Defensive Strategy?

[dhstandard]

Regardless of if Bell can go or not, I think our biggest problem will be Antonio Brown.  Our secondary has improved but we have no shot of stopping him all game especially if Bell manages to play.   

 

Do we stick Webb on him and hope for the best or have a safety cover over the top shadowing him for the majority of the game and let our corners rotate.  

 

If Bell doesn't play, I'd stick Elam on the bench the entire time.  Guy is only good playing in the box and even then he has significant struggles. 

[Mt. Crushmore]

I think the strategy the Steelers used on A.J. Green would work well actually.  They brought a S down closer to the box to help take away the underneath passes.  The CB would then be playing in off coverage, allowing him to not get beat.  Not only did this work, but it also helped against the run game, as the S is closer to the line-of-scrimmage.  A lot of Brown's catches comes on underneath passes, so this scheme would work well.

[GrimCoconut]

Steelers are dangerous because they have three capable WR in Brown, Bryant and Moore and Wallace 2.0. They also have Miller. Honestly, I know he hasn't played much but I would like to think Arthur Brown should make an impact in this game. I love Mosley but his coverage isn't the best. I'd have Brown on Miller the whole game. If not Brown then Smith needs to be on him like syrup on pancakes.

Big Ben likes to get the ball to Miller so shutting him down hurts them on a big way. They're going to try to beat us long using Bryant and his speed. I think it would be wise to put Webb on Bryant. Then put Melvin on Brown with a safety. I'd stick Cason on Moore. Definitely have to double up Brown.

[Tru11]

hit ben early and very hard.

[StaticRaven]

hit ben early and very hard.

 

Seriously, if we can get an big early shot on Ben, it would make a huge difference. I really think that was the difference maker in our first game.

[dhstandard]

Steelers are dangerous because they have three capable WR in Brown, Bryant and Moore and Wallace 2.0. They also have Miller. Honestly, I know he hasn't played much but I would like to think Arthur Brown should make an impact in this game. I love Mosley but his coverage isn't the best. I'd have Brown on Miller the whole game. If not Brown then Smith needs to be on him like syrup on pancakes.

Big Ben likes to get the ball to Miller so shutting him down hurts them on a big way. They're going to try to beat us long using Bryant and his speed. I think it would be wise to put Webb on Bryant. Then put Melvin on Brown with a safety. I'd stick Cason on Moore. Definitely have to double up Brown.

 

Heath isn't very fast so I'd take Mosley due to his height advantage.  If Bell is out and their run game can't get going I wouldn't mind bringing in Brown for some plays.  He gets lost in the scuffle with the big men but plays better in space (though he struggled in coverage at times).  

 

A 4 game rested Ngata will be huge this game.

[1/28/01]

Keep them from scoring

[1/28/01]

Keep them from scoring

Edit - Oh yeah, also we need to score more. Then we win. Almost all the time.

[K-Dog]

Keep them from scoring

A plan that is so crazy that it just might work.

[RaineV1]

This is going to sound counter intuitive, but I think the best strategy is to make Big Ben throw the ball as much as possible. The Steelers haven't done well in games where he's had to throw forty some times.

[1/28/01]

Putting the beer down so I don't quote myself again when I meant to edit.

[hawkprey]

I would use Elam a lot, specifically to blitz. I would also play zone and keep an eye on the shallow crossing route with Brown. Don't blitz unless Brown is doubled with help over the middle. Also never rush 3 and drop 8. You have to pressure Ben and keep an ILB to spy either the checkdown or Ben when he scrambles.

[codizzle]

Hard and fast and relentless

Don't give up the big play

[kassaiscool]

If Bell isn't playing try to contain Brown as much as possible, and also the young rookie Bryant. Those two generate the most big plays for them outside of Bell. Our pass rushers really have to harass Ben this game because you know he is gonna drop back a lot. We are weak in the secondary because of all the injuries so this game is really on the front to dominate the game. Heath Miller and the rest of their offensive cast won't kill us. They may make plays from time to time, but nothing deadly. Brown and Bryant have to be the highlighted players this week.

[Mt. Crushmore]

Honestly, I know he hasn't played much but I would like to think Arthur Brown should make an impact in this game. I love Mosley but his coverage isn't the best. I'd have Brown on Miller the whole game. If not Brown then Smith needs to be on him like syrup on pancakes.

 

Well it was good in theory.

[JoeyFlex5]

defensive strategy? honestly, just literally murder antonio brown on the first snap, that would be our best bet. 

 

wasnt a death threat, just a joke. 

 

but really, i think you keep a man locked on antiono brown at all times, and depending on where hes lined up, keep a zone defender near him, trick ben into throwing those hot reads and itll end up right in one of our defenders hands, eventually he'll be scared to throw those quick slants and quick outs, keep will hill playing a intermediate center fielder role kinda like a MLB plays in a tampa 2, that could do alot to contain heath miller, and for the rest of the front seven besides the linebacker you have dedicated to dropping into a zone for brown, should be blitzing, no less than a 4 man rush on any snap, id like more 5 man rushes than anything, and when you run the 4 man rush, disguise the 5th man to look like a blitzer and have him drop back, and send a stunt up the middle, the outside rush doesnt even phase ben, we need pressure up the middle to stop him.

[The Raven]

Bear with me on this one, but what would everyone think of putting Melvin on Brown with a safety over top? Melvin's press coverage has been lethal and Brown struggles against press. Sounds wild, I know, but it could work.

[redrum52]

Bear with me on this one, but what would everyone think of putting Melvin on Brown with a safety over top? Melvin's press coverage has been lethal and Brown struggles against press. Sounds wild, I know, but it could work.

Wouldn't mind. Let webb start getting more into his nickel role as well. He's a great Blitzer and a pretty sure tackler. It wouldn't hurt to try.

[JoeyFlex5]

Wouldn't mind. Let webb start getting more into his nickel role as well. He's a great Blitzer and a pretty sure tackler. It wouldn't hurt to try.

i personally would prefer the sure tackler on brown, i see webb as a better matchup honestly, melvin may be big and physical, but that physical press only works against brown when the db is experienced enough to handle all that brown can throw at you, melvin may be physical but he isnt some elite melvin-island cb, i think if melvin tries to press brown, he will make him pay early and often. 

 

and brown will get his catches, believe that, but i think the key is killing his YAC, so obviously i feel the better tackler, and the more experienced of the 2 is the best option, plus webb is looking 100% and his shiftiness is right on par with browns, i think webbs our best option.

[redrum52]

i personally would prefer the sure tackler on brown, i see webb as a better matchup honestly, melvin may be big and physical, but that physical press only works against brown when the db is experienced enough to handle all that brown can throw at you, melvin may be physical but he isnt some elite melvin-island cb, i think if melvin tries to press brown, he will make him pay early and often.

and brown will get his catches, believe that, but i think the key is killing his YAC, so obviously i feel the better tackler, and the more experienced of the 2 is the best option, plus webb is looking 100% and his shiftiness is right on par with browns, i think webbs our best option.

I think he is too, but webb is also more versatile. Keeeping him strictly on brown to me limits what we're able to do defensively. I just hope we mix it up.

[BirdoftheFeather]

Pass rush is of the utmost requirement. Corners have done OK with mediocre QB's but Big Ben is one of the best. T-Bone Sizzle Dizzle needs to Man-Up and not get pushed to the outside. Elvis in da house needs to bust thru the middle. Mosley needs to get his siht together in short passing coverage. Nada Ngata needs to power up on Royal Farms chicken before the game, and wash it down with a couple of Squeeler sacks!! Peese sucks on the D when he doesn't Blitz. We need to be on Ben's back all game long. Prevent sucks, bend but not break sucks, D is on the field TOOOOOOOOOO long. if we are going to win, blitz Ben, blitz Ben, blitz Ben.

[JoeyFlex5]

I think he is too, but webb is also more versatile. Keeeping him strictly on brown to me limits what we're able to do defensively. I just hope we mix it up.

thats true but we have other players who can do those extracurriculars that webb does, will hill and elam are both good blitzers(yes, elam is actually good at something) and that doesnt sacrifice our most important cover man, on the occasion that you want to send a db blitz, i think youre better off sending one of the safeties, giving up a soft spot in the zone, rather than send your cb off of the qb's primary target to blitz, it would render the blitz useless anyway since brown would be open right away.

[Ravensuperfan1]

our best defense is our offense. Our offense has to play the best game ever. It starts with the O-line than Flacco and the receivers. If the O-Line does well the running backs should be okay. Also no turnovers

 

our secondary is demolished I'm not even going to entertain the idea that our DBs can stop Pittsburgh right now. No Jimmy, and a hurting Webb. I expect to be praying a lot come tomorrow morning

[BmoreBird22]

Bear with me on this one, but what would everyone think of putting Melvin on Brown with a safety over top? Melvin's press coverage has been lethal and Brown struggles against press. Sounds wild, I know, but it could work.

One of the reasons that Jimmy Smith was able to shut Brown down consistently was the press man coverage. If Hill could be more consistent in deep coverage, I'd be happy with Melvin on Brown

[OLD SCHOOL SMASH BALL]

Based on our last game, the single high Safety scheme failed miserably. That was when our db's were going down like flies, but we never made any adjustments to pick us apart, we couldnt stop the bleeding.

Hopefully this time we have some answers.

[arnie_uk]

Great strategy. That formation and play on suggs interception was the disguise i had called for all year.

No one had a clue who was blitzing

[Bltravens]

Pees was magnificent tonight.  Coming from a guy who has thought there's nothing special about Pees, he was magnificent.

[Ravensuperfan1]

I love being wrong