polamalubeast
08-21-2013, 06:52 AM
The Steelers almost always do the preseason right. This time they're not, and it greatly concerns a player who usually doesn't worry about games that don't count.
It's not the losses that are bothering safety Ryan Clark the starters sometimes don't even know the final score immediately after a game. What he dislikes are the errors by the offense, defense and special teams and the lack of cohesion, consistency and, it appears, chemistry.
Too many penalties, too many blown assignments, too many wasted opportunities, too much wrong occurring in so little on-field time by the regulars in similar losses to the Giants (18-13) and Redskins (24-13).
This next game is important, Clark said. I know people always talk about the all-important third preseason game. But I think for us and the way we played, not capitalizing on the other team's mistakes, continuing to make mistakes ourselves, it's important that we clean it up.
The Steelers don't look like the Steelers normally look entering their third and most critical exhibition game, Saturday night against the Chiefs at Heinz Field.
The Steelers traditionally excel during the preseason. Until this summer, they hadn't lost more than one game per preseason while going 19-6 in exhibition play during coach Mike Tomlin's seven years on the job.
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It's not the losses that are bothering safety Ryan Clark the starters sometimes don't even know the final score immediately after a game. What he dislikes are the errors by the offense, defense and special teams and the lack of cohesion, consistency and, it appears, chemistry.
Too many penalties, too many blown assignments, too many wasted opportunities, too much wrong occurring in so little on-field time by the regulars in similar losses to the Giants (18-13) and Redskins (24-13).
This next game is important, Clark said. I know people always talk about the all-important third preseason game. But I think for us and the way we played, not capitalizing on the other team's mistakes, continuing to make mistakes ourselves, it's important that we clean it up.
The Steelers don't look like the Steelers normally look entering their third and most critical exhibition game, Saturday night against the Chiefs at Heinz Field.
The Steelers traditionally excel during the preseason. Until this summer, they hadn't lost more than one game per preseason while going 19-6 in exhibition play during coach Mike Tomlin's seven years on the job.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/4558981-74/preseason-game-steelers#ixzz2cbUNyYni
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