Give your take....

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

Re: Give your take....

Houston's DL may be the best we see all season. Mario Williams may be the best DE in the entire NFL.

The OL was solid. One of the sacks was on Ben doing a double pump. The OL will be better this year without Faneca trying to impose his will on the other players. IMO--As the season goes on we will see that his lack of cooperation was the problem.

BTW--sign Marvel Smith right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think Dallas and NY Giants will be more of a challenge, with probably at least a few other teams not being pushovers either (Jags?). We still have a lot to prove, but for today it was a job well done, and I am ecstatic

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Im shocked there are still OL haters on this board!

In a league of what have you done for me lately, the OL haters dont have much to say for the next week. (are you guys really Steeler fans? ) Ben was sacked 2x by super Mario and NOBODY ELSE TOUCHED HIM. He was 13/14 for crying out loud. and the running game speaks for itself. So much for the prognostications of the Steelers imminent demise and so much for the Fox crew with 3/5 picking Houston in their upset special.

NE drops out of contention and our Steel City squad assume their rightful place as one of the elite teams in the league. Go Steelers!

While it might be alright for some to be cautiously optimistic, your evaluation is right on IMO. Did anyone notice Eason's & Kirche's play in the D line rotation? I was pleasantly surprised. Hopefully, that kind of play out of those two will continue through out the season. This team should only get better and stronger.

I absolutely noticed that. Aaron and Keisel both played well, and when they rotated in Kirschke and Eason, they both still continued to make plays! It was like competant football players had possessed their bodies and were making them do things that we were all unaccustomed to seeing.

[frankthetank1]

Re: Give your take....

i thought the oline was great!! they far exceeded my expectations against one of the better d-lines in the nfl. i really liked how quickly ben was getting the ball out of his hand, that definetly helped. the run blocking was excellent as well. i hope this continues. i love woodley, the sky is the limit for him. i thought nick eason played great! where was he all of last year? he had half a sack and made a really nice open field tackle. timmons also had a few nice tackles when he got in the game. the only thing i would of liked to see was sweed see some action late in the game. it was a perfect scenerio for him to see some action. by the way the browns looked absolutely terrible. the cowboys are a good team but still. im not getting my hopes up, its only week one, but i couldnt of asked for a better start to the season

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Give your take....

the only thing i would of liked to see was sweed see some action late in the game. it was a perfect scenerio for him to see some action.

Since he was inactive, that was not an option. Tomlin dressed Baker as the #4 WR instead.

[frankthetank1]

Re: Give your take....

the only thing i would of liked to see was sweed see some action late in the game. it was a perfect scenerio for him to see some action.

Since he was inactive, that was not an option. Tomlin dressed Baker as the #4 WR instead.

yea i know he wasnt active thats why i said that was the only thing i would of liked to see. i still dont like that decision. sweed has more potential than baker

[AngryAsian]

Re: Give your take....

For an opening game, with the shifting of personnel and facing a very above average DL, the OL played great. Could we improve? Absofugginlutely! Games like yesterday will show the coaching staff what worked and what needs retooling. When your passrush can create that much penetration and disrupt the QB enough to create turnovers, it is a very good thing. Both our OLBs played like monsters of old (Greene, Lloyd) that made our 3-4 scheme feared. I think we have the pieces in place to continue turning in defensive performances like that so that our offense can do some damage.

If you take the successes of last year into account, so much of how this team operates hinges heavy on rhythm and pace. When our D got opportunistic and gave great field position for the O.... then our O went for the jugular. My only concern is that our secondary needs to help. I'm still not convinced that we clog up the soft spots. Cleveland will be looking to find those spots and I hope we are up to the test. We can't exchange blows with the Stains. We need to take their heart out of the game early and keep pounding them relentlessly.

[frankthetank1]

Re: Give your take....

For an opening game, with the shifting of personnel and facing a very above average DL, the OL played great. Could we improve? Absofugginlutely! We games like yesterday will show the coaching staff what worked and what needs retooling. When your passrush can create that much penetration and disrupt the QB enough to create turnovers, it is a very good thing. Both our OLBs played like monsters of old (Greene, Lloyd) that made our 3-4 scheme feared. I think we have the pieces in place to continue turning in defensive performances like that so that our offense can do some damage.

If you take the successes of last year into account, so much of how this team operates hinges heavy on rhythm and pace. When our D got opportunistic and gave great field position for the O.... then our O went for the jugular. My only concern is that our secondary needs to help. I'm still not convinced that we clog up the soft spots. Cleveland will be looking to find those spots and I hope we are up to the test. We can't exchange blows with the Stains. We need to take their heart out of the game early and keep pounding them relentlessly.

the browns looked really bad yesterday but you cant take them lightly. their passing game will keep them in some games, but i dont see jamal lewis doing much against the steelers. the browns defense looked awful. i know its the cowboys but still they looked terrible. i think the browns will get better as the season goes on, but they are no elite team by any means.