Roman W injured

[Jizz Mop]

Taken off on cart

Super

[Works At A Bank]

It’s early still and hopefully it’s not too serious. The depth chart at WR is slim to none. Also it was a jet sweep he was injured on…can we please just take that play out the playbook? How many times have we seen it over the past 4 years? Cmon Smith! Do better! Lol

[Orangesteel]

Oh lord

[jebrick]

Tomlin said twisted ankle. Being evaluated.

[Orangesteel]

MOAR JET SWEEPS

[rooneytunes]

I think I just realized our 1 and 2 going into the season are Pickens and Jefferson?

Really?

[Stillerz Bar]

It’s early still and hopefully it’s not too serious. The depth chart at WR is slim to none. Also it was a jet sweep he was injured on…can we please just take that play out the playbook? How many times have we seen it over the past 4 years? Cmon Smith! Do better! Lol

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I know... as soon as I saw he was hurt on a jet sweep I screamed. Good Lord, I was foolishly hoping that play would be scrapped with the new OC

[K_C_]

Probably going to be a high ankle and he'll miss most, if not all of the preseason.

Just so dude is ready to roll before opening day, this is no biggie.

If he's out for a few months, then it might be time to panic and offer one helluva package for Aiyuk.

[Jobu]

It’s early still and hopefully it’s not too serious. The depth chart at WR is slim to none. Also it was a jet sweep he was injured on…can we please just take that play out the playbook? How many times have we seen it over the past 4 years? Cmon Smith! Do better! Lol

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I know... as soon as I saw he was hurt on a jet sweep I screamed. Good Lord, I was foolishly hoping that play would be scrapped with the new OC

C’mon guys! The jet sweep is a legitimate football play that is a staple of pretty much every playbook at every level, everywhere. Now granted, some coaches can rely on it like a crutch, (cough, cough Matt Canada), but used at the right time and place, it is a very effective form of attack.
Roman Wilson wasn’t injured because he was running the jet sweep, he was injured practicing football.

[Orangesteel]

That’s a lot of missed time for a guy that needs a lot of pro reps. I imagined Wilson would see a ton of time at WR in the preseason.

WR situation just went from mid to very mid.

[Jtf]

He will be fine. Steelers are really healthy each year compared to other teams.

[Steel Bingo]

Connor Heyward helped the Steelers finish off the Raiders in '22 on a jet sweep, the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Immaculate Reception.

The play has held merit in the past. With athletic tackles like Fautanu and Jones, big guys who move well in space, maybe being able to threaten the perimeter sees an uptick in value at some point this season.

[jebrick]

If you can play off of the motion like SF and Miami does then it is fine. CAIII should be in motion a lot just to give him a clean release.

[bradshaw2ben]

I think I just realized our 1 and 2 going into the season are Pickens and Jefferson?

Really?

Pickens and Austin, really

[bradshaw2ben]

If you can play off of the motion like SF and Miami does then it is fine. CAIII should be in motion a lot just to give him a clean release.

IIRC, Calvin Austin was either 1st or second in CFB in success as an outside WR vs press. He also looked great at getting separation off the line in the NFL last year. Roman Wilson is the cat who needs to be in motion to give him a head start and free release.

[Orangesteel]

Calvin Austin is the giant mystery right now. He’s got talent. But will they get him the ball?

How many did he have after his 70ish yard beauty TD against the Raiders last year?

Five catches.

Five!

Mind boggling.

[K_C_]

If you can play off of the motion like SF and Miami does then it is fine. CAIII should be in motion a lot just to give him a clean release.

IIRC, Calvin Austin was either 1st or second in CFB in success as an outside WR vs press. He also looked great at getting separation off the line in the NFL last year. Roman Wilson is the cat who needs to be in motion to give him a head start and free release.

Roman Wilson will end up one of your favorite Steelers!! Watch!!

[Jtf]

If you can play off of the motion like SF and Miami does then it is fine. CAIII should be in motion a lot just to give him a clean release.

IIRC, Calvin Austin was either 1st or second in CFB in success as an outside WR vs press. He also looked great at getting separation off the line in the NFL last year. Roman Wilson is the cat who needs to be in motion to give him a head start and free release.

Roman Wilson will end up one of your favorite Steelers!! Watch!!

He will be good. But Steelers shoulda drafted Malik Washington instead. Major fuck up.

[bradshaw2ben]

If you can play off of the motion like SF and Miami does then it is fine. CAIII should be in motion a lot just to give him a clean release.

IIRC, Calvin Austin was either 1st or second in CFB in success as an outside WR vs press. He also looked great at getting separation off the line in the NFL last year. Roman Wilson is the cat who needs to be in motion to give him a head start and free release.

Roman Wilson will end up one of your favorite Steelers!! Watch!!

If Mike McDaniel becomes the HC next year, Wilson could end up being a superstar. On a
Mike Tomlin team? Hard to imagine he’ll reach his full potential.

[jebrick]

If you can play off of the motion like SF and Miami does then it is fine. CAIII should be in motion a lot just to give him a clean release.

IIRC, Calvin Austin was either 1st or second in CFB in success as an outside WR vs press. He also looked great at getting separation off the line in the NFL last year. Roman Wilson is the cat who needs to be in motion to give him a head start and free release.

I am more thinking of utilizing his speed. Get him in motion on every play and the defense must back off which helps other WR. It also strains the defense to cover someone that fast on a clean release.

[Orangesteel]

^ a lot like what they do with Tyreek.

CA3 is basically as fast.

[bradshaw2ben]

^ a lot like what they do with Tyreek.

CA3 is basically as fast.

Yes, I get it... but I think having an outside guy who can win there is what the team has in incredibly short supply, especially since they sent Johnson off. They have proven slot guys. The most proven outside guy they have other than Pickens is Marquez Callaway. The other two big name vets are slot guys, primarily.

[Steeldrama]

^ a lot like what they do with Tyreek.

CA3 is basically as fast.

Yes, I get it... but I think having an outside guy who can win there is what the team has in incredibly short supply, especially since they sent Johnson off. They have proven slot guys. The most proven outside guy they have other than Pickens is Marquez Callaway. The other two big name vets are slot guys, primarily.

Callaway was released a couple days ago.
Someone named Tarik Black was signed yesterday.

The WR room is not good.

[jebrick]

^ a lot like what they do with Tyreek.

CA3 is basically as fast.

Yes, I get it... but I think having an outside guy who can win there is what the team has in incredibly short supply, especially since they sent Johnson off. They have proven slot guys. The most proven outside guy they have other than Pickens is Marquez Callaway. The other two big name vets are slot guys, primarily.

If he is in motion, he can release outside. I do get what you are saying and I have been bitching for over a year that they do not utilize CAIII correctly give that he can get release on off the line.

[bradshaw2ben]

^ a lot like what they do with Tyreek.

CA3 is basically as fast.

Yes, I get it... but I think having an outside guy who can win there is what the team has in incredibly short supply, especially since they sent Johnson off. They have proven slot guys. The most proven outside guy they have other than Pickens is Marquez Callaway. The other two big name vets are slot guys, primarily.

Callaway was released a couple days ago.
Someone named Tarik Black was signed yesterday.

The WR room is not good.

I missed that-- that is mind-blowing, considering the lack of outside receiver types.

[bradshaw2ben]

^ a lot like what they do with Tyreek.

CA3 is basically as fast.

Yes, I get it... but I think having an outside guy who can win there is what the team has in incredibly short supply, especially since they sent Johnson off. They have proven slot guys. The most proven outside guy they have other than Pickens is Marquez Callaway. The other two big name vets are slot guys, primarily.

If he is in motion, he can release outside. I do get what you are saying and I have been bitching for over a year that they do not utilize CAIII correctly give that he can get release on off the line.

Yes, we agree. The specific skill I'm talking about is: somebody has to line up ON the LOS. Pickens is better off a step, Johnson was the cat they had who could line up and beat press. I believe CAIII is versatile, so he can succeed inside or outside if need be––just give some thought to how you're using him instead of making him fit his square peg into your round hole.

[bradshaw2ben]

BTW, I think Black has a rep as a STs guy who's a good blocker and maybe a gunner on punt coverage.

[stillthere]

Connor Heyward helped the Steelers finish off the Raiders in '22 on a jet sweep, the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Immaculate Reception.

The play has held merit in the past. With athletic tackles like Fautanu and Jones, big guys who move well in space, maybe being able to threaten the perimeter sees an uptick in value at some point this season.

The team also averages like 4.5 yards per jet sweep. So it is a play they actually executed decently the last 3 years. That is not something to be said about much of the offense since Randyland and Canada.

[PennyBacker]

Pittsburgh should be all about scheming ways to get Roman Wilson the ball.

He has fast timed speed, and plays even faster than that. Get those players touches, whatever it takes.

[stillthere]

Sprained ankle will not heal until the next offseason. It will get better and then it will get set back and start another 4-6 weeks until it sets back. He should be good for most of the season but he will probably get knocked out of a game or 3.