They can't pick off passes playing 8 yards off on 3rd and 5.
"Tackle the catch"
They can't pick off passes playing 8 yards off on 3rd and 5.
"Tackle the catch"
They can't pick off passes when the ball hits them in the hands.
I didn't mention injuries in any of my comments about the defense or offense, simply saying that the offense shoulders blame as well as the defense all year. The beginning of the year the defense was bad and offense was consistent, but not great. The second half of the year the offense was bad and the defense was consistent and at times good. What was bad all year were the special teams and they cost the Steelers at least one game and possibly two.
Ben had brain cramps at bad times, Woodley never showed up, Harrison tried playing himself into condition it took a long time, Miller, Timmons and Clark were good all year, Foote was consistent for the most part and sometimes bad, the offensive line was juggled all year, but managed to keep Ben clean for the most part. The single most detrimental element to the 2012 Steelers were the special teams. With average to above average STs the Steelers make the playoffs.
Pappy
1.20 - JC Latham, OT, Alabama
2.51 - Xavier leggette, WR, South Carolina
3.84 - Sedrick Van-Pran Granger, OC, Georgia
3.98 - Andru Phillips, CB, Kentucky
4.119 - Maason Smith, DT, LSU
7.178 -
7.195 -
"Football is a physical game, well, it used to be anyways" - Mel Blount
I didn't mention injuries in any of my comments about the defense or offense, simply saying that the offense shoulders blame as well as the defense all year.
Absolutely.
But most only remember the 2nd Bengals game. The defense as usual, gets their free pass and sob stories.
"My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"
I don't think the OL is that bad.
It's the situations they are put in that kills them.
When it's 2nd and 1 and we have the RB lined up 8 1/2 yards behind the LOS? It's not going to be hard to stop, especially when we run about 95% of our run plays between the tackles.
By the time the back gets to the LOS any hole that was open is already closed.
Too long developing running plays. Not enough pitches, and not enough runs outside the tackles to keep defenses honest.
If Tomlin ever planned to switch, the time is now.
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