Depot's Steelers family fest diary (some good matchups and injury report)

[slashsteel]

https://Invalid Link - Check SN Home Page/2018/08/steelers-training-camp-diary-family-fest/

Some of the interesting injury news and tidbits: (copied not my take)

* Feiler working at center, including team drills, for the first time I’ve seen, aside from snapping a couple before a handful of practices. His transformation into the new Chris Hubbard continues.

* Antonio Brown, Marcus Allen, and Chukwuma Okorafor were all in pads but were limited to individual work. Ditto T.J. Watt, getting his first work in since being injured on the third day of training camp. Okorafor has his right shoulder wrapped near the end of practice; Tomlin said he hurt it during the Packers game

*Those who didn’t practice at all include: Vance McDonald (foot), Patrick Morris (unknown), Mike Hilton (unknown, lower body?), Morgan Burnett (unknown), Fitzgerald Toussaint and Stevan Ridley (unknown), Xavier Grimble (right hand) Ramon Foster (right knee), and Daniel McCullers (unknown).

* Sean Davis (groin) returned to practice in full.

 

[Stryker]

https://Invalid Link - Check SN Home Page/2018/08/steelers-training-camp-diary-family-fest/

Some of the interesting injury news and tidbits: (copied not my take)

* Feiler working at center, including team drills, for the first time I’ve seen, aside from snapping a couple before a handful of practices. His transformation into the new Chris Hubbard continues.

* Antonio Brown, Marcus Allen, and Chukwuma Okorafor were all in pads but were limited to individual work. Ditto T.J. Watt, getting his first work in since being injured on the third day of training camp. Okorafor has his right shoulder wrapped near the end of practice; Tomlin said he hurt it during the Packers game

*Those who didn’t practice at all include: Vance McDonald (foot), Patrick Morris (unknown), Mike Hilton (unknown, lower body?), Morgan Burnett (unknown), Fitzgerald Toussaint and Stevan Ridley (unknown), Xavier Grimble (right hand) Ramon Foster (right knee), and Daniel McCullers (unknown).

* Sean Davis (groin) returned to practice in full.

I remember last season. Feiler was taking 3rd team snaps in TC. Every day he put a couple on the ground and did the same in preseason games. Dude is not a center. He lacks the skill to be reliable.

 

[Steeltime]

I remember last season. Feiler was taking 3rd team snaps in TC. Every day he put a couple on the ground and did the same in preseason games. Dude is not a center. He lacks the skill to be reliable.

I hear 'ya, Cope, but have to believe - hope? - that the Steelers are merely working on the emergency, "Oh my God, the first 2 went down!" scenario.

Feiler looks serviceable at T. Not great, but not a horrible option if/when injuries occur. Teaching him to be the "Oh my God, the first 2 went down!" center is not a terrible idea.

Just remember James Harrison, 2008 ...

 

[Stryker]

The team has to do that, but I'd rather grab a street free agent, or have our long snapper play center, than have Feiler do it. I just don't trust him to be consistent. I hope he gets better, but right now, he's just as bad at it as he was last preseason.