Run D vs. Willie Parker

[VrabelMayeWin]

I'm sure Wille is a good RB, etc, etc.

But he's averaging 3.8 YPC on the year and over the past 5 games he has averaged 3.0 against the Ravens + the mighty Browns, Bengals, Jets and Dolphins.

And while some still hate Maroney for his mere 3.4 YPC last night, Parker averaged a very impressive 1.8 YPC against the same Ravens team - at home. And while the Miami game was a mess, he averaged 3.4 so his average in the other games was lower. 2.5 YPC against the Jets, 3.1 YPC against the Bengals.

So there

 

[DonBlackmon55]

I'm sure Wille is a good RB, etc, etc.

But he's averaging 3.8 YPC on the year and over the past 5 games he has averaged 3.0 against the Ravens + the mighty Browns, Bengals, Jets and Dolphins.

And while some still hate Maroney for his mere 3.4 YPC last night, Parker averaged a very impressive 1.8 YPC against the same Ravens team - at home. And while the Miami game was a mess, he averaged 3.4 so his average in the other games was lower. 2.5 YPC against the Jets, 3.1 YPC against the Bengals.

So there

Tellin you....Squeelers OL is garbage. Our DL of Sey, Ty, Vince, + AD and Vrabes should be able to dismantle them, provided our D shows up. Seems like last 2 weeks they've gone into early hibernation mode

 

[Gatekeeper]

This is what I've been trying to tell you guys. If the Steelers beat you, it ain't gonna be by the run, regardless of how suspect the NE run defense is.

The O-Line is very inconsistent, and subpar more often than not. A good portion of Ben's TD passes this year have come on plays that he's almost singlehandedly avoided sacks, bought time, and made plays.

The is not the good ol' days of the Steeler running game. Davenport may not even play in this game. Parker can't carry the ball 45 times.

Ben Roethlisberger is going to have to play stellar football if the Steelers have a chance.