Watt played great today!!!!

Not sure this is a game to compliment anyone on defense for the whole game.

Watt and Ramsey made some nice plays but this D looked terrible today.

 

Not a flawless game by Watt but at least he made some plays out there unlike the rest of the defense exception the truck Ramsey

What scribe said is true. But the rest of the defense failed miserably.

Only gave up 182 yards on the ground

The highest paid What a joke.

"Historic Things" Bags Tomlin... in a negative direction?

But alas it looks like we have an offense!

 

Could somebody tell me where our ILB's were when we were getting gashed in the run game.
Did you ever see them or here their name called the entire game?

 

They each made a couple of plays, but for the most part. Queen and Wilson were terrible. Queen repeatedly fell for Hall's stutter step instead of just attacking him and making sure he didn't get to the edge. Both linebacker were constantly getting caught going the wrong way on those inside runs, taking themselves out of the play. That was often why there were such huge holes in the defense. They need a thumper inside. Maybe they need to put Holcomb in there.

 

I'm surprised they went back to that play after Watt blew fields up earlier in the game when he didn't even have the ball.... I actually jumped out of my seat on that one and was surprised Fields got back up

 

You would like to see him get some sacks, but he did have two TFLs and a pass defended. And this great hit

 

Highsmith had the only sack

 

He was better than most on D Sunday but we will need more from him certainly.

 

Help me out; exactly how many snaps did Watt have away from his 'natural' right side of the offense?

All this preseason talk and it's same old Watt.

 

Enough to know when he left the right side nobody was get any pass rush over there.
I don't understand the whole fascination with moving Watt all over. We have never had the need to do anyone else before, they played their side, or dropped into coverage, but for some strange reason now that we don't have someone helping out on the other side regularly, now people want Watt all over.
No matter where you move Watt, wherever he's not, will be the weak point.
How about getting more production out of the others instead.

 

Not really they just called one of Watts sacks a tackle for a loss

 

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The point is to scheme Watt to the weak point of the OL. Are you suggesting it's always on the right side and nowhere else?

 

I know this is (and should be) legal, but I was waiting for the James Harrison special on this one (flag for hitting too hard).

 

I'm suggesting either drop him into coverage, or let him stay at the right. Like we have always run the Steelers D back to 1992. Lloyd had Green, Porter had Haggans, Harrison had Woodley. They all helped each other, and every time we were good enough to make the SB both, had double digit sacks, only Haggans didn't, but He had like 9 , and only played 12 , or so games. Problem is now, we don't have the other guy. Highsmith hasn't shown to be it. He had one good year, and that's it. If Watt had a guy across from him like the others I mentioned, You would really see this D go.
Most teams aren't stupid. If You move Watt they just point, and slide the protection.