Steelers players perplexed by hit-or-miss offense

**UKSTEELER** · 10-18-2011, 12:11 PM

they're not perplexed, . . . they're just unable to say what they really think.

**SteelDad** · 10-18-2011, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by LatrobePA

This team has no idenity on offense. Are they a running team? Passing team?? What are they?

That is exactly it in a nutshell too. Sometimes I wonder if that explosive preseason was the worst thing that could have happened to us.

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**Goodfrom55** · 10-18-2011, 06:48 PM

If the conditions were calm and tranquil during the game and not 25 MPH winds, I would have cause for concern regarding the Steelers deep passing game. Ben over threw a few guys, but I give him a pass this week considering the conditions. It's only a few weeks away until Ben puts on the glove and IMO, he is a much better QB while wearing the glove (still burns my ass to this day why he took off the glove in the SB). They;re winning, the defense is slowly starting to come around and the offense hasn't even shown a hint of what they can be so far. Once they get it together (and they will), NFL BEWARE.

**DIESELMAN** · 10-18-2011, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by SteelDad

That is exactly it in a nutshell too. Sometimes I wonder if that explosive preseason was the worst thing that could have happened to us.

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We need to go back to the vanilla offense, make it easy for mentally challenged Ben and BA. It doesn't take a genius to figure out, take what the D is giving you, exploit the other teams weaknesses and be consistent.

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**steelersbabex25** · 10-18-2011, 08:10 PM

"Gee, I just don't understand why being the most predictable offense in the NFL isn't working for us."

**Stairwayto7** · 10-18-2011, 08:37 PM

I agree we an identity. I agree that BA is all over the place, since when is it good to go deep 10 times a game. Why abandon the slant in that has been working. Where were the passes over the middle. Why dont we screen pass anymore?

**DBR96A** · 10-19-2011, 03:40 AM

Originally Posted by DIESELMAN

We need to go back to the vanilla offense, make it easy for mentally challenged Ben and BA. It doesn't take a genius to figure out, take what the D is giving you, exploit the other teams weaknesses and be consistent.

That's exactly what they were doing. The Jaguars defense took away most of the short stuff, leaving their CBs one-on-one on our WRs deep. Seldom did the Jaguars have any safeties deep, particularly in the second half. Apparently their defense was playing the weather conditions. It didn't work for them in the first half, but it did in the second.