Comments on: O-Line Dominated by Eagles in 15-6 Setback

By: MARK FARESSA

MARK FARESSA — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:17:07 +0000

thanks for the vote of confidence! I knew I would not be alone on this. Good point on not being a lberal-do-gooder with nothing better to do. I am a big part of a $12 million dollar a year company, so I also have a good job, education and even though football is a hobby, my Steelers are a passion!! they have been for 35 years!

By: Jay Sabo

Jay Sabo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:22:21 +0000

Oh, btw, why did we go and get mewelde moore? He catches passes out of the backfield yet we never throw it to him. Hmmm. Ben dumping down to him could alleviate some of the pass rush. I didn’t see a single screen or draw against philly either. It’s like we say we’re gonna do some fun things offensively (i.e., single back sets with handoffs A LOT of the time, dumping down to the running back, using our second big tight end in the redzone, etc.) but we never see any of this stuff from Arians. Rather we get the same old conservative, up the middle with Willie and throw to the receivers. Either Ben really is that bad at seeing and/or reading defenses OR and more probably, Arians is just plain bad at calling plays. Changes need to be made.

By: Jay Sabo

Jay Sabo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:14:59 +0000

I totally agree except I think you turned off your sarcasm too soon and you weren’t harsh enough. AND for any of you whiny liberal do-gooders out there who think we “complainers” don’t got nothin’ better to do than whine and bitch…I’m in a masters program with a baby on the way and am a newly wed who takes care of schizophrenics for a living…I’ve got a life…Football is a hobby AND a passion and I agree with Mark, heads should roll. I’m embarrassed as a fan and I am, most importantly, afraid for Ben’s career! Look, we FINALLY got a REALLY good quarterback now. WHY, oh WHY is he supposed to drop back behind that garbage line? It’s like following up filet mignon with a fucking slurpee from 7-11! We shouldn’t feel that bad as fans, though. We’re only five players away from being indestructible. They are: LT, LG, C, RG and RT…That’s not bad….Please, just please to make us no life havin’, paraphernalia buyin’, (I’d say ticket buying but I happen to fall into that 98% that doesn’t get to see the games), black and gold bleedin’, peeps out here, ya know us, the ones who don’t matter, please fire somebody so I can feel good about my team again…even if it’s the stinkin’ hot dog vendor (you think he’s irrelevant but I saw Keymoyahtoo hanging out with him a little too friendly if ya know what I mean)….Please, when I wake up from this horrible nightmare of pass and run blocking, I want to read someone lost their job! Is that too much to ask!?!

By: mark

mark — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:31:28 +0000

Ashamed is the only word I could come up with on this “performance”. This is going to come out bad, but Im glad to see our first 2 picks in this years draft are making such a HUGE contribution for the team!! I guess they were better picks then ANY O-lineman that was available. (sarcasm off now). This was disgusting. I will feel insulted if this isnt addressed immediately and heads roll. How our O-line coach can possibly keep his job after last year and this performance is comical. As a fan I really feel insulted. I also fear for Bens career. How can the front office not demand better from the people protecting their investment? This is Tomlins chance to make a statement. Fire this coach! Cowher fired his special teams coach the day after the debacle in Kansas City after the playoff loss during the 1993 season. C’mon guys, get with it. This is also a bad time to be facing a physical and rejuvinated Ravens team isnt it? 2 seasons ago they had a blast when they almost killed Ben in the 2 games they played. Watch out Steelers!