screw the run... screw the 70's...
pass the freaking ball... A LOT!
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screw the run... screw the 70's...
pass the freaking ball... A LOT!
[QUOTE=feltdizz;568542]screw the run... screw the 70's...
pass the freaking ball... A LOT![/QUOTE]
I guess maybe you have NOT been watching our O-Line lately. You CAN'T pass the ball when we as a O-Line are averaging LESS then .08 seconds of line protection per attempt.
When you constantly hear about other team's offensive strategies evolving to more passing and up tempo, it does get a little disheartening think about the Steelers focusing on the run and short passing game. But then I always think Pittsburgh's like the Rocky Balboa of the NFL. All these other teams are the Ivan Dragos and Clubber Langs. And the Pittsburgh fans are like Adrian saying "You can't win Rocky". And on paper it looks like we shouldn't have a chance against these giants. But I somehow know that we'll keep going to the body with our short passes and running game and our defense will try to prevent the big play. And Ben will wait til the final round to deliver the knockout blow.
Being the underdog worked for Rocky. Apollo had to take Rocky back to his first gym to train him to beat Clubber. Rocky chopped down tree in Russia to beat Drago. Sometimes when you go back to the basics, they work. They've worked for a long time. And if you execute the basics, you can beat the teams that are the hype of the day. Bring back the 70s. I'll take 4 more SuperBowls please.
[QUOTE=flippy;568581]When you constantly hear about other team's offensive strategies evolving to more passing and up tempo, it does get a little disheartening think about the Steelers focusing on the run and short passing game. But then I always think Pittsburgh's like the Rocky Balboa of the NFL. All these other teams are the Ivan Dragos and Clubber Langs. And the Pittsburgh fans are like Adrian saying "You can't win Rocky". And on paper it looks like we shouldn't have a chance against these giants. But I somehow know that we'll keep going to the body with our short passes and running game and our defense will try to prevent the big play. And Ben will wait til the final round to deliver the knockout blow.
Being the underdog worked for Rocky. Apollo had to take Rocky back to his first gym to train him to beat Clubber. Rocky chopped down tree in Russia to beat Drago. Sometimes when you go back to the basics, they work. They've worked for a long time. And if you execute the basics, you can beat the teams that are the hype of the day. Bring back the 70s. I'll take 4 more SuperBowls please.[/QUOTE]
Hey corndog. Can I have some extra cheese with that post?
Just playin man. Go Bobby!!! You can dooo it!!!! Oh wait that was a different movie.
[QUOTE=7 UP;568584]Hey corndog. Can I have some extra cheese with that post?
Just playin man. Go Bobby!!! You can dooo it!!!! Oh wait that was a different movie.[/QUOTE]
:pAHAHAHA!!
[QUOTE=sedatedsteelerfan;568544]I guess maybe you have NOT been watching our O-Line lately. You CAN'T pass the ball when we as a O-Line are averaging LESS then .08 seconds of line protection per attempt.[/QUOTE]
and with no threat of an effective running game that will be .04 seconds...
[QUOTE=7 UP;568584]You can dooo it!!!! [/QUOTE]
I'm gonna go do it!!!!
[video=youtube;Nwv61Uu1fdA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwv61Uu1fdA[/video]
[h=4]Tsk, tsk the Good Book Warns against believing FALSE GOD's[/h]
[SIZE=4]The facts[/SIZE]:
[SIZE=3]Tops in run attempts[/SIZE]
1 Seattle 536
2 New England 523
3 Washington 519
4 Houston 508
5 Kansas City 500
6 NY Jets 494
7 San Francisco 492
8 Minnesota 486
9 Denver 481
10 Chicago 470
11 Carolina 462
12 Baltimore 444
13 Buffalo 442
14 Indianapolis 440
Miami 440
16 Green Bay 433
17 Cincinnati 430
18 Tampa Bay 416
19 Philadelphia 413
20 Pittsburgh 412
21 San Diego 411
22 St. Louis 410
23 NY Giants 409
24 Cleveland 396
25 Detroit 391
26 Atlanta 378
27 Tennessee 378
28 Oakland 376
29 New Orleans 370
30 Jacksonville 358
31 Dallas 355
32 Arizona 352
Takeaways:
Seattle
SanFran
NE
Denver
Ravens
Elite teams ALL top 12 in rushing attempts.
All of ONE Playoff team below the 20th we rank- Atlanta- who BTW learned from their folly and acquired Steven Jackson to fix it.
AND WE WANT TO RUN LESS?
Open your eyes and forget the lies
[QUOTE=Captain Lemming;568611][B]Tsk, tsk the Good Book Warns against believing FALSE GOD's[/B]
[SIZE=4]The facts[/SIZE]:
[SIZE=3]Tops in run attempts[/SIZE]
1 Seattle 536
2 New England 523
3 Washington 519
4 Houston 508
5 Kansas City 500
6 NY Jets 494
7 San Francisco 492
8 Minnesota 486
9 Denver 481
10 Chicago 470
11 Carolina 462
12 Baltimore 444
13 Buffalo 442
14 Indianapolis 440
Miami 440
16 Green Bay 433
17 Cincinnati 430
18 Tampa Bay 416
19 Philadelphia 413
20 Pittsburgh 412
21 San Diego 411
22 St. Louis 410
23 NY Giants 409
24 Cleveland 396
25 Detroit 391
26 Atlanta 378
27 Tennessee 378
28 Oakland 376
29 New Orleans 370
30 Jacksonville 358
31 Dallas 355
32 Arizona 352[/QUOTE]
EVERY good QB WITH A productive RUN GAME MADE THE PLAYOFFS.
Every single one.
Ben, Eli, Rivers, Romo, Stafford......missed the playoffs.
The few top rushing teams that MISSED the playoffs (Jets and KC for example) had HORRIFIC QBs.
[SIZE=4]Not a single QB of Ben's caliber that RAN enough to be balanced missed the playoffs. Not one.
Ben himself has ALWAYS been in the playoffs EVERY SINGLE SEASON when our playcalling is not too pass heavy.
Stop believing the lies of Crash....the facts cannot be contested.[/SIZE]
[QUOTE=flippy;568601]I'm gonna go do it!!!!
[video=youtube;Nwv61Uu1fdA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwv61Uu1fdA[/video][/QUOTE]
LOL. If I remember correctly, didnt Bill Cowher have Bobby Boucher rated pretty highly? Another Greg Lloyd if memory serves.:D
I love people who say "Pass the Ball" or "Run the Ball" ... how about Do What You're Good at?? Tom Brady gets it. he gets up to the line, sees the defense and then calls a run if the run is there. So much that the Patriots were 2nd in Rushing Attempts last year.
[QUOTE=feltdizz;568542]screw the run... screw the 70's...
pass the freaking ball... A LOT![/QUOTE]
THERE ARE NO TRUE "run the ball" teams in the manner of ball control teams in the 70s.
Bradshaw would throw for like 190 in a typical game. We remember the SB explosions but those were not his typical regular season game.
Kevin Kolb, Cam Newton, Josh Freeman, all have more 300 yard games than Bradshaw.
[SIZE=3]It took Andrew Luck all of ONE SEASON to have more career 300 yard games than Bradshaw.
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[QUOTE=7 UP;568617]LOL. If I remember correctly, didnt Bill Cowher have Bobby Boucher rated pretty highly? Another Greg Lloyd if memory serves.:D[/QUOTE]
Wasn't Bill Cowher in that movie?
[QUOTE=flippy;568625]Wasn't Bill Cowher in that movie?[/QUOTE]
[SIZE=3]Dont recall but SHE was in that movie and SHE can make Lloyd look like a softie
[/SIZE]
"Bobby dont you be playin that Foosball. Its THE DEVIL."
Had she given this look......Bobby would have stopped....:)
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[QUOTE=sedatedsteelerfan;568544]I guess maybe you have NOT been watching our O-Line lately. You CAN'T pass the ball when we as a O-Line are averaging LESS then .08 seconds of line protection per attempt.[/QUOTE]
You are on a roll, 100% correct.
[QUOTE=feltdizz;568542]screw the run... screw the 70's...
pass the freaking ball... A LOT![/QUOTE]
There's a lot of college teams lighting it up through the air too but then there's Alabama who still runs the football and plays tough defense. That old school strategy still works, not surprisingly.
[QUOTE=Notleadpoisoned;568838]There's a lot of college teams lighting it up through the air too but then there's Alabama who still runs the football and plays tough defense. That old school strategy still works, not surprisingly.[/QUOTE]
Last time I checked college ball isn't the pro's...
[QUOTE=feltdizz;568839]Last time I checked college ball isn't the pro's...[/QUOTE]
Very true but just look at the 49ers last season. #23rd in total passing yards, #4 in total rushing yards and #3 in total defense. It still works.
[QUOTE=feltdizz;568839]Last time I checked college ball isn't the pro's...[/QUOTE]
Pro Ball?
Steelers were TWENTIETH in rush attempts.
Seattle 1st
NE 2nd
San Fran 7th
Balt 12the
[QUOTE=Captain Lemming;568863]
Steelers were TWENTIETH in rush attempts.
[/QUOTE]
but, but, but...
this can't be, all we did last season was Run, Run, hope Ben bails us out on 3rd and long? :confused:
[QUOTE=Captain Lemming;568863]Pro Ball?
Steelers were TWENTIETH in rush attempts.
Seattle 1st
NE 2nd
San Fran 7th
Balt 12the[/QUOTE]
when you're winnign late in the game, most teams try to run out the clock. cant say we were ahead too many times in the 4th to do that
[QUOTE=hawaiiansteel;568878]but, but, but...
this can't be, all we did last season was Run, Run, hope Ben bails us out on 3rd and long? :confused:[/QUOTE]
Bubble screens and 2 yard check downs to RBs count as passes too.