Are The Steelers Making A Big Mistake?

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[SmittyD]

Brodrick injured he need to heal up and he need to do better

[jacksontrotter]

How to ruin an elite OL prospect 101: draft your franchise left tackle, immediately start him out of position in order to have marginally better OL play. In year 2, still keep him out of position, and criticize him as he struggles (they’re completely different positions). Eventually, bench him when he can’t play out of position. This is what the Steelers do with all their high potential players- they won’t play them until they’re “better” than the high floor, low ceiling guys they are currently starting. And it drives me absolutely nuts. Player development/personnel in Pittsburgh is horrendous currently.

[natefisher]

I know Broderick has really been struggling, but I need to see him @ his natural LT position. Some players just struggle with the move and hopefully that’s the case with Broderick. Him and Troy should be a good tackle duo for the next 8-10 years

[Steelerstrophy]

Why does everybody turn everything into drama? It’s simple because of injuries and importance of left tackle position this is the best lineup to go with. It’s simple that’s it!

[mattnerdy]

Brodrick is a 3 year project, they said after that 3 years he would be better than the 2 LT that were drafted before him. Troy is a day one starter, he already has all the skills and techniques. Troy winning the RT spot was symbolic. Dan can only play LT. Brodrick can play LT & RT, it makes more sense to have him as backup. Next year Brodrick will be the Steelers starting LT.

[LongLegsBrien]

In my, uneducated, opinion, I find it refreshing they are starting the players who have played better in Fautanu and Moore. I prefer that as opposed to starting a player because of where they were drafted or salary in any scenario.

[TylerHooser-hv]

Listen if Broderick is hurt and Dan Moore keeps balling we can use him as trade bait before the trade deadline. He could be worth some decent value if he keeps up performances like last week.

[tinyarms]

I think this whole situation is more about the process of getting Broderick back to LT than Troy taking over RT.

[Cappy_Capp]

Deke, think big picture! You want Fautanu to get some starting snaps against a weaker opponent rather than have him coming in cold near the end of the season. Meanwhile, you're letting Jones heal up some and have him in reserve if there's an injury on either side. Remember, the end of the season is going to be brutal! The more fresh guys we have at the ready for that stretch, the better! Moore is doing well over on the right. No need to rush this, especially against Denver.

[mattnixon]

We'll have a much better understanding of what the coaching staff was thinking next week. My hope is that they want to give BJ a week off to fully heal, and get a good look at how TF handles the RT spot.

[dalarks_]

hanging out with Deke for a little on a Friday. Sounds good!

[mr.spacely]

its not a benching. theyre plan was to have troy at right and broderick at left eventually. troy got hurt, dan cant play right, so they had to deviate from the plan. now that troy is healthy they are going back to the original plan. dan moore being serviceable gives them a chance to let broderick heal up a little bit and prepare to play on the left side instead of throwing him to the fire. when hes playing on the left side his injured elbow is on the inside making it more dangerous. dan moore probably wont be servicable much longer so take advantage of the time you have.

[StraightRocketFuel]

I think it's pretty clear Broderick is still suffering from an elbow injury. Keeping him out there will just prolong the agony. If Troy is ready to go, put him in and give Broderick a few weeks to heal up. Once he's back to full strength, reassess the situation. Ideal world, Broderick bounces back, Dan Moore continues to do well and we can float him as trade bait for a WR2 before the trade deadline.

[businessmanwilliams]

Broderick need to be LT and Troy need to be the RT

[antdawg]

If they are slowing him down for the injury to recover then ok but not having Broderick play is a huge mistake dudes the best tackle in the room by far.

[BiClapper]

I like what they're doing, figure out all these variables now while it's early and while we can afford some mistakes that way we know everyone's strengths going down the line

[byronnelson]

I'm against it because Jones and Moore were solid last week, for all it's worth PFF ranked Moore 15th at his position last week.

[jasondirden]

10:59 Im wondering what elbow is hurt on Jones arm...maybe thats why they are doing this..but im with you Deke on this..Jones should be out there..maybe he is hurt or maybe its a veteran steelers thing..

[joeknowscryptos]

Watching Fanutau in pre season he is a beast in the run game. He not only has great push but will get behind the RB when stood up and push the pile forward which seems obvious but a lot of guys don’t do it all the time. He is always full speed and aggressive and I like that

[tsnav]

Broderick had some nice blocks last game. Even saw a sweet pancacke block on a run to the right. I know he sucked in preseason but i though against atlanta he was our 2nd best lineman