Two injured Kickers…. And a bunch of other guys hurt enough they should at least be questionable for the opener…
No just three for the Steelers.So we'll be the only team playing 4 preseason games.
As long as we play as well as we did the first three I don't care.
No just three for the Steelers.
I actually think if healthy the 9rs game is tge hardest one on the schedule by a landslide. That despite them traveling west to east and playing here. People point to the Bengals, but they are division rivals and that is different from an out of conference contender…When we played the easily beatable Browns, we used to joke saying it was like having it an extra bye week.
Well, with the decimated 49'ers and Bosa sitting out, jokingly it takes the form of a 4th pre-season game...San Fran will evaluate how their back-ups fare against our starters!
The Steelers should be favored based off pre season, home field advantage etc.I actually think if healthy the 9rs game is tge hardest one on the schedule by a landslide. That despite them traveling west to east and playing here. People point to the Bengals, but they are division rivals and that is different from an out of conference contender…
With Bosa currently out and all those injuries, on the road , across the entire country… the 9rs are currently 2.5 favorites.. meaning at home with Bosa they’d be like over seven point favorites…The Steelers should be favored based off pre season, home field advantage etc.
It’s opening day at heinz, acrisure whatever. That front 4 for the Steelers looked good.
If Bosa does come back. I think the Steelers quick passing shown in pre season can contain him. Bosa will stop the run if he is ready to go.
Less pressure for the boysWith Bosa currently out and all those injuries, on the road , across the entire country… the 9rs are currently 2.5 favorites.. meaning at home with Bosa they’d be like over seven point favorites…
Tomlin has never played a regular season NFL game in his life.Tomlin has always played down to lesser competition. Beware of the Tomlin philosophy....keep it close until the 4th quarter.
They also have Aiyuk who had over 1,000 yards receiving and Jennings who is another good receiver. Not sure about Elijah Mitchell's health but he is also a very good running back. Couple that with their fullback who is probably the best in the game and had 200 yards receving last year. These guys are loaded offensively and all seem to get involved in almost every game. It's an extremely tough matchup.They still have Kittle, CMC, and Samuel. None of those are easy matchups for us.
Hoping Tj and Highsmith find Purdy purdy early, making the rest of their offense a moot point.They also have Aiyuk who had over 1,000 yards receiving and Jennings who is another good receiver. Not sure about Elijah Mitchell's health but he is also a very good running back. Couple that with their fullback who is probably the best in the game and had 200 yards receving last year. These guys are loaded offensively and all seem to get involved in almost every game. It's an extremely tough matchup.