Shazier breaks down Colts offense
PITTSBURGH 无毛视频� Ryan Shazier broke down the Indianapolis Colts by the basics.
无毛视频淭hey无毛视频檝e got a great quarterback in Andrew Luck and a really solid running game with Frank Gore,无毛视频� said the Steelers inside linebacker. 无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 a downhill, hard-nosed runner, but they have a lot of weapons outside, too. We无毛视频檝e got to 无毛视频撐廾悠禍
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Did he say Andrew Luck?
Isn无毛视频檛 Luck going to miss the game with a concussion?
无毛视频淗ey,无毛视频� Shazier said as he leaned in. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檝e seen a lot of people say they无毛视频檙e not going to play and they end up playing. I无毛视频檓 going to keep practicing for him until I see he无毛视频檚 not on the field myself.无毛视频�
That无毛视频檚 how the Steelers are preparing, as if Luck无毛视频檚 going to play for the Colts on Thursday night.
But getting out of concussion protocol that soon after suffering a head injury last Sunday will be difficult. The Colts seem resigned to having Scott Tolzien start in place of Luck.
无毛视频淲e don无毛视频檛 really know,无毛视频� said Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton. 无毛视频淚f (Luck) plays, that would be great. If not, then we go out there and find a way to win.无毛视频�
That won无毛视频檛 be easy against a Steelers team that defeated the Colts 45-10 and 51-34 the last two seasons.
Last year, the injured Luck was replaced by the since-retired Matt Hasselbeck, whose place on the roster has been taken by Tolzien, a sixth-year pro who无毛视频檚 started two games and played in six since coming out of Wisconsin in 2011.
Tolzien signed after the draft with the San Francisco 49ers, started two games for the Green Bay Packers in 2013 and signed with the Colts as a free agent last March. This preseason he completed 41-of-62 passes with a passer rating of 87.4.
Tolzien无毛视频檚 claim to fame might be directing Wisconsin to an upset win over then-No. 1 Ohio State in 2010. It was the only loss that season for the Buckeyes.
无毛视频淵eah, I remember,无毛视频� sighed Cameron Heyward, then a senior at Ohio State. 无毛视频淭hey were mostly a running offense, but I think he gave them the flexibility to mix it up a little bit, whether it was just being a game manager. At Wisconsin they don无毛视频檛 really trust that many quarterbacks to do much passing, but I thought he did an adequate job.无毛视频�
The Colts offered more in the way of a scouting report on Tolzien.
无毛视频淗e was with us in OTAs and training camp,无毛视频� said Hilton. 无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 a guy we can trust. He无毛视频檚 a vet who knows how to prepare the right way.无毛视频�
无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 a pro无毛视频檚 pro,无毛视频� said Coach Chuck Pagano. 无毛视频淗e handles his business day in and day out, just like you无毛视频檇 want a backup quarterback to do. He无毛视频檚 a talented guy. He无毛视频檚 a smart guy. He makes great decisions. He无毛视频檚 got arm talent. He can make all the throws. Again, he understands and knows our system inside and out. If he无毛视频檚 got to step out there, he无毛视频檒l do a great job. It doesn无毛视频檛 fall on one guy无毛视频檚 shoulders but we all understand the magnitude and the importance of getting good play from that position. He无毛视频檚 an athletic guy. He无毛视频檚 a mobile guy. If he gets the opportunity, we无毛视频檙e preparing for him to go out and play winning football.无毛视频�
CAM TURNS CHEERLEADER
Heyward returned to the locker room for the first time Tuesday since tearing a pectoral muscle against the Dallas Cowboys. He无毛视频檚 out for the season, but will be around in case anyone needs him.
无毛视频淛ust trying to relate the things the coaches are saying to the players and just try to be honest,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淥bviously, I can无毛视频檛 do what I want to do. Can无毛视频檛 be out there. But I无毛视频檓 going to be the biggest supporter. I无毛视频檓 going to be the biggest cheerleader for these guys.无毛视频�
BELL FEELING FRESH
Even though Le无毛视频橵eon Bell was coming off the heaviest workload of his four-year professional career, the Steelers running back said he felt fine and is looking forward to another game Thursday night.
无毛视频淵eah, I feel good,无毛视频� Bell said after Tuesday无毛视频檚 walk-through practice. 无毛视频淚 didn无毛视频檛 take any really hard hits. The offensive line did a good job of opening up holes so it made my job a lot easier. I didn无毛视频檛 have to bang my way in there a lot, and I got out of bounds when I could.无毛视频�
Bell carried 28 times, the most in two years, and gained a season-high 146 yards. He also caught eight passes for 55 yards, giving him 36 touches on 201 carries. His previous high was 35 touches for 222 yards on Nov. 17, 2014 at Tennessee. In the ensuing game, Bell touched the ball 29 times for 180 yards against New Orleans.
无毛视频淚 think today I felt better than I would on a normal Tuesday,无毛视频� Bell said. 无毛视频淚 ran yesterday and I ran a bit today, so it felt good just to get the body moving and get prepared for the week.无毛视频�
Bell said the more difficult task will be 无毛视频渏amming the whole game plan in the midst of two, three days,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚 don无毛视频檛 think it无毛视频檚 too much on the body. I think once Thursday night gets here everybody无毛视频檚 body无毛视频檚 going to feel good. We无毛视频檙e used to practicing on Thursday, so once it gets to Thursday night it won无毛视频檛 affect the way we feel too much.无毛视频�
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Stephon Tuitt upon hearing the news that Notre Dame must forfeit all of its wins from the 2012-13 seasons:
无毛视频淚 can无毛视频檛 believe that. We have to vacate all the wins we had. Basically everything we did is thrown away.无毛视频�