Steelers publish their first depth chart of the 2018 season

Steelers publish their first depth chart of the 2018 season

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The move might not have come with any fanfare from the team http://www.steelerscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-bud-dupree-jersey , but the Pittsburgh Steelers quietly published their first depth chart of the regular season on Monday, with an update to the team’s official website.At first glance, there seems to be no obvious surprises at any of the starting positions with all the expected names listed in their expected roles, but a closer inspection does highlight one or two revelations among the backups.It will not come as a shock to learn than Joshua Dobbs will begin the year as Ben Roethlisberger’s backup over Mason Rudolph, but few might have thought that Jaylen Samuels would start the year as the third choice at running back over Stevan Ridley in Week 1.Although Le’Veon Bell has yet to report, he still remains at the top of the depth chart at his position, enough if he might not be back in time to face the Cleveland Browns. Mike Hilton has been listed separately on the depth chart at the starter at nickle corner, while B.J. Finney is expected to be the primary backup across the the interior offensive line Cheap T. J. Watt Jersey , according to Bob Labriola of Steelers.com. He will of course start on Sunday in place of the injured Ramon Foster for now.Jon Bostic clearly won the battle over Tyler Matakevich at inside linebacker, while new fan favorite Matthew Thomas finds himself buried on the depth chart behind all the veteran names at his position in Week 1. Interestingly, Terrell Edmunds has been named as the first choice backup to Morgan Burnett, which should mean he will be the starter at Paul Brown stadium if Burnett is not able to play. Another new season means another new return specialist, and it can only be hoped that Ryan Switzer shows enough in his first few games of the season to warrant his place on the depth chart as the starter at both positions. The Tennessee Titans remain winless through three preseason games with a brand-new coaching staff busy trying to fix issues on offense and defense.Quarterback Marcus Mariota and his No. 1 wide receiver Corey Davis had trouble connecting on not one, but two third downs. Both Mariota and Davis tried to take the blame for the miscommunication in a 16-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.On Sunday, first-year head coach Mike Vrabel tried to absolve both Mariota and Davis by taking the blame himself."Up until this point, I haven't done a good enough job making sure that both those guys know where each other's going to be on every single route Cheap Maurkice Pouncey Jersey ," Vrabel said."And I'll make sure that that happens because the guy throwing the ball and the guy catching the ball those are the only two guys that really at that point in time matter."Mariota had driven the Titans to touchdowns on two of their first three drives this preseason.Yet both the quarterback and the Titans offense managed just 52 yards in the first half with Mariota sacked twice and intercepted once. Mariota finished 5 of 8 for 43 yards.Davis, the fifth overall pick in 2017 and first wide receiver drafted , has yet to catch a pass in a preseason game. A hamstring injury kept him out of the preseason last year, and he has not caught a pass in his two games this preseason.The Titans are installing a new offense, Mariota's third going into his fourth NFL season. They had a chance for a big play on the opening drive on third-and-8 when Davis ran toward the end zone based on coverage with Mariota throwing to where the quarterback had expected his receiver to be. Mariota overthrew Davis on third-and-6 across the middle on their second drive.Vrabel said the Titans will be relying heavily on both Mariota and Davis this season. Vrabel called it unfortunate that there was some uncertainty when Davis was uncovered."It's important that Corey and Marcus are on the same page," Vrabel said.Along with trust, the Titans need much more consistency. Mariota hit Tajae Sharpe with an 11-yard pass on third-and-10 to keep the first drive moving. Derrick Henry converted a third-and-1 on the same drive that ended in a punt.The Titans went three-and-out on the next two drives before Mariota threw across his body and was intercepted to end his fourth and final drive."Consistency is going to be something that's important," Vrabel said.The Titans also have issues to clean up on defense where cornerback Adoree Jackson was beaten on the Steelers' lone touchdown http://www.steelerscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-xavier-grimble-jersey , a 32-yard pass. Linebacker Jayon Brown was flagged for hitting a defenseless receiver, though Vrabel has asked the NFL to clarify the penalty he thought was lowering-the-head-to-initiate contact.Penalties remain an issue with Tennessee flagged nine times for 51 yards, improvement from a week ago when the Titans were penalized 11 times for 134 yards in a loss to Tampa Bay.The Titans wrap up the preseason Thursday night by hosting Minnesota (2-1). Vrabel's focus is on fixing issues while trying to continue healing as many players as possible before opening the season Sept. 9 at Miami. A total of 12 Titans didn't play in Pittsburgh, including six starters."We just got to find out who's going to be ready for us on a short week," Vrabel said.Follow Teresa M. Walker at teresamwalker
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