I liked being able to see the plays develop and receivers running their routes but to be honest, I would have liked any game the boys in Black & Gold won in convincing fashion.

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Yep. And those quick timing short – and medium range – passes had largely been missing from the Steeler offense until last night. There had been an emphases on quick screens and underneath stuff along with the bomb — but not so much in between. Those medium range passes – especially the timing patterns – were just the ticket last night, and should provide the spark for the rest of the season.

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I suppose he might be a Bud Light sort of guy. I heard that and cracked up…

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#3 One of my sons watched some of the game with me and he liked the skycam. I wasn’t a huge fan but, like with so many things in life, mileage will vary according to personal taste.

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I thought I had heard “dilly dilly” but I thought I must have been mistaken. I wonder if Ben will be finding a free case of beer on his doorstep this morning.

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These guys were actually loose and having fun.

Ben with the snap count, “dilly dilly.” After the game, he said that AV had been egging him on to do it, and late in the game he actually used it. It’s all over twitter.

Ben went back to schoolyard with that chest pass to Bell when he was about to get sacked, and Bell running all the way from Punxsutawney to Altoona on that play to get maybe a dozen yards. And how they were practically laughing after the play.

Juju bowing before AB after AB’s other-worldly touchdown.

And the D getting into the act with their own celebrations.

This was a team on a very short week playing after a relatively poor performance on Sunday – against a division leading team that had won four consecutive games.

There was terrific chemistry out there last night. This was the “Band of Brothers” that Ben likes to talk about. And you could see it and hear it all night.

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Amen to #2.

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1. The most interesting thing I heard was Collinsworth’s story that Ben told Bryant to expect the ball on the 2nd play of last week’s game to the inside – and yet Bryant went outside. So much was written about Ben throwing a bad ball, but clearly he threw it where he expected Bryant to be. There is so much that goes on in a game that as fans we don’t know who is “really” responsible.

2. Lots of commentators talking about how we should have “run more”. But clearly if the Patriots have taught us anything it’s that you throw against the zone defense NOT run. Exactly what the Steelers did. Good coaching there.

3. I loved the SkyCam. I love seeing the routes develop. It was hard to see how many yards players were getting – but you could see how fast / early Ben has to throw. And how quickly those windows close at the NFL level. I hope we get more of it.

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