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All the set NFC playoff teams will be pulling for the Falcons next week and all others in contention pulling for Falcons

Huge game

posted by Ironman92

All the set NFC playoff teams will be pulling for the Falcons next week and all others in contention pulling for Falcons

Huge game

Dallas needed 2 losses by Atlanta, New Orleans, or Seattle if I'm not mistaken. 

I doubt it's gonna happen for Dallas...but with Zeke back this week, I think they could have made a run. 

"Someday we 'll figure out a way to be a those guys"

-Lou Brown

As for the game.

It was an absolutely fantastic game.

Do I believe it is a TD?  Yes.

Was it a TD by rule?   No so I cannot complain about the call.

So they did make the right call.

Ben made two bad plays the next to snaps that ultimately lost the game. Cannot single Gronk and expect it to end well.

It was a critical game if they wanted to get to the SB.  The NFC wins it.  without home field they have zero chance.

Come playoff time you want to be playing your best and healthy to your stars.   Steelers play down to their competition and they finish with Texans and browns and I expect one loss.  With AB out and not 100% we all know how this story ends.

MAYBE one more year left in the window unless LB leaves. Have to do what it takes to replace Shazier.

Oh STFU

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posted by Commander of Awesome

Oh STFU

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Steelers lead NFL with eight Pro Bowlers -- Antonio Brown, Ben Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell, Chris Boswell, Ryan Shazier, Alejandro Villanueva, David DeCastro, Maurkice Pouncey. Cam Hayward, with 10 sacks, easily their biggest snub.

Very surprised how good Boswell has been. Tucker should always be the Pro Bowl guy though.

Villanueva I’m surprised a bit but he has improved a good bit. Hayward more deserving but positional depth maybe better around the league.

posted by Commander of Awesome

Oh STFU

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Steelers lead NFL with eight Pro Bowlers -- Antonio Brown, Ben Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell, Chris Boswell, Ryan Shazier, Alejandro Villanueva, David DeCastro, Maurkice Pouncey. Cam Hayward, with 10 sacks, easily their biggest snub.

So sick of the damn Steelers. Boohoo one of your players got snubbed for the pro bowl. Boohoo a bad rule fucked you over. National media guys are basically crying for the Steelers right now on all of these “atrocities” for the Steelers. I mean, they’re literally talking about changing a rule because it boned over the Steelers. Lol

How about the national media talk about roethlisberger throwing an INT. That’s what really lost the game for the Steelers, not a correct interpretation of a rule that went against them. 

Hope NE blows them out in the playoffs. 

That catch rule sucks. 

posted by Automatik

That catch rule sucks. 

It needed changed long before what happened this past weekend. It's screwed over more than a few teams/players (Calvin Johnson, AJ Green, Dez Bryant) so the Steelers aren't the sole beneficiary of this dumb rule (not that you've said that).

I knew it was getting overturned as soon as they showed the first slow mo replay.  I prefer how it used to be, specifcically when going to the endzone.....have posession, ball crosses goal line, touchdown. 

At some point, I think they will put chips/sensors in the ball that will set off some kind of detector once the ball breaks the plane of the goal line.

posted by Automatik

I knew it was getting overturned as soon as they showed the first slow mo replay.  I prefer how it used to be, specifcically when going to the endzone.....have posession, ball crosses goal line, touchdown. 

My issue with the rule aside, how could they definitively say that the ball hit the ground and that his hand wasn’t under it when it bobbled? To me it didn’t look 100% sure that his arm wasn’t under it (I also didn’t watch it 100 times). 

posted by wildcats20

Dallas needed 2 losses by Atlanta, New Orleans, or Seattle if I'm not mistaken. 

I doubt it's gonna happen for Dallas...but with Zeke back this week, I think they could have made a run. 

Cowboys need to win out and need 2 losses from Atlanta, New Orleans, or Carolina. The Falcons are the easier won to lose both as they play New Orleans and Carolina. While New Orleans and Carolina other game is against Tampa Bay. 

Zero problem with the call. Wasn’t even mad at home. I’ve seen it 30x over 5 years. It’s the rule. It needs looked at I feel to see if they can improve it.

posted by iclfan2

My issue with the rule aside, how could they definitively say that the ball hit the ground and that his hand wasn’t under it when it bobbled? To me it didn’t look 100% sure that his arm wasn’t under it (I also didn’t watch it 100 times). 

This is a replay issue of mine. I thought to overturn you can’t assume anything and must see clear visual evidence...I’m not even speaking of Steelers game. This happens a decent bit. It also amazes me how sometimes they don’t have good camera angles, especially on the goal line. How is that possible?

It has room room for improvement.

as for Steelers game....single covering Gronk, not doing what was needed for first downs as to not give ball back and then Ben’s forced pass to the last main receiver ended it.

posted by SportsAndLady

So sick of the damn Steelers. Boohoo one of your players got snubbed for the pro bowl. Boohoo a bad rule fucked you over. National media guys are basically crying for the Steelers right now on all of these “atrocities” for the Steelers. I mean, they’re literally talking about changing a rule because it boned over the Steelers. Lol

How about the national media talk about roethlisberger throwing an INT. That’s what really lost the game for the Steelers, not a correct interpretation of a rule that went against them. 

Hope NE blows them out in the playoffs. 

Enjoy your continued efforts to win a game, bruh!

posted by Ironman92

as for Steelers game....single covering Gronk, not doing what was needed for first downs as to not give ball back and then Ben’s forced pass to the last main receiver ended it.

Roethlisberger needed to sack up in his interview after the game. Instead of passive/aggressively throwing the sidelines under the bus he needed to man up and say he threw a shitty pass. If he didn't feel he could fit the ball into that window he should've just "clocked it" like he said he thought they were going to.

And not that you asked this but I think the top two teams in the AFC are actually NE & Jacksonville. If Pittsburgh plays JAX again, JAX will likely punch them in the mouth (again) like they did the first time. Jacksonville is the "physical" that Pittsburgh used to be. Bortles' play is the only X-Factor in that game but I think JAX can still beat Pittsburgh with defense and their running game.

posted by Ironman92

Zero problem with the call. Wasn’t even mad at home. I’ve seen it 30x over 5 years. It’s the rule. It needs looked at I feel to see if they can improve it.

Agreed.  Knew it would get overturned.  BR needed to throw it away and also on second down he should not have thrown it to a guy who w8ild not score or get out of bounds.  

As for the pro bowl....I'd rather see our guys get snubbed and not make it.   Cannot use it to negotiatemin a contract,  Cannot get hurt in the game and maybe fuels them foe the next season.

Steelers run the real risk of not even getting a bye.   I see at least one loss in the last two weeks.

posted by BR1986FB

Roethlisberger needed to sack up in his interview after the game. Instead of passive/aggressively throwing the sidelines under the bus he needed to man up and say he threw a shitty pass. If he didn't feel he could fit the ball into that window he should've just "clocked it" like he said he thought they were going to.

And not that you asked this but I think the top two teams in the AFC are actually NE & Jacksonville. If Pittsburgh plays JAX again, JAX will likely punch them in the mouth (again) like they did the first time. Jacksonville is the "physical" that Pittsburgh used to be. Bortles' play is the only X-Factor in that game but I think JAX can still beat Pittsburgh with defense and their running game.

Maybe I misunderstood his comments.   I took it as the sideline did call in to clock it and he decided to do that play....Tomlin even said he had no problem with BR doing the play......but I bet he regrets the throw. he just cannot throw that ball.  No.  Way.  

posted by thavoice

Maybe I misunderstood his comments.   I took it as the sideline did call in to clock it and he decided to do that play....Tomlin even said he had no problem with BR doing the play......but I bet he regrets the throw. he just cannot throw that ball.  No.  Way.  

From the interview I heard, with Roethlisberger, he said that he (Roethlisberger) thought they were going to "clock it" and the sidelines said "no, run a play, run a play" because it wou;d've been 4th down and they wouldn't have another chance at the end zone to score the game winner. Roethlisberger said their was confusion and everyone was prepared for th spike, then (I think) it was Eli Rogers (?) who ran a slant and Roethlisberger tried to force it in there. Essentially, it sounded like Roethlisberger was saying "was just doing what I was told." He did man up in saying he needed to throw a better pass but he should've also seen that the window was pretty small and completing that was dicey. As the play unfolded, I could tell they were going to try to fake spike it but it just looked like a clusterf#ck from the get go.