Niners have had a ton of turnover, especially on D, and will have new coaches. No idea how that will shake out, but I don't like their chances. Plus, I think their QB sucks balls, but that's just my opinion. I'm not worried about them. Plus, they are coming to the Burgh, not the other way around.
The Rams with Greasy Fisher have been and will be tough on D. Fisher has always been tough for the Steelers, he'll have his guys ready to give them a game. But if the Steeler O is as good as they think they are, they should find a way to win because the Rams O will probably still be pathetic.
The games I'm not too concerned about at the moment are the Chefs, Raiders and Browns. They beat the Chefs last year and while the Raiders are normally trouble for the Steelers, that's usually when they play on the west coast. This year's game is in the Burgh. And if the O stays the course, this year, both Browns games should be Ws unlike last year.
The games that could go either way are the Chargers and Colts. They should know the Colts well enough to continue to pile points up on them, hopefully it's more than the Steelers D gives up once again, just like last year. As for the Chargers, I have no feel for what kind of team they will field this year. For the past 5 years they've been hovering around the .500 mark.
The Rats and Bungle games will probably be hotly contested as usual. Cards and Broncos will be tough games but fortunately both will be at home. Manning should be tired at that time of year, plus they have a coaching change as well. Cards D will be tough to handle. But again, when the O is supposedly the strength of your team, then it has to find ways to score. No excuses.
And that leaves the Cheats and the Hawks. The Cheats, it's a loss. Come on, there's no way the Rog is going to allow them to lose on their celebration day. And the Hawks will be really tough at home. I can only hope that after the two years they've had that they will see some dropoff in terms of performance and desire.
Steelers final record? Really hard to say. Every thing is going to depend on this draft and how this new D takes shape. And if Ben continues to stay healthy. I can see anything from 6-10 to 11-5.
