dang! Marcus Gilbert strikes again!

[D Rock]

wow....seriously??? How many friendly fire victims is Gilbert going to claim?

DeCastro
Pouncey
someone else...


This crap has got to stop

[hawaiiansteel]

wow....seriously??? How many friendly fire victims is Gilbert going to claim?

DeCastro
Pouncey
someone else...


This crap has got to stop

the someone else you're referring to is David Johnson, Gilbert's first victim.

[jj28west]

He now claims himself.


the someone else you're referring to is David Johnson, Gilbert's first victim.

[7 UP]

If your going to get you ass kicked, can you at least not fall on anybody?!?

[Dee Dub]

Marcus Gilbert is Mr. Glass from the movie Unbreakable.

[DukieBoy]

Gilbert has no agility, and is a liability.

[hawaiiansteel]

just read that Gilbert is in a walking boot and won't play against the Bengals.

looks like the rest of the line is safe from injury this week...

[Jigawatts]

just read that Gilbert is in a walking boot and won't play against the Bengals.

looks like the rest of the line is safe from injury this week...

Unless he falls off the bench and flops onto someones ankle. Probably Charlie Batch. It would be sad to see his career end this way.

[Steelerphile]

This big, uncoordinated oaf has got to go and I am truly serious about this. He has devastated this team. He is not that great of a tackle either. OH well, another high draft pick wasted. But they really cannot afford to keep Gilbert around.

[steelz09]

Remember... Gilbert is the same guy that Tomlin had penciled in at LT. Could you imagine?

Now thats an eye for talent.

[hawaiiansteel]

Remember... Gilbert is the same guy that Tomlin had penciled in at LT. Could you imagine?

if Gilbert played LT Willie Colon would already be out for the season again.

[DukieBoy]

Remember... Gilbert is the same guy that Tomlin had penciled in at LT. Could you imagine?

Now thats an eye for talent.

If Gilbert always falls to the left and plays LT, then we are safe, as long as we keep Heath way away from him.

[hawaiiansteel]

If Gilbert always falls to the left and plays LT, then we are safe, as long as we keep Heath way away from him.


from what I've seen of Gilbert so far is that he has the kind of position flexibility that Tomlin loves, Gilbert is able to fall in any direction at any given time.

[DukieBoy]

from what I've seen of Gilbert so far is that he has the kind of position flexibility that Tomlin loves, Gilbert is able to fall in any direction at any given time.

Well done. I am honored to be among comic genius on this board.

[DukieBoy]

Just keep Gilbert away from all the other injured players. They don't need more injury, and we need them back.

[hawaiiansteel]

Just keep Gilbert away from all the other injured players. They don't need more injury, and we need them back.

pick your poison:

with Gilbert, you're worried about your own OL.

with Adams, you're worried about Ben.

[fordfixer]

from what I've seen of Gilbert so far is that he has the kind of position flexibility that Tomlin loves, Gilbert is able to fall in any direction at any given time.
Except forward

[bostonsteeler]

pick your poison:

with Gilbert, you're worried about your own OL.

with Adams, you're worried about Ben.


God! We're stuck with dunces! Never imagined I'd wish for season-ending injuries on a Steelers player, but if Gilbert had been knocked out after the first play of the first preseason game, we'd be a much stronger team now.

[bostonsteeler]

Unless he falls off the bench and flops onto someones ankle. Probably Charlie Batch. It would be sad to see his career end this way.

He could actually do it too! :HeadBanger:HeadBanger

[DukieBoy]

How's the guy warm up before games ... spinning circles around a baseball bat with his head on the knob of the handle? How else can he fall that much?

[stopplayn]

Remember... Gilbert is the same guy that Tomlin had penciled in at LT. Could you imagine?

Now thats an eye for talent.

I think the POSITION coach fills out the lineups for their perspective positions. Of course Tomlin can overule. I would rather Gilbert be in than Kordell Stewart. You know the guy the Cowher started for years. UNFORGIVABLE

[bostonsteeler]

I think the POSITION coach fills out the lineups for their perspective positions. Of course Tomlin can overule. I would rather Gilbert be in than Kordell Stewart. You know the guy the Cowher started for years. UNFORGIVABLE

Gilbert would've taken out Kordell!

[DukieBoy]

I Nominate Gilbert for Dancing With The Stars.

Who would you pair him with ???

[hawaiiansteel]

Except forward

now that's funny, very good point! :D :Cheers

[fordfixer]

now that's funny, very good point! :D :Cheers
Thank you I'm here all week :D

[skyhawk]

Marcus Gilbert is Mr. Glass from the movie Unbreakable.

Hey! That's my line! But it's Troy who is Mr Glass.

[hawaiiansteel]

I just read that Marcus Gilbert is injured and not playing this Sunday.

did he roll up on himself?

[Jigawatts]

These Gilbert jokes keep getting better and better.:lol:

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?

A: Marcus Gilbert

[Jigawatts]

Q: What's Eating Marcus Gilbert?

A: Participating in an entire football game.

[hawaiiansteel]

I Nominate Gilbert for Dancing With The Stars.

Who would you pair him with ???

looks like Kirstie Alley would be a natural...

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IFyerE74LnM/0.jpg

[fezziwig]

Not only does he injur his own teamates he is always getting hurt himself. As someone said, the guy isn't that terrific as a tackle to start with. Too bad he didn't play next to Colon.

[hawaiiansteel]

Steelers’ Gilbert could miss 2 months

By Mark Kaboly
Published: Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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The Steelers' Marcus Gilbert blocks the Eagles' Kurt Coleman for running back Rashard Mendenhall

Steelers right tackle Marcus Gilbert could miss up to two months with a right ankle injury suffered during last week’s loss to Tennessee, according to teammate Maurkice Pouncey.

“He’s going to miss a significant amount of time, maybe up to six weeks,” said Pouney, who is dealing with a knee injury that might keep him out of Sunday’s game against Cincinnati. “I don’t think it’s anything that is season-ending, but we’ve got to give him time to heal and get his body right.”

Gilbert, who has been wearing a protective boot on his right foot, flew to Charlotte, N.C., Monday to consult a specialist.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Gilbert has a tendon injury in his ankle that does not require surgery.

Rookie second-round pick Mike Adams will start in place of Gilbert.

http://triblive.com/home/2793332-85/gilbert-injury-miss-steelers-ankle-months-loss-marcus-mike-suffered#ixzz29akPdu9f

[Steelerphile]

Gilbert says he won't be out nearly that long. I wouldn't be surprised if Pouncey is voicing his wish that Gilbert will be gone that long. They should paint a huge HAZARD sign on him. Some things I have wondered are: "Does Gilbert go the players whose knees he has blown out and say "I'm sorry?" Do the coaches call him out in the film sessions and loudly question his tendencies to fall on our guys knees? Do the teammates caricature the fall backwards and crunching and popping sounds of another pending knee surgery? Or is this some family secret that they are being hush-hush about?

[feltdizz]

He can't stay gone too long or we could actually field a line that gels and stays healthy. No, Gilbert will find a way to get on the field so he can get carted off again after taking another guy out.

[steelz09]

Who would have guessed that Mike Adams would start before DeCastro

[hawaiiansteel]

Who would have guessed that Mike Adams would start before DeCastro

Steelers rookie offensive tackle Mike Adams quickly finding footing on patchwork line

Published October 18, 2012
Associated Press

PITTSBURGH – Mike Adams was standing on the sideline, minding his own business when his NFL career got a kick-start.

A minute after Pittsburgh Steelers starting right tackle Marcus Gilbert went down with a hyperextended right knee early in the season opener against the Broncos, Adams found himself lining up across the line from Denver's all-everything linebacker, Von Miller.

Gulp.

"I didn't expect it, but you've got to be ready to play whenever," Adams said. "It was a pretty cool experience."

One that included some very public growing pains as Adams and the rest of the offensive line were roughed up late in a 31-19 loss. The film session was long and painful, with offensive line coach Sean Kugler giving the second-round draft pick out of Ohio State some very pointed criticism.

The talk was a watershed moment for a player not known as a workaholic during his time with the Buckeyes. Adams responded with a tenacity that proved to the guys lining up next to him he was serious about this whole NFL deal.

Good thing considering Adams will make his first start Sunday when Pittsburgh (2-3) travels to Cincinnati (3-3). Gilbert is out indefinitely with an ankle injury.

"Mike's day-to-day stuff has changed a whole lot," Pittsburgh guard Ramon Foster said. "He's more in tune to what's going on. Not to sound bad, but him getting embarrassed like (in Denver) kind of woke him up a little bit. He got chewed out pretty good and he's come back pretty strong from it."

The massive 6-foot-7, 323-pound Adams has long had the athletic ability to flourish. The only concerns were about his attitude. He acknowledged flunking a drug test just before the NFL combine last spring and was suspended a handful of games during his final season at Ohio State for his role in the scandal that eventually led to coach Jim Tressel's dismissal.

Adams pledged during minicamp that he'd put his troubled past firmly behind him and he's backed it up by becoming an eager student of the game. Following practice on Wednesday Adams joined starting left tackle Max Starks and rookie Kelvin Beachum for extra reps taking whacks at a heavy bag at one end of the practice field.

It's a ritual that Adams has joined in repeatedly since training camp, and with his huge wingspan he swatted the bag around like a toddler playing with a favorite toy. On Sunday, that bag will morph into Cincinnati defensive end Carlos Dunlap, who is part of a unit that is second in the NFL with 21 sacks.

No pressure or anything, though Adams pointed to Dunlap's 6-6 frame as something he can get a handle on better than the smaller, speedier Miller. Besides, just about anything Adams faces in a game will be easier than the time he's spent over the last month trying to block James Harrison or LaMarr Woodley in practice.

"When you're going against two of the best in the world, it's easy to learn fast," Adams said. "They're great vets. They teach me things on the go."

The Steelers pride themselves on the way they bring each other along, and Adams doesn't need to look too far for someone who knows exactly what he's going through. A year ago, Gilbert was a rookie tackle thrust into the starting lineup by injury. By the end of the season, he was starting on merit.

Adams said he and Gilbert are "close" and it's clear the team intends to have the two serve as bookend tackles at some point down the road.

At the moment, the Steelers need Adams to do his best Gilbert impression and just hang in there for a team that is banged up all over the place. Adams might not even be the only backup lineman playing for a team facing a critical juncture early in the season.

Doug Legursky practiced at center on Wednesday in place of Maurkice Pouncey, who is questionable with a right knee injury. Putting together a patchwork offensive line is nothing new in Pittsburgh, where the practice seems to be as much a part of the football season as the Terrible Towel.

"It always seems to happen to us, it does," Foster said. "We've got to reverse this curse, whatever is going on. We've handled it before."

The Steelers have to handle it again if they want to keep pace in a ridiculously crowded AFC, where nine teams have three losses six weeks into the seasons. The Bengals are one of them, though a win over Pittsburgh would give Cincinnati some breathing room in a suddenly vulnerable AFC North now that division leader Baltimore has lost linebacker Ray Lewis and cornerback Ladarius Webb for the season with injuries.

Adams' job will be to help keep pressure off quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and open up holes for a running game that has operated in fits and starts. It's a job he's ready for, even if his opportunity to step under the lights came a little earlier than he expected.

"I think for Mike, this is the perfect process and perfect time for him to come in and start playing," Starks said.

NOTES: Safety Troy Polamalu will miss his fourth game of the season with a strained right calf, though Polamalu said Wednesday he remains optimistic he won't be sidelined for a significant amount of time ... Running backs Rashard Mendenhall (right Achilles) and Isaac Redman (ankle) did not practice on Wednesday though both are questionable ... Linebacker Lawrence Timmons did not practice on Wednesday with a foot issue.

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/10/18/steelers-rookie-offensive-tackle-mike-adams-quickly-finding-footing-on/print#ixzz29fRnyf2C