I though that he would do good today. He really proved me wrong. He lost the game for the Steelers, they would have been better off with Charlie Batch.
I don't know much about Charlie Batch but I think you're wrong about that. Charlie was supposed to do wonders in Detroit but ended up being a total bust. At least Maddox has been with this team for a long time, knows the system well and was known to be good in the past. They lost cuz Roethlisberger, the leader is gone
Now I agree that no Roethlisberger is the reason they lost. They also didn't have Ward and he's a huge leader too. When I posted that message I was just really frustrated.
They also went away from running the ball with Bettis which was very stupid. Bettis 4 attempts for 4 yards.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (His Greatness @ Oct 16 2005, 08:21 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah and against a horrible Jacksonville Run D</div> Willie Parker: Same amount of rushes,20 less yards than a backup Jax RB.
Uhhh Bettis can't do the whole outside run deal, he's gotta run down the middle between the tackles, Parker can take off on the outside.Did I mention that running down the middle vs. that HUGE JAX D-Line is NOT HAPPENING?No. Well now you know.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Oct 16 2005, 08:31 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Uhhh Bettis can't do the whole outside run deal, he's gotta run down the middle between the tackles, Parker can take off on the outside.Did I mention that running down the middle vs. that HUGE JAX D-Line is NOT HAPPENING?No. Well now you know.</div> , between the two Jacksonville DT's it is like 650 lbs!
Yep, Maddox blew it. If Big Ben was playing, he wouldnt throw 3 ints, or that fumble because he'd play way different than Maddox. Cant believe he costs us the game. How the hell could you not see Mathis not coming? You gotta think better than that. It is only 1 lost so im not all upset because we will bounce back. Hopefully Big Ben will be 100% next week.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Elevation @ Oct 16 2005, 07:30 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (His Greatness @ Oct 16 2005, 08:21 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> Yeah and against a horrible Jacksonville Run D</div>Willie Parker: Same amount of rushes,20 less yards than a backup Jax RB. </div> I was just looking at their ranks in that particular stat. Jacksonville is like #29th in Run D. Their secondary is beast though.
They can't stop the outside runInside run = no problem for them though, they easily swallow up on that.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Oct 16 2005, 06:29 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>They can't stop the outside runInside run = no problem for them though, they easily swallow up on that.</div> It doesn't matter how big their tackles are. Bettis shouldn't only get the ball 4 times and he doesn't just run inside. If you've actually watched any of his games he may not run all the way to the outside but he doesn't run it straight up the middle every single time. He goes a little bit to the outside b/c he does have quick feet which is a great aspect for a big RB to have.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SickVick7 @ Oct 17 2005, 12:04 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Oct 16 2005, 06:29 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> They can't stop the outside runInside run = no problem for them though, they easily swallow up on that.</div>It doesn't matter how big their tackles are. Bettis shouldn't only get the ball 4 times and he doesn't just run inside. If you've actually watched any of his games he may not run all the way to the outside but he doesn't run it straight up the middle every single time. He goes a little bit to the outside b/c he does have quick feet which is a great aspect for a big RB to have. </div> Id hate to break it to you, but Bettis is old and banged up. They should keep feeding it to Parker until Staley is back and then split carries and only use Bettis for short distance rushes.
Batch wouldn't do good at all. He's actually terrible. You see his numbers in Detroit? I could've done better. Maddox actually was successful in Pittsburgh when he played. He put up a winning record. So before you go dissing Maddox, get your facts straight.Oh, and also, Maddox hasn't started a regular season game in quite awhile. Roethlisberger has been starting since the beginning of last season.
