45catfan

We have thrived on plays to the flat with missed tackles this season. That plan falls flat against sound tackling defenses.

So since they scored first, that's a Bryce GWD already baked in if we win?

It would also make next week more exciting with everything on the line assuming Tampa beats a horrible Dolphins team.

I see they worked with Bryce in his sliding 'technique'.

Playing a divisional leader is a trap game? Who knew?

Draft a WR this year when the value is there. Obvious not i the first round because we need a defensive stud with that pick, but productive WRs can be found in just about any round. Make XL earn his keep; just don't trot him out there and hope he develops. Have a talented, hungry rookie breathing down his neck. At best we would be four deep at WR and at worse we can cut/trade XL and already have his replacement.

I wish him the best and a speedy recovery. I wonder how many games he missed this season compared to the "injury prone" Peyton Wilson?

Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!

If Moore and Simpson stay for next year, in addition to all the other potential QBs in the 2027 draft, Mcshay is outright saying...not hinting, that QB class could be the best in history! That's a bold freaking statement.

Was that '99 when we got to tiebreaker #10 with the Packers? To this day, that was the most intense regular season Sunday ever! Both of us were running up the score on the opponents, ours happened to be the Saints.

Guess who is leading the Steelers in tackles? Mr. medical red flag himself. Damn, I'm still pissed we passed him up, not once, but twice.

Was the sack credited to Ickey? I know this was a second hand write up and not all inclusive.

Yes, it's because we don't prioritize it. A big-bodied individual with a pulse that can somewhat block is pretty much all the qualifications required.

Considering he's already on the ground, not difficult at all.

My preseason prediction was 6-8 wins with 9 being the absolute ceiling. I didn't think the playoffs were even a option as I thought Tampa would run away with the division easily and 9 wins wouldn't be nearly good enough for a WC. I figured we would come in 2nd place in the division though.

I was a pretty good athlete in my day and yes, you can change your bodies trajectory while in the air. Funny gymnastics is literally based on contorting one's body while in the air. Look, he probably couldn't avoid the hit altogether, but he didn't even attempt avoid it. In that picture, he was obviously laying the wood, the opposite of trying to check up on a tackle.

Okay and we are this close now without any of that. I mean, we might not be deep, but as long as we get the starters.

I think we are one really damn good offseason and replacing Bryce from being in the playoffs.

While momentum was an obvious issue, he did NOT have to blow him up. You can't tell me that as athletic as these guys are, Ransom could not twisted his body to avoid a square hit? Really? Dude was CLEARLY going for a kill shot. Any other point prior in the game, sure, try to knock the snot out of a guy to jar the ball loose. Zero situational awareness.

Football is a team sport, but the QB is the engine of the offense. Granted they can't do it alone, but the offense generally doesn't go far without a good QB. One year of observation is just that. The second year of the same results is possibly coincidence. The third year of the same results is a pattern/trend. Should it take a 4th season to disprove the first three years?

So by my proposed rules, Shough would have been protected and Young not protected. Shough left his feet at the 45 yard line. Ransom is at the 42-1/2 yard line. Young never left his feet until contact was initiated.

Agree, so a rule needs to be adjusted to be specific in the act of a slide. If the QB does some unorthodox flop and not an actual slide, it should not be protected. Then they need to constitute the process of a slide and when is begins, also if the QB is late attempting it--therefore not afforded the protection. Let's say the slide begins the moment the QB leaves both feet as a runner. Also, one yard and closer to the tackler is too late to attempt a slide, at that point you are a ball carrier and forfeit your QB protection. Does this sound fair?

I agree they should put more tight parameters around it. I mean if you got 3 or 4 criteria of what constitutes a catch, they could do the same with QB slides. My point is the average QB sucks at sliding. In modern football where mobility is damn near as important as arm talent, sliding should be taught. I coached youth soccer of various ages and if a 6 or 7 year old can be taught in a few practices how to properly execute a slide, surely a NFL QB can be.