Steelers at Cowboys Gameday Comments

[El Kabong]

As bad as he started.... and it was bad...... these were his final numbers

29/42 for 306 with 3 TDs, no INTs and a 123.8 rating.

I think it was Romo that said sometimes Ben plays better after getting dinged up. Hard to argue based on the results.

Ben does play better when he gets his bell rung. And he plays better angry.

But what he's done the last 2 weeks is nothing short of legendary. The guy has literally, two weeks in a row, gone no huddle - check with me - draw plays in the dirt....and been almost unstoppable. He doesn't even give a shit that the defense knows who's going where - he knows they can't cover everyone!

And this week on a bad knee.

[stillthere]

Will someone kidnap Randy Fichtner next week and just tell Ben to wing it?

I bet next week is not easy either.

Burrow is getting better.

I hear he’s been fitted for his Hall of Fame jacket.

[tunch]

An extra chromosome

What about a missing chromosome?

A missing chromosome is Turner syndrome where you have mostly normal intelligence but look like a disaster.

An extra chromosome is down syndrome and you make decisions like Mike Tomlin.

Two extra chromosomes and you're a chimpanzee.

[steelmann58]

What a terrible time have to listen to Nance and Romo all game to POS all game. They better fix the ST and also the lack of a power game who can't get a freaking yard

[stillthere]

James Conner is a good RB.

I'm hoping we upgrade him because of days like today.

He was fucking plodding when he ran.

Christ.

Disagree! They fucked him and the team when they spelled him with McFarland and snell. We have no depth at RB!

Snell was unimpressive.

McFarland will become a nice weapon.

Conner looked like absolute shit today.

The entire offense looked like shit today for over 30 minutes of football. Then they got to a point where the run game was taken out of the game plan because we were playing catch up the entire time.

[K_C_]

Disagree! They fucked him and the team when they spelled him with McFarland and snell. We have no depth at RB!

Snell was unimpressive.

McFarland will become a nice weapon.

Conner looked like absolute shit today.

The entire offense looked like shit today for over 30 minutes of football. Then they got to a point where the run game was taken out of the game plan because we were playing catch up the entire time.

Conner has had several good games. Today wasn’t one of them.

[LakecrestSteeler]

James Conner is a good RB.

I'm hoping we upgrade him because of days like today.

He was fucking plodding when he ran.

Christ.

Disagree! They fucked him and the team when they spelled him with McFarland and snell. We have no depth at RB!

Snell was unimpressive.

McFarland will become a nice weapon.

Conner looked like absolute shit today.

Fine, but don’t put them in when Tomlin/Randy are moving there stupid pawns to setup play action. You know they need their 10 run quota like a binky nipple before they go to better plays.

[stillthere]

James Conner is a good RB.

I'm hoping we upgrade him because of days like today.

He was fucking plodding when he ran.

Christ.

The Steelers run game is mediocre at best right now, and it will be completely terrible if Conner gets injured. Snell and Samuels suck, MacFarland has not shown much. RB has to be a draft priority.

Travis Etienne with the 32nd pick would work nicely

[Stosh-67]

James Conner is a good RB.

I'm hoping we upgrade him because of days like today.

He was fucking plodding when he ran.

Christ.

Yes he was.
But that last call is inexcusable.
4th and 1 is straight ahead .
Not slow developing, 2 guys pulling, string out horizontal.

[tunch]

James Conner is a good RB.

I'm hoping we upgrade him because of days like today.

He was fucking plodding when he ran.

Christ.

The Steelers run game is mediocre at best right now, and it will be completely terrible if Conner gets injured. Snell and Samuels suck, MacFarland has not shown much. RB has to be a draft priority.

Travis Etienne with the 32nd pick would work nicely

Drafting RBs in the first round is how you end up like the Browns or Jaguars.

No.

[K_C_]

James Conner is a good RB.

I'm hoping we upgrade him because of days like today.

He was fucking plodding when he ran.

Christ.

The Steelers run game is mediocre at best right now, and it will be completely terrible if Conner gets injured. Snell and Samuels suck, MacFarland has not shown much. RB has to be a draft priority.

Travis Etienne with the 32nd pick would work nicely

After watching Mason, I think a QB would be my #1.

[Stosh-67]

How good is Ben Roethlisberger?

As bad as he started.... and it was bad...... these were his final numbers

29/42 for 306 with 3 TDs, no INTs and a 123.8 rating.

I think it was Romo that said sometimes Ben plays better after getting dinged up. Hard to argue based on the results.

Imagine what he could do if his staff does not handcuff him during first halves of football games.

[Texas Black & Gold]

Uggggly game y'all. Wish we could have less stress but: Beautiful result!

From a marketing stand point, the NFL must love the way the Steelers let teams stay close. Keeps the fans tuned in.

[bradshaw2ben]

How good is Ben Roethlisberger?

Good.

[bradshaw2ben]

Uggggly game y'all. Wish we could have less stress but: Beautiful result!

From a marketing stand point, the NFL must love the way the Steelers let teams stay close. Keeps the fans tuned in.

That DPI no-call in the first drive kept this game from being totally different. The invisible hand of the NFL is subtle sometimes.

[LakecrestSteeler]

James Conner is a good RB.

I'm hoping we upgrade him because of days like today.

He was fucking plodding when he ran.

Christ.

Yes he was.
But that last call is inexcusable.
4th and 1 is straight ahead .
Not slow developing, 2 guys pulling, string out horizontal.

Deleted.

[stillcajun]

What a terrible time have to listen to Nance and Romo all game to POS all game. They better fix the ST and also the lack of a power game who can't get a freaking yard

Outside of today I can honestly say that the ST was pretty solid most of the year if not our most consistent unit, today they morphed into kids that take the short bus.

Our power run game has been awful for the past 3 years especially the last 2. When Bell was here, he literally made the run game look better than it did due to his vision and ability to stop/start on a dime and even then he had a hard time getting short yardage.

Our OL is great at pass blocking but sucks at the run especially short yardage and that's mainly because our IOL gets no pushed. Feiler and especially Pouncey will at one point or another get blown into the backfield at other times its DeCastro. The ball is snapped and they pretty much all stand up and the DL is all in their chest pushing them back. No one just fires off straight ahead and drive their legs just like you're taught in LL, MS, HS and college. Our best run blocking G right now is a rookie in Dotson and he sure as hell should be starting over Feiler. Since he's been on the bench the run game has struggled severely I believe Baltimore would've been a great game for him.

[Jobu]

The Steelers run game is mediocre at best right now, and it will be completely terrible if Conner gets injured. Snell and Samuels suck, MacFarland has not shown much. RB has to be a draft priority.

Travis Etienne with the 32nd pick would work nicely

Drafting RBs in the first round is how you end up like the Browns or Jaguars.

No.

Agree.
And I’m not sold on Etienne. I think his skill set translates to average in the NFL. And I don’t even think he works that well in the Steelers system.

[W&M_Steeler]

The Steelers run game is mediocre at best right now, and it will be completely terrible if Conner gets injured. Snell and Samuels suck, MacFarland has not shown much. RB has to be a draft priority.

Travis Etienne with the 32nd pick would work nicely

After watching Mason, I think a QB would be my #1.

Although I agree that Mason is horrible, I'm hoping that we have Ben around for at least another run next year. I'd rather take a new RB who can provide a spark in the run game in 2021 and then pick up a decent vet back-up in FA, then get a QB in the 2022 draft.

[Greeksteel]

How good is Ben Roethlisberger?

Good.

Very Good

[drmalba]

I feel dirtier than usual after that one, but I'm starting to come to the feeling that no matter what the situation this team will find a way to get a win. We have an unbelievable amount of playmakers on this football team and they show up when it matters. If that doesn't make a recipe for championship football, what else does?

[W&M_Steeler]

The Steelers run game is mediocre at best right now, and it will be completely terrible if Conner gets injured. Snell and Samuels suck, MacFarland has not shown much. RB has to be a draft priority.

Travis Etienne with the 32nd pick would work nicely

Drafting RBs in the first round is how you end up like the Browns or Jaguars.

No.

Picking a RB at the very end of the 1st round is much more reasonable than spending a top 5 pick on a RB like the Jags or Browns.

[bradshaw2ben]

Highsmith playing so well.

Makes me feel a lot better about this being Dupree's last year.

That's an interesting perspective. I believe they will sign either Bud or JuJu, but not both. Most of us have been assuming DJ and Washington would make that an easy call. Never even considered Highsmith makes that an easy call on the other side of the ball.

I think Bud benefits the most from the rest of the talent on defense.

We can replace at least 90% of his production for cheap.

I would love to see the game the way you see it. Or st least to be able to see it the way you do so I could understand your opinion.

[Obviously]

And there was noooooooooooooooooooooooooo doubt about it.

C'mon man. In Pittsburgh, it's "We had 'em all the way!"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Majo ... Postseason

Lanny Frattare, longtime radio and cable television voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates, called it a career following the Pirates season, his 33rd in the booth. His trademark victory call was "There was noooooooooooo doubt about it."]

Bob Prince >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lanny Frattare.

And I liked Lanny Frattare.

[Obviously]

Uggggly game y'all. Wish we could have less stress but: Beautiful result!

From a marketing stand point, the NFL must love the way the Steelers let teams stay close. Keeps the fans tuned in.

That DPI no-call in the first drive kept this game from being totally different. The invisible hand of the NFL is subtle sometimes.

There was also a defensive holding no-call vs. Claypool at another critical time of the game. I think before the half.

[Kodiak]

There was also a defensive holding no-call vs. Claypool at another critical time of the game. I think before the half.

There were at least THREE non-DPI calls that are routinely flagged almost every time. You could argue two were uncatchable, but that's a rare determination and is almost always a pick-up of the flag after a discussion and not the case of it never being thrown.

DAL got some home cooking, but of course people are saying the refs gave PIT the game. Those 3 calls - two were 1st downs inside the 10 and another was a first down around the DAL 40 (I think).

It really could have been a blowout. The most generous thing I could say about the officiating was they kept it close but made sure the right team won.

[Kodiak]

That DPI no-call in the first drive kept this game from being totally different. The invisible hand of the NFL is subtle sometimes.

That "JuJu or Dupree" needle is bouncing wildly every week. Might depend on how much JuJu gets, because between last year and this year he's really not tracking that monster $17M+ per year. Whereas Dupree, to be plainly honest, is kind of making a case for DPOY.

It would be easy to say we're in a cap crunch and "next man up". But I think both are fairly special players, and we need to figure out how to keep at least one of them.

Dupree and Watt could be a terror for almost a decade....I guess "Bash Brothers" and "Splash Brothers" are already taken....but "Splat Brothers" is still available!

[stillthere]

Dupree and Watt could be a terror for almost a decade....I guess "Bash Brothers" and "Splash Brothers" are already taken....but "Splat Brothers" is still available!

Edge of Destruction

[bradshaw2ben]

The Steelers run game is mediocre at best right now, and it will be completely terrible if Conner gets injured. Snell and Samuels suck, MacFarland has not shown much. RB has to be a draft priority.

Travis Etienne with the 32nd pick would work nicely

Drafting RBs in the first round is how you end up like the Browns or Jaguars.

No.

They don’t need to spend a 1st for a RB when they have an all-world QB. They just need to draft better.

Chris Carson
Aaron Jones
Alvin Kamara only one of these guys drafted in top 75
Raheem Mostert
Gus Edwards
Et al

Kamara was pick 67, Conner pick

[steelmann58]

I think they need to add another Road Grader to the ol