So his line wasn't overly impressive for week 1 ( 18 of 26 passes for 236 yards and one interception) but during the course of the game Dennis showed me that he indeed has what it takes to manage the Steelers offense in Ben's absence. He didn't WOW us with his performance, instead he took the field and accomplished EXACTLY what was asked of him.....VICTORY!! The amount of moxie on display at Heinz field was tangible as DD decided to lean on good old number 86 for the majority of the game. Heinz Ward seemed to be everywhere which is exactly what the fans have come to expect of him in these types of situations.
Kudos to DD and Heinz for teaming up for just enough output from the offense to steal one from the Falcons.
I am an avid listener of sports talk radio especially after a Steelers game. Now I normally enjoy the playful banter between the callers and the hosts of the shows but this week was a bit silly. There seems to be some DD haters among us who believe that DD's performance was so sub-par that Leftwich playing at 70% is a better option than DD.
That is the most ludicrous thing I have ever heard.
Bryon, while a serviceable QB in the league, is not going to force the offense to rally behind him like they did for DD. Everyone on the offense wants DD to be successful and understands for that to happen each and every one of them will need to setup their respective games. If Byron was the starter, I think that feeling would be lost from the offense therefore the performance they gave would not have been as great as effort.
FYI...sports talk callers are generally stupid and deserve to be run over by a milk truck in most cases or at least covered in bacon and left on Hampton's doorstep before his morning feeding.
Personally the only issue that I saw with the offense was some of the play calling. Look we understand that DD is a new starter but where the hell are the rest of the plays? He has been on this team for 5 years now, one would think that he would know more than 10 plays.
CUT THE MAN LOOSE FOR GODS SAKE!!!
Mendenhall's performance prior to OT was not too bad but when you put the game winning 50yard dash in the mix he was incredible! The Steelers are going to need a repeat performance this week to have a chance to win this game.
In order to compete with the Titans this week we are going to need at least 3 TD's. Settling for field goals is not an option that will lead to victory!
By the way....The defense last week was incredible!! Timmons was running around the field like someone has talked about his mama before every play. Harrison is back on track with getting to the QB and oh how sweet it is to see #43 roaming the secondary. The difference that Troy makes to the defense is indescribable.
I am not much for predictions but since I hate Chris Johnson so much here goes.....
Steelers 24 Titans 21
The Steelers hold CJ to 76 yards rushing breaking his streak of 100 yard games. This would make me very happy.
Steelers 1-0 AFC North leaders!
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