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So should we cut Moats immediately or wait until the offseason?

You can't block K-Will, you can't even contain him!

Sure these are factors, but I think the biggest contributor is the expectations of the coaches in the second year. Many coaches will not open the entire playbook for a young or first year player because there is just too much material there for the qb to know everything and execute well. This is also where a strong running game helps the young qb. In the second year, the coaches feel the qb needs to run the entire playbook and with that make more defensive reads because of your #2. I think that leads to the qb thinking too much and not executing well. In the third year, the qb usually can leverage lessons learned in the 3nd and make a strong move forward. With Fitz, it doesn't seem to me that Chan is holding anything in the playbook back and I think Fitz has been in the league long enough to understand defenses. So no, I don't think there will be a sophomore slump here.

It's always good to have goals.

I am calling your throwing in the towel with two minutes+ remaining in the game loser thinking. You may want to say Bell sucks, whoever was playing RT sucked, Fitz was erratic, Jackson didn't have his normal stuff, our LB's couldn't tackle their way out of a paper bag, etc that's fine. Don't throw the towel in before the end of the game. How about if I just say that was very Trent Edwards of you. Does that help? I get plenty of heat being a Bills fan in Pittsburgh for around 30 years, believe me. The only quip I have is that if Cowher could have won a home playoff game against a wildcard team with a backup qb, I could have been spared another SB defeat (a game which I was lucky enough to attend and enjoyed immensely regardless). The highlights are few and far between for me, and I have to endure a lot of winning football here while my team has floundered for years. That doesn't mean I'm conceding the game on the 28th though, and I hope to be able to rub some noses in it on Monday. But I don't like quitting on the team. Criticize, sure, be my guest, just don't quit.

I guess I should just think like a loser, then it will be all clear for me huh? Thanks, but no. I'll still think that our offense is good enough to get down the field in a short period of time this year. They didn't do it here.

At the time it was unknown. It seems like the team aren't the only ones that need to work through their culture of losing.

Hmm... Let me count...no, I think it's closer to 2000 weeks, thanks.

How is this a loss already?

We need a RT who can at least slow a pass rusher down regularly.

I think he was so dominant in college he could get away with not following his blockers and that jump cut etc. probably the reason we don't see him on the field that much.

Someone needs to show him how to run in the NFL, because he has no clue how to do it.

Martz is really working George Edwards, that's for sure. he has the Bills wandering around the field looking for their assignments.

Here's a question: How many of the linebackers currently on our roster would make it on the Steelers? They of course would have to play special teams well since none of them would start. Maybe Poz could make it? That's a huge chasm of talent between the teams, and while no one is wetting their diapers, it stands to reason that when a team like the steelers so deep at lb, and playing a 3-4, has to drop someone because of injuries, you would like to see us pick that person up. There has to be a roster spot somewhere on this team for him. It makes a lot more sense to me than picking up Merriman or Moss who will only be here for a year. It's the same reasoning that brought in Brohm last year, he's got more talent or potenial than this player, so let's go for it.

Wow, really? How about Fitz missing Spiller in the endzone? Things Rich talked about above, getting Spiller on a LB split out, a matchup Chan sets up and Spiller wins, and Fitz can't put the what, 30-40 yard throw, somewhere close enough to Splller to even TOUCH, and you want to blame a kicker from 53 yards? Okay, whatever. It's a team game dude, and there is plenty of blame to go around. I for one would like to see what Chan can do with a bona fide starting qb. Fitz is nice as a backup, but his technique breaks down when there's pressure (and sometimes without any pressure). I can see them taking a chance on a qb this year even if Luck doesn't come out, maybe taking one in the 2nd or 3rd round.

He was the lowest guy on a totem pole that is a couple stories higher than our totem pole.

He's rolling tonight, seems like he's trying to get his post count up.

They did it Sat because they needed to promote a DL off the PS to play Sunday. The need was caused by Aaron Smith's injury not being year ending (pgh hopes) so they needed the roster spot instead of just putting Smith on IR. Also, their other starting DE keisel was out.

Don't know about you, but I've seen Whitner bite on enough play action pass for the rest of the season. That would be from him feeling the need to step up and fill gaps.

I'm don't know the rule for sure, but I thought it was 24 hours. Assuming the Steelers did it 4pm Sat and maybe the NFL doesn't count Sunday, 24 hours was up today at 4pm. I am a little disappointed by this because early reports out of camp had him making an impact, although as camp went on I heard less about him. I'm sure OBD will say something like he wasn't better than anyone we had etc, but I would have to think we could have found someone to release in order to give this kid a look see.

steelers.com (via twitter, the @steelersdigest on the middle right of the page) has him picked up by the niners. http://www.steelers.com/

Hey Aaron, try outperforming the players who can't play in practice first, then talk smack about who can't play and who can. As much as you think they suck, the coaching staff thinks you suck even more.

The tower had to be swinging around in the wind considering he was tweeting about it so long before the tower fell. It's too bad someone didn't see that and get the kid down. Very sad the kid had to give his life for something so insignificant. RIP.

I'm beginning to think it's not just the players that need to break out of their loser mentality.

I'm thinking they don't know if Wang can stay healthy at tackle - considering his brief history here. The game could be a little fast for him out there. Maybe some time at guard will help him.