# The 10th Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 5, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773 "2012-09-05T18:23:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/61 "2012-10-10T23:50:34Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Oh good, I missed his whining about rules while he was out. If he can’t adapt his style of play to a rule change that’s been in effect for _more than three years_, maybe he’s just not as good as he thought he was. > > Your other observations are reasonable, but Harrison’s blather is equal parts butt-hurt and excuses. +1 ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/62 "2012-10-12T03:53:21Z")
Absolutely disgusted by this loss. If the Steelers were a good team this would have been a blowout. Our secondary has always been a weakpoint in the LeBeau era, but this year it’s pathetic. The play that will stick in my memory was in the middle of the 4th while the Titans were driving down to tie it. The Steelers rush 3, dropping 8 guys into coverage. 8 guys into coverage, and they still get burned for 35 yards. It’s time for Ike Taylor to go. He’s incapable of covering a receiver unless he’s holding him or interfering. The Steelers might still make the playoffs this year, simply because of the complete lack of talent in the AFC aside from Houston, New England and Baltimore. But they’re not even close to contending. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/63 "2012-10-12T04:02:34Z")
That was just sickening. The difference was the points off of turnovers, but ultimately it was Todd Haley’s call for a run that lost them 2 yards, the exact distance that Suisham missed by. Even then, all they had to do was stop the Titans. Just once. I am disgusted. Ike Taylor played his usual terrible game, and somehow the Steelers managed to throw away yet another game they should have won. The team simply cannot hold a lead. Why, I have no idea, but this is a long-term issue that seemingly will never get fixed. It’s like rubberband AI with them. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/64 "2012-10-12T04:07:41Z")
As good as Ben can be at extending the play, I feel like this receiving corp is absolutely wasted on this team. If you gave Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown, and Emmanuel Sanders to a quarterback like Drew Brees, Tom Brady, or Peyton Manning, the team would be scoring an average of 40 points a game. And we routinely struggle to break 20, even against weak defenses. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/65 "2012-10-12T04:14:23Z")
Receivers are traditionally wasted when your offensive coordinator plays Martyball. Haley still largely sticks to the run on first down. Open the game up a bit, dude. Fact: Pittsburgh has had a minimum 7 point lead in every game they’ve played this year. They’re 2-3. Speaks volumes, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/66 "2012-10-12T04:54:01Z")
Why are the Steelers fans still complaining about their o-coordinator? You guys couldn’t seem to shed Arians fast enough, and now it seems like more of the same. Thank you, Jay Gruden. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/67 "2012-10-12T05:01:42Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Why are the Steelers fans still complaining about their o-coordinator? You guys couldn’t seem to shed Arians fast enough, and now it seems like more of the same. > > Thank you, Jay Gruden. Haley would be fine if he’d just open it up a bit. Everybody knows a run is coming, play-action would keep the defenses honest. It’s like _Necessary Roughness_, Round Right 22 Trap is the only play he runs on first down. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/68 "2012-10-12T05:10:38Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Why are the Steelers fans still complaining about their o-coordinator? You guys couldn’t seem to shed Arians fast enough, and now it seems like more of the same. Because Todd Haley is probably the worst offensive coordinator in the NFL (and that includes guys like Greg Knapp and Brad Childress)? I don’t think any of the Pittsburgh fans wanted Arians gone; the players certainly didn’t. Arians was the undeserving recipient of the “well, someone needs to take the fall for this” axe last year. Despite having a banged-up offensive line and the worst/most-injured running back cadre in the league, he still runs the ball like crazy. He wastes Antonio Brown on WR bubble screens and doesn’t do much else. In the best offensive game of the season, against the Raiders, Roethlisberger came out and admitted he was calling plays from last year’s playbook in the second half. That says something. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/69 "2012-10-12T12:56:37Z")
Losing by a last minute field goal is not as much fun as winning. This whole game was just disappointment after disappointment. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/70 "2012-10-15T03:19:27Z")
OK, so Lardarius Webb is done for the year with a torn ACL, Ngata has a sprained MCL and could be done for several weeks if not the entire year, Murderin’ Ray hurt his triceps and might be out for an extended period, and T-Sizzle is still on the sticks. Now is the time to strike, Pittsburgh. Get it together, you may not have this opportunity again. Yeah, I know, the Steelers are banged up, too, but still, they get leads. Now they just have to keep them. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/71 "2012-10-15T03:24:48Z")
And now we’ve wasted a fourth round pick… If Ta’amu isn’t released by the end of the week, I’ll be both surprised and disappointed…what a loser. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/72 "2012-10-15T03:39:44Z")
Yeah, it’s pretty unbelievable. Still, he hasn’t seen any playing time and probably wasn’t going to so no big loss. It’s not like he was a total bust, he was a fourth-rounder. Outside of the first two rounds you hope for production rather than expect it. But yeah, he really should be gone. A DUI I can understand, everyone makes mistakes, but hitting five cars, trying to run down police officers who were threatened enough that they were compelled to draw their weapons, and then bugging out and trying to blend in with the crowd by removing his shirt (like a huge nose tackle can hide in any crowd anywhere) absolutely justifies his release. If he had just owned it I’d be more lenient in my thinking, but that’s well beyond making a mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/73 "2012-10-15T03:51:20Z")
The Steelers offense is built around a serial rapist and the defense is built around a domestic abuser. Ta’amu’s a perfect fit for the team. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/74 "2012-10-15T03:54:28Z")
Durr… Really, that’s it? That’s all you have? Weak sauce. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/75 "2012-10-15T03:57:47Z")
See? Rape and wife beating isn’t even worthy of note to them. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/76 "2012-10-15T03:58:21Z")
I just think it’s funny when you guys pretend to care about character. It only seems to come up for non-contributors… ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/77 "2012-10-15T04:11:41Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > See? Rape and wife beating isn’t even worthy of note to them. No, what’s not worthy is that this is old news. And, of course, the fact that said rapist was never even charged, and that the charges were dropped on said wife beater, who owned his mistake. We could play this game all day. How about Ray-Ray, who rolled over on his friends? Where’s the suit, Ray? How about Kiante Tripp, Browns player and burglar? Or, we can acknowledge that you’re just being jerks and let it go at that. Yeah, I think that’s what I’ll do. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/78 "2012-10-15T04:19:04Z")
One day Ben is going to ride in on his donkey and rape you, and then you might feel differently. Or you might feel proud. Hard to guess. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/79 "2012-10-15T05:13:32Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > See? Rape and wife beating isn’t even worthy of note to them. Fun fact: apparently Cleveland has had more NFL players arrested since 2000 than Pittsburgh. Or Baltimore. Just saying. The top team in each conference with the most amount of arrests are Cincinnati and Minnesota. Cincinnati with 37 arrests and Minnesota with 39. The complete list of arrests per team are as follows: Arizona 9 Atlanta 14 Baltimore 16 Buffalo 14 Carolina 17 Chicago 21 Cincinnati 37 Cleveland 22 Dallas 11 Denver 33 Detroit 12 Green Bay 17 Houston 9 Indianapolis 23 Jacksonville 27 Kansas City 26 Miami 26 Minnesota 39 New York Giants 12 New York Jets 8 New England 13 New Orleans 19 Oakland 17 Philadelphia 10 Pittsburgh 17 San Diego 25 San Francisco 11 Seattle 18 St. Louis 7 Tampa Bay 24 Tennessee 30 Washington 18 ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773/80 "2012-10-15T13:26:40Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > No, what’s not worthy is that this is old news. Says the guy who can’t refer to Ray Lewis without calling him “Murderin’ Ray.” Yeah, we’re the jerks. :rolleyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773.md?page=5)