Official Steelers Discussion Thread

[pbmax]

Pack lose big but so do the kittens and the cubs.

I had forgotten Tony's efforts in this area to reverse jinx the Pack. Good work.

[pbmax]

http://www.packersnews.com/article/20131217/PKR01/312170350/Rodgers-hopeful-play-Sunday-against-Steelers?nclick_check=1

A doctor for another NFL team told Press-Gazette Media recently that he likes to wait at least eight weeks to clear a player who has a mild collarbone break, which is reportedly what Rodgers has, because the blood supply to such an injury is poor. By that timetable, Rodgers is at least a week away from clearance.

I think this means there is a good chance Rodgers plays this week, assuming the injury under discussion here is an accurate reflection of Rodgers collarbone.

[denverYooper]

http://www.packersnews.com/article/2...nclick_check=1

I think this means there is a good chance Rodgers plays this week, assuming the injury under discussion here is an accurate reflection of Rodgers collarbone.

Sunday will be 7 weeks exactly. I remember early on that Rodgers mentioned the "risk/reward" conversation and now he's back to that again. The reward now is pretty clear -- win and in to the playoffs.

[denverYooper]

tim van vooren @tvvfoxsix 3m
#packers last game 37-36 over Dallas. Last r.s. meeting with #steelers 37-36 loss. Remember Josh Bell?

[George Cumby]

This could go either way. And if Rodgers does play, I do have some concerns about him being crisp.

[red]

we should hear about the results at any time now, i would guess they would have performed the scan this morning before practice

[channtheman]

we should hear about the results at any time now, i would guess they would have performed the scan this morning before practice

Then we'll hear that he's out with cancer after all these fucking CT scans.

[Cleft Crusty]

What era of the Green Bay Packers are you referring to in your reference?

The Packers 'D' certainly hasn't seen such a QB in any TC or practice for a long long time.

a) I'm guessing that you disassociate getting rid of the ball fast....and SACKS.

b) Are you referring to the Brett Favre era or before that?

c) Who are these Packer QB's?

Thanks for your time... much appreciated.

GO PACK GO !

Do you actually watch football, or just spout nonsense? If you have games on tape or DVR, go back and see how quickly Rodgers gets the ball out on most plays.

[Fritz]

Do you actually watch football, or just spout nonsense? If you have games on tape or DVR, go back and see how quickly Rodgers gets the ball out on most plays.

I don't think it's an "A" or "B" question with Woody.

[pbmax]

M3 Presser:

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 3m
MM: Randall Cobb was back at practice for the first time. He was limited. Good job in strength/conditioning. Good to have him out there

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 3m
McCarthy on Rodgers: Aaron is doing better. Still has not been cleared by the medical staff. Similar work pattern to last wk. Looked sharp.


Logically, I cannot fathom how if today he isn't cleared that he can be clear on Friday, but we'll see I guess.

[pbmax]

The reporters only get to witness a portion of the whole:

Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty 11m
New blog post: Rodgers looks good at Wednesday practice http://t.co/kREmVjEaAb

[QBME]

Per MM presser - Rodgers still not cleared to play, limited participation in practice, not ruled out, wouldn't comment on whether another scan would be done this week.

[Fritz]

Sounded like a "probably not" to me. Damn. I thought maybe Rodgers would be cleared today.

[pbmax]

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 5m
MM: We're going to take some process to last week as far as getting him(Rodgers) cleared. Similar team work to last week

Packer Report @PackerReport 5m
MM says "will take the week" to determine Rodgers' availability, like they did last week. Similar number of 11-11 reps.

Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde 5m
McCarthy says #Packers will take "similar" approach with Rodgers as last week. Said "same" first, then corrected self.

WILDE IS LIKE A STATE DEPT or DEFENSE DEPT ANALYST READING PRAVDA. THERE ARE CLUES BURIED IN SEMANTICS WRAPPED IN BANALITIES.

Genaro C. Armas @GArmasAP 5m
#Packers: Lacy sat out today but no concern about availability. SHould be ready Sunday for Steelers.

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 6m
MM: Just being smart with Eddie Lacy. He's carried a lot this year. I feel good about him being ready for Sunday

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 8m
MM: Id say our team is definitely more confident. Everyone understands what's in front of us. View as a semifinal game against physical team

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 6m
McCarthy on Bell: Very talented. We liked him coming out. A good football player. Defense has a lot of respect for him.

Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde 6m
McCarthy on concern of a letdown after emotional win: "I'm concerned about letdown. History would tell you your team is open to that."

Green Bay Packers @packers 4m
MM: Able to make corrections on defense through course of game. Too many mistakes, but we adjusted. Different scheme coming in this week.

Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde 2m
MM on 12: "There's a lot more communication. I think everybody's on the same page. Emotion is always involved when big decisions are made."

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 3m
That's all for MM. Wouldn't comment on if there's another scan planned this week

GIVE RAPPAPORT 15 MINUTES AND HE WILL HAVE AN ITEM ON WHEN THE SCAN IS, IT WILL BE WRONG AND A DAY LATE, BUT WE KNOW ITS COMING

[Cleft Crusty]

Then we'll hear that he's out with cancer after all these fucking CT scans.

Exactly right. Lay off the radiation. Clefty did some reporting and there doesn't seem to be a Orthopedic surgeon out there who would ever order a scan for an non-displaced fracture like Rodger's. Clefty thinks players are getting very bad advice and medical treatment from some sports doc weenies who really don't know what they're doing, much like the KC hack who operated on Sherrod.