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Turk Nowitzki wrote:I wish the Steelers had lost because they would've gotten the criticism they deserve for the play call. How do you direct snap it to Bell 7 yards in the backfield in that situation?

th87 wrote:I don't even think he got in.

Turk Nowitzki wrote:I wish the Steelers had lost because they would've gotten the criticism they deserve for the play call. How do you direct snap it to Bell 7 yards in the backfield in that situation?

humanrefutation wrote:

th87 wrote:I don't even think he got in.

He definitely got in.

Part of the reason the Packers aren't able to stretch defenses is their tight end. Richard Rodgers (58 of 62 snaps, including 16 in a three-point stance) led the team in receptions (six) and targets (eight) largely because the Rams paid him little heed. If the Packers want him with the ball in the flats or on check-downs, the Rams weren't concerned. Rodgers never breaks a tackle. He's 270 pounds, but little bitty defensive backs just chop him down with no problem. When he ran a slant from out wide on third and 3, SS T.J. McDonald stopped him from reaching the marker. On a 10-yard screen pass, Rodgers couldn't get CB Janoris Jenkins blocked and the gain was wiped out on his illegal-block penalty. Rodgers' exceptional hands failed him on a dropped 30-yard TD pass. His blocking was uneven, too. Rodgers had to play too much (94%) because rookie Kennard Backman (three) must not be ready. The Packers kept their distance from Jenkins, the Rams' best cover man. When James Jones (57) or Ty Montgomery (61) was across from Jenkins, Aaron Rodgers ignored them. The Rams loaded the box to stop the run, confident that Jenkins, Johnson and nickel Lamarcus Joyner would prevent separation and that bracket-type coverage would contain Randall Cobb (54). The only way Cobb could get the ball was on short turn-outs. Not one time did the Packers line up Cobb alone to a side. He wasn't in the backfield, either. The game plan was static, and the results were just as dull. His bum shoulder seems to be affecting Cobb's normally robust run blocking, too. Montgomery tried a stop-and-go against Jenkins on the second play and was blanketed deep. When Johnson short-circuited on Montgomery's two-man game with Rodgers, the rookie had a gimme 31-yard TD. Disrespecting Jones' ability to blow past him, Johnson gambled and won on the interception. Jones came back against Joyner, beating him on a 17-yard turn-in and outracing everyone for the 65-yard TD. Jones juggled that ball, but he still hasn't dropped one in five games. Jared Abbrederis debuted on the closing kneel-down; Jeff Janis played special teams only. At this point, the Packers seem to have no interest in a four-WR formation.

th87 wrote:

humanrefutation wrote:

th87 wrote:I don't even think he got in.

He definitely got in.

Call stood. Wasn't confirmed. On the replay you can see his knee maybe touching the ground before he moved his arm/ball to the EZ. It's obscured by the defender's hand.

Edit: Watched the replay again - looks like he was juuust in before his knee hit.

Had Bell not scored on that play, however, the NFL would have had another wild controversy on its hands. For reasons that were not immediately clear, 18 seconds ran off the game clock after a touchback at the start of the Steelers' final possession.

Turk Nowitzki wrote:I wish the Steelers had lost because they would've gotten the criticism they deserve for the play call. How do you direct snap it to Bell 7 yards in the backfield in that situation?