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Well this is the best defense he’s had since his super bowl win. But it’s also his worst offense. It’s a very mediocre team but the coaching staff has done a good job this year.
Correct. Darn it.
Yep, this is honestly the best coaching job I've seen him out of in Pittsburgh to date, that Week 1 debacle against NE notwithstanding.
Sorry but I’m quite buzzed and didn’t pick up on that. Still I think fans should give a little credit to the coaching staff. This team is not a super bowl contender but it is amazing that we are 7-5 and still in contention
Man a lot of Steelers fans are delusional or something else.??? Sure except for QB, TE, WR, RB, 80% of the O line, 75-80% of the defense, punter, kicker, etc. Other than that, you're spot on.
I don’t see why, although I’m happy the Patriots lost. Our best chance is a wildcard and the Texans are more likely to be in that battle than the Pats. It also opens the door for home field for the Ravens which I find difficult to cheer. Although it is marginally better than home field for NE, maybe?
I’d much rather go to Baltimore, where the Steelers have plenty of experience visiting and winning, than have to face the Pats and the refs in Foxboro.
We are referring to the offense. 3rd string QB, Conner and JuJu haven’t played in weeks and Pouncey suspended.
I want Houston to win division mainly because I think our WC tiebreaker fares better against titans than Houston. But that situation will take care of itself since titans and Texans still play each other twice. If we win 3 out of 4, I think we have a very good shot
I was just looking at tiebreaker scenarios between Pittsburgh, Houston and Tennessee for the final WC and it's definitely in our best interest for Houston to take care of Tennessee and win that division. We would most likely beat Tennessee in a tiebreaker (due to better conference record). Let's say Tennessee wins the division (which would likely only occur if they sweep Houston), we would be tied with Houston at 10-6 (assuming we win the next 3 weeks and lost at Baltimore in week 17). They would actually win the tiebreaker in that scenario due to better record against common opponents.
Beating Buffalo would potentially open up a few playoff doors as well. The Bills are 2 games ahead of us but they still have to face Baltimore and New England. The Steelers really do control their destiny and with the way the defense is playing, it's not at all out of the realm of possibility that this is a playoff team. If Connor and Juju come back soon, they may even become mediocre on offense (now that they have someone who shows a semblance of an actual NFL QB).
Agreed. And besides losing Ben early this year, the guy we miss most is MM. Our O-Line personnel has not changed much from last year but the results sure have.
Agreed. I'm willing to eat crow on this one, as I was adamant that Tomlin needed to go.
Ok, so I didn't foresee the first loss to the Browns, but this is still pretty damn good after we started 0-2 and lost Big Ben. We have 4 weeks left and a couple tricky games in there. We have the Cards in AZ. They're a team we should beat with how well our D is playing, but it depends on if our OC lets Duck air it out. We sucked that whole first quarter and it wasn't until the offsides where Duck launched it that our Offense started to take risks and clicked. When he was finally allowed to throw downfield he was able to get some long receptions and open up the running game. I'm hopeful that he's allowed to take some deep shots against AZ because when the Steelers started playing conservative again to try and close the game out our offense started to sputter.
I don’t think we miss Munchak as much as you do. The reason the line hasn’t been as good is because Ben isn’t behind center.
The Steelers ran the ball 33 times and passed it 21 times which is a ratio they would love to duplicate in every game if possible. If "air it out" means letting duck chuck it 40 times that isn't going to happen by choice. The game plan yesterday was perfect IMO. Run the ball, take some shots down field, let the defense dominate.
The Cardinals in AZ should be an easy win but it probably won’t be. The Bills are a pretty good team That’s going to be tough but at least it’s at home. I’m not worried about the Jets at all.
Maybe. Ben might improve their pass protection, but not sure he has a big impact at the LOS on their run blocking.
This seems like a long-shot game to win. They looked very good against Dallas. Steelers feel like a 9-7 team. Ending the year going 2-2 seems highly likely.
Need you to come back here and make more stupid commentary. Every time you do the Steelers win. Good luck... I’m sure a team who hasn’t been able to identify a franchise QB since Dan Marino will do fine with those picks.We will still take the 1st rounder guys, you can have the tackles
They haven't been playing as well this year but I think much of that has been due to injuries at the skill positions. Teams had been stacking the line cause the passing threat was minimal. I don't think it is a coincidence the running game has picked up since Rudolph's been benched.
Agreed. There is still a lot of football to play but using the ESPN playoff machine I think 9-7 gets them in unless the Colts knock off the Saints in New Orleans or the Titans sweep the Texans.
I say sit them again. No reason to rush them back. Roll with what you have for now. Might need them for the *gasp* playoffs *gasp*.
I meant air it out more in depth of target than number of targets. At the beginning of the game almost all the routes were near the line of scrimmage and it wasn't until the offsides heave that more deep routes were attempted. Now, that was probably by design to ease him into the game, but again at the end of the game they would run it into the line twice then pass for a third down. It was just too predictable and Cleveland was able to stop it. I think that if we had maintained the same game plan that we used in the 2nd and 3rd quarters that our offense would be more effective. I agree that it should be 50/50 or 60/40 run to pass, but I'm ok with giving Duck more leeway to take shots. Also, if a game plan is working consistently, maybe don't change it up just because you have a lead.
We've shown a lot of run heavy sets so far with Duck, I wouldn't hate two tight end sets where they send one or both down the middle of the field on a play action.Godsbrother said:
Connor has missed 4 games, Juju can 2. Injuries are a part of the game with exception of qb, we still have a lot of talent.. and by no means are we not talented. Like a lot of Steelers fans think. My opinion of Tomlin has gone up but unlike you, I had a very low opinion of him. I still am not overly impressed. He might be better than a high school coach. So see my opinion has changed somewhat!
I think you have to be trolling but I’m not sure.Connor has missed 4 games, Juju can 2. Injuries are a part of the game with exception of qb, we still have a lot of talent.. and by no means are we not talented. Like a lot of Steelers fans think. My opinion of Tomlin has gone up but unlike you, I had a very low opinion of him. I still am not overly impressed. He might be better than a high school coach. So see my opinion has changed somewhat!
Regardless- congrats!
Ouch. My guess is that NFL executives likely don't share your opinion.Connor has missed 4 games, Juju can 2. Injuries are a part of the game with exception of qb, we still have a lot of talent.. and by no means are we not talented. Like a lot of Steelers fans think. My opinion of Tomlin has gone up but unlike you, I had a very low opinion of him. I still am not overly impressed. He might be better than a high school coach. So see my opinion has changed somewhat!
Nothing that I've heard. I do think that Tomlin loves Snell so he is going to get a significant number of carries until Conner returns and possibly after.
