Hines Ward catches five passes to get second priority

When the Denver Broncos starter quarterback Tim Tebow is being doubted his throwing skills as an elite quarterback, he is winning for the Denver Broncos. Nothing is up again, as the rule in the NFL is winning. Of course, winning decides everything, whatever you used.

Now, out of winning, there are first priority and second priority. Of course, Pittsburgh wide receiver Hines Ward, wearing Hines Ward Steelers jersey, is moving with his second priority to this Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. It’s known that the veteran wide-out needs to catch five passes and reach 1,000 receptions for his career to potentially be a Hall of Famer when he retires wearing Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys.

When there is only one game remaining to play in the regular season, Ward has caught five or more passes three times this season, and as recently as early this month. Of course, the Steelers star wide-out should seize his last chance to make such achievement. Let’s expect it.

Steelers face Browns this week, and could win

It must be bad memory for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they faced the Cleveland Browns in 2009, when their hopes of winning back-to-back Super Bowl for a third time ended with a late-season swoon. Therefore, Pittsburgh should take good care to face the Cleveland Browns so they can take a step forward to be still the Super Bowl contender. Unfortunately, the Steelers players wore Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys and lost five straight to knock them out of playoff contention, with the last defeat coming on that miserable, windy day in Cleveland.

Of course, weather could be a big problem for the Pittsburgh Steelers as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, wearing Ben Roethlisberger Steelers jersey, said, “I think we let up a little bit. We got overwhelmed with the weather and thinking that it was going to be an easy game.”

The Pittsburgh Steelers is now playing at 9-3, while the Cleveland Browns is starting with 4-8. Therefore, it’s not hard to see that the chasm between the clubs hasn’t narrowed. All in all, Pittsburgh could win the game.

Hines Ward makes individul sacrifices for team

Wearing Ben Roethlisberger Steelers jersey, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger stressed a statement from the coach’s perspective, that players often have to make individual sacrifices for the betterment of the team. And the veteran wide receiver Hines Ward is wearing Hines Ward Steelers jersey and is doing that he is expected in the Pittsburgh Steelers the rest of the season. Wearing Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys, Hines Ward now has reduced role in the field.

“Coach Arians said if you’re a team that’s not doing very good record-wise and you’re not a Super Bowl contender, then you’re fighting for Pro Bowls. For teams that are Super Bowl contenders, you really shouldn’t care about the Pro Bowl. It should be more about Super Bowls. I think we’ve got a locker room full of guys that just care about Super Bowls. That’s what’s most important — sacrificing whatever it might be for the benefit of the team.”

Ward would continue to play his best

In Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward felt endangered when he wore Hines Ward Steelers jersey and kept waiting for the coach Mike Tomlin to send him into the game, though Tomlin only rarely looked the 14-year veteran’s way as he was only a few steps away. At the same time, Antonio Brown wore Antonio Brown Steelers jersey and started in the place of Hines Ward. In addition, Mike Wallace Steelers jersey and Jerricho Cotchery Steelers jersey also appeared in the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers. And they sliced through the Bengals’ defense to help the team win the game with 24-17.

However, Hines Ward wears Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys and insists that he didn’t take it personally.

“They don’t owe me anything,” Ward said. “It is what it is. Whatever my role is, go out there and do the best job I possibly can.”

Therefore, Tomlin wouldn’t probably relied him and bothered to have him play in a pivotal game, but take him to do more cheerleading job rather than route running.

James Farrior undergoes encouraging recovery

After their Sunday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, which cost them its atop at the AFC standing, the Pittsburgh Steelers now focuses on preparing to play against the Cincinnati Bengals. However, there still comes out good news to the team, with Hines Ward wearing Hines Ward Steelers jersey and returning to undertake a full practice.

Furthermore, James Farrior, previously suffering calf injury, also wears James Farrior Steelers jersey and undergoes encouraging recovery. Actually, Farrior missed on Sunday for the simple fact that it’s he who calls the play out to his teammates and communicates changes pre-snap based on what the offense is showing.

Wearing Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys, Farrior may lack the physical attributes he once had; however, it can’t be underestimated how important he is as the captain of the defense from his inside linebacker position. Therefore, it should mean quite a lot for the Pittsburgh Steelers to have a recovery of James Farrior.

Hines Ward returned to practice Wednesday

The Pittsburgh Steelers had undergone their first loss since early October, and they are now playing at 6-3. They are going to play against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, after they lost their AFC top standing with a 23-20 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens.

However, there is still good news for the Pittsburgh Steelers that their star wide receiver Hines Ward wore Hines Ward Steelers jersey and returned to practice on Wednesday. What’s more, Hines Ward seems to be able to play on Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Actually, Ward was illegally leveled by Ray Lewis and Bernard Pollard early on in Sunday’s loss to Baltimore.

Wearing Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys, Hines Ward must be looking forward to playing against the Cincinnati Bengals that s a team he has feasted on over the years.

Therefore, Hines Ward’s return should give the Pittsburgh Steelers some good point in their wide receiver position. And then their offensive line would be strongly strengthened.

Pittsburgh is not sure which personality they will use

The Pittsburgh Steelers will face one of their biggest rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, this Sunday, as they are sitting at 6-2, the division champions seemingly. However, the Pittsburgh Steelers is not sure which personality they will show off against the Ravens, which remains funny for the public to guess, while the Baltimore Ravens should also respond.

“When you’re doing things like we’re doing, the sky’s the limit for our offense,” Hines Ward wore Hines Ward Steelers jersey and said. “We’ve got playmakers all over the field.”

Of course, it seems to be a common sense for Steelers’ opponents to focus on their passing game and the running backs, which will make them pay. Though Rashard Mendenhall has worn Rashard Mendenhall Steelers jersey and struggled at times, the Steelers are still averaging a healthy 4.4 yards per carry and running effectively when he has to.

After all, Ben Roethlisberger wears Ben Roethlisberger Steelers jersey and looks very much like a quarterback at the peak of his powers.

Steelers’ second weapon: receiving corps

It’s true that Ben Roethlisberger wears Ben Roethlisberger Steelers jersey and is one of the biggest weapons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Of course, the Steelers are more than just Roethlisberger. The young wide receiving corps is gaining confidence each week, thanks in part to the leadership of Hines Ward who wears Hines Ward Steelers jersey. His career winding down, Ward has made it a point to tutor Wallace, Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders in the finer points of the trade. In all, they have Mike Wallace Steelers jersey, Antonio Brown Steelers jersey and Emmanuel Sanders Steelers jersey in their locker room, which should be one of their most valuable wealth.

“Where in the years past we only had certain guys running certain things and it was easy for teams to key on certain guys, now Mike is running some of the routes that I run and vice versa,” said Ward, who hopes to play against the Ravens after missing last week’s game with a leg injury. “AB is getting underneath and being able to do a lot of different things, and Emmanuel too. When you start to do that it really gets to a defense because they can’t focus on one particular person.”

Mewelde Moore ran the exact same route with Hines Ward

It seems that the Pittsburgh Steelers running back Hines Ward wears Hines Ward Steelers jersey and is irreplaceable for the team before his departure. However, it seems not actual as his new replacement Mewelde Moore did his best Ward impersonation during the team’s first drive last week when against the New England Patriots.

Wearing Mewelde Moore Steelers jersey, Moore lined up split wide left then going in motion as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wore Ben Roethlisberger Steelers jersey and barked out signals. At the snap Moore slanted toward the middle of the field and Roethlisberger hit him for a 5-yard touchdown pass that served as the springboard for a 25-17 victory.

While three weeks earlier in a win over the Tennessee Titans, Hines Ward wore Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys and ran the exact same route for a touchdown, though Ward threw in an acrobatic leap into the end zone for effect. Moore stayed grounded, mostly because teammate Mike Wallace wore Mike Wallace Steelers jersey and did such an excellent job picking off two New England defenders Moore could just stroll to paydirt.

Wallace must be better than Brown, at least statistically

The numbers don’t support Webb’s claim. In addition to his NFL rankings, Mike Wallace wears Mike Wallace Steelers jersey and leads Pittsburgh in catches (43) and touchdowns (five). Antonio Brown wears Antonio Brown Steelers jersey and ranks second on the team in both receptions (34) and yards (431).

Brown is the team’s primary return specialist. He ranks fifth in the league in kick return average (28.9) and is tied for sixth in punt return average (12.1).

Hines Ward did not wear Hines Ward Steelers jersey and play in the Steelers’ 25-17 victory over the New England Patriots Sunday due to an ankle sprain. His status for Sunday night’s showdown is unclear.

Lardarius Webb wore Lardarius Webb Ravens jersey and praised Ward’s influence on Pittsburgh’s young corps of receivers – but not without beginning with a dig when asked if the Steelers are better without Ward.

“Yeah, very dangerous without Hines. I guess Hines slows them down,” Webb said. “No, just playing. But Hines makes those guys. He’s molded those guys into him – the same attitude. So they’re a great team. We know we’re going to have to come in with our ‘A’ game, especially on their home field.”