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UpdatedAug 17, 2011 1:36 PM ETPITTSBURGH (AP)Steelers cornerback William NFL Jason Campbell Jersey Gay understands the buzz surroundingthe Philadelphia Eagles. Turn the frenzied NFL free agency periodinto your own high-end shopping spree the way the Eagles did, andit's hard not to notice.Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. Quarterback Vince Young.Defensive linemen Cullen Jenkins and Jason Babin. Running backRonnie Brown. The list of impact signings goes on and on.Impressive? Yes. A guarantee the Eagles, who visit the defendingAFC champions on Thursday, will play into February?Hardly.''When have you known talk to win a Super Bowl?'' Gay said.''You can't worry about that. You've got to let the media do allthat.''Not that the Eagles haven't done a little Authentic Louis Murphy Jersey chirping of their own.Young dubbed Philadelphia the ''Dream Team,'' a moniker Pittsburghsafety Ryan Clark Authentic Jason Campbell Jersey Black politely called ''interesting'' even if it's justAugust.''You're talking about one of the best college players of alltime, a No. 3 draft pick and he's the backup,'' Clark said. ''Lookat the talent they have lined up, it's all over the place. Thoseguys feel that way and if Vince wanted to say it he has everyright.''Pittsburgh, meanwhile, has remained quiet, mainly because therehasn't been much to talk about following a lethargic 16-7 loss toWashington last Friday in the preseason opener.The defense couldn't get off the field - giving up 452 yards oftotal offense - and the offense couldn't stay on it - convertingjust 2 of 11 third downs.''That was a wake-up call and it's time to start playingfootball,'' defensive tackle Chris Louis Murphy Jersey Authentic Hoke said. ''I don't thinkanybody was happy with the way they played on Friday night.''Asked whether he's looking for more intensity or executionagainst Philadelphia, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said ''all of theabove.''The return of defensive stars James Harrison and Troy Polamalushould help. The duo sat out the preseason opener for precautionaryreasons. They're fresh and ready to test themselves at fullspeed.''I feel great now,'' said Polamalu, who spent the end of lastseason nursing a nagging Achilles injury. ''Coach has given me alot of rest and allowed me to do the things I need to do to gethealthy.''Polamalu and the rest of the starters will play between 20-25snaps, which should give the Steelers plenty of face time withPhiladelphia quarterback Michael Vick.Though Pittsburgh led the NFL in scoring defense Raiders Jason Campbell Jersey and was secondin total defense a year ago, the Steelers had trouble Official Eagles Jersey whenopponents spread the field. Green Bay did it with ease in the SuperBowl, and the Eagles could be just as tricky to defend now thatwide receiver DeSean Jackson is back in the fold after ending hisholdout.''They've got great skill offensively,'' Tomlin said. ''They'rea great football team.''One that looked Custom Eagles Jersey pretty good during a 13-6 victory over Baltimorelast week. Vick led the offense to a touchdown while the defensekept the Ravens out of the end zone. Coach Andy Reid is impressedwith how quickly the free agents have assimilated, yet knows histeam will get a Jason Campbell Jersey Black better barometer of where it's at when Louis Murphy Authentic Jersey it stepsonto Heinz Field.''You're playing a Super Bowl team, a Super Bowl caliber team,''Reid said. ''(This game) allows you to get good work against thebest, and I welcome that.''Even if some of the best on both teams will be watching from thesideline due to injury. Cornerbacks Ike Taylor and Bryant McFaddenare out for Pittsburgh while wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, tackleWinston Justice and defensive tackle Trevor Laws will sit for theEagles.Gay and third-year man Keenan Lewis will start at corner for theSteelers, and they'll be tested while facing Vick, who was theNFL's Comeback Player of the Year last fall.Now confidently in command after Kevin Kolb was traded toArizona, Vick is embracing his role as a leader.''I think he's putting pressure on himself to be a betterfootball player,'' Reid said. ''I think he's putting pressure onthe guys around him to be a better football player and at the sametime, rallying them to try to bring out the best in them. I thinkhe's doing an excellent job Reebok Jason Campbell Jersey of that.''Vick will have to for the Eagles to meet their sky-highexpectations. If they take some of the shine off the Steelers inthe process, Clark says all the better.''Those Louis Murphy Jersey Black guys can Philadelphia Eagles Jersey deal with the limelight and the pressure ofcalling themselves the 'Dream Team' and that's a lot of pressure,but when you have the guys that they have together, why not?'' hesaid. ''They probably have the most exciting quarterback infootball, cornerbacks you can play all over the field man-to-man.Why not be excited about that? Why not accept that pressure? As forus, Raiders Jason Campbell Replica Jersey you can't pay attention to that.''We're just going to keep going about our work.''