Agreed. We need more positive posts like this.

Every number on here was completely true, well maybe not #7 for me, but i’m still glad to hear it. My favorite was #6 and I was amazed at how many times I heard that stupid Pittsburgh super bowl song. It’s week 5 and we’re already talking about the season being over, while Steeler fans are buying tickets to the Super Bowl. There are still 12 weeks to go with alot of shenanigans yet to come. We need to stay positive and enjoy the season yet to come.

I’m willing to back. If you didn’t say them I would have spread them through out the different threads and etc…
I agree the defense let us down in all of the prior games, but I don’t blame them for this recent loss, at least not in the second half. You can’t expect a D to keep a team scoreless with a QB pulling rabbits out of hats and the fact that our O didn’t score for the last ~11 mins of the game and they weren’t even helping by extending drives reducing the Pitt chances on O.
I believe the D played admirably in the second half. In that second half we kept the Steel O scoreless for all but 1 min and 58 seconds.
I believe we learned we can count on B Will at CB and Prioleau at Safety.
Sensy looks much improved. He was stopping the run better, he’s been better in coverage deep, and he played well when he had to man up, and he even got to the QB a couple of times hitting him as he made some throws and making him throw the ball prematurely other times.
Our LB’s played better, and Mike Pete played like he was young and mad again. He was hitting people hard and getting off blocks I didn’t think were possible for him.
Harvey has the quickest first step of any lineman, on any team, I’ve watched this year. Once he learns to dip his shoulder a little better his sacks will start to come on. The guy is wicked fast off the ball. It’s not just ability either. He’s got his timing down, and he was even demanding double teams at times.
Groves is a player, simple as that. He’s just a player. He rushes to the ball, he hits the QB without hitting him late which he had chances of doing, he gets around the corner quickly and has the speed to chase people down.
John Henderson showed some life even and so did Paul Spicer and Hayward. Hayward looked a little slower than he has been recently but he was fighting. It may have something to do with the hammy he pulled earlier in the weak.
Durant looked fast again. He was flying around so much so I think he gave life to other players around him. Smith was a little disappointing though.
Also special teams played well, given their chances. Heck even Scobee made a tackle at the 25 yard line. Which isn’t great field position for us considering how well we usually stop returns, but you don’t usually see kickers make tackles until about midfield or even further back.

Look! I’ve been very critical of this Defense, and I would like to say that it is the scheme that we have tried to implement. After 5 games this D has been shredded by all opposing qb’s with the exception of the Titans. This is further proof that if you don’t have the players then the scheme is is rendered useless.

With that being said it was good to see B Will back at CB, and to see the some resemblance of our former D. I think that we are going to see more of the cover 2 that our guys are familiar with, and see more of a pass rush as a result. It was pretty clear that it was working the other night. The stats and the scoring proved it. The question that this brings about is… Can GW perform the same magic with a cover 2 scheme. I believe the answer is yes, and it WILL be evident this weekend. Denver is a pass happy team, and by making them one dimensional, I believe we will see a ball hawking defense with atleast 2 picks. With anywhere from 3-4 sacks, and alot of pressure in long down and distance situations.

I say this with confidence, and expect our O to play keep away (ALA Colts style) from the Denver O. While the ground game gets reved up.

a lot of games left, so let’s not falter now.

Ha number 7 is classic!

And one of the analysts (sorry I forgot who), said the Jaguars and the Chargers are the two teams that shouldn’t panic and should just be patient. That kind of made me warm and fuzzy inside

I love hearing that from any guy on ESPN. We have to stay strong behind our team.

someone is blowing smoke up your arse! But, all the same it is comforting. Hehe!

warm and fuzzy when D. Harvey is drapped… no, bringing down Jay Cutler. Jags D drapped Big Ben, it’s time for the QB to go down hard!

Good points and good encouragement for the troops.
Oh and , I don’t want to see anybody thrown under the bus….. I’d just like to see it pull away without Gregg Williams. Ya’ know like pretend your getting a Coke and a Mounds candy bar and wait until he goes in to the bathroom, then run and get on the bus and take off.