All Signs Pointing Toward Polamalu Playing In Week 13
by Neal Coolong on Nov 29, 2011 1:52 PM EST
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PrintSteelers coach Mike Tomlin said SS Troy Polamalu was "asymptomatic relatively quickly" Sunday night, after he took a knee to the head in the Steelers 13-9 win at Kansas City. His status for Sunday's Week 13 game against Cincinnati is "positive in terms of participation," Tomlin said.
Polamalu will be subjected to cognitive tests to determine whether the injury will prevent him from playing in the key divisional match-up in Pittsburgh. The Steelers (8-3) are tied for the best record in the AFC, but sit behind Baltimore for the top of the AFC North by virtue of Baltimore's two wins over Pittsburgh this year.
The Steelers are rarely better without Polamalu than with him, but clearly, the Steelers medical staff will take every precaution before putting him back on the field.
Back-up Ryan Mundy played well in his absence, and it's likely he'll be prepared to assume a similar role this week if Polamalu cannot play.
The Steelers are coming off a four-turnover game, and a unit that has struggled greatly in the takeaway department finds itself with six in the last two games, both wins. Polamalu, the defending AFC Defensive Player of the Year, oddly does not have one interception. After Week 12, Polamalu is the only starting defensive back without an interception.
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if you remember after his last incident like this (against Jacksonville) Troy was more or less invincible in the next game (cardinals) lets hope that doesn’t repeat itself either.
Also sounds like Woodley will start. Oh how I cannot wait to see how this season ends.
I love the Steelers.
I like Troy when he's invincible
invisible on the otherhand, not so much.
:)
If you buy a foreign made product you give money to a person who will not be buying an American made product that you get paid to make. Think about it next time you're at the store.
lol
sorry, at work, typing fast…. lol
I love the Steelers.
by tannofsteel84 on Nov 29, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
I'm the worst speller on this site.
So I’m either the pot or kettle and you get to be the other.
If you buy a foreign made product you give money to a person who will not be buying an American made product that you get paid to make. Think about it next time you're at the store.
I just hope they aren't rushing him back
His head injuries are mounting.
"I think the beard will decide when the time is right to come back. It will know when the time is right and all of a sudden appear." -The Deisel
this
People don't ever seem to realize that doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune.
- William McFee
by stillergorillar on Nov 30, 2011 8:00 AM EST up reply actions
His concussions are starting to add up.
Maybe he should wear one of those helmets that Mark Kelso used to wear with the Bills. Or maybe with all that hair he just can’t get a helmet to fit him correctly.
#43, #56, #53, #58 - SUIT UP! WE NEED YA!!!
Ok, everybody but Lambert…
Blasphemy!!!
Ok, everybody but Lambert…
What we could use is somebody like Lambert…somebody whose looks are as scary as his style of play! We’ve got some beasts on this team, but nobody whose face matches the rep.
Bring back that gap-toothed snarl!
United we Stand, melded like Steel
To Roger Goodell, We'll never Yield.
All-Time Favorite Steeler- (not even close)
but now that he is pushing 60 – actually F*ckit! – Lambert!!! SUIT UP!!!
Can you imagine the meeting with Goodell
My god Lambert would be broke and in jail having to deal with that POS
"you will hardly know who I am or what I mean"-Walt Whitman
by Pittsblitz56 on Nov 29, 2011 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
Imagine Dr. Spaceman's "Coaches Meeting"...
..with both Coach Dad and Jack Lambert meeting with Goodell???
United we Stand, melded like Steel
To Roger Goodell, We'll never Yield.
He'd be flagged every play
for unsportsmanlike face.
I love the Steelers.
by tannofsteel84 on Nov 29, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
Conspiracy!
His Hymen I mean his highness – aka Goddel would never allow it.
Impose your will.
Lambert
Deebo’s face represents barely constrained carnage run rampant. Lambert’s face let you know that there would be no constraint.
anyone trying to contact me via my yahoo account should be aware it has been hacked
by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Nov 30, 2011 12:43 AM EST up reply actions
leading with your head..270 lb te......
against kc…….in a reg season game. not smart. we need ya healthy troy p. u didn’t need to be superman mode against em. just be clark kent in the reg season and save the flying for spot plays in the playoffs. Get us to the SB and then be healthy enough to bring out your cape.
Hope that knocked some sense into ya. No more trying to make a tight end twirl…..come on man!
270 lb TE my eye
try 290 pound offensive tackle.
Of course, I don’t think wrapping up was going to have much success.
That's the best way for a smaller man to hit a big man. but.....
You have to hit him below the knees (if possible) – and not head on (if possible). When you hit him head on, it is the most dangerous. Smaller men will try to get an angle so as not to hit him head on because it will lessen the impact of the big weight difference. That is how Brady Keys from the Steelers used to hit Jim Brown. Pat Fischer from the Redskins was a small man, but he would “wear out some ankles” of much larger men. There is always that possibility of getting kicked in the head. I give those small DB’s a lot of credit for tackling those big TE’s and big backs like Brandon Llyoyd. We have some real studs when it comes to hard tackling. And with the NFL’s “BS” rules that we have now, there is always the possibility of a flag – especially if you are wearing “black and gold”.
Tomlin also said Woodley and Pouncey are likely to play
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by LV Steelers Fan on Nov 29, 2011 3:07 PM EST reply actions
Pouncey too?
I read he lost a good amount of weight and has been missing practice time…hoping it’s just a minor setback
"I think the beard will decide when the time is right to come back. It will know when the time is right and all of a sudden appear." -The Deisel
by count'em_six on Nov 29, 2011 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
probable
if he was suffering from a virus he would have lost a lot of fluid weight, which he can easily put back on.
People don't ever seem to realize that doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune.
- William McFee
by stillergorillar on Nov 30, 2011 8:05 AM EST up reply actions
true dat
Can’t imagine he’d lose much muscle in that short of time…
"I think the beard will decide when the time is right to come back. It will know when the time is right and all of a sudden appear." -The Deisel
by count'em_six on Nov 30, 2011 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
I have gone
to the gym on bad days and worked off over 5 pounds of liquid weight.
People don't ever seem to realize that doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune.
- William McFee
by stillergorillar on Dec 4, 2011 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
I love the way Tomlin talks
his wording is always so official. Hes such a boss. He doesn’t just say his player isnt showing anymore concussion symptoms, he says Troy was “asymptomatic”, its like the guy has a thesaurus on him at all times, but he doesn’t hes just so cool.
Agree - love the way the man talks - LIKE A BOSS!
"My mentality is singular in that I want to be world champs each and every year, so that's what we work toward. I have a tough time acknowledging levels of success short of that. That's just how I'm wired." - Mike Tomlin
by MDSTEELERSFAN on Nov 29, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
Forget "like a boss"
it needs to be changed to “Like a Tomlin”.
"I’ll consider myself a dirty player when my mom calls me a dirty player." - Ndamukong Suh
Like a Coach?
"My mentality is singular in that I want to be world champs each and every year, so that's what we work toward. I have a tough time acknowledging levels of success short of that. That's just how I'm wired." - Mike Tomlin
by MDSTEELERSFAN on Nov 29, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe he should lift his up from the thesaurus sometimes...
… and look at a game clock.
Don’t get me wrong, I like Coach Mike – its just sometimes it appears to me he needs to focus on the substance, and not the form.
United we Stand, melded like Steel
To Roger Goodell, We'll never Yield.
Thats funny and there is some truth in it.
But we have a lot of assistants out there. I am sure that one of them is appointed to keep track of the time. And whoever it is, he is not doing a good job in many instnaces.
agree, it's fun to listen to
If I were in the media I would get frustrated because he does have a way of not answering the question with his clever little colloquialisms
That's
what makes him a genius. I still can’t get over his brilliant comment about seeing the NFL’s new offices when they went to New York. He could hardly have been more plain that the trip was a waste of time, and yet no one in NY has anything to pin on him…
"If you're not getting better, I don't care what business you're in, you're a dead man. I try to look critically at the mistakes that I make and try to learn from them, like our team does." - Mike Tomlin
by Rebecca Rollett on Nov 29, 2011 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
way too early...
Bringing back Woodley would be nice, but one little tweak…. Worilds looks promising, and Cinci and Cleveland on Thurs. will be easy games. As for Troy, he needs a couple weeks off going into the playoffs, I fear his head injury’s are going to get worse… He can’t change his style of play.
by sweedemotions on Nov 29, 2011 3:41 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Cinci
is gonna be anything but an easy game. I dont wanna rush Woodley back either but hes had a good amount of time, the bye week came at a good time this year. I just wanna see #92 and #56 back on the field together meeting at the QB, those two players are the real teeth of the D
Agreed
it will be a tough game. I do like the fact Dalton will be making his first appearance at Heinz Field, any little edge in this game could make the difference.
by SteelStealth on Nov 29, 2011 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
It's going to be closer than people think
Glad it’s in Pittsburgh.
Troy is incredibly important, I get it, but not thrilled that they are rushing him back so clearly after what was either a KO, or a concussion, neither being good…
Curious to see what Worilds would do with spot duty here and there, to let Woodley build back up to playing a full-game; jury is still out on whether he can be the future heir to Harrison…
"Football combines the two worst things about America: It is violence punctuated by committee meetings" -George Will
by lottwasgangsta on Nov 29, 2011 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly, with the way the Steelers treat injuries and generally run their team, I think Woodley was kept out of the Chiefs game not because he couldn’t play but because it was a little too early. I think this week he’ll be fine as long as they give some reps to Worilds.
"I’ll consider myself a dirty player when my mom calls me a dirty player." - Ndamukong Suh
Next 2 games...
Not easy like 37-10 blowout, but with Worilds and Mundy playin we still handle the Bengal’s. Why risk it??? Does the hamstring get stronger with playin time?
by sweedemotions on Nov 29, 2011 5:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Have you watched the Bengals this year?
They gave us all we could handle without their best receiver last time. He’s back.
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Who the hell's interrupting my Kung Fu? - Black Dynamite
With two D's, for a double dose of this pimpin'
C'mon man...
We’ll be 10-3 with or without Woodley and Troy.
by sweedemotions on Nov 29, 2011 5:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well, I can't see in to the future
so I can’t tell you. Both of these games are losable if they aren’t playing their best.
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With two D's, for a double dose of this pimpin'
Agree
This Steelers squad could win out, but they could easily drop two more games if they don’t play their best, and they didn’t show their best on Sunday; they just got lucky enough that they were playing a bad team.
I’m frustrated with their tendency to play to the level of their opponent, but I wish them well in all of their remaining games except the Monday Night one…
"Football combines the two worst things about America: It is violence punctuated by committee meetings" -George Will
by lottwasgangsta on Nov 29, 2011 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
as far as the tendency to play to the level
I can’t really remember a time when it wasn’t like that. I started watching a big in the mid to late 80’s but didn’t get seriously in to it where I actually knew what was going on until I was like 12 or 13. It’s possible there has been a team in that span that didn’t do that, but I don’t remember it.
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Who the hell's interrupting my Kung Fu? - Black Dynamite
With two D's, for a double dose of this pimpin'
cant be overlookin the bengals
our O plays like last week, i am gonna cry! Our D is fairly dependent. But our O, it seems to be so hit or miss. They need to get it goin for this game. We need a W, evey week! Can’t overlook anyone.
by steeler fever on Nov 29, 2011 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
Need to seal the deal
I cant rember once when they were going into the final quarter of a game truly relaxed in the notion they put a team away. Can you? That is part of the problem. Imposing your will on an opponent seems to be cliche but it starts and ends with line play. We simply dont have enough horses up front to make that happen in the final 15 minutes. Skill playrers are bountiful, but where are the pluggers, grunts and bruisers?
Impose your will.
TP- nuff said
He is a like a pressurized 220lb can of Force 5 tornado with a rabid taszmanian devil trapped inside! He is a springloaded piston poised to snatch the ball from any ones hands who makes the mistake of not looking for him- the center included.
His style of play is a dying breed. He is tuff, tenaciously fast and instinctive- I love watching him play- my daughters 5 and 7 wear his pink Steelers jersey with pride and were very upset that he was hurt. Knowing he is a dad too, if there is any issue with regard to his well being I hope he sits. It is after all just a game.
Lets kick some Bengal a—!
Impose your will.
YouTube Video
There’s a short clip on YouTube of Troy in uniform at a wax museum, pretending to stand still, as tourists walk right up to him. When Troy moves, he scares the heck out of the tourists, it’s really funny.
by SteelStealth on Nov 29, 2011 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
dying breed?
I think troy is his own breed to be perfectly honest. I mean what player has ever played the game like he has?
Donnie Shell, for one.
Shell compiled stats that Troy will never match unless he plays for 20 years.
That's Donnie torpedo shell!!!!!!
Killer player, how quickly they forget billy
Impose your will.
Not us "older" fans we don't....
…and don’t forget Mike Wagner either. Hardest hit I ever saw was his against Kenny Anderson. The fans in Three Rivers, despite having seen years of hard hits from Greene, Lambert, Shell, Holmes, all gasped at that one.
United we Stand, melded like Steel
To Roger Goodell, We'll never Yield.
I am not sure you can compare the play of one player at a position to
other players at the position from another era. Yes, the fundamentals are the same but the style is different. As Offensive strategy changes so does the D strategy and players in the same position are asked to do different things as the game evolves. Great players would be great in any era. Lambert, Ray Lewis, Nitchke, Huff would be great in any system but the role of Safeties and Corners in particular has seen significant changes. Shell, yes I remember him. I also remember the Wagner hit on Anderson (as a Bengals fan I really cringed). Anderson was a tough guy but he really felt that one.
That being said Troy could also play in any era – but what he would be asked to do would probably be different. I am really looking forward to the Troy/AJ match up and I am also hopeing that Hawkins can have a similar effect this week. This is going to be a great game. I am not saying we will win but I am saying that we can if we play to the top of our ability. But, that is a big IF.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Troy is a great player and a true warrior. One of if not the best player of the last ten years
maybe longer. This is just a game on Sunday. I hope hope and expect that Troy will be fine but on the off chance he could be further injured would take all of the sweetness of the victory for either team. Troy isn’t just a player. He is a special player. As a Bengals fan I hope he doesn’t play well Sunday. We want the win badly. But I really do want him to be not only alive but healthy for a long time. Some players are bigger than team rivalry. Yes Troy is your player – but in a way he is ours too. I know you probably won’t believe this but I am worried about him.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Thanks JJohn....
…football is something we all love and long for, but when someone’s health is in danger the game is secondary. A great comment from a true fan. You guys have always scared me!
by Gezarik on Nov 29, 2011 11:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
This kind of reminds me of something I was talking about on Sunday
players and teams hate each other before and during games, but a lot of times after the game they will embrace and talk, even hug… Almost as if at the end of the day, they are all part of one group, striving for the same things. Did anyone else catch Mike Wallace’s hug with the guy he fought with before and trash talked during the game? That’s exactly what I’m talking about. It seems that in some degree, the same is true with the fans. After all, we all love football, and can appreciate special players… Thanks JJ, we all hope the same thing you do.
Simonsen, I am a former Army Ranger who served 3 combat tours in Vietnan
I did it because I love my country and my fwllow citzens. When I, and all of the many other vets fought, we didn’t just fight for the fans of our teams. I fought for Steeler, Ravens and Browns fans just as much as I fought for Bengals fans. I don’t hate the Steelers. I hate being beat by them. When all is said and done we are all family. At least that is the way this old soldier thinks about it. That being said, I want the Bengals to knock the crap ot of the Steelers this Sunday. I don’t expect it. But that is my hope.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
You might be catching us on the wrong week.
We played Sunday night in KC like a pre-season scrimmage. I’ll be astounded if Tomlin doesn’t have his team ready two weeks in a row.
I know, but that is what makes all of this fun.
AJ will be out there and you didn’t stop him last game. Dunlap shouls be tyhere and he is a difference maker. Hell, this is all speculation. The reason a win would really be huge for us is that you are who you are – the Steelers. You aren’t just any team. You are suppose to kick the crap out of us and you may just do that. But, if we can work hard an over come it and win – well – it woldn’t be like beating the Rams – it would be a win over the Steelers. It is a big deal because you are what you are.
I will only guarentee one thing – pain. This should be the game of the year for us. Our backs are against the wall and it is put up or shut up.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
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