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Count Steeler
10-08-2014, 09:47 PM
With the Steelers struggling to score from inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, there are things they can do to alleviate the issue.

They can somehow find a way to be better inside the red zone, or they can just skip the red zone altogether and go for bigger plays.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been efficient throwing deep passes, completing 11 of 19 attempts for 323 yards and two touchdowns on passes of 20 or more yards.

But the Steelers haven’t gone deep as much as some people would like. Of Roethlisberger’s 177 pass attempts, 113 have traveled 10 yards or less. Though he has completed 87 of those short passes, unless somebody breaks a tackle or two, they’re not going to go for a big gain.

That was part of the problem Sunday for the Steelers in Jacksonville, a game in which they struggled to score against a Jaguars defense that entered the game last in the NFL in both total and scoring defense.

http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20141008/SPORTS0403/141009465#.VDX3KkEpXhC

GBMelBlount
10-08-2014, 10:01 PM
Pittsburgh is 26th in Red Zone touchdown efficiency.

http://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/red-zone-scoring-pct

Steeltreal
10-08-2014, 10:21 PM
Yeh maybe we can use the Fastest WR on the team on more Bubble Screens instead of having him Stretch the field.

Mojouw
10-09-2014, 07:28 AM
Even when this team threw deep more, scoring was still a problem.

See Arians, Bruce.

GBMelBlount
10-09-2014, 08:18 AM
Even when this team threw deep more, scoring was still a problem.

See Arians, Bruce.

Agreed.

Have we ever been good with the long ball or in the red zone with Ben at the helm?

Devilsdancefloor
10-09-2014, 08:38 AM
im hoping they rip out the page that has that damn delayed draw and burn that mother (shut yo mouth). at one time we where a great screen team but not anymore. Sigh JUST GIVE THE KEYS TO BEN

tube517
10-09-2014, 01:34 PM
I think the freakin delayed draw goes back to the 70s. But, it came back in the 90s w/erhardt

ALLD
10-09-2014, 02:20 PM
Pittsburgh is 26th in Red Zone touchdown efficiency.

http://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/red-zone-scoring-pct

Yes, but we are in the TOP 26 in the league. And what do you do with all the plays that a top 25 offense calls in the red zone? You put them in the garbage can, not the recycle bin.