Guess I am getting old...

[brothervad]

Just looking at all the pass yards and not just on bad defenses today. Any one think the new rules on hitting hasn't changed the game?

This has become outdoor Arena football.

Goodell got his wish.

I get the Steeler shutout but the Seahawks are so pathetically bad they have tragic jackson at the QB.

brothervad

[Chadman]

Agreed.

That said, Brady & the Pats are looking scary-good. 31 of 40 passes for 423 yards & 3 TD's against the Chargers D? And on top of that, near on 100 yards rushing on just over 20 attempts.

[hawaiiansteel]

I get the Steeler shutout but the Seahawks are so pathetically bad they have tragic jackson at the QB.

Charlie Whitehurst will be starting soon.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Agreed.

That said, Brady & the Pats are looking scary-good. 31 of 40 passes for 423 yards & 3 TD's against the Chargers D? And on top of that, near on 100 yards rushing on just over 20 attempts.

$$$$$$$

Much as I hate to say it, there's Tom Brady, and then there's everybody else.

[NC Steeler Fan]

I wouldn't want brady for all the money in the world.

Did any of you see the injury to one of the san diego players where brady
walked up to him and the trainers working on him laying on the field? He
stood over them like he was listening to what they said and the announcer
said, "And, yes, brady often claims that other teams will fake injuries to
take away the pats momentum. It appears he's checking this one out now."

What an pompous jerk.

The guy was out for FOUR plays after he went down. At least the announer
even stated that later...

[costanza2k1]

Our defense is built for this type of O, keep everything in front of you and hope they make a mistake. All the cushion complaints we've had in the past might be to our advantage now.

[Jigawatts]

Our defense is built for this type of O, keep everything in front of you and hope they make a mistake. All the cushion complaints we've had in the past might be to our advantage now.

Good QB's pick us apart with the short passing game. I'm really not sure why every team on our
schedule doesn't completely abandon the run and work their way down the field with
short passes.

As you mentioned, we're just basically hoping for a mistake. Sounds crazy, but it usually works.

[costanza2k1]

The thing is there are only a handful of these good QBs who have the patience to nickel and dime us all day long...so for a large percentage of the time this strategy works. I for one would love to see the Steelers come out with a dramatically different gameplan against the Pats for once...something they've never seen on film (get it ). Come out with a plan like the Jets in the playoffs...that should throw them off.

[SidSmythe]

The NFL will always be evolving. . . . Pass Rushers and shut down CBs will evolve to answer this and then smart coaches will go back to running since Defenses are geared towards stopping the pass.

[proudpittsburgher]

I wouldn't want brady for all the money in the world.

Did any of you see the injury to one of the san diego players where brady
walked up to him and the trainers working on him laying on the field? He
stood over them like he was listening to what they said and the announcer
said, "And, yes, brady often claims that other teams will fake injuries to
take away the pats momentum. It appears he's checking this one out now."

What an pompous jerk.

The guy was out for FOUR plays after he went down. At least the announer
even stated that later...

OK, so even assuming Brady was right and the Chargers feigned injury to slow momentum . . . Yea, because Tom Brady and his gang of merry men never EVVVVVVVAR massaged the rules to gain an advantage. They wrote the friggen book!