Bouchette Article... Finally

Steel_Elvis · Jan 15, 2012

Concussion said:

bigplaywillygay said:

Concussion said:

This is his mistake: "They have the quarterback."

Roethlisberger won't or can't consistently throw the "complete the pass without all the drama? You know, with a quick release to one of those quick and speedy young receivers who can then do their thing after the catch?" He can do it for the initial drive of the game after that its run around praying that someone is open deep. We need a leader at QB, like Brady or Tebow. I think we lost to Denver because of the lack of leadership on the field.
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Ben is capable of doing it, see Pats game and Titans game this year. Ben had 5 TDs in that titans game, I'm sure if the coach made him run those plays he wouldn't be complaining at the end of the day.
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See the other 14 games he played this year. The Pats game is why I said "consistently." He had 5 TDs in the Titans game and only 21 on the year. He has great games and poor games and many in between - his inconsistency and lack of discipline is what slows the offense. How do you suppose a coach makes him run those plays?
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Arians enables Ben's bad behavior by designing and calling plays with 4 receivers who are all 10+ yards downfield on 3rd and 6 (as an example of many flaws with the scheme and playcalling). Ben has the potential to be great, but the OC has to provide him with a scheme that will allow him to succeed and then sell him on it. Part of it is definitely Ben, but the fact that it has gone on unchecked for a few years now is due to ineffective coaching of Ben.

Aerosteel · Jan 15, 2012

I agree with the article - we need to invest in our O-line. We need to trade all our draft picks for the best 2 Guards in the draft. That is the foundation of a good line - the middle 3. Ben is good at avoiding the pass rush from the ends, but no QB can handle a pass rush up the middle. That is also why we can not run the ball - penetration up the middle. When we used to have Faneca and Hartings we had no trouble running the ball. Ben plays sandlot ball because he has to - our O-line does not give him enough time. Our O-line is far inferior to the top offenses in the league. It is time we bet the farm on O-line improvement.

Da Stellars · Jan 16, 2012

Ben can pull the trigger quickly. Even in his first 2 years with Whiz he actually made some quick decisive throws. That was also the last time he had a good offensive line in front of him.

steelgray · Jan 16, 2012

Ed Bouchette says the second half of the cliche that defense wins championships is no longer true today with the NFL redrawing the rules to help offenses. After NO and GB losing, only one of the top offenses remains in the playoffs. I wonder if he still thinks that. Defense still wins championships and we saw that in GB last night.

That said, we do need to invest in our OL, but our defense isn't getting any younger...

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