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fordfixer
09-08-2008, 01:26 AM
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans
Gerry Dulac grades the Steelers' effort in the 38-17 win against the Texans yesterday at Heinz Field
Monday, September 08, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans

Quarterback - A

Ben Roethlisberger was near-perfect, missing only one pass in 14 attempts and throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns. His only mistake: fumbling on a blind-side sack by DE Mario Williams that led to a Texans field goal. Roethlisberger did a masterful job with play-action and even scrambled for 17 yards on a third-and-3 that led to the team's first touchdown.

Running backs - A

After rushing for two TDs last season, Willie Parker opened with three rushing touchdowns, finishing with 138 yards on 25 carries. What's more, after using a nice stiff-arm on the first touchdown run, he did a good job waiting for his blocks on the final two scoring runs. Probably the best news is that rookie Rashard Mendenhall, who had 28 yards on 10 carries, didn't fumble.

Receivers - B

Hines Ward began his 11th season like so many others -- this time with a team-high six catches and two touchdowns. He also had a 74-yard catch-and-run negated on a debatable offensive interference call. Santonio Holmes had only two catches for 19 yards, but the first was a tough catch on third down that led to the first touchdown.

Offensive line - B

It's always a good day when the running game piles up 183 yards and averages 4.7 yards per carry. LT Marvel Smith gave up one of the two sacks to DE Mario Williams, but he made outstanding blocks on two of Parker's touchdown runs and played very well in the biggest matchup of the game. G Chris Kemoeatu looked like Alan Faneca when he pulled on counter plays.

Defensive line - B

The Texans finished with 234 yards of offense -- 202 passing -- but 159 yards came in the second half with the outcome decided. What's more, some of their 75 rushing yards came against the nickel defense when the Steelers had NT Casey Hampton out. DE Aaron Smith looked fully recovered from his biceps injury. Backup DE Nick Eason had several big plays, including a half-sack.

Linebackers - A

James Harrison made it a tough game for rookie LT Duane Brown, getting three sacks, including a forced fumble. LaMarr Woodley had a hat trick in his debut as a starter, getting a sack, a fumble recovery and a one-handed interception that led to the third touchdown. James Farrior had a half-sack, but he let receiver Kevin Walter catch a 14-yard touchdown over him.

Defensive backs -B

The biggest priority for the secondary was keeping Andre Johnson from making big plays, and the Steelers did that, even though Johnson finished with 10 catches, seven of them in the second half. But S Ryan Clark had to tackle Johnson on a pass-interference call to prevent him from scoring a touchdown. S Troy Polamalu added an interception, his first in 18 games.

Special teams -A

K Jeff Reed did not give Andre Davis much of a chance to hurt the Steelers by mixing his kickoffs with pooch and squib kicks. He also got some help from rookie linebacker Donovan Woods, who made a nice tackle to hold Davis to 3 yards on one return, and from linebacker Lawrence Timmons on another. Keeping Davis under wraps was the top priority, and they did that to perfection.

Coaching -A

The Steelers were prepared to play in all aspects, especially special teams, and it showed in a game with few mistakes and no pre-snap penalties. Starting the second half with seven consecutive runs -- and 10 of the first 11 plays -- was the best thing the offense could have done after running up a 21-3 halftime lead. With a tough schedule, it was necessary to get off to a good start.
Steelers' grade point average
Position A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F GPA
Quarterbacks 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Running backs 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Receivers -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Offensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Special teams 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Linebackers 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive backs -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Coaching 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00

Note: Steelers' cumulative grade point average through Week 1 is graded
on a 4.0 scale
First published on September 8, 2008 at 12:00 am
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BIG FAN
09-08-2008, 01:36 AM
I dont know much about anything, but I do know what I saw was not shabby at all. :Clap

MeetJoeGreene
09-08-2008, 08:41 AM
I believe that the one pass that Ben did not complete, he threw away intentionally.



Also.. I echo the shout out to Eason. He did a good job yesterday.

BigBen2112
09-08-2008, 09:22 AM
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans
Gerry Dulac grades the Steelers' effort in the 38-17 win against the Texans yesterday at Heinz Field
Monday, September 08, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans

Quarterback - A

Ben Roethlisberger was near-perfect, missing only one pass in 14 attempts and throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns. His only mistake: fumbling on a blind-side sack by DE Mario Williams that led to a Texans field goal. Roethlisberger did a masterful job with play-action and even scrambled for 17 yards on a third-and-3 that led to the team's first touchdown.

Running backs - A

After rushing for two TDs last season, Willie Parker opened with three rushing touchdowns, finishing with 138 yards on 25 carries. What's more, after using a nice stiff-arm on the first touchdown run, he did a good job waiting for his blocks on the final two scoring runs. Probably the best news is that rookie Rashard Mendenhall, who had 28 yards on 10 carries, didn't fumble.

Receivers - B

Hines Ward began his 11th season like so many others -- this time with a team-high six catches and two touchdowns. He also had a 74-yard catch-and-run negated on a debatable offensive interference call. Santonio Holmes had only two catches for 19 yards, but the first was a tough catch on third down that led to the first touchdown.

Offensive line - B

It's always a good day when the running game piles up 183 yards and averages 4.7 yards per carry. LT Marvel Smith gave up one of the two sacks to DE Mario Williams, but he made outstanding blocks on two of Parker's touchdown runs and played very well in the biggest matchup of the game. G Chris Kemoeatu looked like Alan Faneca when he pulled on counter plays.

Defensive line - B

The Texans finished with 234 yards of offense -- 202 passing -- but 159 yards came in the second half with the outcome decided. What's more, some of their 75 rushing yards came against the nickel defense when the Steelers had NT Casey Hampton out. DE Aaron Smith looked fully recovered from his biceps injury. Backup DE Nick Eason had several big plays, including a half-sack.

Linebackers - A

James Harrison made it a tough game for rookie LT Duane Brown, getting three sacks, including a forced fumble. LaMarr Woodley had a hat trick in his debut as a starter, getting a sack, a fumble recovery and a one-handed interception that led to the third touchdown. James Farrior had a half-sack, but he let receiver Kevin Walter catch a 14-yard touchdown over him.

Defensive backs -B

The biggest priority for the secondary was keeping Andre Johnson from making big plays, and the Steelers did that, even though Johnson finished with 10 catches, seven of them in the second half. But S Ryan Clark had to tackle Johnson on a pass-interference call to prevent him from scoring a touchdown. S Troy Polamalu added an interception, his first in 18 games.

Special teams -A

K Jeff Reed did not give Andre Davis much of a chance to hurt the Steelers by mixing his kickoffs with pooch and squib kicks. He also got some help from rookie linebacker Donovan Woods, who made a nice tackle to hold Davis to 3 yards on one return, and from linebacker Lawrence Timmons on another. Keeping Davis under wraps was the top priority, and they did that to perfection.

Coaching -A

The Steelers were prepared to play in all aspects, especially special teams, and it showed in a game with few mistakes and no pre-snap penalties. Starting the second half with seven consecutive runs -- and 10 of the first 11 plays -- was the best thing the offense could have done after running up a 21-3 halftime lead. With a tough schedule, it was necessary to get off to a good start.
Steelers' grade point average
Position A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F GPA
Quarterbacks 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Running backs 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Receivers -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Offensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Special teams 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Linebackers 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive backs -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Coaching 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00

Note: Steelers' cumulative grade point average through Week 1 is graded
on a 4.0 scale
First published on September 8, 2008 at 12:00 am
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You have like 3 or 4 B- listed...that's a 2.67 GPA, not a 3.0 GPA.

papillon
09-08-2008, 09:28 AM
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans
Gerry Dulac grades the Steelers' effort in the 38-17 win against the Texans yesterday at Heinz Field
Monday, September 08, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans

Quarterback - A

Ben Roethlisberger was near-perfect, missing only one pass in 14 attempts and throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns. His only mistake: fumbling on a blind-side sack by DE Mario Williams that led to a Texans field goal. Roethlisberger did a masterful job with play-action and even scrambled for 17 yards on a third-and-3 that led to the team's first touchdown.

Running backs - A

After rushing for two TDs last season, Willie Parker opened with three rushing touchdowns, finishing with 138 yards on 25 carries. What's more, after using a nice stiff-arm on the first touchdown run, he did a good job waiting for his blocks on the final two scoring runs. Probably the best news is that rookie Rashard Mendenhall, who had 28 yards on 10 carries, didn't fumble.

Receivers - B

Hines Ward began his 11th season like so many others -- this time with a team-high six catches and two touchdowns. He also had a 74-yard catch-and-run negated on a debatable offensive interference call. Santonio Holmes had only two catches for 19 yards, but the first was a tough catch on third down that led to the first touchdown.

Offensive line - B

It's always a good day when the running game piles up 183 yards and averages 4.7 yards per carry. LT Marvel Smith gave up one of the two sacks to DE Mario Williams, but he made outstanding blocks on two of Parker's touchdown runs and played very well in the biggest matchup of the game. G Chris Kemoeatu looked like Alan Faneca when he pulled on counter plays.

Defensive line - B

The Texans finished with 234 yards of offense -- 202 passing -- but 159 yards came in the second half with the outcome decided. What's more, some of their 75 rushing yards came against the nickel defense when the Steelers had NT Casey Hampton out. DE Aaron Smith looked fully recovered from his biceps injury. Backup DE Nick Eason had several big plays, including a half-sack.

Linebackers - A

James Harrison made it a tough game for rookie LT Duane Brown, getting three sacks, including a forced fumble. LaMarr Woodley had a hat trick in his debut as a starter, getting a sack, a fumble recovery and a one-handed interception that led to the third touchdown. James Farrior had a half-sack, but he let receiver Kevin Walter catch a 14-yard touchdown over him.

Defensive backs -B

The biggest priority for the secondary was keeping Andre Johnson from making big plays, and the Steelers did that, even though Johnson finished with 10 catches, seven of them in the second half. But S Ryan Clark had to tackle Johnson on a pass-interference call to prevent him from scoring a touchdown. S Troy Polamalu added an interception, his first in 18 games.

Special teams -A

K Jeff Reed did not give Andre Davis much of a chance to hurt the Steelers by mixing his kickoffs with pooch and squib kicks. He also got some help from rookie linebacker Donovan Woods, who made a nice tackle to hold Davis to 3 yards on one return, and from linebacker Lawrence Timmons on another. Keeping Davis under wraps was the top priority, and they did that to perfection.

Coaching -A

The Steelers were prepared to play in all aspects, especially special teams, and it showed in a game with few mistakes and no pre-snap penalties. Starting the second half with seven consecutive runs -- and 10 of the first 11 plays -- was the best thing the offense could have done after running up a 21-3 halftime lead. With a tough schedule, it was necessary to get off to a good start.
Steelers' grade point average
Position A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F GPA
Quarterbacks 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Running backs 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Receivers -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Offensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Special teams 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Linebackers 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive backs -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Coaching 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00

Note: Steelers' cumulative grade point average through Week 1 is graded
on a 4.0 scale
First published on September 8, 2008 at 12:00 am
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You have like 3 or 4 B- listed...that's a 2.67 GPA, not a 3.0 GPA.

Benny, there isn't a number less than 3.00 on his list how can the GPA be less than 3.0?

He clearly used the mode for analysis of this data set. :P

Pappy

phillyesq
09-08-2008, 09:37 AM
I agree with the grades, but I'd go even higher for the defensive line. The did a great job early stuffing the qb sneak on 4th down, and really shut down the run when it mattered.

And, yes, I have to agree with the props for Eason. With Mahan gone, he was my least favorite Steelers, but he did a very nice job on Sunday. Hopefully he keeps it up.

BigBen2112
09-08-2008, 09:43 AM
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans
Gerry Dulac grades the Steelers' effort in the 38-17 win against the Texans yesterday at Heinz Field
Monday, September 08, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans

Quarterback - A

Ben Roethlisberger was near-perfect, missing only one pass in 14 attempts and throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns. His only mistake: fumbling on a blind-side sack by DE Mario Williams that led to a Texans field goal. Roethlisberger did a masterful job with play-action and even scrambled for 17 yards on a third-and-3 that led to the team's first touchdown.

Running backs - A

After rushing for two TDs last season, Willie Parker opened with three rushing touchdowns, finishing with 138 yards on 25 carries. What's more, after using a nice stiff-arm on the first touchdown run, he did a good job waiting for his blocks on the final two scoring runs. Probably the best news is that rookie Rashard Mendenhall, who had 28 yards on 10 carries, didn't fumble.

Receivers - B

Hines Ward began his 11th season like so many others -- this time with a team-high six catches and two touchdowns. He also had a 74-yard catch-and-run negated on a debatable offensive interference call. Santonio Holmes had only two catches for 19 yards, but the first was a tough catch on third down that led to the first touchdown.

Offensive line - B

It's always a good day when the running game piles up 183 yards and averages 4.7 yards per carry. LT Marvel Smith gave up one of the two sacks to DE Mario Williams, but he made outstanding blocks on two of Parker's touchdown runs and played very well in the biggest matchup of the game. G Chris Kemoeatu looked like Alan Faneca when he pulled on counter plays.

Defensive line - B

The Texans finished with 234 yards of offense -- 202 passing -- but 159 yards came in the second half with the outcome decided. What's more, some of their 75 rushing yards came against the nickel defense when the Steelers had NT Casey Hampton out. DE Aaron Smith looked fully recovered from his biceps injury. Backup DE Nick Eason had several big plays, including a half-sack.

Linebackers - A

James Harrison made it a tough game for rookie LT Duane Brown, getting three sacks, including a forced fumble. LaMarr Woodley had a hat trick in his debut as a starter, getting a sack, a fumble recovery and a one-handed interception that led to the third touchdown. James Farrior had a half-sack, but he let receiver Kevin Walter catch a 14-yard touchdown over him.

Defensive backs -B

The biggest priority for the secondary was keeping Andre Johnson from making big plays, and the Steelers did that, even though Johnson finished with 10 catches, seven of them in the second half. But S Ryan Clark had to tackle Johnson on a pass-interference call to prevent him from scoring a touchdown. S Troy Polamalu added an interception, his first in 18 games.

Special teams -A

K Jeff Reed did not give Andre Davis much of a chance to hurt the Steelers by mixing his kickoffs with pooch and squib kicks. He also got some help from rookie linebacker Donovan Woods, who made a nice tackle to hold Davis to 3 yards on one return, and from linebacker Lawrence Timmons on another. Keeping Davis under wraps was the top priority, and they did that to perfection.

Coaching -A

The Steelers were prepared to play in all aspects, especially special teams, and it showed in a game with few mistakes and no pre-snap penalties. Starting the second half with seven consecutive runs -- and 10 of the first 11 plays -- was the best thing the offense could have done after running up a 21-3 halftime lead. With a tough schedule, it was necessary to get off to a good start.
Steelers' grade point average
Position A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F GPA
Quarterbacks 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Running backs 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Receivers -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Offensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Special teams 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Linebackers 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive backs -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Coaching 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00

Note: Steelers' cumulative grade point average through Week 1 is graded
on a 4.0 scale
First published on September 8, 2008 at 12:00 am
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You have like 3 or 4 B- listed...that's a 2.67 GPA, not a 3.0 GPA.

Benny, there isn't a number less than 3.00 on his list how can the GPA be less than 3.0?

He clearly used the mode for analysis of this data set. :P

Pappy

No. If it's on 4.0 scale it would mean: A= 4.0, A-= 3.67 GPA, B+= 3.33 GPA, B= 3.0 GPA, B-=2.67 GPA, C+=2.33

I think you get the point. IF he put the "1's" in the correct spaces above then he has given out a couple B-'s and if that is true then the GPA for those "classes" would be 2.67.

Slapstick
09-08-2008, 09:47 AM
The formatting looks messed up, but the grades are in the proper places:

"B" is the fourth space...each previous space is marked with two dashes "--"

A A- B+ B
-- -- -- B

RuthlessBurgher
09-08-2008, 09:48 AM
No, he gave out 5 A's (QB, RB, LB, ST, Coach) and 4 B's (WR, OL, DL, DB). He didn't give out a single B minus to anyone. All 4.0's or 3.0's.

papillon
09-08-2008, 09:49 AM
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans
Gerry Dulac grades the Steelers' effort in the 38-17 win against the Texans yesterday at Heinz Field
Monday, September 08, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans

Quarterback - A

Ben Roethlisberger was near-perfect, missing only one pass in 14 attempts and throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns. His only mistake: fumbling on a blind-side sack by DE Mario Williams that led to a Texans field goal. Roethlisberger did a masterful job with play-action and even scrambled for 17 yards on a third-and-3 that led to the team's first touchdown.

Running backs - A

After rushing for two TDs last season, Willie Parker opened with three rushing touchdowns, finishing with 138 yards on 25 carries. What's more, after using a nice stiff-arm on the first touchdown run, he did a good job waiting for his blocks on the final two scoring runs. Probably the best news is that rookie Rashard Mendenhall, who had 28 yards on 10 carries, didn't fumble.

Receivers - B

Hines Ward began his 11th season like so many others -- this time with a team-high six catches and two touchdowns. He also had a 74-yard catch-and-run negated on a debatable offensive interference call. Santonio Holmes had only two catches for 19 yards, but the first was a tough catch on third down that led to the first touchdown.

Offensive line - B

It's always a good day when the running game piles up 183 yards and averages 4.7 yards per carry. LT Marvel Smith gave up one of the two sacks to DE Mario Williams, but he made outstanding blocks on two of Parker's touchdown runs and played very well in the biggest matchup of the game. G Chris Kemoeatu looked like Alan Faneca when he pulled on counter plays.

Defensive line - B

The Texans finished with 234 yards of offense -- 202 passing -- but 159 yards came in the second half with the outcome decided. What's more, some of their 75 rushing yards came against the nickel defense when the Steelers had NT Casey Hampton out. DE Aaron Smith looked fully recovered from his biceps injury. Backup DE Nick Eason had several big plays, including a half-sack.

Linebackers - A

James Harrison made it a tough game for rookie LT Duane Brown, getting three sacks, including a forced fumble. LaMarr Woodley had a hat trick in his debut as a starter, getting a sack, a fumble recovery and a one-handed interception that led to the third touchdown. James Farrior had a half-sack, but he let receiver Kevin Walter catch a 14-yard touchdown over him.

Defensive backs -B

The biggest priority for the secondary was keeping Andre Johnson from making big plays, and the Steelers did that, even though Johnson finished with 10 catches, seven of them in the second half. But S Ryan Clark had to tackle Johnson on a pass-interference call to prevent him from scoring a touchdown. S Troy Polamalu added an interception, his first in 18 games.

Special teams -A

K Jeff Reed did not give Andre Davis much of a chance to hurt the Steelers by mixing his kickoffs with pooch and squib kicks. He also got some help from rookie linebacker Donovan Woods, who made a nice tackle to hold Davis to 3 yards on one return, and from linebacker Lawrence Timmons on another. Keeping Davis under wraps was the top priority, and they did that to perfection.

Coaching -A

The Steelers were prepared to play in all aspects, especially special teams, and it showed in a game with few mistakes and no pre-snap penalties. Starting the second half with seven consecutive runs -- and 10 of the first 11 plays -- was the best thing the offense could have done after running up a 21-3 halftime lead. With a tough schedule, it was necessary to get off to a good start.
Steelers' grade point average
Position A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F GPA
Quarterbacks 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Running backs 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Receivers -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Offensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Special teams 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Linebackers 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive backs -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Coaching 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00

Note: Steelers' cumulative grade point average through Week 1 is graded
on a 4.0 scale
First published on September 8, 2008 at 12:00 am
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You have like 3 or 4 B- listed...that's a 2.67 GPA, not a 3.0 GPA.

Benny, there isn't a number less than 3.00 on his list how can the GPA be less than 3.0?

He clearly used the mode for analysis of this data set. :P

Pappy

No. If it's on 4.0 scale it would mean: A= 4.0, A-= 3.67 GPA, B+= 3.33 GPA, B= 3.0 GPA, B-=2.67 GPA, C+=2.33

I think you get the point. IF he put the "1's" in the correct spaces above then he has given out a couple B-'s and if that is true then the GPA for those "classes" would be 2.67.

Don't know what the 1's indicate, but, if you add the GPA and divide by the number of classes you have to have a number greater than 3.00. There were no graades on the south side of 3.00 it would be difficult to obtain a 2.67 without receiving a grade less than 3.00.

Of course, I've been out of school far too long to even make a cogent statement about mean, median and mode. Logically, it appears that there is no way to come out of this with a 2.67 when no grade was less than 3.00.

Pappy

BigBen2112
09-08-2008, 09:53 AM
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans
Gerry Dulac grades the Steelers' effort in the 38-17 win against the Texans yesterday at Heinz Field
Monday, September 08, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Steelers Report Card: Game One vs. Texans

Quarterback - A

Ben Roethlisberger was near-perfect, missing only one pass in 14 attempts and throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns. His only mistake: fumbling on a blind-side sack by DE Mario Williams that led to a Texans field goal. Roethlisberger did a masterful job with play-action and even scrambled for 17 yards on a third-and-3 that led to the team's first touchdown.

Running backs - A

After rushing for two TDs last season, Willie Parker opened with three rushing touchdowns, finishing with 138 yards on 25 carries. What's more, after using a nice stiff-arm on the first touchdown run, he did a good job waiting for his blocks on the final two scoring runs. Probably the best news is that rookie Rashard Mendenhall, who had 28 yards on 10 carries, didn't fumble.

Receivers - B

Hines Ward began his 11th season like so many others -- this time with a team-high six catches and two touchdowns. He also had a 74-yard catch-and-run negated on a debatable offensive interference call. Santonio Holmes had only two catches for 19 yards, but the first was a tough catch on third down that led to the first touchdown.

Offensive line - B

It's always a good day when the running game piles up 183 yards and averages 4.7 yards per carry. LT Marvel Smith gave up one of the two sacks to DE Mario Williams, but he made outstanding blocks on two of Parker's touchdown runs and played very well in the biggest matchup of the game. G Chris Kemoeatu looked like Alan Faneca when he pulled on counter plays.

Defensive line - B

The Texans finished with 234 yards of offense -- 202 passing -- but 159 yards came in the second half with the outcome decided. What's more, some of their 75 rushing yards came against the nickel defense when the Steelers had NT Casey Hampton out. DE Aaron Smith looked fully recovered from his biceps injury. Backup DE Nick Eason had several big plays, including a half-sack.

Linebackers - A

James Harrison made it a tough game for rookie LT Duane Brown, getting three sacks, including a forced fumble. LaMarr Woodley had a hat trick in his debut as a starter, getting a sack, a fumble recovery and a one-handed interception that led to the third touchdown. James Farrior had a half-sack, but he let receiver Kevin Walter catch a 14-yard touchdown over him.

Defensive backs -B

The biggest priority for the secondary was keeping Andre Johnson from making big plays, and the Steelers did that, even though Johnson finished with 10 catches, seven of them in the second half. But S Ryan Clark had to tackle Johnson on a pass-interference call to prevent him from scoring a touchdown. S Troy Polamalu added an interception, his first in 18 games.

Special teams -A

K Jeff Reed did not give Andre Davis much of a chance to hurt the Steelers by mixing his kickoffs with pooch and squib kicks. He also got some help from rookie linebacker Donovan Woods, who made a nice tackle to hold Davis to 3 yards on one return, and from linebacker Lawrence Timmons on another. Keeping Davis under wraps was the top priority, and they did that to perfection.

Coaching -A

The Steelers were prepared to play in all aspects, especially special teams, and it showed in a game with few mistakes and no pre-snap penalties. Starting the second half with seven consecutive runs -- and 10 of the first 11 plays -- was the best thing the offense could have done after running up a 21-3 halftime lead. With a tough schedule, it was necessary to get off to a good start.
Steelers' grade point average
Position A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F GPA
Quarterbacks 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Running backs 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Receivers -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Offensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Special teams 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive line -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Linebackers 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00
Defensive backs -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.00
Coaching 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.00

Note: Steelers' cumulative grade point average through Week 1 is graded
on a 4.0 scale
First published on September 8, 2008 at 12:00 am
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You have like 3 or 4 B- listed...that's a 2.67 GPA, not a 3.0 GPA.

Benny, there isn't a number less than 3.00 on his list how can the GPA be less than 3.0?

He clearly used the mode for analysis of this data set. :P

Pappy

No. If it's on 4.0 scale it would mean: A= 4.0, A-= 3.67 GPA, B+= 3.33 GPA, B= 3.0 GPA, B-=2.67 GPA, C+=2.33

I think you get the point. IF he put the "1's" in the correct spaces above then he has given out a couple B-'s and if that is true then the GPA for those "classes" would be 2.67.

Don't know what the 1's indicate, but, if you add the GPA and divide by the number of classes you have to have a number greater than 3.00. There were no graades on the south side of 3.00 it would be difficult to obtain a 2.67 without receiving a grade less than 3.00.

Of course, I've been out of school far too long to even make a cogent statement about mean, median and mode. Logically, it appears that there is no way to come out of this with a 2.67 when no grade was less than 3.00.

Pappy
No, no, no. You are misunderstanding me. I am NOT saying that the cumulative GPA should be 3.0...I was meaning that one of the GPAs he GAVE should have been lower, but I guess that's not the case b/c I confused the setup of the formatting of the numbers.

So he actually didn't give out any B-'s?

The DBs should probably have gotten a B-.

BigBen2112
09-08-2008, 09:54 AM
The formatting looks messed up, but the grades are in the proper places:

"B" is the fourth space...each previous space is marked with two dashes "--"

A A- B+ B
-- -- -- B

Yeah I guess I was confused by the formatting Thanks.

Slapstick
09-08-2008, 09:59 AM
A "B-" to the DBs?

Perhaps...

Andre Johnson had the most futile 10 catches for 112 yards that I can recall...

If that's going to be the case, I'll take a "B-" every week!!

proudpittsburgher
09-08-2008, 11:21 AM
Oh my fargin god . . . The Steelers dominate the Texans, The entire rest of the division looked putrid, the Patriots lose their golden boy and their super bowl hopes, the Chargers and Colts lose, and you are talking about a grading structure? :wft :roll: Priorities

AngryAsian
09-08-2008, 12:42 PM
Oh my fargin god . . . The Steelers dominate the Texans, The entire rest of the division looked putrid, the Patriots lose their golden boy and their super bowl hopes, the Chargers and Colts lose, and you are talking about a grading structure? :wft :roll: Priorities


Word.... we just need to continue to play like yesterday. Efficiency with both running and passing and our defense with a tenacious pass rush. Yesterday was great. We need to continue to put some fear into the league with a thumping of the Stains on PrimeTime Sunday. This is an imperative. We need to come out of the gates hot and build momentum. The schedule will not dictate us patting ourselves on the back after every win.