Behind the Steel Curtain
The Pittsburgh Steelers dropped to 1-1 after an embarrassing performance against the Seattle Seahawks. I can’t imagine there will be too many Varsity performances to highlight, but there is sure to be a ton of bad, so let’s get into it.
Ramsey was one of very few Steelers worth anything on Sunday. He recorded his first interception as a Steeler on the first play of Seattle’s second drive. He undercut an out route by his former teammate Cooper Kupp and picked off Sam Darnold. Of course, the Steelers settled for a field goal, but that turnover made it a 7-6 game. Ramsey was also credited with a blocked field goal on Jason Meyers, redirecting the kick that the Seahawks’ kicker missed.
Warren made it very clear he is far and away the best running back on the Steelers’ roster. He made one of the plays of the early season, catching a sidearm pass from Aaron Rodgers and taking it 65 yards after dodging every player who’s ever put on a Seahawks uniform. He finished the day with 134 total yards on 18 touches.
I’ve said it for the last year – Herbig is the second-best edge rusher on the roster. With Alex Highsmith out for roughly two months, he’ll have a chance to showcase that. He had two tackles for loss and a momentum-shifting interception that led to the Steelers taking a 14-7 lead after a Rodgers touchdown pass to DK Metcalf and a two-point conversion to Darnell Washington.
Just inexcusable not to know the kickoff rules as a kick returner. It was the huge turning point of the game, and he’ll likely never return a kick again.
This week’s film study session will be on the free real estate in the middle of the Steelers’ defense – any guess who is to blame for that? Wilson and Queen have been completely invisible through the first two weeks of the season in both the run and pass game.
Kenneth Walker averaged eight yards per carry and had 105 yards and a touchdown. This is after the Seahawks’ run game looked pedestrian against the 49ers in Week 1. The Steelers cannot keep trotting Keeanu Benton in at nose tackle. A healthy Derrick Harmon should help, but he alone won’t make the defense a cohesive unit.
I understand he’s made a few plays in the run game over the last two weeks, but the Steelers are paying him $41 million per year to be a game-changing pass rusher, which he has not been. Dating back to last season, Watt has gone six games without a sack. That’s just not acceptable with the checks he’s putting in the bank.
Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I wouldn’t have paid Pat Freiermuth. He makes little...
