The injury plagued Steelers dropped a tough one to the Houston Texans, as Arian Foster gashed and slashed the Steelers Defense for 155 yards. It was a tough day for the Black and Gold defense, as they only showed glimpses of last year’s success. The Offense made a nice comeback in the second half, but was unable to mount the game winning drive.
The glaring difference between this year and last year is the lack of turnovers by the defense. Silverback looks like he is operating at half speed and was injured for parts of the game. The front seven, which is the backbone of the Steelers success, was getting pushed all over the field for the first half of the game. The defensive line has looked extremely slow. Next to the Linebackers and the Wide Receivers, this was the best and deepest group the Steelers have had in years. It is just awful watching them get beat up. Lamarr Woodley has been virtually invisible and lost backside contain on the run by Foster.
Big Ben is becoming a tackling dummy for opponents as he was sacked five more times today. That brings the season total to a whopping fourteen sacks. He has been getting drilled all over the field and his performances have been completely uneven. He still has flashes of brilliance and will turn this season around.
Rashard Mendenhall has been AWOL for the past two weeks. He has been unable to run with any sort of progress. While the line has been part of the problem, it isn’t the ONLY problem. His cutbacks are horrible, and he has become way too inconsistent. The running game started to get better in the second half and again, Mewelde Moore and Ike Redman were solid.
It is time to take a real long look at this team and see what it’s made of!
The bright side of this thing, the team played very hard in the second half. First and foremost the Steelers need to beat a spirited Titans team next week and they should get a minimum of 10 wins.
BEER WE GO STEELERS, BEER WE GO
My “GAME BEER” goes to: Mike Wallace, He got the Steelers back into the game and while his numbers were mediocre his performance was very good. Honorable Mention, Antonio Brown who is beginning to emerge as a star. Also considered, Ike Redman who grinded out some tough yards.
Where I watched the game: It was a whirlwind day; I watched the game at KGB’s and had McSorleys dark ale. At half time, had to listen to it as the Steelers mounted their comeback, and “watched” the end on my phone. I love listening on the radio and Bill Hillgrove and Tunch were awesome.
My thoughts on Next Week: I am seriously worried about this one, if the Steelers can beat the Titans they will still have a great shot at the playoffs. Look for a big rebound.
October 4th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
i think ben just needs to rest. and our back ups are good enough to beat the titans so steelers will be fine there just going through a lil drought after that superbowl lose they will come back hard and make the playoffs i got faith.
October 4th, 2011 at 1:47 pm
I love my Steelers but I don’t think is worth for him to keep playing with this stinky O-line, the worst that could happen is that he can suffer a career ending injury and then really the team goes down the drain…better for him to stay away for a week or two and see if the coaches and players can figure out a better way to protect Big Ben..and the meantime he gets healthy…
October 10th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
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July 12th, 2014 at 5:36 am
It’s definitely the Falcons. They went to the play offs last year, have the oevinsffe rookie of the year in Matt Ryan with, let’s face it Falcon fans, decent at best Wide Receivers. They added Tony Gonzalez to the mix now, and that’s a big target, as well as a good blocker. Imagine how that running game is going to flourish with more options in the passing game. Look for Falcons to be division winners and maybe in the conference championship game this year. (I’m not saying they’ll win it, I’m saying they’ll be IN the game.)