Bringing the discussion back from bloodworms to the game...
Initial thought:
This offensive line simply isn't any good. Cook and Anderson should be 2s. Fautanu is serviceable, but not living up to his first-round pedigree. McCormick and Frazier are decent, but much of the pressure came from the middle. Frazier is overrated by many here. Watch a Chiefs game and focus on Creed Humphrey if you want to see center play at a truly all-pro level.
Other thoughts:
1) Aaron Rodgers is a tough SOB, no question. That sandwich hit he took was vicious. But if he sees pressure coming, he will sacrifice the potential success of the play to save himself. Did it last year frequently, and he's still doing it this season. Won't change as he approaches his 43rd birthday.
2) This team loves to run the ball on first down. And when they do decide to pass, and it's incomplete, you can bet your car that it's going to be a run on second down. Unless it was a hurry-up situation, or they were behind by three scores late, they didn't deviate from this stupid formula. Not once.
3) Handing big contracts out like they were Halloween candy is biting the Steelers in the ***. I've never been JPJ's biggest fan, but considering the return on the deals from Benton and Washington, it makes no sense that they are squeezing Porter. He's a top 10-12 player at his position. Those guys aren't.
4) DK made this list last week, and I'll say it again: He is not a WR1. He should be ashamed every time that monstrous paycheck hits his account. Bad trade, terrible contract, and the Steelers are left paying out their *** for a mid wideout who isn't a game-changer, and makes routine catches look difficult.
5) Hopefully DeShon Elliott is ready to come of off IR in a few weeks, because Rayshawn Jenkins has looked every bit the part of a journeyman secondary player. The defense played well enough to win yesterday. Getting Elliott and hopefully Porter back in the lineup soon will make them even better.
