This loss isn't on anyone in particular...

We can place blame on a lot of things.

1. Was the defense any different than we'd seen in previous games? Not really. It's not good. It never was good. It wasn't going to get better tonight. And Flacco played well.

2. officiating. Yeah...some head-scratchers there. But still...gotta play through that.

3. Ben and the offense. You know, when you're missing a key cog in the machine, the rest try to do too much to make up for it. Ben wasn't good. The line wasn't good. The RBs stunk. Chalk this up to Leveon being out.

4. Believe it or not, as a resident Tomlin basher, I don't think this is on him, either. He was trying to do what he could, short-handed. But i do question Polamalu's start.

All in all, fellow fans, it just wasn't our night. The Bell loss was HUGE. The team couldn't compensate for it. It's that simple.

 

I disagree i blame it on the o line and the defense.

 

Well, that and not actually having a backup RB that could step in and make the plays needed to keep Ben upright.

 

Ben played poorly. If he shines, we win. He looked more like Zach Mettenberger instead of Ben Roethlisberger at times. He's not the only reason we lost, but he's THE GUY that makes us or breaks us and tonight he underperformed.

 

Got to go with defense and defensive coaches. Too many dumb personal fouls and not stopping the opposition on third and long. Gosh I hate Harbaugh. Smug bastard.

 

I lay this lost at the feet of Kevin Colbert. The minute we let go Blount we should of been looking for another running back. How can you go with josh Harris and dri archer.

 

I'm fine with that decision, but you have got to get them practice and playing time so they can be ready.

 

But in Ben's defense (and gee whiz, of all people, I can't believe I am the one defending this team tonight), when you know you're missing such a key part of the offense, you start trying to do too much to compensate. I think the whole offense looked uncharacteristically out of synch. There's one reason for that.

 

ben played poorly the final 4 minutes Tate int wasn't on him he was desperate and the int in the end zone the clock management by the steelers showed they already forfeited due to poor officiating after the archer td called back

 

The reason for that is not having a clear Plan B if something happens. Not getting Archer or Harris snaps during the season after Blount left is insane in this league. You've got to work them into the system, even though RB is probably one of the more plug and play positions. THAT was a poor decision for the last part of the season.

 

look at the recents free agent pick ups
rats
darril smith
c. canty
dumerville
steve smith
jacoby jones
forsett
oven daniels


steelers
mitchell
cam thomas
brice mc cain (this is good)
blount


harrison and keisel (should that never be cut so i'don't count them as a free agent pick up since they shouldn't have even exposed to other teams )

btw is 07.27 on the moorning i still can't sleep i feel depressed and i'm walking like a zombie in the house . i already took 30 drops of valium and i feal like 30 years older than before the game . i can barely talk and i want some heads rolling . AT LEAST tomorrow.. thank you for the help that this mb gives me otherwise i would
have been alone too ..and maybe at hospital
i will fall down on some thread so if you see something like this

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somewhere you will realize that my face felt down on the pc keyboard ...

:shots:

 

I dont think Ben played that bad the first pick was not his fault,, and the 2nd he was just trying to force it ,, and other players have to step up, in games like this, instead of laying down

 

AND that is no ones fault but Tomlins!!!!!!!

 

Or Haley.

 

I think that sums it all up well. There were no surprises in this match. If we hit the field on fire, then we win well. If we hit the field badly, we get annihilated. In the end, we failed to convert early opportunities, and hung in for as long as we could. When folks are bashing Tomlin, the OL, Troy or whatever, it's worth remembering that if the Archer play is not called back, and if (perhaps) Grad stays in rather than Ben before he threw the INT, we could even have won it. Even if it couldn't be said we really deserved it.

 

I fine with the decision in releasing Blount, but not getting another running back I'm not.

 

Laying Down?????? I don't think so! They're just NFG!

 

Pffftttt NFG?? Lst week, hell two days ago everyone was saying this team was the cock of the walk... now your saying NFG... LOL

 

Sorry, but I put this loss on Tomlin. If Tomlin had the Steelers winning the games from the teams that we should of have beaten this season, the Steelers would of been sitting home watching tonight's game and Bell would of had another week to get healthy. Until Tomlin can change this pattern this has been his MO since being here. Second, he ran Bell without giving many carries to the backups to prepare them for game conditions. To many fans wanting to carry Tomlin to Canton caught up in his verbiage not the product he puts on the field. Tomlin is not a problem solver.

 

They didn't lose because of the absence of Bell.
Starting Troy was a mistake.
Ben was unfortunately not at his best.
The zebras were getting they're marching orders from the Liar to keep us down.
Just an above average team which had a roller coaster ride all season.
Changes need to be made.

 

I agree with this part more than the others. If we would of won those other games who would say Bell would of gotten hurt? We needed another running back and not running Bell to death. That was his mistake.

 

Yes on another running back. We relied too much on Bell and he had too much of a work load. Especially when they had Bell as a receiver in 5 receiver sets intead of a regular recevier. Last night they had Bly take that spot and he was not in sync with Ben.

Bell was mismanaged with his work load this year. It was just a matter of time when he was involved in just about 40% of the offense and getting all those hits that we did not have a back up plan or have someone else take some of the work load.

 

Bottom line, Baltimore played great and they were well coached. Kudos to them and let's give credit where credit is due. They were the superior team last night. Maybe Bell could have made a difference...who knows. When we lose, I hold everyone accountable...players and coaches and sometimes management for poor personnel moves. This offseason is one of the most important ones I can remember in a long time. The front office is going to have to make a lot of correct decisions IF we are to have any hope of getting back to the SB in Ben's remaining years. And frankly, I'm nervous about it.

 

QB's are not supposed to force it. QB 101 says if you force it, they will pick it.
Bens fault

 

ben did force several, but our O-line and D-line got man handled all night. LB'ers, safeties too. receivers couldn't get free of a bunch of backups defenders. heath had probably as bad of a game as I've ever seen. just a wholsale cluster f**k.