What happened to DeCastro?

I was under the assumption that he would be back halfway through the season. However as we enter game 10, he's nowhere to be found.
Will he be shut down for the year so that we can bring in another player? What is the deal?

 

he probably should be shutdown, he won't start at any point this year so what is the point?

 

I agree with you, plus our line has been surprisingly better than the last few years. I would rather see DeCastro 100 percent healthy before he plays. He is a big investment for this team!

 

He is on that new IR. He isnt on the 53 man roster... so the spot on the 53 has been filled in since the start of the season.

 

He has been on the sidelines of every game. Really working and talking to the guys, he has a beard now so you might not regonize him. But, I he/they should just let the knee get better, it might matter more if the line was horrible but Foster has done a great job in his place. Not reason to rush it at this point, you might see him toward the last few games, he might be back by then if he comes back at all.

 

We could still see him. Early on the best scenario was that he'd be ready by right about now. That's not happening, and I agree don't let him sniff the field until he's 100% ready, but if he is 100% come playoff time, we could definitely need him. Think about it: one injury to either Foster or Colon, and Legursky is starting and Beachum is the backup. BEACHUM! And in that scenario, Pouncey and Legursky (both injury prone) are on the field. Seems almost likely one of them would go down. DeCastro was on track to beat out Foster to start the season, so I have confidence that if healthy, he could play at Legursky level even in his first game.

Hopefully though, none of that happens, we don't need him at all, and he sees the field for the first time at OTAs next year.

 

I had heard that the expectation was that he would return in late November, but that he had a setback that makes it doubtful that he'll see any meaningful time this year. I guess only time will tell.

 

Y are our guys always haveing set back's?? are they not rehabing right or what.?

 

I've never seen/heard anything about a setback. Last I heard was he was running/etc and doing well.

 

why pick on beachum? the first two preseason games the guy ever played in the nfl? how about early in the season he had to jump in at RT for an injury and did fine. i just don't get it. DD wasen't setting the league on fire back then either and he was a first rounder. i don't get your hate for beachum.

 

It's not hate. It's "I don't want him on the field." And I'm not picking on him. My point is that he's not good enough to be the swing OG on gameday, and DeCastro would represent an upgrade, so therefore there is reason we could benefit from DeCastro this year. Do you really disagree? I'm not saying Beachum won't get better, and I'm not saying it's reasonable to expect him to be good this early in his career. All those excuses are valid. It doesn't change the fact that he's not good enough, at least for now. Would you feel as comfortable sending Beachum in at this point as you would a 100% healthy DeCastro? Practice or no practice, if you say yes I won't be able to take that seriously.

And maybe DeCastro wasn't "setting the world on fire," but he was playing well. The only people that ever said he struggled were saying so based on a misinterpretation from a quote, and not based on tape. As for the camp reports, ooohhh noooo he got his ass kicked by Brett Keisel his first fortnight in the league. Shocker. David held his own against starters in the gamesf, and Beachum did not hold his own against backups and scrubs.

 

i'm not comparing beachum to DD. i'm saying that early in camp for a rookie at any level doesn't fair that well that early. big difference between a RG and a guy playing LT. not only learning LT as a pro but 3 other positions at that time. beachum didn't stink it up at RT in a real game nor did he look to bad at guard in the preseason, a position he never played. as far as going against backups then so did DD. i'd love to have DD back playing but i don't think it's in the cards this year. beachum would be the guy if the rest went down without DD ready. i think he would do a solid job at guard if he had to play. perfect ? probably not but hey we have starters that are far from perfect now.

 

That's the kind of thing you always say... You say something undeniably true, but it makes it sound like Beachum is on the same level as our starters. And technically he is, if that level is "not perfect." Hey, why don't we sign Martin Gramatica to play RG? Or you? I bet you guys would be "not perfect."

 

i probably could 30 years ago. i'd be the biggest guard in the league then.

DD is a good product but he's far from a finished product. he's missed alot of time. how did i make it sound like beachum is on the same level as our starters? you make it sound like the guy is some reject from some high school. my goodness the coaches and the front office must owe him money or something, thats the only reason he's here.

 

I made it sound like if he's playing on our offensive line in a game, it's a bad thing and I'd rather have someone else in there, like ultra-talented David DeCastro. Maybe Beachum has changed greatly since the season started, but the last I saw of him, that's what I thought. That he wasn't ready to see the field. And he didn't look especially close. I'm not counting him out in the long run, but the last I saw, he was not ready.

 

I have not heard anything on Double D, but I will say this from watching
alot of football,he was rounding into the type of player we drafted him for. He was
going to be a difference maker for this team and our offense, he is that good. If not injured
I truly expected him to be dominating his position thruout the league. Its a shame he had
this injury, but if he keeps working hard on his rehab we MAY see him this year yet? To get that type
of talent in your game plan has to be an added bonus,Can you say eat clock/take air out of the ball
when up by seven? We have not seen this kind of talent in years, here in the Steel City,
Since Faneca was young!

 

i'm not saying he's taking DD's spot ever. that was never the issue. if DD is healthy fine, but noway do i really want him this year. that's just to fast for my liking and would rather see him have a long long career here.

i'm saying beachum as the last man standing in your original scenario, is more then capable of playing football as a pro. heck adams looked pretty bad back then too, but since he's been playing and learning, he's taken the right tackle job for now, and looks good doing it. players don't stay at the same level as they do in their first few weeks. however,DD has not had all these live practice drills and like it or not , it makes a difference. just because he was going to take fosters job, and we still don't know that, but it looked that way, it doesn't mean he's going to at this point in the season. foster is playing some pretty good ball with adams next to him. same as he's done for most of the last 3 years.

gilbert could play guard too, if he was healthy. don't forget if we had to, we could call up lee or malecki again. they must like beachum and at this point would not only be the last guard in, he's the backup tackle right now. i'm not worried about the kid playing if we got to the point you mentioned. he'll get stronger over the next couple of years and make a nice every spot emergency guy. that's what he's here for. do we have any other rookies lighting it up either, except adams? it's because they are rookies. their learning. this set DD's learning process back. not his fault and nobody is questioning his ability. we don't know how he will play come playoff time. i don't think he will ever be 100% this season.

beachum has at least practiced these spots all year. i'm not sure what they would do at that point, were all these other guys to get hurt. if we still made the playoffs with these backups playing , would they change that? could you see us in there playing adams, lee, malecki, DD,beachum in the first round? heck yea and we would go to battle with them, and lefty. we'd say bring 'em on.