Rams at Steelers Game Thread Comments & Chat

[SixTrophies]

See you all Thursday night

[LakecrestSteeler]

Fumble on review!

Fucking awesome Minkah!

Add to the Hall of Fame list!

Add to the top 10 players of all time? Too soon?

[jmacinwbp]

That trade for Minkah.

It really sucked, didn't it?

Yeah Pompeani was still trying to justify his strong anti minkah trade stance earlier in the week on his show with M. Williamson. Maybe he finally just bows to the all mighty Minkah this week.

[Lynch]

TOMLINS GUY MINKAH SAVES THE GAME AGAIN !!!!!

Thank God he received coaching by an NFL coach before getting here.

[K_C_]

Minkah might be God.

Remember it was I who first believed he’d be a Hall of Famer!!

[Jobu]

That trade for Minkah.

It really sucked, didn't it?

Yeah Pompeani was still trying to justify his strong anti minkah trade stance earlier in the week on his show with M. Williamson. Maybe he finally just bows to the all mighty Minkah this week.

Pompeani needs to stick to the weather.

[Steelafan77]

Might be Haden’s best Steeler game. WOW!

Agreed. He's been quiet since last season.

[jeemie]

Might be Haden’s best Steeler game. WOW!

Agreed. He's been quiet since last season.

Haden was super today.

Hope they have something saved for Thursday night.

[AirRescueFF]

Offense owes defense at least dinner of wherever and whatever they want.

Fichtner should foot half the bill.

[LakecrestSteeler]

Might be Haden’s best Steeler game. WOW!

Agreed. He's been quiet since last season.

Haden was super today.

Hope they have something saved for Thursday night.

That defense of the bunch formation by the secondary looked like Hoosiers running the picket fence. It was brilliant.

[the-other-burg]

TOMLINS GUY MINKAH SAVES THE GAME AGAIN !!!!!

Thank God he received coaching by an NFL coach before getting here.

Tomlins guy is Edmunds. Ironically the other edmunds has more defensive takeways this season.

[steelmann58]

the defense won this game tonight what a job

[stillcajun]

the defense won this game tonight what a job

7 pts and 4 takeaway including game sealing int. I would say that the D more than made up for its play earlier in the season. I believe I read some article that since MFP joined the D. They've been 4th or 6th in total D. (Pts, yds, and takeaways)

[Rod & Wire Mill]

Old-timey defense.

[steelmann58]

defense wins game and tonight they did.

[bradshaw2ben]

Wow, that was very very very questionable.

You conspiracy nuts still think the league is out for us?

That was the very definition of empty hand rule, and properly called. Close play but he didn't have a grip when his arm went forward.

[tbsteel]

Wow, that was very very very questionable.

You conspiracy nuts still think the league is out for us?

That was the very definition of empty hand rule, and properly called. Close play but he didn't have a grip when his arm went forward.

On replay, by rule I think it was the right call. But it was definitely one of those plays that 95 out of 100 times would have been ruled incomplete right away based on how far forward the ball traveled and certainly whistled dead before Minkah got a chance to run it back. We were fortunate they let it go and didn't blow it dead.

I mainly was poking fun at the people who legitimately think the NFL is rigged against the Steelers, which is preposterous.

[BouldernBun]

A different defense since Minkah certainly. But a whole different team? This guy..Really enjoyed the victory. Good stuff.

[BouldernBun]

Except, of course, the 3 runs and punt safe mode standard at the end that gave the Rams one last chance.

[bradshaw2ben]

Can’t make that play call in that situation. Just can’t. Rudolph has not shown the ability to feel the rush coming and get rid of the ball. That’s a fail by fichtner

Bullshit. He had zero time to react.

Re: the safety... He had more than enough time to get the ball out and should have known he had a short clock. That on was on Rudolph.

[bradshaw2ben]

GOTTTA GET RID OF THE BALL DUMBFUCK RUDI !!!

Kinda hard to do when he was surrounded immediately.

Watch the replay... he had time and even could have slid left to buy some more. No pocket awareness.

[bradshaw2ben]

Well, what does the brain trust call now???

Three runs and a punt.

Book it.

ding ding ding

we have a winner

[bradshaw2ben]

TOMLINS GUY MINKAH SAVES THE GAME AGAIN !!!!!

Thank God he received coaching by an NFL coach before getting here.

Tomlins guy is Edmunds. Ironically the other edmunds has more defensive takeways this season.

Tomlin's guy is also Haden, Watt, Hargrave, Heyward, Dupree, & Cam Sutton

[jebrick]

Thank God he received coaching by an NFL coach before getting here.

Tomlins guy is Edmunds. Ironically the other edmunds has more defensive takeways this season.

Tomlin's guy is also Haden, Watt, Hargrave, Heyward, Dupree, & Cam Sutton

Yeah but we like them and it does not play into the narrative

[swissvale72]

A 28 yard punt.

Yet another Tomlin roster blunder.

Berry sucks. Always has.

Pretty sure the announcing crew can't do math, and that was a 38 yard punt....no return, so not terrible.

But, of course, illegal touch by Artie Burns, so ends up 33 yard net.

[Steelafan77]

Except, of course, the 3 runs and punt safe mode standard at the end that gave the Rams one last chance.

You know it wouldn't have been that bad an idea if the Steelers could..., ya know..., run the ball! If they had some sort of running game the run, run, run/pass option punt wouldn't be that horrific cause they'd have accomplished a first down or two and..., ya know..., ice'd the game.

I'll tell you what as much as we did run the ball yesterday and as ineffective at times it was I liked what Brooks-James showed. He seemed like that change of pace type when ever he was brought into the back field. Believe it or not we may be seeing more of Brooks-James in a return capacity since yours and mein favorite returner was injured last night. If they decide Johnson is too valuable to risk featuring as a returner. Which I don't believe they'd do because they had AB do it nearly his entire career as a Steeler. We shall see.

[Jobu]

But, of course, illegal touch by Artie Burns, so ends up 33 yard net.

I don’t know that I’ve ever seen that call before. It’s as if they were just looking for something there. As I said, they were making shit up as they went along.

[bradshaw2ben]

Except, of course, the 3 runs and punt safe mode standard at the end that gave the Rams one last chance.

You know it wouldn't have been that bad an idea if the Steelers could..., ya know..., run the ball! If they had some sort of running game the run, run, run/pass option punt wouldn't be that horrific cause they'd have accomplished a first down or two and..., ya know..., ice'd the game.

I'll tell you what as much as we did run the ball yesterday and as ineffective at times it was I liked what Brooks-James showed. He seemed like that change of pace type when ever he was brought into the back field. Believe it or not we may be seeing more of Brooks-James in a return capacity since yours and mein favorite returner was injured last night. If they decide Johnson is too valuable to risk featuring as a returner. Which I don't believe they'd do because they had AB do it nearly his entire career as a Steeler. We shall see.

Here's the thing: Rams are a legit top 5 run defense. Steelers playing without Foster. Steelers haven't produced a solid running game output vs a top rush defense in something like 3 years, excepting Samuels vs NE last year. The chances of them being able to run the ball effectively yesterday were slim. They were just running it for show, more or less. To their credit, there was a minute there where the run game finally got some traction but this is one week where I'm not upset at the run output. And three runs at the end was justifiable, based on the way the defense was playing. i.e.: Tomlin finally has the defense he can count on again, so his strategic choices are going to work out better.

[Havoc]

Fun game yesterday.

Man, I love a scoring defense, a defense that takes the ball away.

From a defensive standpoint... good times!

I'm really looking forward to seeing what this team can do next season with Ben at the helm. Something significant might be brewing with this team

[steelmann58]

The Run game needs to get better especially this time of the year. The punt by Berry stunk all he had to do was Boom the Punt.