Vikings Waive Ben Tate
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Ngata is a very wild card... and a very well rested one at that.
Even the sum of Harris and Archer isn't close enough to Bell for you to sit him. Tate, facing strike three, may try to bust his ass for you, but adds too little too late.
If you do sit Bell out of "caution", then I'm afraid you are just saving him for the off-season. But if as reported nothing truly is loose in his knee, I expect he'll play.
Our offensive line has been lights out, alarmingly so, so even with ngata I don't expect it to be a huge game changer. No bell is a blow tho no matter how to shake it. As far as bell is concerned the MRI came back negative, no damage of any kind.
Our offensive line has been lights out, alarmingly so, so even with ngata I don't expect it to be a huge game changer. No bell is a blow tho no matter how to shake it. As far as bell is concerned the MRI came back negative, no damage of any kind.
They have been playing well. Prior to the season you said that the acquisition of Mike Munchak for OL coach could make a big difference......and I think you were absolutely right. I think he has. Plus it helped that your OL.....particularly DeCastro and Pouncey were healthy all year.
Browns OL was playing lights out....until Mack got hurt. So health was critical.
If I were one of those teams looking for an HC now, I would look seriously at interviewing either Todd Haley or Munchak....both of whom I believe were dismissed prematurely from their jobs with the Chiefs and Titans respectively.
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Saw Harbaugh say he would not believe Bell was out even if announced just before game time or something to that effect.
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Our offensive line has been lights out, alarmingly so, so even with ngata I don't expect it to be a huge game changer. No bell is a blow tho no matter how to shake it. As far as bell is concerned the MRI came back negative, no damage of any kind.
They have been playing well. Prior to the season you said that the acquisition of Mike Munchak for OL coach could make a big difference......and I think you were absolutely right. I think he has. Plus it helped that your OL.....particularly DeCastro and Pouncey were healthy all year.
Browns OL was playing lights out....until Mack got hurt. So health was critical.
If I were one of those teams looking for an HC now, I would look seriously at interviewing either Todd Haley or Munchak....both of whom I believe were dismissed prematurely from their jobs with the Chiefs and Titans respectively.
If I were one of those teams looking for an HC now, I would look seriously at interviewing either Todd Haley or Munchak....both of whom I believe were dismissed prematurely from their jobs with the Chiefs and Titans respectively.
I'm not a big fan of Haley, he's being bailed out this season because the team has a top 5 running back and a top 5 wide receiver and the offensive line is finally protecting Big Ben.
I'm glad Munchak is having so much success this year. He was fired in Tennessee because he didn't want to make changes in his coaching staff, much like Harbaugh this year with Greg Roman. Look of much better the Titans were this season...
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Our offensive line has been lights out, alarmingly so, so even with ngata I don't expect it to be a huge game changer. No bell is a blow tho no matter how to shake it. As far as bell is concerned the MRI came back negative, no damage of any kind.
They have been playing well. Prior to the season you said that the acquisition of Mike Munchak for OL coach could make a big difference......and I think you were absolutely right. I think he has. Plus it helped that your OL.....particularly DeCastro and Pouncey were healthy all year.
Browns OL was playing lights out....until Mack got hurt. So health was critical.
If I were one of those teams looking for an HC now, I would look seriously at interviewing either Todd Haley or Munchak....both of whom I believe were dismissed prematurely from their jobs with the Chiefs and Titans respectively.
They have been playing well. Prior to the season you said that the acquisition of Mike Munchak for OL coach could make a big difference......and I think you were absolutely right. I think he has. Plus it helped that your OL.....particularly DeCastro and Pouncey were healthy all year.
Browns OL was playing lights out....until Mack got hurt. So health was critical.
If I were one of those teams looking for an HC now, I would look seriously at interviewing either Todd Haley or Munchak....both of whom I believe were dismissed prematurely from their jobs with the Chiefs and Titans respectively.
I really don't think either are going anywhere unless they are both about making as much money as possible.
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I recall last year many a Steeler fans were calling for Haley's head. Then Ben started getting more leeway to make plays/no huddle and they did better. That's the gist I got and all I know about Todd Haley.
I recall last year many a Steeler fans were calling for Haley's head. Then Ben started getting more leeway to make plays/no huddle and they did better. That's the gist I got and all I know about Todd Haley.
Impatient steeler fans. The rational masses saw Ben staying clean and playing all 16 games.
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I recall last year many a Steeler fans were calling for Haley's head. Then Ben started getting more leeway to make plays/no huddle and they did better. That's the gist I got and all I know about Todd Haley.
Impatient steeler fans. The rational masses saw Ben staying clean and playing all 16 games.
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Ngata is a very wild card... and a very well rested one at that.
Even the sum of Harris and Archer isn't close enough to Bell for you to sit him. Tate, facing strike three, may try to bust his ass for you, but adds too little too late.
If you do sit Bell out of "caution", then I'm afraid you are just saving him for the off-season. But if as reported nothing truly is loose in his knee, I expect he'll play.
Our offensive line has been lights out, alarmingly so, so even with ngata I don't expect it to be a huge game changer. No bell is a blow tho no matter how to shake it. As far as bell is concerned the MRI came back negative, no damage of any kind.
Our offensive line has been lights out, alarmingly so, so even with ngata I don't expect it to be a huge game changer. No bell is a blow tho no matter how to shake it.
Any post game thoughts?
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Any post game thoughts?
114 penalty yards for the Steelers. I think the ravens had two for 8. I thought Tate ran well early and then he coughed it up and went in the dog house. It was a pretty painful game to watch. I'd like to see Tate stick around tho. I expect ike Taylor to retire, possibly troy as well. I'd like to see Harrison back and expect the steelers to draft a corner even though I've been more than pleased with Blake and McCain in support of gay. If bell had played I don't think we would have lost. I also think Ben came back in the game too soon. His second pick was insane.
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I was more referring to your O-line, which got owned in case you did not notice.
I do agree that Bell would have made a difference, but not sure winning the game was in the cards. The multiplier effect of a better run game on the pass attack cannot be ignored tho...
Ben was cleared to return, so if he was rushed in, then your team broke protocol. The throw was bad, but there was an opening deeper into the corner, so the decision was fine.
Ike did not look happy to be inactive. Troy played as if he was already retired. Hard to recall a more lackluster effort on his part.
Oh well... there's always next year.
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Ben looked old last night.
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Ben looked old last night.
Had to clean coffee spew off my screen this AM after Tom Jackson called Ben "athletic". That late run by Ben was a vision of gracelessness.
But it needed a good cleaning...
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tate fumbled and cost them with the tipped pass that should have been caught but resulted in a game changing interception.
their running game looked as bad as ours w/o bell when we had no center.
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I was more referring to your O-line, which got owned in case you did not notice.
I do agree that Bell would have made a difference, but not sure winning the game was in the cards. The multiplier effect of a better run game on the pass attack cannot be ignored tho...
Ben was cleared to return, so if he was rushed in, then your team broke protocol. The throw was bad, but there was an opening deeper into the corner, so the decision was fine.
Ike did not look happy to be inactive. Troy played as if he was already retired. Hard to recall a more lackluster effort on his part.
Oh well... there's always next year.
The steelers just didn't catch the right kind of breaks. Bryant had the one pass broken up nicely by their safety at the last second. McCain despite the steelers still scoring on the next possession dropped that interception. The fumble went out of the back of the end zone. You are also despite providing credit downplaying bell's significance. He caught a lot of balls this season, blocks very well in pass pro and he's elite running the ball. The second game Ben got sacked a bunch as well but he also threw 6 touchdowns. I wasn't upset with the way the line played, bell would have upped their play by keeping the raven defense honest.I was more referring to your O-line, which got owned in case you did not notice.
I do agree that Bell would have made a difference, but not sure winning the game was in the cards. The multiplier effect of a better run game on the pass attack cannot be ignored tho...
Ben was cleared to return, so if he was rushed in, then your team broke protocol. The throw was bad, but there was an opening deeper into the corner, so the decision was fine.
Ike did not look happy to be inactive. Troy played as if he was already retired. Hard to recall a more lackluster effort on his part.
Oh well... there's always next year.
I'm a josh Harris fan but he was undrafted, DRI archer had ten carries on the season. I also thought Tate looked awesome until the fumble and he put himself in the dog house, the dropped pass for an interception would have been caught by bell. Fact of the matter is the steelers didn't do enough to win. They created a lot to build on next season. Oh and to say Ben isn't athletic is hilarious. He's 6'5 250 pounds. How is he supposed to look running *rolls eyes* like Russell Wilson? Lol
Edit: last game taylor played it was him that took himself out. He's a competitior of course he'd like to be out there. The steelers were a few big plays away from winning that game. Plays that were called, not hypothetical. Bell gone was the biggest blow. Ben had a career year because of him. All I know is a lot of you try to make something out of nothing. Steelers finished 11-5, won the division. The consensus here was last place. I hate one and done more than anything but I'm okay with 11-5 and the division.
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The steelers just didn't catch the right kind of breaks. Bryant had the one pass broken up nicely by their safety at the last second. McCain despite the steelers still scoring on the next possession dropped that interception. The fumble went out of the back of the end zone. You are also despite providing credit downplaying bell's significance. He caught a lot of balls this season, blocks very well in pass pro and he's elite running the ball. The second game Ben got sacked a bunch as well but he also threw 6 touchdowns. I wasn't upset with the way the line played, bell would have upped their play by keeping the raven defense honest.I was more referring to your O-line, which got owned in case you did not notice.
I do agree that Bell would have made a difference, but not sure winning the game was in the cards. The multiplier effect of a better run game on the pass attack cannot be ignored tho...
Ben was cleared to return, so if he was rushed in, then your team broke protocol. The throw was bad, but there was an opening deeper into the corner, so the decision was fine.
Ike did not look happy to be inactive. Troy played as if he was already retired. Hard to recall a more lackluster effort on his part.
Oh well... there's always next year.
I'm a josh Harris fan but he was undrafted, DRI archer had ten carries on the season. I also thought Tate looked awesome until the fumble and he put himself in the dog house, the dropped pass for an interception would have been caught by bell. Fact of the matter is the steelers didn't do enough to win. They created a lot to build on next season. Oh and to say Ben isn't athletic is hilarious. He's 6'5 250 pounds. How is he supposed to look running *rolls eyes* like Russell Wilson? Lol
Edit: last game taylor played it was him that took himself out. He's a competitior of course he'd like to be out there. The steelers were a few big plays away from winning that game. Plays that were called, not hypothetical. Bell gone was the biggest blow. Ben had a career year because of him. All I know is a lot of you try to make something out of nothing. Steelers finished 11-5, won the division. The consensus here was last place. I hate one and done more than anything but I'm okay with 11-5 and the division.
The steelers were a few big plays away from winning that game. Plays that were called, not hypothetical.
Hahah what the hell does this even mean? Your statement reeks of hypothetical bullshit. The steelers were thoroughly outplayed. Your oline sucked donkey balls. You're lucky the ravens fumbled or it would have been an even bigger laugher.. Kinda like the browns 30-10 win earlier this year..
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The steelers were a few big plays away from winning that game. Plays that were called, not hypothetical.
Hahah what the hell does this even mean? Your statement reeks of hypothetical bullshit. The steelers were thoroughly outplayed. Your oline sucked donkey balls. You're lucky the ravens fumbled or it would have been an even bigger laugher.. Kinda like the browns 30-10 win earlier this year..
Hahah what the hell does this even mean? Your statement reeks of hypothetical bullshit. The steelers were thoroughly outplayed. Your oline sucked donkey balls. You're lucky the ravens fumbled or it would have been an even bigger laugher.. Kinda like the browns 30-10 win earlier this year..
Dropped balls, missed opportunities. Our offensive line did not suck and there were two fumbles. Ben was off his game, we didn't have bell and we lost. Refresh my memory high and mighty, where did the browns finish? Where did the majority of you think the steelers were going to finish. The steelers are a young team, they are only going to get better.
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Hahah what the hell does this even mean? Your statement reeks of hypothetical bullshit. The steelers were thoroughly outplayed. Your oline sucked donkey balls. You're lucky the ravens fumbled or it would have been an even bigger laugher.. Kinda like the browns 30-10 win earlier this year..
Dropped balls, missed opportunities. Our offensive line did not suck and there were two fumbles. Ben was off his game, we didn't have bell and we lost. Refresh my memory high and mighty, where did the browns finish? Where did the majority of you think the steelers were going to finish. The steelers are a young team, they are only going to get better.
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
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