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Injury updates on Geno Smith and Jalen Hurts going into MNF

The latest on Geno Smith and Jalen Hurts going into Seahawks/Eagles Monday night game.

The Seahawks and Eagles are on tap for tonight’s Monday night game on ESPN. While Philadelphia is the favorite on paper and has the better team, there’s a ton of uncertainty on both sides. For one thing, we don’t know who will be starting at quarterback for either team. Geno Smith is listed as questionable with his elbow and groin injuries. Meanwhile, Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has also been listed as questionable after an illness popped up over the weekend and reportedly got worse yesterday.

According to Ian Rapoport at NFL Network, the latest on these two is that it seems Smith is a long shot, while Hurts will probably play.

If Smith sits out then Drew Lock will start for Seattle. Last week against the 49ers he went 22/31 for 269 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw two interceptions. For the season he has three picks and a 37.9 QBR. The loss put Lock at 8-14 as a starter at this level.

If Hurts winds up sitting, then Marcus Mariota will get the start for Philly. Mariota also saw action a couple weeks ago against the Niners, but he only attempted three passes. For his career Mariota is 34-40 as a starter.

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Inactives for Chiefs vs. Patriots, Week 15

Here are the players who will be inactive during the #Chiefs vs. #Patriots Week 15 game | From @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots have released their lists of inactive players ahead of their Week 15 matchup.

Here are the inactive players for the Chiefs:

  • DT Matt Dickerson
  • DT Neil Farrell
  • DE Malik Herring
  • RB Isiah Pacheco
  • OT Donovan Smith
  • DE B.J. Thompson
  • CB Joshua Williams

Here is the inactive list for the Patriots:

  • WR Kayshon Boutte
  • OT Trenton Brown
  • DE Sam Roberts
  • WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
  • RB Rhamondre Stevenson
  • CB Shaun Wade

Former Steelers QB drops a hint to former team

Was Duck Hodges hitting up his former team about a job?

To say the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback situation is in shambles would be too kind. We aren’t sure when Kenny Pickett is coming back or if it would even help and the combination of Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph offers no hope at all.

But what about a Duck? After the team’s embarrassing 31-10 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, former Steelers quarterback Duck Hodges sent out the Tweet below as a not-so-subtle hint and made a little jab to his former team that he’s still available.

Hodges started six games for the Steelers in 2019. This was the season where Ben Roethlisberger was lost for the year in the team’s second game and it was Hodges and Rudolph holding down the fort. Hodges went 3-3 as a starter and Duck Fever was real in Pittsburgh for a short period of time. Would Hodges right off the street over three years out of football be better than what Pittsburgh has now? I want to say not but at this point, it’s hard to say.

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Seahawks Week 15 injury report: 5 players listed as questionable

Here is the full injury report from Saturday’s practice.

The Seahawks have listed five players as questionable for Monday night’s home game against the Eagles, including starting quarterback Geno Smith. There are no other injury desginations for any players.

Here is the full injury report from Saturday’s practice.

Seahawks Week 15 injury report: Jamal Adams, Devon Witherspoon out again

Here are all the updates from Friday’s practice.

The Seahawks held their second official practice of the week today as they continue to prepare for Monday night’s game against the Eagles. Starting quarterback Geno Smith remains limited, but sounds on track to play. Meanwhile, Jamal Adams did not practice for the second straight day and neither did rookie corner Devon Witherspoon.

Here are all the updates from Friday’s practice.

Steelers WR George Pickens clearly isn’t happy with his role in offense

George Pickens isn’t happy with how he’s being used in the Steelers offense.

There is no denying the talent of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens. His highlights are as good as any receiver in the NFL now or maybe ever. Unfortunately, his opportunities for highlights this season have been few and far between.

At least some of the reason why Pickens has struggled is because the route tree he’s seeing in games does not maximize his athletic potential. A detail not missed on Pickens and he wasn’t shy talking about it.

“I don’t know, you guys be at practice, right,” Pickens said. “I would just say I hope to see things like that. When it’s routes like that, I mean, I can’t really produce that way, running five-yard routes, three-yard routes.”

There are really two ways to look at this. If you side with Pickens then absolutely, only running short routes limits his opportunities. But the other side of this puts the onus on Pickens. The best receivers in the NFL don’t just run go routes. They make catches and turn those into big plays regardless of the route. The routes Pickens wants to run are low-percentage plays and the Steelers offense needs to be more efficient.
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Seahawks 2023 practice squad tracker: DE Hamilcar Rashed signs

 Our practice squad tracker is updated.

The Seattle Seahawks lost their second-year outside linebacker Tyreke Smith this week when he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off their practice squad. The team has just announced that they’ve signed former Oregon State defensive end Hamilcar Rashed to take Smith’s place.

Our practice squad tracker is updated (Dec. 15).

Steelers LB T.J. Watt clarifies he was cleared on Thursday night

T.J. Watt assured everyone he was checked out during the game last week and was allowed to come back.

On Thursday, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt took a big hit to the head on the first play of the game. Watt was checked out but stayed in the game. The day after the game, Watt was placed in the concussion protocol where he remained until this Thursday.

Watt spoke to the media about his return and he made sure to be very clear that he was cleared to return after the examination in the blue medical tent. The NFL and NFLPA were looking into the situation in part due to the fact that the hit was so severe and shortly after it, Watt swapped out for a very dark tinted visor.

When asked about the switch, Watt snapped back and said he wouldn’t get into the specifics of why he did it but pointed out he typically wears a visor. Watt’s fellow starting outside linebacker Alex Highsmith also came out of concussion protocol on Thursday and both are expected to play Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts.

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Steelers WR George Pickens takes jab at his quarterbacks

George Pickens went third person to make his point on Thursday.

Despite everything that has taken place over the last few weeks, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens doesn’t seem to have learned a thing. Pickens has been called out for his sideline antics and just recently, former Steeler Merril Hoge called him out along with his teammates for lazy route running.

But Pickens is undeterred from his thankless self-promotion. On Thursday he stepped it up a notch by going third-person when he addressed the media on Thursday.

“I’m still doing what George does to get open and catch the ball and score,” Pickens said. “That’s all I want to do.”

Loosely translated, Pickens is doing his job, getting open, but his quarterbacks can’t get him the football. This might be true to a degree. Mitch Trubisky and Kenny Pickett have been pretty awful this season. Saying it the way he did publicly isn’t exactly the team-first attitude you like to see but I think we all understand this is not your father’s Steelers team.

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