Do we make/miss Playoffs?

Animus · Nov 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM

steelersrule6 said: ↑

For a guy that wanted more money this season when was the last time Heyward got a QB hit or sack.
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When was the last time he batted down a ball?

mytake · Nov 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM

2-4 in the last 6. 7-10 in the last 17.

Animus · Nov 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM

mytake said: ↑

2-4 in the last 6. 7-10 in the last 17.
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This is teetering like the stock market before it crash and burns.

steelersrule6 · Nov 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM

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Or the Ravens changed their offence to beat what we usually do against us. The playoff game was just typical playoff Tomlin getting out-schemed, but the regular season away game was just a poor performance.

I get that the Ravens are struggling, but our defense is statistically one of the worst in the league. If we didn't get all the pressures/turnovers, we likely would be considered a bottom 3 defense, and likely the league's worst defense that isn't the Bengals. We're 2nd worst in yards per game allowed in the league, we're second in missed tackles in the league (trailing only the pitiful Bengals defense in both regards), we're 6th worst in 3rd down percentage allowed, 2nd worst in 4th down percentage allowed... The only thing we do well defensively is pressure the QB (5th in sacks and 5th in pressures) and get turnovers (2nd in takeaways). We're essentially a Bengals level defense that can get pressure and cause turnovers. We pay the most money in the league on the defensive side of the ball for this level of performance ($25 million more than 2nd place in 2025).

At the very least the Bengals pay only 90 million to suck, we pay 160 million. To put it in perspective, we pay as much defensively as they pay on offense (and vice versa). Our offense is decent for being the 3rd cheapest offense in the league (Seattle and New Orleans pay less). However, our defense is unacceptably bad for what we pay for it. We really need to consider what we do with that side of the ball. Highsmith makes entirely to much money to be on the sideline all the time, as he's missed 9 games over the past 28 games (2 seasons). We might consider trading him. Malik Harrison sucks and we pay him too much, he's gotta go. Heyward is going to have to come off the books eventually. We need another corner. We might have a decent safety room if we end up extending Dugger.... idk. There's some decisions that need made because we need to pump a little money into the offense here soon. Speaking of offense either Muth or Smith has to be cut or traded as well. Neither contribute enough to justify their pay.
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Well, I don't think the coaches or the scheme called for Watt to go tackle the man without the ball in the playoff game. That regular season loss turned when Russell fumbled near the goal line then he threw a pick 6.

Robert · Nov 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM

steelersrule6 said: ↑

The Ravens have to play the Bengals twice Steelers twice New England and Green Bay, if they lost 3 games and the Steelers went 4-2 we win the division. Not likely to happen but the Steelers don't need to sweep them.
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Mathematically, you are correct. I'm just looking at it more from the standpoint of how well we're playing. If we're not good enough to beat the Ravens twice, I don't think we're good enough to make the playoffs.

steelersrule6 · Nov 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Robert said: ↑

Mathematically, you are correct. I'm just looking at it more from the standpoint of how well we're playing. If we're not good enough to beat the Ravens twice, I don't think we're good enough to make the playoffs.
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The Ravens haven't been playing great either they benefitted from being in the easy part of their schedule and playing against some crappy QBs like in the Browns game.

Jammasterc · Nov 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Just hope they can beat Miami on MNF to take a game lead for All Time wins, keeping ahead of 49ers.

Coach can’t destroy every Steelers record can he?

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