Steelers vs Ravens Gameday Thread

are we even sure Haley is the OC? i think Arians is coaching tonight.

man, this offense is such garbage. i don't care what Leftwich did in the first drive. as far as i'm concerned, it was VERY lucky of him to make that run. outside of that, he's been worthless just like most of the offense.

 

Man we're better than them...get healthy soon Ben

 

the crazy thing is. the rats' offense hasn't done crap tonight ... now if only Lefty and the rest of the O can score one TD ...

 

It might just be me but it seems like we were throwing alot.

Need to slow it down here and wear out their D in the second half.

 

We're a missed block in the back call or a special teams miscue away from having a lead here. Depends on how you want to look at it.

The D looks good and if Lefty can start to hit passes we should be okay.

 

I won't argue but can we all agree we don't really have a fast running back anymore? Dwyer at least hits the hole as hard as he can. Mendenall limps to the hole and falls down.

 

Is it me or is Rainey scared .I know he has the ribs but if he can't play, than I'd rather have Gilreath

 

There is a reason Leftwich isn't a starter somewhere.

 

I figured this would be worse than it actually is but I still can't accept it. I honestly believe if Wallace didn't fumble that ball we would have kept up the momentum. Also for all we know Lefty is playing hurt. Oh well I guess everyone will be calling him a drama queen before this game is over too.

 

This offense is not garbage. Is it a surprise that there is a drop off when our franchise QB is out?

 

Why don't we switch to a two run one pass set and have Lefty just manage?

If we can make the plays when we need them we should be able to get away with it.

 

We don't have the Oline to reliably get 3-4 yards running the ball, and Lefty can't throw worth **** tonight. He's missing on everything. There's a reason most teams don't win with backup QB's and we're seeing that first hand now.

Haley is the opposite of a big play guy. He puts a ton of value in short throws and rushes. No idea what you've been watching all year.

Some of you guys need to remember we have a backup QB in. He's a backup for a reason. If he was good enough to step in and throw for 300 yards and 3 TD's, he'd be a starter

 

It might just be me but it seems like we were throwing alot.

Need to slow it down here and wear out their D in the second half.[/QUOTE]

I agree. Felt like he was looking to throw a lot.

 

That blew my mind to see him scared like that.

 

you think 4 or 5 first downs isn't garbage? i'd love to be as optimistic as you.

 

Lefty has missed some crucial passes either with under/over throws. Batch is more accurate.

 

Plus AB

Doesn't matter though, we need to win.

 

Am I not the only one seeing that he's injured. Well me and TTF. He's an arm strength guy and if he's injured his passing is going to suck. The coaches need to make the tough call and put Batch in.

 

Does anyone remember the last time Ben went down? We stepped up our running game which helped Batch make great plays. We didn't count on Batch throwing 40+ times a game. Why does Haley think he can win with Leftwich's arm? The plan tonight should have been to pound the football on the ground and let Leftwich make plays WHEN NEEDED. The Ravens suck and a good game plan could have beaten them. We've not given the running game a chance to work. And the stupid penalties aren't helping either.

 

We re going 3 and out anyways, we should punish their defensive line. Maybe just maybe we ll start breaking off some good runs and score some points.

 

I really wish we'd taken Colt McCoy when we had the chance to.

 

Which is why we need to lean on our running game now and let Lefty manage the plays he needs to.