Steelers@Vikings Game Day Discussion Thread--London Edition

[Texas Vike]

I think today still showed that the defense has been laregly responsible for the 0-3 start. Just as you would hope the offense can get some first downs late, there has to be, at some point, a stop made by the defense. You can't give up points at will because you're changing the defensive gameplan.

Cassel should start next week. That is all.

I agree: Cassel should start and our MAJOR problem is actually on D.

[KilgoreT]

Yup

If nothing else we ended the Steelers season, personally my most hated teams are the Cowboys and the Steelers so this is making me particularly happy

[Just Me]

I think today still showed that the defense has been laregly responsible for the 0-3 start. Just as you would hope the offense can get some first downs late, there has to be, at some point, a stop made by the defense. You can't give up points at will because you're changing the defensive gameplan.

Cassel should start next week. That is all.

How about the week after? (Next week is our Bye)

[Texas Vike]

So...we plays QB then? It's the most important position in the game.

Cassel!

We need a LB and a CB desperately. Of course, drafting a QB would be good too.

[tmscr]

How about the week after? (Next week is our Bye)

ah yes, my brain has been scrambled with that crazy finish.

[King James]

Yeah, the defense is definitely a disappointment this season. The offense is playing lights out and the defense is giving up too many points. Every damn week.

[mondry]

So...we plays QB then? It's the most important position in the game.

Well it's only one game into the cassel era but I would honestly say we need a CB #1 priority. Josh Robinson looked awful again today, i bet he gave up 10 out of 12 passes that went his way at least.

CB LB S QB OG in that order most likely.

Otherwise the offense is putting up 30+ every single week.

[KilgoreT]

In watching the Seahawks game there is now 7 minutes left and tied at 20 so who knows who will win. But what I am seeing is a different attitude in coaching. Seattle have coaches playing to win and not predictable, the opposite of the Vikings coaches

[Texas Vike]

Well it's only one game into the cassel era but I would honestly say we need a CB #1 priority. Josh Robinson looked awful again today, i bet he gave up 10 out of 12 passes that went his way at least.

CB LB S QB OG in that order most likely.

Otherwise the offense is putting up 30+ every single week.

I agree with this. Robinson is lost out there. He is our worst player by a mile and QBs target him every week.

[Texas Vike]

DE Allen
DT Williams
DT Floyd
DE Griffen

OLB Greenway
MLB Henderson
OLB Bishop

CB Cook
CB Rhodes

SS Smith
FS Blatant

That should be our starting defensive unit....

Robison has been solid at DE. Cook's hurt. I agree w/ Rhodes and Bishop though.

[Reignman]

This just in ... Frazier needs to look at the tape to see if Cassel was really better than Ponder today.

[King James]

This just in ... Frazier needs to look at the tape to see if Cassel was really better than Ponder today.

Isn't that the answer for every question that get thrown at him. "I don't know Jim. We need to look at the tape and see what happened."

[yezzir]

Frazier: "Our quarterback is Christian Ponder." Said #Vikings have lot of things to talk about during bye week.

[mondry]

I think LB is prioritized over CB at this point.

I'm just not so sure. It's close, don't get me wrong, but in the nickel you only use two LB's anyway. Between Cook not being able to stay healthy and how bad Robinson has looked I'd give the edge to CB. Ideally we need both... and bad!

[Just Me]

I agree with this. Robinson is lost out there. He is our worst player by a mile and QBs target him every week.

I don't disagree with this, but I'm trying to figure out what happened. Robinson showed some promise last year and he (at least theoretically) is one of the fastest guys on the team. How can he go "down the tubes" this fast? At the risk of beating a dead horse, I think we have to give the coaching staff some of the 'credit' for where he's at. I don't know that it changes anything in terms of benching Robinson, but if the coached are partially to blame, I hope they don't corrupt Rhodes. That kid looks like he has promise...