Ladarius Green to meet with Mike Tomlin about return
PITTSBURGH 无毛视频揕adarius Green said he planned to have a conversation on Monday afternoon with coach Mike Tomlin to decide whether he无毛视频檒l practice this week. Green is eligible to return from the physically unable to perform list, and the Steelers then have 21 days to activate him once he begins practicing.
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Green said he has voiced he desire to begin practicing to Tomlin.
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When Green does return, the Steelers will have a decision to make at tight end. Xavier Grimble or Davis Johnson could get released, or the team could keep four tight ends on the roster and cut someone elsewhere to make room for Green.
NOTEWORTHY
无毛视频� The bye week will serve to heal many Steelers无毛视频� injuries. OL Marcus Gilbert hoped to play against the Patriots, but expects to return from his ankle injury after the bye week. He plans to participate in individual drills this week. DL Cameron Heyward and WR Markus Wheaton said they are aiming for a Nov. 6 return against the Ravens, as well. 无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 the goal,无毛视频� Heyward said. 无毛视频�(I无毛视频檝e) got an extra week this week. Hopefully try to get my conditioning back with my cardio and keep progressing the right way.无毛视频�
n The Steelers can designate one player for return off the injured reserve list, and Bud Dupree wants to be that guy. Dupree said, 无毛视频渋t无毛视频檚 been killing him not to be out there无毛视频�, but he无毛视频檚 made significant progress in returning from his groin injury that has sidelined him since training camp. 无毛视频淭he training staff doing a great job with me,无毛视频� Dupree said. 无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 healed up perfect. I无毛视频檓 doing a lot of agility stuff and trying to get back.无毛视频� An ideal time for Dupree to return would be Week 10 against the Cowboys. 无毛视频淵eah, I can do that definitely,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 ready for it. Whenever it happens, it happens.无毛视频�
n Wheaton confirmed that he re-aggravated his shoulder sprain on a pass across the middle during the Week 4 game against the Jets. Wheaton is taking the proper precautions to make sure he can finish out the season, which is a contract year for him. 无毛视频淛ust keep rehabbing, keep strengthening the muscles around it,无毛视频� Wheaton said. 无毛视频淥bviously, your body will heal with time. So just the time itself will be good for me, as it will for everybody else that无毛视频檚 injured.无毛视频�
n Despite his holding call that took away a touchdown from the Steelers in the second quarter against the Patriots, OL Chris Hubbard has filled in admirably over the last three weeks in place of Marcus Gilbert. 无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 always telling me about hands, hands, always use your hands,无毛视频� Hubbard said. 无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 a big thing. We无毛视频檝e got a great relationship as far as me moving to tackle. He无毛视频檚 helped me out a lot.无毛视频� Gilbert noted Hubbard无毛视频檚 ability to learn on the fly, and to put constructive criticism to action as a key role in his relative success. Even while playing out of his natural position. 无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 a guy that does well to listen and take advice, but he无毛视频檚 responded to it as well,无毛视频� Gilbert said. 无毛视频淎 guy like that, you can appreciate him because he does everything that无毛视频檚 asked.无毛视频�
n Gilbert said he expects to return after the bye week from an ankle injury that has sidelined him since the Chiefs game. He said it will start with individual drills this week before the five days off during the bye, and then he无毛视频檒l see how it goes from there. 无毛视频淲e无毛视频檝e got a lot of bodies dinged up and we need to get some rest, healed up and really take advantage of this bye week,无毛视频� Gilbert said. 无毛视频淕uys need to get treatments set ahead of schedule with those sorts of things. With me, I无毛视频檓 really going to need this and I无毛视频檒l take advantage of it.无毛视频�
n K Chris Boswell wasn无毛视频檛 satisfied with his performance Sunday, but he didn无毛视频檛 blame the two missed attempts on the Heinz Field conditions. 无毛视频淵ou can无毛视频檛 dwell on it, and I无毛视频檓 not going to. It无毛视频檚 just back to the basics and starting fresh this week.无毛视频� Patriots kicker Stephen Gostowski, known for his accuracy, missed an extra point, as well. 无毛视频淚t was just about us missing,无毛视频� Boswell said. 无毛视频淚t had nothing to do with the field or any of the conditions. We just didn无毛视频檛 execute.无毛视频�
n DL Stephon Tuitt said that when the Steelers fail to stop the run, it makes their ability to accumulate sacks all the more difficult. 无毛视频淵ou无毛视频檙e never going to be able to rush the passer because you无毛视频檒l have a different mentality,无毛视频� Tuitt said. 无毛视频淵ou无毛视频檙e going to think about stopping the run first and you无毛视频檒l react a lot slower. Just trying to get off the field. By doing that, we put ourselves in better situations. Especially on third down for us to be able to retaliate and do what we do.无毛视频� The Patriots were 7 of 12 on third downs.
BY THE NUMBERS
6-3: Tomlin无毛视频檚 record after the bye week, though he无毛视频檚 lost two straight after beginning his career with a 6-1 record.