Week 2: Player of the Game

HeySteelers · Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 6100

Who do you all think is the player of the game?

Ben Roethlisberger:
Comp: 24 Att: 31 Pct: 78% Yds: 275 Avg: 8.8 TD: 2 Int: 0 Rate: 125

Mike Wallace:
Rec: 5 Yds: 74 Avg: 14.8 Lng: 37 TD 1

Ryan Clark:
Tak: 8 Ast Tak: 1 PDef: 1

I think it's pretty obvious who was the player of the game - Ben. But Clarks stat-sheet doesn't show how amazing he was. He also had a key tackle in the backfield and that really solid hit on Holmes. Man was an animal and imo as valuable as Harrison and Polamalu to this defense.
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Gatoradus · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:37 pm Post subject:

Big ben should be the mvp of game, however game ball goes to ryan clark. Sound about right.

FourThreeMafia · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 40087 Location: East of Sixburgh

Clark had a very nice game but the only time he seems to look that great is when we play bad/mediocre QBs and offenses. Hell, you could probably say the same thing for our entire secondary. I hear people saying things like "Clark proved he is more valuable than Troy last night", but I guarantee, if the situations were reversed and Clark had to play Manning without Troy back there, people wouldnt be nearly as happy with him.

Clark deserves some HM for this game, but it was clearly Ben IMO. One of the better COMPLETE games Ive ever seen him play to be honest. Only had one (maybe 2) off key throws and didnt make any normal Big Ben Brain Farts that he usually makes ones or twice a game.
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jebrick · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 7125 Location: Indianapolis

Could you just put Ben in all three spots on the play of the game?
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Steelers22 · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 1323

Roethlisberger drove the jets defense and their coaches absolutely mad. They would get pressure on him but just couldn't take him down and it consistently led to big plays for us. No question Roethlisberger deserves player of the game on this one
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props to dawg24

FourThreeMafia · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 40087 Location: East of Sixburgh

LMAO...who voted for Wallace? He had one great play the entire game...everything else was routine.

Clark I can understand....Wallace IMO was just put on the ballot because no one else stood out, but its clearly between Ben and Clark, and between them, Ben clearly wins.
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at23steelers · Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Posts: 3721 Location: United States

Gatoradus · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject:

lol, 43M I'm assuming you are talking about my post other day "the diagnose of Clark".

No harm, really. Schematically Clark seem to be more important considering the position "FS" we use and play with Clark. He showed how important it is to have a guy like him ON Lebeau's scheme. This is why I thought he should get the game ball but as for game MVP, of course Big Ben.

Everytime he evaded the tackle/sack from Jets' D-line, I was thinking about that Dodgeball movie with Vin Vaughn. I don't think there's nothing he haven't done with the 5 D: Dodge, dip, dive, duck, and... dodge.

Not only, he ALSO jump out of it! Literally!

FourThreeMafia · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 40087 Location: East of Sixburgh

Gatoradus · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:43 pm Post subject:

agree, 43M.

Because of this safeties situation, I hope that we would play more of 3-3-5 later on, of course with Polamalu playing as a linebacker for most of the time. I think it would benefit us more for passing and running downs. He give us a good coverage on TEs, allows our OLBs to pass-rush and stuff.

I believe we did a lot of this against Patriots last season if I'm not wrong?