Regardless of the fact that we scored and took the lead, that play all sucked. That is exactly how we lost to Denver. Fitchner’s call or Ben’s?
The late TD to JuJu...
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Ben's fault
for that and the last ten years of playoff failures.
Cut that ****** now.
for that and the last ten years of playoff failures.
Cut that ****** now.
Whoever has the affection for throwing the ball into the middle of the EZ on the goal line needs to have their head examined. Especially because we run ALL of our receivers into the middle of the field there. Nothing like shrinking the field even more than it already is in that part of the field.
Wow, a ball that had no chance of being intercepted (for once) and an incredible acrobatic move, by our young talented receiver gets **** on? Really??
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No chance of being intercepted? That was close to 100yd pick six.
https://www.steelers.com/video/highlight-ben-to-juju-for-the-go-ahead-td
Not the first TD, the last one.
I liken it to the throw that went right through Haden's hand. We will take it.
You're thinking of JuJu's first TD catch.
He had two. The second was damn near identical to the pick thrown into the endzone to seal the game in Denver, except this one was miraculously not picked. Somehow.
You jump out of an airplane and manage to survive. Does that make it a smart decision.
Thanks for clarifying.
Sorry though, I just can't **** on a TD. It worked. When so many plays don't work down at the goal line, I can't be upset over a success.
And here's the difference. Ben throws that ball and the announcers jump all over him for 'nearly throwing an interception'. And how 'lucky' he is. Happened in the 2nd Browns game also to AB. Fouts nearly burst a blood vessel.
Farve or Manning, or Rogers or Luck throws the exact same ball: Wow, what a gunslinger. Did you see how he threaded that in between the eye of a needle! Only "insert QB name other than Ben" could have made that throw. What a gutsy call. At that point the QB has to trust his receiver, and JuJu is turning into an excellent NFL player.
Nope, we get, THAT SHOULD BE AN INT. BEN IS DUMB. Because these ex athletes have ******* biases. They don't like Big Ben. He was a douche when he entered the league, won young, became a bigger douche, then got suspended for 2 rape allegations. Ben lost in the court of public opinion, and he will never be lauded for his accomplishments ever. Any QB other than Ben leads that drive in SB 43, and they are the MVP. No ******* question.
Sorry though, I just can't **** on a TD. It worked. When so many plays don't work down at the goal line, I can't be upset over a success.
And here's the difference. Ben throws that ball and the announcers jump all over him for 'nearly throwing an interception'. And how 'lucky' he is. Happened in the 2nd Browns game also to AB. Fouts nearly burst a blood vessel.
Farve or Manning, or Rogers or Luck throws the exact same ball: Wow, what a gunslinger. Did you see how he threaded that in between the eye of a needle! Only "insert QB name other than Ben" could have made that throw. What a gutsy call. At that point the QB has to trust his receiver, and JuJu is turning into an excellent NFL player.
Nope, we get, THAT SHOULD BE AN INT. BEN IS DUMB. Because these ex athletes have ******* biases. They don't like Big Ben. He was a douche when he entered the league, won young, became a bigger douche, then got suspended for 2 rape allegations. Ben lost in the court of public opinion, and he will never be lauded for his accomplishments ever. Any QB other than Ben leads that drive in SB 43, and they are the MVP. No ******* question.
Yep Ben missed 4 passes all game, so can't really complain there, so let's complain about a completed pass for 6. I wonder if Giants fans complained about Eli throwing that ball up for Tyree.
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Uh, the 2nd TD to JuJu was thrown super high to AVOID being a repeat of the Denver debacle. In fact JuJu had to make an epic circus catch to even bring it down in bounds. Who DIDN'T think, "**** Ben... Why'd you throw it so high" when the ref first called it a catch out of bounds?
Some people.
Sure. Ben makes mistakes. Often at terrible times. But he more often is frickin' money.
I'm not going to say what we saw with Dobbs is a clear indicator of life after Ben. Dobbs probably doesn't have a grasp of the entire playbook yet. He needed to be given a reduced set of plays that he is comfortable with and can excel at. But clearly there was a world of difference between QB A and QB B.
Some people.
Sure. Ben makes mistakes. Often at terrible times. But he more often is frickin' money.
I'm not going to say what we saw with Dobbs is a clear indicator of life after Ben. Dobbs probably doesn't have a grasp of the entire playbook yet. He needed to be given a reduced set of plays that he is comfortable with and can excel at. But clearly there was a world of difference between QB A and QB B.
The play is a good play but Ben, once again, did not see a LB in between he and his target. That should have been an INT at the goal line but the LB flat out missed the ball going through his hands. Not sure what has happened to Ben's vision. Maybe he needs glasses.
We are bitching about TDs now, I know were are all pissed but really.
That's the problem with those bang bang plays, there's no reading the defense, it's a designed rub route, he's throwing there no matter what, as soon as he gets it in his hands that the play design.
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We have an opportunity to win the game with 2nd and 1 and we do basically the same thing that cost us a game 2 weeks ago. Yep...I'm bitchin.
"Perhaps he shouldn't have thrown the interception.
Fundamentals people!!!"
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That or our all world Oline with 3 pro bowlers and the highest paid Oline shouldve been able to get a push vs the worst run D in the NFL vs Denver so Connor could score, instead we got our ***** handed to us on that play.
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Exactly.
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LOL, the LB missed the damn ball man. Why do we have a FB on the roster if we refuse to run the ball in short yardage? By the way, they left them way too much time because of it too. Our coaches are incompetent.