Ep. 106 Steelers Successful Flight Test Over the Titans
Steelers Outpost Podcast
The Steelers pulled the cover off of the Mazerati to see if the engine would start. After a couple of sputtering attempts, it revved up with Ben Roethlisberger and the offensive starters methodically marching 58 yards down the field for the team's first touchdown, a 17 yard pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster. This feels real. Not like 8th grade with Bubba Kowalchik towered over the entire middle school at 5'6", only to stretch out to 5'8" by senior year. NO. This feels like.......destiny.
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Ep. 105 Steelers QB Horse Race
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Lesson learned: Don't watch the local broadcast of the opposing team.
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Ep. 104 Steelers Go To Washington
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Condolences to the family of Steelers wide receiver coach Darryl Drake who passed away on Sunday morning, August 11.
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Ep. 103 Steelers Emerging Players Shuffling the Deck?
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Ola Adeniyi climbs up several rungs in the pecking order during camp.
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Ep. 102 Steelers Training Camp Opens
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Training Camp Entrances
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Ep. 101 Steelers Outpost Mad As Hell About Madden
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The Madden ratings are out. You can imagine the Baby Boomer cannot understand this millennial concern.
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Ep. 100 Steelers Outpost Century Mega Episode!
Steelers Outpost Podcast
Nick is back and PButch join us we cover a lot of ground about the Stillers, and talk about some other NFL goings-on.
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Ep. 099 Steelers: Sacrificing the Terrible Towel
Steelers Outpost Podcast
Bradshaw versus Roethlisberger - although it's ridiculous to compare eras, Elliot Harrison of the NFL Network tried. He has Ben at #19 and Terry at #17.
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Ep. 098 Steelers Outpost at the Beach, ft. PButch
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We get a Jets fan's perspective on Le'Veon arrival in NY. Can the Jets ake full advantage of Le'Veon's capabilities?
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Ep. 097 Steelers Nation: Standing Up to a Ravens Fan
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We talk about Le’Veon continuing, puzzling lack of judgement, this time unrelated to football.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars bring their 10-6 regular season record to Heinz Field to meet the 13-3 Pittsburgh Steelers at 1:05 this Sunday afternoon for the AFC Divisional Round.
The Jaguars flex their league-leading passing defense in trying to match up with the Steeler's high-flying arial attack.
The first matchup of these teams had the Steelers ahead 9-7 midway through the third quarter when the wheels fell off as Ben threw two pick-sixes and the defense gave up a 90 yard TD run to Leonard Fournette. That was a fluke. It won't happen again.
In that game, Blake Bortles completed eight (8)....(yes EIGHT) passes for 95 yards. This IS likely to happen again if you consider Bortles' capabilities as being embodied by his performance against the Bills in the Jags' 10-3 victory (off a walk-off single to win the game in the 9th inning).
The strength of the Jacksonville is its pass defense prowess. They sport the cream of the crop in their cornerback corps. And the Jags are second only to the Steelers in sacks with 55. The linebackers and defensive backs are super-fast. But this defense can be stymied when facing a creative offensive plan like the ones the 49ers and Steelers employed.
The Jag's run defense is improved over last season, but it hasn't faced a truly prolific run attack. They did hold a number of formidable runners in check with Buffalo's LeSean McCoy getting 75 yards on 19 carries (2.6 average), Derrick Henry of the Titans 51 yards on 28 carries (1.8 average) and SF's Carlos Hyde 54 yards on 21 carries (2.6 average).
Keys to the Game
- Steelers using a balanced offense
- Load the box (force Bortles to pass)
- Win the turnover battle
- Don't give up the big (50 yard) TD play
- Score TDs in the Red Zone (0-3 last game)
- Weather < 30 degrees (would be helpful)
Prediction
Nick: Steelers 24 - Jaguars 13
Tom: Steelers 31 - Jaguars 7 (hey, it doesn't really matter, does it?)