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Ray Fittipaldo's Steelers chat: 12.22.20
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Ray Fittipaldo
2:51
I'd take a tackle although Harris and Etienne might be stars in the right system. I'm just never a big fan of drafting RBs in round 1.
Cburg Stiller
2:53
So does it sound like Vince will be back Sunday?  That would have to help the D a lot.
Ray Fittipaldo
2:53
Can't hurt. It will help even more when Spillane comes back.
Utah Jim
2:53
If Colbert decides to retire after the season is it time to just completely clean house and start anew?
Ray Fittipaldo
2:54
That would be a huge undertaking, and I'm not sure Art Rooney wants to go down that road. I think they'll promote someone from within. Brandon Hunt and others in the scouting department are well regarded by Kevin.
Mike
2:54
38-10 Ray!?! Give the defense some credit. Maybe 28-10. 😀
Ray Fittipaldo
2:55
The Bengals scored 27! Maybe this game they'll have to defend five short fields. The way the offense is going I wouldn't be surprised.
mrbig
2:55
is this the biggest disappointment ever in the nfl? 11-0 and probably 1 & done in playoffs?
Ray Fittipaldo
2:56
If they lose out it would be an epic collapse. I'm not aware of anything like ever in the history of the NFL.
Joe
2:56
I love 78, but that may have been one of the worst efforts ever in a meaningful game.  I don’t see they have other options, do you?
Ray Fittipaldo
2:56
For the rest of the season? No. But he won't be back.
Big Ed
2:56
A lot of people have been blaming the offense of coordinator but you can't blame him when Ben is throwing into double and triple coverage under throwing in overthrowing people.
Ray Fittipaldo
2:58
Agreed, but the coaches deserve some blame. Put Ben in better situations. Run the ball on first down to get some yards so you're not always in second-and-10 and third-and-longs. Have some variety in play-calling. If Ben is getting the ball batted down at the LOS, then roll him out. Or mass protect to give him time to throw some deeper patterns. There is no variety in this offense right now. It's easy to defend. Coaches make the big bucks to come up with answers for these situations.
Turk in MD
2:59
Chucks to LT, Feiler to RT, Dotson and DeCastro as guards.  I think they need to shake something up if Ben isn’t going anywhere.  Thoughts?
Ray Fittipaldo
3:00
Feiler is a UFA and won't be back. Their biggest need on the OL is tackle, but their interior is not aging well either.
Mike
3:00
Physical decline is expected and inevitable for everyone. So I’m not surprised to see it happening to Ben, but how do you explain the mental decline? The broadcast did a good job last night highlighting some plays where Ben had some big chances and missed it. Is he afraid to stand in pocket that extra second because he doesn’t trust the line?
Ray Fittipaldo
3:00
He's not scared. He's not confident. And a QB without confidence is not going to win many games.
freeheadshots
3:01
Jean-Paul Sartre - now that was funny!  Could he be worse, if we take into account he is no more of this earth?
Ray Fittipaldo
3:01
We started with the great philosophers so let's end with them, too. Have a great Christmas, everyone! We'll be back next week to discuss another Steelers loss. I mean, another Steelers game.
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