lol, did they say why?
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not unexpected...
UPennChem
Hall of Famer
Why was this expected? I don't recall hearing anything about Justin Ellis. Also with Ellis being out, it seems a little weird to have Broderick be out. We're going to be a little thin on the Dline. Then Mekari I think there was some hope he'd play, guess not. Then Proche is out again and there's never been an explanation. Not good to see that Willie is out after that weird hit. We'll continue to miss Jimmy and we'll likely miss Yannick at least a little. Also Mark Ingram has actived which I think is a little surprising. I don't know. I don't care, let's just get a win today
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
I haven't felt this stressed since week 17 of the 2018 season.
they sometimes have had both guys deactivated a few times this year... not a real surprise that we're only going with 4 on the DL - I think their expectation is that they won't need a ton of DL snaps today and they've activated both ferguson and jihad ward (who takes some snaps from DL) as EDGE
Mekari was super unlikely to play this week - the real question is whether he'll be back by wildcard weekend
proche healthy scratched last week - while disappointing it's not a surprise
willie and ngakoue have been expected to be out all week (just like mekari)
jimmy's out but I think he practiced for the first time this week (iirc) which is a good sign for his availability next week - would have been a tough ask for him to come back after like 3 weeks out with only 1 or 2 practices
the good news is that peters is back
ingram activation suggests to me that Gus's injury might reduce his load a bit
it's a different looking injury report to recent weeks but i wouldnt say it's surprising at all - most of this inactives list we could have predicted a couple of days ago
drjohnnyfever
Pro Bowler
No, they didn't say why. hahahaha, but it's pretty obvious that the big baby needed some down time given the taxing losses they've had... "Take the time to relax and center yourself, BigBen. We'll need you ready for the Playoffs, big fella."
I think it's still sort of lost on how big of a loss that first Steelers game was for us. That was a must win, but I don't think our guys were prepped that way. I think that is a huge difference between teams like the Pats who always won those games and us who have always fought our way into the Playoffs.
we didnt lose because we werent prepped - we lost because we turned the ball over a ton
drjohnnyfever
Pro Bowler
And having a game plan that minimized TO's would have been nice. Explain how a running team throwing a 4 yard pass on the first series with a 3rd and 6 is prepping a team!
...you can believe what you choose to believe and I'll continue to point out that this is a track record of not understanding crucial, must win games within a season and how to win them...
i dont wanna be rude but no one gameplans to have turnovers...
the only gameplan that minimizes turnovers is kneel, kneel, kneel, punt
drjohnnyfever
Pro Bowler
What running team gameplans to throw for 4 on a 3rd and 6?... you're missing the point. Exploit your strength.
and i guarantee you that the idea of that play was not to gain 4 yards...