Keys to victory ....week 9

[Mike Bass]

1. We HAVE to, and I mean we must find a way to get to Ben Rothlisberger...In both Pittsburgh losses he was forced into some bad games by 9 sacks from the Eagles and 6 from the Giants....give him too much time and he can kill ya

2. Balanced attack!!...The Steelers are good against the run and against the pass so we are going to have to mix it up and keep them on their toes.

3. Good special teams play...this should be a hard fought battle so it may come down to field position. Mitch Berger and the Steelers long snapper was banged up against the Giants so this may give us an opportunity to win this battle

4. Excellent O-line blocking...Portis could have another 100 yard game but everything is going to have to fall in place for him to do so...Also they have an aggressive defense which can be beat with screens and draw plays but  everyone is going to have to play well for us to execute these plays.

5. Great play calling by JZ...offensively we are going to have to bring our "A" game and it is going to have to start with coach Zorn and his play calling.

Players to watch....

                                                                     Chris Cooley- Redskins
                                           

                                                                      James Harrison- Steelers
                                           

[NCSKINSFAN]

1. We HAVE to, and I mean we must find a way to get to Ben Rothlisberger...In both Pittsburgh losses he was forced into some bad games by 9 sacks from the Eagles and 6 from the Giants....give him too much time and he can kill ya

2. Balanced attack!!...The Steelers are good against the run and against the pass so we are going to have to mix it up and keep them on their toes.

3. Good special teams play...this should be a hard fought battle so it may come down to field position. Mitch Berger and the Steelers long snapper was banged up against the Giants so this may give us an opportunity to win this battle

4. Excellent O-line blocking...Portis could have another 100 yard game but everything is going to have to fall in place for him to do so...Also they have an aggressive defense which can be beat with screens and draw plays but  everyone is going to have to play well for us to execute these plays.

5. Great play calling by JZ...offensively we are going to have to bring our "A" game and it is going to have to start with coach Zorn and his play calling.

I like your keys Mike and just like last week I would love to see more play action pass on first downs. Let’s spread the field more and that will open the running game up even more. I love to watch a good running game in action. But like you said Mike the Steelers are good against the run. I would hate to see a bunch of 3 and outs. Plus part of our problem in the Red Zone IMO is that we run the ball to get down there and then we get bogged down. I would love to see some more hitches and go routes by for long gains.

[Mike Bass]

I like your keys Mike and just like last week I would love to see more play action pass on first downs. Let’s spread the field more and that will open the running game up even more. I love to watch a good running game in action. But like you said Mike the Steelers are good against the run. I would hate to see a bunch of 3 and outs. Plus part of our problem in the Red Zone IMO is that we run the ball to get down there and then we get bogged down. I would love to see some more hitches and go routes by for long gains.

Unfortunantely NCSF, I think that these guys match up really well with us BUT no one is invinsible. Their pass rush  can be very perplexing for Campbell if they get it going but on the other hand Campbell is a pretty cool  and large QB so he may be just what it takes to overcome their pass rush and get something deep against them a couple of times.

In the Red-Zone we must take some shots to the receiver or even Yoder, he usually does alright when he is thrown to in the red-zone.

[NCSKINSFAN]

I agree MB and it's the time of year when we also start looking for Cooley in the Red Zone.

[Drumlinboy]

No silly penalties

[LuvDaSkins]

I agree with yalls keys...
I would say number one...Pressure on Ben Rothlisberger
number two... DO NOT settle for field goals
number three... T.O.P.

[Hitman21]

I'd Have to say

1. No turnovers

2. need to get Pressure and force turnovers

3. Man handle them at the line to allow CP the chance to pound them with the run

4. JZ need to call a great game keeping them guessing and need to be aggressive

5. Get Cooley the ball in the redzone.

6. Make Devon thomas a factor in the game to tke the pressure off of tanna and ARE