PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to turn around their season without any help from rookie nose tackle Alameda Taamu. Roger Craig Jersey . The team suspended Taamu two games without pay on Tuesday following his arrest over the weekend following a late-night run-in with police. The fourth-round draft pick faces three felony counts -- fleeing police, aggravated assault and aggravated assault by vehicle -- among a dozen other charges. Calling Taamus behaviour a "detriment to our efforts," coach Mike Tomlin said Taamu is barred from the teams facility during the suspension, which could be lifted before the Steelers (2-3) play the New York Giants Nov. 4. Taamu will have a preliminary hearing on the matter next Monday. "We thought it was very important that we act and act quickly in addressing this," Tomlin said. "Obviously its a disturbing incident, one we take very seriously." Tomlin declined to expand how the team reached the suspension length or who was involved in the process, saying only "we intend to do whats right, thats always our No. 1 charge." Taamus teammates pledged their support on Monday but added they wont let his situation become a distraction. The Steelers have their hands full as it is heading into Sunday nights game against Cincinnati (3-3). Pittsburgh is winless on the road, including a 26-23 loss at Tennessee last Thursday that gutted the offensive line and assured the Steelers of their worst start in Tomlins six-year tenure. While Tomlin is optimistic centre Maurkice Pouncey -- who left the Titans game early with a right leg injury -- will be ready, right tackle Marcus Gilbert is out. Gilbert has a tendon issue in his left ankle but does not require surgery. Rookie Mike Adams will make his first NFL start in Gilberts place. Tomlin also ruled safety Troy Polamalu (strained right calf) and linebacker Chris Carter (hamstring) out, though outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley is expected to play after sitting out a game with a mild left hamstring strain. Pittsburghs road woes have followed a similar pattern. The Steelers play well in the first half then fall apart late. It happened against Denver in the season-opener, grew more exasperating in a 34-31 loss at Oakland on Sept. 23 then became a flat-out trend against the Titans. "It comes down to playmaking," Tomlin said, "and we havent made enough significant plays." Having Woodley and James Harrison on the field at the same time might help. The two have played alongside each other for all of one quarter this season after Harrison missed the first three games with a lingering left knee injury and Woodley left a 16-14 win over Philadelphia two weeks ago when his hamstring started acting up. Running backs Rashard Mendenhall and Isaac Redman are questionable after Mendenhall strained his right Achilles tendon in Tennessee, an injury Mendenhall said is partially related to the torn ACL he suffered in his right knee on New Years Day. Redman is undergoing treatment for a balky ankle that cut short a breakout game. Redman became the first Pittsburgh running back in more than 40 years to have more than 100 yards receiving when he caught four passes for 105 yards. If neither player can go, it leaves second-year Baron Batch and rookie Chris Rainey to do most of the work. Batch scored his first NFL touchdown in the fourth quarter against Tennessee and Rainey has been erratic. Then again, so have the Steelers when it comes to running the ball. Other than a terrific performance by Mendenhall against the Eagles in his first game back from ACL surgery, Pittsburghs rushing attack has been hit-and-miss. The Steelers had just 56 yards on 22 carries against the Titans and rank 31st in the league in yards per game (74.8). While quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been terrific, the inability to run consistently has played a role in allowing opponents to hang around. "(Running) increases our chances of winning," Tomlin said. "It increases our chances of controlling the flow of the game and the line of scrimmage. Obviously, we believe in that. Obviously, we havent done that as well as we would like." Tomlin also took his teams young defensive players to task for a lack of production while filling in for older teammates, but added hed be critical regardless of the circumstances. "They arent (playing great) but I think Id say that if I was sitting here at 5-0," Tomlin said. "This is not a patient mans business by any stretch. We need growth and development yesterday, if you will, not only in our defensive players but our offensive players. "That is the nature of our business." 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At the other end of the stadium is a more genteel standing-room-only area - one wag dubbed it the "posh pit" - that is meant to evoke the annual classical music fixture the Last Night of the Proms.There are even real clouds that Boyle says can produce real rain - in case the British weather fails to comply.The meadow is surrounded by a circular parade ground for the 10,500 athletes taking part in the games. Boyle has nicknamed it the M25, after the often-clogged commuter highway that rings London.BACK TO CHILDHOOD IDEALSBoyle, the filmmaker behind "Trainspotting" and the Academy Award-winning "Slumdog Millionaire," said the set for the opening ceremony will evoke the "green and pleasant land" of William Blakes poem "Jerusalem," an emblem of Englishness.He said the opening ceremony would be a "reflection of part of our heritage," but would also depict Britains present and look to the future. The set is designed to evoke the site where the stadium stands: once countryside, then industrial land, bombed during World War II and now being regenerated as a park.Boyle unveiled the model to reporters at 3 Mills Studios, near the Olympic Park, where craftspeople are working to create almost 3,000 props and 23,000 costumes for the Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies.Boyle said even though most Britons now live in cities, "its in our brains as part of ourselves, this ideal. Its liike a childhood ideal, in a way. Deion Sanders 49ers Jersey. "RING THE BELLThe opening ceremony will begin with the tolling of a 27-ton bell forged at Londons 442-year-old Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which made Londons Big Ben and Philadelphias Liberty Bell.The bell is inscribed with a line from William Shakespeares play "The Tempest" - one of Boyles main inspirations for the ceremony - in which Caliban says: "Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises.""Its a wonderful thing that well be able to open our games with a symbol of peace, the ringing of a bell," Boyle said. "You will feel different when youre in there and you hear it ringing."A FEW PEOPLE WILL BE WATCHINGSome 10,000 volunteers have begun rehearsing for the opening ceremony, which will be held in front of 60,000 spectators inside the stadium and a television audience estimated at 1 billion.Boyle acknowledged the challenges of staging a large-scale show for live TV - not least capturing the British sense of humour."You cant do a show about Britain, really, if you dont try to reflect our sense of humour," he said. "Thats hard to do in stadium shows. They are the enemy of humour."But he said he hoped to create "a sense of inclusiveness" - and keep the running time to three hours. The ceremony starts at 9 p.m., and the International Olympic Committee says it must be over by midnight so athletes can get to bed on time.CEREMONY SECRETS THAT HAVE ALREADY SPILLEDBoyle hopes to keep many details of the ceremony secret, although some have already trickled out. Former Beatle Paul McCartney has revealed he will be the closing act and Boyle has said there will be a sequence celebrating the countrys National Health Service.A pre-recorded segment has been filmed inside Buckingham Palace, reportedly involving Queen Elizabeth II - who as British head of state will officially open the games - and Daniel Craigs James Bond.Boyle said the ceremonys creators had an impossible task: To offer a vision of Britain with something for everyone."Were bound to fail," he said. "But were going to try very hard not to." ' ' '