Steelers fans react to awful loss in Cleveland
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What were the Steelers fans' reactions to the loss in Cleveland?
Bob went up, and then he did a good job of playing through me. I thought I should have got a call, but no call was made, so that's what it was. Can't rely on the referees, Marquez, Valdez, Scantley. Can't rely on them on that situation. It would take an egregious act for that to happen. Was it pass interference? I guess by the letter of the law, you could have made that play, but they're not going to call a flag on that play. They're just simply not. Although back in Detroit last week, we saw a couple of plays that were called that fit the bill, and they called them. They didn't have to call, especially the one... They went to Amara St. Brown. It didn't look like that was that egregious, but they called it.
Steelers benefited by it, so it all evens out. That's why I said about this conspiracy theory, these games are fixed. They're not fixed. Officials make calls. It's a tough thing to do. And Scantling was targeted nine times. So this is what I put out before the game yesterday, Austin. Tell me if you agree, because before the game, Without your two top receivers, and you knew you had no depth there, I tweeted this out and I thought this is how it's going to be. If not more tight ends in this opportunity, which I thought they would target tight ends a whole bunch, then more Kenny Gainwell. Yes. Because last week in Detroit, nine carries 50 yards. He had five receptions, which led the team, with 78 yards of receiving, which led the team.
100-yard scrimmage games in two straight, four out of six that way, and when he scores a touchdown in a game this year, the Steelers are 5-0. So I thought the way it was going to go, and we had a little contest about targets, I thought Friermuth would get the most, Gainwell will get the second. Not even close to being right, as it turned out. And this is on the heels of the Steelers outrushing the Lions in the previous week, 230-15. Why wouldn't they double down more on that and just do what kind of Baltimore did? Say we're just going to let our offensive line, and they were operating at a 5.5 per rush clip against Cleveland yesterday. To me, against the number one ranked defense with no receivers, you're going to throw the ball 39 times?
Why? Kenneth Gainwell only touched the ball, Bob, nine times. Seven carries for 26 yards, and he had two receptions for 14. Nine times for the guy that has been arguably, and I think it's a winnable argument, your most dynamic weapon all season long that has done things that no one else on this team has been able to do with their versatility. And you don't try to exploit Cleveland with Gainwell? Right, or Friermuth. Again, he's the most sure-handed guy. Right before halftime, middle of the field, they throw to him, he makes a catch, they get a field goal out of it. End of the game, couple of catches down the field, he's open. I know that they're trying to keep the play in front of them, Cleveland is, but still, he makes those plays, and yet he only had three receptions.
It seems like there's just something about Cleveland, Bob, where Kenneth Gainwell just doesn't appear or they don't want to use him. In the game against Cleveland earlier this year, six carries for 22 yards. He had six catches for 14 yards. Yeah, but that was more than what we saw yesterday in terms of attempts and targets. Right. So just do it. Anyway, Aaron Rodgers, when you don't have Metcalf, when you don't have Austin, he was 8 for 21 for only 60 yards when targeting wide receivers. So it did not work. That's a 38.1 rating with passing to wide receivers. And, again, with no DK Metcalf, that's a critical loss and a critical mistake that he made in Detroit. And I know we have a Metcalf caller, too, so let's get right to it.
The phone line is 412-928-9370. Yeah, here is Dave in Morgantown to chime in. Go ahead, Dave. What's going on? Hi, Bob. I'm in the car. I just want to know two things. Metcalf seems like a hothead if you look back in the year, how many times he got flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct or personal fouls. Number two, why wasn't Fryerman targeted more?
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