Today's win was a culture changing win

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(09-28-2021, 07:17 PM)Interceptor Wrote: Once the league clamped on those late hits and cheap tactics, the Steelers began to crumble as soon as the enabling was taken away. 

Kinda funny how "hard nosed Stooler football" isn't so hard nosed anymore.

(09-28-2021, 07:30 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Oh I don't disagree at all that they are dirty and that they try to bait guys into losing their cool and to get penalties, but to think that they sat around before the game and said "okay I want you to go start a fight with their rookie right guard and get him ejected" is just beyond insanity and if Sled or anyone really thinks they went into the game with a plan to get a rookie ejected and risk their own dude getting tossed too, they've eaten too many paint chips, or just really sank too far into conspiracy land.

Could I see them saying "Hey, he is a rookie, you can bait him into a penalty or two and that will rattle him and get under his skin", absolutely. Probably targeting him in the hopes he'd push back, get 15 and then like so many years past it would get into the heads of all the players and cause issues. 

But there is zero chance, that any coach, even as dirty as the steelers are, is saying "Hey go start a fight to get a rookie ejected" when the real possibility exists that both players get ejected. Especially with Watt out and their DL lacking depth.

Yeah, I wouldn't think that either. The key is "in the past". That's what the edit I put in is about. A couple more push and shoves, leads to a fifteen yarder, maybe another, a missed personal foul on them, and then everything went ape shit. Back then, I could see an ejection a possibility. Not planning for it, mind you. That was a point in the game I let out a sigh of relief. One of own was there to police that shit. Get everyone in the huddle.