HERE WE GO!

by 5020 on Aug 13, 2009 12:10 PM EDT

I am so excited Steeler Nation! Kick off to the 2009 season is only 8 hours away. I know we have a meaningless exhibition game against the AZ Cards tonight but I am looking for several things.

1) No injuries. Let the first team play a series or two and come out unscathed. In a perfect world, Ben will lead the Steelers down the field to an opening possession TD and then grab a clipboard.

2) Rashard Mendenhall and Limas Sweed should show us why they were drafted 1 and 2 last year. 2008 was not kind to either one. Mendenhall seemed to be a fumbler who couldn't take on Ray Ray without injury. Sweed was lost and when open, couldn't catch the damn ball. They both need to show some promise tonight as both will be needed in 09.

3) Ziggy, Wallace, Lewis and Urbik make their debut and I am excited to see them play. The Nation, while not expecting All Pro season's from these guys know they all must contribute this year if the Steelers are to repeat. Ziggy will play an important role in regards to depth and line play in 2010. We hope Wallace to be a savior on the kick return game and a blur running deep routes. Urbik may have become the most important rookie we have with Stapleton going under the knife and Lewis will provide depth in the secondary with the loss of B Mac. Lewis also provides the Steelers with a big athletic corner that hopefully will develop into the next Ike Taylor.

4) Dennis Dixon. Is this the year that he steps up and supplants the ageless Charlie Batch as the Steelers #2 on the QB depth chart? Would love to see that. As much as we all love CB we know that he is getting older and doesn't have much left in the tank. Would love CB to be the #3 emergency QB in 09. That would mean Dix is the real deal at QB.

HERE WE GO!!!

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7 hours 30(ish) minutes. Haha… That’s how bad I’m struggling to wait for this game. I can’t wait! I’m thinking about freezing myself, and then having my buddies thaw me out around 7:30. Meaningless preseason game? Not when the Steelers play.

by NYSteelersFan4 on Aug 13, 2009 12:29 PM EDT reply actions

I'm so excited I could just shit myself!

LOL. Just playin! T minus 7 hours & 10 minutes!

The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
-George Carlin

by Cdsumm on Aug 13, 2009 12:49 PM EDT reply actions

Make sure you clean that up

Someone could slip on it.

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill

by PixburghArn on Aug 13, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Is the game on ESPN or NFL network?

by SteelerMike on Aug 13, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions

ESPN...

At 8pm (eastern). So expect kickoff to be about twenty minutes after. Gotta love pregame shows.

by NYSteelersFan4 on Aug 13, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

No I don't

Love pre game shows!

I never watch them, including the Super Bowl. I turn on the tv when kickoff is “supposed” to happen. Pregame and half time shows annoy me. But like everyone else, I am FIRED UP for tonight!

Woooooo Hoooooo!

by jharmon64 on Aug 13, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Ziggy

I’m really excited about this kid. All reports I’ve read say that he’s a high energy guy, a hard worker, AND has lots of talent. A potentially great spell guy this year on the end, hopefully taking a starting job in the next year or two.

breathe in deep feel your heart beat, just to know that life's worth livin'. feel your feet on the earth, better love it while it's still here spinnin'.

by NoCal-SteelCity on Aug 13, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions

most reports have Ramon Foster as the 3rd guard

Behind Chris K and Essex, with stapleton out. Not Urbik.

I think Urbik is a smart, tough lineman who is too smart for his own good right now. He’s thinking and not moving. He’ll be better long-term, but at the moment Foster is just playing football and killing guys.

but it will all depend on what we see tonight… GO STEELERS!

by syrsteelerfan on Aug 13, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions