• Please be aware we've switched the forums to their own URL. (again) You'll find the new website address to be www.steelernationforum.com Thanks
  • Please clear your private messages. Your inbox is close to being full.

Have you looked at our remaining schedule?

In reality it is somewhere in-between schedule wise.

And it involves who are the Steelers?

Will the real Big Ben please stand up please stand up please stand up.

And the degree of schedule difficulty is which Big Ben shows up.

Is it the bone head decision - force the ball to Antonio Ben. Inaccurate not on the same page with his receivers Ben.

Or is it the spread the ball around and pile up yardage and points Ben.

We have seen plenty of both.

But to get to where the Steelers and fans want the team to go, we need more of the second type of Big Ben. And less of the inconsistent Big Ben.

And sure our D and coaches still need to improve obviously.

But Ben is the type of QB that to a certain degree can win despite some of the other shortcomings mentioned.

He just needs to spread the ball around, and be the Big Ben he is more than capable of being.

With a schematic approach I would like to see more two TE sets. Both Jesse and McDonald can move the chains. And AB and Juju have proven to be reliable.

I also would like to see what JaySam has to offer over Ridley as a change of pace option.

I have seen enough to know if the coaches help strengthen our areas of strength they can win some games.

But have also seen enough to know that aren't consistently smart enough, to make in games adjustments when needed.

Where does that leave the Steelers? Until they show otherwise they are what they have shown.

A .500 team.
 
The Chiefs scored plenty on the Jags. There is no great team in the NFL this year and there hasn’t been for years.

The reality is that the rules heavily skewed to the passing game coupled with rules against padded practices means that defense and OL play have fallen off a cliff in the last few years. The result is that no team has any control over games anymore. Even the top teams now must keep scoring points to ensure the win.

Back when you were allowed to practice football, the OL play was at a high level. The good rushing teams thought nothing of running against 8 in the box. They had the schemes and the blocking to do it.

So you had the good teams getting out to a double digit lead and then strangling the life out of the other team with the run game and good defense. How many times did we watch the steelers get up by 10 and in the second half and the game was effectively over?

What is a safe lead today? If the steelers are up 10 with 4 minutes left are you certain of a win? I’m not.

The point is that the steelers have problems just like every other team and looking at a schedule and declaring losses is silly. There is no team in the NFL that is unbeatable.
 
tapeANaspirin2it said:
The Chiefs scored plenty on the Jags. There is no great team in the NFL this year and there hasn’t been for years.

The reality is that the rules heavily skewed to the passing game coupled with rules against padded practices means that defense and OL play have fallen off a cliff in the last few years. The result is that no team has any control over games anymore. Even the top teams now must keep scoring points to ensure the win.

Back when you were allowed to practice football, the OL play was at a high level. The good rushing teams thought nothing of running against 8 in the box. They had the schemes and the blocking to do it.

So you had the good teams getting out to a double digit lead and then strangling the life out of the other team with the run game and good defense. How many times did we watch the steelers get up by 10 and in the second half and the game was effectively over?

What is a safe lead today? If the steelers are up 10 with 4 minutes left are you certain of a win? I’m not.

The point is that the steelers have problems just like every other team and looking at a schedule and declaring losses is silly. There is no team in the NFL that is unbeatable.
Click to expand...

The Rams and KC would disagree.
 
Vader said:
This schedule isn't and has never been hard. With parity in the NFL most teams don't have a HOF QB and a stable organization. The Steelers have both. Which is why the Steelers will win 10-12 games as long as Ben is here. Seriously how anybody can think the Steelers are going to lose more than 6 games with Ben healthy is beyond me. Who's going to beat them? Atlanta with their swiss cheese OL and no defense? As bad as the Steelers played against the Clowns all they could do is tie. The only teams left on the schedule who even have a chance of beating the Steelers are the pats*, Jags, and maybe the Saints. We always split with the rats and the clowns won't get 5 TOs again. The bungles are a joke. I don't care if they did beat Miami.. the same team that got plastered by the pats*.
Click to expand...

Everything is transpiring as I have foreseen.
 
Vader said:
This schedule isn't and has never been hard. With parity in the NFL most teams don't have a HOF QB and a stable organization. The Steelers have both. Which is why the Steelers will win 10-12 games as long as Ben is here. Seriously how anybody can think the Steelers are going to lose more than 6 games with Ben healthy is beyond me. Who's going to beat them? Atlanta with their swiss cheese OL and no defense? As bad as the Steelers played against the Clowns all they could do is tie. The only teams left on the schedule who even have a chance of beating the Steelers are the pats*, Jags, and maybe the Saints. We always split with the rats and the clowns won't get 5 TOs again. The bungles are a joke. I don't care if they did beat Miami.. the same team that got plastered by the pats*.
Click to expand...

Vader Johnson is correct Hurrumph!


Sent from my iPhone using Steeler Nation mobile app
 
Cope said:
How am I getting cocky? They're the ones sucking...
Click to expand...

i remember last year everyone was saying there is no way the jags would beat us twice and how lucky they got the first game and blah blah blah. Of course we all know what happened. Not sure how anyone could be confident playing the Jags. In theory we should win, but they have given us problems.
 
slashsteel said:
I would think that would get a team on the outside looking in.

We will need to at least win one more.
Click to expand...

The tie will get us ahead of other 9 win teams and right behind the 10 win teams. Very well could be outside looking in but might be just enough to get us in.


Sent from my iPhone using Steeler Nation mobile app
 
mr peeples said:
Don't get cocky; they can still whoop us, Fournette will be back.
Click to expand...


I read every day and have been reading this board for 10 years or so
I haven't commented much but I need to say it's flat out obvious that your not
A steeler fan. At least have enough balls to come argue without hiding like a *****.
Just tell us your favorite team defend them and move on

This being said all Steeler fans still expect playoffs. No matter how bad it looks. Or how poorly we
Are Coached. We have BIG BEN which means we always have a chance to win 10 games and make the playoffs

To suggest we will lose the majority of the games left tells me your either not a Steelers fan or your an idiot
Have you ever seen BIG BEN lose that many games ? There's a Reason Mike Tomlin who is not a good Coach hasn't ever had a losing season

The reason BIG BEN

Move along troll
 
you complete me said:
I read every day and have been reading this board for 10 years or so
I haven't commented much but I need to say it's flat out obvious that your not
A steeler fan. At least have enough balls to come argue without hiding like a *****.
Just tell us your favorite team defend them and move on

This being said all Steeler fans still expect playoffs. No matter how bad it looks. Or how poorly we
Are Coached. We have BIG BEN which means we always have a chance to win 10 games and make the playoffs

To suggest we will lose the majority of the games left tells me your either not a Steelers fan or your an idiot
Have you ever seen BIG BEN lose that many games ? There's a Reason Mike Tomlin who is not a good Coach hasn't ever had a losing season

The reason BIG BEN

Move along troll
Click to expand...

He is the poster formerly known as "Hollywood Bags", among other names. He has been banned about a dozen times, and always pops up under a new name.
 
steelermania said:
He is the poster formerly known as "Hollywood Bags", among other names. He has been banned about a dozen times, and always pops up under a new name.
Click to expand...

Oh ok
I got you. I remember him

Well no matter who he is anyone that thinks A Healthy Big Ben lead team will finish with 3 to 5 wins is stupid.
Ben will always keep us competitive. We still have lots of work to do but can absolutely turn this thing around
 
jitter77 said:
i remember last year everyone was saying there is no way the jags would beat us twice and how lucky they got the first game and blah blah blah. Of course we all know what happened. Not sure how anyone could be confident playing the Jags. In theory we should win, but they have given us problems.
Click to expand...

Bortles plays good against two teams.. us and the pats. He’s awful otherwise.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top