DK’s Daily Shot of Steelers: No Justin Fields slander!
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- I’ll tolerate no Justin Fields slander here!
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The best I've felt after a loss... Justin was the only reason we were in that. He kept us in the game despite the defense laying an egg. Sign him.
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Whats crazy is my dad and I had this conversation before the game he said I need to see what happens when the defense has a bad game and Justin Fields has to make plays for us to win. I agreed and then he does that. Me and him feel much better about Justin fields now so I agree with you!
Yes sir the future is here
I' knew it wasn't just me feeling that way. Defense wasn't focused and dull. I expect a very angry defense next game
Funny cuz I feel like this, a loss we needed & a loss I'm not that mad at cuz of what the offense showed
Where was the pass rush???.... being held by the Colts O-line
Miss Highsmith.
Look online Watt was held all game, and Herbig got hurt. We missed Highsmith and the inside linebackers were covering Wr for some damn reason
I think that was the biggest problem on defense. Without a pass rush our secondary can get beat.
@@troybullock1465 Going into the game, I expected that Nick Herbig was going to continue what he did in the latter half of the Denver game but it didn't happen. We did miss Highsmith.
I have nothing bad to say about Justin. The whole team didn't show up. He can't do much about that. At least they made it a game.
You mean at least “he” made it a game..
@@ryanjamesc9996 yep, you are right.
Fields is just scratching the surface and he wants to be here. When he gets it's all together he'll be electric. A better passer than Jackson and has just as good of wheels.
Love that point. Spot on.
I'm with you DK...After the game I said when was last time we had hope to win being down 17 points? Hasn't been since Ben. Justin Fields QB1.
Justin balled out...I'm proud of him! Great game guys!!!😊
Any other recent steelers qb not named ben would NOT have got us back in a game down 17-0. Only reason we had a shot was because of justin...look what hes working with. A decimated o line, 1 wr (whos fumble was much more damaging), baffling coaching decisions & play calling & a rb who has the speed & vision of an old blind 3 legged dog!? Justin is the 1st steeler qb to throw for 300+ yards, run for 50+ yards & 2 rushing tds! If tomlin puts in russ now hes an idiot. We need to our collective sh*t together asap coz we can beat the cowboys if we dont beat ourselves...again. lets go steelers 🏈💛🖤
Justin caused 2 fumbles. Only reason we were down for so long was because Justin could not convert drives. Everyone hates Russ when he may actually be the better QB.
@@Smooth258you think Russ would have done better behind that line? You are… optimistic.
Russell was #1 in 4th quarter comebacks in 2023.
@@tdor9963 russ hasn't played qb for us though ;) I mean he's hardly played any ball for us in any capacity since he signed here.
@@Smooth258 he might have also got sacked 10x - who knows? He's hardly played QB at all since he signed with us.
Losing all these O-lineman to injury seems like the biggest problem to me!!
A goofy loss, but the best way to learn.
Better to learn from Colts than a team like the Chiefs on Christmas Day.
Honestly, it’s best to fall upwards with a win. If they won this game, Fields would have been the talk of the nfl this week. No elite defense. No running game. FOUR STRAIGHT TUDDYS!
Wow…so much for my comment before the game… initially was stunned, then pissed….lol. But I believe this was good for the team. Back to the lab…
Najee is a average running back. The turnovers hurt and the defense couldn't get off the field when it mattered.
I like Najee, seems like a nice guy, but you’re right he is average at best! Seems to run hard right into tackles and not beyond them….😢
Not an average running back . 1.9 yds/ game is a poor RB
Did anybody else notice how bad the announcers were? Lol
I hate most national announcers. Wish I had options to turn on Bob
@@stanrock8015 That’s true but this might’ve been the worst I’ve ever heard. They were talking about the backup RB for 2 plays after Najee was already back in
@@isaiahbarrett5452my dad was irritated the whole game he kept saying shut up sapiro you a** 😂😂😂 I was dying
Spero and Arch were glazing Richardson till he got hurt. It was obnoxious.
Most announcers love the teams that we play against. No matter who it is.
Fields isn’t the problem the Steelers are the problem . As always we beat ourselves dumb penalties and stupid calls . There is a lot wrong with the Steelers and it’s not fields . Get fields some help please.
Najee not getting out of bounds was inexcusable.
Honestly Najee is pretty much inexcusable. How is Cordarrelle able to GASH the same defense that Najee can't even get 1 yard/run against?
@@metalboigamesHe lacks the requisite vision and speed.
Najee officially can be done in Pittsburgh…and Fitzpatrick must be asleep back there cuz we needed him to make a play on a 39. Year old qb but he can’t because he’s overrated ..just like our piss-poor d line that couldn’t even wrap up an old man, oh I forgot it was a senior citizen trying to tackle a senior citizen. Aside from what I think, I can’t watch these damn games anymore if it’s a flag every 5 minutes for bullshit calls. This sport is hard to watch, our defense was even harder to watch. They better be ready to against Dallas or everyone should give up on this team until we get a cia h that’s gonna get these players prepared. WE ARE NEBER READY FOR THE GAMES WE SHOULD. All signs point to bad coaching, why are we having snap problems in week 4
Najee officially can be done in Pittsburgh..and Fitzpatrick must be asleep back there while Flacco converts 3rd down after 3rd down ..cuz we needed him to make a play on a 39 year old qb but he can’t because he’s overrated ..just like our piss-poor d line that couldn’t even wrap up an old man, oh I forgot it was a senior citizen trying to tackle a senior citizen. Aside from what I think, I can’t watch these damn games anymore if it’s a flag every 5 minutes for bullshit calls. This sport is hard to watch, our defense was even harder to watch. They better be ready to go against Dallas or everyone should give up on this team until we get a cia h that’s gonna get these players prepared. WE ARE NEBER READY FOR THE GAMES WE SHOULD. All signs point to bad coaching, why are we having snap problems in week 4
@@metalboigamesyeah I’m ready to draft a new RB, Jaylen Warren can’t stay healthy and Whoopi Goldberg..I honestly don’t know what he’s doing back there pretending to be vintage Lev Bell…dude you’re a monster why don’t you just hit the hole, I’m done with him.
George Pickens is awesome but he needs to learn how to hang onto the ball the correct way!!
All that dude cares about is celebrating. Drives me crazy, especially when you drop a TD pass and fumble the rock but you’re celebrating a catch while your down 😂
@@Keefer24he actually has done well in this area, where he used to celebrate on every play. I’ve noticed on many plays he just gets up and tosses the ball to the ref and heads back to the huddle or the sideline.
Tuck the ball. He’s carrying it like a load of bread.
Yup exactly. For every amazing catch he makes, he seems to have a baffling mistake to follow it up. Super talented, but seems to lack any awareness (almost not going out of bounds end of half in Atlanta?)
Pickens is 'Incredible' !!!
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(That fumble was only a 'Fluke',,,)
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The offense needs to start faster, stop playing scared
This is what I got from this game.
17-0 Start "Insignificant" ???
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(Since 'WHEN' ???)
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Someone PLEASE Grab the smelling salts !!!
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The FIRST Play (WHAT ? Pass on First Down ???) from Scrimmage = 'Beautiful' BOMB by AR !!!
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Steelers 'Falling' into Full/Complete 1st Down FAILURES,,, WHY ???
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(SAME/SAME "Predictability")
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How About Najee UP THE GUT ???
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We're Watching (Incredible) FIELDS 'Make Do' with 'Only' TWO DOWNS,,, EVERY, SINGLE, TIME !!!
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Simply Because of COMPLETE "Predictability"
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(First Downs are nearly ALL being WASTED) !!!
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Fields is him! Of course there are going to be growing pains, it's a really young offense.
Stop with your Justin hate. Find something else to criticize.😅😅
The Steelers need to draft a QB next year.
Gm DK Minkah got crapped on is this flag football
If it wasn’t for Fields, they wouldn’t have come back the way they did.
Can’t win them all, see this fan base wanting to trade and get rid of everyone after a 3 point loss. Fields is the only thing that kept them in the game. A lot of mistakes on both sides of the ball.
Morning DK HARD working Stan the man checking in.
This loss will bring the entire team together. Watch how they respond against Dallas.
I love that Justin Fields is QB1! I seriously chalk this up a they just had a bad game. I’m confident the issues on offense will get fixed and I have all the trust in the world the defense will tighten up. Win, lose, or tie here we go!
Russ should be QB1. Tomlin will have his first losing season listening to all of you.
The fact that it was Flacco just added a twist of the knife to the whole debacle.
It would be nice if the Steelers had a NFL caliber starting running back.
And two, not just one, premier WRs!
@@76mothersofinvention If you think about the way this team is constructed and the philosophy of what it's trying to do, having a bad running back eating up most of your carries is far more detrimental than their receiver concerns.
GM DK well we lost a game, anyone thinking this wasn't going to happen this ssn dont know ball PERIOD! The fact we made a TON of mistakes , and still had a shot at the end tells you how good this team can be when they finally clean those up. Indy has a really, realy good O-line many feel its tops in the league. Deep, and good wr room, we're thin a cb no Trice, and you took the words outta my mouth about Sutton. Our O-line needs to get healthy as well. Rb's also. Not making excuses for loss , just trying to convince myself we'll be back on a winning streak next wk. That colts team just gives is problems. There's always a team that does just that. Remember the expansion jags back in the day?, ooof !! Thanks for the NFL + tip , I have subscription, and didn't realize they offered that. We'll be okay, and beat them cowboys next week. Thanks DK!
Here We Go Steelers!!!
Justin Fields has performed at a level to cement his position as a starting NFL quarterback. It'll be interesting to see how Mike Tomlin handles his QB situation.
If Mike Tomlin benches Justin Fields it will go down as the worst mistake he would make in his coaching career. Yeah Justin Fields made mistakes, so is Jalen Hurts. Look at the stats Justin Fields has out performed Jalen Hurts all season but no one is talking about benching Hurts. Justin Fields is the future. What the Steelers need to do is double down on Fields and go get Darius Slayton or DeAndre Hopkins.
It will only be a mistake if they don't win. Fields isn't great, but even after two fumbles everyone is in love with him. The bar in Pittsburgh is low. Sad because we may have a real QB who can win a playoff game on the pass rush, but everyone hates Russ.
@@Smooth258 I don't know what to tell you if you watched yesterday's game and take away that fields is the problem. Yes Fields fumbled the ball, but did he fumble the TD pass to George Pickens? Did he average 1.5 yards per carry? Did he let Joe Flacco and Anthony Richardson score 27 points? Did he snap the ball too early? Did he call conservative play calls in the first half?
Justin is mid at best. All the promise and the problems you see has been there his entire career. This team probably make tit to the playoffs and get tossed in the first round with Justin as QB1. But Justin's agent will surely ask for a $50 mill plus contract. Do you think he's worth that?
@@Anukinihun Exactly - well put !!
Richardson was balling out until he went down. So Tomlin saying they had planned for him doesn’t really hold water.
Richardson is terrible lol can't utilize any of his receivers Flacco is an upgrade had Pittman downs eating
@@terrancehylton-lyons1776 - say what you will, but Richardson’s first drive was 8 plays for 70 yards and a TD and second was 4 plays 54 yards and then injured getting the Colts to the Steelers 29 yard line.
Flacco finished it off but the next 4 drives accounted for 25, 29, 38, 9 and 6 yards with one FG and one missed 54 yard FG.
Richardson was cooking
Did high expectations cause the mental errors?? This game felt like the Buffalo playoff game..
how our big playmakers uncharacteristically made costly mistakes, our elite D uncharacteristically got picked apart. Our defense was irrelevant to what Indy wanted to do on offense on their first few drives, we made a few costly mistakes, and yet we still got close enough to not be blown out. It was the Buffalo game... all over...same, same but different...we just had a better QB to put up more points, but it wont be enuf against good teams, especially in their house.
I don't believe four games is enough for us to dub JF our future franchise QB. It seems that some of JF's bad habits are correctable enough to win a lot of games, possibly, but when the pressure of expectation is on and we don't have that elite D showing up, don't be surprised if his and other player's bad habits show up. The Steelers under Tomlin put all the pressure on the D and they do well with pressure. Our offense, does not. Maybe they need more practice under pressure. Disappointing to see but just noticing a trend with certain players that make same mistakes...Coach T too. Come on with that 4th down, Coach!! Such an unessessary, risky move and his challenges make my head hurt...his play clock mgt is questionable mostly.
They should play Russ when healthy. I can see this team going 11-6 as is, they are a big improvement from last year. But they got work to do if they going past a first round of playoffs. See if Russ can do better with the guys we got. Going into next season, they should at least see if Russ can lead this young team to greater thing. Field still can't go a game without a snapfu!
Russ not better then JF.
Same same, but different 🤣
@@troybullock1465 we don’t know that Russ isn’t better with the Steelers because we haven’t seen him yet
What the heck happened to Blitzburgh!?!?! How can we let a 40 plus year old STATUE stand back there and pick our defense apart? Why does it seem like all we rely on is edge rushing to pressure the opponents qb?
Because that's what they do,the coach is affraid..
@ronknowles5302 Exactly!!! They're playing scared on Offense and Defense..taking minimal risks and not playing aggressive.
That was our calling card for years on defense..they never knew where the rush was coming from and who would be rushing..Safety, Corner, LB, Edge..they were coming from everywhere...Now, it's just 100% coming off the edge, so damn predictable
Fields #1 absolutely. The game was a classic steelers case of the D not taking their opponent seriously after all the hype of hearing number one D all week. Seen it before.
Tighten up and we good.
@@ChrisCash720 I don't understand how we had no answer to the Colt's passing game? Where was the D's halftime adjustment? Flacco even picked them apart for gosh sakes!!
Now do you guys see why najee didn't get paid? The dude isn't good at all! He had plenty of holes to run into but he always chooses contact over a hole!
Well said. Najee is an an average running back at best.
You guys? -
@@DKPS_Steelers was talking to the chat 🙃
injuries R mounting
Oline looks bad with run & pass if it wasnt 4 Justin having feet it wouldve been a big problem Harris is banged up Were down to 1 running back really the Defense I’ll chalk it to just having a bad game WE NEED ANOTHER WIDE ASAP & I MEAN NOW Today it Showed,
Justin Played Great
Imagine if we had a wr2. Justin Fields is our QB1. No doubt about it.
Najee literally nose dives our drives giving him the ball on first down. Let fields cook lol
How could anyone blame Justin he was incredible!!!! Almost 400 yards 3 TD’s with the worst Oline?? What more can he do!
Stop fumbling the snaps
@@tdor9963 no one is perfect bro he was the whole offense yesterday and his line sucks
Why can't Roman Wilson get a helmet on Sundays?
You’ll see Roman Reigns get a helmet before Roman Wilson………..
Tomlin not a great game planner.
@@benjaminperez7328😂😂😂
My problem with the way fields is analyzed is that somehow his negative plays count more than the positives. He touches the ball every play. He was over 90% of the offense. Josh Allen comes to mind. He makes a lot of mistakes, but they depend on him heavily. Look at fields numbers since his volume has gone up the last 2 games. 5 TDs, over 600 total yards, over 70% completion. Behind a patched together Oline.
Ahh yes a balanced look at the game.
There’s other “Steeler journalists” already with clickbait titles about benching Fields.
Great work per usual DK!
Until the last 4 minutes of the third quarter, Fields had 140 yards passing, and generated 3 points while the Colts put up 17 and narrowly missed 3 more for 20 points. The Colts went into a prevent and Fields put up 172 yards and generated 3 scores against a soft zone while the Colts tried to sit on and pad a lead. Before this game, he's had 2 TD passes in 3 games and piloted the offense to 17 points a game, behind the number 1 defense after those three games. He's not proven anything yet, and without the defense they'd be 1-3 not 3-1.
Justin kept us in the game as far as I'm concerned. Was disappointed with the D secondary being picked to peice's. Minka saved alot but not enough. Tomlin on 4th & one?
We beat ourselves, and DK won’t agree, but that officiating didn’t do us any favors. If correct calls were made it wipes 14 points from the colts 🤦♂️.
Najee cannot see holes. 13 carries for 19 yards is not acceptable. It's not just this game either. He has only a 3.9 career yards per game average. You can't have that in the NFL, especially the way the Steelers like to run the ball. It's time to move on from Najee. Cordarrelle Paterson and Jaylen Warren should split the carries from here on out.
He didn’t just keep us in the game. He brought us back from 17-0. Fields was highly impressive.
This isn’t about fields or the defense it’s the consistent slow starts year after year .I remember all the old banners at Heinz field and three rivers - used to say the 60 minute men -for the last 5-7 yrs theyve been the 30 minute men. Absurd !!
We got to put the ball in Fields hands more. We shouldn't be a running team while Najee is our running back. Najee gets tackled too easily.
😂 thank you for kindly assuming I avoid throwing things at the tv DK
unfortunately there’s only so much fields can do, defense and o-line was awful yesterday
Looked like they had fields handcuffed until the score was out of reach need to let him loose earlier
HEY DK, Let's face it Mike Tomlin doesn't know how to manage the Play Clock. Down by 14 points with under 7:00 minutes to go in the game and they were running the Play Clock all the way Down like they had the Lead!!! What's Mike Tomlin Problem and not being able to Manage the Play Clock and know when it's time to go to the Hurry up and not waist the time Away???? He does this Crap all the time especially when they score too soon and leave the other Team a good chance to Steal it away. Still think Mason Rudolph was better than these 2 QBS and why do we even have Russell Wilson when he can't even be ready to play, he's just a Empty uniform waiting a spot for someone who's able to play when needed!!!!!
Hi DK. I have a J1Q here. Regarding the egregious dereliction on the part of the officials not calling the repeated holds committed on TJ yet again. As of now, regardless of what Goodell and other league owners think, The OLB is still a position. The edge rush is still a function of the Defense. And holding is still called when detected everywhere else on the field on both offensive and defensive playeres. Are u aware as to whether or not Art Rooney has approached the league on this? Can he/should he use his clout to force the issue? Can ANYONE do ANYTHING about this??? Holding is a violation of the rules. It's cheating no matter who's being held. TJ's getting cheated out of results of his efforts. It is not fair and it's wrong PERIOD.
Injury bug is getting at us. I was really missing Highsmith yesterday.
DK, could not wait for this episode, I was thinking today's thumbnail would be Lost and Found, what a bizarre game but although we LOST the game, we FOUND our QB! When was the last time a Steeler QB threw for over 300 yards? It's time to open up this offense a little bit more and let Fields do his thing, he's earned that IMO
Good morning DK. On your last comments about the Defense, two precisions: Defense stopped the Colts from early 2nd quarter until the fourth. I believe they had five punts in a row. Only pressures seemed to be that failed Cam sack, and Herbig’s sack in clutch time. What did surprise me, with all the outrageous no-call holdings on Watt, was nothing on his side.
Baffling they didn’t adjust to Flacco.
Are people seriously slandering JF after this game?! I mean, don't get me wrong---pointing out he made two big mistakes is fine but we finally have a QB that gives us a great chance to win games even when we're behind! How many mistakes did the defense make? Nearly every time we got back in it the defense became a turnstile.
Awful brave DK. You know this Fandom. One loss and the sky is falling. However, the fact we spotted them 17 and still got back in the game is incredible. literally everyone made a mistake in that game. However, I agree, we can't put this one on Fields. I loved seeing him put us on his back and forcing us back into that game. After the fumble, he was a completely different cat.
I totally agree wirh you, DK. Justin never gave up trying to keep the Steelers in the game and trying to get the win!! I thought for sure that the Steelers would come out in the 2nd half with a game plan better than the plan that totally failed in the first half, but they didn't! Injuries and penalties (again) didn't help either. Frustrating game to watch. Let's hope they have a much better plan for offense, defense, and special teams when the Cowboys come to town!!!! 🙄
Hey DK, is there something wrong with Najee Harris? Every other running back seems to have much easier time chewing up yards through the run game.
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Not gonna lie, I was furious when Harris didn't get his 5YO picked up, but right now it looks like Omar made the right decision! Great work as always DK 😎
Time to celebrate we found our Franchise QB. And next week we will be 4-1. Hey Tomlin time to support your Man Fields, QB1.
Losing a game is not always a bad thing. I'm just saying better now than later, and it helps them grow. I thought if George Pickens would have held on to the ball, It might have been a different game. Perhaps a touchdown or at least a field goal. Thank you DK Great show as always !
A Bears fan, this is what I love about Justin Field's, he wants to win for the team and plays his heart out. A lot of players don't have the heart and passion for playing the NFL. Justin made up for some of his goof ups yesterday. The loss was definitely the whole team lost, including coaching. Next week, the whole Steelers team needs to show up and up their game.
DK well we have lost our 3rd OLINE player for the year now, Do you think our younger guys are ready, I know they have to be, if we lose another one is there a backup that be a decent starter? Thanks
Fields played well enough for us to win. Only question I have is why he isn’t under center more often. Is that because of Fields’ style of play, lack of an effective overall running game, something else all together? Thanks.
The DEFENSE lost the game. They had no answer for Richardson and then let old man Flacco easily pass on them. Najee is so average that it's depressing. We need a WR2 terribly.
TJ was getting held big time and that personal foul on Fitzpatrick was absolutely trash call to keep there drive alive and score 👎🏾
I agree with you DK. He played well . This game belongs to the defense. You can't let a 40 year old emergency back up come in and throw two TD's. That is out right embarrassing. To me this loss falls on the defense.
Thank you for the GREAT content DK -- best Pittsburgh sports coverage hands down
Steelers are good for 2-3 trap games a year. You know that 😆
I agree with you! Justin played his heart out man he wanted to win,defense should be ashamed, they owe him better than what they gave him yesterday I hope they use this as a wake up call that they have a QB and they need to never let this happen again yeah offense had some struggles but if our defense plays to their capability like we’ve always seen them do Steelers obviously get the W no doubt
The Colts offensive line played really well. Gotta give em credit. I expected more pressure.
In Tomlins defense, he didn't have much experience with Flacco 😅
Justin is good. Needs little more coaching. Bears did disservice to him for 3 years.
JPJ and the LB’s were the main problem. Not Beanie Bishop.
Through the first four games I have not been impressed with pat queen at all
A DK I was at the game and I was saying the same thing we didn’t adjust to anything when the Flacco came in the game and I was shocked, you said it to and it was sad to see
Concrete feet can't hit that hole Ever. A wasted first round pick yet again 😔
Atleast the colts exposed holes in our defense, better for us to find and fix them rn than later on. Still got robbed by the refs though
We’re 3-1 after playing 3 of them on the road. We’ll be alright.
A j1q why haven't they treid rushing a extra guy
It was the linebacker Wilson getting burned a lot too
Spot on take DK!
😊it is fixable!
Ridiculous excuses! Just save your breath! Go sack the old man and quit making him look good. Game plan? Adjustments? Come on!! Be the better team!! Impose your will and win! This is a championship team, time to play like it!!!
It’s almost like this is the NFL and the Steelers aren’t the only team that wants to win.
@@Keefer24 - the other teams that want to win make adjustments…
We played Against the Refs the WHOLE GAME!!!! They made it Obvious who they wanted to Win!!!! So Many MISSED CALLS Dejan but Fields played a Great Game.
There is no way these 4 performances by Justin are "setting the bar" to high for a Hall of Fame QB like Russ. If Russ is washed then let his play prove it. Otherwise you play a healthy Russ. Glad people in this chat don't make these decisions, they would have permanently benched TB12 for Mike Kruscek in 1976.
The difference in this game was Joe Flacco. Hits his receiver's on time and in stride. Justin Fields- stumblin, bumblin, fumblin. A grand total of 2 TD passes in 16 quarters. He'll make some occasional plays because he's a great athlete, but he is not a great QB. Everything else about this game is just Spin. The Steelers and JF are fools gold. Oh and lets not forget the brilliance of lifetime appointee head coach Mike Tomlin. Can't manage the clock or time outs and throws the challenge flag on a play that had ZERO chance of being overturned. How can you expect a team to win with this kind of leadership? It's wishful thinking. Draft a QB and replace the HC , Until then, nothing changes.
I just don't believe in Tomlin at all. Indy told us that had a plan for TJ and boy did they ever. Tomlin had no answers to free up TJ. He doesn't move him around in different places. Parsons, and Garrett rush from different angles to avoid chipping and double teaming. He's are best pass rusher. Keep him from being doubled. Give up on that dam zone. He doesn't adjust very well.
Frazier snapped the ball early on that last drive. Fields looks poised in crunch time. This was good experience for a young rookie. He is very good and he will correct this mistake.
Correction: after watching the botched snap again the left guard is watching JF for the foot stomp as a signal. JF gives the signal as they seem to still be setting up. The LG taps the C to let him know we're ready. JF is still looking over the defense. I think JF gave the signal as a subconscious habit. We need to break that habit. Without that mistake I believe he get us at least a FG. Every day this week with the center and LG, 100 times.
1. Walk to the line get in position 2. JF look at safeties 3. Look left and right 4. In the head say "IM READY". 5. Give signal. 6. Snap ball.
We should be able to get 500 - 600 reps this week. Goal of 1000 reps. JF should also practice this 500 times on his own with visualization.
Sorry for the mistake on Frazier.
I was very happy after this loss. Over 312 yards passing ! Several rushing touchdowns !
I’m not going to jinx it, but man, Fields has me excited about the future.
I have the opposite opinion on Justin. He has it. He is QB1. The O-line needs to be better. The defense needs to be much better. I am DONE with Najee Harris! Never agreed with first round pick RB and I keep being proven right. Warren when healthy and now Patterson have always looked better.
Fields deserves a lot of credit for hanging in there and bringing the Steelers back from an 0-17 deficit. But as usual, the Steelers had to contend with multiple issues otherwise. And the defense should NOT have been one of those issues. When are the Steelers going to play like an actual team throughout ALL FOUR QUARTERS ??
Absolutely agree man......I'm drinking the J Fields Kool-Aid for sure!!
Fields wasn’t the problem, and surprisingly shocked me - in a good way. Would love to see him run more (planned, and un planned). The defense really didn’t show up, IMO.
Keystone cops right from the beginning and for most of the time. It's hard to play average and make mistakes and keep winning. So Harris had less than 55yds? Ugh. I don't care who QB1 is (I thought that conversation was done) - The team is not firing on all cylinders - which has been their MO for the last few years. Non-cohesive - is their problem. What, DK, is the thing that's going to make them gel? Make them more consistent?
Everyone knows we beat ourselves. Doesn't really matter who did what etc.... Fields was fine. Even the "greats make mistakes". Did you see Mr. Josh Allen and the Bills last night. Justin is fine. Having so many injuries on the Oline is hurting us. 66 got beat a few times, and so did 77. They better be better the next game. I think we should get the QB run game involved earlier in order to open up some lanes.
Losing Suemalo was bad enough, I was thankful for the depth then, losing Daniels too, for the season at that, is really deflating. He's probably been our best player on that side of the ball the last couple of years.
I feel like this will be used an excuse to protect Najee too but after watching him get out ran by a 33yo kick returner, I just don't think he can be the guy. Colts didn't even stack the box. Can we trade for Allgeier or something? As much as having a WR2 would be great we might have greater need of a RB.
Keepin' it real, once again! This team continues to show that without a dominant pass rush- our secondary gets shredded. No adjustment to the change in IND's QB. The biggest positive is that despite shooting themselves in the foot (feet) and then, quite literally in the face, they still had an opportunity to win this game. This will be a great learning opportunity that I hope they take advantage of and I can't wait to see how they come out next week on primetime against Dallas.
I've been saying this for awhile but it's even more evident this year. The Steelers defense is good because they have quite a few good players on it! I think they added some good pieces in the off-season. But....I think they would be much better with a good DC! What's your opinion?