Outcoached

[feltdizz]

Again, the reason you play Cover 3 is to stop the run. They held Rawls, a guy coming off a 200 yard game and averaging over 6 YpC to under 4 YpC...

I just don't think they anticipated such a horrible day by the secondary...

Rawls had 21 rushing attempts too...

seriously, the D was bad on 3rd down and looked awful but those three 3 and outs in the second half were huge. If we didn't give the ball back so much I think we are talking about how the Steelers had the perfect game plan for Seattle.

[NorthCoast]

But, they haven't been as terrible as they were on Sunday. They may have given up some yards, but the defense was not giving up a lot of points and getting some turnovers. On Sunday, they gave up a lot of points and got no turnovers.

I really don't care about yards. People complain how the Steelers gave up almost 1,000 yards passing over the last three weeks...which is terrible, I guess, but when you consider that the Steelers are 2-1 in those games, it provides some context.

I agree. Yards mean squat.... (see Steeler offense).... it's all about the scoring defense, which wasn't that good last week.

[7upnext]

Not really. You play a Cover 3 defense if you are especially concerned with stopping the run.

lol Tomlin defense force activated. Never fails. Cannot question anything his boy does without Slapdick chiming in and make excuses. Too funny

[Iron City Inc.]

Interesting write-up and comments on how the Steelers tried to outsmart Seattle with a game plan that was pretty much the opposite of what most of their opponents did to them this season.
Another indication of the Steeler coaching staff getting too cute and not just going out and playing sound football.
And oh, the Steelers apparently decided to go to a Cover 3 scheme for most of this game... a defense that Seattle sees pretty much in every practice against their own defense....

[url]http://mynorthwest.com/292/2860241/Seahawks-defense-survives-Steelers-passing-onslaught[/url]

What cover scheme would you have played that would have had us win considering we couldn't get a pass rush on the qb? Seam routes killed us. We need to play better up front and on the back end. We don't bump n run corners so we have limitations. OLB's got to put pressure on the Q in our system.

[Slapstick]

lol Tomlin defense force activated. Never fails. Cannot question anything his boy does without Slapdick chiming in and make excuses. Too funny

Oh, I'm sorry, your geniusness...so you're saying that you don't play a Cover 3 when you're concerned with stopping the run?

[NJ-STEELER]

Bens 3 picks and a porous secondary were coachng decisions?

Ben had 2 picks. The long ball that should have been PI on Marshall and the short ball to AB he tried pulling back WHEN HE SAW THE Seattle defender coming from the other side.

Landry had the int on the fake FG attempt and the one at the end of the game after replacing ben

[NJ-STEELER]

Oh, I'm sorry, your geniusness...so you're saying that you don't play a Cover 3 when you're concerned with stopping the run?

Tomlin in is an idiot. He's only 5th on the all time list of most wins by the age of 44.

With any brains, he would be # 1 obviously

[Slapstick]

He just climbed up to 90. Yep, that just proves how overrated the coaches on that list are!!

[7upnext]

Tomlin in is an idiot. He's only 5th on the all time list of most wins by the age of 44.

With any brains, he would be # 1 obviously

sure is. anyone could have inherited that team/Ben/Colbert and had as much if not more success. the team wins despite him

[Slapstick]

sure is. anyone could have inherited that team/Ben/Colbert and had as much if not more success. the team wins despite him

That's easy to say, but an actual accomplishment is worth far more than any amount of your opinion. Whether you like it or not, Tomlin did it. If you want to believe that "anyone" could have done it, go ahead...but the fact remains that only Tomlin actually did it. I'll take the concrete proof of his worth (# of wins, Lombardi trophy) over any of the garbage you choose to litter on this board...

[feltdizz]

sure is. anyone could have inherited that team/Ben/Colbert and had as much if not more success. the team wins despite him

Once again you get all positive after a win...

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

I thought he had left us for greener, or maybe Browner, pastures.

[NJ-STEELER]

sure is. anyone could have inherited that team/Ben/Colbert and had as much if not more success. the team wins despite him

Yeah

keep thinking that

[feltdizz]

I thought he had left us for greener, or maybe Browner, pastures.

after a loss he is in a great mood but after a win... doubt and poutrage