If by some miracle, Ben does play, Haley needs to beat it into his head that it's 3-4 seconds and get rid of the ball. Until he's 100% confident in that knee, it should be zero holding the ball to make one of Ben's magical big plays.
If by some miracle, Ben does play, Haley needs to beat it into his head that it's 3-4 seconds and get rid of the ball. Until he's 100% confident in that knee, it should be zero holding the ball to make one of Ben's magical big plays.
we know and Ben knows his job is secure... but let's say Jones plays next week and puts up gangster stats? He will start to look franchisy. Fans will start to whisper for Jones if Ben comes back and tosses 3 INT's in his first start.
We know his job is secure but it's still the NFL. If Landry plays next week and tosses 4 TD's sports radio will start talking about it.
This has nothing to do with fear of being replaced... its internal, its that drive to be the best and want to play as many downs as possible and I think the desire increases when QB's like Ben see a back up... a young back up being groomed, go out and toss the rock around just like Ben did when he burst onto the scene.
I lost a bet about Najee gaining 1300 yards.
"Our head coach has failed to win a playoff game for seven years in a row. His game day strategy, culture of divas, in game decisions, clock management, player evaluation, hires, and affinity with sub par starters at RB, P, and OL are holding the Steelers back. That standard remains the standard"
Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.
When did I say anything about Ben not wanting to see his team win?
My fear is Ben wanting to play earlier to help us win because he sees our offense with all its weapons and Landry putting up big numbers.
If he is healthy then sure... but how many times has Ben come back early?
These HOFer QB's hate being in the sideline and they are extremely competitive. It's different watching a Vick or a Batch who you know is a stop gap versus watching a guy like Landry who is being groomed.
Ben is itching to get back now that Bryant is back and balling. But is he ready? Is he healthy? Will he rush now that Landry showed out or will he take another week or 2 since Landry may be the answer to our backup woes and get us another W?
I lost a bet about Najee gaining 1300 yards.
"Our head coach has failed to win a playoff game for seven years in a row. His game day strategy, culture of divas, in game decisions, clock management, player evaluation, hires, and affinity with sub par starters at RB, P, and OL are holding the Steelers back. That standard remains the standard"
I lost a bet about Najee gaining 1300 yards.
"Our head coach has failed to win a playoff game for seven years in a row. His game day strategy, culture of divas, in game decisions, clock management, player evaluation, hires, and affinity with sub par starters at RB, P, and OL are holding the Steelers back. That standard remains the standard"
I lost a bet about Najee gaining 1300 yards.
"Our head coach has failed to win a playoff game for seven years in a row. His game day strategy, culture of divas, in game decisions, clock management, player evaluation, hires, and affinity with sub par starters at RB, P, and OL are holding the Steelers back. That standard remains the standard"
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DeVille's Late-March Mock (In Progress)
1.20 - Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon
2.51 - "WR/DL/CB" (tbd)
3.84 - "WR/DL/CB" (tbd)
3.98 - "WR/DL/CB" (tbd)
4.117 - Jordan Travis, QB, FSU
6.178 -Travis Glover, OT, Ga State
6.195 - Isaac Guerendo, RB, Louisville
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