Gilbert out, Harrison doubtful

That just popped up on my phone. We could really use those two this week.

 

Harrison doubtful.

Looks like we'll get in a shootout.

 

Ben won't have time for a shoot out because Adams will be on his right.

 

I'm not a Gilbert fan at all but this is bad.

 

I'm more concerned with Harrison being out, he can still bring pressure. Hopefully Adams finally has a good game protecting Ben cause we need it!

 

Any body know how Adams graded out last week? I know quite a few were down on his performance saying he was pushed back time and time again in pass protection but giving ground and getting beat are two different things. If he got pushed back towards Ben but still maintained body position and didn't allow the defender to move around him I consider it huge step for any of these guys on the line.

 

He was actually the reason that Ben hit his hand on Lofton's arm. He got pushed back on that play and that's bad enough to let me know that he doesn't need to be out there for us to have our best chance to win. I just hope Bell can have a big game. I really don't expect Ben to have a big game. I think his hand is legitimately hurt and he just doesn't want to admit it because that's just how he's wired. I don't know why he won't just say so. We've seen Tomlin's track record on benching players that are hurt.

 

`Cause he`s a drama queen?!?...

Or, he just doesn`t want the opponent to know he`s hurt, and adjust their defensive strategy, accordingly???
I`m hopin` he ain`t really hurt, but, I suspect he is...

How bad, is what we, as fans, won`t know.

The report from practice, Thurs., said he "looked sharp"...

Of course it did...

But did he???

I`m hopin. But not convinced, till I see him putting the ball on the money, Sunday...

We need him at his best from here out!

GO STEELERS!!!
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Also I think Adams was the reason for some of the high passes from Ben because Adams kept backing into him. I will be looking for this right away. If he keeps backing up into Ben, look for a long day unless they keep a tight end to help on pass plays.