Steelers vs. Minny
by steelerinchicago on Aug 23, 2008 7:17 PM EDT
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Printfrom Football Outsiders -- http://www.footballoutsiders.com/2008/08/21/ramblings/walkthrough/6464/
"Steelers at Vikings: Tarvaris Jackson has been participating in drills despite a sprained right knee, but Gus Frerotte will likely get the start for the Vikings, whose offense will also likely be without Bernard Berrian (turf toe). So the Steelers defense gets to face an immobile 37-year-old without his top receiver. Maybe Brad Childress can get Wade Phillips to call Mike Tomlin and suggest a game plan.
Steelers fans are pumped, for a variety of reasons. Troy Polamalu’s return to practice will give the defense a boost (Polamalu might not play in this game). Ben Roethlisberger has looked good in two starts, and he hasn’t gotten sacked yet, a great sign for an offensive line in transition and a quarterback learning to get rid of the ball faster. Rookies Rashard Mendenhall and Limas Sweed have shown promise. And the division-rival Browns laid an ostrich egg on Monday night.
Despite the high Frerotte quotient, this may be the most watchable national game of the week. The Steelers have several interesting young players to audition (Mendenhall, Sweed, Dennis Dixon), the Vikings may give John David Booty some late snaps, and of course there should be a brief Adrian Peterson sighting."
Glad to have a game on national TV. If there isn't a game post we could use this, but if there is I'll jump over there.
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1st drive, blugh
"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland
by steelerinchicago on Aug 23, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
D-line looked good. Holmes on the punt return for short yardage. How long will that last?
"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland
by steelerinchicago on Aug 23, 2008 8:14 PM EDT reply actions
Not a great first half
Offensive line up to old tricks
"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland
by steelerinchicago on Aug 23, 2008 9:43 PM EDT reply actions
browns got smashed by the lions.even with a crappy o- line and an old d- line were gonna dominate our division
by 86_STRONGER_THAN_STEEL on Aug 24, 2008 12:21 AM EDT reply actions
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