OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: Sneaking up onto training camp

[Empoleon8771]

I think Fields botched another snap there but I didn't quite see the entire play.

 

[WickedWrister]

I think Fields botched another snap there but I didn't quite see the entire play.

Nah they were on silent count and Frazier snapped it while Fields was still motioning a guy across the formation

 

[WickedWrister]

I haven't noticed Broderick Jones once, so I guess that's a good thing?

 

[WickedWrister]

I mean everybody kind of lost on this play but especially the LT Hamilton?

 

[Mr Jeff Jimerson]

Kyle Allen? Time to turn this puppy off.

 

[WickedWrister]

I hope this German guy Julius Welschof makes the team, another sack today. Not like he's a prospect or anything, he's 27 and played 5 years of college football (4 at Michigan) but he'd be a free extra practice squad slot because of the new rules.

 

[Andy99]

Huge difference between the backup O line and third string defenders and the starters lol…

Players who have to stay healthy: Wilson, Fields, Frazier, Pickens, Benton and almost all of the starting defenders lol

 

[MrBrightside]

Tomlin in mid season form by failing to challenge an obvious missed fumble.

 

[Night Shift]

Tomlin in mid season form by failing to challenge an obvious missed fumble.

How dare you question ESPNs 7th best coach of all time. You're outta line Mr.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Detroit held so much in the first 3 qtrs and didn't get called for any of them.

 

[WickedWrister]

Steelers Vs Lions Winners And Losers

Winners and losers from the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-17 loss to the Detroit Lions in Saturday afternoon’s preseason finale. WINNERS First-Team Offense/QB Russell Wilson Though it came against the Detroit Lions’ backups, the fact Pittsburgh moved the ball and put it in the end zone was encouraging...

steelersdepot.com

 

[Peat]

Glad the offence could end on a positive note.

 

[WickedWrister]

 

[JTG]

I don't think we had one single run up the middle like that last year.

 

[xlm34]

I don’t think anyone loves Nick Herbig as much as Brian Baldinger loves Nick Herbig. He’s looking like an absolute stud though. They have a to find a way to get him a meaningful number of snaps.

 

[JTG]

I don’t think anyone loves Nick Herbig as much as Brian Baldinger loves Nick Herbig. He’s looking like an absolute stud though. They have a to find a way to get him a meaningful number of snaps.

They could be shrewd or they have basically laid out a landing ramp for TJ's career. He'll likely be done by time Herbig is ready for his contract.

 

[WickedWrister]

 

[Peat]

So anyone feeling any different about the Steelers after pre-season, or everyone feel pretty much the same as when it started?

 

[The Old Master]

seems clear on what we need and who we need to be looking at for some free pickups this week.

 

[Pens x]

They are really going to start the season with the current WR group?

 

[xlm34]

So anyone feeling any different about the Steelers after pre-season, or everyone feel pretty much the same as when it started?

Pretty much the same — probably slightly worse if anything mainly because of Broderick Jones. I definitely don’t feel better about most of the areas I was concerned about (QB, WR, Slot corner in particular).

I think I will like Arthur Smith better than I thought immediately after his hire though.

 

[WickedWrister]

So anyone feeling any different about the Steelers after pre-season, or everyone feel pretty much the same as when it started?

Barring major injury I think the team projects to be improved in some key areas. On the whole I think the OL should be better (there will be growing pains), more efficiency out of the QB position, and having a stud ILB again will be big for the defense. The investment in young OL should pay dividends to the future if they pan out. Moderate upgrade in OC too even though I think his RZ play calling is going to alarm some folks . Obvious downgrade at WR2 but we'll do some things to mitigate that.

Despite the overall improvement, the worst thing though is our schedule... it's absolutely brutal. Hardest in the NFL based on projected Vegas win totals. And even I have to admit we were pretty fortunate last year in terms of our W/L record in one score games and the fact that we avoided Burrow 2x, Lamar, Watson in division due to various circumstances. I could see our offense improving from a miserable 17ppg in 2023 to something resembling a league average 21ppg, all while still having a top 5ish defense, and we could still win fewer games because of our schedule.

It's simply unrealistic to think we can compete with a prime Mahomes, although that's the case for all but like 5 other teams.

Sportsbooks have us at O/U 8.5 wins with a lot of the money being on the over, probably a reasonable line. For what it's worth our super bowl odds were like +8000 before the draft and FA, now we're +5000

 

[OnMyOwn]

I feel like they’re a much better team than last year. The schedule is just absolutely brutal.

 

[WickedWrister]

I feel like they’re a much better team than last year. The schedule is just absolutely brutal.

 

[Al Smith]

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Without going to the huge effort of looking at individual schedules, how is the Bengals (6) so different from the Ravens (29), Browns (30) and Steelers (32).