PIT at JAC

[NorthCoast]

125+ experts continue on the Steelers bandwagon with 98% taking the Steelers straight up while two-thirds even favor them ATS. A few key points:

JAC Offense:

At first glance I was scratching my head how this team only has one win. After all, they took GB to the edge last week. They are 10th in 3rd down conversion % and just behind the Steelers averaging 340 yds/gm.
But then lurking in the stats we find some possible ailments, the first being pts/gm where they rank 26th. Also, it seems JAC has lived off explosive plays to keep them in games. They rank 4th in the NFL in explosive run rates and 22nd in explosive passing, bettering the Steelers in both categories.
They don't put together long sustained drives as their TOP is 29th in the NFL.
For those complaining about the Steelers run/pass imbalance (me included), JAC is behind only CHI in %passes/gm averaging 65% for the season. Part of this could be because they were in catch-up mode in most games. But in the last 3 wks the % passes has dropped back to nearly the league average probably because the games were closer.
The OL is nearly as bad as CIN as they have allowed 28 sacks so far.
They are 26th in rushing at 100 yds/gm. Robinson has 689 yds on the season, averaging 4.4 yds/att. They are most successful running off tackle to the left behind Cam Robinson. But Cam is dinged up. Robinson is a threat in the passing game with 29 rec. for 200+ yds so the Steelers can't lose track of the guy when rushing the QB.


JAC Defense:


Not a good defense; 30th in pts allowed, 29th and 25th in passing and rush yds allowed/gm.
The RZ defense is soft, especially in passing, allowing 19 TDs on the season.
They are 27th in explosive pass plays allowed.... another chance for 7-11 to dial it up!
They are not good rushing the QB, with only 9 sacks on the year. Should give Roethlisberger plenty of time to practice throwing down field this weekend.


This shouldn't be a close game and it would not be surprising to end in a score like last weekend. The one BUT that is lurking is whether the Steelers get caught peeking ahead to next week's game. The big positive though is that when one side of the ball seems to struggle, the other side seems to have a good game. Fortunately there hasn't been a game where both sides were miserable and there hasn't been a Bad Ben sighting this entire season.

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[Buzz]

Steelers 31
Jags 20

[whisper]

JAC Defense:


Not a good defense; 30th in pts allowed, 29th and 25th in passing and rush yds allowed/gm.
The RZ defense is soft, especially in passing, allowing 19 TDs on the season.
They are 27th in explosive pass plays allowed.... another chance for 7-11 to dial it up!
They are not good rushing the QB, with only 9 sacks on the year. Should give Roethlisberger plenty of time to practice throwing down field this weekend.


This shouldn't be a close game and it would not be surprising to end in a score like last weekend. The one BUT that is lurking is whether the Steelers get caught peeking ahead to next week's game. The big positive though is that when one side of the ball seems to struggle, the other side seems to have a good game. Fortunately there hasn't been a game where both sides were miserable and there hasn't been a Bad Ben sighting this entire season.

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THIS. Jags can be scrappy at times, but their D is just bad. And we have a Hall of Fame QB and they got.......Jake Luton, a 6th rd rookie from OR State. Now, we all know how our team tends to make rookie, late round QBs look like Dan Marino, circa 1984. But come on! Not this time.

Their RB Robinson is a solid back, came out of nowhere (UDFA, IL State). He's a little guy (5-9, 219) but is an effective runner (4.4 ypc).

Their WRs are capable, in Chark, Cole, Shenault. But I think our pressure is going to make it a tough row to hoe. And of the little fans who will be allow to attend, half will be Steeler fans, so not much home field advantage. The fact that Tomlin is verbalizing how they cannot take this team lightly gives me hope they won't.

Pgh - 27
Jags - 17

[papillon]

Steelers: 32
Jags: 13

Papillon

[Steel Maniac]

Steelers: 32
Jags: 13

Papillon

This is an interesting score. You think we’re going to get a safety?

[hawaiiansteel]

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[NorthCoast]

https://steelersdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/week-11-2020-friday-injury-report.jpgI would never wish ill will on a Steelers player, but I'm not shedding a tear over Samuels being out.

[Steel Maniac]

A lot of animosity towards Samuels.

[NorthCoast]

A lot of animosity towards Samuels.Rightly so.

[whisper]

I would never wish ill will on a Steelers player, but I'm not shedding a tear over Samuels being out.

And why is Trey Edmunds on this team again? Oh wait, He played college football at Virginia Tech AND Maryland AND has a brother on the team. Well, sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet, that's a triple whammy, who cares if he can actually play football.

[SteelBucks]

I hate the phrase “trap game” but this qualifies as one. Easy to look ahead to Baltimore when you’re playing a 1-8 team. Very sluggish start.

[flippy]

Playing to the level of the competition today?

[Disco1981]

Gold Old Tomlin Special we know and Love!

[Steel Maniac]

Playing to the level of the competition today?

Looks like it so far.

[Steel Maniac]

Offense isn’t trying to throw down field. Pretty surprising so far.

[flippy]

Bud should have had an easy pick 6 there.

[flippy]

2 tipped balls so far and 2 bad snaps.

[flippy]

Ben’s throws have been a little off today. He must have practiced too much this week.

[Disco1981]

Run slow Connor around the end, and the little speedster McFarland up the middle...Genius

[flippy]

Finally no more Spanish broadcasters.

[NorthCoast]

Run slow Connor around the end, and the little speedster McFarland up the middle...Genius

Yea. Scratching my head over that.

[feltdizz]

There it is!!!

[NorthCoast]

Run game... they're trying but my oh my

[flippy]

Happy BDay JuJu.

[skyhawk]

Ben’s throws have been a little off today. He must have practiced too much this week.

Great pass to Washington tho

[NorthCoast]

Great pass to Washington tho

Add the one to Deadpool

[NJ-STEELER]

nice to see a long connection.

if that starts clicking......

[NJ-STEELER]

hilton gets tackled trying to burst through and make the tackle.WTF

[Steel Maniac]

Let’s go Conner!!

[Steel Maniac]

Minka a beast

[NJ-STEELER]

tyson with the deflection. highsmith right behind him if he missed it.


Definitely see a more concerted effort around the league to try and block the passing lanes on the D line

[NJ-STEELER]

anyone notice a more compact delivery from Ben today?

[Steel Maniac]

tyson with the deflection. highsmith right behind him if he missed it.


Definitely see a more concerted effort around the league to try and block the passing lanes on the D line

Love it!! What a catch by DJ!!!

[NorthCoast]

How is that not PI in the EZ?

[NJ-STEELER]

bad decision there with great FG position

[flippy]

Should that last play have been PI? I thought the defender pushed JW and stopped him while the ball was in the air, but I didn’t see the replay.

[whisper]

Thanks Ben, for throwing away 3 points or more. Way to go. Let's make sure to keep the Jags in the game by playing carelessly there, Ben.

[flippy]

McFarland up the middle again.

[NorthCoast]

McFly between the tackles...smh

[flippy]

55 yard punt. Is our punter juicing?

[NorthCoast]

Thanks Ben, for throwing away 3 points or more. Way to go. Let's make sure to keep the Jags in the game by playing carelessly there, Ben.

Wasn't on the QB.

[flippy]

Jax should run up the middle every play.

[flippy]

Oh no Joe.

[NorthCoast]

Go back to passing and put the game away. Then practice running.

[skyhawk]

Sack streak still on. There's that.

[skyhawk]

How many first down plays can the Steelers waste?

[NorthCoast]

JAX playing 9 guys up tight.

[NorthCoast]

Wow. McCloud blew that one for a big return.

[flippy]

If 7 guys are tackling Conner, someone isn’t blocking for him.

[The Man of Steel]

Dink and dunk

[skyhawk]

Teams that figure out how to stop the short passing game will beat this team. Too one dimensional. O way overrated.

[flippy]

28 net yards on that punt.

[NorthCoast]

Ebron route running today sucks.

[flippy]

Don’t look for the flag Edmunds. It tells everyone u r guilty.

[flippy]

Ben’s now at 5.7 YPA for the afternoon.

He’s had a couple good throws, but has mostly been a little off.

[NorthCoast]

So they are allowed to manhandle Steelers receivers w no foul, and a Steeler touches the guy for a pi.

[flippy]

CC shoulda caught that

[NJ-STEELER]

tennesse shooting themselves in the foot settle for FG inside the ravens 5

[NorthCoast]

Again no pi on Jax

[D Rock]

CC shoulda caught that

there have been quite a few this season. For as good as he has been, he has left a lot of opportunities on the field. Same with DJ

[NJ-STEELER]

So they are allowed to manhandle Steelers receivers w no foul, and a Steeler touches the guy for a pi.

ridiculous. thats the only thing he can do against CC

[NorthCoast]

That last pi was a giveback for the previous

[skyhawk]

Don’t look for the flag Edmunds. It tells everyone u r guilty.

Good for him. He made up for it.

[skyhawk]

That last pi was a giveback for the previous

Yeah. Terrible call.

[NorthCoast]

Watt being tackled... finally a holding call

[NJ-STEELER]

titans inside the 10 again. under 4 mins left

[NJ-STEELER]

wow. AJ brown is a man

titans 90 yard drive for go ahead score

[NJ-STEELER]

2 pt conversikn is good.

titans up 3 with 2 mins left

[Steel Maniac]

Our secondary coming up big today. Love it.

[Steel Maniac]

2 pt conversikn is good.

titans up 3 with 2 mins left

Told you this game would be interesting

[NorthCoast]

Our secondary coming up big today. Love it.

Really good secondary play.

[NJ-STEELER]

Told you this game would be interesting

good call. I thought tennesse was done when down 13

[Steel Maniac]

Love the way we stayed with it; just kept at it and the jags became the normal jags they’ve been throughout the year.

[NorthCoast]

Love the way we stayed with it; just kept at it and the jags became the normal jags they’ve been throughout the year.

They were scrappy for sure. Just not enough weapons beyond Robinson.

[NJ-STEELER]

overtime is rat land

[NorthCoast]

Conner close to 100 yd but not sure he made it

[Steel Maniac]

Looking for that rat bird loss; then we can just about win the division with a victory next week.

[NorthCoast]

overtime is rat land
Good. Long tiring game works for Steelers

[NorthCoast]

Tennessee closes it out. Can we get the trifecta with a KC loss?!?

[NJ-STEELER]

Good. Long tiring game works for Steelers

good point !!!

[BURGH86STEEL]

Henry closes it out.

[feltdizz]

Henry. Grown man business.

[hawaiiansteel]

Henry. Grown man business.

28 carries for 133 yds and a TD.

he's a stud.

[whisper]

Tennessee closes it out. Can we get the trifecta with a KC loss?!?

I predict a KC win, but they got some tough games ahead.

[hawaiiansteel]

I predict a KC win, but they got some tough games ahead.

KC's toughest games ahead are @ Tompa Bay, @ Miami and @ NO.

[NorthCoast]

Rudolph was outstanding in the 4th quarter. Did you see the way he took a knee on those last plays?!

[hawaiiansteel]

Rudolph was outstanding in the 4th quarter. Did you see the way he took a knee on those last plays?!

never threw one interception or incompletion...

[NorthCoast]

The Good:

D Johnson - his turn to take the stage and he shined, finishing the day with 12 catches for 111 yds.
J Berry - second time he has shown up on the list in recent weeks; great distance and 2 punts inside the 20.
C Claypool - making the history books as a rookie with his 10th TD catch in his first 10 games; hopefully the Steelers will have a QB that can feed him the ball the rest of his career which could be HOF-worthy.
DBs - lumping them all together as I think they all worked well as a unit today; Edmunds and Fitz led with 2 picks each but Haden had some good tight coverage. (that said, a better QB probably completes a couple more passes that were wide open down field)
Second string - lots of plugins later in the game and didn't see a huge dropoff when they were in. great opportunity to get these guys some PT just in case
Running game - am hesitant to put them on the 'good' list but there was noticeable improvement and effort to get this unit going even though Conner really had only a few successful runs on his 13 touches.
Play Action - made it's appearance later in the game and guess what?.. it worked!... more please.
Watt & Dupree - pressure from the outside all day long and a few hits on the QB that hurt even me watching on the couch


The Bad:

Offensive playcalling - had me scratching my head at least a few times; running McFarland up the middle multiple times for zip??
D Watt - didn't see him much and when he was in didn't see any effects.
DeCastro - not seeing this guy blowing anyone up when he pulls in the run game; I think he is part of the reason the run game isn't working and I am starting to wonder if he is on a rapid decline or just still hurting from earlier injuries.


The Ugly:

Ebron - yes he had a nice TD catch but a couple of times I was shocked how easy he was knocked off his route by a guy that probably gives up 30 lbs on him.
TEs - Gentry & McDonald go down in the game and leave Steelers with even less blocking.
JJSS - steps on a flag and tweaks his ankle, out the rest of the game
McCloud - ok, a bit tikky tak on a day when clearly most things were clicking but McCloud calling fair catch on a punt that no one was within 10 yds of him, could have been a huge return.

[Buzz]

The Good:

D Johnson - his turn to take the stage and he shined, finishing the day with 12 catches for 111 yds.
J Berry - second time he has shown up on the list in recent weeks; great distance and 2 punts inside the 20.
C Claypool - making the history books as a rookie with his 10th TD catch in his first 10 games; hopefully the Steelers will have a QB that can feed him the ball the rest of his career which could be HOF-worthy.
DBs - lumping them all together as I think they all worked well as a unit today; Edmunds and Fitz led with 2 picks each but Haden had some good tight coverage. (that said, a better QB probably completes a couple more passes that were wide open down field)
Second string - lots of plugins later in the game and didn't see a huge dropoff when they were in. great opportunity to get these guys some PT just in case
Running game - am hesitant to put them on the 'good' list but there was noticeable improvement and effort to get this unit going even though Conner really had only a few successful runs on his 13 touches.
Play Action - made it's appearance later in the game and guess what?.. it worked!... more please.
Watt & Dupree - pressure from the outside all day long and a few hits on the QB that hurt even me watching on the couch


The Bad:

Offensive playcalling - had me scratching my head at least a few times; running McFarland up the middle multiple times for zip??
D Watt - didn't see him much and when he was in didn't see any effects.
DeCastro - not seeing this guy blowing anyone up when he pulls in the run game; I think he is part of the reason the run game isn't working and I am starting to wonder if he is on a rapid decline or just still hurting from earlier injuries.


The Ugly:

Ebron - yes he had a nice TD catch but a couple of times I was shocked how easy he was knocked off his route by a guy that probably gives up 30 lbs on him.
TEs - Gentry & McDonald go down in the game and leave Steelers with even less blocking.
JJSS - steps on a flag and tweaks his ankle, out the rest of the game
McCloud - ok, a bit tikky tak on a day when clearly most things were clicking but McCloud calling fair catch on a punt that no one was within 10 yds of him, could have been a huge return.


Thanks for this, didn't get to watch the game today.

[whisper]

Thanks for this, didn't get to watch the game today.

Wow. Well, you got your fix. :)

[feltdizz]

KC's toughest games ahead are @ Tompa Bay, @ Miami and @ NO.

not sure Tampa is a tough game. That team is a head scratcher. They’ve figured out Tom Brady.. lol.

[NorthCoast]

not sure Tampa is a tough game. That team is a head scratcher. They’ve figured out Tom Brady.. lol.Brady's intermediate passing has deteriorated badly. His QBR for passes 10-20 yds is 89, tied with Flacco at #18 in the NFL. Father time takes no prisoners.

[Eich]

I watched a little bit of LA vs. Bucs last night. Brady looked pretty pedestrian, especially with pressure. Forces the ball to AB. I want to see that entire experiment go down in flames.

KC should torch them.

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

I watched a little bit of LA vs. Bucs last night. Brady looked pretty pedestrian, especially with pressure. Forces the ball to AB. I want to see that entire experiment go down in flames.

KC should torch them.

So you are saying that there is a team that looks very talented, got even more talented by adding possibly the greatest WR of the 2010s, and is now losing games while trying to force the ball to said WR?

I've seen that movie before.

[feltdizz]

So you are saying that there is a team that looks very talented, got even more talented by adding possibly the greatest WR of the 2010s, and is now losing games while trying to force the ball to said WR?

I've seen that movie before.

I didn’t see that game the other night. I saw a Tampa team that was clicking in the first half and made no adjustments in the second half. Mike Evans was bad, Brady was bad, Fournette was hilariously bad with like 4 drops.. and the OL was disgusting.

I didn’t see Tom forcing it to AB that much but I know this place wants to see him fail.

That was just a complete butt kicking in the second half by LA’s defense. Brady and company had no answers.

[Steel Maniac]

Brady's intermediate passing has deteriorated badly. His QBR for passes 10-20 yds is 89, tied with Flacco at #18 in the NFL. Father time takes no prisoners.

That’s why when Brady was doing all that yelling last year, it wasn’t just the Wr’s; you could see the slippage in his game. Like Dan Marino his last couple of years.

[NorthCoast]

I didn’t see that game the other night. I saw a Tampa team that was clicking in the first half and made no adjustments in the second half. Mike Evans was bad, Brady was bad, Fournette was hilariously bad with like 4 drops.. and the OL was disgusting.

I didn’t see Tom forcing it to AB that much but I know this place wants to see him fail.

That was just a complete butt kicking in the second half by LA’s defense. Brady and company had no answers.Cowherd (who I know most posters hate) had a good take on Tampa that I agree with. Tampa is not a team but 'a collection of talent'. Brady, Gronk, Evans, AB. No identity on offense, no coordination in playcalling with that talent. The Steelers know how that story ends and it's not fun.

[Mr.wizard]

I didn’t see that game the other night. I saw a Tampa team that was clicking in the first half and made no adjustments in the second half. Mike Evans was bad, Brady was bad, Fournette was hilariously bad with like 4 drops.. and the OL was disgusting.

I didn’t see Tom forcing it to AB that much but I know this place wants to see him fail.

That was just a complete butt kicking in the second half by LA’s defense. Brady and company had no answers.

Ya i watched the game too, he definetly wasnt forcing it to Brown, I thought he should have went to Brown more actually instead of forcing it to Evams against Ramsey.

[hawaiiansteel]

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