2023 GDT Week #7 Steelers Visit The Rams

[Steeler Hitman]

Sunday, 10/22/23 at 4:25 Pm SoFi Stadium Los Angeles, CA

All-Time Series 15-10-2  in favor of the Rams.  However, The Steelers have won the last four (4) meetings.

Last Meeting won in Pittsburgh 17-12 on 11/10/2-19. Mason Rudolph played one of his better games and threw a short TD to James Washington and Minkh Fitzpatrick scooped up a fumble and ran 43 yards for a TD. 

 

Mason Cole and the Steelers' interior offensive line are gonna have their hands full with one of the best DLs of all time in Mr. Aaron Donald. 

 

A great way to offset the Rams' defensive interior is to have a balanced attack. This would be a great game for Kenny Pickett to build off his fourth-quarter heroics. 

CenterIt would not be a bad game for Cemter Mason Cole and RB Najee Harris to get the run game going. 

Ahkello Witherspoon is hoping that he can get a pick or two a la Steve Nelson to get a little revenge for getting let go.  Truthfully, I was hoping the team kept you Ahkello. 

Hopefully, Sean McVay won't be all smiles in the coaching battle versus Coach Tomlin. The Steelers have struggled against some of the great young minds and coaches. 

Mr. Pickens is hoping to be more of Pickett's go-to receiver on a regular basis.  He has the ability to cause fits for the Rams and most secondaries when he is on his game (and gets the dang ball)!

Hopefully, Mr. Watt and Mr. Highsmith and company can get to Mr. Mathew Stafford early and often. If he gets comfortable, he has a plethora of weapons to throw to in Mr. Cooper Kupp, rookie Puka Nacua ( I am concerned about him with Levi Wallace or "Pappa Smurf" Patrick Peterson), Tu Tu Atwell, and TE Tyler Higbee. It may be a good idea to get JPJR and Kwon Alexander on the field more on defense. (disregard the Jet's gang green as Kwon is a Stiller now). 

I am honestly to the point of saying the opposite of what I think in order to be correct. 🤪😁 The Steelers are all over the place.

I am hoping that Anthony McFarland and Dionte Johnson can come off the IR to help jumpstart the offensive passing game and help to establish some offensive rhythm. If the OL play does not improve, it will be tough sledding even with their additions. 

I think our defense has been susceptible to the run. Rams RB Kyren Williams is out as well as back-up Ronnie Rivers. The other problem is our secondary has been giving up 100-yard receiving days and TDs like every game's a holiday. The Rams receivers are good enough to carve up our porous secondary, but the problem for them may be the Steelers pass rush getting to Matt Stafford.

The Steelers are not great on the West Coast, but they have beaten the Rams the last four times. Toss a coin. My head is saying Rams 20-19. My Steelers Homerism/Fandom is saying, Steelers, you can win......

Steelers over Rams 26-20. Do you really think we can score 26 points without the defense scoring two TDs? 😁

That wasn't funny Hitman. 

 

Edited October 18, 2023 by Steeler Hitman
Completing Weekly GD Thread

[warfelg]

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@Steelersdepot

 

Kevin Dotson on difference of tactics between Mike Tomlin and Sean McVay: “A player-coach can talk to you in a way that gets you pumped up. Mike T. lives off of a little bit more negative energy, but Sean McVay is a little more positive by saying ‘we got this and we can do this.’ For Mike T., he knows you can do better and you tell yourself ‘ah man, I got to get it right because he knows I can do it and he shows me the plays that I messed up on and I say ‘I need to lock in. McVay would say ‘I’ve seen you do this B-Block and you killed him on it.’ Then I say to myself ‘I know I can hit this, he just showed me I can hit this.’” #Steelers #NFL

I really feel like this can be read in the two ways:

Way 1 - Players are soft and react poorly to criticism

Way 2 - Coaches that coddle players get better results

[warfelg]

Storyline to watch:

Sean McVay may night be available Sunday if his wife is in labor.

[jebrick]

The Steelers have not beaten the Ram in LA since SB 14.  Steelers 9, Rams 24

[warfelg]

4 minutes ago, jebrick said:

The Steelers have not beaten the Ram in LA since SB 14.  Steelers 9, Rams 24

On the flip side Tomin is 11-4 after the bye week as a coach.

[August4th]

30 minutes ago, jebrick said:

The Steelers have not beaten the Ram in LA since SB 14.  Steelers 9, Rams 24

pretty sure Jerome Bettis was the Rams RB the last time they played them in LA lol

[warfelg]

3 minutes ago, August4th said:

pretty sure Jerome Bettis was the Rams RB the last time they played them in LA lol

This is correct.  That was 1993.  Although we have won the last 4 matchups with the Rams.  And 5-1 against them since that loss in LA.

[jebrick]

5 minutes ago, August4th said:

pretty sure Jerome Bettis was the Rams RB the last time they played them in LA lol

They were in St. Louis when Bettis was with the Rams

[warfelg]

5 minutes ago, jebrick said:

They were in St. Louis when Bettis was with the Rams

For 1 of his 3 years.  He was a rookie in '93 and they were in LA through the '94 season.

 

https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/teamvsteam?opp=29

[jebrick]

You are correct.  I heard bad info.  I still think the Steelers lose

[JustPlainNasty]

1 hour ago, warfelg said:

I really feel like this can be read in the two ways:

Way 1 - Players are soft and react poorly to criticism

Way 2 - Coaches that coddle players get better results

Or the message gets lost when what you're saying sounds more and more like noise.

[VigilantZombie]

Kyren Williams is out for this game apparently.  

If we can find a way to contain Kupp and Nacua, we can win this game, if we cant.... good god. 

[3rivers]

3 hours ago, warfelg said:

I really feel like this can be read in the two ways:

Way 1 - Players are soft and react poorly to criticism

Way 2 - Coaches that coddle players get better results

why do players need either?   what about being a pro ready to play your best?

1 hour ago, JustPlainNasty said:

Or the message gets lost when what you're saying sounds more and more like noise.

and a round about way or broken record that players are tied of hearing etc...... just maybe

1 hour ago, VigilantZombie said:

Kyren Williams is out for this game apparently.  

If we can find a way to contain Kupp and Nacua, we can win this game, if we cant.... good god. 

thats the defensive side, sound fair to me and perhaps possible. Now, what about our offensive offence?  whats next, fans singing oh canada?   This is the main  issue with this team,  what will be done only they know

[VigilantZombie]

11 minutes ago, 3rivers said:

why do players need either?   what about being a pro ready to play your best?

and a round about way or broken record that players are tied of hearing etc...... just maybe

thats the defensive side, sound fair to me and perhaps possible. Now, what about our offensive offence?  whats next, fans singing oh canada?   This is the main  issue with this team,  what will be done only they know

Offensively, we gotta sustain drives we can't 3 and out on our first possession. Let alone our first 5. We gotta have long methodical drives that end in TDs. They've made it clear Canada is here to stay, in other words. They'll continue to blame the players, ignore the problem, and settle for mediocrity.

The players, Pickett especially need to start ignoring Canada and taking matters into their own hands.

[warfelg]

2 hours ago, JustPlainNasty said:

Or the message gets lost when what you're saying sounds more and more like noise.

If that happens to a guy in 3 years I know someone who will be out of the league in 3 more.