toobfreak
Tungsten/Glass Member
Jumping ahead to week 17 and the Steelers, I'll just say that the Browns LOSE to Baltimore, the Colts and Tennessee DON'T tie and the Bengals beat the Steelers in a demoralized game of trips, guffaws, boos and missed opportunities. In other words, the powerhouse Steelers fail to live up to their talent again and go out the way they entered---- way off balance, over-confident and very under-prepared. The team with six Pro Bowl picks doesn't even make it to the Playoffs in the most failed season yet by mike Tomlin, who coaches only well enough most of the time not to be called bad.
I think the Steelers will easily beat the Bengals, but it won't be enough, because Baltimore will beat Cleveland and Indy and Tennessee won't tie.
You're probably right, but keep in mind, the Steelers couldn't beat Cleveland. This is a team that lost to the Raiders. And they just barely beat Cinci the first time. Now Pittsburgh beat some good teams, buy now they are without their Running Back Connor, they have defense that only shows up every other week and a team that seldom plays for all 60 minutes. They have the most intercept-throwing QB of all, terrible special teams, terrible punt return and tackling, a kicker with serious accuracy problems, a head coach with often questionable judgement, and worst of all, flagrant INCONSISTENCY week to week.
The Steelers, a Super Bowl-caliber team that perennially shoots itself in its own foot. Seldom prepared, often over-confident, with six pro bowl players, who won't even make it as a Wild Card now in 8th seed. They always play down to the level of bad teams. They never come out of a Bye week looking good. It takes Ben the first quarter of the season to learn to throw the ball again. They fall behind then race to catch up and save their asses in the last minute. THAT'S AN ATTITUDE problem, and a preparation problem. IE: poor coaching (and a lot of poor drafting).