This week the Cleveland Browns travel to Pittsburgh, PA to take on the Steelers.
The Browns are likely going to be starting third round rookie draft pick Colt McCoy at quarterback with Jake Delholme and Seneca Wallace out with ankle injuries. After the game, we should all have a moment of silence for what was once McCoy's pro football career, because this Steelers defense is going to tear him apart.
The offensive line was supposed to be a strength for the Browns, but they weren't able to protect Delholme and Wallace also got walloped last week against the Falcons. If they couldn't protect two vested NFL veterans, Colt McCoy is in for a rude awakening. Welcome to the NFL rookie!
The Steelers have one of the best, if not the best, defenses in the NFL. It's going to be like throwing a lamb into a lions den. Colt McCoy is going to see things that he hasn't seen before. He will have no idea who is rushing, who will be dropping into coverage. If he makes it through the game without injury, he may not want to play again. This defense will break him mentally, if it doesn't break him physically.
Lawrence Timmons is quietly having a monster season. Troy Polamalu is going to be the Defensive Player of the Year. LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison are beasts at outside linebacker. Aaron Smith, Casey Hampton, Brett Kiesel......yeah, you aren't going to run on them.
And then you have the Steelers offense. This is Ben Roethlisberger's first game back from a four game suspension. He's not going to be as rusty as people think. This is the same offense that the Steelers had last year. He has chemistry with Ward, Wallace, Miller, Mendenhall, etc. It's going to force defenses to play honest and defend the pass. Mendy is going to have room to run, and that's going to give Big Ben the play action pass game.
Steelers 45 - Browns 0
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