All that said, you keep ignoring something. WE GET PRESSURE ON THE QB...LaBeau is dialing up these blitzes but he doesn't have Troy there lurking to save his ass in the secondary from being burned. Overloads, double A gap blitzes, it's the usual calls but with less then desirable results because there's no Troy to cover up the holes in the secondary. Troy makes all the difference in the world in that aspect, something you, like an idiot -- have to tried to play off all year long as a minimal loss, not a significant crippling loss like I've stated and noticed it's been SINCE THE BEGINNING. Look at the thread you've repeatedly looked like a moron in, in the "So much for the Steelers being fine without Troy..." thread.
http://www.virtualsportsnet.com/forum/showthread.php?p=975104#post975104
You'll find yourself stating our defense as FINE many times through out the year, until you finally come to terms that this D is ass without Troy... finally, about a week ago.
As far as the 3-4 defensive end's presence, you're preaching to the choir. I've already stated multiple times that Smiths' presence hurts, BUT it's STILL the responsibility of the OLB's to generate a pass rush in 3-4 and ultimately falls on them. What do you not understand about that? That's how a 3-4 works you fuck. Like in a 4-3, you need your ends to generate the pass rush. You don't need a stud DT in order to make this happen. Sure, it helps, but it's the outside LBs who act as the edge russers job to generate this in a 3-4!
And yeah, I'm tricking the AI in Madden with basic x's and o's concepts. Again, you were the same idiot who complained and said an overload was a "nano" and an "exploit" because it causes pressure every single time in the Madden section earlier in the year on a 3-4 tip I presented. Yes, an overload creating pressure every single time, imagine that?? Sending more then you can block.
And buddy, I've been on TV, mainly for the baby face and swag, something you lack in. But hey, at least you're a messageboard supersta!
When Troy comes back, we will a dangerous playoff team. If the Steelers can beat Baltimore @ home, which they should, Troy's expected to come back @ Miami. That's not a game-changer, really? Dumbass.
Sidenote: We have a run game when Arians allows for it to be utilized.