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As the injuries mount the thing that becomes abundantly clear is that these Steelers do not have the depth they have had in years past. Injuries = bad. Lack of depth=bad. Injuries + lack of depth = (be thankful the Steelers are 6-3) X 10
2. The Texans are the Charlie Browns of the NFL.
3. Pre-game Conventional wisdom: the Patriots can’t stop the run … the Steelers oline is decimated. The Steelers play zone against the pass and seem committed to “pressuring” the QB with a four man rush. Brady will chew them up.
4. Faith Hill is an idiot. Words cannot express the depth of my disdain for that idiotic SNF theme song. “I Hate Myself for Loving You” – the sequel!
5. I’ll bet Beavis mocks the sheer magnitude of Ike Taylor’s forehead.
6. On the 2nd Steelers’ drive it was 4th and 437 … It was all Sepulveda could do to kick the ball past the first down line on the field.
7. Downtown was lit-up! I wonder if the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce issues requests to keep the lights on when SNF or MNF comes to town.
8. Ok, 1str Pats drive results in a TD … 2nd results in a fieldgoal … 3rd results in a stop at the Steelers 40 … maybe the Steelers are getting better?! …
9. Lord Brady looked mad after that failed late 1st half drive for the Pats. He displayed emotion. He demanded performance. This is called “leadership”.
I wish I could quit you …
10. Dropped passes. 2 drops in the endzone net the Steelers 3 points in the first half. Ben is not throwing the ball well. And when it gets to the receivers they can’t make the grab.
11. The Steelers defense didn’t stop the Pats offense as often as penalties did. If it wasn’t for penalties I don’t know if the Steelers would have been able to get off the field.
12. Al Michaels was right … Green-Ellis gave Brady the hardest hit he saw all night. I have an awesome defensive game plan: let’s “rush” 3 or 4 people and drop 40 into coverage! There’s no way a scrub like Tom Brady will be able to pick apart a crappy zone defense if he has 20 seconds every play to make a throw.
13. Apparently Gronkowski is a world-beater, all-pro tight-end.
14. Ahhh … the sweet sound of boos raining down ...
It’s like Brett’s “bat signal”.
15. After the boos started it seemed like the defense came out with a sense of urgency and had the Pats at 4th and 23. I thought the Steelers were poised to take the game over.
16. A 38 yard PI penalty for Wallace gets the Steelers 1st and goal at the Pats’ 7. After Reed pushes the field goal attempt the Steelers net no points. Game over. 3:40 left in the 3rd.
17. Pats drive and score a TD on a QB sneak. Made it look easy. Brady spikes the ball in defiance of the Heinz Field crowd.
18. Juxtapose that with Manny Sanders’ TD that immediately followed. Even with the Steelers getting their butts handed to them for the entire game Manny feels compelled to dance in celebration of his offense’s ineptitude.
19. Before the snap I literally thought “Ben will throw a pick 6 here”. And then Ben threw a pick 6. Unfortunately further experimentation with these new-found powers of mine netted no safes falling on Bill Belichick or freight trains running over Tom Brady.
20. 5:23 left in the game; I went home. If the Steelers are going to play this lousy the least they can do is schedule it for an afternoon game when they don’t keep me up late watching them stink.
21. The perspective on this game was that the Steelers lost to a much better team. They lost to the Patriots, the Ravens and the Saints. There is no great shame in that but it does indicate something that we as football fans would be fools to ignore: this team is good but it is not good enough. This team appears incapable of taking a game. Plays, calls and balls must all bounce their way. When they don’t the Steelers have trouble. However I believe the Steelers have not played their best football yet so there is hope. And they tend to play better when they slip below everyone’s radar. Well this game should begin the slide. I wonder how they will respond.
2. The Texans are the Charlie Browns of the NFL.
3. Pre-game Conventional wisdom: the Patriots can’t stop the run … the Steelers oline is decimated. The Steelers play zone against the pass and seem committed to “pressuring” the QB with a four man rush. Brady will chew them up.
4. Faith Hill is an idiot. Words cannot express the depth of my disdain for that idiotic SNF theme song. “I Hate Myself for Loving You” – the sequel!
5. I’ll bet Beavis mocks the sheer magnitude of Ike Taylor’s forehead.
6. On the 2nd Steelers’ drive it was 4th and 437 … It was all Sepulveda could do to kick the ball past the first down line on the field.
7. Downtown was lit-up! I wonder if the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce issues requests to keep the lights on when SNF or MNF comes to town.
8. Ok, 1str Pats drive results in a TD … 2nd results in a fieldgoal … 3rd results in a stop at the Steelers 40 … maybe the Steelers are getting better?! …
9. Lord Brady looked mad after that failed late 1st half drive for the Pats. He displayed emotion. He demanded performance. This is called “leadership”.
I wish I could quit you …
10. Dropped passes. 2 drops in the endzone net the Steelers 3 points in the first half. Ben is not throwing the ball well. And when it gets to the receivers they can’t make the grab.
11. The Steelers defense didn’t stop the Pats offense as often as penalties did. If it wasn’t for penalties I don’t know if the Steelers would have been able to get off the field.
12. Al Michaels was right … Green-Ellis gave Brady the hardest hit he saw all night. I have an awesome defensive game plan: let’s “rush” 3 or 4 people and drop 40 into coverage! There’s no way a scrub like Tom Brady will be able to pick apart a crappy zone defense if he has 20 seconds every play to make a throw.
13. Apparently Gronkowski is a world-beater, all-pro tight-end.
14. Ahhh … the sweet sound of boos raining down ...
It’s like Brett’s “bat signal”.
15. After the boos started it seemed like the defense came out with a sense of urgency and had the Pats at 4th and 23. I thought the Steelers were poised to take the game over.
16. A 38 yard PI penalty for Wallace gets the Steelers 1st and goal at the Pats’ 7. After Reed pushes the field goal attempt the Steelers net no points. Game over. 3:40 left in the 3rd.
17. Pats drive and score a TD on a QB sneak. Made it look easy. Brady spikes the ball in defiance of the Heinz Field crowd.
18. Juxtapose that with Manny Sanders’ TD that immediately followed. Even with the Steelers getting their butts handed to them for the entire game Manny feels compelled to dance in celebration of his offense’s ineptitude.
19. Before the snap I literally thought “Ben will throw a pick 6 here”. And then Ben threw a pick 6. Unfortunately further experimentation with these new-found powers of mine netted no safes falling on Bill Belichick or freight trains running over Tom Brady.
20. 5:23 left in the game; I went home. If the Steelers are going to play this lousy the least they can do is schedule it for an afternoon game when they don’t keep me up late watching them stink.
21. The perspective on this game was that the Steelers lost to a much better team. They lost to the Patriots, the Ravens and the Saints. There is no great shame in that but it does indicate something that we as football fans would be fools to ignore: this team is good but it is not good enough. This team appears incapable of taking a game. Plays, calls and balls must all bounce their way. When they don’t the Steelers have trouble. However I believe the Steelers have not played their best football yet so there is hope. And they tend to play better when they slip below everyone’s radar. Well this game should begin the slide. I wonder how they will respond.
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