Mr. Slippery
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It's a lot better than what the Browns are doing which is:Smoke.
And.
Mirrors.
Crap.
Crap.
And.
More Crap.
Some organizations just know how to win, or at least be competitive. Others don't.
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It's a lot better than what the Browns are doing which is:Smoke.
And.
Mirrors.
Absolutely.It's a lot better than what the Browns are doing which is:
Crap.
Crap.
And.
More Crap.
Some organizations just know how to win. or at least be competitive Others don't.
Both teams playing with a lot of injuries. Weird game. Not going to seesaw with wins and losses. A mediocre coach is what he is.
Rudolph can't read a defense. It's concerning
how did Ben do reading defenses in his 3rd or 4th games? not very well, either.
Ben got the luxury of playing with a much better defense.
I’m not even talking about complex reads, I’m talking about things any pro should be able to read, like a LB lined up on a WR or being able to anticipate a route being open. He doesn’t show an ability to do these things.
Ben couldn't do those things? How about not talking out of your because you've made Rudolph your boy?
Ben couldn't do those things? How about not talking out of your because you've made Rudolph your boy?
Very little evidence? Are you serious? Rudolph is captain check down. At least 60% of his completions are to his HBs and TEs. He's not able to tell when anyone is going to be open. Ben could do that. Yes, he extended broken plays with his legs, but he wasn't running around like that for every snap. Nearly every snap we see Rudolph looking frantic trying to find someone open (and there usually is, he just couldn't anticipate it) before dumping the ball off to his safety route. Completely different.
typical response.
Rudolph ain't "my boy". i have no idea if he's the future or not after Ben is gone. still too early to tell. and if you want to believe Ben could do those things in his first couple seasons, then that's fine. but he couldn't. he was just better at escaping the pocket, extending the play, and making something happen. had ZERO to do with his ability to read a defense, call an audible, make an adjustment at the line, etc.
maybe give Rudolph a little more time/experience to be able to do those instead of expecting him to be great at it in his first rodeo. he isn't yet. neither was Ben.
Please. Ben was a game manager his first season, yes, but he wasn't running around every play. He made a lot of regular throws and hit his WRs. Molst importantly, Ben looked like he knew what was going on. He wasn't constantly in a state of panic. Rudolph, on the hand, looks completely lost out there.
I'm not being overly critical of Rudolph. It's just the way it is, and it is concerning that he can't do such basic things as target a WR if he a LB is lined up on him. That's college level stuff that he's not showing he can do. Can he improve? Sure. No one can tell the future, but he's also not a rookie. What was he learning all of last year? I don't know. It doesn't seem like it was learning how to quarterback at a professional level.
this article sums it up perfectly. simply stated - he's not above being criticized, but he is FAR from average and needing to be fired.
If Ben comes back next season and plays close to his former self I expect he’ll play at least 2 years. That gives the Steelers ample time to replace if Rudolph is not the guy.
What concerns me even more than his apparent lack of ability to read a defense, is his piss-poor passing technique. His footwork is god-awful. It's why he can't throw anything accurately between 10-20 yards; he can't drive a ball between the LBs and DBs. So even if he does see someone open, he doesn't have the confidence to get it there. It shows in his lack of attempts. Add the inability to anticipate routes and exploit mismatches, it's no wonder his passing charts look like this:
What the steelers have failed to do, where the Colts succeeded, was to absolutely bomb when their HOF QB went down and that secured a top pick.
1. One pass doesn't alter the entire body of evidence.
2. He forces the ball to JuJu A LOT, and on that particular play, he wasn't open. He was surrounded by defenders. Rudolph did get the ball there and JuJu should have caught it, but it would have been a "nice play but don't ever do it again" sort of deal.
Rudolph will throw to JuJu a lot even if he’s not open.
If you think being surrounded by 4 defenders is open no wonder you hold the opinions you do.
Forcing the ball doesn’t necessarily mean over-targeting. It has more to do with throwing to him to him when he’s not really open. Rudolph will throw to JuJu a lot even if he’s not open.
Did you read the article? They rightfully criticized Tomlin for his silly challenges and piss poor record out of the time zone and to bad teams. This was no circle jerk piece. They showed the good and the bad. And I just don't comprehend why you hand wave his regular season winning percentage. This is the NFL. Not Ohio state where 50% of your games you gave a 99% chance of winning and 25% of the remaining games you have a 75% chance of winning. You don't coach 13 years in THIS league without a losing record unless you know what you're doing.The national media wet themselves over Tomlin and largely refuse to criticize him for PC reasons. If he were Mike McCarthy instead, all the criticisms would be out there in print on a weekly basis.