Young money

[Starlifter]

Lots of blame to go around today - but I'm wondering if our receivers could have been ANY less impressive.

[Steelhere10]

It seems like the drops are contagious, once it start it don't stop.

[SteelBuckeye]

Hmmmmm .... Seems everyone's favorite TE (Mine too btw) dropped a pass in a crucial situation ... don't see a thread dedicated to "OLD RELIABLE". But, I'm sure that one of you will say something like "Heath's still hurt" ... Tough .. if he's out there, he agreed to be out there and he should perform ... btw, it's his KNEE that was hurt, not his hands.

[feltdizz]

Hmmmmm .... Seems everyone's favorite TE (Mine too btw) dropped a pass in a crucial situation ... don't see a thread dedicated to "OLD RELIABLE". But, I'm sure that one of you will say something like "Heath's still hurt" ... Tough .. if he's out there, he agreed to be out there and he should perform ... btw, it's his KNEE that was hurt, not his hands.

can't bash the hero

[BradshawsHairdresser]

can't bash the hero

Why not? He's got to catch that ball.

[SteelBuckeye]

Hmmmmm .... Seems everyone's favorite TE (Mine too btw) dropped a pass in a crucial situation ... don't see a thread dedicated to "OLD RELIABLE". But, I'm sure that one of you will say something like "Heath's still hurt" ... Tough .. if he's out there, he agreed to be out there and he should perform ... btw, it's his KNEE that was hurt, not his hands.

Not bashing ... just pointing out a fact that got ignored and gets ignored whenever Heath has a drop. It's not a "YOUNG MONEY" thing ... This team .. while, I want to say they underperform ... They .. dare I say it .."CHOKE" as a team this year. It's not usually one person. When they lose, it's like an onslaught of mistakes. Now, this would be somewhat acceptable/understandable if it was the YOUNG guys (read Rookies/new starters), but it seems like it's the old guard that are messing up the most in crucial situations.

[eniparadoxgma]

Heath hasn't been looking like Heath lately.

[SteelBuckeye]

Heath hasn't been looking like Heath lately.

And the "old" Steelers would look at that and say ... it's time to get another TE or BIG WR in the draft. Not a Tomlin basher, but I will say that during his era for whatever reason, they have been loathe to draft "competition" for the starters ... that's not the way to stay relevant

[phillyesq]

can't bash the hero

Heath had a big drop, but your boy Antonio Brown once again came up small in a big situation. Not to mention, he made a boneheaded play running out of bounds at the end of the first half, allowing the Raiders to save a time out. It turned out not to matter as Cortez Allen picked the next pass, leading to another Suisham miss, but Brown showed very poor judgment.

As for Sanders, I can't understand why the feel the continued need to throw the deep ball to him. That pass has what, a 10% completion rate. He is an intermediate receiver, a poor man's Santonio Holmes.

[SteelBuckeye]

Heath had a big drop, but your boy Antonio Brown once again came up small in a big situation. Not to mention, he made a boneheaded play running out of bounds at the end of the first half, allowing the Raiders to save a time out. It turned out not to matter as Cortez Allen picked the next pass, leading to another Suisham miss, but Brown showed very poor judgment.

As for Sanders, I can't understand why the feel the continued need to throw the deep ball to him. That pass has what, a 10% completion rate. He is an intermediate receiver, a poor man's Santonio Holmes.

Sooo, Heath gets a pass with the "but others did this and others did that"? Heath had a Biiiig drop. It's unusual for him, but it happened and it wasn't the first MISTAKE he has made since coming back. If I'm the Steelers, I'm hoping he comes back to himself by the end of the year ... "BUT", I'm also looking for a younger version of Heath in the draft. The one thing YOUNG MONEY, as Y'all still call them has over Heath is YOUTH ... they can continue to grow .. Heath, however is on the downside of his career and it's prudent to start looking for his replacement ... Heck, after last year and this, NOBODY's job should be safe ... Not even Heeeeaaaaath

[eniparadoxgma]

And the "old" Steelers would look at that and say ... it's time to get another TE or BIG WR in the draft. Not a Tomlin basher, but I will say that during his era for whatever reason, they have been loathe to draft "competition" for the starters ... that's not the way to stay relevant

I don't think this is a sign of his decline. I think he's just still shaking off the rust from the injury. Just my opinion.

[birtikidis]

I guess, regardless of the fact that a guy is one of the best in the league at his respective positions, we should just go ahead and draft his replacement right away. Like the Pirates do.

[SteelBuckeye]

I guess, regardless of the fact that a guy is one of the best in the league at his respective positions, we should just go ahead and draft his replacement right away. Like the Pirates do.

Yeah, if the guy is 30, coming off a serious knee injury and his replacement was going to have to be drafted sooner rather than later anyway. I mean half of SteelerNation is upset because we strayed away from the system by waiting too long to draft replacements for the previous "stars" and didn't develop the replacements we drafted soon enough (because we were too busy sticking with the stars for one last run).
Well, put your heart where your mouth is ... Heath is hurt, may never be the same ... don't cry if they draft his replacement and actually develop the kid while Heath is still playing. And I'm not saying Heath is done .. I recognize he isn't fully back from the injury .. "BUT" what if he never does come back fully? We should just give him a pass because he "WAS" one of the best at his position (he's not NOW, and may never be again)?

[Chadman]

That lack of a "Go To" WR still pops up during game situations. Even with questions regarding OL & DL, if the Steelers get a shot at a legit #1 WR type, that's the direction Chadman wants to go.

Then a NT.

[SteelBuckeye]

That lack of a "Go To" WR still pops up during game situations. Even with questions regarding OL & DL, if the Steelers get a shot at a legit #1 WR type, that's the direction Chadman wants to go.

Then a NT.

If Evans (Tex A&M) or Watkins (Clemson) are available with our top 10 pick, they would be fools to let the clock go more than 10 seconds before making their pick. Kinda torn between the two .. Evans has that Height/Speed combo .. but Watkins just jumps out at you