stillers4me
02-05-2013, 09:00 AM
What did Super Bowl XLVII teach us on Sunday night? If you said that Flacco is finally an elite quarterback, you would be Ray Lewis stab you in the chest dead wrong. If you said that Ray Lewis and the Ravens are favored by Himself Almighty, you need either stoned or cleaved in two. No no, my venomous friends of Steeler Nation, if there’s anything that the Super Bowl (and the Ravens playoff run) taught us is that defense is the path to beating the Ravens. And, with the Ravens sitting two seasons in a row at the top of the AFC North, that should be priority #1 for the Steelers on the ol’ ‘How Do We Improve?’ checklist.
Let’s get one thing straight. Flacco is NOT an elite quarterback. ‘But, Craig, you’re a Steelers fan and you hate the Ravens. Of course you are going to say that!’ First part of that statement is true. The second is not – when I write for this blog, I call a spade when I see one, and I give credit where it is due. Joe Flacco earning ‘elite’ status from this Super Bowl win or playoff run is seriously incorrect. As Kimmy pointed out in her Monday morning rant (http://nicepickcowher.com/2013/02/04/steelers-mmqb-super-bowl-xlvii-weekend-wrap-up/), Flacco should be slipping some extra cash to his offensive line and receivers for bailing him out four straight games. Flacco was as good as he was because of his offensive line and speedy receivers that burned their coverage numerous times a game.
Which brings me to the first point – Pass Rush. Over the course of four playoff games, the offensive line gave up only eight sacks. The majority of those were a result of huge pocket collapses in which Flacco had no time to react...............
Read more @ http://nicepickcowher.com/2013/02/04/ravens-super-bowl-win-proves-steelers-pass-rush-and-turnovers-must-improve/
Let’s get one thing straight. Flacco is NOT an elite quarterback. ‘But, Craig, you’re a Steelers fan and you hate the Ravens. Of course you are going to say that!’ First part of that statement is true. The second is not – when I write for this blog, I call a spade when I see one, and I give credit where it is due. Joe Flacco earning ‘elite’ status from this Super Bowl win or playoff run is seriously incorrect. As Kimmy pointed out in her Monday morning rant (http://nicepickcowher.com/2013/02/04/steelers-mmqb-super-bowl-xlvii-weekend-wrap-up/), Flacco should be slipping some extra cash to his offensive line and receivers for bailing him out four straight games. Flacco was as good as he was because of his offensive line and speedy receivers that burned their coverage numerous times a game.
Which brings me to the first point – Pass Rush. Over the course of four playoff games, the offensive line gave up only eight sacks. The majority of those were a result of huge pocket collapses in which Flacco had no time to react...............
Read more @ http://nicepickcowher.com/2013/02/04/ravens-super-bowl-win-proves-steelers-pass-rush-and-turnovers-must-improve/