MasterStrategist

Competive juices always going, preseason, game 1, game 16, playoffs....doesn't matter. I'm still pumped, and I'm sure mcdermott isn't going to let these guys go out and play laissez faire either. That's how you get hurt...need to keep the same routine, same focus and if we pull starters, I'm still excited to see some other guys get a shot.

So when a century ends...1900 to 2000s, you say we are still in the 1900s in 2000? lol, same.concept with a decade, 2010-2019 is the 2010s.

Yeah so what?! lol, we won the game. thought the original point was discussing pitts offensive line? Anyhow, Pitts issues or lack of maximizing their talent, is their problem

I must be missing your earlier point. But yeah, duck was driving needing a td, where that only happened on like 2 of his past 20+ plus drives....mcdermott playing the odds and keeping it real conservative on our last series. Tj Watt having an unreal season is what jumpstarted that team and allowed them to rush 4 and still generate pressure....that team has found ways to blow playoff opportunities the past 2 seasons when everything is on the line

Steelers still have a really good oline, but fosters playbat guard and having a new right tackle has made it take a step back....more importantly though, nobody fears duck or rudolph (hes now out for season), and were able.to stack the line. Big difference vs having ben healthy.with AB and a healthy JuJu

Yep, i remember thinking he didn't want to make it obvious he injured it during the celebration, so he decided to stay in for a couple plays....watching him closely on those, he didn't "explode" off the ball, but he usually doesn't get a great get off anyhow. I'd be shocked if he played this week, hopefully rest and therapy will get him back for playoffs...hamstrings are definitely tricky

Coaches coach players play...guys in position to tackle on defense, too many missed tackles. On offense, we have a 2nd yr qb who overthrew guys but also made some great throws (Knox before half and brown). How can we say that we got outcoached when playing the 2nd best afc team, who arguably has the best nfl defense and GOAT at qb...please. we are on our way up, just not there yet

Not technically, texans win week 17 and 1 chiefs loss moves houston to the 3rd seed

Time to play championship football. let's go Bills!!!!!!!

Let's go!!!!! step it up tonight Bills!

Exactly! Steelers still have a great oline, maybe best in nfl. but their skill players are not what they had been. this is a very different off scheme. much more conservative, and occasional deep shots. they def have a lot of speed, but this isn't the same group. especially with duck at qb.

anyone notice the Bills blanket in row 1, after the 2point conversion just before commercial...lol Bill's mafia trolling in baltimore love it

darnold struggled, similar and actually worse. than allen against the Pat's cover 0/blitz schemes. be interesting to see if jets offense dials up some deep passes and can connect on 1 early... last weeks game is very different if allen and brown connect on that 1st drive darnold struggled, similar and actually worse. than allen against the Pat's cover 0/blitz schemes. be interesting to see if jets offense dials up some deep passes and can connect on 1 early... last weeks game is very different if allen and brown connect on that 1st drive

It impacts the burgh but not like it would buffalo, Erie, i90 corridor looks like am snow showers in pittsburgh, maybe a dusting. according to local pitt forecast

They're solid against the run too, but inthinknour best chance is to get Singletary (or maybe Yeldon is active this week) in routes against mark barron or their rookie Devin Bush

Eli, class act. hope he goes out on top

Randy Moss just calling out Milano on "cmon man" segment for getting juked by lamar, during yesterday's game.... hope milano and this defense take these subtle jabs, and get fired up to dominate sunday night. I know, NFL players dont need extra motivation. but nobody likes getting called out on national tv

Agree. Steelers dont blitz alot, but when they do, typically slot blitz. They have backed off their patented zone blitz, double a gap lb stunts. Now with watt and Dupree, they play a lot of coverage and rely on the talented front four. Also, just a weird nugget but something everyone will notice (if not known already)....the steelers copied our 3rd down train horn, lol, prepare for their version of its 3rddddd downnnnnn

I haven't had the chance to read all comments in this thread, so not singling you out just wanted to say... Living in Pittsburgh, I've seen every steeler game and connected with some media folks too: 1. dont sleep on steeler defense. they dont have the corners, although Haden is very good, thatbthe ravens or Patriots have, but their front seven and pass rush is the best we will be facing up till now, imo 2. attacking their defense: historically, teams that run spread have had success vs running 12 or 21 personnel. this year is a bit different, as their combo of watt and Dupree is difficult to block. Josh is going to need to throw "on time" and be willing to take some quick check downs. their defense is very aggressive, misdirection and screens can work against them 3. on offense, duck brings a very different dynamic than rudolph. duck is a rhythm passer, not a cannon, but solid arm. he can scramble, if needed, but more like a ryan fitz. Teams have stacked the box to counter their strong oline and tendency this season to pass short to their rbs. As they do that, corners typically jam the wrs in man coverage. which is where both duck and rudolph have had success with fade/go routes. This is where I'd mix up the press vs off man/zone 4. with juju hurt, I think their most dangerous weapon is diontae Johnson, however hes a rookie and still coming into his own. james Washington has solid speed, and great catch radius/strength, hes their primary deep threat right now Bottom line, get them into 3rd and 5+, and minimize the big plays on deep catches or pass interference. On offense, josh needs to play a game like he did against the titans and hopefully connect on a deep pass

Texans get to 10 wins by either: 1. beating titans 2x, lose other. outcome is they win division, as titans would have 7 losses 2. splitting with titans, winning other. they win division in this scenario too, as they would have better division record than titans. titans would assuming have 10 wins, and we beat them on head to head, if we win 1 more

Yeah, ignoring salary, leadership, work ethic, mentoring a young rb...and so on. Agree McCoy is still more talented at this point of his career, but clearly the team thought Singletary would be taking control and didn't want to keep mccoy around for everything listed above, or other reasons not made public

No saying it's a certainty, but tough to get in?! Please look at that titans and texans schedules, they play each other 2x still. We just need to beat the Jets and we're in....colts and raiders each with 7 losses, titans will either win both (putting us ahead of texans), split (texans win division and we have tiebreaker over titans), or Texans win both.....we are in with 1 more AFC win

let's go!!!! get some points and make Dallas offense uncomfortable

yes sir

not sure how they can keep the Rams and Seahawks on primetime week 14. 1. Wilson or Jackson: toss up for nfl mvp right now, both a big draw for fans 2. Bill's or Rams: Rams loss tonight puts them out of playoff contention, not mathematically eliminated but in reality. Bill's have ZERO games after 4:30 kickoff, 8-3, and a showcase of 2 young nfl starting qbs from the same draft class