Steelers Out of Shape

This may have been asked in earlier topics, but if so, I missed it and I apologize. The Steelers looked absolutely out of shape. They were
gassed, and the O gave them plenty of time to rest. I saw Carter make a tackle, then fall on his hands and knees because he couldn't get up.
The fourth quarter was especially bad. Where is our conditioning coach?

 

I was especially surprised at Worilds size....although he has been injured so I guess that would explain that. I chalked alot of our D looking winded on the altitude and them being an older D but they should have been prepared to play.

 

1st game of the season in Denver. 'Nuf said.

 

These guys are professional atheltes, This isn't your local high school football team, where yes some of the kids might be out of shape. You don't make an NFL roster if your out of shape.

Yes it was Denver and with higher altitude you have less oxygen so it does make it harder to breath, if anything that was the biggest factor.

Trust me I feel that I'm in okay shape and when I go out west to Colorado Elk hunting I have no idea how bad of shape I'm really in.

 

From what I've heard, pro athletes don't get into football shape until a few games into the season. This is amplified more because of the new labor agreements and the restrictions to practicing in pads.

Being in "football shape" is not the same as just being in shape.

 

This is history lets put this "preseason warm up game" behind us and focus on the here and now and the JETSON'S>>>> :swordsman:

 

I agree completely Ray.
I've only just got round to watching the game in full (damn you, work schedule), but while at first I thought: wow, Manning's got that offense in shape, I soon started to think: hmm, maybe I could complete that pass.
That said, I was impressed by the length of time the offense could stay on the field, even with some inept blocking and penalties from the o-line that I hope we see less of as the season progresses.

 

Although Worilds did have one of the two sacks that were made on Manning..

They simulate crowd noise in practices why cant they simulate thin air .. Maybe get Chris Collingsworth to hang out in the indoor facility and talk shiat. Seems like he could thin the air with his bull**** lol

Bman

 

Thin air is thin air, i have to agree with the assumption of it being very hard to breath in a high altitude environment and even though these guys are pro's i will have a immediate effect on you. Was stationed at FT. Carson, Co. for 4 years and thats even lower in sea level than the Denver area was anyways... the unit i was in had 4 differnt run groups fast, medium, slow, and all thoses on rehab needless to say because everyone doesnt run the same speed and the older you get you slow down. I always ran in the fast group will that all changed when i got there and tried to get acclimated at first i took it easy and progressed into it so as not to injure myself i was told 30 days of regular running would get me there since i was already good shape man were they wrong... no matter how hard i tried to stay in the fast group i end up declining to the medium group and stayed there the whole 4 years i was there. When the cold months set in its even harder to breath seemed like every time i ran it was like my first time running. Sorry for being so long worded and not to make excuses for the lack of effort that was put forth, but until you experience it first hand you really have no concept. Their gonna makes us proud starting sunday in the BURGH

 

yes and this is not very regular and fair for all teams ... just to be clear

 

collinsworth said he started the season in denver once and it was a hoorible expierence. Said com the fourth quarter he wasnt sure if he could finish the game. Now throw on the no huddle and of course they are going to be worn out

 

For people that have never spent any time at high altitude it's truly an amazing thing. You think you're in reasonably good shape, but you get winded trying to WALK around the block.

 

Ray Lewis looked to be in pretty good shape last night, he obviously worked out hard this off season. Woodley on the other hand looks like he's been spending his time on Facebook eating Krispy Kremes!

 

THey said something last night along the lines of Lewis spent the off season riding 40 miles a day, lost 25lbs.

 

I had a buddy at ft bragg from denver this dude smoked two packs a day and would run 2 miles in about 12 mins andhe said even with smoking two packs a day it was easier then running on the cross country team in denver

 

Some of the guys on the o-line look like they could be in better shape.

 

How do you train for something like altitude. You don't. Yes I think we got a bad break play our first game out their but that is part of it. We will be fine next week and as the season goes on providing that the team stays healthy.

 

Wew, Thanks guys. I feel alot better now about the loss and how our defense stunk knowing that the reason was the thin air in Denver. We'll probably get a shut out this week against the jets

 

Okay, Warren Sapp

 

its called "thin air"

HINES

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Bronco's play on the same field? They weren't winded. According to another poster it takes years to get acclamated to the air. hmmm.