***Game Thread W2 - Seattle V Pittsburgh (1 Viewer)

[Andy Hicks]

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[Hooper31]

Fully expect Seattle to commit to stopping Pittsburgh running game and see some success there, but no chance to get to Roethlisberger as Seattle pass rush is anemic outside of Clemons. Roethlisberger should have a big day.

 

[timschochet]

Big pass interference penalty gives the Steelers first and goal on the 1. Mendenhall gets stuffed on 1st down, Big Ben gets sacked on 2nd down, Big Ben runs it to the half yard line on 3rd down. 4th and goal.

 

[seahawk 17]

Even if Pitt scores, I have been impressed with the Hawks D this year.

 

[timschochet]

Mendenhall stuffed, damn. Seattle ball.

ETA- Tomlin challenging but it's a dumb challenge. He's clearly down, IMO.

 

[toenail_23]

Terrible challenge by Tomlin.

 

[ponchsox]

Mendy blows. Stuffed twice at the 1.

 

[HughHoney]

What an awful, awful challenge.

 

[seahawk 17]

Nice job. To bad Seattle's offense only knows how to go backwards.

 

[Osaurus]

Impressive 4th down goal line stop by Hawks D

 

[Hooper31]

Terrible challenge by Tomlin.

Because he's the one that was looking at the replay?

 

[togo]

Mendy blows. Stuffed twice at the 1.

Are you kidding me!!?? Well I guess I blew my 2nd round pick on him! Sucked last week and he even can't get in 2 times at the 1. Come on!

 

[timschochet]

Mendy blows. Stuffed twice at the 1.

Are you kidding me!!?? Well I guess I blew my 2nd round pick on him! Sucked last week and he even can't get in 2 times at the 1. Come on!

Calm down. He's going to have a great year. It was one set of carries. He's already looking good on the second drive.

 

[ponchsox]

Mendy has a chance to redeem himself here.

 

[togo]

Mendy blows. Stuffed twice at the 1.

Are you kidding me!!?? Well I guess I blew my 2nd round pick on him! Sucked last week and he even can't get in 2 times at the 1. Come on!

Calm down. He's going to have a great year. It was one set of carries. He's already looking good on the second drive.

Mendy scores!! He's awesome!

 

[Hooper31]

Fully expect Seattle to commit to stopping Pittsburgh running game and see some success there, but no chance to get to Roethlisberger as Seattle pass rush is anemic outside of Clemons. Roethlisberger should have a big day.

Or maybe, not.

 

[seahawk 17]

ST is ugly this year.

 

[LionOfGosforth]

did Mendy get banged up last series? saw something on nfl.com?

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

is mendenhall hurt?

 

[I love my screen name]

What happened to Mendenhall?

 

[Zeff]

Haven't heard anything, but it's part of PIT's gameplan to give series to the backup RB's once per half or more.

 

[Clorox]

Saw a quick blip on nfl.com that Mendy bruised something...

 

[jonboltz]

Shaping up to be a solid day for Ben again this week.

 

[LionOfGosforth]

I thought I saw something pop on nfl.com scores page to the effect "Mendenhall bruises..." and then he was out. Not trying to start a panic but it seemed to be reporting an injury but I can't find anything else anywhere yet

 

[I love my screen name]

Saw a note on the NFL.com game tracker but it was cut off said "Mendenhall bruises his..."

 

[Hooper31]

Saw a note on the NFL.com game tracker but it was cut off said "Mendenhall bruises his..."

It didn't say "his". It said bruising TD run.

 

[LionOfGosforth]

hope you're right, already lost Charles today in one main league, could do without losing my other main back.

 

[I love my screen name]

Saw a note on the NFL.com game tracker but it was cut off said "Mendenhall bruises his..."

It didn't say "his". It said bruising TD run.

LOL...cool

 

[Hooper31]

Saw a note on the NFL.com game tracker but it was cut off said "Mendenhall bruises his..."

It didn't say "his". It said bruising TD run.

LOL...cool

Actually might have said "his way into the endzone".

 

[Hooper31]

Rough drop there by Obomanu.

Is it me, is the Steeler pass rush nothing like what we've seen in the past? Jackson has had lots of time to survey in the pocket.

 

[ponchsox]

Saw a note on the NFL.com game tracker but it was cut off said "Mendenhall bruises his..."

Since when do football players leave games due to bruises?

 

[Zeff]

Saw a note on the NFL.com game tracker but it was cut off said "Mendenhall bruises his..."

Since when do football players leave games due to bruises?

A nice helmet-sized bruise on your quad, and you can't run. A bruised shinbone, and you can barely walk for a while. Bruises are just signs of trauma, and depending on the nature of the trauma, you can either play football professionally well...or you can't.But still, don't think it's relevant here.

 

[timschochet]

Mendy's fine.

It's still early in the game, but it appears that Seattle is the cure to the Steeler's woes.

 

[timschochet]

The TV commentator keeps talking about how out of sync the Steelers look on offense. Yet this is the Steeler's 4th drive: they got to the 1 on the 1st drive, scored a touchdown on both the 2nd and 3rd drive, and now they are deep in Seattle territory again. Imagine what this offense will be like when they get "in sync."

 

[Copeman]

Ben hurt, doesn't look good. At all.

 

[timschochet]

Big Ben hurt on a late hit which rolled into his leg. NOT GOOD!

He's up and walking. But that hit looked just like the one that took Carson Palmer out of the playoffs in 2005.

 

[Wooderson]

Ben walks off under his own power.

 

[Hooper31]

Ben hurt, doesn't look good. At all.

DE Brock tripped over the RT's leg on his spin move and fell into right leg. Looked bad.

 

[Raider Nation]

He's coming back.

 

[Copeman]

Ben is one tough son of a......

 

[mad sweeney]

The TV commentator keeps talking about how out of sync the Steelers look on offense. Yet this is the Steeler's 4th drive: they got to the 1 on the 1st drive, scored a touchdown on both the 2nd and 3rd drive, and now they are deep in Seattle territory again. Imagine what this offense will be like when they get "in sync."

They got to the 1 on a PI call and couldn't punch it in on 4 tries. And they're playing the Seahawks with a tired defense...

 

[HughHoney]

He's fine. He loves the drama. Batch gets a roaring ovation. Mendy needs to put his head down and go full speed into the line when there's nothing there. No spin moves. No dance moves.

 

[Copeman]

He's fine. He loves the drama.

Lets not do this. What other QB in the league could have taken the physical abuse Ben has taken over the years? Yeah, we know, he puts himself into some of those situations. blah blah blah. Point is, he does it and still is going strong.

 

[Zeff]

The TV commentator keeps talking about how out of sync the Steelers look on offense. Yet this is the Steeler's 4th drive: they got to the 1 on the 1st drive, scored a touchdown on both the 2nd and 3rd drive, and now they are deep in Seattle territory again. Imagine what this offense will be like when they get "in sync."

They got to the 1 on a PI call and couldn't punch it in on 4 tries. And they're playing the Seahawks with a tired defense...

Nobody's defense is tired in the early part of the first quarter.

 

[Raider Nation]

He's fine. He loves the drama.

You seriously typed that?? He got CRUSHED.

 

[mad sweeney]

The TV commentator keeps talking about how out of sync the Steelers look on offense. Yet this is the Steeler's 4th drive: they got to the 1 on the 1st drive, scored a touchdown on both the 2nd and 3rd drive, and now they are deep in Seattle territory again. Imagine what this offense will be like when they get "in sync."

They got to the 1 on a PI call and couldn't punch it in on 4 tries. And they're playing the Seahawks with a tired defense...

Nobody's defense is tired in the early part of the first quarter.

They are when the offense had the ball for 3 quick runs total in the first 11 minutes of the 1st quarter.

 

[HughHoney]

I'm a Steeler fan, think Ben is a beast, and love everything he does for the team. That being said. I think he's a drama queen. Let's get back to the game...

 

[Hooper31]

The TV commentator keeps talking about how out of sync the Steelers look on offense. Yet this is the Steeler's 4th drive: they got to the 1 on the 1st drive, scored a touchdown on both the 2nd and 3rd drive, and now they are deep in Seattle territory again. Imagine what this offense will be like when they get "in sync."

They got to the 1 on a PI call and couldn't punch it in on 4 tries. And they're playing the Seahawks with a tired defense...

Nobody's defense is tired in the early part of the first quarter.

After being on the field for nearly 10 consecutive minutes it has an impact.

 

[netnalp]

He's fine. He loves the drama.

Lets not do this. What other QB in the league could have taken the physical abuse Ben has taken over the years? Yeah, we know, he puts himself into some of those situations. blah blah blah. Point is, he does it and still is going strong.

Applies to both his on-the-field and off-the-field activities.

 

[Copeman]

I'm a Steeler fan, think Ben is a beast, and love everything he does for the team. That being said. I think he's a drama queen. Let's get back to the game...

A drama queen? Based on the massive hits he's taken over the years, and they then show him each time limping or something else someone/anyone would do when they get hurt? Or based on having to even BE a drama queen, he would keep up with it. But he went almost a year without speaking to the media. Any media.I agree, back to the game.