I'm looking for Tom and the Brady bunch to break out of it's passing slump this week against the steelers assuming Brady's hand really is ok and here's why
Lack of pass rush
The steelers have a terrific line in order to stop the run. They have big beefy linemen that hold blocks well but they don't have a very good pass rush.They have no real pass rushing threat other then woodley at outside linebacker. One man can only do so much so Tom should have a clean pocket.
Gaps in secondary
Everyone knows the long haired flying Hawaiian polamalu playing safety but in the pass game he's more of a name then an actual threat. He's no ed reed ballhawking on the back end , he's much more useful coming up as a robber and helping with the run. Other then polamalu there is Ryan Clark at safety ( yea the same one that challenged the pats several years ago) Clark is an average safety at best and like polamalu is better helping with the run. At corner the steelers rely heavily on Ike Taylor to shut down number one wide outs but he has lost a few steps because of age and struggles with big wide receivers ( ex Dobson/thompkins) there should be more then a few passing opportunities against this secondary.
Open middle of the field
Similar scenario over the middle with the linebacker coverage as with the safeties. They are good downhill players but dropping into coverage they can be exposed. Timmons is a terrific tackler in the middle of the field but if he gets matches up in man coverage look for tom to pick on him. All of the linebackers starting for the steelers are better vs the run than in coverage and could give up good yardage.
Not opportunistic
As previously stated the steelers are not getting to the quarterback but they also aren't getting interceptions or fumbles. With Brady throwing a pick in each of the last two games he may be able to get away with a mistake or two in this one and keep it together for a strong performance.
