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lol, we really shouldn't let Brian Billick post on these boards. let it go, Brian. let it go.

I see what you're saying but I don't agree with the undertone that the doghouse was detrimental to the team. We won the Super Bowl. Harbs was/is doing something right.

the doghouse exists, it's just much harder to get into than people like to believe. Guys like Cody, Gaither, Pierce, and the immature version of Ellerbe are doghouse guys. Brown isn't seeing the field because of Daryl Smith and poor special teams play and that's really all there is to it.

more and more I'm expecting a 12-4/13-3 type season. there's an energy about this team that could be special.

you're biased! no you are! nuh uh! yesss huh! /thisthread liked what I read about Aiken but im really intrigued by the Williams-Boyle competition. Williams may have higher upside but Boyle seems to be far more NFL-ready. I'll be following those two closely.

Yea I think that applies to guys like Perriman but if I see another season of Marlon Brown inexplicably disappearing for extended stretches I'm not going to be happy. I really would like to see Brown or Aiken fight for that #2 spot and actually play well enough to deserve it. I am admittedly more optimistic about Aiken than Brown just because the sample size (with the Ravens) is smaller and thus I see more room to grow. Regarding Brown, I think our standards as a fan base for receiver play/development are very low. To me, when you're a 6' 5" WR that makes the 53 on a team without elite receiving talent and have Joe Flacco throwing the ball, I don't care what system you're in, there should be no scenario where you're a healthy scratch. Especially true if you're a second year player with a full offseason under his belt. So here's hoping one of them steps up to the plate to take some of the pressure off of Perriman.

Not gonna lie, maturity looks good on January Joe.

Yea I agree that it's his job to lose, I just want someone else that's already in the system to step up and be a better player so he has the luxury of being brought along at a steady pace. I'd rather have two guys good enough be WR2 than two WR3's with one getting the nod because he's a first rounder, if that makes any sense.

Really rooting for Forsett.

I agree except about the rookies needing to carry the load. I think guys that have been given chances the past couple of years need to step up into that WR2 spot early in the season and let Perriman develop at WR3. I think Williams will be the second or third TE depending on Pitta's status. Honestly I think Williams is facing an Arthur Brown-like risk of getting buried in the depth chart in year 1 if Pitta is a go. He's a good receiver but not better than Pitta and an OK blocker but not better than Boyle or Gilmore. With Juice in the mix as well, Williams is going to need a little bit of luck along with stellar offensive and special teams play to see the field. So I agree that this team has Super Bowl talent, but that's because the guys that will carry the load have been meticulously added to the roster over the past two seasons. The rookies, even the high round ones, have been brought in as depth and that's an amazing position to be in.

You possess an intimate knowledge of the Steelers.

The answers for Cincy are competent WR3 and CB3 play. You beat the cover 2 in the soft zones and you beat the WCO with the press. Last year we couldn't get either position to step up. This year we just need one...(I'm looking at you, Kyle.)

Lol whoa there. Watt is a generational talent no doubt but let's leave it at that. I agree with you though, regarding the point about comparing him to Timmy...it's just unrealistic. Timmy is already and will be a great player for us. I also think he can be the better sack artist in his prime, but Watt's motor isn't just an asset it's his number one trait. You don't coach that and you don't grow into it, you just have it. That doesn't mean Timmy isn't a comparable player, it just means that using a scaled projection when one guy has a decided advantage in ability over time is a straw man.

Roll credits.

Craig. I never liked Craig.

"I don't foresee things changing...unless they do."

happy to be proven wrong in pursuit of proving Ozzie right. haha.

I'm cautiously excited for Tray Walker. I think it's underrated how in-tune Ozzie is with the HBCU (Historically Black College/University) pipeline. Harewood was a miss but Webb and now B. Williams have been really solid additions. Hopefully Walker is next.

Agree with you on Tucker but I do think you're understating the statistical significance of being nearly guaranteed 7 points versus now having to accept 6 points as a more or less probable reality depending on the skill, dependability, and endurance of my kicker. Given cost-benefit, if I don't have a good kicker I go for it much more often with this rule change, why not? And what if, as a result, we start seeing more successful 2 point conversions, starting a trend? I honestly think this rule change is going to dramatically impact kickers. I have no idea if it will be a positive or negative impact, but it is far from insignificant.

You've introduced logic into a conversation about Dean Pees. You've made a mistake.

Brooks, Monachino, and Wink are all tops at their disciplines. Our coaching staff has been stacked for some time...which is weird because we keep losing them.

...but it's only our first date.

threw me off for a second with TJ Maxx...not gonna lie tho I like it lol although I disagree with the post. I don't think there's any way to know if Pitta is going to play. he's healthy right now...and if he stays exactly the way he is right now until week 1 he will be our starting TE. Now, if he has a setback of any kind he goes on IR and this is a totally different discussion but until then it's pure speculation. I also don't think there's any way DW is listed as a TE on the depth chart this year. I think by the time his rookie contract is up he may be one of the best TEs in the league, but at this point I think the mental and physical learning curves are too steep for a full-on position switch.

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