Steelers 2017 studs and duds

[Carl 2]

Also, MM saw something on the 4th and 6 that probably saved the game at the time.
Whatever he saw, Hundley didn't, and if MM doesn't catch it, it's game over right there.

It was a poor emotional decision to try the FG but he was more good than bad tonight.

Hundley was about to get wrecked by a blitz prior to the timeout.

 

[PFanCan]

Studs
Adams, again.
Antonio Brown. Wow.
D. Randall for handing that kid the football after his run into the end zone.

Duds
Mike McCarthy. 57 yard FGA? Come on. Odds of making it on 4th down were higher. And then there was the 3rd and 1 play that he chose to hand off to Cobb. I actually called it. Well, I called Jet Sweep, but I knew Mike couldn't resist running it with Cobb much longer. How many Cobb runs have been successful thus far? Close to zero. Keep trying, Mikey!

 

[Sunshinepacker]

Contrarian opinion here McCarthy was a stud because only someone who truly believes in themselves would say that trying a 57 yard field goal was the right thing to do when the kick was missed. That shows a level of misplaced confidence that most can only dream of. So kudos to McCarthy for continuing to prove that, in his head at least, he's a terrific coach who does everything correctly but his players are always letting him down.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

And then there was the 3rd and 1 play that he chose to hand off to Cobb. I actually called it. Well, I called Jet Sweep, but I knew Mike couldn't resist running it with Cobb much longer. How many Cobb runs have been successful thus far? Close to zero. Keep trying, Mikey!

Cobb I believe has had 1 rush for 10 yards against Atlanta. Other than that....7 rushes for 2 total yards! Last year, 10 rushes for 33 yds.

I am so done with Cobb running the ball. Said this last year and again this year, he is a twice a season gadget runner, not 3rd/4th and short. Remove the damn play from the playbook it does not work.

 

[Mondio]

I'm going to give hundley a Stud considering all the circumstances. I thought his overall play was probably adequate, or slightly more. All last week I heard that if we thought the Ravens defense was good, wait for the Steelers and those guys are good. But the pressure and the criticisms that kid has faced since MN and it's only grown, he looked a lot better out there. It's been so up and down, i'm not making any declarations of success or failure, but if that's how he continues, I'd be more than comfortable keeping him around.

His pocket presence wasn't great, but it was better and unlike the few times when Big Ben go flushed and ran with nobody up the middle to even think of stopping him, Hundley took 3 steps and it was a tight squeeze with a defender disengaging his blocker and making the sack. But he recognized back and right wasn't his best option. He even showed some in game learning in blitz recognition which I didn't think he could do. He ran the entire offense better last night. Some of those passes were really pretty good. Now we get to see if it continues.

That FG attempt was a dud, not even ****ing within sniffing distance of being considered a real attempt. I don't think it was the best decision considering our defense, or maybe it was. Give them a short field or let them drive a long field what's the difference? MM is conservative until he's not, then he's just stupid LOL but I would agree it wasn't a great call. I get believing in your guys, but that was bad. Let your punter try and put them at the 5 or something. But the kick was even worse. Overall I thought he did a good job with coaching and getting guys, especially Hundley ready to play.

I thought King had a decent game, but there were learning moments and we saw what a bad shoulder did to Tramon one season, so it's hard to really tell with King. Randall had another good game. The lack of any sort of pressure all night made it tough.

 

[Canada's #1 Packer Fan]

At this point do we even need to do duds and studs.

 

[Arod2gjdd]

I am still baffled by that 57-yard field goal attempt. We have a lead, defense is actually playing decently well. Hey Pitt, need a spark? Here, you can have it!

And, for the love of god, stop handing the ball off to Cobb. Get him out of the backfield entirely. That slow-developing nonsense never ever yields positive yards and on 3rd & 2? That play had zero chance.

So I guess MM is dud. Adams is eternal stud.

 

[GBkrzygrl]

Without reading what everyone has written yet, here is my .02.

I thought Hundley played well for the most part. He made some throws that I didn't not think he could make. If I have to put him somewhere I would put him as a stud. I thought the OL did a good job. The times he was sacked I think that it was more about Hundley than the OL.

I couldn't get over MM calling for Crosby to make that 57 yard FG...Yes, the game was won on a 51 yard FG. But if MM had called for a punt the Steelers may not have gotten that extra TD.

I thought the defense played well. I think they finally sacked Rothesberger in the 4th quarter.

I still hate when they lose but they can hold their heads up because they did not go down without a fight...IMO, that's what counts.

 

[AmishMafia]

At this point do we even need to do duds and studs.

Why is now different than any other time?


Studs
Hundley. Great performance against great defense, following a poor performance, good bounce back.
Martinez: getting better every game
Adams: has chemistry with Hundley
Jamaal Williams: may be starter by next season. Runs very well.

Semi-stud
Spriggs: best game by far, which isn't saying much, but finally an encouraging showing


Duds
Capers
Pass rush
Refs in final minutes. Missed head to head call as well as an obvious take down hold on that long pass to Antonio Brown.

 

[gopkrs]

studs...Hundley, Williams, Martinez, Brooks, Adams, Daniels, Not sure but I think Spriggs (because maybe he didn't suck).
duds...the guy #35 or 36 who missed pushing Antonio Brown out of bounds on the first kickoff of the game by getting himself out of position. Our pass rush. Not being able to keep opening (however slight) holes for the RB.
Don't want to burst bubbles because we did hang. But you should not lose games when you have a +3 in turnovers.

 

[GBkrzygrl]

Forgot a stud. Williams. That TD run he had in the 1st quarter...I think it was over 50 yards. That was a thing of beauty. If our other RB's can get healthy, we may have a great RB committee.

 

[Forget Favre]

Cigars are the studs.
Because they all get to live another day.
"Close but no cigar!'
And the same goes for the doughnuts McMoron had his eye on.

 

[easyk83]

MM had his ups and downs, mostly I fault him for his loyalty to some of his assistants.

Studs:

Hundley
Adams
Martinez
Daniels
Brooks
Randall
Bakhtiari
Linsley
Taylor and Evans
Morgan Burnett, he's a better linebacker than he is as a safety

Half the guys on defense played very well and the unit still sucked.

Duds
Capers
Spriggs who sucked up a lot of the help with his ineptitude
Pass Defense
Pass Rush
Hawkins and King both had a rough night but thats to be expected they need some more seasoning yet. I think both would look better if they played more inside leverage and funneled more plays towards the sideline, the inside release is there almost every friggin route.
Dix- come on dude your angles in both coverage and attacking are terrible

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Dix- come on dude your angles in both coverage and attacking are terrible

I have really been disappointed in HHCDIII this year. I expected his game to get better, not worse. He looks tentative and almost afraid to hit and how many tackles has he completely whiffed on this year? Have to put some of the blame on coaching, because they are either not trying to get him to change or if they are, he isn't listening and should be benched for awhile.

One play last night, a relatively deep pass to a Steeler, Dix literally stood between the WR and the end zone and let him catch the ball as another Packer defender trailing the play made the tackle after the catch. Dix instead of lunging forward a yard or two and trying to break up the pass, looked as if his cleats were locked into cement and he was standing there only ready to try and make a tackle after giving up the reception, which he probably would have whiffed on.

 

[Mondio]

I thought he turned a corner last week when I actually saw him put both arms around a ball carrier and bring him to the ground. Honest to God truth, I saw it. A genuine tackle from the guy. But maybe it was an apparition? Abberation? Both? Neither? I know I saw nothing resembling it last night from him.

I have him a pass last year because of all the injuries around him, but he seems to have stayed even or took a step back. I expect more from him. He can and should be better

 

[Mondio]

I thought Spriggs did fine last night, maybe I was watching the wrong plays?

 

[AmishMafia]

I thought Spriggs did fine last night, maybe I was watching the wrong plays?

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[GB2016]

Studs...Blake Martinez and M. Burnett. 21 tackles between them, many of them preventing big plays.

Duds....Special teams....always on the short end of the stick regards to field position. Can't cover- non-existent return game.

 

[Mondio]

I have been less than impressed with our special teams for a while to say the least. Poor decisions, poor attempts, mental errors, penalties, etc seem to plague this part of our game

 

[McKnowledge]

I hope Hundley avoids facebook and anywhere fan comments are posted.

Gotta treat negativity like bad Chinese food, digest and flush. He'll be fine.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

I have been less than impressed with our special teams for a while to say the least. Poor decisions, poor attempts, mental errors, penalties, etc seem to plague this part of our game

Not to overbeat my "WTF is Jeff Janis Doing Drum".....but did you see him just get swept right out of punt coverage last night and then where is he on kickoff coverage? I don't know......I still say there had to be guys more worthy of a roster spot. This being his final year of his rookie deal, I don't expect him back.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

I have to admit, I wanted the win last night, but when the game was over, I took solace in moving up in the draft and maybe another nail in the Capers coffin!

 

[swhitset]

I have to admit, I wanted the win last night, but when the game was over, I took solace in moving up in the draft and maybe another nail in the Capers coffin!

I wish I could believe that it will even matter as far as Capers is concerned.... it was another loss... but until something finallly happens ... Capers seems untouchable....

 

[rmontro]

Predictably, when I was watching the national sports media shows today, the story was "Wow, the Steelers must not be that good". Virtually no credit given to the Packers for giving them a game.

 

[rodell330]

I forgot HHCD was defya Dud. Has this dude ever made a tackle in the box? He got kicked out his jock strap at least three times last night. I thought he would be a playmaker after his rookie year but he’s just a guy. Nothing he does stands out except always late in coverage and missing tackles.