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Steve, known by most as TTF, is owner of TheSteelersFans and administrator of the best Steelers message board on the net. Big fan of strong coffee and hardcore Steelers fan from womb to tomb.

Steelers Preseason

Wednesday Steelers And Browns Injury Reports

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Below are the official NFL injury reports for both the Steelers and the Browns. Martavis Bryant is still sidelined with his shoulder injury, and Lance Moore is still nursing a groin injury from the end of preseason. Brice McCain is working his way back from a groin injury, and Spence, Spaeth, and Warren all were full participants.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

WR Martavis Bryant (shoulder), WR Lance Moore (groin)

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

CB Brice McCain (groin)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

TE Matt Spaeth (hamstring), LB Sean Spence (knee), LS Greg Warren (knee)

 

CLEVELAND BROWNS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

DT Desmond Bryant (wrist), G Paul McQuistan (ankle)

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

DE John Hughes (hamstring)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

CB Pierre Desir (knee), CB Joe Haden (foot), LB Eric Martin (concussion), CB Buster Skrine (thumb), LS Christian Yount (shoulder)

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Week 1 Steelers Vs Browns Television Distribution Map

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The Steelers host the Cleveland Browns at Heinz field this Sunday at 1:00 pm. Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts are the commentators, so turning the tv down and listening to the Steelers radio broadcast is recommended.

You can see if your local CBS affiliate is broadcasting the game on the map below. As always, if you need any help, you can stop by the forum and ask.

Steelers Vs Browns TV Map

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Red: Browns @ Steelers

Blue: Patriots @ Dolphins

Yellow: Titans @ Chiefs

Purple: Bengals @ Ravens

Teal: Jags @ Eagles

Green: Raiders @ Jets

All games are at 1:00 pm est.

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[Audio] Merril Hoge Thinks Johnny Manziel Is Just The Worst

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Former Steelers running back and longtime ESPN analyst Merril Hoge was on the WDVE morning show today sharing his thoughts on Johnny Manziel. Let’s just say Hogey doesn’t think very highly of Johnny Football.

“He has no business being on that field right now,” said Hoge. He added, “the guy has no business playing. If they put him on the field, quite honestly it’s jeopardizing their chances of winning.” Hoge’s interview was a little over 13 minutes, and almost all of it was criticism of the Browns quarterback.

“I haven’t seen as elementary [sic] packages for a guy in preseason in a long time…and he can’t execute them,” said Hoge. “You would be blown away by his, I call it playing dumb, that he doesn’t know…he either doesn’t know, or he can’t trust his arm, because he doesn’t have a big arm.”

He continued, “People talk about his big arm- I don’t know where that came from, because to throw a 20 yard route, it takes everything he’s got to get that ball out.” Basically, Hoge thinks that Manziel is just about the worst QB in the league right now. “He doesn’t understand concepts, he doesn’t understand just [sic] structure of an offense. Anything that you do defensively, especially with a lot of movement- no idea. Absolutely none whatsoever.”

Somewhere during his call, he calls Manziel a “juvenile punk”. Have a listen below.

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Martavis Bryant Only Player Sidelined With Injury

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Coach Tomlin addressed the media this afternoon during his weekly press conference. During the presser, he gave updates on injuries and the outlook was good. The only player to have missed practice yesterday due to injury is WR Martavis Bryant, who is nursing an AC shoulder sprain. Tomlin said they’d ‘leave the light on for him’ to suit up on Sunday, but that seems pretty unlikely.

Tomlin also mentioned several other players who are coming back from injury. LB Sean Spence (knee), LS Greg Warren (knee), TE Matt Spaeth, WR Lance Moore, and CB Brice McCain (groin) are all likely to be available to face the Browns on Sunday.

The team will not have an official injury report until tomorrow afternoon.

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Steelers Release First Regular Season Depth Chart

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The Steelers have released the first depth chart of the 2014 season. While there aren’t a ton of surprises here, there are some noteworthy items. Mike Adams is listed as the #2 LT and RT. Arthur Moats is listed as the backup LOLB and ROLB, with no depth behind him.

Cam Thomas is the starting RDE on the depth chart, with Brett Keisel listed as his backup. Dan McCullers is the backup nose tackle. Personally I think the team would slide Thomas over if McLendon left the game with injury, but that’s just my personal opinion. You can see the depth charts below.

Offensive Depth Chart

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Defensive Depth Chart

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Special Teams Depth Chart

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Steelers Elect 2014 Team Captains

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The Steelers players have selected their 2014 team captains. Ben Roethlisberger has been named the team captain on offense. This makes the 6th time the quarterback has been named captain. On defense, Troy Polamalu has been selected as team captain. Believe it or not, this is the first time Troy has been voted team captain. Last year, Brett Keisel and Ryan Clark shared the title.

For special teams, Shaun Suisham and Robert Golden have been named co-captains. The Steelers started last season without naming a special teams captain.

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Steelers Announce Practice Squad Signings

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The Steelers have signed 10 players to their practice squad according to the team. Here is the list:

WR C.J. Goodwin
WR Derek Moye
OL Alejandro Villanueva
CB Shaquille Richardson
S Ross Ventrone
DE Josh Mauro
DE Nick Williams
RB Josh Harris
TE Rob Blanchflower
LB Howard Jones

No real surprises here outside of Villanueva. If you recall my post from earlier this week, Villanueva is an Army Ranger who’s served multiple tours in Afghanistan. He was with the Philadelphia Eagles for training camp as a defensive end. He played multiple positions for the Army Black Knights, mainly offensive tackle. The Black Nights converted him into a receiver, and he played some defensive end there as well.

The Steelers resume practice Monday morning.

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RB Josh Harris Appears To Have Been Added To Steelers Practice Squad

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Recently waived running back Josh Harris implies that he has been signed to the Steelers practice squad.

Harris was signed by the Steelers at the end of July and saw limited carries during preseason. Of his 8 rushing carries, he totaled 41 yards, 31 of which came on a break out run against Carolina. The announcement hasn’t been confirmed yet.

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Derek Moye Says Steelers Plan To Add Him To Practice Squad

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Wide Receiver Derek Moye says that the Steelers told him they plan to add him to the practice squad if he clears waivers.

Moye was practice squad eligible before the league expanded squad sizes and amended eligibility rules. According to Moye, getting cut today didn’t come as a surprise. “I wasn’t necessarily surprised about it. I could see it coming a little bit with the other people before me,” said Moye via Chris Bradford of the Beaver County Times.

The team will be able to add players to the practice squad starting tomorrow at 12:00 pm est.