wab wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:17 am I'm tempted to merge all of these into an "Arguments that are at least 3 years old" thread.

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wab wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:17 am I'm tempted to merge all of these into an "Arguments that are at least 3 years old" thread.
"I just wasn't sure how well this offensive line can play. I don't imagine you can put Russ back there if Russ isn't fully healthy because Russ is going to be running for his life out there."
Encouraging comments in relation to Fields continuing to start and rack up those snaps to send that R4 pick our way..."At the end of the day I think that Justin, if he beats the Chargers this weekend, he's going to keep the job. If he plays bad and they lose I think you got to look to Russ a little bit. But look, I think that we all know though this offensive line, they've got to get better. Justin's got to play a little better too but I thought it's a really good start to the year."
Steelers again preparing Justin Fields to start at QB with Russell Wilson (calf) limited
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the same position as last week, preparing for quarterback Justin Fields to make another start.
Head coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday the plan at this stage is to once again get Fields ready to start Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers as Russell Wilson continues to deal with a calf injury.
"Really, we're kind of in the same posture as we were in last week with Russ," Tomlin told reporters. "As I sit here today, Russ is not scheduled to be a full participant in practice, and so we're readying a plan that features Justin and his readiness."
It's the same story as last week -- almost verbatim -- as Tomlin reiterated he's not living in "hypotheticals" when it comes to Wilson questions.
"We'll follow Russ throughout the week, and if his participation gets to a level in participation and quality where he should consider him, we'll delve into that at that time," he said. "Obviously, when that happens is a component of the consideration. But as I sit here today, he is not scheduled to be a full participant tomorrow in practice, and so we're readying ourselves around Justin, and we'll stay in that mindset until something else happens. Hypotheticals is a waste of our time."
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Full article: https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-again ... lf-limited
He doesn't have a personal grudge against the announcer, just me. It's 100% personal, so don't bother with pointing out that all I did was refer to something an announcer said while watching the actual football game. He will quote and troll me up until the mods decide they won't allow it any longer. Thank you again for the attempt at community moderation!HisRoyalSweetness wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 6:14 amThen take it up with the announcers who said it.RichH55 wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2024 10:33 pm The One Step Ahead of the Defense All Day! Cmon. That's bad.
We are allowed to call Bad Takes bad right? Just asking
1985 Bears Opponents Points Against Per Game:RichH55 wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:36 pm Opposing teams are averaging 8.666667 Points a Game Against Pitt Defense this year
The absolute dead last team in the NFL (in points) averaged 13.88 points a game
That's the short and dirty of it. With this level of Defense the 2023 Carolina Panthers would be 3-0 (Panthers and Patriots tied for least amount of Points last year)
Instead its all Fields being good and one step ahead of the Defense yadda yadda. 3 Scoring Drives in this game - 1 was a TD instead of a FG unlike last week (the one FG Scoring Drive seemed to give Fields every Personal Foul Call we wanted in Chicago - all in one drive)
But just get to 51% Fields - thats all that matters
I literally just posted a link to an ESPN article and got 3 bagged for it. Healthy.RichH55 wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:36 pm Opposing teams are averaging 8.666667 Points a Game Against Pitt Defense this year
The absolute dead last team in the NFL (in points) averaged 13.88 points a game
That's the short and dirty of it. With this level of Defense the 2023 Carolina Panthers would be 3-0 (Panthers and Patriots tied for least amount of Points last year)
Instead its all Fields being good and one step ahead of the Defense yadda yadda. 3 Scoring Drives in this game - 1 was a TD instead of a FG unlike last week (the one FG Scoring Drive seemed to give Fields every Personal Foul Call we wanted in Chicago - all in one drive)
But just get to 51% Fields - thats all that matters
dplank wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:47 amI literally just posted a link to an ESPN article and got 3 bagged for it. Healthy.RichH55 wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:36 pm Opposing teams are averaging 8.666667 Points a Game Against Pitt Defense this year
The absolute dead last team in the NFL (in points) averaged 13.88 points a game
That's the short and dirty of it. With this level of Defense the 2023 Carolina Panthers would be 3-0 (Panthers and Patriots tied for least amount of Points last year)
Instead its all Fields being good and one step ahead of the Defense yadda yadda. 3 Scoring Drives in this game - 1 was a TD instead of a FG unlike last week (the one FG Scoring Drive seemed to give Fields every Personal Foul Call we wanted in Chicago - all in one drive)
But just get to 51% Fields - thats all that matters
Yeah, I did not have that on my bingo card.Rusty Trombagent wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:19 am Field's second act as a game manager is interesting, to say the least.
Russ to Miami makes a ton of sensewab wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:43 am I doubt they trade Wilson unless he makes a fuss, or a team like Miami gets desperate to save their season. It's not too often you have a cheap HOF caliber QB on the bench in case you need him.
Fields is still a work in progress and also has a propensity to get injured.
If they're trying to win games, maybedplank wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:11 pmRuss to Miami makes a ton of sensewab wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:43 am I doubt they trade Wilson unless he makes a fuss, or a team like Miami gets desperate to save their season. It's not too often you have a cheap HOF caliber QB on the bench in case you need him.
Fields is still a work in progress and also has a propensity to get injured.
It's really only winning Football when the Defense is holding the opposing team to very low scores (Which should have been the GB game last year too)dplank wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:19 am It's who he was after he returned from injury last year - he played what I kept calling "winning football".
He was in control of the offense. He was limiting negative plays, reducing sacks significantly, took really good care of the ball, owned time of possession, etc. He looked like a different player after watching Bagent come in and have success by just distributing the dang ball quickly. That appears to have carried over.
dplank wrote:I agree with Rich here
RichH55 wrote: Dplank is correct
Those are solid numbers for a guy on a new team learning a new offense. The offense still isn't scoring a ton of points (interesting that they lost the week when they had their best offensive output), and it seemed like the Steelers still wouldn't fully commit to him as the starter going forward, but I don't know if that's just gamesmanship or if they've talked more about it recently (haven't been paying attention to Steelers' media).dplank wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:41 am That 4th rounder is looking like darn near a lock right now. Fields already started 4 games and is playing so well I can't imagine they'd change to Russ. Here's his stat line after 4 weeks:
77/109 Comp/PA
Comp% - 70.6% which ranks 7th in the NFL
6 Total TD's against just 1 Turnover (1 turnover in 4 games is excellent)
10 sacks for 73 lost yards (this is right down the middle average in the league right now)
QB Rating - 98.0 (puts him 11th in the league if you remove Flacco who only played part of one game)
QBR - 52.1 (puts him 18th)
And while not a QB stat, the team is 3-1. So I just can't see Tomlin making a switch at QB.
4th Rounder is what ultimately matters. Now onto the cherrypicked stats!dplank wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:41 am That 4th rounder is looking like darn near a lock right now. Fields already started 4 games and is playing so well I can't imagine they'd change to Russ. Here's his stat line after 4 weeks:
77/109 Comp/PA
Comp% - 70.6% which ranks 7th in the NFL
6 Total TD's against just 1 Turnover (1 turnover in 4 games is excellent)
10 sacks for 73 lost yards (this is right down the middle average in the league right now)
QB Rating - 98.0 (puts him 11th in the league if you remove Flacco who only played part of one game)
QBR - 52.1 (puts him 18th)
And while not a QB stat, the team is 3-1. So I just can't see Tomlin making a switch at QB.