Suggs, Ravens prepping for Ben
PITTSBURGH 无毛视频� It was yet another limited practice for Ben Roethlisberger as Landry Jones took the bulk of the first-team reps for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday.
Will Roethlisberger play Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens with limited mobility?
Ask any of the Steelers and they无毛视频檒l tell you Roethlisberger looks great.
Of course, what else would anyone say of their peerless leader?
Roethlisberger said the decision to play will depend on the ability to 无毛视频渇eel comfortable out there, protect myself and keep the swelling out of it.无毛视频�
So, at the moment, things are undecided.
Except in the mind of one man. You may know him as 无毛视频淭-Sizzle无毛视频� out of 无毛视频淏all So Hard University.无毛视频� And Terrell Suggs of the Ravens gave it to reporters straight.
无毛视频淲e all know who无毛视频檚 playing,无毛视频� said Suggs. 无毛视频淲e无毛视频檝e seen this movie before. (Roethlisberger)无毛视频檚 going to say 无毛视频業 did individual today. I无毛视频檓 not sure how I feel. Dah da dah.无毛视频� But we know 7无毛视频檚 going to be out there just like we know 55无毛视频檚 going to be out there on our side. So tell Ben he无毛视频檚 not fooling anybody. I无毛视频檝e seen this movie too many times before. We无毛视频檙e definitely prepared for 7.无毛视频�
Seven, of course, is Roethlisberger, and 55 is Suggs, the man who无毛视频檚 sacked Roethlisberger more times (16.5) than anyone else in Roethlisberger无毛视频檚 storied career.
The two go way back to the very beginning of Roethlisberger无毛视频檚 career, and Suggs, with one more year in the league, has watched it unfold. He even reacted defensively 无毛视频� on behalf of Roethlisberger 无毛视频� when asked if he thought the Steelers quarterback was playing the role of 无毛视频渄rama queen,无毛视频� as CBS analyst and former Ravens linebacker Bart Scott put it this past weekend.
无毛视频淵ou can无毛视频檛 call a man that无毛视频檚 got two Super Bowl rings and played in three a drama queen,无毛视频� Suggs said. 无毛视频淢aybe some other quarterbacks, but I don无毛视频檛 think so much him.无毛视频�
Don无毛视频檛 doubt that they无毛视频檙e rivals, and don无毛视频檛 doubt that Suggs hates the Steelers. But also, don无毛视频檛 doubt that they无毛视频檝e been through so much together that there无毛视频檚 mutual respect. So, Suggs was asked about the old days, when a Steelers-Ravens game was not to be missed.
无毛视频淭he characters in this television show have definitely changed,无毛视频� Suggs said. 无毛视频淩emember, this used to be a game where all the 30 other teams tuned in. Even the networks used to put this on prime-time TV. When you lose an Ed Reed, when you lose a 43 and an 86 from y无毛视频檃ll side, it loses it无毛视频檚 flavor. But y无毛视频檃ll still got some guys. We still got some guys. So, we无毛视频檙e going to make the best of it.无毛视频�
This year it无毛视频檚 more about breaking losing streaks. The 3-4 Ravens have lost four in a row and the 4-3 Steelers have lost two in a row. But both teams are getting healthy. The Steelers are set to welcome DL Cam Heyward and RT Marcus Gilbert back to their starting lineup. The Ravens returned ILB C.J. Mosley, LT Ronnie Stanley, CB Lardarius Webb and LG Marshal Yanda to Wednesday无毛视频檚 practice. Suggs practiced and has played through a torn biceps and still has five sacks, or three fewer than the entire Steelers defense.
What无毛视频檚 the mood in Baltimore?
无毛视频淓verything tastes bad when you lose,无毛视频� Suggs said. 无毛视频淓verything tastes worse when you lose four in a row.无毛视频�
The Ravens have had only one winning record since 2012, and last season they were 5-11. Yet, they beat the Steelers twice, both times to end three-game losing streaks. In fact, the Ravens have won five of the last six meetings with the Steelers.
What accounts for this mastery?
无毛视频淚 don无毛视频檛 think we have mastery,无毛视频� Suggs said before shouting, 无毛视频淚 SEE WHAT YOU无毛视频橰E ALL TRYING TO DO!
无毛视频淵ou无毛视频檙e trying to get me to pump some fuel,无毛视频� he continued calmly. 无毛视频淲e haven无毛视频檛 mastered anything. If you look at the two games last year, there were some fortunate things happen for us throughout the course of the game. It had nothing to do with schematics. Maybe a missed field goal here and there. You can无毛视频檛 say we无毛视频檝e mastered anything.无毛视频�
Is there still an edge between the teams? Is there still a nastiness?
无毛视频淚 still think it无毛视频檚 there,无毛视频� Suggs said. 无毛视频淚 work out with (Ryan) Shazier and (Stephon) Tuitt. I work out with a couple of them and we all talk and it无毛视频檚 still the same edge. Any other week, we无毛视频檙e cordial and socialize with each other. This week you don无毛视频檛 talk much.无毛视频�
But it can无毛视频檛 compare with the old days. Suggs was asked if there无毛视频檚 anyone he sees with the Steelers who might, say, walk onto the Ravens bus looking for a post-game fight as Joey Porter once did.
无毛视频淵无毛视频檃ll got 53 now,无毛视频� Suggs said of Maurkice Pouncey. 无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 part of the old days. He无毛视频檚 one of 无毛视频檈m. Ninety-four (Lawrence Timmons) is one of 无毛视频檈m. I think y无毛视频檃ll found something in 66 (David DeCastro) and 73 (Ramon Foster). Some guys y无毛视频檃ll knew what y无毛视频檃ll was doing when y无毛视频檃ll went and got 无毛视频檈m. That无毛视频檚 just to name a few.无毛视频�
Suggs even gave an indication that the edge is perhaps inside his own locker room. He was asked if the Ravens have anyone fans might be excited to watch play on Sunday and he said, 无毛视频淵eah. Justin Forsett.无毛视频�
Forsett was released last month by the Ravens after rushing for 2,005 yards in 19 games with the team. He was signed by the Detroit Lions while the Ravens have turned to third-year back Terrance West, who无毛视频檚 gained 424 yards at 4.4 per carry.
Any other new, young players to watch with the Ravens?
无毛视频淎h, let me think of a young guy that无毛视频檚 impressing me,无毛视频� Suggs said with a pause. 无毛视频淣ah, I can无毛视频檛 think of no young guys.无毛视频�
He laughed wickedly and said, 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 not giving y无毛视频檃ll nothing, man. I can无毛视频檛 give the enemy too much.无毛视频�
Some enemies still die hard.