[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]bond james bond wrote:
In his defense SN, I think it was his teamates who were more jacked about the record than he was. I missed the game so I really can’t say much as far as how cheesy it seemed on TV.
Turnovers and lack of turnovers have been a problem all year no doubt. If Ike had hands he would have six or seven a year.
I hope Redmans fumbleitis was a one day sickness cause they are going to need him, kinda thin at RB right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if BA asks Ben to throw fifty times this week. One week I like his play calling and the next week I want him strung up lol. Can’t stand the empty backfield plays he calls.
I can’t decide on whats been more frustrating this year, lack of turnovers or red zone offence. They need to target that beanpole TE Saunders more next year, I’m excited to see what he can do with more coaching and experiance.
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Hines’ 1000th catch was like Strahan getting the sack record when Favre morphed into the old lady from the Life Alert commercials right in front of him. It was bullshit. None of the other 1000 catch guys had to resort to 1 yard bubble screens and shovel passes for negative yardage FOR AN ENTIRE SEASON to hit the mark. For every player that was excited for Hines, I’d bet there were 3 more who were grumbling under their breath.
Red zone offense is more frustrating to me because the O has no issue moving the ball on teams. But they can’t seem to pile on the points like they should be able to given the available talent. Two 1st and goals from inside the 5 against Cleveland only netted two FGs. That’s not good enough to win in January.
The defense, on the other hand, has not been dominant like they have in the past in terms of big plays. That has been the rule this year, and it is primarily because they are struggling to pressure the QB with consistency. Despite that, they are still ranked number one in the NFL in terms of yards per game and yards per play.
So I really do not know what to think about the 2011 Steelers. Any team can get hot and make a playoff run, but nothing about this team tells me that they have the ability to do that against playoff-caliber teams.[/quote]
I’ve said all year, good enough to get to the playoffs but not enough to get to the SB, just good enough to piss me off lol, and that was before Ben got hurt. If they had a consistant O-Line they could have dominated this year. This has to be addressed this coming draft or through FA. Ben won’t last if they don’t, period. They have the D-Line stockpiled with young first round talent, now get some protection for the QB or he’s dead meat in three years. Thats true for most teams though.
I agree with you on Wallace too, AB is outworking him and it shows. I bet you that guy grunts every time his feet touch the ground on his routes, huge effort on every play. Next year is a contract year I believe for Wallace so we’ll see how hard he works for those not-so-perfect throws.
