Steelers OG Simmons Goes Down

A pretty significant blow for the Steelers as starting RG Kendall Simmons tore up his knee and is likely out for the year. It's probably not a Verba-like, crushing blow to the Steelers offensive line, but it could be almost as big depending on how things play out. With a quarterback as immobile and shaky as Maddox, improvement over 2003 along the OL is a prerequisite to the Steelers getting back to .500 or better. That chances of that happening are looking somewhat bleak today.

"Fourth-year veteran Keydrick Vincent is the top backup at guard and likely will replace Simmons against the Houston Texas on Saturday at Heinz Field."