I ****ing despise Suggs. I loathe him more than any NFL player in the league. It's going to be a tough game. There always seems to be injuries coming out of that game. Gilbert has played better but Dumervil has owned him this season.
Brown... awesome. Best thing that ever happened was Wallace turning down his contract. Brown is the ****ing man.
And not legal injuries but trying to injure players, especially Roethlisberger. I blame the league as much for it for almost never penalizing a late hit on him, even if it breaks his nose.
I just am back from the game, playoff atmosphere and crowd. Barely any Cincy fans, which surprised me.
As for the fake punt. Classic Tomlin. It is his Disco blind spot. He gambles when he should not and loses nine times out of ten. AND NEVER LEARNS FROM IT.
Lmao at Reggie Nelson jawing at Tomlin after the game. Stay classy Cincy!
Ben with nearly 5000 yds passing?? good lord. This guy needs more recognition.
Great job by the guys in the secondary stepping up and making big plays. 3 turnovers! Wow didn't know thx was legal.
Bring on the rats!
Any news on Bell?
I cannot believe this Steelers team won the division. I didn't think they were a playoff team or even a team that would have a winning record after watching them the first half of the season but they got it together somehow. Hats off to them.
I kind of expect Bell to try to play next week. I just have my doubts he'll be that effective. It's not so much the run game. Baltimore always shuts that down anyway. It's what Bell does as a receiver and pass blocker that we'll really miss if he can't go or isn't 100%. Not to mention the fact he never fumbles. He became just the 3rd player in NFL history to gain 2000+ yards from scrimmage without a single fumble this year. The other two were Barry Sanders and Marshall Faulk. Pretty good company. He also had an amazing stat earlier in the year when he joined Walter Payton as the only two players in NFL history to gain 200+ yards from scrimmage in 3 straight games. The kid is elite. Hopefully he's good to go next Saturday.
isn't that knee going to swell like crazy? why wouldn't it be iced / compressed / something?
Yeah, you don't hear the trade Roth Yinzer cry anymore. Been saying it for awhile, but dude has a good 5-6 years left, so you ride it out as long as possible and build around him. What a season he just put together.
This season played out exactly as I had hoped, and while I still don't trust Tomlin and the overall coaching, they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. So I've never seen a reason to root agt them to lose.
I still can't shake the feeling their secondary will be their undoing, but I just think Blake, McCain, Allen and especially Gay deserve huge props. I say this knowing they will most likely cost them a playoff game, but these guys have battled all season.
Gay is a guy I used to despise, but he has been their best corner all season. After finding out about his story (dad killing his mom), this summer, I've been really pulling for him.
This secondary is like the island of misfit toys, but they made big plays and did about as well as we could have possibly hoped for.
Probably. They have to wait till the swelling goes down before they can do the MRI for damage. That alone means they won't know anything concrete until late Tuesday early Wednesday most likely. I'll be genuinely surprised if he plays Saturday.
Yeah, I've heard a number of smart football people talk about what a technician he is becoming at LT. He needs to be since he's still the smallest LT in the league but he's done a hell of a job. Credit to him and to Munchack for coaching him up.How awesome has Beachum been this season? I think we all are kind of mum on his performances this season as if he's going to turn into a pumpkin at midnight, but what an absolute steal of a pick and tremendous player he turned out to be.
Yeah, I've heard a number of smart football people talk about what a technician he is becoming at LT. He needs to be since he's still the smallest LT in the league but he's done a hell of a job. Credit to him and to Munchack for coaching him up.