Hey Tomlin/Colber take note...playoff week 1 it's still defense that wins

[steelerkeylargo]

The teams that are left are written below along with their offensive and defensive rankings (by yards and points)

[Team] [O yards] [O Points] [D yards] [D points]
Chiefs----1-------------1------------31----------24
Pats------5-------------4------------21----------7
Saints----8------------3------------14-----------14
Rams----2-------------2------------19----------20

Exactly. We were 1 of 2 teams ranked top 10 in both. Ravens the other

[Steel Maniac]

What’s so funny is how often our offense was top flight like that yet we’ve made an AFC championship once in 8 years.

[Shawn]

Hey, you said it; I just said he’s still stearing down receivers. Mahommes is light years ahead of him in qb development.

You don't have to say it.

[Eich]

What’s so funny is how often our offense was top flight like that yet we’ve made an AFC championship once in 8 years.

Meanwhile, the team that cheats has been to 8 AFCC in 8 years.

[Steel Maniac]

Yeah, I dont like the pats either but the coaching job they did yesterday on the Chargers was masterful. They didn’t even punt in the entire first half. Yeah Brady isn’t as good as he used to be but they know how to work with what they have. Josh McDaniels is one of the best OC’s ever all time.

[Northern_Blitz]

Yeah, I dont like the pats either but the coaching job they did yesterday on the Chargers was masterful. They didn’t even punt in the entire first half. Yeah Brady isn’t as good as he used to be but they know how to work with what they have. Josh McDaniels is one of the best OC’s ever all time.

This may be true, but lots of teams have made the mistake of over-rating BB's coordinators when hiring HCs.

[Northern_Blitz]

Exactly. We were 1 of 2 teams ranked top 10 in both. Ravens the other

2018 Steelers: A pretty good team, except for the turnover ratio (and the crappy kicking)

[Steel Maniac]

This may be true, but lots of teams have made the mistake of over-rating BB's coordinators when hiring HCs.

Oh yeah; that’s why I said OC. Clearly some guys are great OC’s and that’s it. Like Norv Turner.

[Steel Maniac]

2018 Steelers: A pretty good team, except for the turnover ratio (and the crappy kicking)

What did either have to do with losing while being up by 16 on the Chargers or about not being able to stop the Raiders?

[Northern_Blitz]

What did either have to do with losing while being up by 16 on the Chargers or about not being able to stop the Raiders?

Your right, being 28th in turnover ratio (-11) and 31st in FG% (69.6%) didn't have a significant impact on the season despite our team ranking on O and D being good on O and OK on D.

[Team] [O yards] [O Points] [D yards] [D points]
Steelers---4-------------6(t)--------6----------16

Our team rankings on O and D aren't that much different than the Saints or the Pats:
Saints----8------------3------------14-----------14
Pats------5-------------4------------21----------7

but we made too many critical mistakes in all phases and lost too many close games.

[Steel Maniac]

I hear you; and I'm not saying those things didn't play a part in some games. Because they did.

[KYPITTFAN]

Man coverage wins, zone coverage beats poor or mediocre QB's. I have said this till I'm blue in the face. This is why Brady is playing in his 8th championship game in a row.
Until we change our style of defense nothing will improve. This style of defense is also why we lose leads. When a team comes in with a game plan of running and we get the lead they then start throwing, thus the lead goes away.

[Steel Maniac]

Man coverage wins, zone coverage beats poor or mediocre QB's. I have said this till I'm blue in the face. This is why Brady is playing in his 8th championship game in a row.
Until we change our style of defense nothing will improve. This style of defense is also why we lose leads. When a team comes in with a game plan of running and we get the lead they then start throwing, thus the lead goes away.

Your right;