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Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:20:46 +0000

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By: Homer J.

Homer J. — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 02:26:14 +0000

1. Half full. They had the football three times in the first half and scored on all three. The weather took away the long passing game completely, and they refused to give the game away. If ever there was a trap game, this was it, with the wind n@.

2. The quality of opposition and the weather very much temper my evaluation of the performance of the Steelers’ defensive backs.They had a good game, but against who – and in what kind of conditions?

3. I’m okay with letting him play. They have lost a couple of special teams aces and Coates has been solid. They can’t afford breakdowns in ST coverage units, so you roll the dice and go with Coates.

4.Ham was the best OL to ever put on a Pittsburgh uniform. He was as close to perfect as I’ve ever seen, in terms of being in position and technique. And he made it look easy. I’d put James up there with Greene and Porter, maybe slightly ahead of them. He may well be the most beloved OLB in the history of Steeler Nation, and I’d put him number two among our pantheon of OL’s.

5. I’ll believe it when I see it, and this is the year I think I’ll see it.

6. I’m thankful we’re getting production – real production – from three rookies on defense. Burns, Davis, and J-Wobble have been doing a lot of maturing right before our eyes. They’re not there yet, but it’s exciting watching them get there. This might well have been one helluva draft.

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By: ubu507

ubu507 — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:56:16 +0000

1.) Half full. Steelers fans always want a grind ’em out running game lots of sacks and a good turnover ratio. Whaddya know, here we go. Although I don’t have the statistics, it seems like we’ve had more red zone touchdowns this season. They’ll even out. And, yes, I think we’ve seen too many trap game losses to inferior teams on the road to complain about a win.
2.) See above. Plus if we’re so bad, how come the Pats and Boys didn’t blow us out. It’s never easy with the Steelers, they seem to play to the level of competition
3.) Play. They must be confident he’s not going to hurt himself further, and with Shamarko out we need good special teams players.
4.) At the risk of being pedantic, the question said outside linebacker, which which Lambert was not. I do revere Ham and Lloyd, but with the record and the greatest play in Superbowl history I’m not putting Harrison below anyone.
5.) Well, I guess Luck is out and some DB injuries for the Colts, Steelers are healthyish and it’s in a dome, so the arrow is pointing up for us, which means we should be careful. Incidentally I was at the coin flip game and that day I would have traded then Lions QB Charlie Batch, who dramatically emerged from the locker room after an injury to lead them to victory for Kordell Stewart, who as usual, was playing not to lose.
6.) yYes, thankful that finally some our defensive backfield picks are panning out. And we should be so thankful for Ben, AB and Bell, of course.

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:23:52 +0000

1. Considering how much we’ve complained about the Steelers not beating the opponents they are supposed to beat, and considering the weather conditions, my glass is definitely half full.

2. To quote Tunch Ilkin, “a win is a win.” This is also a team which came perilously close to beating the Dalla Cowboys the week before. You can only play the teams on your schedule.

3. I’m thinking its better to have him playing than not, so he’s in game shape when he’s ready to be slotted back into the offense.

5. Lord only knows. I feel better about their chances after Sunday’s game, for sure.

Bonus: Hombre, you preempted my planned Thanksgiving post so I’ll save my thoughts for that 😊

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By: the hermit

the hermit — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:54:30 +0000

1. Half-empty….. why won’t Tomlin use more ‘old blue collar’ formations and line up with a fullback? As good as Mr. Bell is, it helps to have a body in front of him as we saw when he scored to the right in the previous game with Nix leading the way. Scoring in the red zone… we jab… after a long drive a ‘knockout punch’ is necessary.

2. Where’s the ‘knockout punch’? Why do we so frequently see good teams blow out weak opponents…. while the Steelers rarely blow anyone out. We should have defeated this winless team with their weak O-line by 4 touchdowns. The victory makes me feel ‘so what’ going forward.

3. Does anyone understand Tomlin’s decisions? Or is this on Danny Smith, the obviously weakest link in the Steelers coaching chain?

4. Lambert was the best…. Jack Ham next…. Harrison & Andy follow.

5. Depends on which side “Luck” resides.

6. I’m thankful that we may finally have had a decent draft that will pay benefits in nearly every round. And that we ‘burgh fans have been so fortunate to have had a competitive team to cheer for for decades!

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