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Game Balls, Game Goats & FU's..............@ Dallas

They definitely played down to their opponent. Classic Tomlin let down.

Steelers - Cowboys is the best uniform match-up in sports.
 
GILBERT said:
They definitely played down to their opponent. Classic Tomlin let down.

Steelers - Cowboys is the best uniform match-up in sports.
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Almost the difference is the team ended the game with a W.


Win ugly win pretty just win !
 
Remember when we were given the option of losing 1 game between DAL, TEN, and BAL? Whelp we almost had the loss to DAL, which we all would have taken, yet this team gut out another win. Steelers ran the gauntlet and are still undefeated. Great teams find different ways to win each week. This is a great team. They need to execute better, but he D kept drives ending as FGs instead of TDs. Offense started hitting the EZ and caught up even though they couldn't convert a single PAT from their 3 TDs.

This team nearly lost the game on special teams. That was the difference in this game. 2 huge KRs, stopping our point kicking game. Every unit except 1. Punting. Berry was a ******* monster yesterday. High hangtime, deep kicks. He gets my game ball for for this game. IN my mind, if we didn't switch back to Berry, we lose these past 3 games. He's been flipping the field, and getting killer hang time. Colquitt was a disaster, Berry is back and kicking the best he ever has. Thank you for getting this decision right Tombert, because it is the difference between winning and losing.
 
bermudasteel said:
True but they get a FU for not calling the two PI calls on Chase...
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My lord these infuriated me. First one he was pushed down so he couldn't jump. 2nd one he was ******* tackled. Tony Romo shut the hell up on those defended plays. Man they were egregiously bad no calls...
 
I'm giving a game ball to Canada. The coach not the country for producing Chase Claypool. The 5-R stack sets in the second half saved the game and took away all the aggressive blitzes at Ben. There is no way that came from Fichtner. Or frankly any OC this team has had in the last how many years. And don't get me wrong I don't want 5 wide *******. But in that moment it was what was required and I just have never seen this team commit to a chess matchup advantage like that before in the past.
 
MT~Forged said:
As we saw today, the OL has been going downhill since Munch left. The scrub they have coaching them should be sent back to Pop Warner where he came from. Time to go and get a real coach

How is it that they always seem to have a **** ST Coach? Is there a pool of money to pay coaches, and all they have left is $20 to pay a ST coach?
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I don't know about that.. I think it has some to do with the play of the players. Did you see Pouncey yesterday? Gallimore was running through him almost every down and this seems to be something happening to Pouncey almost every week.

Feiler is very average at G, I think he's better suited for RT.
 
tapeANaspirin2it said:
Goats Fichtner and Butler. Want more proof they are both subpar? The Steelers are undefeated. You ever hear a commentator talk about how Butler or Fichtner will be a head coach soon? Cowher was losing assistants to head coaching jobs left and right. Nobody wants to interview Butler or Fichtner

Look at how much damn talent is on this defense. Butler has had above average talent every year but only after trading up for Bush, trading for Minkah, and Dupree finally emerging as a threat did Butler's defense become a factor. I mean what DC could not have a top defense with this much talent? And yet somehow this defense still gives up big plays and finds itself time and again in bad matchups far too often.

How does Spillane or Dupree end up covering CeeDee Lamb? This isn't a one off. We have seen offenses dictate this by formation and get easy plays. How does it keep happening?


I don't understand Fichtner. How is his initial gameplan wrong every single week? I understand the concept of scripting plays. You are calling plays to see how the defense will stop various concepts then you use that info to adjust your playcalls and attack that. Lots of teams do it. But scripted doesn't mean random. The scripted plays are supposed to work. Not be throwaways just to gauge a reaction. The script should have a plan to it based on film study.

It seems Fichtner does eventually figure out what will work but sometimes it's not until the second half. They can hold off the Cowboys but what happens when they get in the playoffs and find themselves down by 10 at the half to a good team? I see this season ending when the steelers just seem to run out of time playing catch up against a good team because as usual, they flushed the first 3 or 4 drives down the toilet.


This run game is garbage. A total afterthought. You have a good OL and big WRs who can block and you can't pick up 1 yard vs a bad run defense? Bullshit. They had to call a counter play on the 4th and 1 hoping to trick the cowboys. Can't possibly just call a dive play up the gut. It's barely in the offense.


There are far to many OCs who make their reputations on getting splash plays and easy yards, but it's the tough yards that win championships. STeelers can't get tough yards and until they can, this offense will ultimately be unreliable in big moments.
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After the first quarter or so, Fichtner's only job is telling Ben what down it is. It's an important role and one he takes a lot of pride in.
 
As a fan, you can never walk away from watching the game this year. I would love to see them come out fast and put their foot on the throat of their opponent, but it doesn't appear that will happen.

However, no matter how bleak it appears in the first half, they find themselves 8-0.

My heart needs a blowout.
 
tapeANaspirin2it said:
Goats Fichtner and Butler. Want more proof they are both subpar? The Steelers are undefeated. You ever hear a commentator talk about how Butler or Fichtner will be a head coach soon? Cowher was losing assistants to head coaching jobs left and right. Nobody wants to interview Butler or Fichtner

Look at how much damn talent is on this defense. Butler has had above average talent every year but only after trading up for Bush, trading for Minkah, and Dupree finally emerging as a threat did Butler's defense become a factor. I mean what DC could not have a top defense with this much talent? And yet somehow this defense still gives up big plays and finds itself time and again in bad matchups far too often.

How does Spillane or Dupree end up covering CeeDee Lamb? This isn't a one off. We have seen offenses dictate this by formation and get easy plays. How does it keep happening?
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Watt was back in coverage (yet again this week) on Lamb on the Cowboys' first touchdown. With no deep help. It's just inexcusable. Watt is the fastest guy off the ball in the league...he should be rushing the passer EVERY SINGLE TIME. Not covering skilled wide receivers.

Couldn't agree with you more about the coordinators being the goats. The Steelers are continuing to win despite them, not because of them.


tapeANaspirin2it said:
I don't understand Fichtner. How is his initial gameplan wrong every single week? I understand the concept of scripting plays. You are calling plays to see how the defense will stop various concepts then you use that info to adjust your playcalls and attack that. Lots of teams do it. But scripted doesn't mean random. The scripted plays are supposed to work. Not be throwaways just to gauge a reaction. The script should have a plan to it based on film study.

It seems Fichtner does eventually figure out what will work but sometimes it's not until the second half. They can hold off the Cowboys but what happens when they get in the playoffs and find themselves down by 10 at the half to a good team? I see this season ending when the steelers just seem to run out of time playing catch up against a good team because as usual, they flushed the first 3 or 4 drives down the toilet.
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Fichtner doesn't figure out ****. He hands the reins over to Ben, and the Steelers start to move the ball and score points with Ben calling the plays. They found themselves down 10 at halftime last week against a good team (the Ravens), and Ben saved his bacon. But you're right...they're playing with fire.
 
SteelerSask said:
I'm giving a game ball to Canada. The coach not the country for producing Chase Claypool. The 5-R stack sets in the second half saved the game and took away all the aggressive blitzes at Ben. There is no way that came from Fichtner. Or frankly any OC this team has had in the last how many years. And don't get me wrong I don't want 5 wide *******. But in that moment it was what was required and I just have never seen this team commit to a chess matchup advantage like that before in the past.
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Fichtner had me scratching my head and furious at times. Almost had me wishing for Todd Haley at moments, but thankfully I just saw this and dropped me right back down to earth. Ben isn't that difficult a player IMO if he dealt with this douchebag for 4 years and there were no serious fireworks:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Story checks out. Week 16, 2010. Haley pulls Cassel off the field mid-drive. And the Chiefs were up 34-14!! <a href="https://t.co/jiodHLZl1m">https://t.co/jiodHLZl1m</a> <a href="https://t.co/S52Kts3kGp">pic.twitter.com/S52Kts3kGp</a></p>— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) <a href="https://twitter.com/Alex_Kozora/status/1325978138531262465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Oh yeah, I don't know if he's been mentioned yet, but Alex Highsmith should get some mention. He's really quick off the snap, has some moves, and hasn't been terrible against the run.

This guy is looking pretty damn good so far.
 
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