Louis Rams vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Perspective On Dwindling Success

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin announces that Ben Roethlisberger will face an extended period on the sidelines with an MCL injury. Vick will have considerably more weapons at his disposal in Pittsburgh with running back Le’Veon Bell and wide receiver Antonio Brown. “I’ll try to get things rolling next week”. “You never want to see a guy like Ben go down”. All of the experts said Williams would carry the work load until Bell returned and the experts were right.

After spending Monday in the meeting room, quarterback Mike Vick got the chance to hit the practice field on Tuesday in preparation for starting against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night at Heinz Field.

“I just think [both teams being at full strength] is good for the game”. “Baltimore, they’re a rugged opponent”. “There are a ton of good things in the offense”. The Pittsburgh Steelers head coach went on to say, “Obviously when you’re minus a quarterback like we are, particularly one the significance of Ben, if you can get a leg up in the special teams that can be significant”. “But it’s time for other guys to step up”.

“We are a few plays away from being 3-0”, Fisher said.

They did not do that Sunday and, in fact, provided the kind of defense that used to be the norm for them. For perhaps the first time in his football life, however, Vick will work within an offense in which he is not the most gifted player. He leads the team with 3.5 sacks after three games.

In the game, the veteran Vick had five completions for 38 yards and was sacked by the Rams twice. Bruce Gradkowski was filling the role as backup but the Steelers listed him on the injured reserve list during the pre-season due to a left hand injury. Bell, who rushed for 62 yards and a TD and caught seven passes for 70 yards in last week’s 12-6 victory over St. Louis, was held in check in both regular-season matchups against the Ravens a year ago, managing only 79 yards rushing.

“We really had to bear down”, Heyward said of a Rams drive that started from their 29″.

The Steelers signed Vick to a one year deal in hopes to add depth to the quarterback position.

Looming large were three dropped passes, including a potential long touchdown catch by Lance Kendricks that the tight end said he lost in the lights, and ill-timed penalties.

Vick said he learned a lot last season, when he spelled Geno Smith in New York and completed 53 percent of his passes.

“I wont put it all on my shoulders, ” Vick said.

The challenge will change considerably at home against a winless rival, though Tomlin is hardly anxious about Vick’s ability to get prepared in the 100 hours in between games. But I appreciate them looking out for the safety of the players. “According to the rules, it was a low hit, so maybe it should have been flagged”.