Roethlisberger in surgery (appendectomy), likely to miss opener

[still life]

http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_246173637.html

Shit, he has no luck.

No Ward and no Ben = loss on Thursday

Just have to rest up and be ready for the 18th.

[fromwithin]

hahahahahahahahahaha wonderful. he must have a punch card now for the hospital, visit 5 times get 6th free!

[Drew Beringer]

Already throwin in the towel are we?

[LostSymphonies]

we'll be fine

[LeftWideOpen]

this is a huge blow. they are going to crowd the line on willie parker all game long.

[histrionics22]

Batch is capable. I am still confident.

[LostSymphonies]

yeah, i still feel good

[still life]

Already throwin in the towel are we?

Of course. Watching the 4 games last year, I know what to expect without the right QB in there.

Ward will play though, and that helps. But I have zero confidence in Batch, he had a good half against Cleveland and that's all he's done in 3 years as a Steeler. Unless Culpepper is a turnover machine, this will be tough to win.

[histrionics22]

Of course. Watching the 4 games last year, I know what to expect without the right QB in there.

Ward will play though, and that helps. But I have zero confidence in Batch, he had a good half against Cleveland and that's all he's done in 3 years as a Steeler. Unless Culpepper is a turnover machine, this will be tough to win.
Cowher got to the AFC Championship game with KORDELL STEWART. I think we'll be ok with Batch for a week or 2.

[xbrokendownx]

fucking YES



our D will tear charlie batch apart

[Brownpants06]

damnit ward, you're not injured you wuss.

[Vincewithouthee]

Yeah it sucks. Ben can't catch a break, ever.

I still think we can pull off a win, but it'll be a lot harder.

[still life]

Cowher got to the AFC Championship game with KORDELL STEWART. I think we'll be ok with Batch for a week or 2.

Kordell had good regular seasons in 97 and 01, even going to the Pro Bowl in 01. Of course he choked in the AFC-C both times.

Batch has never had a season as good as Kordell's best years. And he's not mobile, and this o-line's pass protection is a bit shoddy right now. If Miami was some scrub team coming off a 4-12 season, this wouldn't really matter.

[btbam > you]

Batch is capable. I am still confident.

hahahaha

[histrionics22]

hahahaha
Did you see any games he was in last year? We will be fine.

[Vincewithouthee]

For us to win, the whole defense is gonna have to play so well. Will that happen? Who knows. I'm really, really iffy.

[xbrokendownx]

sucks they just released omar

[still life]

For us to win, the whole defense is gonna have to play so well. Will that happen? Who knows. I'm really, really iffy.

I'm getting a Jacksonville/Baltimore vibe from this game. The defense played pretty well, but they still lost in OT, mostly because of QB blunders. The running game will have to be top notch, the defense will need to come up with turnovers, and Batch has to play smart.

Jacobs would shit his pants if he had to play in this game, he's not ready. He's on the practice squad, so they could bring him up if they want. A vet QB will be brought in instead, I just hope it's not St. Pierre or Maddox.

[histrionics22]

Jeff George? :D

[LostSymphonies]

fucking YES



our D will tear charlie batch apart

and our D will rip your O in half and then piss on the ashes

[selftitled85]

batch is very capable.

i remember when he played for the lions and he played very well. batch is a good backup to have.

[Vincewithouthee]

I'm getting a Jacksonville/Baltimore vibe from this game. The defense played pretty well, but they still lost in OT, mostly because of QB blunders. The running game will have to be top notch, the defense will need to come up with turnovers, and Batch has to play smart.

Jacobs would shit his pants if he had to play in this game, he's not ready. He's on the practice squad, so they could bring him up if they want. A vet QB will be brought in instead, I just hope it's not St. Pierre or Maddox.

I'm thinking the same exact thing as well. I trust Batch playing smart. I just don't trust him making any big plays. We will need a few of those, of course. I'm just not sure if he's capable of doing just that. I dunno.

They're probably gonna sign a QB sometime this week. A veteran being more likely. Who that may just be, who knows.

[mat1419]

don't be fooled, still life isn't a steelers fan. he'll sell his team out faster than a peyton manning playoff run.

[LostSymphonies]

sucks they just released omar

he was re-signed to the practice squad

[histrionics22]

Lets bring back Dan Marino for a game.

[still life]

batch is very capable.

i remember when he played for the lions and he played very well. batch is a good backup to have.

You're talking about 5 years ago, the guy's done next to nothing since 2001.

I believe he had 3 redzone turnovers in the preseason as well. Not that preseason performance is that important, but fundamental errors like that kill a team.

[still life]

don't be fooled, still life isn't a steelers fan. he'll sell his team out faster than a peyton manning playoff run.

Still have your fingers crushed under the window that slammed on the Eagles two years ago?

[fromwithin]

idiotic move cutting jacobs, he is better than batch already.

[mat1419]

Still have your fingers crushed under the window that slammed on the Eagles two years ago?

i'd pick on your team, but by next week i'd be outdated and you'd be on to the next one.

[aminorthreat55]

don't be fooled, still life isn't a steelers fan. he'll sell his team out faster than a peyton manning playoff run.
Haha.

This is gonna be good.

[CWeezer]

damn shame

[livethesounds]

good news for fins fans.

[FondestMemory]

this sucks. but i'm not throwing in the towel yet. i think batch can do enough to not lose the game.

even if it hurts more than i think, i'd rather it be happening now than later in the season. whatever happens now, they'll be able to recover from.

i'm not too worried.

[FondestMemory]

also, omar was put back on the roster. so as of now, he's number two going into thursday.

[still life]

i'd pick on your team, but by next week i'd be outdated and you'd be on to the next one.

There's so much past precedence for that right?

[still life]

Omar Jacobs sucks, they should have drafted Gradkowski instead.

[Spicoli hey bud]

and still_life returns.

[mat1419]

There's so much past precedence for that right?

about a years worth of old threads actually

[still life]

about a years worth of old threads actually

I've never said anything positive for more than two teams, something that is rather common.

[zizou1790]

im still saying REPEAT

[fromwithin]

keep dreaming.

[zizou1790]

idiotic move cutting jacobs, he is better than batch already.

did you watch jacobs at all this preseason

[fromwithin]

did you watch jacobs at all this preseason


yes and he was stellar the last game.

[zizou1790]

yes and he was stellar the last game.

he was ok that last game against carolina's 3rd string D but blew the rest of preseason




on a positive note

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers announced today that cornerback Ike Taylor has signed a five-year contract that will keep him with the team through the 2010 season.

[histrionics22]

he was ok that last game against carolina's 3rd string D but blew the rest of preseason




on a positive note

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers announced today that cornerback Ike Taylor has signed a five-year contract that will keep him with the team through the 2010 season.
Ike Taylor and Rooney are home boys.

[fromwithin]

no one else would take ike taylor.

[zizou1790]

Ike Taylor and Rooney are home boys.

the speculation was there was no way the steelers would be able to afford him

[zizou1790]

no one else would take ike taylor.


hahaha of course those lockdown corners are dime a dozen

[histrionics22]

There's already an article in the Post-Gazette about it. It wasn't that they wouldn't be able to afford him. It's just that they would have needed to sign Polamalu in a year and Taylor's signing bonus would set a standard.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06247/718963-66.stm

[still life]

Polamalu certainly deserves a lot more money than Taylor

[fromwithin]

Polamalu certainly deserves a lot more money than Taylor

exactly. ike taylor is the highest paid CB in history, now that is really sad. he wanted a 10 million signing bonus, what a joke.

[histrionics22]

exactly. ike taylor is the highest paid CB in history, now that is really sad. he wanted a 10 million signing bonus, what a joke.
Consider NFL salaries are a lot higher than they were 10 years ago. Also it was probably the last time we had a decent CB.

[fromwithin]

1 INT last year oh yeah he's elite wowee. He has TWO CAREER INT's.

[zizou1790]

1 INT last year oh yeah he's elite wowee. He has TWO CAREER INT's.

yeah his hands are rock he could of easily had 10-12 ints last year if he could catch at the level of your average middle schooler but he sure does beat the days of us having Dewayne Washington and Chad Scott

[histrionics22]

1 INT last year oh yeah he's elite wowee. He has TWO CAREER INT's.
2 in the playoffs. His doesnt have great hands. You dont need great hands to cover people. I dont even know why I'm arguing with you about this.

[fromwithin]

he's not horrible, but he's nothing special and definitely not deserving of that money.

[zizou1790]

he's not horrible, but he's nothing special and definitely not deserving of that money.

5 years 22 mil which includes the 6.5 million bonus he got, thats a great invesment imo

[xbrokendownx]

yes, because interceptions are the only stat used when youre talking about a good CB....




:shake:

[histrionics22]

he's not horrible, but he's nothing special and definitely not deserving of that money.
Are you kidding me? The Redskins would have handed him a $12 million signing bonus quicker than you could say Randle El.

[zizou1790]

Are you kidding me? The Redskins would have handed him a $12 million signing bonus quicker than you could say Randle El.

haha amen

[fromwithin]

we'll see if he's even still around by year 5.

[Drew Beringer]

Of course. Watching the 4 games last year, I know what to expect without the right QB in there.

Ward will play though, and that helps. But I have zero confidence in Batch, he had a good half against Cleveland and that's all he's done in 3 years as a Steeler. Unless Culpepper is a turnover machine, this will be tough to win.

Batch has 2 TD's already.

[Drew Beringer]

Batch played pretty damn good.

[xbrokendownx]

Batch played pretty damn good.





yeah, you know your DBs are bad when charlie batch throws 3 TDs

[still life]

Batch came through with the big throw to Miller, but he was only 7/15 for 66 yards even when he had the 2 TDs. About as good a performance they could have hoped for from him. Defense came up huge too.

[Rock]

http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_246173637.html

Shit, he has no luck.

No Ward and no Ben = loss on Thursday

Just have to rest up and be ready for the 18th.
eat crow.

[still life]

No, considering Ward did play, and I even picked the Steelers to win a close game

[Rock]

considering Ward did play
you should have known better. don't doubt hines.