Are We Sandbagging?

[Starlifter]

With our injuries to our back end of the defense, we can't afford to hold back on offense. IF that's what we are doing. Time to crank it up and rattle off some victories and be ready for week 15..........Patriots at Steelers.

speaking of sandbagging - while i never want the steelers to dump a game, I'm also not sure if it's a good strategy to show all their cards in week 15. Who knows how the seeding and the playoffs will work out - but let's just say I'm not confident of beating the pats once in a season let alone twice. And if we are going to get a split - I'd rather the win be in January!!......

[feltdizz]

Last I checked Ben was somewhere around #24.

depends on the stat. which one are you using? I used yards but I just checked TD's and damn..

Ben only has 12 TD's. ranked 19th.

[K Train]

I also noticed Bell couldn't juke anyone.

And I also noticed that he didn't seem to be able to get to the edge and turn upfield.

And I was thinking, "Man, he's lost that step, hasn't he ...". And I remember thinking that a couple of times in the last few games also.

Doesn't prove anything ... it's just some knee-jerk observations ...

You are referencing one play where a linebacker prevented him from turning up the sideline...one play

[feltdizz]

You are referencing one play where a linebacker prevented him from turning up the sideline...one play

he's slowing down...lol

I don't get it. They expect Bell to rip off 15 yard runs on every play.

The other guys get paid too.

[RuthlessBurgher]

depends on the stat. which one are you using? I used yards but I just checked TD's and damn..

Ben only has 12 TD's. ranked 19th.

Odd Ben factoid that was noted in Peter King's MMQB this week:

Regarding the Pittsburgh-Indianapolis game Sunday: After 10 minutes in his Week 10 game, Ben Roethlisberger, for the season, had 10 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and had taken 10 sacks.

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

I'm not confident of beating the pats once in a season let alone twice. And if we are going to get a split - I'd rather the win be in January!!......

The thing is that the first game will probably decide where the second game is played.

I'd have a lot more confidence playing in Pittsburgh in January than in Foxboro - regardless of the result in December.

[Slapstick]

depends on the stat. which one are you using? I used yards but I just checked TD's and damn..

Ben only has 12 TD's. ranked 19th.

Make that 16...

[KYPITTFAN]

I'm no great fan of Tomlin but he did make a great point addressing the offense problems on Wednesday.
Tomlin said "I make no excuses, but we have played 6 of 9 games on the road", road games make 3rd down efficiency difficult.
If you can't convert on 3rd down largely because crowd noise makes QB communications harder and limits play calling then drives stop."

Tomlin said he believes being the second half of the season is heavily waited for home games this will change and the offense will be fine.
Last nights game 40pts.

[K Train]

thats kind of an insane road schedule looking back. Home games to finish the season will be nice