Mike Vick is the Steelers Digest Player of the Week

[hawaiiansteeler]

Vick is Steelers Digest Player of Week

Bob Labriola
Steelers.com

When the Steelers needed a touchdown drive, Mike Vick delivered for his team.

SAN DIEGO – This was they signed him, and when the game was on the line, Mike Vick found a way to deliver.

When the Steelers were trailing, 17-10, in the fourth quarter, Vick hooked up with Markus Wheaton on a double-move for the 72-yard touchdown that tied the game. Then with the Steelers needing a field goal to tie and about two minutes remaining, Vick directed the offense on a 12-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that made the Steelers 24-20 winners and sent tens of thousands of the team’s fans home extremely happy.

Vick finished the game 13-for-26 for 203 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and on the game-winning drive his 24-yard run converted a third-and-6 and put the ball at the Chargers 17-yard line.

Mike Vick is the Steelers Digest Player of the Week.

Also considered were: Le’Veon Bell, who had 111 yards rushing on 21 carries and the game-deciding 1-yard touchdown, plus 4 catches for 16 more yards; Antwon Blake, who had a 70-yard pick-six in the second half to account for the Steelers’ first touchdown; Lawrence Timmons, who had nine tackles, including two for loss, and a pass defensed late in the fourth quarter; Jarvis Jones, who had five tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble that Shamarko Thomas recovered; Cam Heyward, who was credited with only one tackle but was in the Chargers backfield a good part of the night; and new kicker Chris Boswell, who made a 47-yard field goal, all three PATs, and had three of his four kickoffs go for touchbacks much to Jacoby Jones’ dismay.

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[fansince'76]

Uh, why? Bell is FAR more deserving. Sorry, but the couple of plays he pulled out of his ass at the end of the game didn't make me forget the 3-and-a-half quarters of suck that preceded them. The reason we ran all of about 15 plays on offense in the 2nd half is because he couldn't get us out of neutral.

Terrible choice.

[Rotorhead]

Who cares, we won, we needed the win and we did!

[st33lersguy]

Vick delivered in the clutch, but so did Le'Veon, and Le'Veon played better for a longer period of time

[hawaiiansteeler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vBCKGbOyAk

[Psycho Ward 86]

go home Steelers Digest, you're drunk

[Count Steeler]

This should have went to Bell. They got this one wrong.

[86WARD]

Bell IMO. Jarvis had a "solid effort".

[Steelman]

Mike Vick was also "Gruden's Grinder"....wut?

If anyone was grinding on offense it was Bell. Otherwise it should have gone to Heyward or Tuitt.

Bell should be digest player. But who cares! We got a W at a critical point in the season.

[tube517]

Fire Labriola

[hawaiiansteeler]

Bell IMO. Jarvis had a "solid effort".

Mike Vick was very "solid" in the 4th quarter when we needed him most...

[Moose]

I've got a few things. Yea, Bell should have been the player of the game is a definite one. Secondly, I hate saying it, but I was starting to yell at halftime to take out Vick and put in Jones just because I was getting sick and tired of us pissing away opportunities to score. Lastly, at this point and the way the bungholes are playing, I say every game is a must win, not just the S.D. game.

[NJarhead]

go home Steelers Digest, you're drunk

HAHA HAHA!!! Precisely

[hawaiiansteeler]

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Diego Chargers Winners and Losers

By Christopher Carter on Oct 13, 2015

Winners:

Le'Veon Bell: What can you say about this running back? Not to sound like Jon Gruden, but this is a special guy right here. Bell had 111 yards on 21 carries plus the walk-off touchdown. Bell delivers time and time again, proving that he is the best running back in the NFL today. His touchdown run was a perfect testament to the notion that maybe he's the best offensive weapon in the NFL.

Cameron Heyward: Time and time again, Heyward changed the line of scrimmage. Rarely coming off of the field, he and the defensive front created enough problems to hold the Chargers' ground game to less than three yards per carry while also bringing pressure to disrupt a passing attack that picked apart the Browns last week.

Jarvis Jones: The Steelers' 2013 first round draft pick has played well this season, making plays away from the ball, but on Monday night he was noticed by all. His sack on Rivers and the forced fumble that led to a turnover were both huge plays that highlighted his performance against the Chargers. His four tackles, one sack and one forced fumble performance might have been the best game of his short career.

Chris Boswell: Steelers Nation just needed to see that someone wearing a Pittsburgh uniform could actually make a kick this season, and we saw it against the Chargers. Boswell made a field goal early in the game and all three of his extra points, putting minds at ease at least for now about the Steelers' kicking game.

Keith Butler: Whatever Butler has this young defense doing, he's got it going. Pittsburgh's defense has been resurgent this season and it led the way to the team's victory against the Chargers, forcing several three-and-outs, two turnovers, returining one for a score and forcing the Chargers to rely on a field goal on their final offensive drive instead of running more clock and/or scoring a touchdown. Young players are making plays, including rookie Bud Dupree, who recorded his third sack in only five games this season.

Mike Tomlin: Many wanted to criticize the captain of the ship for the Steelers' loss last week, saying that he deserved all of the blame for the loss. But if you were part of that group, then you'd better give Tomlin credit this week. Especially in terms of clock management during the second half, Tomlin seemed to manage his team well in San Diego. He extended his Monday Night Football record to 10-2 in his time with Pittsburgh and his team recorded a major victory despite missing their starting quarterback, center, inside linebacker, No. 2 wide receiver, etc. Tomlin often says, "we do not live in our fears," and on their final drive they showed no fear when they put it all on the line and forgot about a field goal in going for the finishing touchdown and the win.

Michael Vick: Yes, I am putting Vick in the win column. Why? Because when the Steelers needed two touchdown drives in the clutch, he delivered. Throughout the game, many wondered whether the Steelers should leave Vick on the field with his errant throws and the frustrations the team suffered on offense. But when the team went down by a touchdown in the fourth quarter, Vick delivered on a 72-yard bomb to Markus Wheaton to tie the game and give the Steelers' defense a chance to keep them in the game. After that, the Chargers managed to score only a field goal and Vick led a clutch drive culminating in the walk-off touchdown run. He converted three straight third downs in the absolute clutch for Pittsburgh on the last drive. The first was when he completed a 15-yard pass to Darrius Heyward-Bey. Then, three plays later, he converted again with a 24-yard scramble, and then got Pittsburgh to within a half-yard of the end zone with less than ten seconds remaining on his third straight third-down conversion.

Losers:

Danny Smith: The Steelers' special teams coach saw the unit suffer despite improving at the kicker position with penalty after penalty being committed throughout the game.

Dri Archer: As the Steelers continue to wait for the return of Martavis Bryant to the roster, they are also looking to see which player they will have to cut to make space for the second-year wide receiver to receive a helmet on game days. Bryant's injury gave whomever might have been cut (many speculate that person to be Archer) another week to prove themselves. Archer's main competition for the spot was seen from fullback Roosevelt Nix, who made several key blocks in the ground game. Meanwhile, Archer has failed time and time again to make noticeable special teams returns, a major reason he was brought to Pittsburgh. Add this to the fact that he's not seen anywhere in an offense that's already missing a speedy playmaker and trying to patch together depth in their offensive weapons. It doesn't look good for Archer moving forward.

Shamarko Thomas: Thomas did recover the fumble forced by Jarvis Jones but, when Will Allen went down for Pittsburgh, he was replaced by former undrafted free agent, Robert Golden instead of the fourth-round draft pick of 2013, Shamarko Thomas. Thomas did see time on the field when Mike Mitchell was pulled for an injury, but he didn't record a tackle on the stat sheet and wasn't very noticeable on defense (the stat sheet is always subject to change, so excuse me if it records him with a tackle later). Thomas also drew one of the special teams penalties when he interfered with a fair-catch attempt. He needs to become less of a liability and more of an asset if he wants to stay on this team.

to read rest of article:

http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/steelers-2015-preview-regular-season-news-updates-roster-depth-chart-salary-cap-tickets-san-diego-chargers-how-to-watch/2015/10/13/9516669/pittsburgh-steelers-vs-san-diego-chargers-winners-and-losers

[Count Steeler]

Danny Smith needs to spend a training session with Silverback. And keep up with Silverback.