If Colt McCoy starts on Sun, which it looks like he will...

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then how many points is too many?right now it&#x27;s Pit -14.  Gonna be -17 soon.  Cle signs some dude off Patriots practice squad?  Sure sounds like Delhomme and Wallace are no goes...I suppose Cle D could keep Pit O to under 20 or something?..

YouWish · Answer

then how many points is too many?right now it&#x27;s Pit -14.  Gonna be -17 soon.  Cle signs some dude off Patriots practice squad?  Sure sounds like Delhomme and Wallace are no goes...I suppose Cle D could keep Pit O to under 20 or something?..

mk790 · Answer

I think the Browns will be happy to keep Pittsburgh's D to under 20pts.

McCoy is likely to struggle badly and running will be almost impossilbe even if Hillis does start. The Steelers will enjoy great starting field position all day and a fully fit Roethlisberger will put up points.

Of course now I have money on the Steelers, Cribbs will finally wake up and take a couple of kick-offs back for TDs.

WaistinAway · Answer

You gotta question how crisp will Ben be.... My second favorite team is the steelers....my number one team is one who makes me money.....

The Browns aren't that bad. I took them last week in a survivor. When they were 0-3 they lost all 3 by a combined 12 points with 7 of them coming off a score from the ravens to win the game.

Too much hype on Ben coming back.....I'm not touching it...but I would have to lean towards the Browns....hopefully Ben proves me wrong.

2169 · Answer

Colt is any better than any of the other QBs that played in Cleveland before him.  The line should be the same as it always is in a Cleveland/Pittsburgh game.

MoneyShot · Answer

&#xD;&#xA;the CLe D might not be able to keep pitt O under 20 when Pitts Offense will have great field position cause Clev O wont get anywhere especially starting a rook agaisnt that Pitt D.

mk790 · Answer

Chip Brown of Orangebloods.com reports that rookie Colt McCoy has been told he'll start in Week 6 against the Steelers.

Brown is a college football guy, but he's very plugged into the University of Texas, where McCoy went to school. ESPN's Adam Schefter also hinted at the same thing in a Monday report. With Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace both nursing high ankle sprains, the Browns don't have much of a choice. McCoy had a terrible preseason and is a disaster waiting to happen at Pittsburgh. Oct. 12 - 10:14 am et

(from Rotoworld)

bermudarun · Answer

Welcome to the NFL rookie ouch&#xD;&#xA;Steelers are headed out on the road for 3 games MIA,NO and CIN after this game. They will let Ben get some throws in to shake off the rust but I&#x27;d be surprised if they tried to light it up. I expect them to pound the run. &#xD;&#xA;Steelers just want to safely get through this game. Bottom line a big 17 point spread could be one Josh Cribbs play away from getting busted.

ATLGettinPaper · Answer

I feel bad for ole Colt, he&#x27;s gonna get smoked and embarassed.  He can move out the pocket which will help him.  But the Steelers are so nasty on Defense, especially with Polamalu back.  He&#x27;s gonna get destroyed.

kickinA · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by mk790] &#xD;&#xA;I think the Browns will be happy to keep Pittsburgh&#x27;s D to under 20pts.&#xD;&#xA;McCoy is likely to struggle badly and running will be almost impossilbe even if Hillis does start. The Steelers will enjoy great starting field position all day and a fully fit Roethlisberger will put up points.&#xD;&#xA;Of course now I have money on the Steelers, Cribbs will finally wake up and take a couple of kick-offs back for TDs.&#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;I know the feeling. That makes you and I buddy. And of course the Steeler D will get complacent and allow some cheap points, garbage time or not to Cart McBoy that&#x27;ll moose me. That&#x27;s my luck these days.

ArtSchlichterJr · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by Flutiemaniac341] Josh Cribbs single handily got that game covered for Cleveland last year with two big returns. It was a shitfest of a game. Their was a series of drives that resulted in 5 straight tunovers! cmon 14,17 pt we know pittsburgh is winning big just a question of how much..? ur trying to fit a margin in a tight spot. why play this line, its going to come down to special teams, again! [/Quote Would not count on that again... Pitt addressed its special team play picking up Madison &amp; Allen in the offseason for their special teams play.. Hired new special teams coach.. Drafted a handful of fast Linebackers who are now playing special teams.. Kicker (Reed) is killing it this year (contract year)  has more Kickoffs in the end zone already this year then all of last year.. Antonio Brown (rookie)for Pitt is dangerous on kickoff returns.. Already took one to the house.. Pitt has gone from the bottom of the heap tpo the top of the special teams heap this year.. Great punter also.. GL..

crashmaniac · Answer

cleveland never wanted to play McCoy this year at all. There are rumblings around the organization that McCoy will not be a starting nfl qb and lacks the ability to make a lot of throws that is needed to be a starting qb in the league. He will struggle very bad this weekend. This will be a steeler blowout. Cleveland wont score a td in the game.

You cant take anything from the games last year. No troy and the defense struggled. With Troy in there this defense is a different beast that will pound cleveland.

one_hit_wonder · Answer

CLE will stay within the spread.  No favorite coming off a loss who are dd favs have yet to cover this season.  &#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;CLE will have my money on SUNDAY.

jerseykingpin · Answer

Gotta love how ppl talk about what happen last season Well lets talk about this one well if you want to take it oneway Tampa beat the Browns and Pitt but a beat down on Tampa 38-13 . Ben wants and needs to show he&#x27;s back I think Pitt will go like in 04 15-1 when the only game he lost was in the playoffs the year he took over for Madox

jerseykingpin · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by one_hit_wonder] &#xD;&#xA;CLE will stay within the spread.  No favorite coming off a loss who are dd favs have yet to cover this season.  &#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;CLE will have my money on SUNDAY.  &#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;Don&#x27;t you mean the BOOK will have your

YouWish · Answer

Yeah, Josh Cribbs = no play I think.  Could see it going 20 - 10 or something that like that that would piss me off..I wonder...how often are DD faves actually blowouts?..

MoneySRH · Answer

These two teams are very familiar with each other. It wouldn't surprise me if the browns keep this game close. The brwons always seem to play the steelers hard. The way the season has gone so far? The browns might have a backdoor cover. Dogs are showing up a lot this year.

onarush · Answer

Guys, please tread lightly with this McCoy starting and the whole QB fade thing in general... You don't have to look far to see results. I fell victim to this twice last week....

Chi- Collins 6-16 32 yds 4 ints = 17 pt victory

I doubt a QB output like this has ever resulted in a victory in NFL history...

AZ - Starting an undrafted rookie QB vs Defending SB champs...

Last but not least, take a nice long at what Pit has done to start the season regardless of who they put behind center...

There might be 10 solid starting QBs left in the league... The rest are a joke... There is a gay man in the UFL that could take at least half the starting jobs in this league....

Anyway, that's my 2 cents on the whole fade QB theory that I once loves and profited from...

Yavapai · Answer

There might be 10 solid starting QBs left in the league... The rest are a joke... There is a gay man in the UFL that could take at least half the starting jobs in this league

tim rattay sucks on dingalings?

onarush · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by Yavapai]  There might be 10 solid starting QBs left in the league... The rest are a joke... There is a gay man in the UFL that could take at least half the starting jobs in this league&#xD;&#xA;tim rattay sucks on dingalings?&#xD;&#xA;   [/Quote]Tim Rattay couldn&#x27;t hold this gay qb&#x27;s jock strap.....Hint: He had some good years playing in whats known to many as the gay capital of our lovely nation...

jerseykingpin · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by Flutiemaniac341] &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;u got to be kidding me. so if washington beats dallas then they should have beat houston!! ah no they didnt and dallas beat houston! &#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;I&#x27;m just saying how ppl talk about last year stats on how they beat Pitt . If your going to go by any stats look at the one&#x27;s from this year . If you go by last years the Colts and the Saints would be in the SB by now

colt13 · Answer

I wouldn&#x27;t touch the points, but go with the Under. The dude off the practice squad is Brett Ratliff, infamous for getting injured on a 2pt conversion against Michigan and not getting his job back. He has been with Mangini with the Jets and the Browns, but hasn&#x27;t played.Nobody knows how Ben will play, so play the under as I assume they will feed Mendenhall early and often.

Joker25 · Answer

Im a Steeler fan work with a guy that is a Brownie fan offered 2 give 24 points he said hell no. Said it may get out of hand quick

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