ATL96Steeler
Well-Known Member
I see your point....However I think your analysis was incorrect and of course opinions vary. The defense had Cutler under duress all night. Things like that cause QB's to make poor decisions. There isn't a QB in the NFL that will not make huge mistakes if under duress all game long. The defense destroyed the Bears offense....not saying that is something to completely brag about. I don't think the Bears had a good offense anyway.
There may be some homerism in this but I personally think that Wentz played brilliantly last night. I make that assessment based on where he should be as a QB. He is a Rookie that came from a Division II college and missed the entire pre-season. He went into a hostile Soldier Field and picked apart the defense. He recognized blitzes quickly and made a lot of decisions and calls that you normally only see from seasoned veterans.
Things are now about to get real for Wentz. I don't think he Bears disguised their blitzes and that bit them in the ass. The Steelers with 2 game tapes to look at and a far superior defense than the Bears is going to give Wentz fits. They now know (as the rest of the NFL does now) that you are not going to beat him with straight blitzes. The Steelers are going to disguise their blitzes in hopes to confuse him. It is going to be a good learning experience for Wents and probaly painful one as well.
I didn't really offer much analysis...I thought the pick was a bad throw by Cutler...even if he was under some pressure. I gave Wentz credit for making some plays, but still think turning the ball over 3 times at home is imploding.
I was wrong, but I felt CLE made a good move taking RG3 as a stop gap, but also thought CLE should have taken Wentz or reached higher for a QB. While I hope he plays like shit this week, I have zero issues with Wentz or the Eagles for that matter.