UNBELIEABLE! I don't know about anyone else but I'm completely spent and it's only week 1! I'll start by saying "DO NOT BLAME THAT GAME ON THE DEFENSE". Absolutely incredibly gutsy performanceby the Steelers Defense. 5 turnovers, 7 sacks! The entire Defense played at a high level the entire game despite being on the field for almost 44 minutes! I know the Steelers won this game but I don't know about anyone else but I've seen more Mitch Trubisky in a Steelers uniform than I ever want to see. HE SUCKS! CASE CLOSED! In the immortal words of Dennis Green "HE IS WHO WE THOUGHT HE IS". He's not even in the same class a Neil O'Donnell, a sub-par game manager at best! He will get B00'ed out of Acrisure Stadium next Sunday vs New England.......you will hear chants of "KENNY, KENNY, KENNY". This win comes very costly to our Steelers as we lost two of our best players on both sides of the football......I'm talking about TJ Watt & Najee Harris. Max Starks said he heard reports of Watt coming off the field telling Coach T that is was torn! MRI tomorrow for Watt! I think Najee aggrevated his foot injury (LisFranc) I just hope it's not too severe....a Grade 2 could keep him out 8+ week....a grade 3 and he's done for the season. I expect TJ Watt to be done for the season with a Torn Pec. One glaring weakness today was Time of Posession....Bengals had the ball 43:43 and the Steelers for 26:17. That is not something any team Defense can continue to endure throughout the season and it was exacerbated by the inability of Trubisky and the Steelers offense to convert 3rd downs in the game going 4 for 15. Trubisky didn't look any different today than he did during his time in Chicago.....late throws to his receivers, poor timing, bad accuracy and to say he looked average at best is an overstatement. This is Kenny Pickett's team and time....he should be our starter without question! He can't be any worse than Trubisky! The only question I have on my mind right now after this game is do you put Watt on IR for the season and end it with surgery or do you see if he can return from the Torn Pec the second half of the season. JJ Watt returned from a torn pec after just 8 weeks when he was on the Texans. I can only hope TJ can return before the end of the season. In closing we saw a one dimensional pathetic offensive performance with no running game to speak of barely squeek one out against the AFC Champsions last season who were swarmed under by a Steelers Defense who created 5 turnovers, 7 sacks and was on the football field for almost 44 minutes while Cincy had the football. I'll enjoy this one for 24 hours and look forward to New England next week at home. I can already hear the chants "KENNY, KENNY, KENNY"
TJ Watt - Upper Body Injury
Najee Harris - Foot Injury
Levi Wallace - Ankle injury
Robert Spillane - Eye injury
Game Balls:
Minkah Fitzpatrick - This guy was all over the field today 14 tackles, INT, TD, 2 PD and blocked the Extra Point at the end of the game to force OT.
TJ Watt - 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, 2 PD......I hoper his Pec isn't torn but it sure as hell didn't look good. If he's done for the season it's a HUGE loss!
Ahkello Witherspoon - 8 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PD....nice open field tackle on Joe Mixon on 3rd down twice to force a punt!
Alex Highsmith - 9 tackles, 3 sacks
Cam Sutton - 3 tackles, 1 INT 2 PD
Pat Friermuth - 5 rec 75yds key catch on the game winning drive on a Free Play due to Defensive Offsides call
Pressley Harvin - 8 Punts 48.5yd average....60 yd long.....His best game punting as a Steeler
Terryl Austin - Giving him a game ball for a great Defensive scheme vs a High Powered Bungles Offense!
Chris Boswell - Game winning 51 yd FG as time expired in OT for the win! CLUTCH!
Game Goats:
Mitch Trubisky - This guy is just a guy! Nothing Special....IMO he's HOT GARBAGE! 4 for 15 on 3rd down conversions is not something I want to see week in, week out. It's all on Mitch & the Offense!
Mike Tomlin - Giving him a Game Goat for starting Mitch Trubisky....when you are +5 on Turnovers it shouldn't even be close unless your offense is incompetent! It's KENNY PICKETT TIME!
FU's:
Zebras - FU for some really ****** *** penaties down the stretch to keep the Bungles in the game on that Final Drive! Don't ever try to convince me the NFL Officiating isn't RIGGED to keep games close, viewers interested and advertisers enticed to spend their earnings during crunch time!
TJ Watt - Upper Body Injury
Najee Harris - Foot Injury
Levi Wallace - Ankle injury
Robert Spillane - Eye injury
Game Balls:
Minkah Fitzpatrick - This guy was all over the field today 14 tackles, INT, TD, 2 PD and blocked the Extra Point at the end of the game to force OT.
TJ Watt - 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, 2 PD......I hoper his Pec isn't torn but it sure as hell didn't look good. If he's done for the season it's a HUGE loss!
Ahkello Witherspoon - 8 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PD....nice open field tackle on Joe Mixon on 3rd down twice to force a punt!
Alex Highsmith - 9 tackles, 3 sacks
Cam Sutton - 3 tackles, 1 INT 2 PD
Pat Friermuth - 5 rec 75yds key catch on the game winning drive on a Free Play due to Defensive Offsides call
Pressley Harvin - 8 Punts 48.5yd average....60 yd long.....His best game punting as a Steeler
Terryl Austin - Giving him a game ball for a great Defensive scheme vs a High Powered Bungles Offense!
Chris Boswell - Game winning 51 yd FG as time expired in OT for the win! CLUTCH!
Game Goats:
Mitch Trubisky - This guy is just a guy! Nothing Special....IMO he's HOT GARBAGE! 4 for 15 on 3rd down conversions is not something I want to see week in, week out. It's all on Mitch & the Offense!
Mike Tomlin - Giving him a Game Goat for starting Mitch Trubisky....when you are +5 on Turnovers it shouldn't even be close unless your offense is incompetent! It's KENNY PICKETT TIME!
FU's:
Zebras - FU for some really ****** *** penaties down the stretch to keep the Bungles in the game on that Final Drive! Don't ever try to convince me the NFL Officiating isn't RIGGED to keep games close, viewers interested and advertisers enticed to spend their earnings during crunch time!
