My Fear

[FrontSeven]

Don't you have some towels to be weaving? You lost to the JETS!

Why did you say that stupid thing?

Who cares who lost to whom six weeks ago? When did it ever really matter except in the minds of fools?

 

[DisgruntledTunaFan]

That's right, we lost to the Jets.

Q. What does that game have to do with Sunday?

A. Nothing. Let me repeat that for you... NOTHING.

To me it's more about more than wins and losses when judging a game, it's about how the teams are playing... over the past two weeks you're not playing much better than we are, if any better at all.

Bad news is that I believe Mangini left a "blueprint" on how to contain Big Ben-keep an extra defender to "spy" on him at the LOS, b/c he's not a very effective pocket passer. Too bad the Ravens were without their 2 corners when you played them. Otherwise, I doubt Big Ben would have played that spectacularly(most of his TD passes were avoiding pressure outside of the pocket).

 

[TIMEsteelersfan]

Bad news is that I believe Mangini left a "blueprint" on how to contain Big Ben-keep an extra defender to "spy" on him at the LOS, b/c he's not a very effective pocket passer. Too bad the Ravens were without their 2 corners when you played them. Otherwise, I doubt Big Ben would have played that spectacularly(most of his TD passes were avoiding pressure outside of the pocket).

You're pretty much right on. Ben is at his best when he's on the move, and probably the best QB in the NFL on the move. However, when he's kept in the pocket things change a little bit. Sometimes he doesn't get through his reads fast enough and will be late with a pass downfield. He also tends to hold the ball too long looking for the big play... he lacks the discipline sometimes to check down and take what the defense gives him.