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Here is to a great game Sunday

GBpack said:
I hope it’s a Packers W obviously but I don’t think so as much as I hate to say it. Our offense is putrid while your defense is awesome. This is our worst team we’ve had probably since before Favre in 1991. Our defense though has kept us in games but it isn’t as good as yours. The last time we played has been forever ago it seems. I remember a few classic games between our teams.
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Honestly, our D is not "awesome." We are 31st in yards given up, nothing awesome about that. I believe we are 20th in giving up points, better than in yards against, but still below average, not awesome. I do appreciate you trying to be respectful about our team, but most of us realize that our D's rep is not aligned to the truth: Our D is almost as bad as our offense, and our offense is historically bad on many fronts. It wasn't until recently that we even gained a 1ST DOWN IN THE 1st quarter for the season.
 
Greg Lloyd said:
Honestly, our D is not "awesome." We are 31st in yards given up, nothing awesome about that. I believe we are 20th in giving up points, better than in yards against, but still below average, not awesome. I do appreciate you trying to be respectful about our team, but most of us realize that our D's rep is not aligned to the truth: Our D is almost as bad as our offense, and our offense is historically bad on many fronts. It wasn't until recently that we even gained a 1ST DOWN IN THE 1st quarter for the season.
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What the Steelers do well is win the turnover margin battle. Hopefully Broderick starting now will continue benefiting the run game. I believe it will. Heyward back should benefit the run stopping ability. Which help it improve not that it will become an overall strength.

Porter Jr. should upgrade the secondary not that there isn't weak areas especially with Minkah probably out this weekend.

But yeah the team is who they are (middling)until they show better.
 
Stewey said:
tbe
They wear stupid looking cheese hats. There's no way they are related to us. lol
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Well we got Steely which might be worse.
 
Stewey said:
They wear stupid looking cheese hats. There's no way they are related to us. lol
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Hey now lol. I use to have a cheesehead. Seriously though if you have never been to Lambeau you would love it.
 
GBpack said:
Hey now lol. I use to have a cheesehead. Seriously though if you have never been to Lambeau you would love it.
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Used to ? You are slacking a diehard should have a cheesehead. No worries come game time just open the fridge and take out a slice of cheddar and put it on top of your head. Improvise.

😁😉
 
slashsteel said:
Used to ? You are slacking a diehard should have a cheesehead. No worries come game time just open the fridge and take out a slice of cheddar and put it on top of your head. Improvise.

😁😉
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It will have to “extra” sharp cheddar, due to him staying at a Holiday Inn Express————— :)



Salute the nation
 
GBpack said:
I’ll buy one again. Hey I’ll send some for you guys for Christmas if you want?😂😂
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We have plenty of cheese cutters here the way it is.


Salute the nation
 
Stewey said:
Used to?
Steeler fans don't "used to" own a Terrible Towel.
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Heaven forbid. Kind of like breathing air——— sometimes.!!!


Salute the nation
 
Greg Lloyd said:
Honestly, our D is not "awesome." We are 31st in yards given up, nothing awesome about that. I believe we are 20th in giving up points, better than in yards against, but still below average, not awesome. I do appreciate you trying to be respectful about our team, but most of us realize that our D's rep is not aligned to the truth: Our D is almost as bad as our offense, and our offense is historically bad on many fronts. It wasn't until recently that we even gained a 1ST DOWN IN THE 1st quarter for the season.
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Yards given up is meaningless in my opinion especially w/ our putrid offense. If your D is on the field 2/3 of the game they are going to give up yards just on the fact they are defending more plays in general
 
jitter77 said:
Yards given up is meaningless in my opinion especially w/ our putrid offense. If your D is on the field 2/3 of the game they are going to give up yards just on the fact they are defending more plays in general
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To a point, but you can't give an endless pass to extraordinary yards given up to passing and rushing attacks as if they are completely meaningless. Teams can run the ball up the middle at will at many times, and no, they don't always come after the D has been on the field all day.
 
Greg Lloyd said:
To a point, but you can't give an endless pass to extraordinary yards given up to passing and rushing attacks as if they are completely meaningless. Teams can run the ball up the middle at will at many times, and no, they don't always come after the D has been on the field all day.
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Regardless the D has been on the field a lot. I think we were leading the league in 3-n-outs at one point. The one game we had a 92yrd drive and still managed only 80 yrds of offense part way through the 3rd quarter. That is near impossible in todays NFL. I have no idea what the stats out, but lets say our defense defends 80 plays / game and other defenses defend 70 plays / game. Even if the plays only gain 3 yrds / play that comes out to another 30 yrds / game given up. The defense has kept us alive this year and w/o it we could possibly have no wins. Our stats are also a little skewed by the blowout losses. I just think there are too many factors that go into yrds / game just need to keep the other team out of the end zone.
 
jitter77 said:
Regardless the D has been on the field a lot. I think we were leading the league in 3-n-outs at one point. The one game we had a 92yrd drive and still managed only 80 yrds of offense part way through the 3rd quarter. That is near impossible in todays NFL. I have no idea what the stats out, but lets say our defense defends 80 plays / game and other defenses defend 70 plays / game. Even if the plays only gain 3 yrds / play that comes out to another 30 yrds / game given up. The defense has kept us alive this year and w/o it we could possibly have no wins. Our stats are also a little skewed by the blowout losses. I just think there are too many factors that go into yrds / game just need to keep the other team out of the end zone.
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The d does have a high opposition snap count, but not anything exorbitant. I think the Steelers might be 4 or 5 plays over the league average…

The big problem with the D is the philosophical approach to long down and distance plays … the D itself is predicated on rushing the passer before long passes develop… so in long down and distance they often rush fewer guys and that lets teams sit back until something comes open against the slower cbs and lbs..
 
I wish I could say I'm rooting for a good game, but I'd love to see them blow someone out. I root for that every game. It hasn't happened in a good while. I'm sure it will be some grind like all of the others.
 
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