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Yes, but that would have been called (Davis releasing instead of blocking) in the huddle or at the line. The way the play was run it couldn't happen, Josh couldn't find the back. The only way Josh was going to get him the ball was to bail on the pocket and find Davis if he flared out with him.

That's a tough ask. Josh would have had to been committed to Davis well before throwing the ball and there was no guarantee Davis was going to free up the way he did. He could have gotten tangled up with the rusher and not been available. Josh had to get rid of the ball quickly and couldn't wait, he had to assume Davis was blocking.

That's interesting, I didn't see the presser. For me it kind of deflects from the issue though. I saw a lot of this type of pick in the past, Gabe was really good at being the target. I haven't seen it much this year (not that it hasn't happen) but I don't think it's a coincidence that this type of miscommunication happened. Knox has been around long enough to understand and be on the same page with Josh. So while the ball should have gone elsewhere, it still leaves the fact that Knox saw one thing and Josh the other. I normally don't absolve Josh of blame, he still throws some balls that shouldn't be thrown, but to me there's some smoke here. I was hoping they would have given Davidson some more opportunities, he seems to be a good hands catcher of the ball and looks to have decent athletic ability. For me it's important to be on the same page as Josh, a lot of these routes are sight adjustments. I responded to Gunner too, but I agree it seems poor that after the amount of time he's been in the system that he has trouble seeing the same thing Josh does.

Yes, Josh thought he should have kept going and Knox stopped.

Wasn't he the one who stopped on the interception yesterday?

The whole stadium holds their breath when we have to kick the ball.

Sometimes you just ace the interview.

Well, Rapp isn't crushing his own teammates as often, that's for sure. No doubt he's been better, I'm just not a huge fan. When we drafted Bishop I thought ok, there's the Hyde replacement not the box safety. It seems like that is not the general consensus on TBD based on his college work and I'm a little disappointed if that's all Bishop can be. We have been talking about having playmakers to win big games, and the athletic ability in the 2nd round would hopefully translate to more range and interceptions from that deeper Hamlin/Hyde safety position. In my mind Bishop was making plays on the ball like Hyde did but having greater range. Even though McDermott can take a lesser athlete and make them good, I was hoping a 2nd round athlete could be a guy that makes game changing plays, making a strength even stronger and helping us get over the hump. I'm not so convinced the Rapp/Poyer position can be a game changer, it seems like more of a complementary role even with Bishop in there. I'll wait and see with Bishop, they have a plan for him and I'm sure they're pretty anxious to get him on the field when he's ready.

In my opinion, the fact that Bishop hasn't been getting snaps indicates his pre-snap processing is not where it needs to be yet. Getting that correct on the practice field is a precursor to getting more time in the games, and really, you don't need the games to work on that. Once he can correctly identify his responsibilities then he can get on the field more to take his game to the next level.

Mara: Who thought we should give Daniel Jones a chance? BD: I did? (Wry smile)

They need wr's that Russ can see

It looks like Martin is going to stick with the red glove.

Oh Buckets you're so fine, you're so fine, you blow my mind, hey Buckets, hey Buckets.

Yeah, like even this year they've played against a lot of young qb's so that helps the defense look good. But they have playmakers and sometimes if you keep it close against a good team a play or two can get you the win.

It's never just about the coach in Pittsburgh, it's the whole organization. What they value in a player and what the expectations are.