Pittsburgh Steelers rule out 7 players, including 3 starters vs. Colts
The Steelers will be counting on Cordarrelle Patterson and Najee Harris to put in additional work this week with Warren sidelined. As the third running back for the contest, they added running back Aaron Shampklin to the active roster.
Mason McCormick, a fourth-round rookie, will start in the NFL for the first time since Seumalo is out. At left guard, Spencer Anderson will occasionally switch places with him, but McCormick will probably play the majority of the snaps there.
Nick Herbig, a standout pass rusher in his second year, will make his first career start in the meantime. As the third outside linebacker, DeMarvin Leal, who had an incredible summer, will get an opportunity to demonstrate his abilities.
Roman Wilson, a rookie wide receiver, will not return to action. Mike Tomlin stated before the game that he needed more time to prepare for the game, and his lack of activity is evidence of that. With just four wide receivers on the roster, the Steelers will look to Patterson to fill the void once more.
Rush misses his second consecutive week of action. James Pierre has assumed most of the position for the squad after doing poorly on special teams. Thomas Graham, who will play in the dime packages, was elevated by the Steelers. Terrell Edmunds, who the Steelers signed off the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars, will make his team debut at this time.
Bill Belichick Sends NFL Strong Warning About Steelers
The famed coach is taking notice of the Pittsburgh Steelers defence.
Alex Highsmith, who sustained a groyne injury during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 3, will be sidelined for a while. The team is waiting for him to return. T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig, who emerged as the team’s next defensive stars in Highsmith’s place, are being used in the interim.
Bill Belichick, the former head coach of the New England Patriots, said that the NFL would have difficulty stopping Pittsburgh because of Watt and when the Steelers’ linebackers are healthy. And this defence will cause havoc around the league all season unless they alter their ideas.
During a film analysis on Inside the NFL, Belichick stated, “These teams that just let Highsmith and Watt run the edge and run the corner of them with no presence are simply asking for disaster.”
In three games, Watt has racked up three sacks and five tackles for loss. Herbig has three tackles for loss in addition to two sacks. In addition to his six tackles, Highsmith deflected a pass.
Pittsburgh’s defence is emerging as one of the NFL’s top, if not the best, defensive units. The entire league is taking note of how dangerous the unit is early in the season after giving up five yards in the second half of their victory over the Chargers.
The defence is on a historic rampage through the first three weeks of the season, making history as the first unit to hold its first three opponents to fewer than 10 points in the last ten years. When they play the Indianapolis Colts in Week 4, they’ll want to accomplish the same.
The one advantage Indianapolis has this week, according to Belichick, is that they won’t have to deal with “the silly Steelers horrible towels.” The Colts will still need to make changes, though, even if there isn’t a tonne of yellow in the stadium, or else they will be defeated by Watt and company again.
