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thank you!

yeah, if someone is gonna make the team, they should stand out against the scrubs. If Booker hadnt, that would have been a problem. That he did, is a great sign that hes on his way to being great for us.

yeah it was a tough throw across his body (like the one he made to Kmet) it would have been the icing on the cake. But like you said, its his first game, he looked pretty good. when you said he missed Rome, I thought you meant on the play DJ dropped, and I had missed an open WR on that play, I see now the one youre talking about, and of course i saw it too at the time. Just a little bit outside. We didnt hear Allens name at all. Did he play?

thank you, Ill look again

Velus with another fumble, and a turf monster tackle where he forgot for a minute that he could get up. The guy is fast but a liability.

Pix, can you say more about which play he missed the WR open in the end zone? When the game is done Im gonna rewind and try to find the play.

Caleb with a nice scramble! And then a great rhythm throw to DJ who dropped it. Caleb look in control out there. So nice to see a Chicago QB look like this.

GREAT throw across his body to Kmet WOW

nice to see Caleb look calm and in control on the first drive. The blitz beating improvisation to Swift is typical Caleb, and the deep curl bullet to DJ was right on time and location with good velocity, the kind of precision we are not used to seeing - amazing. Great first drive for Caleb.

Let's go!

two fumbles too - but as long as he isnt here, I do truly wish him well. He gave everything he had. I feel differently, for example, about Nate Davis right now.

LOL He looked the same to me - great arm, good long ball, pats the ball before he throws, didnt score on the drive where he had the long pass, lazy play action from like 2 feet away from the RB. So hes like the 25th ish best QB or something.

SO I guess the Steelers have some QB guy named Jeremy Fieldman or something like that. Anyway apparently, we could have had him as our QB instead of Caleb and then fixed the OL and DL and a lot more. I dont know much about the kid, but hes playing in about 15 minutes, and I will probably check in and take a look.

I agree, it's kinda the same thing. He was hoping he got a steal, meaning a player. And given what a mess the OL is right now, another player would be helpful. To be clear I'm not saying that somehow Poles was counting on him being a starter or anything, but I do think with Davis and Jenkins, he has to be thinking about hedging his bets and having bodies that can play if necessary, and he probably wanted Benedet as part of that competition. I think that since we've freed up cap space signing DJ, the odds of bringing in a new guy on the interior OL is increasing, whether by camp cut, or trade. But one way or another, we are looking thin on the interior OL right now.

for sure - its taking a flyer on a guy who probably wont be there opening day. I still think we are going to make a trade. Weve got cap room, and two second rounders in our pocket. I cant guess who the trade would be though, any more than ANYONE thought Montez Sweat was on the block before we made that trade.

Thanks for that, and too bad for us

I would add that Poles seemed more upset with the Theo Benedet injury than he should have given his position on the depth chart. Poles actually rubbed his face in an "ugh" gesture. That tells me that Poles knows there is more trouble on the OL than there should be, and he was hoping to have a lot of bodies so that someone could step up. Also, the timing of the DJ Moore extension leads me to guess that they are freeing up cap room for a big acquisition. Maybe Connor Williams, maybe a DE, maybe a trade for a player not currently on our radar, and possibly on the OL?

Just watched Hard Knocks episode 1 - theres lots to say, but i just want to say this: Eberflus looks great. Everything i was worried about from last year i no longer am. He seems dialed in, and right where he should be. Awesome.

Just watched Hard Knocks episode 1 - theres lots to say, but i just want to say this: Eberflus looks great. Everything i was worried about from last year i no longer am. He seems dialed in, and right where he should be. Awesome.

I heard the entire Hard Knocks show is filmed on a cell phone from the stands while the team is on the far practice field LOL

Im sure! EVen if they dont have specific technique assignments, they still could have told Booker "we want to see interior and bull rush moves this week, we know you can bend" and like you, I wonder if they did.

I wonder how much freedom a pass rusher has to decide which move they are starting off with. Whether they will attack the outside shoulder, bull rush or slip inside. I know of course that as soon as half a second has happened, then you react to what is going on in front of you and all plans are reevaluated, but i wonder if the original play call specifies that, or if they could even tell him something like that? Obviously if there is a stunt that's one thing, and if you are the contain man, that may dictate an outside path, but in regular plays without stunts, I wonder if that is up to the player or assigned? And either way, maybe they told him they wanted to see him work on inside moves more. Just to gain experience? It's an interesting question. I wonder if we will pick up something on Hard Knocks that sheds any light.

for sure.

Ive been hearing between 45 and 55 snaps in preseason in total. Maybe thats what they meant by 48, for the entire preseason?

(once again) I agree with all your analysis! I have read that Booker has tons of bend, so maybe we just didnt see it in the game for some reason?