My thoughts on regular season wk 17

1. Who were those guys up front and what did they do with the real o-line

2. Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren were in beast mode all game

3. Diontae Johnson dodged a bullet with that hook and lateral to the defender, and Pickens dodged one as well.... otherwise, both were outstanding

4. Despite the grown man blocking up front, it's still an adventure with Mason Cole when we're in shotgun

5. Nick Herbig is growing up before our very eyes

6. A few Seahawks defenders are gonna have nightmares of Najee and Warren's stiff arms....... especially Tarik Woolen

7. Middle of the defense was abused again..

8. It appeared to me that the secondary gave up on a few routes when they thought the pass rush would hit the mark... they clearly were not prepared for Geno Smith's mobility in the pocket

9. I love Joey Porter Jr's attitude, but DK Metcalf is a tough out for any cb

10. Don't look now, but I think we have a legitimate QB controversy brewing (and one that I definitely did not expect)

11. I wonder what the record is for missed holding penalties as TJ Watt was being mauled all game

12. For those that missed it, George Pickens threw the deciding block on Warren's td

13. Class move by Najee sliding at the end rather than running it in

 

14. After getting filleted in the first half, the defense only gave up two FG's in the second half.

15. For a team in the same boat as Pittsburgh, Seattle seemed awful cocky.

16. To Seattle. Thanks for taking Devon Bush.

Another great list, B&GP.

 

don't they have Artie Burns too?

 

Without Mason, we don't win. As good as our RB were, their safeties would have cheated and stopped the run if he wasn't the QB

 

What controversy? Mason is our QB this season. He won't sign, if he isn't given the starter job next season so Pickett will be the starter in that case. Mitch gone.

 

a few more to add to this nice list-

Najee Harris has 924 yards, making him only the 4th RB in team history to have 3 consecutive years with 900 yards or more rushing (the other three are Franco, Bettis, and Willie Parker). You can complain about him, but that's some prime company. (no, Leveon Bell did not do this).

Nate Herbig is like a TJ Watt Jr.

I thought Mason was even better this week, managing the game very coolly.

 

17. Pete Carroll, thank you for onsiding with 2:01 left and two timeouts. No chance we call that pass play on our own 25 yard line if he kicked it off!!

 

Mannnn... I need to re-watch to get true thoughts.... biggest thing to comes to mind is Steelers Nation in general. I had a hunch we'd show up in numbers, but not to the magnitude it did

 

It's hard to be critical of the middle D. They are decimated. In a lot of ways you have to give credit for the defense not imploding. Gave up six points second half. Tip the hat to coaching

 

Shame they no show home games

 

Good stuff but I disagree with 10. There should be no QB controversy this season at all. Are you referring to next season?

 

Technically, yes

 

Then I agree. Rudolph should be re-signed and given a legitimate shot to compete with Kenny for QB1 next season. I have a bad feeling, however, that Mason will have other options and may choose to go elsewhere.

 

Mason’s ability to stretch the field adds a whole new dimension to this offense.

 

Artie though has a lot more respect for Steelers fans than Devin though. Granted, I also wished Artie would have developed into something more but alas... it wasn't meant to be.

 

Great write up, B&G! Thanks for doing these all season. Happy new year, Steelers fans!

 

Figured that D.K. Metcalf would give JPJ problems... and he did. That said, still proud of his Rookie Season nevertheless. This will be a great learning experience from him and he will get better from it.

 

Game was not on in my area. Outrageous really as I`m in NE PA.

Saw snippets of it on NFL Channel.

Yeah, noticed the beast mode of our RB`s. It was great to see us playing hungry.

 

Again, not his best outing of course. However, he didn't let D.K. score; something that would have changed the complexion of the game in a big way.

 

Yup, some team is going to be stupid enough to overpay Rudolph based on two or three games.

 

Steelers games have been enjoyable to watch these past two games. It's fun to watch a QB that can throw the ball.

 

Maybe, there were a lot of flash in the pan QBs this year. Just think back to when Josh Dobbs was the Vikings savior. Now, not so much. Then there's that Devito guy. Browning is probably higher on the list than Mason. Fact is, no one looked at Mason last off-season, I'm not so sure he's earned that huge payday just yet. Though, the team may throw a nice contract offer his way before he is truly a FA.

 

Metcalf should have had a lot more targets. Second half Hawks didn't seem to go to him much and tried to run some cute plays that didn't work.

 

There will be another QB in town next year. Pickett will not be the long term answer. It all depends on who is left in the draft or if we end up with a free agent. If Mason wants it he needs to work for it and win the job. He had a shot the year Earl Thomas knocked him out and Miles stole his helmet. He seems to have progressed, he sounds like he’s got an axe to grind, if he does he should go. This is a professional game, check your feeling at the door.