PLAYOFFS? I just hope we can win a game
PLAYOFFS? I just hope we can win a game
Patriots handle Vikings with ease. 9th straight year of a first round bye if the get another... that's insane.
To pass them we have to run the table and hope the Texans stumble during their cake walk schedule.
Home WC game win as the 4th seed and bounced in the divisional round. And then I root for anyone BESIDES the Patriots.
This team will be doing what the Raiders and Browns do this season, watch the playoffs from their couches
Been a different story if the game was in Minnesota . Amazing how the Pats are always scheduled at home against the good teams.Originally Posted by Ezra Tank
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then adding tonight's dumpster fire, I expect a one and done at best.527 total yards of offense and 17 points sure don't give me the warm and fuzzy feelings, and to think that 7 of those points came from Boz passing to AV!
And that's also why I'm hoping the Chiefs don't stumble and the AFCCG goes through Arrowhead.
Most likely this. They win against the Raiders and Patriots. Lose to Saints and Bengals. Win against the Chargers, lose in KC.
Then there’s the thought they don’t even win the division...
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Well they have beaten us twice at Heinz the past two years ...
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I still think the Steelers will surprise us.
We beat the Chargers in round #1, then travel to Arrowhead. The Chiefs losing Hunt is going to hurt them and we shock them (Andy Reid factor). Then the Pats blow us out in Foxboro on their way to tying us for #6.
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9-6-1 looks like the Steelers record so playoffs no longer a given, even as a wildcard
Better hope Ravens lose to @Chiefs and @Chargers - there are 4 teams at 6-6 (Dolphins, Titans, Colts & Broncos) so one of those could finish 10-6
With the defense falling off best case is beat Chargers (or Chiefs?) in first round rematch then lose the next weekend - I have no confidence in this team winning a road wildcard game
Worst case is stay home after December 30, which probably gets AJR II to demand Butler fired and would get a better draft slot to spend yet another first round pick on a defensive player who might help generate some turnovers
They should be 9-2-1 right now.
1. Blown opportunity in Denver with horrible fumbles costs them 14 points. That's all on the Steelers but they played well enough to win.
2. The officials basically gifted the Chargers 18 points last night with three very bad calls. False start (7 points), clear block in the back on Punt TD (8 points), and the first offside (3 points) on the winning field goal(s).
I'm sticking with my prediction ... We beat the Chargers in round #1, then travel to Arrowhead and win, and get blown out in the AFC Title game in Foxboro ... Pats win #6 over the Rams.
I am not sure we even make the playoffs ....
Ravens breathing down our necks now when we had them almost out of contention 2 weeks ago ...
this team has no killer instinct
Kenny Pickett is who I though he was .. 4 teams in 5 years and traded twice in one off season
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Yes, they do. They kill themselves.
I'm not making ANY predictions, but I am surprised by the recent turn of events. I thought the AFCN division winner was a done deal, with maybe the Bengals still in the fight come Week 17. I truly thought the Ravens were toast and the Steelers were looking like an easy winner of the division. Man! You can't make this stuff up!
That ending last night was unreal. Not one, not two but three offsides penalties in a row on a FG attempt? That was a brutal way to lose.
I still think the Steelers have the inside track to win the division. Jackson has been a hoot to watch in his first three starts, but has yet to play against a stout defense. Next week at KC may tell the tale. Steelers may have to fly to the West Coast to play da Raidahs, but Baltimore will have to fly to LA to play the Bolts, and after watching last night's game, that will not be easy.
IDK what you're smoking but pass it around. We haven't beaten anyone worth a crap. If we played in NCAA we would have maybe one quality win. We haven't beaten a winning team with exception of Ravens
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I'm just saying our record could easily be 9-2-1. I also said in another post that we've beaten only ONE team with a winning record this year (the Ravens). It shows you how razor thin winning and losing in the NFL is.
As of right now ..... I have NO confidence in this team. First of all, I can almost see this team slipping by the wayside and letting Baltimore win the division. This team is inconsistent as hell, 5 TD's one game 5 INT the next. Score 23 pts in one half, and score NOTHING in the 2nd half. This type of play WON'T win any SB. This team is poorly coached more times than not. Ben is up and down constantly lately. There's time he seems to be playing with NO attitude or momentum. I love the Black/Gold, but I just don't see them going anywhere after the season....other than home.
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My confidence will be the same at 10-5-1 (my prediction) as it would be if they were 13-3, maybe a little better. This place is Overreaction Central every time the Steelers lose a game or two. They just need to get hot at the right time...
I actually totally agree with that. I think the Steelers are a notch or two below the elite teams for 2018 in raw talent (Chiefs/Rams/Saints) but can beat ANY team in the league if they get hot at the right time.
The first Ben SB team wasn't the most talented team in the playoff field, but they got red hot at the right time.
As Chris Collinsworth said: “The Steelers are deadly when they get it going, and they really haven’t got it going yet. Ben is still trying to figure it all out with Conner and Switzer. When (If) they do, they can beat ANYBODY.”
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A loss is a loss but blowing a 16 point lead when the team has the ball to start the second half and not being able to stop a playoff quality team’s offense once in the second half flashes a lot of warning signs that prompts legitimate concern rather than just overreaction.
If he hasn’t figured it out by now, he’s not going to...
There are specific plays that need to be removed from the offensive playbooks and these plays kill drives. The wrap around or shotgun draw to start. The play rarely nets more than two yards per play. Automatic second/third and long. The quick button hook to the TE. Always blanketed and if it’s not, the defender is right there to either make a play or an instant tackle...they are throw away plays that waste downs and get no distance. I’d be willing to bet that on all the three and outs that have occurred, that draw play has been involved in at least 60% of them. I’d be shocked if it wasn’t.
It does not look like they will go far and, there is no guarantee they will even win the division at this point. Blowing the last two games and, losing a 16 point lead at home in a game they had total control. I'm usually a positive person but, I have lost a lot of faith in this bunch.
It’s not just that we lost a game or two, it’s how we lost the last two games.
We gave away two very winnable games.
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Agreed and don't forget forced throws to benchwarmer, stone cold hands DHB in the EZ while double covered.
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One of the TD's should have been called back. Another was on special teams and another should have been intercepted. Outside of that, the Chargers kicked a FG and that was missed originally.
So you would like their chances better if they'd been dominated instead of beating themselves?
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I was not even referring to the punt return. I was referring to 13 plays 88 yards for the first TD (3 third down conversions including on 3rd and 14), 7 plays for 79 yards (was that the TD that should have been called back?) and the final FG drive..
Davis taking out Haden in the end zone was a bad break but the defense once again fell apart in the second half.
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The bottom line is that you don't lose for no reason. They were outplayed and outcoached and the officials helped the Chargers out. But the NFL only has 2-3 consistent teams and the Steelers are not one of them. I can easily see the Chargers winning the Super Bowl.I was not even referring to the punt return. I was referring to 13 plays 88 yards for the first TD (3 third down conversions including on 3rd and 14), 7 plays for 79 yards (was that the TD that should have been called back?
Davis taking out Haden in the end zone was a bad break but the defense once again fell apart in the second half.
I wasn't a fan of this play either. But we tend to evaluate plays in a vacuum. Did it work? Was the result good? If the answer is "No" we then classify it as a bad play or play call. But, I can kinda squint and see the logic of this call in the overall context of the game. Demonstrates to the Chargers that if you are going to put DHB in the game and run him on a "go" route down the sideline, you actually have the confidence to throw it to him. So the Chargers better roll a safety over there and help the CB DHB is about to run by out. In theory, that means you can decoy DHB on future routes and open up the middle of the field for an actual playmaker. Again, this isn't some valiant charge in defense of everything and anything, but I can understand the underlying logic. At least it wasn't on 3rd and short...
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