As usual, let's start with a quick recap of last night's action.
The Steelers spent most of the game unable to get much of a running attack going against the Cincinnati front. Much of their attempt moved to a focus on short passes, using Mewelde Moore more often than I expected. Parker certainly still got his carries, and broke a couple decent plays, but Moore got the bulk of the work.
This lineup is going to make for some hard decisions for owners going forward. Personally, I'd downgrade Parker in most formats at this point.
Roethlisberger looked good. He didn't make mistakes, and that's largely what you needed on a night dictated by the weather. Tomlin worked a solid game plan, and Roethlisberger executed it very effectively in this case. Division matchups seem to have him right at home, and something to bear in mind moving to the second half of the year.
This was the first time I'd watched Fitzpatrick play. I liked a lot of things about the kid's game. His major problem is protection. He had nice rapport with Andre Caldwell, who likely bought himself some more playing time even when Chad Johnson comes back next week.
You want to know why Palmer looked awful early this season? The Cincinnati line play is abysmal, plain and simple.
FYI, the Steelers haven't allowed an opponent to crack 300 total yards all season. As an aside, how can the Steelers get away with have a field that plays like crap? They made the Patriots change to field turf, why not Pittsburgh? It's getting worked over left and right and footing on it, in bad weather in particular, is awful.
Let's get to the rest of the games.
Philadelphia at Baltimore
Who to Start: Donovan McNabb, Derrick Mason, Hank Baskett, DeSean Jackson
Who to Sit: L.J. Smith, Baltimore running backs, Joe Flacco
What to Expect:
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about 1 month ago
Who do I start?
WELKER vs MIA (1 TD all year)
or
GAGE vs NYJ (3TD last 2 weeks)
from about 1 month ago
I like Gage in this one. He's going to be targeted often by Collins against a soft secondary.
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