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As Mellinger put it in his column, "The offensive line was mauled. The pass rush created almost no pressure."
Replay of the first game at Pittsburgh. Score was closer because the Steelers didn't execute in the red zone.
Going forward, one of these things has to happen:
1. Fire Andy Heck.
2. Upgrade line (Yes, Fulton sucks but is upgrading his position enough?)
3. Upgrade at QB (Smith, like most QBs, requires good pass-blocking)
(Look at Dallas, Pittsburgh, and GB. Three best pass blocking lines in the game.)
If none of these things are addressed, it'll take extreme amounts of luck to beat good teams in the playoffs. And let's face facts: #3 is all but possible going into next season.
Now, the D has issues, too. Not sure what the solution is there.
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