I just hope that they don't come out flat tonight.

Yeah, America's Game was very good - even narrated by John Hamm!!

any bitch can hold up a trophy, i mean hell, look at this one!

Actually, it would require both bitch Manning brothers to hold as many trophies as 7.

I impressed more and more by Tomlin every time I hear him speak.

From what I can tell, his approach to managing/communicating with/motivating people is pretty much ideal and should be imitated by everyone.

peyton is no bitch. also eli > big bitch

Fans of the World Champions are immune to your F- trolling. Eli>Ben is taken as seriously as JaMarcus>Ben.

Good day sir.

I expect 3 sacks, 1 int, 1 kill from silverback tonight. So pumped up for this game.

Looking at the LTs he's facing this year, I expect Silverback to end a career.

Now the offense is ready to score. And there's one thing we know for sure...

TP out 3-6 weeks. I don't root for injuries even against my most hated teams, but this one's pretty LOL.

I love the Madden Curse because no one from the Lions will ever be on the cover!

Come to a homer thread to LOL about an injury? Jeez. Troy is pure class and an exciting player..it's one thing to hate on Ben, but Troy? Come on.



Also, count me among those excited about Mike Wallace. Guy was open all game..I can't say I share the same optimism about Sweed though, unless he just does the same things Hines does but just can't get in the game.

I don't really care about Troy missing time. He always misses time because of the way he plays. A short season might not even be a bad thing. I prefer a non-concussed Troy for the playoffs.

It needs a rewatching, but I think I like a lot of what Arians did. I also prefer urine to feces.

This obviously excludes the short-yardage abortions. Frank the Tank has no business on the field until he figures out who he's supposed to hit and maybe, you know, actually hits someone.

I'd also like to congratulate Willie Colon for lining up correctly for an entire game. What a pro.

Sucks about Troy, hate seeing great players hurt. Steelers obv fine without him.

Yeah, their only TD came when Troy was out and we only had 10 players on the field.
I'm expecting Carter to start, but Mundy got a lot of playing time late in the game. Wallace played well and is going to be hella good. I think Sweed is gonna be a monster too, he can be a possession guy or can be a vertical stretch guy. I really want Arians fired, but it's not gonna happen, so I'm dealing with it. Mewelde Moore is our best RB AINEC, IMO. Next week, Da Bears.

This.

Pretty much all of this. I am not comfortable at all with Mundy right now. Tyrone Carter has played very well in Troy's place in the past and should be playing for the next (hopefully) 3 weeks. I agree with the WRs. With Sweed, Hines, Holmes, Wallace Heath Miller and Logan in addition to the inept run blocking this offense should just start spreading things out and throwing 45-50 times a game. I hate the fact that NFL teams feel they have to balance the run and pass. The Pats proved that doesn't need to be the case but no one has seemed to follow suit. Ben is an elite QB and I feel the WRs complement each other in such a way that getting as many of them on the field at once and let Ben just throw it around would be super beneficial.

agdci, I'm starting to think the way you are. It still megatilts me that the Steelers can't run the ball at all. But if it works going 4 wide in the shotgun, do it imo. And if you can't run, why keep Willie and Mendenhall around? Problem is their values keep going down when they put up 25 yards on 17 carries between them. Teach Isaac Redman to catch, keep Mewelde, ship Parker for draft picks or another need on the team, ship da rings one more time.

Let's remember that Tenn. had the #6 rush D last year in terms of YPG, allowing 13 more YPG than the Steelers. Even without Haynesworth, that's a good defense that knows what it's doing.

There's going to be plenty of teams the Steelers can and will run on. Let's just hope that Arians realizes that the Bears defense isn't one.

I think there's a lot of innate talent that goes into being able to catch the ball.

There's a reason guys end up at cornerback. I read all about Ike Taylor's preparation and he's been dropping 6-10 picks a season for years now. FWP could be lethal out of the backfield but he simply cannot catch. And don't get me started on Bettis.

I still would like to see Ben get to run more no huddleand spread things out a little more. The personnel is actually there now to do it and if you are going to keep using Day 1 picks on WRs and TEs USE THEM, especially considering how talented they are. I guess my whole point is that the no huddle/spreading them out can be used prior to falling behind or the 2 minute warning of each half and I just wish Arians would realize it.

Oh, I agree. This team needs to throw to set up the run instead of coming out with multiple TEs/FBs and ******edly trying to run against 8-man fronts.

Arians needs some deception from his formations/personnel groupings.

As much as I despise Arians, all the run plays (for no yardage) aren't his doing, that's all Tomlin. If Arians had his way, he would throw 50-60 times a game. But Tomlin understands the importance of balance and burning clock on O to keep the D rested. It aint pretty, but it works. Rather than play a bunch of shootouts, he would rather keep the game short and close and let Ben pull it out in the end. If we ever get the run game going we'll be hella tough to beat.

I think we win a similar game to last week, this week against the Bears. Both Carter and Mundy will be replacing Troy, Carter in the regular D and Mundy in the Dime packages where Troy played linebacker. I'm expecting Cutler to play much better against us, I don't think he'll be forcing all those throws into coverage. Pace will be a liability for them I think.

BTW, ******edly trying to run against 8 man fronts is a longstanding Steelers tradition.

I don't buy this. Third-and-shorts that give easy first downs keep the clock moving. Third-and-elevens aren't the way to go about controlling the clock.

Even if Arians has orders to run the ball, I don't like how he goes about it. I don't know anything about football; I shouldn't be able to tell where a disturbing majority of runs are going. There is no balance or deception to his formations (though I saw some things I liked last week and in the 3rd preseason game). He might as well hold up a sign that says "run" or "pass" based on who he sends out and, more obviously, how they line up. The big men on this team aren't good enough to go man-on-man and win.

I also don't agree it works (at least not at the optimal level). This team was extremely lucky to get through last year's schedule with so many wins and so few meaningful injuries when considering the number of hard-fought games they played. The occasional laugher, which this team deserves more of than they have been getting, is probably the best thing you can do for team health.

In the past the Steelers had a superior O-line. They'd often have little success early, but they'd be kicking asses by the fourth quarter and Jerome would be doing the stiff-legged stomp walk between seven-yard runs.

At least their was a light at the end of that tunnel. This line isn't going to be breaking spirits and crushing souls anytime soon.

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