OT: The PittsburghER Thread: Steelers Win AFC North | Go Oregon Ducks!

[Shockmaster]

Please no Ike tonight.

 

[Cherpak]

Please no Ike tonight.

Have you heard something?

 

[Shockmaster]

Have you heard something?

Last I checked he was listed as probable on the injury report.

 

[Cherpak]

Last I checked he was listed as probable on the injury report.

If true I'm gonna need that gun to the head emoticon.....

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

JC Pitt. Narduzzi has his work cut out for him.

It is certainly an interesting juxtaposition what MSU did in its bowl game (acknowledging PN was just the DC but still) against what his new team did in its bowl game.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Ike Taylor should never play another down again for us. I know Troy is starting and feel weird saying this, but don't think he should be in there either, given how well Allen has played the past few weeks.

 

[Cherpak]

Ike Taylor should never play another down again for us. I know Troy is starting and feel weird saying this, but don't think he should be in there either, given how well Allen has played the past few weeks.

Yet another mistake Tomlin is making. I love Troy but he is clearly done as a player. I really hope he retires after the season.

 

[cheesedanish87]

I think Troy should definitly start, Will Allen is garbage, a 50 year old Troy is better then Allen.

 

[Cherpak]

I think Troy should definitly start, Will Allen is garbage, a 50 year old Troy is better then Allen.

Troy can't cover anymore. The one thing Troy excelled at was being a rover. Mentally he is still good to go but physically you can see he has fallen way off of what he is used to. Even his tackling ability has dropped off a cliff.

Allen isn't great by any stretch of the imagination but i'll take him over a depleted Polamalu nowadays.

 

[TNT87]

Last I checked he was listed as probable on the injury report.

The only thing I relate to Taylor and the word "probable" is that it's probable that he is going to give up two long TD passes in a game.

The Smiths are pleased with this news.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Troy can't cover anymore. The one thing Troy excelled at was being a rover. Mentally he is still good to go but physically you can see he has fallen way off of what he is used to. Even his tackling ability has dropped off a cliff.

Allen isn't great by any stretch of the imagination but i'll take him over a depleted Polamalu nowadays.

Troy could work as a middle Linebacker attacking the line with his stunts and covering the underneath stuff considering you have Harrison back and doing some of this as an outside linebacker.

 

[cassius]

Goin to the game tonight.. can't wait.

 

[td_ice]

I think Troy should definitly start, Will Allen is garbage, a 50 year old Troy is better then Allen.

Yeah, I would rather see Troy in there as well.

 

[Cherpak]

Troy could work as a middle Linebacker attacking the line with his stunts and covering the underneath stuff considering you have Harrison back and doing some of this as an outside linebacker.

To be a middle line backer its essential to be sure tackler. Troys' "torpedo" bounce tackling isn't going to cut it there. You can get away with it as a DB but definitely not as a ILB. Another thing the ILB has to be able to do, cover the TE. Troy hasn't shown the ability to do that in quite some time.

 

[Ugene Magic]

To be a middle line backer its essential to be sure tackler. Troys' "torpedo" bounce tackling isn't going to cut it there. You can get away with it as a DB but definitely not as a ILB. Another thing the ILB has to be able to do, cover the TE. Troy hasn't shown the ability to do that in quite some time.

Understood.

 

[djt153]

To be a middle line backer its essential to be sure tackler. Troys' "torpedo" bounce tackling isn't going to cut it there. You can get away with it as a DB but definitely not as a ILB. Another thing the ILB has to be able to do, cover the TE. Troy hasn't shown the ability to do that in quite some time.

based solely on my memory, will allen has been a pretty sure tackler since subbing for troy

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Allen has been better the past couple weeks than Polamalu has all year...but I get why they'd start the semi-dynamic Polamalu over the vanilla Allen. I just hope he does something other than be there today...he hasn't done that in a while.

I'll always love the guy, but I really hope he retires after this year.

 

[Captain Hook]

I can live with Troy starting. Ike is another story. I've seen Ike get scorched enough by opposing WR's this year to know he's done. It's not that McCain or Blake don't get burned like that too. It's just that they at least catch the damn ball when a QB makes a mistake and throws it right to them. Those two McCain picks were classic examples of balls Ike has dropped over the years.

 

[UnrealMachine]

Harrison could have another one of those 2008-esque games tonight and completely wreck Flaco. Key to victory on offense is to minimize the number of turnovers. That's my main concern with the next-man-up backfield.

 

[ColePens]

3rd down wins this ball game. We needed Bell to be that guy. This is going to be one tough ball game.

Baltimore/Pittsburgh. Beaut.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Leaving for the game. Hope it is a good one.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Don't turn the ball over. Period. Put the game in the hands of your top players (Ben/Brown) and let them do their thing.

James Harrison is my key to this game. They have an undrafted rookie LT. Harrison has traditionally dominated Baltimore and he could very well do so again.

 

[TNT87]

Hopefully the Troy that will show up will be the one that came up with that great pick six against the Ratbirds in the AFC Championship game years ago.

Troy didn't make any big plays this season. Now is the time to do it.

 

[KIRK]

Allen has been better the past couple weeks than Polamalu has all year...but I get why they'd start the semi-dynamic Polamalu over the vanilla Allen. I just hope he does something other than be there today...he hasn't done that in a while.

I'll always love the guy, but I really hope he retires after this year.

Allen the last two weeks has been used differently than Allen before that or Troy before that, sort of as an underneath zone guy, allowing the CB to play off, no?

 

[Pharrell Williams]

Dammit, Heath.