STEELERS MAY HAVE TO TOE DIXON LINE

Pre-Season is a time to evaluate new players, new plays, allow your starters to gain rhythm and figure out what offensive & defensive packages work best for your team! Most teams pray that the injury bug stays away and doesn't bite them but it usually does in some way. The Steelers found that out the hard way in their final preseason game Thursday when their starting QB went down and limped to the sideline.

Byron Leftwich, the QB signed in the preseason to direct the Steeler offense while suspended starter Ben Roethlisberger is serving a league mandated suspension, went down last night in the first half after being hit by his own teammates. Leftwich has been diagnosed with a torn MCL and is out indefinitely. Now the youngster Dennis Dixon will most likely step into the starting role and try his best to guide the offense to at a .500 record while they await their starter to return.

The Steelers will have a tough time no doubt as they throw their young QB into he fire that is the speed of the NFL. Hopefully he will have the poise of a Ryan or Stafford and perform beyond expectations but we will see. There have also been rumors as to Matt Leinart being traded so we will see if those rumors make it to Pittsburgh!