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stillers4me
11-01-2010, 07:52 AM
Monday, November 01, 2010
By Ron Cook (http://www.post-gazette.com/search/archive.asp?cCat=87), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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NEW ORLEANS -- It's one thing for the New Orleans Saints to settle for a field goal after a first-and-goal at the 1. They are a passing team -- a pretty, finesse team, if you will.

It's something much worse for the Steelers to do it. They like to think of themselves as a powerful, physical football team. They weren't Sunday night and it cost them the game in the Louisiana Superdome.

The Saints scored 17 points in the second half to win, 20-10. But that's not the big reason the Steelers lost for just the second time in seven games to fall back into a first-place tie with the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North Division. They were beaten early in the second quarter when they were whipped in the worst possible way.

Physically........

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SteelerFanInStl
11-01-2010, 02:27 PM
Running back Isaac Redman went off left guard and lost a yard. "That was my fault," Steelers guard Trai Essex said. "I didn't do my assignment. I thought we were running a different play."

He thought we were running a different play???? Just another reason not to like Essex.

pepsyman1
11-01-2010, 02:58 PM
I THOUGHT WE WERE RUNNING A DIFFERENT PLAY???? Um...I'm sorry, I thought we already paid you too much this year so we didn't cut you a check this week! Nothing like coming across a "professional" that is unprepared to do his job. Man, that pisses me off.

SMR
11-01-2010, 04:14 PM
Trai...you sucking much.

vasteeler
11-01-2010, 04:29 PM
doing it is one thing but saying to the media :doh2:

SMR
11-01-2010, 04:32 PM
doing it is one thing but saying to the media :doh2:

That's right. Trai...you sucking TOOOOO much.

ALLD
11-01-2010, 06:29 PM
If Bronco could keep the line without holding, Essex would still be on the bench.

Count Steeler
11-01-2010, 06:33 PM
Where the heck is your head at man! You thought they were running a different play. This is your job. PAY ATTENTION!!!
Tomlin should kick your sorry ass all the way back to Pittsburgh.

Galax Steeler
11-02-2010, 03:09 AM
No excuse if we get 7 points off of that play we have a different game.