OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: 5 and 2 Justin who? Hand the Fields to Wilson

[Buddy Bizarre]

Another Mike Tomlin masterclass. Can honestly say I've never seen a team decline a holding penalty to keep it 2nd and 20.

Punting down 14 on the 50 yard line? Yep. Typical.

Running your 3rd string RB down 14?, yep expect it.

Tomlin made too many egregious mistakes to even list today.

How can we expect this genius to do in our playoff game?

The eagles have the better team, but the poor coaching decisions compounded the problem
Games like this just reinforce, that the Steelers cannot win a championship until Tomlin is gone


A better coached team that used more misdirection against an aggressive Eagles D and threw more on early downs EARLY in the game would have made it a very close game. Oh, and also using Warren instead of Cordarelle and Najee. Guess we are saving him for another game...

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

The eagles have the better team, but the poor coaching decisions compounded the problem
Games like this just reinforce, that the Steelers cannot win a championship until Tomlin is gone


A better coached team that used more misdirection against an aggressive Eagles D and threw more on early downs EARLY in the game would have made it a very close game. Oh, and also using Warren instead of Cordarelle and Najee. Guess we are saving him for another game...

Needed Russ to be on the move instead of sitting back in a hoped-for pocket also.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

The eagles have the better team, but the poor coaching decisions compounded the problem
Games like this just reinforce, that the Steelers cannot win a championship until Tomlin is gone


A better coached team that used more misdirection against an aggressive Eagles D and threw more on early downs EARLY in the game would have made it a very close game. Oh, and also using Warren instead of Cordarelle and Najee. Guess we are saving him for another game...

Warren doesn’t change the game throwing early to who
The eagles have 2 wr in smith and brown we don’t have any one on their level without GP.
Yesterday was the first time in 9 games Hurts had to throw more than 20 times because they shutdown the running game of Philly
DJ is barely a serviceable cb 2 and he was struggling before getting hurt. They literally threw right at Roberts

 

[JTG]

It probably wouldn't have hurt to use Fields more also. When Pickens isn't in, we need someone who can pop off a big play, and just getting the defense off balanced would have helped.

That game was totally winable, but without any playmakers...it was futile.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

It probably wouldn't have hurt to use Fields more also. When Pickens isn't in, we need someone who can pop off a big play, and just getting the defense off balanced would have helped.

That game was totally winable, but without any playmakers...it was futile.

I figured he was in concussion protocol after being wobbly

 

[End of Line]

Take the play out of the playbook for the rest of the season

I figured he was in concussion protocol after being wobbly

After that hit he was downgraded to out

 

[Andy99]

Yep lol…

 

[Peat]

Tomlin has said Fields had an abdominal injury after that hit.

Also, re that hit, I hope the rule makers go to work on slides, because Justin Fields thinking he can slide when he's about 2, 2.5 yards away from the guy is just an invitation to injury. The rules shouldn't be telling him it's a good idea. He's a lot safer stepping the guy and accepting a hip tackle there, or even just running shoulder first into the dude.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Tomlin has said Fields had an abdominal injury after that hit.

Also, re that hit, I hope the rule makers go to work on slides, because Justin Fields thinking he can slide when he's about 2, 2.5 yards away from the guy is just an invitation to injury. The rules shouldn't be telling him it's a good idea. He's a lot safer stepping the guy and accepting a hip tackle there, or even just running shoulder first into the dude.

I think there needs to be more onus on the player sliding.
If you want to "give yourself up" then you slide TOWARDS the sideline.

If you start your slide towards the goaline, then the onus should be on the runner. I'm tired of these BS roughing when the QB slides at the last minute