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Rubio is better than Black

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Steelresolve, Sep 1, 2026.

  1. TrueFan

    TrueFan Well-Known Member

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    Jupiter?
     
  2. jeh1856

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    I was just going to say this

    Coming from the guy who makes birthday cards for old people using logarithms pi and cube roots
     
  3. Formerscribe

    Formerscribe Well-Known Member

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    I was a journalist, not a flak for a team.
     
  4. Formerscribe

    Formerscribe Well-Known Member

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    By all means, find the posts in which I claimed I was smarter than someone else on this board. I'm not the one who does that. Please don't confuse me with that troll.

    The last post thing isn't just tired and boring. It is irrelevant. I'm not going to decide whether to respond to a post or not because of such grade-school nonsense.
     
  5. TrueFan

    TrueFan Well-Known Member

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    Why did they fire you?

    I'll bet we can all guess:drinks:
     
  6. Formerscribe

    Formerscribe Well-Known Member

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    I wasn't fired. I left my last journalism job in Pittsburgh when I moved to New York, but your need to make up a fictional narrative about another poster on this board just because you can't handle losing an argument speaks volumes about your character.
     
  7. mcam

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    I noticed this also which is a change from when he first got in the league. It's a bit of a strange observation as that was his strength.

    Tbh if he can't serve as the guy in the middle not getting pushed back on running downs, he serves no purpose for this defense. Maybe a bit harsh. I'm tired of getting scorched up the middle.

    Rubio is great and exceeding expectations from a rookie.
     
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  8. Steelresolve

    Steelresolve Well-Known Member

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    My exact feelings as well.
     
  9. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Buds

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    Rubio hasn’t played a single snap in the NFL

    Once he has actually done something anything worth noting I will then give him due consideration

    Until then he is not better than anyone
     
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  10. TrueFan

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    I wonder what it says about someone's character when they are narcissistic, argumentative, dogmatic, and often wrong?

    Not that we know anyone like that here, I was just asking for a friend.:shrug:
     
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  11. jeh1856

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    Makes me think you need to broaden your social circle :smiley1:
     
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  12. Steelresolve

    Steelresolve Well-Known Member

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    True but Black has and when you looked at the both of them in preseason, Black was clearly inferior to Rubio against the same competition. I was excited at first that they were moving Black to NT and that he put on weight but when watching the games it is clear he isn’t fundamentally or technically as far along 1st as Rubio is. He needs to get lower and use leverage. He is often way too high and getting handled one on one by smaller guys. McCullers did the same thing. He needs to be collapsing the pocket or at the very least holding his ground not getting pushed back especially in one on one blocks. Sometimes he will collapse the pocket but there is no consistency there right now. I hope it develops.
     
  13. jeh1856

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    What is this preseason thing you speak of

    Is it anything like real football
     
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  14. jeh1856

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    Your man crush almost exceeds @Joel Buchsbaum@Joel Buchsbaum

    Almost
     
  15. TrueFan

    TrueFan Well-Known Member

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    Not if it means I would have to meet more people like that! Can you imagine how annoying a person like that would be?:cool:
     
  16. jeh1856

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    I don’t have to imagine

    Just saying

    I certainly don’t fault a person who looses a job because of layoff for example

    I do find it interesting when one has to leave the state to take a lesser job

    Hypothetically
     
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  17. Steelresolve

    Steelresolve Well-Known Member

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    Indeed. Have been wanting a true run stopper for years.
     
  18. jeh1856

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    You may be having a different discussion
     
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  19. AskQuestionsLater

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    This should be the biggest takeaway overall.
     
  20. Steelresolve

    Steelresolve Well-Known Member

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    No comprendo?
     
  21. jeh1856

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    Apparently
     
  22. forgotten1

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  23. Pappy928

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    He's listed 321, 6'5 with long arms. Unique size for nose tackle. First year in NFL I'm certain he'll gain big man muscle the coming years.
    Interesting how he will evolve.
     
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  24. NorthernBlitz

    NorthernBlitz Well-Known Member

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    Aren't these the generally qualifications for posting on a message board?

    We've all got some of these particular "dogs" in us I think.
     
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  25. TrueFan

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    Absolutely! It's just that when somebody has an extreme combination of all of them it becomes a little nauseous
     

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