Loose Slag from The
Still Mill
- Not that
he doesn�t have room for improvement, but the 2 big plays by Mendy (13-yard RAC out of nothing; 39-yard jaunt) warrant
more playing time for this guy, at the expense of one Willie Parker.� We also, at some point, need to see what this
guy can do in short-yardage situations.��
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- What in
the hell happened to Ike Taylor??�� This
guy is playing like a complete pansie��meek, timid, soft.�� His tackling
is atrocious�.he�s constantly going for these cutesy little �cut-block tackles�
instead of using his God-given size and blowing up a ballcarrier once in a
while.�
- Through 2
games, Dick�s vaunted defense has produced two (2) turnovers, both coming in
the
- Other
than the side of a milk carton, has anyone seen Jason Woodley lately?�
- Tonio Holmes claimed after the game that the dropped TD was �tipped� by the
DB.�� Bullshit.� I watched the play 20 times, including
super-slow mo, and there is no detectable �tip�.� Better for Tonio to man up than to quibble
and make up bullshit excuses.��
- Speaking
of lame, weak-assed excuses, I�m already tired of hearing bullshit excuses
about how Pola�s injury caused this loss.� Dullard Dick had NINE days to prepare for
this game.�� 9 days.�� That�s an eternity
of time to prepare and make adjustments.�
The fact that Dick neither prepared nor made adjustments is yet another
indictment on how over-rated, and under-productive, this guy actually is as an
NFL coordinator.��
- I wonder
if Jeff Reed�s agent is just a bit more nervous about upcoming free agency
dealings after the abomination in Chico-land.�
In reviewing the tape, it�s unbelievable how shitty the 2nd FG try
was.�� Reed had missed wide left, and
this 2nd attempt was from the RIGHT hash.�
Unbelievably, Reed rabidly duck-hooked this attempt a good 30 feet wide
of the left upright.�� Very,
very pitiful.�
- We can�t
confirm it, but supposedly Gay Buttler�s agent sent
Dick LeBeau a case of vintage wine, along with a note that read, �Dear Dick, after
last week, I was about ready to ditch Jay as a client.� Thanks for all you did for making this guy
look like Johnny Unitas. �I�ll use footage and stats from this game in
the offseason for a contract re-negotiation, which�ll mean more money in my pockets.� Thanks again !��
- Kemo, it
appears, is the only OL that can move enough to actually pull. There were some
decent runs to the strong side when he pulled. Outside of that, I am still
flabbergasted at the number of run plays that just get stomped for losses in
the backfield. I cannot for the life of me recollect a Steelers team (other
than, I suppose, the 2008 edition) that just gets man-handled with run blitzes or
1 flashing lineman to stomp our RBs cold in the backfield.
- With an opponent
terrified of the rush and utilizing almost exclusively 3-step drops and quick hitches,
you�d think Dick LeBeau, the supposed Guru of Defense, would mix things up and
have his CBs and even OLBs put a jam on receivers and TEs.� You�d think.�
But no, not Dick.�� He�s too smart for that.� He�s all too happy to have his CBs 11 yards
off the LOS and allowing Gay Buttler to carve up his defense
like Jason Vorhees.��
- As big of
a goat as Reed was in this game, you cannot blame the entire loss on him.� Even if Reed hits 1, or even both, of those FGs,
- Let�s see
if Ryan Mundy -- who had an excellent camp and preseason -- gets either the
starting nod, or a ton of PT, at SS in the Cinci game this weekend.�
- Any word
on if Colbert has offered Farrior yet another contract extension??�
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