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The stars are aligned for a big **** up

Well first off, they'd better not have Bell out there for more than 10 plays. He hasn't done any game conditioning all season. He WILL hurt himself if he's allowed to play too much too quickly.

The entire game should be an exercise in efficiency. Can the Steelers learn to be painfully efficient in everything they do? Can Ben take whats given to him and fire on the kill shot when the defense screws up? Will he get impatient and force a 45 yarder on a 3rd and 3 when he has James open 4 yards downfield? Will Sammy Coates graft cadaver hands to his wrists in an attempt to remedy his inability to catch anything but **** from fans?

These questions need answers...
 
wig said:
Well first off, they'd better not have Bell out there for more than 10 plays. He hasn't done any game conditioning all season. He WILL hurt himself if he's allowed to play too much too quickly.

The entire game should be an exercise in efficiency. Can the Steelers learn to be painfully efficient in everything they do? Can Ben take whats given to him and fire on the kill shot when the defense screws up? Will he get impatient and force a 45 yarder on a 3rd and 3 when he has James open 4 yards downfield? Will Sammy Coates graft cadaver hands to his wrists in an attempt to remedy his inability to catch anything but **** from fans?

These questions need answers...
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10 plays? Naw man he can go more than 10 plays. I'd be smart about how many snaps he gets but 10 plays can be one drive. I'd limit him to around 20 total touches v plays.
 
Cope said:
Really I just don't see it, so if your argument is 'because the Steelers suck on the road', I just can't get on board. This is a new team with talent everywhere, and the only thing stopping them would be the worst performance of their life.
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I hear ya. I'm just saying that trends are trends for a reason.
 
Read this today. Even local sports writers are on the *'s band wagon.

Paul Zeise:

The Steelers' season won't end with the Super Bowl

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

12:42 PM SEP 8, 2017

The Steelers’ chances of winning the Super Bowl appear to be much better now that the Patriots looked like mortals Thursday night against the Chiefs. The Chiefs, led by Kareem Hunt, a relatively unknown rookie running back from Toledo, outscored the Patriots, 21-0, in the fourth quarter and won, 42-27.

It’s over for the Patriots. They miss Julian Edleman, Tom Brady has finally lost to Father Time, and Bill Belichick has lost his defensive fastball. OK, let's pump the breaks. Not only is that premature, it’s a little bit silly. This is the first game of a long, long season, and I'm pretty sure Belichick and Brady are going to have something to say about what team wins the AFC by the time it is all said and done.

This column was originally going to read that the Steelers will fall short of the Super Bowl, probably with Patriots knocking them out of the playoffs again. Now that the Patriots were smoked by the Chiefs, well, it is still going to read the same way. One game doesn’t change anything about how the season will play out.

The Steelers are going all-out to win it this year, and there is an underlying theme that this could be Roethlisberger’s final year. It is supposed to end like it did with Jerome Bettis in Detroit, Roethlisberger hoisting the Lombardi trophy while announcing he has played his final game. However, in spite of how fun it was to watch the Patriots get wrecked, I’m still picking them to win the AFC championship. They might not win the Super Bowl, but they will represent the AFC.

The Steelers are good enough to win the AFC, they just aren’t good enough to beat Tom Brady and the Patriots, especially when it matters most in the playoffs. That’s not me picking on the Steelers because nobody else in the AFC is good enough either.

Brady has faced the Steelers 12 times in his career and is 10-2 (3-0 in the playoffs). The last seven times he has faced the Steelers, he has thrown for 22 touchdowns and zero interceptions. In other words, he owns the Steelers, and there is no reason to believe that won’t continue this year even with the addition of cornerback Joe Haden.

This should be an excellent season for the Steelers, one in which they may set some records on offense and win almost every game they play. It won’t, however, be a Super Bowl season because in the end they still can’t and won’t beat the Patriots.

This is the **** that drives me nuts.


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Steelers win by a TD or more.
 
awboatguy said:
The Steelers are good enough to win the AFC, they just aren’t good enough to beat Tom Brady and the Patriots, especially when it matters most in the playoffs. That’s not me picking on the Steelers because nobody else in the AFC is good enough either.

Brady has faced the Steelers 12 times in his career and is 10-2 (3-0 in the playoffs). The last seven times he has faced the Steelers, he has thrown for 22 touchdowns and zero interceptions. In other words, he owns the Steelers, and there is no reason to believe that won’t continue this year even with the addition of cornerback Joe Haden.
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Exactly.
 
I'll take the win, but this is what I was afraid of. Improved or not, these are the games we should win handily, especially when you have all hands on deck and before injuries start to be a factor.


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Cope said:
You should win these games and we did. Margin of victory is bullshit and is for losers to discuss. In the LEAGUE, you win the ******* games, and let the losers worry about margins.
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Cope, couldn't have said it better. I've said it before...................... ARE you going to be talking about this margin of victory while your lifting number SEVEN........... HELL NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





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Cope said:
You should win these games and we did. Margin of victory is bullshit and is for losers to discuss. In the LEAGUE, you win the ******* games, and let the losers worry about margins.
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In the 70s the whole city would be pissed if we didn't crush weaker teams. That pom pom **** didn't play.
 
I agree, a win is a win, and a month from now no one will care about this game. I hope.

Still it would be nice to see the Steelers take it to a lesser opponent like the Rams did to the Cotls, or Rats to the Bungles.
 
ZonaBurgh said:
I agree, a win is a win, and a month from now no one will care about this game. I hope.

Still it would be nice to see the Steelers take it to a lesser opponent like the Rams did to the Cotls, or Rats to the Bungles.
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You're going to see each of those teams you mentioned NOT take it to a lesser team this season,.....................then what??? One N OHHH and we still have bitching.



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Lunar said:
You get to keep your feet.
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south Dakota Steel is happy for this as with out feet he would never be able to herd sheep and if he can't herd sheep, he is a UNHAPPY herdsman.




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greenleader said:
"You don't think the Steelers saw the 19-0 Pats..."
I don't follow the rest of the league too closely but I don't think the Pats went 19-0
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They must have. How else do you explain the shirts??

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