Die Stealers Die! Week (Episode 2)

[texbengal]

Tufele is already on the roster and he's been inactive, so he probably gets the call as #3 DT. They might elevate Dominique Davis from the PS. He's a bit of a fireplug inside... good run defender, actually. 

[dex]

1 hour ago, High School Harry said:

One thing that will be interesting and to watch this week is roster moves.

Obviously and unfortunately the two DJs (Reader and Ivey) will go on IR.

Who can we get to replace them (yeah, no one) on the 53?

They need a DB to be added to brought up from the practice squad roster to take Ivey's special teams snaps. They cannot have DJ Turner take so many special teams snaps while also being a starting CB. It's too much. Of course Ivey's early game injury was the primary reason Turner logged so many ST snaps against the Vikings, but regardless it needs to get scaled back a lot.

[Jungletiger]

 

 

[dex]

 

[Jamie_B]

BREAKING: Steelers Safety Damontae Kazee Suspended For The Rest Of The Season For Hit On Colts WR (VIDEO) (dailysnark.com)

 

 

Let's hope this is the start of the league cracking down on their style of "hard nosed football"

 

 

 

[Jamie_B]

Thery are also going to be missing Fitzpatrick

 

 

[Jamie_B]

 

[T-Dub]

11 minutes ago, Jamie_B said:

BREAKING: Stealers Safety Damontae Kazee Suspended For The Rest Of The Season For Hit On Colts WR (VIDEO) (dailysnark.com)

 

 

Let's hope this is the start of the league cracking down on their style of "hard nosed football"

 

 

 

 

Unusual to see them drop the banhammer on somebody midseason. Doubt this would've happened if they were 11-3 and leading the division instead of Balmer.

[saphead]

1 less thug running around lawlessly trying to headhunt is good news. Unless a new dirt bag steps up to take his place 

 

[Mikeslumina]

They are gonna try run it 50 times play stiller football. “HARD” hitting defense play thru whistle. Watch knees tell browning to get down . They are desperate so someone probably getting kicked in face. 

[Arkansas Bengal]

Mike Tomlin promises to make changes after benching Mitch Trubisky in Stealers' loss to Colts

MICHAEL MAROT

Sat, December 16, 2023 at 9:31 PM CST·4 min read

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Tomlin is tired of losing.

 

After the Pittsburgh Stealers dropped their third straight, 30-13 at Indianapolis on Saturday, he promised changes. Tomlin didn't provide specifics in the immediate aftermath of another dismal offensive performance, but it looks like Pittsburgh could have a new starting quarterback next week at Cincinnati.

 

“Everything is on the table at this juncture. We cannot continue to play football like this,” said Tomlin, the 17th-year Stealers coach who has never finished with a losing record. “We’ve got to make changes and we need to do it immediately. We’re not going to roll the ball out next week like we did today.”

 

The simplest solution might be the return of quarterback Kenny Pickett, who had helped the Stealers stay in the playoff hunt despite leading one of the NFL's lowest-scoring offenses. He's missed the last two games with a sprained right ankle. Tomlin has said it's possible Pickett could return next week.

 

If he can't go, Tomlin must decide whether to stay with Mitch Trubisky, who started Pittsburgh's last two games, or give a chance to Mason Rudolph, who relieved Trubisky late against the Colts.

 

Trubisky finished 16 of 23 for 169 yards. He threw one touchdown pass and two interceptions and was sacked three times. He also scored on a 1-yard plunge that was initially ruled a fumble but was overturned on a replay review.

 

After taking a 13-0 lead in the first 16 minutes, with one score coming after the Stealers recovered a blocked punt inside the Colts 1-yard line, Pittsburgh only had one more scoring chance — and Tomlin opted to punt instead of trying a 56-yard field goal.

 

The Stealers finished with 216 total yards, including 74 on the ground. Najee Harris had 12 carries for 33 yards.

 

Rudolph has started two games in four seasons, a 24-22 loss to Cleveland in the 2021 season finale and a 16-16 tie with Detroit in 2022. He was 2 of 3 for 3 yards Saturday.

 

But with the Stealers sinking to last place in the rugged AFC North and their scoring average dropping to 15.9 points per game, it's clear they need a new direction.

 

“We don’t have the answers right now, but we’re going to find them,” Trubisky said. "We’re going to work tirelessly at it, we’re going to come together, and our leaders have to step up.”

While the offense is the most glaring problem, there are other issues.

 

Pittsburgh's defense allowed Gardner Minshew to throw a career high-tying three TD passes and gave up 170 yards rushing to a backfield that was missing 2021 league rushing champion Jonathan Taylor and its leading rusher this season, Zack Moss, who left with a right arm injury after carrying four times for 13 yards.

 

Trey Sermon and Tyler Goodson produced 157 yards rushing on 28 combined carries. Both spent most of this season on Indy's practice squad, as did receiver D.J. Montgomery, whose 16-yard TD catch gave Indy a 14-13 lead just before halftime.

 

The Colts scored the last 30 points.

 

“You’re playing losing football. You’re not playing good enough to win,” cornerback Patrick Peterson said when asked to describe Tomlin's postgame message. “It’s simple for us right now: How much does it mean to you? The road (to the playoffs) is getting narrow.”

 

As Pittsburgh begins its final three-week stretch, finding a way to score points — with or without Pickett — remains the top priority for Tomlin.

 

The Stealers have scored fewer than 20 points in five consecutive games and have more than 20 just once in their last eight. Firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada in mid-November didn't make a difference.

 

Trubisky, the No. 2 overall draft pick in 2017, got his chances the last two weeks — and lost twice.

“Let’s be honest, we’re a fundamentally poor football team right now. We’re playing losing football, and I own that,” Tomlin said. "I don’t necessarily have the answers today. If I did, we’d have played differently today. But I will acknowledge things will not continue the way they are.”

 

https://news.yahoo.com/mike-tomlin-promises-changes-benching-033122023.html

[Le Tigre]

Would rather have had Mitch start for them. Mason the red-nose Rudolph is a bit of an X-factor for them. He has the size/arm strength...started 8 games for them in 2019 (went 5-3 including 2 wins against the Bengals). Hasn't played much since then. 

 

With these bastards, I never consider anyone too bad to produce. 

[Le Tigre]

Early weather projections for Three Rivers/Heinz/Acrisure Cow Pasture:

 

44 high, 0% precipitation. Overcast. 

 

Looks like no precip for many days prior. Thus the pasture should be dry. 

[TeeBengal]

Fuck the steAlers. 

[Griever]

 

[PatternMaster]

18 hours ago, Arkansas Bengal said:

Mike Tomlin promises to make changes after benching Mitch Trubisky in Stealers' loss to Colts

MICHAEL MAROT

Sat, December 16, 2023 at 9:31 PM CST·4 min read

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Tomlin is tired of losing.

 

After the Pittsburgh Stealers dropped their third straight, 30-13 at Indianapolis on Saturday, he promised changes. Tomlin didn't provide specifics in the immediate aftermath of another dismal offensive performance, but it looks like Pittsburgh could have a new starting quarterback next week at Cincinnati.

 

“Everything is on the table at this juncture. We cannot continue to play football like this,” said Tomlin, the 17th-year Stealers coach who has never finished with a losing record. “We’ve got to make changes and we need to do it immediately. We’re not going to roll the ball out next week like we did today.”

 

The simplest solution might be the return of quarterback Kenny Pickett, who had helped the Stealers stay in the playoff hunt despite leading one of the NFL's lowest-scoring offenses. He's missed the last two games with a sprained right ankle. Tomlin has said it's possible Pickett could return next week.

 

If he can't go, Tomlin must decide whether to stay with Mitch Trubisky, who started Pittsburgh's last two games, or give a chance to Mason Rudolph, who relieved Trubisky late against the Colts.

 

Trubisky finished 16 of 23 for 169 yards. He threw one touchdown pass and two interceptions and was sacked three times. He also scored on a 1-yard plunge that was initially ruled a fumble but was overturned on a replay review.

 

After taking a 13-0 lead in the first 16 minutes, with one score coming after the Stealers recovered a blocked punt inside the Colts 1-yard line, Pittsburgh only had one more scoring chance — and Tomlin opted to punt instead of trying a 56-yard field goal.

 

The Stealers finished with 216 total yards, including 74 on the ground. Najee Harris had 12 carries for 33 yards.

 

Rudolph has started two games in four seasons, a 24-22 loss to Cleveland in the 2021 season finale and a 16-16 tie with Detroit in 2022. He was 2 of 3 for 3 yards Saturday.

 

But with the Stealers sinking to last place in the rugged AFC North and their scoring average dropping to 15.9 points per game, it's clear they need a new direction.

 

“We don’t have the answers right now, but we’re going to find them,” Trubisky said. "We’re going to work tirelessly at it, we’re going to come together, and our leaders have to step up.”

While the offense is the most glaring problem, there are other issues.

 

Pittsburgh's defense allowed Gardner Minshew to throw a career high-tying three TD passes and gave up 170 yards rushing to a backfield that was missing 2021 league rushing champion Jonathan Taylor and its leading rusher this season, Zack Moss, who left with a right arm injury after carrying four times for 13 yards.

 

Trey Sermon and Tyler Goodson produced 157 yards rushing on 28 combined carries. Both spent most of this season on Indy's practice squad, as did receiver D.J. Montgomery, whose 16-yard TD catch gave Indy a 14-13 lead just before halftime.

 

The Colts scored the last 30 points.

 

“You’re playing losing football. You’re not playing good enough to win,” cornerback Patrick Peterson said when asked to describe Tomlin's postgame message. “It’s simple for us right now: How much does it mean to you? The road (to the playoffs) is getting narrow.”

 

As Pittsburgh begins its final three-week stretch, finding a way to score points — with or without Pickett — remains the top priority for Tomlin.

 

The Stealers have scored fewer than 20 points in five consecutive games and have more than 20 just once in their last eight. Firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada in mid-November didn't make a difference.

 

Trubisky, the No. 2 overall draft pick in 2017, got his chances the last two weeks — and lost twice.

“Let’s be honest, we’re a fundamentally poor football team right now. We’re playing losing football, and I own that,” Tomlin said. "I don’t necessarily have the answers today. If I did, we’d have played differently today. But I will acknowledge things will not continue the way they are.”

 

https://news.yahoo.com/mike-tomlin-promises-changes-benching-033122023.html

 

The Stealers are going to come out pissed off and fighting like a wounded, cornered animal. The Bengals should commit to the run to keep the Stealers offense off the field, keep the crowd out of the game, and limit potential turnovers. They got exposed in the run game without their starting safeties and Cam Heyward and the Bengals should look to do the same. This is the time of the year when you can lean on defense with a bad offense and wear them down mentally and physically, just like the Colts did last week. Chase will be out so our best WR is out of the game as well, just another reason to go run-heavy this game. 

 

It's going to be a tough game as Tomlin will have his guys ready to go after a few embarrassing losses, the Stealers have a ton of pride and Tomlin is a HOF coach who makes sure the Stealers are ready to give it their best. 

[dex]

1 minute ago, PatternMaster said:

 

The Stealers are going to come out pissed off and fighting like a wounded, cornered animal. The Bengals should commit to the run to keep the Stealers offense off the field, keep the crowd out of the game, and limit potential turnovers. They got exposed in the run game without their starting safeties and Cam Heyward and the Bengals should look to do the same. This is the time of the year when you can lean on defense with a bad offense and wear them down mentally and physically, just like the Colts did last week. Chase will be out so our best WR is out of the game as well, just another reason to go run-heavy this game. 

 

It's going to be a tough game as Tomlin will have his guys ready to go after a few embarrassing losses, the Stealers have a ton of pride and Tomlin is a HOF coach who makes sure the Stealers are ready to give it their best. 

Getting an early lead would be huge. Anarumo's defense is so much better when the Bengals have the lead. The Vikings game might not have been so difficult if they had set the tone with a TD instead of a FG on that opening drive. The flea flicker shit has been a disaster in the last few games. No more of that, please.

[PatternMaster]

10 minutes ago, dex said:

Getting an early lead would be huge. Anarumo's defense is so much better when the Bengals have the lead. The Vikings game might not have been so difficult if they had set the tone with a TD instead of a FG on that opening drive. The flea flicker shit has been a disaster in the last few games. No more of that, please.

 

Amen, brother...it's 3rd and 1 and the Bengals are moving the ball and Zac wants to get cute, just run the ball with Mixon twice for a first down if you have to. When he calls a game like it's a must-win game he's good, when he's having success he gets too silly with the play calling. He tends to overcomplicate things at times when it is unnecessary, football is a simple game, so there is no need to make it harder than it needs to be. 

[Cricket]

1 hour ago, PatternMaster said:

 . …Tomlin is a HOF coach who makes sure the Stealers are ready to give it their best. 

You spelled “POS” wrong…

 

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[Shebengal]

1 hour ago, PatternMaster said:

1 hour ago, PatternMaster said:

Tomlin is a HOF coach who makes sure the Stealers are ready to give it their best. 

But is he really? What has he done since Roethlisberger retired? They didn't make the playoffs last year and right now sit with a .500 record. I know he hasn't had a losing record in all of his years of coaching, but he's only had last year and this year without Benny Boo-Boo. 

 

[AmishBengalFan]

Stealers To Wear Patch Honoring Victims Of Ben Roethlisberger

 

[AmishBengalFan]

 

[PatternMaster]

16 minutes ago, AmishBengalFan said:

 

 

 

there should be a 30 for 30 on Big Ben's escapades from the face planting into an oncoming car because he refused to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle to his rapes in West Bumblefuck, GA...this guy was a rare breed of stupid and Pissburg loved him for it. 

[PatternMaster]

1 hour ago, Shebengal said:

But is he really? What has he done since Roethlisberger retired? They didn't make the playoffs last year and right now sit with a .500 record. I know he hasn't had a losing record in all of his years of coaching, but he's only had last year and this year without Benny Boo-Boo. 

 

He's won a Super Bowl and is behind only Bill Belichick and Andy Reid for total wins and winning percentage of all the active NFL coaches. Tomlin is the only coach in NFL history to have 16 consecutive non-losing seasons at the beginning of their coaching career, which is why he's going to the HOF. 

 

What he's been able to do with the talent he's had at QB is astounding; as Pickett, Rudolph, Trubinsky, and Big Ben in the last few years of his career, are/were not very good.

[Shebengal]

8 minutes ago, PatternMaster said:

 

He's won a Super Bowl and is behind only Bill Belichick and Andy Reid for total wins and winning percentage of all the active NFL coaches. Tomlin is the only coach in NFL history to have 16 consecutive non-losing seasons at the beginning of their coaching career, which is why he's going to the HOF. 

 

What he's been able to do with the talent he's had at QB is astounding; as Pickett, Rudolph, Trubinsky, and Big Ben in the last few years of his career, are/were not very good.

Again, I would argue that most of his success was with Benny Boo-Boo. I'll be more impressed if he wins with Kenny Pickett. 

 

But, you do make some valid points.