Post Game Observations (Steelers at Panthers)
by Bonek on Sep 3, 2009 11:54 PM EDT
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Print1. Ryan Mundy opened a lot of eyes with his dominating performance.
2. K. Lewis is here for a long long time.
3. J. Burnett needs to learn how to finish off his tackles.
4. Redman's 10 yard TD run was one for the preseason ages...
5. 2 penalties from D. Johnson didn't help his cause today.
6. Anyone can tell me what the heck was J.Vincent doing in there today? He robbed good boys (Summers and Redman) off carries.
7. Harris had a sack and definitely wouldn't clear waivers.
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my post game observation
is that the steelers need to petition the league for an additional 5 roster spots! i’m glad i’m not making the decisions the coaches are. and i’m even more glad i don’t have to tell these men that they didn’t make it. that’s gotta be a crappy job.
...die trying
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I think Vincent was in there because Redman had run quite a bit and had made all the impression he needed, I think Vincent went in because the other guys had made the team and after that all you can do is get hurt.
K. Lewis is getting it, he’s gonna play this year.
Burnett looked like Foote his rookie season, all over the place, but not in the right spot to make the play, or just missing the tackle. I think he’s shown real talent and potential and I bet we keep him.
D. Johnson is in, until McHugh comes back, then we’ll see. Penalties in games will get him off the roster in a hurry.
I think Mundy played his way onto the team, and with 4 safeties, do we keep Ratliff or Townsend? Do both go?
Don't let Steelguy read about Foote
He thinks he’s always been “the answer”.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
Oh I love Foote, That comparison was about Burnett’s upside. Foote’s rookie year if he had made those tackles he kept missing he would have made the Pro-Bowl. Once he settled down he was a great starter.
by Phantaskippy on Sep 4, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I know
But he said “He has been the answer since he was a rookie unlike Timmons will always miss tackles” :)
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
Unlike Timmons, who will never be one?
You need to move along, I’ve already updated my ILB love for Fox. Lets see if Timmons can get in on 1st and 2nd downs.
Willie Colon - top 2 RT in the NFL
You have no love
You’re a hater….You even changed your signature to not be a hypocrite. :)
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
I love timmons as a 3rd down LB.
I love someone else as a 1st and 2nd down LB.
No hate, only a lack of my infinite fountain of love.
Willie Colon - top 2 RT in the NFL
Dang man
How come you have get serious?
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
I heard you bought a Willie Colon jersey and hid it
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
I’m saving it until he becomes the top RT in the league. Right now it’s a toss up.
Willie Colon - top 2 RT in the NFL
You need to Rock it now!
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
Timmons is playing out of position IMO, he is better suited for Farrior’s role. But he is going to be a great LB.
Fox might beat him out because Fox is a natural fit for the role.
Willie Colon is a top 2 RT, if by that you mean 2nd RT, aka Backup.
by Phantaskippy on Sep 4, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
don't sleep on Colon
or he might put your hand in warm water
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
Lost The Stream
in the 2nd half but my first half observations;
1) Lovin’ that I pegged Logan back in the early days of summer watching his highlights on You Tube. He looked and looks like a gamer.
2) K Fox is a stud. He may have robbed Timmons of playing time taking over the Foote role on 1st and 2nd down and at the goal line.
3) K Lewis has improved from the first week and he will be a good DB some day soon. Burnett is a play maker but made some mistakes and with a very deep roster the Steelers will try to stash him on PS.
4) Redmon runs hard but there is no room for him on the 53. Hope no one saw his TD last night. PS.
5) Mundy looked as good as he ever did last night. Don’t know if that is enough to beat out Carter or Madison.
6) Arnold Harrison looked like a beast on D searching for the 53rd spot. Again, they are so deep at LB I don’t know if he makes it with his age, injury history and tenure with Cowher not Tomlin. B Davis looked lost and even with Timmons injury may be cut.
7) I never thought I would be so happy to see Sepulveda the punter. Cursed that they used a #4 on him. Cursed that he got hurt last year and early this summer. Lovin’ that he is back. Between him and Logan the Steelers should have good field position in 09. Kiss my *ss Ernster!
When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen
Even so….it was 3rd stringers
He got owned a number of times that I saw
Speed rush, speed rush, speed rush. He didnt change at all.
Bleeding Black and Gold.....forever
by Michael Hewitt on Sep 5, 2009 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
A lot of these guys
we are projecting to PS won’t clear waivers. I’m wondering if a few veterans aren’t let go. I’d hate to see us lose, for instance, Burnett to keep Madison (stud on ST, dud in coverage).
My heros have always been Steelers...
We have a lot of youth. It would be nice to keep Burnett, but if the steelers think that Madison gives them the edge to take it to the SB this year, I’m okay with that. We don’t have that much room on our roster for projects when we have guys that can contribute now.
Except for on OL. They are all projects.
Willie Colon - top 2 RT in the NFL
Even when chasing Super Bowl wins,
one has to take the future into account. Seems to me I remember a couple “project” LBs that were let go and killed us for the next ten years.
My heros have always been Steelers...
So we need three CBs on the roster under 25?
I know the answer Bob!
Willie Colon - top 2 RT in the NFL
Logan and Redman get Roster spots.
No way they clear the waivers now.
Summers goes to PS. Bad luck of an injury at the wrong time.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile - Albert Einstein.
Question I'm too lazy to look up:
If a guy is claimed off waivers, the claiming team has to put him on the 53, right? They can’t put him on a PS.
My heros have always been Steelers...
right
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
That would be a fun infinite loop.
Also keep in mind wozzle that the PS have a say in the offer.
Willie Colon - top 2 RT in the NFL
If a guy landed on 3 practice squads
would he then be called PS3?
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
So if someone were to try and scoop up our PS player, we could counter the offer, with more cash to stay on the practice squad?
"I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert
by LongTimeSteelersFan on Sep 4, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
+1
I agree. I can’t remember ever seeing a deeper squad, even during the 70’s. “Hey Goodell, can’t Ambassador Rooney keep 60?”
When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen
Well, as of tomorrow afternoon,
we’ll be locked and loaded. The cutdown will be brutal…
My heros have always been Steelers...
1) Logan solidified his spot. I think he may have shown enough to become WR #5. McDonald has played well and really didn’t do anything to lose his spot, but he won’t be active on game day, unless there is an injury. Even then, it will be rare that he sees the field. It was clear last night they want to see if Logan can handle more duties.
2) Summers missed a few blocks as a FB, but I would LOVE to see him beat Carey Davis for the FB spot, because at least Summers moves the pile foward. I realize that is a longshot. He played well on special teams, but was it enough tonight to show a body of work?
3) I think Redman stated his case, not only did he have a few great runs, he made a few special teams plays as well.
4) Joe Burnett had a bad game last night. He missed tackles, got beat, and gave too much cushion to the WRs. I wouldn’t be surprised if he goes to the practice squad.
5) Mundy stepped up at just the right time. We are thin at safety. I’d say 50/50 on him.
6) Bruce Davis played better than he’s getting credit last night. He had a good game, put pressure on QB, but I don’t think it was enough. Woods and A. Harrison looked way better.
7) Unfortunately, it doesn’t look good for Capizzi. I’ve been rooting for him, but I have my doubts he’ll get a spot now, especially after his penalty in the last game. Personally, I think he’s better than Hills, but they have a draft pick invested in Hills. Foster, Urbik, and Legursky are locks. It seemed like Hills played a lot more snaps last night, so maybe they were sure Hills is their guy or maybe they wanted a longer look. It’s between one of them, because I don’t think Parquet has done enough to beat either one of them.
One more thing -
Can I get an “Amen” for one of the best draft classes since 1974? Don’t forget the UFAs….
My heros have always been Steelers...
Amen!
And I guess the naysayers are waiting until Redman leaps tall buildings in a single bound before they admit they were wrong.
I think the naysayers are waiting...
For him to do it in a real game, before they fall head over heals in love with this guy.
I was one, and to some degree still am. But Redman has earned a shot. And that is all he could ask for.
Agreed
Yeah as of now, I mean hes violated a lot of 2nd team players. Which is still good.
But he really tore em a new one last night. I’m hoping that will translate into a few good runs in the real deal.
And sweet jesus we need Stefan Logan. Thats all I can say. I mean this dude closed the preseason with a bang. I mean when you consider just how god awful our ST was last year, on both returns and punts, imagine what we could do this year.
Sepulveda Logan for 09! I’m printing bumper stickers.
Random thought
If our coverage units play as well as they did last year, we could have the best special teams in the league. How’s your daughter’s basketball team doing, Bill?
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The Chin
Do you want him on the staff or are you looking for him to suit up and break those “illegal” wedges?
by Steeler Fan in Saudi on Sep 4, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I think its a bit of a Z-snap...
Cowhers legacy was initially built on Special Teams and he always forced it, and it was usually quite good in coverage anyway.
We already had a great coverage unit last year. Add in the other elements. And yes, we could outdo cowher. Or rather, Tomlin could Outdo Cowher in less than 3 years.
Uh, no, I was referencing how completely awful the special teams were under Cowher. 2001 AFCCG… ring a bell?
charity standing orders
ouch
please don’t mention that again. :(
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
Ah yeah...
We had a couple down years but as a whole we were alright.
But they also cheated!
im not as high on Mundy as you guys are.
I saw the game in person and I wasn’t too impressed by him.
He had that INT but it literally was thrown right at him, you better catch that. His TD was equally unspectacular because it was a clear field in front of him. However, like someone already said, its 50/50 for him.
K. Lewis should be solid.
Agree on Burnett, he put himself in position to make some nice stops but couldn’t finish.
Redman’s TD was impressive but I don’t know if it was enough.
Johnson….mmm, don’t see him making it.
Vincent was disappointing once again and I really don’t understand why he gets so many touches. He really shows us nothing, nothing at all worth keeping.
Harris also stopped the RB for a loss or no gain (can’t remember) on the play before that sack. Two nice plays in a row really get noticed.
I think Mundy makes it for two reasons.
1. we have no other good safeties for the fourth spot.
2. He’s athletic and big and young. He won’t make it on the PS again, someone will take a chance.
Mundy isn’t ready, and may never be a quality starter, but he is good enough and getting better as he goes, he’ll be a fine depth player.
K. Lewis had the squad made already, that game was icing. But man, he was playing out of his mind out there.
If Burnett makes this squad it’ll be for similar reasons as Mundy, young and not terrible. I hope he can make the PS, because I think he’ll be another Deshea Townsend caliber of player, and that’s a nice thing to have for the future.
Redman made a tough case, he’s a great runner in traffic, that run where he had open field and ran right at the defender betrayed his one big liability, he doesn’t run well in space. He won’t break many for big chunks, but he’s good enough in the tight spaces between the tackles to warrant a spot. It all depends on how well they like Mendenhall.
Johnson makes the team till McHugh gets back, then we’ll see. We won’t start the season with 2 TE’s and BA as OC.
Harris makes our team or someone else’s. He’s a find and I hope we don’t let him go.
He had that INT but it literally was thrown right at him, you better catch that. His TD was equally unspectacular because it was a clear field in front of him. However, like someone already said, its 50/50 for him.
I had similar thoughts about Redman’s first preseason game. It’s not that he’s bad, it’s just that particular play was nothing special. The result is great. The difficulty level was low.
(Now, Redman’s touchdown in this game… well, that’s another story. That one showed some chutzpah.)
Mundy hasn’t flashed enough for me to consider him good enough for the team. But I agree with Phantaskippy about him making the team based on need.
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