stillers4me
08-26-2012, 07:51 AM
As the theory goes, the third exhibition game is the important one. The one that might tell us something about the season ahead.
Except that it rarely does.
The only real objective, as always in the NFL’s silly season, is to avoid injuries to key players — and the big story here was the potentially severe right knee injury sustained by Steelers rookie guard David DeCastro, who was carted off just 3:11 into the game.
Veteran defensive end Brett Keisel left with a possible high-ankle sprain, though he told me afterward, “It’s no problem.”
DeCastro’s injury alone made this the worst 38-7 victory imaginable........
read more @ http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/2453647-85/starkey-joe-steelers-game-third-ben-decastro-injury-quarterback-series
Except that it rarely does.
The only real objective, as always in the NFL’s silly season, is to avoid injuries to key players — and the big story here was the potentially severe right knee injury sustained by Steelers rookie guard David DeCastro, who was carted off just 3:11 into the game.
Veteran defensive end Brett Keisel left with a possible high-ankle sprain, though he told me afterward, “It’s no problem.”
DeCastro’s injury alone made this the worst 38-7 victory imaginable........
read more @ http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/2453647-85/starkey-joe-steelers-game-third-ben-decastro-injury-quarterback-series