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The Great Facade Known as Dick LeBeau, Part Deux

February 01, 2011 by Still Mill

The LeBeau Facade, Part Deux
The Great Fa�ade Known as Dick LeBeau, Part Deux
 
Another weekend, and another chance to hear the bleating and worship of Def. Coordinator Dick LeBeau.�� I�d highlighted -- er, rather, lowlighted -- the great fallacy and fa�ade known as Dick LeBeau a couple weeks ago.�� This caused the predictable uproar from Dick�s Jonestownian masses, until, of course, Dick managed to piss away the vast bulk of a 24-point lead against the NY Jest (sic) and nearly snatched defeat from victory.�� At that point, ya couldn�t hear a peep from Dick�s loyal masses, aside from the usual blather of bullshit rationalizations, quibbling, and rabid excuse making.
 
The collapse against the Trippers would have gone down in NFL lore as the greatest since the Oilers� infamous 32-point collapse against Frank Reich and the Buff Bills.And it wasn�t like the Stiller offense just handed the ball to the Jets at their own 20-yard line.�� There were only 2 PIT turnovers --the drop by Mendy that was harmlessly grabbed for 0 return yards at the NY 35, and the other INT grabbed near the NY goal line and returned to the NY 14.��
 
The worst sequence of this epic collapse by Dick The Dullard occurred late in the 1H.�� Ike Taylor had just stripped Sanchez of the ball, and Gay ran it in for a 24-0 lead.The stadium was ROCKING as Sanchez hobbled to the sideline with his shoulder sagging in pain.�� Mentally, Dirty Sanchez was fraught with terror and fear.��
 
On the ensuing KO, starting WR Jericho Cotchery was INJURED and had to be helped off the field.�� So here you have the Jets, with their starting QB a frantic, terror-stricken wreck, and now without a starting WR.This is when a real defense, with real leadership, smells blood and goes in for the KILL.�� This is where this defense should have continued the assault, the pressure, and the tenacity.�� Nope, not Dick, The Flying Frenchman.�� Dick immediately calls off the dogs and goes into a pansie-assed, pussyfied defense, allowing Sanchez to march down the field with all the ease of a tourist strolling down a beach at Oahu.�� Aside from 1 (one) 5MR (5 man rush) all 6 other plays in that drive were panty-waisted 4MRs, with Sanchez afforded plenty of time, room, and vision to just pick Dick�s defense apart, while gaining gobs of confidence and rhythm.��

You could just see the entire thing unravel like a ball of twine, starting with this drive at 1:08 2Q.�� 5 yards.16.9.9.Just like that, the Jets booted a 42-yard FG right before halftime and they came off life support, all thanks to The Dullard, Dick LeBeau.��

 
The 2nd half was more of the same, with Dick standing by as helpless as a 1-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.��� Just as in Jets1, the Jets spent the entire 2H marching up and down, and up and down the field like the Grambling marching band.��
 

Dick got soft, both in pass rushing as well as the positioning of his back 6-7 coverage-men.�� Here�s a re-cap of the 1H pass rush stats:

 

3MR:3 times

4MR:10;6 of which came on the last drive of the 1H, resulting in a chippie FG

5MR:�� 6

6MR:�� 0

7MR:�� 1; which resulted in Woodley�s sack late in the 2Q, which set up the 3d & 17 that Ike got the strip-sack.

 

Here�s a re-cap of the 2H pass rush stats:

 

3MR:�� 5 times

4MR:�� 8

5MR:�� 7

6MR:�� 0

7MR:�� 0

 

(There was also a 4MR on a draw play; and on the Keller TD drop, it was impossible to distinguish how many defenders were rushing, what with it being that close to the GL.)

 

Quite clearly, starting at 1:08 2Q, Dick lamely called off the dogs and played right into Sanchez�s hands, going with a pussyfied, softee defense that was as easy to shred as provolone cheese.��

 

And just to remind those folks who aren�t terribly bright, a 4-man rush is NOTHING in terms of pressure and harassment.��� There are 5 O-linemen.�� If a RB stays in to help, that makes SIX blockers.�� A TE staying in to help a tackle makes a SEVENTH blocker.4 men rushing isn�t jack shit.�� For all the babble and adulation about Dick�s �exotic blitz packages�, a true blitz doesn�t occur until at least FIVE men are rushing.��

 

Only a failure by starting TE Dustin Keller -- a very accomplished pass-catching TE, no less -- to corral a 2-yard TD pass, prevented this game from quite possibly being tied.�� (Keller�s botched TD came 3 plays before the Jets scored 2 points on a safety).

 

Of course, for those of us that actually study football and go past the gaudy stats and hyperbole, none of this was a surprise.�� As clearly shown in the table below, Dick�s 2010 defense feasted and made a killing off of the weak; the inept; the green; and the mediocre.���

 

Below is a chart that summarizes the 2010 regular & post season for Dick�s vaunted defense:

 

 

W-L

Score

QB faced

Def. Pts allowed

TDs allowed

Rush Allowed

Pass Allowed

INTs

FFs

 

����� Notes

vs. Atl

W

15-9

Ryan

9

0

58

252

1

0

 

3 FGs allowed.�� 3-3 at Half.�� Atl. ran 5 plays in OT

@ Tenn

W

19-11

Collins & Young

11

1

46

215

3

1

 

Kerry Collins = 17-25 1 TD.PIT up 13-2 at Half.�� Huge, ticky-tacky holdcall on Tenn negated C. Johnson's 85-yard TD run in 1H.

@ Tampa

W

38-13

Josh Freeman & Josh Johnson

13

1

75

251

1

1

 

PIT up 28-6 at half

vs. Balt

L

14-17

Flacco

17

2

70

256

1

2

 

BAL up 10-7 at Half, due to FG at 0:05 2Q.D gave up winning TD 0:34 4Q

vs. Clev

W

28-10

McCoy

10

1

69

281

2

1

 

Rookie McCoy's 1st NFL start.Harrison knocked out top 2 Cle WRs. PIT up 14-3 at Half.

@ Mia

W

23-22

Henne

22

1

64

257

1

1

 

PIT up 17-16 at Half.TD allowed, 2:00 left in 2Q, then go-ahead FG allowed 5:23 4Q

@ N.O.

L

10-20

Brees

20

2

30

305

1

1

 

2 4Q TDs allowed, incl. winning TD at 4:47 4Q

@ Cinci

W

27-21

Palmer

21

3

54

248

1

1

 

PIT up 20-7 at Half.2 TDs allowed in final 1:38

vs. NE

L

26-39

Brady

33

4

103

350

0

0

 

PIT down 10-3 at Half.D then got shredded in 2H.

vs. Oak

W

35-3

Gradkowski

3

0

61

98

1

3

 

PIT up 21-3 at Half.

@ Buff

W

19-16

Fitzpatrick

16

1

74

265

1

2

 

PIT up 13-0 at Half.�� Tying FG allowed, 0:07 4Q.�� Buff winning TD dropped by wide-open WR in EZ in OT

@ Balt

W

13-10

Flacco

10

1

43

266

0

1

 

BAL up 7 at Half.Star TE T. Heap injured on 1st play of game and never returned. Jacco picked apart defense nearly entire 1H until Stiller defenders begged the DC to dial up some heat on the QB.

vs. Cinci

W

23-7

Palmer

7

1

34

178

3

0

 

PIT up 10-7 at Half.

vs. NYJ

L

17-22

Sanchez

13

2

106

170

0

0

 

Tied at 10 at Half. PIT up 17-10 in 3Q, then allowed TD and FG.D allowed 13-play FG drive in 4Q for NY's winning points. Mark Sanchez had thrown 4 INTs and no touchdown passes in the past two games and the Jets had not scored an offensive touchdown since Thanksgiving.Sanchez finished season with 75.3 passer rating, and was sacked 27 times while throwing 13 INTs.

vs. Carol.

W

27-3

Clausen

3

0

74

72

1

0

 

PIT up 20-0 at Half.

@ Clev

W

41-9

McCoy

9

1

43

209

3

2

 

PIT up 31-3 at Half.

vs. Balt

W

31-24

Flacco

17

2

35

125

1

1

 

Other fumble was on botched under-center snap.INT was on unfettered pass 15 feet over TE's head.�� Late 4Q TD was DROPPED by Anquan Boldin on a short, cake-easy slant pass that hit him squarely in the chest, which would have put the Ravens ahead by 4.�� Thanks to the drop, the Ravens settled for a tying FG.

vs. Jets

W

24-19

Sanchez

17

2

70

233

0

1

 

24-0 lead at 1:08 2Q, then FG allowed late 2Q.�� Then 2 TDs allowed, 1 in 3Q & 1 in 4Q.�� Another TD avoided when Keller dropped 2-yard TD pass deep in 4Q.Lone turnover was off Taylor blitz & strip.��� Sanchez = 20 of 33

 

As you can see above, this was a defense that FEASTED on the mediocre and the incompetent.�� Dick faced only 2 top-tier QBs all season, and both times got shredded like provolone cheese at a pizza parlor.�� Dick has been the great stat-padder this season, padding his stats against the incompetent and the bumbling, but has been entirely feeble & helpless when facing the slightest bit of competence.We�re constantly bombarded with cries of, �Dick is so clever� and �Dick�s blitzes are so diabolical and confusing�.�� WHERE, praytell, was all of that diabolical cleverness in the shreddings issued by New Orleans and New England ??�� Where was any of this diabolical, clever genius during EITHER of the Jets� 2nd-half marchings ???

 

Turns out the great fa�ade of Dick LeBeau is nothing more than abject mediocrity.�� So it is with most things French.�� It�ll certainly be interesting to see what the almighty lord of defensive football can do in the Super Bowl vs. Aaron Rodgers and the Pack.��

 

 

(Still Mill and Stillers.com -- when it comes to the analysis of the Pittsburgh Stillers, no one else comes close�.)

 

 

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