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I saw an interesting article on ESPN this morning breaking down the health of every playoff team and contender. They put the Steelers as the 4th-healthiest team heading heading into the playoffs and had this to say:
"IR: 12 (No. 18/NFL)
Weighted impact of missed games: 6.674 (No. 14/NFL)
The Steelers head to the postseason without defensive end Cameron Heyward, a veteran leader who was lost after Week 10 because of a torn pectoral muscle. At that time, Heyward led the Steelers with three sacks. But since then, Pittsburgh has held opposing quarterbacks to the lowest QBR (46.9) thanks to a strong pass rush that has included four sacks from defensive end Stephon Tuitt and three apiece from linebackers Bud Dupree, James Harrison and Ryan Shazier. The emergence of receiver Eli Rogers (42 receptions) has helped cover for the Week 10 loss of Markus Wheaton (shoulder). Meanwhile, tight end Ladarius Green (concussion) returned to practice this week. Overall, given their recent history, the Steelers are thrilled to enter the playoffs with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le'Veon Bell all healthy."
I was wondering what you all thought about this and the rest of the rankings? I give my thoughts on the matter here:
https://gzsportsreport.com/2016/12/...eelers-and-the-rest-of-the-afc-playoff-teams/
Here is the link to the original article on ESPN:
http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/226879/rating-the-health-of-nfl-playoff-contenders
"IR: 12 (No. 18/NFL)
Weighted impact of missed games: 6.674 (No. 14/NFL)
The Steelers head to the postseason without defensive end Cameron Heyward, a veteran leader who was lost after Week 10 because of a torn pectoral muscle. At that time, Heyward led the Steelers with three sacks. But since then, Pittsburgh has held opposing quarterbacks to the lowest QBR (46.9) thanks to a strong pass rush that has included four sacks from defensive end Stephon Tuitt and three apiece from linebackers Bud Dupree, James Harrison and Ryan Shazier. The emergence of receiver Eli Rogers (42 receptions) has helped cover for the Week 10 loss of Markus Wheaton (shoulder). Meanwhile, tight end Ladarius Green (concussion) returned to practice this week. Overall, given their recent history, the Steelers are thrilled to enter the playoffs with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le'Veon Bell all healthy."
I was wondering what you all thought about this and the rest of the rankings? I give my thoughts on the matter here:
https://gzsportsreport.com/2016/12/...eelers-and-the-rest-of-the-afc-playoff-teams/
Here is the link to the original article on ESPN:
http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/226879/rating-the-health-of-nfl-playoff-contenders