As reported by KDKA, Santonio Holmes will be facing misdemeanor possession charges after police allegedly found marijuana "blunts" in his car. Holmes has been deactivated and will not play Sunday against the Giants.
Holmes has been Roethlisberger's favorite target for the past few games. So I have to wonder what this is going to do to the passing attack. Hines Ward is the natural choice for primary receiver, at least in my mind, but if the offense had been shifting toward Holmes, is it going to be difficult putting the ball back in Ward's hands?
Still no word on whether Willie Parker will play on Sunday. At this point I'm going to anticipate seeing Mewelde Moore continuing as the main RB, backed up by Najeh Davenport. I think Moore will turn in another solid performance against the Giants, so I'm not terribly concerned. Better for Parker to get healthy. We have plenty of other tough teams to face.
I don't think it's advisable for Troy Polamalu to push to play this week, considering how many concussions he's had. Troy, we've heard you -- you don't want the NFL turning into a "pansy" league. We know you're tough. We're better with you than we are without you. But you have got to take care of yourself, man. Sit this one out and make sure you stay healthy for us. Against the punishing physical play of the Giants you could very well just wind up seriously injuring yourself, and that would hurt worse than you taking a week to recover.
