Steelers – Patriots What We Learned
It was Groundhog Day once again for Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers tonight at Foxboro.
There were just no answers as Pittsburgh was out-classed in all phases and talk about a talent discrepancy that wasn’t supposed to be the case.
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Tom Brady was doing Tom Brady things as the Patriots built up a 20-0 halftime lead, en route to a 33-3 win on Sunday night.
Picks, crossers and play-action torched the Steelers where Pittsburgh was completely out-manned and stuck in constant confusion. Tom Brady has always been masterful at spreading the Steelers out, picking on the weak ones with his eyes and he was exceptional again in that area. Pittsburgh’s LB’s, notably Devin Bush, biting on play-action fueled Brady’s big first half.
In the first half Brady was 6/7 for 2 touchdowns and a perfect 158.3 QB rating against the blitz.
Think some adjustments were made coming out of the half?
First series of the second half for the Patriots, Brady connects for a 58 yard bomb to Philip Dorsett who didn’t have a Steeler 10 yards from him. Kameron Kelly was caught in no-mans land as the Steelers fell behind by 24.
Want to talk about getting out-schemed?
Following the Dorsett touchdown, Brady comes out on his next series and drops a beauty of a deep ball to Josh Gordon in the middle of the field for 43 yards with Vince Williams in man-to-man coverage.
Says it all.
Just imagine this offense if Antonio Brown buys into the Patriot way and keeps his head straight.
— There will surely be a ton of Monday Quarterbacking of how conservative the Steelers game plan was offensively before the Steelers were totally ran out of the building.
You’ll always have that and deservedly so with some of the play-calls that were so low percentage in short-yardage situations.
What was most alarming with the offense was the lack of explosiveness and it’s a legitimate question of whether it’s a personnel problem to worry about or the Patriots defense is just that good.
This wide receiver group is built to be a move the chains offense not the type that takes the top off and tonight the play-calling just wasn’t able to out-scheme the Patriots defensive game plan that made this group slower than they probably are.
When you breakdown the tape, there’s likely going to be a reason Vance McDonald had zero targets through the first three quarters.
There was just no creativity and movement within 3-5 yards to try to create separation which was most disappointing with how the offense operated. Even Ben Roethlisberger looked awfully slow with his movement/presence in the pocket which the Steelers better hope was just a one week thing.
Outside of Juju Smith-Schuster, the receiver group lacks game breakers who can turn a 5 yard pass into a 20 yard reception. Diontae Johnson had some moments tonight where you can see the ability he has to make plays with the ball in his hands when defenders are in tight but all others raised big flags. These dink and dunk passes going to Ryan Switzer need to be going to Johnson and starting right away in week 2. How Switzer has a role in the offense continues to be one of the great mysteries.
James Washington had a 45 yard catch down the right sideline, we know he can get deep, but all he is right now is a fly pattern receiver and go. As Mike Tomlin says, he’s a one-trick pony.
Donte Moncrief had a very disappointing game that the Steelers better hope was just jitters or something. Multiple drops in high-pressure situations was alarming. He has to be that blanket to get a first down, make the tough catches in coverage and he came up extremely small. To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
“Evgeni Malkin wants to finish his career as a Penguin” from an interview with him by Rob Rossi. Nice call samantha.
What a fucken paradox for that twaat. Kessel vs Malkin hahahaha
Meanwhile Malkin asked to be traded if chubby stayed. And clown this hasn’t been first time Malkin had his one foot out of this team’s door but your band wagons asss no clue what is happening behind closed doors. Just keep on drool over Malkin and make sure you cumm hard for him you fat democRAT.
Why don’t you
Join npl and his 15$minimum wage protest maybe you 2 can make 30$ an hour together by baking 1 tray of donuts
https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1829829/report-malkin-asked-penguins-to-trade-him-if-kessel-stayed
Sam thinks Rob Rossi is a great source…
Remember when Rossi was front and centre in the Letang negotiations spreading the story that management all believed that Paul Martin was the teams best blueliner and it wasnt even close back when they were negotiating his current deal? I bet this dumbfuck questioned the source then.
Montreal wanted Gardiner but he decided to go to Carolina instead. Lol!!!
No surprise from the American he ran away from a hockey city you think he will join another hockey city more crazy then Toronto?
Best classic clowns was bobrovsky and panarin they left jackets to have a better chance to win the cup when dumbasses actually left a better team. A team that beat Tampax.
Tampa did not play a meaningful game since before January. As big of an upset that it was it was not that shocking. And everyone knew there was going to be a mass exodus out of CBJ. The Rangers are going to be a much better team then CBJ would have been in about 2 more yrs. As much as I hate the Rangers, Panarin made the correct choice. So did Bob.
Uhhhhh how many people got off that roster? They all knew it was coming… apparently you did not because you’re a fucken moron. They had like 4 or 5 key players bail on that team that beat TB you dumbfuck so ya… not a better team. You don’t think they talk about it in the dressing room? CLB almost made it public that they were not gonna be able to sign Panarin or Bob… Why would Duchene and Dzingle hang around at that point? Fuck you really are stupid sam and you show us brand new ways to prove it… Read more »
Sam(e) just found out that Wayne was traded to the Kings.
Or he knows that Carolina is a much better up and coming team. Montreal gets burned yet again by Carolina. Seems players do not want to go there for some reason. Lol.
Yeah because they can’t get a way from fans like you and mstartari watching the game half way
Wow… what an argument.
How many TVs were turned off
The biggest clown is still in town
#freepasstomlin
holy hell I had to like a Yoda comment.
Happens time to time
I’m yet to like any npl or stan comments
You just use your other accounts and like your own comments. Tomlin will probably go when Ben retires.
I think both of those retirements are in the beginning stages.