Good Friday to you Steelers fans.
The Pittsburgh Steelers can position themselves pretty well with a victory at home Sunday night over the Seattle Seahawks. They would be 3-3 heading into the BYE week which I believe any of us would take considering the the 1-3 start and the mountain of injuries. Coming out of the BYE, the Steelers will ride the bus to Cleveland and then return home for games against Chicago and Detroit. While I’ve learned to never count my chickens before they hatch, those latter two are very winnable games at the very least. If Pittsburgh can get to 5-4 after nine games, I would call that “good position” for the final eight games. Despite most of those being on the road and against some really good teams, I get the feeling that Mike Tomlin would gladly embrace the challenge after surviving this early gauntlet.
The Podcast
Last night we recorded episode 240 of the SCB Steelers Podcast presented by DEK Roofing Inc and we were very happy to have Ben back after his four-week hiatus due to work.We discussed the positive steps forward from Sunday’s win, discussed Big Ben, JuJu, the O-Line and much more and we looked ahead to the Seahawks.
Tweet of the Day… Yeah… I don’t see this happening ever.
They've never done it before and, given the way he left, I would be shocked if the #Steelers did so with him. https://t.co/5doKrO2Gu6
— Ben Anderson (@BenAnderson58) October 15, 2021
From the Training Room
STEELERS
QB Ben Roethlisberger (Pectoral/Hip) – Full
LB Melvin Ingram III (Not Injury Related) – Full
WR Juju Smith-Schuster (Shoulder) – DNP
OL Trai Turner (Not Injury Related) – Full
WR Chase Claypool (Hamstring) – Limited
WR James Washington (Groin) – Limited
DT Carlos Davis (Knee) – Limited
DT Cameron Heyward (Neck) – Full
CB Cam Sutton (Groin) – Full
LB Devin Bush (Groin) – Full
CB Ahkello Witherspoon (Coaches Decision) – DNP
SEAHAWKS
G Damien Lewis (Illness) – Limited
RB Chris Carson (Neck) – DNP
LB Bobby Wagner (Knee) – Limited
QB Russell Wilson (Right Finger) – Limited
C Kyle Fuller (Illness) – Full
WR Perry Hart (Knee) – Limited
DE Darrell Taylor (Ankle) – Limited
WR DK Metcalf (Foot) – DNP
T Cedric Ogbuehi (Biceps) – Limited
Injury Notes… The trade for Ahkello Witherspoon is turning out to be a disaster. He rarely gets a helmet on game days and now he’s being told not to practice despite being healthy. We are working to get info on this… Both Bush and Sutton should be ‘full go’ on Sunday… If Bobby Wagner can’t go for Seattle then that would be a huge blow to an already struggling Seattle defense.
Big Dot
Steelers’ second year guard Kevin Dotson has quietly put together a couple of nice games back to back now. In many cases, players often try to do too much especially when they have guys next to them that are struggling. Dotson seemed to worry less about Kendrick Green and Dan Moore and focused more on his own performance. In some ways it was indicative of the entire O-Line Sunday. They seemed to simplify things across the board and it paid off.
Steelers History
Gordon revisited the wonderful moments of Super Bowl XL as the Seahawks come to town this week.
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