Some pre-game Steelers/Jets thoughts an hour before kickoff. Now often you see Steelers home primetime dogs...only the second time since 2016.

Russ' first start. Be patient past first drive. But every mistake will be scrutinized. Value of improved pass game vs lack of run game. Jets' offense. Aaron Rodgers can still play at high level even if #'s don't look great this year. Worried Steelers come out and play a lot of zone. Rodgers will attack Beanie, maybe get Lazard on him.

Does Porter shadow Adams? Wilson? Neither.

Short thread on four sequences from the Steelers Sunday that show their repetitive nature. There's a good discussion to be had about sticking with what works vs defenses adjusting but some thoughts watching the game... Steelers have called this shallow/post over a dozen times the first month. Hit big vs Raiders. Failed many other times.

Fairness, got a good look on 1st play. 2nd play, Pickett too quick with checkdown. But team always seems to come back to same limited menu of plays.

Finished recapping and ranking all of Kevin Colbert's draft picks, 2000-2021, #176 to #1. I'll tweet out the list now. Picks were weighed based solely on Steelers' production, value, longevity, success, etc.

Thread incoming. #Steelers #176, Colbert's worst pick? Senquez Golson. 2nd round pick. Seven career training camp practices. Ended each year on IR. Never played a single game. Not one. Not even preseason.

Can't predict injuries. Really no one's "fault." But it was his least valuable pick.

Ryan Shazier a speaker at the 10th annual Man Up Conference in Cranberry. He shared the story of why he started going shirtless in warmups of cold weather games. Short thread on what he said. #Steelers Winter game at Buffalo several years ago. Shazier is sick, thinks he has the flu. Steelers' defenders are never to wear sleeves. But he tells teammates before the game he is planning to. Too cold, he's too sick.

Put together some clips of forgotten and underrated Ben Roethlisberger moments. Most of these aren't incredibly consequential throws. No Super Bowl game-winners, walk-off TDs, plays you'll see on all his highlight reels.

These are little moments that made Ben Ben. Enjoy. 3rd down, end-of-half pass to Le'Veon Bell. Threw sideways as he's falling to the ground. I don't know how he did it. But he did.

Depressing to do this again but a collection of Steelers' offensive plays Sunday night that were plain broken. Nothing to do with scheme or concept. Just fundamental breakdowns that ruined plays. Happened far too often this year.

Sad thread incoming... #Steelers Second snap of the game. Feels like Harris ran the wrong way. Roethlisberger turns expecting Harris to run to his left (defense's right). Has to switch ball to left hand to get exchange off.

MIKE 'backer unblocked, Harris forced to bounce. Goes nowhere.

Steelers big underdogs tonight. Rightfully so. But last Sunday proved anything can happen. Keys to Pittsburgh pulling off one of the biggest upsets in playoff history. #Steelers Turnovers and red zone play two team stats that will define this game. Steelers -3 in the first meeting, Chiefs had 17 points off it. Can't give Mahomes extra possessions/short fields. Think Steelers gotta be at least +2 and not turn it over.

A short thread on watching a Steelers' offense that made me very, very sad Sunday. In a word: dysfunctional. Couple of clips. #Steelers The Ben chest pass. Half the offense doesn't fire off the ball in time. Snap may have been early. Harris gets too wide so Roethlisberger tries to chest-pass it. "Luckily" ruled incomplete.

Fun fact. Canada had the balls to call this again in the 2nd half. It lost five yards.

Steelers gotta win three of their last four games to have a shot to make the playoffs. Kansas City on the docket next week so...Tennessee feels like a must-win. Here's what to watch for today. #Steelers Titans' offense. No Derrick Henry but they still have the same identity. More committed to the run than any other team. Thunder/lightning attempt with Foreman/Hilliard. Can't let Foreman get YAC with his power, pushing piles forward.

Curious comment from Mike Tomlin in his weekly Sunday interview with Bob Labriola.

Acknowledges Steelers needed NFL ready center. Says Kendrick Green was that guy despite leaving school early and primarily playing guard at Illinois. Doesn't add up. #Steelers Green wasn't the "Day One ready" pick. He was the opposite, the upside pick. The tools and traits but needed experience and had to refine his technique.

While he did spend four years at Illinois as Tomlin said, he wasn't a senior. And began college as a DT. He was/is raw.

Big game tonight. Pittsburgh loses, going to be hard to be the #1 seed. Some things to watch for tonight between the Steelers and Bills... Josh Allen has had a monster, breakout season. Every stat has shot up. Completion percentage most notably. Under 60% last year, now almost 70%. Use him in a lot of ways

- Vertical shots
- Rollouts
- Designed runs
- Scrambles (DBs have to plaster)
- Watch the sneak!

Some things to watch for in todays Steelers/Jaguars game. Records are two different ends of the spectrum (9-0 vs 1-8) but these games always find a way to be close... Starting with Jags' offense. Tomlin touched on issue of lack of familiarity with QB Jake Luton. Third career start. Had issues with Driskel off the bench vs DEN, Gilbert vs DAL. So focused on run, forget about pass game. Luton has live arm + speed at WR.