Sep 26 2005
Good idea, bad idea
Good idea: Giving the ball to LaDainian Tomlinson in as many different ways as possible. Tomlinson had a career day — 21 carries for 192 yards and 3 rushing TDs, as well as 6 carries for 28 yards and even a 25-yard TD flip to Keenan McCardell — as his San Diego Chargers blew out the New York Giants last night.
Bad idea: Giving the ball to Willie Parker and directing him to run only between the tackles. Parker has the speed to get to the outside and make plays, but the Steelers brain trust couldn’t run him outside and didn’t set up any screen passes to get him in the open field. As a result, Parker gained only 55 yards on 17 carries, and the Steelers lost at home to the Patriots.
Cam Cameron might have been a lousy head coach at my alma mater, but the Chargers’ offensive coordinator could do a hell of a lot more with the Steelers’ offense than anyone in Pittsburgh right about now. I don’t think the Pats’ win yesterday was all Bill Belichek genius. The Steelers did some very stupid things yesterday, and not just the players. (Hey, Antwaan, no more freaking laterals!) Good thing they have two weeks to figure out what they did wrong…
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If I could have reached into the TV and slapped ARE upside the head I would have. 1) No laterals when you’re on the Patriots’ 10 (maybe 11?) yard line. Go down, get the first down, and go from there. Worst case scenario is you kick a field goal. 2) Make a decision where you’re going to go. There was some argument as to whether it was Randle El or Roethlisberger’s fault on that incomplete pass in the 4th quarter. My opinion was that it was Randle El … he couldn’t make a decision where to go, Ben threw it to where he should or would have been … dropped ball. AAAARRRRRGH.
That Pitt game cost me in Pick ‘em, but yeah, they should have won it. NE gave the game away early, and Pitt never jumped on them and put them out of the game.
Ah well, at least Cinci’s making my life interesting…