Establish the pass to open the run game?
Steelers 25 Hawks 17 84 yds rushing
Maybe Tomlin should show video of the Pats, not the Steelers, and say “see, that is how it is supposed to be done”.
That answers one question I had - did Ben force it to AB? No - he forces it to anyone in double coverage.
I don’t think holding has anything to do with this debacle.
It has gotta be a good deal of lack of communication on d, which points to lousy practices during the week. Do they practice?
He would have to lighting up the play caller - oops, maybe that’s him.
And sad thing is, I don’t think the pats are playing exceptionally well.
This game is putting me to sleep.
Calm. . . . Calm . . . Calm . . .
I’d like to believe this was an even bigger conspiracy organized by the Steelers to sabotage the Pats. It has all been an act on ABs part as part...
Steelers - 24 Pats - 17 Passing out - 276
I looked it up. There is a limit on how many defenders can rush the passer (5 I think), and where they can stand - so many feet from the LOS and...
Important question - would the Terrible Towel magic be useful today against the dreaded Patriots, or should it be stored away to let its power...
This makes me wonder sometimes about the actual importance of coaching. I think the overall talent of a team may be much more vital than the...
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Perception of easy practices may be a side effect of Tomlin’s approach - he assumes professionals will work hard on their own, which probably...
I think Tomlin’s approach probably works for 90% of the players, but the elite with egos seem to not respond well to that - they see it as leeway....
I agree that Tomlin gets probably too much blame for what are execution errors and on-field mistakes, but isn't that something that should be...