Steelers Playoff Watch

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Not even positive I want to make the playoffs if Watt isn't avaliable, but the Titans are playing inspired so far. Always a chance a 5-11 team just cashes it in, but they are playing with some pride. Jacksonville seemed to be emerging at one point this season, but they came back down to Earth with a vengeance.

 

[HailToPitt725]

21-10 Titans… so far, so good.

 

[BFo8]

Not even positive I want to make the playoffs if Watt isn't avaliable, but the Titans are playing inspired so far. Always a chance a 5-11 team just cashes it in, but they are playing with some pride. Jacksonville seemed to be emerging at one point this season, but they came back down to Earth with a vengeance.

Mike Vrabel deserves a lot of credit for that, they’re not very good but always play hard.

As far as the Jags go their season turned dramatically when Lawrence got banged up. He probably shouldn’t have been playing some of these late games but when CJ Beathard is your backup I guess you feel like you have no choice but to have Lawrence try to gut it out.

 

[pittmeister]

It all started when the he jag-offs disrespected the Terrible Towel:



After beating the Steelers and disrespected the towel they were 6-2. Since then, 3-5 and on their way to being 9-8 and out of the playoffs.

 

[SteelerPittFan87]

Minkah and TJ being out hurts us, but the role players they've found for these situations keeps me optimistic.

"Titan Up" for the day

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Prediction - Titans and Bills Win

Pittsburgh at Buffalo

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Minkah and TJ being out hurts us, but the role players they've found for these situations keeps me optimistic.

"Titan Up" for the day

Would Minkah be back, at least? I honestly would hate our chances against Buffalo or Miami without he or Watt, let alone both.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Damn. Really wanted some points on that drive. Jacksonville has two quick strikes already, so I don't think 11 is safe.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Backup punter accepted a bag of dirty money before the game 🙁

 

[PatMac59]

Prediction - Titans and Bills Win

Pittsburgh at Buffalo

It’s a shame Watt will be out if they make it because that’s honestly a pretty good matchup for the Steelers given the Bills’ turnover issues this year.

 

[SteelerPittFan87]

Would Minkah be back, at least? I honestly would hate our chances against Buffalo or Miami without he or Watt, let alone both.

I'm not sure..I'm thinking yes with my fingers crossed

 

[BreakingPitt]

King Henry !

 

[HailToPitt725]

Man, that sequence at the end of the first half hurts right now. If Tannehill would’ve connected on that third down pass and they at least get a FG out of it, we’re looking at a 31-10 or 35-10 game.

 

[pittmeister]

Beat those punks!

 

[pierre93]

Backup punter accepted a bag of dirty money before the game 🙁

Looks like Lawrence accepted the bag. What WWE fellas

 

[BFo8]

Watching these two punters light it up in horrible weather in the Patriots/Jets game just reinforces how lousy Harvin was yesterday. He’s got to go next season.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

Steeler fans at the Titans game with their terrible towels.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Hope the Super Bowl jingle I've been working on doesn't go to waste.

Got Mason
And Kenny Two Gloves
Buncha safeties I ain't never heard of
If we don't get it in the end zone
We'll get 28 net off Harvin's fat toe

 

[happjack]

That 500 year old field judge they showed earlier just gifted the Jags a 1st down.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

That 500 year old field judge they showed earlier just gifted the Jags a 1st down.

Looked like a legit hold, as much as it sucked. But Tennessee is really doing their best to choke this one away.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

And there it is. Game of inches.

Edit: GD announcer stole my cliche line!

 

[pittiswhereiamfrom2]

That was a poor drive there for Jacksonville

 

[BreakingPitt]

Staying alive.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Staying alive.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

It’s pretty unbelievable how many times they’ve snuck in under unlikely scenarios.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Wouldn't happen in a million years, but I'd start Pickett next week. Good opportunity for some playoff experience for who might be your QB of the future. Mason Rudolph is not the long-term solution. Again, I know it won't happen so take it easy on me.

 

[happjack]

Thanks old Oilers!

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Thanks old Oilers!

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Such a great team name/logo/uniform combination to no longer be in use.

Though given the fact that the Titans just wore the throwbacks a few weeks ago, I wonder if they own the drilling rights to that trademark and that's why Houston can't use it (?).

 

[HailtoPitt]

Wouldn't happen in a million years, but I'd start Pickett next week. Good opportunity for some playoff experience for who might be your QB of the future. Mason Rudolph is not the long-term solution. Again, I know it won't happen so take it easy on me.

Mason throws for 170 with 1 TD and the media loves it. Kenny does it and it sucks.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Mason throws for 170 with 1 TD and the media loves it. Kenny does it and it sucks.

We will score 7 points in Buffalo with Rudolph.

 

[forbesfield]

Wouldn't happen in a million years, but I'd start Pickett next week. Good opportunity for some playoff experience for who might be your QB of the future. Mason Rudolph is not the long-term solution. Again, I know it won't happen so take it easy on me.

I'd be the first guy ready to sharpen up the guillotine if Tomlin did that. Rudolph has more than earned the start.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

I'd be the first guy ready to sharpen up the guillotine if Tomlin did that. Rudolph has more than earned the start.

He has. Can't argue that. But he sucks

 

[forbesfield]

He has. Can't argue that. But he sucks

That is the problem. Khan has a lot of thinking to do this off-season. Rudolph's price tag is way higher now. Somebody will pay him decent back-up money.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

That is the problem. Khan has a lot of thinking to do this off-season. Rudolph's price tag is way higher now. Somebody will pay him decent back-up money.

I have a feeling his price tag might be plummeting a bit after this playoff game, haha. We shall see.

 

[Parkview57]

Khan has a lot of thinking to do this off-season.

Maybe but not much to think about with MR, decide what you will pay him and if he leaves for more, good for him, not really earth shattering, IMO.

 

[HailtoPitt]

I'd be the first guy ready to sharpen up the guillotine if Tomlin did that. Rudolph has more than earned the start.

I mean he's averaged 230 YPG against two weak defenses and then the Ravens when they had the top seed locked. That certainly is not praise worthy, yet he gets a lot of it.

 

[forbesfield]

Maybe but not much to think about with MR, decide what you will pay him and if he leaves for more, good for him, not really earth shattering, IMO.

It's more complicated than that, though. They need to figure out if they really ride KP for the next few years. That is what determines Rudolph's ceiling price, locally. In math terms, Rudolph is the independent variable.

 

[forbesfield]

I mean he's averaged 230 YPG against two weak defenses and then the Ravens when they had the top seed locked. That certainly is not praise worthy, yet he gets a lot of it.

Compared to KP? Even though there are reasons to explain it, the offense has looked good for the first time all year. Even against other bad teams, they didn't look this good.

 

[HailtoPitt]

Compared to KP? Even though there are reasons to explain it, the offense has looked good for the first time all year. Even against other bad teams, they didn't look this good.

The offense looked good against the Bengals after Canada was fired. Then KP got hurt and the offense was bad with Mitch. Then they look ok again (not great) with Mason, but he won't look good against a half decent defense in the playoffs, when the two drama queens will start being emo.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

I completely forgot that Buffalo is below us if they lose. So it's at Buffalo or at KC. Whats the better matchup for us?