OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: Sneaking up onto training camp
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Ryder71
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Watt was a beast!
Boswell is money!
Minkah was visible throughout, more so than much of last season. Payton Wilson playing more than I thought.
Boswell is money!
Minkah was visible throughout, more so than much of last season. Payton Wilson playing more than I thought.
Biggest immediate takeaways is I think this defence and Boswell could pretty much win every game against a non-elite(ish) offence and that maybe this offensive line is better than I feared.
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I’d be fine if Cleveland lost and the Steelers were the only AFC North team to win this week
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Good
++ Defense is still elite and maybe better than last year with a healthy Cam and Donte Jackson, and good ILB play
++ Boswell, 'nuff said
+ O Line looked mostly competent, apart from Spencer Anderson. Hard to really say because I wasn't watching them every snap, but I didn't notice Broderick Jones or Dan Moore Jr in a good way.
+ Fields looked nervous the first series but settled down after that. Wouldn't call it a great game by any means without the offense producing a TD, but was able to move the ball at times and had ~200 yards (pass + rush) for Fields. Didn't turn the ball over.
A win is a win, and we were 4 point dogs on the road.
Bad
- Coaching Staff. I liked maybe 2 playcalls by Arthur Smith (that bootleg throw back to Pickens before half, and splitting everyone out wide for that 3rd down Fields keeper). Everything else was mostly ultra conservative
-Still don't have a viable pass catcher besides Pickens and Muth lol
-Refs
-ST penalties negated some good stuff from Calvin Austin
++ Defense is still elite and maybe better than last year with a healthy Cam and Donte Jackson, and good ILB play
++ Boswell, 'nuff said
+ O Line looked mostly competent, apart from Spencer Anderson. Hard to really say because I wasn't watching them every snap, but I didn't notice Broderick Jones or Dan Moore Jr in a good way.
+ Fields looked nervous the first series but settled down after that. Wouldn't call it a great game by any means without the offense producing a TD, but was able to move the ball at times and had ~200 yards (pass + rush) for Fields. Didn't turn the ball over.
A win is a win, and we were 4 point dogs on the road.
Bad
- Coaching Staff. I liked maybe 2 playcalls by Arthur Smith (that bootleg throw back to Pickens before half, and splitting everyone out wide for that 3rd down Fields keeper). Everything else was mostly ultra conservative
-Still don't have a viable pass catcher besides Pickens and Muth lol
-Refs
-ST penalties negated some good stuff from Calvin Austin
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Empoleon8771
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Obviously the offense is a work in progress but there were glimpses of stuff in this game for sure. My big concern is whether Wilson can work athletically in a similar play-calling, Fields looked very solid in it but Wilson just doesn't have Fields' athleticism.
I saw enough from Fields today for me to think he's worthwhile to continue developing. They were overly conservative with him today, but he had some really nice deep balls when he was given the chance to make plays. They'll need to gradually increase it for him, so he can continue to stay safe with the ball while the throws become more aggressive and frequent, but I saw enough there that gives me optimism going forward.
I saw enough from Fields today for me to think he's worthwhile to continue developing. They were overly conservative with him today, but he had some really nice deep balls when he was given the chance to make plays. They'll need to gradually increase it for him, so he can continue to stay safe with the ball while the throws become more aggressive and frequent, but I saw enough there that gives me optimism going forward.
WickedWrister
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Yeah I would characterize it as a solid outing for him. Mostly limited the negative and disastrous plays that we actually saw from the vet in Cousins today.
Cautiously optimistic about the new guys in the secondary, Donte Jackson and Deshon Elliott
Empoleon8771
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I think the other thing this game told me is that Fields can absolutely be a reliable NFL backup as well. This type of game is pretty much exactly what you want out of your backup QB.
I think "reliable backup with great athleticism" out of a backup QB is pretty nice, so even if this is all that Fields is, it's still a very good backup QB IMO.
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Steelers Vs. Falcons Winners And Losers
Winners and losers from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 18-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 1. WINNERS WR George Pickens Pickens continues to be Justin Fields’ favorite target. Short and long, he made plays at all levels. A tough 3rd-and-10 catch, a 3rd-and-3 conversion on a quick out, and a...
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Defense allowed 51 second half yards 
Empoleon8771
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It's literally Brady's first time on TV but I like Romo's voice as an announcer so much more.
Re Fields -
If that failed 4th and 1 is on him rushing it before the offence was ready, then I'm still waiting for him to prove he can outgrow his weaknesses under pressure. Smith and the OL did a good job of keeping him clean today. Ditto Harris. Harris is gonna get shit for a 3.5 ypc but I thought he did a great job of moving the chains and that his ypc was tanked by a lot of brick wall carries.
Yeah, his highs were nice. But he needs to eliminate the lows.
If that failed 4th and 1 is on him rushing it before the offence was ready, then I'm still waiting for him to prove he can outgrow his weaknesses under pressure. Smith and the OL did a good job of keeping him clean today. Ditto Harris. Harris is gonna get shit for a 3.5 ypc but I thought he did a great job of moving the chains and that his ypc was tanked by a lot of brick wall carries.
Yeah, his highs were nice. But he needs to eliminate the lows.
wheelz87
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First off - if you would even attempt to explain that to Tomlin his head would explode. You could convince me either way - I think making it an 8 point game was the right call.. but that extra 20 yards shouldn't be taken for granted. Plus Cousins was ****ing his pants already.. taking the snap in shotgun at the 5 yard line with Watt coming at him probably wouldn't have ended well either.
The absolute epitome of a Steelers win.
WickedWrister
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So refs went to them after the first half and admitted they f***ed up, went on to have a terrible second half anyway.
Amazing
wheelz87
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I loved the third down play call - screen out to Jefferson - right before the failed 4th and 1. Issue was both receivers didn't block. Pickens likely because he has zero drive to block for others and Austin because hes 5'5". Still thought he could have gotten the first despite all that. There was no need to rush to the line afterwards. A good coach would have taken a TO to settle stuff down. TD there and game is over.
Agreed on Najee - liked how he ran for the most part.
