On Last Word On Steelers Podcast Week 8, Host Patrick Gelesh and Co-Host Brian Harker discuss numerous topics. Harker leads off with Wednesday's injury report. Which evolves into a review of the Steelers week seven win over the Cincinnati Bengals. They included the performance of Le'Veon Bell, who could be on pace to be only the sixth running back in NFL history to rush for more than 400 carries. As well as disect the defensive line's dominance. Then move onto Artie Burns' stellar performance against wide receiver A.J. Green.
They reviewed the statistics from key players in the game analyzed how the defense as a whole has become more and more impressive. They created havoc in the Bengals backfield and were able to come up with two interceptions. Gelesh segued into a thorough discussion of the separate units in each phase, starting with the defense. They both highlighted some performances that were particularlyimpressive. That included Tyson Alualu's play iwhile Stephon Tuitt was inactive. They touched on Vance McDonald's continued progression within the offense and compared his strenghts and weaknesses to Jesse James. Also they analyze the development of the secondary, and compare where it is now to where it is was at this point in the 2016 season. They acknowledged the continued success in the Steelers run defense and briefly touched on the fake punt that led to a 44 yard completion from Robert Golden to Darius Heyward-Bey.
Gelesh and Harker move on to talk about the offense before moving on to the drama created by Martavis Bryant. They discuss the way he's handled the situation and Mike Tomlin's choice to bench him. They also discuss what Bryant's absense means for the Steeler matchup against the Detroit Lions.
Lastly, the two hosts discuss the final topic, a preview of the Steelers week eight match up with the Lions. They discussed Alejandro Villenueva and Chris Hubbard's need to control Ezekiel Ansah and Anthony Zettel. while speculating on what the receiver situation could look like with Bryant inactive. Lastly, they emphasized the need to contain Lions punt returner Jamal Agnew. They talked about the importance of ball protection and winning the field position battle in this game particularlly. Finally, Gelesh and Harker both reveal their week 8 score predictions.
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