Ben is not too blame. TACKLING and WR's are!

**Omicron** · 12-16-2012, 11:30 PM

Maybe we should just sit all wr's and just let Jerricho and Plaxico play. 2 TE, 2 wr, QB and RB.

**Omicron** · 12-16-2012, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by BlitzburghRockCity

I disagree to an extent, I will say that Ben is not the only reason they lost today but he was part of it and not just for the interception. Did you see all those low passes and high passes today? He was dumping balls at the receivers feet too often.

Yep, and I am wondering if it is lingering from the injury and rotation/velocity is not where it should be on those pass types. Front line is ok, but all of the others looked off kilter.

**City of Champyinz** · 12-16-2012, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by Omicron

Maybe we should just sit all wr's and just let Jerricho and Plaxico play. 2 TE, 2 wr, QB and RB.

Something needs to be done. These young WRs arent reliable. Its only a matter of time before one of them f***s up. Whether it be a fumble, dropped pass etc. Tomlin has to be fuming right now.

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**scott0326** · 12-17-2012, 04:11 AM

These injuries in the secondary are hurting this team a lot too... Josh Victorian or whatever sucks and Robert Golden is also garbage.

**BlacknGold Bleeder** · 12-17-2012, 08:54 AM

We are playing our 5-6 string CBs and you wonder where Troy and Clark are?? I'd be willing to bet they were back in coverage. Decastro and Beachum are basically making their first start in the NFL and you wonder why running game and pass protection are not top notch? The WR not holding onto or catching the ball is happening way to often. Ben's loss of accuracy maybe from the shoulder but ain't nobody going to admit that right now. The tackling was flat out horrible, Victorian showed why he wasn't on a NFL roster with his lack of effort to wrap people up,but he was not the only one guilty of that.

**Goodfrom55** · 12-17-2012, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by Clevelandsux

wallace ran a crap route too.

Very similar to the one Burress ran in Cleveland when Batch was picked on the out route. never drove the defender off, just just kind of curled off and never came back for the ball. Defender made a great play, but Wallace did run a bad route.

Just not sure why the Steelers abadoned the run - this team has to be balanced for them to win games.

**teeceemadison** · 12-17-2012, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by BlacknGold Bleeder

We are playing our 5-6 string CBs and you wonder where Troy and Clark are?? I'd be willing to bet they were back in coverage. Decastro and Beachum are basically making their first start in the NFL and you wonder why running game and pass protection are not top notch? The WR not holding onto or catching the ball is happening way to often. Ben's loss of accuracy maybe from the shoulder but ain't nobody going to admit that right now. The tackling was flat out horrible, Victorian showed why he wasn't on a NFL roster with his lack of effort to wrap people up,but he was not the only one guilty of that.

on the money on this one.

**coldrolled** · 12-17-2012, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by scott0326

These injuries in the secondary are hurting this team a lot too... Josh Victorian or whatever sucks and Robert Golden is also garbage.

Our DB's are assigned to bend not break right? So.. If they dont try to get a few INT's and instead they do the usual and let them catch but then miss the tackle, then it looks really bad. the young guys played, they did good. we almost won.

**Zachintosh66** · 12-17-2012, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by BlitzburghRockCity

I disagree to an extent, I will say that Ben is not the only reason they lost today but he was part of it and not just for the interception. Did you see all those low passes and high passes today? He was dumping balls at the receivers feet too often.

Agree that young money was a joke today and this team can't tackle worth a ****.

Ben single handedly kept us in this game. Otherwise we would have been blown out.

**Zachintosh66** · 12-17-2012, 10:41 AM

Golden was horrible... but its your 4th/5th Saftey in playing Man coverage @ CB. Thats not a good recipe for anyone...

Josh Victorain didnt actually play that terribly for a guy that wasnt in the NFL a few weeks ago. Did we really expect a guy off the street to come in and not get picked on. I expected a long day with him but still again not a recipe anyone wants...

Injuries more than any other thing this year has been our achillies heel. But this is football and you will have to play hurt and/or injured, therefore you need to have the depth to be able to compete. That is where the FO/Coaches has dropped the ball...