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ATL96Steeler
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Steelers come into their home opener 1-0. While I never felt CLE was going to win the game, it was much closer in the 4Q than most of us expected. The Vikings also come into town 1-0 off a blowout of the Saints on MNF.
Clearly the Steelers OFC needs to start faster this week....OFC typically starts slower and around the league scores were lower in general for week 1 so I have reasonable hope they will be better this week.
MIN will be a different challenge...they have studs on both sides of the ball and Bradford is a better than average QB when he's not under duress...Butler has to stay aggressive. It will be interesting to see if MIN tries to iso VWil on Cooks in coverage vs base.
Injuries...I think Tuitt (shoulder), Hawkins (knee), Wilcox (concussion), all out of practice today. Dupree (shoulder) limited..way better news on Tuitt than some thought. I'm sure @FaCe-LeE-uS will know some more details as we get closer to game time.
Outlook...I was very impressed with the MIN DEF vs NO so I don't like the vegas line PIT +6.5 I saw the other day. I still like the Steelers to come out on top...24-20
What say you?
Clearly the Steelers OFC needs to start faster this week....OFC typically starts slower and around the league scores were lower in general for week 1 so I have reasonable hope they will be better this week.
MIN will be a different challenge...they have studs on both sides of the ball and Bradford is a better than average QB when he's not under duress...Butler has to stay aggressive. It will be interesting to see if MIN tries to iso VWil on Cooks in coverage vs base.
Injuries...I think Tuitt (shoulder), Hawkins (knee), Wilcox (concussion), all out of practice today. Dupree (shoulder) limited..way better news on Tuitt than some thought. I'm sure @FaCe-LeE-uS will know some more details as we get closer to game time.
Outlook...I was very impressed with the MIN DEF vs NO so I don't like the vegas line PIT +6.5 I saw the other day. I still like the Steelers to come out on top...24-20
What say you?