Monday Evening Quarterback by Hardnosed

SevenQuest - Part Seven

Posted Mon, 10/24/2011 - 21:01 by Hardnosed

 

Welcome to the Terrordome

The Steelers beat down the Cardinals.

Now onto a bigger and better challenge, beating the Cheating Cheatriots from Cheatsville, with their shoddy defense, midget wide receivers, "exceptional" tight end, whining pansy quarterback and their socially maladjusted head coach.

SevenQuest - Part Six

Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 17:02 by Hardnosed

 

Edutainment

The Steelers dispatched with the Jacksonville Jaguars to push their record to 4-2, but the old idiom "it's a game of inches" held true, both in terms of the Steelers being a play or two away from a certified blowout to the Jaguars being a play or two away from stealing a win.

SevenQuest - Part Five

Posted Mon, 10/10/2011 - 22:09 by Hardnosed

 

 

My Mind is Playing Tricks on Me

The Steelers trounced the Titans, but like last week the story remains unwritten.  While the Steelers certainly played with more discipline and more determination, it's hard to say how good the Titans are this year.  They've played good team football, but at the very least it's true that they don't possess a Dwight Freeney or a Mario Williams defensively who can single-handedly take over a game.  Beyond that, their receiving corps is in shambles.  In the end, the Steelers played better up front on both sides of the ball, and the end result was a win and some positive momentum.

SevenQuest - Part Four

Posted Mon, 10/03/2011 - 15:27 by Hardnosed

 

100 Miles and Runnin'

It's hard to find positives in an utterly disappointing loss to the Texans. The only available ray of sunshine is that Ben Roethlisberger's foot is not broken.  Aside from that, it was a calliope of horrors for the Steelers.

SevenQuest - Part Three

Posted Mon, 09/26/2011 - 15:10 by Hardnosed

 

Business as Usual

The Steelers beat the Colts, but once again they played sloppy football and made the game far closer than it should have been.  Execution errors are a part of football - if all offenses executed perfectly, games would be even more high scoring than they have been these past few years under liberalized passing rules.  We've seen near-perfect execution beat the vaunted Steelers' defense, in the form of the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers.  Three weeks in, the Steelers still haven't played an elite quarterback, so those questions regarding the defense remain unanswered.  What has been exposed, however, is that the Steelers' offense is not yet capable of executing at an elite level.

SevenQuest - Part Two

Posted Mon, 09/19/2011 - 19:38 by Hardnosed

 

Buggin' Out

The Steelers came not to play the Seahawks, but to bury them.

Despite some mistakes and some missed opportunities, that's exactly what the Steelers did.  But the Seahawks aren't a very good football team, especially on offense.  So how do we weigh this shutout win?

SevenQuest - Part One

Posted Mon, 09/12/2011 - 18:54 by Hardnosed

 

Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em

John Harbaugh single-handedly doomed the Steelers in what appeared to be a 5th preseason game for the visiting team.  By forcing the Steelers to wear their home black on a 75 degree day, the Ravens' head coach guaranteed that the Steelers simply wouldn't be able to compete against the white-clad Ravens.

4 Reasons Why - Exaggerated Cornerback Criticism

Posted Tue, 08/09/2011 - 23:54 by Hardnosed

The Patriots and Packers developed the blueprint to beat the Steelers last season, and now every team in the league knows exactly what has to be done.

All you have to do is find yourself an ultra-accurate, Hall of Fame caliber quarterback who is adept at the short passing game and who has a deep, smart receiving corps, all of whom run great routes.  Then you just have him march methodically down the field, throwing two-thirds of the time while demanding that he makes no mistakes.  Easy, right?

Of course it isn't.  And that's why the current canard that the Steelers' pass defense is a liability is at best hyperbole and at worst wholly inaccurate.

SevenQuest - Part One of ?

Posted Mon, 02/07/2011 - 16:01 by Hardnosed

 

 

Evolve

A couple of weeks ago, I realized that part 19 of 19 could be completed without the appropriate ending.

And that's what happened.

I'm proud of my team.  Even while enduring mishap after mishap, they had the ball with a chance to win at the end.  And they didn't even deserve that much with the way they played for much of the game.

The Steelers lost Super Bowl XLV, a game they could have won.  It feels like 1995, but I don't think this team is going to have to wait 10 years to get back. 

SevenQuest - Part Eighteen of Nineteen

Posted Mon, 01/24/2011 - 18:53 by Hardnosed

 

Bullies

Roger Goodell's "state of the game" speech is due to occur this Friday.  But it's pretty easy to figure out where he stands.  In his opinion, football is too brutal.  It rewards the toughest far too often.  The NFL needs to legislate the sandpaper out of the game, and replace it with acrobatics, intricate timing based passing games and a total lack of defense.  Basketball on grass is the goal, so that the season can be extended without the fear of increased injuries, all in the name of chasing more dollar bills. Steeler football is the last thing standing in his way.

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