Did you guys see Woodley get stood up by midget Ray Rice?

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

I can't swear I actually was right, but I thought I saw Woodley rush in (maybe a blitz), and Rice stood him up like a 10 foot brick wall. If that really happened, it goes a long way towards explaining why our sack total is so low.

I kind of noticed yesterday that their O-line was rarely on their heels.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

I thought I saw the same thing.

Our "pass rush" no longer strikes any fear in our opponents.

[feltdizz]

It's pretty easy for a guy Ray Rice's size to stand up a LB. It's all about having a strong/low center of gravity.

[birtikidis]

Some people don't understand leverage

[steelsnis]

This is the NFL. No one is going to win on every single play, every single time. Did you not see the sack that Woodley had earlier in the game? When he was one on one with Rice? It doesn't mean Rice stinks in pass protection, it means Woodley beat him on a play. It happens.

[Ghost]

No one needs to understand leverage to understand our pass rush is abysmal. A total failure in 2013. My toddler understands how embarrassing it is this year. The Steelers are ranked 31st in sacks, with the win-less Giants the only team with less.

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

As bad as our pass rush has been this season, I thought that Woodley had a pretty good game. Only one sack, but quite a few pressures that had Flacco running around and throwing the ball away.

[birtikidis]

No one needs to understand leverage to understand our pass rush is abysmal. A total failure in 2013. My toddler understands how embarrassing it is this year. The Steelers are ranked 31st in sacks, with the win-less Giants the only team with less.

Teams are taking the quick drop dink and dunk stuff. Hard to get a pass rush on a quick hitter. It's what Hailey has tried to do with Ben due to our crap o-line

[Slapstick]

This is the NFL. No one is going to win on every single play, every single time. Did you not see the sack that Woodley had earlier in the game? When he was one on one with Rice? It doesn't mean Rice stinks in pass protection, it means Woodley beat him on a play. It happens.

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[Ghost]

Teams are taking the quick drop dink and dunk stuff. Hard to get a pass rush on a quick hitter. It's what Hailey has tried to do with Ben due to our crap o-line

Both Robert Mathis (Colts) and Mario Willimams (Bills) each personally have more sacks than the entire Steelers Defense. You can say dink and dunk but the pass rush sucks balls.

[phillyesq]

I was most disappointed in the pass rush towards the end of the game. The Steelers seemed to be getting no pressure at all on the Ravens last drive. Given the lack of an interior or outside rush, I'd like to maybe see some new personnel groups. Steve McClendon is supposed to be a good inside rusher - leave him on the field for a series or two in nickel and see what he does. He couldn't get less pressure than Ziggy Hood. After a nice game last week, Heyward was, unfortunately, a bit more quiet this week.

[steelsnis]

According to reports I read, Heyward was battling the flu all week. He still played well IMO. He bull-rushed a Raven so hard on one play that the guy had to grab him and pull him on top of himself and was called for holding.

For my money, Heyward has looked much better in his limited time than Hood has ever looked. I think Hood is a fine player, but nothing special. I think Heyward has a chance to be really good.

[Sugar]

According to reports I read, Heyward was battling the flu all week. He still played well IMO. He bull-rushed a Raven so hard on one play that the guy had to grab him and pull him on top of himself and was called for holding.

For my money, Heyward has looked much better in his limited time than Hood has ever looked. I think Hood is a fine player, but nothing special. I think Heyward has a chance to be really good.

We were also without JJ this week. I think if he had been in the game, the pass rush would probably have been more sustained throughout the full game.

[SteelBuckeye]

Not to say they can't and shouldn't do better ... but, it was a win, against the Ravens, a divisional foe ... I'll take that over the first 4 games any day.