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  1. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    First day of OTAs. Troy at LT.
     
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  2. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Practicing passing to the MOF

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  3. Chucktownsteeler

    Chucktownsteeler Well-Known Member

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    QB 1 Rodgers
    QB 2 Howard
    QB 3 Rudolph
    QB 4 Allar
     
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  4. PWP

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    As stated Mason is all but out barring a Injury ..I just hope some Team needs him and we can get something for him ?
     
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  5. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Dos Amigos

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    Was the guy in stripes a Steelers employee or real ref at OTA
     
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  6. PWP

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    1 of the things I could not stand is when Tomlin told Teams he didn't like to throw to the middle of the field..This made it way easier to game plan for as it helps the Defense stop the run and it helps the outside DB'S play the deep ball as the help can squeeze the sidelines..Force a damn Defense to defend every blade of grass it is asinine to not do that ...
     
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  7. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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  8. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Dos Amigos

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    You look excited
     
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  9. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    You mean like Andy Reid?? I believe his team throws into the middle of the field less than anyone. Also I believe it has been shown that we actually throw to the middle of the field about average amount of time, I believe we were actually middle of the pack.
     
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  10. PWP

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    Its not just about the stats it's the actual vision of the Coach ..When a Coach tells the media he doesn't like it that for sure helps the Defense MM has stated our guys better be able to run a slant and to find the open spot in zones ..Guess where the biggest spot is against a very popular Zone Defense.. It's 15 yards dead over the ball against cover 2 ,,we have watched Teams do it to the Steelers Defense on 3rd. and long for years..
    It will be nice to see us attack those areas not just throw there because no where else to go with the ball..

    Short Answer is Coach T' throw it there if you have to'.. MM 'If your a pass catcher you better be good in the middle as a man route runner and as a zone guy.'..

    The mesh routes and the RB circle routes have the stats skewed for the Steelers IMO ...
     
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  11. PWP

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    Also look at the style of QB he makes guys miss extends plays and gets out on the edge and make great throws on the run.. MM wants a big strong QB great with 2 minute drill and great at ability to audible and create mis matches ..ie A faster guy on a LB across the middle, A bigger WR on a small CB and so on .. Again we will now be attacking not just settling ...
     
  12. AskQuestionsLater

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    Day 1 of OTAs so not too many major takeaways here. I will say this; Gennings Dunker as a LG is quite the choice. I would have stuck him at RG for while he is making a positional change, he does have experience playing on the right side of the line.


    Again though, Day 1 so I am not taking much of anything from it personally.
     
  13. AskQuestionsLater

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    If the Steelers can acquire either a TE or a ILB for him, I would be over the moon personally. That said, best thing that the Steelers could potentially get for Mason is a late Round Pick at best. Even then, I am not getting my hopes up.
     
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  14. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Broderick Jones in the house





    He can still sling it, Im not worried about his arm, Im worried about his mobility.



    Bounce back season by TJ would be huge
     
  15. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    I have zero issue with Coaches wanting to motivate their players but I truly believe that there needs to be an unwritten rule about bringing up any Defense that the team fields in comparison to the Steel Curtain. For those who don't remember, in 1976, of the 11 players on Defense for the Pro Bowl, 8 of them were Steelers. 1978 was the closest with 6.


    No Steelers defense before or since 1978 comes even close. Not 2005, not 2008, not even 2010.
     
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  17. Bubbahotep

    Bubbahotep Well-Known Member

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    Do you really believe DCs rely on coach speak to game plan? The tape tells them what the opponent likes/dislikes.
     
  18. Blast Furnace

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    Will Howard taking QB 2 reps and then Rudolph and Allar rounding it out.
     
  19. PWP

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    Yep if it matches the tape .. When Coach T said he was going to ride a RB to the wheels fell off that's exactly what he did..
     
  20. Arch Stanton

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    I doubt if they can get anything for Mason, not even a 7th round pick. They'll probably end up waiving him after pre-season.
     
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  21. Hanratty#5

    Hanratty#5 Well-Known Member

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    They are going to keep all 4 for training camp and then Mason will be let go. Obviously they're not putting Allar on the practice squad.
     
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