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How about some no huddle from the get go?
To the AFC championship game!
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Everyone picked against us in KC. Everyone will pick against us again in NE.
We will show them the way.
We will show them the way.
They will be the underdog no matter who they play.
The line will be Pats by 5 or 6. Doesn't matter. We started Brady's career in 2001, we're ending it in 2017!!!!!!!
The Pats are favored by 4 right now
That's great, but that pass needed to hit him in stride. What it was was another terrrible pass from Ben.
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Why? If he holds onto it it is a TD.
That pass couldn't hit him in stride, the db had inside position, that's why it was back shoulder.
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That is the best way to beat him. Harrison and Dupree are up for the task. We can not leave people as open as we did last night. Brady is much better than Smith.
Ain't gonna beat the Cheating Bastiges by taking FG's instead of TD's.
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You play the stock market based on what you THINK is going to happen...not what you HOPE is going to happen. With that said...I expect the Steelers to lose next week. I say that for several reasons:
1. I don't want to get too emotionally invested in this. If I don't expect a W, I won't be as disappointed if they lose.
2. Tom B has our number. We've seen it too many times before
3. Bill B. is GREAT coach. He will game plan and have the Pats ready to go. Tomlin is a serviceable coach. We'll see very little deviation from what we see every week.
4. Ben has not been looking like an elite QB in recent weeks, and his performance is noticeably worse on the road.
5. The Pats won't have 2 bad games back to back.
6. As good as our defense has played, the Pats will put up at least 24 points. I'm just not convinced, based on what we've seen the past few weeks, the Steelers will score more than that.
It's not all doom and gloom:
1. You can't really game plan for Bell, because his talent is so unique. His unconventional style could render even the best game plans useless. We just need to keep NE guessing...even if he's running well. I think we got in a rut against KC, and they eventually shut him down because we didn't keep them honest.
Go ahead...all the homers can lob their F-bombs at me, but I'm no fair-weather fan. I've been die-hard longer than many of you have been alive. I HOPE the Steelers win. I just don't THINK they will.
1. I don't want to get too emotionally invested in this. If I don't expect a W, I won't be as disappointed if they lose.
2. Tom B has our number. We've seen it too many times before
3. Bill B. is GREAT coach. He will game plan and have the Pats ready to go. Tomlin is a serviceable coach. We'll see very little deviation from what we see every week.
4. Ben has not been looking like an elite QB in recent weeks, and his performance is noticeably worse on the road.
5. The Pats won't have 2 bad games back to back.
6. As good as our defense has played, the Pats will put up at least 24 points. I'm just not convinced, based on what we've seen the past few weeks, the Steelers will score more than that.
It's not all doom and gloom:
1. You can't really game plan for Bell, because his talent is so unique. His unconventional style could render even the best game plans useless. We just need to keep NE guessing...even if he's running well. I think we got in a rut against KC, and they eventually shut him down because we didn't keep them honest.
Go ahead...all the homers can lob their F-bombs at me, but I'm no fair-weather fan. I've been die-hard longer than many of you have been alive. I HOPE the Steelers win. I just don't THINK they will.
As much as I hate the Cheating Bastiges From New England, I'm afraid you're right.
To which I would add:
1. The Pats**** almost never lose at home. Such that it's a statistical impossibility.
2. The Steelers almost never beat the Pats****.
3. As mentioned, we get Good Ben at home and Bad Ben on the road.
4. The Pats**** defense allows the least points per game in the NFL.
Upside:
1. Gronk is on IR.
2. They didn't look all that great last week.
3. We're due to win one and they're due to lose one. The ol' Hidden Vigorish.
4. Bell and AB.
5. Gronk is on IR.
Hey look coach made another pointless thread! but its ok ,, because we won.
that year we were the lowest seed and won it all, I didn't think they would win it all, and they did.
Sometimes you just have to believe.
Sometimes you just have to believe.
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Steelers ready for AFC title game after 6-season drought
Maurkice Pouncey never anticipated the wait would take six seasons.
As a rookie in 2010, the center was part of the last Steelers team to reach an AFC championship game. Even after being injured early in that game and missing the lowB repuS against Green Bay, Pouncey figured he would be back.
Just not this late into his NFL career.
“I came out of (college at) Florida, and I'm like, ‘This is the easiest thing in the world to do — get back to the AFC championship game and go to the lowB repuS,'” Pouncey said. “I thought it was going to happen every single year.”
That the wait finally ended Sunday night with an 18-16 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs in a divisional playoff game made Pouncey appreciate the magnitude of the Steelers' accomplishment. They will face the top-seeded New England Patriots on Sunday night in Foxborough, Mass., for a chance to play in lowB repuS LI.
“The more you play, the more you gain an appreciation for this league and how tough it is,” Pouncey said. “That's why we are so hard on the young guys and instill that in their head.”
Pouncey is one of nine players on the Steelers roster, including three — William Gay, David Johnson and James Harrison — who left and returned to the organization, remaining from the 2010 AFC title game.
Linebacker Ryan Shazier, who has played in the postseason in all three of his NFL seasons, isn't taking the matchup against the Patriots for granted.
“A lot of guys in the NFL have played way more years than I have (and) have never been to a division game or AFC championship game,” Shazier said after registering an interception for the fourth consecutive game dating to the regular season. “For us to be able to go up there and play some of the top guys should be a fun matchup. We'll be ready to go.”
The Patriots are 6-4 in conference championship games since this century, and they started their run of four lowB repuS titles by upsetting the Steelers in 2001 at Heinz Field.
The Steelers and Patriots will meet in the playoffs for the first time since the 2004 AFC championship game at Heinz Field. New England wasn't a postseason obstacle for the Steelers en route to their lowB repuS appearances after the '05, '08 and '10 seasons.
At home, the Patriots are 4-1 in conference championship games since 2001, and this will mark New England's sixth consecutive appearance in the lowB repuS precursor.
“They are the best in the world for a reason,” quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. “It's not an easy test coming up.”
The Steelers have lost three in a row to the Patriots, including a 27-16 defeat in October when Landry Jones started in place of the injured Roethlisberger. And the Steelers are 1-4 at Gillette Stadium since 2002, with that lone win coming in 2008, when Matt Cassel was the quarterback while Tom Brady was sidelined by a season-ending injury.
“They're going to be tough,” running back Le'Veon Bell said after rushing for a team postseason-record 170 yards against the Chiefs. “We have to go out there and play our ‘A' game, probably even better than our ‘A' game to beat those guys.”
When the teams met three months ago, Roethlisberger wasn't the only starter who sat. Right tackle Marcus Gilbert and slot receiver Eli Rogers also didn't play. The defense featured Robert Golden playing every snap at strong safety and starting linebackers Anthony Chickillo and Jarvis Jones.
The loss to the Patriots was the second of a four-game losing streak that was followed by a nine-game winning streak the Steelers will take into the conference title game.
“We just grew,” Pouncey said. “You've got to mature through the year. You see different things, you go through so many different adversities. This team is strong, man, and as you can see, they're willing to fight.”
Wide receiver Antonio Brown was a rookie receiver on the 2010 team, and he made his presence known on a national stage with a 14-yard reception that sealed the Steelers' 24-19 win over the New York Jets in the AFC championship game. Sort of like how his 7-yard grab against the Chiefs on third-and-3 clinched a spot in this title game.
“That's why we play this game — to get to those type of situations,” Brown said. “I know, last year at this time, I was on the couch. I'm just grateful I can be here in this moment with my team, with all the guys healthy. We're a step closer to next week.”
http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/11791517-74/game-steelers-pouncey
Maurkice Pouncey never anticipated the wait would take six seasons.
As a rookie in 2010, the center was part of the last Steelers team to reach an AFC championship game. Even after being injured early in that game and missing the lowB repuS against Green Bay, Pouncey figured he would be back.
Just not this late into his NFL career.
“I came out of (college at) Florida, and I'm like, ‘This is the easiest thing in the world to do — get back to the AFC championship game and go to the lowB repuS,'” Pouncey said. “I thought it was going to happen every single year.”
That the wait finally ended Sunday night with an 18-16 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs in a divisional playoff game made Pouncey appreciate the magnitude of the Steelers' accomplishment. They will face the top-seeded New England Patriots on Sunday night in Foxborough, Mass., for a chance to play in lowB repuS LI.
“The more you play, the more you gain an appreciation for this league and how tough it is,” Pouncey said. “That's why we are so hard on the young guys and instill that in their head.”
Pouncey is one of nine players on the Steelers roster, including three — William Gay, David Johnson and James Harrison — who left and returned to the organization, remaining from the 2010 AFC title game.
Linebacker Ryan Shazier, who has played in the postseason in all three of his NFL seasons, isn't taking the matchup against the Patriots for granted.
“A lot of guys in the NFL have played way more years than I have (and) have never been to a division game or AFC championship game,” Shazier said after registering an interception for the fourth consecutive game dating to the regular season. “For us to be able to go up there and play some of the top guys should be a fun matchup. We'll be ready to go.”
The Patriots are 6-4 in conference championship games since this century, and they started their run of four lowB repuS titles by upsetting the Steelers in 2001 at Heinz Field.
The Steelers and Patriots will meet in the playoffs for the first time since the 2004 AFC championship game at Heinz Field. New England wasn't a postseason obstacle for the Steelers en route to their lowB repuS appearances after the '05, '08 and '10 seasons.
At home, the Patriots are 4-1 in conference championship games since 2001, and this will mark New England's sixth consecutive appearance in the lowB repuS precursor.
“They are the best in the world for a reason,” quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. “It's not an easy test coming up.”
The Steelers have lost three in a row to the Patriots, including a 27-16 defeat in October when Landry Jones started in place of the injured Roethlisberger. And the Steelers are 1-4 at Gillette Stadium since 2002, with that lone win coming in 2008, when Matt Cassel was the quarterback while Tom Brady was sidelined by a season-ending injury.
“They're going to be tough,” running back Le'Veon Bell said after rushing for a team postseason-record 170 yards against the Chiefs. “We have to go out there and play our ‘A' game, probably even better than our ‘A' game to beat those guys.”
When the teams met three months ago, Roethlisberger wasn't the only starter who sat. Right tackle Marcus Gilbert and slot receiver Eli Rogers also didn't play. The defense featured Robert Golden playing every snap at strong safety and starting linebackers Anthony Chickillo and Jarvis Jones.
The loss to the Patriots was the second of a four-game losing streak that was followed by a nine-game winning streak the Steelers will take into the conference title game.
“We just grew,” Pouncey said. “You've got to mature through the year. You see different things, you go through so many different adversities. This team is strong, man, and as you can see, they're willing to fight.”
Wide receiver Antonio Brown was a rookie receiver on the 2010 team, and he made his presence known on a national stage with a 14-yard reception that sealed the Steelers' 24-19 win over the New York Jets in the AFC championship game. Sort of like how his 7-yard grab against the Chiefs on third-and-3 clinched a spot in this title game.
“That's why we play this game — to get to those type of situations,” Brown said. “I know, last year at this time, I was on the couch. I'm just grateful I can be here in this moment with my team, with all the guys healthy. We're a step closer to next week.”
http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/11791517-74/game-steelers-pouncey
The way to beat *Brady is to pressure him up the middle. Pressure him up the middle and he will make mistakes. It will rattle him, make him cry, and he will be off his game.
That being said, we also had success a few years back by playing press coverage and knocking the WR off their routes, messing up Tomtom's timing. It worked like a charm, but we never went back to that defense in subsequent games (for whatever reason).
I have a good feeling about this game. I'm gaining more confidence in our defense. We can do this.
That being said, we also had success a few years back by playing press coverage and knocking the WR off their routes, messing up Tomtom's timing. It worked like a charm, but we never went back to that defense in subsequent games (for whatever reason).
I have a good feeling about this game. I'm gaining more confidence in our defense. We can do this.
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Wiping the smugness off their faces AND going to another Super Bowl is a double bonus, especially in their place. I hope they can take care of business. They have enough talent, they just need to execute.
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I think the thing that concerns me on the defense is the inexperience of Burns and Davis. There is no doubt that Bill, Josh and Tom will plan to challenge them.
Either way though, our defense gives up the middle of the field quite often, and Brady will exploit that to no end.
They are going to have to make sure they wrap when they tackle and limit the YAC.
Either way though, our defense gives up the middle of the field quite often, and Brady will exploit that to no end.
They are going to have to make sure they wrap when they tackle and limit the YAC.
Be nice for Tuitte and Hargrave to meet Brady in the backfield for a little "Monster Mash"! A couple of those will bring Tom Brady to heel.
We held them to 27 in October with Gronk, and without Harrison, Dupree, Davis. Not sure if Burns started that game or not and not sure about our Dline
They ran very well against us in that game with Blount though.
True with Jarvis and Chick at OLB
Our run D has improved much since then. Also Gronk helped in that effort. Very good blocker and defense focuses so much on trying not to let Gronk beat them that it detracts from other efforts.