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Pittsburgh Offensive Line Sees No Change In PFF Rankings
File this one under the category of not making much sense. Despite leading a rushing attack that grinded out 202 yards in Sunday’s win over the Seattle Seahawks, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive line remained the No. 18 ranked unit in the NFL ahead of Week 18 in Pro Football Focus’ rankings.
It seems as if the Steelers line got dinged for its work in pass protection, as PFF had the unit as the fifth-worst offensive line in the league when it came to pass-blocking efficiency. Pittsburgh allowed 12 pressures on 26 drop backs, but Mason Rudolph was only sacked one time and did a good job hanging in the pocket. PFF also dinged center Mason Cole, who had just a 48.5 overall grade and a 48.6 grade in the run game. PFF has Cole down for a negative grade on 75 run plays, second-most among NFL centers.
Cole hasn’t had the best season, but he’s improved a little bit blocking-wise in the second half of the season after being a mess earlier this season. However, the progress has been tempered by his struggles snapping the ball, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if a new starting center is high on Pittsburgh’s priority list this offseason.
Isaac Seumalo was credited with a positive grade on seven run plays against Seattle, the fourth-highest among any guard in Week 17. But only Seumalo and Broderick Jones earned respectable run-blocking grades against Seattle, which is a bit of a surprise given just how well Pittsburgh ran the ball. But really, all that matters is the Steelers played well, ran well, and won. I don’t think anyone is concerned about grades after the performance the Steelers just had.
The Ravens’ offensive line didn’t move up or down after their blowout win over the Miami Dolphins, as they remain the third-best offensive line in the NFL. Kevin Zeitler missed the Week 17 performance, and while he was an estimated limited participant on Tuesday for Baltimore, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they hold him out again with the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs already clinched. Ben Cleveland replaced him last week and earned a 70.0 overall grade. The Ravens rotated their offensive tackles, as both Patrick Mekari and Daniel Faalele saw snaps last week. They could see more this week with the Ravens potentially wanting to rest Ronnie Stanley and Morgan Moses.
Either way, the Ravens have a talented offensive line, but the Steelers had success getting to the quarterback against Baltimore in Week Five. If they can replicate that success, they have a good shot of winning on Saturday.
Last year, Americans received nearly 30 billion scam robocalls and text messages. Now, leaders in Pennsylvania are taking a new approach to try to crack down on them.
“It’s not just certain audiences that are targeted in this space. It’s really everybody,” said Kate Sullivan, CEO of Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania. “Robocalling is just faster and more aggressive than it’s ever been,” Sullivan said.
The prevalence, exacerbated by artificial intelligence, is why 49 attorneys general across the country sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen its rules to prevent scammers from accessing legitimate phone numbers.
“You have individuals that will purchase maybe 100,000 different phone numbers,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said. “Those numbers will land somewhere where you have a nefarious actor who will use those numbers to do the robocalls.”
Sunday is part of the Anti-Robocall Task Force, along with West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey. Last year, the coalition sent warning letters to major phone service providers to stop allowing illegal robocalls to reach consumers. Now they’re building on this by going directly to the FCC.
“The consumer matters, and we want to make sure that our constituents, the consumers that are in our states’ voices, are being heard at the highest level as loudly as they can be,” McCuskey said.
Sunday said they want to put more onus on companies to not sell these numbers, and if they do, to have documentation that can be provided to law enforcement so they can trace back and hold the scammers accountable.
KDKA-TV reached out to the FCC for comment. A spokesperson said in part that they “welcome this input from state leaders.” They also mentioned, “The Commission proposed expanding certification and disclosure requirements to all providers that receive telephone numbering resources… to stop scammers from exploiting gaps in the system.”
“Getting ahead of it and more protections for the consumers, I think, does have quite a bit of value,” Sullivan said.
As for what you can do, the BBB and AGs said it’s better to let a robocall go to voicemail. If you decline it, that indicates you’re a real person and may get more calls. Also, make sure to report robocalls to the BBB or the Federal Trade Commission.
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