BasX Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 The makeover in Pittsburgh is reportedly underway. Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians will be let go "in the near future," according to Ken Laird of 1250 ESPN in Pittsburgh. The Steelers have not confirmed the move, and Mike Tomlin didn't mention the change at his end of his season press conference. Arians was criticized for not building a consistent running attack in Pittsburgh, but the passing game was among the league's best. We doubt Arians would have been criticized so much if the Pittsburgh defense didn't give up 101 more points in 2009 than 2008. Steelers quarterback coach Ken Anderson retired earlier in the day. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/05/report-bruce-arians-will-be-fired-in-pittsburgh/ This just made my day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliCurbStomppa Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 you dont like bruce arians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasX Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 No, his play calling is too inconsistent, and he never tries to run the ball enough. We need a FB on this roster that can run block and we don't have that. I understand we have the talent on the outside to play a lot but to close out games we need to run that ball down peoples throats, but there is a reason we lose close games and its not just the D, because we cannot run out the clock. I'd like to point out as well that it's not the D that sucked at the end of games, it's the DBs, when they dropped LBs to help cover they can barely get a pass rush, when they blitz they get burned because Gay, Clark can't cover and Ike is hot and cold. Back to Arians, when you think about it, we played our best football when Ben called the pass plays. We need to run the ball more. With a FB, like Dan Krieder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasX Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Good post of PFT explaining the reasoning It's amazing how many boneheads don't understand the game of football. I see a few posts here mentioning the effect of too much passing, but the rest seem clueless. Defense is the reactionary side of the ball, therefore, tend to get worn out faster. A good running game nullifies that by controlling the clock and line of scrimmage. Why do you think the Steelers defense stunk in the fourth quarter! Airing the ball out is pretty, but causes too many other problems. Paraphrasing a Hall of Fame coach, "three things happen when throwing the football, and two of them are bad". Doesn't anyone remember Buddy Ryan punching Kevin Gilbride in Houston during the Run and Shoot (or Chuck and Duck as Buddy called it). What do you think that was over? By the way, I am diehard Ravens but love the smashmouth games we play. I hope that our rivalry is always about good, hard-nosed football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasX Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Apparently this was premature, but I hope it's still true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasX Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 ESPN Radio in Pittsburgh has some explaining to do. Bruce Arians will return as Steelers offensive coordinator after a long meeting with coach Mike Tomlin Wednesday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. We trust the Post-Gazette, of course, and apologize for passing along the radio's incorrect report Wednesday. The news caps a bizarre day that also included the news that Arians reportedly leaked the news of his imminent demise himself. (Why does this happen in Pittsburgh? Remember head coach Russ Grimm?) Offensive line coach Larry Zierlein was fired earlier Wednesday. Oi man, Ken Laird sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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