Injury Updates

I'm surprised tegray scales wasn't brought up off the ps. He's been around awhile. He should know the defense. He was pretty good at Indiana. May do in a pinch and a pinch we are in right now.

 

I'm surprised scales hasn't been brought up yet. He should know the defense. Especially if UG3 is ailing. Not ideal but STs and a backup.

 

UG3 is on IR so Avery Williamson is their only true ILB

it’ll probably be a lot of nickel stuff with Marcus Allen and Sean Davis getting more snaps

Buffalo hardly run anyway so maybe they can get away with it. My biggest worry is Haden being out.

 

Thank you for that link. That appears to be at odds with the narrative that Highsmith was a passenger v Washington. Hopefully he can grow in to the role, he doesn’t need to make splash plays and it is completely unfair to expect that, what they need is for him to be solid.

Monday was his first start in the NFL so it’s far too early to be making any sort of assessment. What a great opportunity for the kid, albeit it came about in a very unfortunate set of circumstances for the team.

 

UG3 was activated earlier this week

 

Oh boy, really thin at ILB.

 

Nobody wrote or implied that they would fold without him. Please don’t resort to straw man arguments like that. They are dishonest at best. There is a lot of room between what they would be with Dupree and total collapse. Against Washington, they were in between those extremes. It is inarguable that they missed Dupree. The only question is if Highsmith can improve enough to close the gap.

 

Good to know, thought he was done for the season.

I’d still expect to see more of Allen / Davis on defence, with UG3 playing special teams

 

Gilbert is still on injured reserve. He returned to practice this week, but he has not been activated. They could still bring him back Sunday night, but that decision probably won't be made until Saturday or Sunday. I doubt he is going to be ready to start even if he can play.

https://www.steelers.com/team/players-roster/

 

This is why I am nothing more then a simple fan. lol

When I first studied Bud in Kentucky...I saw this raw freak like the DE Kearse? that played for the Titans in the late 90s early 2000s.

Then I dont know what it was but the game was like too fast for him at pro level.

Then the last two year he is everything I thought he would be.

My point is Highsmiths maturation is way ahead of the learning curve in my humble opinion but the sample size is small.

Even Woodley would over committ on end arounds and not hold the edge.

Im giddy how he did regardless of box score production.

Look at Silverbacks struggles coming out of a small school and being released over and over between the Ravens and Steelers.

 

The last post wasn't an argument strawman. I'll take my lashing & look forward to your opinions on Steelers football. Board is blessed with your presence.

 

Let's also keep in mind Highsmith has a pick and a sack, in a supporting roll, so he's had some splash. And by all accounts, he seems to have a really good head for the game, which puts him ahead of a lot of rookies thrust into a starting spot.

 

Pouncey activated from COVID list! So we do get Conner and Maurkice back, which is huge

 

Any word on claypool?

 

I understand our wonder twin powers have been activated

 

To be clear, I really like Highsmith. I think he will be solid, and I'm hopeful that he can step in as the starter next season. I simply reject the idea that the loss of Dupree doesn't have a negative impact on this defense. It clearly does.

 

Glad to see Claypool back, but Haden out is obviously not good.

 

Given the rash of injuries and the three games in 12-days situation, this isn't ideal but it could be worse. Hopefully, we get out of the Sunday night game injury-free and Haden and Spillane are good to go next week.

 

Due to Covid rules, do Steelers have to keep the LB from Colts on roster for 3 weeks?
If so, that's probably when Spillane will be back, then cut the new guy.
Just a guess.

 

Spillane gone to IR so his regular season is probably over

 

3 weeks I believe

 

Correct. We really don't know much about the extent of the injury, but he would at least be eligible to return for Week 17 against the Browns.

The team did activate Ulysees Gilbert from IR when they put Spillane on it. I doubt he is ready to start over Allen this week, but he could help.