Outcoached

[NorthCoast]

Interesting write-up and comments on how the Steelers tried to outsmart Seattle with a game plan that was pretty much the opposite of what most of their opponents did to them this season.
Another indication of the Steeler coaching staff getting too cute and not just going out and playing sound football.
And oh, the Steelers apparently decided to go to a Cover 3 scheme for most of this game... a defense that Seattle sees pretty much in every practice against their own defense....

[url]http://mynorthwest.com/292/2860241/Seahawks-defense-survives-Steelers-passing-onslaught[/url]

[Slapstick]

Not really. You play a Cover 3 defense if you are especially concerned with stopping the run.

[JAR]

The game plan was pretty good considering Seattle has never given up that many yards or a 200 yard receiver in their history. Had the new, young defense made a couple of stops on 3rd down, fans wouldn't be calling for anyone's head. Well, forget the calling for anyone's head part. The Steelers could be undefeated, have the number one offense and defense and some would still be crying.

[WindyCitySteel]

Interesting write-up and comments on how the Steelers tried to outsmart Seattle with a game plan that was pretty much the opposite of what most of their opponents did to them this season.
Another indication of the Steeler coaching staff getting too cute and not just going out and playing sound football.
And oh, the Steelers apparently decided to go to a Cover 3 scheme for most of this game... a defense that Seattle sees pretty much in every practice against their own defense....

[URL]http://mynorthwest.com/292/2860241/Seahawks-defense-survives-Steelers-passing-onslaught[/URL]

Just like HFA is usually counted as a 3-pt advantage for any given team when handicapping, our coaching is a 3-5 point disadvantage going into any contest.

They truly are a bunch of dopes.

[squidkid]

i cant complain about an offensive game plan that scored 30 points.
coaching decisions cost us that game

[RuthlessBurgher]

I can, should have been more.

Tomlin showed no faith in Haley during crunch time.

Why should he have any faith in a golf coach who was only hired because of his daddy?

[squidkid]

Why should he have any faith in a golf coach who was only hired because of his daddy?

because he hired him

[RuthlessBurgher]

because he hired him

I thought no one upstairs trusted Tomlin to hire his own staff so C3P0 made the call (I must have my Steeler conspiracy theories out of whack).

[pittpete]

i cant complain about an offensive game plan that scored 30 points.
coaching decisions cost us that game

Bens 3 picks and a porous secondary were coachng decisions?

[squidkid]

Art II hired Haley.

the tomlin fanboys said tomlin has control and does all the firing and hiring