The Jaguars are the kind of team that in recent years would have been almost expertly engineered to lose to the Steelers. An offense that needs the run game to thrive to have any chance. A quarterback not necessarily bad, but at least too inexperienced to exploit the holes in LeBeau's scheme that only Brady, Rodgers and maybe Brees have been able to with any consistency.Despite last week's improved effort, the Steelers defense still hasn't shown that its run defense is quite at the level where you can essentially write off a one-dimensional offense that depends on the run. Chris Johnson only finished with 51 yards, but looked good early and would have had more yards if the Titans hadn't fallen so far behind. It's true that the run defense got better against him after the first drive, but I'm still not at the point where I can say that the run defense is just yet near where it's been. Maybe this week I'll be able to say that if MJD is shut down and the...
THE BACKYARD
BEST OF MAXIM
AROUND THE WEB
NFL Forum Discussions
107 replies,
43 minutes ago
3 replies,
5 hours ago
91 replies,
6 hours ago
1 replies,
1 day ago
| Latest Rumors |
|
|
|
|
Today's Best Stuff |
For BloggersJoin the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money. |
Company Info |
Help |
What is Yardbarker?Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond. |














