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Jones vs Travon Walker should be a good test tonight. Walker is on par with a Maxx Crosby if not slightly even better.
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Jones is healthy now. He needs to show his stuff tonight.
Tomlin hasn't won a playoff game in seven years and counting. The earliest will be eight years. I guess that in Art Rooney's II, opinion is worth a 3 year extension.
Our 2024 draft looks to be grade A. Our 2023 draft is an A. The roster is talented, but Mike Tomlin is still the head coach.
*** Mike Tomlin is the best coach since the AFL- NFL merger that has not won a playoff game in 8 seasons or more. It's either him or Lewis. ***Comment
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"In his first game back after suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 2 last season, right tackle Troy Fautanu had an illegal hands to the face penalty on the first drive. The Steelers were able to overcome the mistake, but he’ll be looking to clean up his technique after drawing the flag.
Later in the first half, Dylan Cook, who is competing to be the swing tackle, took a holding penalty on third down. The penalty was declined, and the Steelers had to punt."
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'Letters from Camp' Q&A: Steelers O-line coach Pat Meyer on Broderick Jones' move to LT, Troy Fautanu's return
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025
Our latest “Letters from Camp” Q&A with a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff features offensive line coach Pat Meyer. He answers five questions about what I have deemed to be the most important position group on the 2025 Steelers.
Why should we be confident that things will be better for Broderick Jones at left tackle than at right tackle?: “This preseason, he’s been way more detailed, just in this process and the way he’s approached things. He’s been a lot better,” Meyer said.
“He came into the league as a young player (22 years old). Didn’t have a ton of game reps at Georgia. Experience is a big part of it. Maturing as you get a little bit older, and seeing how true pros do things and how they approach things. It’s all encompassing with experience, maturity, learning it, understanding. … He’s done a nice job.”
Is Troy Fautanu back to where he was before his injuries?: “Coming back early in camp, his timing was a little bit off,” Meyer admitted. “He’s got his timing back, and he’s learning the little, basic nuances to some of the different techniques, like with his feet and hand-timing, and his strike. He’s done a nice job over the last week or so of correcting some of that stuff. (We) expect big things out of him and Broderick both in the run game (and pass blocking) — tackles that are athletic and guys that can roll their hips and be powerful in the run game too, not just one dimensional.
Is Isaac Seumalo’s availability starting to become a concern for the regular season?: “No, not at all. I mean, a 10th-year player that’s had some injuries in the past, obviously, we’re going to be smart with him in terms of practice and how many reps he’s gonna take,” Meyer said. “He’s always out there. He always wants to practice when we do hold him out for his own health, and getting him to play on gamedays. If you’re going to go out and play hard and stay healthy, and somebody gets banged up, we’ve got some guys that are quality, high-level backups that we’re happy to have on the team too. We’ll be smart with Isaac and how many reps he gets in practice.”
How are center Zach Frazier and guard Mason McCormick developing in Year 2?: “They ended up playing a lot of ball (as rookies), and they answered the bell. Some of the things that they did last year, they’ve learned from — whether it be how you read, how you see the defense, to why we’re doing things. Then, some of the different things, like schematically and technically, how do we want to approach certain blocks? That’s where their improvement needs to continue to grow. I’ve seen improvement,” Meyer said.
“Two kids that love football. They really do. They’re eager to learn, and they’re eager to win their reps each and every down. That’s what we want, smart guys that are tough, that like to finish.”
Has Frazier fixed the bad snap issues that were problematic early in camp?: “That’s early camp stuff that we don’t want,” Meyer said. “Especially when you played all those games he had that were early on.”
Meyer suggested that the problems may have stemmed from Frazier being in a hurry too often.
“It was always the first play of the first team period. Whether that’s him thinking too much, trying to add things to his technique in terms like throwing hands and doing some things had him maybe a little bit off kilter,” Meyer continued. “We had a conversation about it, and that’s done. It’s over with. We’re not having any more. We’re not doing it anymore. He’s obviously diligent about it, so he doesn’t make any of those mistakes. And we can’t have those mistakes. He’s been solid the last two weeks now.”
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We rushed 20 times for 53 yards and Broderick Jones allowed 3 sacks.
Not good...
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Who do we have to replace Jones? Can we move Fuatona( sp) to LT and replace him. I used to like Jones but he has worn out his welcome here. He's no good. I mean what's he going to have 15 sacks allowed in the first 5 games before we see the light.
Get him out of there and put anybody in.Comment
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Let me put this out into this Oline discussion. Can we try Darnell Washington at LT? Have we tried him. How close to 300# is he?
Another multi- sack game by Jones is going to relegate him to a backup. We have Calvin Anderson as a backup. We always have a hard time giving up on a 1st rounder, especially one we moved up for.Comment
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...Originally posted by BuzzNuter
I think it's Anderson who's the backup. My understanding is that Peat is RS only.Originally posted by Steelers_fan_in_TO
So I think the answer to "who do we have to replace Jones" is basically "no one". Which isn't good.
Maybe we could put TF at LT and move Jones back to RT if he continues to look like this. Before all the "natural position" posts...Jones has played more RT in the NFL than LT in college.Last edited by Northern_Blitz; 09-09-2025, 06:19 AM.Comment
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