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Steelers-Bengals game thread #RunThroughTheJungle

slashsteel said:
They had time to address their issues when Tuitt went down. They simply didn't. Bad decision making year after year after year. Rinse then repeat.
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Yep, almost like Colbert continuously has one foot in and one foot out the door. "Ain't no such thing as half-way crooked"
 
Gildong Sack said:
The voice of reason...yep everyone is blaming Tomlin, Canada, etc. But what you said is the crux of the problem. That and Ben not being the right QB to run this offense. A younger Ben sure, but this offense is seriously hampered by his lack of mobility.
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And who the **** has been here for 15 years and never replaced Hampton and runs a 2 man DL ?
 
Gildong Sack said:
We need a pick, a fumble, or some king of special teams splash...this thing is fixing to get out of control.

Where is the apple turnover guy? Call it!
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It’s the only reason we were close last week. The two turnovers in the 4th setting the O up.
Otherwise it would have been another total shitshow like today.
 
SteelBuckeye said:
Yep, almost like Colbert continuously has one foot in and one foot out the door. "Ain't no such thing as half-way crooked"
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Yep it definitely is time for a new GM and HC. Not that we will get it.
 
This team has been mediocre to bad for a long time, doesn’t really matter who is more or less to blame we need big changes and it’s probably going to take years
 
SteelerInLebanon said:
People want to blame just the coaches but we are seriously lacking talent right now on the defensive line and that is due mainly to injuries and what ever the hell is going on with Tuitt. This defense is predicated on good d line play from three guys not just one. Bush is just not doing anything right now but we have no real replacement until the rookie is ready if ever. O line will be ok with health and one more guard or tackle depending on Banner.
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Are you calling our OLBs defensive linemen? The vast majority of plays, we only have 2 DL on the field.
 
madinsomniac said:
This Is correct, mostly… they don’t need a total overhaul but they need an oline stud to anchor the line… they need a young NT

They may have on made a grievous error getting the skilled Harris over a stud olineman… he will be good but fixing that line was soooo important
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I understand Jenkins, an OT many of us wanted had a bad back, but Sam Cosmi was a borderline first-round LT prospect with huge upside. Humphrey was the obvious pick in the second round and they passed on him. Trey Smith had elite talent and lasted until the sixth round. Instead the Steelers went with an unproven OL coach who was going to "change the attitude" of the offensive line to make them better. A strong OL can make average running backs and quarterbacks look better. Just an arrogant offseason by this organization.
 
SteelerSask2 said:
Do not bring Ben back next year. Not his fault but gotta quit living this idiotic fantasy. Quit putting lipstick on the pig.
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This^^^^ They gave him this season out of respect, but this team would be insane to bring him back...yet I won't be surprised.
 
They need a dl rebuild… olbs should not be getting double teamed without a dlineman wrecking havok inside
 
Gildong Sack said:
This^^^^ They gave him this season out of respect, but this team would be insane to bring him back...yet I won't be surprised.
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And Ben will take every last dollar he can out of old man Rooney...make no mistake.
 
SteelerInLebanon said:
Or simply there were not many options that fit the scheme worth mortgaging the future for.
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There was options they sat on their hands. We even talked about it over and over again. They simply misdiagnosed talent. And when players went down crickets.
 
This is the worst our defense has looked in I don’t know how long…
 
SteelerFan448 said:
I understand Jenkins, an OT many of us wanted had a bad back, but Sam Cosmi was a borderline first-round LT prospect with huge upside. Humphrey was the obvious pick in the second round and they passed on him. Trey Smith had elite talent and lasted until the sixth round. Instead the Steelers went with an unproven OL coach who was going to "change the attitude" of the offensive line to make them better. A strong OL can make average running backs and quarterbacks look better. Just an arrogant offseason by this organization.
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They should have traded down in the first and taken humphrey… which i think someone here was advocating
 
SteelerInLebanon said:
Or simply there were not many options that fit the scheme worth mortgaging the future for.
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OH, I wasn't only talking about FA/trades. I was talking about drafting too. If you're thinking about retiring ...
As for the other half of the "Tombert" coalition, he's responsible for not beating the drum for better DL help when they knew Tuitt was not coming back soon.
Collectively, the bargain basement approach to FA acquisitions has put this team in a talent deficit. Not saying they needed to be major players in FA, but always waiting until the last minute to add "vet minimum" players for depth... you get what you pay for.
 
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