**The Official Pittsburgh Steelers Thread***

[DAVEZILLA]

its almost time gentlemen...Imma gettin football fever big time...

[kethnaab]

yup, bigtime, about damn time too. sick of baseball and basketball crap. blah.

[Big7Ben86]

agreed

camp notes that I've seen thus far

1) Dwyer got his ass handed to him for showing up fat
2) Ziggy Hood has been a 1-man wrecking crew
3) Isaac Redman might make the 53 as the short yardage back, especially if #1 continues
4) Sanders is impressing
5) So are both Dixon and Lefty
6) Mendy has had a few fumbles AGAIN but has been looking very good otherwise
7) New OL coach maybe the difference maker, OL looking strong
8) Thad Gibson will be Harrison's replacement and may end up being the steal of the draft
9) Legursky and Pouncey each are looking good @ both C and G, Hartwig's days are numbered
10) Ryan Clark is playing like a man possessed

love #10

i dont think people realized how much of a difference it made the year he got hurt, one of the more underrated steelers. hopefully he really steps up this year

[Pern]

Sepulveda got a chance to kick off, and he showed himself to be quite accomplished at it. On four kickoffs, Sepulveda’s hang-times were 4.07, 3.93, 3.87 and 3.70. The 4.07 kick also carried 2 yards deep in the end zone, and earlier in the evening, one of his mis-hits went 8 yards deep in the end zone.

“I liked it,” said Tomlin. “Daniel Sepulveda might provide us with a legitimate options there. I liked his placement of the ball, I liked his hang time. He’s worked a lot at it. He didn’t have any exposure in that area prior to getting here. That just speaks to what he is – he’s always willing to do whatever for us.”

Sepulveda has done some kickoff work in each of his training camps with the Steelers, but now with his experience and the fact there is only one kicker and one punter in camp, he got a chance to do it in a live drill. And the way he performed in that live drill should ensure even more opportunities.

So not only can he kick it into the endzone, but he would be laying out KR's like a Linebacker, and not letting anyone get by him.

[kethnaab]

Yep, been calling for Sep to do kickoffs since last season. Bigass leg, bigass dude.

[adamsteve14]

I love how little credit the Steelers are getting. People on here keep acting like its a lock that the Bungals and Ravens will be 1 and 2 in the division, which makes me laugh.

Regardless, the Steelers always play better as an underdog and with a chip on their shoulder. Everything in camp leads me to believe that the Steel Curtain is returning and BB is looking sharper than ever.

[kethnaab]

Steelers will win the division. Ravens will finish .500 or worse

[adamsteve14]

Steelers will win the division. Ravens will finish .500 or worse

I don't think they will finish under .500 but their secondary sure looks like shyt right now, on top of Ray the knife being a geriatric.

[Big7Ben86]

I love how little credit the Steelers are getting. People on here keep acting like its a lock that the Bungals and Ravens will be 1 and 2 in the division, which makes me laugh.

Regardless, the Steelers always play better as an underdog and with a chip on their shoulder. Everything in camp leads me to believe that the Steel Curtain is returning and BB is looking sharper than ever.

this, were only 1 year removed from defending champs, our defense should be similar to that year, offense looked pretty solid last year, if the line goes right, and ben will have tons of motivation

special teams cant get any worse

we still finished 9-7 when we shouldve easily had 2-3 more wins

im wearing my sepulveda jersey saturday.

[Pern]

- Ben getting 4 weeks of rest, 4 weeks of not getting pounded into the ground, 4 weeks for the OL to gel together before he comes back, 4 weeks of him licking his chops, 4 weeks of him getting back to being humble (which he is already headed in that direction), 4 weeks of him waiting to prove everyone wrong. In other words, the suspension is a blessing in disguise.

- Probably the #1 locker room team chemistry in the entire league by bringing back Randle El, Foote, McFadden to Farrior, Ward, Smith, Keisel, and Clark.

- "Experts" picking the Bengals and Ravens to finish higher.


Green Bay vs Pittsburgh down in Dallas 2011, is my opinion.

[thegenerel]

- Ben getting 4 weeks of rest, 4 weeks of not getting pounded into the ground, 4 weeks for the OL to gel together before he comes back, 4 weeks of him licking his chops, 4 weeks of him getting back to being humble (which he is already headed in that direction), 4 weeks of him waiting to prove everyone wrong. In other words, the suspension is a blessing in disguise.

- Probably the #1 locker room team chemistry in the entire league by bringing back Randle El, Foote, McFadden to Farrior, Ward, Smith, Keisel, and Clark.

- "Experts" picking the Bengals and Ravens to finish higher.


Green Bay vs Pittsburgh down in Dallas 2011, is my opinion.

4 weeks of raping.

but wow...imagine if they got to the Super Bowl...wow.

[eastcoastmost]

in.

[Big7Ben86]

game time roughly 3 1/2 hours, cant wait, im gettin down there early

p.s. RIP banned fellow Stiller fans

[FormulaLT1poweR]

Is the game on T.V.?

I've got DirecTV

[feardafronfz3]

Is the game on T.V.?

I've got DirecTV

I dont think so brah. However, the NFL Network is replaying the game at 10/9 central on Sunday morning. GO LIONS!!!!! There should be plenty of streams though

[FormulaLT1poweR]

I dont think so brah. However, the NFL Network is replaying the game at 10/9 central on Sunday morning. GO LIONS!!!!! There should be plenty of streams though

Alright, I got NFL Network...I'll DVR it just to be safe.

Lions can win all they want in preseason...I could careless...HAHA

[Pern]

I can vouch for Antonio Brown as I've seen him in action quite frequently. Him and LeFevour (who plays like Ben in my opinion), were the attraction here with UofM being down. I already have him pegged as the next Troy Brown (former Patriot), and it's scary how similar they are. Great returner, great hands. I thought this before the Steelers grabbed him.

I'm sure some of you have already seen some youtube footage on him after the draft, but I'll show it anyways. It's the double OT GMAC Bowl with CMU vs Troy last season. One of the best games I've seen, and obviously it doesn't show everything he did. But keep in mind this is a highlight of the game in general...he still happens to style on everyone.


It wasn't until this pick that I finally got over passing on Tate in the 2nd.

Off to a good start.

[Big7Ben86]

damn, hell of a game, sucked there was an hour an 15 minute rain delay right before halftime(luckily my seats were under cover, big ballin)

Dennis Dixon, Redman, Antonio Brown(great call on that one Pern) Keyran Fox, and Battle all impressed me alot.

Our line didn't look all that good, Leftwich struggled somewhat due to pressure, I would really like Dixon to be our week 1 starter

damn, parking around the stadium is $45 :yikes: luckily we found a meter on the side street and paid 25 cents for it

i went to the Bettis Grille for the first time, nice place

GO STEELERS

[Srs Thread]

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Here we go steelers, here we go!

[sgtrobo]

added my $0.02 worth

[Big7Ben86]

i saw james farrior down southside last night in a 7/11...i didnt wanna blow up his spot and i was kinda messed up so i didnt say anything to him

****er pulls his range rover right in front of the door sideways

[hindes204]

Sup brahs....born and raised in da burgh, moved away for military, lifelong fan.

Good game tonight, Dixon looks good, that kid has potential. Special teams is stil struggling, but that's nothin new

[sgtrobo]

Pouncey is dominant. That guy is going to be a fixture in the Pro Bowl in a few years

[Big7Ben86]

one thing that i can say that no one ever wants to hear is

"that punter made a hell of a tackle"

sepulveda should be doing every kickoff as well, absolute freak

and i feel pretty comfortable with our QB situation, i blew my load on that wallace TD.

not saying anything, but the steelers usually do well flying under the radar. and with everyone so hopped up on the chargers/ravens/bengals, we can turn some heads again. if we sharpen up before the regular season starts, we kinda look just like that team 2 years ago that did pretty well.

2 more weeks

[Pern]

Brief thoughts and notes going into Week 1:

-Frank Summers was cut. Which means, Mendy, Moore, Redman and Dwyer made the 53-man roster. I like it. http://insidepittsburghsports.com/st...summers/29168/

-Blessing in disguise with Leftwich going down, due to the fact that I think we'll see more creative packages with Batch starting and Dixon coming in sparingly (wildcat?). Get ready for Chuck to connect with Wallace and Sanders on stride.

-Maurkice Pouncey is the first Rookie Offensive Lineman to start (I think we can assume this is the case) since Marvel Smith at Right Tackle in 2000. 20 years old, and probably already our best Lineman. This pick is right there with getting Ben and Heath.

The Steelers released 10 players from their preseason roster today in an effort to get down to the NFL’s 53-man limit for the regular season.

The following players were released by the Steelers: TE Eugene Bright, OG Dorian Brooks, OT Kyle Jolly, WR Brandon London, TE Sean McHugh, DT Scott Paxson, LS Matt Stewart, S Justin Thornton, RB Justin Vincent and LB Renauld Williams.

The Steelers must release 11 additional players by 6 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 4).

Which brings us to 10 out of these 64 (Summers is cut): First off, does anyone know why Arnaz Battle isn't on this list? I didn't see anything stating he was cut. Straight baller as a gunner on Special teams and can bring more than Madison during 11-on-11. I'd like to see him around this year.

Active
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
71 Adams, Flozell T 6-7 338 35 13 Michigan State
26 Allen, Will S 6-1 200 28 7 Ohio State
55 Bailey, Patrick LB 6-4 235 24 3 Duke
16 Batch, Charlie QB 6-2 216 35 13 Eastern Michigan
84 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 186 22 R Central Michigan
27 Burnett, Joe CB 5-10 192 23 2 Central Florida
40 Butler, Crezdon CB 6-1 191 23 R Clemson
25 Clark, Ryan FS 5-11 205 30 9 Louisiana State
42 Cromartie-Smith, Da'Mon S 6-2 210 23 R UTEP
10 Dixon, Dennis QB 6-3 209 25 3 Oregon
41 Dwyer, Jonathan RB 5-11 229 21 R Georgia Tech
93 Eason, Nick DE 6-3 305 30 8 Clemson
79 Essex, Trai G 6-5 324 27 6 Northwestern
51 Farrior, James ILB 6-2 243 35 14 Virginia
50 Foote, Larry LB 6-1 239 30 9 Michigan
73 Foster, Ramon T 6-6 325 24 2 Tennessee
57 Fox, Keyaron ILB 6-3 235 28 7 Georgia Tech
22 Gay, William CB 5-10 190 25 4 Louisville
90 Gibson, Thaddeus OLB 6-2 243 22 R Ohio State
19 Grisham, Tyler WR 5-11 180 23 1 Clemson
98 Hampton, Casey NT 6-1 325 33 10 Texas
92 Harrison, James OLB 6-0 242 32 7 Kent State
77 Harris, Ra'Shon DE 6-5 300 24 2 Oregon
62 Hartwig, Justin C 6-5 312 31 9 Kansas
66 Hills, Tony T 6-5 304 25 3 Texas
76 Hoke, Chris NT 6-2 305 34 9 Brigham Young
96 Hood, Ziggy DE 6-3 300 23 2 Missouri
85 Johnson, David TE 6-2 260 23 2 Arkansas State
99 Keisel, Brett DE 6-5 285 31 9 Brigham Young
68 Kemoeatu, Chris G 6-3 344 27 6 Utah
4 Leftwich, Byron QB 6-5 250 30 8 Marshall
64 Legursky, Doug C 6-1 315 24 2 Marshall
23 Lewis, Keenan CB 6-0 208 24 2 Oregon State
11 Logan, Stefan RB 5-6 180 29 2 South Dakota
37 Madison, Anthony DB 5-9 180 28 5 Alabama
20 McFadden, Bryant CB 6-0 190 28 6 Florida State
69 McLendon, Steve DT 6-4 280 24 1 Troy
34 Mendenhall, Rashard RB 5-10 225 23 3 Illinois
83 Miller, Heath TE 6-5 256 27 6 Virginia
21 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 28 7 Tulane
29 Mundy, Ryan FS 6-1 209 25 2 West Virginia
43 Polamalu, Troy SS 5-10 207 29 8 USC
53 Pouncey, Maurkice C/G 6-4 304 21 R Florida
82 Randle El, Antwaan WR 5-10 185 31 9 Indiana
33 Redman, Isaac RB 6-0 230 25 1 Bowie State
3 Reed, Jeff K 5-11 225 31 9 North Carolina
7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6-5 241 28 7 Miami (Ohio)
88 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5-11 180 23 R SMU
72 Scott, Jonathan T 6-6 318 27 4 Texas
9 Sepulveda, Dan P 6-3 230 26 4 Baylor
91 Smith, Aaron DE 6-5 298 34 12 Northern Colorado
89 Spaeth, Matt TE 6-7 270 26 4 Minnesota
78 Starks, Max T 6-8 345 28 7 Florida
44 Summers, Frank RB 5-10 240 24 1 Nevada-Las Vegas
47 Sylvester, Stevenson ILB 6-2 231 22 R Utah
24 Taylor, Ike CB 6-2 195 30 8 Louisiana-Lafayette
94 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 234 24 4 Florida State
65 Urbik, Kraig G 6-5 323 24 2 Wisconsin
17 Wallace, Mike WR 6-0 199 24 2 Mississippi
86 Ward, Hines WR 6-0 205 34 13 Georgia
60 Warren, Greg LS 6-3 252 28 6 North Carolina
56 Woodley, LaMarr OLB 6-2 265 25 4 Michigan
97 Worilds, Jason OLB 6-2 262 22 R Virginia Tech
95 Worthington, Doug DT 6-5 292 23 R Ohio State

Injured Reserve
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
74 Colon, Willie T 6-3 315 27 5 Hofstra
37 Harris, Tuff DB 6-0 198 27 4 Montana
80 Sweed, Limas WR 6-4 220 25 3 Texas

Physically Unable to Perform
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
61 Scott, Chris OT 6-4 319 23 R Tennessee

[hindes204]

I think hartwig is gone...with the outstanding play of pouncey, I don't think there will be room for Hartwig. I'm hearing trade rumors already

[adamsteve14]

I think Hartwig is gone. I hope my OSU boys make it. I know Gibson will, hope Worthington does too.

[Pern]

Final 53:

QB Batch, Dixon, Leftwich, Roethlisberger
RB Dwyer, Mendenhall, Moore, Redman
TE Johnson, Miller, Spaeth
WR Battle, Brown, Randle El, Sanders, Wallace, Ward
OL Adams, Essex, Foster, Hills, Kemoeatu, Legursky, Pouncey, Scott, Starks

DL Eason, Hampton, Hoke, Hood, Keisel, Smith
LB Farrior, Foote, Fox, Gibson, Harrison, Sylvester, Timmons, Woodley, Worilds
DB Allen, Butler, Clark, Gay, Lewis, Madison, McFadden, Mundy, Polamalu, Taylor

LS Warren
PK Reed
P Sepulveda

54 -- Ben has a roster exemption during suspension


Can't remember the last time this many late draft picks made the team (Butler, Brown, Dwyer, Sylvester) i am appoint. I hope Worthington gets picked up by the PS.

Joe Burnett got cut, but did not expect Crezdon Butler to look this good.

Waiver wire pickup of interest: Buffalo cut James Hardy who was a legit possibility for the Steelers in the draft two years ago. Typical WR that would look good paired with Ben (ala Burress in ability to come back for the ball). It's hard for a young WR to transition into the league, not too mention the lack of a QB in Buffalo to assist.

[adamsteve14]

Final 53:

QB Batch, Dixon, Leftwich, Roethlisberger
RB Dwyer, Mendenhall, Moore, Redman
TE Johnson, Miller, Spaeth
WR Battle, Brown, Randle El, Sanders, Wallace, Ward
OL Adams, Essex, Foster, Hills, Kemoeatu, Legursky, Pouncey, Scott, Starks

DL Eason, Hampton, Hoke, Hood, Keisel, Smith
LB Farrior, Foote, Fox, Gibson, Harrison, Sylvester, Timmons, Woodley, Worilds
DB Allen, Butler, Clark, Gay, Lewis, Madison, McFadden, Mundy, Polamalu, Taylor

LS Warren
PK Reed
P Sepulveda

54 -- Ben has a roster exemption during suspension


Can't remember the last time this many late draft picks made the team (Butler, Brown, Dwyer, Sylvester) i am appoint. I hope Worthington gets picked up by the PS.

Joe Burnett got cut, but did not expect Crezdon Butler to look this good.

Waiver wire pickup: Buffalo cut James Hardy who was a legit possibility for the Steelers in the draft two years ago. Typical WR that would look good paired with Ben (ala Burress in ability to come back for the ball). It's hard for a young WR to transition into the league, not too mention the lack of a QB in Buffalo to assist.

We could use a big, fast receiver who can come back to the ball. I don't know why, but Ben has the tendency to underthrow Wallace. I don't know if it is because he is his 2nd or 3rd look but he is always late on his release and Wallace is a burner. I just hope that we can hinge on our D/running game and go 2-2 the first four games.

[sgtrobo]

it's a timing thing with Wallace. He needs to release the ball earlier. He had great "deep ball threat" going with Santonio, but Wallace is a good 2 steps faster than 'Tone was.

I'm hoping they look to pick up Worthington and Harris for the PS. Another year or two of development and we'll have Keisel's replacement.