The Pittsburgh Steelers had a lighter day of apply with their first preseason sport drawing close to. However there’s nonetheless heaps to speak about from right now’s session.
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Camp Notes (Day 12)
– Harm Roundup: Not working towards right now have been CB Cory Trice Jr. (hamstring), CB Donte Kent (proper foot), CB Jalen Ramsey, OT Calvin Anderson, WR Calvin Austin III, EDGE Alex Highsmith (groin), CB Darius Slay (off day), QB Will Howard (hand), DL Derrick Harmon, and LB Cole Holcomb.
Excellent news on Kent is he wasn’t carrying the boot on his proper foot he’s sported the previous few days. That’s an preliminary however good signal. Ramsey was on the sphere right now with a sleeve on his left leg. Lacking two straight days suggests there’s an harm however that it’s minor. I’m nonetheless unsure what Austin is coping with, and I didn’t spot Harmon on the sphere right now, although Mike Tomlin downplayed his absence.
CB Joey Porter Jr. practiced partially. Most of it got here throughout particular person interval however he took a pair workforce reps with the third-team protection throughout apply. He completed apply taking off his jersey and pads however holding his helmet on as he labored with DBs coach Gerald Alexander. OT Gareth Warren practiced on a person foundation however didn’t work in workforce intervals. Nonetheless, it’s good progress. Getting again for Saturday’s sport appears optimistic, however he can hopefully return for the Tampa Bay contest 10 days from now. DL Cam Heyward continues to be held out of workforce intervals.
TE Jonnu Smith practiced in full regardless of leaving Tuesday with knee soreness.
– Like yesterday, Payton Wilson and Mason McCormick have been the primary gamers to stroll all the way down to the apply subject, doing so at 1:25 PM.
– QBs coach Tom Arth and offensive assistant Matt Baker talked earlier than apply, every holding a play card and going over right now’s set up.
– Zach Frazier signed a handful of autographs behind the close to finish zone right now. A pleasant gesture.
– With Will Howard injured and solely three quarterbacks working, the middle/quarterback snaps the workforce works on earlier than each apply regarded barely totally different. Frazier and Aaron Rodgers and Ryan McCollum and Mason Rudolph have been nonetheless the first- and second-string duos. Nick Broeker and Max Scharping break up reps with third-stringer Skylar Thompson.
– Second-team o-line in warmups: Dylan Cook dinner-Spencer Anderson-Ryan McCollum-Max Scharping-Steven Jones
– Max Hurleman, Scotty Miller, Robert Woods, and Ke’Shawn Williams have been the punt returners in early drills.
Within the punt-return problem, Hurleman caught 5, Williams three, Woods 4, and Miller three.
– Working backs continued engaged on go safety, hitting an enormous bag swung to them by RBs coach Eddie Faulkner.
– EDGE gamers and d-linemen going via the baggage and dealing on rush strikes. EDGE DeMarvin Leal very fluid going via them.
– Couple of minor notes from a contest interval, a partial 7 on 7. Protection working 4 on 3 with 4 defenders and three receivers, passing off routes and choosing up totally different mixtures. WR Ke’Shawn Williams dropped a downfield go on a 7-route whereas Brandin Echols recorded an interception.
– Extra punting charting. I missed Corliss Waitman’s first punt out of the top zone however have it for Cameron Johnston. The remainder have been open-air punts from the 20.
Corliss Waitman: 4.60 seconds (65 yards), 4.45 seconds (65 yards), 5.10 seconds (59 yards), 3.76 seconds (51 yards)
Cameron Johnston: 4.08 seconds (64 yards), 4.69 seconds (63 yards), 5.04 seconds (52 yards), 5.00 seconds (70 yards)
Each punters have boomed the ball however very nice day for Johnston right here.
Evan Hull and Sebastian Castro labored as upbacks whereas Jack Sawyer and Carson Bruener served as the encircling wings.
– EDGE DeMarvin Leal stayed energetic all through apply, working gassers when his unit was in throughout workforce intervals.
Leal and JJ Galbreath served as wings on the field-goal workforce.
– Kick-return unit it from the returner’s perspective.
Brandon Johnson-Carson Bruener-Devin Harper-Jack Sawyer-Lance McCutcheon-Roc Taylor
Eku Leota————Sebastian Castro———JJ Galbreath
Trey Sermon and D’Shawn Jamison the returners. Evan Hull and Max Hurleman additionally filtered in as return males.
In 7 on 7, Lance McCutcheon and JJ Galbreath had spectacular catches close to the left nook of the top zone. McCutcheon may not have gotten each ft down however Galbreath positively did, making a leaping and fight catch. Brandin Echols had a breakup throughout this era whereas Darnell Washington scored twice.
First Crew Interval (11 on 11)
Seven Pictures, ball on the 2-yard line.
1. Nick Herbig and T.J. Watt are the EDGE guys. Keeanu Benton and Isaiahh Loudermilk the beginning d-tackle pairing with Harmon and Heyward not working. O-line of Jones-Seumalo-Frazier-McCormick-Fautanu. James Pierre and Brandin Echols the beginning corners with Ramsey, Slay, and Porter not working.
Rodgers hits DK Metcalf over the center working an in-cut proper to left for the rating.
2. Payton Wilson and Patrick Queen the within linebackers. Three-tight finish set. Kenneth Gainwell in at RB. Rodgers begins to drift proper, scrambles and steps up, shifting left. Appears for TE Darnell Washington however the throw is slightly low and Washington can’t make the seize, Echols overlaying.
3. Rodgers out of shotgun and makes a verify on the line. His throw is swatted away by rookie DL Yahya Black, who has had a behavior of getting arms up in throwing lanes.
4. Mason Rudolph checks in, Trey Sermon at working again. Max Hurleman break up out huge. Beanie Bishop Jr. working within the slot. Rudolph appears for WR Robert Woods proper nook, however Bishop performs it effectively and breaks up the throw.
5. Jack Sawyer and DeMarvin Leal the EDGE rushers. Evan Hull at working again, Jonnu Smith at tight finish. Rudolph hits Woods, this time for a landing.
6. Skylar Thompson checks in. Hurleman slot proper, Roc Taylor the X receiver. Nick Broeker at heart. Gun run for RB Lew Nichols, who crosses over aim line for the rating.
7. Rating tied at 3-3 so the starters come again in. Gainwell at working again. Journeys proper. Rodgers scans the sphere and ends Seven Pictures the way in which he opened it: hitting Metcalf for a landing. Offense wins, 4-3.
Second Crew Interval (11 on 11)
1. Ball on the offense’s 20. No tackling right here. D-line of Yahya Black-Keeanu Benton-Isaiahh Loudermilk. Pierre and Echols the corners, Thornhill and Elliott the safeties. Queen and Wilson the within linebackers. Rodgers working below heart. Jaylen Warren zone run to the correct. Cuts it again and finds a crease, a achieve of 5 yards.
2. Logan Lee and Yahya Black the d-tackles. Roman Wilson, DK Metcalf, Ben Skowronek the receivers. Darnell Washington at tight finish. Rodgers play-action. Finds Metcalf for a 15-yard achieve, Metcalf sprinting to the top zone with Warren catching as much as be a part of him.
3. O-line of Jones-S. Anderson-Frazier-McCormick-Fautanu. Bishop within the slot defensively. Rodgers again below heart. Play-action once more, hitting TE Pat Freiermuth in the correct flat. He makes a pleasant one-handed snag and will get good YAC for about 10-11 yards.
4. O-line of Cook dinner-S. Anderson-Frazier-McCormick-Fautanu. Ekuale and Otomewo the d-tackles. Rodgers below heart. Kaleb Johnson run left facet for 3-4 yards. Otomewo, flying over working left to proper, grabbed Johnson excessive and threw him down on this non-padded, non-tackling session. Offense didn’t take kindly to it. Pat Freiermuth was on the sidelines and stepped as much as give Otomewo a shove, beginning an excellent scrum. Punches have been thrown by a minimum of Otomewo and possibly others. Mason McCormick was in the course of it however it was laborious to inform who was attempting to interrupt it up and who was attempting to maintain it going. Finally damaged up.
5. Jonnu Smith goes in movement. Steven Jones pulls proper to left. Unsure who had the carry however it’s a achieve of three yards, Malik Harrison filling his hole effectively.
6. James Pierre and Cameron McCutcheon the surface corners. Miles Killebrew and Chuck Clark the safeties. D-line of Fehoko-Ekuale-Otomewo. Rudolph hits Woods for a 22-yard achieve, Ekuale chasing the quarterback in useless.
7. Ekuale and Domenique Davis the d-tackles. Eku Leota and Julius Welschof the EDGE gamers, Mark Robinson and Malik Harrison at inside linebacker. RB Trey Sermon exhibits some wiggle left facet for a achieve of about 4 yards. Harrison got here off a block to make the tag.
8. O-line of Cook dinner-Nester-Scharping-Williams-S. Jones. Rudolph out of shotgun. Kaleb Johnson follows Connor Heyward via the outlet proper facet for about 5 yards. All of the working backs right now — Warren, Gainwell, and Johnson — ending runs downfield to the top zone.
9. Logan Lee/Yahya Black the d-tackles. Skylar Thompson below heart. Drops the snap from Broeker. Fires the ball and full to Lance McCutcheon for 10 yards.
10. Thompson understanding of shotgun. Return movement by McCutcheon. Gun run by Lew Nichols up the center for six yards. Joey Porter Jr. picked up reps right here at RCB.
11. JPJ flipping to left nook reverse Daryl Porter Jr. Nick Broeker at heart. Thompson below heart, Evan Hull at working again. Malik Harrison and Carson Bruener at inside linebacker. Carry left facet by Hull, chopping again proper. Lee and Baugh getting off blocks for the tag.
12. Quindell Johnson and Sebastian Castro at security. Kyler McMichael and Daryl Porter Jr., D’Shawn Jamison within the slot. JJ Galbreath because the Y-tight finish. RPO with Thompson throwing to Gainwell for a 7-yard achieve.
Third Crew Interval (11 on 11)
1. Ball on the offense’s 20. Pierre and Echols the corners. Benton and Black the d-tackles. Rodgers in shotgun. He hits WR Scotty Miller on a slant for a achieve of 10 yards, countering and beating the nickel blitz.
2. Lee-Ekuale-Black the d-line trio. Catch and launch by Rodgers, instantly discovering WR Roman Wilson for a 9-yard achieve.
3. Bishop within the slot. Smith return movement left and again to proper. Patrick Queen blitzes. Rodgers fade ball for Scotty Miller is slightly out in entrance, Echols overlaying.
4. McCutcheon and McMichael the cornerbacks. Watt and Herbig the EDGE rushers. Queen and Wilson at ILB. Rodgers the QB, Gainwell at RB. Miller makes a troublesome, falling seize over the center from Rodgers for a 13-yard achieve. Good play.
5. Mason Rudolph at quarterback. Fast completion to Darnell Washington for a achieve of 5 yards. Good blitz pickup by Kaleb Johnson on Malik Harrison, Johnson tapping Harrison on his helmet after the rep.
6. Otomewo-Lee-Fehoko the d-line. JJ Galbreath goes in movement. Fade from Rudolph to Woods is incomplete. Jack Sawyer beat RT Steven Jones across the edge, dipping below on the prime of the arc. He can’t sack Rudolph so Sawyer stopped, actually respiratory down his neck, till Rudolph rolled away from the strain.
7. Checkdown from Rudolph to Sermon for 8 yards, Harrison chasing. Pocket held up although broke down late, Rudolph making a back-foot throw.
8. Harrison mugs the A-gap whereas Robinson slowly creeps to the road of scrimmage. Full to Connor Heyward from Rudolph for a achieve of seven or 8 yards. Harrison and Robinson blitzed; Sermon picked up Robinson although Harrison was left unblocked.
9. Skylar Thompson in at quarterback. Proper guard Aiden Williams false begins however doesn’t get pulled from the drill. Checkdown left facet to Hull, who makes a pleasant arms catch for 5-ish yards.
10. Baugh and Davis the d-tackles with Leota and Welschof having their arms within the grime. Thompson rolls proper after Leota beats Steven Jones inside and throws cross physique again to the left, full brief to Hull. Only a achieve of two yards with D’Shawn Jamison closing quick.
11. Fehoko and Baugh the d-tackles. McMichael and Daryl Porter Jr. the surface corners with Jamison within the slot. Quindell Johnson and Sebastian Castro the protection duo. Thompson fires a dig over the center to Hurleman,who lays out to make the catch. He can’t end it, his physique actually bouncing off the bottom that, at this stage of camp, appears extra like infield grime than grass.
12. Carson Bruener and Devin Harper the within linebackers. Thompson throw left facet. Jumped and practically picked by Daryl Porter Jr., however I don’t suppose he completed the play. I’ll name it incomplete.
Fourth Crew Interval (11 on 11)
1. Ball on the offense’s 15. Benton and Black the d-tackles. Pierre and Echols on the surface, Elliott and Thornhill at security. Rodgers out of shotgun with T.J. Watt at proper defensive finish. Rodgers finds Roman Wilson huge open for a achieve of 25 yards. Appears like he broke free from James Pierre, who might have gotten circled.
2. Black and Lee the d-tackles. Watt the RDE. Rodgers hitches up and hits Metcalf for 20 yards, Echols making use of the tag. Broderick Jones with a pleasant rep sealing Watt up the arc.
3. Watt and Herbig the surface linebackers, Watt again on his “regular” left facet. Rodgers out of shotgun, Gainwell the again. Rodgers’ go ball to Woods falls incomplete, Echols overlaying. Echols has some enjoyable with the offense and desires credit score for the rep, asking for — and begrudgingly getting — a high-five from assistant o-line coach Isaac Williams, who watched the play unfold in entrance of him. Queen and Wilson blitzed right here.
4. Lee and Ekuale the d-tackles. Designed swing go to Gainwell in the correct flat, Freiermuth out in entrance. Achieve of roughly 10 yards. Dylan Cook dinner defended Nick Herbig’s inside spin transfer effectively.
5. Rudolph full to Gainwell on a low throw for about 5 yards.
6. Hurleman slot left. Rudolph finds Galbreath for 10 yards over the center. Good blitz ID and pickup by Kaleb Johnson on D’Shawn Jamison.
7. Sawyer and Leal the EDGE guys. Rudolph hits Brandon Johnson downfield for about 15 yards. Blitz with defensive lineman Esezi Otomewo dropping into protection.
8. Display proper from Rudolph to Gainwell. Achieve of roughly 5-6 yards. Defended effectively by Malik Harrison, who eluded blockers and tagged Gainwell earlier than he may get downfield.
9. Thompson downfield throw full to Lance McCutcheon however is tagged on the LOS. I feel Jamison was in on this one.
10. Connor Heyward slot left. ROLB Eku Leota jumps offsides and Thompson airs it deep for Roc Taylor down the correct sideline. Daryl Porter Jr. is grabby and pulls Taylor’s jersey, slowing him down to forestall the catch. Daryl or Joey, penalties are points for Porters.
11. LT Dylan Cook dinner strikes early however the play continues. Brief completion from Thompson to Hull, Jamison closing proper after the catch.
12. Lew Nichols in at working again. Bruener and Harper the within ‘backers. Thompson hits Nichols on a checkdown for a achieve of two yards.
Fifth Crew Interval (11 on 11)
1. Ball on the offense’s 15. Empty set for Rodgers, Gainwell huge proper with Metcalf slot proper. Rodgers finds Gainwell working beneath on a slant for a 9-yard achieve.
2. Rodgers below heart, Johnson at working again. Toss left with Freiermuth main in entrance. Not a lot there, possibly 2 yards, with Wilson choosing his manner via blockers and making the tag.
3. Ben Skowronek goes in movement. Rodgers massive completion to Wilson over Malik Harrison alongside the correct sideline for a 30-yard achieve. Good throw. Mike Tomlin actually tipped his hat to Wilson after the play.
4. Mason Rudolph checks in. RPO full to Max Hurleman, Rudolph hitting him within the chest. D’Shawn Jamison beats Robert Woods’ block and tags Hurleman for just about no achieve. Large play by Jamison, whose teammates are hyped for him.
5. Rudolph full to Woods on a fast out for six yards.
6. Rodgers below heart. Baugh-Davis-Fehoko the d-linemen. Tomlin praises Galbreath, who helped clear a lane for Hull proper facet for a number of yards. Bruener on the tag.
7. Rodgers again in for a two-minute drill. Ball on the offense’s 30. Black and Lee the d-tackles. Watt along with his hand within the grime at LDE. Rodgers full to Metcalf for 11 yards.
8. Regarded like miscommunication right here. Rodgers’ brief throw over the center isn’t close to an offensive goal and for the second time in as many days, Juan Thornhill picks it off to win the session.
9. Two-minute drill for Mason Rudolph. Ball on the offense’s 30. First throw over the center is incomplete, Chuck Clark contesting a go supposed for Connor Heyward on a dig route. Clark put up his left hand and swatted the ball away.
10. Rudolph and Heyward join this time for a achieve of 10 (there was somebody in a ref’s uniform, however it regarded like a staffer carrying a “we have now a referee at house” striped shirt).
11. Rudolph full left nook to WR Brandon Johnson working over Cameron McCutcheon. Achieve of 21 yards.
12. Rudolph finds Johnson once more left facet for an much more spectacular catch, a one-handed snag in opposition to McCutcheon. Picks up 14 yards.
13. Johnson, Skowronek, and Woods the receivers. Gun run by Johnson because the offense preps a subject aim to finish the drill. A 3-yard achieve.
14. One other shotgun handoff to Johnson. Achieve of two yards.
15. Rookie Ben Sauls traces up for a 36-yard subject aim. Mike Tomlin calls a timeout to “ice” him however after resetting and tuning out the noise of the protection standing behind Sauls, yelling at him and attempting to get in his head, he calmly makes the kick to finish apply.
QB Skylar Thompson was one of many final Steelers to go away the sphere, engaged on his snaps and footwork a half hour after apply. Unsure who the middle was.
Camp Recap (TL;DR)
– Offense has picked issues up slightly bit these final a number of days. It’s a small however encouraging step.
– RB Jaylen Warren didn’t get loads of burn right now however that is perhaps as a result of he’s not going to play within the preseason opener Saturday evening and Tomlin desires to present the blokes who will swimsuit up motion. RB Kaleb Johnson’s go professional/blitz pickup appears improved. That’s necessary.
– WR Brandon Johnson has made performs this camp. Primarily within the pink zone prior right now, it’s good to see him make these open grass catches in two-minute right here.
– OT Broderick Jones had a pleasant apply. WR Roman Wilson can be stacking good days whereas Scotty Miller has constantly made performs in camp and will a minimum of make the apply squad. There’s an opportunity he makes the 53-man roster, too.
– A part of it may be situational and interval/apply primarily based however I’m seeing extra blitzes and inventive appears from the protection this camp. Extra nickel blitzes, extra sim pressures, extra managed chaos. We’ll see how a lot that carries over into the season.
– Yahya Black is getting first-team reps partially as a result of accidents, however he’s been energetic batting down passes and continues to stack optimistic days. One of many prime names I need to watch within the preseason opener.
– Cornerback D’Shawn Jamison can be benefiting from additional reps with Jalen Ramsey lacking the final two days and Donte Kent sidelined. Jamison performs with an edge and is massive and bodily. A lot greater than his 5-9 body.
– Juan Thornhill continues to make performs on the soccer. Proven all of it camp.
– Tomorrow’s apply is perhaps a walkthrough. That was the case final 12 months earlier than the Steelers’ preseason opener so don’t be shocked if there’s little to report tomorrow apart from a wholesome/harm replace.
Saint Vincent Snapshot
Ben Sauls lining up for his subject aim (I feel this was proper as Tomlin referred to as timeout, which is why DeMarvin Leal is strolling away).
15 Longest Steelers Touchdowns
Clips of the longest scores in Steelers’ historical past.
98 yards – Allen Rossum (2007)
The one 12 months Mike Tomlin had a defensive participant return kicks, Allen Rossum’s greatest Steelers second got here with this runback in an enormous win over the San Francisco 49ers. It opened up Pittsburgh’s scoring in a 37-16 victory.
It was the primary and one in all solely three kick-return scores within the Tomlin period: Antonio Brown in 2010 and JuJu Smith-Schuster in 2017 are the others.
Jim Gaffigan’s Quote Of The Day
“Nobody admits to going to McDonald’s. They promote six billion hamburgers a day. There’s solely 300 million folks on this nation. It’s like, I’m not a calculus instructor, however I feel everybody’s mendacity.”
