GDT: The Pittsburgher Thread: Football

[Mr Jiggyfly]

We are currently sitting 18th in draft order. I still have no idea how we won a game outside of Buffalo.

Lots of luck early in the season agt backup QBS. Without that fortune, likely sitting with 2-3 more losses.

18th slot is great - for running on the hamster wheel.

Yinzers got their hollow, meaningless victory and their instant gratification yesterday so woot.

I’m sure it will all lead to a resounding Tomlin playoff V and him never having a losing season!

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Pickett is third overall in some drafts.

2022 NFL Mock Draft: Detroit Lions draft Aidan Hutchinson at No. 1, QB Kenny Pickett lands with the Houston Texans at No. 3 | NFL Draft | PFF

A tad high perhaps. But he certainly won't be there for the Steelers.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

i don’t think the final score will be like the Steelers-Bengals game, but I do think Minn will pull it out…they’ve lost too many in the last minute of games…that bad luck can’t hold out forever

Accept they are riddled with injuries Adam and Cook will not play Thursday they have no secondary

 

[Andy99]

Accept they are riddled with injuries Adam and Cook will not play Thursday they have no secondary

have you watched the Steelers play? Lol

 

[Coastal Kev]

Pickett is third overall in some drafts.

2022 NFL Mock Draft: Detroit Lions draft Aidan Hutchinson at No. 1, QB Kenny Pickett lands with the Houston Texans at No. 3 | NFL Draft | PFF

A tad high perhaps. But he certainly won't be there for the Steelers.

That would mean Deshawn Watson to the Steelers..........bank it

 

[JTG]

I want to think Pickett will be a great pro QB so badly, but I just can't do it.

 

[RustyRazor]

Only real positive is the league seems to be figuring out Jackson - he has been garbage last 5-6 games.

Think he's up to 10-11 INT in that time.

He's taking that Mike Vick path it would seem.

Every time I watch a ratbirds game and the announcers wax poetic about how Jackson is a weapon unlike the league has ever seen, I think I must have hallucinated the Kordell and Vick years of my NFL viewing life.

I'm glad someone else is living the same hallucination.

 

[Goalie_Bob]

New England has run the ball 31 straight times. And is somehow winning the game…..what is this the 1920s.

 

[Andy99]

New England has run the ball 31 straight times. And is somehow winning the game…..what is this the 1920s.

the Bills really aren’t as good as they should be…

 

[Jaded-Fan]

The real question that we should be asking is whether Pickett likes Coldplay.

 

[lastcupever75]

I'm still celebrating a win over those rat turds.
but, I haven't seen this mentioned.

at the end of the first half, which baltimore dominated in time of possession 23 vs. 7 mins, why was tomlin calling timeouts as the ravens were running out the clock?

to have his tired defense play 2 more meaningful snaps?

 

[JTG]

I find how jacked up Gardiner Minshew gets after a win to be contagious. Dude gets a W for an awful team and you would have thought he won the Super Bowl. I think he'd be a great stop gap here while we figure out what is going to happen after Ben, and I actually think a team could win with him at QB if the rest of the team was decent.

 

[Night Shift]

I find how jacked up Gardiner Minshew gets after a win to be contagious. Dude gets a W for an awful team and you would have thought he won the Super Bowl. I think he'd be a great stop gap here while we figure out what is going to happen after Ben, and I actually think a team could win with him at QB if the rest of the team was decent.

What's awesome about that is not only does he look like White Goodwin of Dodge Ball but acts like him too

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Every time I watch a ratbirds game and the announcers wax poetic about how Jackson is a weapon unlike the league has ever seen, I think I must have hallucinated the Kordell and Vick years of my NFL viewing life.

I'm glad someone else is living the same hallucination.

Cunningham is another guy cut from the same cloth.

People lose their minds and act like the league has never seen a run first QB - but I have yet to see one of these guys dominate the league long term.

They ultimately get figured out and then either fade away or become nothing more than a decent starter.

I’m not sure how it will end for Jackson, as he has some talent as a thrower IMHO, but if I was a Ravens fan this 6-7 game stretch would have me concerned.

When Tomlin has your favorite QB figured out, that’s gotta be extremely worrisome as a fan.

 

[Night Shift]

When Tomlin has your favorite QB figured out, that’s gotta be extremely worrisome as a fan.

It takes 15 years for a blind squirl to find a nut. This sounds about right.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Watt has a good chance to break the NFL single season sack record at 22.5.

There will be an interesting conundrum if he does it in game 17, but he’s also missed a game and I think MS set his record in 16 games.

His buddy Brett gave him that final sack anyway so, lots of interesting banter could be had.

It takes 15 years for a blind squirl to find a nut. This sounds about right.

He’s figured Jackson out like no other coach around the league.

I have to give him his dues on that.

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

Watt has a good chance to break the NFL single season sack record at 22.5.

There will be an interesting conundrum if he does it in game 17, but he’s also missed a game and I think MS set his record in 16 games.

His buddy Brett gave him that final sack anyway so, lots of interesting banter could be had.



He’s figured Jackson out like no other coach around the league.

I have to give him his dues on that.

Its hard to give word to how great watt has been. Think of all the sack artists this team has had over the years.

and he just broke the team record in 10 games played. Pacing for 24 sacks over a 16 game schedule.

 

[Pens1566]

Pickett is third overall in some drafts.

2022 NFL Mock Draft: Detroit Lions draft Aidan Hutchinson at No. 1, QB Kenny Pickett lands with the Houston Texans at No. 3 | NFL Draft | PFF

A tad high perhaps. But he certainly won't be there for the Steelers.

That's such a stretch. Depending on where we end up in the order ... I just hope he's gone before that.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Its hard to give word to how great watt has been. Think of all the sack artists this team has had over the years.

and he just broke the team record in 10 games played. Pacing for 24 sacks over a 16 game schedule.

It would be something if he got the record.

He needs to avg 1.5 sacks per game the rest of the way and he will break the tainted record and give it real legitimacy.

 

[OnMyOwn]

Cunningham is another guy cut from the same cloth.

People lose their minds and act like the league has never seen a run first QB - but I have yet to see one of these guys dominate the league long term.

They ultimately get figured out and then either fade away or become nothing more than a decent starter.

I’m not sure how it will end for Jackson, as he has some talent as a thrower IMHO, but if I was a Ravens fan this 6-7 game stretch would have me concerned.

When Tomlin has your favorite QB figured out, that’s gotta be extremely worrisome as a fan.

If the dude wasn’t as elusive as he is, he wouldn’t even be starting. His reads are awful and he should have been sacked 10+ times but he got out of a few. I get he’s basically a other RB and a very good weapon, but as an actual QB he’s not very good.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

If the dude wasn’t as elusive as he is, he wouldn’t even be starting. His reads are awful and he should have been sacked 10+ times but he got out of a few. I get he’s basically a other RB and a very good weapon, but as an actual QB he’s not very good.

I said a couple years back that the league would catch up with him if he doesn’t develop more as a passer - so nothing I have seen from him changes my mind.

I think he is is going to have a Mike Vick type career, maybe with a little more success.

Harbaugh has been a huge blessing for him and dude should be waking up every day and thanking his lucky stars he ended up there.

Very few coaches would have bent over backwards like Harbaugh did to accommodate his skills and mask his weaknesses.

I suspect if Jackson went to about 25+ other teams, he would be struggling.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Cunningham is another guy cut from the same cloth.

This is probably the best comp in terms of player profile and team success, at least thus far.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Steelers Might Have Found Gem In Montravius Adams, Says Tomlin - Steelers Depot

I have been asking for the Steelers FO to make these same type of moves for years.

My theory; certain teams are great at spotting talent at certain positions. When they are at peak capacity, take a look at their practice squads to see if they are stashing talent for future needs; Especially in areas of extreme weakness for your roster.

Another guy they should maybe take a look at, Cowboys Braylon Jones at Center

 

[ziggyjoe212]

Lots of luck early in the season agt backup QBS. Without that fortune, likely sitting with 2-3 more losses.

18th slot is great - for running on the hamster wheel.

Yinzers got their hollow, meaningless victory and their instant gratification yesterday so woot.

I’m sure it will all lead to a resounding Tomlin playoff V and him never having a losing season!

High draft picks don't matter. As a Steelers fan you should know this better than anyone.

 

[DanielPlainview]

The likelihood of finding a practice squad gem is miniscule. It says something bad about your scouting department if feel there are practice squaders elsewhere that could start for you or at least crack first backup.