Artie Burns (Looking for silver lining)

[black and gold apex]

Baltimore really did not do much except for Wallace run and blocked kick, so the defense did Ok against another struggling team that beat the Steelers

 

[chipped ham]

Probably same thing as Boykin. He's not a Tomlin favorite and is in the doghouse.

I'm not standing up one way or the other here, but Boykin seemed to have bigger issues than with the coaching staff. If I'm not mistaken, he's unemployed at 25-26 years old.

 

[bmoritz]

I have to agree, there was something weird with the whole Boykin thing, beyond just Tomlin didn't like him.

 

[slashsteel]

I have to agree, there was something weird with the whole Boykin thing, beyond just Tomlin didn't like him.

his degenerative knee

overall the DRs **** the bed with that signing...........

 

[Coach]

Don't worry ..people will be here to tell you he sucks shortly.

I'd say outside of his missed tackle on the Wallace TD he played pretty good. The defense as a whole played well.

When it comes to rookies, I can live with mistakes as long as they can make a few plays. Burns can. With Gay aging, Burns can't afford to sit and learn. It's best to play him now.

Burns has real ball skills. I think is a fine zone and react type of player once he sees the ball coming.

 

[FordFairLane]

Of course he gave up the inside, He had safety help...

Kudos to Wallace, that ball was not thrown well, but he reached for it and kept in stride.

Yeah, he was supposed to jam and knock him off his route tho but instead Wallace used his hands well and got right past it. The jump for the ball was a poor decision though. If he keeps his feet Wallace gets a catch and first down but burns probably makes the tackle or at least gives Mitchell some assistance.