Thoughts From Pre Season Game 3

The Steelers were calling this one the ”dress rehearsal”.  Let’s hope not. They didn’t look so hot and the final result was not what we want when the season counts. That being said, pre season scores don’t matter, it’s how well the team and players played.  First off, let’s say this. The team should be fine when Ben comes back. He looked good in his 1 quarter of action, he threw the ball well, he read the defense well and he made some plays. So that’s a bit of good news.  I think the linebackers looked pretty decent too and that’s always a constant when you’re talking Steeler football. Then I took a look at the young 1st round pick on the offensive line, and I have to say, Pouncey looks really polished for being a 20 year old center and playing with the first team.  Very pleased with his production. 

The bad news, the O line looks rough again. 

Hey, Flozell Adams, YOU CAN’T MOVE UNTIL THE BALL IS SNAPPED! ENOUGH OF THE FALSE STARTS! 

Hey Keenan Lewis, IF YOU WANT TO PLAY, CUT OUT THE DUMB ASS PERSONAL FOULS!  Lewis seriously needs to pull his head out of his ass, he was dissapointing last year and he’s not looking great this year. McFadden was out last night so Lewis started in his place, let’s just hope that’s his only start of the year. He may be ok in the nickel D, but who knows.

Hey, Antoni Brown, rookie, you’re fighting for a job on this team and you field a punt inside the 5?!  How many yards did you return it, oh, ZERO!  Idiot, don’t EVER field the ball insided the 10, let alone the 5 unless everyone on the other team collapsed and is on the ground, and if they did, they still need to be 20 yards from where you are. If it were up to me you’d be walking back to Pittsburgh, no way you’d be getting on the plane with the team after that kind of play. Stupid.

Hey, Sepulveda, if you want to do kick offs, try keeping it in the field of play! We don’t need the other team starting at the 40.  You’re a punter and maybe kick off guy, THAT’S IT. Is it really that hard?  I love how you make tackles when you need to, that’s awesome, but is it that you don’t want to tackle on kick offs so you kicked it out of bounds? Really? STOP!

Hey Tomlin, DICIPLINE THESE GUYS!  WAY TOO MANY PENALTIES, ESPECIALLY PERSONAL FOULS! It’s called accountability, make them accontable for their mistakes!

Ok, enough venting. The team is still good and can have a good season, they’ll need to weather the Ben storm and it looks like a mix and match at QB is the best option as nobody is standing out but if they can go 2-2, that should be ok. Mendenhall can be a beast if he stays healthy. The D is usually stellar so it’s going to fall on the O line and the usually porous special teams. If decent play comes form those two units, I still don’t see why this couldn’t be a playoff team