Only Ravens game worse than that one was the one in '05 where Willie fumbled,
Maddox fumbled, and Hines "punted" the ball to Suggs. Talk about not your
freaking day...
Joe
On Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 08:41:01 AM EDT, Steve Rhoton
<sprhoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I truly forgot how ugly that game was. I can't imagine how bad people would
have been on him if today's internet existed back then.
On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 8:39 AM Trace Pupke <tracepupke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It was his second pass that was picked off, but wasn't a pick-six.
His second INT of the game in the 4th quarter was the pick-six.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200409190rav.htm
Trace
On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 8:06 AM Joe Dies <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yep, a pick-6, no less.
Joe
On Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 03:01:12 PM EDT, David Kownacki
<dkownacki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
and I believe he threw an INT on one of his first, if not the first, passes
David Kownacki
From: steelers_pb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <steelers_pb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
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Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 2:36 PM
To: steelers_pb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [steelers_pb] Re: Random Thoughts 7's first game was a loss, too......
Jus' sayin'...
Joe
On Monday, October 3, 2022 at 11:36:27 AM EDT, Streetr <stlrmn1@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I really think the QB decision had been made right after the draft, and then
they had the faux QB Competition, that was ridiculous.
Mason was the best QB in Camp AND in Pre-Season, but he never got a chance to
play with the ones. Mitch had nothing BUT chances to play with the ones, but
performed below average and that has continued into the season.
Mason to back up Kenny at this point would be the smart move. Put Trubisky in
street clothes on gameday and hope someone throws them an offer they cannot
refuse.
And yes, Canada is NOT a professional OC. Not on any planet. How he uses
players shows a college approach, and that is not going to be a winning formula
in the NFL.
They HAD that game yesterday, once they were driving with around 4 or 5 minutes
on the clock, they should have been pounding the rock, and gotten Kenny his W.
Streetr
On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 8:33 AM David Reid <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It was a similar story in Cleveland last week, I can’t remember the numbers,
but the run / pass balance with a defense running on fumes, was awful.
The whole offense is just out of whack, conceptually, the protection schemes
and the playcalling just aren’t in sync. It’s just a mess.
On 3 Oct 2022, at 16:25, Russell Goodman <GoodmanR@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Correct, and while I don’t enjoy continuing the negativity, that’s a failing on
the coaching staff, not KP8.
Boomer Steeler Russ!!
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Subject: [steelers_pb] Re: Random Thoughts
I really like Tomlin. I think he's a good coach. But man, how they rolled out
Kenny yesterday was just a mess. He didn't get any reps going into the game. As
you said, they had him throwing all over the field in the 4th when they needed
a running game. To play as well as he did, given what he had to do and the prep
he got, is kinda amazing. And then to claim you haven't made a decision on a QB
moving forward when the rookie you threw to the wolves plays better than your
seasoned vet? I dunno.
On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 10:40 AM David Reid <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Emptying the brain after the first four games…..
- Mitch is a below average QB. We knew that coming in, the only thing that
could save him in this league is if he learned that when the heat is on and a
play has to be made, he needs to deliver a ball accurately and on time. From
Chicago, to Buffalo and now Pittsburgh, he can’t do it. His stay here will be
short.
- Deactivate Mitch and make Mason the backup to Kenny if Pickett is the starter.
- I’m not prone to hyperbole and I use a phrase like this guardedly, but to
give Najee Harris only two carries in the 4th quarter whilst nursing a lead
with a rookie QB only 15 minutes into his pro career is an effing war crime and
Matt Canada needs to be fired into the sun.
- The line is improving, but when Mason Cole is the only member of the group
who didn’t get called for at least one penalty yesterday, that’s a problem.
Quinnen Williams is a beast though.
- A galaxy brain moment. Trying turning Chase Claypool into a multi-dimensional
player, like Cordarelle Patterson with the Falcons, give him some carries in
the backfield. I remember when I disagreed with Claypool’s selection on that
draft day, saying that for a big receiver he rarely made contested catches and
I wasn’t wrong.
- Now you see why I was so fascinated by George Pickens in April. He’s the
opposite of Claypool. Just get him one on one with any DB in the league and let
him do his thing.
- I like Najee a lot, but he has to stop bouncing outside as much as he does. I
think he knows this and it’s reduced in recent weeks, but he needs to trust his
blocks more. This team needs to get him the ball 25 times a game, to keep the
defense off the field if nothing else.
- Gunner Olsewski was an excellent waste of cap space, offering nothing in the
return game except turnovers. When Calvin Austin is healthy, get rid of him.
- Kenny is going to do Kenny things. Having seen him as much as I have over the
years, nothing he did yesterday surprised me. He’s someone that’s easy to root
for, but he knows that he can’t put up throws like that and expect not to get
into trouble. The adrenaline was flowing and he just needs to back off. I doubt
he can go on a Roethlisberger-esque run in his rookie season, but this is now
about development and improvement week on week. And yes, he should’ve been
named the starter after the Cleveland game to give him ten days to prepare for
his moment yesterday, instead of 12 minutes of halftime.
- I don’t know what the answer is for the run defense. They just get worn down
too much. Hopefully the offense under Pickett can control the clock a little
better now.
- Robert Spillane doesn’t belong in this league. Which is a problem, as he is
the ILB depth right now.
- Pass rush isn’t the same these days which is to be expected, but what shocks
me is the lack of creativity in the pass rush. I know that Highsmith is limited
with his moves, but Wilson had all day too often on those two scoring drives in
the 4th quarter yesterday.
- I remember when Mike Hilton used to blitz QB’s. Perhaps we should throw
Maulet or Norwood into the mix to give an offense something different to think
about.
- I like the Jack/Bush partnership inside, but they are similar players who
will bite on the same play far too often.
- Again, to repeat, DeMarvin Leal is going to be an absolute beast in this
league. He’s already showing it in flashes.
- Tomlin needs to stamp his authority on this offense. If he’s not going to get
rid of Canada, it needs to change fundamentally, develop the power running game
again to re-enable a semblence of play action. I’m still not convinced this
will be 4 or 5 win season, it has the feel of a “terrible start, surging end”
type of deal where they write off the first half of the season, then go on a
run when things settle down in the second half of the year. We’ll see. Things
can only get better on both sides of the ball, though.
