Comments on: Report: Steelers to workout Brian Hoyer, Mike Kafka

By: soj83

soj83 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:19:37 +0000

it doesn’t matter which of these guys (or anyone else possibly) they bring in. if Batch goes down and one of these guys need to start, the Steelers are done.

By: billsboy88

billsboy88 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:15:01 +0000

Is gradkowski still out there somewhere?

By: mwm367

mwm367 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:11:44 +0000

Steelers stink. Welcome to the bottom of the pack. Without ben, this team goes nowhere.

By: nightrain42

nightrain42 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:35:50 +0000

I hoped they would bring back Jerrold Johnson. Kafka and hoyer? Man I hope Charlie doesn’t get hurt!

By: Patskrieg dot com

Patskrieg dot com — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:29:21 +0000

Whoever said above that Hoyer looked good in the preseason couldn’t possibly have watched him play. He looked absolutely awful, but in all fairness he didn’t get any help from the slew of throw-away wideouts that made up the bulk of the pre-season snaps.

It’d be great to see him do something in Pittsburgh. He’s a much better quarterback then what he’s shown.

By: pravin68

pravin68 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:21:38 +0000

Why no love for Jerrod Johnson? He really looked decent in the final preseason game. The quality of his throws seemed better than Dixon’s at a comparable time in Dixon’s career.

If TOmlin has half a brain, he would cut LEftwich now and resign him only if he is needed when healthy. Use the roster spot to get JOhnson or Hoyer. No more retreads like Palko.

By: karla36

karla36 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:03:31 +0000

Here come the Browns, here come the Browns, onward to victory, here come the Browns…

By: tedmurph

tedmurph — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:58:41 +0000

It was tough for Hoyer to hook on with anyone as he was part of NE’s last cutdown and most teams were pretty set with guys that knew their respective offenses. He’s still better than Mallett, but was going to be a free agent after this yr. He’s a decent NFL backup, maybe as good as some starters(Henne, for example). Decent arm, can make all the throws, very smart.

By: jjackwagon

jjackwagon — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:34:30 +0000

Probably ought to tryout some O-line too. You know…just to keep the QB de jour from getting crushed every play.

By: choasted

choasted — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:31:57 +0000

i was kinda shocked to see Hoyer not get picked up, he’s shown signs of real promise in the extremely limited reps he got…..but then again, so did Cassel.

By: cereal blogger

cereal blogger — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:16:13 +0000

Have fun with that….the Steelers run is over, no chance Ben can stay healthy for 16 + playoffs anymore

By: prince5000

prince5000 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:47:25 +0000

Hoyer > Kafka. Haven’t we seen enough Eagle backups.

By: st33l3rsf4n4317

st33l3rsf4n4317 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:28:52 +0000

Hoyer would be ok knowing he was with new England

By: yeeeeeep

yeeeeeep — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:25:33 +0000

by the time Ben gets back they could have 7-8 loses

By: gronkspike802

gronkspike802 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:23:18 +0000

I’m suprised Hoyer hasn’t been picked up yet, he was a pretty capable backup for Brady. Doesn’t have all the talent to be a full-time starter, but he is very smart and a good passer. Definitely would be an improvement of Leftwich or Batch.

By: jpb12

jpb12 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:22:08 +0000

Haley’s offense is more similar to the Patriots than to Andy Reid’ west coast offense.
Advantage Hoyer.

By: ravenator

ravenator — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:10:36 +0000

Why even bring them in? The steeler season is over

By: govtminion

govtminion — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:54:15 +0000

Scraping the bottom of the barrel, aren’t we? What, JaMarcus Russell’s phone got shut off or something?

By: boothisman

boothisman — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:47:18 +0000

I’d love to say Batch will be fine but after the way the O-Line let Leftwich get punished all game, combined with how fragile Batch is, they should probably sign both of these guys.

By: bh83

bh83 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:20:39 +0000

This may sound dumb due to his lack of actual NFL snaps, but I thought Hoyer showed a lot of promise in his time in N.E. he played well in the pre-season, has a strong accurate arm, learned what he knows from Brady and Belichick. I was always surprised he wasn’t picked up as a number two. Seems to have a lot more promise and ability than some other backups (Campbell, Lindley, Leftwich, Tebow, Quinn)

By: cobibones13

cobibones13 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:44:44 +0000

they should bring in Garrard. He’s used to taking over for Leftwich.

By: wryly1

wryly1 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:30:59 +0000

Kinda surprised no one signed Hoyer sooner – and will be surprised if Steelets don’t. With so many first & second year starting QB’s, a solid backup, who trained under Belicheck and Brady should be an asset. That said, Big Ben should return by mid-Dec.

By: panthrobro

panthrobro — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:55:15 +0000

Long live the Kafka!

By: electionconfidential

electionconfidential — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:37:36 +0000

Since Kafka lost his last job to Nick Foles I think Pittsburgh is being pretty optimistic here.

By: wolfmanpatriot

wolfmanpatriot — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:40:25 +0000

Hoyer would be the wise choice as he knows the afc, Pats and steelers better than Kafta.

By: td30

td30 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:53:12 +0000

charlie batch gets no love. Maybe age is playing a part, but it seemed like other guys got to play in ben’s absence when he couldve done a good job in past season. Kind of like jeff garcia