Comments on: Nine Steelerless Months

By: Gabe

Gabe — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:24:14 +0000

if by “(in the) Super Bowl year, they really overachieved to get that victory” you mean “we unquestionably assisted by the refs and lucky enough to have a better team play almost as badly as them”…then I agree

By: Historical Wit

Historical Wit — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:43:41 +0000

I have been with the Steelers since I can remember and I have to say I felt uninspired by this group.

Bring it Penguins. 8-2 in their last 10 and lookin to do damage in the division….hottest team in the conference right now..

By: Omniscient1

Omniscient1 — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:56:05 +0000

If by “weird” you mean “incredibly stupid,” then yes, it was a weird decision. The team has enough trouble moving the ball 10 yards in 4 downs and you expect them to get 12 in a single try under pressure?

If they had simply kicked in that situation, and again on their last touchdown, the score would have been 31-31 at the end of regulation. Yes they would’ve blown it in OT anyway, but the difference is they’d have gone to OT.

Good job coach. Good job.

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:35:53 +0000

Going for two from 12 yards out was a weird decision, but that extra point we’d have gotten from a PAT really wouldn’t have made a difference. As Greg said, it was that fumble that just killed them. John Madden noted during the broadcast that the trend of guys stretching their arms out for extra yards is a worrisome one. This was similar in that he was clearly trying for the lateral.

By: GP

GP — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:23:58 +0000

As the Jags were about to kick the last field goal, I said to myself, “You know what, it’s OK if the Steelers lose this one, as long as they lose it like this.” I was thinking of one of those legendary hold-your-ground college games where hanging in against HUGE odds and playing your guts out is enough that the fans of the home, losing team remember the game and cherish the way their team toiled in defeat. (Specific example: LSU’s home loss to USC in 1979.)

All season, this Steelers team has played uninspired football, and it’s been unsatisfying to watch. There have been few moments during the year when I thought to myself, “Look at these guys. They’re going to hit somebody in the mouth no matter what.” They didn’t play with a visible fire, and it wasn’t any fun to be involved with (I don’t think I’m alone in this, either–there were still gameday tickets for yesterday’s game, if you believe it).

The first half followed suit on that, but in the second half, they played the kind of inspired football you’ve only seen a few times this season–the second half of the Denver loss, the second half of the second Browns game, the first half against NE. They scored on damned near every possession, and more important, the defense could have run through concrete. It was, at last, fun to watch, and I loved them again.

Then Ben fumbled. There goes the OK loss. Tastes so awful.

By: Omniscient1

Omniscient1 — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:19:23 +0000

“we’re going for two!!” Thanks Mike Tomlin.