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I don't get it either... Steelers could have gotten another Jarvis Jones with their first round pick next year. They spent it on a guy who was a need and will be better then a draft pick will over next 5 years and beyond.
I'm not going to derail the thread and harp on this, but they overcame the bad call in the Ravens game and were in position to win anyway.... then Ju Ju fumbled... so I blame that play (or give credit to Humphries on his play to knock it out) for the loss.
Agreed. And they still half a season to go. They control their destiny to make the playoffs. Hate blaming the refs.
What is the probability of winning a challenge on a PI/non-PI call? Tomlin needs to think about that regardless of how questionable the call may appear. It has to be absolutely blatant for those calls to get overturned (and even then it still may not). Had the kicker made that FG, those 2 challenges would have essentially been the dagger.
Missed reads and patience with play development can be coached and improve as a player becomes more familiar with the offense. I am much more concerned about the accuracy on downfield passes (thrown behind the receiver). I think I read that he has average/below-average arm strength, and we might be seeing evidence of that.
That comes from experience. He will get better but he will have ups and downs along the way. He definitely is holding onto the ball too long.
This is basically where I'm living. At best, he seems pretty "meh", but it is possible he can surprise.
Where I have been living with this trade in my head from the beginning was, basically, "If they end up picking higher than 15 this trade is a huge win if Minkah performs as good as expected." So far, he has more than delivered on his end of the bargain.
I don’t blame Tomlin for the first challenge. It was an extremely low chance of being overturned but that was a huge play.
You’re right. The first challenge makes sense because it was late in game and he still had another challenge left. Agree that the second challenge was bad and could have cost them the game. No way Rudolph is getting them into FG range with 0 timeouts and a minute left.
The second challenge was beyond ridiculous. The first one should have been won. Not challenging the td in the first half was a terrible call.
I agree the TD should have been challenged but they had the ball inside the 1 with 2 more downs. The next play should have been a TD but Edmunds went inside when the play was designed to go outside. DeCastro and Nix were pissed
Yeah that was total BS. The Colts haD every right to be upset about that oneI still cant believe they called unnecessary roughness for Switzer legally getting tackled
Pretty spot on. With all those turnovers it was definitely scrappy.
Called the 4-4, not bad at all. NE didn't do us any favors last night, but if we can somehow go on a 4-0 run starting next week we are still right in the thick of things! Also, we have the tie breaker against two top wild card contenders in the Colts and Chargers. Could come in handy later. And only 2 of our losses were AFC, could come into play if it goes down the line of tie breakers.
He’s young in terms of real game NFL experience. But yeah the odds are stacked against him. Hell the odds are stacked against just about every QB coming out of college. What percentage turn into even a serviceable QB? That percentage drops even further when they’re drafted outside of the first. So yes the odds that Mason Rudolph turns into a good QB is pretty slim. But anything is possible.
He doesn't look like a reliable long term answer. He tends to get flustered and dump off without keeping his eyes downfield, missing out on larger opportunities. But he's far from the worst backup QB.
I mostly agree but when half of your throws are dumps to your RB that is not good.Copeman said:
They can't run the ball. So they are running with the short pass game.
Less than half of those passes to Samuels were designed to go to him as an extension of the running game. A majority were designed to go downfield and either WRs were covered up or Rudolph holstered a throw he should have made and instead checked down. Again, it may be coaching. He may be being told to "manage" the game and not make any big mistakes, so he's playing overly cautious. Or it may be that he currently lacks the confidence to throw into smaller windows. Whatever it is, he's eventually going to have to start pulling the trigger on those passes and giving his WRs a chance to make some plays.
Thanks for the heads up. Edmunds could see some time if his rib injury isn't too bad. On Twitter, I saw that the coaches thought Edmunds could've scored on the GL carry if he read the play better. Maybe he's a physical specimen without good RB skills. He hardly played in college.
I agree with that but I'll still suggest it looked like he was pretty good at taking what was given and moving the chains. Avoiding three and outs and interceptions is a must do. I'm not sure how we can get the D to play the run harder to give the WR's more space and not make the downfield plays so sketchy looking.
Still zero idea why this guy is still with the team. The next play he makes on teams will be his first as a Steeler I can recall.
Can we look at PR/KR screw ups prior to him? Add a few 3rd down catches when Ben was there.
This one immediately comes to mind:
oh he definitely could have scored. Decastro was pulling around the left end and I don't think there was a defender there at allSoBeDad said:
do they not have someone on the roster that can return kicks and punts? There has to be someone
Now Edmunds is a non-participant and Conners is a participant at practice. I have Conners and used a throwaway pick on Edmunds. I think Snell is the better handcuff for Conners owners who don't have Jaylen, if he can return in 2 to 3 weeks.
That was not great for sure
It didn't work out too well for us. The Raiders have a nice schedule the rest of the way too. Barring injury if they don't screw up they're going to be a wildcardWatching the Raider/Charger game, kinda cheering the Raiders as the 3rd quarter is almost over... then I realized Oak at 4-4 and LAC at 4-5 and we beat the Chargers. Then it dawned on me we want the Chargers to win.Go Chargers!
I think the Raiders and Steelers have great chances to be the Wild Card teams. This Sunday vs. the Rams is a big one though. Also big is the Bills at Cleveland, if the Browns can do you a favor and knock off what I think is a very suspect Buffalo team.
