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Yeah, Brock is trying to find his way and they've been more conservative than I desire, but I get it. If they stick with Brock, they can win with him... the team has lots of talent. If Peyton is healthier after 4 weeks off, then he can have success as well.
The OL has been their big issue all year, they have to employ a scheme that hides those issues. If Brock starts, they need to do more bootlegs and play action. They take the one big strike down the right side to Sanders at least once a game - and that's ok, but mix it up. Don't let that be the one big strike down the field.
They need more two TE sets with Daniels and Davis, those guys are catching nearly everything thrown their way. Spread the field, open up the middle with the TEs and the RB. I like Thompson at RB and believe he should get more reps, but that's just me.
Defensively, they need Ware to be a vocal leader - they respond to him, not Talib or Miller - they're not leaders. They need to be led.
The defense is playing well overall, they haven't been allowed to have a breaking moment - it happened once really against the Raiders and it cost them because the offense was so dead in the red zone.
There's very little creativity in that offense and they have too many skill players that can make something happen for that to be the case. Fowler and Caldwell are nice weapons that could be used differently.
The smart thing this week - let Brock start, learn from the disaster last week and see how he recovers in a big game on the road. That's the smart thing... I doubt Manning is ready, but if it's just a ploy to keep PIT guessing, that's fine.
Brock has to improve with his decision making and that will come with time, hell he's 3-1 in his first 4 starts - not bad. But, it's been incredibly too safe more often than not and safe doesn't win games.
Thomas, Sanders, Davis, Daniels, Hillman, Thompson, Fowler, Caldwell... those are solid weapons and despite the OL, they have to find a way to get those guys open. They certainly missed CJ Anderson last week and that's a hole that Thompson didn't fill well.
We'll see how it goes this week.
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