Comments on: Hold The Champagne: Arians Stays http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/01/06/hold-the-champagne-arians-stays/ A Pittsburgh Steelers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:16:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: steelspikes http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/01/06/hold-the-champagne-arians-stays/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 steelspikes Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:25:38 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=2443#comment-1472 Sorry to hear BA is staying. Steeler's ppg. avg. was slightly lower in 2009 than it was in Ben's rookie yr. under OC Wisenhunt. All the hoopla re 4k yds passing and other stats didn't win games. In today's NFL, shutdown defenses like the Steelers had in '08 are a rarity (13.9 ppg). Hopefully next yr. we can do better than allowing 20 ppg. Still, the scoring avg. has to go up. Today's elite NFL offenses (Pats, Colts, Chargers, Saints, etc.) all avg. scoring at least 26 ppg. That's where Steelers need to get. If Arians can't do it in 2010, then it should be his last yr. Sorry to hear BA is staying. Steeler’s ppg. avg. was slightly lower in 2009 than it was in Ben’s rookie yr. under OC Wisenhunt. All the hoopla re 4k yds passing and other stats didn’t win games. In today’s NFL, shutdown defenses like the Steelers had in ’08 are a rarity (13.9 ppg). Hopefully next yr. we can do better than allowing 20 ppg. Still, the scoring avg. has to go up. Today’s elite NFL offenses (Pats, Colts, Chargers, Saints, etc.) all avg. scoring at least 26 ppg. That’s where Steelers need to get. If Arians can’t do it in 2010, then it should be his last yr.

]]> By: chris http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/01/06/hold-the-champagne-arians-stays/comment-page-1/#comment-1447 chris Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:45:31 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=2443#comment-1447 Thank you, Robyn. Honestly, I never understood why fans from other cities described Steeler fans as annoying until I started this blog. While I appreciate the passion of Steeler Nation, it seems like some of yinz expect us to have a Pro Bowler at every position and win the Lombardi every year. Let's be reasonable here, people. Thank you, Robyn. Honestly, I never understood why fans from other cities described Steeler fans as annoying until I started this blog. While I appreciate the passion of Steeler Nation, it seems like some of yinz expect us to have a Pro Bowler at every position and win the Lombardi every year. Let’s be reasonable here, people.

]]> By: "O" http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/01/06/hold-the-champagne-arians-stays/comment-page-1/#comment-1446 "O" Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:46:23 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=2443#comment-1446 Great point Robyn. You really can't win them all. As bad as we all think it is, it really isn't all that bad. There are teams whom have not been in the post season for years and years. Just remember how good we really have it having a team that always seems to be in the hunt. Every year our team could be the ones raising the trophy at the end of the season. That alone is enough to be proud of. Maybe having a new O line coach will shake things up, that and a good draft may turn things around. You can't put all the blame on the coaches because they are not the ones on the field. Game plans and execution are two different things. Time will tell. Go Steelers Great point Robyn. You really can’t win them all. As bad as we all think it is, it really isn’t all that bad. There are teams whom have not been in the post season for years and years. Just remember how good we really have it having a team that always seems to be in the hunt. Every year our team could be the ones raising the trophy at the end of the season. That alone is enough to be proud of. Maybe having a new O line coach will shake things up, that and a good draft may turn things around. You can’t put all the blame on the coaches because they are not the ones on the field. Game plans and execution are two different things. Time will tell.
Go Steelers

]]> By: Robyn http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/01/06/hold-the-champagne-arians-stays/comment-page-1/#comment-1445 Robyn Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:53:52 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=2443#comment-1445 I think Mr. Bradshaw up there is forgetting that the Steelers also missed the playoffs after winning super bowl XL. and super bowl XIV for that matter. Chill out pal, there's always next year. you can't win 'em all! I think Mr. Bradshaw up there is forgetting that the Steelers also missed the playoffs after winning super bowl XL. and super bowl XIV for that matter. Chill out pal, there’s always next year. you can’t win ‘em all!

]]> By: chris http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/01/06/hold-the-champagne-arians-stays/comment-page-1/#comment-1440 chris Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:29:21 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=2443#comment-1440 Bottom line on Arians is they have to maintain drives and score more TDs or Ben throwing for 6,000 yards won't save him. 40 yard bombs are nice and all but that can't be your entire game plan. I hate the West Coast Offense so I don't mind stretching the field but Arians needs to learn churning out yards with runs and short passes isn't a bad thing. As for Ligashesky, I won't be surprised if he's let go but he probably shouldn't be. Blaming him for the coverage fiasco is like buying rotten eggs and then blaming the cook when the omelet tastes like crap. Every time we find a great special teamer like Chidi Owouma, Anthony Madison, or the awesome Sean Morey, either Tomlin or Colbert let them go. Ligs had Stefan Logan on coverage last year. LOGAN! I love the guy but he's 5'6 175 pounds. Sepulveda would crush him in a blocking drill. Bottom line on Arians is they have to maintain drives and score more TDs or Ben throwing for 6,000 yards won’t save him. 40
yard bombs are nice and all but that can’t be your entire game plan. I hate the West Coast Offense so I don’t mind stretching the field but Arians needs to learn churning out yards with runs and short passes isn’t a bad thing.

As for Ligashesky, I won’t be surprised if he’s let go but he probably shouldn’t be. Blaming him for the coverage fiasco is like buying rotten eggs and then blaming the cook when the omelet tastes like crap. Every time we find a great special teamer like Chidi Owouma, Anthony Madison, or the awesome Sean Morey, either Tomlin or Colbert let them go. Ligs had Stefan Logan on coverage last year. LOGAN! I love the guy but he’s 5’6 175 pounds. Sepulveda would crush him in a blocking drill.

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