ATTEN..LEBEAU

Please retire, thank you for all of the wonderful years but tonight just shows you've lost it. He leaves the backfield empty?? LOL Ike was getting eaten up all night and he leaves nobody back there for the "just in case they pass it? "

 

WOW! I do think the game has passed him bye?I hope I'm wrong?

 

EXACTLY. How do you go that aggressive on first down, and especially without your starting safety?

 

If Lebeau goes, who takes his place?

 

Keith Butler

 

Spagnuolo

 

If Lebeau goes, who takes his place?

 

I can take his place. I coached a bunch of 6 year olds to a championship with a 3-4 defense.

 

IDK about Lebueau, but we need a youth movement on D.

Look at Denvers D...they were so much younger and athletic than the Steelers.

 

is Lebeau the only DC who doesn't carry a play sheet? the other team can lipread him, he doesn't even cover his mouth up when he's putting in the play.

 

They cannot lip read him- he is too weathered for them to be accurate.

 

I disagree.
Today he was shorthanded by injuries, and he was let down by some specific players (I won't call them here) on personal matchups.

Let's not forget that this one #1 total defense, #1 against the pass and 8th against the run. Also, we had #1 defense in points allowed this season. This is the defense that shut down Brady a couple of months ago.

If for some reason he goes, Butler will take his place. Hope Coach T doesn't make an experiment with his friend R Morris.

Spagnuolo will be an interesting approach, but I think Coach T in that scenario -LeBeau retiring- will look for a DC that lasts at least 3 or 4 seasons as we get younger on D.

Spagnuolo and other big names will be interested just while they get aonther HC opportunity and will probably not last enough here.

 

Just stop. Stop. Stop. Stop.

Look at the offenses this defense faced this season.

I agree that injuris didn't help matters yesterday, but this was NOT the #1 defense in the NFL.

 

I knew this post would soon come along.

 

Unfortunately it seems like our blitzes dont work anymore. Elite QB's arent confused by it, average to to bad QB's seem to rip our secondary. I dont care where we are ranked, it made no difference this year. The league has changed offensively, and stopping the run isnt as important now because the elite teams throw the ball more now than ever. You need to be able to get pressure rushing 4 and playing good pass defense. Good offenses thrive on other teams blitzing. There is a reason Rodgers, Brees, and Brady are so good against the blitz

 

They were basically the same offenses that the Ravens played, except they were lucky enought not to have to play the supercharged Patriot Offense and got to play against our inept offense 2 times.

So what defense faced all the great offenses this year -- the 49ers out in that stellar division? The Texans in that powerhouse division? So who had the #1 defense??????

 

I love these posts about the horrible teams we played this year and how we would be exposed with a harder schedule. News flash: there are MANY more bad teams than good teams in the NFL. The steelers did not play a higher proportion of bad teams than the rest of the NFL.

 

We won 12 games this season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The only problem is not making any adjustments during game or at half time. That kills me. Injuries hurt also. Woodley was no where near 100% plus 2 d lineman. Finally, Clark not playing at all. REALLY>>>>>>>>>>>>WHat could have been!!!!!!!!!!! oh what could have been!!!!!!!!!

 

Exactly. Bill Cowher's cliche that "There's a fine line in this league" has never been more true than it is today. Teams go from the outhouse to the penthouse in a single season anymore other than the few teams that are totally mismanaged (insert cleveland here). Lucky for us we're one of the few teams that seem to stay in the upper echelon and as long as you're there you'll always have a shot.

 

I was thinking the same thing. How many times this year did we all of a sudden get complacent, and give up huge plays on third down?

 

"This year"? That issue has plagued this team for at least 8 years now.

 

Any 3-4 will not run well without a dominating NT. Casey is washed up.

Our blitzes don't get there anymore...they usually get picked up.

 

Heck they can't even find a helmet to fit that guy!!!!!!!

 

Butler? Probably coaching somewhere else next year IMO