In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

[Shawn]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

Not to mention Thomas is an interception machine.

[NJ-STEELER]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

CB is arguably the most overrated position on the field, IMO (DeVille ducks and looks over his shoulder for SFL).

Fred Smoot was great in college, joined Champ Bailey and sucked. Champ left and he was great again.. why? Cuz teams are GOING TO throw the football. They just throw at the team they perceive to be the weakest link.

What happened to Charles Woodson in Oakland? Namdi Asomougha... Did he suddenly become good in Green Bay? Nope, he got rid of Namdi.

If we draft a new CB in the 1st, we'll be asking for another one next year because Ike will become Mr Toast due to reputation of the newb.

If you want better CBs, get better pressure. Woodley and Harrison dissappeared in the middle of the season and so went our record. When they Wood became a beast the last few weeks, we started winning again.

It's hard to cover when the other team has all day to throw it. Ever notice how when Ben breaks away from the pursuit, it's almost always a big play? Cuz the opposing CB has been covering for FOREVER and finally lost his man.

Don't get me wrong - Will Gay should be a backup. HOWEVER, CB isn't necessarily the weakest link. I think the team had bigger issues due to missing Aaron smith for the 2nd half of the season. Gay was "sufficient" when Smith was there - still, he needs competition.

haven't you said in another thread that the secondary was awful last year?


the wins at the end of the year saw rodgers pass all over heinz field. the miami 2nd or 3rd string almost complete a big comback and balt's derrick mason dropped a wide open TD in his hands that most likely gives us another loss.

[SteelAbility]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

QB. Just a drama queen. Overpaid. Takes too many sacks. Poor deep ball. Off-field problems. Noone on the team likes him except for Keisel. Media hates him. I'm sure there are other problems I just can't think of them right now.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

I would bet the Steelers don't draft a CB in the 1st unless they trade down.

Haden is the only CB that I would be happy with at #18, and he will be long gone by then. However, it is a deep CB class with about a dozen CB prospects after Haden with a 2nd or 3rd round grade. One or two of them will likely be drafted late in the first, but none of them are worthy of #18, even if CB is our biggest need (if you reach for need, you end up with Troy Edwards...I think we are smarter than that). I think it is best player available in the first (i.e. not a corner, because there aren't any mid-first corners in this draft) but corner is a legit possibility on day 2 (rounds 2 & 3).

[SteelCzar76]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

Weakest link,...i'd say the organization's weakest links are every single player that we have drafted and brought in as F/A's since Mike Tomlin became Head Coach. (with the exceptions of Woodley and Wallace)

Along with the fact that Tomlin is little more than a glorified motivational speaker whom must Kow-Tow to Roethlisberger so as to please a specific demographic of the Steeler fanbase. IMO

But,...for the sake of answering the question from a position standpoint ,....

ILB (Timmons,..as i have said since he was drafted,... is a Clown and Potsie isn't getting any younger )

CB (Again,.. Gay, Burnett, and Lewis are Clowns, Dshea's been running on fumes for years and Ike whom has always been somewhat suspect,..... is getting older)

S (I realy don't think i even need to speak upon how ridiculous Carter and Mundy are,.....and Clark is likely gone)

DT/DE (People ,..you do realize that Hood is not a 3-4 DE whom would only ever be average at best in his true position in 4-3 ?)

RB (Mwelde,.. though decent,... is a journeyman whom has little to offer the O in terms of impact. And we will neeeeever be able to control the clock with "twinkle toes" Mendenhall maybe breaking off one or two long runs and then proceed to average 2 yards per carry on his other rushing attempts, thereby Ben must be allowed to throw the ball for more than 25 "back yard " attempts.)

That about sums it up for me,...in fact i no longer even have the patience to sugar coat any more evaluations when it comes to Tomlin's "Gritz Gang" anymore,.....

Mr Czar, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.



Sorry watching Billy Madison...funny stuff.

But, I do disagree with most of what you said. I'm a Timmons fan...just not a fan of Timmons in the mack. Wrong position for him entirely. I think Tomlin is a terrific coach. We have no idea if Burnett or Lewis are "clowns" yet. Hood has potential to be a dominant 3-4 DE...and twinkle toes mendenhall? you can't be serious.

As your entitled to your opinion Shawn (disagreement) as well as the passive aggressive quote. lol

But from where i stand the fact that you are a Timmons fan,... is exactly why you and a hand full of others including Mike Tomlin cannot be objective in terms of evaluating his performance or lack thereof. I do not have such an obstruction in terms of my vision or perspective though.

When i watch him play,..i see him as the player i saw him as when he was drafted,....highly overated, a considerable reach in the first round, and a player unsuitable in terms of considerable productivity for our defensive system,.. not only at outside backer but at either spot inside as well.

Before this season began i told you people that he was not "Going to be a Beast,..whom would bring a Polamalu or Chad Brown type impact to our LB corps". And that in fact he would be a liabilty against the run, fail to get off blocks, get washed, run through and around and not give the team much in terms of coverage. Prophecy,..if you will.

As far as Burnett, Lewis and Hood are concerned,....i simply watched all of these kids play in college against their peers at the time and they were all average at best with maybe Burnett being the best of them, Hood somewhere in the middle and Lewis the worst. So am i or anyone else to believe that they will become better than average starters at the professional level ? Granted,...nothing is impossible,...but greatness for these cats is HIGHLY unlikely.

Which brings me to Mike "Big Pimpin" Tomlin,..i am not a woman,..so i am not moved by the mack game that he runs in an attempt to make Steeler Fans believe that he is not wasting the higher percentage of our Draft selections on "cannon fodder".

[cruzer8]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

Weakest link,...i'd say the organization's weakest links are every single player that we have drafted and brought in as F/A's since Mike Tomlin became Head Coach. (with the exceptions of Woodley and Wallace)

Along with the fact that Tomlin is little more than a glorified motivational speaker whom must Kow-Tow to Roethlisberger so as to please a specific demographic of the Steeler fanbase. IMO

But,...for the sake of answering the question from a position standpoint ,....

ILB (Timmons,..as i have said since he was drafted,... is a Clown and Potsie isn't getting any younger )

CB (Again,.. Gay, Burnett, and Lewis are Clowns, Dshea's been running on fumes for years and Ike whom has always been somewhat suspect,..... is getting older)

S (I realy don't think i even need to speak upon how ridiculous Carter and Mundy are,.....and Clark is likely gone)

DT/DE (People ,..you do realize that Hood is not a 3-4 DE whom would only ever be average at best in his true position in 4-3 ?)

RB (Mwelde,.. though decent,... is a journeyman whom has little to offer the O in terms of impact. And we will neeeeever be able to control the clock with "twinkle toes" Mendenhall maybe breaking off one or two long runs and then proceed to average 2 yards per carry on his other rushing attempts, thereby Ben must be allowed to throw the ball for more than 25 "back yard " attempts.)

That about sums it up for me,...in fact i no longer even have the patience to sugar coat any more evaluations when it comes to Tomlin's "Gritz Gang" anymore,.....

Mr Czar, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.



Sorry watching Billy Madison...funny stuff.

But, I do disagree with most of what you said. I'm a Timmons fan...just not a fan of Timmons in the mack. Wrong position for him entirely. I think Tomlin is a terrific coach. We have no idea if Burnett or Lewis are "clowns" yet. Hood has potential to be a dominant 3-4 DE...and twinkle toes mendenhall? you can't be serious.

As your entitled to your opinion Shawn (disagreement) as well as the passive aggressive quote. lol

But from where i stand the fact that you are a Timmons fan,... is exactly why you and a hand full of others including Mike Tomlin cannot be objective in terms of evaluating his performance or lack thereof. I do not have such an obstruction in terms of my vision or perspective though.

When i watch him play,..i see him as the player i saw him as when he was drafted,....highly overated, a considerable reach in the first round, and a player unsuitable in terms of considerable productivity for our defensive system,.. not only at outside backer but at either spot inside as well.

Before this season began i told you people that he was not "Going to be a Beast,..whom would bring a Polamalu or Chad Brown type impact to our LB corps". And that in fact he would be a liabilty against the run, fail to get off blocks, get washed, run through and around and not give the team much in terms of coverage. Prophecy,..if you will.

As far as Burnett, Lewis and Hood are concerned,....i simply watched all of these kids play in college against their peers at the time and they were all average at best with maybe Burnett being the best of them, Hood somewhere in the middle and Lewis the worst. So am i or anyone else to believe that they will become better than average starters at the professional level ? Granted,...nothing is impossible,...but greatness for these cats is HIGHLY unlikely.

Which brings me to Mike "Big Pimpin" Tomlin,..i am not a woman,..so i am not moved by the mack game that he runs in an attempt to make Steeler Fans believe that he is not wasting the higher percentage of our Draft selections on "cannon fodder".

The only cannon fodder I see is your opinions on Tomlin and the players he's drafted.

[SteelCzar76]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

Weakest link,...i'd say the organization's weakest links are every single player that we have drafted and brought in as F/A's since Mike Tomlin became Head Coach. (with the exceptions of Woodley and Wallace)

Along with the fact that Tomlin is little more than a glorified motivational speaker whom must Kow-Tow to Roethlisberger so as to please a specific demographic of the Steeler fanbase. IMO

But,...for the sake of answering the question from a position standpoint ,....

ILB (Timmons,..as i have said since he was drafted,... is a Clown and Potsie isn't getting any younger )

CB (Again,.. Gay, Burnett, and Lewis are Clowns, Dshea's been running on fumes for years and Ike whom has always been somewhat suspect,..... is getting older)

S (I realy don't think i even need to speak upon how ridiculous Carter and Mundy are,.....and Clark is likely gone)

DT/DE (People ,..you do realize that Hood is not a 3-4 DE whom would only ever be average at best in his true position in 4-3 ?)

RB (Mwelde,.. though decent,... is a journeyman whom has little to offer the O in terms of impact. And we will neeeeever be able to control the clock with "twinkle toes" Mendenhall maybe breaking off one or two long runs and then proceed to average 2 yards per carry on his other rushing attempts, thereby Ben must be allowed to throw the ball for more than 25 "back yard " attempts.)

That about sums it up for me,...in fact i no longer even have the patience to sugar coat any more evaluations when it comes to Tomlin's "Gritz Gang" anymore,.....

Mr Czar, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.



Sorry watching Billy Madison...funny stuff.

But, I do disagree with most of what you said. I'm a Timmons fan...just not a fan of Timmons in the mack. Wrong position for him entirely. I think Tomlin is a terrific coach. We have no idea if Burnett or Lewis are "clowns" yet. Hood has potential to be a dominant 3-4 DE...and twinkle toes mendenhall? you can't be serious.

As your entitled to your opinion Shawn (disagreement) as well as the passive aggressive quote. lol

But from where i stand the fact that you are a Timmons fan,... is exactly why you and a hand full of others including Mike Tomlin cannot be objective in terms of evaluating his performance or lack thereof. I do not have such an obstruction in terms of my vision or perspective though.

When i watch him play,..i see him as the player i saw him as when he was drafted,....highly overated, a considerable reach in the first round, and a player unsuitable in terms of considerable productivity for our defensive system,.. not only at outside backer but at either spot inside as well.

Before this season began i told you people that he was not "Going to be a Beast,..whom would bring a Polamalu or Chad Brown type impact to our LB corps". And that in fact he would be a liabilty against the run, fail to get off blocks, get washed, run through and around and not give the team much in terms of coverage. Prophecy,..if you will.

As far as Burnett, Lewis and Hood are concerned,....i simply watched all of these kids play in college against their peers at the time and they were all average at best with maybe Burnett being the best of them, Hood somewhere in the middle and Lewis the worst. So am i or anyone else to believe that they will become better than average starters at the professional level ? Granted,...nothing is impossible,...but greatness for these cats is HIGHLY unlikely.

Which brings me to Mike "Big Pimpin" Tomlin,..i am not a woman,..so i am not moved by the mack game that he runs in an attempt to make Steeler Fans believe that he is not wasting the higher percentage of our Draft selections on "cannon fodder".

The only cannon fodder I see is your opinions on Tomlin and the players he's drafted.

Of course you do Cruz,...of course you do.

[Shawn]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

Weakest link,...i'd say the organization's weakest links are every single player that we have drafted and brought in as F/A's since Mike Tomlin became Head Coach. (with the exceptions of Woodley and Wallace)

Along with the fact that Tomlin is little more than a glorified motivational speaker whom must Kow-Tow to Roethlisberger so as to please a specific demographic of the Steeler fanbase. IMO

But,...for the sake of answering the question from a position standpoint ,....

ILB (Timmons,..as i have said since he was drafted,... is a Clown and Potsie isn't getting any younger )

CB (Again,.. Gay, Burnett, and Lewis are Clowns, Dshea's been running on fumes for years and Ike whom has always been somewhat suspect,..... is getting older)

S (I realy don't think i even need to speak upon how ridiculous Carter and Mundy are,.....and Clark is likely gone)

DT/DE (People ,..you do realize that Hood is not a 3-4 DE whom would only ever be average at best in his true position in 4-3 ?)

RB (Mwelde,.. though decent,... is a journeyman whom has little to offer the O in terms of impact. And we will neeeeever be able to control the clock with "twinkle toes" Mendenhall maybe breaking off one or two long runs and then proceed to average 2 yards per carry on his other rushing attempts, thereby Ben must be allowed to throw the ball for more than 25 "back yard " attempts.)

That about sums it up for me,...in fact i no longer even have the patience to sugar coat any more evaluations when it comes to Tomlin's "Gritz Gang" anymore,.....

Mr Czar, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.



Sorry watching Billy Madison...funny stuff.

But, I do disagree with most of what you said. I'm a Timmons fan...just not a fan of Timmons in the mack. Wrong position for him entirely. I think Tomlin is a terrific coach. We have no idea if Burnett or Lewis are "clowns" yet. Hood has potential to be a dominant 3-4 DE...and twinkle toes mendenhall? you can't be serious.

As your entitled to your opinion Shawn (disagreement) as well as the passive aggressive quote. lol

But from where i stand the fact that you are a Timmons fan,... is exactly why you and a hand full of others including Mike Tomlin cannot be objective in terms of evaluating his performance or lack thereof. I do not have such an obstruction in terms of my vision or perspective though.

When i watch him play,..i see him as the player i saw him as when he was drafted,....highly overated, a considerable reach in the first round, and a player unsuitable in terms of considerable productivity for our defensive system,.. not only at outside backer but at either spot inside as well.

Before this season began i told you people that he was not "Going to be a Beast,..whom would bring a Polamalu or Chad Brown type impact to our LB corps". And that in fact he would be a liabilty against the run, fail to get off blocks, get washed, run through and around and not give the team much in terms of coverage. Prophecy,..if you will.

As far as Burnett, Lewis and Hood are concerned,....i simply watched all of these kids play in college against their peers at the time and they were all average at best with maybe Burnett being the best of them, Hood somewhere in the middle and Lewis the worst. So am i or anyone else to believe that they will become better than average starters at the professional level ? Granted,...nothing is impossible,...but greatness for these cats is HIGHLY unlikely.

Which brings me to Mike "Big Pimpin" Tomlin,..i am not a woman,..so i am not moved by the mack game that he runs in an attempt to make Steeler Fans believe that he is not wasting the higher percentage of our Draft selections on "cannon fodder".

Certainly not passive aggressive...just playful. I love that quote.

How can I argue with an opinion about people that have seen little playing time? While Lewis and Burnett might be chumps I highly doubt you had alot of exposure to Burnett in college. So, I will have to call BS on that. You tube video analysis is probably a little more than wanting. I think you have made some premature judgements and I don't believe you to be a scout nor a paid evaluator of talent. So, me...I'll take my chances on what the Steeler scouts thought of these guys.

Hood when he got some PT looked very good. I was impressed late in the season with his play. Burnett will probably always be a nickle...but I like his nose for the ball...even with that big drop. Lewis...who knows...never seen him play in college...but again too soon to make judgements.

Tomlin already has a SB victory...something that took many seasons for Cowher to accomplish. So, he gets a gold star in my book. I'm certainly not responding to his "mack game"...lol.

[stlrz d]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

Weakest link,...i'd say the organization's weakest links are every single player that we have drafted and brought in as F/A's since Mike Tomlin became Head Coach. (with the exceptions of Woodley and Wallace)

Along with the fact that Tomlin is little more than a glorified motivational speaker whom must Kow-Tow to Roethlisberger so as to please a specific demographic of the Steeler fanbase. IMO

But,...for the sake of answering the question from a position standpoint ,....

ILB (Timmons,..as i have said since he was drafted,... is a Clown and Potsie isn't getting any younger )

CB (Again,.. Gay, Burnett, and Lewis are Clowns, Dshea's been running on fumes for years and Ike whom has always been somewhat suspect,..... is getting older)

S (I realy don't think i even need to speak upon how ridiculous Carter and Mundy are,.....and Clark is likely gone)

DT/DE (People ,..you do realize that Hood is not a 3-4 DE whom would only ever be average at best in his true position in 4-3 ?)

RB (Mwelde,.. though decent,... is a journeyman whom has little to offer the O in terms of impact. And we will neeeeever be able to control the clock with "twinkle toes" Mendenhall maybe breaking off one or two long runs and then proceed to average 2 yards per carry on his other rushing attempts, thereby Ben must be allowed to throw the ball for more than 25 "back yard " attempts.)

That about sums it up for me,...in fact i no longer even have the patience to sugar coat any more evaluations when it comes to Tomlin's "Gritz Gang" anymore,.....

Mr Czar, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.



Sorry watching Billy Madison...funny stuff.

But, I do disagree with most of what you said. I'm a Timmons fan...just not a fan of Timmons in the mack. Wrong position for him entirely. I think Tomlin is a terrific coach. We have no idea if Burnett or Lewis are "clowns" yet. Hood has potential to be a dominant 3-4 DE...and twinkle toes mendenhall? you can't be serious.

As your entitled to your opinion Shawn (disagreement) as well as the passive aggressive quote. lol

But from where i stand the fact that you are a Timmons fan,... is exactly why you and a hand full of others including Mike Tomlin cannot be objective in terms of evaluating his performance or lack thereof. I do not have such an obstruction in terms of my vision or perspective though.

When i watch him play,..i see him as the player i saw him as when he was drafted,....highly overated, a considerable reach in the first round, and a player unsuitable in terms of considerable productivity for our defensive system,.. not only at outside backer but at either spot inside as well.

Before this season began i told you people that he was not "Going to be a Beast,..whom would bring a Polamalu or Chad Brown type impact to our LB corps". And that in fact he would be a liabilty against the run, fail to get off blocks, get washed, run through and around and not give the team much in terms of coverage. Prophecy,..if you will.

As far as Burnett, Lewis and Hood are concerned,....i simply watched all of these kids play in college against their peers at the time and they were all average at best with maybe Burnett being the best of them, Hood somewhere in the middle and Lewis the worst. So am i or anyone else to believe that they will become better than average starters at the professional level ? Granted,...nothing is impossible,...but greatness for these cats is HIGHLY unlikely.

Which brings me to Mike "Big Pimpin" Tomlin,..i am not a woman,..so i am not moved by the mack game that he runs in an attempt to make Steeler Fans believe that he is not wasting the higher percentage of our Draft selections on "cannon fodder".

Certainly not passive aggressive...just playful. I love that quote.

How can argue I with an opinion about people that have seen little playing time? While Lewis and Burnett might be chumps I highly doubt you had alot of exposure to Burnett in college. So, I will have to call BS on that. You tube video analysis is probably a little more than wanting. I think you have made some premature judgements and I don't believe you to be a scout nor a paid evaluator of talent. So, me...I'll take my chances on what the Steeler scouts thought of these guys.

Hood when he got some PT looked very good. I was impressed late in the season with his play. Burnett will probably always be a nickle...but I like his nose for the ball...even with that big drop. Lewis...who knows...never seen him play in college...but again too soon to make judgements.

Tomlin already has a SB victory...something that took many seasons for Cowher to accomplish. So, he gets a gold star in my book. I'm certainly not responding to his "mack game"...lol.

czar is in the "he did it with Cowher's guys" camp...despite the many differences in the 2008 roster compared to the 2006 roster.

[Shawn]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

ohh gotcha...I'm sure Cowher's guys also coached themselves to victory.

[steelers75]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

Along with the fact that Tomlin is little more than a glorified motivational speaker....

As opposed to the master practitioner of X's and O's that was Bill Cowher, I suppose? Please.

[hawaiiansteel]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

Along with the fact that Tomlin is little more than a glorified motivational speaker....

As opposed to the master practitioner of X's and O's that was Bill Cowher, I suppose? Please.

please allow me to clarify and help you guys out on this topic -

Bill Cowher was a great coach because he coached our beloved Steelers for many years and brought us a Super Bowl Championship.

Mike Tomlin is a great coach because he is the current coach of our beloved Steelers and in his short tenure as head coach has also brought us a Super Bowl Championship.

hope that helps...

[SteelerOfDeVille]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

haven't you said in another thread that the secondary was awful last year?

the wins at the end of the year saw rodgers pass all over heinz field. the miami 2nd or 3rd string almost complete a big comback and balt's derrick mason dropped a wide open TD in his hands that most likely gives us another loss.

You're missing your top dollar/all-world SS and in some cases missing your FS... and starting a young CB who was best suited for Nickel (Gay). A few other dings along the way, and yes the secondary looked bad.

HOWEVER, the pass rush didn't help them AT ALL during those comebacks that you're referring to. On many days, we had a LB corps full of Gildongs when the game was on the line.

In all fairness, we turned to the prevent-like defenses way too much... it's stupid that the defense even exists... they exist in case you're up 17 with 2 minutes left... not if you're up 3 with 1 minute left.

[SteelerOfDeVille]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

Along with the fact that Tomlin is little more than a glorified motivational speaker....

As opposed to the master practitioner of X's and O's that was Bill Cowher, I suppose? Please.

please allow me to clarify and help you guys out on this topic -

Bill Cowher was a great coach because he coached our beloved Steelers for many years and brought us a Super Bowl Championship.

Mike Tomlin is a great coach because he is the current coach of our beloved Steelers and in his short tenure as head coach has also brought us a Super Bowl Championship.

hope that helps...

[hawaiiansteel]

Re: In your opinion, what is Steelers' weakest link?

haven't you said in another thread that the secondary was awful last year?

the wins at the end of the year saw rodgers pass all over heinz field. the miami 2nd or 3rd string almost complete a big comback and balt's derrick mason dropped a wide open TD in his hands that most likely gives us another loss.

You're missing your top dollar/all-world SS and in some cases missing your FS... and starting a young CB who was best suited for Nickel (Gay). A few other dings along the way, and yes the secondary looked bad.

HOWEVER, the pass rush didn't help them AT ALL during those comebacks that you're referring to. On many days, we had a LB corps full of Gildongs when the game was on the line.

In all fairness, we turned to the prevent-like defenses way too much... it's stupid that the defense even exists... they exist in case you're up 17 with 2 minutes left... not if you're up 3 with 1 minute left.

i couldn't agree with you more, i absolutely abhor prevent-like defenses when you're up by less than one score.

prevent defenses do exactly that...they prevent you from winning the game.