Lebeau scheme being exposed

[Steelhere10]

It is as simple as that.

[NW Steeler]

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Yeah, well how about that "dynamic offense" the Steelers would have this year? Does that include not throwing a pass beyond 8 yards? We'll be fine I'm sure, but what a lethargic, pathetic start to the season.

[Steelhere10]

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I also agree, those Wr screens need to be thrown away.

[BURGH86STEEL]

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Difficult for me to understand why people overreact after one or a couple of games in a season. People act like the Steelers never had bad performances in the past. Let's put things into proper perspective.

[Steelhere10]

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Difficult for me to understand why people overreact after one or a couple of games in a season. People act like the Steelers never had bad performances in the past. Let's put things into proper perspective.

Are you watching the game? I'm not saying the season is over but they look like no match for the Ravens. They got younger and we continue to tryout Mcsuck and Gay on the field.

[NorthCoast]

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As I said in a previous post, teams will be doing everything they can to copy the GB blueprint on us. Flacco went from have no WRs a couple years ago, to having two that can take over a game (Boldin and Evans)....plus they finally realized that a lame Heap does little to take pressure off Flacco.

Still, we have games like this at least once a season. I'm not that worried. Prefer we get the gaffs out early rather than later.

[frankthetank1]

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how can it be the scheme when they have had a ton of success with the same scheme? i think its more of the defense being old than the scheme. its not good when more than half of your defense is 30+ years

[Steelhere10]

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how can it be the scheme when they have had a ton of success with the same scheme? i think its more of the defense being old than the scheme. its not good when more than half of your defense is 30+ years

Because the plays designed are an exact copy of NE, using tight ends and running back out of the backfieldOut was real simple.

[frankthetank1]

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how can it be the scheme when they have had a ton of success with the same scheme? i think its more of the defense being old than the scheme. its not good when more than half of your defense is 30+ years

Because the plays designed are an exact copy of NE, using tight ends and running back out of the backfieldOut was real simple.

ray rice has always caught a lot of passes. the ravens game plan didnt look any different than it has in the past few years. the packers scheme is pretty much the same than the steelers. they just have a much younger defense which makes all the difference in the world

[Slapstick]

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The reason the Ravens won is the same reason the Packers won:

Turnovers

[Steelerphile]

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The Steelers got very little pressure on Flacco. I don't think this is about LeBeau being exposed. I think the defense maybe is too old because there was not a lot of life or pressure in the front seven.

Harrison is not the player he was before the injury. He sets the tone for the defense, and he overall did not play that well except for the 4th and one stop on Rice. I think this should be the last season for players like Smith, Farrior and Hampton. They have to trust their younger talent.

Fans and media alike were far too overconfident before this game. You really don't know what the team will be before the real games start.

[Steelhere10]

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The reason the Ravens won is the same reason the Packers won:

Turnovers

I disagree, we were down by 14pts before the first T O happened. They passes to Rice at least 6 times early and to the Te another 5 or 6. Never before have they done that.

[NorthCoast]

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When you start believing in your own greatness, it is usually the beginning of the end for a team.

[Steel Life]

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Look Harrison held his own...Woodley was disappointing. And to pile on a bit with Woodley, part of the urgency that the Ravens played with was due in part to him starting the war of words - he needed to play up to his boasts & he didn't.

I do think that Farrior's age is showing though...if you have a linebacker who can at least make an opponent think twice about all those HB passes, then you eliminate it as a threat. I think we're going to see a steady diet of Farrior being isolated against quicker backs.

Lastly, more pressure needs to be generated up the middle & that is somewhat scheme related. The team is too dependent on Harrison or Woodley, or by doing it with elaborate DB blitzes.

BTW...this in no way exonerates the pitiful performance by the OL or WRs.

[Jooser]

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I think there is certainly cause for a lot of concern. We haven't looked this unprepared and flat in a long time. The whole team got smoked today. I agree, we need to find some folks who will at least be in the vicinity of a WR when the ball is thrown there. Our DBs couldn't cover my big toe.