As a Steeler note -- the offensive line has been in tatters since Russ Grimm left in a huff with Ken Whisenhunt a few years ago. If the Steelers had been looking for someone to fire in order to Make A Statement, they should have fired offensive line coach Sean Kugler (who joined the Steelers early in 2010, after 2 years of the Bills' offensive line letting Trent Edwards, JP Losman, and Ryan Fitzpatrick get body-slammed through the ice of Lake Erie).
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Colts / Arians
Saturday, the Colts hired former Steeler offensive coordinator Bruce Arians as their new offensive coordinator. Arians has always been a pass-first guy. He hasn't paid close enough attention to the offensive line, by virtue of having had the Incredible Hulk behind center. Is this a signal that they're ditching Manning (who needs good pass protection) or that they're keeping him (because Arians likes to air it out)?
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I really think that the Steelers won in spite of Arians play calling (remember the loss to the Browns in '09). And now Keith Butler has signed on as defensive coordinator for the Colts as well. I think that he will find that the Harrison, Farrior, and Co. are a lot easier to coach than the group of schleps they have in Indy.
To be fair, Arians produced winning records while he was coaching at Temple in the 80s. Any man who can do that gets a free pass from me.
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