Tell me why our OLBs are struggling to get sacks? Harrison did get one. Timmons has stepped up and done a fine job covering receivers and rushing the passer. Tyrone Carter started off pretty good but Ratliff replaced him… I think he got hurt or something. The secondary has been doing a good job though. My only complaint is doing so well to hold Antonio Gates down until their scoring drive when he suddenly got all sorts of passes including a TD pass from Rivers. I’m pissed off that Logan got the ball stripped out of his hands for an easy TD. Can we not fucking choke in the 4th quarter? This is pissing me off. We were in great field position since they punted from their endzone too.
Wow, what a beautiful trick play. Our fullback rolls out right to block as Big Ben throws an option pitch to halfback Mewelde Moore who’s generally a short yardage back. Heath Miller is running back of endzone and Moore throws a great TD pass to him. That’s something I wouldn’t expect at all and apparently neither did the Chargers defense! Miller also busted loose and caught a fade pass to the left corner of the endzone shaking off the linebacker on him. Good stuff!
Moore also had a pass to him which resulted in a touchdown. Rashad Mendenhall opened up a can of whoop ass with 160+ yards of rushing plus ran in two touchdowns thanks to the help of our o-line and his good running. He was benched last week so I think that lit a mental fire under his ass. Between him and Parker it’s nice to see a running game again. Mike Wallace seems to still be doing good. Ward and Holmes had nice solid performances. There was a drop by each of them but they made the other plays that counted. That fourth receiver spot is still open between Sweed and McDonald. I know Sweed should have it if he can hold on to the ball. He has the talent.
Okay, I’m really getting pissed at our defense. We got man coverage on Gates who is just moving like it’s nothing. Timmons was on him but got faked and there wasn’t any safety over the top. He needs to jam him at the line some more. You can tell there’s a huge difference without Troy Polamalu in the game. Good lord I can’t wait until he comes back.
WHAT THE FUCK! They do a pooch kick and onside it and our guy jumps on it but misses it and the chargers have the ball. Gates gets another pass with Harrison covering him and then he pass interferes with him. This is so fucking retarded. Our defense just fell completely apart. We’re going to lose in the 4th quarter again. Fuck this shit.
I almost hate to say it but our offensive line has performed very well tonight. They’ve opened up all sorts of running lanes and held the pressure off of Roethlisberger. It’s about fucking time. The beauty of it is they’ve done it the past 3 games. I was worried watching the preseason games and the Titans game but our offense is looking explosive which is wonderful. I can’t believe our defense is so anemic. The Steelers drive the ball but get two penalties to push them back. After a checkdown to Moore and a gain of 10-15 that puts Reed in field goal range but he missed two last week. I’m nervous as hell and Pittsburgh ices their own kicker what was funny. They could have had them milling around because we all know they were going to call it to waste as much time as possible, no need to let them get set. He still nailed it squarely and there was plenty of cushion as 3 defensive players lined up offsides. (Only Cromartie got called, no big deal anyways.)
James Harrison comes through big by sacking Rivers and forcing a fumble for a Steeler recovery and a V-Formation to end the game. This team really knows how to make their fans hold their breaths. Good fucking god. What a game and night. Oy.
