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Devin White makes NFL.com’s 2019 Defensive All-Rookie Team

See why NFL writer Chris Wesseling selected Bucs rookie linebacker Devin White for his 2019 Defensive All-Rookie Team.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White had perhaps one of the worst starts to a regular season in recent memory for a rookie. The fifth overall pick in April’s NFL draft dealt with tonsillitis in the days leading up to Week 1, causing him to lose nearly 10 pounds. Then, early in Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers, White went down with a sprained knee, which sidelined him for several games.

But, over the past month, White has been showing the Bucs and the rest of the league why he was considered the prize linebacker in the 2019 draft class. While White likely saw his chances of winning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors slip away due to his knee injury, he still found a spot on NFL.com’s 2019 Defensive All-Rookie Team. White joined Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush and Washington Redskins linebacker Cole Holcomb on the list.

Here’s what NFL writer Chris Wesseling had to say about White’s selection:

“After an early-season disappearing act, White began to play with confidence and impressive closing speed as a sideline-to-sideline, seek-and-destroy menace versus the Cardinals in Week 10. He went on to capture NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month honors for November, following a five-game stretch that featured 46 tackles, 2.5 sacks, five QB hits, one interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown.”

White and the streaking Buccaneers head to Detroit in Week 15 to take on the Lions. Tampa Bay will be looking for their fourth-straight win, while Detroit is looking to halt a six-game skid.

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Steelers vs Week 14 Gut Reactions

My observations and reactions to the Pittsburgh Steelers week 14 win against the Arizona Cardinals.

Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

The Steelers took care of business against a competitive Arizona Cardinals team in week 14. The defense continued to roll holding their fifth straight opponent to 21 or fewer points. Devlin Hodges turned in an efficient performance and became the first rookie undrafted free-agent quarterback to win his first three starts. The Steelers have won seven of their last eight games and control their playoff destiny. Here are my gut reactions:

Beating the Odds

It was good to see the Steelers actually get to play with a lead. The offensive game plan was still conservative, Hodges finished with 16 completions and a touchdown on 19 attempts, but that was good enough for a win. Just as important as Hodges 152 passing yards was the fact that he didn’t turn the ball over.

Hodges’ contributions as a rusher shouldn’t be overlooked either. He scrambled five times for 34 yards and ironically outrushed counterpart Kyler Murray. Hodges an undrafted free agent beat the first overall draft pick at his own game, but his solid performance was overshadowed by Dionte Johnson’s breakout day.

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Steelers LB Devin Bush seeing serious downturn in snaps

Why aren’t the Steelers using Devin Bush as much over the last three games?

Over the course of the last three weeks, there’s been a significant change in personnel on the defensive side of the football. We’ve seen a significant dip in reps for rookie linebacker Devin Bush.

Over the first eight games of the season, Bush averaged 91.2 percent of the total defensive snaps. This includes three games where Bush played every defensive snap in the game.

But over the last three games, Bush has only averaged 61.3 percent of the total defensive snaps. For a player who isn’t injured this is a massive drop. Bush also went from averaging 8.25 tackles per game in the first eight games to only 4.3 tackles per game in the last three.

Why the change? This could be a calculated move by the Steelers coaching staff to save Bush for the final few games of the season. Even the best-conditioned rookies can hit a wall with a heavy workload so the Steelers might be trying to keep him fresh for those last big games including showdowns with the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens.

Let’s hope when the Steelers need Bush he’s ready. Pittsburgh spent a ton to go up and get Bush in last year’s draft. Having him on the sidelines while Mark Barron runs around out there isn’t comforting.

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Wolverines in the NFL: Week 12

Michigan football has had its alumni slumping in the NFL lately. Was this the week that the slump ended and they would dominate again?

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While Michigan football continued to win their games, beating Indiana 39-14, the alumni were still quiet around the NFL as their struggles continued with even more players not putting up many stats or highlight plays. The former Wolverines haven’t had much to say around the NFL in the past few weeks and with the playoffs coming up that play has to improve and fast.

Check out how the former Michigan football players did this week around the NFL.

OFFENSE

Quarterback:
  • Tom Brady (New England Patriots) – Brady had another rough game this week, going 17/37 for 190 yards and a touchdown, but his team was still able to capture a victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Tight End:
  • Zach Gentry (Pittsburgh Steelers) – Gentry was inactive against the Cincinnati Bengals this week.
Offensive Line:
  • Graham Glasgow (Detroit Lions) – Glasgow started at center this week with their starting center Frank Ragnow injured and Glasgow did well. The Lions would lose though 16-13 to the Washington Redskins.
  • Taylor Lewan (Tennessee Titans) – Lewan had a solid game coming off the bye week, not allowing a sack or getting any penalties in the team’s win over the Jaguars.
  • Patrick Omameh (New Orleans Saints) – Omameh played in his team’s 34-31 win over the Carolina Panthers, and Omameh was called for holding once, his first penalty of the year.
  • Michael Schofield III (Los Angeles Chargers) – Schofield drew his first penalty of the year against the Kansas City Chiefs in their Week 11 loss. The team had a bye week on Week 12.
  • Mason Cole (Arizona Cardinals) – Cole and the Cardinals were on a bye week this week.
  • Erik Magnuson (Oakland Raiders) – Magnuson was inactive this week against the New York Jets.

DEFENSE

Defensive Line:
  • Chase Winovich (New England Patriots) – Winovich finished with just two total tackles in the win over the Cowboys.
  • Taco Charlton (Miami Dolphins) – Charlton was active, but didn’t record any stats in the 41-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
  • Brandon Graham (Philidelphia Eagles) – Graham got in some work against the Seattle Seahawks, finishing with only two total tackles, one and a half sacks and a half a tackle for loss.
  • Chris Wormley (Baltimore Ravens) – Wormley and the Baltimore Ravens play on Monday Night Football. His performance will be noted in next week’s article.
  • Ryan Glasgow (Cincinnati Bengals) – Glasgow was active but didn’t play in his team’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  • Frank Clark (Kansas City Chiefs) – Clark had a nice game in the 24-17 win over the LA Chargers in Week 11, getting five total tackles, a sack, and a pass deflection. The team had a bye week on Week 12.
  • Maurice Hurst (Oakland Raiders) – Hurst was quiet in the 34-3 loss to the Jets, finishing with just one total tackle.
Linebacker
  • Rashan Gary (Green Bay Packers) – Gary was active in his team’s 37-8 loss to the San Francisco 49ers but didn’t put up any stats.
  • Devin Bush (Pittsburgh Steelers) – Bush was involved in the 16-10 win over the Bengals, but finished with just four total tackles.
  • Ben Gedeon (Minnesota Vikings) – Gedeon and the Vikings were on a bye week this week.
Defensive back:
  • Jourdan Lewis (Dallas Cowboys) – Lewis was quiet in the team’s 13-9 loss to the Patriots, finishing with just two total tackles.
  • Jabrill Peppers (New York Giants) – Peppers did some damage this week, finishing with five total tackles and a pass deflection in his team’s 19-14 loss to the Chicago Bears.
  • David Long (Los Angeles Rams) – Long and the LA Rams play on Monday Night Football. His performance will be noted in next week’s article.
  • Jarrod Wilson (Jacksonville Jaguars) – Wilson got involved in the big loss to the Titans, but finished with five total tackles.
  • Brandon Watson (Jacksonville Jaguars) – Watson was active in the 42-20 loss to the Titans but didn’t record any stats.
  • Lano Hill (Seattle Seahawks) – Hill was active but didn’t record any stats in his team’s 17-9 win over the Eagles.
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Wolverines in the NFL: Week 11

While Michigan football dominated Michigan State 44-10, their alumni played at the next level in the NFL. How did the former Wolverines do?

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After the big 44-10 win Michigan had over Michigan State, their alumni were proud and could boast about it in the locker rooms across the NFL. Despite the current Michigan players making big plays on Saturday, their alumni in the NFL this week were shut down and not doing much.

Check out how the former Michigan players did this week in the NFL.

OFFENSE

Quarterback:
  • Tom Brady (New England Patriots) – Brady struggled against the Philidelphia Eagles defense, going 26/47 for 216 yards in what could have been his worst performance this season.
Tight End:
  • Zach Gentry (Pittsburgh Steelers) – Gentry was inactive this week against the Cleveland Browns.
Offensive Line:
  • Graham Glasgow (Detroit Lions) – Glasgow played well in his team’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys by not allowing a sack or having any penalties.
  • Taylor Lewan (Tennessee Titans) – Lewan and the Titans were on a bye week this week.
  • Patrick Omameh (New Orleans Saints) – Omameh was active but didn’t do anything in his team’s 34-17 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  • Michael Schofield III (Los Angeles Chargers) – Schofield and the Los Angeles Chargers play on Monday Night Football. His performance will be noted in next week’s article.
  • Mason Cole (Arizona Cardinals) – Cole had his best game of the season by not allowing a sack or drawing any penalties in his team’s 36-26 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
  • Erik Magnuson (Oakland Raiders) – Magnuson was inactive in his team’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

DEFENSE

Defensive Line:
  • Chase Winovich (New England Patriots) – Winovich saw some better production this week as he finished the game with three total tackles in the team’s win.
  • Taco Charlton (Miami Dolphins) – Charlton was inactive in his team’s 37-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
  • Brandon Graham (Philidelphia Eagles) – Graham was quiet in his team’s 17-10 loss to the Patriots as he finished with just two total tackles.
  • Chris Wormley (Baltimore Ravens) – Wormley was quiet in his team’s 41-7 win over the Houston Texans as he finished with just two total tackles.
  • Ryan Glasgow (Cincinnati Bengals) – Glasgow was active but didn’t put up anything on the stat sheet in the team’s loss to the Raiders.
  • Frank Clark (Kansas City Chiefs) – Clark and the Kansas City Chiefs play on Monday Night Football. His performance will be noted in next week’s article.
  • Maurice Hurst (Oakland Raiders) – Hurst was quiet in his team’s 17-10 win over the Bengals as he only had one total tackle.
Linebacker
  • Rashan Gary (Green Bay Packers) – Gary and the Packers were on a bye week this week.
  • Devin Bush (Pittsburgh Steelers) – Bush had an average game in his teams 21-7 loss to the Browns as he finished with five total tackles and one for a loss.
  • Ben Gedeon (Minnesota Vikings) – Gedeon was active in his team’s 27-23 win over the Denver Broncos, but he left the game early due to a concussion and wouldn’t return.
Defensive back:
  • Jourdan Lewis (Dallas Cowboys) – Lewis was quiet in his teams 35-27 win over the Lions, but he did have Lions wide receiver Danny Amendola get in his face at one point during the game, but nothing came out of that.
  • Jabrill Peppers (New York Giants) – Peppers and the Giants were on a bye week this week.
  • David Long (Los Angeles Rams) – Long was quiet in his teams 17-7 win over the Chicago Bears as he finished with two total tackles.
  • Jarrod Wilson (Jacksonville Jaguars) – Wilson had a good game in the loss to the Indianapolis Colts, finishing with six total tackles and a pass deflection.
  • Brandon Watson (Jacksonville Jaguars) – Watson made his first NFL career tackle in his team’s 33-13 loss to the Colts.
  • Lano Hill (Seattle Seahawks) – Hill was inactive in his teams 27-24 win over the 49ers on Monday Night Football in Week 10. This week they had a bye week.
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Devin Bush attempts to predict the Steelers’ defensive stats for a fifth straight week

Whoa!

Move over, Tony Romo. There’s a new NFLstradamus in town.

It’s Devin Bush, the linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers who has a four-game correct prediction streak on the line with Thursday night’s game against the Cleveland Browns.

Before Week 6, he told DKPittsburghSports.com that he would score his first defensive touchdown in their game against the Chargers. And he did!

After the Steelers’ bye in Week 7, he said that the Steelers would intercept two Dolphins passes (yup), force a fumble (they did so, twice). He did say Terrell Edmunds would score a touchdown, and although he didn’t, whatever.

In Week 9: he told the site they would have four to five sacks and a pick. Against the Colts, they picked off Brian Hoyer once and sacked him … four times.

Last week, he said this:

Two picks, four sacks against the Rams? That’s exactly what they got.

This week: he sees so many sacks of Baker Mayfield and a couple of turnovers:

We await to see if he continues the streak.

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