Now this is a pretty picture..

[Merchant]

How bout those "old" dogs?

[Count Steeler]

Maybe that is the whole problem with the running defense. The D is concentrated on stopping the pass. Even more amazing when you consider Flaccoff put up over 350 in the first game.

[fansince'76]

Maybe that is the whole problem with the running defense. The D is concentrated on stopping the pass. Even more amazing when you consider Flaccoff put up over 350 in the first game.

Actually, he only had around 230 - we kept coughing up the ball in our own end giving them short fields all day.

[Count Steeler]

Actually, he only had around 230 - we kept coughing up the ball in our own end giving them short fields all day.

Wow, short term memory loss. I thought he was way over 230. I stand corrected.

[Merchant]

Well it is a pass-happy league. Having a legendary run-defense didn`t help us in the Super Bowl last year.

[fansince'76]

Wow, short term memory loss. I thought he was way over 230. I stand corrected.

Can't blame you - I'm trying to forget that game too.

[polamalubeast]

We must now create more turnovers.But in the last two games, the defense has played very well.

If he plays a great game against the Patriots in week 8, we can say that our defense is great against the pass.

[The Duke]

We must now create more turnovers.But in the last two games, the defense has played very well.

If he plays a great game against the Patriots in week 8, we can say that our defense is great against the pass.

While they do need turnovers, at least they are stopping the opposing team on third down

Brady will have a good game though, that's pretty much a fact. The Ryan Brothers already made him look silly twice this year, and he'll be coming off a bye week for our game. The offense will have to win that game in what will be most likely a shootout

[salamander]

While they do need turnovers, at least they are stopping the opposing team on third down

Brady will have a good game though, that's pretty much a fact. The Ryan Brothers already made him look silly twice this year, and he'll be coming off a bye week for our game. The offense will have to win that game in what will be most likely a shootout

That's a scary thought.

[NCSteeler]

Half our games have been against bottom 5 teams as far as passing yards, so I wouldn't go gettin all excited about it yet.


Baltimore - 13th in passing
SEATTLE - 26th in passing
Indianapolis - 28th in passing
Houston - 11th in passing
TENNESSEE - 9th in passing
JACKSONVILLE -32nd in passing

[Merchant]

Still.. After all the criticism of their age it's nice to see this defense ranked #1 overall. Someone give me Warren Sapp's e-mail, I wanna rub it in

[NCSteeler]

Green Bay and New England are 31st and 32nd in pass defense, and 1 and 3 in passing offense, now that would give the commish wet dreams of a 120 point shoot out.

[HometownGal]

Still.. After all the criticism of their age it's nice to see this defense ranked #1 overall. Someone give me Warren Sapp's e-mail, I wanna rub it in

[GodfatherofSoul]

I heard last night on ESPN AGAIN about our "old" defense and how they're fading.

[SteelerEmpire]

Half our games have been against bottom 5 teams as far as passing yards, so I wouldn't go gettin all excited about it yet.


Baltimore - 13th in passing
SEATTLE - 26th in passing
Indianapolis - 28th in passing
Houston - 11th in passing
TENNESSEE - 9th in passing
JACKSONVILLE -32nd in passing

With the Pats defense being #31 or #32 in the league, you could say we're playing a "half-way" good team ? Then all we need is for our offense to show up and match (or exceed) NE's scoring...