Steelers at Rams Game Comments and Lamentations

[Texas Black & Gold]

That would mean 4th and 8! You better reassess Your Steeler wishes!

A fair clean game is all anyone can expect. Let the players determine the game.

What fantasy world do you live in? I haven’t seen a clean NFL game free of controversy since the early 90’s.

You may have a point there.

[StillerDownSouth]

You left out something.....

Tremendous throws and catches and running in the 4th quarter.

That kinda had something to do with the win, too dontchaknow.

If baby Jesus came down the river in a basket made from dirty baby diapers some on this board would not be happy, even after witnessing some miracles. Baby Jesus wasn’t in the reed basket? Put a rock on the dirty diapers.

Oh I know it.

If Will Levis were dropping those dimes or somebody folks had picked to be the next Steelers QB, we'd be hearing ALL ABOUT those dimes Kenny was dropping when it mattered most.

Makes everything all the more hilarious!!

Are you talking about the Will Levis that can’t even beat out Malik Willis to be the Titans backup behind their stud starter Tannehill?

[Texas Black & Gold]

How are we in this?

Oh right, Low Watt

And 52 other players.

Yeah…Mason Rudolph had a huge game.

Mason probably contributes in ways fans never see.

[bradshaw2ben]

Not according to how the rules are normally interpreted. It was not a toe tap situation!

"Normally" interpreted, huh? Weird how no one has ever seen it called in an actual game.

We have seen it called that way a million times.

If you jump and catch the ball with your chest to the sideline and land on your heels and your toe the touches out of bounds it is not a catch.

Conversely, if you jump and catch with your back to the sideline, and your toes touch, do not drag and your heel goes out of bounds it is the same scenario! Not a catch!

Your interpretation is not correct. He was actually moving perpendicular to the sideline and dragged his toe. Subsequently the side of his toe dragged out and the play is over at that point. It wasn’t a toe-heel tap

[bradshaw2ben]

Any win, any way west of the Mississippi is big

It gives them a really good chance of making 9-8, just by winning vs worse teams and splitting vs similar teams.

[bradshaw2ben]

I’d be so pissed if I were a Rams fan. Phantom DPI (if not DPI, then punt). Followed by an atrocious spot.

maybe about as pissed as I was with the Robinson spot one play earlier. But, really they should be pissed at McVeigh, imagine if Tomlin called those timeouts so early, then lost a chance to challenge a call that was a game ender.

At least Tomlin cleaned up the kneel downs, 11 men on the field for each kneel down, and OTs covered each time...baby steps

Robinson wasn’t past the first and Najee wasn’t anywhere near the one foot line when he stepped out of bounds. Spots today were terrible and the Steelers benefited from 2 of the worst ones.

[Texas Black & Gold]

Any win, any way west of the Mississippi is big

It gives them a really good chance of making 9-8, just by winning vs worse teams and splitting vs similar teams.

They will have a better record than that. 10-7, 11-6 maybe even 12-5. Imagine when they run on all cylinders.

[bradshaw2ben]

How on earth did they get the spot they measured from that play? Holy shit I’d be mad if I were a Rams fan.

to be fair you seem mad about the Steelers as well.

I want them to be either great or bottom out. As it is they’re barely watchable. Todays 4th quarter they were great, helped by an atrocious officiating mistake. They’re absolutely no fun to watch and all I want is some hope. They give me almost none.

[stillthere]

Any win, any way west of the Mississippi is big

It gives them a really good chance of making 9-8, just by winning vs worse teams and splitting vs similar teams.

They will have a better record than that. 10-7, 11-6 maybe even 12-5. Imagine when they run on all cylinders.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently 11-4 in their last 15 games. I know it doesn't feel like it but that is one of the better records in the league in that time frame. There are 15 teams that have at least 4 lost games this year already and we are heading to week 8.

[Kodiak.]

I want them to be either great or bottom out. As it is they’re barely watchable. Todays 4th quarter they were great, helped by an atrocious officiating mistake. They’re absolutely no fun to watch and all I want is some hope. They give me almost none.

I second all that. Today was a loss, essentially, because it was pivotal to NHALS.

All the joking and hyperbole aside, today it became plainly clear: Any potential this team might have is sacrificed at the altar of NHALS. We're not really even trying to win playoff games.

[jmacinwbp]

How on earth did they get the spot they measured from that play? Holy shit I’d be mad if I were a Rams fan.

to be fair you seem mad about the Steelers as well.

I want them to be either great or bottom out. As it is they’re barely watchable. Todays 4th quarter they were great, helped by an atrocious officiating mistake. They’re absolutely no fun to watch and all I want is some hope. They give me almost none.

"helped by an atrocious officiating mistake. "

It's not like the zebra mistakes were all one sided, like the earlier stains game, wow, did the colts get jobbed.

Not too mention, bellycheat and the goat won many games from official's mistakes. Don't think they gave any of them back. I've enjoyed watching three of their last four games. I'll take the win, and drink my 18 yr scotch while watching the post game interviews & game highlights once the wife retires for the night

[steelmann58]

PS thought Moore had a very good game today

[Texas Black & Gold]

It gives them a really good chance of making 9-8, just by winning vs worse teams and splitting vs similar teams.

They will have a better record than that. 10-7, 11-6 maybe even 12-5. Imagine when they run on all cylinders.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently 11-4 in their last 15 games. I know it doesn't feel like it but that is one of the better records in the league in that time frame. There are 15 teams that have at least 4 lost games this year already and we are heading to week 8.

They keep finding ways to win. And staying competitive every year keeps me hopeful that they will eventually make it back to the SB.

[jmacinwbp]

PS thought Moore had a very good game today

Agreed. I'm still not happy Tomlin or Meyer benched Jones for him, but maybe they see more than we do, and contrary to the consensus of this forum, think they might have a team worthy of competing this year; so they don't want to "just let the rooks play through the issues".

Glad to see JPJ get starter quality (and I think quantity) snaps this week. Wallace is just killing me though. I know Peterson hasn't been all that, but I think he may be adequate as a slot, we'll see. But Wallace always seems to have bad games, even with an interception or two.

[Orangesteel]

NHALS to the WHALS baby!

[Jobu]

And 52 other players.

Yeah…Mason Rudolph had a huge game.

He was the 54th player today.

He was the emergency QB, but is on the 53 man roster.
Only 48 players are permitted to dress on game days.

[steelmann58]

I hope the Offense can start much early because i don't want to depend on 4th quarter come backs.

[Texas Black & Gold]

Yeah…Mason Rudolph had a huge game.

He was the 54th player today.

He was the emergency QB, but is on the 53 man roster.
Only 48 players are permitted to dress on game days.

Now I'm really confused. What are the other 5 players doing if they're not allowed to play? Are they the injured players? Like Cam, Fiermuth, etc.

[Jobu]

He was the 54th player today.

He was the emergency QB, but is on the 53 man roster.
Only 48 players are permitted to dress on game days.

Now I'm really confused. What are the other 5 players doing if they're not allowed to play? Are they the injured players? Like Cam, Fiermuth, etc.

Cam and Friermuth are on IR, they don’t count on the 53.
Some players are inactive due to a minor/lesser/short term injury. Sometimes guys are just healthy inactives.
They’re just standing around on the sidelines in their Duce Staley casual wear!

[Texas Black & Gold]

He was the emergency QB, but is on the 53 man roster.
Only 48 players are permitted to dress on game days.

Now I'm really confused. What are the other 5 players doing if they're not allowed to play? Are they the injured players? Like Cam, Fiermuth, etc.

Cam and Friermuth are on IR, they don’t count on the 53.
Some players are inactive due to a minor/lesser/short term injury. Sometimes guys are just healthy inactives.
They’re just standing around on the sidelines in their Duce Staley casual wear!

Thanks. I guess there are worse ways to earn a pay check.

[Sir Lambert]

Having a great kicker is huge! The other team missed 7 points in kicks. We won by 7.

After they missed a 53 yarder in the 1st, we took over at our 43 yard line. During that possession, the quarter changed, so Boz could show their kicker how to nail a 53 yarder on that same end of his own stadium.

[stillthere]

Warren in, he can run. That play has to stick a fork in Najee.

A lineman at the second level is why that was a TD. Warren was going to get tackled and a lineman plowed snow. Couldn’t tell who it was.

The new guy Semualo

73 was at the 10/11 78 was at the 8 both made downfield blocks that helped Warren score.

[cop1211]

Atrocious on offense for 3.5 quarters, then got lucky and help from the refs.
Put me in the bottom out camp.
Same as last year 51-49 to beat bad teams, 10-90 lose against actual good teams.
Just ensures more if the same NHALS bull shit.

[SteelerDayTrader]

Any win, any way west of the Mississippi is big

It gives them a really good chance of making 9-8, just by winning vs worse teams and splitting vs similar teams.

They will have a better record than that. 10-7, 11-6 maybe even 12-5. Imagine when they run on all cylinders.

Cylinder……cylinder……trust me. You mean to say when they run on all cylinder. No s on the end for this offense

[Sir Lambert]

Same as last year 51-49 to beat bad teams, 10-90 lose against actual good teams.
Just ensures more if the same NHALS bull shit.

The only way those numbers can generate NHALS is if there’s another class of teams (medium?) and the Steelers do well against those teams. Even if every opponent is “bad” 51-49 won’t get the team to 9-8 every year.

[Deebo]

It gives them a really good chance of making 9-8, just by winning vs worse teams and splitting vs similar teams.

They will have a better record than that. 10-7, 11-6 maybe even 12-5. Imagine when they run on all cylinders.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently 11-4 in their last 15 games. I know it doesn't feel like it but that is one of the better records in the league in that time frame. There are 15 teams that have at least 4 lost games this year already and we are heading to week 8.

Yea the end to last year we beat a ton of teams that were flat out bad

[stillthere]

They will have a better record than that. 10-7, 11-6 maybe even 12-5. Imagine when they run on all cylinders.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently 11-4 in their last 15 games. I know it doesn't feel like it but that is one of the better records in the league in that time frame. There are 15 teams that have at least 4 lost games this year already and we are heading to week 8.

Yea the end to last year we beat a ton of teams that were flat out bad

While that may be true we don't make the schedule. You can only play who is next. That means that the Bengals & Ravens beat a lot of bad teams as well. Since divisions play similar schedules.

[Deebo]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently 11-4 in their last 15 games. I know it doesn't feel like it but that is one of the better records in the league in that time frame. There are 15 teams that have at least 4 lost games this year already and we are heading to week 8.

Yea the end to last year we beat a ton of teams that were flat out bad

While that may be true we don't make the schedule. You can only play who is next. That means that the Bengals & Ravens beat a lot of bad teams as well. Since divisions play similar schedules.

You're right that we don't get a say in who we play

But...this is why I always say "look at the process, not the result"
There was context to who we beat. And low and behold, the same stuff that we struggled with last year is prevelant this year and we'll end up the same situation: .500 and barely beat the dregs of the league and get smoked by the elite teams.

That's fine and dandy if you like mediocrity. I do not

[bradshaw2ben]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently 11-4 in their last 15 games. I know it doesn't feel like it but that is one of the better records in the league in that time frame. There are 15 teams that have at least 4 lost games this year already and we are heading to week 8.

Yea the end to last year we beat a ton of teams that were flat out bad

While that may be true we don't make the schedule. You can only play who is next. That means that the Bengals & Ravens beat a lot of bad teams as well. Since divisions play similar schedules.

But you don't play the same teams at the same time of year, injuries timing, etc.

I still think the Steelers are on track for 8-9 to 10-7. Playing to chalk the rest of the way gets them to 9-8. Steal a game from somebody better on paper (they've stolen 3 of those already)... 10 wins. Lose to somebody worse, 8-9.

Going by DVOA, remaining games (Steelers are 16th, .06% worse than the average NFL team):

5 more vs top 12 (currently 2-1) BAL, SEA, JAX, CLE, IND
2 more vs middle 10 (currently 1-1) CIN, CIN
4 more vs bottom 12 (currently 1-0) TEN, NE, GB, AZ

9-8

If I had to bet right now, I'd say they lose both to CIN, steal one from IND, and finish 9-8.

[K_C_]

Yea the end to last year we beat a ton of teams that were flat out bad

While that may be true we don't make the schedule. You can only play who is next. That means that the Bengals & Ravens beat a lot of bad teams as well. Since divisions play similar schedules.

But you don't play the same teams at the same time of year, injuries timing, etc.

I still think the Steelers are on track for 8-9 to 10-7. Playing to chalk the rest of the way gets them to 9-8. Steal a game from somebody better on paper (they've stolen 3 of those already)... 10 wins. Lose to somebody worse, 8-9.

Going by DVOA, remaining games (Steelers are 16th, .06% worse than the average NFL team):

5 more vs top 12 (currently 2-1) BAL, SEA, JAX, CLE, IND
2 more vs middle 10 (currently 1-1) CIN, CIN
4 more vs bottom 12 (currently 1-0) TEN, NE, GB, AZ

9-8

If I had to bet right now, I'd say they lose both to CIN, steal one from IND, and finish 9-8.

The offense is going to come together. I know you don't believe that, but it's going to happen.

We've seen glimpses, but that 4th quarter and with Diontae Johnson back....it's coming.

In other words, don't base everything on what you've already seen this team do because there is absolutely no question the offense is headed in the right direction.

Yesterday is going to do a lot for Kenny Pickett's confidence level. He played great, again, when it mattered most.