Steelers "surprised" and "caught off guard" by NE offense

[WaterfallJumper]

I think he's just expressing admiration for how good the Patriots are at executing and adapting to the defense in real time. It's a situation of "my ears had heard, but now my eyes have seen." I don't think it's what the Patriots did, but how they did it -- that is, with excellence and lightning speed.

 

[MrNathanDrake]

Tomlin should be fired. Anyone who has watched the Pats this year knows about Chris Hogan.

 

[AtomicDawg]

Ah yes, something the Patriots aren't known for, a offensive blitz. This is why you will never be first, because Brady throwing it down your throats was 'a surprise.'

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Epic failure by the Steelers Defense, Tomlin, et al.

 

[Wax Frog]

It is a stubby little thing, isn't it...

 

[JJC]

I'm really suprise that theyre suprised

I'm surprised that you're surprised that they were surprised!

 

[Tony2046]

Impossible, it was faulty headsets.

It was. Timlin kept barking "Cover Hogan" but the defense heard "Head to Logan".

 

[convertedpatsfan]

How the **** could they be surprised? Are they stuck in Groundhog's Day or something? It's like the same ****ing **** over and over and over and over again...

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. That's the Steelers in a nutshell. Keep doing what you guys are doing, it's working sooooooooo well. Blame the refs, blame the weather, blame everyone and anyone else because it's easier than looking in the mirror.

 

[AtomicDawg]

I mean....this would catch anyone off guard...



BTW: Artie BURNS is a terrible name for a defensive back. Just sayin'.

 

[Froob]

I hear Tiki was flabbergasted.

 

[obgod3]

A friend (Broncos Fan) posted this to me after my "im going to hide everything political on FB" post:

I have hidden so many people over the last month. I just got tired of seeing the crap from either side. What I really what to know is what invisibility potion Chris Hogan drank that made the Steelers secondary think he wasn't there.

 

[chris_in_sunnyvale]

Hey Dupree: Stop talking, champ.

Regards,
Chris

 

[Horace's Ivories]

well the good thing about that is.... uh .. no it's just bad...

 

[slam]

I swear that the Pats could've run Charlie Weis' 2004 AFCC game plan verbatim and would still have killed them, first and last play End around and all.

 

[deroc5050]

The Pats did go super up tempo, they have done it in past years but they haven't done to much of it this season.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Hey, let's triple their TE1 because that position has dominated us in the past. After that let's play a huge gap zone defense and blitz our fastest, best coverage linebackers because the way to beat Brady is by punching him in the mouth!!!

Sound about right?

 

[IndianPat]

Tomlin should be fired. Anyone who has watched the Pats this year knows about Chris Hogan.

I love that Tomlin poses no threat to us. Their defensive coach is no **** Lebeau, and they do not have the coaching talent to implement a defensive game plan just for Patriots.
I do not see why Tomlin should be fired. Patriots probably played their finest game of the season yesterday. The steelers stood no chance, no matter what. Decent coaches are hard to find. Just look at the wilderness in which San Diego has been wallowing since firing their 14-2 coach. The Steelers keep themselves in the mix year in and year out which is creditable.

 

[StockingAnarchyNumber12]

Tomlin is not a good coach against BB. Also, Steelers forum is so toxic. They call us Cheatriots all day and in a petty response that only kids would say - I will not watch the Superbowl.

 

[demerit]

Tomlin is not a good coach against BB. Also, Steelers forum is so toxic. They call us Cheatriots all day and in a petty response that only kids would say - I will not watch the Superbowl.

I was on The Steelers message board earlier today. They definitely are in full baby mode over there. They seem to think that their messageboard Super Bowl boycott will result in historically low ratings for this year's game. I didn't have the heart to tell them that this particular matchup will probably break records for the most watched TV program.

 

[pheenix11]

There is no one on this earth that can convince me that Tomlin isn't a complete and utter moron.

 

[Joker]

There is no one on this earth that can convince me that Tomlin isn't a complete and utter moron.

OK, I won't even try...whew! THAT was close...