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Week one is finally here. The Steelers a tough game this week against the Bills to open up the season. The past two times they played we have come out on the losing side.
Here are my three keys for a Steelers Victory.
2. Contain Stefon Diggs as much as possible. We need to keep him locked up in the secondary to limit the splash plays he can make. Joe Haden and Cam Sutton are going to have their work cut out this week with this passing attack.
3. Don’t be stupid!
Keith Butler needs to not have a Linebacker in coverage on any Wide Receiver. There is no reason to have Devin Bush or Joe Schobert in coverage against Cole Beasley or Emmanuel Sanders.
Matt Canaday needs to have a great game plan going into this game. We can’t go out with three straight rushing plays or a tight end or fullback screen to open up a drive. We need to have a balanced offense. Pat Freiermuth needs to be in on every red zone play.
In the AFC East I agree with most people that the Bills are the team to beat in that division. It is also possible they could go to the Super Bowl this year. So this is how I feel the teams will fall in the East.
In the AFC North I still have the Steelers as the number one spot. It is because I believe they have the best defense in the NFL. Even though Ben is getting up in years the team have surrounded him with offensive weapons. The OLine seems to be the concern of most people yet we have not seen them play all together as a unit.
In the AFC South I believe the Titans will win this division. The Colts also have a chance to win this division. As of now I am going with the Titans.
The last division of the west it has to be the Chiefs. They are set for many years to come.
In the NFC East I see the Washington Football Team winning this division. They have a great defense. Cowboys have a better offense but not a good defense. So this is team 1 and 2.
In the NFC North with Aaron Rodgers it has to be the Packers. I think Vikings will be second.
In the NFC South you all know you have to pick the super bowl champions. I had a hard time in picking the rest of this division.
The NFC West this is probably the best division in football. So I just when with my gut feelings on this one.
Ravens have made their final cuts. Many of the players will be back with the team in some capacity. Perhaps Trace McSorley, QB, Binjimin Victor, WR and Pernell McPhee, OLB.
The Steelers final cuts have been modified. Three of the players were re-signed OL BJ Finney, Rashad Coward and CB Arthur Maulet. Several have been added to the practice squad.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have till 4 p.m. Tuesday to cut their roster down to 80 players. So let’s explore some names you could see on that list as cuts or trades.
To start let’s begin with the ones that could be waived/released.
Offense
Defense
Now that we took a look at a few players that could be cut. Let’s take a look at a few that would be good trade bate for Kevin Colbert.
Offense
QB Mason Rudolph for a mid-late round draft pick.
RB Jaylin Samuels for a late round or conditional round draft pick.
Defense
LB Cassius Marsh for a late round draft pick .
Special Teams
P Jordan Berry for a conditional round draft pick.
This was a hard decision for me on some of the players. I think they might consider trading Jaylen Samuels and placing Benny Snell on IR. I was just looking at possible cuts.
Here is my list of cuts
There were some really big winners in the Steelers verse Lions game. It was so good to see Ben play like the Ben of old. He has 2 new talented weapons in the Running Back and Tight End positions.
Several players were impressive on the the defensive side of the ball also. Let’s get started.
Game MVP: Pat Freiermuth
Winners
Offense
Defense
Losers