Apparition Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just now, mcmurtry86 said: The Steelers are just a bit better than the Titans and moved the ball pretty well a month ago against the Pats without Antonio Brown. I don't think you fully appreciate just how bad Roethlisberger has been in the playoffs over the last 9 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurtry86 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Starless said: I don't think you fully appreciate just how bad Roethlisberger has been in the playoffs over the last 9 years. You're overstating his recent struggles (past 2-3 years) in the playoffs. The Pats got shredded by a bad Miami offense. I'd say that Playoff Roethlisberger has a good chance to light up New England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silence22 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Voted Steelers just because there isn't a 'doesn't matter' option and the Pats have owned Tomlin but there are pros and cons to facing either team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 minute ago, mcmurtry86 said: You're overstating his recent struggles in the playoffs. The Pats got shredded by a bad Miami offense. I'd say that Playoff Roethlisberger has a good chance to light up New England. I'm not overstating anything. Since 2009 there have been 12 QBs to attempt 200+ passes in the playoffs. Roethlisberger has the 2nd lowest passer rating among them and he's played poorly even against mediocre defenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silence22 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 8 minutes ago, mcmurtry86 said: You're overstating his recent struggles (past 2-3 years) in the playoffs. The Pats got shredded by a bad Miami offense. I'd say that Playoff Roethlisberger has a good chance to light up New England. The Pats always play like d!ck in Miami, it's their annual throw away game...nothing new and certainly not a good measuring point for how they'll play in other games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurtry86 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Starless said: I'm not overstating anything. Since 2009 there have been 12 QBs to attempt 200+ passes in the playoffs. Roethlisberger has the 2nd lowest passer rating among them and he's played poorly even against mediocre defenses. In his last 13 games, Roethlisberger has 6 out of 13 with a passer rating > 90.0 Brady had a stretch from the 2005 season through 2013 with 7 out of 17 > 90.0 and more real duds. In their careers, their passer rating in the playoffs is fairly similar (Brady 89.6, Roethlisberger 84.3) He's not a great playoff QB. I'm in no way making that claim. But you're making him out to be consistently awful, when that's not the case. He's below average sometimes, pretty good sometimes. Brady has had a wider range (higher highs) but Roethlisberger has had plenty of decent playoff games in his career. Enough to make me think he is capable of shredding the Pats secondary if given a chance next Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancerman Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Ben played good enough against a good defense to deserve to win. Steelers defense crapped the bed. Pats defense won't and I don't fear this defense anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just now, lancerman said: Ben played good enough against a good defense to deserve to win. Steelers defense crapped the bed. Pats defense won't and I don't fear this defense anymore The Jags gave up 14 points on 4th and long plays that I doubt the Pats would've been able to convert the way they did. The Steelers have considerably more viable offensive weaponry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancerman Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just now, Starless said: The Jags gave up 14 points on 4th and long plays that I doubt the Pats would've been able to convert the way they did. The Steelers have considerably more viable offensive weaponry. Pats will be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just now, lancerman said: Pats will be fine Where are the mismatches for them to exploit against the Jags' defense? They have two of the best coverage LBs in the league in Smith and Jack and if Gipson is good to go next week they'll have the best safety tandem the Pats will have faced all season as well. We already know how good their corners are. I just don't see how the Pats are going to be able to move the ball down the field with any consistency against them. I hope I'm wrong but I've watched the Jaguars enough this year to know that the Pats don't match up well against them at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancerman Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Starless said: Where are the mismatches for them to exploit against the Jags' defense? They have two of the best coverage LBs in the league in Smith and Jack and if Gipson is good to go next week they'll have the best safety tandem the Pats will have faced all season as well. We already know how good their corners are. I just don't see how the Pats are going to be able to move the ball down the field with any consistency against them. I hope I'm wrong but I've watched the Jaguars enough this year to know that the Pats don't match up well against them at all. Blake Bortles has only played well against inept defenses. Steelers crapped the bed. Steelers were a far bigger threat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just now, lancerman said: Blake Bortles has only played well against inept defenses. Steelers crapped the bed. Steelers were a far bigger threat Bortles isn't good but I was really impressed with the Jags' offensive gameplan. It really masked his deficiencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancerman Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, Starless said: Bortles isn't good but I was really impressed with the Jags' offensive gameplan. It really masked his deficiencies. It was good but it relied on the Steelers ineptitude and the whole game relied on the Steelers offense not recovering from early mistakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriotsheatyan Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Definitely Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMouse07 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 If Jimmy G can beat the Jags then Brady better do it. Going to need to use Burkhead and White a lot in the receiving game. Feed Gronk the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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