Goats?

[Rotorhead]

Well, I am not too upset for this loss, missing our top 2 corners and our top WR put us behind the ball from the start. (Yes I know we lost JPJ during the game). Hoping JPJ is just a minor injury and he will be back by the Cincy game.

Goat - Wilson for his fumble at the 2. Just can’t see why he ran to the left instead of to the right where nobody was. The pick-6 sealed the game, but the fumble is where the game really turned IMO

Also goat to the football gods today, every bounce went the Ravens way, 3 fumbles and the Wilson fumble were the difference today.

Game Balls - none, but honorable mention to CA3 for making some big catches.

[fansince'76]

The horrible decision to throw a low-percentage bomb on 4th-and-6 stands out too, so Tomlin and Smith get a goat for that one.

I'm convinced that Watt also wasn't 100%.

[86WARD]

The whole defense is a goat...a big goat and they have been for about 6-7 weeks now.

[BlackAndGold]

The defense was simply depleted. You're not beating Lamar Jackson with backups and 3rd stringers in the secondary.

Wilson was easily the 'goat'. Those two turnovers was awful, that fumble was inexcusable. I get you're going all out but that is the type of stuff you expect from rookies. Just get tf down.

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The horrible decision to throw a low-percentage bomb on 4th-and-6 stands out too, so Tomlin and Smith get a goat for that one.

I'm convinced that Watt also wasn't 100%.

Went for it today but not last week in a more do or die situation smh.

Should've moved Watt to the other side for a few snaps to take some pressure off of that ankle.

[EzraTank]

The horrible decision to throw a low-percentage bomb on 4th-and-6 stands out too, so Tomlin and Smith get a goat for that one.

I'm convinced that Watt also wasn't 100%.

Exactly. I cannot believe this team couldn't scheme a 6 yard pass to a TE with CA3 running a deep go route to draw a safety deep. Just poor play calling. They even had a quarter change timeout to come up with that play.

The RW fumble was the turning point. He just needed to dive forward and setup a first and goal and NOT take that hit.

[Steeler-in-west]

Agree that we had too many injuries in the backfield, and Austin cant seem to design a proper blitz package to save his life.

Russ gets a goat for the int and losing the fumble. I know he thought he had a TD but he has to do a better job protection the ball.

I know if we get healthy we’ll still have a shot at a postseason run but will we get healthy? Porter may not be back nor may Elliot

[steelcityboyz]

Exactly. I cannot believe this team couldn't scheme a 6 yard pass to a TE with CA3 running a deep go route to draw a safety deep. Just poor play calling. They even had a quarter change timeout to come up with that play.

The RW fumble was the turning point. He just needed to dive forward and setup a first and goal and NOT take that hit.

I wonder if Tomlin knows what plays are being called on offense? I mean any head coach with any knowledge of the game that needs only 6 yards to keep the drive alive and allows a bomb to be thrown with their best reciever on the bench makes me scratch my head.

[that1guy]

I wonder if Tomlin knows what plays are being called on offense? I mean any head coach with any knowledge of the game that needs only 6 yards to keep the drive alive and allows a bomb to be thrown with their best reciever on the bench makes me scratch my head.

Tomlin has never been an offensive minded coach. His idea of winning football is running the ball on 1st and 2nd down followed by a passing play. At this point he's had 3 different OC with the same basic play calls, this tells me that Tomlin is more involved in the Offense than previously thought. It's more about Tomlins inability to evolve with the NFL than blame on a coordinator (whomever that may be)

[Mojouw]

Tomlin has been authorizing deep shots on 3rd and 4th down since the day he took the job. Heck, he usually lets his backup QBs heave a couple per season. I think Lefty and Gradkowski actually hit one or two.

[DesertSteel]

No risk it no biscuit.