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Linebacker Ryan Shazier is likely to return Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers after missing the last four games because of a sprained knee.
Shazier ran on the Heinz Field turf Monday night prior to the Steelers’ 30-23 win over the Houston Texans. The Steelers also took a look at safety Shamarko Thomas, who has been out with a hamstring injury, prior to the game before deactivating both players.
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“At the 11th hour we decided to use some other people,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. “We expect both guys to be extremely close (to returning).”
Tomlin seemed less sure about starting right tackle Marcus Gilbert.
The fourth-year veteran left the win over the Texans in the second quarter with a concussion, and he has a short week to pass the battery of tests that will be required for Gilbert to play Sunday against the visiting Indianapolis Colts.
Mike Adams will start at right tackle if Gilbert is not cleared to play against the Colts, who will bring a five-game winning streak to Heinz Field and are tied for third in the NFL with 21 sacks.
Adams played extensively Monday night for the first time this season, and Tomlin was pleased with how the 2012 second-round draft pick held up against the Texans’ front seven and All-Pro defensive end J.J. Watt in particular.
“I thought he did an admirable job. Obviously, it’s not easy going in in the manner in which he did, some of the things we had to do from a game plan standpoint, the movement of J.J. Watt and how they employ their defense,” Tomlin said. “But aside from the technical things and the assignment things, I just thought he played with great energy and finished. He had a good look in his eye. Great night for him and we needed him to step up.”
This a match up where Lebeau and MT together have to mix in some different formations, just not 70% the 1-5-5 and 30% the 3-4, we need the 2-4-5 with this as the personnel
LE Heyward DT Mclendon DE/LOLB Worlids RILB Timmons MLB tampa 2 style Shazier ROLB Moats CB Mccain on TY Gay on Nicks Allen on Moncrief FS Mitchell support the run SS Troy shadow TY.
The double loop blitz with Kesiel and Worlids needs to stop, they can try that with Shazier or Timmons but Worlids is not fast enough to start at MLB and then loop to come around the RT, just blitz him off the edge. It does not look like the 3-3-5 will come back a set of
DE Heyward DT Mcculers RE Tuitt ROLB Harrison/Shazier MLB Timmons LOLb Worlids/Kesiel CB Gay CB Allen CB Mcain S/LB Troy FS Mitchell could really cause confusion for Luck with many looks only Mcculers showing as the only down DL and Heyward and Tuitt both standing and 1 drops (Tuitt) while Heyward blitzes and Shazier/Deebo blitz from the strong side, Tuitt drops to the middle where the TE/slot would cross to shut that lane down, Troy either based on the distance plays TY over the top or comes on the S blitz.
Linebacker Ryan Shazier is likely to return Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers after missing the last four games because of a sprained knee.
Shazier ran on the Heinz Field turf Monday night prior to the Steelers’ 30-23 win over the Houston Texans. The Steelers also took a look at safety Shamarko Thomas, who has been out with a hamstring injury, prior to the game before deactivating both players.
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“At the 11th hour we decided to use some other people,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. “We expect both guys to be extremely close (to returning).”
Tomlin seemed less sure about starting right tackle Marcus Gilbert.
The fourth-year veteran left the win over the Texans in the second quarter with a concussion, and he has a short week to pass the battery of tests that will be required for Gilbert to play Sunday against the visiting Indianapolis Colts.
Mike Adams will start at right tackle if Gilbert is not cleared to play against the Colts, who will bring a five-game winning streak to Heinz Field and are tied for third in the NFL with 21 sacks.
Adams played extensively Monday night for the first time this season, and Tomlin was pleased with how the 2012 second-round draft pick held up against the Texans’ front seven and All-Pro defensive end J.J. Watt in particular.
“I thought he did an admirable job. Obviously, it’s not easy going in in the manner in which he did, some of the things we had to do from a game plan standpoint, the movement of J.J. Watt and how they employ their defense,” Tomlin said. “But aside from the technical things and the assignment things, I just thought he played with great energy and finished. He had a good look in his eye. Great night for him and we needed him to step up.”
This a match up where Lebeau and MT together have to mix in some different formations, just not 70% the 1-5-5 and 30% the 3-4, we need the 2-4-5 with this as the personnel
LE Heyward DT Mclendon DE/LOLB Worlids RILB Timmons MLB tampa 2 style Shazier ROLB Moats CB Mccain on TY Gay on Nicks Allen on Moncrief FS Mitchell support the run SS Troy shadow TY.
The double loop blitz with Kesiel and Worlids needs to stop, they can try that with Shazier or Timmons but Worlids is not fast enough to start at MLB and then loop to come around the RT, just blitz him off the edge. It does not look like the 3-3-5 will come back a set of
DE Heyward DT Mcculers RE Tuitt ROLB Harrison/Shazier MLB Timmons LOLb Worlids/Kesiel CB Gay CB Allen CB Mcain S/LB Troy FS Mitchell could really cause confusion for Luck with many looks only Mcculers showing as the only down DL and Heyward and Tuitt both standing and 1 drops (Tuitt) while Heyward blitzes and Shazier/Deebo blitz from the strong side, Tuitt drops to the middle where the TE/slot would cross to shut that lane down, Troy either based on the distance plays TY over the top or comes on the S blitz.
