They are who we were afraid they were.
by Billy52 on Dec 6, 2009 5:40 PM EST
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We've certainly had our share of hints in recent weeks that something major was wrong with the Steelers. But a lot of fans, including me, didn't want to accept that the defending NFL champs have fallen this far and this fast.
But after a loss to the lowly Raiders at home, we can no longer pretend that the Steelers will get their season back on track . With a second-half defense that made Bruce Gradkowski look like Peyton Manning, the Steelers choked yet again, surrendering 3 TDs in the final 30 minutes. Offensively, they once again blew golden scoring opportunities in the first half that would have sealed the victory despite the late defensive collapse.
It's a bitter pill to swallow, but the fact is: this simply isn't a very good football team right now. When you can't win at home in a critical game against an NFL doormat, things are worse than just bad. This game was so pathetically removed from the Steeler football that fans have come to know and love.
So, while the sting of this horrific defeat is still burning deep, take the poll and let's hear what you think needs to be done to salvage a fast-sinking ship:
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i wouldnt be against benching a few of the starters in the secondary
but thats a thing you do midway through the season to shock your starters into actually playing. not something you do with a handful of games left between you and sitting at home in january
Gay sounds like he’s concussed. So that’ll be a benching for a game or two.
by BluegrassSteeler on Dec 6, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
Ben
Could call a better game without Arians I know it. He likes to throw the ball and knows when to throw it. Arians DOES NOT! That pig thinks we have a W when we are winning by 4 points.
Every day brings future to past, every breath leaves me one less to my last. DT
I'm not entirely sold about that
the announcers mentioned something during the game to the tune of “ben says he loves arians so much because they agree so often on what play to call and that many of the times ben wants to call a certain play arians often does it”
Irrelevant
1. What should he have said? It stinks, I can’t stomach the god awful play calling!
2. And if he’s being truthful, so what? The play calling still bad and needs to get better.
by Marvin, The Paranoid Android on Dec 6, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
if he's being truthful
than saying “let ben call all of the plays because arians stinks so bad!!!” is a moot point, as they call mostly the same plays!
you come off sounding mighty arrogant. must be your superior robotic parts
Thank You For Noticing
As stated so eloquently in my post from 2 weeks ago “Who Do We Think We Are?”
The personality of a team is made in training camp and etched in stone at some point during the season. At 6-4 you already knew they were an underachieving bunch with no rhyme or rhythm on offense. Just wait for the big play. Injured on defense with a porous secondary and crippling special teams coverage spelled mediocrity. I love the Steelers and am still going to Miami 1/3/09 but they are a well deserved 6-6.
When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen
i'd vote for having the team have a ridic week of practice in pads
as kind of a punishment
it wasn’t arians fault ben decided to throw the int into crowd of defenders. or that ben dove instead of driving his feet to try to pick up the first down on the 4th and half yard in the 1st quarter.
Teams like the Bills, Bucs, and Chiefs dump coordinators in the middle of the season
Not a .500 club.
Never
A defending SB champion waits till the seasons over to change the team drastically. Thats why their SB champions not bottom dwellers.
Too far gone
Last season they all came together, got some bounces, some bad throws by opposing QB’s , some fortunate penalties and blown calls. Dick LeBeau’s defensive schemes were not totally understood and teams were scarred of the blitz. Ben relied on his instinct and some luck. Not this year.
They have problems all over the place. Offensive line, QB, special teams, secondary, linebackers. Most of all conditioning. They aren’t dominating teams physically. Also, how can you put all of your eggs in one basket and rely on one guy on the defense to bring it together? That’s just plain stupid. I guess nobody understands the defense other than Troy P.
Too far gone
I agree the secondary is stinky right now, but we thought the o-line was crap and they got better. IF we do make the playoffs and actully want to win there, we need better execution and cohesive play with our most experienced crew in the secondary. Changing up bodies this late is just as dangerous. Ok, maybe get Gay outta there but Ike, Clark, and Carter(for the most part) have done enough to keep all of our losses within 6 points. Troy coming back will help fix this problem.
"Now that I'm here, I don't want to just be here, I want to be here for a long time." Hines Ward, 1998 4th round draft pick.
by kick him in the head on Dec 7, 2009 3:25 PM EST reply actions
They don't call us 6burgh for nothing
6 Super Bowls, six wins and six loses
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
hmmmm
666? Is this the hell they hath brought before us?
"Now that I'm here, I don't want to just be here, I want to be here for a long time." Hines Ward, 1998 4th round draft pick.
by kick him in the head on Dec 7, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
Time to unleash it?
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
like a bad jet li movie
"Now that I'm here, I don't want to just be here, I want to be here for a long time." Hines Ward, 1998 4th round draft pick.
by kick him in the head on Dec 7, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
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