DSG December 2nd – More custom cleats; Injury updates; Giants updates
In case you missed it, here’s the Daily Steelers Grind for December 2nd, 2016, highlighting some of the best Pittsburgh Steelers content out there.
Clutch
Ben Roethlisberger has a passer rating of 157.3 in the 4th quarter of close games (w/i 7), best in the NFL https://t.co/aIBh5vKUNw #Steelers pic.twitter.com/GvJUYffdGs
— Pro Football Reference (@pfref) December 1, 2016
Baby Face!
17 Years Ago This Week: Ben Roethlisberger appears in SI's "Faces In The Crowd" pic.twitter.com/0H4AT4BGCe
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 1, 2016
Captain Obvious: Part 1
#Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey on the immovable force that is #Giants DT Damon Harrison: "We gotta block people. It's the NFL."
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) December 1, 2016
Captain Obvious: Part 2
Me: "I know you see great receivers every week." #Steelers' Mike Mitchell: "No, every day. Every. Day." #AntonioBrown
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) December 1, 2016
HA!
Asked #Steelers S Mike Mitchell what separates #Giants' Odell Beckham from any other receiver he's seen. Jokingly said, "His hair."
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) December 1, 2016
G.O.A.T.
Once a down season for Antonio Brown now this:
82 rec (1st in NFL)
120 targets (2nd)
998 yds (3rd)
50 first downs (2nd)
10 TDs (tied 1st) pic.twitter.com/JzQtc8mqEz— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) December 1, 2016
Done for the year
More on Gronk from #NFL sources: Suffered a ruptured disk vs. #Seahawks, surgery in L.A. Expected to be out eight weeks.
— Vic Carucci (@viccarucci) December 1, 2016
John Fox announces that after exhausting other options Jay Cutler will have labrum surgery this Saturday and will be placed on IR.
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 1, 2016
A what?!
"The dude makes plays. That’s all that matters. He can go out there and play with a club." RT Marcus Gilbert on JPP's lack of fingers.
— Chris Mueller (@bychrismueller) December 1, 2016
… and that’s respect
Steelers have a lot of respect for JPP. Don't be surprised if TE David Johnson plays prominent role for chip-block help.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) December 1, 2016
Giants rookie corner
"He's a rookie. He's going to make some mistakes. I like the way he rebounds." – DC Spags on Eli Apple
— New York Giants (@Giants) December 1, 2016
Not sure there’s a better description
"Big Ben is very elusive…we have to dial it up and continue how we've been playing." – @oliviervernon54
— New York Giants (@Giants) December 1, 2016
Injury Reports
Only change to #steelers practice report is G David DeCastro did not practice because of an illness.
— Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) December 1, 2016
#Giants Injury Report: (DNP) Safety Berhe, LB Herzlich, DE Odighizuwa (Limited) Center Jones, OT Newhouse, OG Pugh (Full) WR Harris
— New York Giants (@Giants) December 1, 2016
It’s a good group
#Steelers DBs Mike Mitchell, Artie Burns, Wm Gay – all raved about #Giants WRs as a group. Gay: "They've got us staying up late at night."
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) December 1, 2016
This won the Internet
https://twitter.com/DeAngeloRB/status/804514971749117955
Children are impressionable
The Cowboys have won 3 games in 12 days. The Browns have won 0 games in 355 days.
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) December 2, 2016
Me neither
https://twitter.com/steelers/status/804523766353133568
Bell = Chuck Norris?
#Steelers OC Todd Haley on if Le'Veon playing 95% of snaps is an issue: "Is this the Le’Veon gets tired thing? [Smiles] He is never tired."
— ʂƈαɾρʂ (@scarpizio) December 1, 2016
The uniforms this week
https://twitter.com/steelersequip/status/804658727450267649
Ben Roethlisberger’s cleats for Wk 13, displaying Make-A-Wish and Ben Roethlisberger Foundation’s support of police dogs. (Via @_BigBen7) pic.twitter.com/OofqhTQ1eq
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) December 2, 2016
.@DeAngeloRB's #MyCauseMyCleats are to raise breast cancer awareness and support the DeAngelo Williams Foundation. pic.twitter.com/HWAY2xrclz
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 2, 2016
I'm a proud member of Team @FUTP60 & love seeing @BarryChurch42 representing the program for #MyCauseMyCleats: https://t.co/9rSrirhJFL pic.twitter.com/kTBKAS2o2M
— Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) December 2, 2016