worst defense since 1988

[Shoes]

7-9 without Polamalu since 2009.....

I think Polamalu is thinking about life after football.

[Craic]

I'm really thinking Ziggy youtube Hood was a wasted pick..... 1 tackle today. That's one for each game I believe.

Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
R. Clark	6-1	0.0	1	0
L. Foote	5-2	0.0	0	0
I. Taylor	5-1	0.0	0	0
C. Allen	4-1	0.0	0	0
R. Mundy	4-0	0.0	0	0
L. Woodley	4-0	1.0	0	0
L. Timmons	3-0	0.0	0	0
K. Lewis	2-1	0.0	0	0
J. Worilds	2-0	0.0	0	0
C. Carter	1-2	0.0	0	0
E. Hood	1-0	0.0	0	0
W. Allen	0-1	0.0	0	0
C. Hampton	0-1	0.0	0	0

Seriously? Look at that list again. He's the top tackler of all D Linemen. Once again, his (and the DL in a fireblitz defense) job is NOT to tackle, or get sacks, it's to get push, and tie up the OL so the LB's can shoot through.

[Steeldude]

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Why are you so negative? It's only the third game....lol. They will get it together by the 16th game.

Weren't you just saying how Woodley, Lebeau and Wallace all suck?

[Steeldude]

Seriously? Look at that list again. He's the top tackler of all D Linemen. Once again, his (and the DL in a fireblitz defense) job is NOT to tackle, or get sacks, it's to get push, and tie up the OL so the LB's can shoot through.

True, but has he been doing it? Or are the LBs not doing their job?

[GBMelBlount]

Troy and Harrison are out....I hope and pray that is part of the problem...

[Shoes]

Seriously? Look at that list again. He's the top tackler of all D Linemen. Once again, his (and the DL in a fireblitz defense) job is NOT to tackle, or get sacks, it's to get push, and tie up the OL so the LB's can shoot through.

He's also a first round pick who get pushed all over the field. ACL ...grandpa Casey has more tackles through 3 games.

[st33lersguy]

The Steelers defense had a good day against Brady in 2010, Brees in 2010, and Rodgers in the Superbowl compared to the game they had today

[zulater]

Didn't I do this thread a week ago?

Yeah they are that bad, and if you're expecting 43, and 92 t come to the rescue. Good luck with that, you've got just about as much chance of Gregg Lloyd and Rod Woodson rushing to the rescue.

[polamalubeast]

Didn't I do this thread a week ago?

Yeah they are that bad, and if you're expecting 43, and 92 t come to the rescue. Good luck with that, you've got just about as much chance of Gregg Lloyd and Rod Woodson rushing to the rescue.

it's just that I do not expect that the defense is one of the five worst defenses in the NFL

[86WARD]

Why do we always play down to a team like this ones level?

THis
isn't playing down. they are that bad. Like I said before...keep this up and they'll easily be third in the division. They'll have no answer for Flacco, no answer for Dalton and will be lucky to be 3-5 after 8...very lucky. Things need to change...starting with LeBeau on down...

[86WARD]

Didn't I do this thread a week ago?

Yeah they are that bad, and if you're expecting 43, and 92 t come to the rescue. Good luck with that, you've got just about as much chance of Gregg Lloyd and Rod Woodson rushing to the rescue.

lol...

[zulater]

it's just that I do not expect that the defense is one of the five worst defenses in the NFL

Get used to it, because that's who they are.

[polamalubeast]

Get used to it, because that's who they are.

please...c'mon man...this is ridiculous

[st33lersguy]

At this point, the only threats to the Ravens' AFC North crown are Andy Dalton and A.J. Green

[7willBheaven]

I dunno about the worst since then....they have their moments. They played 1-1.5 qtrs of decent football today then went to crap. They need to be more consistent...and play UP to their potential.

[Count Steeler]

So Sanchez really is a horrible QB. Palmer looked like a star today, as did Manning. Hate to see what Flacco is going to do to us.

[zulater]

So Sanchez really is a horrible QB. Palmer looked like a star today, as did Manning. Hate to see what Flacco is going to do to us.

Again we can win any game. But only if we execute flawlessly on offense. Fumbling on consecutive touches wont get it down. Cannot happen again!

[steelerdude15]

Again we can win any game. But only if we execute flawlessly on offense. Fumbling on consecutive touches wont get it down. Cannot happen again!

And the defense cannot suck either. Not creating pressure, having one sack, and no turnovers won't get it done either. That is what really cannot happen again.

[Count Steeler]

Again we can win any game. But only if we execute flawlessly on offense. Fumbling on consecutive touches wont get it down. Cannot happen again!

We will not win any games if we have to put up 40 every game. If it wasn't Brown, it could have been Wallace, or Miller, or ... Wallace also fumbled after Brown's TD, he was just fortunate to recover his.

[Steelman]

Again we can win any game. But only if we execute flawlessly on offense. Fumbling on consecutive touches wont get it down. Cannot happen again!

We scored 31 points, killed in TOP until the end there. I'm not sure why everyone's been harping on the fumbles, are we just that used to always blaming the offense for our failures? Brown's second fumble came later when we were backed into a position where the D had sucked so much that the O HAD to continue scoring at that crazy pace. Brown was trying to do too much.

Neither Wallace or Brown has a history of fumbling, so I don't think it'll be a problem.

[X-Terminator]

We scored 31 points, killed in TOP until the end there. I'm not sure why everyone's been harping on the fumbles, are we just that used to always blaming the offense for our failures? Brown's second fumble came later when we were backed into a position where the D had sucked so much that the O HAD to continue scoring at that crazy pace. Brown was trying to do too much.

Neither Wallace or Brown has a history of fumbling, so I don't think it'll be a problem.

Neither do I, and the offense cannot be asked to go out and score 40 points every game. The Packers tried that last season and ultimately failed miserably in the playoffs, because their defense was shit (and still is) and couldn't get the job done when the offense had an off game. It's completely ridiculous to place blame on them...they scored more than enough points in order to win. As I said in another thread, if the roles were reversed, I doubt anyone would blame the defense for anything.

[tube517]

I'm really thinking Ziggy youtube Hood was a wasted pick..... 1 tackle today. That's one for each game I believe.

Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
R. Clark	6-1	0.0	1	0
L. Foote	5-2	0.0	0	0
I. Taylor	5-1	0.0	0	0
C. Allen	4-1	0.0	0	0
R. Mundy	4-0	0.0	0	0
L. Woodley	4-0	1.0	0	0
L. Timmons	3-0	0.0	0	0
K. Lewis	2-1	0.0	0	0
J. Worilds	2-0	0.0	0	0
C. Carter	1-2	0.0	0	0
E. Hood	1-0	0.0	0	0
W. Allen	0-1	0.0	0	0
C. Hampton	0-1	0.0	0	0

People were worried about Larry Foote at ILB. Watching these 3 games, I'm still looking for the $50 million man Lawrence Timmons. Seems like he's geting paid to watch the secondary make tackles.

[Tugger]

I hope LeBeau steps down. I hope Mike doesn't have to fire him. But clearly, he does not understand that the D with Troy is not the same as the D without Troy. He refuses to make an adjustment.

[NCSteeler]

Seriously? Look at that list again. He's the top tackler of all D Linemen. Once again, his (and the DL in a fireblitz defense) job is NOT to tackle, or get sacks, it's to get push, and tie up the OL so the LB's can shoot through.

%100 agree, only problem is they are not doing their job LOL

[ALLD]

When our superstars are out, the average players become mediocre.