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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.1.) The merge was butchered
2.) The offense has to actually get the ball in order to do something with it. This loss is all on the defense.
3.) This team's not going to the Super Bowl unless there are major changes made to both the personnel and the schemes.
lol, apparantly we can only discuss what mods want us to discuss? wtf. This is a legit issue.
I think that's what they're expected to do. Trade FGs for TDs.
But he was slow. I saw a couple of good lanes to run through, which a faster rb (like ridley) could make big plays with. Faulk was not explosive.
Brady doesn't throw the deep ball well period.
Woodhead should not be KR.
I think you've nailed the crux of the Patriots loss today Joker.Pitt had a great gameplan..they essentially ran counter to what they've played all season...Rothlisberger was completing passes off three step drops all game....before the game a Piutt fan said he expected the Steelers to keep Heath in to block on the O line...instead he continually came off the line for 6-8 yard receptions....lousy in game adjustments....taken by surprise with the Pitt game plan...yeah...this was a pretty bad game for the Pats....40 /20 TOP for Pittsburgh....nobody is going to be competitive in agme like that...
The Giants should give us a good barometer on whether this game was just a clunker or if this is going to trend going into the later part of the season.
You can't blame the defense for the O going 3 and out of the first possession of each half they had. This team is designed to score. When they don't, they lose. We all knew this going into it.
I'm not going to deny that Faulk had a decent performance on his return but the running game did nothing to help the passing game today either by design or personnel.
I really don't like when the Pats go panicky on offense and one dimensional. Today was another illustration of that.
Pitt had a great gameplan..they essentially ran counter to what they've played all season...Rothlisberger was completing passes off three step drops all game....before the game a Piutt fan said he expected the Steelers to keep Heath in to block on the O line...instead he continually came off the line for 6-8 yard receptions....lousy in game adjustments....taken by surprise with the Pitt game plan...yeah...this was a pretty bad game for the Pats....40 /20 TOP for Pittsburgh....nobody is going to be competitive in game like that...
The Giants should give us a good barometer on whether this game was just a clunker or if this is going to trend going into the later part of the season.
Sure. But at what cost?
Ultimately, the goal is to keep the opposing offense out of field goal territory. The Steelers got to the Patriots side of the field way too easily.
The Patriots defense played very poorly on third down.
Did you see anything bending on 3rd downs? what a ridiculous thread. we don't have any defensive backs. Knute Rockne couldn't coach Moulden into doing anything but running in circles and being constantly beat. I swear some of the threads here are mind boggling. Yeah, if we draw Xs an 0s different we'll have a defensive backfield.
There was plenty of pressure today, BTW, watch the game. Rothlisburger is the toughest QB in the league to stop with pressure and we were quite successful. When you can't stay within 5 yards of any receiver, a drone missile isn't going to help, much less human beings bringing pressure.
1.) The merge was butchered
2.) The offense has to actually get the ball in order to do something with it. This loss is all on the defense.
3.) This team's not going to the Super Bowl unless there are major changes made to both the personnel and the schemes.
1.) The merge was butchered
2.) The offense has to actually get the ball in order to do something with it. This loss is all on the defense.
3.) This team's not going to the Super Bowl unless there are major changes made to both the personnel and the schemes.
I dont want to defend any player after watching that mess, but Brady was under constant pressure the entire game. Our receivers only run short routes and db's are getting away with holding over & over beyond the 5 yards.