Who else was shocked to see Duck return for that last series.

Did the coaches believe the Steelers were not going to get the ball back after Duck's 3rd Int?

To me it was Bad coaching not to have have Mason up and throwing after the Int; just in case you get the ball back. They had to do something to confuse the defense and Buffalo had Duck's game figured out.

I would have bet the house that Mason was coming in for that final drive. Bring Mason in for that last series just for his extra year's worth of experience in running the 2-minute offense.

 

I don’t think it would have mattered. Mason would have been sacked even more.

 

Brice guy here must be related to Mason or something.

 

Fichtner did not adjust to the Bills defense on 3rd down all game. The Bills were blitzing on just about every 3rd down. At least the final play, they did have more pass protection for Hodges, but the ball was not even near the Steelers receiver.

 

Putting Mason in wouldn't have changed anything.

 

You only bring Mason in if there was a injury, they weren't going to make a change that late in the game.

 

Yea bring in a dude who hasn't played in weeks cold coming off the bench to lead a game winning drive.. They both just suck not much else to say

 

Mason would have folded like a lawn chair against that pressure.

 

That 3rd int should have benched him. Washington was wide open in the end zone. Hodges should have never been given the chance to throw his 4th int.

Mason would have been the better option running the 2 minute drill at the end of the game.

 

Mason should get the start next week. They both suck

 

I can't agree with going back to Rudolph. As bad as Duck played last night, at least he did so against a top notch defense. MR has horrendous against Cleveland and Cincinnati.There may not be a lot of difference between the two but IMO there's still a better chance of winning with Duck than Rudolph.

I also think that part of the reason Tomlin made the switch to Duck during and after the Cincy game was that the team had lost faith in him. That was evident on his last throw when he one hopped the ball to Johnson (iirc) and he turned to the bench and threw up his hands as in "What the hell could I do with that?" I'm not sure anything has changed in that respect and I don't think we've reached anywhere near that point yet with Duck

 

Seen Washington with a when the Duck missed him with the end zone int.

 

2-4 of 4 picks was desperation passes.. give the kid a break, thats the qb we are rolling with.... you can forget abt (im scared when im out here) MR starting nxt week