Preseason Around the League Week 3

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

8 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

I don't know but I'm definitely taking Pickens in my league. 

Agreed. my drafts are coming up, but I wonder where he is going. I have to think he isn’t falling past the 2nd round? 

[MasterStrategist]

1 hour ago, uninja said:

 

That defense is for real, but if TJ Watt or Alex Highsmith goes down that line suddenly looks VERY different. They have very good players on defense, but depth is a serious question.

Agree, and that's been their problem on defense (injuries).  However, I think they have much better depth across their team....nobody at TJ or Highsmith level, but those are blue chip talents.

 

I do like Herbig, their rookie.  He has the look of a potential steal as a 4th rounder.

 

Young team on offense, but alot of vets on that defense.  Glad we don't play the North this season, likely the best division in football.

[MasterStrategist]

1 hour ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Agreed. my drafts are coming up, but I wonder where he is going. I have to think he isn’t falling past the 2nd round? 

I think that'd be a major reach, but if you have a lot of Steeler fans in your draft...then yeah, someone will draft him in the 2nd or 3rd round.

 

He's probably a 5th-6th rounder in 12 team PPR leagues.

 

I look at the Steeler offense and see a "balanced attack".  They aren't going to air it out each week, like us or Chiefs.  Pickett isn't talented enough or there yet.  And when they do throw, they have a group of weapons that will spread the touches.  Redzone- Freiermuth is a monster, and see them running alot.  Washington will be used alot there too.

 

Long story short, Pickens is a good player but in FF he's probably in the 30-35 range of WRs.

[The Jokeman]

21 minutes ago, MasterStrategist said:

I think that'd be a major reach, but if you have a lot of Steeler fans in your draft...then yeah, someone will draft him in the 2nd or 3rd round.

 

He's probably a 5th-6th rounder in 12 team PPR leagues.

 

I look at the Steeler offense and see a "balanced attack".  They aren't going to air it out each week, like us or Chiefs.  Pickett isn't talented enough or there yet.  And when they do throw, they have a group of weapons that will spread the touches.  Redzone- Freiermuth is a monster, and see them running alot.  Washington will be used alot there too.

 

Long story short, Pickens is a good player but in FF he's probably in the 30-35 range of WRs.

I got Pickens in a dynasty 12 team PPR 3 Flex 1 Super Flex league at spot 6.12 as my WR2/3 (as the next pick I took Michael Pittman). 

[Haslett_Stomp]

Tomlin is setting the tone to ensure they don't miss the playoffs again this year.

[Gregg]

Just now, Haslett_Stomp said:

Tomlin is setting the tone to ensure they don't miss the playoffs again this year.

 

The North is going to be a fun division to watch. All 4 teams have good rivalries with one another.

[Dillenger4]

The AFC North is a great division this year. Cincy, Balt and Steelers are looking tough! I wish the Bills were tougher but we will see.

Miami, NE and the Jets all got better. It's gonna be tough.

[BillsfaninSB]

18 hours ago, Chaos said:

How big of a strategic blunder are the Steelers making by playing well during the preseason? 

First team ever to go 0 - 16. 

18 hours ago, Chaos said:

 

18 hours ago, Chaos said:

Edited August 25, 2023 by BillsfaninSB

[HiMark]

20 hours ago, CincyBillsFan said:

Even better if it was the AFC north cannibalizing themselves with their division winner finishing in 4th place in the standings.

 

 

And the Ravens 7 year preseason winning streak didn't exactly translate to elite play in the regular season with only 1 playoff win through that time.

 

 

 

 

But to be fair, that was partly our fault.  For beating them.

[HiMark]

9 hours ago, Ralonzo said:

 

For all the "next Allen" talk, I can see it when he takes off and scrambles, but even in Josh's first game you could see him actually hit receivers from time to time. Richardson looked like what I was expecting Allen to look like based on all the "accuracy" flak, but both were indeed firing the ball on a line.

 

https://www.nfl.com/videos/top-5-josh-allen-plays-2018-preseason-253924

Thanks for the clip.  Some nice Ray Ray highlights.  Now that McKenzie is gone, do you think we made the right choice?  I do, but best to McCloud

9 hours ago, uninja said:

 

That defense is for real, but if TJ Watt or Alex Highsmith goes down that line suddenly looks VERY different. They have very good players on defense, but depth is a serious question.

They may have fixed that with the Harbig draft pick

9 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Agreed. my drafts are coming up, but I wonder where he is going. I have to think he isn’t falling past the 2nd round? 

Please, Mr. Miyagi, not before 5th

[Sestak4ever]

In the Pats vs the Titans game, it appears the Pats will end up with 79 total yards of offense. Scrubs or not, that is just bad.

[rusty shackleford]

Just flipped on NFL network as I go to bed and they are showing a replay of the Carolina/Detroit game and noticed Blackshear is working with the 1st stringers…. They must really like him in Carolina 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Hey!  This should be pinned!  The Browns are currently giving the Chefs 'the business'!  (Yeah, I know... it's preseason...😕)

[Warcodered]

16 hours ago, Sestak4ever said:

In the Pats vs the Titans game, it appears the Pats will end up with 79 total yards of offense. Scrubs or not, that is just bad.

I know they had bad play callers last year but their offense was impressively terrible last year and they drafted mostly defense at the top half of the draft.

[Steptide]

Seriously hate that Rogers is in our division now 

[Gunsgoodtime]

2 minutes ago, Steptide said:

Seriously hate that Rogers is in our division now 

Watching him now, hoping he pulls a Russel Wilson this year

[78thealltimegreat]

Still don’t know what to make of the Jets they should be better but it’s obvious against most of the Giants backups they are having problems protecting Rogers 

[MasterStrategist]

Rodgers looking like the old man he is, tripping all over himself.

 

Love Wink and his aggressive defense.  Goes Cover 0 the first 5 plays then "simulates" pressure and gets heat with a 4-man rush.

 

These teams don't like each other 😊

[Steptide]

1 minute ago, 78thealltimegreat said:

Still don’t know what to make of the Jets they should be better but it’s obvious against most of the Giants backups they are having problems protecting Rogers 

Ya, can't tell if jets defense is that good, or Ya know.... Tyrod 

[No_Matter_What]

That Jets D-line looks really good.

 

Jets O-Line on the other hand...

 

Our opener looks like a 20-17 type game.