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Kyle Van Noy | OLB (Unknown) Injury: Illness Practice Status: Did Not Participate In Practice Brent Urban | DE (Unknown) Injury: Concussion Practice Status: Full Participation in Practice Isaiah Likely | TE (Unknown) Injury: Hamstring Practice Status: Limited Participation in Practice Kyle Hamilton | S (Unknown) Injury: Ankle Practice Status: Did Not Participate In Practice Jalyn Armour-Davis | CB (Unknown) Injury: Knee Practice Status: Full Participation in Practice Pit Cameron Heyward | DT (Unknown) Injury: NIR - Rest Practice Status: Did Not Participate In Practice MyCole Pruitt | TE (Unknown) Injury: Knee Practice Status: Did Not Participate In Practice Isaac Seumalo | OG (Unknown) Injury: NIR - Rest Practice Status: Did Not Participate in practice Alex Highsmith | LB (Unknown) Injury: Ankle Practice Status: Did Not Participate In Practice Nick Herbig | LB (Unknown) Injury: Hamstring Practice Status: Full Participation in Practice Donte Jackson | CB (Unknown) Injury: Hamstring Practice Status: Did Not Participate In Practice Najee Harris | RB (Unknown) Injury: Ankle Practice Status: Did Not Participate In Practice Van Jefferson | WR (Unknown) Injury: Quadricep Practice Status: Did not participate in practice

Lamar has come a long way, even from last year. His understanding of the offense, yes, thanks to 2 years with a progressive coordinator. But more so in reading defenses, and, perhaps the most important, in his mechanics, in the types of throws he needs to make. No, he can't drop a football 30 +yards down field into a trash can as some, some quarterbacks can. He can't make the back shoulder throw. But he has clearly learned how to layer throws, and, how to buy time, keep his eyes down field and make the accurate throw. I love Monken, yall know that, huge UGA fan. The way he sets up plays in the fourth quarter with one's he used in the first. But, and this is key, as good as he has been with Lamar, for Lamar, Lamar has made Todd look great too. Remember, his system did not work out too well in Cleveland, though that was Cleveland, what does work out well there

I don't think Monk is going to get a hc job, he knows the big challenges that brings. Factor in his age and I just do not see it. Where, Chicago or Indi where they have young qbs in need of guidance? Oldno, the issues seem to be a problem with the coverage they are in. When they play cover 2 to the field side and man to the boundary, an example, for what ever reason the safety and corner; Stephens and either Jackson or Williams, plays something different. Also, to help try and confuse the offense, they will often have man under, but to put a wrinkle in it, they will mix a corner to be a safety nand visa versa. This has confused the players, again, Stephens, Jackson, Williams. According to Humphries, it works flawlessly in practice, but it is not being carried over into games, if we believe him. Ive seen both Williams and Jackson having deep middle assignments, stand flat footed looking at the qb too long, trying to decide to jump a crossing route rather than the deep post/ corner. So with better safety play, we know Williams can do it, he did here before the injury, even last year with the injury, he just couldn't tackle well because of the shoulder. So what is his problem this year? It would be 1 thing if his speed, quickness was gone and he was getting beat. But that is not the issue, he is stone footed, lost on what coverage they are in, trying to do too much perhaps?

It is quite baffling, an all peo linebacker can't play zone any more? At the same time, an all pro safety can't play any more. A corner who showed great promise last year, can cover but can't find the ball. A safety who was decent for his career now has found the end of it. All of this at the same time? At the same time a new set of defensive coaches? All of them are wrong hires too? A complete collapse of the defense that set records last year, records that had never been done? It's as uncanny as Tucker now missing field goals and extra points. The coaches, by now have to see what the problems are in both defense and special teams. The only moves the team tried to make at the trade deadline was for corner, which is not exactly a need, (for one of the best of in the league too boot) a wide out, and an older defensive lineman. Harbs said no to moving Stephens Back to safety. I wonder, if they had been able to get that corner is they then would have moved him Stephens to safety? I hear Nick Moore say that Tucker is fine, it is just his plant foot slipping most of the time.. Now I would not expect him to say what is truly wrong with the field goal unit, but all of the misses the past 2 years, almost 3 years are his plant foot slipping? How have they not fixed the kicking problem is it is NOT simply Tucker losing his touch? They benched both safeties over the past two games to see if they could get better play, same result. So they know that safety is an issue. So at least they are trying to fix that part of the defense: players. At this stage, that is all that they can do then replace a lot of players next year, and maybe a few coaches. With these issues, you can't really blame Orr, or can we?

He is talking about the Pees philosophy, let them catch amd then swarm to takle. Force them into a mistake by being impatient or a field goal. It's 1 reason Pees was let go, he didn't aftack.

Yes, they have run the 0 blitz a fea times, once, I exploded they did it leaving Jackson one on one after he had been destroyed all game and of course, he was on that play, deep for a touchdown. I believe it was the Cleveland game where Winston threw it up for an easy long grab... The issue with that is leaving the safety on an island, the biggest weakness on this team

Pit may be a deceiving team. Aside from the Commandos, who have they played? They are only just now getting into their tough stretch of games. Even then, they got one lucky, wrong call to win against the Commandos. This game should be interesting, if Lamar and the offense keep their mojo going, especially if they can get a fast start and keep the penalties from stopping their drives, they should score, a lot. The defense will be interesting, aside from Pickens, the rabbit who bounces around as he runs, their weapons are average, even Williams. Wilson is completing 50 % of his passes, if he keeps that pace up, the defense should get a few stops, enough to get this win.

Yes, our favorite time of year is here, time for game of the biannual meeting, regular season with the Stillers, pardon my ignorance. Lamar's record against the Steelers is just 1-2, having missed several games due to injury & or illness. He has thrown 4 touchdowns with six interceptions against the tough Steeler defense. They have also kept his running in check, he is averaging just 43 yards per game on the ground. The Steelers defense is ranked 8th in the league in total yards per game, allowing 302.7, 215 passing 87 rushing. Against the pass, however, may just be their weakness, where they are ranked 19th, allowing 8 tds and forcing 10 picks, 22 sacks. Their offense under Russel Wilson is ranked 18th, 326 total yards per game, 188 via the air, 138 on the ground. They are averaging 23.9 points per game while holding teams to 16.2 points per game. Wilson has played in only 3 games this year, He is averaging 245 yards per game with 6 touchdowns and 1 interception. He is completing 58% of his passes. Most of which are intermediate with his moon ball deep passes mixed in. He can still scramble, so pass rush lane discipline will be in order. The Steelers have won the last few in a row, most came aga8nst a back up quarterback for the Ravens. This is a fight for 1st place in the division, and to show the Steelers who is king. Pitt is very disciplined with their edges, the zone reads do not work well against them. This will likely be a game where the pass has to set up the run and when the tackles will need help with chip blocks. Pressuring Wilson will confuse him, will cause him to just throw one or two up in the direction of their acrobatic wide out, George Pickens. It would be nice if the defensive secondary can catch a few. So, who ya got?

He has played it before, maybe during the real bye after the Stillers game....

He does look heavier no doubt. I guess we will never know if he heavier or has just lost s few steps. The benching of both Jackson and Williams is telling. One or both are not playing the coverages right or are just at the end of their careers. It's one thing to be too deep and get best underneath. Quite another when they so often get best deep. When they take wrong angles to make a tackle and the receivers run free for long touchdowns. We fans are not used to seeing this defense be bad, not since 1996, and most fans are too young to remember. We do remember the terrible safety play after Ed Reed, Rod Woodson retired, Eric Weddle moved on. Williams was playing great before he got hurt last year. Now,he flashes, but by & large he is trying to hard to read a qb, and gets stalled allowing receivers to get behind him, late to give the help. So if it isn't just the coaching, as Humph says, is Stone, who often left his responsibilities and made plays, and Queen, who didn't get better until Smith got here, the key issues? Neither is playing up to the level of last year, this year on their new teams. But is seems these players, Williams, Jackson, Stephens to some extent, have lost their speed and are trying to overcompensate by reading too long? The team clearly though cb, Stephens, needed to be replaced by trying to make the trade. But they also see that safety is the biggest problem, sadly, there is not much that they can do there, save for putting rookies in there. Maybe White will get his shot after this fake bye week, replace Stephens, see if that helps.

Yeah, I don't think an inseasoned change is going to help. If you listen and believe Humphries, it is not the coaching, but the players not taking the way they practice to the games. Guys are out of position, even though, by and large, the coverage scheme was correct to stop a play, but for some reason the safeties are out of position or the corners are. The linebackers are another issue. What changed there? Queen vs Simpson. I've seen Simpson out of position a number of times, just wandering. Smith is ineffective in coverage, in blitzing, is he trying to cover up for Simpson or did he really hit a wall? If, as Harbs and Humphries claim, the practices are solid, but it isn't translating to the game, is that coaching or player? Did Williams really lose his speed and instincts? Was Stephens just a decent corner last year because of the pass rush? Did Eric really miss on an unreal number of players he drafted, rush ends, corners, safeties? And this year, a year that they counted on those players because of cap issues, it has been revealed? All of them?

For sure, he would have replaced Stephens, been a great fit. Stephens just hasn't played up to last year's performance for some reaason

Yes, 3 sacks, 2 in the first half, not bad. A lot of pressure which Burrow was able to escape mostly: disciplined rush is nonexistent. I am not sure how Campbell would have helped. He is having a decent season but he is ancient, I am almost glad that they couldn't work something out with Miami.

Reportedly Ravens offered a 3rd for Lattimore but were out bid by the Commandos. Tried to trade for Campbell, but the Phins backed out at the last minute. I stand corrected

Oh I know papa, I was not directing my indignation at you buddy, just at the talking heads making the 2 ot try failure a story. They don't mention that I think it was Robinsin on the play, is being pulled down by the lineman, thus his hand hitting the face mask.