Pittsburgh Steelers Thread

OT it is, they have their pick of some highly regarded DB’s now to start off the second round and another pick soon after at #49

Delighted with the Jones pick, hopefully he is their franchise LT for the next decade

Not sure what it means other than we will see events from time to time and some merchandise will appear in sports shops etc.

I wonder could a game happen at Croke Park at some stage. That would be amazing for fans. I would imagine that they’ll focus on bigger markets for full NFL games but a preseason game might be a possibility

Ran in to a buzz saw today, 49ers much better all over and everything went right for them. While they probably won’t face a better defence this year Kenny Pickett was very poor and missed a lot of open throws. They’ll have better days no doubt but a disappointing start.

Injuries to Cam, DJ and Muth as well

That would be amazing. I think a preseason game is probably more realistic in the first instance but you never know

Watched game highlights from last night looks like the defence bailed the offence out big time. Steelers offence is near unwatchable. Good to get a win but very worrying performance by all accounts.

Sorry to see Chubb go down with what looks like a career changing injury

That was an ugly win but we will take it. What a performance from the defence and some signs of life on offence in the second half.

Another bonkers heart attack finish, and somehow this team is 6-3. The passing game is still woeful but they continue to squeak out these wins one way or another.

Two tough games coming up in Cleveland and Cincinnati.

What a disaster yesterday. Leaving the defeat to a 2-10 team aside, the injuries to key players is going to really hurt over the next few weeks.

I was pretty confident that they’d make the playoffs going in to yesterday but I think that’s a real doubt now.

Boswell would probably have hit to make it 24-16, but to concede 30 straight is a ridiculous effort. The defence are not really to blame, as you said, worn down, but on the following possession, Indy ran the ball 14 times straight, and Pittsburgh couldn't stop them. Not too many standouts on the team, and on the slide

Strange twist at the end of the season with Mason looking like a capable QB. He is a different player to the last time we saw him and is much more confident and composed. He looks a better player than Pickett at this moment in time

That was a good Seattle team that needed to win yesterday and the Steelers went in to Lumen Field and outplayed them.

Pity they couldn’t have found this form a little earlier in the year.

That was a hard watch but a win is all that matters.

No chance of causing an upset in the playoffs if they get in IMO. If the defence wasn’t completely gutted by injuries then maybe, but they are down to guys they signed off the street at safety and ILB, looks like TJ may be done for the year now as well

That’s right if the Bills lose the Steelers move above them in the seeding and would play the Chiefs In Arrowhead

There will be no easy game whatever the outcome

Bills it is. Josh Allen is on a tear and this is a tough tough matchup. It’s very difficult to imagine the Steelers even keeping this close without Watt

Our best hope is for bad weather where the Bills struggle to move the ball in the air, hope for a couple of lucky fumbles etc. They won’t beat the Bills any other way IMO

I think they will address a few things this offseason regardless. They will have to hire a new offensive coaching staff now Canada is gone, and I expect that they will go for an appropriately experienced candidate this time.

Their big problem most of this season has been bad QB play. Not sure what happens there. Kenny has been benched. He will get another chance I am sure but his leash will be short. They will have to bring in competition. They can’t waste another season hoping he improves.

The rest of the roster isn’t that far away, especially if they can stack another good draft class on top of their excellent 2023 draft.

Oops…getting nothing from the run

This looks done already

The offence has settled down and is moving the ball but they lost the game on that Pickens turnover and subsequent Bills score. You can’t give a gift like that in the playoffs.

Those two plays by Pickens has given them a sniff

Just a sniff

Utter amateur hour stuff from Jack and Fitzpatrick. Steelers got exactly what they deserved.

Too many mistakes. Thought they fought back well to get it within 7 but it was too big an ask on the road and with so many injuries on defence.

It’ll be interesting to see what they do at QB in the offseason, despite what Tomlin is saying I think they may have turned the page on Kenny and Mason is a free agent. He appears to be a decent game manager at this stage and will get a nice backup contract somewhere.