Archives for August 30, 2009

‘”Obviously, you’re behind as far as the playbook and everything like that,” Maybin said. “I was in shape when I (reported), but you’re never in football shape until you have the pads on. That kind of stuff plays a factor. I didn’t feel behind physically at all. At the end of the day, football is football. I’m going to come in, I’m going to practice hard, and I’m going to play hard when the time comes.”‘

‘Buffalo held the ball just 8:14 of the first 30 minutes Saturday. The Bills were outgained, 209-50, in the first half.’

‘”He’ll tell you exactly how he sees it, how you’re doing, how it’s supposed to be done, how and why it fits with what everyone else on the team is doing.”‘

‘More finger-crossing is needed concerning the completely restructured offensive line. After playing well in the victory over the Chicago Bears, the line was the picture of disorientation when it encountered the 3-4 defense for the first time. Johnny Jolly, an anonymous backup defensive lineman for the Packers, looked like the second coming of Reggie White against the Bills.’

‘The best thing you can say about the Sabres is they’re closer to the playoffs than the Bills.’

‘Coach Dick Jauron: There wasn’t a whole lot good to say about that. I guess I can say I thought we punted it well and recovered it well other than that you know, our defense plays hard, very good on third down. We could not get off the field. That’s a credit to them. It was a 17-0 game because we really didn’t do anything on offense except for Marshawn’s (Lynch) run. Thought Marshawn ran the ball well. And late in the fourth quarter we went down the field and had the field goal blocked. So it was not a good night. Like I said, I give our defense credit for hanging in there and battling. We got a lot of issues that we’ve got to solve. We’ve got to solve them very quickly.’

Steelers’ Roethlisberger sharp in romp (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Roethlisberger already in comfort zone (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Steelers’ worries are minor (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Czech on the mark with kicking duties (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Farrior still shows that ‘he’s a beast’ (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

The ‘Terrible Towel’ that changes lives (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Photo gallery (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Steelers’ Roethlisberger shines in victory (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

Steelers flex muscles in victory (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

Steelers’ Holmes held out with back injury (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

Photo gallery (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

Steelers look super in blanking Bills (Beaver County Times)

Logan has earned a roster spot (Beaver County Times)

Mendenhall has strong game (Beaver County Times)

Steelers smother Buffalo (Washington Observer Reporter)

Pittsburgh shows it’s in midseason form (Washington Observer Reporter)

Big Ben, Farrior highlight Steeler win (Altoona Mirror)

LeBeau has credentials as player, assistant coach (Altoona Mirror)

A case for the Steelers to go Greene (Altoona Mirror)

Don’t use that number (Altoona Mirror)

Steelers, defense dominate Bills (Uniontown Herald Standard)

Steelers defeat Bills 17-0 at Heinz Field (Steelers.com)

The good and bad vs. the Bills (Steelers.com)

Steelers quotes (Steelers.com)

Bills quotes (Steelers.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

‘”We’ve got a lot of issues that we’ve got to solve,” coach Dick Jauron said. “We’ve got to solve them very quickly.”‘

‘Ryan Fitzpatrick went 8-of-11 and Trent Edwards ended 6-of-13 for 31 yards and an interception for the Bills. Marshawn Lynch gained 19 yards on four carries in defeat.’

‘Edwards’ half-hazardly played the whole first half and one drive in the second half. Through all his time on the field, he racked up 31 yards, completing 6-of-13 passes and throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown.’

‘It’s football’s “chicken or egg” — who is more responsible for an offense’s success, the line or the quarterback. You could make an intriguing case for the latter based on the last couple weeks, and maybe even years. Last year the Bills ran for 16 TDs, while passing for just 14. Their passing yardage per game was 20th in the NFL; the rushing, 14th. It is just the preseason, but if your big men can run block, what makes you think they can’t pass block?’

‘”There wasn’t a whole lot good to say about that,” said head coach Dick Jauron. “Really we didn’t do anything on offense.”‘

‘”It’s been great,” Fitzpatrick said. “Just the whole experience of coming to a new place, learning a new offense and getting used to how the wide receivers run routes here, with the different personnel.”‘