Ben's INT

Bill Cowher's Jaw · 11-07-2011, 10:51 AM

That quick pass has been begging to be picked off for like two years now. It rarely garners a positive gain. They gotta lose that play. It may be a check at the line by him. But whatever it is, it's a waste of a down, or in this case, a possession.

Edit: Actually now that I think of it, the Titans picked off a similar pass too this year.

tanda10506 · 11-07-2011, 10:56 AM

Stupidest play we run, period. A QB kneel or spiking the ball would work just as good and not risk an interception.

steelerjim58 · 11-07-2011, 01:43 PM

Not just because of last night, but I agree, I hate that play. I would like to see that stats on what that play gains each time it is run. I have got to believe the majority of the time it gets 0-4 yards at best. thuggs played it like he had been in the huddle.

tanda10506 · 11-07-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by steelerjim58

Not just because of last night, but I agree, I hate that play. I would like to see that stats on what that play gains each time it is run. I have got to believe the majority of the time it gets 0-4 yards at best. thuggs played it like he had been in the huddle.

He didn't have to be in the huddle, they play us enough times to know the kind of formations we run that garbage play out of. Excluding plays that are ran once or twice, that play is the worst play called in Steelers history. Puke!

StainlessStill · 11-07-2011, 01:50 PM

Worst play in our playbook. Sadly, we run it the most! How many times are we NOT on the same page with that suck of a play? Earlier in the game, Ben tried it with Mewelde. BADLY thrown ball behind him that resulted in a dangerous pass and fell incomplete. Couple weeks ago, we tried it like twice, one to Hines out of his reach and another where Ben tried to lead Brown to no avail. Take that suck of a play out of this playbook, it costs us every game at some juncture.

NoFieldFive · 11-07-2011, 02:09 PM

what can the coaches be thinking when they look at game film......are they saying, 'wow, we ran that play 4 times and gained a total of 2 yards. let's run it five times next game'.

like Kemo's fine the other week...hopefully that stupid INT makes them think twice

***tony hipchest*** · 11-07-2011, 02:20 PM

they werent in a huddle. that was a no huddle call made by ben. he isnt always right when he takes over play calling from bruce. suggs said in post game presser, ben telegraphed the play call to wallace and he simply read it and jumped. that shit happens.

FanSince72 · 11-07-2011, 03:16 PM

Agree it was a dumb call, a dumb play and never should have happened, but that's not what lost the game.

We had them pinned with a 1st and 93 from their own 7 with a shade over 2 minutes left and we let them score.

THAT is what lost the game.

PhantomJB93 · 11-07-2011, 05:10 PM

Honestly, I blame this playcall almost as much as I blame the defense for the loss. I don't care who called it, Tomlin, Arians, Ben in the huddle, it NEVER should have been called. It hasn't worked all year and it wasn't the first time we had tried the bubble screen in that particular game either. We had some nice momentum, we were driving it down their throats and were ready to score, and we absolutely KILLED ourselves with it. If we don't call that sorry excuse of a play it's a whole different ballgame.

FanSince72 · 11-07-2011, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by PhantomJB93

Honestly, I blame this playcall almost as much as I blame the defense for the loss. I don't care who called it, Tomlin, Arians, Ben in the huddle, it NEVER should have been called. It hasn't worked all year and it wasn't the first time we had tried the bubble screen in that particular game either. We had some nice momentum, we were driving it down their throats and were ready to score, and we absolutely KILLED ourselves with it. If we don't call that sorry excuse of a play it's a whole different ballgame.

No argument here - that bubble screen is real easy to get lazy with and I too have never seen it as much of a yardage play, but still... the pick hurt but it wasn't the kill shot for us.

Think about it: Ben threw just as lazy a pass last week to a Pats player who wasn't within five yards of any of our guys and we survived that.

Sorry, but this one's on the "D".
1st and 93 with 2 minutes to play should be game over.

11-07-2011, 10:51 AM	#1
Bill Cowher's Jaw Draft Prospect Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 60 Member Number: 18472 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Ben's INT That quick pass has been begging to be picked off for like two years now. It rarely garners a positive gain. They gotta lose that play. It may be a check at the line by him. But whatever it is, it's a waste of a down, or in this case, a possession. Edit: Actually now that I think of it, the Titans picked off a similar pass too this year.

11-07-2011, 10:56 AM	#2
tanda10506 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Phelan, CA Posts: 1,768 Gender: Male Member Number: 17319 Thanks: 92 Thanked 46 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Ben's INT Stupidest play we run, period. A QB kneel or spiking the ball would work just as good and not risk an interception.

11-07-2011, 01:43 PM	#3
steelerjim58 Bench Warmer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 202 Member Number: 14701 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ben's INT Not just because of last night, but I agree, I hate that play. I would like to see that stats on what that play gains each time it is run. I have got to believe the majority of the time it gets 0-4 yards at best. thuggs played it like he had been in the huddle.

11-07-2011, 01:50 PM	#5
StainlessStill Team Owner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,861 Gender: Male Member Number: 12999 Thanks: 40 Thanked 109 Times in 75 Posts	Re: Ben's INT Worst play in our playbook. Sadly, we run it the most! How many times are we NOT on the same page with that suck of a play? Earlier in the game, Ben tried it with Mewelde. BADLY thrown ball behind him that resulted in a dangerous pass and fell incomplete. Couple weeks ago, we tried it like twice, one to Hines out of his reach and another where Ben tried to lead Brown to no avail. Take that suck of a play out of this playbook, it costs us every game at some juncture. __________________ "I believe the game is designed to reward the one's who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play!" -Jack Lambert

11-07-2011, 02:09 PM	#6
NoFieldFive Bench Warmer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 249 Member Number: 10965 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ben's INT what can the coaches be thinking when they look at game film......are they saying, 'wow, we ran that play 4 times and gained a total of 2 yards. let's run it five times next game'. like Kemo's fine the other week...hopefully that stupid INT makes them think twice

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11-07-2011, 02:20 PM	#7
*tony hipchest* IRONMAN a.k.a. Tony Stark Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Give me back my game... Posts: 34,340 Member Number: 658 Thanks: 184 Thanked 230 Times in 164 Posts	Re: Ben's INT they werent in a huddle. that was a no huddle call made by ben. he isnt always right when he takes over play calling from bruce. suggs said in post game presser, ben telegraphed the play call to wallace and he simply read it and jumped. that shit happens. __________________

11-07-2011, 03:16 PM	#8
FanSince72 Assistant Coach Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New York Posts: 1,398 Member Number: 17502 Thanks: 31 Thanked 68 Times in 47 Posts	Re: Ben's INT Agree it was a dumb call, a dumb play and never should have happened, but that's not what lost the game. We had them pinned with a 1st and 93 from their own 7 with a shade over 2 minutes left and we let them score. *THAT* is what lost the game.

11-07-2011, 05:10 PM	#9
PhantomJB93 Assistant Coach Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 1,401 Gender: Male Member Number: 13907 Thanks: 24 Thanked 99 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Ben's INT Honestly, I blame this playcall almost as much as I blame the defense for the loss. I don't care who called it, Tomlin, Arians, Ben in the huddle, it NEVER should have been called. It hasn't worked all year and it wasn't the first time we had tried the bubble screen in that particular game either. We had some nice momentum, we were driving it down their throats and were ready to score, and we absolutely KILLED ourselves with it. If we don't call that sorry excuse of a play it's a whole different ballgame.

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