Each week I go back again and rewatch the Steelers gaming to think about a look at which offensive linemen starred and who left Willie Parker and Ben Roethlisberger on their back. You can see the reviews from through the period here.
Quick Summary
There was a huge amount of good information when you would presume in the 38-7 win, but there also were still some reasons to be worried concerning the offensive line. Ben Roethlisberger produces this collection look much better than it is, however the Steelers continuing inability to run versus good defensive lines is a concern.
Sacks
Pittsburgh gave up three sacks, Marvel Smith, Kendall Simmons and Willie Colon each and every gave up one sack.
Under Pressure
Big Ben's shoulder shrug to throw off Trevor Pryce before to tossing a touchdown to Heath Miller was outstanding, and it was one of several occasions in which Roethlisberger slipped away from stress to throw a huge pass. I counted seven plays in which Roethlisberger was obviously pressured. Kendall Simmons was the worst offender with 2 1/2 pressures. Najeh Davenport gave up two hurries whilst Sean Mahan gave up one 1/2 and Colon gave up one. whilst that amount appears high, the Steelers really do a pretty good job managing the Ravens blitz package. last twelve weeks the Steelers problems came from the mindset of locking up a pass rusher and blocking him for that complete exclusion of worrying about anyone else. Give offensive collection instructor Larry Zierlein credit rating for carrying out a substantially much better job than Russ Grimm. in which Grimm's approach failed twice, Zierlein coached his linemen to retain their heads up, viewing for extra threats. All evening you would see an offensive linemen blocking a defensive lineman appropriate right after the snap, but when a blitzing linebacker or defensive back again tried to sneak via precisely the very same gap, the lineman would toss off the lineman to choose up the linebacker. It was a fabulous tweak like a linebacker operating at complete percentage is substantially much more of the danger than a defensive lineman who has currently experienced his first surge stopped. Sometimes one more blocker would choose up the cost-free Raven lineman, but even if it meant how the lineman got cost-free for some previous due pressure, Roethlisberger experienced typically gotten rid near to the ball before to the linemen could get there. Willie Parker and Najeh Davenport also do a substantially much better job of recognizing the Ravens' blitz deals to finish an exceptional job. Parker's exceptional block on Ray Lewis on one more Roethlisberger touchdown was rightfully praised through the ESPN announcers.
On The Run
Here's in which the bad information pops up. Willie Parker talked about his pride in opening up the passing gaming by forcing the Ravens to load up to stop the run. There's only one problem with that argument, it's not positively true. This wasn't a circumstance near to the Ravens bringing eight and nine grownup men to the box to stop the run. Baltimore experienced a banged up secondary, so they couldn't hold a protection up consistently without opening up massive holes within your secondary. They didn't phone call for to merely because Haloti Ngata and Kelly Gregg do an exceptional job of controlling the collection of scrimmage. Kendall Simmons and Sean Mahan were incapable of relocating Ngata off near to the line, and Ngata won an amazing offer of near to the battles by producing his blocker to the backfield, which forced Parker and Davenport to slow reducing and reduce before to ever reaching the line. The Steelers other huge problem was Terrell Suggs. There was a time when Suggs was believed of like a one-dimensional pass rusher, but on Monday he dominated tight accomplish Matt Spaeth all evening and do a fabulous job versus Marvel Smith and Heath Miller as well. Suggs would shrug off his block and flow reducing the line, typically tackling Parker from the aspect as Parker tried to locate a hole within your clogged center near to the line, which factors out why Suggs led the Ravens with nine tackles.
Individual Reports
It may well appear like I choose on Kendall Simmons every week, but there's a aim for that. in the celebration you strike pause appropriate right after the snap on an amazing offer of operating plays on an amazing offer of operating plays, you'll see 4 Steelers linemen firing off minimal to generate their dude back. after which there's Simmons, who's been driven backward by Ngata. Ngata consistently got off the collection reduced than Simmons, which meant that he won the combat of leverage to generate Simmons back again off the line. Simmons do a much better job when he wasn't enquired to root out Ngata--he do an amazing job of blocking linebackers in the second level, but common there were still an amazing offer of concerns, as evidenced by his 11 unfavorable plays. the majority of all those came merely because Ngata drove him to the backfield.
Player + - Willie Colon
6 4 Alan Faneca 5 one Kendall Simmons
4 11 Hines Ward
3 0 Marvel Smith
3 4 Heath Miller
2 three Sean Mahan
2 6 Willie Parker
2 0 Max Starks
1 0 Carey Davis
1 0 Najeh Davenport
1 2 Matt Spaeth
0 5 Don't evaluate as well substantially into Chris Kemoeatu actively playing most near to the second half. Mike Tomlin stated he just wished to get Kemoeatu some work, as well as the only other productive backup lineman, Max Starks, was also seeing extensive time--his time just came like a 3rd tight end. Kemoeatu was pretty anonymous through the second half, which signifies he done much better than Simmons. Starks when once again do a dependable job like a run-blocking tight end.
Alan Faneca is obviously the team's largest offensive lineman, which could be considered a pretty very simple declaration to make. He do an exceptional job in pass defense this week to go with his normal exceptional run blocking.
After two bumpy weeks, Marvel Smith was back again to his normal dependable self. Smith do give up one sack, but that was his only bad miscue and otherwise he put in the really steady game.
Watching Willie Colon produces me smile. He's acquiring much better and much better since the period goes along. He's now adding occasionally exceptional run blocking to go with his dependable hold out within your passing game. The Ravens ran a combo blitz appropriate at Colon over a few plays that examined him for that extreme. A defensive accomplish lined up on Colon's appropriate shoulder would cross more than Colon's cope with to stress Colon's within gap (his left shoulder). whilst that lineman kept Colon occupied a blitzing linebacker would assault just off Colon's appropriate shoulder. It's the sort of hold out that left Starks helpless versus the Ravens last year, but Colon would shove the lineman for that within (to deliver him Simmons way), then pop out to obtain a block near to the linebacker. That was a fabulous performance for just about any second-year pro.
I don't phone call for to go substantially into Hines Ward's blocking as ESPN do an amazing adequate job spelling out his exceptional blocking. I wish I could say precisely the very same problem about Matt Spaeth. Spaeth may well have some touchdown catches, but it's apparent he's a huge problem at occasions within your operating game. I counted no much lower than three operating plays that failed especially merely because Spaeth couldn't make his block.
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