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ATL96Steeler
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Short week...and another DIV foe no less.
Travel to the BAL Ravens. Need to strap it on tight as the Ravens will be in a foul mood after losing to Dalton @ home for the 1st time...plus not wanted to go 0-2 in the DIV.
Injury...Shamarko Thomas (achilles) was the scariest, but it does not appear to be that serious as he's noted to be questionable at this point even though there hasn't been an update on the Steelers site...I don't expect him to play.
McCain/Archer/Bryant/Moore...same thing...Steeler Depot blog has them all as questionable....Bryant better get well soon or J. Brown will lock that spot up as he gets more comfortable.
We all saw the Steelers weakness on DEF last week...the run DEF was poor...the front 7 has to do a better job...Rice was not going to play this week anyway so the longer suspension means nothing.
I think BAL will definitely try to pound it and you have to know Timmons and Shazier will be quick to bite on playaction so I expect Pitta and S. Smith will get a lot of targets of playaction in the middle of the field and cross patterns. Of course you know Flacco will go after Ike deep so Mitchell will need to stay over the top of him as much as possible.
I think the PIT OFC is better than BAL right now and they will help the Steelers to a 2-0 record...another typically hard fought Steelers-Ravens game...24-17 is my guess on the score.
What say you?
Travel to the BAL Ravens. Need to strap it on tight as the Ravens will be in a foul mood after losing to Dalton @ home for the 1st time...plus not wanted to go 0-2 in the DIV.
Injury...Shamarko Thomas (achilles) was the scariest, but it does not appear to be that serious as he's noted to be questionable at this point even though there hasn't been an update on the Steelers site...I don't expect him to play.
McCain/Archer/Bryant/Moore...same thing...Steeler Depot blog has them all as questionable....Bryant better get well soon or J. Brown will lock that spot up as he gets more comfortable.
We all saw the Steelers weakness on DEF last week...the run DEF was poor...the front 7 has to do a better job...Rice was not going to play this week anyway so the longer suspension means nothing.
I think BAL will definitely try to pound it and you have to know Timmons and Shazier will be quick to bite on playaction so I expect Pitta and S. Smith will get a lot of targets of playaction in the middle of the field and cross patterns. Of course you know Flacco will go after Ike deep so Mitchell will need to stay over the top of him as much as possible.
I think the PIT OFC is better than BAL right now and they will help the Steelers to a 2-0 record...another typically hard fought Steelers-Ravens game...24-17 is my guess on the score.
What say you?