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

[pheenix11]

It's funny because coming into this game I was a little nervous because I figured there was no way Brady could spread them out as usual.

There's no way the Steelers would fall for that yet again, they must have something game planned for it so we would need to do something different.

I get the feeling Belichick had a completely different game plan devised but he decided that they would try spreading them out just a couple times to see if it still worked.

Kinda like how a criminal pulls a car door handle before smashing the window.

Belichick was probably like, oh hey, it's unlocked, forget that backup game plan. Just throw at will.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Wow. NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal really hammered the PIT coaching staff.

Patriots' Bill Belichick outcoaches Mike Tomlin yet again

 

[RayClay]

Pretty obvious they didn't know we had someone named Hogan on the team. Making sure to have up to date rosters next year.

 

[deroc5050]

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.

Well I am not so sure about breaking records. Outside the 5 1/2 New England states your probably only watching the game to see the Patriots lose. If the Patriots start right off by kicking ass and taking names people may tune away.

It should be a fun Super Bowl to watch though if you like offense. Unlike last years yawn fest of a Super Bowl. Almost every New England Super Bowl has been a last possession type of game that are always very exciting.

 

[Ross12]

"Chris Hogan" is gonna be a bad word in Pennsylvania for a long time. Just whispering his name invokes a severe sense of fear, shaking and looking all over - he's invisible!! Where is he?!!?

 

[PScottman]

Statements like this make me wonder if BB is really that good or are the other coaches just morons?

"Let me put it this way, you've ever heard of Plato? Socrates?"

"Yes?"

"Morons."...

or paraphrasing...

"You fell for one of the classic blunders. The first of which is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well known is this - never go in against the Patriots when elimination is on the line."

 

[Clonamery]

lol, someone should be fired for this....

No, no, no, please keep things as they are.

 

[PatsDeb]

Well, that was the idea at One Patriots Place (took the ball when we won the toss; came out in the no huddle; threw a perfect flea flicker). Looks like BB and JMcD are the Masters and guessed just right.

 

[Froob]

Pretty obvious they didn't know we had someone named Hogan on the team. Making sure to have up to date rosters next year.

Maybe they were looking out for Woodhead and Bolden?

 

[Rob0729]

What coincidences! Brady was also surprised (pleasantly) that the Steelers played the same exact defense that he always picks apart.

 

[mosi]

I heard the steelers were also surprised that the team with the most points and not the "likes" is declared the winner.

 

[Sfpat]

On Mike and Mike this morning they were talking about how the Steelers were unprepared for the 4 WR, 1 back set the Pats used. Apparently, the Pats only used a 4 WR, 1 back set only 10 times all season, but used it 19 times against Pittsburgh. Their point was "how could Pittsburgh have prepared for that."

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

Statements like this make me wonder if BB is really that good or are the other coaches just morons?

It ain't Rocket Science.
BUT...if it was, we'd be prepared for that too .

 

[The Gr8est]

So the Steelers said the Pats showed them something they had never seen before, yet the Pats used it several times before, to gr8 effect, against the Steelers?

That's like a rooster being caught off guard by a sunrise.

 

[juxtapoz15]

This quote was great too. You lose by 19 points, but you still try to say that your team was more physical.

“They out-executed us and it wasn’t like we weren’t physical,” said right defensive end Stephon Tuitt. “Their players made plays and over time that just happened. But they didn’t out-physical us and they know we out-physical-ed them. It was just unfortunate they were able to make their plays and get up the field on third down and that just killed us.

“It just sucks when you think that you were ready and it was there. We had all the pieces.”

Failure to convert haunts Steelers again in AFC Championship loss

 

[Ivan]

The Patriots have been the more physical team pretty much all season. They were definitely more physical than the Steelers and Ravens and it showed.

 

[Ivan]

This quote was great too. You lose by 19 points, but you still try to say that your team was more physical.

“They out-executed us and it wasn’t like we weren’t physical,” said right defensive end Stephon Tuitt. “Their players made plays and over time that just happened. But they didn’t out-physical us and they know we out-physical-ed them. It was just unfortunate they were able to make their plays and get up the field on third down and that just killed us.

“It just sucks when you think that you were ready and it was there. We had all the pieces.”

Failure to convert haunts Steelers again in AFC Championship loss

LeGarrette Blount says hi, that's just in case their entire defense missed it when he was carrying them.

 

[Tony2046]

Belichick game planning for the Steelers.

 

[Nunchucks]

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

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

The greatest thing about that play was the entire stadium saw Hogan open before Brady even threw the ball. The stadium began cheering before the ball was thrown because they knew Hogan was about to catch a touchdown.

 

[turkeyneck]

But they didn’t out-physical us and they know we out-physical-ed them.

This is Tomlin's sole contribution as a coach. Not thinking, not planning, not strategizing, not teaching. Just a rah-rah chearleader for this bully-boy meathead approach.

Oh, and by the way, Mikey, the Pats can take your "physical" and dish it back to you in spades.