The Pittsburgh Steelers were 2-0 after the first two weeks of the season. Their offense looked strong, connecting on all cylinders, and as always their defense looked ferocious. Willie Parker rushed for two touchdowns in their season opener against the Houston Texans, tying his touchdowns from the previous season due to injuries. Ben Roethlisberger looked strong in both his first two starts staying poised in the pocket and finding the open receivers.
Their third game of the season against their same-state rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles, things went badly. Ben Roethlisberger was sacked numerous amounts of times. He was pressured in the pocket and knocked down hurting his throwing hand and throwing shoulder but he toughed it out for the rest of the game. Even more importantly, their star running back Willie Parker sprained his knee after only 20 rushing yards. The Steelers ended up losing 15-6. They won thier fourth game against the Baltimore Ravens but barely, by a last second field goal. Willie Parker's backup Rashad Mendenhall separated his shoulder in the game and is out for the year. With both of their running backs sidelined, and Ben Roethisberger struggling since the Eagles D beat on him, on top of playing the upsurging Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, look for the Steelers to struggle for the next few weeks.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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Week four overview
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A quarter of the NFL season is complete. After four weeks of the regular season there are players that are playing up to their expectations and players barely playing sub par football. There are also rookies and and unexpected players playing more than anyone expected them to. Big name players such as Terrell Owens, Tony Romo, Adrian Peterson, Greg Gennings, Brian Westbrook, Jay Cutler among with others are playing as experts predicted. The injury of Tom Brady in New England's opener against the Kansas City Chiefs that sidelined him for the season was a big blow to the people that drafted him in the first round. Randy Moss' numbers have greatly depleated from last seasons due to Brady's injury, Matt Cassel just can't get him the ball like Brady could. Peyton Manning is getting healthy, but an offseason surgery on his knee has effected his numbers early in the season. The declining of Marvin Harrison's play has put more pressure on the Colt's number one receiver, making it harder to spread the ball around. It proved to be smart drafting Brandon Marshall and Steve Smith even though they were suspended early in the season. They both made big impacts when they returned to their teams.
A quarter of the NFL season is complete. After four weeks of the regular season there are players that are playing up to their expectations and players barely playing sub par football. There are also rookies and and unexpected players playing more than anyone expected them to. Big name players such as Terrell Owens, Tony Romo, Adrian Peterson, Greg Gennings, Brian Westbrook, Jay Cutler among with others are playing as experts predicted. The injury of Tom Brady in New England's opener against the Kansas City Chiefs that sidelined him for the season was a big blow to the people that drafted him in the first round. Randy Moss' numbers have greatly depleated from last seasons due to Brady's injury, Matt Cassel just can't get him the ball like Brady could. Peyton Manning is getting healthy, but an offseason surgery on his knee has effected his numbers early in the season. The declining of Marvin Harrison's play has put more pressure on the Colt's number one receiver, making it harder to spread the ball around. It proved to be smart drafting Brandon Marshall and Steve Smith even though they were suspended early in the season. They both made big impacts when they returned to their teams.
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