A Few Thoughts about the Steelers Game - Community Edition

[Haslett_Stomp]

1 hour ago, 2003Contenders said:

Why Is Gabe just standing around watching? LOL

 

I had the same question after looking at the pictures.

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

I’m with you on the non 1p starts … I don’t mind a few later games, but this season has been overboard with them. Then again, if you have nothing but 1p games, that tells me plenty about your team. I’m not overly impressed by the victory either, largely because I think our air attack remains pure garbage, and speaking of pure garbage? The Squealers are horrendous and they really need to face the music and blow that thing up from Tomlin on down. 

3 hours ago, nuklz2594 said:

aaron kromer should be OC. 

No. Ever hear of “The Peter Principle”?

[Old Coot]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

Move to Southern California! Early games start at 10:00am and it’s almost certainly going to be 75 and sunny the rest of the afternoon.

You are just jealous of WNY weather.  Buffalo is where winter goes for the summer.

[UConn James]

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5 - Brady - I can understand how the media and others might view Brady calling the same running play over and over again would be imposing of wills and daring the other team to adjust, but to me, it's infuriating.  Yes, it worked and we won.  But we also know that it can easily not work and Brady won't know how to get away from it.  This has been feedback against Brady all season and it's frustrating to see it continue.  Brady also confirmed again that he does not know how to incorporate wide receivers into his gameplay.

Can we erase the WR screen behind the line of scrimmage to Shakir from the playbook, please?! It hasn’t had a completion in weeks. Teams are thoroughly on to it. And Shakir has been uncharacteristically droppy the last several including one catch on five targets yesterday. What the hell is going on?
 

Brady all year has just been like

and it's getting infuriating. This gameplan will not work for any other team in the league but he's so unimaginative and so unchanging that this is what he'll do and McD will allow.

 

As for what's going on in Josh's head. Same. He's just not the same dude. I dunno if he started believing the hype. Or if it's the life changes and commercial distractions. If someone got into his ear about his playing style. Or an injury he's hiding again.... But he just looks entirely disinterested when he goes and sits on the bench and looks at his tablet after every bad drive, INT, etc. If guys are messing up, captaincy and leadership is sometimes speaking to or even calling guys out when they didn't do the right assignment. Or rouse up your teammates in important moments. But there he's been all season, glued to the end of the bench with his face in a screen or just staring into space. There were signs of a pulse in the second half yesterday, at long last. How do we make that happen again / more?

[thewookie1]

I agree with Sal Capaccio on the hit being the turning point but not due to a lack of effort. Instead he posed it as the team feeling uneasy and overly cautious not to make mistakes. Once the hit happens they stopped thinking about that and instead focused on kicking Steeler’s ass.

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

Simple solution Virgil:

Move to Southern California! Early games start at 10:00am and it’s almost certainly going to be 75 and sunny the rest of the afternoon. 👍

That sounds great, except for the “living in California” part 

[Success]

3 hours ago, Virgil said:

 

I don't disagree with any of this.  This season's missed expectations has definitely done a number on me.  To think that we could easily be in control of the 1 seed in a season where the Bengals, Ravens, and Chiefs aren't contenders has ruined me a bit.

 

That IS tough - especially when I look at our losses.  The Pats & Falcons games were so winnable.  

 

But that's the NFL. Nothing is given to anyone.  We're bummed because it's finally a year when the other teams that have given us a hard time in the AFC look to be struggling and possibly might all miss the playoffs - but imagine being a Ravens or Bengals fan.  Chiefs fans are probably not happy, but they have some titles under their belt at least.

 

Maybe this is the way it has to go for us.  We might look back & conclude that the adversity we had to face either as a WC on the road through the playoffs, or as a higher seed that had to really fight to re-take the division, gave us the mettle to finally win the elusive title that seemed more attainable in other years.

 

[RunTheBall]

The amount of whiners on here is breathtaking. WE PUT UP 250 RUSH YARDS IN 3 RIVERS! I mean come on people, you don’t get to see that kind of domination very often so ENJOY IT. Will this offensive philosophy beat other teams, NOPE. Did it crush the Steelers? YES. 

 

Hey here’s a thought - maybe, just maybe, Brady schemed against a teams weaknesses for once? Maybe missing 2 starting offensive lineman, your starting TE, a starting WR and a WR 4 in Samuel had something to do with the game plan.

 

I think this was a turning point for these guys. I saw NASTY, I saw ANGRY, I saw EFFORT. I saw 3 RBs contributing for the first time this season.  I don’t care that it took a cheap shot to get Josh fired up. We should be running QB power in the first series of every game from here on out. It’s been that way since Josh has been our QB.

 

Get our tackles back, get Glass Kincaid out there, Cooks is going to be a factor going forward. Cooks, Plamer, Shakir is not a horrific combo. Our identity is running the ball though, it sets the tone and opens things up. Brady has to stick with it even when it’s not going great early. Let’s see what he comes up with against Cinci whose defense has been playing better. I still expect a run heavy approach but I want to see him integrate more play action and intermediate throws against a defense that has been ass most of the year.

 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

22 minutes ago, UConn James said:

There were signs of a pulse in the second half yesterday, at long last. How do we make that happen again / more?

Give our RT a bonus to whiff on a Trey Hendrickson rush and let Josh get creamed … that’ll get him going 😂

[loveorhatembillsfan4life]

On point 9. I am at the point where I have no problem if Allen wants to get in his guys faces. Get angry, let them know  these penalties can’t happen. It’s hard enough with Brady to dial up points. 

[sullim4]

37 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:

I agree with Sal Capaccio on the hit being the turning point but not due to a lack of effort. Instead he posed it as the team feeling uneasy and overly cautious not to make mistakes. Once the hit happens they stopped thinking about that and instead focused on kicking Steeler’s ass.

 

Except they were making mistakes - Allen threw that pick on the pass to Davis and Cook fumbled the ball.

 

Sal is a good guy but he's a homer for sure and I just think there's more to the story.  It very much feels like there is no sense of urgency coming from this team week-to-week and it's showing in the results.

[Kyle and freddy]

It’s funny how so many people on here who have all the answers to what the right play to call, what offense to run , the schemes , how to draft … are watching the games at home eating wings and nachos with no days or years of experience of coaching to be hired by anyone …