Aaron Smith out 3 months

[phillyesq]

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Count me into the "Oh sh%t" side of this.

Me too. This is a huge loss.

[SteelHead]

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There is absolutely no downplaying this injury.....

It's a BIG time loss for this defense.

Here's hoping our back-ups on the D-line can fill some big shoes.

[AngryAsian]

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A source with the Pittsburgh Steelers revealed to SteelCityInsider.com that Aaron Smith will undergo surgery on his right rotator cuff Friday, and that he won't be able to play for at least three months.
That leaves the Steelers' valuable defensive left end out of action until the middle of January, meaning Mike Tomlin will have to make a decision similar to the one Bill Cowher made in 1995 with Rod Woodson, when Cowher left open a roster spot until the Super Bowl that season.

ugh. our run defense just got much worse.

We are a slight .2 yards from being number one against the run.

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[NW Steeler]

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Ugh....Double Ugh! Hopefully Ziggy will prove his worth of a first round pick! Imagine that, a first round pick contributing in his first year! Wow!

[RuthlessBurgher]

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not only bad for the team but i feel bad for aaron smith, this is bad news, very bad news, we just lost our best DLman

I don't feel quite as bad for Aaron himself. Although I know that he wants to be out there playing as much as anyone, at the very least he will be able to spend more time with his ill son while he is rehabbing. Unlike Mendenhall's situation, in which there was an issue with him being away from the team while rehabbing an injury, I would have no problem with Smith being away to spend time with his family during this unfortunate situation.

[SteelBucks]

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This sucks! Our run defense got absolutely shredded back in '07 when Smith was lost for the season. Here's hoping someone in the backup DE rotation steps up.

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

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I'm in the "Oh Sh!t" camp as well.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

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damn.

the 11 on the grass are the pittsburgh steelers, but this one hurts.

[Flasteel]

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Dammit.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

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Ugh....Double Ugh! Hopefully Ziggy will prove his worth of a first round pick! Imagine that, a first round pick contributing in his first year! Wow!

I am sure they will attempt to hold him back as much as they can. Seems to be the Steelers way. I am sure they will play Kirshke more just cause he has more experience even though he will actually play worse than Hood is capable of doing.

[BURGH86STEEL]

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Someone or the group of players will have to step up and play well.

[flippy]

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What about Hoke?

We can also play around with a 4 man line.

Or only using 2 down linemen.

Teams passing against us less may not be so bad.

We'll be fine.

[flippy]

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Oh and this time around the offense can put up points.

If we put the pedal to the metal on offense, teams might have to pass to keep up anyway.

[grotonsteel]

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Man this hurts........Steelers just lost heart and soul of the defense.

Time for Ziggy show...

[SteelBucks]

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Man this hurts........Steelers just lost heart and soul of the defense.

Time for Ziggy show...

Here's the latest Tomlinism, at today's PC Tomlin said this about Hood: "He's not out of the oven yet." Which I guess means Ziggy isn't ready to start. Look for Eason and Kirschke to get the majority of the snaps.