Lebeau finally tries out what we've been saying all along

[SteelAbility]

And comes away with a W. How long did it take to finally see this?

<still frustrated even in victory>

[Oviedo]

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And comes away with a W. How long did it take to finally see this?

<still frustrated even in victory>

High number of blitzes and tight man to man. Why don't we do this every week?

It was an excellent game plan. I hope we don't go back to the big cushions and three man rushes.

[Slapstick]

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He really didn't...

Most of this board advocated blitzing...

For the most part, the Steelers played coverage...with Willie Gay stepping up his game and Keenan Lewis playing MUCH better, perhaps he could execute the game plan he wanted all along...

[Steelhere10]

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I for one have ben calling out DL. BUT THAT was a great game plan.

[DukieBoy]

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I think I did not see the 10 yard cushion at all today.

[SteelAbility]

Re: Lebeau finally tries out what we've been saying all alon

He really didn't...

Most of this board advocated blitzing...

For the most part, the Steelers played coverage...with Willie Gay stepping up his game and Keenan Lewis playing MUCH better, perhaps he could execute the game plan he wanted all along...

I was talking more about the 10-yard cushions. It was so obvious that wasn't working against NE. When a QB is sitting right around 7.0 YPA and 70-72% completion percentage, 10-yard cushions are just playing right into his hands.

[hawaiiansteel]

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damn we're smart!

[BURGH86STEEL]

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The offense played a huge role in limiting the opportunities the Pats had to score. Pats only had the ball 20:38. It took the entire team to help keep Brady off the field and defeat the Pats. I am sure Brady would had picked apart the defense if he had more opportunities.

[SteelAbility]

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The offense played a huge role in limiting the opportunities the Pats had to score. Pats only had the ball 20:38. It took the entire team to help keep Brady off the field and defeat the Pats. I am sure Brady would had picked apart the defense if he had more opportunities.

That's actually a really good point. Nonetheless, you could see the difference defensively with tight-man-coverage. Brady was essentially gifted 7 points on the Ben's INT. The game was not as close as the final score.

[Flasteel]

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What do you mean finally? We started mixing in more press coverage after the Pats game last year. This year, we've mixed in far more press and man coverages and the CBs have flat-out got the job done. This is not new, but it is the first time LeBeau has unleashed against the Pats. The play of our defensive backs and the willingness of Coach LeBeau to let them man-up and press has the potential to transform this defense.

Old and slow my ass.

Not to change the topic, but both coordinators deserve credit in this game. BA did a masterful job of attacking the New England defense. Attacking the soft middle with quick passes to Heath, then with the receivers, sticking with what was working, gashing them with timely runs, and even nice proactive use of the no-huddle.

Great friggin' Job DL & BA!!

Graet friggin' job by every man that stepped on the field in the Black-n-Gold today!!

[Shoe]

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The offense played a huge role in limiting the opportunities the Pats had to score. Pats only had the ball 20:38. It took the entire team to help keep Brady off the field and defeat the Pats. I am sure Brady would had picked apart the defense if he had more opportunities.

Agreed. His* first drive was 3 & out, and then didn't see the field the rest of the 1st quarter. That messed with his* rhythm, at least for the next couple drives. TOP played a huge factor in slowing them* down.

[BURGH86STEEL]

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The offense played a huge role in limiting the opportunities the Pats had to score. Pats only had the ball 20:38. It took the entire team to help keep Brady off the field and defeat the Pats. I am sure Brady would had picked apart the defense if he had more opportunities.

That's actually a really good point. Nonetheless, you could see the difference defensively with tight-man-coverage. Brady was essentially gifted 7 points on the Ben's INT. The game was not as close as the final score.

I agree they played tighter at the line. Even with that tight coverage, Brady got the ball to WR's. It appeared they were able to get more pressure on Brady. Woodely did a good job of winning one on one a couple of times. They did some different things up front to apply that pressure. It also seemed that the Steelers defensive players wanted to win this game badly for Lebeau.

Overall, I believe it was more then just playing tight coverage that made the difference in the game.

[SteelAbility]

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The offense played a huge role in limiting the opportunities the Pats had to score. Pats only had the ball 20:38. It took the entire team to help keep Brady off the field and defeat the Pats. I am sure Brady would had picked apart the defense if he had more opportunities.

That's actually a really good point. Nonetheless, you could see the difference defensively with tight-man-coverage. Brady was essentially gifted 7 points on the Ben's INT. The game was not as close as the final score.

I agree they played tighter at the line. Even with that tight coverage, Brady got the ball to WR's. It appeared they were able to get more pressure on Brady. Woodely did a good job of winning one on one a couple of times. They did some different things up front to apply that pressure. It also seemed that the Steelers defensive players wanted to win this game badly for Lebeau.

Overall, I believe it was more then just playing tight coverage that made the difference in the game.

The defensive 3rd down play was also outstanding. I can't recall how many times in the past we allowed 3rd and long conversions to Brady.

[papillon]

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The coordinators look brilliant today because the team executed almost to perfection. Had Brady managed to score the winning TD late everyone would be bellyaching that BA is an idiot and the Steelers dominated the game, but didn't score enough points.

When the team executes the coordinators look like geniuses and when the players don't execute the coordinators look idiotic. DL and BA know what the hell they're doing, sometimes the players have to make plays and today the Steeler players made plays.

Pappy

[feltdizz]

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The coordinators look brilliant today because the team executed almost to perfection. Had Brady managed to score the winning TD late everyone would be bellyaching that BA is an idiot and the Steelers dominated the game, but didn't score enough points.

When the team executes the coordinators look like geniuses and when the players don't execute the coordinators look idiotic. DL and BA know what the hell they're doing, sometimes the players have to make plays and today the Steeler players made plays.

Pappy

sorry Pap but if we lost today we would have walked away knowing it was a fluke loss. We dominated today and the changes by the coordinators were obvious. We dominated them and the INT and 2 questionable calls were the only reason we didn't blow them out.