Very slow looking lifeless defense

[pittpete]

I know its Mile High, but looks really bad.
No fire,no spark
Hampton is the biggest I've ever seen him.
Worilds is almost as big as Casey
Mundy makes Ryan Clark look like a speed demon.
I guess when guys sit out all training camp its expected.
Mr Hood, excuse me can you just slide out of the way so we can run the ball.
Very dissappointed tonight even if we come back to win.

[aggiebones]

I was worried about this because they played alot early, then sat for almost 2 quarters and a halftime.

[steelz09]

I agree... The defense looks pathetic.

Lebeau is WAY, WAY to reliant on Troy. Our dline played terrible and our LBs are equally as bad.

[feltdizz]

Timmons and Worlids are huge... they used to have speed, now they look slow...

[pittpete]

When I saw #93 I thought Joel Steed was back

[Slapstick]

No Harrison + No Clark = No Heart + No Defense

[DukieBoy]

No anchor on the DL, They got pushed around all night.

[pittpete]

Lost this one in the trenches

[BURGH86STEEL]

Lost this one in the trenches

The game was loss because the defense couldn't do much to slow down Peyton Manning and the Steelers gave the ball away in crunch time. Manning made the players around him better by doing several things well. There's no shame in losing to one of the best QB's to play the game. The good news is the defense won't have to face Peyton Manning every week.

This could be a long season for Steelers fans if the defense doesn't play up to past standards. I don't believe the QB/offense is good enough to carry this team.

[papillon]

Timmons and Worlids are huge... they used to have speed, now they look slow...

Peyton freaking Manning outran Timmons to the sideline in the first half, that's how slow he looked. I'm sure it was just an illusion, but man it sure looked like Manning had the better legs.

Pappy

[blacknblue80s]

IMO, we really needed to stuff the run in order to keep Manning more predictable. Once they got their run game going there was no stopping Manning.

Our D-line was very dissapointing.

[Snatch98]

Peyton freaking Manning outran Timmons to the sideline in the first half, that's how slow he looked. I'm sure it was just an illusion, but man it sure looked like Manning had the better legs.

Pappy

Are you serious right now? Manning at that point had run something like 10 straight plays in the no huddle AT MILE HIGH, Timmons was forced inside and Peyton had an angle. We just need James back on the outside to take some pressure off Woodley. Everyone acts like we just went against Ryan Fitzpatrick lol.

[Slapstick]

It isn't like Peyton had a monster day...his day wasn't even as good as Tebow's was back in January...

It isn't like the Broncos ran all over the Steelers...their leading rusher had 64 yards...

The Broncos offense was efficient and did just enough to win...while the Steelers' defense didn't do quite enough to stop them...

The Steelers were within one score until they gave up a turnover returned for a TD...

Hell, until that last meaningless drive, the Steelers' pass pro was actually pretty good, especially considering that they were facing Miller and Dumervil...even after losing the entire right side of the o-line...

The Steelers lost to a good team, on the road and in prime time...they had the opportunity to win at the end until they made the crucial mistake...

While this loss sucks, I'm not nearly as borderline despondent as I was after the opening day Ravens fiasco last year...

[Jigawatts]

Well said Slapstick. I hate to see the Steelers lose as much as anyone else, but I'm really not all that upset for all the above reasons. That game could have went either way and in the end it just tilted towards the Broncos favor.

[hawaiiansteel]

It isn't like Peyton had a monster day...his day wasn't even as good as Tebow's was back in January...

It isn't like the Broncos ran all over the Steelers...their leading rusher had 64 yards...

The Broncos offense was efficient and did just enough to win...while the Steelers' defense didn't do quite enough to stop them...

The Steelers were within one score until they gave up a turnover returned for a TD...

Hell, until that last meaningless drive, the Steelers' pass pro was actually pretty good, especially considering that they were facing Miller and Dumervil...even after losing the entire right side of the o-line...

The Steelers lost to a good team, on the road and in prime time...they had the opportunity to win at the end until they made the crucial mistake...

While this loss sucks, I'm not nearly as borderline despondent as I was after the opening day Ravens fiasco last year...

a voice of reason...