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The Steelers have won 4 games in a row and are sitting at 5-4 with one of if not the easiest schedule in the league....

@ Cleveland
@ Cincinnati
Cleveland
@ Arizona
Buffalo
@ NY Jets

before they finish up with the Ravens, in Baltimore.
 
RavensMania said:
The Steelers have won 4 games in a row and are sitting at 5-4 with one of if not the easiest schedule in the league....

@ Cleveland
@ Cincinnati
Cleveland
@ Arizona
Buffalo
@ NY Jets

before they finish up with the Ravens, in Baltimore.
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I don't think the Steelers sweep Cleveland, but I think they also could very easily take that second WC spot.
 
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RavensMania said:
The Steelers have won 4 games in a row and are sitting at 5-4 with one of if not the easiest schedule in the league....

@ Cleveland
@ Cincinnati
Cleveland
@ Arizona
Buffalo
@ NY Jets

before they finish up with the Ravens, in Baltimore.
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Steelers are resilient and tough when they win those games. We still need to beat real competition after mollywhopping the Bengals, like the Patriots game didn't happen. Chappelle had it right. It's the age of spin.
 
Guys... I am actually nervous for this team going forward into the coming years. Although I truly believe we are going to continue to improve, look at the rest of our division. The steelers look legit, I feel like one day the Browns are going to click, and the Bengals have talent and will take Burrow. It will be a division with 4 promising young quarterbacks. Gonna be a tough 6 games every year. Gotta fix this D and PLEASE KEEP THE COORDINATORS
 
UPennChem said:
Guys... I am actually nervous for this team going forward into the coming years. Although I truly believe we are going to continue to improve, look at the rest of our division. The steelers look legit, I feel like one day the Browns are going to click, and the Bengals have talent and will take Burrow. It will be a division with 4 promising young quarterbacks. Gonna be a tough 6 games every year. Gotta fix this D and PLEASE KEEP THE COORDINATORS
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Honestly wouldn't be much different than years past. The Steelers have always been a problem, the Bengals have always had good talent dragged down by poor coaching, and the Browns have always played us tough regardless of anything going on with their team. I'm not really worried as long as EDC is in charge.
 
To state the obvious we now have the best group of TEs in the NFL and they along with LJs running abilities opens up a whole new chapter in the playbook. Hope we can keep that group together a long time.

My fear is that those guys along with Pat are masking issues on the O line that are going to surface sooner or later.
 
Tank said:
To state the obvious we now have the best group of TEs in the NFL and they along with LJs running abilities opens up a whole new chapter in the playbook. Hope we can keep that group together a long time.

My fear is that those guys along with Pat are masking issues on the O line that are going to surface sooner or later.
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We have a decent center, elite RG and LT, and a good RT. Any team in the league would gladly take that
 
Charm City said:
We have a decent center, elite RG and LT, and a good RT. Any team in the league would gladly take that
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Bozeman has been solid at LG as well. I suspect we'll add to our IOL through the draft and/or FA during the off-season, but our line is one of the better ones in the league right now.
 
RL52TheGreatest said:
Bozeman has been solid at LG as well. I suspect we'll add to our IOL through the draft and/or FA during the off-season, but our line is one of the better ones in the league right now.
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He is by far the weak link on the line. It actually makes me wonder how bad Powers has looked that Bozeman has held that starting spot.
 
Adreme said:
He is by far the weak link on the line. It actually makes me wonder how bad Powers has looked that Bozeman has held that starting spot.
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Maybe Powers can develop with another off-season under his belt, but I'm sure we'll be looking for a replacement regardless.
 
Adreme said:
He is by far the weak link on the line. It actually makes me wonder how bad Powers has looked that Bozeman has held that starting spot.
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Our scheme puts a high value on mobility and pulling. If powers can't do that then it doesn't matter how well he blocks the guy in front of him because I think pulling is Bozemans strong suit
 
Charm City said:
Our scheme puts a high value on mobility and pulling. If powers can't do that then it doesn't matter how well he blocks the guy in front of him because I think pulling is Bozemans strong suit
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it's the biggest plus quality in bozeman's play - he's been mediocre to bad at the stuff you'd often want from a LG but he has excelled at pulling in the power run game and it's helped overpower loaded boxes and spring runs on a consistent basis
 
I remember thinking we had an awesome locker room presence because Flacco, Pitta and the Wolf-pack played cornhole during their off time. Now I watch sideline videos of Lamar with his teammates and the cornhole vibe has NOTHING on what's going on with the electricity this team is carrying inside and out of the locker room. It's amazing and beautiful, makes me really proud of our players and to be a Ravens fan
 
Not disagreeing at all about the performance of the O line and it goes without saying that Yanda and Stanley are possibly the best. But it may be that we are forced into a more conventional scheme at some point and I’m wondering how much the entire unit is helped by having 3 great TEs who can block and really good FB.
 
Tank said:
Not disagreeing at all about the performance of the O line and it goes without saying that Yanda and Stanley are possibly the best. But it may be that we are forced into a more conventional scheme at some point and I’m wondering how much the entire unit is helped by having 3 great TEs who can block and really good FB.
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not only having 3 TE's who can block really well. Actually 4 when you count Ricard, but pulling is extremely important in our scheme and that is Bozeman's strength and he's not very good outside of that. It is only his first year starting, so I'll give him that. Greg Roman, Lamar Jackson our OL coach and and the TE's definitely help our overall Offensive Line rating, for sure.
 
UPennChem said:
Guys... I am actually nervous for this team going forward into the coming years. Although I truly believe we are going to continue to improve, look at the rest of our division. The steelers look legit, I feel like one day the Browns are going to click, and the Bengals have talent and will take Burrow. It will be a division with 4 promising young quarterbacks. Gonna be a tough 6 games every year. Gotta fix this D and PLEASE KEEP THE COORDINATORS
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Can we just enjoy this ride for as long as it lasts before we start worrying? Besides, this franchise has found a way to stay competitive for the vast majority of seasons in its existence. EDC is off to a hell of a start in his GM career and I trust he will continue that trend. But to your point, these 2 coordinators are possibly the best tandem we’ve ever had. I expect them to both get offers eventually. It’s just part of the cycle of life in the NFL.
 
Stephen A: Ravens are the favorites over the Pats and Chiefs and Texans in the AFC.

Max: Refuses to discount the Chiefs and makes up excuses for them. "Mahomes is back" yeah and look at his numbers.

Stephen A & Dan Orlovsky: *Brings Up legitimate points about the Chiefs defense and that Mahomes can't do everything himself*

Max: Refuses to admit how right they are.

Max needs to get Mahomes jockstrap surgically removed from his you know what.
 
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