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Week 18: Beat those Scum-Sucking Steelers

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Since Watson returned, the team went 3-3. Not once did I think, "team x's defense is too good, we won't score". Too many self-inflicted injuries that killed drives and progress: poor play-calling, dropped passes, poor pass protection, wasting possessions on a cooked Hunt, penalties and flags, and Watson in cold weather.

Even when Watson threw those two INTs, the terrible first half officiating, and poor pass protection today, they were still in the game. Defense just couldn't get a stop on four consecutive 3rd and longs.
 
Real rah rah type. Fire on the sidelines and in the locker room. Would definitely be the strong personality this team needs for motivation :rolleyes:
Our coaching has to be bottom half of the league at best. I wouldn't look down my nose at someone with Harbaugh's track record.
 
Real rah rah type. Fire on the sidelines and in the locker room. Would definitely be the strong personality this team needs for motivation :rolleyes:

Nothing says leader of men like bailing on your alma matter before they get hit with sanctions
 
I had the Browns at 6-11 so I'll admit I was wrong on that one.
Go Browns, we'll show em next year.
 
I don't see the correlation because what you're writing isn't reality.

The first drive after the half with the interception was 3 runs, 3 passes.

We "mix it up" plenty with poor results. The narrative you're getting so angry at is just going on in your own head.
In the first half our first 3 drives ended in punts. On the fourth drive we ran 5 times and passed 6 times; pass (empty backfield, incomplete) / run (draw, 7 yard gain) / pass (nice gain) / run (no gain) / pass (incomplete) / pass (incomplete, defensive holding called) / PA pass (check-down to Hunt, nice gain) / run (short gain) / run (decent gain) / run (Brissett pitch to Chubb, nice gain) / play action pass (TD to Njoku).

That scoring drive was one I liked because of good 5 run/6 pass balance which slowed the pass rush somewhat. We used some draws and play action which helped. There was some deception with the Brissett sneak fake/pitch to Chubb.

To start the second half we called 2 runs, 4 passes on the first drive unless you count a scramble as a run. If you look at the first two drives it was 2 runs, 7 passes resulting in an interception and a punt.

That is NOT the balance I want to see. When we did run the play calls were beyond predictable and the Steelers saw them coming. THAT is when I bitched about it.

The third series we went 3 runs, 5 passes; run (gain) / pass (scramble no gain)/ run (draw, nice gain) / pass (Cooper, nice gain) / run (short gain) / pass (sack for loss, roughing penalty) / pass (play action, short gain) / pass (TD to Chubb).

That was a little closer to being balanced and it resulted in a TD.

If we would have used Chubb about 2 more carries per game over the course of the season, with those carries coming in some critical situations instead of going for broke with end zone passes, I would have been perfectly happy with Stefanski. It's not like I wanted to only run the ball, I just wanted better balance and better situational game management using Chubb.
 
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