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My guess is his ceiling is more or less what we already have but just further refined. Top tier blocker who is borderline like a 6th OL A guy who understands his role and plays within it And will likely continue to make a solid impact in the passing game once or twice a game when he cleverly slips out of his blocking role. He’s very good at finding soft zones in zone defenses and has a knack for finding yards whenever they’re available for him to take. I don’t see him ever becoming a huge pass catcher as he doesn’t exactly run crisp routes or have a physical absurdity to overwhelm defenders in coverage however his skills do play well into his general role. I could also see him having a random 100yd game in a run heavy game with multiple check downs for 8+ yards a pop.

I'd be all with you here if not for Higgins' uncharacteristic behavior aside from his TD catch. He dropped two or three easy catches, for him, and looked dazed after at least one other head smack against the ground.

The Steelers one is 75% on Josh and 25% on Gabe Josh made the wrong read/choice on the throw but it didn’t have to be an interception. If Gabe runs through there at full speed it’s either 4&2 or an incompletion. So it’s Josh fault for the opportunity but Gabe’s for making the result the worst possible

My guess they try to get Ingram to the PS and use Slay for his experience and to make sure we don’t have another doomsday situation at CB down the stretch.

I agree with Sal Capaccio on the hit being the turning point but not due to a lack of effort. Instead he posed it as the team feeling uneasy and overly cautious not to make mistakes. Once the hit happens they stopped thinking about that and instead focused on kicking Steeler’s ass.

Since he just got past a concussion I’ll give him a pass on that one lol

What angers me about this game is the fact they game planned chips for the tackles all game and to great effect. Yet somehow only tried 3 times against the Texans. Like where was that last week? Even just simple chips could have given Allen the time he needed to maneuver the backfield. Allen seemed to look more himself with the trash talking and making smart decisions after the pick. 8-4 boys, Now onto the Bengals

Bills were happy to just play a kind and gentle game; then the Steelers chose violence and the Bills said “Oh, so that’s how you want to play eh? So be it.” And proceeded to pound them mercilessly

This will likely be a garbage game to watch and possibly in result We will likely be down both tackles and barring Kinkaid returning, our top catcher outside Shakir. The ground will have a game played on it the day prior and rain and snow are on the forecast meaning it’ll be a mud bath. Lastly due to the injuries, theres a chance we lean on Cook and the run game more to which Pittsburgh has shown a willingness to go all in on to stop like with the Colts. Steelers aren’t in a much better position, missing a tackle, Rodgers can’t go under center and DK Metcalf has an ankle injury. All in all shaping up to be a lackluster rock fight

Canada was terrible in Pittsburgh so I'd want nothing to do with him.

I'd call up Aiyuk and say, hey, want to rehab your image for the FA pool. Come here and help us go the distance and we'll let you go to the highest bidder in the offseason no strings attached

Apparently the Patriots can do no wrong in the eyes of the refs

***** the Pats

@ Steelers W vs Bengals W @ Patriots W @ Browns W vs Eagles L vs Jets W

Cook - Great Groot - Ok/Mediocre Bernard - Playing Injured now Injured Again Shakir - Fine but has been pigeon-holed into a screen guy for unknown reasons Benford - Started rough but has looked better as the season has gone on The issue isn't that they are all bad, its that they are making above average money and all but Cook have been average at best