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Kevin Greene Jersey , the game status list is the most black and white it has been all season. Both players listed have been ruled out, so most of the guesswork has been established when it comes to the other five spots.Game StatusOut:OT Marcus Gilbert (knee)DT Daniel McCullers (ankle)Here are the possibilities to end up inactive for Week 10:Definitely:OT Marcus Gilbert- with Matt Feiler doing a great job filling in at right tackle, there was little incentive to push Gilbert back with an extended rest available over the weekend. DT Daniel McCullers- it seems as if nobody even knew there was any issue with Big Dan until Monday’s press conference. L.T. Walton finally gets another chance to show that he deserves his spot on the 53.Most Likely:QB Mason Rudolph- there was a brief moment in Baltimore where Steeler fans were holding their breath while it looked as if Rudolph could be called into backup duty this week. Luckily, Ben only needed to catch his breath and is good to go on Thursday. OT Zach Banner- Dr. Banner gets to stay on the sidelines. It would take a series of injuries for the Hulk to emerge onto the field. Did I seriously just go Marvel Universe on a Steelers back-up tackle? Try coming up with something new to say for someone who has been inactive nine out of ten games!S Marcus Allen- if finding something new to say was tough for Bruce... I mean David... no... Zach Banner, Marcus Allen is even more difficult. He has been in street clothes every game this season, and this week will be no different. CB Brian Allen- unless there’s an injury or Artie Burns ends up even further in the doghouse, Allen will continue to be in an “emergency only” role.Possibly:WR James Washington or Justin Hunter- although I think Washington came out as the better of the two players when they each were recently given a game to show what they can do, it has been reported that the Steelers may go with a lot of no huddle since it was a short week of prep. If this is the case Lynn Swann Jersey , Hunter could get the nod because he is more familiar with the system.Unlikely:LB Matthew Thomas- if for some reason the Steelers wanted to go with both wide receivers, Thomas seems to be the only other option who they could bump.Projected Inactive List:Mason RudolphZach Banner Marcus Allen Brian Allen Marcus Gilbert Daniel McCullersJustin Hunter I maybe going more with what I want than what the Steelers might do, but I like James Washington getting the playing time. Other than the last wide receiver spot, this list was pretty much locked in.Feel free to list your projected inactives in the comments below.In all facets, the Steelers’ 3-pronged ILB rotation is a disaster waiting to happen Well, it seems the Steelers indeed will be without Vince Williams against the Atlanta Falcons at home on Sunday. Williams has been an incredibly underwhelming presence on the defense, and I dare say he’s currently playing himself right out of a starting job, should one of his three understudies step up.But that would imply this experiment might possibly prove to be a positive. After all Bud Dupree Jersey , there are three hungry linebackers who want their shots at getting more snaps once Williams returns to the fold. Maybe these guys will offer something Williams does not, and they might at least somewhat remedy an ailing defense as it goes against a top-5 offense in the NFL. Unfortunately for us all, the Steelers’ coaches not only ignore the shortcomings of these backups, which cause the idea to be so horrendous, but they also refuse to watch the tape, to give them an idea of the guys who ought to be playing. It seems that’s a huge issue with the Steelers’ current coaching staff. Offensively, it’s curious how the Steelers never use play-action when it works every time they run it. Or why not give Jaylen Samuels some opportunities to play when James Conner and Stevan Ridley are getting stuffed? In the case of their linebackers, though David DeCastro Jersey , it’s why not give Matthew Thomas and L.J. Fort all the snaps after what they’ve shown on tape.If anyone watched tape from the Ravens game, they’d see that, in relief of Vince Williams, L.J. Fort actually played pretty well. Steelers Depot’s Alex Kozora broke down in two GIFs how L.J. Fort made a difference in the run game right away. Fort makes two excellent reads and navigates through traffic well on both. The rip on the first one is particularly well done. That’s what they call ‘getting skinny.’ On both plays, you can see Fort has the athletic ability that the Steelers have been missing. His range allows him to make those plays and, if anything, he deserves more snaps for plays like this. But instead, he’s shunned to the sub-packages for Tyler Matakevich in base. The most egregiously non-athletic ILB in the NFL is going to be the one you want covering running plays and going into the flat to deal with Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman? That’s not going to work Darrius Heyward-Bey Jersey , and this ‘sprinkling in’ of Matthew Thomas needs to be in higher doses. We know Thomas is a raw project, but this team needs some athletic play-making in the middle of the defense.Who offers that? Matthew Thomas and L.J. Fort — so play them. Unfortunately, personnel decisions aren’t the only reason why this is a terrible idea. Since we all know it should be Fort and Thomas getting the bulk of the playing time, why are we rotating three ILBs in the first place? First off, the Special Teams is already hurting heavily with two of its top-3 players down for the count this week. Nat Berhe is done for the season with a torn pectoral muscle and Darrius Heyward-Bey is out with an ankle injury. If Matakevich happens to get injured, and he is a great special-teamer, you’ll be down your three core special-teamers. Not exactly what I’d like to see. But even more importantly, you’re now running two councils — one of four guys at CB2 and three now at ILB. In the past two weeks during which you employed that CB2 council Jordan Berry Jersey , there were frequent instances of 12 men on the field and 10 men on the field. Personnel didn’t know the play call on many occasions. So now you suddenly think this will change because of this rotation?I highly doubt it and I predict more 12-men-on-the-field penalties this week. You are without your two main communicators on the defense in Vince Williams and Morgan Burnett. Those two are the guys that would communicate the defense if you will. Who does that now?It will likely have to be either Cam Heyward or Joe Haden, which means your main means of communication will never be in the middle of the field. If it happens to be Sean Davis, the young kid ought to be focusing on his improvement at FS — not worrying about handling communication on top of it. And if it’s Jon Bostic — well how do we even know he’s ready to call plays from a playbook he picked up about five months ago?Disarray is going to be afoot on the Steelers’ defense this week and possibly worse than ever. In terms of communication, Mike Tomlin and Keith Butler better have their straps buckled in tight. They’ll need it.