I'd really like to know whose idea it was for our defense to play zone.

That was the worst defensive scheming I've ever seen the Steelers play.

The secondary looked lost. Brady can pick apart a zone in his sleep.

The advantage was ours in a man scheme. Especially with Gronk out.

Somebody owes Steeler Nation an explanation concerning the "bonehead decision" to play zone.

I suspect Carnell Lake, but Butler could have made that call, or it could have been ordered by Tomlin.

On the flip-side the Pats camouflaged their defense so well that you couldn't tell what their coverage was going to be until the snap of the ball, a la Dick LeBeau.

 

bend but don't break was shattered

brady career and franchise record yardage

way too vanilla IMO

 

They did look lost in the zone they were playing. That's what their offense does to a zone. Makes it hard to read and react.

They played right into it. Disrupt the routes and some of those rushes get home earlier. You have Amendola on Harrison and you don't have Harrison blast him off the line?

 

We don't live in our fears. Why change anything when we don't live within our fears.

 

Can't wait fo hear what mike has to say about it

 

A young secondary can't play zone, they come apart at the seams.

Boy would i like to know who made the decision to play zone !!!

 

I'm assuming the idea was we had to get pressure. Which of course we did not do at all. We were owned on the LOS which basically decided the game.

 

You cant pressure with 3 guys and zone coverage

 

Dick Lebeau used to do the same thing. Was Butler sleeping when Brady used to do the same thing to DL? Brady even went on record saying he loves playing against the steelers zone coverage and we still do it? Bye to Butler and Haley. .no qb sneak on the 1 yard line?

 

Really no QB sneak at 1 yard line? Big baby.

 

Sorry guru, couldn't win one for ya

 

Really they just sucked tonight, maybe the stage was too big. I hate the zone D, but their first two TD they burned our safety. THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!!!

 

Notice how they almost never interview the DC or OC after loses, only the HC and players. Must be nice

 

Don't know, but after the Falcons spank the Cheats it's gonna be nice. They can't hang with them!!!

 

I think it was a bend don't break philosophy with emphasis on making sure the young guys weren't picked on but just the opposite happened.

 

Last 4 weeks, we did not rush 3. Tonight we rush 3 all night. What the heck are we doing

 

How long can we we blame our offensive or defensive coordinators. I think it's time tomlin starts taking the blame. He needs to go

 

Playing scared

 

Also I can't believe Gilbert a former no. 1 pick is not a better DB then Gay right now. Gays looks old and slow. Sometimes our coaches are just too stubborn to make changes, like continuing to have Toussant taking kickoffs when he never gets past the 15 yard line. Like not playing Ayers and playing Coates and Bey when neither can catch.

 

Hi, Kyp. Saw you and the others posting in the lottery thread. I'm happy you're sticking around to post with us. Welcome to TSF!