Haley: Steelers picking up on new offense

Man I hope this doesn't blow up in our faces.....

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/haley-stee ... --nfl.html

 

This part was good to hear.

 

Yeah and haley doesn't seem like one to blow smoke I really like reading that though.

 

Exactly, some people just need something to ***** about and are never happy. So, it doesn't matter what Haley or Ben say, some will just continue to spin it out of control and produce an un needed soap opera and only choose to hear what they want to hear anyways but its nice to hear Haley say this.

 

I have said all along, Haley isn't going to say to Ben, hey don't scramble around at all if you are getting pressured. We don't want that. He is saying, here are you options first, if they aren't available then make something happen, but we don't want to design plays which are dependent upon you creating something with your feet.

Scramble...yes. Plays that run guys 40 yards down the field with and oline that can only hold them back 2 seconds...dumb.

 

I noticed this statement from the article:

"Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has repeatedly expressed consternation about the transition to a new system after playing in virtually the same offense under coordinators Ken Whisenhunt and Bruce Arians the first eight years of his career."

He HAS????????

 

Nice Article....What I take from reading between the lines....

Haley has a nice system and he is doing everything he can to help the guys get it....He is also building the QB'S confidence just as he should be...

I am sure he is teaching a progressive system to Ben,so of course it makes no sense to make Ben hurry to get the ball out or speed up the play at this time....Ben must have a good grasp 1st. then he will teach him the timing of when certain and specific routes should come open....After that is when he will Teach the scramble drill and show the WR'S and the QB where and when the extended routes will come open....

Haley is a very good OC and our O will reflect his knowledge as long as the guys play the way he expects..
Be physical... My take is Ol,TE'S,WR'S and RB'S
Be Smart.....Everyone esp. the QB...The better decisions he makes the smarter the others will look..
Be Disciplined...Applies to all ....Don't take plays off...If it''s a PA then sell the fake,if your running a decoy route ,run it just like it's real...If your job is to block then keep your hands inside..No after the play BS to get you behind the chains....I could write a book for this 1 ,but you get the point....Basically he is saying if you will do these things for me I will put you in the best possible situation to succeed.....

 

This part was good to hear.[/quote:2hlw3bfx]


no, no, no, he meant he was concerned about ben learning the meaning of the word "assimilating"

 

He wanted to check he was using it in the "cerebral" sense.

Not to knock the insight here, but are there seriously any OC's in the NFL who aren't telling their players all these things right now?

 

No knock at all ,but we all know at least 1.....I am sure there are some vet OC'S with tenure just going through the motions...I am sure there are some younger OC'S who are nervous as hell at this point....
Also in the new age of Passing ,I am sure there is a few OC'S besides BA who have forgot all about the physical part...But I do get your point....LOL...

 

Or maybe he's just giving one of those lame, professional, boring, leader type answers that the fans want to hear.

Man, I hope you and Haley are both right. :hello:

 

How would this blow up in our face? Teams switch OC's all the time. Haley is a smart guy and knows how to run an offence. I do think Ben is going to have growing pains, but we'll be fine. I agree that Ben scrambles well so Haley can't take that away from him, but like Greg Cosell says "Improvisation is random and arbitrary, and random and arbitrary aren't good in the game of football." We want designed plays with precise timing. Roll Ben out, but we do need to stop the scrambling as much as possible, because although Ben is good at it, it's not a reliable way to get first downs.

 

it's not like ben sets out to scramble. he'll sit in the pocket and pump fake til the cows come home if the rush ain't on him.