Hopefully there is a lot of resting against Carolina, 'cause Tennessee is waiting.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Steelers 17 vs Bills 0
Shut out, pick six, blocked field goal, passing game looked solid, running game was at least decent. Can't claim that all cylinders were firing, but for a preseason game it's tough to ask for too much more.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Steelers manage "not to lose" the Super Bowl
Not exactly how they drew it up, of that I'm confident.
Sure the Steelers won, Ben and Santonio basically put the game on their backs and delivered. Those two guys and that last drive are masking some horrific performances. The O Line was bad, real bad. Couldn't pick up short yards all season and this game was no different. At the goal line, when Pittsburgh could have stolen Arizona's will, they instead breathed life into their opponent... THREE TIMES.
The play calling on both sides of the ball was bad for most of the game. In my mind the defense was never put in position to show what it could do. They allowed Arizona to dictate the flow and that is an abomination. Warner wasn't pressured nearly enough and the underneath stuff was allowed all night. The Steelers played "bend, don't break" defense today and that is counter to everything we know about defense in Pittsburgh. There were multiple times the Steelers could have ended the game with more aggresive play calling, but they seemed to call plays out of fear, hoping to just "not lose" the game. Disgusting.
In the end the better team did win, but it could have been a historic blowout...
Sure the Steelers won, Ben and Santonio basically put the game on their backs and delivered. Those two guys and that last drive are masking some horrific performances. The O Line was bad, real bad. Couldn't pick up short yards all season and this game was no different. At the goal line, when Pittsburgh could have stolen Arizona's will, they instead breathed life into their opponent... THREE TIMES.
The play calling on both sides of the ball was bad for most of the game. In my mind the defense was never put in position to show what it could do. They allowed Arizona to dictate the flow and that is an abomination. Warner wasn't pressured nearly enough and the underneath stuff was allowed all night. The Steelers played "bend, don't break" defense today and that is counter to everything we know about defense in Pittsburgh. There were multiple times the Steelers could have ended the game with more aggresive play calling, but they seemed to call plays out of fear, hoping to just "not lose" the game. Disgusting.
In the end the better team did win, but it could have been a historic blowout...
Super Bowl Preview
There are WAY too many people giving the Cardinals a shot in this game. The two primary advantages they had (Whisenhunt and Momentum) have been significantly neutralized by the week off.
The Steelers are the superior team and it's really not close. Let's compare...
Steelers were #1 vs the pass and that is the Cards game. Yes they will get a couple big plays and will probably score a little bit, but they will have a LOT of 3rd and longs which will likely turn into trouble for Warner and many three and outs.
Conversely the Cardinals defensive strength is in stopping the run. The Steelers passing game will look all world in this game which will in turn open up the run. I expect a few "bombs" from Ben to Holmes and Pittsburgh will have their foot on Arizona's throat early. By the 3rd quarter expect a balanced offensive approach from Pittsburgh and in the fourth the running game takes over as time of possession finally takes its toll on the Cardinals D.
I just have this feeling that Warner will not be finishing this and we will watch the start of the Matt Leinart era... albeit in a loss.
Steelers - 31
Cardinals - 13
The Steelers are the superior team and it's really not close. Let's compare...
Steelers were #1 vs the pass and that is the Cards game. Yes they will get a couple big plays and will probably score a little bit, but they will have a LOT of 3rd and longs which will likely turn into trouble for Warner and many three and outs.
Conversely the Cardinals defensive strength is in stopping the run. The Steelers passing game will look all world in this game which will in turn open up the run. I expect a few "bombs" from Ben to Holmes and Pittsburgh will have their foot on Arizona's throat early. By the 3rd quarter expect a balanced offensive approach from Pittsburgh and in the fourth the running game takes over as time of possession finally takes its toll on the Cardinals D.
I just have this feeling that Warner will not be finishing this and we will watch the start of the Matt Leinart era... albeit in a loss.
Steelers - 31
Cardinals - 13
Sunday, January 18, 2009
AFC Title Recap
First of all, hope Willis McGahee is ok. That one play pretty much sums up the game.
Wicked hitting and more wicked hitting bordering on dirty. Did he lead with the helmet? Not sure and really don't think he intended to, but damn that hit was ridiculous.
Ultimately the difference was QB play, both D's were awesome, and everyone else kind of played at their normal level, but Ben was good (not great) and Flacco was terrible.
Pittsburgh 23 - Baltimore 14 (I projected 24 - 13, not half bad)
Steelers win, on to Tampa.
Wicked hitting and more wicked hitting bordering on dirty. Did he lead with the helmet? Not sure and really don't think he intended to, but damn that hit was ridiculous.
Ultimately the difference was QB play, both D's were awesome, and everyone else kind of played at their normal level, but Ben was good (not great) and Flacco was terrible.
Pittsburgh 23 - Baltimore 14 (I projected 24 - 13, not half bad)
Steelers win, on to Tampa.
AFC Championship Preview
Here we go Steelers...I HATE it when everyone is on any one team's bandwagon and that appears to be the case this week with the Steelers. Looking at the "expert" picks on ESPN I was shocked to see that EVERYONE picked the Steelers to win.
These teams are close enough to the same that it is foolish to think it can't go either way. The Steelers definitely have the advantage in most of the intangibles primarily home field and health, but those have been overcome many, many times in the past.
I think the Steelers have an opportunity to bury the Ravens quickly with the pass as they will be expecting a heavy dose of Parker. I hope they put up some points early and let the D take it from there.
Final Score
Steelers 24 - Ravens 13
Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Perfect Quarter
Fifteen minutes of complete domination, err scratch that... 14 minutes, 43 seconds of complete domination.
What was a game in doubt at halftime became quite literally a one sided affair in the third. The Chargers defense is fortunate the Steelers did not score more, the Steelers defense must be wondering when the NFL switched the games to three periods.
All told Pittsburgh's offensive box score looks like this;
Time of Possession - 14:43
Plays - 25
Points - 7
San Diego?
Time of Possession - :17
Plays - 1
Points - 0
No really, truly..
What was a game in doubt at halftime became quite literally a one sided affair in the third. The Chargers defense is fortunate the Steelers did not score more, the Steelers defense must be wondering when the NFL switched the games to three periods.
All told Pittsburgh's offensive box score looks like this;
Time of Possession - 14:43
Plays - 25
Points - 7
San Diego?
Time of Possession - :17
Plays - 1
Points - 0
No really, truly..
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