TooManyHumans
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I might buy this if VJ were actually a good blocker. I didn't notice against the Broncos, but he was terrible blocking against the Falcons.
OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: Dont panic, they are 2-0!
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bigdaddyk88
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It doesn’t matter if he plays or not. They don’t have any skill players at wr that scares you. There running stats are high because Dobbins has broken a few long runs this season he only has 1 rushing td in his career against us. Minshew had over 250 against them passing and it was 16-10 in the 4th
And we have one skilled player lol…difference is whether Fields can keep avoiding the negative plays like sacks and TOs this week…I’m guessing no
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NFL execs cant bet can they???
Guess that video JTP posted was less inspiring. I was like where's big daddy at???
bigdaddyk88
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neither team is going to throw it 30 times
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Yea with Herbert being limited, we're gonna have a game that wouldn't look out of place in the 1940's
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come and take it.
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The charges hired greg roman to be there oc they are basically the ravens on offense and defense. They have a 300 pound fb. Herbert as 3 tds passes and as attempted just 5 more passes field ms
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Couple points to this:
1. This organization doesn't have a good track record of matching playing time with capability. Devin Bush is Exhibit 1A. Dude literally avoided contact yet he was taking 100% of the snaps even though he couldn't do his job
2. Related to the above, how else do you explain VJ taking snaps over Pickens? No person in their right mind would say VJ is more talented in any facet of the WR position. So it's either his blocking or he gets ice cream for the fellas after practice.
There is no other reasonable explanation other than his blocking. And I can't disagree with your statement that VJ is the WR God of Blocking. He's not Hines Ward or anything
Here's the snap reel of VJ's blocking vs the Falcons...
That said, BB's point that something is making them look at VJ over Pickens is correct.
But. That might be trying to make VJ work. That might also be an attempt to keep Pickens fresh, or even a minor disciplinary thing to encourage him to get on top of his details on blocking and route running. I don't know it's that they think VJ is an amazing blocker. But. Maybe they do think he's their best. Which is shambolic but there we go.
I would add that Smith has only ever put his WR1 out there for 80% of the snaps by and large, so Pickens isn't far below the Smith standard at 72%... but it's notably enough that some of this is probably them not being happy about some stuff from Pickens.
Which, given where the offence is right now, maybe seems a little stupid. Still, if this encourages Pickens to get more things right and pays off long term...
That said, BB's point that something is making them look at VJ over Pickens is correct.
But. That might be trying to make VJ work. That might also be an attempt to keep Pickens fresh, or even a minor disciplinary thing to encourage him to get on top of his details on blocking and route running. I don't know it's that they think VJ is an amazing blocker. But. Maybe they do think he's their best. Which is shambolic but there we go.
I would add that Smith has only ever put his WR1 out there for 80% of the snaps by and large, so Pickens isn't far below the Smith standard at 72%... but it's notably enough that some of this is probably them not being happy about some stuff from Pickens.
Which, given where the offence is right now, maybe seems a little stupid. Still, if this encourages Pickens to get more things right and pays off long term...
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I don't know why he is out there that much. I just know that it isn't because he is a great blocking WR. It might be that they think he is better at it than he is or at least better at it than the other guys we have. Other than Pickens the WR room sucks. We have to hope Wilson can add something positive but I am skeptical.
Rapoport: Justin Herbert Was 'Extremely Limited' At Thursday's Practice
The Pittsburgh Steelers are scheduled to play quite a few good quarterbacks during the 2024 season. One of those is coming up this Sunday in Justin Herbert, but an ankle injury suffered in Week 2 has put his status in question. Ian Rapoport offered an update on Herbert during Friday morning’s...
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