08-21-2022, 01:28 PM
(08-21-2022, 10:28 AM)TheFan Wrote: I wonder how much the lack of play in Preseason impacts the slow start to the season as well. Obviously last year with the knee it was different but I wouldn't be against the starters getting some play time. The majority of teams seem to be playing the starters some in game 2 so far to give them a feel of a real game. Practice against the Rams is good but there's nothing we can do to give the feel of a real game.
Opening up against Pittsburghs defense with the Oline and Burrow never really having played together is kind of scary.
(08-21-2022, 10:51 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: TJ Watt, Cameron Heyward, Larry Ogunjobi, and Alex Highsmith seem like a real easy entry level matchup for the OL to have their first game snaps together.... nothing to worry about.
(08-21-2022, 12:00 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: I'm not really worried about playing this preseason as we have a lot of continuity with the defense and our offensive skill players. Burrow isn't playing due to his health situation and it doesn't make sense to play any skill players if that's the case.
I'm with you on the OL group though. Especially playing that Steelers front. Wishing we would've brought Larry O. back after his deal fell thru and I saw he was playing in there preseason game so he is healthy. On a side note the Steelers oline looked very suspect yesterday. Not sure if they had starters missing or not but we should be able to get some pressure. Also the scariest part of there dline is TJ Watt and hopefully LC can negate that quite a bit.
Sounds like our real Preseason game with the starters will be our practice against the Rams who have arguably a better
front with Aaron Donald and company. On paper Pitt looks nasty but Heyward is old, Ogunjobi is coming off a terrible foot
injury and these guys suck at stopping the run. Ogunjobi might help them early with a splash play here and there but he
can really wear out trying to stop the run.
TJ Watt is the only guy on that DL that really scares me and we are much better there now with La'el Collins knockin' him
around at RT than what we had last year even with Reiff when he was healthy.
