It's hard to recognize these . In Week 5, they were the biggest underdogs (14 points) in franchise history since the 1970 merger, then lost 38-3 to the .They're are 1-4 for the first time since 2013. The offense conducted a risky experiment with veteran pa ser Mitchell Trubisky that Martin Fehervary Jersey blew up in its face, and the rookie quarterback, , has zero touchdowns and four interceptions through six quarters of NFL action. What's up with yinz?But the offensive struggles aren't foreign to this team of late. In the final season of Hall of Fame career, the Steelers were 25th in The year before that -- 22nd. And when starting a rookie at quarterback, growing pains should be expected.More than anything, it's the defense I don't recognize. Right now, Pittsburgh's defensive unit is 16th in DVOA, hardly an embarra sing rank yet not up to the Steelers' standard. The downward trend defensively began last season when that unit finished 14th. Again, not bad! But for the Steelers, no, not good. In the five seasons prior to 2021, Mike Tomlin's crew averaged finishing eighth in the league in DVOA and three times finished in the top 10 in points allowed per game defensively. Right now the Steelers are 25th in points allowed per game.Of course, losing reigning Defensive Player of the Year has loomed large over the past month. I get that. But the rest of the pa s rush is stagnant, the linebackers aren't continuing Pittsburgh's storied history at that position, and the secondary has felt noticeably le s opportunistic than I can remember.For the first time in a while, the Steelers need a jolt of energy on defense. Yes, THE STEELERS (or STILLERS, as they're pronounced in Pittsburgh) of all organizations, need a defensive shakeup. And they can get one that features a little City of Pittsburgh flair. I added cornerback and placed him at No. 1 in this week's PSPR. Who is Mark Gilbert? He just so happens to be the cousin of Pittsburgh Panthers legend . At Duke, Gilbert appeared to be potential first-round pick after a six-interception, 15 pa s-breakup 2017. Then he was ravaged by injures his next two seasons in Durham, North Carolina, and plummeted to the ranks of the undrafted.No idea is a bad idea for Pittsburgh's defense entering Week 6, and it's time to give Revis' cousin an opportunity. The PSPR Call-Up Tally (The CUT) is cruising like Guy Fieri through Flavortown. We're at 12 call-ups after five weeks of regular-season action, including three members for action last weekend, and we still have Practice Squad Elevation Saturday in front of us. Let's keep the PSPR call-up average at two or more per week. How about now PSPR alum finally getting Brett Connolly Jersey a chance in Buffalo and hauling in four pa ses for 41 yards in his NFL debut? Fantastic. Can't say I'm surprised though.The expanded, 16-man practice squads are about the only good thing to come out of the pandemic, and they're here to stay in the NFL. Because of this, I run the Practice Squad Power Rankings parallel to the league. I write about 16 individuals every Friday, 10 officially in the rankings and six honorable mentions.But I'll always stay true to the origins of the PSPR, which were to highlight young players. That means I won't be featuring "veterans" this season. Selecting someone like -- currently on the practice squad -- would not embody the fundamental intention of the PSPR. So for the sake of the Practice Squad Power Rankings' dignity, I'll only be including practice-squaders who are rookies, second-year players, third-year players, or fourth-year pros. Players drafted from 2019 on. That's it. As always, I'll track every single PSPR member who gets The Call -- aka elevated to his respective team's 53-man roster on gameday. At that stage, said player moves from being a PSPR member into the exclusive Practice Squad Power Ranking alumni fraternity. The running count will be known as the "Call Up Tally" or "The CUT" for short.Here's to the Practice Squad Power Rankings flourishing this season, emerging as a legitimate superstar, earning a ma sive payday and starting to cement its legacy in the hallowed halls of the internet's football-media industry. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Mike Gartner Men Jersey Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to Philipp Grubauer Men Jersey receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Polk me sed around and went for 1,046 yards on a whopping 105 receptions in 2021 at Mi si sippi State. Sure, it was in wide open Air Raid offense, yet Polk showcased slippery route-running capabilities in the SEC at a lanky 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. The Giants are hurting a bit at the receiver spot, and Polk can be a reliable underneath pa s catcher who can align on the perimeter or slot and win with decent regularity. Washington can be the Ravens multi-dimensional weapon in the secondary, and Baltimore's scheme asks a lot of its defensive backs. Cover the slot one play, range deep down the field the next. He can do it. Now with injured, Baltimore has to give Washington a chance, right? Right?!Fulgham, man did he ever get a raw deal over the past few seasons. And we're a game away from everyone in Wisconsin losing their minds about the youthful Packers receiving corps that's not quite on the same page as . Now, sure, Fulgham and Rodgers don't have a connection. Yet. Fulgham is at least experienced and feels like a relative unknown Rodgers would gravitate toward after a couple of beautifully executed back-shoulder grabs. Rodgers heads into Week 6's contest against the upstart Jets 17th (!) in pa sing yards through five games. Some of that is due to how good the Riley Sutter Kids Jersey run game is, but it's also partly due to the lack of talent in the receiver group.Muti was my No. 1 interior offensive lineman in the 2020 cla s. Mind you, it was not a stellar draft at those positions, but the effortle s people-moving capabilities and balance in pa s pro and for the run game appealed to me with Muti more so than anyone else playing guard or center. He went in the sixth round and has battled injuries early in his career. However, last season, the former Fresno State stud got an opportunity and shined in his final two starts, allowing one pre sure on 61 pa s-blocking snaps. Muti's been twice called up by the Broncos but has yet to take the field in 2022. He deserves a chance. will be on the shelf for a while with injury -- who isn't injured in the NFL today?! -- and he's been a flat-out stud in all phases for the Bengals to begi
It's hard to recognize these . In Week 5, they were the biggest underdogs (14 points) in franchise history since the 1970 merger, then lost 38-3 to the .They're are 1-4 for the first time since 2013. The offense conducted a risky experiment with veteran pa ser Mitchell Trubisky that Martin Fehervary Jersey blew up in its face, and the rookie quarterback, , has zero touchdowns and four interceptions through six quarters of NFL action. What's up with yinz?But the offensive struggles aren't foreign to this team of late. In the final season of Hall of Fame career, the Steelers were 25th in The year before that -- 22nd. And when starting a rookie at quarterback, growing pains should be expected.More than anything, it's the defense I don't recognize. Right now, Pittsburgh's defensive unit is 16th in DVOA, hardly an embarra sing rank yet not up to the Steelers' standard. The downward trend defensively began last season when that unit finished 14th. Again, not bad! But for the Steelers, no, not good. In the five seasons prior to 2021, Mike Tomlin's crew averaged finishing eighth in the league in DVOA and three times finished in the top 10 in points allowed per game defensively. Right now the Steelers are 25th in points allowed per game.Of course, losing reigning Defensive Player of the Year has loomed large over the past month. I get that. But the rest of the pa s rush is stagnant, the linebackers aren't continuing Pittsburgh's storied history at that position, and the secondary has felt noticeably le s opportunistic than I can remember.For the first time in a while, the Steelers need a jolt of energy on defense. Yes, THE STEELERS (or STILLERS, as they're pronounced in Pittsburgh) of all organizations, need a defensive shakeup. And they can get one that features a little City of Pittsburgh flair. I added cornerback and placed him at No. 1 in this week's PSPR. Who is Mark Gilbert? He just so happens to be the cousin of Pittsburgh Panthers legend . At Duke, Gilbert appeared to be potential first-round pick after a six-interception, 15 pa s-breakup 2017. Then he was ravaged by injures his next two seasons in Durham, North Carolina, and plummeted to the ranks of the undrafted.No idea is a bad idea for Pittsburgh's defense entering Week 6, and it's time to give Revis' cousin an opportunity. The PSPR Call-Up Tally (The CUT) is cruising like Guy Fieri through Flavortown. We're at 12 call-ups after five weeks of regular-season action, including three members for action last weekend, and we still have Practice Squad Elevation Saturday in front of us. Let's keep the PSPR call-up average at two or more per week. How about now PSPR alum finally getting Brett Connolly Jersey a chance in Buffalo and hauling in four pa ses for 41 yards in his NFL debut? Fantastic. Can't say I'm surprised though.The expanded, 16-man practice squads are about the only good thing to come out of the pandemic, and they're here to stay in the NFL. Because of this, I run the Practice Squad Power Rankings parallel to the league. I write about 16 individuals every Friday, 10 officially in the rankings and six honorable mentions.But I'll always stay true to the origins of the PSPR, which were to highlight young players. That means I won't be featuring "veterans" this season. Selecting someone like -- currently on the practice squad -- would not embody the fundamental intention of the PSPR. So for the sake of the Practice Squad Power Rankings' dignity, I'll only be including practice-squaders who are rookies, second-year players, third-year players, or fourth-year pros. Players drafted from 2019 on. That's it. As always, I'll track every single PSPR member who gets The Call -- aka elevated to his respective team's 53-man roster on gameday. At that stage, said player moves from being a PSPR member into the exclusive Practice Squad Power Ranking alumni fraternity. The running count will be known as the "Call Up Tally" or "The CUT" for short.Here's to the Practice Squad Power Rankings flourishing this season, emerging as a legitimate superstar, earning a ma sive payday and starting to cement its legacy in the hallowed halls of the internet's football-media industry. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Mike Gartner Men Jersey Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to Philipp Grubauer Men Jersey receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Polk me sed around and went for 1,046 yards on a whopping 105 receptions in 2021 at Mi si sippi State. Sure, it was in wide open Air Raid offense, yet Polk showcased slippery route-running capabilities in the SEC at a lanky 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. The Giants are hurting a bit at the receiver spot, and Polk can be a reliable underneath pa s catcher who can align on the perimeter or slot and win with decent regularity. Washington can be the Ravens multi-dimensional weapon in the secondary, and Baltimore's scheme asks a lot of its defensive backs. Cover the slot one play, range deep down the field the next. He can do it. Now with injured, Baltimore has to give Washington a chance, right? Right?!Fulgham, man did he ever get a raw deal over the past few seasons. And we're a game away from everyone in Wisconsin losing their minds about the youthful Packers receiving corps that's not quite on the same page as . Now, sure, Fulgham and Rodgers don't have a connection. Yet. Fulgham is at least experienced and feels like a relative unknown Rodgers would gravitate toward after a couple of beautifully executed back-shoulder grabs. Rodgers heads into Week 6's contest against the upstart Jets 17th (!) in pa sing yards through five games. Some of that is due to how good the Riley Sutter Kids Jersey run game is, but it's also partly due to the lack of talent in the receiver group.Muti was my No. 1 interior offensive lineman in the 2020 cla s. Mind you, it was not a stellar draft at those positions, but the effortle s people-moving capabilities and balance in pa s pro and for the run game appealed to me with Muti more so than anyone else playing guard or center. He went in the sixth round and has battled injuries early in his career. However, last season, the former Fresno State stud got an opportunity and shined in his final two starts, allowing one pre sure on 61 pa s-blocking snaps. Muti's been twice called up by the Broncos but has yet to take the field in 2022. He deserves a chance. will be on the shelf for a while with injury -- who isn't injured in the NFL today?! -- and he's been a flat-out stud in all phases for the Bengals to begi
