Dupree's Expectations

I'm sure that steelers nation has their fingers crossed that Bud Dupree will exceed expectations. It's not very often a rookie linebacker has a big season but that is going to have to happen if the steelers want to have success this season. With an already weak secondary and the best pass rusher we have being Harrison we need someone to step in and put pressure on opposing quarterbacks to give them less time to pick our sub-par secondary apart.

here is an article from late july. Perhaps its moot now but I feel it is relative to the subject.

http://steelerswire.usatoday.com/2015/07/22/what-to-expect-from-bud-dupree-in-2015/

It will be interesting to watch him develop. I don't expect him to develop overnight but I do think he'll get better as the season goes on and will hopefully be playing a lot of snaps by the winter and positioning himself as a starter for next year. Woodley had a solid rookie year I recall.

6 sacks this season, double that next year

PLEASE let 3 of those come Thursday!

SoCalFan wrote:

PLEASE let 3 of those come Thursday!

If we get three sacks on Brady Thursday, We win.

I would like nothing more than to see him in tonights game and get his first career sack by putiing Marsha's d...k in the dirt.

solardave wrote:

I would like nothing more than to see him in tonights game and get his first career sack by putiing Marsha's d...k in the dirt.

How can that happen when his wife holds it in her purse?

And we all know his balls are deflated!

Patriots* are starting a backup center (but so are the Steelers)... and two rookie guards. 3 sacks on Brady is not out of the question.

HeinzMustard wrote:

Patriots** are starting a backup center (but so are the Steelers)... and two rookie guards.  3 sacks on Brady is not out of the question.  

Has their backup center every punched a man in the nuts? Cody Wallace has ... just sayin.

HeinzMustard wrote:

Patriots*** are starting a backup center (but so are the Steelers)... and two rookie guards.  3 sacks on Brady is not out of the question.  

Wonder if they got some blitzes dialed up for shazier, his speed could possibly cause problems blitzing up the middle

in my experience watching brady it does seem like the best way to rattle him is bringing pressure up the middle, he's good at getting rid of the ball before outside rushers can get to him. that's something that our D should try to exploit.

Fire Arians wrote:

HeinzMustard wrote:

Patriots**** are starting a backup center (but so are the Steelers)... and two rookie guards.  3 sacks on Brady is not out of the question.  

Wonder if they got some blitzes dialed up for shazier, his speed could possibly cause problems blitzing up the middle

in my experience watching brady it does seem like the best way to rattle him is bringing pressure up the middle, he's good at getting rid of the ball before outside rushers can get to him. that's something that our D should try to exploit.

Problem is... Shazier is probably the one that Butler is gonna stick on Gronkowski. The Steelers don't have anybody else, except maybe Timmons, who can run with Gronk. Most of our corners, minus Cortez Allen, are too small to cover #87.

stlrtruck wrote:

solardave wrote:

I would like nothing more than to see him in tonights game and get his first career sack by putiing Marsha's d...k in the dirt.

How can that happen when his wife holds it in her purse?

And we all know his balls are deflated!

Don't you dare rain on my parade Truck, I'd settle for a v.......a slap. Or even if he puts his alleged d...k in the dirt. I want him to know we were in town to pay him a personal visit.