“We’re going to have our hands full chasing that jackrabbit around”.
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Roethlisberger, the 33-year-old who has guided the Steelers to two Super Bowl titles, suffered a severely sprained left knee ligament and a bruised bone Sunday in a 12-6 victory at St Louis. “It is not a foul if the defender is blocked (or fouled) into the passer and has no opportunity to avoid him”.
“I don’t think it was a dirty hit, I don’t think he was trying to take me out”, Roethlisberger said. “I have a lot of respect for him”.
The 3-0 Cincinnati Bengals rank fifth in the Power Rankings, while the 1-2 Cleveland Browns rank 27th and the 0-3 Baltimore Ravens rank 20th.
The Steelers will need more than expected from a defense that’s still establishing an identity. The group simply needs to get the formula in politeness to build Vick’s gifts, or to play inside of his “usual range of familiarity” as Mike Tomlin said in his public interview Monday. “There’s no way to put a timetable on it, I don’t think”.
The former Kansas State center who grew up a Steelers fan is back with the team he loves. Justin Forsett and the ground game have been unable to get untracked while the defense has struggled since pass-rushing linebacker Terrell Suggs suffering a season-ending injury to his Achilles tendon in Week 1.ABOUT THE STEELERS (2-1): Vick has been plagued by turnovers in the past few seasons, but he has the luxury of leaning on Bell and wideout Antonio Brown, who already has 29 receptions and is second in the league with 436 receiving yards. It’s not for me to try to go out and win the game by myself. He is not stepping in and doing what Ben did. Mike Tomlin added, “Ben and Coach Haley have been together for three years now, Ben’s been in Pittsburgh for over 10 years”.
One of the greatest contrasts in the Steelers formula for accomplishment with Vick under focus will be their way to deal with the course of action.
Michael Vick came in, avoided disaster, and led the Steelers to a win. One was almost intercepted. “According to rules it was a low hit, so maybe it should have been flagged”.
“As I was going off the field I told the doc I feel like my leg is broke”, Roethlisberger said. He doesn’t have the scrambling ability he once had, so it will be interesting to see how he does after only being signed off the street about a month ago.
But after falling off the map for a while following his involvement, indictment, and imprisonment for being part of an illegal dog-fighting ring, he’s got one more chance at the limelight. He could also have Roethlisberger next to him on the sideline if Roethlisberger can ditch the crutches he’s been on since Sunday.
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He would go out on the field and help receivers that were actually playing warm up by throwing passes to them.
