PromoTheRobot Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 If a team has studs on the offensive and defensive lines, they can have middling talent everywhere else and still win. You still need some marquee talent to win a Super Bowl, but you start with the lines. PTR
Mile High Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 If a team has studs on the offensive and defensive lines, they can have middling talent everywhere else and still win. You still need some marquee talent to win a Super Bowl, but you start with the lines. PTR 536768[/snapback] And it really is that simple. Yes sir you ARE correct.
Mark VI Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 So the Coach and GM are fine ? I guess it DOESN'T end with the lines...
Mile High Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 So the Coach and GM are fine ? I guess it DOESN'T end with the lines... 536774[/snapback] If the lines were addressed a couple years ago like they should have been, there is a good possibility that MM and TD wouldn't be worried about their jobs. Gauranteed.
PromoTheRobot Posted December 19, 2005 Author Posted December 19, 2005 Good lines would make everyone look a lot smarter. PTR
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 If a team has studs on the offensive and defensive lines, they can have middling talent everywhere else and still win. You still need some marquee talent to win a Super Bowl, but you start with the lines. PTR 536768[/snapback] The biggest irony in this statement is that this was Chuck Noll's theory of football. He always preached having the best guys on the lines in the trenches. And, of course, TD and MM, lineal descendants from that Pittsburgh school of thought, have completely forgotten the lessons taught by the founding father.
obie_wan Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 The biggest irony in this statement is that this was Chuck Noll's theory of football. He always preached having the best guys on the lines in the trenches. And, of course, TD and MM, lineal descendants from that Pittsburgh school of thought, have completely forgotten the lessons taught by the founding father. 536787[/snapback] They are no longer in Pittsburgh because they knew better and refused to accept this basic premise. TD and MM both favor the glitz and glammor over the blue line trench warfare for which the Steelers are noted. Roscoe Parrish playing QB sums it up for how MM talks power football but relishes finesse and trickery. The 2 must go and must be replaced by a GM and coach with a blue collar attitude who understands the lines are key. Kirk Ferentz should be the coach and the GM should be an asst from a team which has produced a blue colar team- say Chicago,
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