Ben: "We'll Be Running The Ball A Lot More, So Fans Should Be Happy"

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  • birtikidis
    Hall of Famer
    • May 2008
    • 4628

    Originally posted by Crash
    We don't want our offense to change. Art wants the run game.

    We changed in 2009 and the offense was scapegoated for the defenses 4th quarter problems.

    Then we dump our best receiver for a box of cleats.

    And the offense has been erratic ever since.
    Of course you don't. In your mind, the offense is unstoppable force. The only one that is stopping it is the OWNER. because He has NO IDEA what he's doing. You'd also have kept a guy who was about to be suspended for four weeks and would have been a ton to keep. SMH. Crash, sometimes you are a very knowledgable poster, but most of the time, your opinion is all that matters to you.

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    • Crash
      Legend
      • Apr 2009
      • 5008

      Originally posted by birtikidis
      You'd also have kept a guy who was about to be suspended for four weeks and would have been a ton to keep.
      A ton to keep? He was in the last year of his ROOKIE contract.

      And as far as the suspension goes, Wesley Saunders is still employed, correct?

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      • birtikidis
        Hall of Famer
        • May 2008
        • 4628

        When that contract ended, what did stonedio get?
        We weren't going to sign him. We had to get rid of one of our a$$holes. It was either him or Ben. You choose.

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        • Crash
          Legend
          • Apr 2009
          • 5008

          Originally posted by birtikidis
          When that contract ended, what did stonedio get?
          We weren't going to sign him. We had to get rid of one of our a$$holes. It was either him or Ben. You choose.
          Why did it have to be either? You don't give away a solid VET WR if you are the contender you think you are and then complain when the offense struggles with a 2nd year WR, two rookies, and a washed up ARE and Hines at wide out.

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          • Flasteel
            Hall of Famer
            • May 2008
            • 4008

            Man...didn't Crash start the week somewhere around 3,500 posts?

            I think he's been dipping into Saunder's Adderall stash, feasting on nothing but Kimchi, and engaging in self-flagellation while staring at his defaced Hines Ward Fathead for the past few days.

            How else do you explain such an epic binge of bitterness?
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            • Crash
              Legend
              • Apr 2009
              • 5008

              Originally posted by Flasteel
              Man...didn't Crash start the week somewhere around 3,500 posts?

              I think he's been dipping into Saunder's Adderall stash, feasting on nothing but Kimchi, and engaging in self-flagellation while staring at his defaced Hines Ward Fathead for the past few days.

              How else do you explain such an epic binge of bitterness?
              Kimchi is nasty. Avoid ruffage.

              I don't own a Ward Fat Head. He only has one ACL and I didn't give him a chance.

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              • Slapstick
                Rookie
                • May 2008
                • 0

                Originally posted by Crash
                Not all the time. When the Texans held the ball for 11 minutes to start the game, did their "defense" stop our offense?

                No.

                When the Steelers offense held the ball for almost 6 minutes to start the Pats game, did the "defense" stop Brady?

                No.

                That's what some fans can't grasp. Context means more than box scores and fantasy rankings.
                Whne you have to cherry pick two instances out of an entire season, the defense played very well...
                Actually, my post was NOT about you...but, if the shoe fits, feel free to lace that &!+€# up and wear it.

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                • steelnavy
                  Backup
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 307

                  Originally posted by Crash
                  We'll see. Like I pointed out today, the Jags 2007 playoff game they did exactly what Art wanted: Run the ball and play defense late.

                  They lost.
                  Except they lost partly because of a TERRIBLE call by BA himself. If I recall correctly, if we get a first down we run down the clock. Its 3rd and forever (7? 10?) and Ben runs a quarterback sneak up the middle. Sure, lets blame that on the Rooney's philosophy. That is the kind of stuff that got swept out the door with BA...

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                  • feltdizz
                    Legend
                    • May 2008
                    • 27564

                    It was a naked bootleg if I recall and if the lineman leading Ben gets a hat on the defender and Ben goes outside it's a first down. Gutsy call and it's one that can make you a genius or an idiot depending on the execution.
                    Steelers 27
                    Rats 16

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                    • Crash
                      Legend
                      • Apr 2009
                      • 5008

                      Originally posted by Slapstick
                      Whne you have to cherry pick two instances out of an entire season, the defense played very well...
                      They were aided by a team that was #2 in TOP. That's why I mention when they give up points before the offense sees the field (I believe it was 6 games they gave up points on their opening drive) or when they give up points after we score.

                      It happened more than twice (if you watch as much as you say you do you'd know this), those were just two examples off the top of my head.

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                      • Crash
                        Legend
                        • Apr 2009
                        • 5008

                        Originally posted by steelnavy
                        Except they lost partly because of a TERRIBLE call by BA himself. If I recall correctly, if we get a first down we run down the clock. Its 3rd and forever (7? 10?) and Ben runs a quarterback sneak up the middle. Sure, lets blame that on the Rooney's philosophy. That is the kind of stuff that got swept out the door with BA...
                        And like you were told. They didn't even try to get a first down. It was a play to chew clock, the same play they called against the Browns ealier in the season in the same situation.

                        Do you REALLY believe that if they were going for a first down they would run a QB draw from shotgun on 3rd and 6?

                        The problem was that Sepulveda against the Jags got off a crap punt.

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                        • feltdizz
                          Legend
                          • May 2008
                          • 27564

                          Originally posted by Crash
                          Avoid ruffage.
                          No wonder you are always in a bad mood.
                          Steelers 27
                          Rats 16

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                          • RuthlessBurgher
                            Legend
                            • May 2008
                            • 33208

                            Originally posted by Crash
                            We don't want our offense to change. Art wants the run game.

                            We changed in 2009 and the offense was scapegoated for the defenses 4th quarter problems.

                            Then we dump our best receiver for a box of cleats.

                            And the offense has been erratic ever since.
                            Santonio was traded for a 5th round pick which was subsequently flipped to Arizona for McFadden and a 6th round pick that we used to select a WR who is younger, cheaper, and had 18 more catches for 454 more yards than Holmes last season. Is Antonio Brown a box of cleats?
                            Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

                            Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

                            We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

                            We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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                            • hawaiiansteel
                              Legend
                              • May 2008
                              • 35651

                              Haley senses no concern in Roethlisberger over changes

                              Posted by Mike Florio on June 6, 2012



                              Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has admitted from time to time that he was and still is concerned about the changes on offense in Pittsburgh. Offensive coordinator Todd Haley says that, if Roethlisberger is concerned, Haley hasn’t experienced it.

                              “I haven’t sensed any of that concern, at least me personally,” Haley said Wednesday, via the Associated Press. “He’s in here, he’s working hard. He’s into it — even the days when he hasn’t practiced, he’s over my shoulder, talking, commenting, discussing. That’s what I’ve seen out of all the good quarterbacks — really good quarterbacks — that I’ve been around act like.”

                              Still, Haley realizes that it’s natural to resist a new approach. “Change is not always comfortable, and we said that right out of the gate,” Haley said. “Sometimes when there are changes, that’s a way to keep guys on their toes and keep their focus on the understanding of what the goal is — and that is to win Super Bowls.”

                              It’s unclear how much the offense really will change. Amid reports and speculation that Roethlisberger will be expected to remain in the pocket in order to minimize the number of hits he takes, Haley says he won’t take away one of the quarterback’s strengths.

                              “It’s one of the best things he does, and it’s what separates him from all the other guys in the league for the most part,” Haley said. “So you don’t want to take that great ability away from him.”

                              More changes could be coming. Haley, who has a reputation for being a little intense (to say the least), says that he has yet to really get going. “I don’t flip that switch until a little later,” Haley said. “In training camp, we’ll pick it up a notch.”

                              So, basically, there’s still plenty of time for Ben to be flabbergasted.

                              [URL]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/06/haley-senses-no-concern-in-roethlisberger-over-changes/[/URL]

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                              • Crash
                                Legend
                                • Apr 2009
                                • 5008

                                Flabbergast this Florio you freaking tool.

                                Is Terry Bradshaw dead yet?

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