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Ryan Clark Blasts NFL For Steelers Schedule
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers 2024 schedule dropped yesterday, and many fans have already expressed concerns.
The Steelers begin the season immediately with a return for new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith to Atlanta, where he spent 2021 thru 2023 as their head coach.
However, the real issue for most fans arises with their post-bye week schedule. After a Week 9 bye week, they go to take on the Commanders in Landover. Then, from Week 11 to Week 18 they will play all 6 of their divisional games, starting with the Ravens at home Week 11. Their only reprieve from tough AFC North competition comes against two of the best teams in the NFL in the Eagles and the Chiefs. The Chiefs game will be played on Christmas Day on just four days rest.
Former Steelers safety and current NFL analyst Ryan Clark had a lot to say in regards to the schedule, mostly regarding its perceived toughness.
“Coach Tomlin has a saying, I try to make things as uncomfortable as possible. Guess what my dog? You ain’t gotta try hard this year because the NFL did it for you,” Clark said in a clip from ESPN’s Get Up on Thursday morning. “Who made this schedule? What dude from Cleveland all of a sudden got a job in the league office? To think that you have to play the Ravens twice, the Bengals, the Cleveland Browns, and then the Eagles and the Chiefs…the end of the season is where we’ve seen the Steelers find ways to compete.’”
The Steelers will have a chance to prove that they can compete down the stretch like Clark said, starting with the Falcons in Week 1.
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Colts Send Message to Steelers’ T.J. Watt
The Indianapolis Colts know what they’re getting themselves into when they line up across from T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4.
Colts head coach Shane Steichen told reporters that his team has had to prepare effusively for Watt leading up to Sunday’s contest given his game-wrecking ability and motor.
“The guy is a phenomenal football player,” Steichen said. “He is always around the ball. He has a relentless motor. He plays 100 miles an hour on every snap. So, we’ve got to have a plan for him…”
On the year, Watt has recorded three sacks and eight total pressures while being chipped at the highest rate of any pass rusher in the league by a wide margin, according to Pro Football Focus.
Indianapolis’ offensive line is among the best in the league largely in part due to their tackle duo of Bernhard Raimann and Braden Smith, who have been nails so far this season.
Watt and the rest of the Steelers’ defense represent a whole different challenge, however, and Indianapolis offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter acknowledged that fact this week.
“… In this league there are these just phenomenal players on some of these defenses, and T.J. Watt is certainly one of those,” Cooter said. “We’ve got to know where he’s going to line up and how he’s likely to align within their scheme – sort of what his role is likely to be defensively each play, and how we can go best attack the defense…”
The Colts’ game plan will likely center around neutralizing Watt, and for good reason. The 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and four-time First-team All-Pro can single-handedly stop an offense in its tracks, and he’s likely to attract even more attention then he initially would have now that Alex Highsmith will be out with a groin injury for Pittsburgh.
Indianapolis quarterback Anthony Richardson provided his own opinions on Watt’s prowess, mentioning that the team has plans in place that are aimed at keeping him out of the backfield.
“Man, I mean everybody knows he’s a potential Hall of Famer,” Richardson said. “He’s a great guy – high motor, a lot of effort. He’s pretty strong, physical. So, we definitely have a few things for him so he doesn’t get to the quarterback.”
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