Even considering injury concerns to Redman and Dwyer – I am *not* comfortable activating him, and frying a roster spot.

Same for Casey “Big Snack” Hampton. McLendon is balling out on a grand scale. Let Hampton heal up – and then play out the string. Love Big Snack — just don’t want to rush a 365 pound man into the NFL trenches on a freshly torn ACL. And oh yeah, there goes another precious roster spot.

Anyone see our play at OT on the left side? It has NOT been good. It has NOT been average. What it HAS been is cataclysmic. Ben goes down ===> we go down. In other words, those roster spots are exceptionally valuable. We can’t waste them so frivolously.

Pittsburgh has a history of doing lots of things right.

Pittsburgh, also has a history of rushing players onto the field too soon — and the predictable disastrous results ensue.

2001 NFL Defensive POTY Kendrell Bell rendered useless because of repeatedly rushing him back injured.

Last year alone, we rushed Woodley, Ben and Pouncey in — with zero upside, but LOTS of downside. ALL of that downside manifested itself precisely as could be expected. We need to smarten up on that end.

I love Pittsburgh’s hard-as-nails attitude – but it needs to be tempered with some common sense. The years we rushed players in have come at great cost.

Amen bgsu. Bg falcons ? Browns r insane to draft rb in top 5. Dwyer may end up starting. 7th rd pick. Redman undrafted free agent as way clay who is now put for year. Batch-7th rd. Rainey -5th. Reason browns stink every year and steelers compete for titles
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Glass house timmons94. The Steelers drafted Mendenhal in the 1st the same year as the Ravens drafted Rice in the 2nd. No question Rice > Mendenhal.

2010 playoff game Ravens had a 14 point lead and lost – To The Steelers.

Last season – barely beat the Texans who had a rookie QB and gave you the field position for the winning TD via a pic.

Cundiff.

Ray Lewis 37, Ed Reed 34, Suggs out.

Nuff said.

Mendenhall is a guy I wouldn’t mind seeing get broken by Ray Lewis again. I’m not saying that because he’s a steeler, I’m saying that because he is a terrorist sympathizer.

Any self respecting franchise would have cut him the second he tweeted that BS, Chad Ochocinco got cut for possibly beating his wife afterall (even though James Harrison was actually CHARGED with domestic assualt). Some teams just don’t care about off the field issues I guess.
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#1 – Mendenhall is not a Terrorist Sympathisizer. I did not like his comments either, but he voiced his opinion about the celebration over the killing of a person. In this country, there is a thing called the first amendment.
#2 – The charges against James Harrison were DROPPED by the District Attorney.

Maybe some teams just don’t care about off the field issues – but do you guess some people don’t care about getting the whole truth or just half of it. You specifically bring up Ray Lewis – who was CHARGED with MURDER and CONVICTED of OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE – why aren’t you critical of him?

Any self respecting franchise would have cut him the second he tweeted that BS, Chad Ochocinco got cut for possibly beating his wife afterall (even though James Harrison was actually CHARGED with domestic assualt). Some teams just don’t care about off the field issues I guess.

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Seriously, what are these teams thinking. I mean, what garbage organization was it that actually signed Donte Stallworth right after the whole DUI thing a couple years back, and even voted him the Ed Block award that year after he did nothing on the field all season? Ridiculous.

Oh yeah, wide left.

Lol how about your season, your best chance to make a Super Bowl was last year because you didn’t have to verse( or should I say choke) against us in the playoffs. What about your team. Lol no Suggs(aka gingivitis) on defense, old and injured Ed Reed, and really old Ray Lewis who has been done for a while. And what about your offense, you still have that idiot offensive coordinator, your offensive line is going to suck, and you still lack talent at the wide receiver position. Above all you still have Joe Flacco who is NEVER going to lead you guys to a Super Bowl ever. Plays awful in the playoffs, and you say oh look at last year verse the Patriots, don’t forget he was versing one of the worst playoff defenses ever. While our team is adding and developing great young talent, and we are in the Super Bowl hunt again this year( like we are almost every season). Keep chasing our 6 rings bitch

Just a histroy lesson for ya, Ravens fans.

I’m a Steelers fan and can’t agree with you more!!!! Hopefully he gets used, abused and thrown away with the trash this year!

Any self respecting franchise would have cut him the second he tweeted that BS, Chad Ochocinco got cut for possibly beating his wife afterall (even though James Harrison was actually CHARGED with domestic assualt). Some teams just don’t care about off the field issues I guess.

Because there are a couple injuries (dwyer is back at practice btw), they would activate a guy who still has a bum acl and make him ineligible to be on pup to start the season? It doesnt make smart people wonder…

The wishful thinking is disintegrating before the haters’ eyes.

I haven’t been this excited about a Steelers team’s potential in a long time.