After a morning apply Thursday, the Pittsburgh Steelers placed on the pads, acquired on buses, and made the brief journey to Latrobe Memorial Stadium for the crew’s well-known Friday Night time Lights apply. Let’s dive into the notes.
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Camp Notes (Day Eight)
– The official quantity won’t mirror it however it positive felt like a report crowd available tonight, a reminder of the fan base nonetheless strongly supporting the crew. The crew introduced about 13,600 in attendance however the traces to get in actually wrapped across the stadium, one thing I’ve by no means seen earlier than. A half-hour wait simply to get contained in the stadium. Whereas there was an elevated safety presence following the capturing that occurred within the NFL constructing final week, that didn’t appear to be the rationale why the traces had been so lengthy. They usually stayed that means properly after apply started.
– Damage roundup: Not training Friday had been C Ryan McCollum (unknown), DL Dean Lowry (knee), TE DJ Thomas-Jones (ankle/foot), DL Esezi Otomewo (knee), and CB Joey Porter Jr. (unknown). McCollum missed the primary two days of camp however it’s unclear if that’s why he missed tonight. Porter appeared high quality and Tomlin stated he would return quickly.
OG Isaac Seumalo donned pads however went by particular person work solely. Broderick Jones returned to crew interval, working in Seven Pictures however not the following crew periods. He additionally practiced in the course of the one-on-one intervals.
DL Cam Heyward dressed however was largely given the evening off, not working in crew drills.
Damage in apply had been CB Cory Trice Jr. (hamstring) and OT Calvin Anderson (unknown). Trice went down comparatively early and spent the again half of apply helmet in hand and watching. His damage historical past is in depth so that is one thing to watch. Anderson limped off in the course of the crew’s remaining crew interval. It appeared trainers had been his proper indirect however it’s arduous to inform for positive what he’s coping with. He didn’t look to be severely injured however it’s one thing to observe. NT Keeanu Benton didn’t appear to get reps late in apply, not engaged on OL-DL or within the remaining crew session, Daniel Ekuale ending the evening because the beginning nostril deal with. However I don’t know if that’s associated to damage or not.
EDGE Jack Sawyer is sporting a cumbersome brace on his proper arm he hasn’t worn earlier than. However he practiced absolutely with out limitations.
– The buses rolled in earlier than 7, Mike Tomlin in shorts and a white cap the primary one off the bus and onto the sector. Renegade blared because the gamers took the sector, most carrying their pads to place them on after getting off the bus and onto the sector.
– Loads of gamers signed autographs earlier than apply: TE Darnell Washington, TE JJ Galbreath, EDGE T.J. Watt, OG Mason McCormick, LS Tucker Addington, Okay Chris Boswell, LB Patrick Queen, DE Isaiahh Loudermilk, NT Daniel Ekuale, WR Lance McCutcheon, CB Darius Slay, C Zach Frazier, EDGE Julius Welschof, DL Kyler Baugh, RB Trey Sermon, amongst many others.
However nobody was swarmed the best way QB Aaron Rodgers was. By followers and media. He signed for a number of minutes.
– New DL Kyler Baugh will put on No. 65. I didn’t spot Breiden Fehoko, who introduced he had signed however the transfer hasn’t been made official by the crew. Possibly he’s on the sector tomorrow.
– Referees had been available for tonight’s apply. First time they’ve been at camp.
– T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig pairing up in early drills. Ditto with Cam Heyward and Derrick Harmon.
– Steelers scouts are regulars at coaching camp earlier than hitting the highway in a few month for the faculty soccer season. Dan Colbert and Dennis MacInnis had been two scouts I noticed at the moment. Yesterday, I noticed Mark Sadowski absorb apply.
– Quarterbacks going by a drill to work on a number of elements. First, toss proper to the working again earlier than booting out and QBs coach Tom Arth pitching them one other soccer, throwing on the run to finish the rep.
– Steelers positional coaches dividing up the work all through apply. At one level, head OL Coach Pat Meyer labored with the tackles whereas assistant Isaac Williams labored with the inside linemen. Ditto with the DBs, head secondary coach Gerald Alexander taking the cornerbacks and assistant Anthony Midget the safeties.
– Throughout a later particular groups interval, I charted the entire gunner and jammer pairings. Staff labored not two sides at a time however two jammers versus one gunner and one returner. These are so as.
Gunners: WR Ben Skowronek, CB Brandin Echols, WR Roman Wilson, CB Beanie Bishop Jr., WR Roc Taylor, WR Brandon Johnson, CB James Pierre, WR Max Hurleman, CB Kyler McMichael, WR Ke’Shawn Williams, WR Scotty Miller, CB D’Shawn Jamison, and CB Cameron McCutcheon.
Jammer Pairings: James Pierre/Quindell Johnson, Brandon Johnson/Donte Kent, Cameron McCutcheon/D’Shawn Jamison, Ke’Shawn Williams/Kyler McMichael, Max Hurleman/Lance McCutcheon, Sebastian Castro/Brandin Echols, Ben Skowronek/Quindell Johnson, Cameron McCutcheon/Beanie Bishop Jr., Roc Taylor/Roman Wilson, Donte Kent/James Pierre, Lance McCutcheon/Quindell Johnson, Brandon Johnson/Sebastian Castro, Roc Taylor/Quindell Johnson, James Pierre/Brandin Echols, Kyler McMichael/Lance McCutcheon.
Returners: Scotty Miller, Calvin Austin III, Robert Woods – Ke’Shawn Williams and Donte Kent obtain reps late, strolling over to the returners after going by gunner/jammer work.
Price noting Wilson obtained reps as a gunner and jammer throughout this era.
First Staff Interval (11 on 11)
Seven Pictures, ball on the 2. Reside-tackling drill.
1. O-line of Broderick Jones-Spencer Anderson-Zach Frazier-Mason McCormick-Troy Fautanu. Derrick Harmon, Keeanu Benton, and Isaiahh Loudermilk the d-line trio. T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith at exterior linebacker. Jalen Ramsey and Darius Slay the surface corners, Juan Thornhill and DeShon Elliott the safeties. Aaron Rodgers below heart, Jaylen Warren the working again.
Rodgers play-action. Needs DK Metcalf left facet however Metcalf falls to the bottom and Slay will get a hand on the ball, almost selecting it off.
2. Harmon and Benton the d-tackles. DK Metcalf, Ben Skowronek, and Robert Woods the receivers. Kaleb Johnson in at working again. Will get the carry up the center however ILB Payton Wilson darts in to journey Johnson up and cease him in need of the aim line, per the facet choose.
3. Kenneth Gainwell in at working again. Rodgers appears to be like for Pat Freiermuth left nook however Slay is there once more to tear the ball away, incomplete.
4. Mason Rudolph at quarterback. Dylan Prepare dinner in at left deal with. Throw proper nook for WR Scotty Miller. Juan Thornhill good protection and it gave the impression to be incomplete, although I missed the preliminary ruling from the ref. Reactions indicated Thornhill and the protection received the rep.
5. Toss left to Johnson. Robust run from him, breaking one deal with and stiff-arming the cornerback on his means into the tip zone for a hard-earned landing. Very nice rep.
6. Will Howard enters. Gainwell cut up out vast proper and runs a slant. Howard zings the ball to him for a rating.
7. O-line of Gareth Warren-Doug Nester-Nick Broeker-Aiden Williams-Steven Jones. Will Howard landing proper facet to Max Hurleman. Protection wins 4-3 however the offense rallied for 3 late touchdowns.
Backs on Backers
1. Darnell Washington handles T.J. Watt’s bull rush properly.
2. Nick Herbig dips below Jonnu Smith.
3. Payton Wilson wins the rep, knocking Kenneth Gainwell down mid-rush.
4. Connor Heyward anchors and wins versus Eku Leota.
5. They go once more and Leota features a step on Heyward.
6. Kaleb Johnson holds up and stays with Malik Harrison.
7. Nick Herbig uprights Pat Freiermuth.
8. Cole Holcomb sheds Trey Sermon.
9. Holcomb swipes Sermon, however I believe Sermon was in a position to seal him vast right here.
10. Darnell Washington does an important job mirroring Alex Highsmith’s spin transfer.
11. Jack Sawyer beats Jonnu Smith inside.
12. Evan Hull, pancaked by Mark Robinson throughout Wednesday’s backs-on-‘backers session, will get revenge on this rep. Buries Robinson after the 2 lock up. Hull’s fellow working backs are hyped for him.
13. However Robinson saves face. They go once more and Hull will get thrown to the bottom.
14. Tiebreaking rep. Hull eats up grass to defend a possible bull rush however Robinson hits him with a swim transfer for a simple victory and 2-1 collection win.
15. Jonnu Smith higher right here versus Jack Sawyer, anchoring properly.
16. Not rep from Kaleb Johnson right here, grabbing Malik Harrison by the waist as Harrison spins inside and throwing him down. An apparent maintain.
17. Connor Heyward on his heels however in a position to anchor down towards Julius Welschof’s energy rush.
18. DeMarvin Leal swims JJ Galbreath late however Galbreath, the rookie, held his personal right here.
19. They go once more. Leal tries to win vast however slips on the prime of the arc and falls.
20. Good anchor by Galbreath to deal with Leal’s long-arm/stab rush.
21. Good job by RB Lew Nichols to reflect Carson Bruener’s rush, making an attempt a spin transfer.
22. They go once more and Nichols and Bruener find yourself on the bottom on the finish of this rep.
23. Welschof with a bull to tear below and previous Kevin Foelsch.
24. Just like the response from Foelsch, burying Welschof on the finish of this rep and garnering assist from teammates.
25. Shut battle between the 2 once more, although Welschof dipped Foelsch late.
26. Good rush from Devin Harper to knock Jaylen Warren off steadiness.
27. Swipe from Harper to beat Warren. Harper has bested Warren of their two days of backs-on-‘backers battles.
28. Darnell Washington seals DeMarvin Leal upfield.
29. Washington wins initially on Leal, however Leal rips by a bit late. Wasn’t a clear win, although, and Washington had a stable rep. Washington throws a finger wag at Leal on the finish.
30. Jack Sawyer swim and rip within Washington for the win.
31. Kenneth Gainwell stands up Payton Wilson initially, although Wilson is ready to swipe by late.
32. Wilson bulls over Gainwell.
33. Good job by Gainwell to maintain his toes transferring and mirror Wilson’s exterior spin.
34. Mark Robinson beats Kaleb Johnson late. Massive scrum ensues right here, unsure how the fireworks began. Occurred late within the rep. Finally damaged up.
35. After issues cool down, Johnson and Robinson go once more. Johnson mirrors Robinson all the best way.
36. Trey Sermon good anchor towards Devin Harper.
37. Sermon retains his toes transferring and defends Harper’s primary transfer and counter.
38. Lew Nichols seals Carson Bruener upfield and into Nichols’ working again teammates standing behind him.
39. Bruener knocks over Nichols throughout this rep.
Second Staff Interval (11 on 11)
Reside-tackling run interval.
1. Ball on the offense’s 40. Rodgers below heart. Toss left to Warren. Acquire of about 3 yards as Loudermilk and others converge to make the cease.
2. Ramsey and Slay at cornerback, Thornhill and Elliott at security. Rodgers play-action finds Metcalf for a 10-yard acquire, Slay making an ankle deal with for the cease.
3. Dylan Prepare dinner in at left deal with with Broderick Jones executed for crew interval. Snap is early and Rodgers does properly to corral it. Fires the ball out shortly to Metcalf for a acquire of 9 yards, Thornhill on the cease. Flag from the refs. I assume for a difficulty on the road with the early snap.
4. Jack Sawyer and Nick Herbig the EDGE rushers. Darnell Washington the tight finish. Rodgers in at quarterback. Kaleb Johnson carry left facet. Acquire of about 2 yards with good run assist from Slay.
5. Confirming Cole Holcomb is working throughout full-contact intervals, getting a rep right here alongside Malik Harrison (his standard ILB companion in crew intervals). Chuck Clark and Miles Killebrew the protection pairing, Brandin Echols and James Pierre the cornerbacks. Mason Rudolph in at quarterback. Boots proper and hits Washington on a tight-window throw for a acquire of 8 yards earlier than being tackled. Good throw and catch.
6. Kenneth Gainwell finds a lane left facet and bursts by it. Reveals toughness and end on the finish of the run, too, Killebrew struggling to carry him down earlier than Harrison helps clear it up. Acquire of about 11 yards.
7. Logan Lee and Yahya Black the d-tackles. Rudolph below heart, Freiermuth goes in movement. Toss proper to Johnson. Excessive knees by a crowd to realize 5 yards earlier than Harrison takes him down.
8. Trey Sermon carry left facet. Holcomb flies in deal with him for a lack of 2 yards. Actually good play.
9. Foelsch and Galbreath the tight ends. Howard hits WR Lance McCutcheon down the left seam for a 24-yard completion, a pleasant throw however even higher catch by McCutcheon to increase out and dangle on.
10. Howard now below heart. Hull carry proper facet. Leota chases in free bottom for no acquire.
11. Steven Jones in at proper deal with. Mark Robinson and Carson Bruener the within linebacker pairing. Skylar Thompson in at quarterback. Lew Nichols carry up the center. New DL Kyler Baugh grabs him from behind and drags him down. Name it a pickup of 5 yards.
12. Welschof and Leal the EDGE rushers. Cameron McCutcheon and Cory Trice the cornerbacks, Quindell Johnson and Sebastian Castro the safeties. Thompson understanding of shotgun. Nichols carry up the center, Bruener becoming the run. Acquire of three yards.
Third Staff Interval (11 on 11)
No extra live-tackling periods at the moment.
1. O-line of Prepare dinner-S. Anderson-Frazier-McCormick-Fautanu. Watt and Highsmith at OLB, Slay and Ramsey at CB, Queen and Wilson at ILB, Harmon and Loudermilk at DT.
Warren the working again, ball on the 35. Rodgers appears to be like for Skowronek proper facet however incomplete, Thornhill masking. Brief throw right here.
2. Bishop within the slot. Rodgers full to Jonnu Smith for about 9 yards earlier than being tagged.
3. Gainwell at working again, Metcalf aligned slot left. Rodgers full to Roman Wilson for about 12 yards, Queen slipping and getting up after Wilson made the catch. Tried to tear the ball out however couldn’t.
4. Sawyer and Herbig the EDGE rushers. Black and Ekuale the d-tackles. Rodgers goes by his progressions and needs to hit his checkdown proper facet. However somebody, I believe Sawyer, acquired his hand as much as bat it down.
5. Echols and Pierre the surface corners with Kent within the slot. Rudolph full to Heyward for only a couple yards, Kent masking however Heyward reaching out and hauling the ball in close to the proper sideline.
6. Killebrew and Clark the protection duo. Rudolph shotgun, Ke’Shawn Williams slot left. Rudolph hits Williams over the center for a 12-yard acquire, exhibiting his pace post-catch as he races downfield to complete the rep.
7. O-line of Warren-Broeker-Scharping-Jones-C. Anderson. Rudolph nonetheless in at quarterback. Rudolph fires left facet and WR Brandon Johnson reaches out to make a pleasant palms catch away from his physique for a 22-yard acquire as Killebrew tags him.
8. Echols and Pierre the corners, Harrison and Holcomb the within linebackers. Rudolph connects with Williams over the center whereas going through stress, a acquire of 8 yards.
9. Domenique Davis and Kyler Baugh the d-tackles. Mark Robinson and Devin Harper at inside linebacker. O-line of Warren-Nester-Scharping-Williams-Jones. Will Howard subs in. Has Johnson on a dig over the center however Johnson can’t end the play because of tight protection from CB Cameron McCutcheon.
10. McCutcheon and McMichael the cornerbacks on the surface with Jamison within the slot. Roc Taylor and Max Hurleman the receivers. Jamison blitzes. Howard hits Galbreath proper facet for 10 yards. McCutcheon charged arduous downhill however let him go on this non-tackling session.
11. Foelsch the Y-off. False begin on the play and the offense backs up 5 yards. Appears to be like like miscommunication on the snap rely as heart Nick Broeker will get pulled and has to run gassers throughout the width of the sector. Scharping replaces him on the pivot. Skylar Thompson in at quarterback. Throw to Roc Taylor proper facet is incomplete. Good protection from the nook – don’t have a word on who that was.
12. Appears to be like like a flag on the snap however play carries on and Thompson fires to Hurleman over the center. Castro is correct on prime of him and the ball is jarred round. I believe Hurleman nonetheless managed to come back down with it judging by the teammates slapping him on the helmet after the play. However try by Castro, as a minimum.
Fourth Staff Interval (11 on 11)
1. Ball on the offense’s 30. Slay and Ramsey the corners. D-line trio of Harmon-Ekuale-Loudermilk. Jonnu Smith goes in movement. Rodgers hits Metcalf for 10 yards. Good rep by RT Troy Fautanu to defend T.J. Watt right here, maintaining the pocket clear.
2. Rodgers appears to be like downfield for Metcalf, Slay trailing and Thornhill closing in excessive. The cross is just too far in entrance for Metcalf and incomplete alongside the proper sideline.
3. Rodgers finds Roman Wilson close to the proper sideline, Wilson turning upfield and avoiding going out of bounds towards Beanie Bishop. Acquire of 12.
4. Sawyer and Herbig the EDGE gamers. Gainwell the again. Scramble drill as Rodgers tries to run round and discover somebody. Mid-play, the PA announcer begins studying off the successful ticket quantity for the 50/50 raffle, which is simply peak Pittsburgh. Bottom, Calvin Austin is waving his arms, however Rodgers doesn’t see him throughout the sector. Rodgers finally ends up taking off and ducking out of bounds left sideline.
5. Freiermuth the tight finish. Kaleb Johnson the again. Rudolph makes a examine on the line. Climbs the pocket to keep away from Herbig’s stress and hits Hurleman. Don’t have the yards, sadly.
6. Kent within the slot with Echols and Pierre on the surface. Rudolph full to Robert Woods over the center for a acquire of seven yards.
7. Harmon and Lee the d-tackle pairing. Rudolph once more hyperlinks up with Woods engaged on Echols for a 5- or 6-yard acquire. Pocket collapsed right here on the proper facet of the road as gamers fell on prime of one another.
8. Brandon Johnson and Lance McCutcheon on the surface with Max Hurleman within the slot. Trey Sermon within the backfield, Jonnu Smith the movement man at tight finish. Miles Killebrew and Chuck Clark the protection duo. Rudolph uncorks a dime down the left seam that hits Smith in stride. Acquire of 29 yards. Although in an actual sport, DeMarvin Leal may’ve had the sack after beating RT Calvin Anderson inside with an important hump transfer.
9. Will Howard at quarterback. Checkdown full to Evan Hull to midfield for a pair yards, Devin Harper making the tag.
10. Low snap to Howard. Flings ball out to Galbreath in the proper flat. CB Cameron McCutcheon almost picks it off earlier than breaking it up. DBs coach Gerald Alexander is hyped, working and excessive stepping downfield to have a good time McCutcheon’s play.
11. Welschof and Leal the EDGE rushers. Thompson in at quarterback. Foelsch goes in movement. Thompson makes a examine on the line. Ke’Shawn Williams sitting down downfield however can’t end the play. Leal had a spin and acquired some stress.
12. Can’t make sense of my notes for the ultimate rep so going to should wave the white flag on no matter I used to be making an attempt to convey to Alex from the previous right here.
O-line/D-Line
1v1 reps that came about versus 7 on 7.
1. Bull rush from T.J. Watt. Troy Fautanu stays sq. and anchors decently, although he loses some floor right here.
2. Fautanu tries to seal Watt, however Watt is ready to dip on the apex to get by.
3. Harmon runs by McCormick with rep.
4. McCormick wins this one, staying sq. and exhibiting set on Harmon.
5. Swim and inside spin combo from Harmon. Obtained the preliminary step on McCormick off the road however McCormick labored arduous to get better.
6. Robust bull rush from Ekuale towards Frazier.
7. Frazier higher right here, anchoring properly towards Ekuale.
8. Good job by Spencer Anderson to anchor towards Loudermilk, although I believed I noticed a ref throw a flag right here mid-rep.
9. Spencer Anderson seals Loudermilk upfield.
10. Alex Highsmith dips below Broderick Jones.
11. Highsmith even cleaner win towards Jones.
12. Exterior spin by Highsmith features the sting on Jones for the win.
13. Calvin Anderson shoves Jack Sawyer upfield.
14. Sawyer responds and beats Calvin Anderson with an inside transfer, a clear win that brought about Anderson to lunge and fall.
15. Good bull by Logan Lee to run by OG Aiden Williams, who tries to make use of the Pat Meyer-coached hop step (depart floor with each toes, give floor to re-gain anchor). However Williams isn’t robust sufficient to cease Lee from pushing the “pocket” (there’s simply an assistant holding the ball because the fake QB).
16. Inside spin from Lee dusts Williams for the TKO win.
17. Domenique Davis can’t rip below Scharping, who slides and mirrors him.
18. Higher rep from Davis right here on his bull going through Scharping.
19. Good swim by Yahya Black on Doug Nester.
20. Nester and Black lock up. Good battle.
21. Inside spin from Nick Herbig and he has the steadiness to remain on his toes. His opponent, Dylan Prepare dinner, doesn’t.
22. Prepare dinner seals Herbig on a spin try right here.
23. Herbig dips below and previous Prepare dinner on the prime of the arc.
24. Good base and win from Steven Jones towards DeMarvin Leal’s energy rush.
25. Jones wins and locks out Leal.
26. Leal works with pace this time, dipping below Jones and exhibiting steadiness to show the nook and win the rep.
27. Baugh with a good spin towards Williams.
28. Good bull from Baugh places Williams on his heels.
29. Improved anchor from Williams as Baugh slowly pushes him again.
30. Nick Broeker seals Harmon upfield.
31. Harmon with a extra profitable spin on Broeker.
32. Bull to swim from Harmon beats Broeker clear.
33. Scharping with a win on Black on his transfer/rush.
34. Scharping preventing for his life to hold on towards Black’s bull rush, however he does okay all issues thought of.
35. Gareth Warren grabs a fistful of the again of Eku Leota’s jersey. A transparent maintain and even teammates are throwing up the “throw the flag” hand motions.
36. Leota rushes vast and wins very late within the rep towards Warren.
37. Warren good base to win towards Leota.
Fifth Staff Interval (11 on 11)
First two-minute drill of camp.
1. Ball on the protection’s 47. Ramsey and Slay the surface corners with Bishop within the slot. Rodgers in QB, Patrick Queen mugging the A-gap. Payton Wilson off-ball because the protection exhibits a two-high shell. Rodgers tries to throw left facet however Highsmith from his ROLB spot leaps and bats it down.
2. Offense shortly will get to the road of scrimmage, even with the clock stopped. Fautanu false begins. Offense strikes again however Fautanu stays in. Dart from Rodgers to Freiermuth goes by Freiermuth’s diving palms and falls incomplete.
3. Harmon and Loudermilk the d-tackle pairing. O-line of Prepare dinner-S. Anderson-Frazier-McCormick-Fautanu. Throw from Rodgers to Warren within the left flat is behind and off his hand. Incomplete.
4. Rodgers throw this time is batted down by Nick Herbig. Incomplete. EDGE rushers getting their palms up.
5. Excellent gap shot throw from Rodgers to Metcalf down the left sideline. Needs to be an enormous completion however it’s off Metcalf’s palms as he strides downfield. A transparent drop.
6. Second-team offense is available in led by Mason Rudolph. First cross is full to Connor Heyward for a 6-yard acquire over the center, Heyward wrapped up by Malik Harrison.
7. Offense goes tempo. Identical consequence, Rudolph to Heyward for 7 yards.
8. Move full to WR Roman Wilson for 8 yards.
9. Rudolph downfield throw to WR Scotty Miller left sideline, gaining a step on James Pierre for an enormous completion. About 23 yards.
10. Rudolph fade for Robert Woods ultimately zone is incomplete.
11. Davis and Baugh the d-tackles. Killebrew and Clark the safeties. Smith the tight finish. Rudolph full to Woods for a 5-yard acquire, the veteran WR holding on regardless of pop from Killebrew. That is about when Calvin Anderson was harm and hobbled off the sector. Dylan Prepare dinner changed him at proper deal with for the ultimate few reps.
Offense makes use of a timeout.
12. Sticks present third down. For causes unclear to me, the LOS is moved from the 5 to the 20. Rudolph cross for WR Brandon Johnson is incomplete, Pierre masking.
13. Heyward on the catch from Rudolph for 10 yards.
14. Now the sticks present fourth down. Offense will get to the road however the protection calls its timeout. Offense will get again to the road. Rudolph throw for McCutcheon is incomplete, Pierre masking, and Kent blitzing free off the sting.
15. Offense will get one other play as coaches take liberties with down and distance throughout this era. Rudolph appears to be like for Johnson within the left nook of the tip zone, however Pierre is throughout it and picks it off to finish apply.
Neither offense scores within the 2-minute drill.
Camp Notes (TL;DR)
– Mason Rudolph with a pair good balls tonight downfield whereas Will Howard exhibits contact and a fastball when he must. In the meantime, it’s been quiet general for Skylar Thompson. Appears like Howard is starting to separate himself from Thompson.
– Kaleb Johnson higher in backs on ‘backers than he was the primary trip Wednesday. Wouldn’t name him a real winner of the drill however there was enchancment. Winners from this drill embrace TE Darnell Washington, RB Trey Sermon, ILB Devin Harper, EDGE Jack Sawyer, and TE JJ Galbreath.
Jaylen Warren struggled greater than I believed he would and had issues Wednesday and Friday towards Harper. Jonnu Smith didn’t shine right here both. Blocking isn’t his sport.
– Kenneth Gainwell is having a pleasant camp as a runner and receiver and is exhibiting want-to in cross safety. Providing numerous worth.
– Offensive deal with Steven Jones defends energy properly. He’s an enormous man with a whole lot of mass. Pace is the place he has big-time issues. Rushers can get on his edges and win.
– Broderick Jones struggled to take care of Alex Highsmith all through his considerably restricted competitors interval reps tonight. However it’s good he’s wholesome and near 100-percent reps.
– Rookie OL Aiden Williams doesn’t appear to be he has sufficient sand within the pants to anchor towards energy rushers/rushes. Fellow rookie OT Gareth Warren is large and performs with base however might lack sufficient lateral agility on the sting.
– WR Ke’Shawn Williams with day at the moment. Exhibiting off his pace.
– DL/DE Yahya Black is only a large dude. I do know he’s not fairly as large, however he jogs my memory of Daniel McCullers’ construct. Simply seemingly towers over everybody. However Black is extra explosive and athletic (to not say he’s nice there however higher and extra energetic as a rusher than Shade Tree).
– CB Darius Slay is having fun with some nice practices. Been a playmaker in Seven Pictures the final two days with 4 breakups over that span. Jalen Ramsey is the larger identify and Joey Porter Jr. is the younger buck however don’t overlook about Slay, both.
– CB James Pierre wasn’t good however had apply general. Further reps with Trice getting harm.
Saint Vincent Snapshot
Fast snapshots of the post-practice fireworks present as I walked again to my automotive to put in writing this report (and thanks for studying).
15 Longest Steelers Touchdowns
Clips of the longest scores in Steelers’ historical past.
97 – JuJu Smith-Schuster (2018)
One in every of two 97-yard touchdowns you’ll be seeing from Smith-Schuster. This was his second, beating press protection and breaking into the open subject towards Denver in 2018. After getting a block from Antonio Brown (proper earlier than the dangerous occasions with AB), Smith-Schuster outran two Broncos defensive backs to the tip zone.
Sadly, that was Pittsburgh’s final factors of the sport, dropping 24-17.
Jim Gaffigan’s Quote Of The Day
“I think about Saltines can have a comeback. If there are connoisseur doughnuts, there may as properly be connoisseur Saltines. “These are Himalayan Salt Artisanal Saltines and value ten {dollars} a cracker.”
