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10-26-2015, 12:57 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers face big questions as November beckons

By Billy52 on Oct 26, 2015

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Smarting from a depressing defeat in Kansas City, Steelers Nation anxiously awaits the return of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Other key questions about the team remain unanswered, but the next four games will determine whether fans’ preseason expectations will be fulfilled in 2015.

On an otherwise ideal Sunday for football in Kansas City, the Steelers' final game of October turned out to be anything but ideal. Facing what had been a 1-5 Chiefs team, whose offense was nearly as inept as the Steelers group led by Landry Jones, the Black-and-Gold squandered ample opportunities, turned over the ball three times and missed tackles or coverage assignments leading to key offensive plays by the Chiefs. Coaching decisions during the game weren't much better than the play on the field, with Mike Tomlin electing to go for two consecutive fourth-down-and-short plays when the score still was tight enough for a field goal to be significant. Later on in the fourth quarter, when the Steelers really could have used them, they once again found themselves short of timeouts.

Even though we had a few winners on the Pittsburgh side, the overall grade for players and coaches must be a solid "F." In fact, few of those watching the game could detect anything resembling a consistent offensive game plan by Todd Haley, as backup quarterback Jones struggled in vain throughout the afternoon searching for some kind of groove.

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