Broderick Could Be What Holds this Team Back

[franco32]

I think everyone is excited by the implementation of the forward pass with Russ coming in. Play action looked better too. This team might be able to build into something...but..

Broderick was a dumpster fire again. As TB rightfully pointed out, even on successful plays like Najee's TD, he's getting trucked and pancaked. I'm tired of people blaming the coaching. His footwork, hands, and energy are all sh*t. He's sloppy. He's lost. He's missing guys to block. He's regressed badly. He's allowed at least 5 sacks, countless pressures, been penalized at least 5 times I can remember if not more...it's just Mike Adams awful.

I'm starting to think we have to look at Dylan Cook or some other alternative.

[TimmayLake]

How did the Steelers get it so wrong and decide he was worth a 1st round pick?

[shellwagnerblount]

How did the Steelers get it so wrong and decide he was worth a 1st round pick?

Has to be work ethic..you don't draft a guy that high without the requisite skill set and potential to grow.
And then there's the guys who shrink under the glare of the NFL spotlight..maybe he's just not capable of handling that..don't know..what a disappointment ...

[TimmayLake]

So basically he has the physical skills and talent to be a 1st rounder but is just lazy?

[Baltostiller]

How did the Steelers get it so wrong and decide he was worth a 1st round pick?

Has to be work ethic..you don't draft a guy that high without the requisite skill set and potential to grow.
And then there's the guys who shrink under the glare of the NFL spotlight..maybe he's just not capable of handling that..don't know..what a disappointment ...

I swear he looks uninterested at times, like he doesn't even give a shit what happens on "this play"

I wish the Steelers had Munchak back. Back the Brinks truck up to his house if necessary.

[franco32]

Yes. It looks like laziness and a general sense of disinterest to me. I don't think he's put the work in. Feet are lazy and hand usage still terrible. I could almost live with the terrible technique but he just combines it with low energy and cluelessness far too often.

[Deebo]

How did the Steelers get it so wrong and decide he was worth a 1st round pick?

He was pretty much a consensus 1st round pick so I don't think the Steelers got this wrong.
He's an absolute athletic freak, but he just doesn't seem motivated at all.

[W&M_Steeler]

Yes. It looks like laziness and a general sense of disinterest to me. I don't think he's put the work in. Feet are lazy and hand usage still terrible. I could almost live with the terrible technique but he just combines it with low energy and cluelessness far too often.

His first move on every play is to stand straight up. He needs serious work.

Is Fautanu definitely out for the entire year, or could he return in a few months?

[K_C_]

Another reason I'm happy the Steelers have 2 quality QB's.

Jones is going to get somebody killed.

[franco32]

Correction...he's allowed 6 sacks. PFF says that's worst in the league at his position.

[SDSteelerFan]

Dotson-Greene Syndrome? Quiet quitting? You'd think he'd at least show some technique, even if lazily.

[955876]

He’s a fucking turd.

Missing on 1st rounders has really set this team back.

Also think all the flip flopping hasn’t helped.

Also think our oline coach sucks.

Also think Fautanu is best suited at LG.

[Orangesteel]

Something stinks. If he’s in fact injured then holy hell just come out and say it and start someone else. He’s very young and we don’t need to be throwing around the “B” word just yet but he’s going to get one or both of our QBs killed and let all of the air out of what seems like a promising run here.

[franco32]

It's not injury. It's lack of work ethic and effort. Leaning too much on athleticism. Let's assume something is wrong with his elbow/arm, etc. That doesn't excuse his lazy feet, or his terrible lunging in pass protection, or the penalties, or not being on the same page as the rest of the Oline.

If the coaching were so bad, why could Frazier and Mason M start and do well? Heck, even Fautanu looked 10x better than Broderick in his one start.

I don't think Broderick has the worth ethic and desire to get better and work at his craft. I think it's that simple.

[bradshaw2ben]

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. One of the great adages of all time.

[langer]

Will Woolford played with a torn pec iirc.

Jones gets abused and takes it, no fight in him. Thought he showed aggressiveness last year, but this year he gets shoved around badly. Teetering on one foot, then shoved over like he wanted to flop onto the ground. He can't plant his feet and sometimes jumps out of the way. Michigan's LT was playing similarly, 17 from Illinois was shoving this big dude around with no resistance.

Reminiscent of other soft players that avoided contact and stack jumped.

[Stosh-67]

Broderick does not get trucked too bad on the last Najee TD.
1:57 mark.
Yikes.
He did provide something for Najee to leap over.

I sure hope watching film with his team mates,
seeing these plays,
somehow lights a fire under his ass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNd0ziD4vxg

[955876]

If it hasn’t yet why would it now?

Where is the oline coach?

Where is Jibbs?

Looking like another 1st round bust.

Missing back to back years will really fuck a franchise

Followed-up Pop Gun Pickett with Baby Boy Jones. Yikes

Contrast 2003-2012 where the worst picks were Ziggt Hood and Spinderella.

Mendenhall had talent though. And Hood wasn’t awful. Just not great for 1st rounder.

Troy
Ben
Heath
Holmes
Timmons
Mendenhall
Hood
Pouncey
Heyward
DeCastro


Pretty solid. And why this that team went to 3 SBs…

[Still Diesel]

You know they say Fautana should be back for playoffs

[LakecrestSteeler]

Broderick does not get trucked too bad on the last Najee TD.
1:57 mark.
Yikes.
He did provide something for Najee to leap over.

I sure hope watching film with his team mates,
seeing these plays,
somehow lights a fire under his ass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNd0ziD4vxg

I thought he looked pretty good in this clip except for the last play. I don’t think he gets asked to drive people off the ball much. He seems to always be in finesse blocks. Utilization of his skills is part of the problem. I bet he could be a good pulling tackle if they had a couple plays for that.

On that last play it is a slight possibility he saw the whites of the guy’s knuckles in front of him and knew he was doing a bull rush and decided to take him out with a faux tackle.

Every time I focus on him I come away with the board is too hyper-focused on him. Jones made some great blocks in this YouTube clip except for the last one, but he still accomplished the objective and took his guy out of the play on the trucking, assuming the run was to the left!

Devin Bush is low bar standard for bust. Jones is not even near Bush bust. I think he will work out still.

[jebrick]

IMHO, he is playing like an athlete more than a football player. No technique. Fine for a rookie but not for a 2nd year player. I am moving him into the possible bust category

[franco32]

IMHO, he is playing like an athlete more than a football player. No technique. Fine for a rookie but not for a 2nd year player. I am moving him into the possible bust category

I'm not even sure he's an athlete at this point. He looks clumsy and I don't think he's put in enough work on strength training in the offseason. I'm not one to go by PFF but his 45 rating has to be close to the worst in the league and that is what my eyes are seeing too.

Get well soon Troy...

[DP39]

His run blocking is WAY better than his pass blocking, for sure. For big men it's physically much easier to do. His PB is incredibly bad at times.

I've stated before (from watching his film) that it appears he doesn't want to do the hard stuff -- use his core! Pass blocking demands greater stability and rotational control from your core muscles to maintain balance, and not be knocked off balance. It seems he'd rather lunge or even try to absorb the defender with his head/arms/upper body just so he doesn't have to engage his core as much. In other words, really bad technique.

It's my bet that if you asked him what his least favorite muscle group to work is, if being honest, he'd say his core. Btw, I think D-Wash has the same issue.

Let AB get them in that crazy Pilates routine he did and they'd both be All-Pros, imo.

[955876]

IMHO, he is playing like an athlete more than a football player. No technique.

He looks like a clumsy oaf out there. Which to me indicates he is a lazy fuck.

The technique he needs to learn isn’t rocket science and he isn’t a rookie.

Has a year in the NFL. Footwork, hand placement, etc can all be worked on in the offseason.

He has (1) the means to hire his own coach and (2) the time to work on his craft.

Should have come into this season looking much better than he did last year.

To me he looks worse.

Lazy.

Just like his HC.

[Havoc]

He was labeled better athlete than his opponents coming out of college and that is how he got by. Showed no natural ability to know how to leverage his body.

I did not buy the hype on the draft pick because of the above. Sounded to me like a track and field guy, not a ball sport guy. So I took a wait and see on him.

Maybe he's tried to play thru injuries, and his learning curve made more complicated under Myers unorthodox pass pro philosophy, made more complicated by bouncing around between LT and RT, and has lost confidence.

Might be good for him to see a sports psychologist if his head is screwed up.

[stillthere]

You know they say Fautana should be back for playoffs

And he will be 100% and in sync with all the OLinemen that he has not practiced with for 4 months. It'll be swell.