At first I thought it would be a bad idea if DL stayed on but the more I think about his age I think it would be good to keep him on the sideline but give Butler the DC title.
At his age I think he may pass if he doesn't stay involved...
At first I thought it would be a bad idea if DL stayed on but the more I think about his age I think it would be good to keep him on the sideline but give Butler the DC title.
At his age I think he may pass if he doesn't stay involved...
Really??
Mike Humpal - out of the NFL
Bruce Davis - out of the NFL
Rashon Harris - out of the NFL
Joe Burnett - out of the NFL
Those are draft picks that were expected to be contributing on this defense but couldn't even cut it in the league. I would say THAT is a lack of talent.
I agree. These comments about the long decay of the defense are unfounded. Some observers need to put down the Steelers glasses and take a look at the consistency of other defenses. So SEA and SF now appear at the top of the stats, apparently they now have the secret formula for the "modern NFL". And they have been at the top all of what??. two years??
Meh, ....draft good to above average players and this defense will return to its familiar defensive ranking as it was just two years ago. When the talent isn't there, scheme is the only way to equalize opponent. Average talent with a simplified defense will be crushed against a top offense in the NFL.
Plus there is the assumption that LeBeau has lost his 'edge' in gameplanning, adjustments because he is "too old". Need I remind you the Detroit game and the complete 2nd half shutdown of the Lions offense?
First off.. it isnt a secret. Draft players and plug them in early and let them do what they do best.
Rankings mean little... numbers can be skewed with one lopsided win. I don care where we are ranked if we are giving up critical 3rd and 9's that lose a game.
The assumption about DL is due to a bad run D, low sacks, no pressure and low turnovers. We have no cap space, old players with big contracts and a LB making big money in sweats. When you add a complex D that takes years to master people start to wonder if we need to change things.
Oh, and everyone shut down the Lions in the second half of the season...
What about Miami...at home... in the snow... in a must win game?
So if LeBeau is still our DC in 3 years and the defense doesnt improve will posters still quote his rankings from 6 years ago?
I wish people would/could leave politics out of a Steelers Football Forum.
The problem is your observations are biased by your "historical" views of the Steelers defense. Watch some other NFL games. Offenses are completing passes against defenses all day long, every weekend. Half the NFL's QBs are throwing for 4000 yds in a season with regularity when just a few years ago this was a milestone reserved for only the top tier. Seattle for all it's great defense, was down to the last minute of the game with possibly not moving on to the SB. It took a great individual play. That was talent, it wasn't scheme. Steelers have a dearth of talent and it is hurting them on defense. And if you don't use stats, the 'eye test' is nothing more than an opinion. Funny how the stats seemed to agree with the eye test back in 2008 when the Steelers had one of the best all time defenses. My eyes tell me the Steelers were a few plays away from making it to the playoffs once again. My eyes tell me the defense had rookies missing plays, a rookie MLB trying but overmatched and out of position. My eyes tell me the Steelers had no solution for NT. My eyes tell me the Steelers might be able to field a mediocre 4-3 given their current roster, but some think it will be the be all end all.
I think the 14th ranked defense "appeared" to be bad, because we are so accustomed to seeing a top 5 defense that when we actually saw a mediocre defense that it looked like a bottom third defense, that's what I meant by it "appeared" to be bad. It was bad relative to what we are accustomed to, we're spoiled fans and have been for a long time.
The past two years prove it, 8-8 twice in a row and the fans want Tomlin's head, Haley's head and Lebeau's head, that's what lesser teams do when they hit a rocky patch, they fire coaches and spend big in FA. The Steelers don't and hopefully, won't do either of those things, they have a model, it's been successful and I hope they stick with it.
Pappy
Last edited by papillon; 01-28-2014 at 12:17 AM.
The referee said that you hit Brian Sipe too hard. Did you hit him too hard?
I hit him as hard as I could - Jack Lambert
1.28
2.60
3.92
5.148
5.165
7.220
7.246
Bookmarks