Black & Yellow | Pittsburgh Steelers M26

[Captain Canada]

This gotta be frustrating. Y'all can't create a damn thing on offense at this point.

[Soapy]

we love the drake!

[djp73]

atrocious

[redsox907]

Who has a worse passing offense than you...

surprisingly, Baltimore lol

This gotta be frustrating. Y'all can't create a damn thing on offense at this point.

I'm more worried Judkins is going to be dead before the end of the season than anything. But yeah, watching everyone overthrow wide open passes and have literally no arm strength on bullet throws gets frustrating. I try to remember the limitations I have offensively, but every once in a while you go into auto mode and try and throw a rope and get reminded why you can't

we love the drake!

he just like the AR ain't rocking

atrocious

If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

[redsox907]

Richardson Case Heading To Trail As NFLPA Signals Support For QB In Potential Contract Dispute

Indianapolis, IN. - The legal proceedings surrounding Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Anthony Richardson reached a critical turning point last week, and the path forward is becoming increasingly clear, and increasingly complicated.

The preliminary hearing in Marion County Criminal Court concluded Thursday after two days of arguments, with Judge Harold Watkins ruling that the case will proceed to trial on all original charges. Richardson's attorney Marcus Holloway had filed an aggressive motion to have the Voluntary Manslaughter charge reduced or dismissed entirely, arguing that Indiana's self-defense statutes protect his client given the circumstances of the robbery that preceded the shooting. Judge Watkins acknowledged the merit of the argument but declined to dismiss, ruling that the question of whether Richardson held a reasonable belief of imminent deadly force at the time of the shooting is precisely the kind of factual determination that belongs in front of a jury.

For Holloway, the ruling was a setback, but not a surprise.

"We respect Judge Watkins' decision and we will present the full truth of what happened that night to a jury," Holloway said in a brief statement outside the courthouse Thursday. "We remain fully confident in Anthony's defense and look forward to the opportunity to tell the complete story."

Marion County Prosecutor Sandra Elkins, meanwhile, emerged from the hearing emboldened.

"The court has confirmed what our office has maintained since July," Elkins said. "These charges are appropriate, they are supported by the evidence, and we will pursue them vigorously at trial. Christiano Gonzalez deserves nothing less."

The Gonzalez family, represented by Indianapolis civil attorney Rosa Media, made their position unmistakably clear in a statement released Friday morning; they want a trial, and they want it to go the distance.

"Our family has waited four months for justice," the statement read in part. "A plea deal is not justice. Christiano was unarmed. He was killed. The man who killed him is a multimillionaire professional athlete with every resource available to him. We will not allow this case to be quietly resolved in a conference room. We want a jury to hear what happened to our son, our brother, our friend."

Media echoed that sentiment in a press conference Friday afternoon, noting that the family has been in consistent communication with Elkins' office and has made their opposition to any negotiated plea explicitly known.

"My clients have been clear with the prosecutor's office," Media said. "They did not ask for this. They did not ask to be in the middle of a national news story. What they have asked for, consistently and without wavering, is that this case be decided in open court by a jury of Anthony Richardson's peers. That is what justice looks like to this family."

Sources with knowledge of Elkins' thinking told ESPN that the prosecutor remains publicly aligned with the Gonzalez family's position, that a trial is the appropriate path forward, and that no formal plea negotiations have been initiated by her office. Elkins, who faces re-election in 2030 and has built a significant portion of her public profile around this case, has both a professional and political investment in seeing the charges through to their fullest extent.

Yet for all the public resolve on both sides, sources tell ESPN that the picture behind the scenes is more nuanced, and more fluid, than the courthouse steps statements suggest.

Richardson's legal team has been quietly exploring every available avenue toward resolution, and sources with knowledge of those discussions told ESPN that Holloway has initiated preliminary contact with Rosa Media's office regarding a potential civil settlement in the wrongful death suit the Gonzalez family filed against Richardson in September. Those conversations are described as early and exploratory, but their existence signals that Richardson's camp is laying the groundwork for a negotiated resolution that addresses the family's financial losses outside of the criminal proceedings.

The calculus for Richardson is not difficult to understand. Holloway has seen the full body of evidence now—the security footage, the ballistics, the toxicology results, Jada Richardson's complete witness statement—and sources say his private assessment of the trial risk has grown more sobering with each passing week of discovery. The unarmed victim. The pursuit. The .110 blood alcohol level. The flight from the scene. Each element individually is manageable. Together they paint a picture that a prosecution-friendly jury could interpret as Voluntary Manslaughter without significant difficulty, and a conviction on that charge carries a sentencing range of ten to thirty years.

"Anthony understands the math," one person close to Richardson told ESPN. "He has a son. He wants to be there for his son. Every decision he makes right now is through that lens."

If a civil settlement with the Gonzalez family can be reached in the coming weeks, sources indicate the family's appetite for a prolonged and very public criminal trial, with all the painful testimony and media scrutiny that entails, may soften considerably. The criminal case remains Elkins' decision, not the family's. But a prosecutor who loses the vocal support of the victim's family heading into an election year carries a different kind of case into a courtroom than one who has that family standing firmly behind her.

It is, sources say, a dynamic that both sides are acutely aware of.

Separate from the criminal proceedings, a significant development emerged Monday that will have direct implications for the Pittsburgh Steelers' financial future.

The NFL Players Association confirmed to ESPN that it has been in formal communication with Richardson's representatives and has determined that it will advocate on Richardson's behalf in the event the Steelers move to void his five-year, $360 million contract. The union stopped short of previewing the specific legal arguments it would deploy in a grievance proceeding, but the decision to publicly commit to Richardson's case is significant; the NFLPA does not expend its institutional resources on every contract dispute, and its willingness to go to bat for Richardson signals that the union believes the circumstances surrounding his case present a legitimate and winnable argument.

"Anthony Richardson is a member of this union and he is entitled to the full protections this union provides," NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell said in a statement Monday. "The circumstances of this case are complex and they are human. We have reviewed the situation thoroughly and we will be prepared to advocate vigorously for Anthony's rights should any contractual action be taken against him."

For the Steelers, the statement is a warning shot. General Manager Omar Khan has carefully avoided any public comment on the contract situation, maintaining since July that the organization will wait for the legal process to reach its conclusion before making any roster or financial determinations. But sources inside the building acknowledge that the NFLPA's public commitment changes the calculus of what voiding Richardson's contract actually means in practice — it means a grievance, it means arbitration, and it means a potentially lengthy and expensive legal battle with the union at precisely the moment the Steelers need cap clarity to address a roster full of players seeking extensions.

Pittsburgh currently carries approximately $8 million in available cap space with Richardson's number still on the books. Several of the franchise's most important players — including T.J. Watt, Troy Fautanu, Jalen Ramsey, and Pat Freiermuth among others — remain unsigned beyond their current deals. Every week the Richardson situation remains unresolved is another week Khan cannot have honest conversations about the franchise's financial future.

"They're stuck," one AFC executive told ESPN. "And everybody in the league knows it."

A trial date, if the case proceeds as currently structured, is not expected to be set before early 2029 at the earliest. In the meantime, Richardson remains at his mother's home in Indianapolis, out of the public eye and, by all accounts, increasingly focused on reaching a resolution that allows him to begin the next chapter of his life.

He has now missed the entire 2028 NFL season. The Steelers, somehow, are 5-5.

For Richardson, for the Gonzalez family, and for a Pittsburgh Steelers organization that needs answers before the new league year opens in March, the weeks ahead may prove to be the most consequential of this entire saga.

[djp73]

if the gloves don't fit you must acquit

[redsox907]

if the gloves don't fit you must acquit

I dunno if he scrambling outta this one

[redsox907]

2028 - Week Twelve Preview

Pittsburgh Steelers (5-5)
91 Overall // 93 Offense // 88 Defense
Offensive Points Per Game: 21.5 (16th)
Pass Yards: 165.1 (31st)
Rush Yards: 162.1 (1st)
Defensive Points Per Game: 21.9 (21st)
Opp Pass Yards: 223.8 (15th)
Opp Rush Yards: 90.4 (10th)

Carolina Panthers (7-3)
85 Overall // 84 Offense // 87 Defense
Offensive Points Per Game: 24.1 (9th)
Pass Yards: 222.8 (16th)
Rush Yards: 104.9 (12th)
Defensive Points Per Game: 18.4 (4th)
Opp Pass Yards: 225.1 (16th)
Opp Rush Yards: 74.4 (1st)

Pittsburgh Steelers                                                 Carolina Panthers
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DT Yahya Black (75) Back Strain (Week to Week)             | INJ  | N/A
C Zach Frazier (89) Torn Labrum (3-5 Weeks)                | INJ  | N/A
TE Darnell Washington (78) Dislocated Wrist (Week to Week) | INJ  | N/A

Pittsburgh Steelers                                               Carolina Panthers
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Gardner Minshew - 45/81 (55%), 397 Yds, 3 TD, 4 INT  | Passing  | Arch Manning - 131/203 (64%), 1,661 Yds, 14 TD, 4 INT
Quinshon Judkins - 193 Att, 1,125 Yds, 5 TD          | Rushing  | Chubba Hubbard - 124 Att, 521 Yds, 3 TD
DK Metcalf - 40 Rec, 488 Yds, 6 TD                   | Receiving| Tetairoa McMillan - 49 Rec, 660 Yds, 4 TD
Ryan Williams - 22 Rec, 278 Yds, 2 TD                | Receiving| Eli Stowers - 41 Rec, 438 Yds, 3 TD
SS Ji'Ayir Brown - 63 Tkl, 3 TFL, INT                | Defense  | MLB Trevin Wallace - 80 Tkl, 3 TFL, 3 Sacks, 5 INT
EDGE TJ Watt - 33 Tkl, 21 TFL,  6.5 Sacks            | Defense  | DT Tershawn Wharton - 14 Tkl, 4 Sacks
LB Payton Wilson - 37 Tkl, 14 TFL, 5.5 Sacks         | Defense  | DT Derrick Brown - 42 Tkl, 9 TFL, 5 Sacks
SS (R) Jermaine Ward -  50 Tkl, 4 TFL, 2 INT         | Defense  | SS Caleb Downs - 59 Tkl, TFL, INT

[djp73]

if the gloves don't fit you must acquit

I dunno if he scrambling outta this one

We’ll see how you feel after a few more games of Minshew and Howard

[redsox907]

Arch Manning Leads Panthers Over Scuffling Steelers With 4th-Quarter Heroics


Arch Manning, aided by two Gardner Minshew turnovers, tossed two touchdowns in the 4th-quarter to knock off the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football.

ScoringSummary

Team	Q	Time	Play	Carolina	Pittsburgh
	2nd	7:20	DK Metcalf, 18 Yd Pass From Gardner Minshew	0	7
	2nd	2:58	Eddy Pineiro, 26 Yd FG	3	7
	2nd	0:36	Zachariah Branch, 28 Yd Pass From Gardner Minshew	3	14
	3rd	8:06	Zachariah Branch, 53 Yd Pass From Gardner Minshew	3	21
	3rd	2:54	Chris Godwin Jr, 8 Yd Pass From Arch Manning	10	21
	4th	9:12	Xavier Legette, 42 Yd Pass From Arch Manning (2PT)	18	21
	4th	6:03	Brandon Aubrey, 47 Yd FG	18	24
	4th	3:25	Mitchell Evans, 10 Yd Pass From Arch Manning	25	24

Pittsburgh, PA. -For two and a half quarters Sunday at Acrisure Stadium, Gardner Minshew looked like the quarterback the Pittsburgh Steelers desperately needed him to be. Three touchdown passes, a 21-3 lead, and a performance that briefly silenced the growing frustration of a fanbase that has been asked to be patient all season long.

Then the other Gardner Minshew showed up.

A pair of fourth quarter turnovers fueled a stunning Carolina Panthers comeback, and the Steelers walked off their home field with a 25-24 loss that drops Pittsburgh to 5-6 and puts their already tenuous playoff hopes on life support.

The collapse began with a decision Minshew will want back immediately. Looking to deliver the knockout blow early in the fourth quarter, he lobbed a deep ball toward DK Metcalf that never had a chance, a dramatic underthrow that Marshon Lattimore read the entire way and intercepted without breaking a sweat. Three plays later Xavier Legette sliced through Pittsburgh's secondary for a 42-yard touchdown, then Carolina Panthers converted a two-point conversion, and just like that the comfortable afternoon had become a crisis.

The Steelers responded with a Brandon Aubrey field goal to push the lead back to eight, and when the defense forced a stop it appeared Pittsburgh might have weathered the storm. Instead, disaster struck again. Derrick Brown buried Minshew for a sack near midfield, jarring the ball loose in the process. Carolina recovered, and Arch Manning wasted no time capitalizing, finding tight end Mitchell Evans on a ten-yard swing pass to give the Panthers their first lead of the afternoon.

Minshew had one final chance to redeem himself. He responded with three straight incompletions.

Scheelhaase was blunt in the postgame.

"Frustrating," he said flatly when asked about the fourth quarter collapse. "We executed for three quarters. It's unacceptable to not finish in front of our fans."

At 5-6 with the calendar turning toward December, the Steelers host rival Baltimore next week in a game that feels like a must-win for the slumping Steelers.


Gardner Minshew | 15/28, 243 Yds, 3 TD, INT; 4 Att, 54 Yds, FMB
Arch Manning | 29/42, 331 Yds, 3 TD, INT

Quinshon Judkins | 11 Att, 78 Yds
Chubba Hubbard | 10 Att, 18 Yds

Zachariah Branch | 6 Rec, 152 Yds, 2 TD
Xavier Legette | 4 Rec, 91 Yds, TD

EDGE TJ Watt | 3 Tkl, TFL, 1.5 Sacks
LB Payton Wilson | 14 Tkl, 2 TFL, 1 Sack
LB Harold Perkins Jr | 4 Tkl, TFL, Sack
CB Marshon Lattimore | 5 Tkl, INT
EDGE Jordan Burch | 2 Tkl, Sack
DT Derrick Brown | 4 Tkl, TFL, Sack, FF, FR