but my wife wanted to buy a hat and we hit one of the 17 stores and street vendors selling stuff. Was a couple blocks from the hotel. After tha weheaded to the duesquene incline to take some pictures. We were starving so we didn't bother finding a local place, we just hit the first place we saw.Go back to the hotel around 4:15 or so and took a nap.Walked over to the stadium around 6:30. The walk there was cool, walking over the bridge and along the water to the stadium was a very cool experience. It took us about 25 minutes to walk from the hotel to the stadium. The boater tailgaters was great. We wished we had more time and we would have hit the casino.That stadium is really nice, it's only the 2nd PRO football stadium I've been too but man it was great. I'm sure the fact that it's "my team" helpsBirthday is tomorrow. Leaving at 6 am for the drive out to Pittsburgh for my FIRST ever Heinz field gameI feel like I'm 12
I wish we had more time to hang out and hit local places but we didn't.The good news is the wife liked it and mentioned maybe making it a yearly event. It's expensive for us to do that but 
It helped that they won
What an awesome time. The hotel was a bit of a walk but overall not paying for parking and getting the room $50 cheaper than any others was worth the 75 in savings.We didn't have time to hit any local places, we arrived around 1:30, walked around penn street for a while, not sure if it was "china town" but my wife wanted to buy a hat and we hit one of the 17 stores and street vendors selling stuff. Was a couple blocks from the hotel. After tha weheaded to the duesquene incline to take some pictures. We were starving so we didn't bother finding a local place, we just hit the first place we saw.Go back to the hotel around 4:15 or so and took a nap.Walked over to the stadium around 6:30. The walk there was cool, walking over the bridge and along the water to the stadium was a very cool experience. It took us about 25 minutes to walk from the hotel to the stadium. The boater tailgaters was great. We wished we had more time and we would have hit the casino.That stadium is really nice, it's only the 2nd PRO football stadium I've been too but man it was great. I'm sure the fact that it's "my team" helpsBirthday is tomorrow. Leaving at 6 am for the drive out to Pittsburgh for my FIRST ever Heinz field gameI feel like I'm 12
I wish we had more time to hang out and hit local places but we didn't.The good news is the wife liked it and mentioned maybe making it a yearly event. It's expensive for us to do that but
ETA: KDKA reports that Stan Savran is in ICU after having quadruple by-pass surgery.
I so miss the duo on FSN down in WV. I've lived through all the incarnations of Pittsburgh cable sports from way back in the 80's. And Now Fox Sports wants to save money. Oh well, at least Pittsburgh local radio covers a lot.I still miss, "Guy, Stan, love the show...."
Travis Kirschke is also banged up and will be limited in practice but should play.
I got the feeling it could be even more than several weeks. Hope not. Sounds like they should know more later today.News from Mike Tomlin's press conference today:
DE Aaron Smith has a significant shoulder injury and will likely not play this week against Cleveland and could be out for several weeks.
S Troy Polamalu and RB Willie Parker are expected back at practice tomorrow. Tomlin did not say which RB will start or how many carries each will get.
Not much else to report...
I heard the same thing, and then I saw Eason show up on our inactives list this past Sunday.When I dug around, I found that we waived Redman and picked Eason back up the Monday after he dressed for the game:
Redman was re-signed to the PS.Wink and nod agreement with Eason.Memphis Foundry said:
The last time this defense played worse than they have for the last month was when A.Smith was out, and I think the D looked worse then than it does now. Troy being out has been huge, but Smith is the unsung hero and may be the secret defensive MVP.ETA - Hopefully there is a silver lining and this easy schedule is the perfect opportunity to get Ziggy some good experience and still be able to make a playoff run. Starting to look like a wild card berth with the way Cincy is playing though.
No argument about Smith's value. Grade A stud.Simply stronger depth at the DE spot than the S spot drives my feeling.
Tomlin had a great line, he said, "Ziggy is still in the oven." Not a finished product. He said they'd use the rotation of Kirschke, Eason and Hood while Smith is out.
We're only 1 game back and still have Cincy again in Heinz Field. Way too early to concede anything.
That sound you hear is the Steelers rush defense potentially being sucked down the toilet bowl. That month they played without Smith a few years back was GHASTLY in that regard.If Hood ain't ready now, he needs to get ready pronto...like by Sunday. They can't afford to "leave him in the oven until he's done." No time for them to wean him off the teet now. Gonna have to throw him in the deep end of the pool. If he can at least not allow them to totally fall apart vs. the run I will take that as a "win" for having to chuck the rookie out there.The Steelers' offense needs to get their s@#$# together NOW. This team is still talented enough to weather this if Smith is out long-term....but not if they keep letting teams off the hook on O.
To add context to that stretch:Ryan Clark was out at the time. Clark Haggans was the LOLB. Travis Kirschke's back was pre-surgery. Eason has improved. Troy was in his first game back from a knee injury in that first Jags' game and played the rest of the season before having offseason surgery on it. Throw in that, Davenport's horrific performance made sure our defense lived on the field, especially in the second half.There was more to their defensive struggles than just Aaron Smith.
On the plus side, we get to see what Ziggy Hood can do. and his name is Ziggy, so thats pretty sweet. Kiershke filled in pretty well last time Smith went down, if im not mistaken.
Detroit looked pretty good when you consider Calvin was out for most of the game.
Crap! Hopefully Ziggy is ready to come out of the oven early.
Not if he's on IRAt least we'll get Smith back for the Superbowl
Yep his season and postseason is over.Damn it ti hell!Not if he's on IRAt least we'll get Smith back for the Superbowl
This is what I'm thinking, too. At least it happened while Harris was sitting out there on the PS for us to snipe. I'm guessing this may be Kirschke's last season and Hampton's status is still up in the air, so if Harris works out well, there should be a roster spot open for him next year through attrition.
Yeah, I was originally responding to the 3 month deal. This is a major blow. On the plus side, expect a lot of shootouts.Not if he's on IRAt least we'll get Smith back for the Superbowl
Primarily against 2nd team and scout team linemen. Personally, I think Kirschke gets the vast majority of the snaps as long as he's healthy.
Stan & Guy have the best sports talk show in Pittsburgh
Last time Smith went down the Steeler run D was terrible.
