Moore Has Sprained Knee, Mendenhall Bruised Ribs After Loss at San Francisco
by Neal Coolong on Dec 20, 2011 12:37 PM EST
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Steelers coach Mike Tomlin revealed in his press conference Tuesday RB Mewelde Moore sprained an MCL in Pittsburgh's 20-3 loss in San Francisco Monday.
His status for Saturday's home game against St. Louis is questionable.
The Observer-Reporter's Doug Lolley speculated via Twitter if Moore cannot play, the Steelers may activate rookie John Clay from the practice squad. Jonathan Dwyer, the former third running back on the depth chart, was placed on Injured Reserve last week.
Starting RB Rashard Mendenhall has bruised ribs, but is expected to play Saturday, after a short week of recovery.
Tomlin also said OLB LaMarr Woodley didn't injure his hamstring during the game, but it was "fatigued," which was the reason Woodley was absent toward the end of the game. He is expected to play Saturday.
He addressed the elephant in the room - QB Ben Roethlisberger's health and Tomlin's reason for keeping him in the game - simply by saying there were "no issues concerning pulling him at any point in terms of health. I'm not going to deny those guys the opportunities. That's how we're built."
He did, however, comment non-verbally on his opinion of the officiating by saying he did not get a very good explanation from the official as to why LB Lawrence Timmons was flagged for "leaping" during a David Akers field goal attempt.
The penalty gave the 49ers a first down, and they eventually scored the final touchdown of the game.
The injuries are the story this week, however. With so little time to prepare, and Tomlin and the Steelers likely having stepped off the plane from San Francisco around 7 a.m. ET Tuesday, they will have to make personnel decisions quickly. St. Louis may not be the league's best team (to put it mildly), but with the Steelers so far out of their standard routine, focus and health are paramount in the little time they have to prepare.
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Best thing I have heard since the loss
Tomlin also said OLB LaMarr Woodley didn’t injure his hamstring during the game, but it was “fatigued,” which was the reason Woodley was absent toward the end of the game. He is expected to play Saturday.
"He had no teeth, and he was slobbering all over himself. I'm thinking, 'You can have your money back, just get me out of here. Let me go be an accountant." I can't tell you how badly I wanted out of there."
- Denver rookie QB John Elway, on Jack Lambert, after Lambert and the Steelers knocked Elway out of his first game as a pro (1983).
I don't really buy it
Unless they consider the severity of a hamstring injury to their OLB to be worse than a high ankle sprain to their QB, I think he’s covering up the fact Woodley injured it again.
by Neal Coolong on Dec 20, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
First off, this is totally my opinion, so take that for what's its worth but
An explanation like that, IMO, points to Woodley saying he couldn’t go. They showed him on the bench after he was taken out and he didn’t look like someone who was clamoring to go back in the game. He looked like a guy who was content where he was. I think he was totally gassed and either knew he wasn’t going to be effective or was worried about reinjuring if he continued to push it.
Go big or go home!!
by average joe blow on Dec 20, 2011 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
Positional importance
If Woodley can’t go 100%, see how his backups do. And avoid aggravating it further, because hamstring injuries are such tricky things.
They SHOULD have pulled Ben- he wasn’t able to plant his weight, and so his passes were floating. That led to at least two of the three interceptions, and the fumble came because he wasn’t able to scramble to avoid the pass rush.
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by lottwasgangsta on Dec 20, 2011 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
Passes are floating because of his thumb
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by steelerstyle on Dec 20, 2011 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
I would guess that neither the thumb nor the ankle helps
It was clear last night he wasn’t able to get good footing before throwing, and it played into how the ball came out.
Either way, I maintain they should have pulled him.
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by lottwasgangsta on Dec 20, 2011 5:16 PM EST up reply actions
Sailing throws
Ben nearly always has sailing throws early in ball games. He actually was pretty accurate last night, especially near the end of the game. His first interception is simply Ben going for too much instead of taking what the defense was giving him. the second interception is one Miller often catches. It may have been 6" out of reach. That and an offensive lineman was pushed into the area he was trying to step into.
Ben simply hasn’t been spinning the ball well in the entire second half. That’s why his long throws are not connecting. It also doesn’t help that Wallace isn’t reacting to the ball in the air. The 3rd interception could easily be pinned on Wallace. He needs to fight for position instead of just running sprints and hoping the ball lands where he is going.
by ballparkfranks on Dec 20, 2011 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
Towards the end of the game?
Did Woodley even PLAY during the second half? Seemed to me like he was taken out around midway through the second quarter.
I’m with you. I call BS on this one.
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by Craig Sager's Wardrobe on Dec 20, 2011 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
I thought he was out well before half time
Go big or go home!!
by average joe blow on Dec 20, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
He was out there.
I was sitting on the Steelers side, with a clear view up the field & sideline.
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by Fifty-Eight on Dec 21, 2011 12:03 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Dangnabit!
We need to start sacrificing chickens to the football gods or something. These injuries are getting silly.
On that note, what are peoples thoughts about bringing in a better QB to back up Ben next year? Now that we are a passing team (or we seem to be moving that way) we are much more reliant on Ben than we have been in that past so should the Steelers think about getting a better back up, or just throw everything at improving the O-line.
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you mean better than Leftwich or a better 3rd string QB?
Go big or go home!!
by average joe blow on Dec 20, 2011 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
Well, Leftwich looked pretty good in preseason so I guess he could be the answer. I would just like to have someone on the team trusted to play when Ben is hurt, something which will continue to happen ’cuz of how Ben plays. Obviously neither Bach or Dixion is the guy.
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by CheekyMonkey on Dec 20, 2011 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
What I'm basically saying is that they had that guy and he got hurt
Is there really someone you can pick up in the preseason, who’s not already on an NFL roster, who you feel more comfortable with? If you’ve got a name, I’d love to hear it.
Go big or go home!!
by average joe blow on Dec 20, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
Byron Leftwich
is a great back up QB. He a guys with years of experience starting. It would be hard to find a better back up, unless its drafting a QB high in the draft. Its just too bad Leftwich got put on IR
yeah AND
thats the only reason Batch didn’t retire last year (since he would have been cut) and the only reason Dixon is on the roster (because he too was about to be cut this year until Sandwich broke his arm)… lets keep that in mind when discussing the QB situation last night
Leaping
As an NCAA ref, I can tell you that the leaping call was correct. The difference, though, is we call it a ton in college, and they never call it in the pros. Harbaugh bitched about it (probably cause of his college coaching), and the officials called it next kick. I found it inconsistent, even though it was the correct call.
My biggest beef was the Ben fumble, I believe, was the tuck rule and should have been ruled an incomplete pass. Although it may have been removed from the rules this year (I don’t keep current with the pro rules).
I dunno...
I thought that at first, but Ben brought the ball back into his body before it got knocked out.
by Neal Coolong on Dec 20, 2011 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
The rule clearly states...
any intentional forward movement of his arm starts a forward pass, even if the player loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body.
by WizardOfCroz on Dec 20, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
The second part of the rule is an exception, and rules it a fumble when the player brings the ball into his body
by Neal Coolong on Dec 20, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Wrong
Once the ball is tucked back into the body, if it was then lost, it would be a fumble…but the ball was in the process of being tucked back into the body, so tuck rule applies. I’m not saying I agree with the rule, but if you have the rule in place, it should be enforced.
by WizardOfCroz on Dec 20, 2011 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
You're making this out to be some kind of procedural error
I understand the rule, my opinion – and I’m going to guess the official’s opinion as well – is Ben had brought the ball back into his body.
by Neal Coolong on Dec 20, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
But he clearly didn't...
I guess you missed it, but he never got the ball back to his body, in the process of “tucking” it, the ball hit off of Aldon Smith’s shoulder pads and came loose. It was a bang/bang situation in full speed and the ref just didn’t see it. Replay confirmed it should have been an incomplete pass as per the rule.
by WizardOfCroz on Dec 21, 2011 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
Here's the video in full speed...
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/12/20/2648164/steelers-vs-49ers-frank-gore-touchdown-video
There is no way he took the ball through Smith’s back and into his own stomach….also clearly shows how quick it happened and why the ref missed it…
by WizardOfCroz on Dec 21, 2011 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
Found a better video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr9ZF2CzJTg
He’s hit as his arm is moving forward, hangs on to the ball and attempts to bring it down to his body, hit’s Smith’s back, and comes loose.
by WizardOfCroz on Dec 21, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
i'm a footbal purist . . . it was a fumble.
though i respect others’ opinions . . . i simply am old enough to remember the pre-hi def super slo-mo multi-angle replay era. much more enjoyable!
agreed...miss those days as well...
Back when the Steelers played on NBC (which for some reason always came in clearer than CBS ever did)…and I agree it SHOULD be a fumble…the rules are just so screwed up and geared towards offense that even a play like that, which would have been a fumble 100% of the time 20+ years ago, would have been an incomplete pass if the play would have been reviewed due to the newer rules.
by WizardOfCroz on Dec 29, 2011 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
You are dead on about the tuck rule...
NFL Rule 3, Section 22, Article 2, Note 2. When [an offensive] player is holding the ball to pass it forward, any intentional forward movement of his arm starts a forward pass, even if the player loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body. Also, if the player has tucked the ball into his body and then loses possession, it is a fumble
by WizardOfCroz on Dec 20, 2011 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
Also, if the player has tucked the ball into his body and then loses possession, it is a fumble
In my opinion, that’s what happened.
by Neal Coolong on Dec 20, 2011 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
The ball wasn't tucked back into his body yet...
It was in the process of being tucked into his body, hit the defender Aldon Smith on the way back to Ben’s body, and was fumbled…tuck rule…
by WizardOfCroz on Dec 20, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
I thought...
I thought tuck rule also. BUT Ben did get the ball back towards his body. The problem was, his body was already flying backwards. It’s kinda hard to bring it in when you’re being flipped like a pancake by two people.
That having been said, he did get the ball back to his tummy even in mid-air, and i think had he have lost it right at the tackle it would have been a tuck rule.
I thought it was clearly a fumble
(disclaimer: this is from memory) – I remember Ben as tucking the ball back in and actually sorta brought the ball onto the defenders back that was tackling him (essentially squeezing the ball between his hand/arm and the defenders back since his arm was more or less wrapped around the defender) and once the sort of stopped moving, Justin Smith was able to zero in on it and slap it away.
Either way it was a clear fumble in my mind.
Go big or go home!!
by average joe blow on Dec 20, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
This is probably how it should be in the NFL...
But under the rules, it’s an incomplete pass…Ben’s arm was moving forward as he was hit, he then began an attempt to tuck the ball back into his body, but it hit Aldon Smith’s shoulder pads and came loose. Common sense dictates that’s a fumble, but the NFL dictates that’s an incomplete pass. I hate the rule, but if it’s in place, it should be enforced, and not just to the benefit of a select few…
cough Tom Brady cough
by WizardOfCroz on Dec 20, 2011 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
keep reading the rule . . .
“this rule only applies to mr tom brady”
The "leaping" penalty I'm still not sold on...
Rule 12, Section 3, Article 2 of the 2003 Official Playing Rules of the National Football League defines the unsportsmanlike conduct/leaping penalty as follows:
“Clearly running forward and leaping in an obvious attempt to block a field goal, or try-kick after touchdown and landing on players, unless the leaping player was originally lined up within one yard of the line of scrimmage when the ball was snapped”
I don’t think he was originally lined up beyond one yard of the line of scrimmage, but if he was, I don’t think he technically “landed” on players.
He landed on Iupati
Who was trying to take Timmons leg out from under him. It looked like he was coached to make it so Timmons would land on him. In my opinion of coarse.
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agreed
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by stillergorillar on Dec 21, 2011 7:59 AM EST up reply actions
Big Ben
Can someone please explain to me why BB remained in there after doing such an awful job in the first half? Clearly he was inaccurate, showed extreme discomfort and lacked ANY ability to sustain a decent drive. The playcalling left much to be desired as well; far too many long throws and not enough of the intermediate variety. Conventional wisdom would say that if your a tad inaccuate from a short distance, you’ll be proportionally inaccurate from a longer distance.
Truthfully, Mendy should have be used much more – perhaps more designed screens would have caught San Fran off guard from over-persuing.
At any rate, the officiating, coupled with the inexplicable suspention of Deebo, led to the demise of the Steelers and it makes me sick to be a fan of the NFL today.
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Let's start in the insanity...
On BB staying in I heard he argued "this was my mess I created and I deserve to walk off with my head down, not Charlie"
or something like that.
Still would have pulled him but if this is true than it shows you the type of character Ben is building as he ages.
Now the RB's.......
Glad we kept Clay on the Practice squad. They used to be one of our more healthier groups. What a difference a few weeks make.
this post only show that is winning us from the desks
maybe is time to get another sport to follow
by Ben Balesverger on Dec 20, 2011 2:06 PM EST reply actions
this post only show that is winning us from the desks
Can someone translate this into English for me?
It means:
…I’m not really a fan, I only follow the Steelers when they win.
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I expect LB Morty Ivy to be released and RB John Clay to be activated ...
Not a doctor, but that sprained MCL could be 3 to 4 weeks. If M. Moore is put on IR eventually, then I think his career is over with as a Steelers. Still in the dumps from having the world at our feet and then just piss it away.
by datruth4life2.0 on Dec 20, 2011 2:09 PM EST reply actions
I'm lost on this one!
I’m a die hard fan but I’m lost here it was clear Ben was In no condition to play… Why was he left in? To me that’s just saying we have no confidence in our other 2 quarterbacks which raises my next question… Why are they there then? All that was riding on that game they would rather play with a quarterback who can’t move than 2 that are healthy?!?!? It broke my heart to watch that game… That was some of the worst coaching I’ve seen out of the Steelers come on man get it together!
Sad
Sad day. They were close. The oline was horrible adm the game plan was worse. Passing 44 times?
What were they thinking? Where was Ward?
The left side of the line was horrible and Starks just showed you don’t have to go around him any more. Essex is not the answer. I would have preferred CK in their. Hampton and Hood were quiet and there was no answer to # 85. A flat performance for guys who had plenty of time to rest. So this brings me to why why why Ben played? Moore is hurt Woolley is out and likely not get back in any kind of shape and their middle /ilb are slowwww. Coverage was playing off all night…..who werew they afraid of? Very bad game- hope they sit Ben over the next 2 weeks.
Impose your will.
That's probably Moore's season right there
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career with Pitt most likely remember Batch would have replaced him
if he did not go down
by steeler_in_maryland on Dec 20, 2011 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
I was 100% behind
Bens start, and 100% behind his 2nd half start, but somewhere round the begining of the 4th quarter a coach has put perspective to team goals, and leaving Ben in on a lost cause unable to protect himself put him in Great harms way…. Tomlin gets his first bonehead award in my mind…. given the fact we now need two teams to lose for a second seed.. there is little difference between a 5th or 6th seed… time to sit Ben and have him ready for a playoff run… If losses come from TX and Ravens week 16 perhaps an evaluation…
and yes we need another QB some where some how next yr… prefer a capable 4-5 yr vet / journeymen to compete with Lefty. gotta believe Dixon and Batch are dust come yrs end
We were still within striking range at the start of the 4th.
Leaving Ben in made total sense. Putting Batch in would have, surely, earned him the “Bonehead” award as well, so Tomlin was in a lose/lose apparently.
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by Fifty-Eight on Dec 21, 2011 12:12 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
There IS a big difference between 5th and 6th seeds
I do not want to play Denver right now with the current state of our offense. We also automatically lose Clark if we have to play in Denver; we have enough injuries on the team right now, we do not need to lose healthy players as well (especially when it happens to be one of our best tacklers).
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by MDSTEELERSFAN on Dec 21, 2011 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
the difference being playing against foster and a team weve already lost too?.....
not in my book….
by OR69faithfull on Dec 21, 2011 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
Without 2 of their best players
Shaub out and Super Mario out. We were also deep in injury issues in that game as well, fielding several different O-lines during the course of the game. I would rather see the Texans than Denver’s defense and Offense with a banged up team. I am also not sure how we match up against the Option offense, we are very susceptible to over running play due to our aggression on defense (that is why Ray Rice kills us on screen plays), the option offense will kill you if you over-pursue which we have been known to do in similar circumstances. If you get too far up field too fast, you are behind the play with this type of offense. The Texans offense we can keep in front of us no problem.
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by MDSTEELERSFAN on Dec 21, 2011 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
well....if we cant beat denver or TX..... (and i dont see one)
makes no difference….NE just tore up Denver, we shalacked NE… if u ask me.. rather have denver then TX… and I dont find losing our safty much of an issue considering how much I like his back up…. time will tell ……go steelers
by OR69faithfull on Dec 21, 2011 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
MT's the boss but his explanation for continuing to play Ben is getting old.
Batch couldn’t have made any more key mistakes in SF than Ben did. But I’m not blaming Ben, just saying that he probably had no business even suiting up for the game.
Ben
He actually had a pretty good game overall.
I couldn’t disagree more about sitting him in the next two weeks. Houston, New England, Baltimore, and the Steelers can easily lose another game. You have to win the next two and you have to play your best players in the process.
Sure, Ben should have come out after his 3rd interception, down by 3 scores, around the 3 or 4 minute mark.
by ballparkfranks on Dec 20, 2011 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
agree with the
middle part
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by stillergorillar on Dec 20, 2011 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
It's strictly academic anyway.
We know only too well that Tomlin is going to ride his big horse until he keels over. No chance that Ben won’t play unless he tells Tomlin that he can’t go; and that never happens.
not sure what game you were watching..
was it the 3 interceptions, lack of ability to take a snap under center, or his zero lateral mobilty that you were satisfied with?… I was behind his starting this week due to circumstance and siezing the oppurtunity, but that has passed…. takes a loss by 2 teams to get the second seed, not impossible but no more likely then us losing another game with an injured Ben behind center..
Think is was Neil wrote an article couple weeks back… sit vs play for health reasons…. If our goal is WINNING a superbowl..(thats the only measure I use) I think its pretty clear NEVER gonna happen unless Ben is healthy… playing further while injured greatly raises the risk of further injury…. whats the plus side of lucking into a 2nd seed if our star QB cant walk on the field?
by OR69faithfull on Dec 20, 2011 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
there were at least 3
times in the late 3rd and 4th 1/4 where i was cringing as Ben was being sacked-knocked down-tackled… thought for sure he was going to further damage his ankle…
thats what I saw anyway….
by OR69faithfull on Dec 20, 2011 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
I was watching
Ben threw for over 300 yards, and got better as the game went on. Unfortunately, our O-line and D-line got worse. Regarding the interceptions, as I’ve stated elsewhere, I only pin the 1st one on Ben. I do think his lack of mobility was a problem, but it also got better as the game went on; and was Charlie Batch going to improve that? Ben wasn’t at his best, but he often has worse games than that one when he is healthy.
Maybe we should just sit everyone with a nick, just becasue they could get injured further. Ben already had multiple injuries, but nobody complained that he might get injured further. Sorry, but this is football, and I think the Steelers are a better team with Ben the way he played, than Batch or Dixon.
If we don’t make the superbowl, I think we should be pointing the finger at the O-line/D-line, no matter who is at QB.
by ballparkfranks on Dec 21, 2011 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
you welcome to your own opinion
I dont share it…. the QB position is considerably diff then any other…. and I dont care what position you talk about….if a player cant protect himself he doesnt belong on the field…. and as for sitting ben, seems thats exactly what they are going to do as Ive just got that report on espn… short sited view on your part in my opinion about whats most important to get to the superbowl……
by OR69faithfull on Dec 21, 2011 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
On MT keeping BB in the game.
The game is not over til its over. Anything can happen. Never heard of the lights out over right tackle play? Or see a team score 3 touchdowns in 90 seconds?
by ibygeorge on Dec 20, 2011 6:54 PM EST via mobile reply actions
The way our offense was playing last night,
we couldn’t have scored 3 TDs in 120 minutes. And the part that really sucks is the 49ers D and most of those watching knew that we’d never get it into the end zone.
Hey, I watched the heidi game (google that one)
but Lamonica had 2 legs
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Field Postion Was A Killer
The Steelers average starting field position last night was their own 16 yard line. I read somewhere that was the worst starting field position the Steelers have had in a game since 2006. The bad field position was a combination of great punting by the 49ers (3 kicks inside the 10), constant penalties against the Steelers return units, and no turnovers. Consistently bad field position coupled witha gimpy QB against a strong defense was a lethal combination.
Their punter was/is a beast...
…I thought Kapinos was good, this guy brings a whole other aspect to their special teams.
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anyonce have clsrificcation on the rule??
about fair catch interference?? their is no halo (not even in college), and I know you cannot make contact with a player who call fair catch.. but the punt actually bounced off of the San Fran blocker (not the Steeler) and never even made it to the punt returner.. how is this a penalty for fair catch interference? and why was the fumble taken away?/ that would have been 1st and 10 Steelers from the SF 25 yd line (or so).. huge momentum swing, possible play of the game
well if the ball does not make it to the returner, then the punting team can field the ball. once a player from the punting team touches the ball, the ball is “suppose to be” fielded at the point of contact. if the return receiver calls for a fair catch and touches the ball, and drops it, then the ball is up for grabs. if the receiver that call for a fair catch has the oppurtunity to catch the ball but the punting team gets in the way and doesn’t allow him to catch it, it’s interferance because it was a catchable ball. when a ball is being waved for a fair catch and is cought, the punting team is not to be within so many yards of the player receiving the ball after the fair catch is made. for the past few years, this has been a broad area for the league because isn’t hasn’t been a real big issue in terms of penalties.
The problem with the call
as I see it is that the returner never waved for fair catch and the blocker was pushed into the receiver (legal under any circumstances), the ball also touched the receiver before the defender. It was a quick play, and the ref threw the flag. Once that happened it was a moot point.
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by stillergorillar on Dec 21, 2011 8:06 AM EST up reply actions
It's basically the same scenario as last season.
The Steelers played on a Sunday and then had to turn around and play an inferior opponent on Thursday Night Football.
In terms of recent injuries, I guess they got away pretty cleanly the other night.
How?
How does Rashard "Dancing"hall injure his ribs? By running too straight up and dancing too damn much. Trade him at season’s end and let Dwyer and Clay have a crack at it next season. Redman, contrary to popular Steelers’ belief, IS NOT a feature back.
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