955876 wrote:VASteelerGuy wrote:Say what you want, he'll give away everything he can about the Steelers organization to remind them how stupid this decision was. Sorry, I don't see him as the last guy on the roster that could have been cut. We're going to regret this.
According to Tomlin article on the matter Harrison was least important player on roster. Everyone else more important. I’d be fine with the decision if I also agreed with our coach. But I don’t.
McCullers plays even less and also doesn’t play teams. He likely won’t even be back next season so what is the loss there?
Harrison was nice insurance. McCullers is nothing more than a wasted spot. Especially if you consider he wasn’t even first or second man up in event of an injury along the dline.
Harrison was.
Tomlin shown before he isn’t very good at contingency planning.
His experience alone was worth hanging onto him as the games gets bigger. We do have two talented but inconsistent first rounders at his position. If I’m a coach I want a guy like Harrison around to be in their ears. One tip could make a difference. Hey T.J., the tackle has been doing this all game. Try this...
Not getting that from Big Dan.
This Harrison move was not about performance.
It became a Tomlin vs. Harrison issue.
It was brewing all season.
It was not about giving a helmet to the best possible 53.
There was not a person on this site that saw this cut coming.
I do not care how much bullshit will come out of anyones mouth if they said he would be the one that would be cut with Gilbert coming back.
Dan McCuellers is basically a third string NT on a team that uses a NT on 20-25-30 snaps a game.
A team that uses more and more 2 down linemen.
He would need to see 2 defensive linemen, specifically JH and Walton go down with injuries in order to get any meaningful snaps.
And even then, the PS probably go with Alualu at NT and promote another D linemen from practice squad.
Anybody signing Dan Mc. if he was cut.
Anbody really gonna sign him and plug and play him.
Oh crap, Dan Mc is going to Baltimore, KC or NE and help stop our run game if we play them..............
Dan Mc is back on the practice squad ....when there is an open space on the practice squad.
And if Watt or Dupree go down......
How is the depth there as opposed to depth at NT?
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He doesn’t need to cover.
Belichick will use him as he is supposed to be used at this point in his career,as a situational pass rusher similar to Dwight Freeney.
He is the DE on a 4 man front.
Thats exactly how James needed to be used. Go get the QB.
Third and long pass situations.
Late game drives with team passing every down.
Back when James closed the KC game with his sack of Smith, we saw James giving Tomlin an earful.
That sack was not just the only play James made in that game. He was abusing the LT that whole quarter and then some.
Setting up moves, getting closer and closer all quarter
Applying pressure and forcing quicker throws.
We saw it coming.
James should have been doing the same thing all year.
12-15-18 snaps a game.
Should have been going after Brady.
Should have been part of a relentless pass rush rotation with Watt, Dupree and even Chick.
And after his game sealing sack of Smith, we saw James giving Tomlin an earful.
I think that James was not even getting a helmet up to that point?
He was pretty pissed at his play time.
Letting Tomlin know....
"You do not take a helmet away from me".
Tomlin tried to play it off, put his arm around James.
James was having none of it.
There is nothing anyone can really say that makes any sense....if they think James was not one of our 53 best players for the next 5 games of 2017.
