Steelers NFL Head Coach 09 Dynasty

[doseyclwn]

I believe my current record is 1-2. I actually think I'd be doing much better if Ben hadn't been hurt.

[Joshua1207]

Quote: Originally Posted by doseyclwn

I believe my current record is 1-2. I actually think I'd be doing much better if Ben hadn't been hurt.

How long is Ben out?

[doseyclwn]

Another 5 weeks, unfortunately.

[Joshua1207]

Ouch, hopefully you can get some wins while he's out.

[doseyclwn]

Game 4 @ Baltimore

Injuries

Pit
R. Thomas
B. Roethlisberger
C. Hampton
G. Hayes

Bal
B. Scott
J. Ogden
T. Heap

Notable Events
J. Buckingham starting at HB
M. Washington starting at QB
Brian Brohm is Ravens Starting QB

1st Quarter
Not a good sign. Mewelde more fumbles the opening kickoff return on the Pit 33, Baltimore Ball.
K. Hamlin with an interception on the Pit 5!
Bal Score - E. Reed intercepts the ball at the Pit 45 and runs it back for a TD. Dammit Jim!!
M. Washington was replaced due to fatigue, now using 4th stringer (Batch is out, I know, McFLY!!!)
Pit Score - C. Givens with a 42 yard FG
Score 7-3 Ravens

2nd Quarter
M. Washington back in at QB
Pit score - M. Washington with an 8 yard TD pass to M. Spaeth
L. Bodden with an interception at the Pit 45!
Ed Reed intercepts another pass and takes it to the Bal 33 yard line
Bal Score - J. Carney with a 36 yard FG
A. Crumney out for the rest of the game with an Arm Injury
Pit score - M. Washington with a 4 yard TD pass to M. Moore
Score 17-10 Steelers

3rd Quarter
Bal Score - A. Barnes intercepts a pass and returns it 79 yards for a TD
Pit Score - M. Washington with a 7 yard TD pass to L. James
Score 24-17 Steelers

4th Quarter
Bal Score - W. McGahee with a 51 yard TD run
Pit Score - M. Washington with a 30 yard TD pass to H. Miller
Bal Score - J. Miller returns the kickoff 93 yards for a TD
J. Miller intercepts a pass at the Pit 39
Bal Score - B. Brohm with a 65 yard TD pass to D. Avery 1:28 left in game, Steelers down by 7

Final Score: Ravens 38, Steelers 31

I can't help thinking that we might do better with another QB. Ben has 4 weeks left before his return. I am going to at least explore the possibility of trading for another QB

Stat Leaders

Passing
Pit: M. Washington 26 of 40 for 309 yards, 4 TD, 4 int
Bal: B. Brohm 7 of 15 for 152 yards, 1 TD, 2 int

Rushing
Pit: L. James 15 att 84 yards (5.6 avg), 0 TD (started him in the 2nd half)
Bal: W. McGahee 14 att 84 yards (6.0 avg) 1 TD (he had that 51 yard TD run)

Receiving
Pit: S. Holmes 8 rec 74 yards, 0 TD
Bal: D. Avery 1 rec 65 yards, 1 TD

Defense
Pit: J. Johnson 5 tackles, 3 tfl, 2 sacks, 0 int
Bal: E. Reed 13 tackles, 0 tfl, 0 sacks, 2 int, 1 TD

record is now 1-3
don't think I have much to trade for a QB that I'm willing to part with

resigned Hines Ward to a 2 year contract worth 12.32 mil with a 5 mil bonus and incentives
resigned Casey Hampton to a 3 year contract worth 19.65 mil with a 5.5 mil bonus and incentives
resigned Dan Kreider to a 2 year contract worth 1.42 mil with no bonus and incentives
resigned Silverback to a 2 year contract worth 8.04 mil with a 2.5 mil bonus and no incentives
resigned H. Miller to a 5 year contract worth 17.75 mil with a 7.5 mil bonus and incentives
resigned RT G. Cherilus to a 5 year contract worth 11.35 mil withe a 2 mil bonus and incentives
walked out of contract negotiations with MLB Larry Foote
walked out of contract negotiations with DT E. Hester (he's highly rated, but I have to cut somewhere)
resigned WR J. Bellows to a 5 year contract worth 21.6 mil withe a 10 mil bonus and no incentives
resigned Tony Bake to a 3 year contract worth 3.51 mil withe a 1 mil bonus and no incentives
E. Salaam walked out of contract negotiations

[doseyclwn]

Game 5 vs. Bengals

Injuries

Pit
R. Thomas
B. Roethlisberger
G. Hayes

Cin
R. Hochstein

Despite his 4 ints last week, I'm gonna start M. Washington at QB again

Notable Events

1st Quarter
Cin Score - C. Palmer with a 26 yard TD pass to C. Ochocinco
QB M. Washington out for the game with a Leg Injury
Aaron Smith recovers a Rudi Johnson fumble at the Pit 45
Andrew Crumney out for the game with a torso injury (this guy gets injured every game)
Pit Score - C. Givens with a 27 yard FG
score 7-3 Bengals

2nd Quarter
I. Taylor intercepts a pass from C. Palmer and returns it to the Cin 43
Pit Score - L. James with a 1 yard TD run
C. Givens misses a 39 yard FG attempt
Pit Score - L. James with a 3 yard TD run
score 17-7 Steelers

3rd Quarter
Pit Score - C. Givens with a 50 yard FG
Cin Score - C. Palmer with a 77 yard TD pass to TJ Houshmazilly
Score - 20-14 Steelers

4th Quarter
A. Ayodele intercepts a pass and returns it to the Cin 39
E. Wilson intercepts a pass and returns it to the Pit 18
Cin Score - M. Vanderjagt with a 40 yard FG
Rudi Johnson fumbles the ball, LB Keyaron Fox recovers it at the Cin 5. Booth challenges call, and it's overturned
Pass intercepted by K. Hamlin and returned to the Cin 14 yard line!!!
Pit Score - C. Givens with a 25 yard FG. :49 left in game
Game Clincher - on a 4th and 10 with :18 left, C. Palmer was sacked by A. Smith

Final Score - Steelers 23, Bengals 17

Record is now 2 - 3

Stat Leaders

Passing
Pit: C. Batch 17 of 26 for 217 yards, 0 TD, 2 int
Cin: C. Palmer 11 0f 22 for 203 yards, 2 TD, 2 int

Rushing
Pit: L. James 26 att 92 yards (3.5 avg), 2 TD
Cin: R. Johnson 15 att 35 yards (2.3 avg) 0 TD

Receiving
Pit: S. Holmes 5 rec 56 yards, 0 TD
Cin: T.J. Who's your mama 1 rec 77 yards, 1 TD

Defense
Pit: Silverback 6 tackles, 2 tfl, 3 sacks, 0 int
Cin: E. Wilson 14 tackles, 3 tfl, 0 sacks, 1 int

M. Washington will be out a week with a hip injury
Signed QB D. Ransom to a 1 year contract worth 360k, no bonus

A. Crumney out 2 weeks with an injury. I'm getting really sick of this guy.

Walked out of Contract negotiations with L. Foote
ignored contract negotiations with DT E. Hester
resigned SS G. Sensebaugh to a 2 year contract worth 800K with no bonus and incentives
walked out of negotiations with QB M. Washington (can't afford to keep 2 qb's of that caliber)
E. Salaam walked out of contract negotiations
R. McBean walked out of contract negotiations
resigned MLB L. Shelley to a 3 year contract worth 1.92 mil withe no bonus and incentives

next game Vs. Baltimore

[Sanchez_Mareno]

The struggles with Big Ben continue. Got to hope to try and be at least .500 when he gets back then launch your playoff attack

[doseyclwn]

Game 6 VS. Baltimore

This should be a tough one. They beat the Steelers 2 weeks ago, but now the Steelers look to one-up their long-time division rivals.

Injuries

Pit
M. Washington
B. Roethlisberger
R. Thomas
G. Hayes
A. Crumney

Bal
B. Scott
H. Ngata
T. Hills

Notable Events

1st Quarter
Pit Score - C. Givens with a 47 yard FG
score 3-0 Steelers

2nd Quarter
C. Givens misses a 45 yd FG attempt
J. Carney misses a 36 yd FG attempt
J. Carney misses a 47 yd FG attempt
Bal Score - A. Barnes intercepts a pass from C. Batch and returns it 42 yards for a TD, 1:07 left in half
Mewelde Moore returns the ensuing kickoff to the 50 yard line!!
S. Holmes supposedly fumbles the ball on the 2, recoverd by Bal. Play reviewed and overturned, pit ball on the Bal 1. Steelers can't punch it in
Score 7-3 Ravens

3rd Quarter
Pit Score - L. James with a 19 yard TD run
Pit Score - L. James with a 4 yard TD run
Score 17-7 Steelers

4th Quarter
Bal Score - B. Brohm with a 51 yard TD pass to M. Madison
Pit Score - L. James with a 61 yard TD run!!!
Pit Score - J. Johnson tackles W. McGahee in the end zone for a safety!!!
Bal Score - B. Brohm with a 29 yard TD pass to D. Mason
Up by only 5 points, L. James fumbles the ball at the Pit 42 withe 3:42 left in game
Pit Score - L. James with a 52 yard TD run!! 1:03 left in game
Final Score - Steelers 33, Ravens 21

LeRon James emerged as a force to be reckoned with today, gaining 245 yards on 28 carries, a Steeler team Record

Stat Leaders

Passing
Pit: C. Batch 14 of 22 for 182 yards, 0 TD, 1 int
Bal: B. Brohm 22 of 39 for 319 yards, 2 TD, 0 int

Rushing
Pit: L. James 28 att 245 yards (8.7 avg), 4 TD
Bal: W. McGahee 10 att 24 yards (2.4 avg), 0 TD

Receiving
Pit: H. Ward 4 rec 38 yards
Bal: M. Madison 10 rec 177 yards, 1 TD

Defense
Pit: J. Johnson 5 tackles, 4 tfl, 3 sacks, 0 int, 1 safety
Bal: A. Barnes 11 tackles, 4 tfl, 2 sacks, 1 int

record is now 3-3

WR Eric Moulds announces that he will retire at the end of the season

LeRon James wins AFC offensive player of the week

resigned Leigh Bodden to a 6 year contract worth 28.28 mil with a 13 mil bonus and no incentives
resigned K C. Givens to a 3 year contract worth 4.87 mil withe a 1.5 mil bonus and no incentives
ignored contract negotiations with Larry Foote (going to let him go)
ignored contract negotiations with DT E. Hester
ignored contract negotiations with QB M. Washington (no money to sign him)
resigned DE R. McBean to a 3 year contract worth 1.31 mil with a 250k bonus and incentives
walked out of contract negotiations with LB K. Fox
ignored contract negotiations withe CB T. Ford
walked out of contract negotiations with QB C. Batch

game next week @ Cincinatti