Hey Steelers Nation!  It has Been to damn long since I have been able to get a chance to write up some of my thoughts.  Reason why, it has been one of the busiest spells of my life these past 5 to 6 months.  Working, Being a football Coach, getting engaged, trying to finish up my last semester of School, etc.  you get the idea! 

First off, good to see that this place has picked up some good people, some very interesting reads, and its been good to see  Blitz, Maryrose, schnifin, Badmaafala, and cgolden (is he still handing operations over in Cardinal Nation?) all still here. Enough of this gooey teary eye stuff, let me move on to something I been waiting to discusses with you all. 

Did any of you listen in this morning on Big Ben on Mike and Mike.  I was impress and scared on a few things.  Hear me out here.  First, I was impressed of the amount of respect that Coach Tomlin is getting these days.  Ben as praised that Coach Tomlin is the man for the Job and that those who in the past hated the pick, should never question the Steelers organization again.  They asked him, what was Tomlin’s play of the Holmes TD was a no go?  He told the Mike's that he was planning on a QB sneak depending on where the spot was.  I think that is a gutsy and great call, exactly the kind of coach we have been waiting for.  If we couldn’t get 6 inches out of our Offense of Line at that moment, then maybe we are not the team everyone thinks we are.  Tomlin, knows what type of team he has, and believes that in no matter what, they find a way to win.  Damn, so right and true, who needs style points, Because the Steelers are winning Beautiful games right now.

Moving on a little bit, the Mike's also asked Ben how does it feel to be playing on a team with such great defense and how does that effect your overall play?  He stated in pretty that the Defense allows him to take more risk.  I had a knot in my stomach as well as a huge flash back to the Indy game this year.  More risk, I think Ben is doing the Defense a huge fav. by not turning the ball over by taking limited and smart risk.  I am a big believer that the QB has the same impact on the defense success as the Defense has on the QB success.  If a QB can manage a game with limited mistakes, Defense is great, visa versa.  But if QB keeps throwing INT, fumbling the ball and always leaving the Defense in bad field position then the Defense is going to not do so hot.  What I am trying to say is, Do you guys think, its ok for Ben to have a mind set of, "Ok, I can take a little more shots down the field into tight coverage, because If it goes bad my defense got me" ? So do the benefits outweigh the risk?   Discuss Steel nation!!!

Happy Holidays

David