If I have to watch...........

[Blitz-en]

.....Ben wave off the punt team so he can line up the offense and bark "hike" 57 times in an effort to pull the defense offsides, then turning and burning a valuable timeout in the middle of the 3rd quarter, one more time, I'm going to throw my beer at the t.v.

This is the most insanely stupid thing I've ever seen...................3 WEEKS IN ROW!!!

Seriously, is there anybody in America that would be fooled by this? And, once you've done it twice unsuccessfully, is there a reason to try it a 3rd time?

Why didn't he just take the 5 yard Delay of Game (and/or penalty for being incredibly stupid for reasons mentioned above) penalty and punt from the 48 instead of the 43??

Gosh, we gotta watch 40 bubble screens to the slowest receiver, 30 yard routes outside the hash marks on 3rd and 7, absolutely no run game, Tomlin's silent treatment on the sidelines, Wallace's trash talk with 2 catches for 17 yards, etc., etc., etc. We don't need bonehead time out burnings, too. We have enough to raise our blood pressures!

Thanks, I feel better now.

[Steelers>NFL]

Re: If I have to watch...........

.....Ben wave off the punt team so he can line up the offense and bark "hike" 57 times in an effort to pull the defense offsides, then turning and burning a valuable timeout in the middle of the 3rd quarter, one more time, I'm going to throw my beer at the t.v.

This is the most insanely stupid thing I've ever seen...................3 WEEKS IN ROW!!!

Seriously, is there anybody in America that would be fooled by this? And, once you've done it twice unsuccessfully, is there a reason to try it a 3rd time?

Why didn't he just take the 5 yard Delay of Game (and/or penalty for being incredibly stupid for reasons mentioned above) penalty and punt from the 48 instead of the 43??

Gosh, we gotta watch 40 bubble screens to the slowest receiver, 30 yard routes outside the hash marks on 3rd and 7, absolutely no run game, Tomlin's silent treatment on the sidelines, Wallace's trash talk with 2 catches for 17 yards, etc., etc., etc. We don't need bonehead time out burnings, too. We have enough to raise our blood pressures!

Thanks, I feel better now.

I was thinking how stupid all of that was. 3 weeks in the row. And he thinks people are gonna fall for that crap. He is such a poor actor... The whole knew he was not gonna do anything. But, then at that time he should have "went for it".

[grotonsteel]

Re: If I have to watch...........

[quote=Steelers>NFL]

.....Ben wave off the punt team so he can line up the offense and bark "hike" 57 times in an effort to pull the defense offsides, then turning and burning a valuable timeout in the middle of the 3rd quarter, one more time, I'm going to throw my beer at the t.v.

This is the most insanely stupid thing I've ever seen...................3 WEEKS IN ROW!!!

Seriously, is there anybody in America that would be fooled by this? And, once you've done it twice unsuccessfully, is there a reason to try it a 3rd time?

Why didn't he just take the 5 yard Delay of Game (and/or penalty for being incredibly stupid for reasons mentioned above) penalty and punt from the 48 instead of the 43??

Gosh, we gotta watch 40 bubble screens to the slowest receiver, 30 yard routes outside the hash marks on 3rd and 7, absolutely no run game, Tomlin's silent treatment on the sidelines, Wallace's trash talk with 2 catches for 17 yards, etc., etc., etc. We don't need bonehead time out burnings, too. We have enough to raise our blood pressures!

Thanks, I feel better now.

I was thinking how stupid all of that was. 3 weeks in the row. And he thinks people are gonna fall for that crap. He is such a poor actor... The whole knew he was not gonna do anything. But, then at that time he should have "went for it".[/quote:16ela5a2]




He should have gone for it.

I think Steelers were comfortable with 1 TD lead and were playing field position battle.

[snarky]

Re: If I have to watch...........

I would have rather seen them take take the five yard penalty and save the time out. Not much difference between punting from your opponents 40 and your opponents 45. Otherwise, I'm fine with them lining up and trying to bluff for the first down. There's nothing to lose in that situation (assuming you aren't going to burn the time out) and you might get defenses to relax a little bit in the future so that you might actually catch somebody by surprise.

[Eich]

Re: If I have to watch...........

It does seem stupid. And the stupid would be much more OK if they had taken a delay of game penalty instead of a time out. BUT, one thing that would make this whole charade interesting is if at one point during the season - or even in the post-season - Ben actually goes for it. It would make all these fakes a really good set-up.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: If I have to watch...........

When Ben walks away from center toward the sidelines with 3 seconds or so on the playclock, then direct snap it to the RB, who catches the defense offguard and runs for the first down.

[jj28west]

Re: If I have to watch...........

It does seem stupid. And the stupid would be much more OK if they had taken a delay of game penalty instead of a time out. BUT, one thing that would make this whole charade interesting is if at one point during the season - or even in the post-season - Ben actually goes for it. It would make all these fakes a really good set-up.

was thinking the same thing. Seems he is waiting for a look and then may try a QB sneak.

[msp26505]

Re: If I have to watch...........

Then, to add insult to injury, Kapinos kicks the ball into the end zone for a 20 something net punt.

Poorly played all around.

[WindyCitySteel]

Re: If I have to watch...........

You're going to love it when he actually snaps it and bulls for a first down. Hopefully in playoff game.

[SidSmythe]

Re: If I have to watch...........

You're going to love it when he actually snaps it and bulls for a first down. Hopefully in playoff game.

or when he tries to pull them offsides and then actually snaps the balls and throws a 40 yard TD pass

[skyhawk]

Re: If I have to watch...........

It does seem stupid. And the stupid would be much more OK if they had taken a delay of game penalty instead of a time out. BUT, one thing that would make this whole charade interesting is if at one point during the season - or even in the post-season - Ben actually goes for it. It would make all these fakes a really good set-up.

One would hope they are setting up something. But with BA I doubt it.

[Steelgal]

Re: If I have to watch...........

When Ben walks away from center toward the sidelines with 3 seconds or so on the playclock, then direct snap it to the RB, who catches the defense offguard and runs for the first down.

Ladies and gentlemen, I think we found our next OC

You up for it ruthless???

[skyhawk]

Re: If I have to watch...........

When Ben walks away from center toward the sidelines with 3 seconds or so on the playclock, then direct snap it to the RB, who catches the defense offguard and runs for the first down.

There were a couple of times where the chiefs were on their heels and standing up while ben was blowin smoke. Snap it and go! Like Dan Marino on the fake spike play.

[Dee Dub]

Re: If I have to watch...........

I would have rather seen them take take the five yard penalty and save the time out. Not much difference between punting from your opponents 40 and your opponents 45. Otherwise, I'm fine with them lining up and trying to bluff for the first down. There's nothing to lose in that situation (assuming you aren't going to burn the time out) and you might get defenses to relax a little bit in the future so that you might actually catch somebody by surprise.

I agree with you 100% on this. There was no need to take a timeout. That pretty much was wasted. I think you have a greater chance of pooching the punt down inside the 10 by punting from the 45 than you do the 40.

[feltdizz]

Re: If I have to watch...........

You're going to love it when he actually snaps it and bulls for a first down. Hopefully in playoff game.

we've done it before... and I wouldn't be surprised if we do it again if we have a lead or momentum but it's getting old and the TO wasn't needed.