Mike Mitchell on Steve Smith's "Hit List"

[BradshawsHairdresser]

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IMO, Mitchell hasn't yet earned the right to yap. Needs to shut his mouth and work on playing safety.

[Snatch98]

[url]http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000547296/article/steve-smith-upset-with-mike-mitchell-after-ravens-win[/url]

IMO, Mitchell hasn't yet earned the right to yap. Needs to shut his mouth and work on playing safety.

He had a pretty nice game last night. Smith is a punk.

[Slapstick]

Mitchell had a better game than Smith...

[Ghost]

Blake and Timmons made the hit that hurt him, not Smith. Not only is Smith a total punk but he's an imbecile as well.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

He had a pretty nice game last night. Smith is a punk.

Mitchell did have a good game last night. But he hasn't had all that many for the Steelers. So I still don't think he's earned the right to yap. Just my opinion, though.

And I agree, Smith IS a punk. His retirement can't come fast enough.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Blake and Timmons made the hit that hurt him, not Smith. Not only is Smith a total punk but he's an imbecile as well.

Yeah, I was thinking that it was actually Blake's hit that gave him the contusion.

[Snatch98]

Mitchell did have a good game last night. But he hasn't had all that many for the Steelers. So I still don't think he's earned the right to yap. Just my opinion, though.

And I agree, Smith IS a punk. His retirement can't come fast enough.

I think he's going to come into his own. He really had a dinged season with us last year and he's healthy this season. He also wasn't celebrating for meaningless hits last night. I think he has the potential to be a Ryan Clark type safety for us as this defense gels.

[Mr.wizard]

Mitchell has been a solid starting safety in the NFL for 7 years, to say hasn't earned the right to talk trash and he needs to learn how to play safety is ridiculous. He played last season with two torn groins, the guy is a warrior, and he will turn your lights out on any given play.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Mitchell has been a solid starting safety in the NFL for 7 years, to say hasn't earned the right to talk trash and he needs to learn how to play safety is ridiculous. He played last season with two torn groins, the guy is a warrior, and he will turn your lights out on any given play.

I'll admit, he looked better this last game. Maybe he had a groin that kept him from tackling well earlier this season. I hope the excuses are about done, and he turns out to be a defensive stalwart for the Steelers, because until recently, he sure hasn't been.

[Mr.wizard]

I'll admit, he looked better this last game. Maybe he had a groin that kept him from tackling well earlier this season. I hope the excuses are about done, and he turns out to be a defensive stalwart for the Steelers, because until recently, he sure hasn't been.

Earlier this season? We are in the third game, I don't recall any bad tackling by Mitchell, he has been really good.

[feltdizz]

I'll admit, he looked better this last game. Maybe he had a groin that kept him from tackling well earlier this season. I hope the excuses are about done, and he turns out to be a defensive stalwart for the Steelers, because until recently, he sure hasn't been.

Smh.. please point out his bad tackling earlier this season.

[NorthCoast]

Smh.. please point out his bad tackling earlier this season.

maybe this will jog your memory:

On New England’s first play following the Steelers’ field goal, Bud Dupree was isolated on Rob Gronkowski, and after he made the catch he made [URL="http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/mike-mitchell/6b171e8f-f368-45b3-a020-018c50cf1906/"]Mike Mitchell[/URL] miss badly in the open field to complete a gain that turned out to be 52 yards to the Pittsburgh 27-yard line.

[Slapstick]

That would be a "poor tackle"...not "poor tackling". He missed a tackle on Gronk...that automatically makes him a bad tackler...

[phillyesq]

Mitchell has been a solid starting safety in the NFL for 7 years, to say hasn't earned the right to talk trash and he needs to learn how to play safety is ridiculous. He played last season with two torn groins, the guy is a warrior, and he will turn your lights out on any given play.

He's been in the NFL for 7 years, but hardly solid for most of that time. After 4 undistinguished seasons in Oakland, he signed for the vet minimum with Carolina, where he had one good year playing behind a good front 7. He was terrible last year. He played well in the Ravens game, but so far, his trash talking has vastly exceeded his on field performance.

[brazilsteel]

Well, it seems Smith has 4 broken bones on his back.