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For the last preseason game let's start some of the backups.

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Joel Buchsbaum, Aug 22, 2026 at 10:59 AM.

  1. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    A pass is generally not near you when the WR is in the wrong spot.
     
  2. Joel Buchsbaum

    Joel Buchsbaum Well-Known Member

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    Wilson did not run perfect routes. That is true. On both plays he drifted upfield instead of staying flat against man coverage, which made the undercuts easier. But Howard is still the main problem here.He’s the one who has to put the ball where only his guy can get it (or at least where the defender has a much harder time undercutting it). On the second interception especially, the ball was behind Wilson. Leading him properly would have given Wilson a chance to run under it and would have taken the easy pick away from the Jets player. That’s quarterback responsibility. IE accuracy and placement to a moving target.
     
  3. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    I disagree, the second interception I feel is even more Wilsons fault, the first interception Im less sure about. If he flattens here I believe he is where the defender ended up being. Probably thrown slightly behind him but can make that catch, at worst the defender breaks it up and it’s an incompletion.

     

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