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Steelers 420...uh...43. Blast from the past, for sure.

The problem is that his best 4 seasons were his first 4. You admitted as much. The trend in troubling.

Exclude his first 4 seasons...0 SB appearances, 0 SB wins, 33% playoff win rate. That's the problem.

Shanahan deserves a lot of credit that's allowing Purdy to thrive under the circumstances. Purdy is the definition of a game manager. A lot of his throws are to CMC out of the backfield and to...

Nope, it's Kenny Fn Pickett...

https://twitter.com/BlitzGuyOG/status/1609765703195807745

They have all been good. I especially liked the ones with Heath and #33. Pounce was funnier and came across better than I expected. Thought he was more of a hood rat based on his actions from the...

^^^THIS.
Biggest Pickett cheerleader until it encroaches Tomlin territory.
I'm with you- IMO Pickett will be fine. But Tomlin needs to go.

Obviously we are going to miss Watt for his big play ability. But I think we are going to miss him on run D more than anything.
I hope Reed and others can keep outside contain but I'm doubtful.

article is a good read.

And to top it all off...
Today's game confirmed that Washington should have been the #3 WR all along- he's the only one that showed up with consistency.
Tomlin had f'n #14 ahead of him.
WTF?!?!

The discussion I originally responded to was why we are not throwing downfield more, especially in the middle. An explanation given was because the D presses the LOS.
The reason the defenders are...

If it's the defenders crowding the LOS, then that starts with the playcalling / scheme. Spread them out. Don't bunch 3 receivers next to your tackle and split one wide.
And yes I think the...

That's been my question as well.
The 3 yd / pass attempt BS- is it Canada/Tomlin driving this or Ben?
If it is Ben then he should have hung 'em up after last season.
We need to take more shots...

I don't think just yet but the Tits game is the tipping point.
If we win, I think we can go on an epic run (a la 2005- yep we can win in KC).
If we lose, I think we unravel.

It all falls back on Tomlin.
Have not criticized Tomlin much through the years besides his obvious blunders with clock and timeout management and challenges. Mind you such mistakes have been...

I cringe every time I see Mondeaux and Tuszka on the field.
Schobert is almost as bad. He is just too slow in coverage and gets pushed back easily against the run.

He should be our starting LG for the reminder of the season. Athletic and mobile but didn't get pushed around. Good in pass pro but missed a couple of run blocks. Moore seemed to play better with...

Johnny Leglue

Okorafor is out. I know he's sucked it up thus far but Joe Haeg at RT?! WTF?! Who's the backup for Danny Moore?
Injuries continue to plague us.

And if you go back and look at the 2 deep throws by Ben, they were great throws to Dionte and Claypool. Dionte should have scored on that play- not sure why he went OOB.

I hope we see Canada utilize Najee more in the pass game. And give him a breather on a series or 2 with Ballage coming in. This will make Najee even more effective.

Sutton had a good first game. I still worry about the lack of elite speed from both our starting corners.

Anyone else see this in the media? And anyone recognize Ben was doing this?

https://deadspin.com/ben-roethlisberger-has-a-tell-1847266096

I think it's all about making sure thorough testing is done while trying to keep weekly schedule in tact. By delaying the game by even 2 days, you will be able to better identify 'all' positive...

Also Big Danny M was out Thursday.