Stillers 27, Panthers
3�.Dec. 23, 2010 ���Game #15
Stillers-Panthers Postgame Analysis & Grades
The Stillers hosted
the hapless, bungling 2-12 Panthers, and basically toyed with the toothless
felines for a cake-easy 27-3 romp.���
QB:� Ben had another fine paper game, this time
setting a personal record for yards in a half (259).� 22 of 32 for 320 and 0 INTs ain�t bad, but on
the field, there was a rabid variety of ugliness that I wasn�t pleased to
see.� �Twice, he handled the ball like a greased
watermelon and turned it over.� There
were 2 consecutive HIGH passes in the EZ late in the 1H.� �There
were 2 totally asinine sack-takes �
�� - at 0:02 2Q, he foolishly held FOREVER,
despite eons of time and space to launch an inc. pass, and this sack nearly ran
out the clock.�� It added about 8 yards
to a FG that Suisham missed.
�� - Late in the 4Q, on a 3rd down,
Ben took a sack just inches in front of his own goal line.�� Again, very brainless.� ���
There was also the
wasted TO that he called after Wally hauled in a deep ball and went OOB late in
the 2Q.� WHY� ????!!!��
With Wally going OOB, there was no need for this super-quick TO call by
Ben.����� B-
RB:� Mendy ripped off a nice 36-yard run on his 1st
carry.� Of course, after that, he carried
only 6 more times in the 1H.� Mendy
enraged me in the 2nd half.�� First, he
ran far too upright, and failed to burrow, on a 4th & 1 short pass that
should have easily netted a 1D.��
Instead, he was stonewalled short of the sticks.� Then, on consecutive plunges from the 1-yard
line in the 3Q, Mendy again ran as upright as a giraffe and was easily
stoned.�� Very poor.�
Redman had a nice,
churning 12-yard run in the 2Q.� There
was a fumble involving a HO to Red in the 4Q, but this was clearly Ben�s
fault, not Redman�s.� On the 3d & 6
in the 4Q, he took a toss sweep and busted tackles for a 23-yard run.�� Of course, with production like this, he�ll
be totally ignored and banished to the bench for at least the next 2 games.
Moor did little, and
was nicked up late in the game.�����
Mendy:� B-��� Redman:��
A-
FB:� Johnson and Legursky played some FB and did
okay, although hardly dominant.� Johnson,
the dumbfuk, wsa flagged for a hold on a running play.� ��C
TE:� Yancey Miller finally played, and did well
catching the ball.�� He had 5 grabs for
73 yards.�� Spaeth saw a fair amount of
PT but fortunately was never targeted with the pass.� Hopefully he�ll never be targeted ever again�.ever.��� A-
WR:� Wally led the way with 4 grabs for 104 and a
splendid 43-yard TD.� On the TD, he took
a short slant to the house with pure speed.��
Turn on the jets !!��� He also had
a superb catch of an underthrown deep ball late in the 2Q, and did a fine job
of keeping 2 feet IB. �The 1 downer was
the pass he allowed to go right thru his hands on a curl in the 3Q.� ��
Ward dropped 2 passes
and finished with 3 for 38.� Sanders had
a very strong game, grabbing 4 for 54.�
He had a sterling pluck of a tough grab for a TD in the 1Q, but then got
fuked by an incompetent booth crew that over-ruled the catch.�
Brown had 2 grabs for
20.�� Randle El had zero grabs for
0.�� ����A-�
OL:� The line had its usual fit of stumbling and
ass-grabbing.�� Jon Scott led the way
early on, failing ONCE AGAIN on a simle, routine DOWN BLOCK and getting Mendy
ransacked for a 5-yard loss.� In an extremely
�rare fit of accountability, Scott was
immediately pulled off the field and sent to the bench, where the sorry bastard
flung his helmet like a complete loser.��
Not to be outdone,
Foster got shoved aside like a toddler on the playground, leading to a Ben sack
that left the QB shaken up.��� This was a
simple, routine block that should be made by any blocker beyond
the11th grade.�
Kemo was flagged for
a hold on a toss sweep, and foolishly took a swing at a Panther in a dead-ball
scrum that could have easily resulted in an ejection.�
Pouncey was the lone
bright spot.� Damn, this guy is a
stud.� His twin brother is a senior center
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Pouncey:� A����
All others:� C
DL:� Keisel had a very strong, stout game.� In a rare surprise, Hood actually contributed
something, as did Eason.��
LB:� The defense got gashed on the ground early
on, with the LB failing to make many plays.�
Taunto Farrior tied
with Mundy to lead all Stillers with 7 solos.��
He whiffed on the 1st play, allowing a 12-yard run.�� On a 2d & 10, hHe was also far too high
on Stewart -- literally trying to tackle the man around his neck -- �on a short dumpoff in the 1Q.� Taunto got shrugged off like a fly, allowing
an extra 3 yards and setting up an easy 3d & 1.� He applied a good stick on a 3D wildcat run
for -3.�� He also got a Dong Sack on a
coverage sack on the 1st play of the 2Q.� �
Timmons had a good
clean-up hit in the 1Q, which I like to see LB�s delivering, as these hits both
wera down a ballcarrier as well as force fumbles.�� He whiffed on a sack in the 3Q, which
enabled Keisel to get the sack.�
Jason Woodley had yet
another shit-laded, sub-par game.�� On
the field for EVERY snap, he finished with (hold your laughter) 1 solo and 1
assist.� Like the complete, over-rated
homo that he is, on a 3d & 20 in the 3Q, Big LaMarr was shrugged off on a
screen pass, allowing extra RAC yardage.�
He then whiffed on backside pursuit on a 9-yard carry in the 4Q.�� �Pass
pressure?� None.�� Harassment?�
None.�� Meaningful
contributions?�� None.�
Despite the enormous
lead, Jason Worilds was never permitted to play at all on defense.�
Farrior, Harry,
Timmy:�� B+����� Woodley:�
C-�
DB: Yancey
Polamalu again did not dress, forcing Mundy to start.� Mundy had a very active game, tying Taunto
for the team lead in tackles.� He also
had a bust-up in the EZ in the 4Q.��
Although far from stellar, he�s a vast upgrade of LeBeau�s favorite
backup safety, Ty Carter.�� Mundy wsa
clumsy on an early 3d & 5, getting tooled for an easy 11 yards late in the
1Q.�
Ike provided strong
coverage, and at this point, he has to be a strong consideration to be
named to the All-Pro team.��
McFadden had the
rarest of accomplishments � an INT by a Stiller CB.��
Gay was tooled on a
3d & 8 by Smith for 9 yards.� (a flag
nullfied this 1D.)�� Later, he clumsily
slipped on a 3D coverage of Smith, but the QB was sacked.�� ����B
ST:�� Another frightful display of short-bus
floppers and bumblers.�� On the 2nd
KO, a massive hole opened and the Panthers returned it to their 43.� Very poor.��
On a late punt, there were 3
whiffs, allowing a 19-yard return.
Sylvester and Madison
forced a fumble on KO coverage in the 2Q.��
Allen had a good stop earlier.� Sylvester
had a very strong hustle-stop in KO coverage in the 3Q.� I�m looking forward to seeing what this youngster
can do at LB next season.�
After spewing vomit
all last week in the loss to NY, Krapinos at least slightly resembled an NFL
punter.�� He booted a 52-yard punt, and
later had a decent pooch punt that was FC at the 14.�
Tonio Brown had a
blunderous, backwards return from his own 10 in the 4Q, placing the ball
at the 5.�� Very no-brained and
stupid.�
Suisham finally
missed after 13 made FGs.� Better now, of
course, than in the playoffs.� His
OC:� Arians again presided over rabid, ass-monging futility in
the red zone.� 6 forays into the RZ produced just 2
TDs.�� Unacceptable.�
The epitome of Arians�
crass stupidity and carelessness occurred late in the 2H.� After
After Mendy had the
36-yard run on the 1st carry of the game, he had a whooping 6 (six)
more in the 1H.��� Preposterous.� And Redman barely touched the ball AT ALL
until late in the game in garbage time.��
This is a terrific 1-2 punch that Arians has right under his nose, but
he�s too daft and too dim to realize it.����
C
DC: �Dick and his fan base will jump for glee after
�shutting down� THE WORST offense in the entireNFL.�� This is an offense that will become only the
2nd offense since 1975 to
go an entire season with scoring more than 2 TDs in a single game.� �Want
more?� Since becoming the starting
quarterback for the NFL's worst team, rookie Jimmy Clausen has thrown seven
interceptions in 243 attempts, averages just 5.4 yards per attempt and has the
league's lowest passer rating (59.1). What's more, he has only 13 completions
of 20 yards or longer, fewest in the NFL.
True tohis form, Dick
began the game as befuddled as a drunken stooge.� The hapless Panthers took the opening KO and
casually marched down the field, as easy as pie.� Only consecutive false start penalties bogged
down the drive, and even then, they were able to claw back to make it a
comfortable 4th & 5 at the Stiller 32, at which point soon-to-be
fired HC John Fox decided to PUNT.�� No
wonder he�s getting fired.
At any rate, this
D-side effort was no more arduous than if the Stillers had faced Robert Morris
Univ.� �B
HC:�� Tomlin had his troops fairly focused and
ready to hunt bear. The leakiness in the KO cvoerage team is simply
frightening, and it�s gotten well past the point where most fans sit erect in
frozen horror every time a kickoff is booted, much the same as spectators who
watch daredevil stuntmen like Evel Knieval.��
The worst aspect of Tomlin�s
nite was the imbecilic, no-brained insistence on keeping Ben in the
ENTIRE game, despite a lopsided blowout against a foe that couldn�t score 10
points against Duke.�� This was simply
STONE STUPID.�� The Steelers had a
COMMANDING 27 point lead in the 4th Qtr, yet Tomlin, the IDIOT, kept trotting
Ben out there.�� WHY ???!!!��� Aside from Ben getting injured from ANY
number of possibilities, you ALSO have the fact that the backup QB has yet to take a single snap the entire season.�� A really moronic, no-brained bit of
mis-management by Tomlin and his dullardly staff.� �����C
Officiating:� I�m not convinced there was �indisputable
evidence� to over-turn the Brown TD reception in the 1Q.�� He plucked the ball well and had full and
complete control of it as he fell to the ground.� �
On a related note, I
was amazed over the rapid-fire, ultra-fast whistles that took place last
nite.�� Both Tomlin and Bellicheat have
commented this year that �there are no whistles� at the end of most plays.�� I can only assume that Adolf Goodell�s
office sent out a memo, dicating immediate whistles.�� There were numerous plays last nite where a
ballcarrier or WR was fighting for extra yardage, only to be whistled down by a
hair-trigger whistle that seemed too early.�
Synopsis:� Aside from helping to secure a 1st
round bye, this was 1 of those �so what� games where the opposition offered no
opposition and the Stillers basically toyed with a disinterested, uninspired JV
squad. Hopefully
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