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Does Lake get a pass?

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by SteelerGlenn, Nov 4, 2013.

  1. SteelerGlenn

    SteelerGlenn

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    Everyone seems to have it in for DL, but as bad as the DB's are playing where is the hate for Lake? Wasn't Woodson working with the DB's in camp too?
    As long as we're head hunting lets make it fair!
     
  2. Myronwemissyinz

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    OK with me...way our DBs are playing this season.....Fire them all!!!
     
  3. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Maybe because before Sundays game they were 2nd in passing yards and 7th in yards per passing play and had only given up 2 passing TD's :shrug:
     
  4. blountforcetrauma

    blountforcetrauma Well-Known Member

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    The explanation for that stat might be that we are so soft against the run that teams don't really feel the need to exploit our corners as much. Brady sure didn't make them look like they were 2nd in passing yards yesterday.
     
  5. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Or maybe it means the secondary hasn't been playing as bad as people like to make it seem. Sunday they faced a QB that could exploit them, not a lot of Bradys in the league though, or Gronks for that matter.
     
  6. Myronwemissyinz

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    Dont feel like looking it up so just guessing here but that was Bradys and Gronks best game this year. Against the second best pass D in NFL?? How good are they than?
     
  7. blountforcetrauma

    blountforcetrauma Well-Known Member

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    It was their best game of the year yes.
     
  8. blountforcetrauma

    blountforcetrauma Well-Known Member

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    Well we've just missed tons of tackles and things like that. I mean remember that play with Jennings when our whole secondary missed tackles against him? We missed a lot of tackles again yesterday too. I would like to see the stats for yards after contact against this defense if they keep up with that really. That would tell the tale of missed tackles and how damaging they are. I really think great defenses aren't like great offenses. Great offenses do unique and new type things but I think great defenses do fundamental things on a great level and that's what makes a great and consistent defense. We used to be that d but we just aren't now.
     
  9. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    yes he gets a pass, but none of his players do. they give them up.:cool:
     
  10. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    4th and after Sunday
     
  11. blountforcetrauma

    blountforcetrauma Well-Known Member

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    DING! I told someone today that if an opposing qb wants to find his guy just look for Willy Gay and go back 5 or 10 yards. LOL.
     
  12. Myronwemissyinz

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    HUH.....We were 4th after.....that was their 4th best... they are now 4th best:shrug:
     
  13. blountforcetrauma

    blountforcetrauma Well-Known Member

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    I think he means we fell to 4th.
     
  14. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Yep, thats what I was saying :thumbs_up:
     
  15. blountforcetrauma

    blountforcetrauma Well-Known Member

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    Well if you aint first you're last. LOL.
     
  16. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    We dropped way down on yards per passing play though, wonder why :lolol:
     
  17. blountforcetrauma

    blountforcetrauma Well-Known Member

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    I'd say we might have dropped on yds per rush attempt too but I don't think there is much farther down we can go. LOL.
     
  18. thorn058

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    I said this in another thread on Saturday night. Position coaches are basically handcuffed when it comes to how much they can teach a player when it falls outside of the overall defensive scheme. Gay and Allen play better when they can jam the receiver and go man to man, they aren't shut down cover corners but they are better man to man than when they are in zone. Zone coverage is hard look at Clark and Troy they have been at it for how long and they still make mistake. Lake can only do so much before it becomes counter productive to what DL wants to run.
     
  19. Diamond

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    That's because opposing teams ran the ball down their throat, no need to pass it.....31st against the run, why pass the ball???
     
  20. steelers5859

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    I think he gets a pass. Lebeau's system has been running on empty for a couple of years now.
     
  21. Yogi4

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    Not sure but where were we ranked in D for the last 2 years?? I think teams are abusing us playing 5-10 yards off the wide outs. I personally hate it.
     
  22. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Teams still threw it 30 times a game against us. If we were as God awful as people like to make up, we would fair much worse then 4th.
     

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