We come out with 3 bs runs

[phillyesq]

The run on third down at the end of the first drive looked to me like an audible by Ben. The Ravens had nobody in the middle of the field and he thought he could hit it.

[Captain Crunch]

The Steelers gave away two drives in a game decided by 2 points. You only get so many drives per game, it seemed useless to me. The Ravens wasted no time, they know the team that scores first in this series has a decided advantage and wanted to be the team to score first.

Ben has a complete understanding of this offense, Haley should put the game plan together with Ben, give him down and distance plays and then get out of the way at game time.

Ben was sharp in the second half tonight and if Manny Sanders catches any one of the three he dropped the outcome may have been different.

Pappy

Was going to start this thread myself... Haley scripted the start of the game with a "don't lose" mentality... so Cowher-esque... The Ravens came out to win. They jumped on us right from the get go... You only get a limited number of possessions in todays NFL.. Note to Haley: Act like you want to win the game and have a pair of balls between your legs... I had a real bad feeling after that start as I'm sure a lot other people did too.

[DukieBoy]

Where is the friggin' No-huddle?

Per Kovacevic, Steelers called only 5 plays out of the no-huddle in the 1st half ...

Or could the coordinator have worried that the quarterback would come running over to the sideline again if he didn't like hearing a different signal?
What's going on isn't good enough, and if you need more evidence, then listen to Roethlisberger when asked why the Steelers didn't produce much until going to the no-huddle in the fourth quarter.
“I don't know,” he said. “Maybe with the no-huddle, going up-tempo, working with coach Haley during timeouts … I thought we did well tonight, but we were a little too late.”
The Steelers called five plays out of the no-huddle in the first half.
After averaging 31 points in their previous four games, largely because of the no-huddle, they called five plays from it in the first half.
What did the quarterback think of that?
“At times, it's hard to do a lot of the things we want to do. But we did it late, and maybe we should have done it earlier. And maybe I should have voiced that a little more. I'll take that on myself, as well.”


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[DukieBoy]

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[hawaiiansteel]

Was going to start this thread myself... Haley scripted the start of the game with a "don't lose" mentality...

[bostonsteeler]

The run on third down at the end of the first drive looked to me like an audible by Ben. The Ravens had nobody in the middle of the field and he thought he could hit it.

I thought so too. It was a good call, only they closed the gap fast.

[feltdizz]

3 straight runs? Horrible

[Djfan]

The idea that it is good coaching to run so it sets up anything down the road is bad coaching. How about scoring a td to set up the other team to lose.

Just a thought.

[steelz09]

Are some of you even watching the game?

The 3rd play was supposed to be a pass but Ben changed the play at the line of scrimmage to a run. The announcers even showed a replay and pointed it out. The Ravens had no one lined up in the middle of the defense.... not sure I agree with the run on 3rd and 12 but the point is........ Ben changed the play to a run based on what he saw at the line of scrimmage.

But go ahead and blame Haley for 3 runs in a row if that makes you happy.

[Steelhere10]

Yes Ben audibles on the third down play, but what happened next series???? Three more straight runs.