JotCast | Ed Bouchette's Steelers chat: 9.12.17

Ed Bouchette's Steelers chat: 9.12.17

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Ed Bouchette

1:58

Good afternoon, let's begin

Mickey

1:59

Will the Steelers trade up in the draft to get a QB next season?

Ed Bouchette

1:59

Ask me after the season

Ironmanbob

1:59

What is the prognosis on Stephon Tuitt's injury?
Are there any free agents that the Steelers are looking at to replace him temporarily?

Ed Bouchette

1:59

Mike Tomlin said today that the biceps injury may not even keep him out of Sunday's game vs. the Vikings

Stiltzguy67

1:59

Hi Ed....Your take on the sluggish opener? Lack of 1st string O not playing much in pre season, LB not many touches?

Ed Bouchette

2:01

Last year, they took precisely the same approach in the preseason and they did not have Le'Veon Bell and they scored 38 points in their opener at Washington

Sheff

2:01

Why rush Tuitt back if he needs a couple weeks to rehab his arm? Is there a risk of additional injury given that one of his two tendons are torn?

Ed Bouchette

2:02

Dear Dr. Sheff. Do you know that one of his two tendons are torn and do you think they would risk further injury to rush him back? I don't.

Tom Redmond

2:02

ESPN has the Steelers ranked #1 in their power ranking poll this week after their lackluster performance which I posted a comment that I disagree with their positioning. I believe they're top 5 but it's a stretch to think they're number 1! Where do you think they stack up and if not #1, where do you rank them and who do you rank ahead of them?

Ed Bouchette

2:03

I don't rank and I don't look at ranks. This is not college football. Rankings mean nothing. They are tied for the best record in the NFL, so I guess that would make them No. 1

Along with some others

HoosierSteeler

2:03

I didn't understand the Offensive play calling at all with all the ineffective screens. Shouldn't deep safeties have dictated more of Bell not less?

Ed Bouchette

2:04

Well, he wasn't running well and he wasn't running routes well so I thought the less of Bell would have been the better tactic.

Brandon

2:04

Jesse James did not look JV Sunday - do you think targets stay heavily in his favor or does Vance get more involved?

Ed Bouchette

2:05

Vance got less involved Sunday after he dropped the only pass thrown to him. I would expect Jesse James to continue to be No. 1

Chify

2:05

It looked to me like big Al struggled a bit on Sunday, do you see the same?

Ed Bouchette

2:05

I saw him beaten once for a sack.

Chify

2:05

Did Sunday's game change your overall opinion of the team or just one game?

Ed Bouchette

2:06

Just one game. They have the talent. For whatever reason, most of it did not come out on Sunday.

Scott in Amsterdam

2:06

Comparing this year's preseason approach with Bell to last year is not a valid argument...at least he actually practiced with the team last year!

Ed Bouchette

2:07

My comparison came in answer to a question as to why I thought the offense was sluggish and one possibility he/she gave was Tomlin using his first team so little in the preseason. All I said was they took the same approach last preseason, using the offense so little -- including Bell, who had like 2 carries last preseason.

So it is a very valid argument

Sk8ter62

2:08

Why do you suppose Ben is the only QB in the league who can't buy a roughing call ?

Ed Bouchette

2:08

I don't remember him being roughed on Sunday. He was legitimately sacked once

Fort Worth Mike

2:08

Hi Ed, Should Le'Veon Bell stop with all the tweeting and outside noise and just play ball? Do you think this will be an issue moving forward?

Ed Bouchette

2:09

No because he tweeted last year and looked pretty darn good playing football

Sheff

2:09

Is James really developing into an offensive weapon who could gain league wide notoriety or is he simply the best TE on the roster?

Ed Bouchette

2:10

He's improving, but don't put him in Heath Miller's category just yet. And please don't say he can gain "notoriety" because that's not usually a good thing.

Tom

2:10

With the injuries at DL & S, do you think there will be some roster moves this week? Practice squad or other?

Ed Bouchette

2:10

No, they have enough men.

Randy

2:10

Hey Ed, In your opinion whyy do you think the Steelers, more often than not, plan DOWN to lower level teams?

Ed Bouchette

2:10

TV ratings

Yinzer

2:10

Ed, is it time to panic? Steelers didn't win by 45 on Sunday, I'm concerned.

Ed Bouchette

2:10

You should be if you bet on them and gave the points.

doyle37

2:11

With Peppers 25 yards off the line, it was as though the Browns stopped our high powered offense with 10 guys. I blame it on Haley more than penalties

Ed Bouchette

2:11

I blamed every loss they ever had on the offensive coordinator at the time.

Chris

2:11

Bryant was a no show in this game concern or no?

Ed Bouchette

2:11

No, he should be OK. Remember, not only did he miss all of last season, the NFL would not let him practice until Aug. 9

2:15

Looks like that will happen today but they will make another move and add another ILB, perhaps bring back Stevie Johnson. Again.

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