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The biggest surprise in the NFL

Another thing to consider - With Ben back in there, Heath will not have to block so much, and is now a receiving threat.
 
Vader said:
Heath was blocking more because of the injury to Beachum. Ben is just coming off an injury so I would expect Miller to still block a lot.
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You may be right, but I still think that Ben brings enough to get Miller more into the game than either backup did. Ben just has "that."
 
Skott said:
Put it this way.... I picked up Tyler Eiffert on my fantasy team this week.

Until the Steelers show me they can stop TE's....
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All that says is you're in a 6 team league or the guys you're playing with suck at FF
 
SteelerAl said:
The Bengals are a good team, but this post is nonsense. The Bengals barely beat the Ravens...how do you think they would have fared if Mike Vick was their QB???? Going 2-2 without Big Ben shows how damn good this team is...
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I think they probably would have been 2-2 WITH Ben. I worry more about their annoying tendency to lose to bad teams.
 
Djfan said:
You may be right, but I still think that Ben brings enough to get Miller more into the game than either backup did. Ben just has "that."
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If we are looking for Ben to get someone more involved in the passing game....I pick Bell. Leave Miller into block and for quick check down throws.
 
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Just my opinion... but I am not all that impressed with the Bengals. They are 6-0, yes. However, they have not beaten ONE SINGLE TEAM with a WINNING RECORD. Not one. They have had almost no injuries.

Eifert is a good TE. I see him with 6 catches and 60 yards.

I think our Defense plays middle of the road and our Offense plays the best we've seen all year (I know... LOL).

Final is 27-21 Steelers.

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Skott said:
Put it this way.... I picked up Tyler Eiffert on my fantasy team this week.

Until the Steelers show me they can stop TE's....
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Man, I wanted us to draft Eiffert the year we took Jarvis Jones.
 
Meh, disturbed Water eventually finds its level. The Bengals aren't a 6-0 talented team and Dalton isn't that good.
 
wig said:
Actually, take a look at those receivers numbers while that "damn good" QB was out. They (the receivers) looked pretty mediocre when they didn't have an AMAZING QB throwing them the ball.

So I'd say we have an amazing QB, some damn good receivers and 2 bad *** RBs. (But the coaching staff has completely forgotten one of them exists.)
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I disagree on the Wrs.... for two whole games with Vick in there they utterly refused to throw the ball to those receivers... in the last two they opened it up a bit and two of them had hundred yard games with Landry Jones throwing the ball... lets put it in perspective.... they made Landry a national phenom for a brief time... the same guy who played bad enough to get cut 3 consecutive preseasons...
 
We slap Boykin on AJ with no help over the top and let me prove his worth. In a bit of Bulldog on Bulldog crime both players exit the game with 2 catches, but Boykin is the only one with a TD!
 
AvonOhioSteeler said:
I think Butler has to gamble and blitz all game aggressively.
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Where and when is key. Once the Bengals cross our 30 yard line ( Likely FG points ) I say play it safe to prevent a touchdown. We just can't ask our DB's to cover Green, Eifert, and Benard with Dalton playing like he has been.
 
Djfan said:
Another thing to consider - With Ben back in there, Heath will not have to block so much, and is now a receiving threat.
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Just saying . . . .

Steelers expect to get TE Miller more involved in offense




By JOHN PERROTTO (Associated Press)
October 30, 2015 5:27 PM

AP - Sports

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/steeler...4830--nfl.html


PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Heath Miller is one of the few players who was already on the team when Mike Tomlin arrived as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007
The tight end made a good first impression and nothing has changed.


''It's not about words, it's about actions with Heath,'' Tomlin said. ''He's a great effort guy, he's a detailed guy, both on the grass and in the classroom. He really has been since the day I met him.''

Miller is also a team-first type of guy and has never looked to embrace the spotlight since the Steelers made him their first-round draft pick out of Virginia in 2005. So it wasn't a surprise that he didn't complain last Sunday when his streak of 110 consecutive games with a reception - dating to 2008 - ended in a 23-13 loss at Kansas City.

''I knew about it but it was never a big deal to me,'' he said. ''Those things are going to end sooner or later. The biggest thing is the team winning. Losing that game is what bothered me, not that I didn't catch a pass.''

Miller should become a more integral part of the offense Sunday when the Steelers (4-3) host the unbeaten Cincinnati Bengals (6-0). Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is expected to return after missing four games with a knee injury and he and Miller have developed a strong on-field rapport during 11 seasons together.

Miller was targeted just eight times by backup quarterbacks Michael Vick and Landry Jones in those four games after having the ball thrown his way 16 times in the first three games.

''Heath is a dynamic player and has been here for a long time,'' Roethlisberger said. ''He's a valuable piece of this offense, so we need to include him as we need to include everybody.''

Tomlin said it wasn't so much that Vick and Jones overlooked Miller but that the offense took on a different look with backups playing. Miller also has been needed more for blocking since tackle Kelvin Beachum was lost for the season with a knee injury in an Oct. 18 win over Arizona.

''We've used him some more in protection because of circumstances in recent weeks,'' Tomlin said. ''And we're not throwing the ball, from a percentage standpoint, at the rate we were throwing it when Ben was in there. That reduces the total number of targets, and he's been a victim of that, like a lot of guys have been a victim of that. But I am not discouraged by his overall play at all.''

NOTES: Vick (hamstring), S Will Allen (ankle), DT Stephon Tuitt (knee) and LB Terence Garvin (knee) have been ruled out for Sunday's game. Though Allen will miss his third straight game, he practiced on a limited basis Friday for the second time in three days and is hopeful of returning to action Nov. 8 when the Steelers host Oakland. . C Cody Wallace missed practice because of illness but is expected to play Sunday
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From your article

Tomlin said it wasn't so much that Vick and Jones overlooked Miller but that the offense took on a different look with backups playing. Miller also has been needed more for blocking since tackle Kelvin Beachum was lost for the season with a knee injury in an Oct. 18 win over Arizona.
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Miller maybe used a bit more (can't be used any less) as a receiver but he is still going to be used to block because of the loss of Beachum.
 
jitter77 said:
These comments crack me up. The fact is the Bengals have won all their games. It does not matter who they played. We have lost to a Raven team whose only win was against us. We lost to a now 2 win KC, needed a miracle to beat a 2 win charger team, and squeaked by a mediocre at best Rams team. People seem to think the Steelers are some sort of world beating team and measuring stick as to how good other teams are. We used to be, but not anymore. The Steelers currently are an above average team that has not won anything the last 4years. I know Ben was hurt and all that, but it is impossible to predict what would have happened with him in there. We have lost to several awful teams with him at QB in the past. Before his injury he really only had one good game. The Pats game was poor and the Rams game was terrible. Our offense has never really matched its potential either this year or last year. We look amazing on paper, but it has not translated to the field consistently.
I am worried about our defense this game. It seems to have regressed last game. We made Alex smith look like Brady or Rodgers, and Dalton is playing as well as anyone right now. Cincis WRs are more talented plus they have a very good TE and we have not been able to cover TEs for the last few years. Our offense is going to have to keep the D off the field or I fear it will be a long day.
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Oh ye of little faith...
 
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