My thoughts on preseason wk 1

If they put him on IR now could he still be activated later in the year? If Rodgers gets hurt I’d like him to be backing up Mason rather than Sky Thompson who has proven he’s not a real NFL starter.

 

peat is 31 won't be 32 until november but.... gets us a few months. he looked like he will need to get in playing shape. looked tired during the game. hands on hips but he's only been here a few days.

 

hi puppy dog.

 

Your doing hall monitor duty now? What happened to Glemm

 

In the worst case scenario,if the steelers start the season 2-6,the steelers are going to need a good look at Howard for the rest of the season.....

 

Not mine his job

 

Joe Burrow played last week for Cincy!

 

Peat looked like his brethren Peatmoss.

 

If they put him on IR with a designation to return he can be activated later in the year.

 

Wrong, Mason would be next man up. I doubt they see Howard as their next franchise QB.

 

If the steelers start 2-6,which is unlikely but if this is the case,they need to start the evaluation in your entire roster instead to try to continue the streak of the non losing season

 

Newsflash: starting the season 2-6 doesn't mean you're out of the playoff race. They won't give up on the season and it has nothing to do with a streak of non-losing seasons .

 

The chance to make the playoffs after a 2-6 start are slim to none if you are not in a very weak division

 

Yes.

In the NFL, the Injured Reserve (IR) list allows teams to free up roster spots for injured players while still counting their salaries against the salary cap. Players on IR must miss a minimum of four games, and teams can designate up to eight players to return from IR during the regular season, with an additional two allowed for the postseason. Once designated to return, a player has a 21-day window to practice and then be activated to the 53-man roster, or they revert to season-ending IR.

What I don't know is how long you can keep someone on IR. In Howard's case, he has a bad finger. It is not realistic to think it is a 16 week injury. So, is there a point where someone says "Hey, why is he on IR since he is obviously fully healed?".

 

But I think you need to wait after you make your 53 man roster before to put a player on I.R,if you want this player return during the season

Maybe I am wrong?

 

Players can be healed and practice teams can open up the 21 day window, it doesn't mean the team has to activate the player Roman Wilson last year.

 

Winner. That's only 8 games of a 17 game season. So not even half the games.

 

Nope you are wrong

It is not an opinion it is a fact

Since the Super Bowl era started in 1966, only two teams out of 186 have made the postseason after opening the year with six losses in their first eight games, according the AP.

@Steelersfan43 he will not see this so feel free to cut and paste if you respond to him

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...o-teams-have-accomplished-over-past-56-years/

 

Especially after our final 9 games include the Chargers, Bills, Lions, Bengals and the Ravens twice. If we are 2-6 going into that stretch then 7-10 might be our record but like you I don't think that we will be 2-6, in fact 6-2 is more likely.

 

My biggest question of the night is.... What the hell happened to Kenneth Gainwell? Zero rushing attempts. How secure is his spot on the roster?

Started the game as RB #1, Played the first 4 plays of the game, and then was never seen again???



Also, Scotty Miller not going down easy. A perfect 4 Rec on 4 targets for 47 yards.

 

Gainwell is actually listed on the depth chart after Warren

He’s a vet they may have just wanted to get him a few reps TJ didn’t play at all I think his position is ok

Ditto Miller

 

You think because Gainwell barely played in the first preseason game his roster spot isn't secure .

 

See post above yours