The upcoming Steelers game, 10/2/2011

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Golden Arm

Did you watch the clip I posted? They went after Cushing twice on that 93-yard drive. Once against Sproles and once against Graham (the deep pass that Manning got the 15-yard penalty on for hitting a defenseless receiver).


If the team goes 5 wides, I don't think they'll have a RB in the backfield.

If a team goes 5 wide then there is no rb either. And in a 5 wr set where we are nickel or dime Cushing will not be manned up with a wr. On the Graham catch, Cushing is playing under him and there are two safeties over who are late.

Cushing is clearly our best LB in Coverage. I don't know of a 7 db defense or a defense with no LB. And I would be looking at our safeties and cbs as culprits in coverage. As I said, Graham beat them worse and more often so I am not understanding how you are fixating on the non existent 7 db defense as the answer for a team with terrible secondary depth.

[Arky]

The 15-cent package?

I think the worst part was the no pass rush during all this. Brees had all the time in the world to hit the quick hitters, slants, checkdowns.... My DVR copy was garbled (DVR must be going out) but I'm guessing there was no time for defensive substitutions with Brees in the the hurry-up. The Texan's work-in-progress defense just wasn't ready for it (5 wides). Too bad that don't play New Orleans again - it would be interesting to see how they adjust. Tough lesson for the defense - only a few teams could have pulled it off and executed like New Orleans did, IMO...

[Nconroe]

It seems Kareem Jackson may be out of the game due to a sore knee.