GunnerBill Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, Fan in Chicago said: My trust in Jackson has eroded this season. Not saying the Bengals will win, but it may be a close game if the Bengals can limit his running I don't think it will be close. 14 minutes ago, JPP said: Same was said about Pittsburgh and look what happened......never ever know..... At this moment in time the Ravens are better than the Steelers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 27 minutes ago, RobbRiddick said: LOL imagine how embarrassed you'd feel as a fan if your team lost a win-and-you're-in game to the Steelers backups... 2003 ring a bell? 2003 the Drew Bledsoe led Buffalo Bills Buffalo hosted Pittsburgh in Week 17, needing a win and some help to get to the playoffs. The win seemed to be a foregone conclusion, the Bills would be playing for their playoff lives while the Steelers had nothing to gain, and would play their backups. The Bills lost to Steelers backups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: 2003 ring a bell? 2003 the Drew Bledsoe led Buffalo Bills Buffalo hosted Pittsburgh in Week 17, needing a win and some help to get to the playoffs. The win seemed to be a foregone conclusion, the Bills would be playing for their playoff lives while the Steelers had nothing to gain, and would play their backups. The Bills lost to Steelers backups. I was being sarcastic. I remember that game well sadly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 minute ago, RobbRiddick said: I was being sarcastic. I remember that game well sadly what made it worse was winning 6 straight and hearing people say No one wanted to face the rolling Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Don’t rest until the 2nd half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billznut Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 30 minutes ago, fergie's ire said: There's no WAY a Steelers team could win the last game of the season against a team trying to make it into the playoffs. Doing something like that would be Bills-y...but maybe now Browns-y. The Browns just lost to the Jets. The Browns are entirely capable of losing to the Steelers backups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, QCity said: This is not good news for Miami fans. No it's actually not bad news for them. It is now far more likely the Bills will rest starters for at least a portion of that game. If they were counting on Pittsburgh winning that was never a sure thing. The team that gets hurt the most by this is the Colts. They're the only team in the wildcard race that doesn't control their own destiny this weekend. If Cleveland, Baltimore, Miami, and Tennessee all win, the Colts are out no matter what. And right now I would say odds are high that that will happen. Although I wouldn't totally count out the Browns losing. Rudolph isn't good but Roethlisberger hasn't been good either. Tomlin didn't say all their starters would rest, just Roethlisberger. The Browns could very well still lose a defensive battle. Edited December 29, 2020 by HappyDays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: 2003 ring a bell? 2003 the Drew Bledsoe led Buffalo Bills Buffalo hosted Pittsburgh in Week 17, needing a win and some help to get to the playoffs. The win seemed to be a foregone conclusion, the Bills would be playing for their playoff lives while the Steelers had nothing to gain, and would play their backups. The Bills lost to Steelers backups. It was the 2004 season. The Browns could very easily lay an egg and lose to a solid team playing a mix of starters and hungry backups. It's a tricky situation for McDermott because you know they want to avoid the Ravens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaB Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Is it just Big Ben or all the starters? I remember when the Bills lost to the Steelers backups in week 17. Hard day. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayboy54 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 10 minutes ago, Billznut said: The Browns just lost to the Jets. The Browns are entirely capable of losing to the Steelers backups. Steelers backups are still better than the Jests. Then, there's the coaching discussion which is really in the Steelers favor. I'd say the Browns could easily lose. They may not, but they sure could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 minute ago, clayboy54 said: Steelers backups are still better than the Jests. Then, there's the coaching discussion which is really in the Steelers favor. I'd say the Browns could easily lose. They may not, but they sure could. The Browns having their starting 4 WR's back will pry help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 44 minutes ago, HappyDays said: No it's actually not bad news for them. It is now far more likely the Bills will rest starters for at least a portion of that game. If they were counting on Pittsburgh losing that was never a sure thing. Pittsburgh win = Miami in. Regardless of what else happens. Losing a path to the playoffs does not help a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, QCity said: Pittsburgh win = Miami in. Regardless of what else happens. Losing a path to the playoffs does not help a team. Yes but the Dolphins shouldn't be counting on that. They should be playing as if a loss will keep them out of the playoffs. Now that the Bills are basically assured the #2 seed they have an easier path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert James Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 57 minutes ago, Billznut said: The Browns just lost to the Jets. The Browns are entirely capable of losing to the Steelers backups. Except that the Browns will have their wide receivers against the Steelers backups. https://www.nbc4i.com/sports/nfl/nfl-cleveland/browns-covid-contact-players-eligible-to-return-thursday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninSB Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Billznut said: The Browns just lost to the Jets. The Browns are entirely capable of losing to the Steelers backups. The Browns were severely short handed. They should have beat the Jets regardless but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 3 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: I'd love to sweep the Division this year and knock the Dolphins out as well. Maybe play our guys the 1st half and then see what happens. I know people don’t like the Pats examples, but more times than not, they played starters if not injured for at least a half. It makes sense. Keep them in rhythm. Worrying about an injury could happen on one play. For example, if Beasely could play, but would benefit from rest, then sit him. The same goes for Brown, Tre, Milano, Edmunds, or anyone else you might have a concern. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 50 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: I know people don’t like the Pats examples, but more times than not, they played starters if not injured for at least a half. It makes sense. Keep them in rhythm. Worrying about an injury could happen on one play. For example, if Beasely could play, but would benefit from rest, then sit him. The same goes for Brown, Tre, Milano, Edmunds, or anyone else you might have a concern. I also think it's about keeping the same routine this week as all of the other weeks. If you are going to start backups, then it takes the starters out of their weekly routine and comfort/focus zone. Let everyone prepare exactly like they normally would, and then make changes in-game if you can. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Is it just Big Ben? Are we sure he didn't just get benched? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 5 hours ago, njbuff said: Watch the Browns still lose. " Bobby, I can't feel my feet"..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllin Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Steelers probably want ravens who theyre 2-0 vs this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 9 hours ago, Gene1973 said: Problem is Rudolph sucks. Sucked. Past tense. Chances are he still does, but guys change, develop, regress ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 If the Browns play their starters for one half (less Big Ben) then I think they can win. The way Mayfield played against the Jets makes me wonder about the Browns in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cle23 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 hours ago, Bob in STL said: If the Browns play their starters for one half (less Big Ben) then I think they can win. The way Mayfield played against the Jets makes me wonder about the Browns in general. The dude was playing with receivers who had never played in a game before. Not just one, all of them. They had to do a walk-through in the parking garage Sunday morning because they didn't know they were losing the receivers till Saturday afternoon. Mayfield definitely didn't play well but he didn't have anything to work with either. I was more disappointed in the run game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 16 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: 2003 ring a bell? 2003 the Drew Bledsoe led Buffalo Bills Buffalo hosted Pittsburgh in Week 17, needing a win and some help to get to the playoffs. The win seemed to be a foregone conclusion, the Bills would be playing for their playoff lives while the Steelers had nothing to gain, and would play their backups. The Bills lost to Steelers backups. 16 hours ago, RobbRiddick said: I was being sarcastic. I remember that game well sadly Lol. You two must be old as old as me cuz it was 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 15 hours ago, Robert James said: Except that the Browns will have their wide receivers against the Steelers backups. https://www.nbc4i.com/sports/nfl/nfl-cleveland/browns-covid-contact-players-eligible-to-return-thursday/ The Jets were also short handed. They were on their 3rd and 4th stringers in the secondary. They were also without Quinnen Williams. Mayfield fumbled 3 times, that’s not on the WR’s.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 hours ago, cle23 said: The dude was playing with receivers who had never played in a game before. Not just one, all of them. They had to do a walk-through in the parking garage Sunday morning because they didn't know they were losing the receivers till Saturday afternoon. Mayfield definitely didn't play well but he didn't have anything to work with either. I was more disappointed in the run game. Fair. I was referring to his 2 fumbles in crunch time. The Browns handed off 15 times and had Mayfield pass 50+ times. They fell behind and they chose to get away from their strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yav Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 21 hours ago, Gene1973 said: Not a very Tomlin move... Why? They will probably play better and push the ball down field more. Steelers are very capable of winning vs the Browns with a backup QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bob in STL said: Fair. I was referring to his 2 fumbles in crunch time. The Browns handed off 15 times and had Mayfield pass 50+ times. They fell behind and they chose to get away from their strength. Yea Baker was not good. But my god I watched that game yesterday and what on earth were the Browns thinking? It was like Stefanski had a brain fart. Awful gameplan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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