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stillers4me
12-15-2010, 05:43 AM
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Steelers quarterbacks, including Ben Roethlisberger, have been sacked 35 times this season.



Mike Tomlin answered plenty of questions Tuesday about the shortcomings of the Steelers' offense, which has produced precisely one touchdown in the past 11 quarters, and that thanks mostly to safety Troy Polamalu.

The coach fielded questions about problems in the "red zone," about "17 holding penalties" in the past four games, about Ben Roethlisberger "getting hit" with little response from the refs or the league and about the quarterback's "injuries."

Tomlin offered little in the way of reasons or solutions, but there seems to be an answer so obvious it played the role of the elephant in the press room: The Steelers' offensive line is not very good.

That's not only the opinion of many but now a statistical "fact" from a formula devised by the mathematicians at STATS, one of the top statistical services covering sports and one used widely by the television networks covering the NFL.

The new stat, conveniently, was announced on Tuesday as the "New York Life Protection Index" with its first weekly ranking. The offensive line of Indianapolis ranks first with a rating of 90.6. The Steelers' line ranks 29th with a rating of 44.9....................

Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10349/1110767-66.stm

HometownGal
12-15-2010, 07:28 AM
Great read. :thumbsup:

Though there are still a couple of fans left who don't believe our OL is the main reason why our offense isn't kicking ass and getting into the EZ more often with all of the talent we have, this article and info should open a couple of pairs of eyes.


The Steelers' offensive line is not very good.

That's actually being too kind. I'm not afraid to say it - they stink with a capital S and though Colon and Starks improve the line to a degree and Pouncey has been a great addition at C, even with those guys in there I don't see the line falling out of the bottom 10. Most of our OL needs revamped and sooner rather than later.

SteelerFanInStl
12-15-2010, 09:08 AM
Thanks! We all know that the OL is our biggest problem. Getting Pouncey in the first this year was the first step, now we need to add some more quality around him. I'd love to see a Tackle in the first, CB in the second and a Guard in the third this year.

Psycho Ward 86
12-15-2010, 06:25 PM
God I miss Colon!

El-Gonzo Jackson
12-16-2010, 11:25 AM
I love this line from the article....


Since 2006, only one team that finished outside the top 12 in the index formula has made it to the Super Bowl -- the Steelers in 2008

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10349/1110767-66.stm#ixzz18IQqkYIt

Just goes to show that you need to address things up front, rather than get your QB more weapons. Any chance the Steelers draft linemen #1 and #2 like they did LB's with Timmons and Woodley??? I really doubt it.

Devilsdancefloor
12-16-2010, 11:36 AM
I love this line from the article....


Since 2006, only one team that finished outside the top 12 in the index formula has made it to the Super Bowl -- the Steelers in 2008

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10349/1110767-66.stm#ixzz18IQqkYIt

Just goes to show that you need to address things up front, rather than get your QB more weapons. Any chance the Steelers draft linemen #1 and #2 like they did LB's with Timmons and Woodley??? I really doubt it.


id be one happy camper if they did...

Steeldude
12-16-2010, 12:54 PM
i assume stats.com is a pay site. i didn't look into it very long, but i found no stats