Dick Exposed�.Once Again
(We
here at Stillers.com have previously exposed Dick for the entire world to see.� Those articles can be found here, here, here, here, and last year�s game-by-game
recap here.)�
LeBeau
feasted on kreme and krimpet
all season along, facing one dreg of a QB after another and getting away with
shoddy, stale schemes.�� He then gets
savagely ravaged and eaten alive by THE WORST QB (statistically) in the entire
NFL, Timmy Tebow.��� The farce has indeed
been exposed.��
Regardless
of what rationalizations and excuses Coach Momlin
makes, the fact remains --�
it was a vomit-spewing defensive gameplan versus Denver by none
other than Dick LeBeau.��� The defense
never hit Tebow on the option; the defense never provided much heat or
harassment; the defense repeatedly allowed the LEFT-handed QB to scramble to
his LEFT;
and there was absolutely nothing "diabolical" or "clever"
with LeBeau's schemes, at all.�
From
the very first play from scrimmage, Dick was sending both safeties up at
the LOS against run-heavy packages of 2 TEs.�
It was no aberration that this occurred in OT; he�d done it the entire
game, over and over and over.� Having said that, the defense had been GATHERED on the sideline, in
"real" time, the previous TEN minutes, with the Steeler offense
having the ball at the end of regulation and the lengthy timeout before the
start of OT for the coin toss (plus the added time after the kickoff, etc.)��� Ergo, the GREAT MASTER himself, Dick
LeBeau, had EONS of time to organize his men, give out orders, and ensure
EVERYONE knew his assignment.��� Ergo, if
a player was out of position on the FIRST play in OT, then the defensive
coordinator MUST accept a majority of the blame.� Of course, all LeBeau did after the game was
go all Todd Graham and throw Ike
Taylor under the bus, and never once did LeBeau ACCEPT a single ounce of
responsibility.�� What class.�� And what a fraud.�
�
In
the end, the farcical paper tiger of "the #1 defense", and the
associated farce of Dick LeBeau as a "defensive mastermind"� got defrauded
for the entire country to witness and snicker upon.�� Just when you thought that the mastermind of
the 92-yard, game-winning drive by Balt back in Nov
was the lowest Dick could go, Mister 92 managed to one-up himself
with a defensive gameplan that appeared to have been designed, in 45 seconds,
using a Crayola crayon and a single piece of toilet
paper.
It's
sad to see the Steelers lose to a vastly inferior playoff opponent, but it is
good to see THE most over-rated coordinator in all of pro football be exposed
for the entire nation to see.
Of
course, you�ll hear the babble and fury that �the D only allowed 23 points�.�� Actually, they allowed 29, but 23 points in
regulation is about 20 too many when you are facing --
�� a.� the WORST Qb
statistically in the entire NFL
�� b.� a QB coming off the past 2 games with
QB ratings of 37 and 30
�� c.� a receiving corps whose LEADING
receiver was injured in the 1st play of the 2Q and never returned to action
�� d.� an offense that had gone 19 (NINETEEN)
drives without scoring a TD coming into this game.��� Nineteen.��
�� e.� �a
wretched QB who, just last week, went 6 of 22 for 60 (SIXTY) yards.�� SIXTY.�� His QB rating the previous
2 games were (hold your laughter) 37 and 20.��
The
defense was ill prepared for the read-option and Tebow�s
entirely LEFT-handed nature, and then, to make matters worse,
made no adjustments as the game wore on.���
A classic case of a defensive coordinator being out-maneuvered,
out-foxed, and woefully under prepared.��
If LeBeau had the slightest bit of decency, he would quietly RETIRE
immediately so that that Steelers can actively pursue
hiring a real coordinator to take his place.��
But no....LeBeau is cut from the same cloth as another old fuddy-duddy,
Joe Paterno.�
Both men feel that lifetime employment is a right, not a privilege.� �
Of
course, you�ll hear the babble and fury that �the offense only did such and
such� and the offense didn�t do its part.��
On a team where the vast majority of salary cap dollars, and talent, is
applied to the DEFENSE, why do people thing that the offense should be
top-tier?��� Resources follow
priorities.�� And on this team, Kevin
Colbert has applied the majority of his financial resources to the DEFENSE, not
the offense.�� Ergo, it is imperative at
that defense shoulders a larger portion of performance and responsibility.�� Simple, really....unless
one is a simpleton.��
Of
course, Dick getting torched for big, long TDs in critical playoff games is
nothing new.� Ike had no help on the
long, late 4Q�
Fitzgerald TD in the Super Bowl 3 years ago....and he allowed
Fitz to run essentially the exact same pattern.���� The safeties on that play 3 years ago were
out on their own separate island, some 22 yards off the line of scrimmage, and
offered ZERO help on that play.��� Thus,
one cannot extrapolate that Ike should have done this or that, or based on what
the safeties were doing.���
A
short synopsis of the defensive failures in this playoff loss to Denver:�
���� a.� the defense was NOT PREPARED for the
read option and the entirely LEFT-handed nature of Tebow.�� Fact is, Denver
never ran a read-option play in the 1st quarter, a
quarter in which they ran only 7 plays.���
After the 1Q, Denver ran numerous read-option, QB keepers, bootlegs, and
so on....and time and time and time and time again, the vaunted Steeler defense
was flat-footed, bamboozled, and totally ill prepared. ��Furthermore, the defense
kept allowing Tebow to ROLL LEFT, despite the common knowledge that you HEM IN
Tebow from the left and force him to move to his RIGHT.��
���� b.� The defense did NOT adjust.�� And for anyone to blandly point at the
scoreboard, with total DISREGARD to other meaningful data such as FIELD
POSITION and TIME of possession, is the height of ignorance.�
����� In the 3Q, the Stillers scored a TD to
make it a 7-point game.�� Denver then
took over at its 20.� Right here was a
chance for this softee, over-rated defense to make a
STOP, force a punt, and get the ball back for the offense.�� What did Dick LeBeau do ?�� He allows the Doncos
to casually MARCH, and MARCH, nearly the entire length of the field, in a long,
clock-chewing 11-play, 87-yard drive that culminated in a chippie 35-yard FG to
make it a 10-point game.� That�s some
dominating defense, isn�t it ?�
���� After Ben tied the game, DEN took over at
its own 15-yard line with 3:42 remaining in the game.�� RIGHT HERE, the defense could force a� punt and give the
offense golden field position for a game-winning FG. ��Nope, not LeBeau.�� LeBeau, the Almighty Deity of Defensive
Football, allows YET ANOTHER bootleg left, which Tebow
casually completed for 17 yards to Fells.��
LeBeau finally did force a punt, but precious time, and yardage, was
lost.��
���� c.� The game plan horribly wrong.� They never HIT Tebow and they never applied
ANY heat or pressure, which the December Denver opponents had done and had made
Tebow look like a HIGH SCHOOLER, with QB ratings of 37 and 20 his past 2
games.�� In fact, it be argued the
LeBeau, the Almighty Lord, took what Bellichick did
to Tebow and haughtily did the EXACT OPPOSITE, and get his buttocks severely
scorched in the process.� Perhaps Dick
felt that doing a Costanza-like �opposite� was better
than whatever pile of shit gameplan he could develop.�
��� d.� LeBeau, obviously, must go.�� His schemes are tired, worn, and as out of
date as a leisure suit.�� Supposedly the
"mastermind " who has "diabolical
schemes" and "clever disguises", LeBeau fools NO ONE; he tricks
NO ONE; he confuses NO ONE; and he does NOTHING out of the ordinary given the
VAST TALENT at his disposal and the vast majority of the team's salary cap
dollars.�� Absolving LeBeau for this
fiasco is every bit as absurd as absolving Richard Nixon for Watergate, despite
any and all quibbling, excuse-making, and rationalizations that you and your
posse can muster.��
�
I'd
quite correctly pointed out ALL season long -- -� this defense was a paper tiger,
propped up by the kreme and krimpet
of weak, inept offenses it faced and an enormous plethora of totally inept
QBs.�� Here is a game-by-game recap of
what team and what defense this defense faced in 2011.�� The QBs in pink are annotated with that
color, because they are pile o� dung QBs.��
Of the remaining, only Tom Brady is a top tier QB; Shaub
is close to top tier and the others (Flacco, HasselJack)
are mediocre veterans, at best.��
|
|
W-L |
Score |
QB
faced |
Def. Pts allowed |
TDs allowed |
Rush Allowed |
Pass Allowed |
INTs |
FFs |
|
�������������� Notes |
|
�@ Balt |
L |
7
- 35 |
Flacco |
35 |
4 |
170 |
224 |
0 |
0 |
|
14-7
Bal, then 12-play, 84 yd. TD march to go up 21-7, aided by 4 (four) 3D
conversions of 3d & 1, 6, 6, & 6 (TD).� Haltime,
21-7.� Only 1 PIT TO in 1H, on the PIT
37.�� 6 more TO's
in 2H.�� 79-yard FG drive in 3Q iced
the game.� BAL 7 of 16 on 3Ds.� Flacco 17-29, 3 TDs.� Rice, 19 rush, 107
yds. |
|
vs. Seat. |
W |
24-0 |
Tarvaris
Jackson |
0 |
0 |
31 |
159 |
0 |
0 |
|
PIT
up 17-0 at half.�� Cakewalk against
totally weak, inept Hawk team. |
|
�@ Ind |
W |
23-20 |
K. Collins, Curtis Painter |
13 |
7 |
97 |
153 |
0 |
1 |
|
Got
gashed badly on the ground, Indy avg'd 4.6 YPC on
21 rushes by Addai and Carter.��� Painter entered game stone cold at 12:04
4Q due to injury.�� Had Garcon wide
open for long TD, but overthrew.��
Harrison created 1st TO of season with strip sack in 4Q that Pola ret
for TD.� On next series, at 5:13 4Q,
Painter took over at own 20, down by 7, and marched 80 yards in 10 plays for
game-tying TD.�� 1st IND FG drive, 47 yds, 12 plays from
midfield.�� 2nd FG - 4 plays, 4 yds from 12-yd line.�
|
|
@
HOU |
L |
10-17 |
Shaub |
17 |
2 |
180 |
138 |
0 |
0 |
|
After
open KO, HOU began on own 5.�� 19-play
march, with penalties was 115 yards,for
a TD.��� 2nd series:�� HOU began at their own 6, then went back to their 5 due to a flag.�� HOU converts 2 1st downs and punt from
their own 43, downing the ball at the PIT 6.��
This is called FLIPPING THE FIELD.. |
|
vs.
Tenn |
W |
38-17 |
Hasselbeck |
17 |
2 |
66 |
262 |
1 |
0 |
|
INT
came on play where Keisel batted pass at LOS, ball popped 25-feet up into the
air and landed in the arms of Woodley.���
PIT up at hal, 21-3.� Hou took open KO
and marched 69 yards in 15 plays for a FG.�
Nate Wash dropped TD pass on 1st series.� Coming into the game, Tenn
was the only team in the NFL who had not converted a 3d & 10 or
longer.� Tthey
easily snapped that streak, with a completion to Nate on 3d & 10 late in
the 3Q.����� On the late 3d & 19,
the Bitans had an easy pitch n� catch for a TD pass
to Williams.�� Chris Johnson had come
into this game with zero TDs this season.��
Of course, that streak came to an end the next play, when he easily
scooted up LT for a TD.� |
|
vs.
Jax |
W |
17-13 |
Blaine Gabbert |
13 |
1 |
133 |
109 |
0 |
0 |
|
Youngest
QB in NFL, rookie making his 4th career start.� The Jaguars started two rookies on the left
side of the offensive line due to injuries to guard Will Rackley
and tackle Cameron Bradfield.� Dick
allowed a 4th Qtr. 12-play, 65-yard TD march to a scrub-assed rookie QB.� Late in the game, with less than a minute
left, Dick actually allowed the Jags -- after a sack at the Jax 10 -- to
march (with no timeouts, mind you) from their 10 to the Jax 48, for a legit
Hail Mary attempt. |
|
@
AZ |
W |
32-20 |
Kolb |
20 |
3 |
73 |
272 |
1 |
0 |
|
Star
RB Beanie Well injured in 2Q and did not return.�� Kolb went 18/34 for 272 and 2 TDs.��� Defense recorded a safety.�� The following week, Kolb faced Balt and was 10 of 21 for 153 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.� |
|
vs.
N.E. |
W |
25-17 |
Brady |
17 |
2 |
43 |
198 |
0 |
1 |
|
Keisel
had lone FF on strip of Brady with just seconds left in the game.�� The 1 NE TD was a drive of 8 yards off a BenRoth INT.���
Brady = 24/35.�� Patriots coming
off a poor offensive game versus lowly OAK in which they scored only 20
points. |
|
vs.
Balt |
L |
20-23 |
Flacco |
23 |
2 |
67 |
300 |
0 |
1 |
|
14
3rd-down conversions allowed, the most PIT has
allowed since 1971 and the most the Ravens have ever converted in a single
game.��������������������������������������
With 1:00 remaining in the 1H, the Ravens casually marched 32 yards on
5 plays, with only 1 timeout, and kicked a huge FG as the half ended.����������������������������������� PIT has
3-point lead with 2:24 left, but Dick allowed BALT to march -- without ever having
to use a TO -- for the game-winning 26-yard TD pass with 8 secs left.�� Flacco
had career day, going 27/47 for 300, 1 TD, and 0 INT.� |
|
@
Cinci |
W |
24-17 |
Dalton (rookie) |
17 |
2 |
109 |
170 |
2 |
0 |
|
Got
a fluke INT when pass was busted up by Gay, and the richochet
was grabbed by Timmons.�� Allowed 2 TD
passes.� WR AJ Green injured his knee
on TD catch in 2Q and never returned back into the game.�� |
|
@
KC |
W |
13-9 |
Palko |
9 |
0 |
90 |
167 |
3 |
0 |
|
Palko was making 2nd start in place of
injured Matt Cassel.�� Palko was as clueless and helpless as drowning man
latching onto a barbell.� |
|
vs.
Cinci |
W |
35-7 |
Dalton (rookie), and Gradkowski |
7 |
1 |
104 |
152 |
1 |
0 |
|
Cinci
not only has a rookie starting QB, but their best WR is a rookie (Green) and
their OC, Jay Gruden, is in his first year ever as
an NFL OC.�� 2Q exploston
of 3 PIT TDs made this game a comfy cakewalk for the defense.� |
|
vs.
Clev |
W |
14-3 |
Colt McCoy (and 2 plays by Seneca Wallace) |
3 |
0 |
98 |
222 |
2 |
1 |
|
Harrison
knocked McCoy out for a few plays in the 4Q with a brutal pop to the
mouth.�� McCoy went 18 of 35� for 209; Wallace
was 1 for 1 for 13 yards.� |
|
@
SF |
L |
3-20 |
Alex Smith |
20 |
2 |
100 |
187 |
0 |
0 |
|
SF
arrived at game with worst RZ avg in NFL (35.6),
where the NFL avg was 52%.�� In their last 19 trips to the RZ, Niners had only 3 TDs with 15 FGs and 1 INT.��� They managed only 78 yards in the 2H last
week vs. AZ, while Smith was 18 of 37 for 175 yards, and sacked 5 times.�� The SF O-line had given up 18 sacks over
the past 3 games.��� Never sacked Smith
and never even touched him with heat or harassment.�� Smith went 18-31 for 187, and 1 TD pass. |
|
vs.
StL |
W |
27-0 |
Kellen
Clemens (3rd string QB) |
0 |
0 |
164 |
91 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rams
had 8 passing TDs all season and were averaging a platry
11 points/game.� Lowest scoring team in
the NFL.�� Smellin'
Kellen went 9 of 24 for 91 yards.�� Steve Jackson gashed the D for 103 yards
on 24 carries. |
|
@
Clev |
W |
13-9 |
Seneca Wallace |
9 |
0 |
72 |
177 |
1 |
0 |
|
Wallace
started for the injured McCoy.�� Went
16-41 for 177 yards.� Ran 3 times for 44
yards, inclduing killer gains of 20 and 27
yards.� Wallace led the Browns to 3 FG
drives.�� |
|
|
|
|
�Reg. Season totals |
|
|
|
|
11 |
4 |
|
|
|
@
Denv. |
L |
23-29� (OT) |
Timmy
Tebow |
29 |
3 |
131 |
316 |
0 |
1 |
|
Tebow's QB ratings the past
2 weeks were 37.9 and 20.6.�� Last
week, Timmy went 6 of 22 for 60 yards against the Chiefs.� In this game, Timmy shredded Dick's
defense, with pass completions of 58, 51, 40, and 31.��� in OT, Denver
needed just 1 play to score an 80-yard TD on a simple 15 yard in
pattern.� Tebow was never sacked,
rarely pressured, and constantly permitted to roll & scramble to his
LEFT. |
As
can be seen, loads of kreme and krimpet,
and loads of shoddy, entirely subpar results given the plethora of shitbag QBs this defense should have feasted upon.�
There
is blindness amid the Steeler fan base, and it involves the blind worship and
adulation of a defensive coordinator who has been provided an enormous
abundance of talent and the vast majority of his team's cap dollars, and has
done so very little.��� It involves the
blind worship and adulation of a defensive coordinator who:
�� �-
urinated away a 4th quarter lead, at home, in the 2008 playoff loss
� ��-
urinated away a THIRTEEN point lead in the Super Bowl in Jan. 2009, and only
Ben and Holmes' heroics saved him from disgrace
�� �- urinated FIVE 4th quarter leads in the NON-playoff 2009 season
�� �- got
savagely shredded and picked apart in the 2011 Super Bowl.�
�� �- got
savagely shredded and picked apart by THE WORST Qb in
the entire NFL in the playoff loss vs. Denver ��
Gee,
that's some track record !!��� Quick -- someone submit this to the Hall of
Fame !!
Well,
it�s nice that over 42M people got to tune in and watch the paper tiger of a
defense get totally defrauded by Timmy Tebow, the WORST QB in the entire
NFL.� The greater the number of people
exposed to a mythical fraud, the more resounding it gets debunked.�
Of
course, The Almighty Lord & Deity of Defensive Football has a long track
record of choking and gagging late in games.�
Little
explanation is required, aside from the obvious conclusion that Dick LeBeau is
a late-game choker of monumental proportions, who has no peer when it comes to
gagging and choking away a late-game lead.�� �
And
remember, unlike other teams who have similar late-game choking, LeBeau has
been lavished with a vast majority of his team�s salary cap, along with a
massive preponderance of 1st & 2nd round draft picks, plus not 1, but 2
former DPOYs.�� Of course, you�ll hear
furious babble and gospel trying to rationalize and justify Dick�s enormous
shortcomings.�� But it all adds up to
insurmountable evidence of how very little productive coaching and tactics Dick
actually does, in comparison to the worship and adulation the man
receives.�������� �
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