GOOD-When you loss 4 in a row, is there really anything good about your team? Well, some players did play well yesterday. QB Ben Roethlisberger was 37 of 46 for 3 touchdowns, 408 yards and a passer rating of 125.4. RB Le'Veon Bell rushed 17 times for 57 yards and a touchdown while catching 9 passes for 77 yards and another TD. WR Antonio Brown had 14 receptions for 154 yards and 1 touchdown. These may help pad their stats but it didn't help put a W in the win column. It doesn't seem like anyone else on the offense is capable of consistently making plays to help sustain drives. It's the Killer Bs and those other guys. And that's about it.
BAD-Man, this defense is bad. And that's not a good thing. Every time there was a good play, they'd give up a big play afterwards. It was the old "1 step forward, 2 steps back" routine. They couldn't get off the field. They allowed Dallas to convert 7 of 13 3rd downs. Everyone knew that Dallas rookie RB Ezekiel Elliott was going to run all over the place and he did with 21 carries for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns (the final nails in the Steelers coffin). He also caught 2 passes for 95 yards, the big blow being the 83 yard TD pass from fellow rookie, QB Dak Prescott. Prescott also connected with WR Dez Bryant 6 times for 116 yards including a 50 yard touchdown. Bottom line, the defense had 42 seconds to defend the field and failed. Every year we hear how the defense is getting faster and will improve and every year we're met with disappointment.
UGLY-This is getting out of hand. It seems like the Steelers find themselves in this situation year in and year out. They won't fire the coaches because that's "not the Steeler way". Will it looks like "the Steeler way" has become inconsistency. The only thing our Favorite Black-N-Gold Football Team has been able to do consistently is lose. It looks like this team and this organization is a mess. It's a shame that they're wasting Ben's prime years while they try to figure out what to do with this disaster. There will come a time that the Steelers won't have Ben. What will they do then?
At one point this season, we couldn't look at the schedule and be assured of 2 wins against Cleveland. Mrs. Black-N-Gold isn't so sure of that anymore. With Thursday night's win over the Browns (how can we call them Clowns when our own team is so laughable?) the Baltimorons continue to lead the AFC North at 5-4. The Steelers are in 2nd place with a 4-5 record. Cincy plays tonight and sits at 3-4-1. Then there is Cleveland at 0-10. Will they finally find the win column when they face the Steelers on their home turf next week? I pray to Chuck Noll that they do not. We've got to win again sometime. Don't we? Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
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