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    I'm not calling for Lebeau's head....but I certainly wouldn't discount the fact that there were several wide open targets who conveniently dropped the ball. Opinions will vary on schematics, personnel, coaching, pressure up front, etc.......I blame all of the above to a varying degree.

    Ataboys for Lebeau and the entire D for playing with some passion though.
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    his completion percentage was over 70% coming into this game, but we held him to 47% yesterday
    This is a bit disingenuous without mentioning 10 dropped balls, ALL of them catchable. Even if we only add 7 out of 10 it bumps that up to 68%, right near his average. That wasn't the Steelers "holding" them. Guys were consistently wide open all over the field yesterday. They did do an excellent job of containing him in the run.

    Love getting the W any way you can but lets not go heaping a ton of praise where it doesn't belong. The Steelers were very lucky the Skins' WRs acted as if the balls were dipped in grease.

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    As I stated in another post, at least 4 of those "drops" were cases of our defender physically separating the ball from the receiver. Every team has 2 or 3 genuine drops per game (just as we did again yesterday), so you can't go back and play the "what if" game with those potential catches. The defense also deserves credit for renting space in the heads of those receivers by delivering a bunch of well-timed slobber-knockers.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Flasteel View Post
    As I stated in another post, at least 4 of those "drops" were cases of our defender physically separating the ball from the receiver. Every team has 2 or 3 genuine drops per game (just as we did again yesterday)
    I will follow you on this point again in another thread Fla. As you pointed out, several of the "drops" were not actually drops. Furthermore, this was a game played in wet, imperfect conditions. These are the kinds of games you get in Pittsburgh, and one of the reasons why I always say that you can't compare numbers between guys like Rivers, Brees, and Manning vs. guys like Ben, Brady, and Favre when he was playing in Green Bay. Both sides have drops, and it is part of the game - moreso in the rain or cold.

    And finally, at least one of the drops occurred on their TD drive. So, I don't think that you can say that that one drop cost them anything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by flippy View Post
    10 drops by Redskin receivers helped the cause this weekend. Nice assist by the rain.

    I think Lebeau is still Lebeau but doesn't have the guys to get consistent QB pressure without blitzing and that's the crux of his problem. If we can get Harrison and Troy healthy by year end, we can get a lot better.

    It's nice seeing some guys get more reps now. It could pay off down the line. It was nice seeing us do well without Troy or Clark. Nice game by Allen/Mundy.
    Well stated. The best defenders on the field yesterday were the Redskins' receivers. Two easy TDs dropped.

    We have to improve our pass rush and get our Safeties healthy. Not sure Harrison can get there this year. He doesn't seem to have any explosion.

    Many want to characterize this as a personal like or dislike for Ol' Coach leBeau. That has never been the case. The issue the supporters and detractors have comes down to an issue of willingness to make changes and adjust. Some think he never needs to and some think he should have already. There is a case to be made on both sides.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghost View Post
    This is a bit disingenuous without mentioning 10 dropped balls, ALL of them catchable. Even if we only add 7 out of 10 it bumps that up to 68%, right near his average. That wasn't the Steelers "holding" them. Guys were consistently wide open all over the field yesterday. They did do an excellent job of containing him in the run.

    Love getting the W any way you can but lets not go heaping a ton of praise where it doesn't belong. The Steelers were very lucky the Skins' WRs acted as if the balls were dipped in grease.
    The drops RGIII had to deal with yesterday weren't nearly as egregious as the drops Ben had to deal with in Cincy the week before (and Ben still completed 73% of his passes that day in spite of all of those drops).
    Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

    Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

    We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

    We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister Pittsburgh View Post
    Cincy has one WR and Ike is best when locked on one man. He struggles in zone. And yes, Washington WR's dropped 2 TD's and a bunch of other passes.
    1) Ike Thomas sucks in man and zone. Sucks is harsh, but don't get it twisted. In the case of AJ Green, it is inexplicable why he didn't get fed the ball two weeks ago. Ike Thomas' coverage had very little to do with it.

    2) "Ten drops" by the Redskins is being dramatic. Of course, I watched the game like you all. At least one of the drops was tipped before it got to the WR. It wasn't TEN drops.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RuthlessBurgher View Post
    The drops RGIII had to deal with yesterday weren't nearly as egregious as the drops Ben had to deal with in Cincy the week before (and Ben still completed 73% of his passes that day in spite of all of those drops).
    Thats not what you said though. If you want to give credit that's undeserved feel free but watching the game and i know different, as does the entire sporting world. There were continuous drops that had nothing to do with the Steelers secondary. Wide open guys dropped passes right in their hands. That's not the Steelers holding RG in check. That's crappy play by the skins.

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    I think it was 8 drops and they shouldn't be discounted. One was a for sure TD, not defended.....one would have been a TD but it was defended prior to finding the hands of the intended target. Wouldn't even count that one. Some others were for first downs and or drive killers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shoe View Post

    1) Ike Thomas sucks in man and zone. Sucks is harsh, but don't get it twisted. In the case of AJ Green, it is inexplicable why he didn't get fed the ball two weeks ago. Ike Thomas' coverage had very little to do with it.
    the same could be said for Ike Taylor...
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