Comments on: On Second Thought: Steelers at Seahawks Throwback Sunday?

By: goffthesloth

goffthesloth — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:27:14 +0000

I can’t blame Bryant for beating the defense only to have to turn around and have to fight through the defense to get to the ball.
If Ben can lead Bryant deep he has a great shot at 3 maybe 4 TDs? Ben had a great game overall, he’s an incredible QB, but he wasn’t getting those balls to Bryant deep. That’s the trouble with an older QB with all those hits on him.

Honestly I don’t think Landry should have had the ball snapped, they weren’t fooled, the defense covered well. Look at Ben on the 1 yard line, the play wasn’t there so he took the delay and they kicked the field goal. Landry could have taken the delay and we could have punted. The throw he tried was across his body against his motion, you aren’t hitting that pass unless he’s wide open. Never should have tried it.

Anyone else notice that we had 3 weeks without glaring miscommunication while Will Allen was out?
Arizona, KC and Cincy we gave up 46 points, 2 passing TDs to 4 Int.
Raiders, Browns, Seahawks we gave up 83 points, 10 passing TDs to 2 Int.
But even bigger than that we keep seeing Blake on 2 receivers, switches that make no sense, and Will Allen getting late to his receiver.

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By: cold_old_steelers_fan

cold_old_steelers_fan — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:53:13 +0000

I missed (read refused to watch) the last two minutes of the game. I had wondered about Ben after he took that hit but I didn’t realize he was that bad. I wonder if that was a factor in Tomlin’s decision to go for a field goal at the end. With the beating he has been taking, I don’t know that he will last through the end of next season. QB is has gotten very thin on the depth chart. The team needs a seasoned vet back up and a developmental player already. It is time to scout Ben’s backup.

There were several plays where the Seattle players were playing on the wrong side of over aggressive but there seemed to be little done to curb it till it was too late. It will be interesting to see if there are any fines or suspensions after the fact. Somehow I doubt it.

The officiating in yesterday’s game may well have been the most biased I have seen in the last 5 years… maybe longer. I was fuming much of the game (even when we were leading and seemed to be in control). I don’t know the track record if for the crew that worked yesterday’s game but I will not be surprised to be told it is poor. It is sad when the CFL, which has to check under the cushions for pocket change to keep afloat, has better officiating. Is the NFL or WWF? If it is the later then I wish they would post the scripts in advance so I could avoid the games where we get screwed.

In spite of all the issues with crap officiating and cheap shots by the Seattle players, this is a game Pittsburgh should have won. We only have one more loss left in the bag before the season is over. I hope they don’t blow it.

It is sad that outstanding games by Wheaton, D-Will and Heath Miller (before his injury) among others, are over shadowed by a very poor result.

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:53:29 +0000

Jones seemed to be throwing that ball like his receiver was an offensive tackle. Did he forget that the guy played tight end at one time?

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By: cold_old_steelers_fan

cold_old_steelers_fan — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:22:27 +0000

This. It is on LJ as far as I am concerned.

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By: steeler fever

steeler fever — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:24:38 +0000

I just didn’t agree with the call, not bashing Coach Tomlin. Maybe if they had tried it before the quarter ended, but trying it with your backup QB when Seattle knew exactly what was coming after they had the timeout period to make adjustments….that just doesn’t make any sense.

Why not at least put Ben out there, no one, even me sitting on my couch, was fooled.

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:01:03 +0000

And there’s no quicker way to shut down a stadium in a hipster place like Seattle than to punch a moth…

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By: roxannafirehall

roxannafirehall — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:55:02 +0000

In retrospect, we did need a big play. We were up 3-0 and 6-0 would have been nice, but 10-0 makes a big statement. Jones throws a decent pass, and it’s a punch in the moth from the offense.

Of course, it’s debatable, but I’m a fan of playing to win being a little aggressive. One Burgh pundit said that the attempts was absolutely, positively wrong, no question about it. I think we had a weird play called, but as it unfolded, it should have worked. Jones messed up a pretty easy pass, one I’m sure he made easily in practice. He blew it and the you can criticize the coach for being aggressive, but I like a coach who does not anticipate failure. If you fear failure, you will fail. Just my oh so humble opinion.

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By: elpalito

elpalito — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:09:12 +0000

Because the Steeler fan tradition after any loss is to heap any and all blame on Tomlin.

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By: elpalito

elpalito — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:08:33 +0000

Legion of Boom was a well earned nickname, after all. They played physical, but clean…and now get the benefit of the doubt when they play physical, but not so clean.

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By: steeler fever

steeler fever — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:45:39 +0000

But the Steelers didn’t need a big play at that point, they needed to kick the FG and retain momentum in a hostile environment.

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