Week 10: LA Rams @ Pittsburgh Steelers

[Oh wow]

That's where Im at. I think this team has a chance to make a run... and I (or anyone else making that comment a few weeks ago) would have been laughed off of this forum by saying that.

I said it weeks ago and people laughed.

The “play hard” is a dig that came up after I gave the team credit for battling in those early losses to Seattle and San Fran.

We’ve been in every game except one this year and that’s what makes Tomlin a great coach. 90% of the time we have a chance to win our games late in the fourth.

That’s not luck, that’s not in spite of, that’s because we have a good coaching staff.

Sure the O stinks but we don’t have the talent on O right now. Even with Conner, Snell, Nix the offense isn’t scary this year but it can do enough to win a few games if they stop turning it over.

[flippy]

I watched every second of every game in 2004 and IMO, Rudolph compares favorably to Ben. The Steelers in 2004 had a running game and a better all-around supporting cast. It is indeed foolish to write off MR after seven games. Get Conner and Snell healthy again and see what happens.

There's a big difference between the 2 of them. And it's arm strength. Ben has a cannon. MR has a squirt gun.

Ben's arm has overcome his play for most of his career. Mason needs to be smarter and play a lot smarter and that's just going to take time.

[ikestops85]

I get frustrated with Mason also but then I think back to another QB who struggled. This guy took over the starting job his second year also. Here are his stats for his first 2 years as a starter

Year 1 - 320 out of 526 for a 60.8% completion percentage with 17 TDs and 16 interceptions
Year 2 - 205 out of 356 for a 57.6% completion percentage with 11 TDs and 15 interceptions (9 games)

The next year was his breakout year

Year 3 - 262 out of 400 for a 65.5% completion percentage with 27 TDs and 7 interceptions.


Can anybody guess who this QB is? The second question is will the Steeler fans have enough patience to see if Mason can develop into a great QB?

[Oviedo]

I get frustrated with Mason also but then I think back to another QB who struggled. This guy took over the starting job his second year also. Here are his stats for his first 2 years as a starter

Year 1 - 320 out of 526 for a 60.8% completion percentage with 17 TDs and 16 interceptions
Year 2 - 205 out of 356 for a 57.6% completion percentage with 11 TDs and 15 interceptions (9 games)

The next year was his breakout year

Year 3 - 262 out of 400 for a 65.5% completion percentage with 27 TDs and 7 interceptions.


Can anybody guess who this QB is? The second question is will the Steeler fans have enough patience to see if Mason can develop into a great QB?

Mason is going to be fine and a QB we can win with.

He may not be as good as Ben, but who is? It took us over 20 years after Bradshaw retired to get a franchise QB.

I think Mason will be at least as good as Derek Carr who is a solid NFL QB and he has the potential to be better. We can win if he is that, especially if we aren't committing 20% of the salary cap to a "franchise" QB and we can add the necessary complementary pieces.

[Northern_Blitz]

I get frustrated with Mason also but then I think back to another QB who struggled. This guy took over the starting job his second year also. Here are his stats for his first 2 years as a starter

Year 1 - 320 out of 526 for a 60.8% completion percentage with 17 TDs and 16 interceptions
Year 2 - 205 out of 356 for a 57.6% completion percentage with 11 TDs and 15 interceptions (9 games)

The next year was his breakout year

Year 3 - 262 out of 400 for a 65.5% completion percentage with 27 TDs and 7 interceptions.


Can anybody guess who this QB is? The second question is will the Steeler fans have enough patience to see if Mason can develop into a great QB?

Don't know who the QB is.

But I hope Mason's next year of starting doesn't come for a few years and we get high level Ben with a high level D.

That combination has led to 3 SB appearances in the past and hopefully a few more.

[Oh wow]

I get frustrated with Mason also but then I think back to another QB who struggled. This guy took over the starting job his second year also. Here are his stats for his first 2 years as a starter

Year 1 - 320 out of 526 for a 60.8% completion percentage with 17 TDs and 16 interceptions
Year 2 - 205 out of 356 for a 57.6% completion percentage with 11 TDs and 15 interceptions (9 games)

The next year was his breakout year

Year 3 - 262 out of 400 for a 65.5% completion percentage with 27 TDs and 7 interceptions.


Can anybody guess who this QB is? The second question is will the Steeler fans have enough patience to see if Mason can develop into a great QB?

Peyton?

Hell, I don’t know... but I definitely remember Peyton having a ton of turnovers his first few seasons.

IMO what makes Mason ok is his lack of turnovers. Just means we won’t see as many splash plays as well.

I just hope he stops taking sacks in his own endzone. His lack of urgency on those plays is scary.

[ikestops85]

Peyton?

Hell, I don’t know... but I definitely remember Peyton having a ton of turnovers his first few seasons.

IMO what makes Mason ok is his lack of turnovers. Just means we won’t see as many splash plays as well.

I just hope he stops taking sacks in his own endzone. His lack of urgency on those plays is scary.

The answer is

Drew Brees