Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals - 2nd Half Open Thread
by Michael Bean on Nov 20, 2008 9:46 PM EST
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PrintAs I suspected, we're in for a fight. I think we have the upper hand, but another mistake or two (Limas! Cmon rook!) and the Bengals will be right there until the end. Ben's had some good moments, completing 10/17 with a TD in the first half. No surprise, Santonio finds himself having a nice game against the Bengals, and credit Arians for getting Heath involved a bit. The running game's been a joke though, with too many of our runs coming on slow-developing plays on the slippery track.
Let's go Steelers! 1 half from 8-3...
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FWP please
"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland
by steelerinchicago on Nov 20, 2008 9:58 PM EST reply actions
they ever even told us which player did it.
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
holmes could have had that
but it was great work to even get to it
is it just me
or does nfln mix in a lot less crowd noise? as if I care a whole lot about what the announcers are saying…
yes
there production overall is terrible
by syrsteelerfan on Nov 20, 2008 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
FWP
running out of bounds… which shoulder was it he injured? Left?
ouch
"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland
by steelerinchicago on Nov 20, 2008 10:06 PM EST reply actions
+1
and crocker should get a fine for that one for the helmet to helmet hit on a defenseless receiver.
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
that one's on hines
but i think ben had MM open in the right flat
yeah he did but
Ben had a nice pocket but lots of bodies around him. tough visibility to look through/over those bodies the way that particular pocket was
by Michael Bean on Nov 20, 2008 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
oh well
drop by hines for an easy conversion…notsogood
all day to throw…good
getting points on a drive…good
Mama Fitzpatrick
Your boy just got hit by a missle named Lawrence Timmons!!
by Silverback92 on Nov 20, 2008 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
once again, no sack, but the result is almost as good. rushed the throw. incomplete. three and out.
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its true, blitz. we are really spoiled.
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
what an idiot
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
WTF Ernster
"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland
by steelerinchicago on Nov 20, 2008 10:21 PM EST reply actions
lol
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
does he have an arm?
maybe he could just start throwing it as far as he can – could hardly be worse :P
Troy
he can do anything. he tackled a guy backwards earlier this season
by syrsteelerfan on Nov 20, 2008 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
This is typical bullshit for our offense
Stupid fucking penalty negating a huge play. Goddamnit. BTW, that was definitely a pick by Washington. But it was stupid bc. Hines was going to come open anyways and he zeroed in directly on the LB instead of just appearing to inadvertently get in his way
Maybe Ernster Has A Hammy Issue
like Berger? He sure kicks like it…
When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen
if all our CB's were healthy?
Probably not… but he’d be rotated in often to keep everyone fresh..
by syrsteelerfan on Nov 20, 2008 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
that’s his second tonight. awesome.
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
polamalu and clark
are constantly talking pre-snap. They have some great chemistry
its total bullcrap that we can’t hear the fans at all on the nfl network.
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
FWP must be hurt
"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland
by steelerinchicago on Nov 20, 2008 10:27 PM EST reply actions
lol
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Heath!
"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland
by steelerinchicago on Nov 20, 2008 10:30 PM EST reply actions
happy for russell
credit to line. he wasn’t touched
mchugh
seems to be playing FB in goal line sets
they’re awful quiet…
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
saw a show tonight about a famous pitt sub place..is cole slaw, fries and meat on italian from there that good? i hope they cook the fries in canola oil to spare some of the heart.
holy shit
pramani’s is the shit. #1 thing I miss about pittsburgh food. No question.
primanti's is the bomb
supposedly they started making sandwiches that way so that workmen could eat their whole lunch in one sandwich
its so good. i live in jersey so i don’t get them anymore. except my awesome wife makes them for me at home now. i’m a lucky man. we eat them on days that the steelers are playing.
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
they def missed a facemask call on that play
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NFL.com
Just got home and was looking forward to watching the rest of the steelers game on NFL.com… WHAT A JOKE THAT IS!!! They do analysis during the damn game!! Just show me the game and then talk during commercials…. I HATE NFL NETWORK and now their stupid azzzz gameday live coverage… come on…
by lostinbrownscountry on Nov 20, 2008 10:42 PM EST reply actions
someone asked about ben graham
Ben Graham (born 2 November 1973 in Leopold, Victoria, Australia) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets as a street free agent in 2005.
(if you believe wikipedia)
aha..makes sense. it all goes to the same spot. i’m going to attempt it and post a picture when we play you next…watching pitt is like watching tenn..methodical and tiring.
Oh come now
I live in Maryland and have seen more or less every Raven game. Until this year ravens have yet to have a “exciting” offense
not even limping now. this is not good.
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
knee
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
our injury situation this year is ridiculous
seems like over half of our starters have been out at some point
third one tonight.
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
lol
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
cant believe their not throwing in end zone and not going for it..stupid marvin…he won’t see the ball for 5 minutes now
did anyone else think Tomlin should've challenged that Farrior interception?
by SteelerInVirginia on Nov 20, 2008 10:56 PM EST reply actions
makes me think
that romeo is trying to score as much as possible so he can save his job
Both Bengal Scoring Drives
off horrible punts that set them up. When Ernster shanked one for Cleve in the first game on the first punt last year I knew he was a nobody. Cleve cut him after that game. Why oh why is he on our team?
When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen
Man, MM just has the Bengals number….
by BluegrassSteeler on Nov 20, 2008 11:04 PM EST reply actions
why?
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
Is MM just more elusive in space than FWP? I’m just not sure why he should be killing the Bungles while FWP gets stuffed
by BluegrassSteeler on Nov 20, 2008 11:06 PM EST reply actions
this is a great question that ought to warrant some discussion over the next 10 days. in my opinion, willie was just really really tentative hitting the holes.
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
ben had a great game
great protection didn’t hurt
the protection was key
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
BEN!!!
"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland
by steelerinchicago on Nov 20, 2008 11:10 PM EST reply actions
i’ve been on his case all night, but a great hold there by ernster
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BB winningest QB in first five seasons
Nuff saif.
that is good stuff. that’s some list of names right there. great job by him.
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by agentorange on Nov 20, 2008 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
10 days to rest up
injury concerns:
willie parker
diesel kiesel
santonio
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I’ve seen enough..Pitt. is officially best AFC N. team. (so much competition) so many things they did tonight, bengals or not, the ravens couldn’t do…your dbs hit harder and the Palamalu is a huge difference in toughness..the giants ran over our light weigh dbs all day. we border on finesse in d these days.
NFL network, that's just cold
wait until the bungles are losing then play a 2005 playoffs flashback. No bengals fan here, but that’s rough
our D has looked the tiniest bit sloppy this week
going for the big hit instead of the solid tackle
Troy!!!!!!!!!!
that’s awesome. He should have gone down the second he caught it, but he wanted his TD
ben was not sacked. this is truly a night to celebrate. read my lips: no. sacks.
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it’s incredible. no sacks in two games. and how many in the other 9?
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BTW
If Aaron Smith doesn’t make the pro-bowl, we should boycott it.
what a game 3 PD, huge in the run. Constant pressure on the pocket.
by SteelerBuddha on Nov 20, 2008 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
no doubt. great game by aa smith. nice game by william gay, too. potsie had a ton of tackles, and a couple of big ones on short yardage plays. the line played well (at least in pass-blocking), ben played great, and mewelde and russell played well.
stupid mistake by sweed. bad drop by hines. willie looked tentative. i really want ryan clark to start wrapping people up when he tackles them.
in general, i would say that the steelers once again demonstrated that they are a tougher team than the bengals. great victory. 8-3. now time to rest and watch what the other teams do this week and then prepare for new england. great game on a short turn around.
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Really nice to see
Russel and MM play together. Although the only reason they traded carries in the fourth is that Willie was hurt. I really would like to see the development of a three headed monster out there.
by SteelerBuddha on Nov 20, 2008 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
Ugg.....not much entertainment value in that game..
although the result was nice. We were spoiled by the last two Thursday night games which were exceptional. Awful team, awful field, awful conditions. So bad the bartenders at the pub switched over to a hockey game at the end of the first half.
Hard to take much from the game, it was like an exhibition game where only one team uses it’s first string players. The real tests are coming up in the next few weeks.
Come on Robert
Enjoy it! Its all entertainment. If you suffer even when we win by 17, you might as well switch to ice-skating or bowling or something.
i thought it was a good game. Close enough early on and then we dominated. Remember that this bad team played even with the Giants – tied Philly and beat Jacksonville.
by SteelerBuddha on Nov 21, 2008 12:38 AM EST up reply actions
I wanted to watch the whole game..
..but the consensus around me was that it was a hopeless clunker. I just got glimpses of the second half, but it seemed like the Bengals had quit by that point. I can’t think of any point in the game where I was really caught up in the action. Not compared to the Jets/Patriots game the week before.
by robert ethan on Nov 21, 2008 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
This one
Isn’t going to be re-run on the NFL network as an instant classic, but I guess as an obsessive fan, I like watching my team play and just really seeing how they do, who steps up, etc. I feel like for me I can watch them play a clunker because you see who shows up and battles.
In contrast – sometimes I have a hard time watching some of the supposedly “good” games where both teams score at will and neither team really plays defense. Not saying that Jets Patriots was bad at all – just saying – I like watching my guys play – especially when they win.
by SteelerBuddha on Nov 21, 2008 1:07 AM EST up reply actions
I have to take exeption to
Blitz’s continued opposition to Ricardo Coclough (sp $*#@^ it!). RC could have out punted Ernster this game! Who is this joker?
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