Stealers vs. Stains Game Thread

[Ox]

17-0 Stools, first quarter. Wow the Browns are making Pittsburgh look good. This team may very well have a perfect record this season. 0-16.

[BengalszoneBilly]

17-0 Stools, first quarter. Wow the Browns are making Pittsburgh look good. This team may very well have a perfect record this season. 0-16.

Expect to see Quinn sooner rather than later. The Steelers ALWAYS eat Fryes lunch.

[Stripes]

We're halfway through the second quarter and the Browns have two giveaways, given up four sacks (err... five now), and had four penalties on one play.

[BengalszoneBilly]

We're halfway through the second quarter and the Browns have two giveaways, given up four sacks (err... five now), and had four penalties on one play.

Well they've already benched Frye, Anderson is now in there, and CBS is saying we'll see Brady Quinn before the end of THIS game!

[Ox]

1st half of first game, Frye is benched. Wow. I mean this team is horrible. These Cleveland fans must want to hang themselves. They're making Pittsburgh and Big Jen look like SB contenders.

[ShulaSteakhouse]

Actually, Pittsburgh is a good team - not sure why people are down-playing them? I think they're potentially better than the Ravens, who are probably a bit overrated.

Frye and Anderson are TERRIBLE QB's, yikes.

[Stripes]

Actually, Pittsburgh is a good team - not sure why people are down-playing them? I think they're potentially better than the Ravens, who are probably a bit overrated.

Agreed.

[Ox]

Actually, Pittsburgh is a good team - not sure why people are down-playing them? I think they're potentially better than the Ravens, who are probably a bit overrated.

Frye and Anderson are TERRIBLE QB's, yikes.

How exactly are the Steelers a better team than the Ravens??? The Steelers are a pretty mediocre team, with rather slightly above average, aging talent.

I'm much more concerned with Balt than I am Pittsburgh, IMHO.

Anyways, they're already chanting for Quinn. And the Stealers WR's can't catch a ball.

[Stripes]

Given recent happenings in the NFL, I'm hardpressed to call Pittsburgh mediocre without calling Cincinnati mediocre too. I expect both teams to finish ahead of Baltimore.

[Ox]

Given recent happenings in the NFL, I'm hardpressed to call Pittsburgh mediocre without calling Cincinnati mediocre too. I expect both teams to finish ahead of Baltimore.

Yeah I see your point, but with the Bengals offense far surpassing the Steelers, I'd have to say they have the edge. But with our D, lord I just don't know. At any rate, I think it will be a 3 team race in this division any way you go. I'm just not impressed with the Steelers, especially with the Browns as their judging point.

[711chad]

we might be playin against quinn next week

[SteelerFan87]

Actually, Pittsburgh is a good team - not sure why people are down-playing them? I think they're potentially better than the Ravens, who are probably a bit overrated.

Frye and Anderson are TERRIBLE QB's, yikes.

Thank you. I agree.

And, I wouldn't put it all on the QBs. The Browns O-line was HORRIBLE. Frye and Anderson had no time to throw, but they kept trying to force it anyway and that lead to sacks and INTs.

[rwalling]

Wonder how the Arkansas or WV RB will look in stained brown next August?

[bwillycuse]

Wonder how the Arkansas or WV RB will look in stained brown next August?

Not going to happen, they traded that pick to Dallas. For Quinn.

[jjakq27]

Steiny did his best swinging gate impression a few times today. That change of scenery did him no good.

The Bengals better take care of business next week against these guys.

[HairOnFire]

The play where Cleveland was guilty of yet another blunder as well as four penalties summed up their day. However, the single most lasting impression I came away with was how horrible their secondary played. I thought Pittsburgh was going to target Eric Wright, the rookie CB, all game long....and they certainly did early. But as it turned out there were two players who were easier targets for plucking, Brodney Pool and Sean Jones. I swear those guys didn't make a play all game long.

[BengalszoneBilly]

The play where Cleveland was guilty of yet another blunder as well as four penalties summed up their day. However, the single most lasting impression I came away with was how horrible their secondary played. I thought Pittsburgh was going to target Eric Wright, the rookie CB, all game long....and they certainly did early. But as it turned out there were two players who were easier targets for plucking, Brodney Pool and Sean Jones. I swear those guys didn't make a play all game long.

Just to reiterate on what HairOnFire said, their pass defense was nothing short of horrible. Steeler receivers ran wide open for the whole game. I found myself over at the Dawgbones.com forum, and those guys are ready to commit Hari Kari en mass. They need a leader on the field. Sadly for them, they do not yet have one. Maybe Brady Quinn will change that.

[cincy9275]

the browns they look worse than i though. i mean they look like they took a step back from last season, and they where real bad ten. i think the real question is what happens first romeo gets fired or quinn starts? also hope stieny likes it up there. i bet that paycheck he gets makes him feel better lol.

[BengalszoneBilly]

i think the real question is what happens first romeo gets fired or quinn starts?

I say it's easily Quinn starting. Possibly as early as next week. Frye and Anderson had nothing. Nada. Zip.

[DC_Bengals_Fan]

As pointed out elsewhere, the funniest part is that the Cowboys may now well get a #1 overall pick next year for letting the Browns jump about 10 spots and draft Brady Quinn. Hope it was worth it!

[HoosierCat]

Cleveland was downright awful. I'm not sure they could beat Michigan right now. I think I picked 4-6 weeks before Quinn starts in the other thread; now I think we may see him as soon as the second half next weekend.

[The PatternMaster]

Well, if give up more than 17 points, Bres should be fired, no?

[duus]

I'm going to withhold judgment on both the Browns and Steelers until I see both play a few more games. Based upon one game, it is undeniably obvious that the Steelers look really good and even at mid-season form, and the Browns downright stink at the corners, safety, o-line, quarterback, on and on. Should the Bengals do the same to the Browns next week, I will consider this single game more of an indication of the Browns ineptitude than the Steelers domination ... specifically, because I just don't see the Bengals as a 'dominant' team (both sides of the ball, etc) this year. All that said, it may be another month or more before we really know about the '07 Steelers as they play a collective group of teams in September that would arguably not be ranked in the top 5 in the division 1 college poll (I'm not sold on SF and Arizona, obviously).

[DC_Bengals_Fan]

Cleveland was downright awful. I'm not sure they could beat Michigan right now. I think I picked 4-6 weeks before Quinn starts in the other thread; now I think we may see him as soon as the second half next weekend.

So should we be waiting for the Cleveland vs. App. St. matchup?

I agree with you - Quinn will be in soon. I'd have said not a snap before week 8 if Crennel weren't on the hotseat; as it is next week is a good possibility.

I can't imagine being thrown into this is going to be good for his career, long term. Good way to turn your #1 pick into Joey Harrington.

[HairOnFire]

Nobody asked me, but if I'm Romeo I start Anderson next week. He makes quicker decisions than Frye.....and there's no way I make Quinn the starter until I'm confident that I won't have to pull him when things start melting down. There's no way I could pull that trigger now.