Dulac claims the Steelers will

[Steelhere10]

Bring back Sly to replace Foote, If this happens and he's back to start. The whole staff need to be fired. Why bring players back who you have let go for different reason instead of trying the players who you decided to keep. Is the staff scared of change.

[steelz09]

There is just no excuse for these type of decisions. Just add another one of these perplexing decisions to the list.

[Vindrow]

If they bring Sly back then who do they cut to make room? They have already filled the 3 spots for Pouncey, Howling and Foote, with Velasco, Dwyer, and Shayne Graham (filling in for Swishy until he heals up). Wouldn't mid if they got rid of Whimper.

[Rara]

That is probably what would happen.

[feltdizz]

Cant bring in new guys to play in this D.

[Discipline of Steel]

Haha Jeez.... If Whipper gets cut, who will we blame all of our problems on?

[hawaiiansteel]

Cant bring in new guys to play in this D.

nope, it takes several years to properly learn Dick LeBeau's complicated defensive schemes...

[fordfixer]

Haha Jeez.... If Whipper gets cut, who will we blame all of our problems on?

The list is long, but distinguished

[7 UP]

This is a team in disarray. The players are not stupid. Tomlin is running the risk of losing this team by making moves like this.

Imagine if you are a player who won a job in preseason, only to find out you lost that job because the guy you were backing up got hurt, and the guy you beat out was signed to take your job. Did that sentence even make sence? Scary thing is its true.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

This is a team in disarray. The players are not stupid. Tomlin is running the risk of losing this team by making moves like this.

Imagine if you are a player who won a job in preseason, only to find out you lost that job because the guy you were backing up got hurt, and the guy you beat out was signed to take your job. Did that sentence even make sence? Scary thing is its true.

Yes, it does make sense. And yes, it is total bullcrap. You keep Williams and Wilson over Sly, then they play over Sly.

[flippy]

Yes, it does make sense. And yes, it is total bullcrap. You keep Williams and Wilson over Sly, then they play over Sly.

Williams was kept as the backup to Foote and Wilson is the backup to Timmons. It's possible we kept Williams based on his potential but didn't expect Foote to go down and don't feel Williams is ready to start.

[Captain Lemming]

Haha Jeez.... If Whipper gets cut, who will we blame all of our problems on?

We blame him when he is on the bench so we can blame him if he is cut.

[Discipline of Steel]

we blame him when he is on the bench so we can blame him if he is cut.

ahahahahahaha!!!

[Captain Lemming]

This is a team in disarray. The players are not stupid. Tomlin is running the risk of losing this team by making moves like this.

Imagine if you are a player who won a job in preseason, only to find out you lost that job because the guy you were backing up got hurt, and the guy you beat out was signed to take your job. Did that sentence even make sence? Scary thing is its true.

Situations vary. For instance if we somehow wound up in playoff contention its week 14 Ben misses a game because his wife is having baby 2. Grad comes in and gets injured for the season while leading the game. We lose on a Landry pick. I would call Batch to backup Ben through the playoffs, despite knowing Landry has WAY MORE potential in the long term.

[NJ-STEELER]

Williams was kept as the backup to Foote and Wilson is the backup to Timmons. It's possible we kept Williams based on his potential but didn't expect Foote to go down and don't feel Williams is ready to start.

And I would think cap hits came into play as well