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Run, Run, Pass....perception or reality

December 01, 2007 by Swissvale72

Run, Run, Pass�

Run, Run, Pass�.perception or reality??

�the Arians file

By Swissvale72

 

Dateline:� Elba (AP)

 

 

Had a surprisingly productive day today, considering it�s a Swim Meet weekend.� This weekend�s US Swimming meet was held at Dartmouth College....and I guarantee you that this is the closest I�ll ever get to hanging my hat at an Ivy League institution.

 

They let the kids sleep in this time�warmups were late, 9:30am�course, we had to arrive by 9, meet started at 10:30�my kid�s first event wasn�t until 11:30, so I had some time to kill.

 

Eureka�.being a fine, upstanding institution of higher learning, the Dartmouth Athletic Center had two computer screens with internet access in one of the public rooms.� Transferring my skills in dominating other peoples� TVs, I proceeded to dominate one of the computers for the next couple of hours.� In between exchanging some good �ol vitriol with my fellow Stillers.com staffers, I actually did some research on a topical issue, one that�s confounded us Steelers fans lately, that being the Great Run, Run, Pass Imbroglio.

 

The analysis herein is handcrafted.� Most of you know that my techno-skills are�.uh�.lacking�.so I was unable to generate the following info through, googling, yodeling, or harmonizing.� I took my virtual ass to espn.com, went to the NFL scoreboard, and plowed through the play-by-play, week, by week, by week.� But how was I to note this information.� Had no paper, no writing utensil.� Hold on�.a few business cards came out of my wallet.� The first was from a local attorney lest I find myself in a legal quagmire.�� How might this happen?� Oh �.I don�t know�my trip to Foxboro next Sunday could present a problem, or other Steelers-related issues.� I came upon a card with my next haircut appointment�.Lisa, from Shear Experience.� I usually forget, even with a card, so I�ll use the back of that one.� Then came the card of some Haz-Mat outfit from California.� Huh?� WTF??� No such thing in New Hampshire�Live Free or Die State�.translates to��Do Whatever the Fuck You Want�just don�t ask me to pay.�� Or, aks me to pay, depending on your culture.� Now, what about the pen?� I asked the nice young lady on the other computer if she had a writing instrument, and if so, would she be so kind as to loan it to me?� She thought she had none, but a search of her pocketbook yielded a Sharpie�.last seen in TO�s hands.� I latched onto said untensil, and never looked back.� Why�it�s right here, right now, in my pocket.

 

Shit!!� I lost the haircut card�.have to recreate it all over again�.be right back.�� Ahhhh�.on the floor�.k�.here we go.

 

BTW�.following table, my kid set it up for me.� Think I can do this on my own??

 

Table illustrates the number of times Steelers, with first down, ran on both first & second down.� A figure of 2/5 for instance, means that out of five first downs, Steelers went run-run on two occasions.� Note that the numbers do not equate to the number of Steelers possessions, but rather to the number of times that they were set up with 1st down, thus there could be multiple first downs per possession.

 

 

Game

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4thQuarter&OT

Total

Cleveland

1/5

1/8

2/7

6/6

10/24

Buffalo

1/7

0/11

3/3

4/7

8/28

San Fran

1/3

2/8

4/8

2/5

9/24

Arizona

1/6

2/3

3/5

0/8

6/22

Seattle

2/4

1/6

4/10

6/7

13/27

Denver

0/5

3/10

2/3

1/11

6/29

Cincinnati

1/5

1/10

2/5

3/6

7/26

Baltimore

1/7

3/8

2/4

6/6

12/25

Cleveland

1/3

2/11

1/7

2/9

6/30

NYJ

2/5

1/8

2/8

2/7

7/28

Miami

1/8

1/3

4/4

1/6

7/21

Total

12/58

17/84

29/64

33/78

91/284

 

 

First Quarter Run/Runs-20.7%

Second Quarter Run/Runs-20.2%

Third Quarter Run/Runs-45.3%

Fourth Quarter Run/Runs-42.3%

Total Run/Runs-32%

 

Feeble Analysis

It appears, IMO, that perhaps our collective perception has not matched reality.� While we may continue to be justly critical of formations, specific play calls�.it appears that our allegation that the Pittsburgh Steelers have become a Run/Run/Pass team under the direction of Bruce Arians is without sufficient base.� Certainly, my sense that the Run/Run/Pass dynamic has been more pronounced of late holds no water either�.just goes to show�.What the Fuck Do I Know?

 

Going run/run on 20% of first half possessions doesn�t seem to be an overly large number. Of course, I have no comparative figures on the tendencies of other NFL teams�.and if you think I�m researching that�..you�re fuckin� crazy!!

 

One certainly expects the Pittsburgh Steelers, when playing with a lead, to take the air out of the ball in the second half.� Thus, consider�

a.� In the spirit of �taking away the long run,� if one removes the 4th quarters of the 3 Steelers losses, the 4Q numbers jump to 30/51, or 58.8%

 

b.� Six of the eight Steelers victories have involved playing with a healthy lead during the second half (all W�s sans second Cleveland game, and Miami).� The second half run/run figures for those games are 44/74, or 59.5%.� The fourth quarter run/run figures for those games are 27/37, or 72%.

 

In conclusion, harrumph, harrumph, blah, blah, blah��as usual, many of don�t know what the fuck we�re talking about, but that fact nevertheless, poses no obstacle, in putting forth our baseless opinions, devoid of facts to support, often in the face of date to the contrary.

 

The rhythms of life at Stillers.com.

 

Back to Dartmouth tomorrow, 9:15am warmup�never know what else I might come up with.

 

Added note

Still scared as hell of tomorrow�s game�.combo of�

a.� The pattern (been talking this to death for awhile now�.past two years, we�ve lost at Heinz to the Shitty Bengals, both losses following a Steelers Monday nighter).

b.� The injuries:� No Troy sucks�and yes, I know that we shut out Seattle without Troy, but the safety tandem for that game was Anthony Smith & Ryan Clark, not Tyrone Carter.� The safeties that started the year for us are both out this game.� I love Tyrone Carter, and he hits like hell, but the Little Midget doesn�t cover so good.

c.�� The Shitty Bengals:� Chris Henry�s back�and The Homo Carson Palmer has been lighting it up as late.

 

Might have a tough time sleeping tonight�.will watch alone tomorrow night....nervous fuckin� wreck, per usual.

 

 

 

S72

 

 

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