Start all the starters

Busman · Aug 24, 2026 at 8:59 PM

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I wouldn't. Injuries happen all the time in the NFL. It could happen on the first play of the regular season.

Playing to avoid injury is like playing not to lose instead of playing to win.
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Similar to Cowher ball

jeh1856 · Aug 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM

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I wouldn't play methuselah, he might break a hip getting off the bench.

Can I disagree? I disagree with the philosophy of not having starters playing preseason games for fear of injury. An injury can happen at any time and this offensive line clearly needs some work as a unit.
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If you have a beer you can disagree

TrueFan · Aug 25, 2026 at 8:38 AM

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What O-Line starters do you think we didn't see on that first drive against the Jets? I think the Steelers starting line played that 1st drive. They looked terrible, but I am pretty sure they were all out there.

Max and Dunk are injured, so they didn't play against the Jets. (Are they the Starters you are talking about not playing?)

You mentioned Brandon Smith who is also injured, so he didn't play WR. Granted the Starting WRs did not play, but both DK and Pittman are also currently injured.

They did play both Starting RBs, and both starting TEs. Besides the QBs and WRs, they put all their Starters for the offense on the field, and the O-Line just looked terrible!!!
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I think there were starters out there but I'm not sure they were in their final positions. To be honest I was watching the horrible results more than I was watching who was in there.

TrueFan · Aug 25, 2026 at 8:42 AM

jeh1856 said: ↑

It should be both

One game at the end of the season changes who goes to the playoffs

Wasting games at the beginning of the season to get coordinated seems like a foolish approach to me
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Given the certainty of injury, it also seems foolish to keep guys out in fear of injury. It's going to happen to someone and it could happen at any given time. If they really want to minimize injury, stop turning a blind eye to HGH and PEDs.

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