Nonstopdrivel
13 years ago
Gregg Easterbrook devoted some space in this week's Tuesday Morning Quarterback  to describing how Pittsburgh beat New England. I couldn't say it any better than he does. I've been arguing for years that the main reason why Tom Brady seems so great on the field is that defensive coordinators are afraid of giving up the occasional big play to him and having to answer for it in the postgame press conferences, so they play their defensive backs far off the receivers in the vain hope of reducing the damage instead of preventing it. This results in Brady having so much time in the pocket that he literally stands on his heels. He's the only quarterback in the league I can think of who doesn't even bend his knees or stand on the balls of his feet while in the pocket. Teams that pressure Tom Brady tend to win, while teams who show cowardice when facing him tend to lose.

As someone said recently (it might have been Gregg Easterbrook himself), concerns over job security drive more decisions on the field than concerns over winning the game. I find that so ironic, considering the fact that winning the game is the best method to ensure job security. Unfortunately, humans are inherently risk averse creatures, and avoiding something bad is often a greater incentive than attaining something good.

Kudos to the Steelers for manning up this week, taking the risk of looking foolish, and forcing Brady to make decisions he doesn't like to make.

When New England had possession, Pittsburgh used a choked-up tight defense. Many defensive coordinators have responded to Brady's pinpoint throws by backing their secondaries off; but New England likes to operate against a backed-off zone. Sunday, Pittsburgh often had eight and sometimes nine defenders up on the line of scrimmage -- and almost always jammed the New England wide receivers. That knocked off the timing upon which Brady relies.

Pittsburgh leading 10-0, New England faced third-and-15. In this long-yardage situation, Brady would expect a backed-off secondary. Instead nine defenders were on the line. All Patriots wideouts were jammed. Pre-snap, it looked as if Pittsburgh would big blitz. Instead only four rushers came, and both pairs ran twists. The result was linebacker LaMarr Woodley unblocked for a sack. In Dick LeBeau choreography, the desired outcome is one rusher coming through unblocked. New England would end up with five sacks on Roethlisberger, versus Pittsburgh with three on Brady. But the herky-jerky Pittsburgh attack doesn't seem to mind sacks, which the Paul Bunyan-like Roethlisberger barely seems to notice. The New England attack relies on precision, and pretty-boy Brady gets flustered when he's hit.

Gregg Easterbrook wrote:


Zero2Cool
13 years ago
Thank you Rourke, this is a good example of what a positive contribution to the site entails.
Formo
13 years ago
Very interesting. I wish I had seen that game.

Thanks to TheViking88 for the sig!!
Packers_Finland
13 years ago
I was too busy laughing at Tom Brady's uselessness to notice how tightly they played. Apparently that's the way to go from now on.
This is a placeholder
DakotaT
13 years ago
I agree Finny, and in fact, until those pussies win a playoff game again; they have no relevancy.
Zero2Cool
13 years ago

I was too busy laughing at Tom Brady's uselessness to notice how tightly they played. Apparently that's the way to go from now on.

Originally Posted by: Packers_Finland 



I, for one, was NOT laughing at Tom Brady's uselessness!
Wade
  • Wade
  • Veteran Member
13 years ago

Thank you Rourke, this is a good example of what a positive contribution to the site entails.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



Rourke is clearly a suck-up brown-noser. 👅
[ass]





(probably the first time, even in jest as here, that he's ever been accused of such). [grin1]

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
Packers_Finland
13 years ago

I, for one, was NOT laughing at Tom Brady's uselessness!

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



The fact that half your roster were from the Patriots only amplified my laughs of joy.
This is a placeholder
Fan Shout
beast (20-Feb) : I haven't followed, but I believe he's good when healthy, just hasn't been able to stay healthy.
dfosterf (20-Feb) : Hasn"t Bosa missed more games than he has played in the last 3 years?
Mucky Tundra (19-Feb) : He hasn't been too bad when healthy but I don't feel like I ever heard much about when he is
Zero2Cool (19-Feb) : Felt like he was more interested in his body, than football. He flashed more than I expected
Zero2Cool (19-Feb) : When he was coming out, I thought he'd be flash in pan.
Mucky Tundra (19-Feb) : Joey seems so forgettable compared to his brother for some reason
Zero2Cool (19-Feb) : NFL informed teams today that the 2025 salary cap will be roughly $277.5M-$281.5M
Zero2Cool (19-Feb) : Los Angeles Chargers are likely to release DE Joey Bosa this off-season as a cap casualty, per league source.
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : If the exploit is not fixed, we'll see tons of "50 top free agents, 50 perfect NFL team fits: We picked where each should sign in March" lo
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : Issue should be solved, database cleaned and held strong working / meeting. Boom!
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : It should be halted now.
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : usually spambots are trying to get traffic to shady websites filled with spyware; the two links being spammed were to the Packers website
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : you know when you put it that way combined with the links it was spamming (to the official Packers website)
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : Yep. You can do that with holding down ENTER on a command in Console of browser
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : even with the rapid fire posts?
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : I'm not certain it's a bot.
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : I've got to go to work soon which is a pity because I'm enthralled by this battle between the bot and Zero
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : Yeah, I see what that did. Kind of funny.
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : now it's a link to Wes Hodkiezwicz mailbag
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : Now they're back with another topic
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : oh lol
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : I have a script that purges them now.
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : 118 Topics with Message.
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : what's 118 (besides a number)?
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : They got 118 slapped in there.
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : that's why it confused the hell out of me
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : Yeah, but this is taking a headline and slapping it into the Packers Talk
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : Wasnt there a time guests could post in the help forum?
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : lol good question, kind of impressed!
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : So how is a guest posting?
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : Tell them its an emergency
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : Working. Meetings.
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : Lots of fun; the spam goes back 4 or 5 pages by this point
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : I thought you'd look for yourself and put 2 and 2 together lol. I overestimated ya ;)
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : I thought Guests couldnt post?
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : And gosh that's gonna be fun to clean up! hahaa
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : Oh. Why not just say that then? Geez.
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : check the main forum, seems a spam bot is running amok
Zero2Cool (18-Feb) : What?
Mucky Tundra (18-Feb) : Is the Packers online game "Packers Predict" now available for 2024? I can't tell
Zero2Cool (17-Feb) : Bengals planning to Franchise Tag Tamaurice Higgins
Zero2Cool (14-Feb) : Packers are hiring Luke Getsy as senior offensive assistant.
Martha Careful (12-Feb) : I would love to have them both, esp. Crosby, but either might be too expensive.
Zero2Cool (12-Feb) : Keisean Nixon is trying to get Maxx Crosby and Davante Adams lol
Mucky Tundra (11-Feb) : Yeah where did it go?
packerfanoutwest (11-Feb) : or did you resctrict access to that topic?
packerfanoutwest (11-Feb) : why did you remove the Playoff topic?
Zero2Cool (10-Feb) : Tua’s old DC won a Super Bowl Year 1 with Tua’s former backup
Mucky Tundra (10-Feb) : *winning MVP
Mucky Tundra (10-Feb) : Funny observation I've heard: Carson Wentz was on the sideline for both Eagles Super Bowl wins w/guys supposed to be his back up winning
Please sign in to use Fan Shout
2024 Packers Schedule
Friday, Sep 6 @ 7:15 PM
Eagles
Sunday, Sep 15 @ 12:00 PM
COLTS
Sunday, Sep 22 @ 12:00 PM
Titans
Sunday, Sep 29 @ 12:00 PM
VIKINGS
Sunday, Oct 6 @ 3:25 PM
Rams
Sunday, Oct 13 @ 12:00 PM
CARDINALS
Sunday, Oct 20 @ 12:00 PM
TEXANS
Sunday, Oct 27 @ 12:00 PM
Jaguars
Sunday, Nov 3 @ 3:25 PM
LIONS
Sunday, Nov 17 @ 12:00 PM
Bears
Sunday, Nov 24 @ 3:25 PM
49ERS
Thursday, Nov 28 @ 7:20 PM
DOLPHINS
Thursday, Dec 5 @ 7:15 PM
Lions
Sunday, Dec 15 @ 7:20 PM
Seahawks
Monday, Dec 23 @ 7:15 PM
SAINTS
Sunday, Dec 29 @ 3:25 PM
Vikings
Sunday, Jan 5 @ 12:00 PM
BEARS
Sunday, Jan 12 @ 3:30 PM
Eagles
Recent Topics
1h / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

3h / Green Bay Packers Talk / TheKanataThrilla

12h / Green Bay Packers Talk / dfosterf

19-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

19-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / MintBaconDrivel

18-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

18-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

18-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

18-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

16-Feb / Around The NFL / beast

16-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

16-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

15-Feb / Around The NFL / beast

15-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

14-Feb / Green Bay Packers Talk / TheKanataThrilla

Headlines
Copyright © 2006 - 2025 PackersHome.com™. All Rights Reserved.