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He avoided the Steelers’ pass rush and threw a 27-yard strike to Chris Gragg. He went 4-6 as a rookie and missed six games due to three separate knee injuries. Darby had a poor performance, striking some fear within Bills fans that their dominant defense may have a major hole.
The Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers met on Saturday afternoon at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Week 3 of the NFL preseason. The Bills called 34 pass plays – 33 attempts plus one scramble by Tyrod Taylor – and the Steelers were credited with a grand total of two passes defensed.
“Today was a disgusting performance”, said Steelers linebacker James Harrison. “They were having it their way and we were serving it to them”. “I know everyone wants to see Wallace get a bunch of deep throws, but it’s important for us to go through our progressions, go through our reads, and make the correct throw”. They are 1-1 in the preseason and will hope to intensify their preparations this week and to address some of the outstanding issues they are still experiencing.
“I’m a competitor and it just came out of me a little bit”, Manuel said, referring to how he celebrated afterward on the sideline. And that’s disappointing. It helps that all three contenders have performed well during the preseason. “Some of those guys, quite frankly, look like the walking dead”. “But, again, it’s coach’s decision and you have to deal with it”, Cassel said.
The quarterback competition may not have ended after Buffalo’s 43-19 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. He didn’t have a lot to do on the first drive after Fred Jackson’s 41-yard run on the Bills’ first play from scrimmage. DeAngelo Williams scored on a 1-yard plunge. “You know that is the only thing you can do… try to show consistency and build on what I have in my first preseason game”, he said. We’ve got to analyze that, and keep those committed to fighting.
Casell has started games before. And, oh yeah, the Steelers could be going on their third kicker in the last month after Garrett Hartley hurt his hamstring on a kickoff Saturday.
But it’s nearly impossible to see Rex not keeping Taylor, especially after how well he has played in games. “We wanted to get him some exposure”. (Yes, the Steelers fielded 11 defenders on every play.) Two of those plays were completions, including a 37-yard touchdown to Tobias Palmer. Bryant collected three receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown, drew two pass interference penalties for fifty yards from Ronald Darby, and frustrated Aaron Williams into an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Then, to everyone’s surprise, Manuel returned to the game in the second half after Cassel and Taylor had gotten their chances at the position.
Vick is competing with Landry Jones for the No. 2 job after backup Bruce Gradkowski sustained a season-ending injury to his left hand in 24-19 win over Green Bay last week.
Rosters will be trimmed from 90 to 75 players by Tuesday, while the final 53-man roster must be set by September 5.
Good news for the Steelers? Facing the Steelers will be Buffalo’s third QB to start this preseason. I believe when the coaching staff meets on Sunday that’s what they’ll decide. There’s not enough of a body of work. Add in the absences of Stephon Tuitt and Lawrence Timmons and Mike Mitchell.