What Steelers Must Do To Beat Their Kryptonite, The Pats*

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

Re: What Steelers Must Do To Beat Their Kryptonite, The Pats

I don't like Brady... but you have to respect him. This stat alone is incredible:

"In the Patriots' past two games against them, dating to 2007, Brady has completed 70 percent of his passes for 749 yards with seven touchdowns and no interceptions."

If that's not an indication that our past approaches do not work against Brady (as well as Brees and Rodgers) then I don't know what is.

It's no secret that Brady will beat us 5 yards at a time and he's done that over the years. You can't play the bend but don't break defense and allow the 5 yard slant passes every down. Unlike most QBs, Brady will take that every time. And he will be us everyime if we allow him to do it. I want those DBs locked up tight on those WRs/TEs. That is the way you beat the Patriots. You discrupt their timing because it requires Brady to wait a second or two longer to throw the ball. That second or two is when guys like Woodley and Farrior need to get to Brady. If you do that, you have an EXCELLENT chance at beating Brady. However, if we play off the WR's and expect Brady to make a bunch of bad throws or mistakes, he will torch us and torch us badly. He's done it before (many times before), and he'll do it again.

I think we will know within the 1st 3 defensive calls D!ck LeBeau makes whether we will lose this game or not.

Then for us to WIN it three more things will have to happen:

1) Good Ben will have to show up.
2) STs will have to at least hold their own.
3) Our RB, who I guess will be Mendy, will have to make plays when the Pats* dare us to beat them on the ground (yes, I said it ... I think they are going to try and take away our passing game ... wouldn't you?). Maybe Kemo will actually be the hero of the game - the one trick that pony has might be just the thing that springs Mendy through the right side for 140 yards rushing, including a 60 yard TD run.

[SteelAbility]

Re: What Steelers Must Do To Beat Their Kryptonite, The Pats

How 'bout we start with what we DON'T DO ... which is what we have done in the past.

[hawaiiansteel]

Re: What Steelers Must Do To Beat Their Kryptonite, The Pats

Steelers figure out Tom Brady as Ben Roethlisberger picks apart Pats

Associated Press


PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers found a way to beat Tom Brady: Don't let him get the ball.

Roethlisberger completed 36 of 50 passes and led the Steelers (6-2) on a series of clock-chewing drives, effectively keeping Brady and the NFL's top-ranked offense off the field. Pittsburgh held the ball for more than 39 minutes and survived a late rally to win its fourth straight following a 2-2 start.

Brady passed for two touchdowns but threw for a season-low 198 yards and couldn't get into any sort of rhythm while losing to the Steelers for just the second time in his career.

The answer, it appears, is the latter, even if the Steelers solved Brady using un-Steelerlike methods.

Rather than pound away with running back Rashard Mendenhall, Roethlisberger -- who never met a deep ball he didn't like to throw -- did his best Brady imitation, moving the chains with a controlled passing attack that took yardage in small bits.

The Steelers didn't complete a pass over 26 yards. They didn't have to. Roethlisberger consistently found Antonio Brown (a career-high nine receptions), Heath Miller (a season-high seven grabs) and speedster Mike Wallace (seven catches) on short and intermediate routes.

The West Coast-style approach worked perfectly.

Pittsburgh's five scoring drives lasted 11, 16, 10, 14 and 11 plays. The Steelers converted 10-of-16 third downs and Shaun Suisham kicked three field goals as Pittsburgh kept Brady on the sidelines for long stretches.

When he did get in the game, the Steelers were able to disrupt his timing just enough. Pittsburgh sacked the two-time MVP three times and kept Wes Welker in check. Welker, on pace to set a league record for receiving yards in a season, finished with six catches for 39 yards.

Brady fell to 6-2 against Pittsburgh as the NFL's top offense was held to 213 yards, less than half New England's average of 474. The loss kept Brady and coach Bill Belichick tied with Miami's Don Shula and Dan Marino for the winningest coach/quarterback combination in league history.

The duo is stuck on 116 for at least another week while the Steelers, an afterthought early in the season, appear to be peaking.

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